Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-04

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WHERE EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT.
Below, the voters of Meade county
can see an accurate copy Of the bond
given by fifty representative citizens of
Sturgis to the incoming offices Of the
new county for $4,000, for the building
Of court house and jail. As can be
seen by the attached certificate, signed
by the president, the bond is in the
hands OF the First National bank OF
Sturgis, where it is open to inspection to
all citizens and taxpayers Of the county.
With this bond is also the lease of the
city hall, for five years free of charge to
the county, both Of which will be turned
over to the board OF commissioners to be
elected next Tuesday, on condition that
Sturgis is awarded the county seat.
Voters, read the subioined, size up
both offers, and see what this means as
saving to the taxpayers Of this county.
The court house is to be built inside of
three years and in the meantime Sturgis
gives the city hall to the county for
court and office purposes free of charge:
Know all men by these presents, That
we, the undersigned, are held and firmly
bound to the county of Meade, territory
of Dakota, in the penal sum of fifteen
thousand 10000 dollars, lawful money
of the United States, for the payment of
which well and truly to be made we
jointly and severally bind ourselves, our
administrators, executors and assigns
firmly by these presents.
The conditions OF this obligation are
such that il the city of Sturgis, in said
county and territory, shall be by the
voters Of said county selected, designated
and finally determined upon as the
county seat of said county on the seventh
(7th) day of May next; then and in that
event the above bounden shall cause to
be erected on suitable grounds to be Sc
lected by them within the corporate linn
its Of the city of Sturgis, under the direc-
tons and according to the plans and
specifications of the county commission
ers of said county, a court house and Jail
not to exceed in cost, including the value
of the ground suitable for such buildings,
the sum Of fifteen thousand (15,000)
dollars. That the erection of such build
ing or buildings shall be commenced not
later than the month of june, A. d. 1892,
and prosecuted with reasonable diligence
until completed. That such building or
buildings and grounds connected there
with, when completed, shall be conveyed
to said Meade county for use as court
house and jail, by good and sufficient
warranty deed or deeds free of cost to
said county. If the above bounden shall
well and truly perform their part Of this
agreement in the event Of the city of
Sturgis being designated and then re-
naming the county seat of Meade county
as aforesaid then this obligation to be
void, otherwise to remain in full force
and effect
Witness our hands and seals at
Sturgis, Meade county, Dakota territory,
this twenty ninth 29th) day of April, A.
d. 1889: j. J. DAVENPORT,
f. M. ALLEN,
E. G. LANE,
GEO. w. LApD,
JUsTUs ScHNELL,
J. G. MCMILLAN,
J. M. MoFFETT,
G. w. CoRNwELL,
H. O.. ANDERSON,
G. G. Polk,
JOHN MoNHEIM,
S. T. VOORHEES,,
NJ. MCMAHON,
EDWARD CALVIN,
JOHN I. POTTER,
FRITZ AMMoN,
j. g. WENKE,
CHAs. III. MUELLER,
CHAs. G. MOODY,
STAR, BULLOCK & EoCLEs,
p. z. SPARKS,
G. p. MEYER,
JACOB KEFFELER,
CHARLES FRANCIS,
LAFAYETTE CowDIN,
JOHN PAIL,
ID. G. CoMsTooK,
NJ. 4. EcHoLs,
HENRY WYTTENBAcH,
VIM. GRAMS,
w. S. CHASE,
H. G. ASH,
LOUIS FIsHEL,
THO. HAAS II Co.,
MAX BLATT,
JOHN SooLLARp,
PATRICK FLAvIN,
JOHN W. RoDEBANK,
M. GoEDHN,
e. 0. KNIGHT,
w. Z. JONES,
I. r. CHOW,
J. r. STOUT,
B. b. HARMS,
Ell. A. AcHENBAcH,
ID. G. GRADY,
JOHN DoLAE,
PETER OTTo,
G. B. FARwELL,
N. Il. WITcHER,
CHARLES RosEBRoUGH,
o. W. JEwETT.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Goth day Of April, A. d. 1889, at
my office in the city of Sturgis.
May HoEHN, Notary PubEc.
TIE CERTIFICATE.
10 Whom 1t May Concern:
hereby certify that certain bond, in
the penal sum of fifteen thousand ($15,-
000) dollars, for the erection of county