The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-06-26

Quite q large number Of picnicers visited
Rondell Saturday afternoon.
supt. Jones took supper with us on the claim
last week. He was looking after the schools.
Road supervisors Lawrence and Olson are FIX
ing up our roads in the best shape we ever saw
them.
John Breidenbach has his new house up and
gave the young folks social dance last Friday
evening.
The town board will meet here next Monday
to equalize the assessment of 1885. All inter
ested are requested to be present.
At the school election on Tuesday Il. N. Won
Tobel was reelected clerk aud E. r. Pose was
the unanimous choice Cor treasurer.
Sheriff Hays was in town Thursday posting up
notices Of the county election to be held June
SOth, to elect delegates to the Sioux Falls cons
vention.
Immediately after the school election Tues
day q caucus was called and Messrs. Gearey,
Robinson and Stewart were elected delegates
to the county convention which convened az
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Gel. e. @. Geary, receiver in the Fargo lans
Office, and an old neighbor and acquaintaace Of
ye scribe, was in town last week on short visit
to his brother Aaron. The Col. is a staunch
republican and has a fat position, but under the
present administration expects soon to receive
notice that his services are no longer required.
when he will return to his Minnesota, farm
The convention at Groton last Wednesday
passed resolutions TO the effect that the con-
stitutional convention at Sioux Falls could
work no good to onr people and would be
useless expense to the territory, and immediate
ly upon assembling an adjournment should be
secured il possible. This seems to be the gem
eral sentiment among the people and we kSlieve
the vote in RondelI next Tuesday viii clearly
demonstrate it, Be sure and vote.
While the election Of four delegates next Tues
day to attend the constitutional convention at
Sioux Falls next September may not present
many interesting features, yet.we believe it best
to have full vote. The republicans and tlem-
ocrats both have a ticket in the field but ii our
voters viii look at the matter fair and impartial
they viii at once perceive that the regularly
nominated delegates at Groton last Wednesday
arethe ones We should send to Sioux Falls ip
September.
Under the caption Of "A live Utican,v w5
copy the following article from recent issue
of the Utica (N. Y.) Observer conc erning one az
the young men in Rondell. The individual re+.
ferred to in the article requests us TO withhold
his name but his acquaintances, after reading
it, will perceive who is meant. 1t is quits i
lengthy puff and contains some ridiculous ex-
asgeranons, being from the pen Of an eastern
city editor, but withal is exceedingly interesting.
50 here il is; SIN B79 young man nansd
-----, Of this city, after having served his
apprenticeship with Ehanghness Bros !, as tin
smith, went to Chicago, There ne remained
two years working at bis trade AT the eud a
that time------ -wasH in his twsntieth yes1.
wandered further west, locating in Hbndell.
Brown county, Dakota. With what money be
possessed he bought I60 acres OF land which fio
planted, built himself onestory ho,iss ana
lived in itall alone. After he was settled he
wrote to his parents here, who liye On High
street, telling them Of his whereabouts ana do.
ings. In his letter he said he lived entirely
alone, did his own cooking, baking, washing and
farm work. During the busy seasonT be hired
five nen. His nearest neighbors wsre :hree
miles away. Two gears ago TIA father detsr~ !.
mined to surprise his son. WEen be got within
ten miles Of the sons farm, he made inquiries
Of man on horseback, who told him il he drove
about four miles until he came to windmill.
and then passed several Indian hints, the very
next ssshanty' would be-----'s. Following
these directions the father reached his sons
place. At the moment of his arrival his son Sas
driving pair Of oxen through the field. The
father called out to his son, but owing to al 49,
tack Of typhoid fever the son had become slight
ly deaf. When, however, be did soc bis father,
be felt surprised indeed, for he never dreamed
to see any Of his folks at his western home.
Alter mutual congratulations, the young mat
told bis father that the only thing that part oi
the country lacked was good girls. ssIhat.'
Oaid ne "is the only reason am alone. I hare
20 DO all my own honeesses hsss;;ss.s; attending
to my farm, all because can't got d wife,,
Here are some paragraphs from diffaxdnt
numbers Of the Dakota Weekly Exponant, rdlsSss
ing to theUtica boyis welfare:
"We notice that farmer painted
bis barn bright red color. y
''0ur worthy young townsman -------, Is build
ing new 6granary.n
"When the SUMS rays fall on Saul's oxen thair
hides shine and look as neat as q new pin n s.
Although many hundred miles away iron,
home, Farmer- docs not forget bis par-