The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-07-26
HOME HAPPENINGS.

good for many days past
"A few glass balls were shot aftdh
the game of base ball, Tuesday.
w. G.. Nixon and T. b. Moore, OF
Pierre, came up Wednesday to get Z
good drink of water.
j. W. Duffy, of the popular enter
prise barber shop, Blunt, came up to
witness the base ball game, Tuesday.
Andrew McFall is having his resi-
dence in town painted up in good
shape. NJ. NJ. Kenny wields the BRUSH
&C. w. Green, of Fielder and Pierrd
took in the game of ball, Tuesday,
while on his way to visit friends in THE
north part of the county.
Harvesting will not be a very
lengthy job in Sully county this season,
but will probably give employment for
time to all who desire of engage.
The Cole Bros, of Clifton, com
menced their wheat harvest with b
self-binder, Thursday, on the home
stead of Chas. Butts, adjoining town!
One of the "giddv girls of Pierre,
named Nellie Ried, attempted to "shuf-
file off" the coil of life by jumping into
the Missouri, last week, but was pulled
out considerably water-soaked.
'STRAYED.-From Clifton, Sully Co,
Thursday night, July 24th, black horse
weighing about 200. Finder will be
well paid for returning same-ar sending
word to A. j. Wasgatt, Clifton, Oak.
The new Wood mower, owing to
many superior advantages, is now hav-
ing the largest sale of any mover on
earth-- E2g ss.s*- Marrr Brothers,
Blunt and Pierre, Oak. 8
The liquor question is being
strongly agitated in many section.
The best way to close up saloon is
for everybody to let it severally alone
and it will close itself up in a very
short time
Roscoe Stinson, Esq, returned
from Fairbank, Monday, where he went
to prosecute the four saloonists arrest
ed last week for selling liquor without
license. The examination was post
poned until next Thursday, before
Squire Nicol.
Blunt has incorporated and will
soon hold an election to choose officers.
If they are fortunate in the selection of
Il marshal who has the backbone and
disposition to do his duty, we opine
that there will be less rowdyism in
Blunt hereafter
"A new stock of staple hardware at
the old Pioneer Store of Henry Potter.
The Walter A. Wood is the only
Self Binder made with Bundle Car
rier. This new device not only saves
grain. but saves one mans labor. See
sample at Warner Bros, Blunt and
Pierre, Oak. 3
For the lightest, strongest, most
simple and easily managed mower now
made, call at " arner Bros, Blunt and
Pierre, Oak. 8
Geo. Dickinson was arrested by
Constable Geo. H. Pease, of Carson, al
the instance of J. +. Hahnen upon the
charge of killing a couple of dogs last
August, and brought before Squire
Ross Tuesday evening for examination
A. McFall attorney for plaintiff and
Roscoe Stinson for defendant. Owing
to the absence of witnesses the case
was postponed to August II, at 6
o'clock a. III.
A hail storm struck this county
in ll6-79, Thursday afternoon, travers,
ing south-easterly direction, and
leaving destruction in its wake. We
have not learned how extensive the
damage resulting, but from what W,
can learn it must have been great |,
was accompanied by considerable wind
and some of the slimsy summer shack.
are reported capsized.
LATER.-We learn that Mr. Schlach
ter, about | | miles north, had 75 acres
of crops almost totally destroyed
Hero B. Fox, of sec. |, ll5-7S, ;,