Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Arnold removed
the remainder Of their household goods
to Whitewood this week and are now
residents OF that promising
young burg. The best wishes Of humid
reds Of friends in this vicinity accom-
pany them.
Truman H Hopkins died several days
ago in his cabin at Gayyille, and his re-
mains were not found until Sunday then
in decomposed condition. Hopkins
came to the Hills in 1876, was a menu
Der of the Ct. A. r., having belonged to.
the third Colorado volunteers. His
death was from natural causes.
This Office is in receipt of an anony
nous communication from some one rep
resenting himself to be member of a
vigilance committee, but the official
warning will not be given publicity
through these columns until the author
discloses his identity. His name is not
wanted for publication but as matter
of protection to the paper and the public.
The gentleman who is to succeed the
Rev. Mr.. Lymer at Sturgis will arrive
during the coming week. His name is
f. J. Follansbee, and comes from Rhode
Island. His family wife and two
children will accompany him. The
reverend gentleman comes, we'll recon-
mended as an active worker and public
spirited citizen.
Tt is not safe to buy land without a
correct abstract of title. Many of our
citizens have paid dearly for deed only
to find out subsequently that they had
no title whatever. Do net buy foot of
ground without an abstract of title. Get
your abstract of Judge Polk. He has
just prepared at large expense set of
abstracts of lands in Meade county.
e. B. Beatty returned one day last
week from San Francisco after an alb
sence of some years from the Hills. He
is son of Mr.. J. A. Beatty, one of the
old settlers in this county, who died in
1885 on his farm on Spring creek. The
young man is strongly attached to Cali
fornia, and will return to the coast after
disposing of some real estate he owns
here.
George Shingle returned Monday
from Chicago, to which place he had
made shipment Of beef cattle. He
struck poor market. The day he ar
rived-on the 18th-there were nearly
$4,000 head of cattle on the market, the
largest number ever offered for sale in
one day at the Chicago yards. The
sales of the day aggregated 81, 900 head,
about 5000 being carried over.
Butte county Independents have NOM
mated the following ticket: Representa-
tive, A. H. Snyder; clerk of the court,
w. s. Delemater; sheriff, E. Wamsley
county judge, j. L. Woolsten; auditor,
Smith Brown; register of deeds, H. w.
Fuller; treasurer, G. Miller; attorney,
J. Ell. Johnson; surveyor, A. 2. Case;
coroner, A. j. Austin. Elsewhere in
these columns it will be seen that Mr..
Austin withdraws from the ticket
The ADVERTISER man had the pleas
ure of making the acquaintance, on the
train Monday, of the Rev. Mr.. A. r. Ju-
lian, Methodist minister who takes
charge of the Deadwood circuit. Mr..
Julian is pleasant conversationalist, a
man of good address, and while he ap-
pears to be conscientious christian gen.
tleman, he does not display any of the
symptoms of fanatic. The ADVERTISERS
regards him as liberal, practical man,
one who is calculated to do much good
in religious matters.
Death entered the home of our es-
teemed townsman and brother journalist,
Mr.. G. G. Moody, quite suddenly Tues
day morning. Alice L., the bright little
infant born June "a, last, was taken i'll
Monday evening with the Group, and
ended her suffering at 80 the following
morning. Mr.. Moody is on the reserva-
ton, but may reach home tonight, as
Mr.. Bitney left for him early yesterday.
The ADVERTISER joins with the many
friends of the family in this their hour of
deep affection. LATER-Mr. Moody re-
turned this morning. The hour for
holding the funeral tomorrow is not as
yet announced.
Sergeant Edgar r. Aston, member
of the 9th cavalry band, left Monday for
Newport (Ky.) barracks, having been
transferred at his own request from Ft.
Meade. Sergeant Aston enlisted with
the 9Th cavalry in 1867 and has served
Nncle Sam faithfully for twenty-three
consecutive years IN the same regiment,
and in parting with many of his old
comrades at TT. Meade was breaking
fraternal ties that had been forming
thread by thread for nearly quarter OF
century. His relatives live near New
port which was the reason he asked to be
transferred.
Among the many live progressive bus
mess men of Rapid City, none are more
enterprising and energetic than John r.
Brennan of the Harvey. In addition to
twenty years experience in the hotel
business he has travelled quite extensively
and got many pointers from observation,
all of which are utilized in making the
Harvey the leading hotel in this part oil
the Hills. Mr.. Brennan has expended
over $4,000 this season in putting in
steam fixtures and other improvements,
which makes the Harvey rank with the
best houses in the west.
Mr.. @. G.. Hughes, the genial and
portly superintendent of the Elkhorn
came up the road Tuesday morning in