Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-10-01

THE BLACK HlLla.

THE BLACK HILLS.
SiPea,nsh is called the "gem Of the
q Lead oity. M ''0' " openea
,ps sPsas,sh e valley is constantly inoreas.
Major Snider l. preparing TO issue a
oaily paper at Central.
:, a 4 rattlesneke was killed in the streets
OF Kockerville not long ago. -
The Sitting Bull mine grows better
WIN every days development.
Potatoes sell for one and one quarter
cents per pound 1t Deadwood.
Hetzel 4 Johnson, Rrocers Of Dead.
wood, ,have failed, owing $4,000. n
Lead City claims to have one IL .b.a
oest public school Buildings in the Hills.
The Pioneer says the Hills country *
unsurpassed BY any on the face Of the
The second anniverssry'of 81 the destrnuc.
:ion Of Deadwood by fire, occurred last
Work on the foundation for the nav;
court oo house in Custer county hos been
The public schools OF Deadwood open.
ed with the names OF three hundred p1-
pills enrolled.
The fall term for the opening of the
Spsartish academy has been postponed
until Oct. 9Th.
"A moonlight candy pull occurred at the
fes!dence OF Mrs. J. B. Pearson, at Cen.
trai, q short time ago.
Sixty.fve hundred dollars was paid to
the workmen on The Grand junction
mine on . resent pay day.
A farmer living at Redvatsr has pota.
toes weighing over four pounds each
that were grown this year.
Rev. JARVIS Richard. from Vermont,
has accepted the pastorate of the Con.
gregational church at Spearnsh.
A Chinese flag in Deadwoot was float.
ed at half mast upon the receipt of the
news of the death Of the president.
Mr. D. 4. Harrison, who lives in Belle
Fourche Y alley. will thresh between three
and four thousand bushels of grain.
The Deadwood. terra mining company
has announced. dividend number zen, Of
@ htteen cents per share, aggregating $780,.
Hugh Williams Of Galena, died sud.
denly September 18th, Of rheumatism
OF the heart, after only three hours Ill.
ness.
The Honestake mining company has
announced its thirty-first dividend, OF
thirty cents per share, payable on the
The Bald Mountain district is attract.
ing as much or more attention than any
other portion of the Hills at the preseu,
time.
Among the premiums awarded at the
DeadwOOd fair was one to Mrs. Dan
Scott for the best loaf of salt-risine
bread.
It is reported that richer ore has beer
found i'll tue lenobscot mine than wa,
ever before seen in the Hills or any othel
country.
Hip Wo, washee man of Deadwood
died rather suddenly and mysteriously
one day last week. An Investigation
will be made. .
The Silver King mine at Gnlena ha!
passed into the hands of New York cap
italists. and will at once be placed on
working basis.
Charles Posner, the man recently shot
in Deadwood. it was supposed fatally, il
Improving, and the chances for recovery
are said to be good.
Luther Trindle, OF Deadwood, has beer
declared insane. He will he kept in the
Lawrence county Jail until brought tc
the asylum at Yankton. ~ SEES
In two shafts, seventy five feet apart
in the Bengal Tiger mine, is found ore
which is estimated will yield hundred.
OF thousands to the ton.
The entertainment for the benefit O
Philip Mercer, of Central a few days age
was grand success. The receipts were
over one hundred dollars.
Rev. Stewart Sheldon, Of. .Yankton, su
perintendent of theAmerican Home mis-.
sion soclety.of Dakota, has been spend
ing some time in the Hills.
The mica mines around Deadwood arc
large sources of wealth to their fortunate
owners. Hundreds of pounds are being
shipped from there every week.
A terrific hail storm occurred at Roeh
ford last Saturday, a. d extended gener
ally throughout the Hills, Deadwood
getting oDlysa tasteof its, fury.
| A very fine musical entertainment was
given at Spearfish last Tuesday evening
by Mrs E. B. Miller, teacher of vocal ani
instrumental music, and her pupils.
The Deadwood Times says. that Pat
EARLY has ON hand amillion and a half q
beer bottles. Last season he shipped
10000 that netted him eight cents doz
en-. -
The Chinese inhabitants OF Deadwood
have'been celebrat ing the Feast OF Trum.
pets-or the jewish New Year-for sew
eral days and nights, making the latter
hideous.
Prof. w. 81. Streemwitz, mining en-
gineer from Texas, predicts that til,
Bea Butte district which includes Gale
no, will prove to be the richest camp il
the Hills. ..e
Frank Moulton. Deputy U. s. Marshal
of Rapid City, hos arrived in Deadwoo.
with Black Grow. who is chs rged witt
being an accessory in the murder O
Spotted Tail. e Sc
A memorial mass meeting occurred q
Deadwood on last Tuesday evening. Th
city was draped IN mourning and busi
meas houses closed in respect for the
dead president.
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