The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10


| following nominations for regents of
| education: Ward of Turner.
Mcintyre of Codington, Hale of Bon
Homme, Shannon of Beadle, Hen
enger of Brown. These are to fill
vacancies on the board cause by
expiration of term or resignation of
regents.
The commission that has been at
work for several months to secure the
signatures of Indians on the Yankton
reservation concluded it's work last
week, the majority of signatures
necessary to open the land having
been secured. The reservation con-
tains about 100000 acres of rich land
and will be opened in the spring.
E. P. White of Sioux Falls, is
| reported to have invented a new
| system of shorthand, using strokes to
| representvOwels as we'll as consonants
and dispensing with dots and dashes,
which he is using and teaching
successfully. The National Stenog-
rapher Of Chicago gives an account
of it with a portrait of him and the
system to be published in book
| form.
William Duff Haynie, once of
| Illinois, now of Rapid City, was
chief clerk in Adlai Stevenson's
office when the latter was first
assistant postmaster general in
Clevelands presidency. His salary
then was 81, 900 year. He is now to
be his former chiefs secretary at a
salary of 1920. This is the best
plum the vice president can bestow.
The Sioux Falls city council will call
a special election, at which time the
| proposition to issue $4,000 worth of
| bonds for the erection of a high
school building will be voted upon.
| The city now has seven school build
| lngs, but all the rooms are crowded,
and new building for next year is
necessary. There are now l 900 pupils
in the schools.
| A suit has been brought in the
| United States court by the National
| Life Insurance company, of Mont
pieler, Vt, against the school board
of Huron to collect $4,000 interest
| due on 100000 worth of bonds issued
during the capital campaign. The
complaint alleges that the bonds
were issued in due form and that
they are perfectly legal in every
! respect.
The year 1892 was very PROSPEROUS
one for the Hills. The big companies
operating near Deadwood made a
good showing, distributing profits to
the stockholders to the total amount
of S402, 900. The quota of the several
companies was as follows: Home
stake, $la9,O0O: Deadwood Terra,
100000; Golden Reward 100000;
Caledonia, $4,000; Buxton, $4,000;
Monitor, $4,000.
There is no destitution at Gettys-
burg. as has been reported in some
quarters. Says F. G. King, editor
Of the Herald: There are not six
persons In Potter county requiring
aid of any kind and if there were the
county board is able and willing to
furnish it, as county warrants are
worth ninety-five cents and the
county is almost out of debt.
During railroad smashup near
Brookings last summer hytna
escaped from Ringing Brothers
circus which was not recaptured.
Recently some strange animal has
Killing and eating sheep and cattle in
the north part of McCook county and
farmers who have seen the brute
identify it as the lost hyena. a hunt
ing party is to start from Spencer to
hunt the hyena to it's death.
1. N. Auld of Oacoma, LYMAN
county, is In Pierre seeking to ar
range for the organization of the
county: A petition signed by $50
voters is required, but Mr.. Auld has
$50 signatures and feels sanguine.
The county is located across the river
west of Chamberlain and is settling
rapidly. 1t possesses more than 200
miles OF river front. along the Mis- |
souri, and White rivers and has heavy
stocks OF timber and a most fertile |
soil.
John McKeever, Homestake
was killed near Custer CITY
oy falling from the 400 foot level
1own the vertical shaft. He was
station tender, and engaged in
unloading the cage when the accident
occurred. 1t is conjectured that
While his back was turned to the
'hatt, the cage was quietly pulled up,
and that stepping backward he was
,recipitated to the level below. The
iecased was one of the oldest of the
Northern Hills miners. and leaves an
estate valued at $4,000.
A great sensatio was sprung in
jhe legislature by a memorial from
many prominent business and pro-
tessional men of Brookings county.
that the agricul tural college
Jas been grossly mismanaged, that
t has been run for political and per-
'onal ends and that DIR. Lewis Nc
Louth, the president, is responsible
or this bad conditiod. The memo.
'ial prays the governor to SO change
he constitution of the board of
'egents that this disastrous state Of
lffairs will be abolished.
Supt. Childs, Of the Harvey Peak
Elm Company, has just returned from
New York and by his orders the
mines and mills If the company have
oeen closed Indefinitely, throwing be-
,Ween 300 and 400 men out of en-
oloy ment. The suspension caused
,reat surprise throughout that Sec
ion, as recent reports of operations
we're OF the most encouraging nature.