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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
4 COOP Ws.Y 70 TREAT.


Mr.. Perry was Southern gentleman
exceedingly polite and also a very tenn.
perate man. One day he met an ac.
qualntance, who called out:
Hello, Perry! was just going in to
get a drink. Come in and take some
thing"
"Thank you" said Perry, ~ don't
care for anything"
"But," persisted the other, "come in
and take something Just for sociability's
sake"
81 want to be soeiable," answered
Perly,sI am anxious to be sociable, bui
can't drink with your
"Ail right growled the friend. 'Il
you don't want to be sociable, I'll 90
without drinking.'
The two men walked silently along for
a minute or two, the sociable man in a
state OF irrigation, until Perry suddenly
halted in front OF drug store
'l'm not feeling very well to-day, "said
he, With q pleasant smile, "and thinl,
I'll go in here and get dose OF castor
oil. Will you join me?'
"What" exclaimed the other, "ina dost
of castor oil2n
I'll pay fer it,
"E-heuH cried the sqeiabla man, with
a very wry face, 81 hate the stuif.i
"But ] want you to take ~ glass OF oi
with me Just to be saciahle, you know
II won't do it,
Indeed! My friend said Perry grapely
your sociabla whiskey is Just as dis
tasteful to me as my sociable oil is te
you. Don'tyou think have as mucl
reason te be offended with you as yol
have with me?' s3s
The sooiabln man saw the point ant
| it, would be money, health and moral,
saved if the lesson could be firmly i'm
planted IN the mind Of every young maj
lin the land IL Exchange
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
Soldiers Reuni on.

The fourth annual reunion and ban
quet OF the Black Hills Soldiers and
Sailors Association will be held in Lead
City, S. D., on Wednesday and Thurs
day, June II and IS, 1881. Those who
are already members are expected to be
present as matter OF course, and
those who served in the federal army be-
tween the years 1861 and 1865, and
who now reside in South Dakota, east
ern Wyoming or southeastern Mon
tana, and are not already members, are
urged to be On hand and embrace this
opportunity to identity themselves with
the association. G. A. R. posts and
camps of s, OF Y, are especially invited.
Reduced rates for members and all
Others will be arranged for over the va
rious lines OF railroads. The people OF
Lead City have expressed their deter
miuntion to cooperate with this COM
mittee in their efforts to make this the
most elaborate and interesting reunion
yet held. The program will be published
later. BY order OF the executive COM
mittee. RICHARD BLACKSTONE,
g, w. PRATT, Chairman.
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
A New CIaim Bureau.

The San Francisco Examiner has es-
tablished in Washington, ID. c., bureau
to be called EXAMINER Bureau OF
Claims" which will be OF great benefit to
all persons having claims against tbs
Government OF any nature or descript-
ionwhatsoeyer. The pension fees charge
able by attorneys have for some time
been limited by law, and under the re-
cent act OF March 3. 1891, transferring
the jurisdiction OF Indian Degradation
cases from the Interior. Department to
the Court Of Claims, Congress not only
limited the fees, but in order to check
the rapacitY Of the claim agents, can,
celled all existing contracts and fee agree
ments between client and attorney.
Congress was led to take this action on
account of facts brought to their notice
that by q combination among the lead
ing claim agents a range OF fees from 331ss
so so per cent had been established.
The vast mass OF government claims are
still unprotected by law.
Mr.. William r. Hearst, son OF the late
Senator Hearst, and the proprietor ol
the Examiner, proposes to attend
through his new bureau tc all classes ol
cases before the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
patents. depred ation claims and Indian
claims-for a small percentage above
the actual cost OF the work,
He has engaged several eompetant
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
HERE AND THERE.

DR.. Epps, who has been spending sew
eral months in Omaha, is home again.
It is reported that Gus Craven has
been appointed boss farmer at the Pine
Ridge agency.
A tin mill OF $50 tons daily capacity
is being erected at Bear Gulch, in the
Niger Hill district.
Assessor Hamnerquest has begun his
rounds. He will be assisted in the lower
valleys by Mr.. Johnson:
A Mexican "ripper" murders a woman
and writes upon the walls in her blood
the words, Fresh beef for SALE"
If you want to see No. draft horse,
call at the Red barn and inspect Henry
Cordes Shire stallion. He is hard to
beat.
Chief Engineer Wilsie, of the R. C. M. r.
& St. P. road, says he thinks the survey
will be completed and grading begun on
the road about June 15
The ore taken from the newly discoy-
cred silver mines southwest OF Custer
City is said to be improving in quality
as greater depth is reached.
The game OF base ball between the
Rapid City Reds and Blues, last Friday
resulted in a victory for the former.
The score stood forty-one to twenty
three.
The call rendered Rev. H. w. Tate, OF
this place, by the First Baptist church,
of Fremont, Neb., has been accepted by
that gentleman. who expects to leave in
about two weeks for his new charge.
The south hall northeast quarter,
north half southeast quarter, section
five, township one north, range seven f.
B. II. NJ, containing 16O acres, was sold
to eastern parties last Saturday by
Sam Scott & Co. Considerations 81 800.
Our usual May storm came Saturday
night. 1t was quite cold but with more
rain than snow. Within the foot hills
ice was formed one-quarter inch thick
We trust that the fruit buds were not
sufficiently advanced to be injured.
The Mining News says that since the
closing OF the school the small boys OF
that enterprising city have turned their
attention to mining. While they strike
no bonanzas, they pan enough to keep
themselves IN cigarettes and chewing
tobacco.
Martin Thomas, a well known and re-
spected farmer residing near Baskerville.
while returning from Hot Springs
was thrown from his wagon by the
wheel running III rut and instantly
killed; the fall causing the rupture OF a
blood vessel.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
English Capttsl.

We give below a cablegram from Lon
don which will be OF interest to oul
readers. This money will be great
benefit to the locators and miners ir
this section, coming as it does, at 6
time when cash is greatly needed, ant
points to 9 far future fer The tin belt:
LONDON, May 3.-Samuel Untermeyer
who sailed with his family for New Yorl
on the Columbia today, carried with
HIM Gerome's famous '"The Augurs, . fol-
which he paid 81 900 at sale here last
week. He also carried over S2,OOO,OOO
OF English capital, backed by $4,000, ,ooo
more IN securities, for the Harney Peak
tip mine. This sum only represents a
minority interest for the majority ol
the stock is still held in America, and
the control OF the property is left entire.
}y to the Americans.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
Tabor DRy.


May 1, Labor day was duly celebrated
throughout the world. The subject OF
dicussion was the eight hour day. In
the numerous meetings the extreme
socialistic element were prominent.
Fully 5000 attended the New York
gathering, which was addressed by speak
ers in nearly every language represented
exhibited by the crowd but there was no
sagless demonstration here nor any
where throughout the United States.
Contrary to expectations there was no
trouble In London. Lyons, and Paris
we're not so fortunate. Here the crowd
resisted successfully the police in their
attempt to disperse them and three
times duriug the day the cavalry was
clash between the crowd and the troops.
Many were wounded and three or four
killed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

attorneys and the necessary clerical
soon be at work. He has placed at the
head of the bureau Mr.. John Wedder-
burn, OF this city, who has long been the
correspondent OF the Examiner, and
had remarkable experience few years
ago in ferreting out for Secretary Tracy
some gigantic contract frauds at the
Mare Island Navy Yard. The new bu-
reau, being established by responsible
newspaper, has already received the cor
dial endorsement OF many Western
members OF Congress, and is getting a.
big pile OF mail from all sections OF the
country.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

James Brown states in recent letter
that his labors throughout the Hills
and Wyoming have been very successful.
Six sub-alllances have been organized
and arrangements made to organize
many more this week and county alli-
ance May 8. He reports the people
awake and ready for business.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
AFID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, NAY 8 1891

A cowboy named Elkins was thrown
from his horse on Rapid street, last
Monday, and his foot catching in the
stirrup, was draggsd quite distance
before breaking loose. The bronco was
started by the morning express, which
passed up the track Immediately aftel
the horse and rider had gotacross. The
horse stayed with it until he got the
saddle oil also. The man was but
slightly injured
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

1t has been decided by the Executive
and organizing committee that the next
district meeting OF the Alliance and
Knights OF Labor societies to he held at
Rapid City early in July, shall be an
open air meeting, a regular camp-meet-
ing picnic, lasting three days. Time and
place will be given later.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

At the meeting OF the new council May
4, r. B. Mccarthy was elected president
and Charles Fallon vice president. The
bond OF Judge Lafabre, as Justice OF the
peace was fled. The appointments oi
Fred NJ. Brown, as city auditor; j. w.
Applegate, as city assessor; and T. II.
Clarke, as city attorney were confirmed
draft an ordinance fixing the salaries d
city officers for the ensuing year.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
TR1 ANS AND MAILS.
WANT AND EXCHANGE

II you have a few head OF stock, a wagon,
which you wish to sell or exchange. or If Won
want to sell your ranch, or purchase some
stock. put a notice in THE UNION If you are
a REGULAR subscriber it will cost you nothing
for first insertion and five cents for each subse-
quent Insertion. This does not apply to
parties in trade nor does io include estray
notices.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
Go to spaulding's for ice cream,
Creston,

CrestOn.
This section experienced quite snow
storm Sunday.
Farmers are through seeding and have
planted considerable oftheir corn.
Vice President A. 7. Adams and Rev.
MeGready ofspearfish visited the Creston
alliance last Saturday evening and had
an enthusiastic meeting Four new
members were added to the list.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

Mr. A. A. Newkirk OF Center precinct.
has received the appointment, through
Vice President Adams, as agent Of the
Alliance Haul association for the lower
valleys OF Pennington County.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

Fire completely wiped out the business
portion OF the village OF LYtle. about
twelve miles south OF Austin, Minnesota,
last Saturday. Loss is. estimated at
about S1OO 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

With big head lines nearly every paper
OF the state has announced that Mrs.
James G. Blaiue Jr. is about to take up
her residence IN Sioux Falls, in this state,
for the purpose OF obtaining q divorce in
the short period OF ninety days.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

An old colored man, who addressed
temperance meeting at Welden, N. c.,
said: "When sees a man going home
wild gallon OF whiskey and half-pound
OF meat, dat's temperance lecture nufi for
me, and sees it ebery day; knows dat
ebery ting in his house is on de same
scale-gallon OF misery to ebery half
pound OF comfort"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

Large timber fires were raging the first
+of the week throughout New Jersey,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. Consid-
cradle valuable timber and property has
been destroyed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
Pure Ice.

Delivered by w. H. LaBee, successor
to Mallow. Families so cents, hotels,
restaurants, etc, 35 cents per 100 lbs.
Prices for season guaranteed Tele-
phone care Hulst 4 Prices lumber office
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
Notice,

Cabbage plants, late and early, for
sale cheap ut the Black Hills Nursery.
CHRIS THOMSON.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

The supreme court rendered decision
last Tuesday, against Boyd, and sus.
tanning Thayer il, his claim to hold over.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

Last Wednesday Tom Sweeney pur-
chased OF JAY Caple an interest in the
Sally Kavanaugh tin mine in Tender
loot district
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

New York police are confident that
they have secured the New York "trip
per" in the person OF George Francois
(Frenchy No. ~,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

HORN,
coBB-In Rapid City, Friday, May /, 1891, to
the wife OF John L. R. Cobb, SON. 80
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
Secretary,

Judge p. Amos Cunningham, who for
seventy years has been prominent
figure in Maryland politics, died last
Friday, May /, at the age OF ninety
three.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

<-t7
The prohibition law is respectfully
observed here since the series OF injunct-
ions were got out. 10 be sure there are
a few old soakers who must have their
drink, and there are one or two places
where 1T IS suspected that they resort to
IN order to realize old times, but the fun
OF it has all gone. The most Of the
"boys" take their bottles home or 90
without. Prohibition throughout the
entire county seems to be enforced
Even at Tabor the saloon has closed
and there is no disposition to open it or
tempt the penalties Of the law with a
hole IN the wall. The temperance people
are firm, but no haunting actions are to
be seen, since their purpose and desire is
the decent observance OF the law, and
this they seem bound to have at any
cost.-Sioux Falls Press.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
W. C. r. U. COLUMN.
TO BREAK orE EAp HABITS.

Understand the reasons. and all the
reasons, why the habit is Injurious.
Study the subject uutil there is no lin
gering doubt in your mind.
Avoid the places, the persons, and
the thoughts that lead to the temptation.
Frequent the places, associate with the
persons, indulge in thoughts that lead
away from temptation Keep busy:
ldleness is the strength OF bad habits. Do
not give up the struggle when YOU have
broken your resolution, once, twice,
tlrice-a thousand times That only
shows how much need there is for YOU
to strive. When you have broken your
resolutions, just think the ,nattel over
and endeavor to understand why il is
you failed, so that you may be on your
guard against q recurrence of the same
circumstances. Do not think it an easy
thing that you have undertaken. it
is folly to expect to break off habit
in single day that has been gathering
long gyears.-Ram's Horn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

LNOR sALE-MOUNTAIN- PARK RANCH-
IL Located nine miles northwest OF Rapid CITY
near DR.. Doty ranch en- Box Elder Contains
l6O acres. Eighty acres fenced. twenty-seven
acres under cultivation and 100 acres of tim
ber. Is watered by Box Elder creek Log
house l6x24, one story. Barn 24X4O, sixteen
feet high. Price low. One half down and bal
ance on three years time at eight per cent
Address, W. +. STANLEY
1T Hill City S. D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

Eight hundred dollars worth ofliquors
and the counters and bar fixtures be-
longing to the saloon of Fred Lock, of
Huron, were destroyed by the sheriff
last week. White Ribbon journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

LTOR SALE OR 1'RADE-One eight-year-old
y grade Norman stallion, grey, well propor-
tionel ana weighs 1900. For sail cheap or win
mixed cattle which will be sold Cheap for cash.
Call at ranch OH Rapid creek, five miles below
Rapid City. IA FRANK MUResys
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

E'OR SALE OR EXCHANGE-A BARGAIN
u Lots 70, II &72, block 2, Riverside addition,
horses, well OF splendid water with force-pump
to irrigate yard shrubbery, etc viii sell for
$1,000 cash, OF take half cash and balance in
foe.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

ENOR RENT OR sALE-The ranch of SUB
IL scriber: located on Elk creek seven miles
east of Piedmont and ten miles east OF Rapid
City. so acres, all under fence. 100 acres in
cultivation, good water and buildings, good
hay land surrounding. Will rent for one or
three years. Either cash rent or on shares.
10 w. c. BURTON. Grashall, S. D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

Are you In want OF a ring, pin, chain.
charm, gold or silver watch, gold thlm-
bles or spectacles, gold pencils or tooth
picks, gold pens, silverware or clocks for
Christmas? Trowbridge, jeweler, has a
large assortment to select from. Low
prices.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08

E.0R StLE-Threo three-auarter Percheron
one coming three. Latter will weigh /, 400. By
calling at ranch parties can see both dams and
sire, ]. W BraTos. A''"
p o., dfaShul, Z. d. 10 Elk Greek
The advocate., 1891-06-10

practice lending money on security for
exorbitant interest, which, in scarcity
Of money will be done, Notwithstanding
the law, Isay all such will probably be
against large addition to our present
stock Of money; because plentiful cur
rency will lower interest, and make it
common to lend on less security.
Second-All those who are posseSSors
Of large sums of money, and are disposed
to purchase land, which Is attended with
a great and sure advantage In a growing
country as this is. / say the interest Of
all such men will incline them to oppose
a large addition to our money, because
their wealth is now continually incress-
ing by the large interest they receive,
which will enable them Qf they can keep
land from rising) to purchase more
some time hence than they can at pres
ent; and, in the meantime, all trade being
discouraged; not only those who borrow
OF them, but the common people In gen.
eral, will be impoverished and conse-
quently obliged to sell more land for less
money than they will do at present.
And yet, after such men are possessed Of
as much land as they can purchase, twill
then be their interest to have money
made plentiful, because that will imme-
diately make land rise In value In their
hands. Now, 1t ought not to be won
dered at if people, from knowledge Of q
mans interest, do sometimes make true
guess at his designs; for interest, they
say, tCiH not lie!
Third-Lawyers and others concerned
In court business will probably, many Of
them, be against q plentiful currency;
because people In that case will have less
occasion TO run in debt, and consequently
less occasion to go to law and sue one an
other for their debts. Though ] know
some even among these gentlemen, that
regard the public good before their own
apparent interest.
Fourth-All those who are anyways
dependent on such persons as are above
mentioned, whether as holding offices,
as tenants, or as debtors, must at least
appear to be against large addition; be-
cause, II they do not, they must Sensibly
feel their present interest hurt. And
besides these, there are, doubtless, many
well-meaning gentlemen and others who,
without any immediate private interest
Of their own In view, are against making
such an addition, through an opinion
they may have of the honesty and sound
judgment of some Of their friends that
oppose IL (perhaps for the ends afore-
said), without having given it any thor
ough consideration themselves. And
thus It Is no wonder il there is power
ful party on that side.
On the other hand, those who are low
ers Of trade, and delight to see manufac-
lures encouraged, will be for having a
large addition to our currency. For
they very we'll know that people will
have little heart to advance money in
trade, when what they can get Is scarce
sufficient to purchase neceSsarles, and
supply their families with provisions.
Much less will they lay It out In advanc-
ing new manufactures; nor Is It possible
new manufactures should turn to any ac-
nn,,nt rrhara there Ia not money 20 nav