The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-08-29
LOCAL NEWS


LOCAL NEWS.
H. P. Lewis, abstracts OF title.
Fl. P. Lewis, notary public and con-
veyancer.
For Bakers wire and hardware, cal
on w. w. Cliff.
The Rapid City public schools will
open next Monday.
See Schleuning & Young as to prices on
resh and salted meats.
Don't forget spaulding's new location,
two doors east Of the postoffice.
When a rancher wants square meal
for twenty-five cents he goes to spauld-
ing's.
The best meat at the lowest figures,
wholesale or retail, at Schleuning &
Young's.
Railroad traffic is getting to be quite
lively over the Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley road.
Farmers when in town with their
wives find the Denver very convenient
house at which to STOP
Ifyou want a good square meal call
on the Denver restaurant on Seventh
street, just north OF Hotel Harney.
The new Indian school building is now
completely enclosed and the work OF
finishing the inside is going rapidly on.
School opened in the Ingersoll district
on Monday last. Mrs. J. B. Henderson
is again in charge. Maj. Ingersoll, di-
rector.
This office acknowledges the receipt OF
a complimentary ticket to the South Da-
kota state fair, to be held at Aberdeen
September Is to 10Th.
Go to Trowbridge's iewelry store for
watches, jewelry, clocks, etc. Eastern
prices. Repairing OF watches, clocks and
jewelry promptly done.
The independents, OF Custer county
hold their convention for the nomina-
tion OF county officers at Fairburn,
Saturday the 30th, at 2 p. m.
Frank Sucker has sold 500 head OF
ewes to George Williamson at $500 per
head. Mr.. Sucker still has 275 lambs
and 600 wethers, which he offers for SALE
McMahon's mammoth" show people
were somewhat indignant at the Rapid
City officials. The councilmen informed
them that the license fee would be $25,
but Mayor Woods instructed the mar
shall to collect $50.
Friday evening, August 22d, an acci-
dent occurred on the Burlington and
Missouri road near Newcastle, by which
two men were killed and several severely
injured 1t was caused by the collision
OF coal and construction train.
L. E. Parrish has traded his 500 head
OF ewes to H. L. Sanderson of Oelrichs,
for horses and cash. Mr.. Parrish gets
eleven head of horses, many OF them
being OF fine Morgan blood. This trade
leaves Mr.. Parrish 13O head OF mutton
sheep.
The thieves who stole the horses OF
Mcmahon and Stanley OF Hermosa, were
captured last week near the Wyoming
line. They proved to be two young
foreigners, an Englishman named Harry
Howarth, and a German by the name 0
Ernest Jomish. They were lodged in Jail
at Custer City.
The Cosmopolitan Magazine comes
gallently up to the wonderful stress OF
competition which is now ruling in that
department OF literature. Its articles
are original and striking, and their va
riety is great, while it's Illustrations are
excellent.-New York Sun.
DR.. Preston OF Omaha, will be in the
city Wednesday and Thursday, septem
her Sd and 4th. The doctor is nearing
the end OF his trips to South Dakota
and all suffering with chronic diseases ol
deformaties are requested to take ad
vantage OF his services before he leaves
Surgical cases OF whatever nature, {
speciality.
Holmes & Ham, who run q steam
threshing machine, were at work OF
Alfred Caudle's place, six miles northeas
OF the city, last Wednesday and wer
just finishing the last stack Of whea
when sparks from the engine set tn
straw on fire, burning it together with 1
stack OF oats and five tons OF hay. TIL
loss is estimated It about $65.
Deputy Sheriff Gallagher arrested
mnn names Sweeney at Deadwood las
Saturday night for the murder of Floo
near Hill City last week. There wa
strong circumstantial evidence agains
him, but he proved that he had ha
nothing to do with it. Sweeney say
the murdered man, Pat Flood, was a
old friend OF his and formerly lived i
Yonkers, New York.
Mr.. Ensor Sr., who has been spendir
the summer with his son, has returne
to Missouri. A recent letter from hi
states that he found crops little bettt
than in the Hills, but nothing to brs
OF. Mr.. Ensor was SO well pleased wit
this country that his son predicts q
early return to make his permanel
nome Heit. y uoo ccioio Ato AauueI . y
parture, they did some fishing on Rap
creek which panned out better than th
line Of business generally does. Abo
fifty cat fish were caught. ranging
weight from three to seven pounds.
While leading some horses to wat
last Saturday evening, the youngest 81
OF John Warner, OF Rapid creek, receiv
a severe kick in the side of the head fre
a young colt. The colt, feeling playf
was running around the horses a
kicked at the one the boy was leadi
hitting the boy instead. The bl
knocked him senseless and it was SO
minutes before he recovered from 1
shock He was brought to this c
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