The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-09-17
GOVERNOR SHELDON,

GOVERNOR SHELDON.
Hon. G. H. Sheldon, Republican can
didate for Governor, will speak in
Onida on Wednesday, October 5th, at
2 o'clock p. m. Remember the date
School was commenced last Mon
day, with Miss Carrie Arnold as teach
er. The primary department will not
begin for several weeks.
A shooting affray took place in
Pierre last Friday night between SOL
,dier and cowboy. Both were shot but
the wounds are not dangerous.
DIR. Pease informs us that the lit
tie son of John Slater of Summit town
ship, whose arm was broken on Tues
day of last week IS getting along nicely.
>. Leo Scheiber, brother-in law of
Girl BdBe!, who recently arrived here
with Instantly, has filed on claim in
the northern part of Rich Valley town
ship.
Mr.. Murray ofFondu Lac, Wis.,, is
visiting, Ph. H. Bighim and other
friends in Garner. He expects to Sc
cure a claim and locate with us next
spring.
The voters in this vicinity should
bear in mind that Jos. Donahue of Ft.
Pierre will speak in Onlda next Tues
day evening, the Goth. Everybody is
invited tc attend.
We understand that Supt. Porter
has traded his Onlda residence property
to Mrs. Ross for the Clifton hotel
building, which he will remove to his
farm six miles west of town.
In the early settlement Of Virginia
it cost the young planters from IS to
$50 lbs. of tobacco for a wife. Now a
worthy man can get handsome and
refined woman for the sparkling, and
our young men bless the sverge of ruin"
that has so agreeably changed the con-
ditions.
The RuY0Iist claims circulation OF
thousands as against hundreds for the
Onida Journal. Is it class Legislation
or brains that makes the difference?
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In 1873 the amount of silver was 0.
On Sept. l, 1892, the amount was
$6ol, 922, 2S4, so says the Treasurer's
reports for those periods. ''By theil
works We shall know them"
"We are handicapped by the gener-
al prosperity of the country say the
Democrats.
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If the Independents are opposed tc
mortgages why do they in their state
and national platforms endorse a gov
ernment system by which all realestatt
owners would become mortgagors?
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Mr.. Doner OF Fairfax, Iowa, who ha:
| oeen visiting his son, Commissioner
Doner, of Graner township, is retired
farmer who resides IN town and lives or
the ample rental of his farm. In .
conversation he said the plutes haG
never robbed or disturbed him in any
way and that the farmers of his local
ity were prosperous. He said there
were no Peoples party men in his vi
cinity and asked how they looked
what they fed on, etc. We gave hin
the desired information.
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There are said to be 5000 million
aires or to each $4,000 inhabitants
Between the mlllionaires and those wh(
have nothing there is every degree 0
success represented. Suppose we com
pare them to 5000 step-ladders of %,
900 rounds each. There will then b,
one human on each round of each lad
der, thus representing all the success
slve degrees OF business attainment
Now if the men on the top rounds hav'
gained their giddy financial hight b,
robbing those on the lowest rounds 0
the ladder then they have in a degre
robbed all those who are just next be
meath them. Then casting out of th
1ol 1ots