The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-01-22
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The Sturgis Record If booming the
RAIN making business this week.
r: 3. Hughes left Monday evening for
! West Point, Nebraska, where his mother
lies dangerously i'll.
j Hill City will send large delegation
to the masquerade ball, Washington's
} birthday.
The d. 4 w. people, especially C. d.
Crouch, prefer Italians on the grade to
white men.
Rumor has it that Dave Lytle was
married in Dubuque Iowa, last Monday
to Miss, Buchanan formerly OF this city.
i Ranchers living close to town should
give the question OF establishing cheese
factory here, prompt and careful con-
sideration.
! Mayor Woods little daughter who
some time ago broke her arm, suffered a
similar misfortune last Saturday. She
lis resting easy.
The First National Bank OF this city,
reelected its old directory board and
officers at it's annual meeting last Tues
day.
The daily stage mail route between
Hill City and Rapid has been discon-
tinued for economic reasons. Hereafter
the mail will be carried by rail
| Miss Ida Terrlll, at one time on the
Rapid City Republican staff, sustained
fracture OF a limb in Deadwood last Mon
day, through failing on the sidewalk,
which was covered with ice.
The precinct committees to solicit sub
scriptions for the purpose OF securing the
services OF Melbourne, the rain maker,
should get to work Immediately and re-
port to Rapid City not later than FRI
day next
5,
cass OF large mountain lion with him.
Mr.. Cunningham set a trap, after dis
covering that something had killed
deer, and was fortunate enough to catch
the lion.
Reports from the valleys. say that the
| Melbourne rain making subscription list
is being largely signed. Another report
from Mcxico says that Meibournecaused
it to rain down there so that it almost
drowned the people out. The latter is
probably one OF Otto Anderson's stories,
Braford Johnson, OF no uncommon
notoriety, except an almost Unsuitable
thirst after office, has been appointed
postmaster at Dakota City-the office
at Link having been discontinued. He
is the only republican in the precinct
an6 rumor says he is hedging because OF
the overwhelming defeat OF his party IN
the county last fall.
John B. Lehman, the Custer county
murderer, stands another chance OF
cheating the gallows. The jury that sat
on the question OF his insanity recently,
declared him sane, but now, his indefat-
lgable attorneys come forward with a
notice OF appeal to the supreme court
from the last decision OF the circuit
court. Thus Lehman will not be exc
cuted before June, if then.
Wednesday OF this week, an Indian man
, and woman, named respectively, Little
and She Gives Presents. in charge OF an
officer from Pine Ridge, passed through
Rapid CITY en- rnntn to Hea & iTt,t HTot,ti mere
Little will be taken before the United
States commissioner, on a charge ofrapt
committed on She-Gives-Presents. Little
is u sarseant in the troop OF Indian caval
ry recently organized.
: The Journal now advocates the organ
n ization OF Young Mems Christian asso
!. citation in Rapid Citv. The Republican
e and UNION did the same last year. LIE
n all three join hands and consummat'
y this idea. 1T would rebound to thei
Il credit and be an evidence of progressive
: christianity. Undoubtedly Mr.. Wilburfay
a ors it, Mr.. Dobson also and equally sur
t is Mr.. Clcvengers influence, which will
II MIR. Bells and Mr.. Farquhar's woult
L make the thing grand success.
IS Earnest Schlening and G. D. Croucl
I returned from Chicago Tuesday morning
Is Mr.. Schlenlng talks very encouragingl..
o about the prospects OF the D. & w. ant
le says that, beyond doubt, the road vii
G. be built without further delay. Th
1t supply store has been opened UP and j
x is claimed, there are now four car load
Is OF provisions on the way from Chicago
lie If dame rumor is correct, and OF lat
is she has not been, S15 1000 are expecte
n here to assist in paving off the debts {
IN the company. Dame rumor also say
20 that ST. 900 has been paid in Chicag
is on account OF the company's indebted
30 ness.
ls A prominent business man in Rapi
1T City in conversing with a Union repr,
ts sentati, e this week said, in reference
es the article in last week 8 issue on "fact
e.. about ADVERTISING Every word 20
is said was true, but you should hay
ne stated that an advertisement in a pap'
'e, that has a large country circulation
ts the one that tells. Iwould rather pa
ten dollars for an advertisement in
IN paper with two thousand circulation
the country than one dollar for a pap
r, in town, with the same circulatio
lis because town people find o.
on what Il have to offer without q pape
lid but coutry people learn it through =
he newspapers. The UNION brings me
IKE far the best returns.