The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1894-04-27

On July lst the postal note will
be thing of the past. Money orders
only will be issued by Postmasters al
money order offices and the fee will be
greatly reduced.
"A moving party from Potter
county, with small herd of full-blood
Galloway cattle, passed through town
Sunday, on their way to the southern
part of the State.
Prof. j. M. Porter closes a seven
months term of school in Onida today.
The school has been we'll attended
and the work accomplished quite sat
isfactory to the patrons.
| Gasoline Stoves of the very latest
patent evaporator patterns kept in
stock and furnished on short notice by
A. A. Faust. Now is the time to buy
while the prices are down.
The following homestead patents
have been received at the Pierre land
Office for Sully county settlers: Ole T.
Strand, Julius j. G. Benn, A. E. Field
house, Dennis w. Cronan and Henry
Marso.
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The Board of County Commission
ers will meet with the County Assessor
and various Township Assessors, at
the Court House, tomorrow. The
Board will also transact other official
business.
Rev. T. NJ. Shanafelt, Baptist Su-
perintenpent of Missions of South
Dakota, will preach in Onida next Sun
day, the 29th, at IL o'clock A. M.
Communion services after the sermon.
All are invited.
p. F. Bussey, formerly of Eastern
Sully, is now City Marshall of Huron.
He is also going into the poultry bus
mess on large scale and expects to
make his fortune at the business. May
his fondest hopes be realized.
To-day Is Gen. U. S. Grants birth.
day. 1t will be celebrated by the G..
A. R. Post and Auxiliary orders in
Onida this evening, Supper will be
served at the Court House from 6 to 8
O'Clock, and after the program has
been rendered.
Last Thursday evening the young
people of Onida gave Ed Shepherd a
genuine surprise party. When Ed
heard them coming he thought of hid,
ing in or Under the granary, we are not
certain which, but when saw the big
girls he soon changed his mind.
A marriage license was issued
Wednesday by Clerk of Courts Enoe
to David Leighty of Blunt, and Miss
Myrtle Arnold, daughter of jacob
Arnold, Of Lake township. The mar
riage occurred at the home of the
brides parents yesterday.
The President of the w. r. G.
desires full attendance OF the mem.
bers of the order at the next regular
meeting, May 9Th, as arrangements
will then be made and committees ap.
pointed for the Decoration day services
to be held on May 3Oth. Remember
May 5th.
An effort is being made by the
members of the Onida G. A. r. post tc
secure headstones from the Govern.
ment to be placed at the graves of all
deceased soldiers buried in Sully coun.
ty before the next decoration day. Re
QUESTIONS have been forwarded to the
Department at Washington.
! Mr.. John Mccullough, of Al
Ohio, father of Mrs. A. A. Faust, Of
Onida, and Milton Mccullough o
Milford township, arrived Monday
evening for short visit. He is &C
companled by his grandson, Charles
Mccullough, who, we understand, will
remain here during the summer.
i There came very near being l
confagration IN town Monday. H
O'Connor's house caught fire from {
match accidentally dropped by him in
to some rubbish, and came near goins
, up in smoke. After much hard worl
the fire was extinguished, but not unit
} considerable damage was DONE MI
! OConnor is very thankful to all VIII
| assisted in axtinpuishino the flames