Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-02-07
TWO FUTURE GREATS. J"

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as well known throughout the world az
Rapid City, the Pennington county
metropolis not even Deadwood, in all
its glory, holds any "age'' over it. The
city of Rapid is full to the limits Of
pushing, go-ahead, enterprising men
who are strong believers in the truth OF
the old saw whatever is worth doing at
all is worth doing WE'LL" For this rea-
son, in every instance calling for united
effort in order to secure some improve
ment Of public importance it has always
met with great success. The thrift
shown by the inhabitants in their united
work has gained for the city and sur
rounding country many an institution
that otherwise would. never have been
obtained. The entire Hills are the
better for having within their borders
such men as Rapid City can boast. II
would be superhuous for the ADVERTISER
to publish the names Of men who have
made Rapid City what it is today.
They are known far and wide--beyond
the confines of Dakota. Whatever Rapid
has within its borders it is entitled to. 1t
has taken hard work on the part of citi-
zens to secure what they have, and they
are deserving OF the results.
Some of the recent additions to the
town, in the way of buildings, are the
Lakota bank block, and the Pennington
county bank building. They are two of
the handsomest structures in the entire
Black Hills, and, in fact, long journey
might be taken without seeing their
equals. Both buildings are Of brick
trimmed with the elegant native stone
found SO profusely in the Hills. Ele-
giant in point of architecture, rich in
interior decorations and convenient in
arrangement they stand -eminently
ahead of any similar institution in this
section of the west.
In the way Of hotel accommodations it
is notorious fact that Rapid City is far
ahead of any city, town or village in the
Hills-a fact, nevertheless, that all other
towns, for their own sake, should be
ashamed of. The new and elegant Har-
ney is very justly, the pride of all Rapid
ties. It has not an equal anywhere
along the line of the F., E. & M. v. west
of Fremont. The landlord, John r.
Brennan, takes particular pains in con-
ducting it and owing to his knowledge Of
the requirements it has taken the front
rank among the hostelries of the west.
There are hundreds Of other things
that might be mentioned that bear
strong witness to the metropolitanism of
the Gate City but owing to lack of space
we are compelled to pass them by.
BUFFALO GAP,
This town is rightly named the .'Stone
City" of the Hills, for in no locality, in
or out Of Dakota, can be found such
vast quantities of the finest quality Of
building stone and marble in all shades
as in and around this Southern Hills
town.
This city has had an unusually hard
time, as it was started as railroad boom
town and after the road passed on it ex-
perienced the terrible setback such cor
porations always do. Nevertheless. to-
day Buffalo Gap is slowly improving
and coming to the front. Her stone
quarries are being developed and already
large quantities of the product are find
ing their way to eastern markets. Her
citizens are live and progressive, and
with half a show will get to the front in
a manner that some day soon will sur
prise the balance of the Hills.
Values are increasing there and more
confidence is shown in the future by the
business men than ever before. The
coming year viii be most prosperous
one. OF this, all seem confident, The
ADvERrIsER earnestly hapes it viii. for II
there is a people in the Black Hills de-
serving Of final success it Is the citizens
of Buffalo Gap who through thick and
thin have stayed, With their city and
endeavored by all possible means TO
place i among the great producers Of