Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-05-23

II. II. Bailey, OF Rapid City, was II
town Friday on business Of financia
nature.
A meeting Of the Black Hills bas
ball league will be held in this city OF
| Monday next.
Don't forget the hose boys benefit to
morrow (Ihursday) evening at thu
Opera house.
A special came up the road Monday
bearing the surgeons of the company or
q pleasure trip.
The Black Hills Association of Con-
gregational clergymen will meet at
Hermosa today.
For contempt of court Frye, the county
attorney of Custer, was last week fined
$50 and sentenced to jail for six hours.
The sturgis kids are thinking strongly
of challenging the first nine as soon as
the weather settles. If they do, look
out for close call.
The second nine intended to play the
first nine match game last Sunday
afternoon, but owing to the rain the
game was postponed.
A large number of cowboys have been
in town the past week. They have been
engaged in various round-ups through.
out this section of the country.
The base ball players of this city have
named Ell. Fl. Lorrimer as their man
ager for the season. John Leedy was
elected captain of the first nine.
The quartermaster's wagon train left
Fort Meade Friday morning for Big
Meadows, to pick up troops E and FL Of
the 7th, and bring them to this post.
IF: T.: Cooper, of Whitewood, and G.
W. Carpenter, of st. Paul, were in the
city Friday looking after the interests of
the new transportation company, Bart
lett & Cooper.
The Abattoir folks will shortly COM
mence shipping beef in car load lots to
New York city, having recently received
a large contract to supply the markets
Of that city.-Advocate.
The hose company's first annual ball
at the Opera house tomorrow night.
Give the boys a good send-off and they
will return your money with compound
interest at the first opportunity.
The Motfse Cristo company on their
return trip from the upper camps laid
over at the Commercial Thursday to get
a square meal before venturing further
on their southern journey.
Several ladies, wives of the officers of
the Eighth cavalry, arrived from Texas
Monday. They are domiciled at the
post. The troops, however, are not ex-
pected before June, perhaps the latter
part of the month.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Sparks left Mon
day afternoon for their old home in Con-
necticut, where they will visit old friends
and relatives. They have not visited
their native state for nearly three years,
and as consequence have decided to
remain absent several weeks.
The Twenty fifth infantry will leave
here Monday, if possible, and take the
cars to Lusk, Wyoming, where they will
meet the Third infantry, take their trans
portation and march to their respective
stations in Montana, while the Third will
take the train and come through to this
city.
Mr.. Arthur L. Warrick, of Ainsworth,
was in town the past week
visiting his brother Charlie, and also
taking in the sights of the Black Hills
as whole. Mr.. Warrick is the official
stenographer of the judicial dis
trict of Nebraska. He returned to his
home on Tuesday.
The ADVERTISER has been called upon
SO often for extra copies of last weeks
edition that the supply has been entirely
exhausted. Hereafter limited number
Of extra copies will be kept at this office
for the benefit of those who desire to
purchase papers to send away. We
have them ready sealed for mailing.
Owing to the rainy weather and other
the dance advertised to
take place at James w. Patterson's
ranch, in Pleasant Valley, on Friday,
May IS, has been postponed until Fri
day evening, June s. This postpone
ment, while disappointing a goodly
number, will only insure larger crowd
on the night of June s.
In giving an account of the robbery of
the cowboy by a rounder named Stack
last week, the Deadwood Times, through
an error of their correspondent undoubt-
adly nIIblishad the occurrence as taking