The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1894-02-02

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ID. w. Bushnell of Buffalo town
ship was in town Monday. He reports
his children as being quite sick with
whooping cough.
A series of revival meetings will
be commenced at Okobojo this evening
by Rev. M. Ash who is to be assisted
by Rev. G.. W. Cruger of Onida, and
others.
Miss Belle Cotton has received
official notice of her appointment as
postmaster at Onida, and is now get
ting her bond in shape to forward to
Washington.
The whooping-cough has assumed
very severe form at Okobojo and
vicinity. A number of the children
being dangerously sick with the dis
ease coupled with bad colds.
Mrs Hannah Bushnell of Blunt,
widow of the late Levi Bushnell. has
been granted widows pension. Her
Sully county friends are pleased to
learn Of her good fortune.
Congressman Pickler will please
accept the thanks of the WATCHMAN
for valuable map of the United
States, compiled from General Land
Office records, and other public docu-
ments.
Geo. F. Weischedel, the Pearl
township warbler, was a caller at this
office, Monday. He reports everybody
over in that part Of the country happy
over the fine open winter which allows
stock to rustic most of the time.
j. F. Watson, a well-known at
torney of De Smet, who formerly resi-
ded at Pierre. was indicted at De Smet
last week for embezzling 5000 collect
ed for a Sioux Falls architect. He
has heretofore born a good reputation.
Rev. E. Fl. Grant, of Huron, ar
rived Tuesday to assist in the revival
meetings. Considerable interest is be-
ing manifested and 1t is hoped much
good may be accomplished. The
meetings, it is expected, will close this
week.
The 5 year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. d. Owen ofOkobojo, died
last Friday of whooping- cough and
pneumonia. Burial took place Sun
day at the McGannon cemetery. A
number Of Mr. Owens children are
still sick with the same disease.
Nicholas Schlachter, son of Thos.
Schlachter, of Pennington township
this county, and leading resident of
Gettysburg, was married on Jan. 23rd
to Miss Tillie Van Wall of Gettysburg.
Nick's Sully county friends extend
congratulations
This is February, the last winter
month. Hicks says we may expect
much stormy weather. The heavy
storm periods are to occur on the 7th
to 10th and 18th to 2lst. Bllzzards,
sleet and snow storms "may be expect
ed' during these periods, and cold
waves will in all probability reach far
into the south. Mars equinox is the
dlsturber. March, Bro. Hicks SAYS
"promises to be an unusually hard
month";
The literary entertainment given
by the Third Section of the public
school last Friday afternoon vas a
pleasant surprise to most of the audi.
tors, it being so we'll rendered In fact
the section almost out-did itself IN its
effort to excel. These entertainments
are becoming so interesting that the
older people are attending in large
numbers, which is very encouraging to
the young. The next entertainment
will be given one week from to-day by
the first section, when a good program
may again be expected. The officers
for the ensuing month are: Rein
Everts president; Lottie Howard vice
president; Rookie Gleason secretary
and Elena Johnston critic.
TAKEN UP.-On Jan. 26, 1894
at my place-N-W ! Sec. 3O-1l6-75
One Bay mare about years old, with
white spot in forehead, and one Bay
Mare about 2 years old. No brand:
on either, and both unbroken. Owner
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