The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-04-30
HOME HAPPENINGS.

April showers in abundance.
The early sown wheat is up nicely.
The heaviest rain for many
months fell here Tuesday night.
Frances Barber spent Sunday in
Blunt, guest of Chas. Everts.
Ira Cole has his crop in and re-
turned with his family to Blunt yester-
day.
Hon. David Hall has been laid
up with a severe attack Of rheuma-
tism the past week.
MISS Jennie Walsh commenced
a spring term of school in Farmlngton
last week. -
E. A. Palm and wife Of Iowa town.
ship, were visiting Judge Goddard and
family IN Onida Sunday.
Mrs. Sayles of Watertown, will
spend the summer with her son, Irving
of Pennington township.
Miss Elena Johnston returned
from Pierre Tuesday, where she spent
several days visiting friends.
The parents of Fred Fagner Of
Okobojo township. arrived last Friday
from Danyille, ILL.,, for a visit.
South Dakota reputation as wet
country continues to gain. Last week
it failed to rain for three days.
Fred Epps and family Of Harrison
township, left Monday for his former
home in New Hampshire to spend the
summer.
"A. D. Hendrix of Aberdeen, collect
ing agent for the Aultman-Taylor
Machine Co., was doing business in
town Tuesday.
Jacob Seward represented the
east and H. Lounsbury the west end
of the county at the campfire Wed
nesday evening.
limited States Court will convene
in Pierre May 18th. H. O'Connor has
been drawn as a grand juror, and D. Q.
Jordan as petit juror.
Mrs. Chas. E. Granger of Blunt
spent Sunday and Monday, in this VI
cinity visiting relatives and friends, re-
turning home Tuesday.
Miss Jessie Livingstone will CON-
mence spring term of school ln Rich
Valley township next Monday. She
leaves for that town today.
Rev. G. G.. Cressy, of Aberdeen,
representative of the Baptist home
missionary society, preached two very
interesting sermons in Onida last Sun
day.
The Okobojo Times says that D.
A. Harpold has purchased a ranch
near Westover, Pratt county, and has
several hundred head of cattle ranging
on it.
-Chas. E. McLane of Troy town.
ship, has bought and had shipped in
five thoroughbred Galloway bulls. He
will take them to his new ranch on
thl Moreau.
The man who gets mad at what
the newspapers say about him, should
return thanks three times a day fol
what the newspapers know and keel
| in the back -ground.-Ex.
| -Mesdames s. G. w. Stokes and
Robt. Clark of Goodwater, VISITED
their brother, Judge Goddard, ant
family this week and attended tht
campfire Wednesday evening.
Parties holding Garner civil town
ship warrants numbered Sc, SO, So, 81
IS, rs, 78, 80, 43, 60, GA, 81 and 80 Cal
1get their money on presentation te
IWm. Gothmann, town treasurer. '
| -Ex- Treasurer VIM. Toomey cam
in Wednesday to attend the campfire
lit seemed like old times to see hin
taking part In the'exercises, especial!
when be begins to hide tie beans ant
coffee.
Bert Lilly is the best pleased ma
in the township. Lilies always com
IN sprlngtime and the one at his bom
is a dandy. Bert greets everybod
with smile because his boy is th
finest Lilly in the neighborhood.
We learn that Steve Travis of th
Okobojo Times, is negotiating for tn
control OF the Pierre Democrat, an
that the Times. will be conducted