The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-07-12
HOME HAPPENINGS.


Blunt will vote on the question of
incorporating, on the 18th.
--Haying has commenced. 1t will
probably last until Christmas.
"A new stock of staple hardware at
the old Pioneer Store of Henry Potter.
i. X. Clark moved his family to
his claim in sec. 3, this township, yes
terday.
1t is now claimed that coal has
been found in the northeast part of
the county.
For fine quality of Gents Furn-
ishing Goods at a low down price, it is
generally conceded that j. ID. Hilger &
Co, of Pierre, take the cake.
LosT.-Between Clifton and sec. 81,
l16-1S. Gents No. calf shoe Find
er will be paid for trouble by leaving
same at Clifton House
The postotfice in 1914 will be
named Dewcll instead of Norfolk as
pettioned, the department objecting to
the latter name because of its Icing
so common in the states.
S. S. Sessions, who has charge of
the Pierre and Clifton mail route, was
| in town the middle of the week, and let
the contract to Andrew McFall, who
will commence service next week.
ID. B. Florida, of the Florida
House, \. b. Cameron, of the hardware
firm of Cameron & Paul, and Mr.
Dlouhy. all of Fairbank, were in town,
Thursday and made us a pleasant call.
We regret to learn of the death of
Dr. NJ. Wiggins, prominent and wor-
thy citizen of our county, ut his resi-
dence about ) miles south of town, on
Thursday night. Mr. Wiggins has
has been firmed invalid for many
year
w. G.. Nixon. of the First Nation
al Bank, Pierre, Trustee Of the Clifton
Townsite Co, was in town Wednesday
and Thursday and sold two or three
lots. A store will go up on one of
them shortly.
p NJ. Liddy, Esq, of Fairbank,
was in town, Thursday. Mr. Liddy is
an able lawyer and clever gentleman,
and is catching on to the lions share
of the business pertaining to his pro-
fession in the western part of the coun-
ty.
The challenge sent to the Blunt
base ball boys to play the Clifton boys
at this place, Thursday, seems to have
been misunderstood. Our boys ex-
pected the game to come off here,
while the Blunt boys seem to have cx-
pected it to be played there.
Bro. Blakemore, of the Highmore
Vox Populi, intimated that the dews
were so heavy last week as to cause the
water to run three inches deep. Had
the gentlemen not qualified the intima-
ton we should have believed that he
was just from the East, where they are
induced to lie about Dakota, but he
adds 1--WE call them dews in defer
ence to the time honorcd opinion that
it never rains in the great American
desert
The Clifton boys went over to
Onida last Saturday afternoon to play
a practice game of base ball with the
Onida boys, and were defeated by u
score of 81 to 23 There was both
some very good and poor playing on
both sides. All our boys unite in
thanks for the courteous and hospita-
BILE manner in which they were treated
After the game was over all the base
ball boys were invited TO supper Mt the
Onida House.
The Walter A. Wood is the only
Self Binder made with Bundle Car
ricr. This new device not only saves
grain, but saves one mans labor. See
sample Mt Warner Bros, Blunt and
Pierre, Oak. 5
For the liehtest, strongest, most
simple and easily managed mower now
made, call ut Warner Bros, Blunt and
Pierre, Oak. .
For something Mt once, neat, nobby
durable and cheap in the line Of Hats
and Caps, you will have to call on }
ID Hilrcr q Co. Pierre, for nowhere