The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

Frank and Stem Bangs were
Wednesday evening arrivals from
Deadwood.
Jesse Mills, formerly OF the Re-
publican, was up from Hermosa
Wednesday.
Celebrate the glorious Fourth in
Rapid City. "The old town" will
show you a hot time.
Mrs. Trimmer, mother of Mrs. J..
H.. Skinner, returned to her home
in Hot Springs Wednesday evening.
Miss Edna Alderman, accom-
panied by Miss Hazel Anderson,
were arrivals from Lead Wednesday
evening.
Miss Rhoda Christensen, of Rock
erville was a Wednesday morning
passenger for Spearfish to attend
the normal commencement.
Miss Clara Anderson of Rocker
vile is attending the normal com
mencement at Spearfish and renew
ing old acquaintance made in the
earlier days Of that institution.
Mrs. Frank Stanton and little
daughters were passengers for Mrs.
Stanton's old home at Middle Grove,
Ills, Wednesday evening. They
will spend the summer there.
G. A. Wiegand came down from
Whitewood Tuesday evening, re-
turning Wednesday morning. He
was accompanied by his little daugh-
ter Clara, who is visiting with Ger
trude MCGEE.
Meade county has put in the larg-
est claims for a state wolf bounty of
all the other counties in the state.
the amount being $439. Butte
county comes next in the Black
Hills, the amount being $l2S; Gus
Ter has So, and Pennington county,
$50, Lawrence county has none.
G. j. Morgan brought thirty-five
cars OF Arizona dogies up from the
the south last week and unloaded
the shipment at Brennan. Out OF
the entire bunch he lost but two
head. The cattle are in good shape
and by reaching their northern
range in such good condition they
will be money-makers for their
owner.
Mrs. ]. W. Barron entertained
the Congregational Aid society
Tuesday afternoon, and a very pleas
ant time was had. Miss Hirshtielc
and her sister, Mrs. Koeningsbergel
favored the company with piano So
los, after which nice refreshments
were served. Mrs. George Carr and
Mrs. Mott assisted Mrs. Barron
Deadwood Independent.
Miss Ruth Bailey left Monday
evening for Mankato, Minnesota,
where she will visit with the Hawk.
family, formerly OF this city, and
later ssum the duties of stenogra.
pher for a law firm. Her departure
from Rapid City will be sincerely re
GREETED among tho young people
here and all will join in wishing hel
well in her new home.
Miss Alice Jewell left on Wednes
day evenings train for Sioux Fall.
with five of the Bouts children
which she will place in the Orphans
Home. 1t will be remembered that
the oldest Of the five, a girl of Is
killed her father some weeks ago
and on application of Miss Jewel
they were turned over to the Child
ren's Home society. The matter
, was heard by Judge MCGEE Wednes
day.
1t is authoritatively stated tina
: the Black Hills Coal company vii
suspend operations entirely at Alad
din on July LIST. On that date tn
next payment of the purchase prlc'
of the coal land is due, andif defaul'
, is made operations will probably
cease as far as this company is con.
cerned. 1t is confidently stated
: however, that another company i
ready to step IN. 1t appears that
!, blunder was made in locating tn
artesian we'll, as the discovery wa
recently made that the we'll is abou
e 200 feet off from the company's lant
and on the coal land. That compli
/, Gated matters so that work on tn,
well was shut down. There is small
! fear that operation of these mines
will be permanently suspended
Very few people would be SURPRISED
to see the Elkhorn or an ASSOCIATE
company take charge of them, a con
i summation that would be highl,
pleasing to Belle Fourche people
Belle Fourche Times.