The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-04-05
--Ex. Com. Millett spent day OF
two in town this week.

Joe Kokesh, the blacksmith, is
more than rushed with work.
Hardwood for drags, pine for
houses and stables at Laird Norton
Co.'S, Blunt.
Willie Potter drives the finest team
in this section. They may not be as
fast rs Maud s., but arc old business.
The Cole Bros, Of Clifton, are
their tree claims in 1863
this week.
A man whose name we could not
learn fell from the cupola of the court
house at Pierre, Thursday, and was
seriously injured.
Buy the celebrated Studebaker
Wagon and everything on wheels at
Warner Bros, Pierre, Oak. AZ
w. NJ. Rickert and |. w. Murray
returned from Naperville, ILL.,, this week
and were accompanied by Mr.. Alex.
Rickert, who will locate in our midst.
L. J. chatham and j. w. Legally
who have been spending the winter in
Ohio returned to their homes north of
town, last week. They are clever gen.
tlemen and we are glad to welcome
them back.
Attention is called to the large adj
Of C. W. Hawley & Co, of Blunt. This
is one of the strongest firms in this Sec
ton, and buying in carload lots they
are enabled to give big bargains. Give
them call.
The smoke OF prairie fires can
again be seen in every direction. Care
should be taken to prevent these fires
by those who desire meadows, as burn
ing over thins the stand and weakens
the growth.
The upper bridge at Clifton which
was carried away by the late rise in
the Okobojo, was placed in position
and fixed up, Monday, by Commits
sioner Ross, and has been made good
use of this week. Ten or twelve teams
crossed in a procession Immediately
after being fixed.
Harry w. Butts has bought the
post-office building, and severally
signed petition has been sent to Wash
ington for his appointment as post
master at Clifton. We believe him to
have the necessary qualifications and
have no boubt he will make good
postmaster.
The prospect is favorable for
Touring and grist mill at Blunt A
public meeting was held Wednesday
night and substantial encouragement
offered. This is what the country
needs, and parties are talking up such
an enterprise for Clifton. 1t is as
suredly good opening for one.
The wanderers who have been rus
ticating back in the States are fast re-
turning to their homes in Sully county,
and, the best of it is, nearly all are
bringing teams and stock for the i'm
provement of the country and will take
up permanent abode with us. From
ten TO fifteen will winter here next
winter where there was one the past.
We see it stated that the Chicago
& Northwestern has contracted TO have
timber willow planted each side of its
roads in Dakota. We are glad to see
of this kind taking hold
of such an important matter, not only
because of the protection it will offer
the travelling pablic during the winter,
and pleasure to the sight in summer,
but for its encouragement to the peo-
pie of the Territory.
The country seems to be getting
a bigger boom this spring than is the
towns. Nearly every train from the
east brings four or five heavily loaded
cars of passengers. This will equalize
the settlement, and the towns will soon
begin to take on healthy growth and
enjoy an era of substantial prosperity.
Many towns owe their present status
to their advantageous positions for
reaching the interior Of the country
not supplied by railroad, but the time
is near at hand when they will have to
depend on local population, and the
filling up of the land by families of
actual settlers.
Orr w. Lee has resigned his posi-
tion as assessor of Sully county and
also as postmaster at Clifton, and
has formed partnership with w. II.
McNutt, Gen. Agt of the Streator Coal
Co., of H., for the purpose of handling
coal along the line Of the c. & N. W..
Ry., and will have his headquarters at
Pierre. Mr.. Lee is genial gentleman
and a capable business man, and we
regret to lose him from our midst
He leaves good thing to form this
alliance, and we trust that he may
not be disappointed. We believe that
the Coal Co. will find him the right
man for the position.