The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-11-25
Just as THE UNION goes to press
the jury in the Hooper murder cas-
returns a verdict OF acquittal and
Hooper goes free.
BRIEF MENTION

session most IF the week cleaning up
business necessitated by election.
The Woodmen he'd a most enjoy
able entertainment and social at the
X. of P. hall last night. The supper
was served by the Methodist ladies.
Talking about weather, how was
last SUNDAYS storm? 1t was a Mon
tana importation and was felt pretty
generally all over the country.
Fake '.closina OUT sales are
plentiful just now, but Hurlbut's
Economy store offerings knock them
all out. Read the price list in an
other column.
Married Ii Rapid City, We'd
nesday, November %, 1898, at St.
Marv's Catholic church. Alexander
Joseph Duhamel and Miss Mary
Catherine Owens, Rev. FIR. Stratten,
officiating.
Word from George Grid states
that he will arrive in Rapid City
about December 9Th or 6tl, with the
intention of camping here pcrma-
nently Cor better or for worse.
Like the proverbial cat, they all
come back.
Col. J. H. Skinner, of Bald Noun
tain News celebrity, assumed charge
OF the Rapid City Republican last
Monday morning, The UNION well
co,ne Brother Skinner into the
field here and hopes that he will
succeed in making the venture win.
The depot agent at Fairburn was
held up and forced to produce 5000
by a stranger last Saturday night.
The hold up occurred just after the
departure of the evening passenger
train aud two siX-shooters were used
as persuaders. There is no clue as
TO VINO Qld the work.
BRET HARrE was a miner in his
youth, and in a sketch which will
shortly appear in The YOUTH CON-
PAN1oN he wildly and hu%'norously
describes his experiences when,
abandoning school teaching he went
=, A.. tko.,l>~f,p ~ cha frNlI-Iir-
gings of California nearly forty
years ago.
The visiting teachers attending
the session of the Black Hills Edu-
cational associatsnn which occurs at
the Presbyterian church this even.
ing, tomorrow and tomorrow even.
ing will be rendered a reception at
Hotel Harvey tomorrow night,
Rapid City always treats her guests
properly.
"WITH the Eyes of Youth is the
title.of u delightful two-part autobi.
ographical sketch which William
Black, the novelist, has written fol
the next volume of The YOUTHS
COMPANION. 1t pulses with the
spirit Of o%ut-of-door life, and has a
contagious humor which sweeps the
reader along in high spirits.
a WITNESS Of and participant il
the famous Lincoln-D Douglas cam
paign, the Hon. Carl Schurz, has
gathered together in an article which
he has prepared for The YoUTH'
COMPANION, his "reminiscences, which
have not only historical value, bu'
also an eye to amusing situations il
Illustrative Of political life in tn
early sixties"
Rev. j. w. Barron will enter upol
his sixth year as pastor Of the Con
gregational church on Sunday morn
ing, November27th. This is alread
the longest p~astorate in the histor..
of Rapid City. Services of an ami
versary character will be held bot
morning and'evening. "The Impor
lance of Worships," from Psalm
85:6 will be the topic at the mornin
service. The evening service wi,
be in the hands of the people. Shor
papers will be read by Mrs. HALEY