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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22
THROWN INTO FITS!
People Being Throws Into Fits
by the Pennington County
Mercantile Co..

No fatalities have occurred as
yet, but the Pennington County
Mercantile Co., is throwing more
people into fits for less money
these days than ever before. Re-
member, this is Rapid City's cold
reliable" clothing house and has
carries the biggest and best line of
gents furnishings ever shown
here. 1t takes just two minutes
for them to- throw you into a fit of
the smoothest clothing you eve
wore, and all for less money than
ssthe other fellow" will do it.
The new year is going to be a
record breaker for low prices.
More fits than ever!--Pennington
County Mercantile Co., Ed Woods
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22
BRIEF MENTION.

Pete Sweeney is out again.
Charles Marshall is doing Pierre
these days.
Charlie VanKoughnet is visiting
in eastern Dakota.
This June weather is hitting the
pretty hard.
Ike Humphrey is looking over the
stock cattle situation in Arizona.
Guy Lockwood entertained a num-
Der of his friends on Monday eve.
Miss Stella Bennett of Deadwocd
has spent the week with Mrs. D. l..
Herman.
Ed q. Samuels of Chicago is look
ing after mining interests in the
southern Hills this week.
A red hot cock fight took place in
town Sunday and aroused the ire OF
orr more sanctimonious people.
Marshal Quiggle is taking an en-.
forced layoff and Jack Clover is now
s'on the f%oorce."
This paper saves yon a dollar on
every final proof notice. Isn't a
dollar worth saving? Get our pri-
ces on this work.
Oliver Cleghorn has spent part Of
the week in town. He has entirely
recovered from his accident of three
monthe g..
Judge Peck is just one eye short.
While at work he was struck in the
eye by a r%ebounding nail and the
sight Was totally destroyed.
The little two weeks old daughter
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22

and uncertainty in every other line
have exerted their detrimental in
fuences upon the live stock trade,
causing low, Improbable and
somewhat discouraging prices dur
ing the entire year.
For cattle the year started in
with values on a decreasing basis
that was not checked until selling
prices had reached the lowest
point in many years. An unheal-
thy condition in the channels of
consumption, scarcity of circulat-
ing money, silenced mills and idle
laboring men have been the prin-
cipal factors of depression in the
meat trade.
The supply has been none too
high to warrant profitable prices
on cattle and sheep. In fact, sup
plies, aside from sheep, have not
been up to the standard of other
years, but the above causes have
counteracted natural influences of
moderate supply upon demand and
prices. Abundance and cheapness
OF feed have been the only mitigat.
ing features with the producer.
But we cannot always have de-
preston and low prices and there
is no consolation in brooding over
the past except as it leads us to
draw conclusions fer the future.
We believe that the worst of the
long depression is past and that
the present year will bring better
results 70 u stockmen. The gen
eral business outlook is better and
there is nothing more natural than
that the live stock industry should
quickly feel any return to general
business activity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22
FREE LITERATURE.

Mr.. Bryan said in his letter to the free silver
forces aft + cleo ion, 1--WE shall yet triumph, let
each advoe ate of bimetallisln continue the work,
let all circulate literatur-.' Organi-
cation and education is the wat nword. For t1D
len cents in silver or stamp your name will
be placed on the Silver Circulator List and sent to
the leading silver and reform papers in all parts
of the United States who will send you sample
C. pies free for distrihu ion. Get on the list at
once you will receive a large amount Of good
literature and are sure to be more than satisfied
with the investment Write your name and ad.
dress PLAINLY Address your letter to
o A, FARMERS TRIBUNE,
Des Moines, Iowa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22
PAST I'M FUTURE.

A retrospective view Of the live
stock trade Of last year does not
afford much upon which to con
graduate the producer or seller re-
marks the Chicago Stockman.
The anne disturbing elements that
hav- caused genera depression
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22

The republican papers have COM
menced a concerted warfare on
the methods Of Gov. Lee, mainly
because he's a popultst. But the
governor doesn't seem much wor-
ried.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22

Several little 2x4 republican
papers have set up a plaintive and
pitiful howl over the creation Of
the office of insurance commission
err. 1t is all because their hope of
publishing those SI4.oo insurance
statements goes ~glimmering.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22
1t is better to have government
ownership of railroads than rail
road ownership Of government.

The 'ssilver craze" seems tc be
possessed of the proverbial nine
lives which heretofore belonged to
the cat.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22

of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B;rnbaum
died on Wednesday and was buried
in Mount Calvary On Thursday.
The council held a meeting Mon
day night and allowed the usual
batch of bills. The report Of City
Justice Boyd was read and accepted.
The city marshal was instructed To-
not board city prisoners at hotels or
restaurants, but to feed them at the
Jail. There was some discussion re-
garding the refunding of outstand-
ing Indebtedness on the conduit line
and other waterworks bills, but no
action was taken.
The Rapid City W. c. T. U. has
sent the "School Physiology Jour
nal to the 81 teachers of Pennington
county. 1t is hoped that teachers
will not hesitate taking the paper
from the postofice as il has been
paid for.
Burcham Harding, the noted lee
turer on theosophy, entertained our
people at Library Hall Wednesday
evening and his discourse was high
ly instructive.
Roy Thorpe, who was accidentally
shot near Hermosa last Friday, died
OF his injuries on Monday, never
having regained Consciousness.
This office has turned out nearly
10000 impressions in job printing in
the past ten days. Good work AFT
low prices does the business.
The entertainments given by
Prof. Don c. Hall we're the most
wonderful exhibitions OF mesmerism
and mind reading ever witnessed in
Rapid City.
On Tuesday Sheriff Ingersol re-
celved word to intercept one Ander-
son, who was leaving town without
squarlng his accounts. Our worthy
John caught his bird, who produced
the cash and went on his way %rejoic-
ing.
Saturday nights storm approach
ed a blizzard, but the temperature
did not fall to such a point as to en-
danger stock interests.
The Spcarfish Mail says that H.
.. Folsom arrived in Spearish last
Wednesday on his return from
Mississippi, where he went about
two months ago with a couple car
loads of horses. He found a fair
market for them anu sold the ou.lca
at q GOOD urpf;
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22
HARMONY.

demands a passing note. In ii
were a number Of men who have
stood high in the councils of the
Peoples Party in some states, who
now join hands with that eccentric
individual of commonweat army
fame, seemingly for the purpose Of
stirring up strife and disru2ting
the only political organization
which now stands the united
champion of human rights under
the constitution.
Coxey and his followers declare
that IN the late campaign the Peo-
pies party leaders sold and de-
llvered their organization over to
the Democrats in the endorsement
of hat greatest commoner Of
modern times, William Jennings
Bryan. This Coxey convention,
before adjourning, decided to hold
another national convention at
Memphis, Tennessee, on July 4th
next. At which time the scheme
for the Disruption Of the Poop les
Party will be completed.
Now, why this bolto Coxey and
a handful Of malccntents?: Let
us see. Coxey is sore because his
non-interest bearing bond and
hobby and good roads scheme
were not incorporated in the
national platform of the Peoples
Party. lie now maligns the party
and openly boasts of the fact that
he is done with it. So be it. The
Peoples Party will doubtless sur
vive the departure of this distin-
guished Ohioan and flourish long
after the ashes of his pet schemes
have been scattered to the four
Winds. Coxey's followers are
much like their leader. They have
always been too radical for the
best interests of the party and
since their departure there will be
more harmony and effective work
in party councils.
No man like Coxey, or set of
men: can or will disrupt the Peo-
pies Party nor breed discord with
in its ranks. Let popnlists stay
close to the party and the principles
it espouses and fight it out on this
line if it takes all summer, The
hope of toiling and struggling mil
lions of A merican laborers lies in
the Peoples Party and its under
lying principles. The shackles Of
wage slavery mus: be cast OFT by
the Peoples Party and the masses
enabled 10 step out into the bright
light Of freedom and better times.
Keep in the middle Of the road
and let not the acts OF words of a
handful Of disgruntIed boilers de-
tract you from your line of d uty.
PAST AND FUTURE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22

One Of the CHI eff hobbies Of the
gold element is the retirement of
the greenback. They insist that
"the government should go out Of
the banking business" Judging
from present conditions isn't it
about time for the banks to go out
of the governing business?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22

All communications must reach us not later
than Tuesday evenings to insure publication.
correspondents are requested to send sigma
sures whether they wish them published
not. Anonymous communications will not ne
noticed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22

Not a chirp was heard from the
republican papers when every
state office was filled by members
of the republican party, but it's
an objectionable crime, according
to these sane sheets, fora populist
to hold salaried job. Queer now
times change, isn't it?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-22

The Denver News interviewed
James Philip Of Philip, S. D., in
Denver a few days ago and stated
that he was in Colorado for the
purpose Of buying $1,000 0 head
of stock cattle for the South Da-
kota ranges. Mr.. Philip is a val
ued reader Of The STocKMAN and
a prominent cattleman, but we
~ AZ wager a years subscription
III t the Denver paper is OF aoout
go,oou head.
Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04
.Comstock.

Regular Correspondent. i - ~G&*,s' 4.
The weather was very cold last
week therefore we did not learn any
news of much Importance.
Mr.. Graham and Tom Thompson
went to Warren: and stayed all night
with Bert Delarmer they took supper
at Mr.. Bailey's Jan. 26.
The Tatro Bros. went to Warren
Monday. g. s.s
Mr.. Nick Schantzen and wife went
to Warren Monday, taking Anna and
frankie there to go to school the rest
of the winter.
Mr.. Gish and family, also Mr..
Frank Roots and family, were at Mr..
Nick Schantzen's Sunday.
There is to be a grocery store built
close to the No. 4 school house. We
think it will be quite an accommoda-
ton to the farmers in this vicinity.
We did not learn the mans name
who intends starting the store. =.
Mr.. Graham and family were at
Mr.. Nick Shantzen's Monday. They
were not at home, but Mrs. Graham
and children enjoyed the sleigh ride,
as it was a fine day. a.at .. Ii II.
The Misses Mary, Elsie and Bertha
and Mr.. Tatro visited at Mr.. Gra-
hams Monday evening. ss.=s. -
Hark! we hear rumors Of a school
district being organized in Polk coun-
ty just over the line from Marshall,
south of town Of Comstock. We hope
the rumor is a true one, as there is
not near enough schools. in this coun-
ty; there are many little children who
should be in school. Z. E. f..
Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04
TOURIsTc CAR TO CALIFORNIA.

q An Upholstered Pullman Tourist
Sleeping. Chr is run once each week
from St. Paul to San francisco via
the Northern Pacific and Shasta.
Route. This car leaves St. Paul at
Z O'Clock P. NJ. every Wednesday
reaching San Francisco the following
Monday morning. Rates for double
berth from St. Paul md Minne-
apolis only $500. For tickets
and Reservations write to G.. Shar-
key, Ticket Agent n. F.. Ry. Co..
Crookston, Mimi.
Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04

running at q rapid speed, the acci.
dent would have been much more
serious. As it was, the engineer and
fireman were slightly injured, but not
dangerously, y,an,l the engine consid-
erably damaged. None4of the pas
sengers were hurt. The same day an
engine on the Halstad branch was
derailed from the same cause, and
the fireman, Matt Sirber, seriously
and perhaps fatally injured. His
body was wedged against the warm
boiler and frightfully burned. "
THIS derailing and smashing up OF
engines must be expensive business
to the railway company, it would
seem. Not less than three engines
have been badly damaged this win
ter on the St. Vincent lil.e, one of
them so completely as to be beyond
repair, one on the Halstad branch.
and we have read the accounts of
several more being wrecked in the
NOrthWest-all from the same cause:
trying to climb snow drifts. Ii the
accidents were confined to the de-
struction Of property only, the com
pany might be permitted to continue
it's penny wise and pound foolish pol
icy indefinitely, but when human
lives are jeopardized thereby, en-
ployees as well as passengers, it is
about time to call Il halt. 1t is we'll
known that on the ST. Vincent line,
and we presume the same policy is
carried on on other lines OF the Great
Northern, not enough men are en-
ployed to keep the track clear and in
safe running order, even under Or
dinary conditions. For instance,
one man, the section foreman, has to
take care OF the track between War
rem and Argyle, and another foreman
between Warren and Angus. They
have no help. In times like these,
when men can be employed for a pit
tance day and be glad to get work,
it seems to one not skilled in rail-
roading thatit would be cheaper to
employ force enough TO keep the
track clear than to smash up en-
gines. The company is not consider
ing the safety OF it's own employees,
the travelling public nor even it's own
interest by it's niggardly policy.
Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The. best Salye III the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum. Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblalns. Corns s, and
all Skin. Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required It
is guaranteed Il, give perfect sntis.
faction or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. or sale by y.
Whitney. q.
Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04

- County superintendent Robert
son was in town Tuesday.
- p. o. Bergo was in Crookstun
the fore part OF the week. >=7
= The county board is in session
to-day to consider the most feasible
plan to recommend for helping
those unable to obtain their seed
grain. ,.......... ..........
Chris Halsa returned yesterday
morning from Mcintosh. where he
has had charge OF an elevator since
last fall. He will now remain in War
reD.
Clerk Of Court Ma]berg will lea We
on Monday next to attend the Swel-
ish Lutheran Conference 1T Minneap-
oils, as a delegate from the congre-
CATION here.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sinclair re-
turned from their wedding trip to
Winnipeg on Monday. They will go
to housekeeping in rooms over Cha
pins drug store.
County treasurer Dahlgren WAS
at Stephen on Tuesday collecting
taxes: He collected about thou
Sand dollars, which must be consid-
cred good for these times.
Capt. N. G. Wiggins, OF tile Sal
vation Army, came here from Crooks
ton Monday to conduct meetings
here this week. He is assisted by
Erick Peterson and one or two 9th
ers.
Two prisoners, John Stoldmer
and John Kular, are now in the coun-
ty jail. serving a twenty day sentence
for stealing wood from the St. Paul
and minneapolis Railway Company
in town OF Big Woods. They were
committed by justice l. Aruess.
The ground hog according to
tradition poked his peaked nose out
OF his hole on Tuesday morning to
see what he could see, but the day
was cloudy and he could not even see
his shadow. He hurried back and
told his wife that spring was ap-
preaching and that the farmer would
soon be putting seed il the ground.
- Warren has a number of hunters
famed for their skill and prowess, but
among them all the most successful
are. perhaps, Bert Slee, Irving Conk-
lin, j. P. Easton and A. l.. Nelson.
They never return from u hunt with
out bagging some game. No living
thing has been found so fleet of foot
or swift on wing, as to escape their
unerring craftsmanship. On Mon
day afternoon, these hunters, bold
and brave, sailed forth to execute
great slaughter, as they thought, a.
mong the jack-rabbits, that are now
SO numerous. At the start, each
hunter fancied himself az returning
in a short hour with a dc zen or more
rabbits dangling at his belt. But
this time they did not have their
customary luck. There were plenty
of rabbit tracks to be seen among
the bushes, and in every open space
there were evidences of the quadru-
peds having danced a cotillion, but
ne'er a one could they shoot. The
rabbits seemed to know something
was wrong and played peek-a boo
with the hunters among the trees.
At last the weary Nimrods had to
return to the city, sadder if not
wiser men.
Since writing'the above our report
er has learned that w. A. Knapp was
the fellow who got up the party that
went out after the scalps Of a large
number Of the rabbits. ri
.r.. DIED.. ~
Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04
100 Oak Posts WAnte,ll,y
.ZUU i. LAMBERSON.

& The Peoples Trailing Company
have just received 4 consignment Of
the celebrated Mckihlem hats. Don t
fail to see this h,,t before you buy. .t
Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04

u, -, FoR SALE: the; bu,l ,ldings
and sheds Of the oid Aieehan lumber
yard, also one safe n as
The ROBE 4 tlsi HER G 3 ),
Tos, Manager.
Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04

The Flyer going north on Monday
morning was derailed in attempting
to run through a drift offrozen snow,
as it pulled out OF Shirley junction,
and in consequence OF the accident
did not arrive in this city until late
in the afternoon. The engine left the
track and toppled over into the
ditch, but none Of the other cars
were derailed. Had the train been
Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04
DIED.,

The wife of Peter Nyland, the car
penter, passed away last Saturday,
leaving husband and three small
children to mourn her loss. Not long
ago she gave birth toa baby, from
which sickness she never fully recov-
cred. During the past few weeks she
had lowered between life and death.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
afternoon from the Norwegian Luth-
eran church and was conducted by
Rev, Skunes. The bereaved family
have the sympathy Of the community
in their afliction. ~ @.. ..I@z
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
BOWEN. Ills APRIL IA. 1901

BOWEN, Ills, APRIL 10, 1891.
ED. TIMES: We have made the tFjp
safely, and found Missouri far ahead
Illinois, not q bit Of farming don1
yet, not even potatoes planted; SOM
talk of sowing oats this week. Thes
ground is too wet. One man said hi
would have to plow all the ground
up that he had sown in wheat ands
plant in oats and corn, and he sid
the lateness of the season was enouk1
to give a person the "blues. ~
flax or castor beans raised here at I'll
No wheat in this part of the statA
will pay for cutting. The roads ~
the worst l ever saw. On my way
through Bates, Cass and Joknson
counties the wheat was not OF mueh
account, but the eastern part Of Pes-
tis and Saline counties the wheat
was five inches high.
The price of corn here is 18cts. osfs
12cts, wheat 6Octs per bushel; hay
$3.50 per ton; flour has dropped fren
S2.75 to S2.25 per bbl. There WAS -
immense crop of corn raised here -
year. Great cribs of it are piled ap
here; they were filled up last fall =
15c to 16cts.
/ am in q good town, and think
can make some money as soon -
spring work opens up. Yours,
N. n. SEsTLER0DI.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
Asheville, N. O., April 16,-Mrs.

Asheville, N. O., April 16,-Mrs.
s. NJ. Hanna, of Cleveland, Ohio,
mother of Senator NJ. A Hanna, of
Ohio. died at 3 q m. She went to
the Senator'S winter residence SIX
weeks ago. A week ago she was
attacked with pneumonia, which
proved fatal. She was IS years old,
. I'd a widow.
Globe Democrat: Greece will lose
no time in testing her supposed su
periority on the sea She has i've
armored ships, twenty one unfro.
tected vessels, and thirty FIVE steel
hull torpedo boats. Turkey has
more ships, but their batteries are
nearly all old fashioned muzzle-
leaders. Prince George will probs
bly, take the offensive at once, and
his fleet is ready for the work.
DR. W. G. Trotter, of Fairhayen,
Vernon county, going from bis home
to Harwood, was thrown from his
cart and killed He was driving a
young horse which took fright at
some boys in a field and ran off.
The road was very rough and the
doctor was thrown high III the air,
lighting on his forhead, crushing the
sk ull bone and instant death follow.
ed. Tue accident was witnessed by
the boys who went to his assistance.
The Missouri river was still rising
Monday and the pumps at the pack
ing houses had to be used to keep
the water out of the cellars. Harlem
is almost under water and people
are leaving their bones The public
schools have been closed. About a
foot of water surrounds the school
building. The river has broken over
the banks and flowing over the low
lands. The bottom farmers. many
of whom had their crops planted,
will lose all.
Tramps fired the town Of Berea,
Ohio, Monday and the business por
tion of the city was almost destroyed.
The town Lad no fire department
and detachment of the Cleveland
fire department with fourteen men
went to the rescue of the pace
They had to draw water from q
branch q quarter off mile away, and
with the high wind prevailing at the
time made little headway against
the flames.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
Back in His Old ROost.

Ed Blevins, better known about
town as New York, has been landed
in Jail again. This time the charge
against hlm is serious one and the
chances are will land him in Jeffer
City. Edward has been loafng about
the Laclede hotel of late, and Tues
day afternoon he broke into the
rooms OF ii couple of the dining room
girls and appropriated from bureau
drawers Sc 10 of their savings, He
then took the local freight for Rich
Hill to have good time The sheriff
was notified of the theft and tele.
phoned to Marshal Beatty of Rich
Hill to nab him. The marshal was
on hand and as Edward aliehted
from the caboose be shook hands
with him and asked him 'if he had
any visible means" you're d-u
right, said Ed,' and pulled his
purse and shook it at the officer in
defiance of the vagrancy ordinance
Edward and the purse were prompt
ly taken in and in a few hours dep
uty sheriff Joe Graves, who had
gene down in buggy after him
was back and "York" was playing
checkers with his nose. The money
was all recovered except 3Oc York
said he thought Beatty was terrible
friendly when he stepped up to him
and that when be asked him if he
had any visible" he flashed her q
little too quick. He confesses that
he stole the money and said he was
going to the Hill to have a good
time.