The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-02-28
HOME HAPPENINGS.
Last day of February.

| -S. NJ. Keith ana family, OF 1850,
visited Dr. Vesey's family, Thursday.
We understand that NJ. NJ Kenny
has sold his pre- -emption about two
miles from town.
The highest cash price paid for
Sully County Warrants at the Dakota
Central Bank, East Pierre, ID. 7. AZ
The boys have put in their time
this week betting on the spelling, pro-
nunciation and use of words, and the
WATcHNAN has smoked as referee.
A number of the neighbors and
friends of Com. ii: f. Kimmcl gathered
at his hospitabIe home in 1877 Tues
day evening and enjoyed sociable
time
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature TO prevent the sale of but
terine and oleomargerine for genuine
cow butter That Is right. Let us
know what we are spreading on our
bread
%. w. Lee and family, accompan-
led by Miss Mary Rickert, moved up
from Pierre Tuesday, to take up n per-
manent residence with us, and we ex-
tend to them all cordial greeting.
Mr.. Lee will live IN the lower rooms of
the Odd Fellows building for the pres
ent. As recently stated he formed a
partnership with Roscoe Stinson, Esq.
Only brief time, now, until the
rustic of another crop season will be
upon u.s. and it will be hailed with de
light by the farmers in particular to
whom the season of inactivity has be-
come lrksome. To the printer it will
not make so much dlfference-there is
no rest for him. The seasons come and
90, bringing rest to the agriculturalist
when his harvest is all garnered. but
the toll of the printer man goes on for
ever.
The Dakota Legislature only has
about two weeks longer IN which to
complete ITS labors and adjourn, in ac-
cordance with the law which provides
for session not to exceed GO DAYS.
About 400 bills have been introduced.
but only a comparatively small proper
ton of them have become law. The
way they will be rushed through the
past few days, however, will be sur
prising. Most of the members have
doubtless become familiar with the
purport Of most of the bills, which are
largely Of local character, and when
they come up for final hearing their
consideration will be brief.
A meeting OF the school officers of
Sully was called by the County Super
intendent to meet ut Onida on Thurs
day, and quite number responded,
Messrs. A. McFall and +. Haskin, OF
114-7S, and n. o. Herred and George
Ripley, of 1918, being among the
number. We understand that but lit
tie was accomplished. An effort was
made to make change in text books,
but without success. A good series
was adopted by the officers of the coun-
ty over year and a half ago, and any
scheme to change at this time should
be sat down on. We understand the
meeting to have adjourned to March
l4th.
The champion girl baby was land
ed at j. w Carpenters, about three
miles northwest of Clifton, on Thurs
day, with the assistance of DR.. G.. f.
Vesey. Weight over ) pounds. Mr.
Carpenter has his residence well bank.
ed up with Dakota soil, which accounts
for the phenominal size of the little
lassie, and there is no telling what the
result might have been if it was sodded
to the roof all round MS some are
People cultivating babies who reside
in dug-euts and sod houses, thus com.
ing IN direct contact with the soil, dc
so at great peril. We don't wish to in.
timidate any one, but just think OF
4 harvesting a baby of the Above size
right ut the breaking up of such win
ter as we have had, and then imagine
what it might have been had it occur,
red IN the summer and i'm sod house
Mi, Carpenter has a school house OF
his fine 4SO acre farm. and this viii