The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1890-04-26
--Camp-fiie.

Let everybody come and bring a
plate, cup and saucer, the admission
fee TO adults.
The Onlda school closed yestcr-
day
Sheriff Faust has been spending
the week at home.
DIR. Able removed from Blunt to
Chicago, this week.
The rains this week were of great
benefit to the sprouting grain.
Al. c. Goddard opened school IN
the Palm district, Iowa township, last
Monday.
BEWARE of any hail insurance
agents who asks you to sign PLAIN
Promssory Note. }
Miss Edith Brooking commenc-
ed a term of school in District No. 2,
Garner township, Monday.
Charlie Arnold of Pierre is sick
with the mumps ut the residence of
DR.. II. \. Merrick in this place.
Mrs. Rev. Carter of Iowa, arrived
last week on visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Owen, of this place.
Geo H. and Irwin Sergeant left for
their Farmlngton township farm, Tues
day, to wrestlc with the bunch grass,
Walter Meloon is arranging to
move his family to his homestead In
Summit township soon.
A term of Circuit Court will be
held in Sully county, we understand,
on the first Tuesday In June, being the
third day.
The straw hat has not yet shown
up in Onida this spring but it will soon
loom up, thing of beauty and the JOY
of the season.
&C. X. Pierce, Esq, and wife, return
ed to their farm in this township, Thurs
day. Mr. Pierce will give farming
another trial this season.
Dan NJ. Anderson, States Attor-
ney, left last Monday, for visit to
ms old home and friends at Abba,
Iowa, to be absent several days.
r. II. Finch of Okobojo, was in
town making final proof, Monday He
was accompanied by Thos. Crawford
and w. II. Kiddoo, as witnesses.
C. X. Mallock has recently pur-
chased fine Clydesdale stallion, rails
ed by Powell Bros, of the "Shadeland'
ranch. in Pennsylvania. He is beauty
-Chas. o. Meloon departed Tuesday
for his former home ut Portsmouth, y.
H., where he expects to remain. Char
lie has many friends here who wish
hlm success.
DR.. Ii. G. Pease, now in McMinn-
vile, Oregon, is seriously considering
the question of returning to Sully
County and locating in Onida. His
many friends here would be glad to
have him return.
The Dakota Hail Association of
Planknton, 5. d., is the only insur-
ance company using an assessment
note. ID q. Jordan is agent for Sully
county, and will have full corps of
representatives in the field Don't in
sure till you see him.
Mrs. Rev. II. Il. Carter, of Ran
dolph, Fremont Co, Iowa, will conduct
religious services--tiling Rev. Allison's $
appointment-at the School Building
tomorrow Sunday morning Mt the
usual hour. All should attend. Mrs.
Carter was formerly missionary in
India
Fred Fagner, one of the 1888 rust
lers Of Okobojo township, the Times
says, returned to his claim this spring
built a house and disappeared, only
to return a few days ago with his bride.
The WATCnMAN is glad to see so many
of the boys providing themselves with
a "rib.'
Judge VIM II oss, cx-landlord of
the Clifton House, spent Thursday
night in town, coming o, or from Cliff
ton where he had been-so he gave us
to undersiand-vainly endeavoring To
deposit 4 few hundreds of long green
in the hands of his little son, but was
pursuaded to desist or be ''pelted" with
an aX-helve in the hands of one of his
''many friends(O' living in that vicni
ty The Judge was in the act of Civ
ing the dust of Sully county farewell
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