The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1894-03-16

ASSIST IN Cne puDllcaClOn OF a newspaper
there recently purchased by his broth
er, Frank.
M. E. Jordan left Monday for
Illinois to visit his wife, who is quite
ill. He does not expect to return un-
til Mrs. Jordan recovers sufficiently to
come home.
-Rev. N. McKechnie will preach a
temperance sermon in Onida on Sun
day morning next, which will be his
last sermon here. He expects to start
for North Dakota soon. AL are cor
daily invited to attend.
IN. P. Anderson of Rich Valley
township is getting ready to plant 40
acres to potatoes this spring. For a
number of years past Mr.. Anderson's
principal crop has been potatoes and
he has always received fair prices for
his labor.
The following list of homestead
patents were received at the land Office
this morning: Frank E. Peck, Law
renee Temmy, Jacob Arnold, Jessie L.
Livingston, Thomas j. Yoder, Eddie
Patterson, Andrew G.. Benedict,
Herschel W. Pickard, Lorlnda Bailey.
Capital.
&C. K. Mallock has brought an
action against the Garner Township,
School Board for the recovery of $40
alleged to be due for the board of his
daughter who is attending the Onida
schools, there being no school IN that
township she could attend. The school
Board is cited to appear before Judge
Gaffy in Pierre on the 3lst to show
cause why they refuse to pay the bill.
ID. w. Cronan and wife departed
for Perry, New York, Thursday of this
week, where they will reside in the
future. Mr. Cronan has been a resi-
dent Of Clifton township for eleven
years and is we'll and favorably known
by all. His neighbors and friends re-
gret his departure very much, and
hope that he will prosper in his new
home. He took with him car load
of stock, farm implements and house
hold goods.
The following named persons took
the teachers examination before Co.
Supt. McFall March 2nd:
A. c. Goddard, Mrs. A. G. Goddard,
Misses Daisy Goddard, Matte and Daisy
Green, Sadie Mcnamara, Eva Pierson,
Maude Porter Lulu Howard, Louie Ha-
verify, Hattie Stephenson. Katie Kane, Eva
Arnold, Ida Shepherd. Minnie Living
stone, and Messrs. j. A. Howard, Ellis
Cruger, J. G. Morse, George ond Rein
Everts and G. r. Garner
There will be more teachers than
schools, this spring.
DIR. HI. G.. Pease, County Superin.
tendent of the Board of Health, has re.
ceived circulars from the State Board
advising him to have all unprotected
persons, especially the school children
yaccinated as soon as practicable. The
prevalence of smallpox in adjoining
and eastern States and almost epidemic
in Chicago has caused the State Board
Of Health to make the order referred
to. 1t should be borne in mind that
all emigrants coming to this State
pass through Chicago. and therefore
extra precaution is advised.
Chairman Lilly Of the town board
is now a very enthusiastic artesian
we'll man. While at Huron last week
he received a great deal of valuable
information on that subject and per.
sonallv inspected some Of the gushers
A public meeting will be held at the
Court House tomorrow Saturday,
afternoon at o'clock to hear his re-
port of the irrigation meeting and
luI UuCI ulSCuSo UuC Ouluo WCAA HuC0
ION. Everybody in the township is
urgently requested to be present. Bids
for sinking the we'll will also be open
ed and considered by the town board
Marvin Weed is not IN the habit
of dlsslpating, but when two weddings
occur in Onida on the same day anC
he not party to either of them, ht
has a perfect right to deviate trile
r 80 last Sunday after Bro. Ash ha6
: joined two couples and the boys were
all feeling good and smoking they in
sisted on Marvin smoking one O
I Faust's pure Havana long g-fillers and h
l succumbed-the occasion demanded
: it. After putting away for time h
> concluded that the fresh air would b.
beneficial to his health and quietl,
walked out and over to his barn, wher
f later in the day the boys found hin
Y stretched out on the hay in anything
:. but happy condition. Smoking is