The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-03-05
HOME HAPPENINGS.
The snow has gone.
Lent began Wednesday.
French wants to see you.

Lent began wednesday.
French wants to see you.
Grip still fingers around.
The revival meetings are still in
progress.
Arthur Mullens of Grandview, was
in town Tuesday.
--Slush. The streets have been full
Of it the past week.
B. P. Hoover of Fairbank came
over Thursday to attend to some off,
clal business.
Owing to the inclement weather
of Friday last the social dance was
not very we'll attended.
States Attorney Anderson writes
Auditor Kimmel that himself and wife
will arrive home next week.
The W. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. N. w. Porter Thursday, March
10th. All are cordially invited.
Treasurer Johnston and Supt.
Porter attended the funeral of Capt.
Sutherland at Okobojo on Monday last.
-Eastern parties continue to in
quire for and buy our cheap lands. In
fact Dakota lands are having quite a
boom.
Say! you will miss a great treat If
you fail to 60 and see Maj. T. A. Dare's
Stereopticon view entertainment of
War Scenes.
L. E. Loomis is going into the
stock raising business having purchas-
ed for starter 13 head of COWS from
David Hall the past week.
Rev. w. H. Clatworthy will fill
his appointments Sunday, and is ex-
pected to remain and assist in the re-
vival meetings next week.
james Shipley and son, Harry,
spent last Friday night and part of
SATURDAY. in town, and made the
WArcHMAN Office pleatant call.
John Gerlack and Jerry Consett
of Troy, and George Ripley and Jas.
Stipe Of Hartford, did business and
visited their Onlda friends Monday.
-Chas. Karrach Of Rich Valley,
township, has lost 100 head of sheep
since last fall; and Mr.. Haverly IA
head ofcattle and number of sheep.
The Aberdeen News says it is
quite probable that the cars will be
running on the D. P. & B. H. R. r. IN
time to move the next crop of wheat
Patrick Wall OF Pennington town
ship, and Mrs. Albina Lake, of Fores,
City, were married in Pierre on Tues
day of this week. The WATcHMAN ex
tends the usual congratulations.
MIR. Rabdau of Peoria bottom
Hughes county, was in town, Monday
We are informed that he purchased
G. A Tagg's herd of cattle and tha
Mr.Tagg will soon remove to Nebraska
E. X. Harman, editor Of the
Potter County Politician, Of Lebanon
was in town the first Of the week
looking for compositor. We under.
stand he secured the services of Mis-:
Carrie Everts, who will soon depart
for that place.
The Watertown Hail Indemnlt,
Associations business for 189 showed
an increase of nearly fifty per cent
over that of 1890. This was done II
spite of strong competition, and shows
the strong hold it has upon the field i
started out to occupy.
Geo. w. Mclaughlin was up from
Hlghmore, Wednesday looking afte
his livestock interests and arranging
for an auction sale Of his horses, cattle
and farm machinery, which will takt
place on March 18th. He reports bust
ness quiet at Highmore.
Capt. Bliss Sutherland died at hi
home IN Okobojo on Friday evening o
last week Of pluritic trouble, aget
about 67 wears. Funeral services wer
conducted on Monday by Rev. G. H
johnson of Pierre, and his remains wer
inferred in the Okobojo cemetery. Il
was member Of U. S. Grant Post, Nc
95, G.. A. R., Of Onlda.
Our old friend VIM. Toomey, nov
of Lincoln, ILL.,, dropped IN on hi
friends here Saturday last and remain
ed over Sunday. He reports th
family all enjoying good health AM
that Albert is dong nicely and i'm
proving rapidly since the surgica
operation was performed on his hip
Mr.. Toomey has secured the position
| of State agent of a New York life IN
surance company for South Dakota
and will make his headquarters
Sioux Falls.
The Blunt Advocate says that Mrs
James A. Richardson, of Lincoln town
ship, died at Richardson, DeKalb Co
ILL.,, on Feb. 18th. Mrs. Richardso
has been an invalid for months an
was taken to Illinois in hopes that tn
change might benefit her, but the hop
was not realized. Mrs. r. was quit
old, and had been resident of thi
county since 1883. The bereaved hus