The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1890-05-03
Mrs. G. w. Holmes is now rapidly

ID. +. Killing of Pennington town
ship, was down yesterday.
DIR. H. n. Merrick left for Gettys
burg, Wednesday, to do some dental
work.
Miss Ella Toomey departed yester
day for short visit with friends in
Pierre.
Miss Dele Finch returned home
from Pierre, Monday last, and will
probably remain during the summer.
M. d. Dare removed his photo.
graph gallery to Blunt, yesterday where
he will remain for time catching the
shadows" Of the Bluntites.
ID. c. Nicol and Erick Soldahl OF
Fairbank, and Harvey L. Gates of Pearl
township, were in town as witnesses in
the BLAIR Brandlenber contest case,
Thursday.
john +. Davis of st. Louis, agent
for the Mosler Safe Co, was in town
Monday night for the purpose of sell
ing the County two safes delivered IN
Blunt for $500.
If the party who took the rheubarb,
cat-nip and tansy from the n. w. /
of Section 81, ll6-77, last Sunday eve,
will return the same all right; no
questions will be asked.
Mrs. A. j. Randall and son,
Charles, were in town on contest busi-
ness, Thursday. They were accom-
panied by Jas. d. Howard and J. s.
Walker, witnesses.
Sam Bennett, who has been living
IN Pierre since last fall, was in town,
Tuesday. He will start for the Hills
in few days on an inspection tour of
the recent ceded reservation lands.
Miss Maud Hunt is endeavoring
to form class in type writing and
stenography in Onida. She has not
yet succeeded in obtaining sufficient
number of pupils to insure class.
Hon. c. A. Lounsbury, r. j. Jones
and w. Apperson, Special Agents of
the general land office, and Dick" the
driver, arrived in town last evening
just as our forms were ready for press.
Mrs. r. L. Carter will hold reli-
gious service at the Brooking school
house, in Hartford township, at 1890
o'clock a. m, on Sunday, May llth
A general invitation is extended to all.
Prank II. Collins of Hartford
township, presented the WATcHMAN
with half-bushel of extra fine patatoes
Thursday, a sample OF his last year s
crop, that were as fine as we have seen,
Thanks.
Mrs. II. Il. Stockton, of Hartford
township, accompanied by her chill
dren, left for her former home in Iowa,
yesterday, to make an extended visit.
Harry, we understand, will spend the
summer in Pierre.
w. n. Meloon removed his family
to his homestead in Summit township
on Thursday of this week, where they
will reside during the Summer Wal
ter will remain in town and do bust
ness at the bank rs usual.
-Four mail bags full of farm seeds
were received here during the past
week from the Department of Agricul-
ture for farmers in this vicinity, pre-
sumably for the farmers to experiment
with and report the result to the Depart
ment ut Washington.
If you notice anything unusual in
d. q Jordan's conduct don't con clude
hastily that he IS off or endeavorlng to
work you for anything. Such is not
the case. He is SIMPLY feeling jubilant
over the safe arrival Of a fine son at
his house, Thursday night.
Geo. Kelts, of Wisconsin, has
bought the VIM. &. Walter tree claims
on the west side of Hartford township,
filed homestead on one and timber
claim on the other, and on Wednesday
of this week arrived built house and
commenced his residence on the home
stead.
The County Alliance at their meet
ing last Saturday by unanimous con.
sent concluded not to enforce that
clause in the National Alliance Consti-
tuition prohibiting colored persons from