The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06
Garretson-A New Town.

Gulch," is located near by, AMI is a very
romantic spot.
Immigration Commissioner Hagerty
has received a letter from Kentucky mar
who is anxious to locate in Dakota. The
man is awful hard up and would like Mr..
Hagerty to provide for his transportation
saying that if such is done he will send,
the commissioner ga gallon of the best
whisky he ever saw" He further says
that if the freight is not too much he will
bring a ten-gallon key full as a present.
People who understand Mir. Hagerty's
strong temperance proclivisies will recog-
nlze the meat in this item.
The North Dakota Millers' association
has decided to place an agent in London
to dispose OF tlour direct to the bakers of
Great Brit lin. and j. S. Hillyer, OF Bis
marck, will depart imme lately to attend to
that duty. 1t is thought that this will
have a strong tendency to strengthen the
home wheat market, and besides will re-
suit in the building of II number of new
mills.
Buffalo has a 3-year-old boy who
weighs eighty pounds, is four feet high,
and is as fully developed physically MS a
young man of eighteen years. His voice
is undergoing the change that occurs to
most persons Of Is or 20 Years. He is as
strong as any 15-year-old boy. He was
named after Grover Cleveland and bids
fair TO surpass the ex-presicent in avoir-
dupols.
The people eff Pierre are arranging
for what the5 call "Pierre's day. at the
state fair at Aberdeen next month. They
propose to harter a special train and take
a load of Plerre's boomers up to show the
people what kind of people live in the
town that wants to be the future seat of
government for the new state.
Seeing SO much flax raised in Dakota
suggests the query: Why are there not
more linseed oil mills? 1t would be a cap
ital move for some of the large towns TO
cease chasing the capital wil.-o'-the-wisp
and take in an oil mill. But not one Of
them will heed the suggestion until after
the votes are counted.
A gentleman named Applequist, who
lives at Glendale, has recently invented a
roller bearing attachment which can be
adapted to buggy wheels, pillow c%oulters,
etc. The axle is surrounded with u num-
Der Of rods upon which it rolls, dispensing,
it is said, with grease or oil.
- Ao1s SuAfCi, VI t41O oeeilO
has examined the geological formations at
the Centerville coal shaft, and expresses
the belief that a large bed of good soft
coal exists there. The professor is one
best geologists in the state.
Live and learn. The few impetuous
farmers who plowed up their wheat some
weeks ago have learned that the subse-
quent rainfall was ample to give them
crops of golden grain if they had not ,
hastily turned it under.
Two ladies of Rockerville, while out =
ding the other day, drove over a bear. "
his may seem strange, but it is a fact. =.
hey were somewhat frightened, but the "A
llmal did not offer 10 modest them.
The indictment against John Mowatt
nd John Werwolf for timber tresrass has w
cen sauashea in the United States court "
'weAve other similar indictments. c
-Capt. Hopkins, who owns q large
farm near Roscoe, has been having a we'll
drilled. Tie workmen struck water at
200 feet, and in a few minutes the we'll
contained 100 feet of water.
The farmers of Dakota would do VOL
to engage more extensively in sheep rails
ing. Statistics this year shows that the
/" AoNAa1lS 1lOlG DTO-
itable.
dakota towns are agitating the ques-
ton of making fire breaks that will protect
them from prairie fires. The ex %erience
last spring was not without some benei s.
The farm house of Nels Jorgensen,
near Yates, was struck by lightning and
burned, together with two colts and con-
siderable farm machinery, hay, etc.
-Dakota"is the only territory which will
receive a portion of the appropriation for
agricultural experiments. The amount of
the appropriation is $4,000.
jerome Slocum, Is years of age, was
run over by cars in Bismarck. He lost an
arm and it is thought amputation of one
of his legs will be necessary.
Eighty thousand votes will be cast in
the south state on the LIST of October, TO-
600 of which a correspondent claims will
be for the constitution.
"A letter was received in Sioux Falls
addressed to 81. @. Gilbert. Sioux Falls,
Woodbury. county, Dakota" J.. @. Gilbert
lives in Sioux City.
Miss Kate Field, of California, has
been engaged to speak against prohibition
IN South Dakota during the campaign.
A young son of E. H. Washburn, of
Bon Homme, had q leg broken and ribs
crushed by a horse falling upon him.
A republican campaign paper will We
started at Sioux Falls soon, with E. C.
Johnson in charge of its destinies.
Charles Fargo, of Deadwood, Is max
ing a collection of minerals to be exhibited
at the territorial fair at Aberdeen.
r. l.. Coughman, living near Rec
Heights, in Hand county, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
ID. C%heatham, a pioneer of Dakota
and a resident of Huron since 1878, died n
few days since at the age of 76.
District Attorney Harden was arrested
and fine $50 for shooting prairie chickens
at Olivet.
9,109, of which 5,4S4 are males and 3,G25
females.
A $50 blanket covers the symmetrical
form of Thornless, an Aberdeen stopper,
"A prairie fire eli considerable damage
to crops south of Aber cen the other day.
Judge p. c. Shannon organized the
first court in the territory of Dakota.
-Ihe Plum groves in Beadle county ar
yielding an abundance of fruit.
Native watermelons have appeared in
the Yankton market.
-Citizens of Brule county are proud of
their corn crop.
-Four cases of scarlet fever are report
ed at Pennville.
-Skunks are killing off the chickens in
Su'ly county.
Fields City has an a~rtesian we'll.
Barn Dancing at Newport. j
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. X. Vanderbilt
recently gave q big ball in their new
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