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Sturgis in South Dakota County Seat Race Report
The Dispatch outlines Sturgis and Meade county dynamics with projections of road expansion to Lead City and Galena, noting a large Homestake output and Fort Meade defense nearby. It mentions voting results and key local names shaping the county seat contest and early political organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis
Samuel H. Martin
Big Bottom
Elliot Nichols
Bare Butte
Bland Herring
Elk Creek
Omaha
Representa
Deadwood
Galena
Lead City
Sitting Bull
Boulder Creek
Bare’ Butte
Fort Meade
Aix
Freemont
Elkhorn
Missouri Valley
Long Pine
Spring Creek
Black Hills
Samuel D
Loucks. H
Loucke
Dakota Farmer’s Alliance
C. Gardner
South Dakota
Alliance
Dakota