The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-22

Deceased came to Rapid City ten
years ago and soon after his arriv;
his wife was taken sick and went
back to Iowa, where she died, leav-
ing Mr.. Backus with two children.
One, a son, was with him when he
died, the other, daughter being at
Germantown, Nebr. Some eight or
nine years ago Mr. Backus settled at
Runaway Springs down in the res
ervation country. Last fall he NOV
ed back TO this city with the hope
that the change would benefit hin,
but in this he was disappointed.
Funeral services we're conducted at
the residence by Rev. J. B. Kettle
Wednesday forenoon and the re-
mains laid to rest in Mountain View
cemetery.
Margret ?. Barber, whose illness
was men toned in these columns last
week, died at the home of her
son, John c. Barber, in Rapid valley
last Saturday, at the age OF SO years.
Congestion OF the lungs was the pri-
mary cause OF her death. Her life
had been one OF unusual activity,
marked with kind deeds and good
words, and she bore her trials and
tribulations with the forbearance
OF a true christian. Funeral SER
vices were conducted from the resi-
dence Sunday forenoon and the re-
mains laid to their final rest.
The city council held an adjourn
ed session Wednesday night, allow
ed few bills. settled sidewalk
damage claim and received call
from committee of w. C. T. u. la
dies, who asked for the enforcement
of the law. AS result the police
were ordered to enforce all city or
dinances relative to houses of pros
titution, and the law relating to the
sale of liquor to minors, etc. Wheth-
err the order is just bluff or was
given in good faith can be told in a
very short time.
The four-yearold child of Sam Nc
Adams strayed from home Monday
noon and, though more than thirty
people participated in the search
which was soon begun and carried
on all night, he was not found until
6 o'clock Tuesday evening, about
a half mile below j. M. Booker's in
the dry creek bed. He had died of
the cold. Funeral was held at the
Cold Springs school house on Thurs
day rnoon.-Pringle correspon-
dence in Custer Tribune.
Annie Sheldon is no more. She
passed away at the county poor
house west of the city last Saturday
at the age of 43 years, her death be-
ing caused by general debility. For
the past twelve years she has been a
familiar figure in Rapid City. Some
thing like month or so ago she
partially recovered from an attack
of pneumonia and was taken to the
county house physical wreck. She
wore gradually away ands death came
to her relief.
Mining matters will be at stand
still this summer at Big Bend, so
The UNION is informed. This situa-
ton has resulted from litigation and
q general mix-up Of affairs between
Messrs Johnson & Roesler, the pro-
motors Of the big enter prise. 1t is
to be sincerely regretted by all in
this section of the Hills, as good
wages were paid at the Bend and
added very materially to the pros
perity Of this section.
The newspaper patriots are now
getting a bite Of pie all around in
the shape of insurance statements,
but inasmuch as there are more
newspapers of rep faith than there
were Of the opposition The UNION
notices that each quill pusher' $
quotais cut down very materially.
Oply . bite around on account of the
great number az hitarh Hnmauar