The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-05-30
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Wild cats are numerous over on
the river.
Garden truck Is rapidly climbing
to the fore.
We are now nearing the ragged
edge" of the heated term.
Guthrie, the Pierre liveryman, will
run the Pierre and Bismark stage line.
Nelson Suckow, j. p, of Fair
bank, was in town for short time,
Monday.
While digging well near Forest
City, last week, the earth caved in on
Chas. Robbins Il; d broke two of his
ribs.
L. II. Cox, representing the War
ner Bros in the interest of the Ran
dolph Header, made us a call on We'd
nesday.
1t is now fine breaking. and as
most of our farmers have their spring
crops in they will now be able to turn
their attention to Topping the sod over
Work on the Pierre water works
is being pushed right along. When
completed the average Pierreite, who
now drinks straight, will take water
in his n.
A Sunday School has been organ
lied in Blaine township with ". c.
Johnson as Supt; L. B. Matusch, Asst
Supt.; Miss Ada Matusch, Sec, and A.
Nelson, Treasurer.
Elder i. NJ. Collins, of st. Law
renee, Sec. Of the Christian Missionary
Society of Dakota, is expected at Cliff
ton the 2nd Sunday in June-two
weeks from tomorrow.
We understand that through the
influence Of Commissioner Eakin a
number of census enumerators have
been appointed for Sully county, each
having from four TO five townships.
H. G. Pease, four miles down the
creek, has in y acres of corn, up and
looking fine. MrPcase has some 40
acres in crop, including one and one
half acre OF tree seed and an acre of
beets.
F. W. Howard, of sec. 81, l16-77,
has in 32 acres of wheat, Is acres Of
oats, 7 of barley, 10 of corn, 30 of fax
and Il of other stuff. Those who have
seen his crops tell us they are among
the finest in this section, the wheat be-
ing particularly fine.
Owing TO the Superior advantages
and adaptability to the soil of this To-
caiity the Casaday Sulliy Plow now has
all the trade You can buy these cele-
brated plows only of Warner Bros,
Pierre or Blunt. Aft
A County Constitutional Con
vention will be held at Onida Wednes-
day, June 9th, to elect delegates to
the Sioux Fails Convention. Primaries
will be held in the various voting pre-
cincts on Saturday, June Goth, to
choose delegates to the County Con
vention.
Fort Sully was visited by fire on
Thursday night of last week, and the
stock stables burned, together with
80 head of mules and herses. Some
attribute the fire to lightning, while
others are of the opinion that it was
The work of IN incendiary, and that the
intention was To clean out the entire
garrison. Who knows but what the
Indians may be catching the infection
of deviltry from the Canadian red
skins, and that this Is an out-cropping
thereof
This is Memorial or Decoration
Day-a time set apart IN colnmemora-
ton of the noble deeds of our "boys
in blue who gave up their lives that
the Nation might live. We do not
know of there being any of the old
soldiers buried in Sully county, but we
have many Of them living all around
us, and they are just as noble and full
ly as much heroes as they will be after
being placed beneath the sod. Num-
bers of them broken in constitution
and carry honorable scars received in
battle. 1t is but justice that their ser
vices should he remembered in life
and their memory revered and treas
ured green i'm the heart by the heauti-