Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-22

According to the lease placed in the
hands of the new board of county COM
missioners by the council of this city the
city hall building is to be used for coun-
| ty purposes for term of five years.
The question has arisen among the fire.
men as to whether it is proper or eco
nomical move on the part Of the city
government to give up the lower story
now occupied by tho steamer. hose and
hook and ladder outfits and the depart
ment parlor. Which will be the more
economical, the giving up Of these rooms
and renting another building for the APP
paratus or renting offices for the county
in some one of the many blocks in the
city? There is no better building in the
city than the Francis block and its rent
al would be low for offices mo more
than that of another building for the fire
apparatus. The fire boys have labored
hard to fit up their parlor in elegant
shape and it seems uncalled for to make
them tear up their carpets, take out their.
library and move to uncomfortable and
disagreeable quarters. The necessary
/ county offices could be rented elsewhere
easier and give better satisfaction to all
con cerned. The fremen are disposed to
look upon the matter as an. invasion on
their vested rights. We hope for the
good Of the department the boys will be
allowed to remain.
Deadwood had a dsensation the other
afternoon. Nothing less than the horse
whipping OF A. E. Frank by lady
whose husband, Richard Hebb, foreman
of the Pioneer office, compelled her to
administer the castigation against her
own will and contrary to all sense of de-
cency. The husband through innate
jealousy, imagined he saw filtration
between the two, and at the point of
gun forced her to perform the act.
While the wife piled the whip the hus-
band held Mr.. Frank quiet with revolt
yer. The whip, we are told, was pur-
chased at E. McDonald's by w. q. Bon
ham, of the Pioneer, who urged the thing
on and who it is said was the father of
the scheme. Brave business, indeed, for
man to be in, if it is SO. 1t is needless
to remark that the sympathy of the en-
tire city is with Mr.. Frank and nothing
but contempt is the portion SO far given
Hebb and Bonham.
The ADVERTISER has safe. "A gen.
uine fire and burglar proof affair at
that. A great many may wonder why
an editor needs an institution of that
character. Anyone acquainted with
Black Hills members of the fraternity
have long since ceased to marvel. We
would say, on the strict quiet, that ours
is used to lock up our delinquent sub
scription list. We have this proposition
to make: If all our subscribers will
come in and pay their subscriptions one
year in advance we Will sell the safe
having no further use for it-and pro
rate the proceeds among those SO paving
us. Sabe? With the delinquent list
"cashed I'M printer in this neck O. the
woods has about as much use for burg
lar proof safe as hen for anterior
molars.
Arthur Abernethy, alias Redmond,
was captured by Deputy United States
Marshal Harris of Pierre last Friday at
Smiths ranch and taken back to Pierre.
He was wanted for the murder of his
partner Duncan on the reservation not
long since. He is beardless youth and
looks far from being the hardened char
acter he is reported. He is the man
who, after working for Charles Elsner of
this city for short time, sneaked out
one night last fall taking one of Elsner's
fine horses with him. He is only about
81 years of age and sskiller'' and
all-round hard man. II he happens to
get clear on the present charge Of muir
der Mr.. Elsner will bring him back and
try him for demonstrating.
tt has been stated by several papers
outside the Black Hills that the press Of
this section were backing John Il. King
of Rapid City for Office under the new
state government. We would like to
have some one Of our exchanges
name Black Hills paper that is sup
porting King for any office under the