The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-11-03
HOME HAPPENINGS.

--S. II. Neal, of Clifton, was admit
ted to practice in the District Court at
Pierre, ON Wednesday last
IS. Il. Carson, of Sully county, is
ono Of the Grand Jurors Of the Dis
trict Court in session ut Pierre this
week.
Collection agencies are being es-
tablished throughout Dakota, and we
suppose will find work to do as well
as elsewhere
1t is said that VIM. A. Walker has
received the appointment Of Fcstmast-
er at Fairbank, Sully coanty's new
river town. ~
John Hoover has treated his little
residence to new wooden overcoat
and is preparing to crawl into his hole
for the winter.
An inspector OF the land Office is
looking up fraudulent transactions in
this part of the Territory, and crooked
dealers should lay low.
-Thos. Phillips returned from his
second trip to the Black Hills, the
first Of the week, and viii start on his
third the first Of next week.
At the meeting of the Dakota
Methodists at Huron, Clifton was placed
in the Ordway district, VIM. l.. McCrea
dy Presiding Elder. Our local charge
was not supplied.
Prank a. Lee perfected title to a
fine farm, Monday morning, and took
his departure for his old home, Waver
ly, Iowa. Many friends will welcome
him back in the spring.
The Hall Bros, James and Will
liam, lumEer dealers of Blunt, were
with us, Sunday. They were greatly
pleased with Clifton, and we noticed
one of them looking some lots over
quite critically.
Mrs. s. L. jerks, the rustling lady
real estate dealer, has been appointed
Eastern agent for the new town of
Fairbank. on the river in Sully coun-
ty, with headquarters at Chicago. She
also has a claim in this county.
The examinat on Of Arthur MaC-
pin took place before United States
Commissioner B. p. Hoover, of Clifton,
at Pierre, last week. The charge was
stealing cattle and altering the brand,
and resulted in Maupin being held in
bonds of 1900 to appear before the
u. s. Court at Yankton This, we be-
lieve, was Mr. Hooyer's maiden case,
and it is said that he wears the judi
cial ermine with becoming dignity and
marked ability.
Some reckless rascal without the
fear of either Divine or Dakota law in
his heart, entered the shack of Charles
+. Smith, of Waverly township, 1879,
while the proprietor was absent, and
stole his fine double barreled shotgun,
which cost $S5, together with some $5
worth of shells and ammunition. En-
trance was effected by breaking the
lock. From the fact of the gun being
taken from between the bed clothing
and several other articles of value not
molested, it is reasonable to infer that
the culprit knew it was there and was
familiar with the premises. II is a
pity that an effcctual example could
not be made of few felonious fellows
injecting the community.
is it any wonder Dakota booms
when such crops as reported below by
our neighbors can he raised Sully
county has thousands of acres which
will yield rs largely the second crop,
if put in rs well and the season proves
as favorable. The Hand County Press
says
Henry Dettcrman dropped in few
minutes yesterday and informs MS that
his crop of wheat this year amounted
to 100 bushels, and averaged %
bushels per acre. Three and a half
acres yielded 1872 bushels. 1t is the
Scotch Fife, No hard, free OF cookie
and seeds He thrcshcd six acres OF
Russian white oats that yielded 66I
bushels machine measure. This is
over Ill bushels per acre and hence
Mr.. Detterman takes the cake, bakery
and all"