The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-12-08
HOME HAPPENINGS.


has been closed for the winter
--Onlda keeps up the march of
progress with Il Chatauqua circle.
Miss Belle Beedle visited her
parents near Okobojo last Sunday.
Harold citizens are now enjoying
the benefits of a free public library.
"A Christmas tree is talked OF as
n Christmas eve entertainment at this
place.
E. A. Hubbard and brother of
Falrbank were visitors In Clifton last
Saturday.
-Messrs. T. B. Lane and John
sendren Iof Troy were callers last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Annie Smith visited Mrs.
Ross of the Clifton House Wednesday
of this week.
Will Neill is badly crippled from
running against the tusks of boar
on thanksgiving uaS.
. Taxes are now due. All remain
ing unpaid on the first Monday IN
February will have penalty attached.
-Launts Jensen of Pennington,
who has spent the summer working at
Aberdeen returned home last Monday
evening.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. II. Pierce, of Onida township,
took place at their residence, Thursday
of this week.
School was commenced in the
McGannon district, Okobojo township,
last Monday, with Miss Vina McGan-
non as teacher.
Big real estate deals are reported
from Pierre in anticipation of what
Congress will do for this section be-
fore adjournment.
Al. Wasgatt came up from south
eastern Dakota, Wednesday, and has
spent the week in this vicinity collect
ing some of his outstanding indebt-
edness.
Township 1876 has been grant
ed school organization and hereafter
will be known as Harrison township.
This leaves but two unorganized town
ships in the county: ll6-75 and Little
Bend
The residence of VIM. L. Garner.
? miles northwest of Onida, together
with a portion of his household goods,
waG destroyed by fire, Tuesday night
last. The fire originated near the
s.ove-pipe in the roof.
-Highmore has an organization
known as "Nights of Labor from the
hours in which they get in their work
The city marshal suddenly joined the
gang a short time ago, and though
they didn't want him as a member he
acted rs guard till he landed them
behind the bars.
While Mr.. Mcclure farmer liv-
Ing between Clifton and Fairbanks,
was loading flour ut the Blunt Mills
on Friday morning, his horses were
frightened by the incoming train. In
running they came in contact with a
barb wire fence and were badly cut
up.-Bluut -1duocate.
Complaints are being made of
the deprcdatlons of shack thieves in
Pearl and Troy townships. Several
unoccupied buildings having been
carried away. One man reports the
theft of about sixty bushels of oats
during a short absence from his claim.
The thief will make one trip too many
some fine night
Congress is again in session and
Pierre has representative in the
National capital To urge early action
on new reservation bill. The success
of this measure not only means pros
perity to Pierre but to the whole of
this section OF Dakota, and it is to be
hoped that their efforts will ut last be
crowned with success.
What was first supposed to be a
serious accident in Earmngton town
ship last Saturday, on investigation
proves no more than trouble caused |
by man and bottle attempting to
ride in the same wagon from Gettys-
burg, and the man being fired out of
the wagon and being damaged to the
extent of broken head and sprained |
wrist.
This weather question may be
getting little monotonous but who
can help jubilating a little when a
comparison is made with the reports |
which come from eastern states. There |
all is gloom; leaden clouds shroud the
sky; and snow, sleet and ram their
daily portion. Here all is bright and |
serene; the sun shines with mid-sum-
mer splendor and not cloud obscures
its rays; lawn parties and socials are
the pastimes of social life and Decem-