The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25

F''Nuhi we've owe from custer
Friday and Hal called at TIE UNION
to get a Whit Of go cd print-shop at.
mosphere. They have recently made
a good strike near Custer and
brought over some gold ore for assay
at the state school of mines. For
lner assays have shove $25
to the ton free milling and they
have an l9-inch ledge of the stuff.
l.. +. Parrish of this city is also in
terested in the find and the ledge is
Supposed to be Il continuation Of the
Chiikoot. A shaft will at once be
sunk 100 feet to determine the value
and extent of the find and THE
UNION hopes that it will prove a
bonanza. Hal will read THE UNION
in the future and keep posted on all
that happens.
Dcadwood is arranging a royal
welcome home for the Black Hills
companies that are returning from
the Philippine campaign, but that
burg furnished no infantry for work
in the far east. The welcome home
idea is all right and proper. but it
would look better for Deadwood if
she had had a company of her own
in the service. Rapid City will look
after company NJ which went from
here and its members won't have to
60 to Deadwood to be shown that
the people have appreciated their
gallant services.
Eugene McElory, colored, died 0
dropsy at the home of Mrs. Henry
Summers in the Fourth ward Mon
day at the age of thirty-two years.
Deceased was quite well known here,
having worked for a number Of
people. He had been failing ever
since an attack of the grip last
February, He had been married
but the present address OF his wife
is unknown. His home was in
Richmond, Ky. Interment was
made in Mountain View Tuesday
afternoon.
Letters from Mrs. j. F. Ballinger
state that the m m has been
pleasantly spent by herself and Mr..
B., they having changed stations SO
often that il has been one continual
outing. They reside at Meadow
Grove, Nebr., at present and the
genial J. +. is acting in the capacity
of relief agent. They were at At
Kinson for some time and speak of
having met Rev. Haner and family
quite often. Rev. Hancr is pleased
with his location there and is doing
we'll.
The city council held a special
session Wednesday evening to con-
slider the refunding of the $751; OO
water bonds. Under the law it was
found that no bonds could be issued
to draw a higher rate of interest
than 5 per cent and could pay
no commission. This prevented the
acceptance Of the proposition OF
John r. Wilson of Deadwood. but
efforts will be made at once to re.
fund the bonds at 5 per cent.
The city council met in regular
session at the city hall Monday
evening. Besides allowing IA few
bills the final passage of the Dakota
Pacific right of way ordinance aud
was secured and the mayor at once
affixed his signature. Permission
was given 0. L Cooper and Lewis
Jester to construct a sewer east.
wardly from their places and con.
meet with the city sewer in the r3al
of the First Natl onal bank block
The Sweeney Hose Co., left fol
Hot Springs Saturday evening to
take it's annual bath and the mem
bers have been coming home BY
ones and twos all week. The editor
of THE UNION accompanied them alst
and was rash enough to battle in tn
big plunge. All the boys put up a
the Gillespie and are loud in theiI
praise Of Manager Nicholson S
hospitality at that popular hotel.
Letters from the wife of the heat
pencil-pusher on this moral ant
religious educator states that she il
having a most enjoyable visit a
Hastings, where she is reviewing
the scenes of her earlier childhood
She leaves there the latter part o
this week fora visit with relative!
at Pawnee, Humboldt and Fall City
Nebr.
H. W. Somers and wife, Leslie
Helen and Paul, were Monday morn
ing arrivals home. Mrs. Soner'
and the children has spent severa
months at Jacksonville, Ill.,, he.
old home. On her way back sh,
visited Dr.. Pearl Somers at G rinnell
Iowa and with friends at Marshall
town. H. w. met his wife ant