The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-14
Woods and Marks, the tailor. Marks


Woods and Marks, the tailor. Marks
vowed that he was a better sprinter
than his friend bearing the biblical
cognomen and stated that he could
run a block in considerably less time
than that required to cut out a pair
of pants for one of his customers.
While not posing as a streak OF
lightning or a twentieth century
flying machine Paul concluded that
he was a pretty good Splinter him
self and didn't propose to take a
back seat for an ordinary tailor.
So the match was pulled off and the
lace made. On the start Paul made
a MISC and fell down, but got up
and went down the line after his
adversary, passed him aud came out
victor. Marks was sad at heart.
He couldn't,run a little bit. And
now some Of the boys vow they will
arrange a match between he and
Schleuning. Schleuning is to lay
down fiat in the street and roll fifty
yards, while Marks runs. The UN.
ION will wager a years subscription
that Schleuning will win.
The cannon which Deadwood sue
ceeded IN obtaining for ornamental
purposes, passed through White
wood Wednesday. 1t was to have
been in Dcadwood the 4th but some
enterprising citizens of Rapid had
the gun sidetracked for the day at
that place where it vas used in the
parade. The gun is about eight feet
long and weighs $500 pounds. 1t is
said to be a three and one-half inch
bore but measurements taken here
show that it is four and one-half
inches, 1t will be nicely mounted
and as it is the only relic of the kind
in South Dakota, from the Philip
pines, will be a great curiosity
Whitewood Plaindealer.
Quite a large number went to
Rapid City from Hermosa to spend
the Fourth. Not as many people
were in town as were last year, but
an enjoyable program was provided.
Mrs. Lease delivered the Grafton
and was very much liked. The
band played finely, and the races
passed Off in a manner that the Her,
mosa people liked, for the Hermos a
, horse won first prize, Willie Grass
won the foot ace and the tug of wal
was won by the Hermosa side. The
Rapid people did themselves proud
in their endeav-rs to make every
thing pleasant for the visitors ant
t h e y succeeded inely.-Hermos;
Pilot.
Ex-Congressman Freeman Know
les Of Deadwood has drifted bacl
into journalism ana on August Is
, will appear his new political paper
: Equality" This announcement
. will be welcomed by many reader:
of THE UNION, as Mr.. Knowles i
recognized as one of the ablest edi
K tcrial writer's in the northwest
; His reputation in this line mad
while directing the Daily Indepen
dent before that sheet was change'
limo a political what-is-it will serv
as a long step1toward the success c
! his new paper. The new publica
ton will appear weekly. See &C
v~ertisement in another column.
!, At Belle Foruche Monday a cylin
:. der containing carbonic acid ga
exploded with terrific force on th
Elkhorn depot platform doing Sc,
eral hundred dollars damage to tn
I building and platform. The cylinde
r had been unloaded from a a an
, was left in the hot sun for sewers
hours, which caused the gas to es
pand and explode. Fragments {
4 the cylinder we're hurled long dis
4 %tances, and the inmates of the depc
had a narrow escape. Each cylinde
has a resisting force Of 200 pound
! to the square inch.
Patrick C%orcoran, an inmate {
the county poor house, died Monda
at the age OF seventy years, from
complication OF diseases. He cam
here from Redfern about a year az
ard being without relatives his i
health forced him into being a pub
lie charge. Little is known of hi
= earlier life and he has no relative
8 so far Is can be ascertained. Fl
: was buried in the potter's feel
Monday afternoon.
During a shower Monday afte:
: noon a light bolt of lightning struc
! a telephone pole in the alley back
the First National Bank block an
made matters lively for a second {
;, two, No particular damage WI
done except the burning out OF SCI
eral plugs in the switchboard of til
old Black Hills line at its ceptr'
y office.
Thomas Elliot tho cav mill ma,