The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-03-30
Mrs. Bruncr, mother of the former

-MrS. DTulcT, luothci VI ehS i'ih'Ni
sheriff of this county, was recently
called by telegram from her home in
Chicago, to the sick bed of her daugh-
ter in Sphinx county.
The county commissioners of
Hyde county have compromised with
the bondsmen of the defaulting treas
urcr of that county. They take $4,000
worth of property belonging to the
ex treasurer and dismiss the $4,000
suit brought against the bondsmen.
Try. Rickert and Norris Willis
are figuring on starting n cigar factory
in Clifton. They have been smoking
samples of their proposed work for
the last few days and it has been re-
marked that their appetites are now
failing them, and that they are getting
quite pale around the gllls.
Fred Solverson has left Mr.. Neil
and, it is supposed, gone to his broth
er in Minnesota. Fred has fallen into
the error, like great many other boys
who leave a good home, that all fel-
low has to do is to get out and rustic
to have the shekels come rolling In.
Such boys often find the world a great
deal larger and great deal wiser than
they expected.
A farmer, living few miles
north east of town, in breaking n cou-
pie of steers awhile ago, thought a
yoke would hardly do the business so
he also tied their tails together
When he got through work he took
the yoke off ali right, but forgot the
other end. The rcsultwas that when he
next looked after his bovine friends
he found that one had an abundance
of tails while the other had none.
Some kicking is being done
against Dist. Atty. Goddard in regard
to his action in the watch matter. In
the light Of the fact that complaint
was made to Mr.. Goddard and his line
of action explicitly laid down by
the statutes, he had to either take
the steps he dId, or leave himself liable
to prosecution for neglect of duty. 1T
Is probable that there isn't a man in
the county, placed in like position, but
would have done just as Mr.. Goddard
did.
The literary, Tuesday evening
was pretty well attended. The prin-
cipal feature was the absence of the
paper by Mr.. McFall, but what he
lacked in paper he made up IN argu-
ment in favor of compulsory educa-
ton. Mrs Brooklngs' talk on the
same subject was interesting, and
showed that she had given the theme
considerable study, and had made up
her mind that she was In the right.
The flag was dropped on Messrs Por-
ter and Anderson before they had
hardly got in sight of the distance
pole Among the younger folks, Min.
ME Porter and Edith Brooking ren.
dered neat recitations. At the close OF
the exercises the question of adjourn
ment till fall was taken up, and after
discussion, it was decided to adjourn
to meet on call Of president
Sunday was great day in town
Everybody came in to supply them
selves with tobacco, vinegar, salt, etc.
only to find Mr.. Willis offon Sun
day jaunt In the absence of the stor,
keeper the WATCHMAN office was mad,
a general depository of all the farm
truck and empty vessels in the country
Butter, eggs, and chickens cans, pals
jars, jugs, overcoats, slickers, etc, wer'
piled IN profusion everywhere 4
stranger happening in town though
we were running the Indian ageEc,
and wanted to know what day W,
issued rations TO poor Lo. All tn
above articles we gladly received, bu
the last straw broke the camel's back
One long haired individual from owe
near the Big Muddy, brought in ca
which he desired To leave for Nh
Willis. The line had to be drawn
some where and eats were considere,
about the where With fendisl
yell, and brandlshing IN mid air tn
shooting stick, the devil rushed on