The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31


an excellent instructress and has
given the best of satisfactiO during
the three years she has been connec
ted with the schools. The board
has been singularly fortunate in Sc
curing Mrs. Wesley A. Stuart to. fill
the vacancy. Mrs. Stuart spent five
years in the third grade in the
Cedar Rapids, Ia, schools and gain
ed an enviable reputation as most
thorough and successful instuctress.
We feel safe in predicting that the
high grade of the third primary will
be more than maintained under her
efficient tutorage.
One of the pleasantest and most
interesting events Of holiday week
was the matinee recital given by the
piano pupils of Miss Olive Howe at
her home Wednesday afternoon.
An excellent program Of sixteen
numbers was rendered by her class,
some members of which are not over
eight years of age, and the ability of
Miss Howe as an instructor, as we'll
as the aptness of her pupils, was
thoroughly demonstrated. The
UNION, being unable to have a rep
resentave present, refralns from
going into further details.
Miss Mary M. Young, a sister of
Mrs. S. J. Scriber passed away at
the home of her sister west of town
on Sunday last, the immediate cause
of her death being a complication of
diseases, She was taken i'll some
three weeks ago and as the disease
progressed she lost her mind and
necessitated watching all the time,
death coming to the unfortunate
woman at the time stated alb owe.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist Church on Wednesday
and the remains were sent to Shell
Rock, Iowa, for interment.
| Asbestos in large quantities has
been discovered near Keystone in
this county. The quality is pro-
nounced fine and preparations are
being made to open up the mine
more extensively. There are usually
three grades of asbestos, the first
consisting of the longest and finest
fbers, from about three quarters Of
an inch in length up. This is used
principally for spinning purposes.
Number two is composed Of shorter
fbers and is discolored. Number
. three is the poorest quality and is
used for the manufacture OF paper.
Walter Buck, the Cash Grocer,
has sold his entire business to L. p.
Decker, Of Empire. Mr.. Buck in
tends to take a trip through the
South this winter and will 60 to Cal
ito rnia in the spring and from there
!. to Alaska where he may go into
business. Mr.. Decker, Mr.. Buck s
successor, is well known all over the
0 Hills, having been engaged in the
e cattle. business on the Belle Fouche
e river for a number Of years, and is {
g practical business man and will
t make a success of his new venture
-Sturgis Advertiser.
s A sad story comes from Cotton
Q wood park. One night last weel
Q Jack Rutherford, a ranchman living
n in that section, accompanied by hi
e wife, started for the house If
], neighbor to attend dance. The,
took with them 2-months old child
d and during the ride the mother car
ried itin her arms, securely wrappe,
. in shaWls to protect it from the cold
4 but on reaching their destination
! they were Mortified to find that tn
little one bad smothered, and wa
4 dead. The dance was postponed
! Douglass Budget.
y The Current Events club held
y most interesting session Monda