The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-03-14

Sunday. Love feast at 10 O'Clock,
preaching by DR.. Clark, the super
intendent, at 10:45, followed by the
Sal rament of the Lords supper. All
are invited to attend.
The little house occupied by Henry
Barber near the high school building
caught fire Monday forenoon and an
,larm was turned in. The fire boys
we're at the blaze in a hurry and it
was quickly extingui he'd. A little
damage from fire and water was
all.
Last Friday Sheriff Leedy arrest
ed one John Bays, wanted at Wood
ward, Oklahoma, on the charge of
gaining money under false pretenses
The fellow was held, and on Monday
A. S. Woods, an Oklahoma official,
arrived to get his man. Bays went
back to the south without a requis-
ition.
So literally have the citizens con
tributed for the expenses OF the
stock meeting and the big carnival
of wild west sports that the city
council was not asked to appropriate
a penny for this purpose. Rapid
CITY never does things by halves,
either in the way of footing bills or
showing her visitors q big time.
If you are contemplating buying a
spring wagon, buggy or road wagon
we want you to give us a call for we
have the largest assortment and can
make you better prices than any
other house in the Hills. Our line
is very complete, three large ware.
houses chuck full. Give US a call
and you will be convinced. We are
the people you want to buv from
Tom Sweeney Hardware 60.
A meeting was held in the Harvey
rotunda Wednesday eve to arrange
for stockmens' day festivities. SUI
ficient funds have been raised to
give all visitors the biggest kind OF
a time and the several COMMITTEES
are now at work. Come up and at.
tend the annual stock meeting, all
you good people, and see the biggest
wild west carnival you ever saw. II
will be a hummer.
The court has given Leo Wins
berg sentence of two years an6
three months in the penitentiary TO,
attempting to kill by shooting. The
prisoner will be taken to Sioux Falls
next week. Winsberg shot Sol Lev
inson in the left breast the even
ing of December 4, 1901, in Levin
sons second hand store, and it wa:
thought for several days that the
shot would result in death.
The Black Hills Mining Review re
ports a deal on for the Basil mining
property, belonging to Thoma:
Tracy and situated near Mystic
Eastern men r buying the ground
and it is reported that a payment o
$1,000 has been made. Preparation
are being made to mill the ore a
the Cuttysark stamp mill, a mile ant
a half from the ground. Mr.. Trac,
is to receive a royalty on the or
treated.
The city council held a meetin!
Monday night and allowed a numbe
of bills for labor and materials fur
nished. The city auditor PRESENTS
his semi-annual report, which wa
referred to the finance committee
Jerry King was granted permissio.
to move his saloon from the Firs
to the Third ward. A resolutioI
was passed relative to the construc
tion of a new walk north,of tn
Hotel Harvey to the wholesale house
The chief of police was once more in
, structed to enforce the ordinanc
against allowing stock to run a
large and the council adjourned.
1t was prdicited by some that tn
storm Of last Friday and Saturda
, would be disastrous to stock on tn
range and we have made a specis
| effort to ascertain if such has bee