Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-08
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
AN ALPENA MAN MEETS DEATH IN A
PECULIAR MANNER.
The Shortage OF HIinot,s Ex-Posfmaster
Very smait-serIous Charge Against .
bath SaIoonkeepcr Death Of q Huron
Lady --latest News from All Quarters.
DEATH IN a PEcULIAR MANNER.


broke and he fell back into the well and
was wedged in so tight that it took thirty
six hours to remove him.
HIS SHORTAGE VERY SMALL.
Ex-P Postmaster McNamara was brought
before Justice Sullivan, ard in view of
recent developments in the case his bonds
were reduced to $500, which he readily
produced. The case has attracted consid-
cradle attention, as the postmaster was in
Jail on o warrant charging him with the
embezzlement of $500. The examine
tlon of the books was evidently made in a
very careless manner, and it is doubtful it,
after the books have been correctly audit
ed, the shortage will amount to very much
if anything.
ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED RAPE.
Warrants have been sworn out for the
arrest Of a. L. Knight, Bath saloon
keeper, charging him with an attempt to
rape Mrs. Hill. Knight formerly ran
steam thresher and Mrs. Hill boarded the
hands. He is already under Indictment
for selling liquor contrary to law.
DEATH OF HURON LADY.
Mrs. Stoneman, wife Of P. @. Stoneman,
Of the traindispatchers' department. of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway, died at
her home in Huron. The remains were
taken to Lake Benton for interment, her
parents living in that CITY.
NEW TEMPLE OF LEARNING.
Although the new school house at Brook
ings is being pushed as rapidly as possible
it will not be ready for occupancy before
the middle of November. Already ar
rangements are being made to suitably
dedicate the building when completed.
The Deadwood Pioneer is authority
for the following: aYu Doc, one of the
solid old men of Chinatown, died yester-
day afternoon. It is said he died of
broken heart owing to the recent new anti
Chinese bill. All Sing is authority for the
statement that he died cursing the officials
who represent China in this country be-
cause instead of learning the ways OF
American politicians they devote their
time to exchanging photographs with
Washington girls.
The Rapid City Republican speaks as
follows: Failure to open the reservation
has not caused any serious depression in
real estate in or around this city. On
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seven acres on the north side Of the rail-
way west of the gap at $75 per acre. The
purchase was made by gentleman named
Haas, from st. Paul, for syndicate OF
I st. Paul capitalists, buying up real estate
In good western towns.
Nothing is too good for the average
Deadwood Juvenile. Not long ago pro-
fessiona1 nurse was summoned from Bing
hampton, N. Y, to assist at the arrival of
Black Hills girl. Having accomplished
her mission she returns, thus making a
round trip of over 5000 miles for what in
many localities would pass as an ordinary
event.
The depth of the Harold artesian well
is ], 1856 feet, temperature IS degrees, and
it will fill a large barrel in forty five Sec
onds. The water is soft and of a splendid
drinking quality, the warme5t artesian wa
ter in Dakota, and is daily increasing III
flow and pressure.
Gate City lodge K. of p, at Rapid
City, has taken stock in the American
Building and Loan association as an in
vestment. It is possible that some time
in the future the lodge may secure loan
for the purpose of building hall.
BY way of comparison the Mt. Vernon
Gusette remarks that while the school
children Of south Dakota are gathering
sunfowers, the children of southern Ne
braska are putting in their time SNOWFALL
ing.
Gettysburg has more new implanted
billings at present than ever before in its
history. Lumber is scarce at the yards
and real estate is rapidly changing owners.
Fuel is more plenty this season than
ever before in the Black Hills country,
owing to the fact that native coal is taking
such prominent position in the markets.
The secretary of the Masonic Aid as
cociation claims that there have only been
three deaths among the 1900 members
during the past two years.
Nearly every man at Deadwood has
turned detective. The $1,000 reward Of
fered for Jack Daugherty is an explanation
Of the fact.
The Rapid City journal says that
Spearish has placed the license for theat-
rical tronpes SO high as to amount to pro-
hibition.
Mrs. Chaska was at Gettys' urg last
week on a shopping expedition, and ex-
poets in the future to be frequent visitor
there.
Judge Trip has just closed very
successful term Of court in Jerauld county,
having tried twenty-five jury cases in four
days.
Special gospel meetings were held last
week at Deadwood under the leadership of
Rev. Merton Smith, the Chicago evange-
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