The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

Jack was looking for some kind of
employment whereby he may earn
honorable livelihood for himself
and family. Poor Jack has both
hands off and for which he has been
obliged to substitute hooks from
which he derives the name of Hooky
Jack. Why is it that a town the
size of Rapid City and the wealth
it contains, allows that deserving
man to be obliged to 90 out and seek
charity in the mining camps of the
Hills? 1t is but thei: right, their
duty, to give him employentS suf1
cient to support him and his family
comfortably. To allow him to seek
charity elsewhere is a lasting shame
and disgrace to the town and it's
people. But possibly they r not
ava. e of his destitute circumstances
or they would see that he and his
are properly provided for.-Key-
stone Miner.
Fred Vollmer of Spring creek,
in SHINING a diseased animal, be,
came infected with the blood poison
in his right arm. The entire arm
became vely much inflAmed aud
swollen, and large portions gangren-
Gus before he became alarmed and
came to Hcrmosa. 1t was at first
thought it would be impossible to
save his arm, ever ii his life could
be spared, as the poison showed it
had worked well through his system,
by the enlarged glands and discolor.
ed spots over the body. DR.. Mary
Maxson at once commenced heroic
treatment, giving him almost her
entire attention for three days, and
at last was rewarded by getting
the disease under control. At this
writing it is expected if no com
plication sets in he will keep his arm,
and fully get rid of the poison from
his system. --Hermosa Pilot.
The mills here are all shut down
and rot d wheel turning in the
camp, all caused by the difficulty
in securing wood, says the Keystone
Miner. The Terror company's shut
down is the result of a strike of the
wood choppers and haulers. The
company have been paying 1926
per cord for cutting and delivering
wood at the mills, out owing to the
longer haul, it now being impossible
to make more than two trips per
day, the haulers demand 81 so per
cord for hauling, while the choppers
want Sl.25 for chopping. Owing to
the rise in nearly everything else
this, to us, seem only a just de-
mand.
Monday vas the 18th anniversary
OF the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs H.
p. Swander and according to pre-.
vious arrangements the members
OF the Coterie repaired to the Swan
der household and took possession
without the aid or consent of any
other persons on earth. Every.
thing to tickle the palate had been
provided and brought along and as
soon as Mr.. and Mrs. Swander
could be summoned enjoyment,
pure and unalloyed, was the order
of the day. Games we're INDUCED in
and the serving of delicious refresh.
ments served as a fitting finale to one
OF the most complete and enjoyable
surprises Of the season.
That work in the Sunnyside mine
has been suspended was rather
startling news when first it was
given out, for it was known that
the company had ordered new
machinery with which to handle the
water. However, when it was
learned that the factory had been
destroyed by fire and the materia,
burned which had been ordered, an6
that the machinery wanted coulo
not be gotten right away, it was al
the natural result of unforeseen
accidents. We expect to see the
company start work again with {
vertical shaft. Hill City News.
DR.. frankie Woods lecture or
Manila and the Philippines giver
at Library hall last Friday evening
was well attended and was thor
oughly instructive and entertaining
Miss Woods expresses her opinion
to the effect that it will require al
American army Of $4,000 men t.
spacify" matters over there. Hel
nine months labor in the red cross
hospital service at Manila gave hel
an endless number Of amusing ant
pathetic incidents to draw from ane
these make her talk unusually in
teresting.
Mr.. McMichael lost his stable ant
hen house, and several loads Of hay
by fire on Monday afternoon. HI
had been burning the debris from
the buildings and surprising the FIRE