The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-05-23

&C. w. Halves, who has spent sew
eral weeks at his old home in Rlchland
county, Wis.,, returned home last Sat
urday, bringing with him his little son,
Erastus.
w. B. Ogden, the Gettysburg
lumberman, registered at the Onida
House Sunday. He was on his way to
Tennessee where he will remain for a
few weeks.
Ed. Shepherd, Harl, Porter, Will
ber Dare. John Starks and other men,
bers of the Onida Camp Sons of Veter-
ans attended the State encampment at
Pierre this week
John B. Cotton last Saturday
marketed the veal of 10 weeks old
calf, that weighed l54 pounds dressed,
for $l5 cash, which was a pretty fair
price for spring calf
-lrv. Sergeant cut and brought the
first new hay to town Thursday. 1t is
of fine quality. How does this sound
to our eastern friends, where grass has
naruiy Degun 10 spfOut!
F. II. Hamlin of Canandalgna, N.
Y, and V. |. Hamlin, of Bloomfield,
N. Y, spent Monday night in town.
They were looking up some real estate
interests of their father.
VIM. Toomey has been appointed
agent for the Watertown Hail In
demnity Insurance Co., one of the solid
hail companies Of this State, and Is
now ready to take your risk.
Mrs. L. p. Bryson, Supt. of
Schools for Potter county, spent Tues
day night IN town. Mrs B. was en-
route TO the S. of V. encampment at
Pierre, and returned yesterday.
The Indians that have been held
at Fort Sully since the outbreak last
fall we're taken across the river last
Saturday and escorted to the Standing
Rock Agency, in North Dakota.
C. Il. Robinson and Miss Matte
lngham, of Peoria Bottom, Hughes
county, arrived here Thursday evening.
Miss Ingham will reside during the
summer with her father east of town.
The United States District Court
convened in Pierre Tuesday and ad-
journed Thursday morning. No Cases
were tried. The grand jury brought in
four indictments for selling liquor to
Indians.
Last Saturday while in attendance
at a meeting of the w. r. c. Miss Ma
tie Porter was taken suddenly ill., DIR.
Pease was called and by the aid of
good nursing now has Miss Matte so
that she can enjoy walking and riding
out again.
The body of George Henderson
was removed from Okobojo to the
Onida cemetery last Saturday, by the
G. A. r. Capt Sutherland, John w.
Carpenter, John Green, John Willett
and Will Green accompanied the re-
mains from Okobojo.
&C. X. Pierce, Esq, and wife, and
j. G Arnold and family returned to
their farms in this township the latter
part of last week, to spend the summer
MIR. Arnold, we understand, will spend
part of his time in Pierre, where he
has lucrative position.
A meeting of the Sully County
Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers
Association has been called for Satur-
day, May Both at 4 o'clock p. m. A
full attendance Is requested, as bust
ness Of Importance regarding this
seasons wool clip will be considered.
Some Of the farmers report that
the pesky gopher is not bothering the
corn so much this year as previously,
supposedly because the annual poison
ing has reduced the number. If the
farmers continue the use of strychnine
the gopher may soon become extinct.
In another column will be found
the adv. of Axel Lindquist, the lead
ing jeweler of the Capital City. He
has fine assortment of the latest
styles of watches and jewelry and
would like all of his Sully county
friends to call upon him when in
Pierre.
w. G.. Austin and Thos Perkins
of Mound City, j. j. Fenelon, of Gale,
and Otto Schaap, of Thule, all in
Campbell county, spent Thursday night
in town, en- route home from Pierre,
where they had been in attendance up
on the u. S. District Court as jurors.
The gentlemen report that Jas. Simar
and j. r. Kean, formerly of this place,
now residing at Mound City, are pros
pering.
Miss Mary Lowe, who resides on
a farm in Rich Valley township with
her mother and two sisters, was quite
seriously burned about the arms, hands
and neck last Tuesday, while out as
sisting to burn a pile of weeks that