The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1890-01-04

ness il Onida soon - spring work be-
g,na No better location anywhere.
-Sdll there y ! good stock Of
Gloves and Mittens, and good assort-
ment Of Hose, st TIE Bargain 6tore.
Pos. Dufleld y dlstlnyu gushing
himself - an artistic sign painter, his
last being beauty FOR a1om Doner,
Grocer."
We have failed TO find the man in
Onida Who was foolish enough to begin
The old stereotyped aswear-oT process
New Years.
Scarlet fever is prevalent in Grand
view township. +. o. Seelye's chill
dren have been very low with II and,
We understand, one has died.
"That's the best cigar at French's
that I ever saw sold fer : MCKEE" 30
said G. N. Hawley, and he has sold
cigars by the wholesale.
There was only 81 miles Of rail-
road built in Dakota during 1889. lf
all the roads and extensions proposed
for 1890 are constructed there will be
different showing for the year.
"A. g. Biggs expects to soon open
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 posssss!en OF part Of the emile
square" at Pierre last Saturday morn
ing, but made . hasty retreat in front
Of squad Of old-umers provided with
WinchesDsrs, :;s::ss==, ::;ss::ss= .nd 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. a. the o. G.
Ry. Co. has one year in which to locate
its grounds for shops, round houses,
etc, and Ole plat thereof, and then the
Secretary OF the Interior has 3 months
to act upon the same. A company ct
soldiers from Fl Sully are now station
ed at Ft Pierre with orders 70 prevent
intruders on the reservation. Tha
boomers uhf:ssened their city South
Pierre, but have abandoned lt--lu,nber
nag ana Al.
"A Hughes county farmer WHO has
spent 10 IL years in the different
states and territories where they iryi-
gate. in writing to the Harold !Ssar.
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; bat believes that we'll in each
township run into the draws would pay
better for stock water than for irriga-
ting for grain raising With our album
dance OF stock feed it would be . grand
to have one or moro running brooks in
each township for stock watering pur-
poses and Congress should assist the
Dakotas in securing them, and, mo doubt.
will enact some measure this session
bearing upon the question. When We
get the water We can experiment and
II irrigation from arteslan wells proves
unsuccessful We will have plenty Of
stock water.
An Onida correspondent in Sum
days Sioux City Journal takes occa-
sion to slnr the proposed Omaha 4
South Dakota railway project He
thinks "Omaha would be pleased to
have direct communication with South
Dakota, but there 10 too much opposl-
ti0n and competition in Sioux City
and the twin cities for her to think Of
putting much money into road Be
that - it may, true or not We can Gee
no reason for . Sully county man. il
Interested in the uptuilding Of his
town, county or state, to pour his little
cup Of cold water upon this or any
other project leading 10 our advance
ment A railroad 10 what We want and
must have In the near future, and |,
certainly can make no difference to u
whether its northern terminus is Forest
City Or Bismarck 20 the southern end
reaches to = good market for our live
stock and produce. The WATcHMAN
believes in agitatng these questions IN
their most favorable light. thus attract.
ing the attention Of other interested
companies or cities, and ultimately
cause them occupy this territory, thus
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