The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-04

regret is expressed on every hand
at the departure of the am lable doc
tor and his wife.
The Black Hills country has never
posed much in the line of being a
hog country, but Ed. Stenger of
Hemosa, whom everybody knows
is hustler, has demonstrated the
fact that this section is all right for
hogs. They were fat and would
have done honor to any "hog and
homlny" section in the country
Up to December Mr. Stenger fed
them alfalfa, since then topping
them out on barley and cheap corn.
The carload was made up of 10 and
l months pigs and averaged 262
pounds, bringing 50. 81! per hundred
at Omaha Saturday. The genial
Ed. is pretty we'll satisfied with the
experiment and will'do it some
more.
Encouraging reports came in to
The STOCKMAN from all over the
range country regarding the gener-
al condition of range stock. A
milder winter has never been eX-
perienced on the South Dakota
range. Feed is plentiful everywhere
and as a rule there is sufficient
water. Stock is fat aud in the
best Of condition and there has been
absolutely no losses from severe
weather. We're it not 'or the scar
city Of stock cattle the cattle
growers cup of JOY would be full to
running over in South Dakota.
Owing to the numerous punches
of stolen cattle marketed at Sioux
City recently Ben H, Graham, who
has served so efficiently at that
point as Inspector for the Wyoming
and also the Western South Dakota
Stockgrwers association, is to be
retained on duty in the same capa-
city. Mr.. Graham s time as asso-
citation inspector expired on January
l, but he will be retained just the
same. The Montana association has
decided to put an inspector on duty
at the same point and the thief who
stolen cattle from now on
without running amuck will have
delicate job on his hands.
A ripple of excitement passed
over the city Monday evening
c FUSED by the report the Consul
General Lee had been assassinated
by the Spaniards in Havana. THE
UNION promptly telegraphed the
Omaha World-Herald for infor-
nation and received denial of the
matter. The report, however,
proved that the people of Rapid
City are nothing if not patriotic.
Peter l.. Lemley and Miss Grace
[. Davis were united in marriage at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Plummer G. Davis, on
Soring creek Wednesday, Rev. D.
w Tracey officiating. Both bride
ana groom are we'll and favorably
known here and host of warm
friends will join Tia UNION in wish
ing them we'll.
Prof Reno, an expert in the per-
Romance Of sleight of hand tricks
and the handling of his trained dogs
and birds, entertained a goodly
throng of people at Library hall on
Tuesday night. The entertain
ment was one of the bost OF it's kind
ever given in Rapid City.
On Sunday last A. X. Gardner
received his commission as register
of the land office aud on Tuesday
took his position. DR. Ralph, who
has acted so efficiently in this capa-
city during the past four years will
donate his time and attention to his
ranching interests on Rcdwater.
John Hart passed through here
the first of the week enroute for
Rapid from his ranch on Cane creek.
John says he expects to get the con
tract from the government to fur
n horses for the Rose Bud In
dians thi spring. We hope he will
take u lOt more Of our snrnlns