The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-08-23
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up and get 10 per cent money. 10
The assessed valuation of Sully
county is twice that of Hyde.
jay Hoover carried Uncle Sam s
mail between Clifton and Pierre, Thurs
day.
Roscoe Stinson, Esq, went over
to Fairbank, yesterday, to resume the
prosecution of the liquor cases.
Henry Potter has invested in n
fine top carriage, and, with his span of
matched ponies, has quite a nobby
turnout.
-Chas. Warncke, about five miles
south of Clifton, has invested in a new
Case threshing machine and power, and
is shclling out the grain.
The post-ofiice trouble at Pierre
has been solved by the establishment
of an office at Wells Addition, or East
Pierre, with II. o. Flshback as p. NJ.
Rev. A. c. Law preached to a
large audience Mt the Clifton school
house Sunday afternoon. The build
ing was crowded and the sermon was
an able one.
-E. C. Garvin, cashier of the
Hughes CO. Bank, got there in good
shape for treasurer ut the late election
in Blunt. He is genial and deserv-
edly popular young man.
w. J. Johnston, Henry f. Pendle-
ton and Fred Birchard, who reside in
ia and 1850, some II miles north
west of Clifton, have bought an Agita-
tor threshing machine. These gentle
men have some 300 acres of grain to
thresh for themselves, after which 9th
ers will be accommodated.
-Wasgatt of Clifton, has cheaper
money than any one in Hughes or
Sully counties IS
Filings and Final Proofs given
special attention by
II HANKS & LAYBoURN, Fairbank.
The small-boy and good many
of more mature age are happy over the
approach of Barrett & Cos great me-
nagerie and circus, which will show at
Pierre on Wednesday, Sept. Bird, and
at Blunt on Thursday, Sept. 4th 1t is
a big thing on the bills, and Is said to
really be a good show
Five of Pierres citizens made n
break for pastures new, all in bunch,
on Wednesday. They had been con-
fined in the Jail for different offences,
but when the warden opened their cells
to let them out with their slop buckets,
they made rush. All were captured
within very short time.
The Blunt Adovate says that Ed
Rankey and w. l.. Freeman, two Black
Hills miners, have discovered gold on
the claim of Miss Kate Cook, in a ra-
vine at the foot of the ragged Buttes.
A number of pieces of gold bearing
rock will be sent To the Government
assayor to be tested. Iron and coal
were also found.
The Republican Central Commit
tee of Sully county met at the Court
House IN Clifton on Saturday and elec-
ted c. II. Agar to the vacancy on the
Committee, occasioned by the rcsigna-
ton of q. w. Everts. Mr.. Agar re-
fusing to accept, c. n. Lukes was then
elected to fill said vacancy. The Com
mittec then issued call for Mass
Convention of the Republicans of the
county to be held at Clifton on Friday,
Sept. 18th, to choose two delegates to
the Territorial Republican Convention
at Pierre Sept. 18th, the eiiicial call of
which will be found elsewhere.
Geo. Dickinson, who was arrested
some time ago at the instance of j. +.
Hahnen for the malicious killing of
a couple Of dogs, and whose adjourned
examination came up before Squire
Ross, Wednesday, was discharged be-
cause of the complainant not giving
bond for costs
LATER.-A new action has COM
mcnced by re-arrest and trial before
Squire Bryant, Of Carson, Thursday, at
which Roscoe Stinson appeared for the
defense and S. II. Neal, for the prose
cutlon.