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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
SPRING CREEK ALLIANCE. :

At the regular meeting OF Spring creek
alliance, No. 35S, OF Pennington county,
on February IA, the following officers
were elected: Fred Jones, president; c..
L. Perryman, vice president; L. E. Par
rish, secretary; Fred Gelser, treasurer;
Fred Jones, delegate to county alliance.
L. E. PARRISH, Secretary,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21

Ii any OF our eastern readers desire
further particulars as to Rapid City,
we advise them to send to Scott &
Reason for one of their maps of Rapid
City and it's additions.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21

Clark Lewis has caught the Southern
fever. It is supposed to have been
carried from Florida in the letters OF
friends. His recovery is not expected.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21


F. E. Erdman has returned from an
eastern trip. At Cedar Rapids he left
the Northwestern system, running north
fifty miles to Independence, where his
brothers and sisters reside. From there
he went to Chicago, where he stopped
over two days. The trip to New York
was by way OF Fort Wayne, Pittsburg
and Harrisburg. He passed through
Johnstown, but did not stop, as he says
he could readily tell from the car window
that there had been flood in that Sec
ton. Two weeks were passed IN New
York City, and OF all cities passed
through during his trip, this old town
had the most boom-like appearance. In
the western section, west Of 159th street,
whole blocks OF new flats in progress
of construction, and this was the only
portion OF the city in which he felt at
home. The hammers had a western ring.
Nearly day was pleasantly spent in
viewing the Brooklyn bridge. The sight
from it is grand. The first change
after leaving New York was Washington,
but Frank had opposed Moody so
strongly last fall that he did not dare
to stop over. At Norfolk he laid oyer a
day to eat oysters, and not only the
oysters, but the city, he pronounces
good. It has some 100000 inhabitants
The next stop was at Richmond. which
from surrounding swamps, he thinks
would not make an enviable summer
residence After this, Lynchburg, Cinci
nnati and St. Louis followed in regular
order. After leaving the latter, the frs
city of Importance met was Rapid City
and he declares thatfor location, amour
! of business done and the class Of peopl
who inhabit it, she leads them all
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
TO THE TEACHERS.
Programme to be Carried out by the
Educational Association at Its Meet

Programme to be Carried out by the
Educational Association at Its Meet
ing.
To the County superintendents and Teachers
OF the Black Hills:
A meeting to perfect arrangements fo1
the organization OF a Black Hills Edu.
cational association has just been held
The association will meet in Deadwood
at 10 O'Clock on Friday, April 4, 1890,
and remain in session two days. The
following programme has been arranged;
II your name appears thereon, write to
Superintendent Fisher at once, stating
that you will accept the part assigned
you:
PROGRAMME.
Friday-10 a. m.-temporary organi-
zation; 1:3O p. m.-permanent organiza-
tion. Address OF welcome by Major
Fairbanks, OF Deadwood. Response by
County Superintendent James G. Mears,
of Pennington county "The New School
System OF South Dakota" Hon. G. l..
Pinkham, state superintendent A
paper, "The Teacher in Society,"" Miss
Lettie Johnesse, principal Custer City
schools. Discussion by Mr.. R. L.Sharp,
ofeiaae Fort Meade schook
Friday evening Address BY Hon. O..
L. Pinkham, state superintendent.
Saturday-9a a. m.--"Teaching Hygienic
Physiology" Mrs. E. G. Ames, county
superintendent Of Butte county. Dis
cusslon by ProfessorJ. S. Frazee, superin-
tendent OF the Lead City schools. "The
Country School Teacher" Professor T.
L. Cook, principal state normal, Spear
fish. Discussion by Superintendent p.
f. Mcmahon, ofCustercounty. "Course
OF Study for Rural Schools, Superintend-
ent Mears, Of Pennington county. Dis
cussion by Professor w. A. King, super
intendent OF Rapid City schools.
Saturday-1:3O p. Disadvantages OF
Normal School Training" Professor L.
f. Smell. Discussion by Superintendent
Lulu Schell, OF Meade county.
State Superintendent Pinkham will be
present, but he comes at great sacrifice
and at great inconvenience to himself.
Let all superintendent and teachers in
the Hills show their appreciation OF
superintendent Pinkham's visit by being
present. 1t is for your good he comes;
and it is for your good this association
is formed. Its success will depend, to a
great extent, on your presence. No
teacher should fail to attend. Further
announcements will be made later. Very
respectfully yours, SUE J. NELL,
G -Rnp.I,I,=
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
Z Wheat and all kinds Of grain taken on
account or in trade by L, Morris & Co.

The Alliance company will meet at
THE UNION office at IL o'clock, satur-
day, March LIST. Before the County
alliance.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
Questions for Alliances.

LIST. Should sod ground broken late,
last spring and planted to corn, be broken
for wheat, or use a disk harrow and SOW
without plowing?
p End. When should millet be sown?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
SCHOOL REPORT. .

The following is q report OF the G. w.
Ensor school for the month ending Feb
ruary IA: Names and average standing
OF those belonging in the roll OF honor:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21

Thomas Ensor, ninety-fve per cent;
Pleasant Ensor, eighty-eight per cent.
Clyde Ensor, ninety-three; Hester Ensor,
ninety-seven; Samuel Thacker, ninety
nine; John B. Thacker, ninety-nine;
Naomi p. Thacker, ninety; Gene Hender-
son, ninety-fve; Bert Henderson, ninety
five; Frank Law, ninety; Stella Hender-
son, ninety-seven. Names OF those
neitl.erabsento or tardy during the month:
Thomas Ensor, Pleasant Ensor, Clyde
Ensor, Naomi Thacker and Samuel
Thacker. John B. Thacker has been
promoted from the B to the A DIVISION
Mrs. j. B. HENDERSON, Teacher.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21

We noticed finely bound book lying
on the counter OF q. Buchanan's gro
Gerry store, on Main street, On inspec-
ton, it proved to be a history OF the
Johnstown disaster, and q gift to Mr..
Buchanan from his nephew, J.J. McLau-
rim, who is the author OF the work. Mr..
McLaurin, who is at present editor OF
the Harrisburg Telegram, was for many
years correspondent OF the Oil City
Derrick and is well-known contributor
to the press OF the country in the cog
nomen OF J. j. NJ The book not only
gives complete history OF the disaster.
but also includes full particulars OF the
iberality of the nation for their relief,
and it's three hundred and seventy pages
abound in illustrations OF the sad scenes.
Added interest attaches to the book
when it is known that in SO far as the
ec,,tl,o, 10 Uv,,vv..~7, - &; ,,rerIs IF n,rf.
The net proceeds OF sales 60 to sufferers
from the flood. Mr.. Buchanan is not
an agent for the work, but any one who
desires copy can order through him.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
FLORIDA LETTER.

Tirough the kindness OF Clark Lewis
we are able to give our readers the fol-
lowing personal letter from J. M. Leedy.
Friend Lewis: I have bought eight
acres, three OF which are in trees just
coming into bearing. I can say that 1
have ate oranges from my own grove.
The other five acres have got ready to
plant. Am going for the trees tomor-
row. The place has orange, peach,
pear, plum and mulberry trees, also
grapes. LIS located on the shore OF Lake
Kenka an.;sis. them making OF the prettiest
place in America Iwant you to come
and stop with me while you look
around. There is property near that
you can buy, but you want to look the
country over first. A good portion OF
this country is fiat Where Waldo is
located it IS SO flat that it has to be
ditched and SO with a good deal OF the
country. A very important thing is
good shipping facilities. We are fifty
miles from St. Augustine, seventy five
miles from Jacksonville, very impor-
tant shipping point for New York, and
eighteen miles from Palatka. I have
heard OF a forty acre tract under fence
and | think ten acres in grove which is
offered very cheap. You can get Ham
muck close to town. Are all northern
people here. No negroes in the place.
The finest water you ever saw, and
easily gotten. De Funiac is too far
north but l saw fine fruit trees growing
there but no oranges. There is more clay
and where the water comes through
clay it is not SO healthy. This is the
finest climate IN the world I.expect to
go north in sAIay. I think Bradford
county is to far north. A man bought
32O acre here yesterday, adjoining town
and will lay it off in five and ten acre
lots. This place is only seven years old
and there are a great many acres in
groves. The State Exposition has been
been going on at Ocala for some time
and | learn that our county, Putnam,
received $337. premium on Oranges.
j. NJ. L.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
List of Jurors

Lists OF names Of persons drawn to
serve as Grand and Petit jurors at a
term of the Circuit court to be held in
the county Of Pennington, state OF
South Dakota, seventh Judicial circuit
on the 4th day OF March, A. D. 1890.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
Z Fl ID u n ION

BY THE BLACK HILLS PUBLISHING CO.
E. B. REED, SECRETARY AND MANAGER
Entered at the PostofBce at Rapid Citv. D..
as second class matter.
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Agency for Figaro Five Cent Cigar. All Fruits
in their Season. Fresh Bread Con-
stantly on Hand.
The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12
DEATH IN ITS TRACK.
Farm Houses Near Akron, Ohio,
Demolished by q Cy.
clone.
Several Farmers Fatally In
jured- -Four Killed at
Roanoke, Va.

AKRON, Ohio, April 1O.-The worst
cyclone in the history of this section
struck Sharon township, and moved a
swath twenty rods wide and six miles
long directly toward Akron, but rose
above the surface far enough to pass
harmlessly over this city. Six miles east
of Akron it again struck the earth, and
thence continued its course southeast for
several miles with undated fury. In
Sharon township the farm buildings,
crops and stock of Uriah Woerstler,
Richard Brown. Isaac Brown, Frank La
croix. George w. Crane, Abraham Lytle,
Henry Chandler. Chris F. Wall, Rease
Wall, Matthew Bramley, Frank Branley,
Hughes Franks and Henry Wall We're
destroyed in ten minutes. Immediately
after the cyclone passed searching par
ties were organized. The body of Hughes
Franks was found forty rods from the
site where his house had stood. Mrs.
Franks was found 1870 rods further on,
so badly injured that she cannot live.
Matthew Bramley was caught by falling
timbers and fatally hurt. Frank Bran
ley's house was blown from its founda-
ton, and he was buried in the wreck,
which took fire from the cook stove. A
hired man rescued Bramley. The wreck
was entirely consumed. Richard s.
Brown was blown a quarter OF q
mile and left against a stump, where he
was found unconscious and badly hurt.
After passing over Akron, the cyclone
struck the farms of Messrs. Sweitzer,
Robinson, Herwick, Brown, Wise, Hum
baugh, Myers and Callahan, in Spring
field township, destroying buildings,
stock, crops, forests. orchards and farms.
Alfred Herwick, the only person severely
hurt, will recover.
The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12
NEWS In THE DAKOTAS,
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Chamberlain. 1.-The Missouri river has
risen six feet above low water mark in
t~wenty-four hours, and is still rapidly
rising. Some alarm is felt. If it should
continue rising at the present rate much
longer there will be a flood.
Washington.-Senator Moody has in
troduced a bill appropriating' $500. 900
for surveys of the public lands in South
Dakota. The bill fixes the prices for
surveys at from 50 to $13 per mile, ac-
cording to the makeup of the country.
Washington.-The house committee
on public lands has authorized a favora-
bic report on the bill to permit the city
OF Aberdeen, s. D., to enter 100 acres Of
a for townsite purposes. with a reser-
Walton IN favor of existing valid claims.
Huron.-The Huron city council re-
counted the votes cast at the city cleo
ton. There was no change except po-
lice magistrate, which was a tie between
j.. +. Elson and j. w. Dover. The re-
count gives Elson, Democrat, W
majority.
Howard.-Miner county, through the
efforts of the committee, d. d. Hold
ridge and H. w. Eddy, obtained ~, 900
bushels of corn or an equivalent, and
$1,25O for seed grain at the Huron con-
vention,. being the whole amount of the
application.
Washington.-Capt. A. w. Lavender,
OF Scott and Bonhomme counties, South
Dakota, has been appointed by Secretary
Window to be inspector of seal fisheries
in Alaska. This is one of the most i'm
portant and lucrative Offices in Alaska,
and South Dakota statesmen are elated
over it.
The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12
ElGh1-HouR STRIKES.

Chicago Carpenters Are Out to Enforce
Their Demand for a Shorter Day.
CHICAGO, April S.-Between 5000 and
5000 carpenters are out on strike in this
city. When the day dawned not a union
carpenter was at work within the city
limits. All had left their hammers, saws
and planes, and joined the movement for
a shorter day and 40 cents an hour. A
great many of the non-union men quit
work out of sympathy with their union
brethren, and it was claimed that most
of them would join the Carpenters
union. Secretary Johns, of the master
carpenters said that 80 far as he could
tell about all the union capenters in the
city had left their tools. 1--WE shall not
attempt to at once resume work with the
help Of nor. union men," said he, "but
will wait until our Thursday meeting
before doing anything decisive"
The bricklayers and stone masons
have notified the strikers that they will
refuse to work on jobs with non-union
carpenters. Similar action is looked fol
on the art of the fathers, plasterers and
painters.
The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12
AMERICAN RECIPROCITY
MIR. Blaine's Proposition Now
Before the Ways and Means
Committee.
What the Secretary Proposes in
the Line of Free Trade on
This Continent.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-There has been
a great deal of rumor in connection
with the tariff schedules, and Secretary
Blaine's influence in order to establish
reciprocity with South and Central
American countries. The secretary has
submitted to the majority members of
the ways and means committee a propo-
sition relative to the South American
products, which is as follows:
The president shall by proclamation
declare all ports of the United States free
to all products of any Independent ma
ton on the American hemisphere upon
which export duties are nov levied so
long as such nations admit free of all du-
ties breadstuffs, provisions, preserved
meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, and in fact
all articles of food, lumber, refined pc.
troleum, and such other products pecul-
lar to the United States as may be agreed
upon; provided, however that this con-
cession shall apply only to merchan-
disc transported in vessels of the
United States or of the other coup
tries entering into this agreement.
This may not be the exact language of
the proposition, but it contains all the
material facts, and the ways and means
committee are now considering it. Some
facts about South American commod-
tiles are submitted with the proposition.
South American countries export $40,-
0N, 200 in sugar and import $3.50, 200, 900
in goods, only about 10per cent Of which
is purchased in this country. There is
no produce or breadstuffs raised in these
countries, wheat bread being a luxury.
A barrel of flour worth SIS in New York
is by reason of transportation and a duty
of SIS, worth SIS in Rio Janeiro; hams
and bacon are so cents per pound, cod
fish and other American fish are luxury,
owing to the duty. Petroleum, worth
3 cents a gallon at Philadelphia is 80
cents a quart in South America. Com
mon pine, hemlock and spruce lumber
is worth 10 cents a foot, and is more ex-
pensive than corrugated iron for build
ing purposes. The concessions from
the United States would be the admit
lance free of duty from these countries
of wool, hides and sugar. The sugar in
dustries in these countries is carried on
by free labor, and has not been able to
compete with the slave labor of Cuba.
The wool raised is entirely of the coarser
grades, suitable only for carpets and the
proposition is that it can only be taken
out of custom houses by carpet manu-
facturers. The hides are mostly of the
coarser grades suitable for shoes. 1t is
claimed that the products of South
America are of such a character that
they will not interfere with the products
of the United States, and even in sugar
cannot more than compete with the du-
table sugar from slave countries. The
plan is the South American policy of
Secretary Blaine, who proposes to build
a protection wall along the coast of the
Americas for the mutual benefit of those
sections, and at the same time to stimu-
late the American merchant marine by
prohibiting the carrying of goods to be
admitted free in anything but American
vessels,
The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12

been approved by the secretary OF the interior.
Especial emphasis is laid Gil the protection of the
Indians from the tricks of INSCRIPTIONS white
men.
Mr.. Randall is reported much worse, and it u
not unlikely that the end will come soon.
President Harrison Wednesday nominated
Samuel A. Harper to BIC attorney general for
Western Wisconsin.
Final adjournment Of the Pan-American con-
ference will probably occur next Wednesday,
The committee on general welfare recommended
that arbitration shall be made compulsory upon
all the nations in matters of diplomatic etiquette,
territories, boundaries, questions of navigation,
the enforcement, construction or validity Of
treaties and in other matters arising from any
cause whatever, except where the independence
of the countries interested are concerned.
The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12
SPORTING.

Thursday the Boston and Brooklyn Players
league teams played at the Brotherhood grounds
in Boston. The game vas witnessed by an i'm
mense crowd. There were 5000 people on the
grounds unable to obtain seats. and it is estimate
that 1000 more were turned away. The
'cranks' cheered the players. Brooklyn won,
0to2.
Thursday the Puritan Athletic club, of Lon
Island City, offered to put up a $4,000 purse for
a fight between Sullivan and Jackson, and a
$4,000 purse for a fight between Joe McAulife
and Sullivan.
The Police Gazette Friday received a cable
gram from the Ormonde club, or London, offer.
ing a sS,5Co purse for q contest between kunc
Wallace, featherweight champion Of England,
and George Dixon, for the championship Of the
world.
1t was Friday decided by the Minnesota Driy-
ing club to give a four days trotting and pacing
meeting from July / to 4 for stakes and purses of
10000. The stake races are: July !, 800 class,
trotting. $1,000; July {, $50 class, trotting, 1000;
July 3, 1894 class, trotting, $4,000; July4 free.for.
all pace, Johnston barred, $4,000.
The Actors Base Ball club, known as the Five
AS, have decided on a very unique scheme for
the season. The regular season will begin on
June 2. The club will sail up the Hudson on the
steamboat City of Albany, which has been chart.
cred for a month, and play their first game at
Newburgh. The teams and guests will live en-
tlrely on the during the whole of the
journey.
The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12
DISASTERS.

Horace Greeley's homestead. at Chappaqua,
N. Y, vas burned Thursday. Nearly oil the val.
uatlc pap rs of ths famous editor were de-
stroyed.
The town of Theresa, Jefferson county, N. ".
was visited by a disastrous conilasration Satur-
day. Reports place the number Of buildings dc.
stroyed at forty. The loss will aggregate some
s2c0,OsH. A large number of burned buildings
were dwelling houses.
Alarge yacht capsized within sight of Toronto
Saturday. Before assistance could reach it the
entire crew had disappeared beneath the water.
How many there were is not known. This name
Of the boat was Idler.
Severe Hurri -anes on the Pacific during March
caused many disasters on the cast of the New
Hebrilcs. Several ships were wrecked at Laoour
At Mal!icoco a vessel ran aground and five whites
and six natives were drowned, while thirty others
who reached the shore were massacred by the
natives.
Fire destroyed Morse's livery stabls at Chicago
Monday. One man End twelve horses were suf.
located.
Near West Point, on the Chesapeake, Ohio and
Southwestern road. Tuesday, a derrick in use in
repairing a trestle fell and killed four men.
The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12
NORTH DAKOTA.

Jamestown.-The Brotherhood of Lo-
connective engineers of Dakota gave a ball
here which was attended by an immense
crowd of people from all over the divis-
ion.
Bismarck.-The first term of United
States court for North Dakota met here
Monday, Judge Thomas presiding. The
grand and petit juries will be called for
April 81.
Bismarck. = The supreme court of
North Dakota has decided that the law
passed by the last legislature allowing
counties to bond themselves for seed
wheat is constitutional.
Mandan.-There was a yery Quiet
election Monday, with no opposition to
ticket nominated last week at the mass
convention. G. E. Mech, the banker,
was elected mayor. No party lines were
observed.
Grand Forks. "A very light vote was
polled here. The Republican ticket from
mayor down wa elected excepting one
alderman. The vote in favor of bonding
the city for $4,000 was almost unani.
NOUS.
The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12

IT is not necessary for the PRESS to
go into a detailed statement of the
circumstances leading to the appoint.
ment of Charles Wilson as register of
deeds and John Close as assessor in
this commissioner district. Suffice
it to say the appointments were not
made with a view to the fitness of the
appointees for the positions nor with
a view to comply with the wishes of
the people; but solely because they
were supporters of the men who ap.
pointed them which was sufficient ex.
cuse. Fitness or character were not
to be considered for a moment. Will.
sons gross incompetency, ignorance
and total disqualification makes the
appointment an insult to the people
and shows that the two commission.
ers only took into account the dirty,
unprincipled services he haG render.
ed i'll the past. Close was appointed
for the same reason and we believe
the people will rise up en- masse next
fall and rebuke the wrong. 1t was
secretly planned, the people taken by
surprise. without a word of warning,
by these political tricksters, who for.
merly raised the cry of ring" The
people now believe a we'll organized
and corrupt ring actually exists.
Wilson had the cigars ready and
passed them around when the scheme
was ACCOMPLISHED.