The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-12-29
HOME HAPPENINGS.
Happy New Year, everybody.
School will open again next Mon.

School will open again next Mon
day.
Jack Rabbits were scarce last
Saturday.
Anthony Denton has returned
from Forest City.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Holmes spent
last Friday in Blunt.
Miss Emma Nelson of Ney is
sick with the mumps.
Mrs. Dan Adams left for Downey,
Iowa, for an extended visit to relatives.
There has been more fine weather
this month than we usually have in
December.
The new board of County Com
will meet the first Of the
coming week.
"A. A. Faust attended the auction
sale of the P. w. Pearson property at
Lewiston Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Ash attended the
Christmas tree exercises at Okobojo
last Saturday evening.
Rev. Ash entertained the little
ones in town at his home Wednesday
afternoon. 1t was happy gathering.
A. D. Hill of Miller has been ap-
pointed Receiver, and j. M. Davis of
Huron, Register Of the Huron land
office.
County Supt. Mrs. V. NJ. McFall
is at Parker this week attending the
State meeting of county superinten-
dents.
The storm days in January, &C
cording to Prof. Hicks, are the 4th, '5th,
9th, 7th, 18th, 10th, 18th, 9th, 28th
and 29th.
&C. E. Lance, representative of
the Minneapolis Journal, was in town
rustling subscribers for that paper,
last week.
DIR. Pease, Superintendent of the
County Board of Health, was called to
Fairbank on professional business the
first of the week.
Prot. J. M. Porter visited Pierre
this week. He was accompanied by
Mrs. L. Paddock, who went down on
real estate business.
Miss Frederlca Peterson of Mil
ford township, will attend school in
Onida the balance of the winter, and
stop with Miss Jessie Agar.
Our nelghbors at Turley celehra-
ted Christmas by having social dance
at Peter Shavers Monday night. All
enjoyed themselves hugely. Ss'
George Miles, now residing with
Commissioner Walker in Summit town
ship, spent Christmas in town visiting
his brothers, Charlie and Joe.
Patrick Wall Of Harrington was
in town last Saturday, accompanied
by his niece, Miss Maggie Patten, who
was examined for teachers license.
The people Of Okobojo had a
Christmas tree Saturday night last,
and on Monday night the young people
enjoyed themselves tripping the light
fantastic.
Misses Lottie Howard, Hattie
Belle Mallock and Elva
Hoisington, Onlda high school stu
dents, are spending the holiday va
cation at their respective homes.
j. A. Williams OF Watertown,
collector for the Mccormick Harvest
ng Machine Co., has spent most of
The week in Onida and vicinity looking
after the interests of the company.
One local dealer at Alpena has
shipped more than 1000 jack rabbits
10 Minneapolis this season and has
orders for 5000 more. Here is a
market for the game captured by the
)nida hunters.
Miss Lucy Hartman of Milford
made final proof Tuesday upon her
We understand that she
will soon enter the Washington Springs
Academy, with view of fitting her
,elf for missionary work.
We understand that Miss Lille
Collins, who has been teaching the
5nauter school in Lincoln township,
eft for her home near Abba, Iowa,
Wednesday morning, having been call
ed by telegraph to the bedside of her
sick mother.
We this week publish an interest
ing essay written by Miss Elena John
ston, upon the question of Cooperative
Effort in the temperance work. 1t