The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-05

on Saturday, December '28. Some
thirty-six friends Of Mr.. Mccain and
wife were present and they made it
q china even:in every sense OF the
word, presenting them with ninety
pieces Of china in all. A bountiful
repast was served and when the go
ing-home time arrived all departed
with the expressed wish that Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccain might live to celebrate
many more anniversaries.
M. P. Fuhrmann died very sud-
denly Of heart trouble in this city
Monday morning. He attended
church Sunday in his usual good
health and arose Monday, built the
fires and stood by the stove mo-
ment to get warm. Suddenly he
sank intoa chair and a moment later
had passed away. Deceased was q
native OF Denmark and had resided
1 in Rapid City for the past nineteen
| years, following the trade OF a tail
or. Funeral services were held at
the Congregational church Wednes-
day afternoon and the remains laid
to their last rest in Mountain View
cemetery.
Ben Hoover, one ofthe bestknown
lobbyists at the state capita res,
ident OF Gettysburg, S. D. has been
in the Black Hills counties to lnter-
view some of the legislators elect.
He is the confidential man for the
Northwestern Railway company,
and for several years past he has
worked against any bills that might
be Of injury to that company.
Hoover states that, in his opinion,
no attempt will be made at this com
ing session to leglslate against the
railroad companies,
T. G. Orr, townsite agent for the
Chicago. Milwapkes and S.. Paul
railroad company, is authority fol
the statement that the discovery OF
< coal on the reservation wilIDo doub;
4 cause the company to push its lines
across the Missouri at Eyerts ane
tap the extensive beds OF fuel now
q known toexist about thirty miles
west Of the river. II this is done
the line will no doubs extended
across the reservation to She Blacl
!, Hills.
Sioux Falls capitalists have pur
i chased the Wealthy group OF mimi.
claims, located about four, mile,
northwest Of Keystone, on tie Key
stone ore belt. There are six claim
Iin the group and two compartment
shaft which is down 200 feet.
20.stanp mill goes III Che sale. II
/ is asserted that the Holy merrol
ledge OF ore has been found passing
through the group. The property
will be developed thoroughly.
Il vow are ontemplating buying
spring wagon, buggy or road Wagon
We want you ogiye US o call for ",
have the largest assortment and Gu,
make you better prices than an,
other house ii the Hills, Our lin,
is very complete, three large ware
I houses chuck full. Give us o cal
land you will be convinced. Wear
! the people you want to ouy from
!, Tom Sweeney Hardware Go.
AT Custer . FIRE started at moo
!. SundAySin the rear OF the Vienni
: lhqtsl consumed the en- tire half blocl
III fronting on Custer avenue. tn
4 liosers BY the FIRE are: Custer coun
Il ISL bank, g. o. Crary, livery; Mrs
Z; Il: Kemish, Charles Henrickson
livery; Osto Munzen, taxidesmist
/ James Clark, butcher shop, and Mrs
N q Sanders, residence Total loss
z, ~. GOO. partly insured.
!, Watch meeting Was held 81 ii
81 q church Monday night. Th
4 Attsn6A lance was fnir and the hour
sNefe spent u singing, prayers an
|. kn .time Method list experienc