Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

Hills. Fred was well known and highly
esteemed by all who knew him. Mr..
and Mrs. Warner have the sympathy of
| large circle of friends in their Attic
Fbion
The young infant OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George Garner, aged three weeks, died
Saturday afternoon and was buried
Monday.
CRIMINAL NOTES.
The young man known in this city
under the name OF .'Short Bull' who has
figured in our police courts before, has
gotten himself in trouble again and is
now behind the bars in the county. JAIL
in default of obtaining $1,000 bonds.
He was arrested for breaking into the
warehouse OF Charles Rosebrough and
stealing five gallons of whisky. The
charge was burglary and the chances
are excellent for him to leave the Hills
for time and sojourn "over the river"
Lincoln Burch of Elk creek was ar
rested Tuesday for malicious mischief.
For some reason best known to himself
he spiked the logs of Runkle & Rowley,
thus making them unfit for saving This
man has been doing considerable cussed-
ness lately, If one is to believe what he
hears, and the law will in all probability
get after him. Burch was before Justice
Rollins today and placed under 5000
bonds for his appearance next Saturday.
Chief Coffey was detailed Tuesday by
Sheriff Beaver to go after two ranch"
men who were wanted near Rapid City
for attempting to beat neighbor, named
Franklin, out of about $1O0. Goffey ap-
pretended the men near the Wyoming
line and succeeded in effecting settle
ment with them.
| Sheriff Beaver arrested two men Tues
day on orders received from Deadwood,
for stealing lot of goods They were
not identified by the authorities from
above and were released. They took the
first freight train south.
Proceedings were commenced in JUS
tice court last week against George e.
Scales by Myra Louden for $1,000 dam
ages for seduction. The case will prob
ably be up before the May term Of the
circuit court.
Friday night last a hungry tramp
called at the house of Mrs. Phelps on
junction avenue and asked for some
thing to eat, at the same time grabbing
the lady by the throat and threatening
her life unless she furnished him food.
The family dog, however, took a hand in
the melee and scared the man away He
was afterwards arrested and is now in
Jail.
AS city election will be held next
Tuesday it behooves the people to select
the candidates they desire to fill the Of
fees for the coming year. There are
| three aldermen and three members of
the board of education to be selected,
later in the season. The ADVERTISER
would advise that mass meeting OF cit
izens be held Saturday evening at the
city hall for the purpose of selecting
nom partisan candidates for these Of
fees. This is plan to be preferred
over the old political fight.
Jennie Stewart, resident of this To-
cality, through some unknown cause
fell or jumped from the east-bound mail
train yesterday afternoon when about
one- half mile from the depot. The train,
after running for nearly mile farther,
backed up, picked up the woman and
carried her to the depot where medical
attendance was called. No bones were
broken, but severe confusion and bruises
were received. &c.,.
Attention is directed to the call pub
lished in another column of the annual
meeting of the Calumet Gold and Silver
Mining company, to be held in Sturgis
on Friday, May 1, at the store of J. G.
Mcmillan. All stockholders are ex-
pected to be present and it is the hope
1 Nf A1oA ,ol~ L i.
case.
At the annual meeting of the Black
Hills Presbytery, held at Rapid City
last week, Rev. w. F. s. Nelson of this
city was elected moderator for the COM
ing year, he was also elected to represent
the Hills at the general assembly on the
part of the ministry, and r. B. Zoll as
lay representative.
Mrs. Michael Gilligan of Pleasant
valley, has been stopping at the Sheri-
dan house the past week under the care
of physician. Before leaving she is in
hopes of obtaining permanent relief from
serious and complicated nervous affec-
tion.
Charles Francis returned from Bis
marck yesterday, where he went as a
witness in the Northern Pacific mail
robbery case. VIM. Newberry the rob-
ber, was indicted and will be tried at the
May term of the u. s. court in Bismarck.
From The Sioux City Journal we
learn that the attorney general has or
dered the U. s. attorney of South Da-
kota to assist the states attorney of
Meade county in prosecuting and pun
ishing the slayers of Few Tails.
i The subject of Rev. w. F. s. Nelson
on Sunday evening at the Presbyterian
church will be Jonah" Ordination of
deacons and elders will also take place
at the same service. Services in the
morning as usual.
Ranchers, stock -raisers and big cattle
outfits all trade with Sparks. The rea-
son is obvious. The best groceries at
the lowest prices catch, them. They
know good thing when they see it.
Hence the result
Stores that give the best bargains,
best goods and best treatment are the
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