The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-08
tion while the show was at Cheyenne,

WyO., ana then securing the
cooperation of a dozen or more
purely negroes, he had the train
stopped about ten or fifteen miles
out from that town and with the
assistance of the ''coons' armed
with climbs, bounced the whole gang
who had intended quitting, and
left them fat broke and afoot on
the prairie. This was the pen
atty for daring to intimate that they
were tired of working for nothing
and would quit. While in Rapid City
a number OF other attaches severed
their connection with the circus and
demanded their. pay. .sNot a cent
if you quit, I" was the reply. Think
ing the matter over, and concluding
that as they would get nothing by
remaining, they had better choose
the least of two evils and quit.
About dozen of them Gid so, and
took steps at once to callect what
was due them. They brought suit
against the company summoning
the manager to appear Saturday
morning and show cause why they
should not be paid their salary. At
the appointed time three of the
twelve eappeared before the Judge and
were awarded judgment by default
for the full amount of their claims.
Edmund Smith was employed by the
men to look after their claims, and
in pursuance Of that duty he went
to Hot Springs Monday night and
placed the judgments in the sher-
| ifs hands for collection.
The circus people made a great
protest when confronted with these
claims which they thought they had
bilked the laborers out of but it
availed them naught, as they not
only had the judgments to pay, but
the costs of the court as we'll which
amounted to quite sum.
E. H. Darrow, of the Black Hills
Cement, Paving and Building COM
pany, of Lead, wrs in the city this
week, looking after business in his
lline. Their specialties are cement
walks, curbing, cellar floors, brick
and stone paying. They also handle
marble and encaustic tillng for
offices and public buildings.
L. S. Gull, prominent member Of
the legal fraternity Of Hot Springs,
4 was shaking hands with his nmerous
Rapid City friends Saturday. Il
was quiely limited that his mission
here was to note the sentiment of oul
attorneys regarding his chances o.
securing a judicial nomsnation this
fall on the republican ticket.
The grabhaphone concerts furnish
ed by Messrs. Muggley and Jameson
n from the second-story window If the
I Harvey, are attracting large audi
|ences nightly, and to Judge from ths
Iclose attention given and the fre
Iquent bursts Of applaus, they arr
4 highly appreciated.
H. FL. Gum left Monday after
noon for Casper, Wyo., to do som,
repairing on reservoir near thai
place. He expects to complete hi
4 work a nd return to go on with hi
contract at this place in abou
two weeks.
Rev. J. B. Kettle, who is taking
/. his annual vacation by installment'
II this year, went down the road Mon
!, tday evening to Buffalo Gap an,
Hot Springs for few days on pleas
j lure bent and business combined.
The Great Eastern Railroad show
lcircus, menagerie and museum ha
i lcome and gone, and we are cor
: -Istrained to remark that had it neve
come our people would not hav
T missed . great deal.
The Robson theatre company ar
booked for q two nights engagement
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at Library Hall, tonight and tomo'
row night, opening with the coined
9 drama "a Southern Romance 3
Mrs. 6. NJ Dilger was passenge
/ on Monday evenings train, boun
for Keystone and Hill City. Mr.
digger will return Friday morning
Mrs. Milton Frease and Miss Holl
!, Ryan left Monday evening for Bu
; falo and other eastern points on
8 eIpleasure trip.