The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-01-31
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Valentines day two weeks from
tomorrow.
People are beginning to talk about
spring work.
No sleighing yet, and this the last
day Of January.
Rev. Ash is holding revival meet
ings at Okobojo.
-Washlngton's birthday will come
on Sunday this year.
The dancing club will give dance
next Thursday evening.
Will Eckcrt filed on a homestead
in Morton township, Tuesday.
Robert and Link Porter attended
the Legislature at Pierre this week.
C. r. and Il. G. Pierce came up
for visit to their relatives, Tuesday.
Glare Tilton, of Minnesota, has
been visiting with Irv. Sergeant here
this week.
-Ashbel Butler of Blunt, passed
through town yesterday en- route to
Gettysburg.
C. w. Hawes and the Misses Lowe
departed for Pierre Thursday, to visit
the Capital City.
Jas. and Peter Eadie, of Harrison
township, were in town Wednesday,
doing land business.
This is good weather for base
ballists to practice and the boys are
taking advantage of 1t.
A. D. Tilton of Blunt, and Mr..
Fairbank, of Sioux Falls, spent Wed
nesday evening in town.
This has so far been warm dry
winter, but We don't know any one who
wouldn't welcome 'wet spell"
Will Punzel of Rich Valley, ex-
poets to leave for Wisconsin next week
to take charge of his fathers dairy
farm.
"A number of the young people
spent last evening with Misses Dele
Finch and jennie Scott. at the Klmmel
residence.
R. Rousseau, Hughes county, ac-
companied by j. T. Gilliger, of Grand
view, was in this vicinity buying fat
cattle, Tuesday.
The WATcHMAN and Weekly In
ter Ocean will be sent to any address
one year for only 1925. Now is the
time to subscribe.
One of S. w. Gates fine two-year-
old colts was badly cut in the fore legs
in wire fence, near the hotel barn,
Sunday afternoon.
e. A. Palm of Iowa township,
Frank Goddard and Geo. w. Haight
of Goodwater, were doing business at
the Hub Wed aesday.
j. D. Howard and J. S. Walker,
of Summit township, were up deposit
ing their mite with the County Treas
urer the first of the week.
Court Boyd, representing Perkins
Bros. Co, of Sioux City, book makers
and stationers, was here soliciting Or
ders for his firm, Tuesday.
"A dance, which we understand was
we'll attended, was given at the resi-
dence OF Jas. A. Lang, in Harrison
township, last Friday evening.
John w. Harvey of Rich Valley,
an old soldier, left on Tuesday morn
ing for Leavenworth, Kansas, to enter
the Government Soldiers Home.
A new water tank is to be placed
at the town we'll 1t will be so arrang-
ed that one department will contain
water for house use and another stock
water.
The water supply in c. D. Fanton's
we'll, in Blame, has reduced itself to
about barrels per day. Pete Young
berg is now engaged putting down
second well.
A letter from Auditor ii. Il. Kim
mel to Register Porter announces that
he and Mrs. X. have continued their
journey from Kansas to California for
health and pleasure.
A number of the neighbors of j.
X. Knapp, of Morton township, met at
his home Tuesday and spent the day
IN the usual pleasant manner Dakotians
are accustomed to doing
&C. M. Elliott and d. ii. Pausley
of Cora township, spent part of the
week in town visiting N. w. Porter and
family. Mr.. Paisley is just recover
ing from severe illness.
The young men living in the vi
cinity of Davidson, just north of our
county line, after choosing up sides IN
the old snelltnu school stvIa ora puf