Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-03

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The Black Hills members Of the legis-
lature have taken their departure for
Bismarck.
All the liquor houses OF Sturgis, ex-
cept John Dolan, renewed their licenses
on the LIST.
Mr.. Elsner thinks he has q clue which
viii lead to the recovery Of his horse,
stolen about two weeks since.
You should see Keffeler's new stock OF
dry goods. He has an elegant line to
select from, and is selling cheap.
Peter johnson, Homestake employee,
was adjudged insane Monday, and
shipped to Yankton yesterday.
It is rumored that w. @. Halsey has
rendered his resignation as superintend-
emit of the Elkhorn road, to take effect
February /.
Farmers will find it to their advantage
to exchange their produce with Arnold &
Meyer.
II you never stopped at the Keystone
hotel, Deadwood, you have missed a
great treat, for it is one of the best
houses in the west Everybody stops
there.
Day boarders can find the best accom-
modations in Sturgis at the Globe Bak-
cry and Coffee house. Mr.. Brandt has
fitted up the place in the best style, and
has secured the services of first-class
cook. He guarantees to furnish the
best meals to be had in town, without
extra charge.
Sturgisites on the grand jury are Fred
Borsch; W. w. Sabin, Fl. O. Anderson,
L. s. Brigham and G. W. Ladd. On the
petit jury from this vicinity: W. Fl. Ca
BILE, J. D. Hale, NJ. NJ Baird, John Ec-
Giles and Jos. Arnold. Messrs. Ladd,
Eccles and Arnold were excused on ac-
count of being firemen.
Mrs. Kittie Goode died Tuesday morn
ing at 4 o'clock, at the Northwestern ho-
tel, Of typhoid fever, after an illness of
two months. A husband and four small
children mourn her loss The funeral
occurred yesterday afternoon at the Pres
byterian church, and the remains were
laid at rest in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Mrs. Schofeld, wife Of Major General
Schoield, died at Washington Sunday
with paralysis Of the heart. She was
sister of Captain Bartlett, Of the Eighth
cavalry, now stationed at Fl. Meade, and
a daughter of Prof. w. Fl. G. Bartlett,
formerly Of the United States military
academy, and now actuary of the Mutual
Life Insurance company, Of New York.
The Eclipse.
Those who appreciate astronomical
sights certainly enjoyed the grand phe-
nomenon presented in the eclipse of the
sun Tuesday afternoon. In the Hills
country the day was warm and clear,
giving a fine opportunity to view most
beautiful and interesting sight.
The eclipse began here about 2:15 p.
M, mountain standard time, the moon
passing toward the sun from the lower
right-hand quarter of the SUMS edge.
1t slowly crept over the sun until per-
haps about nine tenths of the sun was in
visible, then about 3 o'clock. At this
time the stars were visible and cocks be-
gan growing, the heavens appearing to
be lighted with the mechanical electric
light. The moon was gently passing
off at the upper left-hand edge Of the
sun as it slowly sunk, at 8 AS behind the
lofty pines on the snow capped hills west
Of Stnrgis, thus closing one Of the
grandest scenes of the kind possible to
behold.
The total eclipse Of the sun in 1867.
visible in the middle states, was not
circumstance compared with this one.
The Land ONCE.
By official notice given in another
column of this paper, it will be observed
that the commissioner of the general
land Office recognizes that "delays are
dangerous" and has directed the regis-'
ter and receiver to open the Office at
Rapid City on the 18th instant. This
order made sudden change in the pro-
gramme from that outlined by the local
officers, who had fixed the date at March
5, to begin business at the new location,
intending in the meantime to clear their
records Of all cases docketed to mature
before that time. But the question OF
how to dispose of these proofs is explain
ed by the following, from the Times.
A telegram was received from the COM
missioner of the general land Office s. NE.
Stockslager, yesterday, by tho register
and receiver here, in response to an in-
xuiry concerning land cases set for hear