The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-06-13

and visiting friends, returned yester-
day.
II. III. Garrett, of Lake, JAS Mont
gomery, of Blaine, II. Lounsbury, of
Grandview, and Harry Vickerman and
Joe Bunch of Okobojo, were in town
Saturday.
Geo. Tagg of Garner township Is
improving his property by adding an
addition to his residence, which he
bought of J. II. Miller and moved up
from Pierre.
H. Il. Tagg and Coe Byrum re-
turned from Pierre Thursday noon,
where they had been to take some
country produce and number of head
of cattle to market
H. r. Conary, of Armenia, n. d.,
was in town last Saturday. He was
looking over Sully county lands with
n view of investing and gong into the
live stock raising business.
For LADIES' and childrens furnish
ing goods, gents shirts and various
small wears 90 to Mrs. Burns; first
door north OF Doner's grocery.
Clerks of school townships should
send in the enumeration to the County
Superintendent Immediately. The
county and township apportionments
are effected by the enumeration.
The WATCHMAN is in receipt of q
copy of the State Fair Premium List,
through the kindness Of c. l.. Downey
the Secretary The Fair will he held
at Sioux Falls, from Sept 2lst to 25th.
A number of loads of sand were
placed around the town well Monday
under the direction of Supervisor W.
Lilly, to prevent n repetition of the
odious mud and filth hold about the
well all spring.
Capt. Geo. w. Fisher and wife, of
Pennington township, we're in town,
Wednesday laying in supplies. The
Capt. bought a hay rake at the Bargain
store and will soon begin to put up
hay for next winters use.
Last Monday 4. NJ. Starks COM
menced the manufacture of cheese at
his farm two miles west of town. Mr..
Starks had good success ut the busi-
ness last season and found ready sale
for all the cheese manufactured.
Dan Anderson and wife and Miss
Ella and Master Albert Toomey made
a trip to Little Bend the first of the
week In search of Indian relics in an
old Rec village located there. They
returned with quite a collection.
-Wm. j., John T., Henry J. and
Frank Lawrence, and John Hildebrand
and Frank w. Neygus, of Cora and
Morton townships all made final proof
upon their homesteads before the Clerk
Of Courts on Tuesday of this week.
M c. Cronk of Wisconsin, was IN
town Saturday. Mr. G. owns a home
stead near Brayton, in Buffalo town.
ship, part of which, we understand,
he will soon plat and start town.
The ID. p & B. III. r. r. survey runs
through it.
A letter from w. L. Punzel, form
erly of Rich Valley township, now at
Lake Mills, Wis, says: at has rained
here every day since the first of June" >"
Will is in the milk business and says
he is doing well. He enclosed cash
for the WATCHMAN.
When returning from the field last
Monday evening team of four horses
attached To n gang plow, driven by n
small son of i. M. Chamberlain in
Clifton township, became unmanaga-
BILE and ran away. No damage done,
except to the plow.
Mrs. A. Ross and Mrs. w. W.
Botsford, of Clifton, were in town,
Thursday afternoon, buying goods at
our stores. The Onida merchants have
the reputation of selling goods much
cheaper than they can be bought at
any OF the neighboring towns.
n. Il. Tagg made his regular b.
weekly trip TO Pierre Tuesday, with
farm produce. This is an industry
that should be fostered by the farmers
of Sully county, as it enables them To
place their surplus produce before the
consumers IN fresh condition. Pierre
Democrat.
The trial of John Clark, alias
"Whitey,' for the murder of Jack the
Boatman" ut Pierre in November. 1880.
was concluded in Pierre last week, and
on Monday of this week he was sen
fenced by Judge Fuller to serve term
of years and IL months, for man
slaughter in the second degree.
-Strayed. from Pierre, team of
roam geldings, VT. $500 One tall and
rangy with ring bone on both hind
feet, and one heavy built, hind feet
plpeOn- -toed and blind i'm left eve