The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-04-07
HOME HAPPENINGS.
Fine April weather.

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Fine April weather.
Farmers are now busy seeding.
DIR. E. j. Loughlen of Blunt was
in town Wednesday.
Marvin Weed made trip to Get
tysburg Wednesday.
The Hyde Go. Republican has
suspended publication.
Miss Bessie Baker is visiting
friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Bert Lilly and little son have
been sick the past week.
-Harl Porter will engage in farming
with his father this season.
The Ice began to move in the
Missouri at Fairbank last Sunday.
Preaching by Rey. DeGolier on
Sunday morning and evening next.
Henry Marso of Elk attended the
leasing Of the school lands yesterday.
Dell Arnold of Morton was a
pleasant caller at this office last Satur-
day.
Andrew Nelson and Oscar Nc
Arthur of Brayton, were Onlda visitors
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Meloon re-
turned from their visit to Pierre friends
Tuesday.
H. Greer and D. W. Bushnell of
Buffalo, were doing business in town
Tuesday.
R. M. Mcclure and j. j. Green of
Summit, were in town on legal business
Monday.
w. A. Merritt of Lincoln town
ship lost considerable hay by prairie
fire Monday.
Register L. E. Snyder made final
proof upon his Buffalo township home
stead, Monday.
The primary department of the
village school, Mrs. A. A. Faust teach
er closed today.
Baptist services will be held in
Onida on Sunday, April 10th. All are
invited to attend.
Assessor Hakan Person was in
town looking after the duties of his
Office, Wednesday.
will Botsford of Clifton has been
employed for the season by G.. f.
Burtch of this township.
The Board of County Commls-
sioners convened Monday and adjourn
ed Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Hannah Anderson spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in town visiting her
friend Miss Carrie Everts.
Miss Louise Merrick left for
Pierre yesterday to spend several days
with friends and relatives.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
RuckIe of Garner township, on Satur-
day, April lst, a daughter.
M. L. Weed expects to 60 to
Fairbank today to assist Ben P. Hoov-
er in his farming operations.
Business is lively in Onida since
the opening of spring. Our merchants
are doing rushing business.
Miss Elena Johnston left for FAIR
bank last Saturday, where she began
spring term Of school Monday.
Lee Wheeler has returned to his
farm in Okobojo township, from Pierre,
and will again engage in farming.
w. S. Haynes and F. B. Smell
were over from Pleasant township at
tending the Board meeting Monday.
-Dunt Reed of Fairbank has pur-
chased the mail line between Blunt and
Falrbank and took charge last Monday.
The Harold Star says Miss Eta
Salisbury of Pierre has been engaged
to teach the Keeland school in Pleas
ant township.
A number Of the Onida boys as
sisted in extinguishing the fire started
in Summit township, Monday, finishing
up near Blunt.
John Turner, who has been east
for over a year, has returned to Nor
folk township and will take home
stead and locate.
Hartford, Farmlngton and Pearl
townships were blackened by prairie
fires this week, all caused by setting
fire to straw stacks.
-Chas. W. Houck Of Norfolk spent
Saturday and Sunday in town, and on
Monday went west to spend the week
with Judge Goddard.
1t now transpires that no flow of
water has been struck IN the Dry Run
artesian we'll, near Pierre. The water
has raised to within 80 feet of the top.