The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-06-20
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Willis Emerson returned from a
trip to the Black Hills, Thursday.
j. A. Thrams, of l15-7S, marketed
three fine fat hogs ut Blunt one day
last week.
B. =. Hoover and wife. of Fair
bank, spent two or three days in town
the first of the week.
Two large tiocks Of sheep were
landed ut Pierre last week, one of them
consisting of 1 carloads.
WIN. j. Johnston is hauling lum-
Der through town from Blunt for his
fine residence few miles west of town.
Mosquitoes have swarmed numer-
ously the past two or three day. If
they were only bees we could all have
honey on our bread.
ALI kinds of small grain and po-
tatoes are now growing vigorously.
and corn is beginning to recover from
its overdose of wetness but is rather
wcedy.
Walter \. Meloon presented his
genial countenance in town, Tuesday,
the first time for many weeks. He is
blossoming out rs tirst-class farmer,
and reports "craps fine, as Il whole.
The assessed valuation of towns
ll3, ia, 115 and ll6, range 15, Sully
county, is $55,20S. These townships
are among the latest settled in the
county, and will show up more than
double by another year.
Owing to the Superior advantages
and adaptability to the soil of this To-
cality the Casaday Sulky Plow now has
all the trade You can buy these cele-
brated plows only of Warner Bros,
Pierre or Blunt Aft
The hay crop in this section will
he much better than We have ever seen
it, the grass already being much larger
than either last year or the year be
fore, and Is still growing rapidly. In
many places on the upland prairie there
is a good stand wh>re 1t has never be-
fore been large enough to cut.
Primaries will be held in the va
rious precincts of the county at three
O'Clock this afternoon for the purpose
of choosing delegates to the Republi-
can County Constitutional Convention
to be held at Onida on Wednesday.
next We trust that good men will be
sent from the several precincts, who,
in turn, will nominate men Of recog.
nized ability to represent the county
at Sioux Falls.
-Messrs. +. ii. Pease and ID. ID.
Bryant have bought a new Header and
will furnish header boxes and cut
wheat, oats or barley for 81 per acre.
Orders addressed them by mail ut Car
son, Sully county, will receive prompt
recognition.
The annual school election in
Clifton township will be held at the
WATcHMAN Office on Tuesday, next,
June 23rd, the polls opening at s and
closing ut 1 o'clock. In addition to
the election of a township clerk to sue,
ceed Vim. {. Walter, whose term has
expired, Il township treasurer is to be
elected for two years to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of + Haskin,
elected for three years in 1884, but who
resigned because of moving acrcss the
line out of the township. ID. w. Gro
nan was appointed according to law to
fill this vacancy until the present elec-
ton, and being worthy citizen and
well qualified for the position, the
WATCHMAN believes that it you'd be
a matter Of courtesy to elect him for
the balance of the unexpilel term.
The celebrated Randolph Header
is sold only by the Warner Bros,
Pierre and Blunt
WANrED.-To exchange two yoke of
good work cattle for a span OF horses
or mares. WALTER Il. BURTON,
s Sec. -, ll5-1S.
The Celebrated new Wood Mower
is the lightest and strongest built NOW
er made. Our trade has more than
doubled each season for three years