The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-12-21
Christmas next Tuesday.

of the year.
Mrs. Capt Fisher of Pennington,
was in town this week.
Frank A. Everts and mother, Mrs.
G. w. Eyerts, visited Blunt last Satur-
day.
john +. Cole and family were
taking in the sights ut Blunt, Tues
day.
A. Tompkins of Shiloh, was
among the throng doing the town
Monday last.
Mrs. II. z. Kimmel will please ac-
cept thanks for courtesies extended the
WATcHMAN
No finer honey IN South Dakota
than that at the Bargain Store, and it's
cheaper than ever.
1889 taxes are due and Treasurer
Toomey will not object to taking In
the "scads" at any time.
M. NJ. Kenny and wife of St. Law
renee, S. d., were visiting friends in
this vicinity the past week.
Still there is good stock of
Gloves and Mittens, and good assort-
ment of Hose, at the Bargain Store.
Owing to the h olidays being now
at hand the literary society will not
meet again until Tues day evening.
January 7th.
MIR. and Mrs. W. T. Neill of Oko-
bojo township, were at the "hub' on
Monday of this week, doing trading
and visiting friends.
The band boys are rapidly pull
ing themselves together and it will not
be long ere life will be burden to all
in town but them.
Hon. T. NJ. Goddard was in Get
tysburg, Wednesday, attending
legal meeting and taking in the sights
of that promising young city.
M l.. French will soon have n
house moved into town to be used as
a residence and the one he is now oc-
cupying will be taken to Pierre
WIN. II. McCune, formerly of Cliff
ton township, but now of Hughes
county, removed the remains of his two
small children-burned to death when
his house was consumed by fire som c
two years ago-to the Onida cemetery,
Monday last.
The band boys received the bal
ance of their instruments this week
and have now begun practiclng, and
under the instruction of Bert Lilly 1t
is expected the boys will attain pro-
ticiency rapidly. The part taken by
each is as follows: Eb, Bert Lilly; BIB,
Irv. Sergeant; alto, j. f. Cole; tenor,
ID Nj. Anderson; baritone, Ed. Shep-
herd; tuba, A. A. Faust; snare drum,
Mlllie Garner; bass drum, John Gar
ner.
The literary Thursday evening
was fairly well attended and those
present were highly entertained by the
tariff speeches of Messrs. O'Conpor,
Sweetland, Goddard and Everts, who
demonstrated that they had gwen the
subject much study at anv rate. The
question was left to the house to de-
eide but rs they were not anxious to
take the responsibility it still remains
r an issue. The addresses were good,
however, on both sides and will serve
, to awaken the people to the impor-
tance of this question. On account of
the Christmas doings there will be no
Literary next Tuesday evening.
-Onida may have railroad next
year-possibly two. There is talk of
the Manitoba building from Aberdeen
via Onida to Pierre, and then there is
the Omaha, Blunt and Forest City line
which is now considered certainty.
The projectors of this line-from all
points between Omaha and Onida-met
! in Mitchell on the 18th, and organized
a company, the South Dakota incor-
porators of which are: II. Nj Springer,
Forest City; Henry Hoffman, Blunt;
G. H. Dillon, Mitchell; Geo. ii. Hand,
Yankton; G. =. Harden. Olivet The