The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1890-07-26

Dullu a Hne TeSluence anu move HIS
family here"
The Old Settlers will hold their
third annual meeting at Onida on
Wednesday, September Sd. A pro-
gram will soon be arranged and pub
lished by the committee.
Frank Everts and Miss Carrie of
the Journal, are off on the editorial
excursion to the Hills, this week. Dur
ing their absence the cold man" Squire
Everts, has charge of the paper.
Jas. II. Miller Of Garner township,
who has spent the summer in Pierre
working at the carpenter trade, return
ed to his home with his family last
week, to remain during harvest.
Mrs. A. NJ. Starks will address the
people of Artichoke, Potter county,
and vicinity at the Artichoke school
house, on Friday evening, August l,
upon the question of equal suffrage.
Mr. o. S. Thornberry, of McCor-
mick Seminary, will spend his vaca.
ton IN charge of the Presbyterian
churches of Onida and Blunt. He will
preach his first sermon here tomorrow
morning and evening.
Mrs. Alice Pickler, wife of Con-
gresham Pickler, will soon visit and
organize Sully county for equal suffrage
work. Every township and school dis
trlct in the county will be visited and
suffrage clubs organized.
Frank w. Howard, of Milford
township, presented the WATCHMAN
with sample basket of his early Ohio
patatoes last Saturday. They were
the finest we have seen this year, and
the largest measured 10x74 inches in
circumference. Here's thanks.
Mrs. Mary Agar and son, De
Lancey, departed Tuesday morning
for Minnesota, where they will visit
relatives before returning to their
home at Warsaw, N. Y. They were
accompanied to Blunt by c. II. Agar,
Esq
We are sorry to announce that
our esteemed townspeople, Mr.. and
Mrs J. Owen and daughter, Miss Azelie,
contemplate removing to the State of
Ohio in the near future. MISS Owen,
we are informed, has secured a position
IN the public schools at Rawson, Han
cock county, that State, and her work
will begin about September 1st. By
her departure Sully county will lose
one of her best teachers.
Tommy Weeds horse became
frightened Monday evening while
standing in front of NJ. l.. French's
store Kitchen to dog cart, and took a
short trip on Its own hook. Tommy
rushed out from Coles store to stop it,
but only succeeded in getting his left
arm badly bruised and causing the
horse to detach itself from the cart, by
breaking one thlll and the whlfiietree.
Tommy is laid up from work for a few
days.
Jas. A. Lang Of Rich Valley
township, was knocked down and Sc
verely bruised in the breast by vic
ious bull Wednesday, morning, while
in the yard attending his stock. Mrs.
Lang saw the animal strike him and
ran to his assistance with large club,
which she freely used in driving it
away from her PROSTATE husband and
then drew him to the fence and admin
istered restoratives until he was able
to get up and 60 to the house. jim
thinks the animal would have finished
him had 1t not been for his wlfe's
bravery.
The drouth this summer has SER
lously effected parts of Iowa and Illi-
nois. Frank Duilleld this week re.
ceived letter from his brother resid.
ing in Davis county, Iowa, in which he
said crops were in a deplorable con.
dition, pastures were burned up and
trees were beginning to die from the
effect of the dry weather How does
this sound to Sully county farmers with
their fine corn fields and who are now
entering wheat fields that will yield
from Is to 20 bushels per acre.
Though the flax crop will be shor
our farmers are in much better con-