The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1894-07-13
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j N. McCray of Fairbank is Wis
iting his old home in Iowa.
Robert Clark of Goodwater town.
ship, was doing business in town last
Saturday.
Ed. and Andrew Nelson and Dav
id Hall were in Pierre Tuesday on land
contest business.
Joe Miles is now residing with the
family of j. w. Jones, is southwest
ern Summit town ship.
Mr.. Backhaus, father of VIM.
Backhaus, Of Clifton township, is quite
ill with stomach trouble.
The Board of County Commits
sloners completed their July session
and adjourned last Saturday.
Mrs. L. E. Snyder spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Green, in Summit township.
-Okobojo was represented in Onida
Monday by Messrs. N. j. Willis, w.
t. Neil and Isaac McGannon.
The Onida first-9 expect to 60 to
Fort Sully tomorrow and play the
soldier boys game of base ball.
Hugh Porter has been supplying
the Onida people with some fine goose
berries, grown In his fruit garden.
&C. f. Nelson of Bowdle was down
the first of the week visiting the folks
at Ney and looking up business affairs.
Treasurer and Mrs. Johnston are
spending the week at the farm in Fair
bank township. Billy IS up to his ears
in haylng.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Lindell of
Warncke postoffice, are the happy par
ents of a daughter, born in Pierre last
Saturday.
Rev. HI. P. Carson of Scotland con-
Quoted the Presbyterian services in
Onida Sunday last, assisted by Rev. B..
A. Rayson.
Born, on Sunday, July 9Th, to Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Lassater of Clifton, a
son. DR.. Pease attended and reports
all dong well.
C Hamlink of southeastern Iowa
township, was in town Monday, and
while here had his name enrolled upon
the WATCHMAN list.
The Onida Band made splendid
music for us on the 4th, which was
highly appreciated by all The boys
have improved wonderfully during the
last year. Okobojo Times
Rev. G. W. Cruger, of the Baptist
church, received six members into the
church last Sunday by immersion, four
after the morning and two after the
evening ScTVlce
-Thos. Brown visited the family of
his son, W. H., at Pierre last Saturday
and Sunday. He was accompanied
home by his grandson, Master Harry,
who will spend several weeks on the
farm.
Justice G.. w. Holmes tried his
first case Tuesday, suit for damages
by stock in which P. HI. Blghim and
Pat. Kane were plaintiffs and Chas.
Karrack defendant. Decided in favor
of plaintiffs.
The Onida Amateurs played re-
turn game of base ball with the Turley
Quicksteps, on the latter's grounds,
last Saturday, and came out first best
by score of IL to 18. The game is
said to have been an interesting one.
The Onida Journal last week
thought Ex-Com. Groseclose would
make good candidate for State Sena-
tor-from Populist standpoint. That
might be true were 1T possible, but
then the Pops. will not elect a Senator
in this district this year.
AT their meeting on Tuesday the
school board decided to remove the lit
tie school house from town to a point
J mile north of Thos. Browns resi-
dence, and to give the village schools
as follows: 4 months term of primary
school to commence about Aug. 1st;
| 4 months term Of high school to begin
Dec. lst, and three months term Of
primary school to begin April lst.
The writer hereof has no children of
school age and may be considered "out
Of order,' but we do believe that the
school board have arranged to spend the
most money they can to get the least
possible benefit If the plan is carried
out the Onida schools will take long
step downward. Seven months OF
school will also be held in each of the
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