Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

lUUkA4 AMI GhN66AA NEWS.
Col. Parker was in the city Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mueller visited
Deadwood Tuesday.
Rev. G.. G.. Ware will hold services al
the NJ. E. church Tuesday evening next
A young child Of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Primrose OF Galena died Monday with
diphtheria.
George e. Scales and Mrs. Laura
Cartwell were married by Justice Rol-
Inns last evening.
J. A. Stanley, editor OF the Hermosa
Pilot, visited sturgis Saturday. He has
favorable opinion OF this place.
Miss Rupe Of Pleasant valley had the
misfortune to break one of her lower
limbs yesterday. No particulars are al
hand.
County commissioners were in session
today to consider tax petitions and to
appoint justice of the peace for stur.
gis precinct.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Marshall returned
from Yankton Tuesday. Mr.. Marshall
was attending the annual meeting Of the
grand lodge, I. o. Q. F.
Frank Phelps, better known on the
range as Maverick Frank" was killed
Sunday, the 18th inst, by vicious COW
impaling him on her horns.
The common cement exercises of the
state normal school at Spearfeh for 1891
will be held Sunday, sumo Z. The AID.
vERTIsER will publish the programme
next week. =
w. B. Skipton was up from his ranch
Tuesday and reported stock of all kinds
in fine condition. He says grass is az
good now as it was any time last year
DR.. Sexton has been busy the past
few days examining subjects for the es.
tablishment OF another benevolent socie.
ty in Sturgis, known as the Royal Ar
canum, an insurance order.
Sheriff Beaver returned Tueday after
noon from the range with Andrew Gull
bertson and placed his man in jail.
James Julfs is out ON bail superintend-
ing the roundup of his horses.
Charley Francis started for Fargo
Sunday evening to appear as witness
for the United States against Newman,
one of the men held for holding up a
Northern Pacific train last June.
Martin Miller met with an accident
last Saturday while coming from the
timber with two cords of wood on his
wagon. He upset, hurting one of his
hands quite severely. No other damage
done.
Judge w. G. Burton win leave for
Oakland, California, next Tuesday to
spend the summer. He disposed of his
buggy last evening at Rapid for about
800, but it only cost the lucky pur-
chaser 81!
The city has received new crab for
the hook and ladder truck, and now that
everything to that important branch OF
the fire department is in excellent order
it is hoped Chief Blatt will be able to
resurrect the hook and ladder company.
AT the first regular meeting of Olive
Branch lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, next
month, June 8, work in the M. M. de.
gree will be had, and all members of the
order in good standing are invited to at.
tend. BY order of the worshipful mas.
ter, ). e. Harmon.
Uncle Wicher tells hen story, like
this: He knew of a hen that laid one
egg every day, except on Sundays, and
to make up for the day of rest she would
lay two Friday. The only reason we
have for doubling these statements is thai
the narrator sometimes "swaps" horses
Tom Huffman is going into the cattle
business again, and Uriah Taddiken il
now in Texas for the purpose of buying
about about 400 head of 2-year-olds tt
be shipped in during the coming month
Mr.. Taddiken writes that prices arr
pretty stiff down there this spring.
Sturgis public schools closed Friday
and the closing exercises were witnessed
by the parents Of many of the pupils
The children have, as rule, made very
satisfactory progress IN all branches o
learning taught here, which speaks wei
for the principal and his fair, able as
sistants.
Major Bartlett OF company F received
orders Tuesday to report at st. Paul b,
June 6, to be stationed at Ft. Smelling
1T is understood that the several remain
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