Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-06-04
SOUTH DAKOTA MINERAL.
The Product OF the Precious Metal
Promises d Large lncfekse.

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The Product Of the Precious Metals
Promises Large lncfekse.
The product of the precious metals In
South Dakota for the year 1890, accord
Ing to the lately published report Of the
director of the mint, Edward @. Leech,
was, approximately, SO, 076, 900 gold,
10, / 10, 900; silver, $3.50, 900. The pres
ent year promises q large increase in the
production of gold and silver. This is
due to the development OF the railway
system OF the Hills country. The larg-
est output is from the Homestake,
which produced last year 81, 04S, 883. 80
In gold and $12, 1858 In silver. The
highland ranks next, and the Dead
wood Terra third. The Hcmestake last
year declared dividends to the amount
OF 1852, 900, and altogether 1t has paid
out In dividends $4, 645. $50.
A Deadwood Landiady's scheme.
A Deadwood woman who runs hotel
has evolved new scheme to make her
recalcitrant boarders settle their board
bills. She had one guest, gentleman
who was In arrears for one month, and
every time she asked for settlement
got an evasive reply. The man had
plenty of money, but he wouldn't pay.
Finally she thought of q scheme that
was both practical and original. After
the guest had retired and was sound
asleep she entered the room, carefully
removed the window sash, and gather
ing the slumbering mans clothing In
one hand, she clutched the bed clothing
with the other and sped madly away.
Awakened by the chilly night air blow
ing through his toe nails, the boarder
found himself cold and uncomfortable,
with not even SO much as pocket
handkerchief to wrap around him. All
his cries and entTeaties were i'm vain.
The only answer he received was to pay
up or freeze. Then the young man dug
up his carefully hidden roll, and upon
paying his bill in full received his rail-
ment again.
ATToRNEY-GENER DoLLARD gives
it as his official opinion that women who
possess the qualifications of age and
citizenship required for male voters are
entitled to vote at school elections and
to hold school offices by virtue of the
constitution, and that no legislative en-
actmentca can deprive them of these rights.
The voters of the various counties of
South Dakota will be called upon to vote
at the June election on the. propositions
to adopt the uniformity of school text
books, as provided by an act of the last
legislature, entitled San act to establish
county uniformity of the school text
books and supply the same at cost"
SYLVESTER GRAVES, of Fulton, is sick
from CHAMBERS. Graves had horse
which it seems was suffering from the
disease, q fact Of which he was unaware.
The horse was giving forth peculiar
matter from his nose, and Graves would
clean the nostrils out BY doing this he
inoculated himself with the disease by
scratching, the virus having lodged
under his finger nails. A rash first
broke out, which led finally to abnormal
swelling of the limbs His eyelids be-
came terribly swollen and he is reported
as gradually dying.
GEORGE PALMER, q pioneer of the
Hills country, has discovered q rich
placer mine near Harvey City. 1t Is
located short distance from the creek.
where the dirt is hauled by wagon for
sluicing, and it yields about $40 to the
load. The gold is said to be very coarse,
among which nuggets are found, one of
which weighed over els.
INDIAN FARMER CATION at the Rose,
bud agency says the Indians are work
ing hard blowing and seeding. ALI
seem to be quiet and orderly, though
many are surly and suspicious.
THE land Office officials at Pierre have
received a telegram from Washington
announcing that the southern boundryl
line of Pierre district has been moved
seven miles south. The change was
ms nuUi IN hn 20 n% q ha h.
districts west of the river were laid OUT
on lines extending from the same survey
as eastern South Dakota The lands
west of the river had been surveyed
from the Black Hills meridian. This
left the lines running without regard to
section lines. The change puts con-
siderable more land in the Pierre dis
trict, and at the same time is great
convenience to settlers living west.
A. P. HARLING, of Madison, was badly:
injured by the bursting Of circular,
saw while in operation. The saw was
running at too high rate of speed and
burst into many pieces, which flew in
all directions. :
THE Central Dakota camp meeting
will be held near Frankfort July toI0.
THE body of A. j. Leatherman, the
Fort Pierre attorney who was drowned
in the Missouri by the capsizing of a
sailboat, was found floating on the
water about two miles south OF Fort
Pierre.
ssLET us celebratep' seems to be the
universal shout from nearly oil South
Dakota towns. The outlook for a
bountiful crop is responsible for this
good feeling. Everybody will be able to
give thanks about turkey time In the
good old-fashioned way.
HENRY LUNT, of Deadwood, was pull
ing carpet tack when it flew up, the
point of the tack striking his eyeball
and penetrating it. At the time he ex-
perienced no Inconvenience, but few
days later inflammation set in and he
has gone to Chicago to put himself
under the care of an experienced oculist.l
SOUTH DAKOTA is to receive from the
general government 1855 for the state
militia.
THOUSANDS of Germans are arranging
to come to South Dakota this season. A
number Of colonies will locate In the
of Huron.
Fox some time ranchers in the vicinity
of Rockford have been troubled by the,
loss of young calves and other stock and
finally settled upon the cause by discov-
ering indications of bear in the neigh
borhood. A war of determination
against old hruiu xua0 danIo rod NV civ -