The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-02-09
HOME HAPPENINGS.

-JOnn "A. mite, Oh blunt, called
on us Saturday last.
Irwin Rickert returned from the
Black Hills, Tuesday.
Judge Sweny has taken several
proofs in town this week.
Buy your lumber of Laird, Norton
CO., Blunt. 43tf
John Deveny made final proof on
his claim adjoining town, Thursday.
B. F. Sunny, of 1873, made
final proof on his claim, Wednesday.
Henry Potter filed contest on a
claim one mile east of town, last week
Prepare your heart piercers-
Thursday next will be St Valentines
day.
IF YOU HAVE DECIDED LAND
or claims to sell, address S. II. Neal,
Clifton.
Col. Del Coy and VIM. Walker, of
Fairbank, were among the callers at
this Office Thursday.
The Fitz-John Porter bill passed
the House Feb. lst by vote of 1S4 to
7S. 1t has yet to 90 to the Senate.
1t will be hard to haul lumber
when the roads are muddy. Haul it
now from Laird, Norton Co, Blunt.
f. C. Kelley, one of Blunt's wide
awake merchants, made final proof be-
fore the Clerk of Court, Wednesday.
w. +. Ustick and f. B. Palmer,
real estate dealers at Pierre, were in
town on business Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week.
The little g-hog could not see his
shadow, Saturday last, Candlemas day,
and it is now predicted that we will
have an early spring.
j. G. Philes, mail carrier between
Clifton and Pierre, met with the mis-
fortune to break down his sleigh two
miles south of town, Tuesday, on his
trip up.
M. NJ Kenny has this week begun
digging well on b. p. Hoovers FARM
north of town. He expects to ind
water AT depth not exceeding thirty
five feet.
"a "ruling Of the general land
office must be mighty hard thing to
buck against if it can operate to set
aside and annul the U. s. statutes and
the provisions of the Territorial Code"
For SALE-Forty tons of good hay,
on NE / sec l9-ll2-7s, in lots of ten
to forty tons Enquire at this office
or address, j. l.. EIcHHoLTz,
43 Blunt, Oak.
John G. Blaisdell, of Fort Sully,
accompanied by Chas. Nielsen, a sol
dier boy, was in at the Leisure Club
meetings the latter part of last week.
We are pleased TO learn that John is
meeting with success in his business at
the Fort.
The latest news from w. c. Walter,
our senior. is that the last addition was
bouncing IL / pound boy-a regular
Dakota rustler-and that mother and
son were doing well, while he was
hardly able to be out He also states
that since he has been in Michigan he
has seen all kinds of weather, from 20
below zero TO rain and slush.
The Clifton Literary and Social
Society meeting, on Thursday evening,
was not so largely attended as usual,
owing to the inclement weather and in
disposition of some of the members,
the exercises Of the evening, however,
were pronounced good. The following
is the program for Thursday evening
next, Feb. IA:
/. Song-Neal, Prichard and Cole.
2. Select Reading-Miss Ida Kenny.
3. ESSAY. A. Meloon.
4. Recitation-Mrs. u. w. Lee.
5. Hat Debate.
lntermission.
6. Song-Neal, Prichard and Cole.
Z. Recitation-Miss Lettie Kenny.
s. Select Reading-Vlrs. A. McFall.
Q. Essay-Roscoe Stinson.
10. Debate. Question: Resolved,
That foreign immigration should be
stopped. Affirmative, J. A. Meloon
and A. McFall; Negative, Roscoe Stin-
son and S. II. Neal. Ten minutes time
to be given each speaker in which to
make his argument