The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-03
HOME HAPPENINGS.
-35 below zero Wednesday morn.

the blizzard.
Rev. DeGolier is holding revival
meetings at Okobojo.
Yesterday was grounding day
bright and beautiful.
Gold and bIizzardy, Tuesday
The worst day Of the season.
Auditor Kimmel is laid up with
a cold and touch Of rheumatism.
Owen E. Wheelock went to Pierre
yesterday to file on a homestead.
George Hartle left for Sioux Falls
Wednesday. He expects to return in
March.
Owing to the ,nclement weather.
80 below zero-tlere was no literary
Tuesday evening.
john j. Green OF Summit, visited
Register Snyder and family, in town
several days this week.
Before this great truth teller again
reaches its readers change in the
management of the Onida hotel Is ex-
pected.
Mrs. H. E. Tagg and son, Richard,
after spending several weeks in Chica-
60, visiting relatives and friends, re-
turned home last Thursday evening.
-Ex-Supt. j. NJ. Porter and Miss
Elena Johnston each closed their
schools in the country and came in to
attend the fuperal of Miss Linnie Cole.
The ladies Of the Onida W. G. T.
U. will meet with Mrs DR.. Pease next
Thursday afternoon, to hold the regu-
lar meeting OF the society. All men,
bers and friends are requested t. at.
tend.
Our vacant lands are gradually
being picked up by hOmesteaders
There IS still some good quarters left,
and If parties desiring to locate will
call at this office we will assist them in
securing good locations for the taking.
Miss Carrie Arnold, principal Of
our public school, has been quite sick
with quincy during the past week.
Her mother arrived Monday from
Blunt to attend her needs and we are
pleased to state that she IS now i'm
proving.
Frank Keyes, Register of Deeds OF
Hughes county, and Mrs. Hattie Cans
of Pierre, formerly Of Blunt. were mar
ried at the residence OF L. +. Gaffy in
East Pierre last Thursday evening.
Both parties have numerous friends
and acquaintance in SuIly, who extend
best wishes.
Lewis A. Maxson, of Lodi, Clay
county, arrived here last Saturday to
visit his cousin, George Lacy Of Hart
ford township, and select a home
stead. He has entered a tract near
Clifton and will bring his family here
to make their home some time in
March. The WATcHMAN extends a
cordial welcome.
January has passed and one more
winter month remains. Take it as
whole the present winter has been much
pleasanter than is usually the case.
Until the past week we have expert
enced no severely cold weather, but Sun.
day it turned cold enough. to suit the
most facetidious iceberg, with the wind
from the southeast.
The large residence of Allen M.
Starks, miles west of town, together
with the contents OF the upper story,
was destroyed by fire yesterday noon.
A hot stove-pipe ignited the building
paper and wood near the roof and when
it was too late to save the
At the time of going to
press we have not learned the extent
Of the loss. No insurance.
1t is reported that two of Lincoln
townships leading citizens engaged in
an alteration last Saturday in which
a s,ngle-tree and neck-yoke were the
weapons used. We have not learned
the particulars but understand that
Will Merritt and John Jane had a
misunderstanding over some trivial