The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-08-29
HOME HAPPENINGS.

will preach in Onlda.
To-day will be the Poverty Pick
nick ut Summit Center.
Vernon r. Benedict of Turley,
was caller Wednesday.
Judge Goddard and sons went to
the river pluming this week.
Line. l.. Porter. son of Supt. Por-
ter, is in San Francisco, Cal.
Some very fine Comb Honey for
sale cheap at NJ. l.. Frenchs.
S. w. Thorp of Troy, was in town
on probate business, Thursday.
Rev. d. r. Landis of Pierre, will
preach in Onida tomorrow evening.
Mrs. c. L. Mellette of Pierre, is
visiting Miss Dele Finch this week.
Hardwood, Eastwood and white
walnut lumber at the Bargain Store.
Sheriff Faust is busy this week
summoning the grand and petit jurors.
"A number of the farmers are cut
ting up their frosted corn for fodder.
Mrs. F. Haskin, formerly of Cliff
ton, is sick at her home IN East Pierre.
Hugh Porter purchased team of
horses of Tom K. Weed one day this
week.
-Irv. Rickert was sick at Clifton
the first of the week, with bowel com
plant.
Fruit canning jars in stock at the
Bargain Store.
Capt. Sutherland of Okobojo has
been quite sick with bowel complaint
the past week.
-Harl Porter has been engaged to
teach the fall term of the Ripley school,
in Hartford township.
Mrs. VIM. Westphal and little
daughter, of Clifton, have gone to Wis
consin to visit relatives.
ID. Z. Killing and wife, of Farm
ington twp, were in town Wednesday,
trading with our merchants.
The assessment returns of Sully
county were reduced 5 per cent by the
State Board of Equalization.
-Thos. Doner has been unwell tor
some time and this week visited Gettys-
burg to consult his physician.
Mrs. A. Burns contemplates re-
moving her residence from her farm IN
Hartford township to town soon.
Next Monday will be ration day
for the Indians at the new Cheyenne
agency located opposite Forest City.
George Everett ofG Goodwater twp,
was up settling with the county treas
urer, and doing other business, Monday.
A special meeting ofthe Board of
Commissioners to consider the ex-
Treasurer case is called for next Mon
day.
Cal Barber is the accommodating
clerk at French's store since the de-
parture of G. w. Mclaughlin for High
more.
Deputy Sheriff AL Erb and Geo.
W. Stine, of Okobojo, spent Saturday
night in town, en- route home from
Blunt.
We would advise our States
Atty. to take some one along to hold
his horse the next time he goes chicken
hunting.
w. H. Shepherd and VIM. Bohon
were the first to thresh in this vicinity
this season. The quality of the grain
is good.
-George Ripley of Hartford town
ship, has bought and is running the
threshing machine run by c. c. Hill
last year.
A Potter correspondent says Mr..
and Mrs. John Briscoe have daugh-
ter, born the 10th. We congratulate
our friend, John.
Hugh Porter has been engaged
this week digging cellar for DIR. Pease,
who expects to soon add an addition
to his residence.
The citizens Of Blunt are talking
up fair to be held IN October. We
see no reason why good exhibit
could not be made.
John Willett, who conducted a
blacksmith business at Okobojo a
number of years, has located at Geneva,
in Roberts county.
Miss Carrie Arnold OF Blunt, has
been engaged to teach the fall term of
the Fairbank school, and will COM
mence next Monday.
-Leppelman & Ream of Gettys-
burg, have contracted with B. p.
Hoover of Fairbank to keep their herd