The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-27
Autumn

NJ " IAeIIos dCIOSS from I
Pierre, have organized to protect their in
terests and employed engineers to run out
blocks and lots inside the mile square limits
so that Zach man will know where his prop
erty Is located upon the presidents procla-
nation opening the reservation. Every foot
OF land is already taken and prices are going
up steadily. An opinion from the attorney
general. of late date, is favorable toward
going ahead in the organization of a city
government.
FRANK, of Chicago, aged %, was
seriously injured and narrowly escaped
death while crossing the Northern Pacific
bridge at Bismarck a few days since. He
was walking on the bridge when he was
overtaken by train and knocked down.
He was thrown in such a position that two
OF his toes were crushed beneath the wheels
and one of his legs was badly bruised.
AS Clerk Young of the supreme court an
bounced the term scheduled to be held in
Yankton was not so held. Six of the Judges
are candidates for the election as circuit
judges and wrote that they were too busy
to attend court. The next term will be held
in Deadwood in October.
A STRANGER got up a pulling match in
Chamberlain. on which he wagered that his
horse could pull a bag of sand attached to
the end of a rope 1000 feet long. The horse
pulled the bag, and the stranger pulled
twenty silver. dollars out of the pants
pocket of Mr.. Hall. of Chamberlain.
H eighth anniversary of the South Da-
kota Baptist convention and ministerial
union will be held at Mitchell, October 8 to
6. inclusive.
~TERRAvILLE mourns the loss of one of its
leading citizens. r. Laurence, q grocer,
hes disappeared and left debts behind him
amounting to $500.
CLAYTON McCABE. Of Ashton, was acct
dentally shot in the left eye by a companion
named Wooley while on a hunting expedi-
tion to Scallcrwood lake.
THE recent rainfall was the greatest ever
known in Dakota. according to the oldest
inhabitant."
ATTORNEY GEO. Cooper, of Hand county.
is known as the weeping willow OF the
Jim"
In an inquest held on the remains of q
miner named Dufraga. who was accident
ally Killed in a mine at Deadwood, the coro-
ner's jury presented two reports. the ma
Jority to the effect that the man came to his
death through his own carelesness and the
minority that he was killed through the
carelessness of the company that owned the
mine in not providing safe apparatus with
which to work.
CAPT. MARI, Of the United States survey
corps, taking measurements along the
Missouri river. has arrived at Wheeler. He
has had much bad weatherto interfere with
his work since leaving Pierre in August.
= THREE years ago this fall Thos. Fairfield,
who lives just east of Forestburg. put about
forty young carp into q lake on the farm
OF Rev. John Vischer, on which he is a ten
ant. At the present time the fish have null
ttpHed to such an extent that Mr.. Fairfield
Is deriving q good income from their sale to
the people Of adjacent towns.
THREE convicts were added to the family
now at the Sioux Falls penitentiary. Thew
cam in from Deadwood in charge of Sheriff
Knight. OF Lawrence county. Two Of them
are men and one a woman.
HURON now hobs up with a radish nine
inches long and thirteen inches in cir
cumference.
Brd forest fires In the Black Hills have
driven the game down onto the plains.
Herds OF antelope. deer and elk are roaming
eastward. Bandssof Indians are following
Ia their wake and ruthlessly destroying
hem. Indian Agent Bliss and Chief Wash
skie have sent out runner to warn the
indians TO stop the wholesale slaughter.