The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-08-22
/. P. Lewis, abstracts OF title.

Creston precinct failed to hold q repub-
lican caucus.
For Bakers wire and hardware, call
on w. w. Cliff.
Machine OIL at Churchill & Sprouts.
Hermosa, 8. ID.
Work on the new fire alarm tower is |
progressing rapidly.
Churchill & Sproul, Of Hermosa, sell
drugs and groceries cheap.
Don't forget Spaulding's new location,
two doors east Of the postoffice.
The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri
Valley railroad has reached Minnesota.
AL Spayde and family have returned
from junketing trip throughout the
Hills.
Hot Springs and Custer City as we'll as
Rapid City are just now in the hands OF
sneak thieves.
We are under obligations to Mr.. L. P.
Mccain for our full report OF the teach
ers' institute.
Farmers when in town with their
wives find the Denver very convenient
house at which to stop.
The Sioux City and Northwestern rail-
road surveyors are camped at Creston,
surveying in that vicinity.
Those cobble stones on Main street
arc getting to be disgustingly numerous.
They should be removed at once.
T, .Leedy was elected to fill the un-
expired term of John Reilly as foreman
OF the Hook and Ladder company, last
Tuesday evening.
An effort is being made to effect the
release OF Ira jackson from the peniten-
tiary. He killed a man named jenkins
some four years ago.
The first freight train went over the
new Piedmont extension last Sunday.
Passenger trains will be started about
the last OF the month.
Go to Trowbridge's jewelry store for
watches, jewelry, clocks, etc. Eastern
prices. Repairing OF watches, clocks and
ewelry promptly done.
Professor j. c. Freeman lectured in
the Congregational church Wednesday
evening, taking for his subject Across
g. story OF travel, history, adventure and
romance and was highly appreciated by
the audience.
Rev. Fred V. Fisher, who for nearly a
year past has been pastor OF the Metho-
dist church in this city, leaves for Keno,
Nevada, where he has accepted q pastor
ate, next Monday. BY Mr.. Fishers re-
moval Rapid City loses one OF her best
pastors.
For the corn, palace at Sioux City
agents OF the Fremont, Elkhorn y MIS-
souri Valley and Sioux City u Pacific
railroads will sell excursion tickets at
one fare for the round trip. Inquire OF
any agent or write Mr.. Jonas NJ. Cleland,
secretary OF Sioux City corn palaces,
Sioux City, Iowa.
If any of The UNION readers doubt
that this great and glorious "land OF
the free and home OF the brave" is run
by corporations, let them peruse an
article from the Omaha World-Herald
entitled tAnother Pinkerton Outrage,
found in another column, and at once
put their minds back in the right place
Percy Fuller got into an argument
with his wife last Saturday and during
the heat OF discussion assaulted her ane
tore up their marriage certificate, grind
ing the pieces under the heel OF his boot
Justice Lake thought the sport wa!
worth SIS and costs. Defendant wal
unable to pay that amount and conse
uuently will mediate IN solitude unit
the Judge thinks he has suffered enough
The railroad across the Summit il
only partially fenced. The company
should see that it is completed and goot
s.,ttle gaurds put in at the crossings
The present gaurds are made OF wire an'
no pit dug: They DO not prevent IT, Tn n
the fence already up of no avail. Agoo'
many cattle have been killed in this sec
ton.
The Stanton, Nebraska, ball nine wa
in this city Tuesday and played nlntel
csting game OF ball with the home tear
which resulted in a score OF twelve
thirteen in favor OF our boys. The
played with the Deadwood nine las
Wednesday and won, the score standir
eleven and twelve in their favor. The
will again tackle the Rapid City nine t.
morrow and an interesting game may
expected.
While William Scott and Villa
Young were returning to the city Ia
Saturday night the team they were dri
ing ran away, upsetting the buggy al
throwing the occupants violently to tt
ground. In the fall, Mr.. Young WI
seriously injured, but Mr.. Scott escape
unhurt and after his companion regaln'
consciousness assisted him to the CT
where his wounds were dressed by
Y;lnBuskirk.
Sneak thieves entered the sleepl
room OF the cook at the Merchants no
Lust Friday night and purloined a cri
five dollar bill belonging to that lao
About one o'clock they visited the re
tience OF G. L. Lewis, but that gentlem
heard them open the screen door a
when he put in an appearance the visit
had left. Sunday night they visited t
residences of Lewis Jester, Marshal
Elroy and Mr.. Heron, but did nothl
more than cut window and door scree
hefore they were frightened away. T.
1,f the special police followed them do
AN alley and half a dozen shots were
changed, but SO far as known, nobu
was injured. Monday night three trt
less attempts were made, the reslden
being visited.
The New York monster shows will
with us at Rapid City on Tuesday,
asst 26th. From all accounts this mt
taoth combination, with it's wonde
Gnlaxy OF arenic talent and wonG
srom wonderland will, with its adv
here, mark an epoch in the history of
town. 1t is by tar the greatest circus
Tie universe and our citizens, both 4
and far, should feel especially favc
by it's coming. One feature alone OF
many attractions, Queen Jumbo
enough to arouse the curiosity and
tention of every ybody within titty m
The presence OF the largest animal in
st history OF the world, and that a liy
breathing moving, mountain our al, q L, fes 6,
81 the most inert among us.. See ad
+;sap,nnt elsewhere in our columns. 81