Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-20
PAST SATISFACTORY: FUTURE ASSURED

PAST SATISFACTORY: FUTURE ASSURED
Sturgis City is located on Bare Butte
creek, twelve miles east by north from
Deadwood, and one and half miles
from Fort Meade, a ten-company post.
The town is situated batween the foot
hills and the higher portionsof the Black
Hills. Tho site is most magnificent
one, lying on dry, almost level ground,
with slight declination toward the
creek, giving the best of facilities for
drainage. There is plenty of room for
growth, as the valley in which the town
is situated is wide and peculiarly adapted
for the site of a large city.
The town lies at the point of con-
vergefce Of all the important roads ira
,versing the county, and as consequence
is the headquarters of all settlers in the
surrounding country when. they desire
to transact business of any nature what
soever. It is reported that the first set
tier located on the present site in June,
1876. Major Wilcox, j. NJ Rodebank, A..
Buckbee, Major Lazelle, B. G. Caulfeld,
Judge Dudley and J. w. Caldwell
formed a company and proceeded to Sc
lect a site and lay out a town. 1t is
said Major Wilcox selected the site.
Eighty acres were originally plated, but
since then, to keep up with the increas-
ing demand for residence property, sew
eral additions have been made. The
town was christencd Sturgis, after Gen
cral Sturgis, of the regular army. Tho
first postoffice was opened in the winter
of 1919.
Since then the town has exceeded the
expectations of it's most ardent friends
and supporters. 1t has increased in
population, wealth, intelligence and
morality. At present it boasts Of four
churches, two schools, four hotels, a
national bank, lumber yards, planning
and feed mills, stucco and plaster works.
nearly hundred mercantile establish
ments and trades represented, Masonic,
Odd Follows and G. A. r. societies, daily
mail in all directions, direct telephone
communication with every town in the
Hills, both in Dakota and Wyoming, the
control of the immense trade of Fort
Meade and the thiclsly settled farming
community beyond it; steam fire en-
CINE; hook and ladder company, hose
company, engine company, a system Of
fire cisterns, a live, rustling board Of
trade, fire protective association, hack
lines to Deadwood and Fort Meade:
lastly, and best of all, a debt of only
$1,000, payable in twenty years, against
an assessed valuation of 100000.
Some improvements now under way
are: The building of an Episcopal
church; ladies' seminary to cost S15,-
600; a city.hall and engine house; street
car line to Fort Meade; the bering of an
artesian well; the laying Of a, system of
water mains, and the grading of our
side and residence streets.
The above readily shows what Sturgis
has done and what it intends doing ii.
the near future. An unprecedented mind
cannot but acknowledge the superior
position of Sturgis as regards the farm
ing community surrounding it. By
studying the map of the Black Hills it
can be readily seen that the facttyap'
pearing in the preceding columns are
literally true. The secretary OF the
Sturgis board of trade, Mr.. Max Heslln,
can readily impart and will do SO
willingly any information concerning
Sturgis, the Key City of the HiIls,.and
tho surrounding country
FORT MEADE.
This well known military post is stu
atcd one and half miles east of Sturgis.