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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.
S. Clark Purchases Large
Tracts of peadwood Property.

Horace S. Clark Purchases Large
Tracts of Deadwood Property.
Deadwood, S. D., Aug. Horace S..
Clark has purchased all the real estate
gle1d in Deadwood by William H. Swift
Il Wilmington, Del, excepting a half
Interest that Mr.. Swift holds with his
lrother, Joseph, in the Smith residence
property on upper Charles street. Mr..
Clark has purchased the ~Cuthbertsoni
iuilding, the McHugh building and Ave
lacant lots on Main street, and two
tacant lots on Lee street next to the.
lreek, paying $4,000 FOR the property.
This Is one Of the largest real estate
transactions ever made in Deadwood.
Ind makes Mr.. Clark one Of the
leaviest wner in the town. He re-
emily purchased two lots on Lee street
Ind is preparing to build a large bust
less hous on them, Up to this time.
he Swifts Of Wilmington have haeri
he heaviest real estate oWaers in. the
own. They built the Deadwood and
Delaware smelter, which was sold a
ew years ago to the: Golden4Reward
pgether with several hundred acres Of
mining ground in the Black Hills. They
re closing out their interests In the
vest. 2s5
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
MAY BE LYNcHEp.
Loveswars Attorney Pursuing Tactic.
Which May Lead to Violence.

Loveswars Attorney Pursuing Tactic.
Which MaysLead TO Violence.
Sturgis. s. ID. July 31.-The trial or
LoyeswaT,@Which was again begun yes
9terday, brought out nothing new. At.
torney Mcmahon sprung an all-aroundH
surprise en- the spectators by asking:
that the$caae be tried somewhere else.
in the county. Judge Rice gave him
until this morning to show why the
case should not be tried al sturgts.
McMahon's only excuse is popuierT
prejudice. which Is only another way
OF admitting that the evidence aiIs
points to the Indians guilt.
! Ranchers have come eighty miles tos
hear the trial and to ia
times b Q has bsen with
friends ofsPuck and Ostrander, Who
became very much angered at the de-
lay. Lynching 10 talked Of. and il
much longer Loveswars7SwilI sErstcfhSs
hemp insthe streets Of sturgis.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
FEAR TYPHOID EPIDEMIC.
Well Water at Lead Is the Cause of
the Disease.

Lead, SD, Aug. 1.-The health au-
.thorities of Lead are again alarmed
over the appearance of typhoid fever,
and are doing what they can to prevent
an epidemic similar to the one Of 1895,
when there We're several hundred con-
with the disease at once and a
great many deaths. The disease lis
confined at present to the foreign quar-
tiers, where the people drink well wa
ter. DR.. AZ. M. Wade, city physician,
is c%autioning all persons using well wa
ter to boil it first. He say there is
no danger from the use OF city water
as it Is brought In from Spearfish in
verified thing and is perfectly pure.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
SEVERE ELECTRIC STORM.
Henry Miner Killed by Bolt of Light
.. r. mimi


Oacoma, S. d., Aug. lone Of the
severest electrical storms ever exper-
fenced in Lyman county passed to the
west and south of Oacoma on Monday
evening. The day mad been extremely
hot and sultry, while a brisk wind
dried the grass like finder. About 8
o'clock a storm cloud suddenly arose
In the west, and great fears Of a cy-
clone were entertained.
The storm took on many different
phases as it passed over the county. At
Hotch City it assumed the nature Of a
cloudburst, and many dams were
washed out. At Medicine Buttes there
was no rain, but an incessant play of
lightning. In a radius of five miles at
least five fires were started in hay
1elds by the lightning.
At Presho a young man named Hen
~ Miner, aged 81. who recently CAME
mere from Beloit, Ia, and took a claim,
was working in the corn field with a
hoe when the lightning struck him
killing him instantly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

Carrie Nation has come down a peg
or two and is now advertising herself
as q street attraction in Missouri. Sew
eral managers have received her liter
ature,, which bears n half-tone picture
of the old lady, beneath which is this
line: Americas Most Famous Wom-
an" The fair season not being fully
open yet, she Is going about the state
making speeches, selling hatchets and
Soliciting money to build a home in
Kansas City, kas., for 'the destitute
widows OF drunkards."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

"A respected fireworks manufacturer
died recently in the north Of England.
His wife ordered an expensive tomb
stone to be erected in his memory. She
was much perturbed over the choice
Of an epitaph. After prolonged and
diligent search she discovered an APP
prOpriate one on the tombstone of a
musician In a Manchester cemetery.
Now on the memorial stone Of this
noted fireworks manufacturer it is
stated that He has gone to the one
place where his works are excelled."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
SOUTH DAKOTA
a large. ready made sryshing house

IA large ready made clyshing house
received not long ago from the remot,,
southwest "a letter, the substance &
which was: What is the proper dres;
a. groom in the afternoon" Thj
clerk who opened the letter, naturally
enough. referred the inquiry to the
livery department. The head Of thai
branch in turn dictated a brief reply,
something like this: Bottle green coat,
fawn colored %trousers with top boots.
silk hat with cockade. We can make
you prices as follows etc. A week
elapsed and the big store received a
plaintive little note: IT always knew
1t was expensive to get married: but
can't you suggest something a little
less elabOrate2 % - %GE B-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
LIGHTNING FIRES BARN.
Absence of Wind Saved Disastrous
+, ~. Fire at Wagner.

- Tire at WdgHeTs
Wagner, S. D., Aug. 1.-Tuesday
night about 1880 lightning struck the
barn Of J. J. Mawhinney, which is To-
Gated in the center of the residence
portion of the town. Only for the fact
that there was no Wind and it raine0 q
little Immediately after the bolt several
of the best residences in town would
have been burned. Farmers are be
ginning to report the loss of cattle and
horses by freaks of lightning. 1t was
one Of the most severe electrical storms
of the season.
Harvest is we'll under way and will
be nearly finished this week. The yield
will be large and the quality No. ]
northern.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
HURT IN BRAWl.
attenapt 20 Collect Small Rili Re.
suits seriouslyfor Nj.
Rouuhtan.

siWehtser city. la, Aug. I'm liv-
barn brawl last night Frank NAL
'ow struck NJ. Boughten with piece
lf iron pipe about 81 foot and a half;
ong. hesfght started over al small
Tray bill which Boughten attempted to
object from Mallow. Boughten IS Sc
!tousiy injured and Is under the care 81
phystc.44l. WI long gashes were
ut in the backsof his head
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

The French consul at Batavia lays
stress on the Importance of bamboo as
a material for constructing builders
scaffolding, and he states that in Java
even a lighthouse has been built with
Its help. The power Of resistance of q
bamboo zane measuring eight inches to
ten inches in diameter, even with q
length OF siXty-ive feet, is enormous.
Moreover, bamboo is said not to rot
either when in the ground or in water,
while the drier and older it grows the
6I.mnr 1T hecnmeS. -. .-Et-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
CENTRAL 8iTE CHOSEN.
hstsonaf s%anitariun for Soldiers VILE
Be Near Hotel Evans.

Hot Springs, 8 D.. July s1-The man
ayers Of National Homes for United
ota.ae soldiers located h site OF the:
selected what is called Centrnl siteE
Just back Of the Hotel Evans, contain..
ing n hundred acres, "A deed to b
perpetual use OF the water from the
warm springs was donated by Con-
gressman Martin OF Deadwood. owner
o. the Springs at Hot Springs. Tha
sste is altogether satisfactory to: thas
burlington n Elkhorn roads and To
the people Of Hot Springs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
Will Sue Justice and Sheriff.

Centerville. s.. D, Aug. 1.-McDon-
Id Cudney, who gained some motor:
ETY. q few weeks ago by being sent t
he county Jail bysJustice Christensen
IL this place,in default Of payment OF.
hree menwhom Cudney charged with
iolding him up and robbing hin July
u. q now commenced suitTfor darn
lges against Justice Christensen and
Sheriff Kirk for false Imprisonment.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
Veteran pics III Aberdeen.

Aberdeen, s. B.ssAug. 4.-CaiVin s4A.s
Glidden Of fhe old residents OF the
city died Thursday after heinalHlan-
fined toshis he'd for eight months. MFR.
Gltdden was so years oldand served
during the war with volunteers from
Maine, Of which state he wasSa native.
He was besied yesterday afternoon by
the e.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

y An Eskimo arrow of walrus Ivory;
found Embedded In the sb:s>ast of q heaI-ii
thy Canadian gray goose shot near
Spokane, is on view In a store IN that
city. No arrow Of that sort was eveI
Seen; In Spokane before. The bird had!
evidentlyacarried 1t thousands upon
thousands Of miles from the far north,
where II Was shot by some Eskimo.
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

John w. Hutchinson, the last living
member OF the famous Hutchinson
family Of singers. was present at the.
old Settlers Association of Leod conn;
Minnesota, several days ago, and
sang oldaGranite State with all the
ayigor and vim OF former years.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

Il is not generally known that, size
for size, thread Of. spider silk is de-
cidedly tougher than a bar OF steel. An
ordinary thread win bear q weight of
three grains. This is Just about SO per
N same thickness, 88gsTsTsst
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

When q railroad president outllves,
inc outgrows his usefulness insthe ac-.
tivtties of transportation the director.s
have aSgentle way Of shelving him.
They make him chairman Of the board.
IA dignitied salary, and gives a younger,
2 ADLER mar an opportunity to be al
live president.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
TITLE is CLEARED.
new Three-Story Business Block Will
Now Be Built,

Bros. yesterday rece.yedfrom the FL
lelity Land and Investment company
Df{.New York deeds to the Union block
property, which was destroyed by fire
ast fall. Litigation is now at an end
md the Arm will at once commence a
mammoth block OF three stories. to be
occupied December by@stheir large:
department. store. GaA
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

Reports from Fort Liscum, thee new,
Alaskan post, $500 miles north of Seat
tie, say that the Indians and Eskimost,
Who8forin almost the only population
outside the post, are %forsaking their
native liquors for very bad whisky
which is sold at 81 a bottle. 1t costsI
S69s to send carcass of beef from Seat
tie to Liscum and all meat is equally
high-priced. pork chops, for instance
often selling ati55 cents q pound.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

Al new line OF refrigerator ships,
owned by 90 British-American syndi-
cate, is to be established, with direct
service from New Orleans,%Nsw York
and Boston to Bristol, England, The
fruits. sas8as
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

The YOUNGSTOWN mining horror has
naturally set many persons asking
Cured May 81, 1889. In that flood 2,152,
persons persisted; 124 wives We're made
widows and 965 children rendered or,
phans or half orphans. The Johnstownl
relief fund aggregated 2,912, 346, of
which $2,592, s36 "a distributed to theI
sufferers in the Conemaugh valley!
alone, the balance going To the relief!
of the contiguous districts. I
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

After much careful study and two
trips to the #polar regions, Louis Lind
ray 3yche, professor OF natural his
tory at the Kansas university, has ar
rived az the conclusion b the first
the%ArStic zone. ESS# s83 s
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

Mary Van Dyck, Il Boerwoman, who
81 knownsas MARY the Rihewoman.ss
sAnd8Swho states that she fought with:
is creating q sensation n
sthAsslnaller towns Of AustrIa by giving
9xhibftsopsof markslnanshlp @7a7
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
is Z 81 ~cARA1vAL
Mics Carrie Triple cHessn 81 no Ma,
@ iority.

e Deadwood.sSDs July s3l-Miss Car
:rde Ttppte has ben chosen queen or
Eiks carnival after an exciting con-
test OF over two weeks. She receiver;
ll2..76o votes, and the@sy0ung lady rel
Eceivtns b neSt highest number was
Miss Hsrtha 5Wsringrosss who receiyeds
1000: Other contestants were Misses
Angie Paddock, Nettie Smith. Annies
MelgrenEand Helen Fowler. The ar.
fair was held undergth the a~uspicessof the.
Elks, who made nearly $500 8 or if,s
at en- cents aavote. Miss Tippie,whos
was elected queen, Is Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. and Mrs. AC Tppie, and vas
+ and reared here. graduating from
htgh#sehee last
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
HIS STORY or TIE CRIME.

Then he told another story. A few
lays beforeShe had agreed TO sell Puck
He was hard up and had
gone to the Puck ranchf for i He.
lsked Puck for 500, which Puck re-
used to give him, not having seen the
mares. After a little dickering the IN.
iian started to CO.. Puck urged him to
tay n spend thesnight at the ranch
Puck and ostranderr retired, and Love
war laid down on the floor.
Disappointed at Puck.s refusal, ali,
ms hatred and Vfllainy In his Indian
Blood began to boil. The two raen were
lsleep. He got up. Taking his revolt
hand, and Puck,s In the
3oIher. he w~ent8oyer to the bed.
With n revolver he: shot ostranders
5Puck rose upsin bed just as Loveswar
shot him. He fell back without. s
Egroan, but the Indian, fearing that he
might snos he dead,&wents outside and
GOT an AK. He pounded the heads Of
both mer until there was no longer &
possibility OF there being Is sparS of
life in their bodies.
The he helped himself to Puck,s
check book and $500 worth Of %certifi-
Esates.of deposit Q the Iowa State Ma
Ettonal bank of Sioux City. He saddiea
his horse and rode off, finging away
The AK ll1d Puck s revolver.
Kagtold the sheriff where he had
ahrosWn both. They were picked i in
she very spor.sTIhere seemed no doubt
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
RECEIVES MissionarY Aspsintrnent.

az
Huron, S. D., Aug. - very happy.
surprise camesto Thos. Hagen OF this
place q day or two sinceSNy In the notih-
cation Of his appotntment d saBaptist
Sunday school missionary foreJorths
South Dakota.to succeed II. b.
Observation-Disclosures by Mr. sHagensghe
sh~asaaecspted the position and will en-
ter upon his new duties the first OF
September making Huron his head
quarters inc leaving his family here.
The selection is regarded as aswise
q and Mr.. Hageass friends are
pleased to know ttat the choice fell to-
him.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

chants ofseyery county in the state
thus strengthening rhe: state associas
ton and materially benentting the re-
tail merchants OF the various counties.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
mot GUILTY,1 HIS Plea.
LovesWer Claims He Is Innocent Of

Sturgis, S. D,SAug. 1--Judge Rice
on the opening 8 court yesterday
morning, took up the motor Of the
Ernest Loveswar, the alleged slayer 81
George Puck, OF Sioux City, 1nd GeSrgs{
0str.tnder,so OF Climbing ELL, It's change
the Iaace of trial to some other county,
and after. a full hearing held that the
defendants showing was insufficient to
satisfy the court that theHdefendant.
could not have a fair trial in this acoun-5
tty, and denied the motion.
The defendant then entered plea.
of not guilty. The counsel for the
state moved the case for trial. and the
work Of ~impareling the jury is now in
progress. IT Is thought some time will
consumed u getting q ury. S&izsSs Ss5$
At 1890 today the court adjourned
until s p. M, after issuing special
yerire for thirty Jurors, the regular
panel having been exhausted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
BID WOO shipnaan

Pierre, ~. July THE wooIfs
81 here has practicalIyis
closed n the amount set but sosfards
rs. numbers, ,e09saaO sounds
which we're shipped from This ety.
stunt and sHsrrolds All stations 81
RHnghes county OfgcopFsassnosfsg HIS
8came from the range eounIsy8Mesfof
the river The average price pafd#was
aboutsl31s cents: which 1rneansanearlyi
10000 Tor their cnnAoIt this year.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
Ranne. CattIe Movarnont.

Belle Fourche,asD ID, July sL.-Threei
rain loads2f beef cattle have Just beenii
shipped from here BY the outfftl
season is ongin earnest, ana shspssssrssss
stil be made regularly ronlsnows untilf
Stcld weather stops 1T
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
LoVEsWAR ARRESTED.

Suspicion pointed to Loveswar, and
,e was arrested at Pine Ridge reser-
Meade county jail at sturgis and
I:harged with the crime. The Indian
5sould not deny that he had been at the
Puck ranch the night of the murder,
He a urged to confess.
Finally he told his story. He had
ltopped at the Puck ranch that night.
= the evening Puck and Ostrander got
INTO; a quarrel over some cattle, and
inally Ostrander shot Puck. Love
war left the cabin, Ostrander followed
aim, and he shot Ostrander. Then he
carried both bodies back and placed
hem In the bunk.
But this did not explain the bruises
Ind cuts on the bodies, and after rnuch
:ross-questtoning, the Indian admitted
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
MUST
DIE FOR CRIME
6turgis Jury Finds Him Guilty
of Murder in the First
Degree.
IT WAS A CLEAR CASE
Cold BIooded Crime Fastened
Upon Him by Strong
Evidence.
CRUEL, WANTON MURDER
George Ostrander and Frank Puck
Murdered in Their Cabin While
Asleep-Shot First and Their
Heads Crushed With an Ak.

Sturgis, S. d., Aug. AT II o'clock
Friday night, the jury in the case of
the State VS.. Ernest Loveswar, alias
Bird, after they had been out two
hours, returned a verdict, finding
LovesWar guilty Of murder in the first
degree. and fixed death by hanging
as the penalty,
The verdict meets with the approval
Of all the residents of Sturgis, and the
many friends of George Puck and
Frank Ostrander, the victims. The
murder was n of the most cruel, bru-
tai and wanton crimes hat ever has
been brought to light. ~
From a seeming entire mystery, by
the constant and unfailing work of
Sheriff John Smith, and dozens Of JUS
tice loving cowboys and ranchers, q
clear case was made out against Loves
war, a vicious halfbreed Indian, who
had been driven from his own people
by his crimes. ~ @~
STORY OF THE CRIME.
The murder was committed on Tues
day night, June TO-, but was not dis
covered until the evening of the next
day. Wednesday evening Frank Hor-
locker and john Timmons, cowboys,
rode over to tie Puck ranch on White
Owl creek, to help Puck and Ostrander
at some task. The ranch was deserted,
out Horlocker and Timmons, knowing
the hospitality of the region, entered
the cabin. 1t vas deserted.
A mound under the bed clothes in the
bunk attracted their attention and Hor-
locker turned down the sheets to find
mis- young friends cold In death. A bull
let hole. was in each head, and both
skulls We're fractured and bruised by
aeavv blows. &
search of the cabin revealed ev-
erything intact, except Puck's revolt
yer, which usually hung upon the wall,
and a quantity of ammunition. The
Two ranchmen at once rode to Sturgis
md gave the alarm, soon a sheriff's
posse was on the spot, and blood
hounds We're secured to trail the mur=
aerers.
POSSE WAS BAFFLED.
There was no apparent motive for
he crime, and for a time it puzzled all.
Puck and Ostrander We're the best Of
friends with everybody. At first it was
supposed to have been the work of cat
lie rustlers, but no evidence was found
20 prove the existence of any rustling
n the vicinity.
In the meantime q note was found
lear the cabin from q Mrs. Doe to
Peter CuIbertson. The sheriff picked it
up and saved it. Ernest LoVeswar,
who had been'a hsnger-on in the neigh
oorhood, was missing. He had been
Employed at the Boo ranch nearby,
Ind It was found that Loveswar had
been dispatched with Mrs. Boe's note.
Then came the news that at White
had cashed a note Of Puck's
.ayable to Loveswar, for $40. AT Rap
q City the note was declared a for
yery.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08
POSSE WAS BAFFLED.

There was no apparent motive for
he crime, and for a time it puzzled all.
Puck and Ostrander We're the best Of
friends with everybody. At first it was
supposed to have been the work of cat
rustlers, but no evidence was found
70 prove the existence Of any rustling