The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
The county commissioners have COM
pleted their labors and will adjourn to-

The county commissioners have com.
Ipleted their labors and will adjourn to-
| Iday.
The senators from the new states will
mot, it seems, be selected for full terms
OF six years. As tits provided by con-
stitution that as nearly as possible one
third Of the members Of the senate shall
be elected every two years, those just
elected will have to fall into the general
classification, four OF them will have
terms OF one year, three terms Of two
Years and one for six years.
The commissioners Of the general land
office instructs the register and receiver
Of the local Office that proof notices
that are running at the time the state
is organized and formally admitted to
the Union by presidential proclamation
will have to be renewed and advertise
ment again made. To save expense
those who are going to prove up this
fall and winter had better wait until the
state is admitted.
Horace NJ. Woods, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. M. Woods, died in this city last even
ing OF inflammation of the bowels. The
deceased was one OF the most popular
young men in our city and his death is
a sad surprise. His sickness was Of
scarcely weeks duration and it was
supposed up to yesterday noon that he
was in no immediate danger, but sud-
den relapse carried him away. The be-
reaved family have the heartfelt sympa-
thy OF the entire community.
Genuine goods grow in better de11and
the longer they are kept on the market,
and shows are no exception to the rule.
The Royce-Lanslng combination has
been before the Rapid City public before
and last Monday night the house was
literally packed from the foot lights to
the outside entrance, every available
seat was occupied and standing room
was at u premium. Every body laugh
ed and applauded every act and song
and none OF the appreciation was
mis-applied.
: The Engineering and Mining journal,
OF New York City is still making war on
the Dakota tin mines. In it's last issuse
there appears a brief editorial which
shows, not only the spite and malice OF
the publication but the ignorance OF the
writer relative to the actual status OF
the industry. 1t talks about years
spent in attempted development, when
IN TACT the Harney company has only
just got its hoisting works in position
and working properly. Evidently the
Journal is in the pay OF the Cornish
mines and means to earn it's salary.
The attempt to secure a jury to try
the men accused OF DR.. Cronin's murder
has developed the fact that Chicago is
about as rotten socially and judiclally
as was ancient Sodom. Several weeks
have been spent in examining men as to
their qualifications, and still the requir-
ed twelve "good men and true'' have
not been sss9Fsa NST & it aas e9s Hate
been busy fixing the jury so as to secure
an acquittal. One lawyer and several
other under officers are among the sweet
scented crowd, who will probably get a
term at Joliet. One good result Of
the latest development is that it con-
firms the public in the belief that the
men accused are guilty and there will
be no more foolish sympathy wasted
on them.
Moody and Pettigrew have been elect
ed senator's from South Dakota. De-
spite the efforts and protestations OF the
people among whom Moody has lived SO
long, the legislature chose him. We had
hoped that money would prove too
weak in this instance to over ride the
will OF the people but such is not the
case. The Doodle and boodler get there
just the same. There are some grains of
consolation in the reflection that the
Black Hills having survived the depre-
dations of the Sioux Indians, the
scourge of drouth and the career of
hordes of highwaymen she will probably
outlive Moody's senatorial term. For
tunately there isn't one chance in a
thousand OF Moody's term being for six
years, but there is good chance for it
to last only one year. The shorter the
better for the people here.
r. D. Kennedy, the present chairman
OF the board OF county commissioners,
is the member from the third district and
his term expires on the first OF January
next. Whether or not he will be q can
dldate Tor reelection is an unsettled
question. If the people OF his district
know what is for their own good and
Tor the good OF the taxpayers of the
county at large thev will see to it that
he is returned. "Dick" as he is familiarly
known, took his seat on the board at O
time when our county affairs were in
deed in a corrupt condition, he at once
began an opposition to steals and ex-
travagances OF all kinds and has been
successful in his efforts. By his uncom-
promising opposition to dishonesty he
has incurred the i'll will of some members
OF the boodler crowd who will do their
best to defeat his reelection, even if he
consents to become q candidate, but we
trust that the voters who have a voice
in the matter will understand the motive
OF the opposition and do their duty ac-
cordingly.
Amos Cummings, the well-known
journalist and cx-member OF congress
has been writing some very interesting
articles for the New York Sun from the
Black Hills, in which he gives the Dakota
tin mines a boom with glowing tints,
Although it is evident that Mr..
Cummings is in the employ of q syndi.