The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-08-29
HOME HAPPENINGS.

SiapcS, piuihS, pulaio DSiltcS, NC., bc-
ing ripe.
w. +. Frank, of 1l6-78, is at Oni-
da, receiving medical treatment at the
hands of DIR. Loughlen.
--Thos. Lytle, i. +. Blakemore and
j. Fl. Stull, of the western part of the
county, have bought new threshing
machine.
A car load of square and round
base heating stoves has been received
by NJ. +. Robinson, the Blunt hard
ware man.
A young Swedc named Halver
Larsen accidentally slipped from log
into the river at Pierre, last week, and
was drowned.
Farmers We prsve up parties,
furnish money for final proof, and lend
money on improved farms. Our mot
to: Low RATES and plenty of security.
Address, John Sutherland, President :;
or, Dakota Loan & Trust Co., Pierre.
All those who desire to teach in
the schools of Sully county who are
not already prepared with certificate,
should bear in mind the general exam
ination of teachers at the Christian
College, Clifton, on Tuesday, Sept 1st.
-One of the most quiet and pro.
tracted rains that has visited this sec
ton for long time set in on Sun
day night and continued with but lit
tie cessation until Tuesday morning.
1t was Il gentle sizzlc-sozzle, permeat-
ng the earth as it fell.
i. G. Stevens, Of Summit township,
Sully County Director in the Terrific
rial Fair Association, was in town
the first of the week distributing post
ers. The first tair will be held Mt the
clty of Huron Sept 29th and 3Oth
and Oct. lst and 2nd. and promises to
be big success.
Elder +. NJ. Collins. Secretary of
the Christian Missionary Society of
Dakota, preached to large and appre-
ciatiye audiences at the Christian Col
lege, Clifton, last sunday, forenoon
and afternoon. Elder Collins is an
able ond eloquent divine. and our peo-
pie will be pleased TO have him visit
us again.
I hat prince Of merchants, Willis
Parker, of Pierre, carries the largest
and finest stock of Dry Goods, Boots,
Shoes, Notions, &c. of any house in
Central Dakota, and the remarkably
low prices ut which he is selling is at
tracing an immense run of patronage
1t will well repay those who have a
few dollars TO invest to make pill
grimage to Pierre from even n long
distance.
L. ID. Carr, County Supt. of
Schools, writes us that the Territorial
Superintendent has rendered opinions
to the effect that bondsman cannot
Withdraw from I'M official bond that
the money III school treasures, re
ceivcd from apportionments, may be
paid out for township records, blanks
and supplies, in case there Is no other
money in the treasury, and that Il
school election cannot be set aside on
account of having had but two judges.
Clifton came very near having q
conilagration, Thursday. While Ira
". Cole, druggist, was compounding
Il bottle Of medicine at hls store. IN
warming 1t over Il lamp the heat crack
ed the bottle and the contents, part of
which was turpentine, took fire and
spread over pie OF wrapping paper
on the counter and spread to the mos
quito netting over the medicines at
the end Of the loom. Mr. Cole heaved
the bottle and part of the contents out
OF the door, and, in doing So the brok-
en glass struck Mrs, Dempsey, cutting
her wrist, and Tom Phillips, cutting a
finger. The fire department was on
hand in less than 90 seconds, and j.
was throwing water from the Watch
man office on the flames, but S. J..
Dempsey with bed-quilt did the best
execution