Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-10-25

and tumble down outhouses il the back
yards, make pitiable picture. There ia
no sense in this.
The latest sharp practice to secure a
fee was BY we'll known and prominent
attorney in Deadwood who communicated
the information that by reporting to the
clerk of the court daily their presence
when case on trial had been adjourned
for Q certain number Of days petit jury
men could collect their per diem during
the time of adjournment. For this va.u-
able information he sought to levy and
collect an assessment of 81 from each
juryman.
H. G. Farmer entered the Law Office of
r. G.. Taber, at Grand Forks, and engaged
in discussion with him about some mort
gagged property. Words led to blows, and
Taber inflicted several wounds on Farmers
head with Ratchet.
The Fall River county commissioners
in response TO the prayer Of the necessary
number of petitioners, have ordered nj,
election to vote upon the question of the
removal of the county seat from Hot
Springs to oelrichs.
The milk dealers Of Aberdeen have
iaised the price of the tactical fluid to con-
sumers as follows: Wholesale, per quart,
cents; retail, sixteen quart tickets for 81;
single Quarts, cents; cream, rs and 80
cents per quart.
The work of moving the Arlington
hotel from Minnewaukon to Brainerd,
Mimi, has been commenced The build
ing is being taken down by sections and
will be shipped by rail at once to
Brainerd.
"A Young man, Swede, at work on
the Syndicate block in Deadwood, is the
champion hodcarrier of the Hills. He
carries at each load forty bricks, which ag-
grcgate in weight 240 pounds.
Mayor Paulsen, of Mayyille, disguised
at the ineficiency of his police force,
raided gambling den last Tuesday night
in person. and seized the apparatus, in
Guiding chips and rake off.
"A farmer in Barnes county, while
moving, caught skunk on his sickle.
The machine was backed up to get rid of
the obstruction and distance only lent en-
chantment to the spot.
The placing of the last of the heavy
timbers in the Deadwood reduction works
building furnished the occasion of general
rejoicing among those most directly in
terested.
AT city caucus held in Madison re-
Gently it was decided hereafter to hold
separate ward caucuses for the better ac-
commodation of the increased population.
Anna Burke, of Warner, a young lady
about 10 years of age, has lost the use OF
her mental faculties, and in all probabili-
ties will be speedily sent to the asylum.
The thrashing engine belonging to
Oleson n Peterson at Valley Springs ex-
ploded injuring the engineer, Mr.. Henton,
and a farmer named Matthias Bloom.
1t is semi officially stated that the
board of county commissioners of Law
renee county will scale all court certifi-
Gates at a rate of 6 per cent.
The commissioners of Lawrence
county have increased the salary. of the
county attorney from 81 800 to 2,0D0 a
year for the years 1889 and 1890.
The inhabitants of Harold We're jubi-
liant the other morning because the water
was flowing from their artesian we'll. The
we'll is now ,435 feet deep.
The members of the Baptist church al
Aberdeen have concluded not to hold tneii
fair this year, but will hsve in the place OF
il bazaar entertainment.
&C. H. Cunningham, for a long time
clerk at the Wright house in Huron, has
leased the establishment from its proprie-
tor, M. F. Wright.
Isaac Daffer has resigned his Office as
sheriff of Charles Mix county and Dan
Walters has been, appointed to fill the
vacancy.
The Bismarck creamery company has
decided to increase the size of its cold stor-
age room and make other needed improve
ments.
The Continental Hose company al
Fargo celebrated the eighth anniversary Of
its existence October ID by giving grand
ball.
Compliant is made at Whitewood that
some one, unknown to the deacons, uses
tobacco while in church and spits on the
floor.
Several thousand trees are to be added
to the already well started grove in the
psnitentiary grounds at Bismarck this fall
Last week the Trip Roller Mills com.
pany started men and teams to work ex-
cavating for the basement of their mill.
The Clifton and Pierre stage line has
again changed hands. J. II. Garrett has
sold the line to F. w. Edison, of Pierre.
-Highmore has become possessed of t
lot of fire extinguishers and citizens now
feel safe from attacks by the fire devil.
1t is claimed that smaller number Of
chattel mortgages have been filed il
Brookings county this year than last.
Another session of district cour
is not likely to be held in Deadweod be.
fore the 10Th or Goth of November.
The South Dakota Presbyterian synot
will meet next October in the church Al
the Sisseton Indian agency.
The Rapid City Journal is trying tt
find cut what has become of the Deadwoot
and Rapid City gun clubs.
The northwestern stages transported
sixty eight people from Whitewood to
Deadwood in three days.
Thirteen bricklayers lately arrived q
Aberdeen and will help to push the worl
on the new buildings.
The White Lake creamery has closed
for the season, and will reopen about
April next year. Vs.,
The artesian we'll drillers at Aberdeen
struck good flow of water at a depth o
$50 feet.
Carl johnson, q Swede. was adiudpet