The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-04-09

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the heavy ram and snow of the first of
the week.
The ground is more thoroughly
soaked this spring than for years past.
The farmers have been unable to do
much seeding.
The fields are so wet that farmers
will be unable to begin their seeding
for several days. The like was never
known here before.
Our old friend James Shipley of
Grandview, spent Wednesday night IN
town. He was doing business with the
County Treasurer.
The Onida Literary Society at
their meeting Tuesday evening adj
journed to meet at the call Of the
President next fall.
Rev. j. III. Naumann of Elk Town
ship was caller, Tuesday. Rev.
Naumann held services at the Water
ford school Sunday.
We are prepared to print stock
bills on short notice. Call and ex-
anime our variety of cuts and work be-
fore ordering elsewhere.
JAS. Ingle was down from Morton
Thursday, accompanied by VIM.
Miller, of St. Mary's, Ohio, who has re-
Gently located in that township.
Rev. NJ. Ash will preach at the
Stokes school house, Goodwater, to-
morrow, April 10, at IL o'clock a. M.
and at the Ney school house, Lincoln,
at 2. pm
Ira Cole has rented his residence
to Treasurer Johnston, and will occupy
the rooms in the rear of the bank
building during his temporary resi-
dence here.
w. II. Brown has returned from
Devils Lake, N. D., to Pierre, to remain
few days. He reports Charlie duly
installed as typo in the Devils Lake
NeacS office.
Mrs. L. Livingstone this week
sold the Sc / Of section II, in Blaine
township, to Mr.. Nelson, who has spent
the winter In this county with his
friend FL. d. Emo.
The next regular meeting Of the
w. G. T. U. will be held at the home
of Miss Lizzie Porter, on Thursday
afternoon, April l4th. All are cordial
ly invited to attend.
"A little daughter was born to
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Boettcher of
Harrison township on Sunday after
noon last. DIR. Pease attended, and re-
ports all doing well.
Two and half inches of rain fell
at Huron between Sunday noon and
Monday evening, and still there are
those down east who contend that it
never rams in South Dakota.
Bert Lilly has bought the Frank
Brigham tree claim, J mile east of
town and filed a homestead thereon
This looks as if Bert still has faith in
the country. He has fine claim.
Miss Adele Nilsson of Lewiston
opened spring term Of school in the
Laurel school house this week, and
Miss Martha Bunch of Okobojo, term
in the Killing school house, in Farm
ington.
A young man named Charles Cath.
cart, who has been stopping in town
this week, faced the storm from Blum,
to Onida on foot, Monday. He was
fonder Of Dakota ozone and snow than
most people.
The lake beds are all filled with
water. When warm weather comes
wont we have an abundant crop OF
mosquitoes, though? We can stand
them so long as the moisture shoots
the crops ahead.
Tomorrow Sunday Rev. II. s.
Coon will conduct the Methodist
services in Onida, at II o'clock a. M.
and at the Brooking school house
Hartford, at 2 O'Clock p. m. All are
invited to attend.
The Fairbank schools commenced
Monday with Misses Carrie Arnold as
teacher in the village school and Miss
Jennie Livingstone in the south school
The ladies will "keep house" in the
Montgomery residence.
WIN. B. Day will preach at the
Summit Center school house on Sun
day, April 10th, at II o'clock a. m., ano
at the Adams school house, in Clifton
at 3 p. IN. same day. All are cordially
invited to attend.
By order of U. S. Grant Post, No
95, G.. A. r., the remains of Mrs
Miles, wife of the Comrade Charles
miles and mother of the Miles boys
in this vicinity, will be removed from
the farm p miles west of town to thu
cemetery.
-Supt. Porter failed to lease mucl
of the school lands because of the higl
price fixed by the State Board. Their
was lively biddinD on only one tract