The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-10-29
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

A Moody county farm sold last
week for S27 per acre.
The bank at Roswell was burglar
lied last Saturday and about 1850
was secured.
The National Union store at
F1andreau has been closed up and
the goods shipped away.
r. A. Hall, postmaster at Swan
Lake has resigned and recommends
that the postoffice be discontinued.
F. J. Hayes, a St. Paul photog-
rapher, is making a tour of the state
to obtain some views for the worlds
fair.
Fire damaged the Augustana
: college at Canton to the extent of
$500 last Tuesday. Hans Anderson
foremanof the fire company was badly
injured.
The seven republican candidates
for the legislature in Minnehaha
county publicly announce their iuten-
tion to vote for re-submission if
elected.
Henry Matz, four year Madison
boy was run over by freight train
last Thursday, and lost his right leg
below the knee as result of his
Injuries.
The offer Of Philadelphian to
donate enough American tin plate to
roof the South Dakota building at
the worlds fair has been accepted by
the commissioners.
w. IT. Lyon, the originator of the
city saloon idea at Sioux Falls has
announced himself candidate for
the legislature and will if elected
bring his ideas before the state
legislature.
Aberdeen seems to be infested by
gang of toughs. One night last week.
stranger was held up in the vicinity
Of the fair grounds brutally and
severely pounded and robbed of $40
and a gold watch. Other instances
have been reported.
County treasurer Berreth of
Campbell county has been arrested on
by Public Examiner Blanchard. A
shortage of over $4,000 was found in
his accounts. The accused, who is
the independent candidate for
reelection, admitted the fact an
substance, but waived examination
and gave bonds.
Somebody has been doing some
figuring on the amount of paper
ballot tickets for the coming election
and estimates that it will require
$4,000 pounds of white paper. This
would be enough to make walk two
feet wide from one end of the state to
the other, or to build a solid monu-
ment $50 feet high and two feet
through.
The prohibition certificate of
nomination of state officers fled
with the secretary of state has been
pronounced so defective by the
attorney general that it will not be
given a place on the ticket. The
certificate submitted fails to show the
residence and business address of the
persons nominated, or the residence,
business and business address Of the
presiding officer and secretary Of the
convention which made the nOmi-
nations, and in this respect fails to
comply with the provisions of law.
The case of II. D. Jessop against
w. P. Butler, growing out of the
sending of a fake letter to Jessop
which caused him to make trip to
Minneapolis a Few months since, was
called in court at Huron recently,
but the defendent did not appear,
and the jury gave JessOp verdict OF
$780, There is yet another suit pend
ing against Mr.. Butler in the United
States court on the charge of yiolat-
ing the United States postal laws.
The state militia has been reorga-
nized and divided into three bat
talions. Maj. Thomas H. Ruth OF
DeSmet has been placed in command
of the first battalion, which includes
companies F, II, X and L. The
second battalion, consisting of com:
under Mai. G. T. Jetfers of this city
The third battalion, made up OF
companies G, d. and NJ, is under
the command of Maj. A. L. Keller OF
Elk Point, Messrs. Jetfers and Keller
whose military titles have heretofore
been captain are, by this new arrange
ment, raised to the position Of
mayor.
Judge Smith Of the Yanktor
circuit has issued writ of Mandam
Charles Mix county to establish
voting places on the Yankton Indiar
reservation. This is case of {
peoples party board of commissioners
endeayoring to prevent the Indians
from voting. Nearly 500 Indian:
live on the reservation who hav'
taken land in severalty and who ar
qualified voters, and they want
chance to vote. The commissioner
were petitioned to establish votn'
places, but this they declined to do
The Indians, however, acting unde
the advice of counsel, decided t.
compel the commissioners to tax
action.
Ex-Gov. Faulk, of Yankton, is ou
with statement in answer to Sena
tor Pettigrew's charges of fraud mad
..ee. recently. Mr.. Faulk consumes muc]
space in correction of dates; denie
that any promise was ever made t
pay the scouts $500 each, and say
that the S75 paid to each was NOR
than the services were worth