The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-09

begun to rain, the wagons go 3 stuck
in the gu.nbo and the horses all got
away. One team hitcied 10 the
wagon died, and some of the men
we're so benumbed from getting wet
in the cold rain without fire to dry
their clothes, that they had to be
taken to town and placed in care of
a physician. 1t was the worst ex-
]perienced old ranchmen ever had at
any kind of a roundup.
Some writer's tell US that trusts
centraiize work and consequently
cheaper prices. They might apply
the convincing ca argument just
To- to the ID per cent advance, or
Whereabouts, in the price of raw
materials and the consequential ad-
vance in wire, nails, fencing, plows,
hay presses and a thousand and one
other things. Yes, the trust cheap
ems production without doubt but
the great jiasticuticus' of the
trust pockets the saving and adds to
the price also when he thinks he
needs it, and he usually needs it
Dakota Farmer.
Out on the plains west of this city
there is a CHASTITY monument to the
terrors of the past winter. Between
the two Laramie rivers there stands
a horse which was frozen to death
during one of the severe periods of
the past season. The animal was
frozen to death while standing, the
storm having drifted the snow
about him and held him. The snow
has melted away and the animal
is left erect, his four feet being ex-
tended in a bracing position. 1t Is
said to be Il grim but curious sight.
Laramie Boomerang.
The Holy Terror Mining Com
pay, at Keystone, is putting in a
water system for fire protection for
the city. The water is to be pump.
ed from the mine and tanks have
been erected back of the Holy
Terror mill that will have a capacity
of 10000 gallons of water. The
city is to furnish water mains anG
fire appliances. Keystone is one o.
the busiest mining camps in the
entire Black Hills. 1t has a biz
cash payroll and a large mining
country surrounding.-Mining Re
view.
The Of Thomas Sweeney VS.
the B. & M. have been dismissed il
the q. S. court of appeals now il
session at St. Paul. These case!
have been in courts for eight year,
past and last year the U. S. circui
court decided them in favor of Mr.
Sweeny. This final termination @
the cases is q great victory for tn
genial Tom, as we'll as a feather il
the cap of G. w. Brown, his abl
attorney.
Messrs. Morgan, Duhamel, Hol
comb and Quinn are in Arizona
having left for that country on
stocker buying trip last week
THE boys will bring in Z, 900 head
all told, and put them on the rang
in this country. Grass is good an
the spring storms are past, so thes
cattle will be money-makers iron
the first day they set hoof in Sout1
Dakota.
James Philips C"Scotty'') outfi
was caught and caught hard at it
temporary camp at Brennan below
here last week. He and his mel
were there receiving a big shipnen
Of southern dogies when a cloud
burst got in its work. Scotty wa
out his whole camp equipment ant
100 head of weak cattle in less tim,
than it takes to tell it. His loss i
estimated at SO, 900.
A party of Lignums surprised Mo:
Poznansky at his home last Frida,
evening and in spite of the down
pour Of rain at that time the part,
was a bowling uccess This is TIL
first time Mox was ever caugh
mapping, but he was surprised, ant
thoroughly surprised. Progressive
games were INDUCED in, Miss Rit;
Rich carrying off the honors of tn,
evening, Dainty refreshments
served as a fittirg end to the affail
and the "Ligs' left for home.
Emrick's Opera Band left on Mon
day evenings train for Hot Springs
where they will play for the soldiers
and sailors reunion. They are {
good advertisement for Rapid City
and the Springs people will fine
each member of the band a jolly
good fellow, well deserving the best
shings that the town a give them.
They will return on Saturday morn.
ing's train.
Those leaving the city on Tuesday
nyaninp's train for tho e. r