The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-09
Tarmers, AlliAt6o In Annual Session.
parspraphs from Pierre.

Paragraphs from Pierre.
PIERRE, Nov. 2G.-The government has
ordered the necessary paraphernalia and a
$3.50 hose cart, to be manned by Indian
students at the government school here.
This team will probably play an Important
point IL case Of FIRE In Pierre, and will no
doubt be heard from during the next years
tournament.
Sportsmen are anticipating a Great time
in the jack rabbit race which occurs four
miles north OF town New Years day. A
dozet greyhounds have being selected to
run down the rabbits.
While it goes without saying that the
prohibition law Is a great improvement over
the former system, yet it must be admitted
that there are now in Pierre a larg number
OF places Where liquor Gun be procured for
the mere asking, Then there are a number
of original package houses in full blast, all
Of which would indicate that we may soon
expect u raid by the State Enforcement
league.
Brown County Sugar Boots.
ABERDEEN, Nov. 25.-S. W. Narregang
gathered up a bushel or SO Of sugar beets
from farmers around Aberdeen and sent
them to Prof. James H. Shepard, of the de-
puEGlIlCHV "a SACAA1otAy oo ~ o6AASuheaA a.
college ut B%rookings, to be analysed.
There were two varieties-white and red.
Yesterday he received a reply from the
professor, who got the following results:
White-Sucrose or sugar, per cent, 1855;
marc, per cent, SOC; degree brix. %; purity
co-eflcient, 72; sugar in juice, 1913.
Red-Sucrose or sugar, per cent, 8.55
marc, per cent, 3.26; degree brix, 1872; pur-
{tv c0.ofhcfant. "a. sugar in mice. &. S4.
The white variety" says the professor
.is above the average .
The Sioux Reservation Survey.
PIERRE, s. D., Nov. 25.-Surveyor-Gen-
eral Sullivan is IN the city. A reporter
asked him how work was progressing on the
surveying of the reservation lands. "Abou,
one-half Of the II, 900, 900 acres have beer
surveyed replied Mr.. Sullivan, land THU
! includes all the lands in the newly cedet
district west of Pierre to the Black Hills
Very little Of the lands,northo Of the Blaci
Hills has been surveyed as yet. The appro
priation this year was s10o, 900, and $40, oo|
has been provided for next year..
Tho News in Brief.
MRS. JUSTIN PETT1GREw has entered
suit against the city of Sioux Falls, claim
ing damages to the amount of $3.50. This i
an old claim which has been pending DO
fore the council since last January, a
which time the damage alleged was done
II seems about that time Mrs. Pettigrew wa
driving on Tenth street on the east side
where the viaduct is now located. TIL
piers for the viaduct wero then built, an
in driving one of these was struck in such
manner as to throw Mrs. Pettigrew from tn
vehicle, causing slight injury to hersel
besides spelling a sealskin sacque which wa
valued at $500.
A GRADER engaged in hauling logs fc
Wade & johnson on upper Whitewood ha
his foot caught under q heavy timber an
badly mashed. He was brought to Dead
wool and placed under the care of q docto
LITTLE GEORGIA MILLER, of Deadwoot
was run against by a schoolmate while goin
home from school and knocked dow
striking against some rocks, receiving
scalp wound.
In man, OF the wells in Yankton coun,
the water is getting SO low that there is n,
sufficient for the use Of the farm, and son
farmers nave to drive their stock a col
siderable distance to water.
WILD geese, brought to Deadwood |
hunters, retail at 81. so each.
WILLIAM JEWELL, living in GroveIa,
township, Sphinx county, recently had a ma
row escape from death. His son was dray
ing a rife from q heade box, when it WI
accidentally discharged, the ball strikil
. Mr.. J. in the back of the neck. Luckily I
him he had a heavy coat collar turned /,
! /. around his neck. and this served to bres
! the force of the bullet, which, howeve
made an ugly wound, but was taken out
by the doctor.
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