Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-20

Bare Butte and Boulder canyons i
Deadwood, to which point they will b
escorted by several of our citizens an,
turned over to the tender mercies of th
Deadwood people. The visitors vii
bring with them two large tally
coaches and twelve horses under th
charge Of James Stevenson, an old-tim
Sidney Black Hills stage driver now ii
the livery business in Omaha.
1t is to be hoped that our citizens vii
do the best to entertain the guests pos
sible. They are out for the express pur
pose Of advertising their city and thei
business and we have an excellent op
portunity to do the same for our owl
town. Don't let them get the best of III
in the way Of advertising. Make then
go home loaded to the brim with fact
and data concerning our city, its pros
poets, future and the thoroughbred hos
pitality Of our business men and citizens
Rest assured our labor will not be lost
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
The Sioux commissioners were to havt
been appointed Wednesday last but VI
to date their names are not forthcoming
W. s. Chase, our newly appointed
postmaster, went up to Deadwood yester
day morning on business before the dis
trict court.
For further particulars regarding th,
visit of the Omaha board of trade call OF
Mayor Davenport. He will give yol
the programme.
Mayor Davenport, accompanied b,
FL. E. Bailey of Rapid City, went up t
Deadwood Thursday evening and re
turned yesterday.
Notwithstanding the heavy fall 0
snow Sturgis' streets are comparativel,
dry, and the sprinkler will have to re
sumo work in a day or SO.
The old well in front of Cornwell'
furniture store, although filed up will
dirt, was very convenient receptacle TO
the surplus water coming down the gut
ters yesterday. To all appearances
there was no bottom to it.
The neatest and brightest paper in th,
Black Hills is the Queen City Mail o
Spearfish. 1t is all published at home
filed with local news and timely
editorials. We sincerely wish th'
Messrs. Warren the success their enter
prise deserves.
The Belt Herald states that Rev
Charles NJ Ward has been nominated
for commissioner of Meade county. Nay
Daniel. The gentleman nominated wa
Charles L. Ward of Black Hawk. How
ever, we suppose Charles L. can stand j
the Rev. Charles NJ. can
We are in receipt of a handsom,
pamphlet called sPueblo Illustrated,
sent up by Mr.. E. G. Lyman, of Pueblo
Colorado, former visitor to this city. /
is an elegant sample Of the printers skill
and the engravers' art. 1T is replet'
with cuts of elegant buildings such al
Sturgis will have inside of three years
Our thanks are due the sender.
Rev. Benjamin Staunton, Of Douglas
Wyoming, who few years ago achieved
a national reputation by celebrated
church trial and expulsion from the Con
gregational church, was reinstated to th'
ministry last week by the church author
tiles. This gentleman lectured in this
city about a year ago last November
and created fine impression on accoun
of his oratorical abilities.
The farmers are having their prayer
answered. First they wanted a gooi
soaking rain. They got it. Then they
asked that a heavy fall of wet, soggy
snow might come without its natural ac
compartment of cold, raw weather. Thil
also they have received. The past few
days have brought heavy snow fall O
the wettest kind, making the streets ant
sidewalks thoroughfares of slush anc
mud, but no one kicks.
The Fort Meade dramatic club vii
Sif6 OlIo VI tiiSiI ulUbb lHbCIc5b1uS pei
formances at the post opera house OF
Monday evening next. The title of ths
drama to be produced is "Alone," and i
is said by those competent to judge tina
it is one of the best comedy dramas nov
ON the stage. The members Of the clut
have stopped asking for Sturgis' patron
age as they have concluded that all th,
Sturgis people care for is the soldiers
almighty dollar.
The commissioners OF Lawrence county
have had the ricketty old ramshackle off
court house bound up with iron trus
rods. Five feet above the ground th'
walls were drawn In four inches and a
the foundation about one inch. Whel
the building was trussed up to place th
carpets on the office floor were deepl,
wrinkled. The west wall had sagged t
such an extent that the ends Of the ioist
under the first floor had dropped out 0
the siIls. The authorities claim it is nor
&c r.f.f..7 s<s nxrnr