The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-07

plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 2. Jenny left for
Omaha last evening
Silver Clubs will be organized at
Keystone and Hermosa the com
ing week.
The day has been hot and dry and
the festive new item has been a
scarce article.
DR., McGillycudy left for Oma-
ha last evening on business connec-
ted with the school Of mines.
Miss Helen Bangs came down
from Deadwood last evening where
she had spent a day at the
C~hautauqua.
The incoming passenger train was
two hours late this morning and
travellers for points between here
and Deadwood were compelled to
take the early freight.
Five hoboes made an interesting
fight for a ride on yesterday morn
ing's passenger train. One gained
the top Of a sleeper and got out Of
town, but the other four were dis
lodged.
The Mckinley Club will ratify on
Monday night. 1t has taken a good
while to get up the necessary nerve
to hold a ratification of the gold
standard" but better late than never
Joe Gossage absolutely refuses to
discuss the county printing a S or
Judge Gardeners political aspirations
but it does state that Coad would
complete the D. & w. road if it
wasn't for this '"'silver craze"
G. W. Ryan had a bunch of cattle
on the So. Omaha market last We'd
nesday as follows; 2 feeders, 1880,
$2.72;; s COWS, 1912, $3.50; II steers;
1880, S 800; 4 COWS, 1852, $3.50, and
II steers, 1910 $40.
"If the republicans wait to carry
Nebraska they had better choke off
John M. Thurston," said an Omaha
travelling mar to the HERALD repor-
ter the other day. HE is always
contradicting himself and getting
cornered by the silverites."
The 5000 base ball game between
Lead City and our home club which
was to have been played at Fort
Meade on Sunday next, is off. The
Lead City's claim that Rapid is i'm
porting players. Of course there is
nothing in this, as u home team
can clean up the upper Hills crowd
without this.
The school board held a session
last night and among the business
was the acceptance Of the resigna-
zion Of Miss Laura Mitchell as teach
en- in the fourth ward. Miss Helen
Flower being chosen to fill the va
cancy, and also the resignation of
Miss Frances Burchard as assistant
principal. The vacancy will be filled
next week,
DELINQUENT. TAX RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS: a large portion of the taxes
due Pennington County South Dakota
1emain delinquent and unpaid upon
town lots, and other real estate and
also upen a large amount OF personal
property and,
WHEREAS: the Collection of such taxes
is rendered extremely difficult by reason
OF the depreciation in all property val
ues within the said county and the
great financial distress which now pre-
walls among the people Of the said coun-
tys Therefore be it,
REsOLvED: by the board of County
Commissioners that in all cases Of de-
linquant trxes the County Treasurer OF
the said Pennington county is hereby
authorized, empowered and instructed
TO issue to che wner or owners Of such
property upon the payment to him OF q
Jul OF money evual in amount to the
amount Of the original taxes assessed
against such property not including pen
atty or interest for the years they are
delinvuent provided and it Is hereby ex-
pressly understood that no compromise
IN ro1,,ofinr shall no ~o1o ,,p1occ +Io