The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-02-06
HOME HAPPENINGS.

court business.
M. L. French this week received
a car load of corn.
There is talk Of social dance be-
ing given in Onlda soon.
Rev, Fl. s. Coon Of Goodwate1
has spent the week IN town.
About four inches of snow fell
here Sunday night and Monday.
The post-office of Milford will soon
be In running order at Walter Prices.
ID. E. Killing of Pennington twp,
was a pleasant caller at this office
Tuesday.
Mrs. Minnie Klrchgraber left
Tuesday for a visit to friends at ST.
Lawrence.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira w. Cole of Blunt,
spent Sunday at Onida, the guests OF
Wallace Lilly and family.
Marvin Weed expects to go to
Dickey county, N. D., soon to remain
during the spring and summer.
-Ex Commissioners J. FL. Maxwell
paid Onida visit Wednesday, and
made the WATCHMAN a pleasant call.
Judge Goddard and W. N. Meloon
left for Pierre Wednesday to be in at
tendance at the Circuit Court in session
there.
Work is soon to commence on the
Dry Run, Hughes county, artesian well.
Coal and machinery are being placed
on the ground.
Dell Coy, 6 years Clerk Of Courts
of Hughes county, and a prominent and
we'll known attorney, died Of la grippe
at Odebolt, Iowa, on Feb. 1st.
john Falkenhagan recently lost
fine 3-year old mare. The animal
walked onto the roof Of a stable and
fell through and broke its neck.
The Worlds Fair appropriation
question by Sully county has been set
tied. The Onida Literary decided
Tuesday night that it should not be
made.
B. f. Haskin this week removed
with his family from the Kean place
in Rich Valley township, to his farm
3 miles south of Fairbank, where he
expects to reside in the future.
The Onida Literary was quite
largely attended Tuesday evening and
the exercises very good. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, f..
j. Shepherd; Vice Pres, Leon French;
Secretary, Miss Linnie Cole.
In Potter county large number
Of sheep have recently died from some
disease that is puzzllng their owners.
They simply lie down and die. In
some instances needle grass is getting
in It's deadly work.
January 10Th, Worlds Fair
School Day, will be observed by the
Onida schools. In the evening the
school will give literary entertain
ment at which collection will be taken
up for the benefit Of the South Dakota
Educational Exhibit. Everybody is
invited to attend.
1t is said that there will be meet
ing Of those interested in raln-making
IN Onida on the 18th, one week from
today, and that parties from abroad
will be present to show up the modus
operandi. Let all interested turn out
and come to some conclusion as to what
Sully county will do or expect.
- Register N. w. Porter spent sew
eral days at his farm in Cora township
during the past week, accompanied by
Irv. Sergeant. Mr.. Porter has lost 38
head of his best sheep lately from some
unknown cause. His sheep have excel
lent care, and it is certainly mystery
why they are dying unless it is for
want of exercise, occasioned by the
deep snow.
The following named teachers at
tended the regular February examina-
ton before Supt. Porter yesterday: H.
S. Coon, Shiloh; Chas. Glessner, and
Misses Martha Bunch, Josie and Irene
Groscclose, Okobojo; Adele Nilsson,
Lewiston; Misses Maud and Halle
Hoover, Anna Looms and Minnie
Bushnell, Blunt, and Mrs. Clara e.
Pratt, Onida.
Rev. H. S. Coon of Goodwater,
preached a very able and interesting
sermon in Onida last Sunday. On
account of the illness OF Rev. Ash
he also preached at 2 O'Clock at
Howards School House, and will fill
all Of Rev. Ash's appointments next
Sunday, at Brooking at 10 o'clock and
Okobojo at O'Clock the same day. 1t
was the first time Rev. Coon ever
preached in Onida and he made very
favorable impression and bids fair. to
make his mark in the ministry. Hope
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