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SATURDAY, JULY 21,1883.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL.
Delegate in Congress—J. B. Raymond.
Governor—N. O. Ordway.
Secretary—George II. Hand.
Treasurer—W II. McVay.
Auditor—George L. Ordway.
Surveyor General—Cortez 8. Fessemlen.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—
W 11. H. Beadle.
Chief Justice of Supreme Court—Alonzo
J. Edgerton.
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
—Wm. E. J. Church, J. P. Kidder, 8. B.
Hudson.
1'nited States District Attorney—Hugh
J. C'ampliell.
United States Marshal—Harrison Allen.
SULLY COUNTY.
Commissioners—11. P. Hoover. Chair
an O. J. Millett, Sr.. N. 1L Young.
Sheriff—G. J. Millett. Jr.
Treasurer—Charles Agar.
omner—I)r. J, A. Stevsaa.
Surveyor—William Ashley Jones.
Assessor— )rr \V. Lee.
Clerk of Court—11. W. Edgertoa.
Judge of Probate—Merit Sweeney.
Superintendent of Schools—-David flta{
pies.
Register of Deeds and Ex-Offlcio County
Clerk. J. A. Maloon.
Justices of the,Pence—Wm. P. Ross, O.
W-Kfei*. T.'Keily.. -1
Constables—Henry W. Sprague, George
I )\VTTS.
Pirat-class accommodations. Rates rea
sonable. Livery in Connection. 13
HOME HAPPENINGS.
—Hay making commenced last week.
—Lafayette Allhee, seven miles
north of Clifton, was in town Tuesday.
—John M. Connett, of 28-110-79,
wus in town Wednesday to do some
trading, and, of course, callcd to get a
copy of the
WATCHMAN.
—Prof. L. Henry, of the Brookings
public school, accompanied by his cou
sin, E. Henry, gave us a pleasant call.
Monday.
—It has been quite lively in Clifton
this week.
—W. P. Ross and H. H. Butts paid
a
visit to Pierre the first of the week
—D. Bobbins, of Blunt, is putting up
an office for S. II. Neal, adjoining
the Clifton House.
—W. P. Ross, of the Clifton House,
haying it some this week, and will
put up several tons while in the busi
ness.
—G. J. Millett, Jr., Sheriff of Sully
oounty, made us a pleasant call Wed
nesday, and left his name for the
WATCHMAN.
—C. C. Moulton, of Waveriy, Iowa,
and J. K. Such, of Pierre, stopped in
Clifton Thursday, and made this office
a call.
The board of oounty commissioners
will hold a special meeting in the court
house in this place on Thursday next,
July 26th, at 1 o'clock p. m.
—John A. White, an enterprising
young lawyer of Blunt, paid Clifton a
short visit, yesterday, and left his
name for this paper six months.
—O. W. Lee, postmaster at Clifton,
up in Grant county this week after
e personal effects, and will take up
residence in the city upon his return.
—S. II. Neal is putting up a neat
ttle building adjoining the Clifton
lfouse, where he will open up a land
Bee and loan agency. He seems
t+ mean business.
what shall the harvest be?"
bout M5 bu$h(*}s to jcit\ said ont
ece^of w^t^fc ifs -|%flssed
HHt' of wiitTO t*r ifs -j%flssed
the other day. noddtug their headedol'
well-filled grain in the breeze.
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CLIFTON iRil^Kr
WM. P. ROSS. Proprietor,
CLIFTUN". DAKOTA.
M. 8POORER. ARTHUR MCCART*BT.
spooner & MCCartney,
•Contractors and Builders,
PIEEBS, DAKOTA.
Parties who contemplate the erection of
buildings, either in town or country, would
do well to get our figure#. Estimates furn
ished on short notice. 13-6m
They will locate north of
Clifton.
—The new Court House is being
painted, which will greatly improve its
apiearunce. Jay Hoover and John C.
Blaisdell are wielding the brush, and in
a very satisfactory manner.
—Miss Kmma Smith, of Waverly
(pwnship, 114-79. this county, has been
•elected by the Pierre school Ixiard as
one of the assistants in the city high
school, at a salary of $G00 per year.
—H. W. Edgerton, Clerk of Court of
Record for Sully county, who this week
takes up his residence with us, is a son'
of Hon. A. J. Edgerton, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Dakota. He
is an affable young man,
and we
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wmi
aire
glad to welcome him.
—J. M. Potter, four or five miles
north of Clifton, has three acres of mil
let, sown on sod June 15th, without
draggiug in, which is looking rauk and
thrifty. We wouldn't advise our read
ers to adopt this kind of farming, but
if
crops will do without being putin
it all, what wouldn't they do put in as
they are back in the States?
—Hon. A. W. Ballard, a imminent
attorney from Montezuma, Iowa, who
has located some land lietween Clifton
and the Missouri, was iu town Tuesday
—accompanied by his son-in-law, C. H.
Cox—and is so well pleased with Sully
oounty that he is going home to start
al) his sous and daughters out. well flt
t»l with teams, accoutrements, provi
sions, to make them permonont.
I. W. and J. T. Cole, of Blunt,lare
negotiating for a lot in Clifton upon
which to erect a building and establ
a drug store. This is a needed branch
of business and one that will unques
tionably pay.
Sully county may* well feel proud
of the class of people with which it is
being settled. In the main they are of
more than ordinary intelligence and
culture, and many of them are possessed
of considerable means.
Commissioner B. P. Hoover is pre
paring to erect a residence 24x30 upon
his farm adjoining town. This will
not only be a valuable improvement,
but. we trust, fasten Mr. Hoover more
permanently in our midst
—We understand that a gentleman
at Okobojo, this county, has some red
clover in blossom which looks very
fine. We cannot see why it will not
do as well here—or even better, as we
have a richer soil—than in many of
the Northern States.
—There is one thing a little peculiar
alout Dakota rains. It has been our
observation that about nine times out
of ten they occur at night. We sup
(ose this is thus for the lencfit of the
hired men—so that they can get more
rest But it suits us well enough.
—Among those who are locating in
Sully county for the purpose of tilling
the soil, we learn of many professional
and business men who have injured
their-health by confinement and close
attention to business, and hope to re
gain their lost vigor, both of body and
mind, in delving in the rich soil and
breathing the pure atmosphere of our
prairie.
—The first final proof to le made in
Sully county before Clerk of Court Ed
gerton, will lie that of John Stuky, for
the northwest of scction 8,110-79, a
notice of which appears in the WATCH
MAN this week. The settlers of Sully
county will lie saved the trouble and
expense of going to Hughes county to
make final proofs, as Mr. Edgerton can
be found at his office in Clifton, ready
for business, at all times.
Just as we close our forms we learn
that on the night of the 17th inst.. J.
W. Smith, residing on sec. 32-113-79,
committed suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. An inquest was held In
justice Keily, and a verdict was ren
dered by the jury in accordance with
the alstve. Mr. Smith was MS years of
age. and leaves a wife and two children,
who reside at Nassua. Iowa. Therause
of the rash ac is attributed to financial
troubles. The remain* were taken to
Iowa for interment
Miuf1
—Every one should take
VOLUME I. CLIFTON, SULLY COUNTY, DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1SS3. NT'MBFH II.
"Hi SULL7 corn
his home
paper.
—C. C. Frost, Esq., returned from
a visit to Pierre, yesterday.
—B. P. Whitman 1ms a well of good
water at a depth of only fourteen feet.
—Quite a number of new subscribers
to the WATCHMAN have been received
the past week.
—Henry Potter, merchant, has a
new adv. in the
Wour
ATCHMAN this week.
Give him a call.
—F. A. Devine, of the new town of
Albena, township 116-78, made us a
pleasant call Monday evening.
At Pierre all the dogs found run
ning loose without a license tag are
slaughtered. This doeau iuclude the
prairie dog.
—A buffalo was killed by F. M.
Wagner near Appomatox. Potter coun
ty, last week. He is supposed to have
been a stray.
—H. B. Weaker, of the Ansonia
Clock Co., Chicago, was in town Tues
day. Don't know how much of bill
he sold our jeweler.
B. P. Hoover, Chairman of the
Board of Commissioners of Sully coun
ty, spent a couple of days in town the
first of the week, looking after the in
te rusts of the people.
W. E. Wilson, a jolly drummer
representing a large fishing tackle es
tablishment in Chicago, was in town
the first of the week. The tish in the
Oli«1 WI|I» will bu HHTV for his visit.
—Prof. David Staples, School Super
Intendent of Sully I'otihty, made us a
pleasant call, yesterday. The Professor
seems to take a lively interest in all
matters pertaining to the schools of
the cou
The monotony of printing office
life was brightened yesterday evening
by a pleasant visit from Mrs. Wm. P.
Ross and Miss Rinnie Snyder, who de
sired to have mysteries of the art pre
servative explained to them. Call
again, ladies.
—The fact that it took 50 kegs of
beer to quench the thirst of the Blunt
ites the 4th is no reflection on the wa
ter of that section. Some people have
a way of ventilating their patriotism
through looking at the inverted bottom
of a leer glass.
—The Onida paper alludes to Clifton
as the aliortion on the bluffs." There
is not half as much significance in the
name as there would be in calling the
mud hole (spring and fall) which wants
to change its name, a bastard town,
as it refuses to acknowledge its father
and has drummed him out of town.
CABSON ITBMST
JULY 19. 1883.
Miss Eva Bryant was lately the reci
pient of a slick little pony and complete
riding outfit, from her father, I). I).
Bryant, May she take much pleasure
with it.
We hear It rumored that the Bruner
Bros, are about to sell out their grocery
business, but we trust it is a mistake,
for they are clever gentlemen and we
are confident are doing a good business,
with a steadilyincreaaing trade. While
we want to encourage all new coiners,
we don't wan to lose you, gentlemen.
Carson Ixiasts of some of the finest
gardens in the county.
Cncle Sam ought to reward S. B.
Carson for his enterprise in earning
the mails. Neither night or storms
stop him. and we doubt if any inland
town in the Territory has U-tter com
munication with the outside world.
Henry Rohrer is digging a well ou
his place southwest of town. Z.
Q£Q£0J0 OBACLSS*
OKOBOJO. July 18th.
MESSRS. EDITORS:—I
will try and
pen a few items for your |aper, and
will try to do letter next time.
B. P. Hoover, accompanied by a
lady, was iu town to-day, ou official
business. Come again.
C. A. Bunch has succceded in get
ting water at the Mess House on the
hill, at a depth of 40 feet, so you see
that water can lie had in Sully co.
We have a fine store in town, where
A. C. Parsons and lady are always
rendy to wait upon their many custo
mers.
MIDXIGHT TRAMP.
ulltj Cowntw Utotchmtm.
—The aroma of the new-mown hay
fills the air.
—Jos. Kokesh'a
new
blacksmith
shop is completed.
—Henry Potter, of the general store,
has been iu Blunt ou business for aday
or two.
Chas. Butts, Esq., a rising young law
yer of Pierre, and a proprietor of the
town site of Clifton, has lieen visiting
his parents in town for a couple of days.
W. Smith and John Perry, of Blunt
caught au old grouse and four young
ones, on the Okobojo two miles aliove
Clifton, yesterday,
and took them
hoftie to tame.
—From a copy of the Onida Journal,
handed us just liefore our forms were
filled, we find that it takes occasion to
abuse Clifton and every thing connected
therewith. We therefore shall feel at
lilierty to pay attention to the matter
next week.
LATER.—The report on editorial page
regarding the death of (*en. Grant, we
are pleased to state, proves to lie a
canard. It was
started by the telegraph
operators as a signal to strike, leaving
the country in suspense with hopes of
getting an increase of wages.
—Attention is called to the notice of
election, elsewhere, the object of which
is explained therein. Four voting
places have been established in Sully
county, and every legal voter should
turn out aud exercise his rights by vo
ting for the nominees of the county
nvention.
lessrs. P. Jloovjir. and H. W.
Edgerton .l^iv^ entered into a-co-part
nership, for the purpose of doing a gen
enddand agency ltusineA, sneh as lo
ting. making final proWfjf. &c." They
will also furnish money for those de
siring to prove up. Thetr advertise
ment will appear in our next issue.
Can Any Cne Tell Whsrt to Clg
for Water I
Where to locate a well with the as
surance of finding water at a reasonable
depth, is a question of great import
ance to the ieople of Dakota, and if
any of our readers, can give us any
light upon the subject, we should be
pleased to hear fVom them, that we may
publish it for the benefit of the public.
That there is plenty of water to be
found without digging very deep, if it
is known where to go down, is demon
strated by the many wells of good wa
ter scattered aliout this section but,
upon the other hand, there are a few
who have gone down into the bowels
of the earth eighty or a hundred feet
without finding the precious fluid,
while it is very probable that a vein
at one-fourth the depth might tyive
been struck very close by, had they
known just where to have dug. We
have heard it asserted that Iteneath an
ant-hill water could always IH found at
from ten to thirty-five feet, and learn
that a well-digger who has dug several
times at such places, has never failed.
If this is to lie dejiendetl upon, it would
he wise to go to the ant" for water.
We have seen people who are believers
in the -water witch''—a forked twig of
peach, plum," willow,. Ac.,.carried lie
tween the two-hands, and turning when
the operator passed over a vein of wa
ter, and who claim that they have thus
located their wells with satisfactory re
sults. This may have been true, but
we fear that where a failure has been
the result, there was never anything
said aliout it. The whole thing smacks
a little of superstition and witchcraft,
but if there is any reliability alniut i*,
let the people know and profit thereby.
Some of the old settlers claim that
wherever there appears patches of
slough or wire grass ou the margins of
dry runs or the lieds of evaporated
lakes, on the up land, water can lie
found without going far down. We
should like to have the experience of
well-diggers or those who have dug
wells for themselves, upon the above
suggestions or any others pertaining to
the subject. Good water may well lie
classed along with bread as the -staff
of life." ami the exjierience of those
who have -been there" may lie of
great l»enetlt to their fellow men, and
the columns of the WATCHMAN are
open for such experience.
03UMTT BOABD PROCEEDINGS.
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CLIFTON, Sei.LT CO.,
n.
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July 2,
Boaitl m«»t (:I p. in. a* a hoard of equalization and
for such other tvulnem might come liefore thum.
Full board present, CoiiiiuissioDcr N. II. Yi img, in
the chair.
Record* of previous meeting read and approved.
Frank Lovell presented his tax llM asking fur
*|iialixatlon, whii-h *ai granted.
On moilon of Mr. Hoover, the office of Juatieeof
the Peace, to which Mr. A. ('. Par»on* was appointed,
wa* declared vacant, Mr. Par*»n« failing to appear
office.
The hoard received and opened wealed proposal*
from agents of the Iteihold Safe A Lock Oo. and Cin
cinnati Sale
P' T'
Ixick Co. to furnUh Fire Proof Safe
for rounty u*e, and the contract was awarded to the
Iiiehold Safe A Lock Co., at 9450, payable In county
warrants at par.
Board adjourned at 4:30 p. m. to meet at 7 ft
EVKNIJTO SESSION.
Itoard renuined Ininlnei) agreeable to adjournment
N. H. Young in the chair
II. W. Sprugoe pretented hi* bond a* conitlable,
which was approved and he took the oath.
Committee appointed to negotiate for a tuliable
building for county pur|ioaei, presented their re
port. which *M aceepted and adopted.
Hoard adjourned at 9, p. u., to meat at t, a. B.,
July :t, 1S83.
IKD DAT
SESSION
Ci.irron, July
J, MRS.
Hoard met at 9 a. m., agreeable lo adjojrnmailt,
Mr. Voung in the chair.
Proceeding* of July 2ad meeting read and ap
proved.
The County Clerk waa instructed to order of Per
kins Bro»., of Sioux City, Iowa, a supplied list of
Books and Blanks for the u»c of the Clerk of Court.
Bill of O. W. I^?e, county axieaaor, for 8117 former
Tices of himself and seven deputie* in assevting tax
on property in the county, *a* iweived. and, on
li:«tioii of Mr. Hoover, the hill wax allowed.
Philip Murphy appeared liefore the hoard and
took oath, that ho wa» not a resident of the county
till the 17th of May, IHftt, and owned no property in
the county previous to that time. On motion of
Mr. Hoover, his name was stricken from the assese^"
ment roll.
On nioUon of Mr. Hoover, the board proceeded to
divide the county into M-IIOOI townnhipx.a* follows:
School T* nxhip No. I shall comprise Congres
sional Tuwu»hi|* 115 and ttti, itange* 74 and 75.
No. 2 shall comprise 'otigre.nioual Townships 115
aud 11Q, Hange* "$ and 77.
coinpiia^ (.'congressional Jo*»«hips
and 116, Kange **, Ouigreviionat Township |J5,
Range 79, and iuch pari ol Coiiiin^ionalTownphip
In, ILtnge 79, a* lies within U» limit* of Sully Co.
No. 4 shall comprise mft-h parts of Congressional
TowMahi|s»4 l.t and 110, l^uixt1AO. and T« plkip US,
Kange *1. as lies wttfiln the limits of Sully county.
No. S shall Comprise* rongrwudonal Township 114,
Range HO, and such part* of ConRrensianal Townships
in. Range HO, and II I, Kange til, as lie within the
limits of Sully county.
No. 0 shall comprise Congressional Townships 113
and n4, Kange* 7M and 79.
No. 7 shall conipriite Congraaaiaaal Twwaabipa id
and 114, Manges 7ti mid 77.
No. ft xhail comprise Congressional Townshlpa tlS
and tl4 Uauges 74 and 7.1.
Board took recess of one hour for dinner.
AFTKKNOON SKM.HION.
Board resumed
hu-lneaa,
Mr.
Young
On ntotiou of Mr. Millett,
ip the chair.
the
Ixaard divided the
Itoad District*, establishing
icn
county into (8) eight
tlie same boundaries as fur School Township*, eac
School Towiiship conxtUuting a road district to be
knowr hy a corre*|o(iding nuiuber.
The boani then proceeded to levy the following
tax rate*:
count
A tax of ji three mills for Territorial tax.
A tax of two mills for bridge lax.
A tu of us) »i* mills on the dollar valuation for I
unty tax. "T
John lltai.sdell wai appointed road aupanriaor
District No. 6.
On uiotiwa of Mr. Hoover, the board »IJouruad a!
I p.
HI.
WALTER N. MKLOON,
Dapaty Register of Peed* and ex-Offlclo County
Clerk.
ELECTION NOTICE.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY (3IVEX, THAT
on WEDNESDAY, the first dav of Aujf
uwt, A. D. IWy, at th* town of ONIDA, in
Precinct No. I. at the town of CLIFTON,
in Precinct No. 2. at the town of OKOBO
JO, in Precinct No. a. at the residence of
Dr. J. A. STEVENS, located on .see. 82
llfl-78. in Precinct No. 4. all in the County
of Sullv. Dakota Territory, un election
will be Wld for two delegates to the Con
stitutional Convention to he held at Sioux
Falls, Dakota, on the 4th day of Septem
ber, A. !.. which election will he
opened at et^ht o'clock in the morning,
and will continue until five o'clock in the
afternoon of the same dav.
Precinct No. 1 is bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: All of Townships !IU.
114 aud 115, Ranges 74. 7". 70 and 77.
Precinct No. 2 is bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: Townships 113, 114,115
and 116. Ran/fe 7H.
Precinct No. 3 is bounded and described
as follows, to wit: AU of Townships 118.
114. Ill and 116. Ran^e-. 7W. SO and HI.
Precinct No. 4 is bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: All of Township 110.
ltunges 74. 7/i. 76 and 77.
Dated this 17th day of .III]v. A. D. 1883.
B: HOOY
Chairman Count v Board.
V. FROST, C. C. FR ST.
Attorney at Law. Notary Public.
FROST & FROST,
CLIFTON, DAKOTA.
Land, Law, Xioan and
ABSTRACT OFFICE.
REAL EST ATE BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Claims Located. Abstracts Made, Loans Negotiated.
U-UE-UOJD!
CLIFTOST,
The county seat of Sully County, fa
lieautifully located upon the south bank
of the Okobojo—a never failing stream
---upon a plateau just sloping enough to
afford an excellent drainage. Though
lh»r|"only
Kel,/ WM
•PPa,nled
lo
a few weeks old, it is already
Land can yet be secured near Clifton,
the county seat, and relinquishments
Ixiught at a low price.
SUI.LV COUSTV
Is situate
on the east side of the
THE STHTTAC E TRR THE COUNTRY
_Is beautiful to L»ehoid. just rolling
enough to afford an excellent drainage,
while the soil is a deep vegetable
mould, very rich in the elements which
produce wheat, oats, com, flax, etc., hi
their highest perfection and greatest
abundance. While the {last winter
was the most severe for years, it is an
absolute fact that much of the stock
run at large with neither food or shelt
er. other than that afforded bv the
and the Canopy of heaVCIL Sul-
ly county is
BETTER WATERED
Than many parts of the west having
the Okobojo creek, Medicine creek,
Spring creek, Cow creek, the Arti-
choke, &e.. lieside its western boundary
lieing washed for some forty miles by
the mighty Missouri, with the great ad
vantage of lieing in the rain belt of the
great Missouri Valley. Many wells of
good water are found, varying from
8 10 30 feet
HOW TO GET HERE.
To reach Clifton and Sully county,
buy your ticket and ship your freight
via the great Chicago and Northwest
ern Railway, the cheapest, quickest and
only direct route west from Chicago.
With prophetic vision this great com
pany foresaw the future of Dakota and
are offering every facility to those
seeking homes among us. If your lo
cal agent cannot ticket you through,
get to Chicago the cheapest you can,
where at 62 Clark street you can buy
cheap tickets clear through to Blunt or
Pierre without -change of cars. This
accommodation alone is worth dollars,
particularly to the wife and children
who may be coming without an escort.
For information address the Genera!
Passenger Agent C. it N.
Chicago, III.
Kit,
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of
the most importance of any place with
in a radius of fifty miles, enjoying a
steady and permanent growth, and is
hound to have a lively boom as soon
as the dull season is over. Being sit
uated so near the Geographical Center
of so large and fine a county as Sully.
-J~and its seat of justice, it cannot be oth
erwise. The healthfulness of Clifton
and surroundiug country roust ctm
mend itself to even-boly. and, in select
ing a location, those who take this
great desideratum into consideration
cannot do better in the whole West
than right here. Fine Government
Mis-
souri river in the south central portion
of Dakota, and is conceded by those
who know to l»e the most beautifUl
country- in this great territory—a dis-
"tinction of which it may Well 1)0 proud.
It contains some 800,000 acres of as
fine agricultural and grazing lands as
the the sun ever shone upon, onlv
awaiting the plowman and stock grow
er to fill their pockets with easily made
wealth and their hearts with content.
W.
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Railway,
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