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

w. Ii. Mcpherson arrived home
from Groton, Brown county, last Thurs
day, and is holding down his home
stead in Blaine township. He expects
to go to the Sisseton reservation soon
to spend the spring months building
houses for the new. settlers.
South Dakota has already sent to
Russia three car loads Of grain. She
will do her duty as soon as her people
get awake to the fact that the people
of a sister country are starving She
does not yet know how serious the con-
dition OF those people is.-Pierre DEM
ocr0t.
The storm Monday stopped the
trains so that Onida was without
mail from the outside world Tuesday;
but it didn't blow hard enough to stop
Charlie Everts, our mail carrier, from
making the round trip from Blunt and
return. Charlie deserves medal for
his pluck
Andrew McFall came over Tues
day to present his application to the
Board for the appointment to the
office of States attorney. He made a
speech to the Board that uncovered
much skulduggery of the leaders in
the Independent camp. He showed
that there was "ring' to it.
Mrs. N. W. Porter and Mrs. DR.. II.
G. Pease went to Blunt last Saturday
to attend the temperance lecturers to
have been delivered there by Rev.
Fielder, President of the Enforcement
League, Saturday and Sunday even
ings and remained over until Tuesday
by reason of the storm Monday.
The Pueblo, COL, Star, of recent
date, contains an account Of the death
Of Mrs. Mary Liddy, wife Of P. M.
Liddy, after a protracted illness, aged
33 years. In 1884 and 1885 Mr.. and
Mrs Liddy were residents of Falrbank.
Mr.. Liddy is practicing law IN Pueblo
and conducting an insurance business.
The County Board convened Mon
day afternoon and completed their de-
liberations Wednesday. Among the
matters of Importance to the tax
payers was the appointment of JAS A.
Lang as Sheep Inspector to fill vacancy,
and T. nj. Simmons as States Attorney,
to fill vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of D. M. Anderson.
Over an inch of water fell during
the first four days Of April and there
were no rain-making experiments in
progress in the vicinity either, N. e.
Westover, of Blunt, a member of the
Hughes county committee, was here
Thursday and it may possibly be due to
his presence that rain fell in torrents
Friday. We'll send for West. next
time we need a good shower.
Sheriff A. A. Faust was again ar
rested for performing his official duties
Wednesday at the instance of D. M.
Smith, and taken before the Indepen-
dent Justice of the Peace, G. w.
Everts, by Coroner Pease, Thursday,
when he waived examination and gave
bonds to appear before the next grand
jury. This case Will not cost the
county more than about $40, all for
the sake of reform. Taxpayers, how
do you like the farce?
Commissioner Groseclose, Of ives.
tern Sully, did not reach Onida to at.
tend the County Board meeting until
Tuesday, and he does not claim to
have been storm -stald either, as did his
colleague, Mr. Townsend; but that the
delay was caused by the arrival at his
home early Monday morning Of a
bright little daughter that bade him
stay and spend the day catering to hel
various wants. Mr.. GrosAlose receiv.
ed hearty congratulations from his
friends and we all smoked. May the
little damsel cheer him in after years
If it is spractical and honest to make
money that will cost a cent or less and
coll II for ho1u will II do ta ,palo q