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

WOs1fd be the grading OF First stree
from the city hall site to Main street
and tue building Of Sidewalk the sam,
distance, When the city hall il erected
it will be almost impossible 10 get tht
steam fire engine from the house TO MAR
street with the street in the condition i
now is. In rainy weather it is assaaos
impossible sor. pedestrians to walk NJ
First street, as they are in great DANCE,
of becoming Aaired. In reality Sturgii
as whole has altogether too few side.
walks on the residence streets for city
essaying to be "futufe great" On
Main between Second street and juno
tom avenue, there are two or three side
walks which need repairing badly. A
sidewalk from the town to the depot
should also be at once laid down, as adj
vised by the mayor in his inaugural.
The alleys running parallel with Main
street, particularly tie one on the south
| side from Second street to junction ave-
nue., are in bad condition. and should be
cleaned before the extremely hot weather
is upon u.s. The stones lying upon the
streets recently graded should be raked
up and carried off, Stone-payed cutters
should be built on either side of Main
street from the end of theepresent grad
ing to the first bridge below Junction
avenue. These cutters would not only
dry the streets after RAIN storms, but
would also prevent the accumiilating Of
water in POOLS Inc the vicinityof the wells,
which are used~by SO many citizens.
Another thing of necessity issthe making
of road from the present north end of
Second street to the creek, insorder that
the steamer can be taken to the creek to
protect That portionpf the town in cases
of fire. For the same reason road
should be made from the corner of juno
ton avenue and Lazelle street, in an air
line, to the creek. Asit is, aSgreat deal
of trouble is encountered in getting the
engine to the creek. and in laying the
hose from the creeks to Main street.
With good roads at the points men,
toned the engine and hose companies
can make zoo per Cent aestssr time than
at present. This is matterof supreme
importance to the citizens and tax-pay-
ers. When the opportunity arrives to
erect the city hall a fine fire protection
to that portion Of the town could be
built at theAsame time by digging in the
basement, in the front end, "a large cist-
ern to hold say 600 barrels of water.
The steamer could stand Immediately
over the tank at all times and in case of
fire in that portion of the city the suction
hose could be dropped into the water and
the engine quickly started. An i'm
mense amount Of time could be gained
by this continuance, as cans. be readily
seen. Under any circumstances a large|
smoke funnel or stack wilfshave to be
built over the engine, and this would
come into active use when I'll; was neces-
sary to run the. engine at that point.
The boiler could also be supplied with
water from thersame cistern.x
Other improvements could be men
toned, but enough have already been
enumerated for, starter.;.
Good Enough Butt
Dakota -four is good enough for east
ern people; Dakota No. hard wheat is
good enough TO stand att the head in
eastern markets; Dakota is good enough
to furnish a huge proportion of the
precious metals that go,to the mints to
be made into good and lawful money Of
the United States Of. Anaerica and to:
eastern factories to be, cast into wares:
Dakota'is,' good enough to become the
grazing for some of. the best beeves and
porkers that are finally hung up in east
ern markets, but still Dakota isn't good
enough, SO it seems, to become state.in
the United States.-Day. County Herald.
Enemiea,-
A prominent, writer has said: cal
ways keep an enemy.on HAND; brisk,
hearty, active enemys. The having one
proves that you are. somebody; wishy-
washy worthless people never have enc
miles,, Men who. never move, never run
against anything; and when man is
thoroughly dead and utterly buried,
nothing runs against him. To be run
against is proof. Of. existence and posi-
ton; to run against something is evi
denee of notion; The next best thing
to having 10oreal friends is to, have one
open enemy
Right to the Front.
Dakota Cd, Chicago was not behind
any of the boys in style and fxings.
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