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The Jersey City news., 1891-09-19
DR.. Gordon's Little slander.


We will not affect to misunderstood
the malevoIent innuendo thrown out
by DR. Gordon yesterday. We pre-
sumo he meant to convey the i'm
preston that THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
had some financial interest in agitat-
ing the water question. He need not
have called witnesses to hear him
make this scandalous insinuation.
We are only too glad to display DR..
Gordon before the public in his true
colors. The insinuation is of so little
account to us that we will not even
stoop to deny it.
1t is the habit of men like Gordon
to cover up their self satisfied
inefficiency and cantankerous
ponposity with accusations when
they dare, innuendos when they
dare not make definite charges,
against those who try to arouse them
from their general inutility. DIR.
Gordan has no explanation to make
regarding the supineness of the
Board of Health in respect to the
condition of the water. He
has no rational excuse to offer for the
absurd general inefficiency of that
body, and so he crawls out of the hole
by making injurious insinuations re-
garding the newspaper which tries to
bring the Board to some sense of the
situation.
This course is doubly notable in
Gordon, who is notorious as critic of
the press on the ground of the charges
that it frequently makes against in
dividuals. In the world that DIR.
Gordon would construct, the public
press would be muzzled; but individ-
uals like him, who set a certain esti-
mate upon themselves, would have
free charter to run around, casting
rufianly and lying aspersions upon
all who differed from them.
The Jersey City news., 1891-09-19
ARSOHgD ~ PURE

Assessments and Extensious-Genera
Superintendent, etc, August, 1891, $685.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

and policy holder in the Alliance depart
ment OF Fidelity that the entire farm
business has been reinsured with !: com
pany with 100000 capital and $500
900 assets. and that every policy hold
er will be fully protected under the pol
ICY he now holds, and as soon as the
preliminary steps a be carried out the
farm work will continue under the man
asement OF the Hecla Fire Insurance
company, of St. Paul. They are carry
ing on Il farm department in nearly
every western state with the best OF sat
isfaction to their patrons. We can
guarantee honest dealing and prompt
payment OF losses by the Hecla, OF st.
Paul.
The farm business will be carried on
}rrom this office by us for the present and
we would be glad to have all our old
agents continue taking business. \ full
supply OF blanks will be sent you in a
few days.
There is no need for any uneasiness on
account of the Alliance department ofthe
Fidelity as no one will lose a cent except
| the stockholders. The business has been
Improbable for the last three years,
consequently the company has decided
to rcinsure and close up the business
You can assure every policy holder that
they are fully protected by the reinsur
ancecontract with the Hecla, of st. Paul
This company is strong and we are salts
| isfed that the policy holders will bt
| pleased with the change. You will heal
from US again in a short time, and in the
meantime save your business for the
new company.
Yours Truly,
(, G--lax
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
MAY PROVE VERY UNWISE.
The Deadwood independent publishe:

The Deadwood Independent publishes
the following:
Efforts to open the Metropolitan
Museum Of art in New York City onSun-
day were made for manyyears. Recent
iy the managers yielded. Many feared
that dire evils would result but itissaid,
"Tne managers Of the metropolitan
Museum OF art have been well satisfied
with the dcmcanor OF the multitudcS OF
our citizens who have visited it upon
the two Sundays in which it has been
open. The visitors have not only been
orderly, but they have also shown more
respect for each other, and more courtesy
of manner than has sometimes been OBJ
served in other crowded places. 1t has
been evident that they were interested
in the pictures, the statuary, the relics,
and other things on display, and that
they enjoyed the opportunity in behold
ing them in their hours OF leisure. The
experience OF two Sundays has gwen
proof that the managers OF the Metro
politan Museum OF Art adopted a wise
policy in opening its doors on Sunday"
Two Sundays scarcely provide enough
time to prove a policy wise or the re-
verse, but a policy. which disobeys a law
OF God as well as breaks a statlary law
cannot be a wise one
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
LaWLESS.

The following is taken from the Mitch
ell Republican and shows that the press
Of the state take some interest in tie
liquor question:
We cannat refrain from commencing
the following paragraph from the Sioux
City Journal to the Sioux Falls Press as
being in the line OF recent discussion:
Some Of the saloon men OF 81. Joseph,
Mo, threaten a boycott on the DAILY
News on account OF its advocasy Of mid
night and Sunday closing, according to
the law. But the News delies them.
And by the way OF suggestion it says:
"The respectable element among the
men will yet be on top in st. 10.
and when that time comes tie
class Of men who wilfully defiantl.y
the law will not AIc to OBJ
tain Il saloon license" 1YYVal VS. how
ever. is over-sangulne. K.,e time will
never come, in st: Joseph or elsewhere,
when the respectable element among the
salocn men will be equal to Il strict Ell
forcement OF amy law intended tC rcgu
late saloons. The saloon is inherently
lawless.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
SALOONS NEVER SATISFIED.


The saloon keepers OF Elgin, ILL.,, have
refused to pay the 81 900 license placed
p O saloons by the Council OF that city
and are now running with out license,
by permission OF the retiring mayor.
whose attorneys are endeavoring to ell
Join the mayor-elect and thus perpetuate
the reign of the saloons. When a pro-
hibitory law is enforced they plead for
high license. when high license is the law,
they clamor for low license, and when
they obtain low license they demand
unrestricted free trade IN all spirituous
liquors. The war against the saloons
must go on forever. They never yield a
point until compelled to and are always
fighting to gain lost ground, o. to
strengthen themselves in every possible
manner. The saloon is an outlaw, and
its devotees realize that all good people
are opposed to it and will completely
exterminate it if possible. It will exist
as long as there are bad people, which Is
positive evidence that the war against
the saloon will 60 on forever. Iowa
people can see by the opposition TO
high license in Elgin just what the sa-
looms would do under similar circum-
stances in this state. The saloons OF
Dubuque and Davenport are now run
ming under low license. High license
could not be enforced in those cities
with any greater success than prohibi-
ton has been. 1t is idle to talk OF CON-
promise with the saloon. There is no
compromise that the saloon would OBJ,
serve except full liberty to pursue its
mission OF misery, ruin and death.-Des.
Moines Register,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
How Moral!

The Journal would call the officers
attention to the fact that there is a
.'cuon'' dance hall running in full blast
on Rapid street that will sooner or later
be asource oftrouble ifpermitted to run.
1t should not be tolerated within the
city limits, and the city officials should
at once SET that it is closed up.-Rapid
City Journ.l.
Let's see. The people who attend the
.coon dance half must go OF their own
free will.
Did the Journalever hearof any gamb-
ling inthe bank buildings OF Rapid?
The proprietors OF the dance hall can
probably contribute something to the
city's exchequer i'll the way Of fines and
az the dye is only patronized by a "dis-
reputable class OF citizens "it should
not be tolerated within the city limits "
Only the elite play poker. The elite
well the elite are a PRIVILEGED class o.
citizens.
VI g. Ll r o.d HaroJd
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

The queen of Sweden. like all Ger
~princesscs, is Il sticklcr fol- eti-
esiette, and yet shcis so sympathetic to-
ward the poor that she desires the
disqualification of life" Sometimes
the conflict between these two inter-
ests leads to funny incidents. For ex-
ample on one occasion the queen was
told that some ladies did notcare to he
presented at court Oh, account of the
treat expense incurred for a low-neck-
ed gown that could only be worn OF
this one occasion. This was areve!a-
ton to the queen and Il thought struck
her. '.WelI." she exclaimed. Eat my
drawin@-room everybody must come
in calico dsesscs." "And must they be
cut low in the neck?" one of the
courtiers asked. "Of course; you
don't suppose intend my guests to
come in everyday attirc:'" But
YOUR majesty torgets ti,at these gowns.
too, will be OF no use aItcrward, for
nobody wears low-ncckel calico dress.
es." s.Aii. don't they? Thought. OF
course, they did"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

NOTICE-TIMBER CCLTURE-U. s. Land
IN Office, RAPID City, South Dakota, April
&c, 1S91-Complaint having been entered at
this Office by James II. Isbell against Lyman
Parkhurst for fAilnre to comply wit Ii law as to
Culture entry No. 1857. dated July %,
1885, ea nwA and lots l and 9, section IS,
township ! north, range eight east, b. II. W.,
Pennington county, South Dakota, with a view
to the cancellation OF said entry; contestant
break or cause to be broken five acres on said
tract during the first year. ending July 90,
1856. That he failed to cultivate five acres
and break five acres on said tract during the
second year after making said entry, ending
July 20, 1887, or to cause the same to be done.
That he failed to plant to trees, tree seeds, or
cuttings five acrss or to cultivate five acres on
said tract during the third year after making
said entry, ending July %, 1888, or to cause
the same to be done. That he failed to cult
vate five acres of trees, tree seeds or cuttings
cuttings the fourth year after making said en-
try, ending July 30, 1889, and failed to cause
the same to be done. That he failed to cult
yate ten acres or plant the same trees, tree
seeds or cuttings the fifth year, ending July %,
1890. That there are not to exceed 200 trees
dead and alive now on said tract. That said
claimant has failed to plant 2 700 trees to each
acre on said tract, thehasfai to properly
cultivate said land. and at any and all times
during the existence OF said claim to plant i'll a
proper manner living trees, or tree seeds, or
cuttings as required by law. That said failures
still exists and the said parties are hereby SUM
moned 10 appear at this office on the 18th day
OF June, 1891, at ten O'Clock a. M, TO respond
and furnish testimony concerning alleged TAIL
urc. j.. P. Luss,
1924 Register.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
i Cnnd Advertising Medium

i Good Advertising Medium.
The UNION has often been compli-
mented by merchants who patronize its
columns, for the direct benefit derived.
This is gratifying to any publisher, as
the indirect returns, which cannot be SO
readily pointed to, generally pledomi-
nate. The persons who. read advertise
ments and profit by them are many,
but those who read and then tell the
advertiser where they got their inforlna-
ton are very few. Ii friends OF papers
when purchasing, would remember to
say a good word for their papers 1t
would prove a direct benefit to the
paper. The UNION has had two Incl
dents proving the value of it's columns
as anadyertising medium, the past week.
henotice Of a lost boy which appeared
in a recent issue, brought a reply within
four days, from Silver City, stating the
whereabouts OF the boy and relieving a
mothers anxiety. The second case was
that of Mr.. A. J. Ashcraft, OF Hill City,
who has been searching for his team
since January /. A subscriber OF The
UNION located on the Cheyenne dropped
a ard to this office describing n team
which he had taken up. Another
subscriber noticing the estray notice and
knowing OF Mr.. Ashcraft;s loss sent him
word and thus within two weeks, al
though seventy miles apart. team and
owner were brought together.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

Rapid City's Greatest Fire sale.
1t is an old saying that ''Oue mans
meat is another mans puison.' Tie
recent fire in the Republican building
which lett George W. Prices clothing es-
Enlistment IN partial ruin and com
pletelv Soaked" llislarge and fine stock.
was a positive stroke OF good fortune to
the many people who are now awaiting
themselves OF the fire" prices at which
all goods are being sold. Clothing, hats
and caps, shoes, furnishing goods, shirts
and underwear, slightly damaged by
water. are being sold at about one-third
their former prices. This opportunity
will not continue for a great while as the
bargains are being picked up rapidly and
all traces OF the fire will soon be gone.
Come in and investigate.
PRICE, the clothier
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

Scientist Tin restaurant)-Bring me
a detection of burnt peas, sweetened
with glucose and %lightened with chalk
and water. Waiter (yociferously)-
Coffy fer one!-I1me.
Dillettante-Do you distinguish the
work Of IN amateur artist by the
technique? Arlist-It is saferto judge
by the big letters he uses in signing
his name.-NeW York Sun.
81 admire that mar Smith," said
Squire Closetist at tile club, teycn if he
is a fraud. He managedto borrow $40
from me the other day, and / admire
him for it. '-Aa,per's Bazaar.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
LEGAL NOTICES,


NOTICE-TIMBER CrLTuRE-U. 5. Land
Office, Rapid City. s. D., April 13, 1891
Complaint having been entered a: this Office by
Noah l.. Beauchamp against Hiram Tyrce for
failure TO comply with law as to timber culture
entry No. 7Oi, dated May 2, 1884, upon the
swH ne4., 81. nwl., nwii nwl!, section Is. town
ship 2 north, range 10 east, L. Ii. NJ, i'll Pen
liington county, South Dakota, with a view to
the cancellation of said entry; contestant alleg-
ing that the said Hiram Tyree, failed to plant
or cause to be planted on said tract five acres
Of trees. tree seeds or cuttings the third year
after entry, ending May 2, 1857, and further
failed to plant Or cause to be planted on said
tract five acres OF trees, tree seeds or cuttings
the fourth year after entry, ending May :. 1883,
and has further failed to plant and cultivate
trees, tree seeds and cuttings and to cultivate
and keep in a healthy. growing condition the
ten acres Of trees during the two years. ending
May 2. 1890, AS required by law and such fall
ure still continues, the said parties are hereby
summoned to appear'at this ofiiceon the eighth
day OF June, 1891, at 10 O'Clock &. m. to re-
Spond and furnished testimony concerning al
legged failure. J. P. LusE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

The Hermosa Pilot states that Clar.
ence Herbert, four years ago, discovered
and located a piece OF ground about
three miles south OF town, which showed
good indications OF coal. No develop.
ment work was made until recently.
At adepth Of eight feet atwelve inch veir
was struck which has increased to TWEEN.
ty inches. 1t is pronounced by experts
equal to Wyoming coal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
,ITsIn1 ss,DE H,sroRY

Funny things sometimes happen even
III Pennington county. The latest and
funniest is the case of Kennedy VS.. the
county OF Pennington. which has just
been decided in the circuit court.
The story runs this way: Jerry Ken
nedy is a Rlpid City politician of some
local influence, who usually eSerts him
self early and late for the republican
ticket. Jerry also has the contract for
feeding those unfortunate enough to be
dependent upon the county for their
daily rations. During tine campaign last
fall the latent virtue and Righteousness
in ,Jerry's anatomy asserted itself, and
he refused, positively, unqualifiedly and
emphatically to support the republican
candidate for states attorney, Holding
as he did a public such conduct
on Jerry's part was inexcusab!e. He
was warned privately. but forcibiy and
officially, that if he dld not get a hustle
on himself and get to pulling his share
OF an extremely dirty load things would
be made extremely lively for him. Jer-
rvs virtue was stirred to its depths,
however, and he defantly continued to
support the democratic candidate.
Election day came and went and the
republican was triumphantly elected III
spite OF Jerry's herculea efforts. About
this time the interest OF the tale was
was heightened by the presentation to
the county commissioners by Jerry Of a
bill for some 5000 for the care OF the
county poor. On the advice OF the dis
trlct attorney, whom Jerry tried to de
feat. the bill was disallowed. On motion
OF the salne county attorney Jerry was
also indicted for perjury for swearing to
the Aforesaid bill. Jerry began suit
against the county for the amountoI the
bill, and so our story moves gracefully
into the cour- room.
The county attorney whom Jerry failed
to support fought for the county vail
antly, and spent money freely in his ef-
forts to cinch the obdurate Jerry. His
efforts were fruitless, however, for last
week a Jury awarded Jerry tie full
amount OF his claim. AS it would be
extremely difficult to punish a man 70,
presenting a bill which a jury declares to
be just, the perjury case, the last hope OF
those who thought to subiugate Jerry,
is also knocked clear out OF the ring.
The cost for all this amounts to about
$4,000, and, as soon as the taxpayers
OF the county rustic it up this extremely
funny passage IN the %county,s history
will be finished and closed.
MoRAL-There' nothing moral in the
whole outfit.-Hill City Mining News.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
". C.. T.U. COLUMN.
Yours Truly,
S. y. CsOiey
VERY VALUABLE.

Alake one-half mile in length is being
formed at Hot Springs by Nebraska
capitalists. \ theatre and dancing hall
will be erected at the side OF the lake.
These new improvements will be val
liable additions to the many attractions
OF the popular Black Hills health resort,
Lead Herald.
There is no doubt the lake will he a
valuable and beautiful addition, but
the theatre and dancing hall may not
prove a valuable addition to the moral.
ity OF the community.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
ALLIANCE DIRECTORY.

PENNINGTON COUNTY ALLIANCE
meets at The UNION Office on the first
Saturday OF each month at two p. N.
L. S. ALLISON, President,
C~reston, S. d.
OTTo ANDERSON. Secretary,
RockervilIe, 5. u.
WHITE EAGLE
At the Murphy school house the second
and fourth Saturday evenings OF each
j. N. BARNES, President. t
Mrs. leila HUNT, Secretary,
Rapid City.
SPRING CREEK
At the Daughenbaugh school house On
the last Saturday OF each month.
CHAs. GEIGE:s, President,
G.. PERUVIAN, Secretary.
Rapid City, S. D.
At the Pike school house on the third
Saturday OF each month.
WM. LAEGENT. President,
\ I H.. USE. SUI tlttIN.
Hermosa. S. D.
CR:STOE.
At tie school house on the LIST. Thurs
day after the first Saturday OF each
month. |. S. ALLISON, President,
j. W. F.\uS, Secretary.
Creston, S. ID.
-,- - r-r
Met at the Slick school house Friday
evening June 2G. They meet every two
weeks alternating between the Ensorand
Slick school house.
JOEL THACKER, President,
CHARLES fNsoH, Secretary,
Rapid City, S. ID.
LAM JOHNNY.
At the Dean school house on the sec
ond and fourth Saturday evening ofeach
month. T.. T.. DEAN, president,
MiS. MINNIE Dow, secretary,
Buffalo Gap. S. D.
NOTICE.
Viii all alliances III the Black Hills
send in their place and time OF meeting
also names oi president and secretary
aid their Hj,:ir;sn>.
---------s :: 49, ----
Note books ~. !,i:'u:.% II ~: office.
----~
ELI LIN, - ,.l -. ... .t.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

Judge Moody, ex-Homcstake senator
from South Dakota, is at present in
Washington. He was interviewed by a
representative OF the press the other
day, and while free to give an opinion on
the Indian question, did not state his
views on any OF the great questions
which are to-day agitating the world OF
politics; because, probably, like the sill
yer question, he knew nothing concern
ing them. He might have stated to the
inquiring reporter that it was through
his. Muody's, efforts. while representing
the Iiomcstake Mining company IN the
United States senate that that cOrpOr-
alton was enabled to escape the Day
meut OF 81. 100. 800. due from it to the
United States government for TIMBER,
u~nlawiuily taken from the public lands.
This is the greatest and only piece OF
legislation he succeeded in having passed
while a senator, but It will ever stand
an impcriSllaule monument to TIE &bii-
it,y and pub!ic-sclvjng zeal Of the
"brainicst" maj in South Dakota. al
though there are some UnclH,ritaDlr
enough to say that his efforts to serve
mis- master have worked against him in
his endeaEOlS to secure II OF tie {
IMitcd States jIdgeshipS. =
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
:
LEAD Herald.
THE FIDELITY.
HURON, S. D., june 20, 1891

HURoN, S. d., june 20, 1891.
Mar. s.. WHITAKER:
On the 18th sent You a let en- saying
ia had stopped writing fire insurance
business for the Fidelity Fire Insurance
Company (aliiance department This
no doubt was quite a surprise and dis
appointment to you all.
Many inquiries are coming on every
mail asking for explanation and what's
Iu.,inu to be done, In reply tosall these
1atfers. / desire to- say to every agent
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

Gen. Maris Taylor, OF Huron, has
been appointed receiver for the Fidelity
Insurance company. No loss will h
sustained by parties insured II the Fl
deity. The Hecla OF st. Paul ssumes
the uueXpired business OF the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Rapid City, s.

June,6. 1911
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make finally proof in support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver at Rapid City, S. d., on
August 10, 1891, viz:
IsIDoR GARY.
H. E.. 1853 for the e y II e 4 sec z, " Y NV
Y sec 8, twp 2 8 rg 8 e B. Fl. NJ.
He names tho following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF,
said land, viz: William s. Sargent, William w.
pike, Theodore Pollok, Thomas Burk, all Of
Herlnosa, s. J. P. LUsE, Register.
First publication June IL, 1891.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

T. r. De Wolf, is prepared to castrate
colts or horses OF any age. Has had
a of experience and can guarantee
satisfaction. Price, within reasonable
distance Of Rapid City, 81. Address
RnDid CITY.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
Seed ~po!AtDpS-

J.C. Mears has received a car load Of
potatoes OF excellent quality for either
seed or cooking purposes and they are
now on sale in the johnson building,
one door east Of Hirncbaugh & Mary
ttt's food store
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03

There will be no special term OF court
held in Custer county as expected.
Court will not convene there until the
regular September term.