The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-28
Coa11uNIcATEl;D.

COn1dUNICATED.
HAYWARD HAPPENINGS.
The Hermosa school will open next
Monday.
B Miss Fowler is visiting with her aunt
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhoades arc slowly inn
proving from their late attack OF the
Ia grippe.
The Glendale expects postoffice in a
short time.
.Liyada and Eddie Rhoades visited
town last week.
We are expecting the surveyors in
town in q few days.
Mrs. Blake, OF Glendale, has been visit
ing with Mrs. Boswell few days.
Mr.. Sheldon is attending the horses at
the Glendale for the stage company.
Very little sickness in the camp at
present; only q few cases Of la grippe.
The masquerade ball at Hermosa was
the most enjoyable event OF the season.
The Glendale is improving very fast.
Ten new hands were put on last Mon
day.
We have had very little cold weather
this winter. A very heavy snow fell
last Sunday.
AkMrs. Johnson and her nephew were
over to Rapid City Tuesday and came
back Friday afternoon.
School will commence in the Miner
district March 3, with Miss Nellie Mitch
ell, of Hermosa, as teacher.
Lee Anderson, the stage driver, had a
runaway last Saturday. Mr.. lines was
badly injured in trying to catch the
team.
The Hayward folks attended the dance
at the Eta mine last Saturday. Avery
good time was reported. Forty people
were present. YOUNG SNoozERs.
LAvERNE LOCALS.
La grippe has paid this community
another visit, this time the families ol
E. D. Gillian and Hiram Tyres are the
afflicted ones. At last report Mr.. Gil
lam's family was convalescing.
The prairie schooner has set sail fol
the reservation. Quite a number are OF
their way from the Hills. Their trip ii
not ;tn enviable one at this season o
the year when blizzards are likely tt
come due any day.
Rev. Jennings will commence series
Of meetings at Prairie Queen schoo
house on Tuesday e, ,ening, the 4th. o
March and on the following Sabbath
Sacrament OF the Lords supper will b.
administered. Have not learned wheth
er be will have any assistant during tb'
week or not.
On Saturday evening of last week
Mr.. Parish, of Spring creek, accompa
MED by Frank Sucker, OF this creek
met a number OF our citizens in Prairie
Queen school house for the purpose o
discussing the question OF organizing {
Farmers alliance. AS there were no
enough persons present inclined t.
unite to obtain a charter, no organiza
ton was effected.
| Our people enjoyed quite a treat o
Friday last, February 21st, in the clos
ing exercises OF the Prairie Queen schot
conducted by Mrs. Frank Himebaugl
4 The parents and patrons OF feuhe scho'
with goodly number from adjoinir
, districts came together at an early hol
bringing with them heavy laden baske'
and boxes. A lengthy and interestif
program had been prepared, the perfo
, nance OF which did high honor to tt
, teacher as an instructress as well {
, much credit to the pupils. At ]
o'clock the curtain dropped and viii
the men an boys engaged in an old tin
r camel of ball, the ladies busted ther
; selves loading a table which had bet
provised on a middle tier OF seats, wit
tooth-some viands which saying tt
least was above the average that '
find at home. Judging from the MANN
I in which the eatables were dispatche
one would think that this part Of Il
e program was enjoyed nearly if MT
n equally as much as the literary porto
s After cleaning away the table anoth
|, hour was spent with recitations, di
s logues, etc, after which the people we
IS home, feeling that the day had be-
t pleasantly and well spent, nothing 10
but much gained socially. Mrs. Hin
baugh in leaving this school, leav
!. many warm friends, both in patro
" and pupils. The high appreciation
her efforts here will aid and stimula
:. her in future work. She goes from he
to the Barber district on Rapid cret
,e where she has q three months ter
n commencing on March 3rd. The p'
rons of that school may rest assu1
m that if they perform their part and
be tend to her the sympathy and enco1
agement due any and all teachers, a
N without which no school can attain a
h. degree OF success, that Mrs. Himebar
re will well perform her part.
IN STAR GAZER
CUSTER CITY CAPRICEs.
Fred E. Barnes OF Rapid City, was
at town last week on business.
he The ladies OF the Congregational chu,
zee gave Martha Washington tea pa