The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-08-11

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in town, Wednesday.
County Clerk Meloon is boring for
water on his claim near town.
Il. 4. Youngblood and wife, of
Blunt, were in Clifton, Sunday.
Mail your letters at the Clifton
postoffice. What is the use of having
p. NJ. without making him work?
H. H. Butts and son, Charles, re-
turned from business visit to Pierre,
Tuesday.
w. NJ. Whittemore, north west of
town, has just found plenty of water
at a depth of 90 feet.
Sheriff Millett has appointed Jay
NJ. Hoover a deputy on his staff. Jay
will make good officer.
F. A. Larkin, genial young law
yer of Blunt, dropped in upon us a
few moments, Wednesday.
The rain of Tuesday was accom-
companied by a streak of hail which
did considerable damage in sections.
John Lepper, of sec. 90, 1873,
is building snug little residence and
getting ready to olive" instead of
stay"
The cards Of Messrs. Myhr, Nor
ris and Hoag of the Pierre Recorder,
and Mr.. Whitteman, few miles north
east of town, ornamented our Office
door, Sunday evening. Come again,
boys.
Considerable Of our space is sur
rendered to correspondence this week,
which will be read by many with
pleasure.
Jack Shepard, gardener and
nurseryman from Huron, has located
near Clifton and will make tree raising
a speciality. Success to him.
j. C. Strickler and his attorney, J.
F. Watkins, were in Clifton, Tuesday
looking after the election returns for
Constitutional Convention delegates,
The plea that after casting 93
votes i'm Onida, no sealing wax, mucil-
age or paste could be found with
which to seal the ballot box, is very
thin and lame one.
Mrs. DIR. j. NJ. Gross, Mrs. Eph
Kinne and Miss Agnes Smith, OF
Waverly tp., 1879, were at the
county seat, Tuesday, and made this
office pleasant visit.
Commissions Hoover and Corpo.
raj Dalzell "lost' themselves, Saturday
night, while en- route to Pierre, bu,
discovered" themselves when they
got there We are not going to tell
however
Clifton parties are talking up q
tri-weekly stage line between this place
and Blunt. This is something very
much needed and we trust the town
site company and others will take hold
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Jas. X. Magic, of Chicago, 70,
years printer expert Of Illinois and
reading clerk in its Legislature, pass.
ed through Clifton, yesterday, on the
way to his claim i'm the northwestern
part of the county.
The young gentlemen of Sully coun-
ty are cautioned against marrying q
Pierre girl. Not but what they are
pretty, intelligent and accomplished
but they have lately organized Broom
Brigade. and are being instructed by
that efficient drill-mastcr, Fred L.
Snow, and if there is any one accom-
plishment more than another IN which
a fellow does not desire extra prof
cheney in the girl he bitches up to, it is
in handling broom. Many a sore
head bears testimony that a woman
does not need any drilling in this di.
rection. Beware of the girls of the
Pierre Broom Brigade and tic
to some of the Prairie Flowers ol
Sully county.
A. w. Ingalls,, first-class cal
penter, residing on section %, q miles
south of Clifton, has just finished two
} houses for l. c. Stephens and son, who
recommend him as No. l mechanic
Having returned he is now ready u
take building in this vicinity by tn,
job or day labor. Ingalls, may be con
suited at his residence, or by mail a
: Clifton or Blunt, rs he will he engaged
making improvements on his place TO
! few weeks, and will consider himsel
! under many obligations to any wh'
, may patronize his physical and me
chanical skill. Good work guarantee,
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