The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1890-01-04
A blacksmith can do a good busi-

A blacksmith can do good busi-
ness in Onida soon as spring work be-
gins. No better location anywhere.
Still there is a good stock Of
Gloves and Mittens, and good assort-
ment Of Hose, at the Bargain Store.
Pos. Duffield Is distinguishing
himself as au artistic sign painter, his
last being beauty for atom Doner,
Grocer"
We have failed to find the man IN
Onida who was foolish enough to begin
the old stereotyped "swear-off process
New Years.
Scarlet fever is prevalent in Grand
view township. e. o. Seelye's chill
dren have been very low with it, and,
we understand, one has died.
-"That's the best cigar at French's
that ever saw sold for nickle," so
said c. N. Hawley, and he has sold
cigars by the wholesale.
There was only 82 miles of rail
road built in Dakota during 1889. If
all the roads and extensions proposed
for 1890 are constructed there will be
a different showing for the year.
A. G. Biggs expects to soon open
a boot and shoe and harness repair
shop here. Such shop has long been
needed here, and we predict that Mr..
Biggs will have plenty of work from
the start.
About 40 boomers undertook to
take possession OF part Of the emile
square" at Pierre last Saturday morn
ing, but made hasty retreat in front
of squad Of old-tlmers provided with
Winchesters, lassos, and other imple-
ments of war. Under the Sioux bill
no white man can gain rights upon
this land until one year from the date
the law goes into effect, as the D. c.
Ry. Co. has one year in which to locate
its grounds for shops, round houses,
ETC., and file plat thereof, and then the
Secretary OF the Interior has months
to act upon the same. A company of
soldiers from Ft. Sully are now station
ed at Ft Pierre with orders to prevent
intruders on the reservation. The
boomers christened their city South
Pierre, but have abandoned it--lumber
flag and all.
"A Hughes county farmer who has
spent 10 or IL years in the different
states and territories where they irri-
gate, in writing to the Harold Star,
gives it as his opinion that irrigation
with artesian wells in his county would
be impracticable for the reason that
water could not be gotten oyer the
draws; but believes that well in each
township run into the draws would pay
better for stock water than for irriga-
ting for grain raising. With our abun-
dance of stock feed it would be grand
to have one or more running brooks in
each township for stock watering pur-
poses and Congress should assist the
Dakotas in securing them, and no doubt,
will enact some measure this session
bearing upon the question. When we
get the water we can experiment and
if irrigation from artesian wells proves
unsuccessful we will have plenty of
stock water.
An Onida correspondent in Sun
days Sioux City journal takes occa-
sion to slur the proposed Omaha &
South Dakota railway project. He
thinks "Omaha would be pleased to
have direct communication with South
Dakota, but there Is too much opp osl-
ton and competition in Sioux City
and the twin cities for her to think Of
putting much money into road Be
that as it may, true or not, we can see
no reason for Sully county man, if
interested in the upEuilding of his
town, county or state, to pour his little
cup Of cold water upon this or any
other project leading TO our advance
ment. A railroad is what we want and
must have in the near future, and it
certainly can make no difference to us
whether its northern terminus is Forest
City or Bismarck so the southern end
reaches to a good market for our live
stock and produce. The WATcHMAN
believes i'm agitatlug these Questions IN