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

Miss Eunice Hayward of Keystone
is visiting friends in the city.
Sleigh bells we're heard Tuesday
evening for the first time this seas.
on.
Mrs. Zion was Wednesday arri-
val from Pine Ridge and is the
guest of Mrs. Frank Stewart.
James Harvey of Hot Springs has
been granted an increase in his pen
sion from IS to 50 per month.
Prof. f L. Cook OF the Spear6sh
Normal school was an arrival in the
city Tuesday evening on business.
Master Willie Boland came up
from Buffalo Gap Wednesday where
he had been visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Wilson.
Mrs. Minnie Sickler came down
from Memo Friday evening and
spent Saturday with Mrs. ]. A. C.
Smith.
Gov. Lee has granted a pardon to
William O'Neil, sentenced from
Lawrence county on a grand
larceny charge.
GiIhoolcy'> Reception company
held forth at Library hall Wednes
day night to fairly good audience.
The show is said to have been moth
ing extra.
Allen Young, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
S. E. Young and we'll known here,
has received an appointment in the
census bureau at Washington a"d is
now on duty there.
Mrs. James w. Fowler returned
to her home in Deadwood, alter
several DAYS visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Fred H. Whitfield. Master
Harold Whitfield accompanied her
Mrs. William Gardner is reported
as being very i'll at Minneapolis,
suffering from an acute attack Of
Bright disease. She is in seri
Gus condition, but hopes are enter
tanned for her recovery.
Calvin Lovejoy of Dakota City
knows good thing when he sees it,
so he joins The UNIONS big list of
readers out at that point, paying a
year ahead, and getting the Cincin-
natti Enquirer year free.
The good people of Piedmont and
vicinity will dance for charity on
Christmas night, the proceeds of a
grand ball going to the Children s
Home Society. Tickets will be 81
and supper 81 per couple. A big
time is expected.
Mahlon Welsh, one of the pros
porous ranchmen from out near Da-
kota City, pays year ahead on The
UNION and gets the Chicago Dis
patch year free as premium. He
says The UNION fills the bill when it
comes to home paper.
J. II HOWE, a prosperous ranch
man from down in the White Owl
country, was caller on The UNION
Wedn day, paying up back sub
scrption, and year ahead in order
to get the Cincinnati Enquirer a
year free. Mr.. HOWE is now we'll
equipped for reading matter and it
didn t cost him much, either.
How can an editor be a consistent
church member and steal his editor.
ials?-Sioux City Journal. First
produce the editor who is u consis-
tent church me.nb.r.-Speartish
Mail. Now, why not probe this
matter to the bottom? The UNION
would like to have a good square
look at the church member who is
consistent.
Ed. Barthold, the we'll known cat.
tleman, died in an Omaha hospital
at 3 O'Clock Wednesday morning
after a lingering illness OF many
months. He had suffered during
the past year and half from com
plication Of dieases and in the hope
of saving his life an operation was
performed at Omaha last spring,
which at the time was pronounced
successful. He continued to fail
gradually, however, and the end
came as stated above. The remains
will be brought to this city and in
TERED in Mountain View cemetery
today or tomorrow. AS THE UNION
goes to press the funeral arrange
ments are still unfinished.
Don't Miss Good Thing.