The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-28

other citizens contemplate the erec-
ton of buildings and lively year is
expected for the town.-Deadwood
Independent.
Mrs. Sam Fish left Wednesday for
a visit at Chicago.
James Graham was down from
Hill City Wednesday.
F. M. Stewart represented Buffalo
Gap in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. Cash Leedy has been number
ed among the ill ones the past week.
R. B. Hughes and wife returned
to their home ~in'Spearish Thursday.
Geo. B~ertschy and son, Perry,
were down from Sheridan Wednes-
day.
AS we goes to press Theodore
Reder is still in an unconscious
condition and little hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery.
A. w. Merrick OF the Central
Register, the oldest newspaper man
in the black Hills, died Wednesday
morning, aged sixty-two years. He
was the founder of the Deadwood
Pioneer in 1876.
Mrs. Mary A. Lewis, mother Of
Mrs. r. B. Hughes, died at the
Hughes home in Spearfsh on Satur-
day last, at the age of seventy-two
years. Death resulted from a COM
plication of diseases. Deceased was
we'll known here, where she had
many friends. The remains were
brought to this city Sunday and
funeral services were held at the
Episcopal church Monday afternoon,
Rey. W. H. Sparkling officiating.
Interment was made in Mountain
View cemetary.
ScoJty Philip and Louis LaPlant
returned the latter part of the week
from Montana where they have been
looking for more extensive range,
a change of some sort being neces-
STATED by the rapid settlement Of
of the COW counties. This increase
in the population Of the cattle grow
ing sections is not a cause for alarm,
as some persistent KNOCKERS" wish
to imply, but is rather a matter for
congratulation, meaning, as it does,
that a greater number of smaller
herds and more widely diversified
industries will bring out all the
latent resources Of the country
Pierre Free. Press.
The city council met in regular
session at the city hall Monday
night. The final reading and pass
age of Ordinance No. 1919, granting
the Elkhorn railway right to remove
its depots and construct sidetracks
up town, was the most important
business transacted. James M.
Woods protested against tie adop.
ton Of the ordinance, but the
measure went through. Edmund
Smith represented Vim. Gramburg
in the city hall rent matter and was
promised that it would have prompt
attention. The chief of police was
instructed to notify persons interest.
ed to clean their alleys at once.
Talk about a '.big feed" there has
never been a bigger or better one in
Rapid City than that given by the
old veterans and the sons of veterans
at their hall Saturday evening, the
22nd. The hall just finished, was
dedicated to the use of the two or,
ganizations and the event occurring
on the anniversary of the birth o.
the man of Ratchet fame, Marths
and George, attired in the %colonia
toys of their day, were there to vel
come the hungry visitors. The
whole affair was a pronounced sue
cess in every way and the and G. A
Rs. and the Sons of Veterans r tt
congratulated. Something like $7s
was cleared oyer and above all ex-
penses.
: The time, draws near when the
question Of the appointment Of !
postmaster for Rapid City will bt