The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-01-19
HOME HAPPENINGS.
Final proof work has been quite
lively in Clifton this week.

Final proof work has been quite
lively in Clifton this week.
MAKE YOUR LOANS of
Dearborn & Stinson, Clifton.
Geo. Pease and Henry Rohcr, of
Carson, are death on jack-rabbits.
Henry Potter returned from Blunt
with load of goods, Wednesday.
w. V. Baldwin was up looking aft
er his claim near town. the first of the
week.
A homestcader has this week
taken up his residence on sec. II, ia,
70, about three miles from Clifton.
M. NJ. Kenny, couple of miles
southeast of Clifton. has invested i'm a
pair of tongs and will fill small ice
house
H NJ. Mcdonald, banker of Pierre,
accompanied by II. II. Proudfoot, pass
ed Tuesday night in Clifton, gong
from here to Forest City.
jay and John Hoover left for
Fort Sully, Wednesday, where they
have contract for filling an ice house
or two. They expect to be gone a
couple of weeks.
The Thermometer registered from
40 to So above zero nearly all day
Thursday. How will that do for ice
bound Dakota the middle of January
1t has been nearly as warm every day
the past ten days.
John G. Blaidsdell of Clifton,
has bought an interest in dairy ranch
of red cows over ut Fort Sully. John
is genial young man and We wish
him well in this new enterprise but
we regret TO lose him and trust he will
conclude to settle down on his farm
near town
Il comet may now he seen of
clear nights, before the moon rises.
its location is Il few points south of
west. Its caudal appendage points
nearly upward, bearing slightly TO the
south, but is not very luminous rs yet
1t offers fine field of study to the
young people of a Sunday night.
e. W. Piper proved up on his
claim about three miles south of Cliff
ton, Monday, and has gone back to
Owatonna, MINI. Mr. Piper has been
engaged in the grain business at that
place for some years, but we are
pleased to know that he designs max
ing Clifton his future home.
w. T.. Cook leaves for his old home
in St Lawrence county, n. Y, this al
ternoon. Mr. Cook has not only Sc
cured a valuable farm of l6O acres
about two miles north of Clifton, but
has made host of friends during his
sojourn in Sully county. He is de
lighted with the country, and we hope
to see him back with us ere many
months have passed
Quo Warranto proceedings have
been instituted against Mr.. kretch-
mer, one of the Potter county commits
sioners, with a view of. ousting him
from his position on the board, upon
the ground that he is not resident of
the county. 1t is Il pretty fine point to
tell where n good many of the people
of this section really do live when they
are lat home" but many are of the
opinion that the case in question won't
stick.
An effort is being made to have
the Secretary of the Interior appoint an
inspector, with authority to call to his
assistance such of our people as he
may see fit, and try and run down
some of the various rumors about coal
being found and open up some Of the
finds to the use of the Inhabitants We
believe this to bea very proper step,
and sincerely hope that it will result in
something more than idle talk. There
is little doubt but what there is abund-
ance of coal underlying portions of our
domain and in close proximity to us,
but few, however, have the means and
time, coupled with the requisite prac-
teal knowledge necessary in making
the systematic search which would
promise TO lead to success. Hon j. B.
RAYMOND our REPRESENTATIVE in Con