The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-18
Wecnesday's Daily News Page.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
w. Walker. formerly Of this city. but
now Of Omaha, paid this Office a pleasant
visit today.
j. G. Carson 81 Omaha and j. S. Vert
Of Chicago are at the Harvey.
The hall in the Flormann block forthe
use u our home guards will be put i'll
condition for occupancy this week.
John MCGEE is in from his saw mill.
mill near Silver City today. He says it
is becoming rather discouraging cutting
timber for the D. & w. when he gets no
money out of it.
Contractors say the Williams divorce
case has virtually suspended all i'm
provcments. Mechanics agree to work
but when the appointed time came, the
bachelors especially were all found at
the court house.
Z. w. Williams OF Independence, Iowa,
offers a purse OF $4,000 for Il race be
tween Axtell and Allerton at his Aug
ust meeting. Budd Doble has not yet
replied for Axtell.
The Jay orchestra will contribute the
music at the ball tomorrow night.
A UNION reporter vas shown Il beau
tifuI costume made especially for the oc-
casion Of the Hook and Ladder bail. 1t
is expected that in point OF briIliancy OF
costumes, the ball will rival the leap
year party.
Lost in London is everywhere
Landed to the skies. 1t will be presented
here Friday evening.
The Hook and Ladder boys will APP
pear IN their new uniform at the ball
tomorrow night.
The Hook and Ladder ball tomorrow
night will Ike a grand affair. Tickets are
selling rapidly.
Today is the fiftieth anniversary of
the marriage OF our townspeople, Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Loyeland, who will hold
y reception this evening at their resi-
dence on Sixth street. With Il null
titude OF friends the UNION joins in Of
fering congratulations.
The "Cake Walk" at Library hall last
night was quite IL success. The hall a
not crowded but comfortably filled.
The music was good and the supper eN-
cellent. Altogether the affair passed Off
very cred,tably.
The bill providing for the erection OF
an Indian school at Rapid City, S. d.,
has been referred to the committee OF
education, OF which Mr.. Hayes Of Iowa
il chairman. 1t Is rather unusual to
refer a building bill to a committee OF
this character, but Judge Hayes prom
lsed to take it up at once and give it
early consideration.
The chairman of the committee on
Indian affairs. to whom the bill Tor an
Indian school at Chamberlain, S. ID. was
referred, promises to make Il favorable
report on that S tomorrow.
Francis Dana is registered from
Omaha at the Harvey.
An effort is being made to get the city
council together this afternoon to make
arrangements to visit the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Loveland in IL body
this evening. 1t is p. B. McCarthy'ssug-
g~estion and a good one.
Last evening Messrs Patrick, Cox
Tom Sweeney Charles w. Brown, Henry
Frawley, P. B, Mccarthy and severa
others partook OF a social supper in thu
International. 1t was an exceedingly
enjoyable affair.
The republican convention this after
noon PROMISES to be interesting.
Chicago parties have arranged to opel
a polytechnic school at Huron next fall
Some schools set aside certain hour:
for the discussion OF subjects
This speaks well for the qulckened intel
ligence Of the rising generation.