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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

..slt down. on .nsr nuspana II he ever
got hayward or fractions, and told
Albert not to attempt to dandle Alice
on his knee. He said Alice was salts.
fed with very little, but Albert evident
~ "wanted the earth,n and he was
Just on the point of getting it. 1t took
hfty-six yards of white satin to make
Inc bridal dress, and the gauntlets
worn by the bride were the logs of silk
stockings. She had on No. IA satin
slippers and her silk stockings were
the biggest ever made in Boston. cost
ing S2S. He husband bought her we'd
Ing presents costing $4,000, including
?.,ooo par OF diamond earrings. II
mmlght as well invest my money in
diamonds as anything else," he said.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
CIRCUIT COURT.

#slHHE 4EE1-LM HAE.E-aAH-.
Hon. j. w. Nowlin, Judge of the Seventh
Judicial Court, Presiding.
In the Use of thestate VS. ecoy, Ryan.
Sweeney and Leary, testimony was con
Guided Friday and after lengthy argu-
ments by attorneys Haynie, Boyd and
Bangs for the defence and Brown for the
state the case was submitted to theiury,
on Saturday afternoon. After an alb
OF not to exceedffteen minutes the,
jury returned a verdict Of not guilty.
The state VS. Jerry Kennedy was tak-
en- up Monday morning and the pros.
ecution closed at noon.
Charles Wheeler, a witness who refused
to heed the summons in the ease Q!
Elmer Wheeler held Tor grand larceny
was brought before the court Monday
! and fined Sic. and costs Or thirty days
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

MARRIED.
MATHEWs-DOTY-At the home OF the brides
parents Sunday, December 27, at 2:3o p. M,
George D. Mathews to d Doty, Rev. Clev-
officiating.
The bride and groom left Monday
morning for Lead City, their: future
home. Mr.. Mathews. while connected
with the Bee Hive in this city formed a
wide acquaintance and made many
warm friends. He is at presentin charge
OF Mr.. Haine's Lead City store. Miss
Doty is the only daugher OF Dr.. and Mrs.
r. F. Doty and the greater portion 81
her life has been passed at the home
ranch and in Rapid City. The well
wishes OF a host OF friends in which THE
UNION heartily joins, follow her to her
new home.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
GOOD SNAKE STORY.
Observation-Disclosures in Public
schools-The Profit on Nickels
A Heavy Bride.
BETTIN3 on HONESTY.
A Comical Mistake-Bound to Entertain
Hfm-A Funny Blessing.
Col. w~,n,ersmith Tells a Snake stor,


Col. Dick Wintersmith listened with
apparent g~ood-natured disgust to some
OF the snake stories which the young
sters were trying to crowd down his
throat the other evening at Chamber
lain's, says the Dallas McWs. As yarn
after yarn was unwound by the enter
prising narrators the colonel seemed
to get restless, until finally he broke
out with:
THAT'S all right, boys, but the
trouble with your snake stories is that
they are not"
well, suppose you tell us one that
5is absolutely truc.' suggested n Of
the company.
II will" said the colonel promptly.
And then ttDick" told how he had
found himself travelling one hot after
moon along q cart road cut through
what seemed miles Of chaparrai,
somewhere in Texas, I believe.
Suddenly his pony stopped. and he was
nearly thrown over the animals head.
II got off," Col. Wintcrsmith went on
to say, 'and looked about to see what
the trouble was, and soon found, about
a rod ahead, a huge rattle-snakc asleep
across the roadway, his head down the
slope on one side and his tail in the
gutter on the other. l tried to make
the pony jump the snake. but he
wouldn't bulge. There wasn't a stone
or a stick big enough to handle in
sight, and l had no firearms. I was
in q pickle, but l couldn't go back,
and didn't like to stay where I was.
However, while considering the situn.
ton, l saw away ahead on the further
side of the RATHER a sapling such as is
used to bind hay upon a rick. Hitch
ing my pony to the brush I stepped
back so as to get Il good start, took a
running jump, leaped over the snake,
ran to the sappling, grabbed it with
both hands, ran. swinging it over my
head, back to his slumbering snake
ship aud whackcd him right across the
head. breaking it at once"
Here the colonel took a long breath
and something else besides. The COM
pany looked disappointed.
"ls that ALP" on,o II asked.
The colonel cast a look of whitening
contempt upon the youth adjusted his
gold trimmed spectacles, and then con-
Yes, breaking It at once. And
hang me, gentlrmcn-you may be-
lieve me or motif l didn't discover
that my sapling was the snakes mate,
ooh, colonel! Come. now, that's a
little too" came in chorus.
land that" went on the colonel,
not in the least disturbed. aand the
same blow had Killed it also,
After that n"t!lins remained for the
company 10 do except to break up.
The Wright House at Huron was
burned on last Saturday evening.
IL. p. Lewis, notary public and con-
~ynynncar
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

The Profit on Nickels.

A recent circular Issued by the treas
ury department proposing to ship free
of charge to persons desiring them
nickels and pennies in certain guam
titles on receipt of the face value has
suggested some inquiries in regard to
the cost of these coins to the United
States and how it ID that they can at.
ford to ship them at par value, paying
express charges upon them. The re-
suit Of these Inquiries has been the dis
coyerv that the nickel costs at the mint
less than three-quarters of a cent,
while it is put in circulation at o value
of i've cents,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Two deputies, E. and a. Boyd, left on
Wednesday evenings train for Sioux
Falls with the following batch OF prison
ers: W. Godkin, ten years for rape;
Elmer Wheeler, three years for adultry;
Laura B. McDuffy, one year for adultry;
P. Moffatt, one year for larceny; D. +.
Conway. one year for larceny.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

District Alliance.

The annual meeting Of the Black Hills
District alliance will be held at sturgis
on Tuesday, January 8, at fen a. m.
Program will appear later, Local al
liances are entitled to one delegate for
every ten members o. major portion
thereof. All alliance men are cordially
invited. A. I. ADAMS,
E. B: REED, President.
Secretary.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

From the good cheer enjoyed in this
city on Christmas day our citizens, old
or young, are not troubling over Indian
matters. Christmas trees and varied
entertainments SSge given by the Episco-
pal, Methodist, Baptist, Congregational
and Presbyterian societies.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
81. Horse Tally, has no More.

LFL I
For the last time the six horse coach,
in servlcefo or business, has left Deadwood.
For nearly fifteen years. the arrival and
departure OF coaches daily have been
watched by many an old timer, and
Yesterday when the last one went out
with Frank Hunter handling the whip
and lines, the coach itself being escorted
out Of town by the Deadwood band, and
loaded to the guards; for every ma in
town who could obtain q foothold was
aboard, many q sigh was heayed by the
old timer who thought of the good old
placer. mining days, when every man
carried his buckskin sack OF dust, and
every thing went. But5the more recent
arrivals in the Hills had no signs for the
cumbersome vehicle, these saw the last
coach pull out with pleasure knowing
that at last their anticipations OF direct
connection by rail between Deadwood
and the east were realized. Both COACHES
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
A Funny Blessing.

I'm sure I'd have long ago ceased to exist,
Or existed with brain rather hazy,
Or, perhaps, leen condemned MY abode to
take up
With those poor souls their friends declare
crazy,
For the shadowy days and the hours of gloom
1 have known far outnumber the sunny;
But this is what saved mel always could sec
The side of the world that's funny,
How to chcosc the bcst pathway through life
have thought
Till my brow I have marked with two creases.
I have Duilt tho most beautiful castles In
Spain,
Two lost friends a-many In various ways;
l had never had half enough money;
But Despair passed me by. for l always could
The side. of the world that is funny.
And I firmly believe that the more we can
laugh
The stronger we'll be to face sorrow;
So accept of life's worries the least that You
can,
And be sure that you none of them borrow.
Aud if, looking for sweets you find only the
comb
From which some ones extracted the honey,
Yo4 won't mind it a bit if so blessed you can
The side OF the world thntis funny.
New York World.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
Procrustcanism in the Pnb!;c Schools

The public-school system as first de-
signed contemplated each school as
the product of an Independent school
district, which, for educational pur-
poses, would always continue to be a
little, autonomous republic. This
system would have produced the wi
dest variety of methods, and out Of that
variety would have been evolved the
highest excellence. But the SYSTEM
maker. who cannot patiently see any.
thing grow naturally, stepped in with
his p%rocrusteau mold and has been
running the schools through it for q
generation to make them all as like as
peas. The more alike they become
the worse they become, and the mere
hopeless OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NeOs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

The convention to be held at Cipcinnati
February 23 and called for the purpose
Of inauscratins a third national party,
has been decided inexpedient at this
time. Instead; II conference committe
consisting OF five from each labor organ
ization, will meet in Washington some
time in February and decide whataction
is best.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
Old Relics.

A FREE PRESS representative strOlled
Oh west IRsettfeaett street and fell into
a whole hornets nest OF items. In the
first place, just as he got on the grounds
an old chestnut sorrel horse in one OF
the teams suddenly dropped in his
tracks-stOne dead!
The horse has ahistory, and the scribe
was directed to Frank Windle and En-
press Agent Nelson to learn what it d
The horse was bought twelve years
ago by Windle, in Red river valley, and
was then and since known as old"Ered."
Frank Windle was then Il stage driver
between Bismark and Deadwood, and
he says the horse, when he bought him.
was one Of the finest animals he ever
held ribbons over.
When he boughthim he WIS about
twelve a old and he was afterwards
brought down to Fierra-about ten
years ago and placed on the stage line
from Pierre to Deadwood. He was Il
lead horse on the stage for years, and
old timers remember the stage horses OF
that line were the best travellers that
could be procured. Old Fred possessed
a remarkable combination OF speed,
strength and duration-but in time the
stage line was discontinued, and the
horse was sold to Mr.. Nelson's prede-
cessor in the express business. When
Mr.. Nelson took charge OF the express
| office he bought old Fred and used him
several years until he became too stiff
for his purpose.
The old fellow hung on to life until
some thought he had become too old
and tough to debut today the old lei
low got to thinking Of the pulmy days
when he was yanked Oh his hauncrs
every once in a while, while some road
agent held up the stage, and now old
and stiffencd he was brutllly required to
do the mental service OF hauling dirt on
Hyde's street r~ailway-and he just
dropped dead with disgust. Frank
Windle says the old fellow was easily a
quarter of a century old and in his time
had done enough service to kill Il dozen
horses.
After viewing the body Of this famous
old horse, Mr.. Travis, who has charge
OF q number OF teams at work on the
grade, piloted the reporter over to thu
top Of the grade between Oneida ant
Yankton streets. Here a pile Of yello"
bones greeted the eye. These had beel
taken out while cutting into the grad
yesterday.
For u long time this spot and %vicinit,
was known to have been an old Indian
burying ground. Nothing is known c
: its history, eyen by old Indians OF thi
: locality, 1t is possibly an old buryin
:, ground Of the Mandans, who were th
{ first to occupy this country after tn
mound builders. The graves were som
!, three feet under the surface, and til
: bones were fairly well preserved.
! Only two or three graves have bee
: unearthed-but the side OF the hill is fu
OF them-for when the cellar to Henr
= Karcher,s residence was dug, about
= block further up the hill, some huma
bones we're unearthed.
There are some fifty or sixty team
q at work in this part OF the city at gra,
n ing; a portion being engaged on Retre'
o street and the balance on Yanktt
street, a block east Of the Lincoln scho
house.-Pierre Free Press.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
Alliance Dance.

y dance for the benefit of the Grashull
farmers alliance will be held at the resi-
dence of A. Mochons, on the v OF jan
uary g.. Tickets S1.5O, including supper.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Report OF examination held in District
No. Six, Lone Tree township for month
ending December 3, 1890: Clyde Chase
80; Joe Sanders,# 95; Florence Sanders
SO; Ralph Sanders,* 95: Albert Reber,*
80; Clarence sanders,* 90; Henry
Rcber,* Sc; Niola Robinson,* 81; Cora
Robinson,# 80; Hattie Reber,* 80;
Willie Reber, AZ; Hettie Sanders, "a;
Lester Sanders, =; BERTHE Reber,*-.
Those marked with star have been
neither absent nor tardy during the
month. KATE E. BQTCE, Teacher.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
INDIAN NEWS OF THE WEEK.

friday.
Gen. Miles received dispatches from
Gen. Brooke stating that small parties
Of the hostiles are coming in. Big Foot
is still unheard from.
SATURDAY.
Big Foot and followers are reported
on Porcupine creek, which empties into
White river below Wounded Knee.
MONDAY.
Word received from S. d. Reed, who
has been riding over the country at the
head Of Sage Creek, says that the hos
tiles have not left the Bad Lands.
He considers that the present is the
most critical period OF the Indian
trouble.
Mr.. II. n. Chapman was IN today.
from Spring creek. He states that W..
+. McClelland came up from the front
last night and told him that the Chey-
enne scouts returned from the Bad
Lands while he was at their camp and
reported "h zap Sioux in there"
The most startling news Of the cam
paign reached Gen. Miles this afternoon.
Col. Forsytile with four troops OF cav
airy were sent out to interuSpt and
bring in Big Foot and his band from
the neighborhood OF Wounded Knee.
The Indians resisted and two officers
:and six soldiers were killed and many
more wounded.
TUESDAY.
Gen. Miles and staff left by special train
dor the Pine Ridge agency at $50 this
morning. Before the trouble at Porcupine
1T had been the Generals intention to
fake the field from this side OF the river
and to this end a baggage train was dis
patched from here on Sunday. This
has been recalled and baggage will be
shipped to the agency from this POM. sy
rail. Gen. arrbroke camp at the mouth
OF Rapid creek Monday morning ano
took up his line of march for wounded
Knee. Asmall squad OF about twenty
men, are all the soldiers now stationed
ON this side OF the Cheyenne. Tht
Indians have vacated their strong hole
in the Bad Lands which is now occupied
ly a small detachment OF troops.
WEDNESDAY.
Col. Day is in from the front. lie wit
his command have been into the Bal
Lands and inspected the late camp G
the hostiles. He reports the carcasse
0f stock killed, as being very thick j
that section. Only the best portions {
calves and yearlings were used for fooc
Mr.. Days report, that the Indians woul
fight, has been wellproven.
A special to the republican received q
noon TO-DAY and written at 9 d. m. say
The greatest fear prevails, 5000 Slou
are enmassed in q cir Gle around Il
agency buildings.
THURSDAY.
No dispatches received. Chicago ar
Omaha papers report fighting going {
at the agency yesterday. This is all
reported by train hands.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
How to chcose tie best pathway through life I
Words, Words, Words.

Cassell's new encyclopedia diction-
airy, which has just been completed.
contains 10000 words, The latest
edition of Webster has $4,000, Wor-
ester 116, 000. and tho Imperial die
tionarv 1870, O00.-Dctroit NeUs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
Bound to Entertain Him.

Ada hear Mrs. Parvenu, that you
invited the French minister to dinner.
Mrs. Parvcnu-Yes, l did all l could
to please him. The parlor was hung
with French flags, my parrot sang the
;.'Marseillaise," we had absinlhe. soup,
tricasse for entree, and | danced the
cau-can for him after dinner,-Epoch.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Ladies remember that Mrs. Wallace
takes all kinds of produce in exchange
for goods. Go and see her before buy
ing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

We are not paying S1.10 for second
hand stocks OF goods and advertising
them for fifty cents on the dollar, but
can sell you shoes cheaper than any
other house IN Rapid City.
L. L. MORLEY 4 Co.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Go to Trowbridge's jeYelry store for
watches, %iewelry, clocks. etc. Eastern
prices. Repairing Of watches, clocks and
jewelry promptly done.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Ladies will find goods OF better quail
ity for the price, in millinery, at Mrs.
Wallace's than any other place in town
and she Is always glad to see people
whether they buy or not.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

The president issued a proclamation
on the twenty-fourth announcing that
the Worlds Fair will be opened on
May lst and closed October3 81, 1898,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

A large line Of millinery and notions
just received by NJ. A. Kehoe. Ladies
call and be convinced both as to style
and prices.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Remember that the WEEKLY UNION
will be sent to any address one year top
Sl.50, At that price you cannot afford
to be without a paper.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

The Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri
valley railroad vas completed to
Deadwood the last OF last week, About
1000 OF Deadwoods citizens turned out
to welcome the first regular passenger
train which reached there Monday
morning last. The Northwestern sys-
t, m has beaten the B and M, which has
yet some twenty-five miles to build be-
fore reaching the aho4e city,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Legal blanks at The UNION office. Lo.
cation certificates, mortgages, etc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Judge Luse returned Monday from an
eastern visit OF several weeks. He is
glad to again enjoy Black Hills weather.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Mrs. Wallace has received a full line
of fall goods Of the latest styles and can
please all in quality and price.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

There il very little news, outside OF
Indian ne"i,s, to be had. Our rural
notes are mostly cnt off by the removal
OF people. But what has become OF our
Creston and Link correspondents?
Have the Indians captpved them7
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
Notice.

All persons indebted to me are hereby
notified to call and settle their accounts
at once and save costs.
L. T. ROBERTS.
Rapid City, Novembcr3 J, 1890.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Full line OF art materials ,easels, ETC.,
at Charles Fallon's, Main street.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

William Freshel and family departed
for the east on Wednesday evenings
train. Mr.. Freshel will engage in the real
estate business in Chicago.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

May all our readers have a happy
and prosperous New Year.
Through the falling Of a scaffold on.
which he was at work, MI. j. II. Wilkip-
son met with quite aseyere accident on
Saturday last. He struck on his side
f~racturing two ribs and spraining his
arm and shoulder. He will be confined
to the house for some time.
The editor Of The VNIos thanks the
committee Tor an invitation to The
second inaugural ballat Pierre January
9Th. We shall be forced to wait for
better crops.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
School Report.


on w. w. Cliff,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

Il. P. Lewis, notary public and con
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
Rand City Markets,

Carefully prepared each week from intervie
with our merchants.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01

The Wright House at Huron was
on last Saturday evening.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1891-02-13
COUNTY OFFICERS.

nmissonerS-ist Dist John Martens.
"a DIST, John lledmaa.
Sd Dist, VIM. Jennings Chm.
iitnr- John Douglass.
lister at neeis-C. W. Martens.
lnty and Prohate Judge hos l. Bouck
asurer-J :. Farley.
ritf-H. ! Benedict.
rk OF Court J.. Lockhart
1T Schools-G, w Prevev.
trict Attorney II. owen.
uner-lpr { 4. Daniels
nty Survesor-W. ). Crowl.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1891-02-13

The iarCial ballot for Senator has been
gone through with every day for the past
week at Pierre with the same result a
scattering OF the vote uulil the devil him
sell Is about the only individual who has
not received a "complimcn,ary 50 far.
lie republicans went into caucus Tues
day night and Will again fan into line
Tor Moody. The Democratic contingent
has stood faithfully by Tnpp during the
whole time, while the independents have
not found one ot their own number even
whom they feel ~ if lhey could safely
trust, ami have consequently scattered
lhejr votes to wherever their fancy die
tated The latest sensation in regard to
compromise ~ said to he Il proposition
from the national democratic committee
Tor :he +. NJ. B. OF Illinois to unite with
the democrats and elect "A democratic
senator from that state and in return the
followers OF Judge Tripp are 10 c ,st their
candidate aside and unite with lndepen-
dents and elect Wnrdull, Harden or some
other distinguished independent from
tins state.