The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-05-24

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-Chas Buss, OF the Davidson Re-
publican, spent portion of Monday in
Clifton.
w. l.. Long, of 1873, has pur-
chased of G.. l.. McGinnis, his farm in
that township.
--Chas. III. Agar, County Treasurer,
has been in town this week attending
the duties OF his office.
An occasional prairie schooner "
wends its way to this section overland,
but nearly all come by rail.
A. J. Wood, of Waverly township,
1879, evidently has faith in a corn
crop, having planted q acres.
The Fairbank young ladies prac-
tice target shooting. Don't know what
they use for targets, but suppose it is
hearts.
DR.. Nesey came up, yesterday. He
now has several hundred dollars worth
OF drugs and will be found at the Cliff
ton post-oflice.
Considerable corn has been plant
ed in this section. The ground is warm
and i'm good condition so that il will
get good send of.
w. G.. Nixon, cashier Of the First
National Bank, and I. b. Moore, of
the Western Loan and Trust Co., were
in town on business, Thursday.
GARDEN SEEDs-A full stock of
ID. Nj. Ferry Il Cos. fresh garden seeds
have just been received and are now
on sale at Henry Potters Pioneer Store,
Clifton.
Rev. John T. Blakemore has
mounted the tripod and assumed edi-
torial management of the Highmore
Vox Populi. The Rev. gentleman is a
ready writer and will do good work
for Dakota.
T. S. Nolan started bank imme-
diately after retiring from the Pierre
Recorder. 1t is singular how these
newspaper men drift into the banking
business rs soon as they make fortune.
We are liable to start bank ut almost
any minute.
Judge Ross team enjoyed a lively
runaway, Monday, starting from B. =.
Hoover's and circling around on the
prairie until they reached r. 7. Whit
mans, three miles southeast, where
they were stopped All the damage
done was injuring a hay rack.
A full line of wood and chain
pumps can be found at Warner Bros,
Pierre, and Blunt, Oak. Al
and made us short call,
EsTRAYED.-A dark cream colorcd
mare pony from section II, 1879, on
Monday eve, May 18th. Any person
returning or sending wordof her where
abouts to the undersigned at Okobojo,
Oak, or w. p. Smith, Pierre, will be
paid for their trouble.
l.. w. TRUMBULL, Okobojo, Oak.
B. y. Hoover has some 5000 cot
tonwood, box elder and willow trees on
his farm along the Okobojo, which are
leaving out and beginning to grow
finely. Also some 200 large ones
around his house, some of them ten or
twelve feet high, which are doing we'll.
Let the good work 90 on.
R. B. McCord, of Hampton, Iowa,
accompanied by his wife and daughter,
reached Clifton Monday night, and
have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs
B. 2. Hoover Mr.. McCord and Mr.
Hoover spent their boyhood days to.
gether. We are glad to learn that Mr.
McCord has come to settle among us
and engage in the stock business.
Next Friday, May Both, is Decora,
ton Day 1t is very appropriate that
the brave boys who gave up their lives
for the perpetuation of u united coun,
try should he remembered by floral
tribute. While there are no graves in
our county to decorate, other than per
haps some at FIT. Sully who died in tho
frontier service, let us keep their mem
ory green in our hearts.
For SALE.--Two young bulls, !
blood Short Horns. Call ut my resi-
dcncc on section 26, lli-T9.
52tf III. G.. PEAsE.
Parties who contemplate purchas