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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

sZ,
The Iowa three -year-old stallion,
AXtell, lowered his record to 2:12, beat
ing all former records for three-year-olds
and also the stallion record OF the
world. Soon after the performance he
was sold for S1O5, 900,
1t is a fact worth knowing that C. A.
1'rowbridge, the jeweler, sells Black Hills
jewelry, watches, clocks and silverware
cheaper than any store in the Black
Hills country. Try me and be convinc-
ed. Repairing in all it's branches.
w. L. Gardner, will sell for the next
thirty days heavy embossed gilt wall
paper for 4Octs, per double rolls
His store is also the depository Of
the American Bible Society. Bibles and
Test.sments at cost. Remember theplace
Gardner's drugstore st Joe street.
General superintendent Hughes and a
company OF his friends came up to the
Hills on a special car last Monday
morning and took trip across to
Deadwood and Lead City. They stop
ped and took a look at our city.
The Black. Hills Boot and Shoe Store,
recently opened atSprando's old stand, on
Main Street, is devoted exclusively to that
trade, and will make better bargains than
can be found elsewhere and farnish a stock
to select from that is surpassed by none.
Frank Lockwood salesman.
Estrayed.
On the range between Battle and
Rapid creeks, one fat thick set red short
horn mich COW and calf. The COW has
a scissors brand on her right hip. will
pay for any information leading to her
recovery. GEORGE, HAwLEY.
A Apeddlers Outfit for Sale.
A good team, harness, and wagon all
in first-class condition, together wife a
light stock OF peddlers goods, for sale
cheap. Cause for selling failing health.
Apply to S. j. sRIBER.
IN Deadwood, the fore part OF this
week the case OF the Rapid City school
board VS. the bondsmen of the late B. B.
Benedict came up on q motion to set
aside the Judgement. The motion was
over ruled and the defendants will ap-
peal to the supreme court.
The county commissioners have been
in session all the week, a great deal OF
business relative to the roads has been
transacted, u school township has been
organized, a lot OF bills audited and al
lowed. Agood part Of the work done
this week has been devoted to the quar-
terly settlement with the county
treasurer.
MARRIED-At the residence OF VIM.
Hecht, in Rapid City, on the evening OF
Oct. 18th, 1889, Mr.. w. II. Thompkins
to Miss Emma little. f
The bride and groom are among our
best known and most popular young
people having lived here for years.
That Miss Emma has secured a splendid
prize and William H. has done even bet.
ter goes without saying The Union
1ioins a vast throng Of friends in wishing
them a longlife OF unalloyed happiness.
The Republican has declared the office
OF county judge vacant because Judge
MCGEE didn't go to Pierre to qualify
The facts are that judge MCGEE is simply
waiting to get some light on the law re
lative to qualification before he invests
a hundred dollars and ten days time il
/ ~
q trip around the reservation. Mean
lwlrile he will Qualify in the regular wa,
at home hit shall appear necessary
4 Tor him to go to the capitol to qualify
he will do 80 later.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
Estrayed.

On the range between Battle and
Rapid creeks, one fat thick set red short
horn mich COW and calf. The COW has
a scissors brand on her right hip. 1 will
pay for any information leading to her
recovery. GEORGE, HAwLEY.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
FreEssslenal Cards.
ABEL MATTHIAs. NJ. D.

Dhysician and Surgeon. Office at residence
4 Corner Quincy and Ninth Streets, and at
G. D. Matteson's drug store. Hours at Quincy
Street Office until 8 q. nj. and from 3 to and
z to 9p. IN. Telephone connection. Specialties
Obstetrics and Gynaechology.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

b. p. LEWIS, ABSTRACTER, NOTARY
Absgracter, Notary Public and Conveyancer.
Complete Abstract Records OF Pennington
county. Abstracts of Title and title to Real
with Robert Flormann, north side of st Joe
street, Rapid City, DOkOta.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

TAMEs BOYD ATTORNEY AND COUN
SELLOR AT LAW.
office in Pennington County Bank building
Main street, Rapid City, Dakota.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

The Black Hills Boot and Shoe Store,
recently opened atSprando's old stand, on
Main Street, is devoted exclusively to that
trade, and will make better bargains than
can be found elsewhere and farnish stock
to select from that is surpassed by none.
Frank Lockwood salesman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

Gontiu..sd next week.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
A peddlers Outfit for Sale.

a pedd1ers Uuttt Tor Sale.
A good team, harness, and wagon all
in first-class condition, together wife a
light stock OF peddlers goods, for sale
cheap. Cause for selling failing health.
. L
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

IN Deadwood, the fore part of this
week the case OF the Rapid City school
board VS. the bondsmen of the late B. B.
Benedict came up on motion to set
aside the judgement. The motion was
over ruled and the defendants will ap-
peal to the supreme court.
, 1889-04-18

A Numerous Family Clssm . Prominent
Attorney ss Their Long Lost Husband
sud Father.
The Big Bend Empir Of Waterville says:
10 has some way leaked out that for some
time there has breu u correspondence 20
inx on between certain parties IN Douglas
county and persons IN Mercer county, Iii.
nos, relative to one Walter j. Pepper
who. IL Is sald, after ina cling many cruel
ties upon mis- family. left them about two
years avo IN rather destitute circumstances
and has not been heard OF since
From what We are able to learn
1t seems that there is pending
N the district court OF Mercer county, Ill
y Case entitled Clara Z. Pepper VI. Walter
j. Pepper, in which Clara serks Z, obtain
decree Of divorce from Walter and for
Ut herself and Walters numerous progeny.
The letters received here make the start
ling announcement that uDquestioDably
that the suId Pepper is none other than
oar George Brudiey. At any rate present
developments warrant the conclusion that
| either highly respected citizen is suffr.
inv from the deepest injustice or tnat
this community is afflicted with grand
fraud.
There are some things pertaining to the
case that Kive II un app, arabce OF grave
mistake Mr.. Bradley represents himselt
as IA Keen lawyer, In which case he well
| knows what SERIOUS cpBs, ournces would
attend his living and doing business under
an assu med naue He is also u shining
| light in the Methodist church, looking
alter toe financial prosperity of the church
aDd r'vtI.btiy allod, d to as deacon
Bradley Things have been uoiDx very
smooth with the deacon since hts advent
to Waterv,lle, he having SECURED title TO
! one or more quarter sections OF land, ~
making favorable progress toward patent
ing other tracts b~sldes having sucrerded
in claiming liberal PORTO Of the gov.
ernmrnt town site Of Waterville. but
with his uuitifarious duti 3 attending u
large law practice, his m,nistrations to
the church ana increasing property IN.
terests. Deacon Bradley occasionally
tnatches = golden opportunity to cultivate
the socIeiy of the fair stx OF which this
rural district IL especially blessed. His
uue, 81, although be looks somewhat
older. together with bis religious proclivi.
ties and h0ancial standing have made MIN
exceedingly popular among the uiatri.
mOniaily Incl iDr0 young ladies, and ~ has
even been whispered for some days that
the deacon Was about 10 form uafri-
mODal alliance With one Of the most
charming and most respectable young
ladies IN the Big Bend. but that wedding
arrangements have Oern Orough: to an en-.
barrassiDg delay pending the identity OF
MIR Pepper and the numerous other Pep
p-rs Mr.. Bradley will he given an up
| portuBiiy to explain matters. tie ~ en-
Titled TO u hearing and hi will doubtless
be able to thJow some light on this i'm.
| portapt matter.
, 1889-04-18
A Good Appointmept.

Seldom has navy appointment been re-
ceived with more popular appreciation
than that cf Captain George Is White
"a chief Of the Burean OF yards ani do cks
His fitness for the Office il not ques toned
by any one, and although. as in all such
cases, 1t took influence to secure his ssiec.
tiOn--his relative. Hon. VIM. d. Kelly
NJ. c., being active in the matter--the
navy IA TO be congratulated that he WAS
suficirntly we'll equipped 10 that direction
to carry OF the prize. with several large
dry docks in process of construction end
two new navy yards likely 10 be provided
for during the next congress. this will be
one OF the most important bureaus Of the
department during Tracv's term. Hence
bis desire to have u young and active man
like Captain White vt its head. Captain
White received nis commission tate Wed.
nesday afternoon and vt once assumed
formal charge OF the Office.
, 1889-04-18
IB 1T ANOTHl ROADf

The appearance of an outfit Of rail-
road engineers on the streets Of Yaki-
ma, with the avowed purpose of sscer'
tanning the best route for new rail
road between Spokane Falls and Port
land by way Of that valley is AN event
naturally calculated to excite consid-
erable curiosity and comment. II il
understood that the Southern Pacific
has for some time past had its eye
upon the great whsat.producing
country of Eastern Washington. A
road from Portlaad and Vancouver in
y northeasterly direction through the
well-known Lewis river pass would
bring The line out at Yakima and
from tho latter poin, MI parts of East
ern Washington may be reached with
ease. Toward the Columbia river the
Mckee valley extends he AN open
gateway in this direction. Crossing
the river below Priest rapids ths pro
posed line might easily send out q
branch eastward 70 the heart Of the
PAlouse country, another io the north
ward up the Okanogan could be made
70 connect with the Canadian Pacific
while the main line 70 this city would
greatly shorten the distance between
California, Portland aud the East
But whether ali or any cf these pur--
poses sre contem plated in the present
movement will remain To be seen and
IL cau ..uly DO suggested that in the
light of the present railroad situation
q glance at the maj, of the territor,v ID
; Interesting ia THE connection.
, 1889-04-18

and wall IL laid with a-brstos. making the
building absolutely tire proof rh- work
IL brinv done under the eye OF the built
my inspector Mr Mccain ant, who expr esses
himself IA being thornuk hly safished with
the safety II thu building. the opera oise
part IN particular. Our oit,z-ns can judge
for themselves on Monday next Ly inspect
inv the same. Now that Mr.. Dsipht has
put hiulsrlt TO large rxprnse an d made o
su.cia TITO tron, ,hp East for the soil, pnr-
u,sp of having thrse alterations made. IL
~ l., be hoped mat no more nonsp nse con-
c-rDiux the safety OF thus place Of amu-e-
u,eut will bp heard
, 1889-04-18
oommnmo,AL OUTLOOK rAvohsLE

he increase In the number o' m''-
camille failures throUghout the U"''""
8 ates during the first quarter ~ 1889
,umpsr,d with 1888, ns reported I"
Brsd.,rset's, nm,n,nts to 5!6. or from
3Ob3 during January, February an''
March, 1883. 10 1850 during n ike por
tiop OF the current y. sr---an incr-s-e
Of nearly IL per cent The toal f'r
the past three months 10 nearly bOO
less than were reported In the hrs'
Quarter OF 1886, about l2a per cent
fewer, but ia larger than the like sg-
grepa,es for 1886, 1887 and 1888
The total liabilities "f failing traders
amount to $4l,761 998, sxsinS. $4 =
lOS. S.674 in the tirr, quarter Of 1888, a,'
increase of 1858 ,O22. something over
% per Q. nj, showing. therefore. =
much heavier relative gain in the liza
bilities than in the number of failures,
The total Assets are $2O.376,798, M
com pared with SIT $3.50 ,5s4 in The fret
three months of 1883, II gam anount-.
ing to 81. 40, ,114, about IA per cent.
The heavily increased liabilities
much more in proportion than the
assets, tend to give AN impression that
mercanii o conditions are un.ound, M
impression which, after examining the
table of failures by states, is shown u
be erroneous. Many OF the failures
were dependent one upon another
while local causes in other instances
operated 10 incroa-e the extent Of the
record OF disasters. The authority
quoted states further that consc'en-
ti.us analysis shows the misleading
nature and the absurdity Of cOmputa-
tions No to the condition OF trade ar
rived ut by avrrag ny the liabilities pei
failing trader. The conclusion rerche,
is that the commercial condition Il
generally good and the indications fol
the year decidedly fav 'rable.
, 1889-04-18
CHEAP LAnpK IN CHINA.

| Frightful State Of Poverty In the Land III
the tei-stisIs- Farm Hands ut Siz =
Year, and Women Glad To work for
| Two Cents y bay
The above beading is clipped bodily
! froui the introduction by the New York
, World EN- iphusiziDg Y TeceLt letter froui
Mr. Frank q. Carpenter, its ChiDese cor =
| respondtBt, who says:
IL have made inquiries into wages. and
] ipd them so low mat they would hardly
pay for the tobacco and coffee OF our
American laborers. Cuoiies employed in
! foreisu fdniiirs get as low as % SO a
month and board themselves. Skilled
| cooks receive "a n month, aud at Foo
Chow one Of the wealthiest Cinnamon of
the city told nie that the wages of mas0ns
| we're 10 cents n day and the best Car penters
Received but 20 crnis. Women engaged
In making grass cloth, o sort of linen. are
paid from two TO three CENTS day. aud
AN old missiODarv tells me be can get ten
men to work whole day for dollar and
leave lO per cent TO the rian .ho hires
them for hiu.
Ordinary workmen get three und four
cents day with food, and skill.d work"
men receive from five to six cents.
The grand average of skilled labor
runs abou, as follows: Master workmen
receive 81 per week, or Sl56 per year and
the vorkmen under these ii SO per week
or $7S per year. Youngsters and females
vet fifty cents a week, aud these are con-
sldered good living wages. For them the
iaborer does not growl as to tho hours Of
work."
Consular reports have n ready indicated
sufficiently horrible condition, but Mr..
Carpenter recent Investigations show
more badly for the workinu classes than
did those. We say "badly for the work.
, 1889-04-18

the dead man. Then he unbui tonpd his
vr.t and put his hand iu hi- pockrt. He
nevr scrram and turned around. | stood
behind him and my revolver COVERED hin" ="
turned toward the body There WAS moth.
nv ON the b.d. 1t Was w smooth and
neat as when we came into tn" roou.
took the young nlsn away and he con.
fpssed the crime. rhat war the frat and
only ghost ever snw.
81 have seen that ghost fifty times, :"
said the Young detective; "at least I've
heard you tell the story as often as that
What became Of tne picture OF Joe N Mun.
son, the murderer P"
, 1889-04-18
An Hcoepsrio Frenchpsn Dead.

Count Armand Francois Robert de
Giverviile, who died in st Louis Apri, 8.
wan French nobieman who came TO this
country over twenty years ago and mar
ried daughter OF Captsin K,pesbury, U.
s. A. When the Franco PIussisn war
broke out the count went to France and
fought in the French army during the en-
tlrr wnr. At its conclusion ha returned
70 st. Louis. He was very self-~iIled
eccentric man. and many interesting
anecdotes are related OF him.
, 1889-04-18


SEVERAL thousand people from all
parts Of Washington will visit Spokane
Falls on tho occasion Of the Grand
Army of the Republic encampment
and the SEVENTEEN anniversary cele-
brstion of the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows, April "a to 27, inclusive.
The city should be all smiles during
that week and appear in its best at
tire. II is hoped that the business
men will Immediately begin prepara-
tions TO decorate their houses aud
make other arrangements for the en-
tertainment of the city's guests. The
same general decorations will he
suitable for both occasions, aud the ex-
pense will be trivial compared with the
benefits to be derived by the good feel
ing thereby inspired among tho vi-it-'
ors and the advertising they will give
the City of Magic Wonders when they
return to their homes.
, 1889-04-18
THE VETERANS.
Roster Department of Wash.
ingtOn and Alaska.
Programme for the Encamp
ment Of the u. A. X.
An Appeal to the Citissns Of Spokane
Falls for Financial Aid to Mako
IL q Success.

The coming encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be the seventh
one OF this department. So much interest
has already been excited in this city by the
near approach OF the ti1e for the as-
sem bling OF the "boys who wore the blue"
that ther. is no question but what the oc-
casion will bc made grand one for Spo.
kane Falls.
, 1889-04-18
pnoLrNr or MKRn SPECULATION


Il will not be denied that the people
e the Pacific coast are speculative,
many OF them with strong tendencie'
fos gambling, wherever you draw thr
kas. The Californisns have eambied
hast and l ose and furiou. .ly since thu
ysss of on, Lord 1S49, and they will
sontinue 10 z, mbls until the las Ar
sonsut 10 laid beneath the sod. But
ths example of California has been
faithfully imita ed by every state and
territory his tide Of the Rockies. Peo'
ple n che East gamo ole s'so nm spe'
lxse n unrertainties and in futures,
bat mot 10 the general everyday way
and in the business Ike ms" ner OF the
West The wonderful mines of the
tsrsitnrirs haze been fruitful source
70 attract the idle dollars OF the ten
lerfoot and they have excited the Gu
piJ " of the staid apt list. Out OF
the many who have invested few have
suc.e. ded in recovering their money
and many have been ruin d by t cir
reckless haste 70 get ich. Nevrrihe-
]ess the mines are vastly ri h and will
20 ON yielding their millions every
year. During the past four or five
years An epidemic Of real estate specu-
lation, gamblins in towns, villages and
farm property has run its co1'se
tbroug out California and spread its
contsgion to he sound and through
out the interior.
Spokane FalIs, at different periods,
has felt the wave Of the pernicious
crase, but not SUFFICE ntly tointOxic"te
its property owners OF tart An "ideal
boom" No doubt during the past
swo years large quantities Of city and
suburban property have been purchase
ed for purely speculative purposes.
Property has been leased and bonded
and lots have been bought and sold on
margin, but these transactions have
cut but small figure in the general
aggregate Of real estate transfers.
More than that, the vast amount Of
building both in commercial cen,ers
OF the city and the residence portions
and away in the farthermost suburbs
has progressed 30 rapidly and with
such apparent confidence that what
nigh: he termed the Speculative adj
vance" or boom progress OF the city is
completely submerged in the genuine
growth Of the whole community.
Thousands of families have come here
during the past two years and now sit
BY their own firesides in homes newly
established, but as permanent as il
founded 10 the old aud settled Est,
where conservative ideas prevail.
The decline of mere speculation is
. marked feature of the business OF
Spokane Falls at the present time.
New monetary institutions have been
organized for the purpose of profi,ing
BY the legitimate business offered in
this growing center. Men of means,
Who have gone AWAY uncertain as TO
investments here during the past year
or two, are coming back in twos and
and threes aud sstounded by the
substantial and yet pbenominal pro-
gress OF the place, Immediately look
out for q home and send for their
Such is the history of the
City by the Falls aud the cry of
"boom" is s'ifled by the evidence On
every hand Of the unfolding OF wealth
and the solid growth Of the young
, 1889-04-18
NUMEROUS attes,ed copies OF

NUMEROUS attesied copies OF Gov
ernor s, mple's proclamation with ref
erence to the Observance of the CEN
tennial of the inaug ;iration Of George
Washing ton rs the first president If
the Uuited States, April 30, have been
received in this city. SO far as known
no preps ra,ions have been commenced
for the celebration in Spokane Falls,
but doubtless suitable arrangements
will be made in time for the event.
The governor recommended that "a
portion Of the day be- spent in humble
prayer before Almighty God; and, ss
congress has declared il TO be n legal
holiday, that it be treated Ms SUCH"
He irus that ".mplOyes will not de-
sire t., work aud employers will not
exact work upon that day, but that all
will devote it to rendering thanks tu
the Giver of all good: tor that He did
| voucheafe surcess to our arms in the rev.
Oiutiobary war; for that he die guide
| OU IOTo'dtucIo III thC i'utho VI W'cN"'
aud enable them to form govern
ment suitable for our needs; Tor that
He has kept the flames OF patriotism
alive in the hearts OF all the genera
tions since then so that our liberties
have come down to us unimpaIred; for
that he Has enabled us TO preserve the
union of states; for tnat He has blesL
our IN, ,hods Of dipL macy where by We
have maintained our rights without
recourse TO war; and for that He has
br'ught us to this time with n con-
stant tide of material prosperity.
Aud" he says, "let us beseech
Almighty Gud TO look with favor upon
Us, the people of Washington terri-
tory, during the critical period upon
which We are about TO ent.r, when we
must form constitution and laws for
times noblest offspring, the state Of
Washington. Let us pray" he adds,
"that He will inspire thOse who may
BIZ elected to the constitutional con-
vention with due s.n nse of their re-
sponsibility and enable them 10 well
secure the rig hts of the people"
, 1889-04-18

rHR business men Of Spokane Falls
will very generally decorate their
buildings ON the occasion of the g. A.
X. encampment and Odd Fellows an
niversary and the city authorities
should see that the streets are thor
oughly cleaned and placed in as good
condition a. possible.
, 1889-04-18
ABso.UrELv SAFE.

Tho Improvement at the Falls CITY
Opera Houss.
Mr.. u. II. Dwight, the owner of the
Falls City block. returned from the East
curing tho week. and u. once sct at work
makinR iwprov-Nents in the opera honse
Another steirway ami exi' nave been ad -
ded, making three exits from the tLeater
proper. rh- new stairway, tour feet vide,
l. intended for the u.e Of the gallery. and
,tffcctualIy does away With the crowd,ug at
the nisin "xis; bore auo Appliances Are
placed on e'Ut stairway. and every floor
, 1889-04-18
Large Yields Expected, =,

Farun Rs are prtlictina that this will be
= good year tor all Hlnis of crops iu the
bih D.nd. A mucn larger acreage Of
grain has been sovn This ye.r than ever
before. and the work iies heen better
done than former. some arr. Yields NAV
lie expected frolp the Blk n,nt.
, 1889-04-18

The com mmiffee Of arranRementn have
issued the foliowin1:
PROGRAMME.
Wednesday. "a Reception at the Amer.
icaD Tbeater building, . to 10 A NJ.
Parade, Formation ot column at ~
A II,
Assembly and roll call at American
theatre. II 80 A NJ,
Address of welcome by Comrade Charles
n. Con- er.
Department roll call. 2P. NJ.
Reports of officers and other preliminary
business.
Campfire AT 8 p. M.
Thursday. 25.--. ssembly at $50 A. NJ.
Formal meeting aud proceedings Of the
encanpment.
Flecion OF officers for department and
delegates to national encanipU,ent.
Grand ball at the Americaui thestre, 9
=. NJ.