Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15

/ DR.. Bowman reports Bic birth of 4
daughter al the residence 81 Bon ILL,
] tho event occurring Friday.
/ VIM. Grams has enlarged his carpen-
ter shop to 4ox4o, and han placed III it d
horse power engine to run the maehn-
ery.
Preaching at the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening next at the usual hour
by Rev. W. N. lIcKendrick Subject:
Spiritual Knowisaa.
| Weber Il Williams, house and sign
painters, do all work in their line on
short notice AM in drst-class style.
Sign writing in the best possible manner
executed at living prices. Give them a
trial. Enquire at the ADVERTISER Office.
Billy KetteIer, we'll known throughout
the Hills, one of the old '76ers, was in
town on Saturday visiting John Farley,
before leaving for Los Angeles, Califor-
mia. lie intends locating in the south
ern portion Of that state and go into bus
mess. His friends wish him success.
Ben G. Ash has just closed another
real estate deal with Minnesota parties
by which he diapesas Of 800 lots in Ash's
second addition, taking in exchange a
feW thousand dollars, number Of Min
neapolis lots, 100 acres Of Minnesota
Pine lands, saw mill and an opera
hoaee. Pierre Free Press.
Charles Francis, not to bo outdone by
tho fire, will rebuild at once On the cor
ner Of Second aud Main. He viii erect
q two-atory brick veneered building,
seventy -fFe feet front, with three store
rooms on the ground floor and o large
hall above. This is move in tie right
direction, and it is to be hoped other Of
our monied citizens viii build like sub
stantial structures.
We arc in receipt Of pamphlets from
tho Silsby Steam Fire Engine company,
OF Seneca Falls, N. Y, giving testimoni-
ais concerning the usefulness of their
engines The silsby's cannot be beaten
for reliability and durability, as We well
know from their record, personally, else
whore. 1t would be advisable for our
town board to consult them before pur-
chasing the contemplated apparatus.
Yesterday was st. Valentines day.
Tho day when anyone having an ex-
trelnely dear friend, or sweetheart, can
send them ono OF those airy, feecy when
this you u-see remember me-things, and to
an enemy, ono Of those hand-painted
gems Of the old masters, that will make
the receiver swear like the traditional
trooper and vew.vengeancefon the sender
Eif discovered. There is one blessing att
tached to the day however. It helps
Uncle Sam out considerably on tho sal
aries of his postmasters. The revenue
of the department on Valentines day is
enormous.
The religious people OF Strlrgis, while
on theirsEay home from church Sunday
evening, were considerably scared for. a
moment by seeing sheet Of fame com
ing from the roof of the residence Of DR..
Smith. After rushing to tho house they
found nothing more dangerous than the
chimney on fire. The doctor skirinished
around and dropped little salt down
the chimney and the fire was immediate
ately squelched, and not q dozen people
in the same block knew cf the blaze. "A
high wind was prevailing at the time
which made tho situation look more se-
rious at first, but luckily the salt did the
work. If ssthe salt had lost its savor
whcrewith," would tho chimney have
been salted?
The almond eyed sons Of the Flowery
Kingdom celebrated their New Years on
Saturday and Sunday last with due eclat
at least that's what we think il was.
4 We called on our laundryman, the well
and faxorably knawn Mr.. Samuel Wah,
X. G. b, for reasons best known to our
selves and was handsomely treated, and
carried away fiery red slip Of paper on
which were some tea-chest looking hiero-
glyphics said to bel q Now Years card, but
might have been q wash ticket for all we
knew. The card was not the only thing
i we took, either. We took several. The
more it pleased our host the more we
4 took. According to all appearances the
Chinese celebrate their holidays just
j about the Same way that tho white hea-
/ then do theirs. When they start IN te
lhaye q good time, they generally have II
Il For genuine, old reliable, back nnInbers
i the Chinese beats us all, this being theil
., ,777eh year. Where they got thoil
starter from, We don't know.