The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1890-08-16
The Okobojo Mills will soon be IN

will meet at the Brooking school house
on Friday evening next, August 22d.
Mrs. Tina Spencer OF Fairview
township, left for Grand Rapids, Mich,
Wednesday, to spend about two months
visiting friends.
p. A. Terwilliger of Clifton town
ship, was doing business in town We'd
nesday last. Mr.. T. is fixing up his
affairs preparatory to spending the
winter in the east.
Marvin Weed is again clerking in
French's dry goods, grocery, hardware
and what not emporium, and Harlan
Porter is temporarily dong duty for
Streetwalker & Doolittle.
Editor Everts returned last week
from his editorial excursion with a
great big Jobs comforter upon his
neck. Frank seems to be generally un-
fortunaly in his excursions.
Work on the Aberdeen road is
announced to begin soon. August 9th
was the day set for opening bids and
it Is probable that greater part of the
work is already contracted.
1t tried very hard to rain Tuesday
last but the result did not seem to meet
with the expectation of the powers that
be. The elements seem to be running
a great big bluff upon the parched earth
nowadays.
The case of Towle VS.. Bradley,
which was tried in the County Court
at the recent July term has been appeal
ed to the Supreme court and will be
decided either at the October or April
term of that court in Pierre.
-Sully county is representative
rural county. The farmers manage
the republican party organization and
the Independents are very few IN num-
Der not enough to create ripple, as
one farmer said.-Uarrold Star.
The notorious beggar, Mead, who
fattened his nest at the expense of a
humbugged public last spring has
quietly folded his tent and silently
stolen away seeking, doubtless, new
worlds to conquer. The country can
will spare few more of his ilk.
Chief Justice Corson of the State
Supreme Court has decided that county
courts have jurisdiction of liquor cases,
and the package dealers in Pierre will
consequently 60 over the road for 60
days in addition to paying 800 fine
assessed by County Judge Slough.
There are ID tons OF gold coins
and l35 tons of silver coins in the
vaults of the Baltimore sub-treasury,
alone-Ex. Just think what a great
old girl Columbia is getting to be any
way. The gold and silver lying around
loose in her pants pockets to be meas
ured by the ton.
The Sons of Veterans have receiv-
ed from the State armory 26 Winches-
ter rifles ofaprroved pattern and make,
together with belts, bayonets and other
accoutrements. The boys are now fix
ed out in great shape and will be able
to make as good showing as any
Camp in the state.
On the afternoon and evening Of
August 2lst, next Thursday, a conven-
ton OF the equal suiiraglst of Sully
county, South Dakota, will be held in
Onida. Mrs. Pickler and other promi-
nent speakers from abroad will be pres
ent and grand time is expected by
the friends of the cause.
Judge Goddard hitched up his
team in front of the lostofllce few
days ago. There is nothing unusual
in this, were it not for the fact that the
hitching up was done wrong end to.
The result was an overturned wagon, Il
badly frightened Judge and we trust a
lesson in horsemanship.
Maj. McKallum of Huron, deliver
ed speech at the school house We'd
nesday evening upon the question of
equal suffrage. His effort was fairly
good one and elected considerable ap-
plause at different times. The major
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