Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-10-11
a TRIP TO TIE HILLS.
Tho Advocate Shuts up shop and Goes
Vigiting

V1E1tIHs.
Saturday morning last the editor of
the Advocate boarded tho north bound
train for the purpose Of attending the
district conventions at Sturgis. On ar
irving at the Gap the Springs delegation
which consisted OF Stewart, Phillips and
Nash, joined US, and at Rapid tho crowd
was enlarged by the Pennington county
delegation. As to what took place at
the convention we refer our readers to
the full proceedings elsewhere in this
issue.
The town of Sturgis is a much livelier
place than we had anticipated it to be.
It is pleasantly located and has some ex-
cellent business buildings and numerous
well stocked stores. AS an indication OF
tho enterprise of the town it is only nee
essary to say that it is the only town in
the Black Hills having a steam fire
engine. TT. Meade, located only one
milo and half from the town, of course
gives the place a great advantage in a
business point of view over other Hills
towns of like size. But the town that
bears evidence of grit and enterprise that
Sturgis shows on her faco is bound to
get to the front any way. OF course We
visited with the newspaper boys, Messrs.
Grow and Moody, and found them both
very pleasant gentlemen, each Office
equipped with splendid outfits, prepared
for anything that may show up in thor
line. Both papers have done much in
the direction Of introducing Sturgis to
the outside world, and that the fact is
appreciated at home their well filed adj
vertising columns best bears evidence
After spending the greater portion of the
day very agreeably in sturgis we took
passage in one of Smiths hacks for the
metropolis of the Hills, Deadwood.
The distance between the two towns is
fourteen miles and the ride, barring the
dust, e Delightfully."- pleasant one, the
scenery being grand and picturesque the
entire distance. The writer has seen the
sights to be found in tho Rocky Noun
tains, along the line OF the Northern Pa
cifc west of Helena, and while the scene
ry there is beautiful it does not, in our
/
estimation, begin to compare with that
to be found up Bearo Butte and Boulder
canyons. The former presents a rude,
rocky appearances; the latter a smooth,
velyety green, and to ono who has been
accustomed to living in a prairie country
nearly all his life, the lofty pine clad
hills vie with the canyons in presenting
view to the eye that is almost enchant-
ing, and never to be forgotten having
once witnessed the same.
In due time we arrived at Deadwood
and registered at the Keystone, and, by
the way, before we forget it, We desire to
give our friends pointer, one that will
be to their benefit when visiting Dead
wood, and that is be sure and stop at the
Keystone. 1t costs no more in that town
to put up where you will be well treated
than it does to stop at some Jim Grow
house. The Keystone is presided over
by j. G. Keith, a gentleman who is evil
IDENTIFY a born landlord. Everything
about the house is frst-class, while the
tables are supplied with all the luxuries
Of the season. But if you want to rise
early in the morning leave your call, if
you do not you will oversleep, sure, 50
downy are tho beds to be found there.
The keystone is deservedly popular, and
has the business of the town, fact not
to be wondered at after having once stop
ped there.
Deadwood is'a town. It is more than
that, it is young city, peopled by live,
goahead business men, who have set out
to give the Hills town that shall have
a name abroad as we'll as at home, and
they are doing it in manner that is not
only gratifying to themselves, but alike
pleasing to all inhabitants of this part of
the territory. Deadwood, not unlike all
Black Hills towns, has been somewhat
dull, at least for Deadwood, for some
time past but the town is now catching
its second wind, the log cabins and frame
structures Of pioneer days are rapidly
giving way for stately brick blocks, and
with tho completion OF the reduction
works, now in course OF erection, will
take On new life and additional yigor.
1t is THE town Of the Black Hills, and
will doubtless remain such for all time.
l-Oelrichs Advocate.
The financial statement of the First
National Bank can be seen in today's
paper. The showing is very creditable
to the bank ard the business men OF
Sturgis, compared with the statement
made at the close OF business June 80.
The loans are less, overdrafts arc less by
more than so per cent, while the cash in
hand is almost double Individual de-
, posts today are $31, o35.6s against $1s,-
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