The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-11-07

post master at Gettysburg
The election is over and we shall
now have a rest until next fall.
Farm machinery of all kinds for
sale by S. E. Dempsey, Clifton. %
Assessor Lilibridge, of Onida, has
gone to New York with his family to
spend the winter,
The Sully County Court granted
one divorce last week - +. w. Blake,
from his wife i'm Canada.
Ed. Hamill, the elocutionist is
building a snug little house in the SOU
thern part Of Onida township.
Farmers Deal direct with the
Dakota Loan & Trust Co., Pierre, d. r.
1t will be money in your pocket.
Mrs. Orr W. Lee, of Clifton, spent
two or three days in Fairbank this
week, the guest of Mrs. B. =. Hoover.
j. A. Buck, Of 1879, who has
been up at Miller at work, returned,
Thursday, to tarry with us for time
We are glad to see him back.
Al Tobias and Fred. Bonsey have
finished up their well work at Gettys-
burg, and are again at home with u.s.
Everybody is glad to see the boys back.
Orr w. Lee has opened up an of.
fee in G. NJ. Henry's harness shop,
where he is prepared to do land and in
surance work, and will be pleased to
see those having business IN those lines
Blunt had a little fire and a big
scare last week. A chimney in John
Young's saloon gave away, setting fire
to the building. but the flames were
soon extinguished.
Prejudice and hankering for of
flee have ripened up good many mug
wumps in Sully County, as developed
by the election, Tuesday, but the most
of them will Idle borning"
Robert j. Courtney, of Okobojo
township, few miles west of Clifton,
left for his old home in Ohio, Wednes-
day, where he will again teach school,
this winter. Mr.. Courtney bears the
reputation of being fine teacher, and
came very near being chosen Superln-
tendent of Schools for Sully County.
His many friends will long to see him
back with us.
The returns from our new Consti-
tutional election is yet incomplete, so
many of the voting pla oes being interior
and isolated. The new Constitution
has carried by probably 10000. The
vote on State officers has evidently
been nearly unanimous, there beng
only one ticket in the field. Prohibi-
ton has unquestionably carried by a
small majority, and minority represent
alton been defeated by several thous-
and. The result for temporary seat of
government is still in doubt between
Huron and Pierre, but the chances
would seem to indicate that Huron
leads Ey small majority, but it may
be some days before the actual result
is known.
Mrs. VIM Dennis died ut her home
one mile south of Clifton at about Ii
o'clock on Tuesday, last, in the 4sth
year of her age. Funeral services
were conducted from her late residence,
by Rev. G. L. Black, at 3 o'clock
wednesday afternoon, and on Thurs
day morning Mr.. Dennis started for
the old home at Clyde, Ohio, where
the remains will be inferred. A tumor
-or,what is more likely, a cancer-was
removed from the deceased s right side
by surgical operation, on the 22nd of
August last, since which time she
gradually failed until her death. She
bore her suffering with Christian fort
tude, and has won host of friends
since settling IN our midst last spring.
The husband and children who are
left to mourn her sad loss have the
heartfelt coincidence of all, in. their
time Of sore bereavement.