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

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a depth of Is feet on bis farm south
west of town.
Miss Clara Bartlett of Blunt,
came up Thursday evening and will re-
main with Mrs. Sergeant until after
court.
John Cole, d. Q. Jordan, Mel
Jordan and Henry Probst made trip
to the river this week, for plums and
other fruits.
--Sportsmen are making the few
prair,e chickens there are suffer. After
next Monday all kinds of game will be
in season, except quail.
Mrs. Margaret Fortier, former
resident of Falrview township, died in
Blunt last Friday, Aug. 2lst, after an
illness of several months.
The Okobojo Times says Nelson
DUNN has secured position as teach
er ofan Indian school at White Horses
camp on the Moreau river.
A new pump for hand use was
this week put into the town we'll, and
now two streams can frequently be seen
flowing from the we'll at Que time.
Prank Howard, Delbert Mosher
and Herman Schultz of Milford, were
down laying IN a supply of groceries
for the threshing season, Wednesday.
old Settlers meeting at Okobojo,
one week from next Thursday, Sept
10th. All should attend and have
good time. A good program has been
prepared.
John 4. Lawrence and wife, of
Morton, and VIM. Low and wife, of
Fairview, passed through town Thurs
day, on their way to the plum thickets
along the river.
Richard Brown of Hughes county,
accompanied by his sister, MISS Anna,
teacher of an Indian school opposite
LIE Beau, passed through town yester-
day, en- route north.
j. +. Gunsalus of Buffalo town
ship, has gone to Hand county with
his threshing machine to remain until
the close OF the season. Andrew Bene-
dict accompanied him.
j. II. Snyder of Grandview town
ship, will sell his personal property,
consisting of 6 head of horses and
colts and household goods at auction
on the Sd of September.
Rev. +. II. Grant, of Huron,
preached two very interesting sermons
in Onida last Sunday. Mr. Grant is a
fluent speaker and seems to have his
heart and soul in the work.
Miss Gussie Chandler and Mrs. j.
FL. Sanderson, of Copp, spent Monday
afternoon in town visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. N. W. Porter. They were en-
route to Pierre to attend the w. G. T.
U. meeting.
-Messrs. Spencer and Houck post
masters at Kaspar and Norfolk respec-
lively, passed through town on their
way home from plumming expedition,
Tuesday evening. They secured a
liberal supply.
-Chas. l.. Johnson of Troy town.
ship, accompanied by his father, Joseph
johnson, from Illinois, who Is spending
the summer here, and John Mcdaniel,
was in town on business Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Mary Wilson, OF kiowa, Kan
sas, arrived last Monday for visit to
her brothers, A. r. and S ". Thorp.
of Troy township, and to look after her
interest in the estate of her mother.
Mrs w. was in town Thursday.
John Bradley of Okobojo has
traded his stock of boots and shoes and
village property to A. Hummel of Iowa
township for his farm. Mr.. Bradley
will go east, and we are informed that
Mr. Hummel will remove his stock of
boots and shoes away from Okobojo.
We are informed that Thos. Lytle
of Grandview township, recently came
very near being suffocated by foul air
in his well. In ascending he realized
his condition and took "death grip"
on the rope, and on reaching the top
tumbled over on the ground, timber,
but soon recovered.
Justice Livingstone's court was
occupied Monday in trying the case of
Jas. Eadle against Patrick Kane for
trespass by stock upon the plaintiff
corn field. s35 damage was claimed,
but after hearing the testimony the
Justice rendered judgement against
the defendant for $l5 and costs of suit.
There will be change in the
management Of the Onlda House to
take place on September 10th Geo
H. Sergeant has disposed of his hotel
paraphenalia to John N. Garner, who
will then take charge of the house.
Mr.. Sergeant and family, We under