The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-12-21

chestra is booked for Library hall
Christmas night.
Geo. Berts.hy wal in from Sheri-
dan Friday.
H. G. Bowers was up from Her.
mosa Friday.
Q. W. Brown and P B. Mccarthy
spent Friday in Keystone
Mrs. w. T. Coad and daughter
Gerda came in from Omaha Satur-
day.
]. NJ. Allison and wife Of Creston
we're in the city Friday and Satur-
day.
Next Tuesday is Christmas and
the last one of the nineteenth cen
tury.
Lulu Parish was a Friday evening
arrival from the Sisters School at
Sturgis and will spend the holidays
at home.
Ed. Smith, Nick and Ben Janice
and Ben Tibbetts represented the
White river country in town Friday
and Saturday.
w. L. Bromme. the genial pre-
scription clerk at Van Buskirk's
pharmacy, is the father of a new
daughter which arrived Friday.
Mrs. R. E. Talent came down
from Sturgis Saturday evening and
spent part of the week with her
parents, @. w. Strohm and wife.
Rev. Robson and wife returned to
Hot Springs Friday evening, after
having spent the week assisting
Rev. Collins in revival work in this
city.
Charles f. Morris and wife came
in from Dalzell Friday. Mrs. Morris
has spent this week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Comstock in
this city.
Forrest Merlin and Frank P. Nc
Mahon came down from Lead Sat.
urday evening and spent part of
the week shaking hands with friends
in the city.
With this issue THE UNION begins
the fourteenth year OF its existence.
1t hasn't a single apology to make
to anyone for anything it has ever
said or done.
Judge Levi MCGEE and wife spent
Sunday at Lead and Deadwood, the
judge going on to Custer to hold
court and Mrs. MCGEE returning
homo on the evening train.
County Superintendent Trissler
spent last week inspecting the
schools at Mountain City, Rockford.
Hill City and other points. She re-
ports the schools In excellent con-
dieien.
A new feed store is the latest ad-
dition to the city's business enter
prises. Lynch aud Haxby are the
p%roprietors and will occupy the
building recently vacated by
Schleuning's wholesale liquor store.
Rev. ]. W. Barron, formerly Of
this city, but morer recently with the
Congregational church at Deadwood,
has accepted q call from the Congre.
gational church at Marseilles, Ill,
and will enter the new field Of labor
early in January.
While driving to town with a load
OF wood Monday Alex McGinnis was
thrown from the load by the break
ing OF some part of'his wagon. He
was badly cut OF the head and other
wise bruised but is doing nicely.
Desiring to place one more good
deed to his credit during the closing
hours OF the nineteenth century,
Chas. F. Ehlers Of Dakota City came
in Saturday and paid for The UNION
another year.
The Sturgis Press is for sale or
lease, owing to the i'll health Of Edi-
tor Conner and wife. The Press IS
Q pretty good proposition for some
one, has . good equipment and has
long been by all odds the best Of he
two Sturgis newspapers.
For Sale-About 100 tons of hay
and 100 acres of good pasture, with
abundance OF good running water;
located on Rapid creek is miles
from city. Enquire Of v. G. Ander-
son, Rapid City.
w. D. Rine and wife have broken
up housekeeping and are now domi-
ciled At the Harvey, where they
will remain until Mrs. Rine and her