The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-10-13

banded together Monday and gave
the school house windows a thorough
cleaning. Prof Porter and the public
in general extend thanks.
| Prof. J. M. Porter opened the
higher department of the Public
School last Monday. The school was
delayed one week because the primary
room was not in readiness.
Elijah G. Pierce and Lee Jackson,
accompanied by their families, left for
Iowa last Saturday, to seek location
TO open meat market. The WATCH
MAN hopes they will prosper.
Rev. R. L. DeGolier preached his
farewell sermon to his Onlda congre-
cation on Sunday evening, and left for
Brookings Tuesday to attend the M.
E. Conference now in session there.
The delinquent tax lists now be-
ing published are much shorter than
heretofore, which is an indication that
the people have money and have paid
their taxes more promptly this year.
M. E. Jordan has moved to town
and occupies the Norton building.
Mr.. Jordan has accepted a position as
clerk in M. L. French's general store.
We understand that Mrs. Jordan will
spend the winter east.
John T. Mercer of Lake township
and J. B. Gleason of Buffalo, each made
proof on their tree claims last Satur-
day Gustav Klingblel, O. E. Near
thur and L. E. Snyder acted as wit
nesses.
The Equal Suffrage entertainment
last Saturday is said to have been we'll
attended and the entertainment highly
pleasing to all. A neat sum was real
lied, which has been sent to Colorado
to assist the ladies there IN their cam
paign for equal rights.
Capt. Frank Lillibridge, Agent at
the Cheyenne Agency, accompanied by
| Mrs. Jeffries and daughter, of Roches-
ter, N. Y, mother and sister of Miss
Emma Jefries, formerly of Onida,
visited friends here Saturday and Sun
day.
-Chas. j. Beattie, attorney for the
proposed Chicago, Sioux City & Bis
mark railroad, says fifty miles of that
road will be built north from Gettys-
burg before January lst next, and that
the road will eventually be built south
through Onida to Pierre and then down
the east side to Sioux City. The OBJ
ject of the road Is to penetrate the
great wheat county of South Dakota
now untouched by a railroad. We sim
cerely hope that Mr.. Beattle has suffi-
cient financial backing to carry through
his project. A north and south road
would be of great benefit to the river
counties, especially Sully, which is sit
uated between two branches Of the
Northwestern system, cutting off all
competition.
Eastern people wishing to secure
cheap homes for themselves can not
find better place to invest than right
here in Sully county where the most
fertile lands in the Great Northwest
can still be had cheap. Our lands are
adapted to mixed farming--wheat
corn, oats, rye, barley, potatoes and
live stock. The farmers have this
year raised a fine crop of corn and the
finest mealy potatoes ever placed upon
any market, in fact our potatoes are OF
a superior quality and the yield is good
There is an abundance of nutritious
grasses upon which stock thrive and
at all times are sleek and fat without
the aid of other feed We invite in
spection by the home-seeker with mod
crate means or the capitalist who has
money TO invest in lands that will
bring him good interest and s1reIe-
turp>of his investment.
( A sully County Rustler.
| Pierre Capital
Who says people can't get rich in
South Dakota? We were talking to a
gentleman who lives near Okobojo re-
i