The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05


Huron on a visit.
Gale Allen, of Milton, Wis, is visiting his
cousin, w. B. Burdick.
Mrs. Henry Bruse is recovering after a
severe attack of sickness.
Rev Mr.. Bliss will preach in the town hall
next Sunday afternoon at $50.
M. Kile, mine host Of the Warner house, is
suffering with severe attack of asthma.
j. D. Floyd was in town yesterday repairing
the first plow shipped into this portion of the
valley.
Mrs. DR., Allen, of Milton, Wis.,, arrived
last week on visit to her sister, Mrs. I. d.
Burdick.
1T is semi.oficially stated that the Rock
Island company will not build mile of road
this year.
j. W. Kennedy brought us in a specimen
of new potatoes Tuesday which were larger
than robins eggs.
--Bumble bees have made their appearance in
this vicinity this spring for the first time since
the country was settled.
--G. A. Wilder, of Dunkirk, N. Y, father of
the late VIM. Wilder, arrived Thursday morn
ing to look after 6eceased's estate.
LOST. A package of notes and mortgages
drawn is favor of l.. A. Hubbard, Liberal re-
ward for return of same to this Office.
No, ''it never rains in Dakota but yet we
had another fine shower Sunday afternoon and
heavy rain Wednesday night and yesterdy
We were shown this morning a specimen of
winter rye grown on John Riley's farm in New
hope township, which measured four feet in
height. ~
Gilbert & Swanson are agents for the new
st. Paul binder, which is undoubtedly fine
machine, of light draft, and warranted to do
6rst-ciass work.
We travelled over a hundred miles of ter
ritory lying east of Warner this week and failed
to see single piece ofgrain that was not in a
fourishing condition.
portion of their dry goods stock and will have
frst-class assortment of boots and shoes ready
for inspection nextweek.
The grand lodge A. #. and A. M. meet in
Fargo June 8, 8, and 10. About two hundred
of the most prominent members of the order
are expected to be present.
jay Cook, depot agent, is enjoying holi-
day and his place is temporarily filled by Mr..
Murphy. Rumor hath it that when Mr..
Cook returns it VIII not be alone.
Besides frst-cIsss stock Of groceries, pro-
visions, stoneware, etc., N. /. Gilbert carries q
full line of standard agricultural implements,
including monitor plows, sulky rakes and
mowers, and intending purchasers would do
we'll To give him a call.
The report published in the Pioneer Press
that c. T. Mccoy and b. e. Hutchinson had
been succeeded as register und receiver of the
Aberdeen land Office turns out to be untrue.
No such change has been made and we hope
none will be.
+ The jury in the case against John
Ollie and Layise Ollie for the murder of Homer
H. Racket, of Armadale, returned verdict of
granddaughter in the first degree The prisoners
were sentenced to the Sioux Falls penitentiary
for seven years.
4 AT the meeting of the board of supervisors
on Saturday last the following were selected
grand and petit jurors from Warner township:
Z. G. Waterman, A. Sibley, NJ. Kile, N. I. Gil
bert, F. d. Shane, Eugene Horning, A. Cate.
Robert Saunders and J. W. Gard,
Iona (Mich.) Standards There has been no
rain in this section worth mentioning this spring
Crops ara suffering very much. Many fields Of
wheat look yellow and spind.ing, while grass
and clover, except in the most favored localities
do not seem to be making any growth at all.
A heavy rain is badly needed.
& ID. eastman, of Sioux Falls, has invented a
contrivance for planting sod corn. 1t is at
-tached to the handles Of the breaker, ard drops
from three to FIVE kernels every three feet. 1t
is also 80 constructed as to drop the kernels
close up against the sod side Of the furrow, so
as 70 place the corn immediately under the
seam Of the cod.
"A meeting was held in the town hall Wednes-
day evening for the purpose Of further consid-
ering the proposed 4th Of July celebration, but
as the attendance was somewhat limited it was
decided to adjourn until Saturday evening next. !.
AT the next meeting the fate Of the proposition
win be determined whether Warner viii go in
for tip-top, old.time ceIebration or abandon
the matter altogether. II certainly appears
that the people in this vicinity possess snap
enough to do something for themselves once in
while, and il such is the case let them turn out
en- mass to the meeting tomorrow evening and
say whether or not they wish to celebrate the
notion's birthday at home.