The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

paltry sum of five dollars. There
Is consistency for you, When min.
lister gets so hard run for money
that he will get down to this level
The UNION is ready to chip in on a
contribution to help him out-of
town. If preachers get down to
this, what is to be expected of the
common herd? Such an occurrence
might 60 in Deadwood, bot the
morals of Rapid City are not that
badly wrenched and warped out of
shape.
The chief Of police Of Fremont,
Nebr., was an arrival in the ulty
Sunday morning, having been sen,
here after a girl from his section OF
the country who had gone as,ray
and was stationed at Lou Hunt 5
Rapid street resort. Although the
cir! was married late Saturday night
to a male hanituc CT the house in an
attempt to prevent going back to
Nebraska, the Fremont officer left
for home with his charge Sunday
evening. 1t IS understood that the
parents Of the girl are dead and
that she had been living with her
grand parents about nine miles from
Fremont
Some Of our young 'fcetbaIl' -
players went down to Rapid City
last Saturday to wipe up the earth
with the kids of that section,
but were crushed fat. They
came home the next day feel
ing that they had been tlmmed
One of the boys told the Record
that the centre rush OF the Rapid
team had dewlaps as long as Bun
yam Pilgrims Progress, and that
some of the team wore number four.
teen shoes. Still they had a nice
time and lost by fraction-l6 to O.
Football isn't Il good game, any
how.-Sturgis Record
Members of Harvey Post G. A. r.
did themselves proud ut Cadet Hail
Friday night. A good crowd was
present and after the rendition of a
very interesting program composed
Of speeches and musical selections,
rations we're issued. They came in
regular old army style, being served
in tin plates, tin cups, etc. Beans,
coffee, cake, sandwiches and other
good things entered into the bill of
fare and there was plenty for all.
The event was in every way
social success.
Thomas Hurley, foreman on the
Sunset mine in the north Hills who
was arrested the first of the week
for failure to report the accident to
an employe of the mine to the state
inspector Of mines, had his hearing
at Lead last Friday and was bound
over to the next grand jury under
$3.50 bonds, which he furnished.
The law requires that the foreman
OF mine shall report to the mine
inspector any accident or death,
Immediately, under heavy pen
atty.
The school of mines faculty is con-
sidering theadvisability of issuing
a monthly PUBLICATION in the interests
Of the school. The move is a com
mendaole one and will give the
school a higher standing than it has
ever before had. 1t will yield re-
suits which will be worth all the
rustling necessary in making the
publication win. THE UNION hopes
to See the new adventure launched
at an early day.
Mrs. Ida Sherman Womeldorf,
who is known all over the Black
Hills as the woman Baptist preacher,
having been stationed at Dead wood
several years, has written the Bap-
fist church Of Lead that she desires
to be relieved of her promise to &C
cept the call to that church since
she has accepted call to church
If her own home at Salina, Kan. 1t
is a. Disappointment to the people Of
that city.
Have you friend that you want
to remember? We advise yon to go
to c. A. Trowbridge's jewellery
store. Christmas goods for young
aud old-the largest variety in the
Black Hills. Rings. chains, watch
es, brooches, bracelets, sterling sill
YER novelties, fancy clocks, Gu,
glass, china. Luwelsa ware, knives,
forks, spoons, and everything kept
in q first class jewellery store.
The season for killing deer will
soon be over, as it expires January
l. Hunters report good many
deer this year, more plentiful than
for many years, but owing to the
little snow there has not been many
killed so far. The law prevents any