The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-07-06
HOME HAPPENINGS.
&C. II. Agar is putting up a new barr
on his farm adjoining town.

counter and petition in his real estate
office.
Bert Elliot. of Copp. was visiting in
town with the family of n. W. Potter,
Sunday last.
Young cattle in the herds near Blunt
are affected with disease that greatly
resembles black leg.
Sheriff Faust put in his Fourth at
Huron. hobnobbing with Sunset Cox
and the rest of the boys.
The friends of Miss Belle Cotton are
pleased to see that she is so far improved
as to be able to pe out again.
-Onida wants blacksmith shop and
she wants il bad. There is money in il
for the man that comes to stay.
I s. Rickert, Clifton's sole remaining
old time boomer. was in town. this week,
giving evidence in a contest case.
Rains were very general in South
Dakota last week, and tended to offset
the damage done by the hot winds.
The Harold STAR thinks that the ir-
rigation problem can be most readily an
economically solved with artesian wells.
T. II. Christianer. representing the
| Chamberlain & Co. Medicine House, of
Des Moines, Iowa. was in town. Tuesday.
-Chas. Warncke, of Goodwater town
ship, was in town this week, making a
gentle kick before the equalization board
The w. c. T. u, of Onida will meet
at the residence of Mrs. Johnson in Mil
ford township. on Thursday, July 11th,
1889.
"A stroke of lightning. last week.
crippled the Pierre water works so that
they will have to shut down awhile for
repairs.
| Misses Ella Toomey and Matte Porter
spent several days. this week. visiting
friends at Copp and Lebanon, returning
yesterday.
Mr. Frank b. Taylor and Miss Flora
Shaver were married at the Eagle House.
Blunt. on July 4th 1899. Rev T. J. Gray
officiating
A large number of Sully county citi-
zens have been in town this week trans
acting business before the board of com
missioners.
| Ben Hoover says that the ranch on
the Missouri below Fairbank is sure go,
and he is in position to know what he is
talking about.
The Onida baseball players will meet
at THE WATcHMAN office, Tuesday even
ing, for the purpose of effecting perma,
nent organization.
j. n. Garner felt pretty cheap, Sat.
urday, when he went to Blunt to get 8
draft cashed only to find that he had left
it at home in another pocket.
Trying A. Kidney. w. c. Pratt and
Milton NTH, all of Elk township, were
in town, Monday, the former proving up
on his pre-emption and the two latter as
witnesses.
ON last Friday evening Miss Reno
Livingston closed successful term of
school in the Mclaughlin district, Rich
Valley township. with an interesting en-.
tertainment.
j. \. Garner, who has just finished 4
three months term of school in Rich Val
ley township. begun five months tern
in the Lyon district, Garner township,
Tuesday last.
Three hundred and twelve is the mum
ber of Sully county dog as reported by tn,
assessors-$3l2 to be contributed to th,
county treasury in order that the dos
luxury may continue.
| w. n. Meloon has moved into hi
new quarters in the Lorenzen building
aud he now talks law. land and loans, anC
other things of this earth earthly, over ;
nicely finished counter.
Miss Della Finch closed a thre,
months term of school In the Pierce dis
trict. this township on Wednesday last
After vacation she will teach anothe
term IN the same district.
Married. at Forest City, July 4th, by
Rev. Mr. Pollard, Mark Todd of Farmin &
ton township, and Miss Cora Roberts
youngest daughter of John b. Roberts, o
Potter, Potter county. The WATCHMAr
extends congratulations.
The prohibition meetings hell
throughout the county last Sunday wer,
well attended and the people are be
coming gradually awakened to the i'm
portance of aggressive and effective
work.
Harry Stockton. of Clifton. was il
town. Wednesday, giving evidence in {
contest which he has on tree claim nea
that place. II Harry gets this quarter
and the prospects are good. he will b.
nicely fixed for a stock ranch on the Oko
bojo.
= The Board of County Commissioners
adjourned Wednesday. after being IL
session three days, and they were rushing
business every one of the three. Consid
erable business was transacted. a detailed
account of which will be published II
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