The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-05-09
LOCAL NEWS.
Iuch corn is already nlanted


For Bakers wire and hardware, call
on w. w. Cliff.
Saturday and Sunday the Box Elder
valley enjoyed heavy fall OF sleet and
rain.
If you need garden or field seeds and
would select from a new and large stock,
call on Gilbert Getchell.
W. A. Hopkins is handling fine arti-
Gle OF maple syrup. It is put up express
ly for him by friends in Vermont
The Misses Florman, who have been
studying at the conservatory of music
in Boston, returned to the city Monday.
Hyou are in want of boots or. shoes
you will find that you can save money
by buying at Lampert's. Prices on all
lines have been greatly reduced.
School board OF Lebanon township
MOL will appeal from the decision OF
superintendent Mears. The case is in
the hands OF Schrader & Lewis.
Teams and men are called for to work
on the branch Of the Fremont. Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley railroad to be built
from Buffalo Gap to Hot Springs.
j. w. Watterson was in the city Tues
day. He reports many new settlers To-
eating on the divides east and west OF
:Belcher. There is plenty OF choice farm
ing land in that locality yet.
S. D. Reed, who was on his way to
join the northern roundup, left his string
of horses at Frank Suckers, north OF
Box Elder, and rode into town Monday.
He reports all quiet at the river.
There was slight squall Saturday
and some hail fell. In the Box Elder
valley, northeast OF town, the storm was
more severe and considerable hail.
Peas, onions and other garden truck
suffered somewhat.
Jucge MCGEE has received the follow
ing applicationsf for druggist permits: j.
B. schaller for the Haller Drug COM
pany, William L. Gardener, Engle &
Son, Chas. D. Matteson, Of Rapid City;
Engle & Son and J. M. Kidney, OF Hill
>CiIy.
Henry C. Wicker, general manager Of
.the Harvey Peak company, returned
from his Chicago trip Sunday morning
an q special car with James Wilson, of tin
flame accompanied by his two daughters
Henry Thompson and Frank Meeker, o.
New York, were also OF the party. Mr.
Wicker reports the prospects Of a road
from Rapid City to the tin camp good
He thinks it will be built this season:
John 2. Reed, Of the Cheyenne river
met with a severe accident one day las
week. He was starting for the Whit
river Roundup and as is common a
such times, the saddle horses fresh iron
the range were on the buck. One o
them became uncomfortable and raj
against q tree, badly bruising Reed
shoulder and fracturing two or thre
ribs. He was doing as well as could b
expected when last heard from.
Lieutenant Schwatka, Of explorin
flame is in the Black Hills in the interes
.of eastern papers. It is fortunate 10
,the Hills that the eastern press is 9
ably represented. Residents here ma
feel assured that the many resources {
this section will be shown in their bes
Tight. The gentleman has kindly col
scented to deliver lecture on this (Fr
day. evening for the benefit OF the S
Cecilia society. Subject, Thirty month
in the Arctic regions" No one shoul
miss this treat.
Rev. W. s. Peterson has resigned b
position as missionary for the Blac
Hills. Church people throughout tt
Hills will be saddened by this news. II
years Of service here have endeared hi
to all classes. The extent Of territol
to be Travelled ia this service and e.
forced absence frosn home with the Co
tinped poor health Of Mrs. Petersc
have made the resignation necessar
Mr.. Peterson has extensive business
terests in the Hills and it will contin
! to b his home and he will no doubt CO
ttinne to do good work for the churc
THE Rev. Nugent, OF Princeton, win
the vacancy.
We are informed by Mr.. Lockha
that Frank Cornwall, Of the summit, ]
oeaved some rough handling from tram
willie enroute from his place to III
mosa. He met the party on the ra
road and was ordered to throw up
hands and on refusing vas attacked
-one OF the crowd with q knife, rippl
his clothes from shoulder to waist !
fortunately going no deeper. As he !
from them bullet whizzed past hi
The tramp nuisance has but recen
reached the Hills, up to the last
months the tramp was an nnkno
quantity. Itstands people III hand