The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1890-09-13

residing upon her homestead.
james Garner, of Hayes, Douglas
Co., ILL.,, arrived Wednesday evening
for visit to his sons, John N. and
VIM. L. Garner. He will remain about
three weeks.
George Hartle and Charlie Brown
spent couple of days over at the riv
er hunting, the first of the week. The
boys report huge time, but game
very scarce.
Owing to the failure to sell the
township bonds no contract has yet
been let to build the new school house
addition. The Board expect to dis
pose of the bonds soon.
An equal suffrage meeting will be
held i'm Onida tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock to be addressed by Mr.. S. d.
Bonsey, of Ashton. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all.
R. NJ. Springer and Ira Timber
lake, of Forest City, passed through
town Monday afternoon to attend
meeting in the interest of the Omaha
& South Dakota railway company.
AT the meeting of the w. Z. T. U.
at Mrs. Johnson's Thursday, new
dress was voted to Frances +. Willard
Tagg, infant daughter of G. A. Tagg.
Eight new members joined.
Mrs. Clark Dickover, and little
daughter, Hazel, of Omaha, Neb., arriv-
ed Wednesday evening tor visit to
her sister, Mrs. J. II. Gropengieser and
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos Brown.
Rev. Emanuel Schultz, of Dele
ware, o., who has accepted the pastorate
of the Onida and Blunt Presbyterian
churches, will preach his first sermon,
in Onida on Sunday, Sept. q, at IL
o'clock n. IN.
Blunt property owners are making
an effort to secure the Aberdeen road,
and their delegations have visited
Pierre and consulted with the managers
on the subject, but no conclusion has
been reached.
"A number ofthe ladies from Onida
and vicinity attended the picnic at
Mrs. M. IT, Johnson's in Milford town.
ship, Thursday. They report good
attendance and splendid time. About
Is persons were present.
Wheat is yielding much better in
the southeastern than in any other
part of the county; a number of the
farmers getting over ID bushels per
acre. The crop in the county will
average about 8 bushels.
--One of John Slaters little sons,
near Marston, had his face badly cut
and was otherwise injured by kick
from horse last Friday. The wounds
were stitched up by DR.. Loughlen OF
Blunt, and the little fellow is doing as
well as could be expected.
A great many Indians, about lOO
families, left the Cheyenne Agency q
few days ago for the Sisseten Agency,
in north eastern South Dakota, to at.
tend big Indian camp-meeting. This
looks rs if the savage Sioux was rapid
ly becoming civilized.
w. II. Shepherd OF Garner town.
ship, is enjoying visit from his
brother, jeff Shepherd and family, OF
Pesolum, Champaign Co., ILL.,, who
came in on the excursion, Wednesday
and expect TO remain two or three
weeks and "take in the balmy Dakots
air.
; "A. Il. Botsford, of Gift on town
ship, was in town Tuesday trying to
sell our people some very nice tomatoe:
of his own raising. As Onidans are
not IN the habit of subsistlng on any
thing but luxuries they didn't invest il
the common tomato very readily
Gene only asked S420 per bushel
Knowing our failure in that line h,
presented us with a sample ofthc fruit
for which we return many thanks.
The anti-equal suffrage meeting
came off as announced at Watertor,
last Monday evening. A fair atten
dance was present, who were entertain
ed with speeches hy y. Lyons and Wm
Gothman. At the close of the meetin
collection was taken up, we under
stand, To defrav the expenses of Nh
LYONS, who is to take the stump in op
position to equal suffrage. 1t is salt