The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-01-07
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of his hay stacks, Sunday last.
Miss Callie Case is up from Pierre
where she is attending the University,
spending the holidays with her parents
Elder Stubbins and the Journal have
agreed to quit talking temperance.
Mr.. Stubbins will begin series of re-
ligious articles.
1t is reported, though not authori-
lively, that term of the District Court
will be held here for Sully county in
March or April.
Mrs. Wells, mother of Mrs. G.. r.
Drew, arrived from the west last week,
on an extended visit, and Mr.. Wells,
who has spent several months here,
now wears q broader smile than usual.
j. H. Snyder, of Grandview town
ship, spent couple of days IN Onida
the first of the week, having business
before the county board. j. III. cap
tured the medal for telling the best
and most ridiculous stories.
Prot Carr came in Monday after
noon to get things IN readiness for the
teachers examination, Tuesday. We
noticed but four present, viz: Prof. r.
j. Courtney, Carson; A. c. Byrum
Hartford; Mrs. j. T. Mercer, Lincoln,
and Mrs. r. c. Echard, of Blunt.
Monday was the day fixed by law for
the first quarterly session of the county
board. On account of bad weather
and roads it was long into the after
noon before a quorum arrived After
the newly elected members, Messrs.
Little and Natter, qualified, the
Board for 1888 was organized, Com'r.
w. H. Little of the Clifton district. be-
ing selected chairman. Mr.. kimmel
of the Onida district was not present.
This being the first meeting since Oc-
tober lst, much business had accumu-
lated; there being the annual reports of
county treasurer, clerk, school superin-
tendent, justices and road supervisors
to be carefully examined and passed
upon, which necessitated the prolonged
session, the board not adjourning until
Thursday. The Board is composed of
the same gentlemen who served the
county IN that capacity last year, with
one exception-Thomas Matecr, of
Llewellyn Park township, represents
Dist No. /, vice Vim. j. Johnston, Of
Fairbank. Mr. Mateer enters the work
as If he had been there before" close
ly scrutinlzing all business and is al
ways ready to offer an opinion on any
measure. He expresses himself a sur
prsed with our county's excellent fnan-
clal condition, having heard numerous
derogatory reports.
As per previous announcement that
the Onida literary society would meet
Tuesday evening in the school building
to render we'll arranged program for
the editication of the public and those
members whose turn will come next,
the visitors Mt the Hub wended their
way thIther at the ringing of the bell,
and were highly entertained with reci-
tations, songs, essays and the debate
upon the question that foreigners
should not be permitted to become full
citizens and allowed to vote until after
residence of u years in the U. S,
which was ably discussed by William
Toomey and John Cole for the affirm
ative, and s. H. Neal and +. A. Everts
for negative and was decided by n
vote of the house in favor of the affirm
atlve At the close of the debate 4
c. Byrum was called upon and gave
one of his comic recitations. 1t was
then announced that basket social
and supper would be given, the ladies'
furnishing the baskets filed with
luscius viands, to be sold to the gentle
men at 20 cents each, the proceeds to
used for church purposes. After sup
per the audience was treated to some
excellent vocal music by Miss Emma
Jeffries and VIM. Toomey, the first
stanza of this beautifully composed
duetto, rs near rs we can remember,
is about as follows:
| The lghtning-bug has wings of flame,
| The June-bug has the same:
The hed-bug has wings at all
But gets there all the same
The society will meet again next
Tuesday evening. d. Q. Jordan is the