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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27

rays 2 our little city, nestled . it Il
at the foot Of the mountains, could be
seen g woman, clad In thin garments,
betraylng the u~nmistakable sign Of
poverty, standing at tho back door Of
Rapid City's finest saloon and gambling
hell. She was shedding bitter tears Of
humiliation and sorrow and only those
who have passed through the scene can
realize the depth Of her feeling. She was
waiting for the return OF the party she
had sent in to bring out her husband.
who had promised to love cherish and
protect her. His immediate return only
caused a deeper pang, If possible, for the
husband refused to come out. Again
she pleaded for him to tell her husband
Ito come home, he must come. for our
little Ruth, u baby is very sick"
Still the same result and she was obliged
to return home alone, to the side of her
sick child. Abbott nine T.. m. the pro.
prietor Of this guided dive pushed the
husband and father out the back door
with the exclamation, there - GO
hame to your family, they need YOU"
He was through with him. Oh! what a
condition to return to that heart broken
wife and sick child. Readers in this
state where we have the law to protect
our home, why are such scenes enacted?
Nh
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
4 MUSICAL MOUSE.

EE &HMEEEH ---~S
He Chase TO Mako Hia. Home In b
Plano. ~
A nice little animal story is given in
Nature Notes, which raises the inter-
esting question whether mice, have q
fondness for music. 1t is contributed
by q musician. who says: Zone evening
/ was somewhat startled at hearing my
piano suddenly giving forth sweet
sounds, apparently of its accord.
A mouse, SO it proved. had got inside
the instrument, and was making music
on the wires. Whether this was inten-
tional on mousie's part or not. Icannot
say; perhaps ne was trying to make a
nest for himself there. Some years
ago. however, while q piano was being
played in the dining-room Of my old
home, several mice came out upon the
heartbrug and began to jump about,
apparently with delight at the sound
Of the music, and one allowed himself
to be carried away in a tongs by the
housemaid." After this, ladies ought
to lose their antipathy to mice; indeed,
we may soon expect some humanitarian
dame to commence musical parties for
their delectation. It would be anus
ing to see them dance, and form a real
ly humane method Of catching them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
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In Rapid City, Thursday, Dec. 10th.
1895. at the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
H. n. Johnson. Prof. Arthur j. Morse
and Miss Lizzie Stanosheck, Rev. F. W.
Kearney. officiating.
Prot. Morse was a member of the
faculty of the School of Mines at this
place last year and has many friends
throughout the Hills. The bride has
been q resident Of this city for several
years and has occupied the position of
stenographer at the Office of the Bailey
Loan company. She is a lady of culture
and refinement and her friends are
limited only by her acquaintance. May
the sum Of eternal happiness and pros
perity shine upon their pathway thraugh
life is the wish of the UNION.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
Black Hills Teachers in Session.

Black Hills Teachers in Session.
The meeting af Black Hills teachers
held at Deadwoad Friday and Saturday
last, was in every way q success. The
session vas held in the congregational
church and presided over by Prof.
Strachan of Deadwood. The address of
welcome was delivered by Major Fir
banks in his usual neat and appropriate
style. Many interesting topics were dis
cussed by the different educators of the
Hills who were present. Among the
number were Prof, Smith and DR.. McGil-
licuddy of the School of Mines, Prof.
Killing, Lymsr and President Hancher
OF the Black Hills college OF Hot Springs
and many others.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
Fatal Shooting at Lead.

A fatal shooting occurred at Lead on
last Thursday in which John James was
shot by John Stewart his son-ln-law
and died in about twelve hours. 1t ap-
pears from reports that James had q
Maynard daughter whom he had driven
from home because OF her waywardness
and his other daughter, Mrs. Stewart
and her husband had taken her in and
were giving her assistance which greatly
irritated James and he had threatened
to kill his son-in-law on sight. On Thurs
day the two men met and James began
throwing stones at Stewart which was
answered by a six.shooter, the effect OF
which proved fatal to Mr.. James. The
killing is considered justitiable az it was
purely in self defense Stewart tried to
evade an encounter with James.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
WHY FROST EXPANDS WATER.

Scientists Arc Still Puzzled Over the Well
Known Phenomenon.
One of the most curious natural phe-
nomena, and one which has never yet
been explained by the philosophers,
is that III reference to the expansion
of freezing water. The case of water,
says the St. Louis Republic. is a singu-
lar exception to all natural laws of
expansion by heat and contraction by
cold. which apply in cases of all other
known liquids. When water is freez-
ing it contracts in bulk down to the
point where the mercury reaches the
reading of 1914 degrees. or ~ de-
grees above freezing. from which point
it slowly expands according to the
intensity of cold. No other liquid is
known to possess this remarkable prop
crty, except that certain metals expand
slightly in passing from a liquid to u
solid state. But il heat be applied to
water after IL has cooled down to 4
temperature of 3gA degrees (the point
where it is ready to begin expanding
should a greater degree Of cold be APP
plied) it will Immediately expand by
the universal law. But should we low
er the temperature to 80 degrees it will
expand by it's own special law. An
other curious point to be noted here is
this: That the amount of expansion
is as great in water lowered from 3yA.
degrees down to 30 degrees as it is III
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
Railroad to the Twin Cities.

. I1HllTO0u W VIC VIII S1U1CSs ..e
The meeting held IN st. Paul and Min
neapolis last week by the business men
of thoa9> cities and representatives from
varlovss towns in South Dakota for the
pura2 Rof discussing the importadce
anueade organization of a movement
having for it's object the construction Of
4 railroad connecting the twin cities with
the Hills, was q uery successful one and
while there was nothing OF q definite ma
ture done 80 far as the construction Of
road was concerned an organization was
affected which if managed IN good faith
will without doubt in q short time lead
to the construction OF this much needed
thoroughfare.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
Laid to Rest.

Last Sunday Sam Coats remains
were laid to rest in the cemetery Of the
little town of Koszta in Iowa, where his
parents were buried beform him. The
body was shipper from New York III q
metallic casket and was received at the
station at Belle Plain, Ia. by the 6. A.
r. post OF that city. From there the
funeral train starred to Koszeta, where
Under the auspices Of the G. A. r. post
the funeral services were conducted and
he was laid to rest.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
CIRCUIT COURT NEWS.
a Big Grist OF Business Turned
Out
THIRTEEN INDICTMENTS /,
inc Exhausted Last Friday
A Very Successful Teachers Meet
Ing Held at DeadwOod Last
Week-Murder at Lead

Ihs court calendar has rapidly dis
appeared since our last issue and thu
court ran out OF business last Friday
upon the assignments made. No i'm
portant cases have boon before the
court, that is cases which have occupied
much time.
The gr'94-jury seems to have a pretty
heavy gs1s Is they have thus Tar turned
out thiSa N indictments and are still
grinding away. The bonds Of Jack
McKinpN 8 $1,000, j. P. Black, 5000
and James Stephens 5000 we're declared
forfeited and the money turned into the
treasury.
In the case of the state va. VIM. II.
Tompkins, treasurer, a verdict was rem
dered for the state on all ISSUES. This
action was brought about to recover q
draft issued by the Black Hills National
bank on the Metropolitan National
bank, Chicago for $118.4O due the state
for lease OF school lands. The treasurer
procured the draft on the day prior to
the failure OF the Black Hills National
and forwarded to the state treasurer
who issued a receipt in full. BY the time
the draft reached Chicago. payment was
refused On the ground that the Black
Hills National BANK had suspended.
The next case called was that Of Con-
way & Knickerbocker VS.. L. D. Fall, re-
sulting in the dismissal of the defendant
and q judgement against plaintiffs for
the costs.
The case OF Chas. Fallon VS.. John
Schneuttgen was continued.
The damage suit of Geo. l.. McManus
VS.. the city Of Rapid CITY was next called
and the plaintiff was awarded damages
to the extent OF $500 and costs. This
case is the result of some OF the city's
Economical sidewalks, Mr.. McManus
being disabled for life as a result OF run
ming one his legs through one OF the holes
on Seventh street.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
PARIS USES LOTS OF ICE.

Tho Germ Sharpe Say Natural Ice Con-
tains Bacili.
Among the first of the many curious
things that impress the American sum-
mer visitor to Paris is the way the
French have of doing out ice as if it
were diamonds, and the horror which
Parisians profess for the American
custom of icing their drinks and there
by impairing their digestions, says the
New York World. Notwithstanding
NIL this the consumption of ice in Paris,
especially for domestic uses, has in.
creased rapidly during the last few
years. and if it continues at the same
rate it will not be long before it sur
passes that of New York. The last
twelve months show a total consump-
ton of over 10000, 900 pounds.
Most of the natural ice used in Paris
is taken from the lakes in the environs
at Chaville, in the woods about YER
sailles and St. Cloud, and even from
sheets of water in the Bois de Boulogne
and Vincennes. Ice is made artiti-
cially in large quantities, however, and
is sold at a much higher price than the
natural article. Natural ice, indeed.
the Academy of Medicine says, is full
of bacilli in q state of suspended ANNA
ton. and the doctors recommend that
only artificial ice be used for domestic
purposes.
The highest-priced ice comes from
Norway and from Switzerland, where
it is gathered from the glaciers and
from the mountain tops. This costs
from % to 30 francs a ton. Artificial
ice costs but a tritle less, but that which
is gathered in and about Paris is sold
from nine to ten francs a ton. The
city of Paris harvests the ice in the
lakes in the Bois de Boulogne and
Vincennes, and sells the crop, safely
packed in the municipal ice houses, for
$1,000 francs.or about Sill 900, annually.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Rapid City, g.. d.
Dec. 8, 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to lake final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made bsfo:e register or
receiver at Rapid City, s. D., on Jan. l8, 1896,
viz:
CHAS. H. DAHL,
H. E. No. 3,199 for the Mex Sec. %, Twp. / N,
r. 6 E., B. H. M.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon n cultivation Of
said land. viz:
CHARLES GRIMES,
of Rapid City, South Dakota
BENJAMIN ANDERSON,
OF Rapid City, South Dakota.
JOHN J. PARIS,
OF Rapid City, South Dakota.
HARRISON R. BEACH,
of Rapid City, South Dakota.
E. D. RALPH. Register.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27

Miss A. E. Wallace has a full line OF
millinery consisted of staple and fancy
hats, bonnets and hoods, all in the
latest fashion and lowest prices and
before buying call and inspect qualities
and prices. We shall be pleased to show
goods whether you buy or not.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
Notice of Annual Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the regular annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the Rapid City
Building and Loan Association OF Rapid City.
South Dakota will be held at the secretary's
office in Rapid City, South Dakota, on Monday
evening, January 9Th, 1896. at 1870 O'Clock p.
m. for the purpose Of electing seven, directors
to serve during the ensuing ysar and for the
transaction of such other business as may
come before said meeting OF stockholders.
JOHN LaFABRE, Secretary.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
Notice.

NOIlCGs
Notice is hereby given that Maria N. Jones
has filed with the JUDGE OF this court a petition
praying for letters Of administration OF the es.
Saturday, the 4th day OF January, 1896 at ten
o'clock, a. m ofe said day. being 9 day OF a re-
gular term OF this court, to wit: OF the January
term, 1896, at the office Of the Judge Of the
county court at the corner OF Main and Seventh
streets in the city Of Rapid City, county OF Pen
nington, South Dakota, has been set for hearing
said petition, when and where any person inter
ested mey appear and show cause why the said
petition should not be granted.
Dated at Rapid City, South Dakota, this 10th
day Of December, A. D., 1895.
JAMES BOYD,
Judge OF County Court.
A. w. Bangs, Attorney for Petitioner.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
Notice Of Application to Sell Land.

Notice Of Application to Sell Land.
State Of South Dakota, County of Pennington,
80. In County Court.
In the matter of the estate OF John A. Dunning,
Deceased.
1t appearing to this court, from the petition
this day presented and filed by JULIA A..
SEESE. the guardian OF the person and estate
Of Anna Dunning, minor. praying for an order
OF sale OF certain real estate belonging to said
ward, that it would be to the interest of the
estate OF the said Anna Dunning. that such
real estata should be sold.
1t is hereby ordered that the next of kin OF
the said ward, and all persons interested in the
said estate. appear before this court on Satur-
1000 O'Clock q. M, at the court room of said
court. at Rapid lily, 6. D., Pennington county,
thed and there to show cause why an order
should not be granted for the sale Of such
Dated at Rapid City, 8. D., Sept. 2e, ss5
JAMES BOYD,
Judge of the County County.
0aPDotiiT VI wns SUE oUTu
IN the abdomen by Engineer j.. w
Roberts at New Orleans.
Editor Hearsey apologized to Con.
gresham Boatner. and there will be
no duel fought at New Orleans.
Mrs. McCelland Richardson, sister.
in-law OF General Cassius M. Clay, wa
b1rned to death at Valley View, Ky.
Secretary Olney is said to have sen,
another letter to England DENYING
English claims to Venezuelan terri.
tory.
Congressman Hall is trying to pro.
cure a pardon for DR.. Williams OF
Clifton, Mo, convicted of illegally
! selling WHISKY.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27
Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke
Your Life AWAY

is the truthful, startling title OF q book about
No-To-Bac, the harmless, guaranteed tobacco
habit cure that braces up nicotinized nerves,
eliminates the nicotine poison, maks weak men
gain strength, vigor and manhood. You run no
physical or financial risk, as No-To-Rac is
sold by druggists everywhere under 2 guar
Address, STERLING REMEDY CO., New York
or Chicago.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27

See the Winslow patent adjustable
Skates best Skate in the market.
invoice just received. Sold only
by G. s.. Congdon Hardware Co.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27

Swanson's prices on holiday goods
cannot be equalled.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-27

A Scene in Rapid City.
One morning last week as the light OF
morning VAS beginning to shed her first
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-09-28

handles covering an acre per day. Now
they ride on a spring seat (under an
umbrella If they wish), and do five to
ten acres a day. Then they rode
pillow mule to town, and brought their
families in two-horse road wagon.
Now they come in buggies or car
riages. Then their houses had naked
floors; and no ceilings or walls or
overhead; they tied their horses
to trees, fed them from soap boxes,
and turned their cows on the open
range. Now they have tight houses,
carpeted floors. pianos in the parlor,
good barns and good stables. ~
But-and we are sorry to say it
many are now where their fathers
were forty years ago. They have never
awakened, and yet we read in political
harangues and lamentable editorials
4 that the poor farmer is being ground
to powder between the upper and the
neither milestone of oppression, and
some of them actually believe it.
Those who crawl into the hopper, OF
being in, refuse to get out, are the only
ones in danger of being puiverized.-
Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-09-28
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment whsn
rightly used. The many, who live bat
ter than others and enjoy life more, With
less expenditure, By more promptly
ADAPTING the worlds best products V
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
IN the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive; effectuslly cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyen
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met With the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance. -,
Syrup of Figs is for sale BY oil drug
rists in SOC and 81 bottles, but II IL man
Sfactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only. whose name is printed on eyery
package, also the name, Syrup OF figI
and being well informed, you, viii mol
| sccspt any substitute if offered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-09-28
A. REVOLUTION.
Old Things Passing Away and New
Regime ut Hand.

Old Things Passing Away and New
Regime at Hand.
revolution is in progress and we
will see what very few years will
bring forth. The change wrought al
ready is wonderful to behold. but 1T has
been too gradual to astonish people.
These changes have taken place IN
everv business; in some the change has
becn greater than others. Agriculture,
ALWAYS conservative, has been rather
slow to .'catch on" but is waking up
and getting the dust out of her eyes.
II is said that no man amounts to much
until he meets adversely and overcomes
n. There is some truth it that. man
never knows what he can do until lie
does. Calamities are often a real bless
ING. no matter how they may appear
when present. A few years ago our
farmers declared that they could not
nroduce cotton and sell it for less than
ten cents a pound without bankruptcy.
'rhev have sold it for less than hall
that price, and paid their old debts anc
had money left. They said that ruiz
awaited them IL they did not continue
to raise cotton. Many have abandoned
cotton, wholly or partially, and pros
pered as they never did before. Som'
Of them cut down orchards, saying. tina
the fruit made their people sick Blu
the consumption OF fruit has increase'
900 per cent, and health and longevit,
has correspondingly increased. The.
said improved stock could not b
made profitable in Texas. Blu
MANY prosperous farmers are maxi
in1e more money of fine stock tina
they ever did off cotton, eve
when the price was three times highe
than now. Then they planted all tn
land they could. and trusted to Prov
dence for fair weather. and long Sc;
SON, in which to get-over it with th
plow. Now they are making MOI
clear money on half the area. The
they lsbored long between the plo
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In August.


The most charming Summer itesorts, OF
which there are over three hundred choice
locations, are to be found IN Wisconsin,
iowa. Minnesota, South Dakota and the
Peninsula Of Michigan, along the lines OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paui ny.
Nearly all are located on or near lakes WHICH
have not been fished out,
These resorts are easily reached py ran,
way and range in variety from the "iun
dress for dinner'' to the fiannel-shlrt cos
tune for every meal
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
The finest shooting grounds In the North
west are on and tributary to the INES OF n rho
CHICAGO. Milwaukee IL ST. Paul R.y. Inc
crop Of Prairie Chickens promises 70 De ex,
ceptionally good this year; also DUCKS p anu
Geese. In Northern Wisconsin ana tne fen.
insula Of Michigan splendid deer shooting Is
to be had. r.r.,
of the Western States this year
GEO. II. HEArroRp, General Passenger snc
Ticket Agent, Chicago, III.
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SETTING THE DAY.
The wooing of Her as 1t WIN he In the
Years to Come. =

The wooing of Her as 1t WIN BE IN the
Years to Come.
"You look tired, dear"
The man who had given up his life
to the young girl who SO solicitousiy
questioned him, gazed down tenderly
into the eyes uplifted so searchingly
into his
81 am trife tired, my darling he
said. "Our cooking class was little
longer than usual this afternoon, ana
it has told upon me-"
"Yes. DEAR she replied sympathet-
ically. IL have heard mother tell how
wearing, they were to her, and 1 can
understand in measure how irksome
thew must be- lis this all You have been
doing to-dayP"
"Oh, nor he cried. This morning
attended most absorbing lecture on
the care of the household. the first OF
series that are to be given this season.
1t was SO helpful
II can imagine So" she replied, soft
". "Althongh subject that has never
claimed my serious thought, can APP
preciate Just how inspiring talks OF
| this sort must be to one so ambitious
as yourself" -
Indeed. yes, end that is not all, = he
exclaimed, enthusiastically am
looking up the subject of home decor
alton, and it is wonderful what vast
field it Is. They asked me il l would
prepare a paper on the use and abuse
of tidies,r he added, modestly, but l
haven't enough confidence in myself.
"Oh. why don't you9" she cried. Il
am sure you could do it, dear, and all
these things will be such lelp in your
future life. You are dear, good 10y
and you try SO hard to plense me.
With an exclamation of lelight, her
future life companion, toe look o.
WEAKNESS on his face giving place te
one of the greatest hopefulness, drew
her swiftly to his arms.
, ssDo YOU think sop he said. "Ah, my
, dearest, how have toiled to hear yor
/ ! saw those words-the first words O
nraise for me that have ever faller
: from Your lips. and now that you hav'
| spoken, tell me when can claim IN.
, reward and call you my own?'
And there was n look of intermingie'
( satisfaction and complacency in he
4 face as she replied:
: 81 think, James, dear, If you keep o.
$ in the way that you have begun, tina
0 in three or four years you viii be fitte
4 to take upon yourself the duties OF
y misunderstanding Life. &.