The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-01-24
HOME HAPPENINGS.

VIM. Toomey, Esq, spent part OF
the week in Pierre.
Equal Suffrage meeting next Tues
day night. See program.
Social party at Eli Bla,r's, IN Rich
Valley township, last night.
The la grippe seems to be preva-
lent among the little children.
-Chas. J. johnson took in the Cap
ltal, Legislature and all, this week.
Henry Marso, of Elk township,
spent part of the week IN town.
Lebanon has a minstrel troupe,
known as the Georgia Ministrels."
Dan Anderson has placed stable
on his lots IN the south end Of the city.
If it will only rain next spring we
can afford to dispen Sc with snow this
winter.
The social dance at the Court
House Thursday evening was highly
enjoyed by all present.
j. r. Knapp, one of Morton town
ships rustling farmers, was doing busi-
ness in town, Thursday.
Mrs. L. +. Loomis Of Harrison
township, was down visiting friends
last Friday and Saturday.
-Hakan Person, of Lewiston, is
the proud father of a fine boy, that
arrived at his place January 9th.
MIR. and Mrs. H. E. Kimmel are
now In Kansas. Register Porter Is
acting as Deputy County Auditor.
Will Botsford of Clifton spent
Wednesday afternoon in town, and Of
course visited the WATcHMAN Office.
Walter Price, of Milford was made
happy again last Sunday by the arrival
at his home of nice little baby boy.
-Mesdames Burtch and Cronan, re-
siding south west of town, are visiting
f. Haskin and family at Pierre this
week.
Joe Scott's fine black stallion is
not Percheron, as stated by US last
week, but thoroughbred French draft,
registered.
VIM. Olson, of Spicer, Mimi, was
looking after real estate interests here
last Saturday. He owns fine claim
in Hartford.
j. B. Roberts and John Furlow, of
Potter P. o., and George and Thos.
Schneider of Milford, were in to wn on
business, Wednesday.
Henry Rausch and Peter Arth
were down from the county line, Tues
day, depositing their little mite with
the County Treasurer.
Henry Townsend, Herman Farrar
and Harvey Mills were over from the
east side looking after some business
matters, Wednesday.
Wallace Lilly was quite seriously
hurt Thursday afternoon by being
struck on the head by a large pulley
attached to a well derrick.
Henry Holmes has struct water
on his claim in the southwestern part
Of the township, furnishing a good flow
at l9 feet, the water rising to depth
of 10 feet IN the we'll.
-Harl Porter had his ankle sprained
last Friday afternoon. The pony he
was riding was making good time for
the barn door, so he jumped off to stop
it and didn't light just right.
-Chas A. Zimmerman of the U. s.
Army, and Miss Estella Towle, daugh-
ter Of r. ID. Towle, of Grandylew town
ship, were married by Rev. JAS. Oakley
in Pierre on Friday of last week.
Quite a number Of the members
of the s. of V. Camp of Onida, acco m
panied by the Band, went to Blunt,
yesterday evening to assist in the or
ganizatlon of camp at that place.
--Ex- COMMISSIONS Botsford, Of
Clifton, made us call, Thursday. Mr..
B. will run herd at Clifton again the
coming season, and wishes to be re-
membered by those who have patron
lied him in the past.
Hiram Medbury and father of
Copp, spent Thursday night in town.
They were en- route home from Pierre,
where they had been to dispose of a
load of brooms, made from broom-corn
raised on their farm.
Merle d. Smith, prominent resi-
dent of Blunt, well-known in this coun-
ty, died of typhoid fever at his home
last Saturday. He was member of
the A. o. U. w., and the funeral SER
vices were conducted under the aus
poets of that order.