Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-27

any and all work in their line. Their
lspecialties are house, sign and carriage
painting, and interior decorating. Of
fee in the Polk building, Main
| street.
j According to circular received from
p. f. Mcclure, commissioner of immi-
grafton, the average condition of various
products of this territory, Judging from
the present outlook, is as follows:
Wheat, 81 per cent; corn, 81; oats, So;
rye, SO; barley, 80; buckwheat, So;
fax, 81; hay, Sc; vegetables, rs; pota-
toes, So. These averages are figured on
a basis Of 100 per cent. These figures
are obtained from seventy-s counties
in the territory, reported by 116 indi-
vidual reports. Commissioner Mcclure
will make these reports once every thirty
days during the season.
/ The Sunday School association closed
its session on Thursday evening. At
the evening session Rev. w. A. Echols,
pastor Of the Presbyterian church Of this
city, delivered an address on 'sThe Bible
The Great Civilizer," which was well
received. Mr.. Echols is very pleasant
speaker, and by the skillful handling of
his theme impressed his hearers with the
! hot 1,e &c Il ~ n
logician of no mean ability and speaker
of pleasant delivery. After the address
farewell words were spoken by delegates
from each school in the association, at
the conclusion of which the convention
adjourned sine die.
James A. Howard, alias Jim, who for
the past four years and half has occu-
pied the position of postmaster at Fort
Meade, has resigned his Office, to
take effect on July /, and the depart
ment has appointed and commissioned
FL. M. Darlington, post-trader, to fill the
vacancy. Jim goes to Tilford to engage
in business for himself. Tt will seem
funny to go to the post postofiice and
not see Jim's phiz looking out between
the bars, enyeloped in his well known
two-for-a-quarter smile. The ADvER-
TIsER wishes Mr.. Howard the best Of
success and hopes to see him four or five
| times week in the metropolis.
For the benft of that peculiarly par
ticular class Of persons who are in the
habit of haunting a newspaper Office and
everlastingly asking the proprietor why
he don't do this or that, or why he does,
we quote the following verse from the
Christian Advocate, the official organ of
the Methodist Episcopal church, as be-
ing extremely applicable in the case of
the average country editor:
You'll be damned if you do,
You'll be damned if you don't;
You'll be damned If you will,
You'll be damned if you won't"
It makes no difference which way a
paper goes it is a clear case of damn
anyway. The average run of editors
have become used to that sort of thing
and as consequence are hardened.
Morris WEIGH, known throughout the
Hills as thumper and bully, while
drunk attempted to beat Mrs. NJ. w.
Dillon, of Central, for refusing to pay
him for some labor performed. The
plucky lady instead of fainting threw
Ratchet at him, just missing his head,
and then grabbed six-shooter and
'sturned loose,' Three shots were fired,
one of which grazed his head and made
him take to his heels like the coward
he always was supposed to be. The re-
volver happened to have two empty
chambers when the fusi1ade began, else
the chances are that WEIGH would have
been sent to kingdom come. No one
would have blamed Mrs. Dillon if she
had been better markswoman.
Fritz has the best beer in town.
Sturgis will celebrate, beginning ON
the Sd and continuing until the night of
the 18th, with more than ordinary pomp
and circumstance. The first day will be
given up to the exercises incidental to
the reunion of the Black Hills Sailors
and Soldiers association Many dis
tingrished visitors from all parts of the
country, including Commander Ham
mend, of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, wiz be present. At 10 o'clock
the band and reception committee, will
march to the depot to receive visiting
comrades. The balance of the day will
be devoted to business matters, and in
the evening a grand banquet will be
served. The succeeding day, the 4th,
win be given up to the citizens celebra-
ton, which includes an Grafton by Judge
G. G. Moody, fremen's tournament, fire.
works and dance. That the celebra-
tion will be successful is not question
for doubt Pioneer
Grand Ball.
Olive Branch Lodge No. AT, A. F. and
A. NJ, and Bare Butte Lodge No. 46, I. |