The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-09-21

Montana will vote under the Aus
tralian system in the constitutional
election next month.
&C. w. Everts and n w. Porter
were in Potter county, Tuesday and
Wednesday, looking over the political
situation.
Mrs. Mary Woodbridge will lee
ture IN Blunt, Thursday evening,
September Goth, on the subject of con-
stltutional prohibition.
Hon. II. &. Fuller of Bowdle,
Pepubllcan candidate for Circuit
Judge, was in town Thursday looking
up the judicial situation.
The name of Sam Small raises
the expectation of the people too high
and as consequence the people are
disappointed after hearing him.
E. D. Owen of Carson, who has
spent several months near Denver,
Colo, returned home, yesterday, to
spend the winter with his family
Don't forget to turn out to the
temperance meetings tomorrow and
one week from tomorrow. They will
be the last held before the election.
Arthur Redmond, the suspected
murderer, was arrested mt Bottineau,
\. d., the first of this week, and is
again languishlng in the Huron Jail.
w. A. Anderson and family, of
Fauikton, passed through town, this
week. Ell route to Pierre where he will
locate and enter the dray business.
Hon. Frank Lillibrdge was up
from Pierre the first of this week. He
is now in Edmunds county doing mis-
sionary work in the interest of the
Capital City.
in time of peace prepare for
war that is the reason why you
should turn over your tlre-breaks
while the ground is in good condition
for ploughang.
-Thos. W. Ream of Gettysburg,
and J. l.. Thorn, capitalist of Mimi
eapolis, were in town, Monday, look
ing after some land in this county
owned by the latter
1T is rumored that st Sully will
be made regimental headquarters tor
the regular army stationed in South
Dakota and that six more companies
will be added thereto.
The temperance concert given at
the Turley school house last Saturday
evening is pronounced by those pres
ent as having been a grand success.
1t was largely attended
"A Loyal Legion was organized
at this place last Sunday. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Addie
Jordan, president; Edie Otis, secreta-
ry; Linnie Cole, treasurer.
Pierre now has men working in
nearly every county of the State and it
is hoped that when the votes are
counted the result will show that their
labors have not been i'm vain.
"A. j. Wasgatt of Sheldon, Iowa
we'll and favorably known in this
county, arrived here, yesterday, and
will remain awhile looking up mat
ters here and helping along the capi.
tai boom.
Charles Meloon went out to the
Brayton school house last Sunday to
begin term of school IN that dis
trict but not being suited with the
length of term returned to town and
will now try elsewhere.
--Onida and vicinity has been the
camping ground, this week, of four
men representing themselves as selling
books. What books no one knows as
they never have yet shown them.
On his trip TO western Sully, this
week, distributing ballot boxes, Sheriff
Faust was accompanied by Chas. Me
loon and each of them carried n doub-
le-barrel breech loader. Wonder II
the boys will tell how many chickens
they got.
Bert and Charles Elliott, living
near Copp, had the misfortune, last
week, to lose their house and contents
by fire. Their loss amounts to about
5! 900 and it goes especially hard
- Al. Al