The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-02-14
HOME. HAPPENINGS.
" alcntine' Day.


to-day
i. :. Rckert made two trips to
Blunt during the week.
---Sleighing is said to he good on the
Blunt and Pierre roads.
One of Harry Stocktons horses
has been quite sick this week.
This Is the day the doves are sup
posed to mate down III Florida.
Henry Rohrcr, of Carson, made us
Il short call while in town, Wednesday.
S II. Neal is now making real
estate loans cheaper than any one else.
just before going to press we are
informed that Blunt is again supplied
with coal.
The Okobojo schools have been
suspended on account Oft the cold wealth
or and deep snow.
H. W. Edgerton paid his compli-
ments to Blunt this week, going down
Wednesday, with "a drummer man"
The highest cash price paid for
Sully County Warrants at the Dakota
Central Bank, East Pierre, ID. T. ~
Our mail receipts have been light,
this week, owing to heavy snow block
ade i'm Minnesota the first of the week.
Our senior has been running hos
pital portion of the week, being i'll
himself, with his wife and eldest son
sick.
Justice W. S. Haynes and Consta-
ble L. II. Roper, of range "a, have each
opened land and loan office mt Nor
folk.
JEFF. Sage, Arthur W. Dickens and
Antoine Claymore, of Fort Bennett,
were in town Thursday, on final proof
business.
Miss Elsie Golf; of the Clifton
House, frosted her nose and cheek,
Monday, while returning from her
claim up north
Blunt is TO have a new passenger
depot at the foot of Main street The
North Western II. II. carpenters have
commenced work on the structure.
Monday last was one of the most
disagreeable days of the winter. 1t
was extremely cold and the wind blew
a gale from the northwest all day.
Seven good mares and horses for
sale, or will trade for work cattle or
milch cows. Forparticulars inquire at
Whitmans Livery Stable, Clifton, d. T.
Blunt has been experiencing some
thing of a coal famine this week, occa-
stoned by a heavy snow blockade in
Minnesota. Our people have suffered
somewhat in consequence.
Rev. G.. L. Black, of the Christian
College, is suffering from cerebro spin
al meningitis, which attacked him We'd
nesday evening, but we are pleased to
Ennu that H.. -,
e. c. Eckard, of the Blunt, Cliff.
ton and Falrbank mail route frosted
his face coming up from Blunt, Mon
day, and failed TO make his regular trip
of 40 miles for the first time this win
ter.
There seems to be more sickness
in this community, just at present, than
ever before. As rule it is rare thing
to hear any one complaining, but sever
al are now on the "grunting list and
some of them quite sick.
Judge Smith has issued an order
making a subdivision of Sully county
for court purposes, the order being on
file with Clerk of Court Edgerton, so
that hereafter we shall make and pay
our own court costs and be independent.
Judging from the weather the first
of the week, it is probable that we miss
ed n little groundhog candlemas day
when around covering up their holes,
but we are confident there was not
enough escaped to make six weeks
more winter
C. NJ. Henry, who is baching on
hls claim about mile and a half west
of town, was taken sick last week and
has been stopping at the Clifton House
under charge of DR. Vesey until the