The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-05-09
HOME HAPPENINGS.
Fine weather, but windy.

Andy Lewis, of Blunt, was in
town Wednesday evening.
"A. d. Tilton, the Blunt liyeryman,
was in our city, Thursday.
WIN. Toomey and II. X. Klmmel
visited Clifton Wednesday.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening ut the school house.
Pat. Wall of Potter =. o., was a
caller at this Office yesterday.
Go to the Bargain Store for your
Yellow Dent and Squaw seed corn.
Prank Dufiield is now domlciled
in the Sprague house, mile south of
town.
Banker Meloon spent the first half
of this week on his Summit township
farm.
Miss Belle Cotton arrived home
from Grand Rapids, Mich, Wednesday
evening.
Bert Lilly is putting a house in
shape for a residence on the farm,
south of town.
L. A. Temmey is now handling
the fine Clydesdale, Dakota Duke, for
{. X. Mallock.
--Falrbank, the grocery drummer
from Sioux Falls, made our merchants
call, Thursday.
The late cold wave and snow storm
didn't injure the peach buds or bananas
in the Sully belt.
"A. j. Darr, formerly of Clifton,
has been re-appointed Chief of Police
OF the city of Pierre.
MISS Carrie Arnold of Blunt, spent
a part of this week in town, the guest
of Miss Maud Mclaughlin.
j. l.. Elchholtz of Blunt, and a
Milwaukee Harvester Go. collection
agent were IN town, Thursday.
Railroad news is very scarce, but
surveyors are at work on both ends of
the line-Pierre and Faulkton.
Mrs. Augusta Randall and son,
Charles, of Goodwater township, were
In town doing business, Thursday.
A full line of Flower and Garden
Seeds ut the Bargain Store, Onida.
The contract for furnishing feed
at Forts Sully and Bennett was award
ed to VIM. Floyd of Grandyiew twp.
L. Il. Looms and j NJ. Lindley,
of Harrison township, made final proof
before the Clerk of Courts, Tuesday.
Miss Matte Porter has been en-
gagged to teach spring term of school
at Fairbank, to commence next Mon
day.
Invitations are out for a social
Ball to be given in Onlda, on Friday
evening, May 18th. A good time is
promised.
Mrs. d. VI. Smith of Okobojo
township, spent Thursday afternoon
in town visiting friends and doing some
shopping,
j. w. Carpenter, wife and son,
Harry, were over from Clifton Satur-
day last to attend the G. A. II. and 5.
of V. meeting.
Henry Oberlin of Summit, and
Mr.. hardwood of Hughes county, were
in town Thursday, buying seed corn
from NJ. l.. French.
Rev. Ash will preach at the school
house tomorrow Sunday morning ut
the usual hour, and would like TO have
all attend the meeting.
The G. A. r., S. of v, w. II. c.
and A. Q. u. W., all met in Onida last
Saturday. and as Il consequence there
was large crowd in town.
Tried and gives excellent satistac
ton-that Arata L, at French's.
Our correspondents are evidently
busy putting in large crops and have
no time to hunt up news. Let us hear
from you as often as convenient.
L. e. Loomis removed his family
to the homestead east of town, Wednes-
day, from Harrison township, where
they have been residing since last fall.
The boys would like to have you
all come to the social dance next Fri
day evening, and bring your girl.
They have arranged for a good enter
tainment
i. s. Rickert, of Clifton, IS at
Charlie McLane's ranch, on the MIS-
sour, pressing 50 tons of hay for jeff
Sage to he delivered to the government
at Fort Bennett. JEFF has the hay
contract.
Snow fell to the depth of about
two inches early Monday morning and
remained on the ground until Tuesday
afternoon. This was the first time
since 1883 that snow has fallen and
laid on the ground over 81 hours ut