The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-06-29

in Llewellyn Park township, on the
22d inst, son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. King,
of Lincoln twp, Thursday, June eth,
1889, a daughter.
Major Olmstead struck vein Of
clear cool water ut depth of 80 feet,
Wednesday, on the farm of Thomas
Brown, in section IL, this township.
After closing successful term of
shool here Miss Mable f. Mills depar-
ted, Thursday moring, for Lincoln,
Illinois, where her parents now reside.
The Sioux Commission is still at
Pine Ridge agency. The chiefs at
that place either want to be feasted
all summer or else they have no in
tention of signing at all.
Quite n reform Is creeping over
the young men of Onida. They have
sworn off the tobacco habit and are
making good promises for the future,
so please don't tempt them.
Read the new adv. of D. Q. 'Jor-
dan in another column. He transacts
a general real estate business, and has
many desirable tracts for sale cheap.
Investors should correspond with him.
beginning tomorrow Sunday
Rev. T. J. Gray, of Blunt, will preach
regularly every tgo weeks-morning
and evening-ln the public school
building IN Onida. Services will be
commenced promptly at ii n. m. and
s o'clock p. N. All should attend.
AT the farmers alliance meeting
at Huron, last week, n committee was
appointed to confer with the senate
committee on artesian wells. The bali
will probably now be set rolling and
everyone should take hand in kick
ing it until It's object is accomplished.
N. +. Westover, one of BlCnt's
rustlng real estate men, accompanied
by his wife and little daughter, was
up visiting the fine trees on his timber
claim, three miles west of town, Tues
day. He informs us that on the ten
acres the loss last winter was not
more than $50 trees.
Prof l.. d. Carr, formerly super
intendent of schools of Sully county,
now attending Ann Arbor University,
arrived here Thursday, and is Wis
iting old friends. The main cause of
his visit at this time is TO make a sup
elemental proof on his pre.emption,
proved up in fall of 1888.
The parties whom we mentioned
some time ago rs being negotiating
for land for Horse ranch in western
Sully, seem determined to push the
business through. Another member
of the company is now up from Kan
sas City and is negotiating for the
Cavanaugh land lying on the river
front.
The village school closed Tues
day afternoon with an entertainment
by the pupils, consisting ofrecitations,
readings and declamations. Miss
Mills is very successful teacher and
is commended by all. The closing
exercises were attended by the people
of Onida and vicinity.
Minneapolis city council decided
to exterminate stay dogs by electrci-
ty and accordingly the executioner
tied up mongrel, a few days ago, and
applied the current. The first jump
the cur made he broke wires, ropes
and all, and then took a bee line for
st. Paul, and the flour city people now
think they have the dog question
down pat.
Auditor kimmcl received the
new session laws for the county Off
GERS, Tuesday, and now all are busy
searching for the mistakes-if any
made in the absence of the laws en-
acted last winter to go INTO effect lm-
mediately f.e ws9assage and approx
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