The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-04-02
ONDA, SULLY COUNTY, DAKOTA SATURDAY,
&c. H. Sergeant has rented the Cass
farm in Garner township.

1T. ii. Sergeant has rented tne Cass
farm in Garner township.
The town board held a business
meeting at the Office of the Town Clerk
Tuesday.
1t is gratifying and encouraging
to cattle ralsers to know that there is a
ready sale at fair prices tor all of their
young stock. Buyers have been quite
numerous of late.
-Wm. B. Day will preach at the
Summit Center school house on Sun
day, April 10th, at II o'clock a. NJ, and
at the Adams school house, in Clifton,
at 3 p. m. same day. All are cordially
invited to attend.
j. G.. Davidson, of Cheyenne,
Scoby Co. S. D., spent Tuesday night in
town. He was en-route to his farm in
Sphinx county to put in large acreage
of wheat. Mr.. D. owns ranch we'll
stocked with cattle on the Cheyenne
river.
Both Prof: M. B. Knight and Miss
Dele Finch of our public schools were
on the sick list this week. Their places
were filled by Supt. Porter and MISS
Jennie Scott alternating in the princi-
pals room while Miss Hanna Ander-
son conducted the primary department.
The schools will close on the 9th,
C. w. Haight and family of Good
water township, left this week for Jun
ius, Seneca county. N. Y, where they
expect to reside in the future. Mr..
Haight has leased his fine farm for a
term of years to D. w. Hyde, who also
has charge of his live stock. The
WATERMAN expects to see Mr.. Haight
back again soon.
-Chas. H. Agar and daughter,
Miss Jessie, who have spent II years
at Havana, Mlnn., returned to Onida,
Wednesday, to remain, both looking
we'll. Mr.. Agar will take possession
of his farm adjoining town and imme-
dlately begin preparations for putting
in crop. Their many friends will be
pleased to learn of their return.
Ira w. Cole and family, our
former townspeople, after two years.
residence in Blunt, returned to Onida
Tuesday, and again occupy their resi-
dence IN the north part Of town. They
are welcomed back. Mr.. Cole has
purchased the Frank Brigham farm
one mile northwest Of town and will
engage in farming the coming season,
II. A. Dare and family will depart
for Gettysburg today, where Mr..
Dare will give his illustrated lecture
on the "War for the Union," and from
that point travel eastward and give
his entertainment in connection with
the G.. A. R. Posts. Mr.. Dare has been
a resident of this county since the
spring Of 1884, and the county loses
good citizen by his departure.
The Onida W. c. T. U. have under
taken the project Of building public
hall in Onida to be called the
"Mlnnle G.. Agar Temperance Hall, -
in respect to the memory of that noble
young woman, who was loved and re-
spected by all. Subscription papers are
now in circulation. A public hall is
much needed IN Onida and the WATCH.
MAN hopes to see the ladies succeed in
their undertaking.
The Wool Growers and Sheer
Breeders Association met in Onida las1
Saturday and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President
N. w. Porter; Vice President, D. Hall
Secretary, j. A. Lang; Treasurer
Henry Esselbrugge; Executive Com
mlttee, S. r. Pratt, Henry Esselbrugge
A resolution was passed asking th'
County Board of Commissioners tt
appoint J. A. Lang Sheep Inspector, te
fill the vacancy caused by the failure
of j. A. Richardson to qualify.
The editor of the Journal in yes
terday's edition devotes considerable
space in telling how when he wa
young he and another little dog be
longing to his parents was "hol,
terror to cats in general" and had NJ
sense. One day mink pinched hin
and he came to his senses and was eve
afterwards afraid of even kitten
That was many years ago, and if on
is to now judge him from the way b
barks he has long since lost all tn
sense he then developed-dog or other
wise.
| From reports received we are lea
to infer that the color-line has beel
drawn IN Fairbank township. A knock
down is reported between Thos. Tolto
and B. P. Blair one day last week, j
which the latter came out second bes
Blair's father then followed Tolton t
McLane's ranch where he pouncet
upon him and was foored for his pain'
Not being satisfied the three Blairs lal
for Tolton to return home, but whe
they made for him from ambush b