The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1890-12-06
Prof +. 4. Kidney Of Elk town.

tOi. 10 ppihCtpoi VI eHC Doiah's, Spaun
County, Public Schools.
Clarence Chandler Of Copp, came
down Tuesday to visit N. W. Porter
and wife, and take his sister, Miss Gus.
sic home on Wednesday, but the stormy
weather was too much for him, 80 he
did not start for home until yesterday.
The first installment Of genuine
winter weather arrived Monday night,
and has been kept up with increased
speed all week. About 4 inches Of
snow has fallen which has been piled
up in drifts and sifted over the prairie
Untrue Dakota style LATER.--Beau-
titul yesterday.
The engineers of the d. P. & B. H.
r. r., Messrs. r. d. Moulton, f. II.
Knowles, G. G. Mcleod, w. C. Jones,
Joe. Casey, j. r. Connor, j. Roberts,
VI. F. Hill and Billy Bennett, spent
Tuesday night in town. They were
en- route from Faulkton to Pierre.
The Forest City & Sioux City Ry.
has ceased operations for the winter.
The rolling stock is collected at this
end of the road, the engine placed in the
engine house and all hands discharged.
Col. Hassler has gone east, leaving AL
plla Hassler in charge of sffairs.-F e..
Press.
--Supt. Porter has this week appoint
ed Geo. r. Hayes treasurer of Pleasant
school township, vice Oestrich, remov-
ed from the county, and +. B. Smell
director, vice John KOOb, removed
from the county. He also appointed
Chas. w. Houck treasurer OF Norfolk
township, 70 succeed Geo. Peck, gone
to Montana.
at is one of the strangest Of all
strange things in life that people are
not kinder to one another. And it is
beyond all understanding why one
,rudger along lite's highway should
care TO go out of his way to stab
another, who isdoubtless having all he
can do to keep up the march and tug
his gripsack along"
The c. & N. w. Ry. now run only
three passenger and mail trains per
week into Gettysburg, commencing last
Monday. Trains will arrive on Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays, land de-
part on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays. A vigorous kick by Gettys-
burg and all the towns west of Redfield
will be made to the postoffice depart
ment on account of the decreased mail
service.
j. L. Spaulding of Summit town
ship, is probably the happiest man in
that township now, and 1t is not be-
cause we had cold snap and small
blizzard Thursday night either. but be-
cause nice little boy came to his
house on that night and will hereafter
call him papa" This may sound a
little awkward for Ed. to start with but
he will soon become accustomed to it.
DR.. Pease attended and reports all do
ing nicely.
The entertainment gwen by Miss
Gussie Chandlers elOcution class at
High School building Tuesday evening
was quite we'll attended, considering
the inclement weather The recita-
tions were splendid and Is evidence
that Miss Chandferis good instructor
and that her class--made up of Onida
young people--are above the average
IN elocutionary talent. The exercises
we're lnterspersed with good music.
Wednesday evening the class went to
Blunt and gave an entertainment in
the Opera Hall.
If Mother Ferguson's weather in
dicators, the three first days IN Decem-
ber, are good for anything We will have
pleasant weather until about Christ
mas. when 1t will turn cold, snow will
fall IN abundance and the weather be
cold and stormy until the latter part
of January. The first half of February
will be clear and cold and the latter
warmer These are no doubt more re-
liable than the goose bone or corn husk
predictions, but should the weather
clerk get off his base and give us an
installment of fine weather IN January
or whoop it up to us with al .old. .style
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