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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25
THE FLY SCREEN.

THE FLY SCREEN.
am the screen,
Calm and serene,
In every wfndowI am seen;
Through meshes fair
The light and air
I pass, but keep the flies out there,
And yet
You bet
The flies can get
Around my shield Of frame and net.
A little bit 3lt
do not fit,
u And IN each crooked place they fits
With rain and sun e II #5s
warp Hike fun =; II s-ss
Before The summers well begun;
And now and then,
BY careless men, s
I'm showed clear out to smash Asain.
And oft the boy, with careless lick,
Thrusts through my breast the window sticl
4 But patient wOmatl's faith in me, Is
! By misf1t, wprp or cavity, s
. Can never shaken be.
With splitting tacks she mends my bars,
Pastes letter paper on my scars;
And half her summer time is spent
In making straight what still stays bent;
In picking me up from the ground,
Where once or twice day I'm found;
In striving hard to make me fit
In windows won't fit bit;
Until at last am in doubt
If can't do this thing the best
Coax in the flies that yet are out,
And keep them i'll with all the rest.
Robert j. Burdette.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

Zach Nelson, who lived with his parents
on Box Elder, a few miles from the city,
was driving cows, on horseback, last
Thursday and while following one that
had strayed from the rest, his horse
stumbled. and fell, throwing Nelson to
the ground with considerable force. Two
men who were witnesses OF the accident
went to his assistance and found him
unconscious. He was taken to his home
and medical aid summoned, but he died
Wednesday morning without having re,
gained consciousness, fs1s2
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

1t has been delinately settled that the
Capital City band will accompany the
editors on their trip to the Black Hills,
says the Pierre Capital. The boys will
make big circuit, taking in all the Hills
country, thence to Sioux City and from
there home across the state.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

A. S. Mcbride passed through this city
Saturday on his way to Hot Springs:
He had quite a load OF specimens which
he will try to dispose OF at that point:
His sons have discovered a cave on Box
Elder and secured the ground on which
it is located. 1t is rich in specimens.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

2 Several bucks and buckesses from the
reservation have made this place their
headquarters during the past week
They spent their time in trading Indian
bric-a-brack for tobacco and sugar
rounding up stray dogs and posing as
curiosities for Young America. Also Old
America.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

A meeting OF the republican central
committee is called for Saturday. August
2, at the office OF S. A. Flower for the
purpose OF calling a republican county
convention; appointing delegates thereto
and designating the time for holding
primaries for heelection Of the delegates.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

LIE. Parrish is forced, from lack OF
hay on Spring creek, to move his stock
to the reservation. He has secured a
location about fifteen miles east OF the
mouth OF Rapid creek.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

r. D. Kennedy has started the Denver
restaurant on Seventh street and is now
prepared to furnish meals and lodgings
at reasonable rates. Special accomada'
lions for ladies.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

It may be put down as settled fact that
voters will not be influenced much this fall
by sentiment. The field will be canvassed
as it has never been before and voters will
be convinced more by argument than by
adherence to party principals or sentimen-
tai talk. The ticket that wins must do so
on it's merits. What the republican and
democratic parties did in the days of JEFF
ferson and Lincoln will have little weight.
The past is all right but the voters OF
South Dakota are particularly interested
in the questions that pertain to their pres
ent welfare. Pierre Capital.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25
Annual Meeting.


The annual meeting OF the Rapid City
Woman's Christian Temperance union
was held at their headquarters on Main
street Tuesday afternoon. The meeting
was opened with devotional exercises,
followed by reports OF the past years
work. That OF the corresponding secre-
taIy was excellent, noting as it did the
work OF the entire year. Nearly four
teen departments were reported. those
OF Sabbath obser, ance, Juvenile work,
evangelistic, literature, narcotics, legisla-
ton and petition having received most
attention. The following officers were
elected for the coming year, President,
Mrs. Belle earns; corresponding secretary
Mrs Emma j. Cliff; recording secretary,
Miss Grace A. French; treasurer, Mrs.
Lizzie Kercheval; vice presidents, Con-
grcgational church, Mrs. r. a. Farquhar;
Methodist, Mrs. II. P. Lewis; Baptist,
Mrs. Leila Clevenger; Presby terrain, Mrs.
Anna Buchanan; Episcopal, Mrs. Lewis;
Catholic, Mrs. M. A. Kehoe; superintend-
ents OF departments, juvenile, Mrs. j NJ.
Woods; Jail and prison, Mrs. Lizzie Ker-
cheval hygiene and secretary temperance
instruction, Mrs. DIR. Davis; purity, Mrs.
a. j. Wood; literature and union signal
Miss Abbie French; press work, Mrs. A
A. Whitfield; legislation and petition
Mrs. r. A. Farquhar; foreign, Mrs. G
Getchell; Sabbath observance, Mrs. l.. A
Knull; Sunday school, Mrs. Leila eleven
ger; evangelistic, Mrs. Elizabeth Epps
franchise. Miss Grace A. French; narcot
les, Mrs. Pohlson; flower mission, Mrs
Mary LaBee. Two delegates with alter
mates were elected to attend the annua
convention OF the Black Hills district
convention at Deadwood next week.
Much interest was manifested in the
meeting and the society enters upon an
other years work with gratitude for the
measure OF success that has attended il
in the past and with renewed zeal anC
earnestness, remembering that Gods
cause will ultimately triumph, thougl
oft assailed by it's opponents.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

. ~ f a.
U. s. Allison, OF Creston, was in Thurs
day. He reports the farmers at their
wheat. Ont the divide in the Iowa settle
ment the crop is the best outside OF the
irrigated in the valley, and will average
about half a crop. Mr.. Allison reports
hay scarce and many are on the reser-
walton looking for grass suitable to cut.
There were several parties on the east
side OF the Cheyenne Tuesday. When
crossing, the river was very low, few
hours later when they undertook to
return, the stream was found, too high to
cross with wagon and had to be swan
by saddlehorses. Several parties re
manned twenty-four hours on the reser
vation without grub
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

Smoked meats OF all kinds at the low
est figures at Schleuning & Young's.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25
WHISKY AND CAR-wHEELs.
William King Meets an Untisnely DEATH
I Under the Wheels ofa Freight Train.

William King Meets an Untitnely Denth
Under the Wheels of q Freight Train.
Last Saturday William King, a grader
on the extension OF the Homestake rail-
road, in company with number Of
companions, visited this city and during
the day indulged quite freely in original
package liquid. He was found Sunday
morning about four O'clock on the rail-
road between Fourth and Fifth streets
in a horribly mangled condition. His
left foot up to the instep had been taken
off, his right leg above the ankle had been
all butcut of, left hanging only by a piece
OF skin, the bones OF his right shoulder
were Badly broken, his spine injured and
he was suffering from serious internal
injuries. Assistance was at once sum-
moned, and after the surgeon who had
been called had done what he could, the
unfortunate man was removed to Jerry
Kennedy's place on Sixth street. After
some time he regained consciousness and
on being questioned said that his name
was William King and that his home was
at Altoona, Pennsylvania, where his
mother and a sister lived. He was
twenty-seven years old. His injuries
were Of too serious nature to be relieved
by medical skill and on Monday morning
shortly after one o'clock he died. The
mother was notified Monday morning OF
her sons death. Hewas buried the same
day at the county's expense.
| How the accident happened is not
clearly known, but the general supposi,
ton is that he attempted to board a
moving freight train that passed through
the city about two O'Clock Sunday morn
ing and missed his hold and was thrown
under the wheels. The coroners jury
which consisted OF Mike Whalen, Osceola
Chase and Howard Worth returned {
verdict exonoratlng the railroad from
| all blame
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25
Legal blanks at this office.

Ice cream is the diet for this weather,
You will find it at Spauldings.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

Born.
STANNARD.-To the wife OF w. r. Stannard,
Sunday morning. July 20, a daughter.
LiNCH-In Rapid City, Wednesday, July 23,
1880, to the wife of Edward Lynch, Il son.
Died
LINTON.--On July Is. 1880. on lower Spring
creek, near Folsom, Mrs. Hannah j. Linton
aged aboue seventy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25
Suffrage Appointments.

Mrs. Clara Colby and Mrs. Howell, tM G
famous equal suffrage advocates, arrived
in the Hills on July Is. Their appoint
ments for the next two weeks will be as
| follows.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

The Abner O'Neal arrived from Bismark
yesterday morning, loaded with the old
territorial library and cargo of miscella-
neous freight. The library consists of
twelve tons of old, musty journals and re-
ports, and will be stored away in the SEN
ate chamber until place is provided for
it.-Pierre Capital.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

GHEEP FOR sALE-Frank Sucker offers for
- sale 500 wethers, 800 ewes and PTS lambs.
Call at his ranch on Box Elder or address at
Rapid City, s. D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

YOUNG -BILLS.-At the Congregational church
i'll Rapid City last Monday evening, Rev. H.
w Farquhar officiating Ashe C. Young and
Miss Hattie +. Bills, both OF Elk creek, Meade
county.
BURCH-WINNINGHOFF Rapid City,
Thursday eYening,July "a 1890, at the par
sonage OF the Catholic church, Mr. Frank
Burch, of Elk creek, to Miss Christiana Win
ninghoff, of Chicago, the Rev Father Maher
officiating.
KEMP-SWINEHART.- the residence of Rev.
q. 4. Ware in Rapid City, July %, Rev Ware
officiating, Lawrence II. Kemp and Miss Lucy
B Swinehart both of Creston.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

5yXToRK TEAM FOR sALE.-span of bay
wv geldings weight about 2l00. Will sell
cheap. Inquire at this office.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

Rapid City would be in much better
shape to entertain visitors were the side
walks and streets cleared off so as to be
passable. A few wagons, bugges, dry
goods boxes and piles OF waste lumber
could be removed without any serious
loss to the proprietors and it would
help the appearance OF the city wonder
fully.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

JITANTEn-A girl to do light hollsework in
wy family OF two. Enquire at THE FAIR. =
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

an open sesame to all doors. Their pos
SCISSORS become centers of attraction as
naturally as the hollyhock is a rendez-
vous for bees. They live in palaces;
they have country seats as splendid, in
many cases, as ancestral homes in Eng
land; their winters are spent in giving
magnificent entertainments, or blazing
in jewels in their private boxes at the
opera.
In the summer they are at their coun-
try seats, but they have only put off one
dress to assume a similar one. The balls
of winter have become fetes, with the
cotillon often danced with as much
vivacity as in mid-winter The opera
gives place to the hunt. Riding and driv-
ing and yachting and other means of en-
joyment, so costly that none but the
wealthy may enjoy them, none but mill
ionaires may lead them, occupy their
time from June often till after Christmas.
Among the wives of these millionaires
there. is one who, even if her husband
still clings to his Office, seems inclined
to break over the line and become a
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

would let him take his horse to drive a
customer out on the hill to look at a
piece of property. Davis team stood in
front of the Office, and he told the real
estate dealer to go ahead.
The man returned in about two hours,
and coming into the office, sat down and
began to laugh.
whats the natter" inquired Davis
"Oh, no! What do you think your
horse did, asked the real estate man.
Haven't the slightest idea replied
Davis 1t must have been something
very funny" ....
"Well, l should say So was driving
up town, and Ill be darned if your horse
didn't turn up to Agnew's house, and it
was all could do to get him by"
Il don't see anything strange in that" "
quietly replied Davis. That horse has
been in the habit of taking me to that
house pretty often lately. I'm going to
marry Agnew's daughter"
Mrs. Senator Edmunds is another inter
esting person in the social world of
Washington She is the wife of Senator
Edmunds, of Vermont. Several years
ago she lost her eldest daughter, which
event kept her from society for some
time. Senator and Mrs. Edmunds have
but one daughter now, Mary, who with
the father and mother makes up the
family circle. Mrs. Edmunds is woman
of extensive reading and strong char
acter, Her home is much frequented by
the most distinguished people of Wash
ington.
There is debutante in Washington
this season who has created quite a sem
sation. She is Miss Mary Jones, the
daughter of Senator and Mrs. Jones, of
Nevada She is a petite brunette with
quiet air and pleasing though seri-
GUS face. Her dark brown hair is drawn
back from a low forehead Though dark
haired and of olive complexion Miss
Jones has blue eyes, She has recently
returned from abroad, where she went
after finishing her education, She is a
good linguist, but her specially is music.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21
SOME VERY NOTED WOMEN
WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY
SPEND THEIR MONEY.

HIrs. Pullman. OF Chicago-Her Magnificent
House and Entertainments-Mrs. Davis
Strange History-Mrs. Senator Edmunds
and Miss Jones, a Washington Debutante.
In many respects Chicago is fast tread
ing on the heels of New York. In the
latter city there is class to whom the
acquisition of wealth is matter of no
moment; not the artist class, who are
proverbial for their contempt of money,
and who enjoy life in Bohemian fash
ion, but a class so rich that any effort to
add to their wealth appears undesirable
to them. They do not object to gather
ing in few extra millions by marriage
or inheritance; but to become richer by
any means that will take up their time
or attention, they are by no means in
clined.
This class, initiating similar class in
England, gives itself to pleasure. A sur
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

to feel the rich generosity of her heart.
Miss Agnew was courted by men of
wealth and position, while the wives and
daughters of the opulent in their jealousy
turned up their dainty noses and sneered
at the beautiful seamstress," sshe had
become to be known. But in the face of
all fiattcry and in spite of the sneers of
the women around her, Anna attended
to hor business and brushed aside the
army of suitors that crowded more thick
ly around her each year as she grew
more beautiful. She had bought neat
little cottage in upper town with her
savings, and quartered there were her
parents and sisters. About this time G.
K. Davis was coming into prominence as
a politician, and his fame as public
speaker and a litterateur had gone abroad
throughout the state, and the people
were beginning to look up to him as
their representative man, the one who
could best watch their interests. Quietly
and unassumingly Mr.. Davis kept at his
law practice, making no especial effort
to win public favors. The rich fathers
were at his Office daily with invitations
for him to dine with them. and ambitious
mothers and susceptible daughters smiled
on him and ilattered him.
But all this flattery and all this fawn-
ing seemed to make no impression on
the young lawyer and the mothers and
fathers and daughters began to wonder
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

some twenty years ago that George NJ.
Pullman finished his residence on Indi-
ana avenue. 1t was fine looking pile
on the exterior, though many pro-
nounced it somewhat gaudy within.
Then commenced series of entertain
ments which have been continued near
ly every year, and every few years a
mammoth reception would be given,
wherein the invitations would be num-
bered by thousands In addition to this,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pullman would occasionally
take large party Of friends to their
island in the st. Lawrence and entertain
them during Il whole summer, or open
their house to their friends at Elberon.
1t may he said of Mrs. Pullman that she
is the first to entertain on the scale of her
sisters Of the Atlantic coast.
I'm Washington they have number of
milionairos, especially in the senate, who
are well able to lead the society of that
place into Aladdin like scenes such as
take place at New York or Newport or
Lenox, or places where the possessors of
money bags congregate. But Washing
ton is a place especially fitted for queens
who reign for time and pass away
1t is a city Of transition, for it is COM
posed Of people from all parts of the
United States whose term depends upon
their constituents, or rather on the con-
stituents of their rivals. just now the
wife Of Senator Davis, of Minnesota, is
riding on the crest Of a wave of popu-
larity.
She has singular history. Her hus-
band is said to have walked into st. Paul
after the war in the tattered uniform of
one of Uncle Sans soldiers. He settled
down to work and became a wealthy and
prominent lawyer. In a rickety house
in that city lived a day laborer. Frank
Agnew was his name, and his eldest
daughter, Anna, was a beautiful girl.
The story of her marriage to Davis has
been told as follows:
Naturally Anna was ambitious to get
above the social level to which she was
born, and she set about fitting herself for
some profession by which she could be-
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

leader in the same
sense that there
are leaders in
New York. This
is Mrs. George NJ.
Pullman. For
years her enter
tainments have
had about them
a sple" Tor, a Law
iSh expenditure
of money proba-
bly, se''on dis
played by any
other woman in
the west. 1t was
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

felt of means
h a wing been
gained, an other
object Of interest
M II st take the
place of its ac-
quirement. The
wealthiest an d
most ambitious
b ecome leaders,
from the fact that
they give the
most splendid en-
ter { ainln e n { S.
Fortunes like the
Nanclnrhilte' n1.n
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

If he was a mis-
ogynist, n woman
hater. 1t all came
out one day in this
manner: Apron
inent citizen in
the real estate
business, who was
particularly anX-
ious to get young
Davis for a SON
in law, came in
to his Office and
asked him if he
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

come self sup
porting. To fit
h herself for a
teacher was out
of the question,
though her tastes
seemed bent in
hat direction.
Clutching the al
tern a i've, she
turned her atten-
ton to dressmak-
ing, and in a won
d er fully short
time astered the
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

N INV
Eisy. DR MpHERsoN REV. j. II. BURROWS.
Nothing has recently caused greater
interest in the religious world than the
discussion Of proposed revision of the.
Westminster Confession by the Presby-
terians This is not the place to go into
the merits Of so profound question, but
readers may be interested in the por-
traits given Of eminent Presbyterian di-
vines who have taken decided grounds
upon the matter.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

trade and was soon at the head of an
establishment as manager, and as q
reward of her ambition and persever-
ance was making for herself splen-
did yearly income. In the hour of her
prosperity she did not forget her mother
and sisters, and they were often brought
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

Der wicisitoots Of dis vorldt vas some.
dimes bring choy to der HfIlickted und
uuch many troubles to der brosberous
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

4 ILLUSTRATORS NOTlCE.-ESTATE OF
II MRS. LAURA VEIN, DECEA SED.-Let-
ters OF Administration on the estate OF Mrs.
Laura Wehn, late OF Conemaugh borough, Cam
Orla county, deceased. having been granted to
the undersigned, notice Is hereby given to ali
those Knowing themselves indebted to said
estate 10 make immediate payment. and those
having claims against said estate to present
them duy authenticated for settlement to
JOHN CAMPBELL, Administrator
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21
The Columbus Explosion.

Here is cut from the Columbus (O.)
Post of the ruin wrought by the recent
explosion of natural gas in that city. 1t
will be remembered that this was one of
the most disastrous explosions of the
sort on record, three being killed out
right and between thirty and forty hurt.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21
4 Dl[INISTRATOR'S NOTICE,

IA Notice is hereby given that Letters OF
Administration on the estate OF Chas Schnurr.
late of the borough OF Conemaugh, county of
Cambria and state OF Pennsylvania deceased,
have been granted to Lena Schnurr, OF said bor-
Ough, to whom all persons Indebted to said es
tate are requested to make payment, and those
having claims or demands to make known the
same without delay to the undersigned, or to
OConnor Bros, No. 50 Franklin street, johns
town. LENA SCHNURR, Admistratr1x.
ian15
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21

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