The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-12-26

able enlarged as soon as they have
been brought to satisfactory run
ming basis.
Wesley A. Stuart Of Sturgis spent
part Of the week in town.
The UNION may appear neglected,
from a standpoint Of news, this
week, but it is all due TO the fact
that Christmas fell on publication
day and the force insisted on cello
brating.
John A. Moore, of Hermosa, and
Ruth A. Lott, of Rapid City, were
united in marriage at the Hot
Springs Hotel last Saturday even
ing, Rev. Morris performing the
ceremony.-Star.
Chas. S. Hunt was a Tuesday eve
ming arrival from Sturgis for a few
days stay. Mr.. Hunts restaurant
and lodging house in that city was
burned a few days age, involving a
loss of some 50, 900.
A evere cold prevented Rev. Joel
Smith from giving the fifth number
in his series Of sermons on Jim"
last Sunday night. "Jim's Sister"
will be the subject for next Sunday
evening, with a pleasing musical
program in connection.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wood and daugh-
ter. who have been living in Lead
several months, left Friday evening
over the Elkhorn for Rapid City to
make their future home. Ever since
the Lead-G ayville extension of the
Elkhorn has been operating, Mr..
has had charge of the section. He
will have the Elkhorn work in the
Vicinity of Rapid City.-Lead City
Tribune.
E Judge MCGEE, on the 18th inst,
Aappointed J. r. Smith receiver for
the W. H. Wallirg Mercantile Co.,
of this city. The appointment was
made upon application of the Custer
Co. Bank for the benefit of credit
ors! After taking an inventory OF
the stock, which is now in progress,
Mr.. Smith will make a report to the
court and await further ORDERS
Custer Chronicle.
Christmas exercises. were held at
each of the local churches Wednes-
day evening, Delightful programs
were rendered by the different Sun
day schools and the old-time tree,
with its load of presents and good
things formed a pleasing feature.
The little ones we're made glad, as
we'll as the older folks, and it is safe
to say that the event has never been
more ittingly observed in Rapid
) City than it was this year.
The geological survey will com
mence the sinking of a n artesian
well at Buffalo Gap, S. D., this win
ter or during the early spring, says
a Washington dispatch Of December
10th. This is all inauguration Of
the general system of borings of the
! earth to test or experiment with the
! artesian basin west of the Missouri
in South Dakota and is q part Of the
general program the geological sur.
vey is carrying out to-determine I'M
foreground waterf1ow which may bt
utilized for irrigation purposes.
w. 7. Coad ofRapid City was ali
: arrival from Omaha last Saturday
Monday he went to Oacoma and lie
manned . couple OF days looking owe
! the 1O00-acre fine bottom land SUI.
rounding that town and viewing til,
approach to the Missouri river pre-
sumably for the purpose Of building
railroad. One must admire Mr.
Coad's ability IS q promoter Of rail
ways and his stick-tosiS-iveness 10!
ten years TO build line from Rapie
City to Chamberlainr-somethins
!. that he is liable to- accomplish at nt
!, distant day.-Chamberlain Journal
Ira NJ. Holsclaw and Miss MIrtl,