The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-01-26
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Clifton.
Work has been commenced on the
Highmore NJ. 4. Church.
DIR. d. w. Robinson proved up on
his claim, north of town, Thursday.
Il. w. Needham, Esq, of Fairbank,
made Clifton business call Monday.
Charles Spencer, Of Pierre, made
Clifton business visit the first of the
week.
Irwin 8. Rickert has returned to
the Black Hills with another load of
butter.
Our Eastern mails have been de-
layed somewhat of late by the snow
blockade in Minnesota.
John Koch, residing northwest
Of town, returned to Winona, Saturday,
for short visit with his parents.
John O'Neal, of Pierre, stopped
at the Clifton House, Tuesday night
He was on his way to Forest City.
County Clerk and Register of
Deeds Meloon made Pierre business
visit Monday, returning by Tuesdays
stage.
The Onida Journal SAYS "the con-
tract for building the Onida school
house was let, Tuesday, to Chas. E.
Ely, of DeSmet."
Our Literary and Social Society
is being more largely attended each
meeting. The Society extends a cor
dial invitation to all.
We learn from the Pierre Free
Press that Charley Bower, who has a
claim two miles northwest Of Clifton,
is lying dangerously i'll in Fort Pierre.
1T is estimated that in thirty Da-
kota counties, tributary to the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul r. r., the in
crease in population was sixty-one
thousand during the past year.
j. l.. Handy, who resides short
distance east of town, is building a
twelve by twenty addition to his resi-
dence. We understand that his fam
lily will arrive carly in the spring,
d. w. Cronan, residing three miles
east of Clifton, last week, In digging a
well on his claim, struck an abundant
supply of good water at depth of %
feet Who says there isn't plenty of
good water in Dakota?
The meetings of the Elegant Leisure
Club have been somewhat slimly at
tended this week, on account ofa num-
ber of its members having concluded
to go to work, while others have dis
appeared from our gaze entirely.
Charles II. Whitman, who resides
on sec. 35-ll6-77, this county, has
kept house and hotel all winter without
any other heating apparatus than an
ordinary oil stove. Think Of this We
Fasteners who fear the climate of Da-
kota.
Mrs. Chas W. Sager, near LaGrace,
Campbell county, committed suicide
on the 18th inst, by binding her hands
together and throwing herself head
first into barrel of water The cause
Of the rash act is said TO be continued
sickness. She leaves q husband and
small child.
MIR. Lease, of Iowa, who has
pre-empted the NE t, of sec. lola
70, is expected to arrive here next
week with his family, and a complete
farming outfit. Mr.. Lease Is brother
in-law OF Oliver s. Stewart, who re-
sided and proved up on claim in sec.
l, the past summer.
The new Paragon seats for the
Clifton school house arrived Tuesday
and have been put in place. The
school board are well pleased with
their purchase, and the children of Cliff
ton have as comfortable u room and as
good furniture as those Of any town in
southern Dakota
We learn from the Carson Herald
that the marriage Of Mr. Nottlay s
Bruner and Miss Emma Il. Spencer
who have farms near that place, was
to take place at the residence of the
brides parents, in Attica, Ohio, or
Thursday evening last. Their many
Sully county friends join in wishing
them bright and happy future. They
will return to their farms in Hats
early in the spring and commence