The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-03-21
ADDITIONAL L0DAL NEWS.

II. G. Collins, who had charge Of
the construction of the steel building
at the smelter, left for his home in
Boston Wednesday.evening. He has
made many friends while here and
farewell hop was given in his honor
at Hotel Harvey Monday night.
The event was q success in every
way.
Articles of Incorporation have
been taken out at Pierre for the Mys-
tic Reduction company Mystic;
capital, 100000; incorporatiors,
Ross J, Beatty, R. j. McGinnis,
Frank G. EIdett Frederick H.
Troy, Albert F. Dexter, Ivan W.
Goodner, G.. W. flanders and Fred
S. Williams.
Mrs. A. E. Wallace entertained a
number of her friends at the home
of Mrs. c. W. Brown Tue 'day after
noon. Light refreshments we're
served and formed a pleasing fea-
ture OF the affair. Mrs. Wallace
will leave in few days for Chicago,
where she will join her husband and
they will reside in the future.
Geo. Holvey, president Of the
Lead Miners Union, was killed by
a premature blast in the Homestake
mine at Lead Tuesday morning, his
head being blown completely from
his body. The accident occurred on
the 200 foot level of the Highland
shaft. The dead man leaves a wife
and three children.
The city council held an adjourn
ed session Tuesday night, instructed
the auditor to issue his call for regu
lar election, polling places were
chosen and judges and clerks of
election appointed. The city treas
urer submitted his quarterly report.
which was referred to the finance
committee.
The leasing of the Cheyenne reser-
walton is all settled. The wire to be
used in fencing will be shipped by
the way OF Evarts. 1t will take
about twenty cars of wire. 1t is
also reported that the Standing
Rock reservation leases are all set
tied This means about $4,000 head
of cattle to be shipped in by the
way of Eyarts, and they. are to be
shipped to market by sthe way of
Evarts.-Evarts Journal.
According to Texas papers there
are an unusually large numoer of
northern stock buyers already in
the field, and that most Of the large
herds between the eastern border OF
the Panhandle and the Pecos river
have been con tracted!for. The range
of prices are about as follows:
Yearlings from SIS to $19;,two-year-
olds $24; three-year-olds $50 and
four-year-olds at $35. Some good
stuff is being offered and it is read
lily taken at the above fgures.-Fort
Pierre Journal.
Talk about blizzard, last Satur-
days storm was so much like one
that you couldn't tell the difference.
The northbound train got showed in
near Tilford, and Sunday s train did
not arrive until noon. The Their
mometer got down to eight below
Sunday night, and that's cold
enough for March. The storm was
a hard one on southern dogies and
some loss is expected, though the
native cattle will probably come
through all right. It's hoped that
this storm will be the last of it's
kind for the winter.
Nelse Shaw was in Deadwood
Saturday, having come up from the
lulu mine, where he is working.
He said that the drift, which was
started few weeks ago from the
bottom Of the shaft, is now over
100 feet and the drift, which was
started, has widened out consider
| able. and ii is looking. better than