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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-01

To what do you attribute Your
longevity" asked an Investigator of n
centcnarian ITO the fact that never
died, was the conclusive reply.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Moody Again Out of Politics.

"What will be the complexion OF the
South Dakota delegation to the nation
al convention?" asked a Sioux City
Journal reporter OF Senator Moody.
"Tm sure don't know. l am not in
politics and have been away from home
for some tune. l have no means OF
knowing what the feeling is"
"But 1t is understood that Mr.. Petit
grew is antagonistic to Gen. Harrison,
and he will undoubtedly wicld consider
able influence"
(Which is a mistake. No newspaper
and no person has a right to say that
Mr.. Pettigrew is antagonistic to Gen.
Harrison. The fact is that he is not.
know that. for l have just come from
Washington. Mr.. Pettigrew desires to
show that Gov. Mellette cannot throw
the state any way he may wish, and has
no right to attempt it. Beyond the de-
sire to balli Gov. Mellette's assumptions,
Mr.. Pett,grcw has no feeling in that d.
rection.'
"Is not his feeling in the direction you
speak Of sufficient to color his action as
| regards the president?''
''Well, any man is more or less influ'
enced by such considerations, but nc
one has the right to say Mr.. Pettigrew
is against President Harrisonfor renom.
nation
You will be a delegate to the nation
al convention will you not?"
81 don't know. l see that am q del
egate to the state convention, but l dc
not see Why l should be made delegate
to Minneapolis, to spend ten days o
time and $500 or 5000 in money to hell
nominate a president. / am seeking nc
Office. Nothing the president could give
me would accept. 1 have worked fol
my party and state nearly all my lf,
and now I have concluded ought tx
work for Moody"
4 #"Do you think the delegation to tn
national convention will be instructed
r. lido not know. but / think not
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
A CITIZENS TICKET

In conversation With leading citizens
OF all parties, they are found to be large
ly in favor OF IL nonpartisan ticket in the
coming municipal election, but the ques-
ton naturally arises; will they stand by
their convictions? Will they attend a
mass convention and lend their influence
and assure the selection OF good timber?
However desirable the end to be OBJ
tanned, there are always some one idea
bourbons, who prefer the yellow dog, so
long as he wears the party collar, who
will see to it that nominations are made
by both old parties. Will the element
that desire the good OF the city rather
than the Insignificant gain to party that
could be derived from party victory,
allow the hot heads in the party to
cause them to keep IN the dark allowing
another irresponsible element, that is
alwads on hand on such occasions, to
handle the mass convention and nomi-
naJe undesirable or weak men and then
use their objections to the nominations
as an excuse for falling into line in their
old party ranks. A citizens ticket SO
managed that either party captures It,
will be failure. 1t must be originated
by and participated in by l,ading mem
bers OF all parties, and place in noml-
nation so strong u ticket that no other
nomination that can be made will cut
any figure.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Bad River News

We have had mild winter in the Bad
River basin, stock on the range are doing
better than at any previous year.
Reed Bros. have fed about $50 head OF
stock this winter, Mike Quinn $50, D. Mat
theson IS, Erskin So, .Nevin & Co. $50,
kenecht Bros IS, Kemp 4 SwinehaIt Is.
The stock fed is principally calves or COWS
with calves.
S. d. Reed has a Moline pump bought
from the Sweeney Hardware Co., with which
one man can pump water by hand for $50
head OF stock in two hours.
The ladies in this vicinity are daring and
intrepid riders. A love smitten swain tried
to overtake and accompany a young lady
home recently. He was distanced 200 yards
iii four mile heat
Our marksmen indulged in a rifle shoot al
a Creedmore target on the 22 ult.
La grippe has never invaded this section
The independents among the stockmen are
not kicking at the St. Louis convention fol
leaving the sub-treasury plank out of the
platform. They fail to see how such bill
would protect them from the big four at Chi
capD
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Moody on Harney Peak Tin

| A Sioux City Journal reporter interviewed
ex-senator Moody on the IIarney Peak Til
Mill, now being erected. Mr.. Moody said
1T is progressing very well, l understand.
1t is an immense affair, and the work Of build.
ing it can hardly be fastened. 1t was tc
have been finished by July I, but believe
the contractors have secured an extension Of
time. 1t is to cost quarter of a million Of
dollars
Its projectors, thcn have more faith III
Black Hills tin than the democratic news
papers have .
Evidently There is no reason Why they
should not have faith i'll that which is before
them, which they are handling every day.
| You must understand that the mining OF tin
near Harney Peak is going right on and they
are taking out quantities Of ore. Mining is
not only an expensive, but a slow process.
For big mine it takes months and years 10
get ready to get out the orc But the
! Harney Peak Mining company. like any well
managed company, is preparing for the run
ming of its mill, and has ore in sight to run ii
| right along.
"rhese democratic newspapers you speak Of,
and all the people who have been assuring us
that there is no tin in America, seem to lose
sight of the fact that the tariff on tin docs not
go into effect until January I, 1898, and that
unless a satifactory quantity is annually pro-
duccd between that time and January 1, 1905,
| it will be taken off again. There is no fear,
of course, that the tin cannot be found, FOR ii
is found, nor that we cannot make tin plate,
| for our American mills are making tin plate
now.
"Why, the Harney Peak tin region covers an
area Of at least forty square miles. The tin
ore resembles granite, and great many people
mstook it for granite for many years.
Over on the other side Of the lIIl region,
where the placer miners used to wash out
gold tin was discovered in 1883. 1t was
found there in the shape Of cassiteracs, re-
sembling sort of black sand and was Of such
great specific gravity that the gold could not
fall through it to the bottom of the sluices
| The miners at first thinking it was iron, oi
had iron in it, tried to overcome the difficulty
by the use of the magnet but Of course that
failed. One day some Of the miners brought
a quantity of this black sand into the banks
where they were trying to sell their gold
One of our best assayers, q foreigner, saw il
and took some Of it over to his Office, us
across the alley. When he returned, afte'
testing it, he said, Why, that's tin Altcl
that he used to buy it by the bagful, smc'; il
and sell the tin in New York. He Was {
very clever fellow, and made all sorts Of fig
ures and objects of this American tin. It
was a democrat, and presented presitcut
Cleveland with paper weight made Oft.
| Gov. Alonzo B. Cornell, Of New York. be
came interested in the matter, and headed {
company for making tin, but the matter fc!
| through"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25

Republican Possibilities For Minneapolis.
y Sioux City Journal special from Redheld
S. d.. says: among the prominent names
mentioned as possible candidates. all of whom
would be einincntiy fitted to represent South
Dakota at Minneapolis, can be mentioned
Hon. D. IIancy, of Mitchell, who as popu-
lar man in his district cannot be excelled
Judge Haney is the judge Of the Fourth dis
trict and has made an enviable reputation as
Judge and as an eloquent orator. Among
the names offered from Sioux Falls are Mel
vim Crisby and Hon. H. II. Keith, both Of
state renown. Tom Sterling, one of the gall
lant young republicans of the state. will be
supported by Sphinx county. Johnson of Cod
dington and Sheldon OF Day are also men,
toned. while Albright of Hughes, Geo.
Matthews Of Brookings Lightmer of Edmunds
and W. II. Smith Of Aurora are also men,
toned. c. NJ. Harrison of Huron, who made
such gallant fight for the republicans in the
last house, is another candidate, while Wilson
of Hot Springs, and Martin Of Deadwood,
are mentioned as probable Black Hills can
didatcs. A number Of these men are known
as Pcttigrew men, Others as Mellette men, al
though the greater number have not been
identified with any clique and are therefore
peculiarly fitted to represent the state al
Minneapolis
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Prefers Sawyer to Holcomb

4 merchant in speaking to a reporter
today about Alderman Sawyer's candi-
dacy for mayor, said, ooh, it's the old
faction fight among republicans. Fred
Holcomb never did anything for the city
and the idea OF seeking to put him up in
opposition to Sawyer, who has been one
OF the most public spirited men we ever
had, is out OF the question. Mr.. Hol-
comb, OF course, is Il good, conservative
man, but Sawyer has Il six years record
in the council, for economy, ETC., that
entities him to the support OF his party
Mr. Holcomb belongs to the old conserv-
ative ring and is not the public spirited
man we want'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25

MoKE space was devoted to the cce-
brated divorce case, (tfe details were
gwen more fully than the judgement Of
the management dictated. And yet our
action can be justified on two grounds.
First, we believe one object aimed at in
coming west to secure II diyOrce is to
avoid notoricty. Eastern people be-
licve that way out i'll the wilderness their
acts will pass unnoticrd. The ful report
given Of the late trial will cause them to
fight shy OF Rapids energetic reporters.
Secondly, The case has brought out
prominently the eyil resulting from q
union or rather the lmpossibillty OF Il
complete union Of catholics and protes-
tants. Poor members Of either denomi-
nation may never feel the evils OF such Il
union, but conscientious members OF the
two denominations can expect nothing
..v .....oses,, iiIIiiril is increased by every
child born III, brahsh Il, union.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
The Outlook In South Dakoto.

| The Outlook In South Dakoto.
Reassuring indeed are the reports that
come from all parts of South Dakota re-
specting the condition OF the ground for
spring seeding Without exception these
reports tell OF moisture unprecedented
since the spring following the heavy
SHOWS OF 1881. The soil is not simply
moist. but in a majority Of counties 1t is
wet down to a depth OF a foot or more.
This il most gratifying condition. II
forecasts a crop with certainty all but
infallible. The soil OF South Dakota is
retentlve OF moisture to a remarkable
degree. Once thoroughly soaked, as it
is at present, it becomes a reservoir,
storing it's humid supplies for future
needs.
Not only has nature been working
with beneticent zeal for South Dakota,
but man has been toiing the winter
through to render what supplementary
assistance he might. he South Dako-
ia correspondence in the March issue OF
the Irrigation age says that every drill
ing outfit that could begotinto the state
has had more work than it could do the
past winter in putting down artesian
wells. These are to be used in providing
water for irrigation. The coming season
will undoubtedly see the facilities for
irrigation more than double those OF
last year. In fact it is believed that
they will supply sufficient water to have
some appreciable effect on the rainfall.
With moisture thus supplied in such
the earth the belief, which is SO general
throughout South Dakota, that this will
be the states greatest crop year, would
seem to be justified.-SiouX City Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Dakota CITY Items.

The recent social at Mr.. W. III. Bailey ;
was a decided success. Fortytwo sat
down to supper, alter which IL collection
OF $475 was taken up and handed Elder
Peters.
John Hart, who was in town this
week, reports range stock looking well.
A little snow fell last Sunday but the
weather continues fine.
Mr.. Ballnger, the flock owner, came
over from Crooked creek last Tuesday
and says his sheep are fat and ti.at no
losses worth mentioning have occurred.
Fred and John Land, friends OF Alex
Wanner, from Lacrosse, Wisconsin,, are
IN town. They think OF starting /, sheep
ranch here.
Abner Raymond went to Rapid to
have piece of hay removed from his
throat. The doctor advised him to
leave it alone, that it would work o"t
IN time. Mr.. Raymond avuws his in
tention Of feeding on sage brush here
after.
Elmer Grow has returned to his old
home, IN Nance county, Nebraska
where he will hereafter reside. Mrs
Crow, his wife, will remain here. The
community regrets Mr.. Crows depar-
ture.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
A Straw.

y UNION reporter was present last evening
at gathering of Rapid City Independents
The room was packed every ward being well
represented. The question OF the coming city
election was discussed. The oponion seemed
to prevail that as the first party of the county
had taken no action in city affairs heretofore
it was not advisable to put ticket in the
field at this time, but that an effort should be
made to secure good nominations by the old
parties Failing i'll this a straight independ-
ent ticket was the choice of a majority. The
nom partisan ticket question was discussed al
length and voted down as dangerous A
mass convention being as liable to nominate
poor as good men.
! 1t was moved and carried that the meeting
proceed to choose by ballot candidates fo
| various positions to be filed from the two
| old parties. The first ballots showed many
candidates, but as none of the gentlemen were
within hearing they were handled without
gloves and one by one thrown into the waste
basket until the list was simmered down tc
two republican and two democrat names fol
mayor and one of each party for other posi-
tions except the fourth ward where two OF
each faith were agreed on. Let the parties
consider well the following pointers.
For Mayor-E. L. Sawyer, w. H. Tomp-
kins, V. I. McGillycuddy, Richard B. Hughes.
For Treasurer-Fred Brown Albert Evans.
Alderman First ward-Dr. CAN'T, I.ate
collars.
Second ward-E. Howe a. ]. Wood.
Third ward Thomas Ingersol, J. S. Gantz.
Fouth ward-F. c. Fereel, E. Holcomb,
Chris Thomson, G.. Schnasse.
For Justice-John Lafabrc, Judge Lake.
David Wells.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
THERE has been some dissatisfaction

THERE has been some dissatisfaction
over the combining OF the convention
for the selection of delegates to the ma
tional convention at Omaha and that
remove this Chairman Hasscll has called
the state committee together again.
they meet on the 9th TO endorse the
call for the 2lst or name new dates.
June is an early date for the naming Of
state ticket. 1t would surely be bet
ter politics to callit later. On the other
hand our people are too poor for two
representative conventions. The extra
expense had better DC used in the cam
paign.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Now For Trees

'Tis none to soon to consider the tree
question. Every one should set out at
least a few. There is pleasure in the
work as well as a gain in dollars and
cents from the beauty added to the
place. Mr.. Thomson informs us that he
will have no agents in the Hills this
season and all parties desiring home
grown trees should call at the nursery his
store in this city or mail their orders to
him. Do not.put it off un5il too late.
At his store in this city Mr.. Thomson
carries a full line Of garden seeds. Call
and get his prices.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
BLACK HILLS NEWS.

Whitewood has organized a gun club.
The Elkhorn repair shops in Deadwood
now employs eighteen men.
Rev. j. B. earns Of this city filled the
Methodist pulpit in Deadwood Sunday.
o. w. Wells residence near White
wood was destroyed by fire last week.
Deadwood city authorities arc about
to issue $4,000 more bonds to build
two new IRON bridges.
The divorce business is attracting SO
much attention in Deadwood that one
OF the ministers announced lecture on
that subject for Sunday evening.
An accident occurred at the Deadwood
Terra mine Friday by which Jack CAY.
anaugh had his ankle and leg broken
D. Mankervis, leg and thigh broken and
Charley Stevins hands, eyes and face
]acerated. Fl
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Two Columns from Tuesdays Daily.
A Tempest in Teapot.

60
Tempest in Teapot.
So much has been said pro and con or
the question OF the Alderman Price
ordinance, that the UNION publishes
Mayor Woods veto, little ahead 81
time. 1t is said that strong effort
will be made to pass the ordinance over
the mayors veto at the council meeting
tonight. Except for the precedent il
establishes, there is little objection to
the measure. The veto reads:
GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL:
Herewith return the annexed ordln-
ance without my signature. For the
reason that l consider it wrong to es-
tabllsh q precedent OF this kind, espec-
tally in the most beautiful residence por-
ton OF the city, to extend these priyil-
eges to one, to change, obstruct and dis
figure an alley from it's straight line,
should certainly be granted to anyone
that may apply until no one could tell
IN the future where the practice would
end.
While a change OF an alley might ben
eft individual interests to certain ex-
tent it would certainly disfgure the
symmetry OF a street or alley. To be
plain, gentlemen, every individual buys
property as it is plated and OF record,
and no change should be made except
to straighten, widen, and beautlfy the
streets and alleys OF this city.
We will say that we have tried to
reconcile the signing OF this ordinance
with our duty to to the city, for reasons
that those who desire its passage are
and have been our particular friends,
and would favor them in any way pos
sibe that my duty as an official would
not prevent me SO doing.
Besides, we have our doubts from a
legal standpoint if the city council can
obstruct or yacate a street or alley Tor
individual purposes.
Dated March 10th, 1892.
JAMES NJ. WOODS. Mayor.
In further reference to this matter,
Mr.. Price has u right to be heard. Be-
fore -aking steps to introduce the or
dinance, he took the business precaution
to see the councilmen individually, and
Mayor Woods also, with view Of as
certaining if any objection would be
raised to tie pl Q. .osed ordinance. 1t is
claimed that Mayor Woods agreed to
the passage OF such an ordinance and
Mr.. Price accused Mr. Fallon this morn
ing OF opposing it because he price
voted against the J." road ordinance,
something Mr.. Fallon admitted.
The whole thing savors considerably
OF political spite work and while OF
course, nothing can be said in favor OF
establishing such precedent, ut the
same time Mr. Woods and those who
are now antagoniZlng the measure,
should not haye put Mr.. Price to the
expense and trouble incident to prepar-
ing and engineering it, had they thoughts
OF opposing it's final passage.
A UNION man went up and viewed the
alley today to satisfy himself in refer
ence to the statement made to the effect
that Il. load OF hay could not pass
through after the change is made. This
is the vericst nonsense and is merely
s;ibtelHuge. After all 1t looks like Il
Tempest III a teapot"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25

for them to set themselves and their machine
right before the people of this country by ac-
cepting my proposition, viz: To examine
the machine in the presence Of the representa-
tives of the Black Hills press and if do not
find out and show up the manner in which
power is applied, let the fact appear to Mr..
Mattox's clelit If lido find the seat Of pow r
let that appear also There is no need ef
any quarreling or backbiting in this matter 1
want to treat Mr. Mattox fairly and receive
the same treatment from him leaving the
public and press to act as judges.
II. d. DIBD1E
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Hermosa Notes.

The St. Patrlck's dance here Thursday
evening was very poorly attended.
Miss Garghill the talented elocutionist
from Spearfish will give an entertain
ment here for the benefit OF the Ladies
Physical Culture club.
We understand that the Spokane mine
has been bonded to Messrs Stenger ano
Humphrey for ninety days, considera
ton S55 900,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25

MEMBERS OF the independent party
throughout the Hills should instruct the
state committeeman OF their respective
counties to work for Pierre as the place
OF holding the state convention. 1t
would be well also to write to acquain-
tances in the eastern part OF the state
Or to Secretary w. W. Kidd Aberdeen or
II. B. IIasscll chairman, Redlield S. D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Last Evenings "Show.

Several days ago limited, very limited in
| fact, number of dainty tickets TO 4 show
were distributed. They did not on their face
give any date, but the bonnie messengers i'm
pressed on the fortunate recipients the i'm
portance of being in the south hall of hotel
Harney at seven o'clock last evening. No
regrets were sent and at the appointed hour
the small and chosen few were seated before a
large, plain white curtain, which, it was
whispered, did other duty at times stretched!
across the west end of the hall. From be-
hind, like notes from golden bells, foateel
children's laughter, and when the curtain was
drawn Mrs. John Smith Miss Bessie Day.
Miss Smith (Miss Ruth Brennan,) Mr.. John
Smith master Paul Brennan) and Mr.. Browp
| master Clarence Leedy,) were discovered ii
costume in the opening act Of spirited anc
decidedly realistic society play. 1t required
seven acts to tell the story in full but the
author, Miss Bessie Day, has already learned
what many older play wrights never have, tt
make her acts brief and spirited, and shortly
after eight the audience was dismissed.
Miss Bessie carried off her part and th
added responsibilities of author, stage man
ager, prompter and general director, admir-
ably and was rewarded with..gcnerous applaus
and hearty praise of her budding histroni
talent.
| Miss Ruth, who could not be otherwis
y
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
Perpetual Motion

EDITOR UNIoN:-I see by Mondays UNION
that some party in Piedmont wants to bet
me that there is no Strings on the Mattox
machine. This is very cheap bluff as I
never accept a bet no matter what the provo
cation may be. If ] am wrong in my opinion
regarding the outside application of power to
the Mattox machine tits very easy matter
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
SIGNS Of desiring 10 ioin the Black Hills eli

signs OF desiring to join the Black Hills cir
cult. These two towns would contribute
largely to the financial success of the
enterprise and it is therefore hoped they will
finally decide to come in. Chadron has some
highly bred running and trotting stock.
1t behooves the officers Of the circuit to
get together and act in the matter of arrang-
ing dates, places, ETC., and that without furth-
er delay.