The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-03-28
The first flock of wild geese TO pass

ton that spring Is hear to stay.
The case of Lomheim VS.. Butler,
in Justice Everts' court, Monday,
brought to regain possession of colts
belonging to the defendant that had
been trespassing On the plaintiff prem
ises, was dismissed by tie Court for
want Of jurisdiction.
"A copy of the Free Press Popu
lar edition os the new laws has been
received at the Court House. 1t is
neatly gotten up and this 10 the first
time copy of the session laws could
be obtained in less than three months
after adjournment of the Legislature.
The Faulkton Record says Mana
ger Ward has written Clerk of Court
Bailey of that place that work will
again be commenced on the Pierre and
Aberdeen railroad about April 1st
When begun the work will be pushed
until the grading is completed to Pierre.
Peter Arth of Milford township
this week sold his farm to Martin
Schneider, Jr., who recently arrived
here from Kansas. Mr.. Arth will re-
main IN possession until next fall.
Messrs. Arth and Schneider were IL
town Wednesday executing papers to
complete the deal
We learn from Chas. Eyerts, the
Onida-G a-Gettysburg stage driver, that
Martin Schneider, Sr., of Milford town
ship, died at his home on Wednesday
evening last. Mr. Schreiber has been
quite feeble fer . number CT months
He leaves q large family and many
friends TO mourn his loss.
Mrs. Harriet I. Douglas, Of Be
lott, Wis, mother of Mrs. H. w Hunt.
accompanied by her daughters, Miss
Hettle Douglas Of Beloit, and Mrs
Thompson Of Chicago, was visiting her
grand daughters, Mrs. d. NJ. Anderson
of Onlda, and Mrs. Benton Doner, of
Garner township, Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Blunt AduocGte thinks Rev.
Shultz might be in better business than
delineating 10 the 'terror stricken, OPP
en- nouthed Buckeyes, all the horrors
of the ghost dance and war-whoop' of
the Sioux Indians while on his visit to
his former home in Ohio. His lee
lures and exhibitions of tomahawks,
scalp;ng knives and war clubs will GER
tainly not induce emigration to South
Dakota.
L. 4. Temmey, who last week re-
turned from Iowa, has an auction sale
advertised for April 3. While absent
he bought 500 head of sheep which he
will bring here rs soon as the weather
settles, and is selling off his horses and
cattle 50 as to turn his whole attention
to sheep husbandry, being unable on
account Of rheumatism to do farm
work In the long run Mr.. =. will no
doubt reap greater financial benefit
than il he longer continued wheat farm
ing.
The news Of the death of Carl
Matusch, formerly Of Blaine township,
at Redfeld, was received, Monday, and
his children Immediately left fer that
place to attend the funeral services.
Mr. Matusch was resident of this
county from 1883 10 last November,
and was highly respected by all who
enjoyed his acquaintance. Last fall
he sold his property here to his sons,
Lawrence and Felix, and removed to
Redfeld. The many friends of the
family here sympathise with them in
their bereavement.
The remains of Miss Maggie Wal
ter were removed from Clifton to the
Onida Cemetery last Saturday by the
Sons of Veterans and buried or a lot
belonging to q. S. Grant Post, G. A.
r., of this place, The S. of v, exer-
cises were attended by members of the
Post and Woman's Relief Corps. MISS
Walter, as many will remember, was
the daughter of VIM. G. Walter, an old
veteran and until January |, 1886, one
of the publishers of the WATcuMAN.
On June IL, 1885, she and Ida Kenny
were drowned while bathing in the
Okobojo creek near Clifton. The re-