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V i g«tr •mm ffe* ft v.f4 OaBte and see. 'a- MAISTURGIS. THBODOBE HAAS. "«i W A 'f -tA'j!*:' PERHAPS You have notioed QII one side of our store THE TAIL EMD OF A STOCK OF Gents' Furnishings. 1TB WANT TO CLOSE OUT THE WHOLE LOT, And nerer buy any more. If you need a Hat, a Pair of Gloves, a Slicker, Shirts or Underwear, Como and get them _A_T ACTUAL COST. You may not find what you want, but if you do you will CEK.T-A-I3STLY SAVE MONEY. SPARKS & ALLEN. VOORHEES & MILLER, Francis Block, Sturgis, Carry the Host Complete Stock of AGEICDLTUEAHMPLEMEUTS In tie Black Hills, and if you need Wagons, Plows, Harrows, Corn Planters, Seeders, Listing Plows, Riding and Walking Cultivators, should see us. SHOP-MADE WAGONS, CHARTER OAK, AND MOLINE TUBULAR AX, BEST IN THE COUNTRY. FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS. Agents for Buckeye Mowers, And Harvesting Machinery of all kinds. Wind Mills and Repairs for all ikinds of machinery. All goodft- Bold at lowest prices. Parties wishing poods of any Itmd dhouid call or correspond with them. MEATS! THE BEST OF ALL KINDS. Oysters, Fish & Game. Keep all kinds of Country Produce on Hani. AND Salted. W. W. STONE. CHARLES H. MUELLER, Successor to Mueller & Hammrt, Druggist and Optician DEUGS, STATIONERY and FIELD GLASSES. Prescriptions a Specialty. Open at all Hours. H-A.-A.S &, CO., (Successors to H, Stein & Oo.) JOBBERS AND DEALERS IN Drugs, Chemicals, Proprietaries, Paints, Etc. TOILIEJT -A-R/TICnjES AKTX3 SUNDRIES. Meuln. Street, Stiargis. E. T. MARSHALL, Blacksmith and Wheelwright, Back of Yulcan corner, on Junction Avenue. STURGIS DAKOTA. Having again taken possession of my shop I respectfully solicit a continuance of the liberal patronage the shop has always enjoyed. I have made a great reduc tion in prices, which will enable everyone to pay cash when work is done. With my superior facilities for doing general blacksmithing, I guarantee satisfaction in every respect. E. T. MAMSCTATT.. i. H. BOWMAN, President. W. N. BOWMAN,Secretary G. W. COBNWKLL, Vice President J. T. PoTtncn, Treasurer. Black Hills Plaster Co. Manufacturers of and Dealers in Plaster Paris, Land Plaster, Etc. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED^ ROSEBROUGH'S CLUB ROOM Main Street, Sturgis. Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars .. TO BE HAD DEALT OUT BY OOUETEOUB ATTENDANTS, r-i#g@iB8ii5£aiBabj DB. W. a. SMITH Dakota 1 OMAHA'S OPINION. The following from the Omaha Dis patch of recent date will explain itself. Major Wilcox, at the head of that paper, is a lively champion of Sturgis and the Black Hills cause and allows no oppor tunity to pass without giving this city the benefit of good advertising: "Last Sunday the Bee, of this city, published lengthy comments upon the towns in the Black Hills, through which the business men of Omaha made their recent circuit, eulogizing each point in glowing terms, but the town of Sturgis, the coming Denver of the Hills, was wholly ignored in that article—not a word appearing to indicate that there was such a spot on earth. "Such treatment, from such a source and under such circumstances, is liable to react, and in order that the people of Sturgis may know that the business men of Omaha are not all animated by the beggarly malice that animates the editor of the Bee, and become disgusted and take their trade elsewhere, a representa tive of the Dispatch has interviewed a number of the gentlemen who composed that party, with the following results: "C. F. Goodman: I remember our visit to Sturgis with pleasure. I think we received the most enthusiastic recep tion at this place. The people met us in carriages and did everything they oonld for our pleasure. "Henry Pundt: Sturgis is a very pretty little town. The valley surround ing it has splendid agricultural resources, and I should judge that the lowland was admirably adapted for grazing. "Colonel Champion S. Chase: There are many attractive features about the place. Sturgis is one of the many cities of the west which has a future. Its in habitants are energetic and have an eye to business. Our visit to the city was certainly a most enjoyable one. "James Stephenson: No one could have done more for us than did the peo ple of Sturgis. At present it is the nat ural gateway to Deadwood. It has many natural advantages, both mining and agricultural. All the business places were closed when we were there in deference to our visit. "Philip Windheim: It's a very pretty town with a very thrifty people. What I remember most vividly is the hospital ity which was extended to us by the cit izens. "Secretary W. M. Nason: Every avail able vehicle in the city was brought into requisition and the people did the recep tion act beautifully. Agriculture and mining are the chief sources from which Sturgis will derive profit. "John S. Brady: I have nothing but praise for Sturgis. Her merchants have traded with us for a number of years, and I have always known it to be a prosperous little place. Fort Meade is one of the finest it not the finest reserva tion in the west, and it is a splendid location, both for beauty and for use. "Louis Schroeder: Do I remember anything about Sturgis? Well I guess I do. It's a pretty little town resting at the foot of the hills, with a fine stretch of country all about it. Its inhabitants are thorough business men, and their enter prise is seen in the building up -of the city. "Joseph Gaipeau: Oh, we had a big time at Sturgis. Carriages took us everywhere, free breakfast and a grand good time. Our ride out to Fort Meade was most enjoyable. The officers ^sared no trouble in making things pleasant for us. The town has some commercial prospects. "D. H. Wheeler: There is consider able capital invested in Sturgis. I un derstand a number of Omaha business men are interfiled there. It is certainly a promising little place. It is a gateway to the Hills and when the mining re sources are more developed it will have its share of ilie profits resulting there from. You will find that all of our {tarty were favorably impressed with Sturgis. "John Baumer: Sturgis is a beauti ful littie place, wrtfc many imfcural tuivan tages, considerable enterpwee a»d spkn «r ,r &-y SEMI- WEEKLY VOLUME 3, NO. 28. STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA, MAY 18, 1889. $2 PER ANNULL Having Determined to Reduce Stock We Shall Offer Unusual Inducemaofc Id CASH CUSTOMERS. Blegant Stook of MEN'S CLOTHING From $6.oa a S\iit TJp. It will pay- you to see our line of goods toefor© fcu.yijag eleo-wlx®r*,. NEW STANDARD PRINTS AT 5c PER YARD. Extra Bargains in Carpets and Household Furnishing Goods. Our Stock is Complete and Our Prices are Down to Bed Rock. POTTER & HAINES, did location. Fort Meade is a valuable accessory to the town. "Max Meyer: I was very favorably impressed with the town. I think it has a commercial future. There is much activity among its business men with a seeming determination to rakke a town of it. We were received royally, I tell you. Socially the inhabitants are as successful as they seem to- be commer cially. Yes indeed, I have every reason for remeoftering Sturgis. "John F. Behm: Sturgis is a real little gem. I think it is the prettiest little town I ever saw." Meade county, as a part of the Third district—if it did knock republicans cold —succeeded in sending a thoroughbred, all-wool Sturgis and Meade county man to the constitutional convention to be held at Sioux Falls next Fourth of July. Although of the opposite political faith from John Scollard, the ADVERTISER is of the opinion that better men than he in this section of the country are about as scarce as hen's teeth. Meade county wiR be well represented and need not be ashamed of her representative citizen, sent out to Sonth Dakota's first state gathering. Our citizens can rest assured that if it is necessary to get out and de clare himself and mak^ a strong Meade county "medicine talk," Mr. Scollard will come pretty near doing it. Consid ering that John is a democrat, he is a pretty respectable sort of a fellow. A large number of circulars were received in this city Saturday from the Chamberlain board df trade expiating upon the glories of that town as a can didate for capital honors. The map accompanying the letter, upon the back of the envelope, made the people of this section hostile. Sturgis and Meade county are entirely ignored, a blank space occupying that portion .of the Hills destined so soon to become the leader politically and financially of Southwest Dakota, and having at the present time nearly 2,000 votes. Meade doesn't propose to be slighted by any candidate for the state house and then vote for that same candidate. Hardly. Thank God the republicans of the eastern portion of this state were out in force on election day if those of the Third district did stay at home. In many counties the republicans pric two tickets in the field and as a result elected three good republican delegates instead of two and one democrat. It is too bad the Hills could not keep up to them. With their strong republican majority they should have done so. The delegates to the constitutional convention from the Hills are: V. T. McGillycuddy, Sanford Parker,Chauucey Wood, John Scollard, Thomas Thomp son, S. A. Wheeler, D. Corson, W. S. O'Brien, Judge Charles M. Thomas. The vote on the constitution was largely in its favor. The full returns are not in yet from either of the three districts. The Sioux Falls constitution was car ried in South Dakota by a very large majority, the actual figures of which are not in yet. The republicans elected four-fifths of the delegates to the con vention, and democrats who were suc cessful are very scarce—except in the Hills. The large republican majority known to exist in Meade county and the third district and the success of the democrats at the polls in the larit two elections leads us to remark, in the language of the im mortal Flannigan, "What in h—1 are we here for?" The citizens of the eastern portion of Meade county are sadly in need of bet ter mail facilities. In faot the whole county in this regard after leaving the railroad. Some three or four hundred settlers living on Alkali, lower Bear Butte and Belle Fourche often- are without their mail for two and three weeks at a time owing to the gseat distance they have to travel to get ft The mail ser vice ensi and must be reiftly improved in this oouuty, to gwo more direct and frepliant eonunuttWHtioH witk the county 5 STURGIS, D^K. seat. Petitions should be circulated at once asking for the establishing of new mail routes in Meade county* The body of W. G. Duncan, who left Cheyenne agency two weeks ago in com pany with Arthur Redmond en route for Fort Pierre with a herd of horses, was found by some Indians near Cheyenne agency on the 14th inst. It is supposed that he was murdered for his money, as he was known to have a large sum on his person. Redmond lis suspected as being the murderer of Duncan, and it is believed he is now in the Hills country. He stopped at Ed. Cuthbertson's ranch on the Cheyenne river on Friday night, of last week, and started the following morning toward Wyoming. He was driving a large black stallion with a white face. Redmond is about 21 years old, slim built, about five feet eight inches high, and wears a light mustache. One of the greatest schemes yet placed upon the market for the saving of labor—and the temper—of newspaper men is the "perfect newspaper ledger" patented and published by J. E. Seevers, of Oskaloosa, Iowa. One page of the work is equal to a full equipment of the latest improved double-entry books with an $150 book-keeper thrown in. We might be induced, if pressed, to part with our interest in the "sweet subsequently" but with with Seevers' perfect ledger— nixy. A tough and all-round desperado named George Bino, alias Bud Handy, was shot and instantly killed a few days ago about forty miles west df 'Sundance, by a deputy sheriff named James Swish er—or Fisher. The man was wanted for murder by the authorities of Greely county, Kansas, and a reward had been offered dead or alive. When the dep uties came upon him he reached for his gun but Swisher being the quicker the badly wanted man got the worst of it. Paul Clinton, a well-known and old time stage driver for the Northwestern company in the Hills, was married in Rapid City Wednesday to Miss Catherine Boyle, well known in this city, by Rev. Father Mahoney. Paul is now* a resident of Buffalo, Wyoming, to which point he has already gone with his bride for fut ure residence. The large circle of ac quaintances of both parties joins with the ADVEBTISER in wishing them health, wealth and prosperity. Misfortunes never come singly. On Sunday, May 5, the Rev. James Brierley, father of Mrs. P. E. Sparks, died at his home in Willamantic, Conn., aged 89 years and 9 months. On Monday last Mrs. Hailing, the youngest sister of Mr. Sparks, expired very suddenly at her home in Rockville, Conn. The sympa thy of many friends in this community is extended to Mr and Mrs. Sparks. Of what earthly use is the big cistern under the city hall? We should like to have someone thoroughly versed in the management of affairs enlighten us upon this point. The cistern was built for a certain purpose the object of which was totally destroyed in the construction of the hall as at present standing. Max Hoehn is to be appointed ole* of the courts in Meade county by Judge Thomas. There is no better qualified nor deserving citizen in the entirecounty for the position than Mr. Hoehn and in saying this, the ADVEBTISER but voices the sentiments of democrats and repub licans alike. The Rapid City Republioi» has been talking considerably the past Few days about diamonds in the Black Hills. Meade county is a good "diamond" field, as industrious, frugal ranchmen can tes tify. They have frequently measured their "diamonds" from the thresher in a half bushel Memorial «xerciaeB will be held in the M. E. church of this city on Sunday at 2 p. m. May 20, nnder the auspices of the G. A. R. of this oity in memory of the "boys blue." Chttplaift Wilson will oonduct tbe exercises,1 assisted by lie vs. Kchols and Lvmer, CAPITAL $50,000. OFFICERS, B. E. Bailey, Pres. J). A. McPberson, V.P. J. J. Davenport, Cashier. B. E. Perkins. AsB't Cashier. They nuke Orockarytand Glass ware. Picture Frames and Window Shades. Stoves G. V. AYEBS. LIQUOR -J First National Bank STURGIS, DAKOTA. TRANTACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest Faid on Time Deposits. Do You Waiit to a. Loan? yon CALL ON- WESTERN DAKOTA LOAN & TRUST COL Before making arrangements elsewhex*. a loan on the best terms to be had. No delay. Be Sxir-e and. See Tlierai. Syndicate Block, Deadwood, Dak. S. M. HOUGHTON, Sec. ^"Abstracts furnished and guaranteed. FURNITURE G. W. CORNWELL, STURGISL ALEXANDER & HOEHN Loan and Investment Brokers. Farm Loans at Lowest Eates. Agents First-Class Fire Ins. Companies Notarial Work and Conveyancing a Specialty. Land Office Business Attended to Promptly. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 'Sturgis,'Dakota TTT IR.3r IS Loan and Real Estate EXCHANQ3. Money Lowest Terms OAT CITY AND FARM PROPERTY. City and Farm Property for Sale. Land Office Business. Proprietor of McMillan's Southern Addition -to) 13tmrgis» Best part of the city for residence and speculation. Attorney at law( ^"1—7" A O, \—i S o a y u i o J. 6. WENKE, WINDOW GLASS, Sash, Doors, Mouldings, Building Paper, &c., && AYERS & WARDMAN, HARDWARE AND Mining Sio/pplie©, DEADWOOD, DAKOTA TREBER & CO. "WTaolesaie 3»f .S SURPLU* $2,000. Ho&flgr Hardware i enera FARKS MACHINERY. Glidden and Omaha Barb Wire a Specialty •?a/^ •ii U,. -4 DIEE0T0BS, A. HcPbersoK. B. E. Bailey. Charles Fran oik E. C. Lake, W. E. Jones, J. T. Potter. J-rJ.Davenpcrtl Pianos-and 0rga» Sewing MachinM^ and Undertaking, & V •ssH B. H. WABDM40: DEALERS Main. Street, Stttrgris. .f U,-i "ih.m- nhvavs kopt in HWrelt. Ai'va*^ jJi the /Iilif? for Btt-r. v. DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED CIGAB& a 3 -v-l 4M I 1