The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-02-13
HOME HAPPENINGS.

French'S.
Milton M. Smith spent part 0
the week IN town.
The Onida water works have beer
out of repair the past week.
st. Valentines Day tomorrow
Get your tender missive ready.
w. c. T. U. public meeting to.
morrow night. All are invited.
Charlie Holmes lost brood mare
Monday from some unknown disease
Walter Spencer of Falrview lef,
an aching tooth with DR.. Merrick, Mon
day. ~
ID. Q. Jordan and D. M. Smith
have been doing business IN Pierre this
week.
Mrs. j. w. Casehere of Lincoln
township, has been quite ill. for some
time past with la grippe.
There will be dance and general
good time at Okobojo on the 22nd
Washington's birthday.
&C. M. Fairbanks, the Sioux Falls
grocery pilgrim, was taking orders from
our merchants, Thursday.
VIM. Backhaus of Clifton, and l.
Hamlink of Goodwater, were pleasant
callers at this office, Monday.
We are informed that Geo. w.
Haight of Goodwater township, con.
templates removing to New Y York state
soon.
Attorney T. M. Simmons has been
confined to his bed by illness a couple
Of days this week, but is now up and
around again.
&c. W. Giddings, Of Harold, was
in town, Monday on business connected
with the Wilcox vs.. NJ. NJ. Smith at
tachment case.
Chris. Rodenberg of Fa,rbank has
been granted pension. Also T. M.
Lowell, Of Park township, and John j.
Green of Summit.
Good farm lands are IN demand in
the southern part of the state. Another
good crop and the boom will strike
central South Dakota.
Marvin Weed is spending the
week at Treasurer Johnston's farm in
Fairbank township, while Tommy is
resting up at the Hub.
The Lebanon Politician says j :.
NJ. Lindley of Harrison township, was
quite seriously hurt by kick from a
horse one day last week.
The Commissioner of Indian af.
fairs has decided to appoint Il. B.
Rutherford of Forest City post-trader
at the Cheyenne agency.
The Barber-J Johnson damage suit
came up for trial last Saturday, but was
postponed one week to secure a jury.
1t Is expected to take place today.
&C. A. Tagg left Thursday for
Nebraska to visit his mother and other
relatives. During his absence Wilber
Dare will look after the stock on the
ranch.
We had one of our worst billiards
Wednesday, but Charlie Everts came
in on time with the mail just as If it
was fine day. Charlie don't seem to
care how hard the wind blows or snow
Sits.
To-day a Representative of the rain
makers will be in Onida to tell what he
knows about tapping the clouds. Turn
out, everybody. Let's not condemn
and call it fraud until we know what
we are talking about.
Sam Patterson, of Norfolk, and I
S. R,ckert of Clifton attended the Lit
erary Tuesday evening and spent
Wednesday in town-because the biz
zard inti,nated to them that it was safer
here than travelling on the prairie.
Born, at Brayton, this county, on
Sunday Feb. 7th, 1892, to Mr. and Nj
L. Il. Snyder, son. All dong we'll
The young man will vote the Republi.
can ticket in just 81 years from now.
when the slndecrats" will have been
long forgotten.
-Editor Ingham continues to en-
large and improve his. Blunt Advocate
Last week he enlarged from a five to a
six column quarto, got new head and
gave the people of Blunt paper they
should not only feel proud of but pat
ronize literally.
Il. E. Looms is the happy father
of bran-new pound boy, that called
at his pleasant home one mile east OF
town early Monday morning and de-
cIared his intention to remain and share
the comforts and a part Of the atten.
tions Of his Dakota home. All are do
ing we'll. Mrs. Mallock attended.
Next Friday evening, the 10Th, the
members of the Onida public schools
will give literary entertainment con-
s,stlng of readings, recitations, music
etc. A collection will be taken up for
the benefit of the Educational Exhihit