The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11
ALL AROUND.
City wants the coroner.

LII Sluy willis CIlc COIolci.
John II. Marble editor OF the Mining
News was in the city last Tuesday.
State Examiner Blanchard was in the
city the past week examining the differ
ent banks.
The city schools opened Monday with
eleven teachers and three hundred
and sixty scholars.
The divorce suit OF Mrs. James Blaine
jr. will come before Judge Thomas at
Deadwood, the third week in October.
Attorney Clark has returned from his
eastern trip and begins his routine OF
OF professional work with renewed vigor.
An extra OF empty cattle cars going
up the road Thursday morning struck a
COW near the Boulevard crossing break
ing her leg.
The independent state convention has
been called to meet at Huron, S. d.,
on the Both OF Sept. The republican is
called for the 29th at Aberdeen and the
democratic Tor the 3Oth at Mitchell.
Merchants who permanently advertise
create the Impression OF strength and
%soundness. People at least feel that
those who keep their names before the
public are solid and substantial.-Dry
Goods Chronicle.
At a meeting OF the board of educa-
ton last Saturday evening the Third
Ward school building was accepted and
a warrant drawn in favor Of George w.
Chitty for S1.495. A bill OF $25 for
extra work vas also allowed.
Rapid City was visited during the
week by the following officials OF the
Elkhorn road: General Manager Burt,
Auditor Clifford, Superintendent Harris
and Master Mechanic lIorner. The Wis
10 rnvorIo much TOr the Iutr.Ie vi lt5,pi,t
City.
Mayor james Woods, while attending
the races at Independence Iowa pur
chased IL young trotting stallion.
Mnrtinett is a thrpc.ycar old bay and
weighs about HOO. He is still IN the
trainers hands and It's expected he will
make 2-3O before Shipment.
The Eight cavalry from Fort Meade
reached this city yesterday and occu,
pied the usual cnc;umpnIent north OF the
creek. There were SIX troops oi tire,
hundred men. They are out for pr,c.
tlce n on their way to Hot Springs
where they will meet the Ninth cavalry.
The county commissioners met Mon
day and made the tax levy for the Ell.
suing yeir. The total levy was sixteen
and one-hillI mills. The auditor was in,
structed to levy a tax OF two per cent il
all school townships or districts OF the
county where the officers had failed to
report a levy. No action was taken by
the board with regard to ~clectiyl
booths.
Mayor Woods, w. T. Coad and J.
Schnuettgen represented Rapid City at
the Black Hills Worlds Fair CONVEX
ton at Deadwood. Mayor Woods
was called to the chair. 1t was
decided to ask all boards O.
county commissioners in the state tc
request voters to state on their ballo1
whether or not they were in favor OF Ill
extra session OF the legislature to make
an appropriation for the Worlds Fair
If this failed the Black Hills should WORK
for an independent exhibit.
The brick walls OF the Wholesale gro
Gerry house at the corner OF Seventh anG
Rapid streets, are two stories high anc
the roof will soon be on. 1t is a nobl,
looking building and from it's location
IN the line OF the railroad, will be agooc
advertisement for the city. The firm
are %anXiously waiting to fill it with t
large and complete stock OF groceries
AMI we hear many grocerymtn express
ing themselves as pleased with til,
change they can ~inaugurate, by buying
at home there will be Il saving in freight
and yet they can buy in smaller quan
titles and carry less stock.