The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

lied in that city Monday at the age
Of thirty-eight years. He entered
the priesthood in 1856 and came
west something Owe a year ago
with a view to bcnefting his health.
He failed gradually and the end
came as stated above. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. FER.
Redmond Of Lead. and the remains
laid to their final rest in Mount
Calvary ear this city Wednesday.
The Harrison Telephone company,
with its usual vim and push, will cX-
tend its line down Rapid Valley as
far as Orlin Holcomb's ranch this
fall. A number of the valley resi-
dents have signiiied their intention
Of using the phone and in this eN-
tension Of the Harrison line they
will obtain the best telephone ser
Wee to be had.
lN'i' l. "l ! Il w VI ~ az
and a vetern of the Filipino war,
came over from Newcastle Tuesday
to visit his parents and take a much
| needed rest. Mr.. Carr had to leave
his regiment in the Philippine Is
lands owing to sickness and has not
yet entirely recovered from the effects
of it.-IIiIl City News.
Hank Wright, one Of the old time
miners of the southern Hills, is push
ing development work on his Sun
beam property in Friday gulch near
Hill City. He has a shaft down 20
feet and is now drifting. He has
taken out some very rich ore. some
of it carrying good quantities Of
free gold.
Joe Sharp and John Byers, two
Hill City men, are doing develop
ment work on a gold property on
Burnt Fork. Last week they en-
countcred u ledge of ore unusually
rich in free gold ard believe they
have a bonanza, when the thing is
properly developed.
Mrs. James Garvcy received the
sad intelligence of the death of her
father, e. E. Chamberlain, which
occurred at Castle Rock, Colo.
Tuesday morning. Deceased was
seventy-six years of age. TIE UNlo,
extends sympathy to the stricken
family.
Corporal Forrest Mcrrin ha
+ been promoted to sergeant of IT,
company and Sergeant Will Schoet
tier has been promoted to Firs
lieutenant and transferred to Con,
panys G. They will be mustere
out October 7th and manifest a dc
) sire to get home again.
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/" The North Star property at Rocl
ford has been leased to a Mr.. Quar-;
han by Mccall & Coughran. Sever;
men are at work on the propcrt
:, and about 10 tons of ore are bein
:, treated each day in a small mil
The mine is showing up well.
, Good word comes frnm the Rocl
\ ford mining district. Fourtec
-, men are at work in the old StandE
mine running a tunrel. Ore
good grade has been ]encolntere
III and is being taken out. The who
W district is IA scene of unusual activit.
Warren Dickover is giving bett'
easur than usual on all the dl
ne goods at Chases now, all because
IS new nine-pound boy which came
NJ live with him Sunday. Mother al
child doing well and Warren is a
a right.
A regular army officer held for
III at DR.. VanBuskirk's drug sto
Monday looking out for recruits
,er the Philippine service. The emil:
as meuts were not so large but VIII
or they could easily be kept ira
Of.
ne Charles Ingersol, looking hale a
nd hearty, came over from Rockford
he few days ago to visit with his moth'
Mrs. knickerbocker, before her
NC parture for her home in Nilsson
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J. Fl. Spayde and wife of Gus
is left for home Tuesday morning at
tho several days visit here. John S.
~ it seems good to be here again a