The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-01-19
HOME HAPPENINGS.

| Jack frost has at last frOZc out Olt
Sol. Winter is here.
-Plowing was yet in progress in tn,
Jim river valley last week.
Measles have broken out among thu
Indian Children in the Cheyenne Agency
school
We All Have Very Bad Cold.
would be an appropriate song for Clifton
at present.
An attempt will be made to repeal the
| law giving registers of deeds salary In
stead of fees.
The first census of Dakota. taken in
1861. showed population of / 166 whites
and half-breeds
A snow plow has been sent to Pierre
to be ready for action in case of an i'm.
probable necessity
Most of the children and number of
grown persons have been wrestling with
the measles, recently.
-Okobojo township shows over one
half the real estate transfers in Sully
county for last week.
DR.. Loughlcn has secured the pauper
practice for the three eastern commission
er districts of Hughes county.
No applicants appeared at the time
and place set for the last regular examina-
ton Of teachers at Ouida on the 9TH
The 'sun-dogs" last Saturday morn
ing made fine solar display, extending
from the horizon almost to the zenith
One school township in Hughes county
charged the county, and collected 81 50
for the use of the school house on election
day.
The water fight between the dray
lines at Pierre has reduced the price of
delivery to four cents and half per
barrel
A social dance was given at the resi-
residence of Dan Mcclure, in the south
eastern corner Pearl township last Tus-
day night.
The Carson literary society at their
meeting last Saturday evening suspended
their meetings for six weeks to escape the
storms of winter.
-Dakotans should be thankful they
do not live in such state as PENNSYLVANIA
where their lives are in constant danger
from the death dealing cyclone.
Several Mormons who were confined,
for poly gamy, in the United STAGES pcni.
tcntiary at Sioux Falls, have been par
dOned on their promise to not repeat the
oilensc.
Hon. p F. Mcclure has been ap-
pointed expert by the treasury department
TO furnish the bureau of statistics infor-
II alton regarding the interests of this
Territory.
The Highmorc prohibitionists. having
finished the saloon men, are now pay
ing their respects to the druggists. That
town will soon be poor abiding place
for Democrat
Hon. Frank Lillbridge, the member
from Sully, has been honored with several
important committee appointments. and
has been made chairman of the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs"
Bills have been introduced into both
branches of the legislature to extend the
time for the payment of taxes. 1t is quite
evident that some such a law will be
passed by the present legislature.
Indications would seem to show that
winter has at last reached this part Of Da-
kotato stay for II few weeks. But no one
ought to complain at this. for it is almost
certain that ii will not last more than six
weeks.
Pierre is making good proposition
for the location Of the Territorial soldier
home at that city. Their proposition is
to give for that purpose; the Park Hotel.
valued at S27 900, and lands to the value
Of S. 600.
Will Ncill and Stewart Matecr have
lost several head of cattle at their winter
quarters on the Bruncr rancho, by the
same disease which affected the Bruncr
herd several years ago. The disease is
known as BLACK leg"
The Summit literary society has chal. |
cnged the Clifton society to meet them
II Clifton In debate on any question |
which will be mutually satisfactory Ar
will soon be completed and |
he date of meeting made known.
VIM. Toomcy and J. ii. Gropengieser
represented Sully in the Statehood Con
Tcntion, held at Huron, Wednesday. r. |
W. Goddard was also elected delegate by |
he county convention. Saturday, but for
ome unknown reason, did not attend
Bro. Evcrts of the journal. reaches
,ut in an article on is Marriage Fail. |
lreT' The real question is. what does he
Know about ity lie should wait until he
ries ii himself. and then either warn his
Ouely brethren. or show them the way In |