The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-08-15

time after birth. Mrs. Adams is i'm
proving slowly.
"A house belonging to d. +. Sweet
land occupied by the family of John
Willett of Okobojo, was struck by
last Sunday night. The
damage was slight. ~
"A hail storm passed over a part
of Pearl township Wednesday. AS
small grain was mostly harvested no
serious damage is reported to crops,
except that Henry Blair lost 40 acres
of flax.
j. s. Mlchaels of Sioux City was
in town, Tuesday, gathering the seeds
not sold and settling with our mer-
chants for the Sioux City Nursery
company. He owns a tree claim in
Hartford township.
Time flies. You have but one life
to live. Make the most of it by keep
ing your conscience clear. The way
to do this Is to drop enough lucre into
the slot to square up your subscription
to the WATcHMAN.
Fred S. Coddington, of Lincoln
ILL.,, spent Thursday and yesterday in
town on business before the county
court. Mr.. Coddlngton expects to
make a trip to the Hills country before
returning to Illinois.
-Messrs. l.. and J. Shannon of
Waterloo, Iowa, have been in the
county this week buying fat wethers
for mutton. Weunderstand they have
bought about five car loads at the rate
of 1925 to $3.50 per hundred pounds.
The Lebanon Observer suggests
that q tri-county fair association be
organized to include the counties of
Sully, Potter and Walworth. Fairs
are nice thing and if these counties
should join one might be made to suc-
ceed with considerable effort.
Michael Ruddy former resident
of Hartford township, who had his left
foot badly mashed by fall from n
broken telegraph pole near Wolsey last
Spring, from the effects of which he
has been land up all summer unable to
work, has sued the company for Sll, :
600 damages He was offered $3.50
and expenses to settle.
The PIERRE DAILY CAPITAL eight
dollars per year The WEEKLY CAPI-
tai $l.5O per year You should have
paper from the state capital.
Sheriff Faust took some horseback
exercise Monday. His new broncho
broke away from him at the pump and
skipped for the west and him after it,.
Mr.. +. followed it as far as John Car
penter's where he changed horses and
succeeded IN bringing the animal back
to Onida that evening. The colt was
caught and corralled at Clifton until
the next day.
The sold man. felt real bad, judg-
ing from his dysentery of words in the
Journal of yesterday because the
WATcHMAN contained n grist of 80
legal notices that that institution want
ed and has been working to get dur
ing the past two years. Had the notices
appeared in the $40 a share concern
the ''old man. wouldn't have cried so
loud that the public could see so plainly
where it hurt him.
In another column will be found
the program for the Old Settlers meet.
ing to be held at Okobojo on Thurs
day, Sept. 10, 1891. Our neighbors
are making extensive preparations to
entertain the people of the county and
make this the most interesting, pleas.
ant and soclable meeting ever held by
the society. They can do it, and then
large new hall Is the best place in the
county for such meeting.
Send your magazines to the DAILY
CAPITAL Co., Pierre, S. D., and have
them bound.
Rev. f. Shultz came up from
Blunt yesterday to bid his many friends
here adieu before taking his final de
parture for the east. Mrs. Shultz anC
and the children started last week ano
are now visiting friends near Oneida
Illinois, where Mr.. S. expects to start
for on Monday next Rev. Shultz has
been pastor of the Presbyterian
churches at this place and Blunt TO
one year and during that time ha'
made many warm friends. TIL,
WAToHMAN wishes him prosperit,
wherever he may conclude to locate.
Some careless individual dropped
the stub of lighted cigar near N. w
Porter's barn in Onida last Saturday
and SET the tinder-like grass on fire
Had it not been Immediately discover
ed and put out by Irve Sergeant, ther
is no telling how much of the tow
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