Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-03-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

Sheriff Knight is in town today.
G. s. Congdon of Rapid was up on
business yesterday.
Prof. Lee is attending the teachers
institute at Spearfsh.
F. J. Washabaugh, the great division
advocate, was in town today.
| Miss Annie Kehoe isiin Spearfish at
tending tho teachers institute.
"Tex," the old freighter, left yesterday
for Pierre, where he has considerable
property.
Mrs. H. o. Anderson is visiting friends
In Spear6sh. She will remain there two
or three weesss.
Thomas Sweeney and John Brennan
were couple of Rapid City business
men in town Friday.
"Arkansaw John," who was stabbed a,
Crawford short time ago by Spud Muir
ply, is getting better slowly. He lis al
his home, in Cheyenne.
Henry Perkins Of Deadwood will take
the position of assistant cashier in the
First National. in place of Frank Brown
who has gone to Whitewood.
Rev. Father Metzger returned from
Yankton Thursday evening. He will
hereafter be stationed at Lead, but will
have charge Of this work, holding serv-
ices here once month.
F. H. Brown, who has occupied the
position of teller in the First National
bank of Sturgis, for some time past, went
to Whitewood Monday to act in the ca
pacity OF cashier of the bank of that
town. The business men Of Sturgis
part from him with regret, but wish him
all the success possible in his new field
Of labor.
The Chancellor. The best. Try them.
Peaslee's ale always on tap at Fritz
Ammon's.
| Ward caucuses will be held Monday,
April 8, at 730. Let everybody be
present.
Foster, the Main street tonsorial artist
has nosuperior in sthe Hills. He does
only first-clase work.
A party of B. & M. surveyors with a
complete outfit, arrived in Buffalo GAP
yesterday. Their business is unknown
Rumor says the surveyors of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Northern and the
Illinois Central companies are on their
way towards the Hills with preliminary
survey.
A colored man named Alexander tried
hard to shuttle off this mortal coil last
night via the whisky route. He drank a
quart of the poison in few moments,
bidding the world goodbye, before do
ing SO. But the stuff was not fatal, and
as consequence he still lives. This
speaks well for Sturgis whisky.
The calciminers and painters have been
busy for few weeks past decorating the
interior of the keystone hotel, in Dead.
wood, and now that celebrated caravan.
sary shines like new dollar-more than
the new Sturgis dollars. This hotel il
Justly noted for its excellent accommo-
dations and admirable cuisine, something
naturally expected when landlord like
j. G. Keith is in charge. Guests stop.
ping there will be surprised at the com.
pleteness Of every detail.
A meeting was held last evening in
Justice Jewett's Office for the purpose oi
talking over the coming election and de.
Gliding on plan to bring tho matter be
fore the people. After due deliberatior
the meeting appointed one voter from
each ward, whose duty it is to call ward
caucus which shall elect five delegates tc
the city convention, these five to nomi-
nate an alderman for their own ward
alone, but to act with the balance of the
city delegates in convention in nominal
ing the general city officers, such as mar
shal, clerk, treasurer, etc. 1t is thought
this plan will be satisfactory.