The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

spirited team a few miles out Of
town rear the stock pens and when
going down an incline the neckyoke
broke causing the tongue to drop.
Mr.. Driskill endeavored to hold the
horses when started to run. The
bride bit of one broke and he lost
control of the animals. Seeing that
he was unable to control the horses
he jumped but his left foot became
%entangled in the lines as he did so.
The horses dragged him about fifty
yards before he was freed from the
lines. 1t was over an hour before
Mr.. Driskill was reached by friends.
A great deal of the coal that will
used in the Black Hills this winter
will come from the Hay creek coal
mine at Aladdin, which is being
worked by the Black Hills Coal CON
pany. During the summer the
mine has been fully developed and
there are now about sev~enty-tive
miners at work and the company
could use a large number more if
they could be obtained. The vein is
| about five feet thick and Of unknown
width. The railroad that was built
from Belle Fourcho to Aladdin. the
new town at the mine, runs regular
trains and considerable stock is
being shipped out from there at
present.
The old barracks building at Fort
| Meade was sold at auction last week,
and it is to be removed by Scptcm-
Der 10. Work on the new stone
structure will commence Immediate
" after the removal Of the old build
ing. 1t has been decided to put in
the new sewer system at the fort
vet this season and when this is
done Fort Meade will without
question be the heallhiest fort in
the United States. A movement
is being made to have this fort made
Il recupcrating station for the re-
turning soldiers from the Philip
pines and Cuja.
The court house yard has been
christened Flowers Retreat TIE
UNION could tell a narrowing tale in
which a loving young couple, q small
boy and a length or two Of hose mot
ladies' hose) played a prominent
part. The ardor of the young cou-
pie IA somewhat dampencd and
the young maj in the ease was at
the tailor shop bright and early the
next morning to get the wrinkles
pressed out of his summer pantics.
The young lady will recover. The
small boy escaped, but the hose is
still doing business at the old stand
near the tete-l LcLc.
J. G.. Keith has returned from a
trip to: Paris, where he went to look
for a location for a miniature pro
duction of Crystal cave. He was tC
have been given Il place under the
Eilfel tower, but the commission al
on exhibits asked Il great deal toe
much for the space, and the cave
will not be exhibited. Mr.. Keitl
states that there are a great man
exhibitors IN the grounds already
and that Notwithstanding the ex
orbitant prices asked for spaces
the exposition will be q great sue
cess.
Pioncer-Times: A divorce wa
granted the plaintiff Monday in tn
case of Jean Cowgirl Renolds VS.
Frederick Renolds, and the care an
the custody Of the minor child award
ed her. The court also decreed tina
defendant pay w allowance of tel
dollars a week to plaintiff for tn
care and education of the mino
child, payable on the first of eac
month. BY the decree Of the court
t%he'plaintitf resumes her MAIDEN nam
! of Jean Cowgirl. There being II
: prayer in the complaint for alimony
none was granted.
3 Prof. H. B. Larrabee receive,
: word from his son Wayne, who
e in the Philippines. Mr.. Larrabee'
last word from his son was to tn
I effect that he was in precarious cor
dition, out the letter received Tues
! day was to the effect that he wa
E gaining and getting better graz
ually. AS he is returning wi
. the South Dakota regiment the dat
. of his homecoming will be a gls
d " with the professor.
a Messrs Price & Edwards, wi
y have been furnishing wood to tn
a kildonan,mill, are said to have draw
about $4,000 from the company