Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-07-31

no title whatever Do not 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.
The probabilities are now that the
troops stationed here will break camp
about the 18th of next month and return
to Fort Meade. The detachment that
has been encamped on the agency, on
the Cheyenne river, have been ordered to
start for the post the 18th OF August and
it is very likely the troops here will
leave us about that date. Oelrichs Ad-
vocate.
One day last week rattle snake was
killed near the front door OF the Record
Office and Saturday afternoon one was
killed in the wood shed at the residence
OF the proprietor of the ADVERTISER. III
this was the first instance where prohibi-
ton editors actually ''saw snakes the
ADVERTISER would feel discouraged in
it's good work in behalf of the temper
ance cause.
As secretary of the Black Hills Edu-
cational Association Prof. w. @. Bower
has announced through the Hermosa
Pilot that the second annual meeting OF
the association will be held at Hot
Springs August 81, % and 20. The
ablest educators in the Black Hills will
be present, and there is every reason to
believe that the meeting will exceed, in
interest and profit, that Of any similar
gathering ever held in the state
Mrs. M. s. Howell, of New York,
spoke at the city hall Monday evening to
a packed house upon the equal suffrage
question. She is pleasant and forci-
BILE speaker and very thoroughly under
stands the subject in all it's phases. The
women of South Dakota are making a
strong campaign this year in trying to
get their political freedom in this state,
and it is altogether probable they will
succeed with their measure. The cause
has many advocates in the ranks of the
opposite sex.
Anyone who thinks the average''coon"
hasn't got an eye on the main chance
should announce himself for Office. Last
Sunday one of the colored gentry cor
nered Fred Durham after much recon
noitering and said: ''Say, Mister Dun
ham, gwine to run for Office this fall,
sah?" The affable county officer re-
piled in the negative, when the darby
broke forth again: 'sAint gwine to run
atall?" 'No," was the cold reply,
| whereupon the "coon" sadly turned and
said to himself: swell, that settles it TO-
day upon the original package bust
ness"
Chairman Martin, of the board of
county commissioners, Auditor Lane and
District Attorney Harvey went to Dead
wood Monday to look after the bond
matter that has been hanging fire be-
tween the two counties. Judge Thomas
sustained the mandamus as to our pro-
portion of the indebtedness on the 10
per cent bonds of Lawrence county and
on the SIS, except an item of about
$110O, and he refused the mandamus as
to our proportion of the floating indebt-
edness of Lawrence, making difference
in favor of Meade county of nearly $780,
600.
Joe Arnold, of the Wideawake store,
has disposed of his interests in Sturgis,
and will hereafter devote his time and
attention to his Whitewood business.
Lane Brothers will erect commodious
cottage near the one occupied by s. l..
Thompson, which Mr.. Arnorld will
occupy with his family. Although Mr..
A. has been doing business here for
eighteen months, yet we never claimed
him as citizen of Whitewood, but we
do so now, and hope his residence here
may prove pleasant and profitable
Plaindealer.
A late copy of the Railway News-R Re-
porter, contained personal notice of
Conductor Wright, whose run is between
Whitewood and Chadron and is favora-
bly, known to the travelling public. Mr..
| Wright was attending the United States
convention of the order of Railway Con-
ductors, which, was recently held at
Rochester, N. Y: IA. M. Wright, dele
gate from Long Pine division 173, was
one of the most active men in the grand
division and an honor to his constituents
Mr.. Wright is chief conductor of his
division, and has always had the best
interests of the order at heart. The
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
road was represented by first class men,
and the above mentioned gentleman was
not second in ability"
About 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon
three men were vending their way
toward Fort Meade, and when at point
just beyond the halfway house four or
five cavalrymen belonging to G troop
went dashing down the canyon behind
the footmen, riding right over the latter,
striking one of the party and injuring
him perhaps fatally. The soldiers claim
the wind was blowing which prevented
the men from hearing the noise of the
horses until too late to get out of the
road; while the footmen say they were
to one side of the track and that the
soldiers rode over them carelessly
for pure cussedness. The man injured
is named Abe Beilslin and came here re-
Gently from Warsaw, ILL., He was struck
in the back by the fore feet OF one of the
horses, and his recovery is considered
somewhat doubtful.
The passengers on the west bound