The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-13
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

Aberdeen is having a good many
cases OF scarlet fever.
The inaugural reception and ball al
Pierre were very successful affairs.
Sioux Falls clergymen have taker
the first steps to fight the divorce
business.
Hurley's improvements for 1e9:
foot up s4l, $50. Bristol's amount te
S24,650.
Hans Anderson of Canton has just
finished making several pair Of snow
shoes for friends.
Thirty-three thousand dollars has
just been distributed among the
Lower Brule Indians.
Fred Schlapt, who lives five miles
from Eureka accidentally shot him.
self. He may recover.
Canton BARRIERS raised the price OF
shaving to fifteen cents and whiskers
are all the style in that burg.
Ransom E. Gregory, postmaster at
Pierre, has resigned. His term would
not have expired until Dec. 2, 1893.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Lawler have
closed their home in Mitchell and
will spend the winter in St. Paul.
where they have rented a handsomely
furnished fiat.
A ten-year-old daughter of John
Ericsson, of Gary was admiring some
new sleigh bells, got too close to the
horse and was kicked in the head,
living but an hour afterward.
The bar of Hughes county pre-
sented Judge Fuller an elegant arm
chair and fine gold watch, chain and
locket, as token of regard for him,
and in cOmmemoration of his 42d
birthday.
Gov. Sheldon has appointed T. NJ.
Loomis of Webster, Day county, his
private secretary. Mr.. Loomis was
formerly register of deeds of Day
county and lately cashier of the First
National bank of Webster.
The house committee on Indian
affairs has authorized Congressman
Picker to report favorably bill to
reimburse John Palmer in the sum of
CJSCUIOll
from a homestead in Pine Ridge.
The Canton Advocate reports a
prosperous year for that rustling
city. There were spent in improve
ments S69,50O. as cost price in
building and improving homes,
thirty of which we're erected during
the year.
Supervisor of Indian Education
O. HI. Parker writes that he will
reach Rapid City in a week for the
purpose OF making a selection for the
site for the government Indian
school to be built in the vicinity of
Rapid City.
Rev. "Willie" McGann, OF Lowell,
Mass, is likely to drop his divorce
proceedings at Sioux Falls. His
wife commenced a counter suit.
alleging that her husband was guilty
of adultery with Mrs. Joseph
Stanley, of IIoboken, n. J.
An exasperated wife and mother
smashed in the windows of John
Farrell's blind pig at Madison, then
went inside and smashed every
bottle, jug and mug, in the establish
ment. She then took her husband
and marched him home.
John Westdahl, president of the
South Dakota Republican league, is
in Pierre to confer with prominent
republicans relative to making it
permanent organization. There is
a general wish to have the organi-
Zation continued, and there is no
doubt but the wish will be gratified.
Supt. c. G. Davis has let a con-
tract to the w. E. Swan company to
sink an artesian well for the Pierre
Indian school and the machinery
will soon be on the ground. The
contract provides for sinking the
we'll 1880 feet, but it is believed it
will not be necessary to go lower
than 1900 feet at the outside.
Richard Laughlin, the Grant
county section foreman who was ar
rested upon the charge Of numbering
Thomas Clifford, station agent at
Albee, on December q, 1891, preferred
by the widow of the deceased, was
discharged with flying colors-the
prosecuting attorney himself making
the motion to dismiss and stating
that not scintilla Of evidence had
been adduced discriminating him.
From all accounts the rush to the
ceded Sioux lands next year will be
greater than at any time since the
country was opened for settlement.
Numerous letters Of inquiry are
at Chamberlain daily, the writer's
asking particularly about the land
relinquished by the Sioux. The fav-
orite portion Of these lands seems to
be along White river. Already there
are many settlers in that section and
substantial Improvements have been
made.
There is another big scheme in pro-
gress in Sioux Falls which, if it
reaches successful conclusion, will
witness the establishment Of another
linen mill in that city. The old chair
mortising plant, an enterprise which
was started with such flourish two
years ago, will be utilized ii the scheme
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