Sturgis advertiser., July 25, 1889, Image 1

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TEE TAIL END OP A STOCK OF
Gents' Furnishings.
WANT TO CLOSE OUT THE WHOLE LOT,
And never bny any more. If yon-need a
Hat, a Pair of Gloves, a Slicker, Shirts or Underwear,
Comefend get them
A/f ACTUAL COST.
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CERTAINLY SAVE M03STETY".
Coma and see.
you want, but if you do you will
SPARKS & ALLEN.
VOORHEBS & MILLER,
Francis Blook, Sturgis, Oarry the Most Complete Stook of
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
In the Black Hills, and if yon 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,
Harvesting Machinery of all kinds. Wind Mills and Repairs for all kinds of machinery. All
goods sold at lowest prices. Parties wishing goods of any kind should
call or correspond with them.
MEATS!
THE BEST OF ALL KINDS.
Oysters, Fish & Game.
Keep all kinds of Country Produce on Hand.
Bneoessor to Maeller & Human,
Druggist and Optician
DBUGS, STATIONERY and FIELD GLASS!*.
Prescriptions a Specialty. -7.-7 Open at all Hours.
HAAS &. CO.,
(Sncoessors to H. Stein
E. T. MARSHALL,
Blacksmith and Wheelwright,
Back of Ynlcan corner, on Junction Avenue.
I am at the old stand ready to do work for each and all. I have reduced prices greatly end with
long experience and superior facilities can discount anyone in the Hills at any work in my line
STURGIS DAKOTA.
E. O. KNIGHT,
Harness,Saddles, Bridles, Whips
HUTS, BLANKETS, COLLARS, ETO.,
Miain Street, Sturgis.
•Jltanufdc toanything in the harness line to order, on short notice. Repairing promptly done.
A. H. BOWMAN, President. W. N. BOWMAN, Secretary
G. W. COBNWEJLL, Vice President. J. T. Ponm, Treasvar.
Hack Hills Plaster Co.
Manufacturers of and Dealers in
Plaster Paris, Land Plaster, Etc.
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Salted.
W. W. STONE.
CHARLES H. MUELLER,
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-JOBBERS AND DEALERS IH-
Drugs, Chemicals, Proprietaries, Paints, Etc.
TOIL.H3T ARTICLiHS AND SUNDRIES.
Main Street, ... St/urgis.
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The .attention of the tax
Meade county—and even those
rence, who are interested—is called to
the following transcripts of Lawrence
county records and affidavits concerning
the taxes of Woods, White & Woods
over which the Lawrence county com
missioners have gotten themselves into
trouble. It will be noticed that there
are several lies out somewhere. Is it
Woods or Christ, or both? Probably
the tax-payers can discover where the
charge of perjury should be laid.
First on the programme is the affidavit
of J. M. Woods made on June 29, 1889,
followed by that of S. B. Crist, ex-com
missioner, made on the same date:
Territory of Dakota, County of Law
rence, ss:
James M. Woods, of lawful age being
first duly sworn, makes oath and says
that he is a member of the firm of
Woods, White & Woods, who are as
sessed for a large amount of personal
property, to-wit: Horses and cattle for
the years A. D. 1886 and 1887, that in
said years said firm had no such person
al property in Lawrence county subject
to assessment and taxation therein that
on the 6th day of October, A. D. 1886,
affiant made settlement as a member of
the said firm of Woods, White & Woods,
with the board of county commissioners
of said county of Lawrence of the taxes
assessed and levied for the years A. D.
1884 and 18S5, and that upon such set
tlement and adjustment it was agreed
upon by said board of county commis
sioners that the sum of $1,200 should be
accepted by said board in full settlement
Of said taxes for the years A. D. 1884
and 1885, and that the said board should
and would cancel the taxes levied and
assessed against said firm for the year
A. D. 1886, and that in consideration of
such agreement the said firm did pay to
the treasuaer of Lawrence county the
said sum of $1,200. Affiant therefore
prays your honorable board to remit
said takes for said years.
JAMES M. WOODS.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 29th day of June, A. D.
1889.
E. H. DRIBCOI/L, County Auditor.
Territory of Dakota, County of Law
rence, ss:
S. B. Crist, of lawful age, being duly
ewom, makes oath and says that in the
year A. D. 1886 he was a member of
the board of county commissioners of
Lawrence county, that he has read the
affidavit of James M. Woods and that the
statement therein made as to the settle
ment made by said Woods for the firm
of Woods, White & Woods for the years
A. D. 1884 and 1885 and for the year
A. D. 1886 is therein correctly stated
and the payment therein stated was ac
cepted as a settlement of all such taxes.
S. B. CRIST.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 29th day of June, A.
D. 1889.
B. H. DBISCOLL, County Auditor.
ENDORSEMENT.
Upon reading and filing the within
affidavit and the board being fully ad
vised in the premises, it is ordered
that the taxes assessed against
Woods, White & Woods for the years
1886 and 1887 be remitted and stricken
from the tax books of the county.
D. A. MCPHERSON, Chairman.
Filed June, 29, 1889.
B. H. DBISOOIIII, Auditor.
Territory of Dakota County of Law
rence, ss:
I, B. H. Driscoll, auditor in and for
said county and territory do fcereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy
of the original on file in my office.
Witness my hand and the seal at said
county this 15th day of July A. D. 1889.
B. H. DRISCOLL, Auditor.
Following these sworn statements is
the affidavit of J. M. Woods, dated Octo
ber 6, 1886:
Territory of Dakota, Coast/ of Law
rence, as:
James M. Woods makes oath and says
jthat he is a member of the firm of
Woods, White & Woods that for the
purposes of taxation, the said firm of
Woods, White & Woods was assessed by
the assessor of Lawrence county, D. T.,
for the year 1884 on personal property
in Viewfield precinct $3,630 in Deaa
Vood precinct $15,200 for the year
J885 in Viewfield §20,130.
He further states that all his property
for the year 1884 was subject to taxation
in Viewfield precinct that the assessment
Of $3,630 is a duplicate assessment of
the assessment made in Deadwood pre
cinct that the assessment made for the
year 1885 is excessive. He therefore
tihivK Y"Uf honorable body to pass an or
iie: directing the county 1 rearm re to
WTive fronj tint, affiiint 81,200 lo be in
tuii^ fciu4 v-fijii® 18S4 and
VOLUME 3, NO. 44. STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA, JULY 25, 1889. $2 PER ANNUM
Having Determined to Reduce Stock We Shall Offer Unusual Inducements to yg
CASH CUSTOMERS.
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From $6.00
Extra Bargains in Carpets and Household Furnishing Goods. Our Stock
is Complete and Our Prices are Down to Bed Rock.
POTTER & HAINES,
1885 of the firm of Woods, White &
Woods, and James M. Woods, which
amonnt he is ready and willing to pay
on the passing of said orcfer.
R. H. Dniscoub, County Auditor.
Here are the proceedings of the board,
concerning the case, on October 6, 1886.
Proceedings of the board of county com
missioners of Lawrence county rela
tive to the tax matters of Woods,
White k Woods.
[The board at this time consisted of
Samuel Boy, F. M. Allen and S. B.
CBIST. ED.]
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NEW STANDARD PRINTS AT 5c PER YARD.
JAMBS M. WOODS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this the 6th day of October, 1886.
JOHN BAKER, County Clerk.
ENDORSEMENT.
Affidavit of James M. Woods for the
correction of the assessment of Woods,
White & Woods for the years 1884 and
1885.
Filed October 6, 1886.
JOHN BAKER, Clerk.
Petition granted by order of the board
Oct. 6, 1886.
S. B. CRIST, Chairman.
Territory of Dakota County of Law
rence, ss
I, R. H. Driscoll, auditor in and for
said county and territory do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy
of the original on file in my office.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
county this 15th day of July, A. D.
1889.
BBGULAB SESSION.
October 0» 1886.
The affidavit of J. Itt. Woods, for the
correction of the assessment of Woods,
White & Woods and J. M. Woods for
the years 1884 and 1885 was taken up
and the board being fully advised in the
premises doth order that the county
treasurer be and is hereby instructed to
receive from said parties the sum of $1,
200 to be in full of all taxes for said
years 1884 and 1885.
Territory of Dakota County of Law
rence, ss:
I, B. H. Driscoll, auditor in and for
said county and territory do hereby cer
tify that the foregoing is a true and cor
rect transcript as recorded on page 433
in book of proceedings of county
commissioners of said county.
Witness my hand and seal of said
county this 15th day of July, 1889.
B. H. DRISCOLL, County Auditor.
Now comes the account of the pro
ceedings of the Lawrence county board
on June 29, 1889:
SPECIAL SESSION.
June 29, 1889.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, D. A. McPherson, Enos Lane
and George Beemer, commissioners, and
R. H. Driscoll, auditor.
The petition and affidavit of James M.
Woods, a member of the firm of Woods,
White & Woods, for the abatement of
taxes on personal property assessed
against said firm for the years 1886 and
1887 on the ground that said personal
property was not subject to assessment
and taxation in Lawrence county, was
taken up, Colonel Parker and Steele
representing affiants, and upon reading
and filkig said affidavit of J. M. Woods,
also an affidavit of S. B. Crist corrobor
ating the statement that the taxes of
1886 were included in a settlement had
with Lawrence county by said firm of
date the 6th day of October, 1886, and
the board being fully advised it is or
dered that taxes assessed against Woods,
White & Woods for the years 1886 and
1887 be remitted and stricken from the
tax books of the county.
Territory of Dakota, County of Law
rence, ss:
I, R. H. Driscoll, auditor in and for
said county and territory, do hereby cer
tify that the foregoing is a true and cor
rect transcript of the proceedings of the
board of oounty commissioners of said
county of reoord on page 337 in book C.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
oounty, this 15th day of July, A. D.
1889.
R. H. DBISOOIIII, County Auditor.
It will be noticed that not even Woods
asked for the remitting of the taxes of
1887, but the board did it anyway.
There are other discrepancies that can
easily be discovered by a careful reader
-yea, even he who runs may read.
For the benefit of the Tilford Times
the ADVERTISER will state that its bid
for the county printing was one-half a
cent per line less than its free trade,
single-tax, democratic competitor. It is
also worthy of note that the great re
former Knowles charged the oounty of
Meade for items in excess of the rates
allowed by the territory and was paid
by the commissioners in accordance with
the bill ri-udeied. The editor of the agi
tator is not as philanthropic as he pic
tures himadf to be.
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STURGIS, DAK.
Constitutional Convention.
Our delegates in convention assembled
are doing their work as rapidly as possi
ble. Some of their most interesting
.actions are found following.
The oommitte on compensation of pub
lic officers gives salaries as follows:
Governor, $2,500 secretary of state,
treasurer, auditor, commissioners of
school and public lands, and superin
tendent of public instruction, each $1,
800 attorney-general, $1,000 judges
of the supreme court, $2,500, and of the
circuit court, $2,000. After the year
1890 authority is given the legislature to
add $500 to the salaries of the governor
and each of the judges. In this sec
tion just one word was changed, and that
was no officer should receive any fee or
perquisite in addition to salary above
mentioned. The word "fee" was substi
tuted for salary.
In regard to judicial districts, the
state has been divided into eight giving
the Black Hills, and several of the ad
joining unorganized counties, two. The
Seventh judicial district is' composed of
Pennington, Ouster, Fall River, Shan
non, Washabaugh, Ziebach, Nowlin,
Sterling, Jackson, Lugenbeel, and all
that portion south of the Big Cheyenne
and west of the Missouri. The £ighth
district contains Lawrence, Meade, Butte
and all that portion of the state north of
the Big Cheyenne, except a part of Ster
ling, and that section west of the Mis
souri river. The districts are very large
in territory but it will be at onoe seen
that the major portion of the counties
named are unorganized.
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CAPITAL
$50,000.
0FFI0EES.
H. E. Bailey, Pres.
D. A. McPherson, T.P.
J. J. Bavenport,
Cashier.
H. B. Perkins,
Ass't Cashier.
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In the minutes of the first
the convention at Sioux Falls on July 4».
the name of "John Scollard, of Law
rence county," appeared. When they
were read for approval at the following
session John wouldn't stand it and in
formed the secretary he was from Meade
county, not Lawrence. The records were
accordingly changed. John proposed to
have Meade couuty recognized and lie
had it.
A letter received, from the war depart
ment at Washington yesterday states
that the post tradership at Ft. Meade
has been discontinued. Judge Moody
forwarded a petition from Sturgis to this
effect some weeks ago to Secretary Proc
tor with his recommendation that the re
quest be granted. Sturgis merchants
will receive great benefit from this order.
Times. That's what the matter.
The Pierre Press, in publishing an
elaborate write-up of its city, includes a
very fine and geographically correct(
map of South Dakota, which shows
every town in the Black Hills with the
exception of Sturgis. Between the rail
road company and these capital aspirants
we have a hard time of it. Of oourse
Pierre can expect no votes from a plaoe
that does not exist.
The rumor that Dr. Stewart and Fred
Evans had trouble recently regarding
the location of the soldiers' home build
ing at Hot Springs is untrue in every
particular. While the site selected for
the building was not the doctor's first
choice, he did not make any particular
protest before the committee having
charge of the work.
The Indians at Cheyenne agency are
signing slowly but the commissioners
are confident that before they leave the
necessary number will be scoured. The
outlook grows brighter, but very slowly.
The Daily Republican of Rapid City
has increased itself to a 7-column folio.
It is a muoh better paper than tonnexly
and is worthy of patronage.
The Fremont, Elkhorn k Missouri
Valley R. R. and the Sioux City & Pa
cifio R. R., "the Northwestern line" will
sell tickets from all stations on their lines
at one fare for the round trip for the
National G. A. R. reunion at Milwaukee,
Wis. Comrades and others desiring to
charter sleepers should make their ar
rangements at once. Through coaohes
will run from important stations to Mil
waukee via Chicago without change.
Call on A. D. Wood, agent, Sturgis or
write J. R. Buchanan, G. P. A., Omaha,
Neb., for further information.
Largest Stock oi Agricultn
Sells the following Celebrated Goods
and Many If we:
Shnttler and Hunhford menntain and form
wagons, fine carriages, open and top baggies
Moline plows and cultivators and the
"Flying Dutchman."
General agent for Piano binders, Steele
mowers, Massiloa threshers and engines,
Minnesota chief threshers and engines. Bak
er barbed wire and special brands of barbed
wire.
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First National Bank,
STURGIS, DAKOTA.
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
Interest. Fetid on Time Deposits.
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WESTERN DAKOTA LOAN & TRUST CO.
Sefore making arrangements elsewhere.
•1 will make 70a a loan on the beet terms to be had. No (tabqr, HflMf on tmtrr1
Be Sure and 8oe Th»m.
Syndicate Block, Deadwood, Dak. S. M. HOUGHTON, Sec.
£0^Abstracts fnrnishH and s
J. L. DENMAN,
Wholesale and retail dealarht
HEAVY HARDWARE
Wagon Timber, Blacksmith's Goal, Iron, Steel, Nails, &c.
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Loan and Investment Brokers.
Farm Loans at Lowest Bates.
Agents First-Class Fire Ins. Companies
Notarial Work and Conveyancing a Specialty.
Land Office Business Attended to Promptly.
Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sturgis, Dakota
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Loan and Real Estate
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I will continue to make the lowest
ever offered this, far west. Take no onp'a*
word for it, bnt eoow to Whttewood and I
will
Save Ton Money.
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RANDOLPH
READER.
Davenport & Hoehn, i
Lowest Terms
ON CITY AND FARM PROPERTY.
City and Farm Property for Sale. Land Office Business.
Proprietor of McMillan's Southern Addition to Sturgis,
Best part of the city for residence and speculation.
Attorney it L»»OHA.S. O. iT£" *°Uqr Public.
J. G. WENKE,
FARM MACHINERY.
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Glidden and Omaha Barb Wire a Specialty
WINDOW GLASS,
Saab* Doors, Mouldings/ Building
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0. A. McPheraen,
H. E. Bailey,
Charles Francly,,
R. C. Lake,
W. E. Jones,
J. T. Potter,
J. J. Davenport'!
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Careful Inspection Solicited.
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