The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-06-20
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The UNION is doing lots of job
work these balmy summer days.
Good work, prompt execution and
reasonable prices do the business.
Wise is the girl whose sense Of self
interest prompts her to take Rocky
Mountain Tea. It fills her full of vigor
and there is always honey in her heart
for you. DR.. J. Van Buskirk.
The good Baptist people held a
fence social" at the home Of H. w.
Jones, last Friday evening, the pro-
ceeds to be used in suitably fencing
the church property. The event
was a highly enjoyable one and
goodly fence fund was realized.
r. Q. Johnson and wife were ten
dered a most enjoyable farewell re-
ception at the home of Chas. ].
Buell. and wife last Friday evening
by the ladies of the Congregational
church. Delicious refreshments
served as a fitting close Of the
event.
The two houses on south Ninth
street belonging to the Mrs. William
Lewis estate were sold the first of
the week to Charles and Arthur
Morris. One of the places is occu-
pied by Warren Dickover, who is
now out looking for a vacant house
into which to move-a hard problem
to solve. The deal was made by the
Black Hills Real Estate Agency.
On Wednesday evening Misses
May Worth and Elizabeth Post en-
tertained the high school class which
started out to graduate with them
in 1901. The event occurred at the
home of Miss Worth on Riverside and
was given in honor Of Miss Orpha
Steele, who left the city this week to
reside in Deadwood. The affair was
highly enjoyable one and refresh
ments served as a fitting close.
/ The ten-stamp mill OF the Tykoon
Mining company at Keystone is
running steadily, and the clean ups
| exceed the expectations of the sup.
erintendant, George Bertschy. The
| ore is being hauled short distance
in wagons at present from the mine
to the mill, but d tunnel is being
driven through the hill to make di.
4 rect connections and as soon as il
| is completed the ore will be tramm
ed.
| The property of the First Church
Of Christ, Scientist, was moved frou
the room in the Windsor block tt
the court house Saturday. where
services will be conducted for TIT
time being. The Dickover grocery
will also be moved one door east O
its old location. These moves arr
: made so shat workmen could take
!; up the task of overhauling the three
west rooms of the building anc
arranging them for the reception o.
the. big stock Of goods Of the Lath
| op-Reeves Mercantile Co., on Sep
TENDER 1.
Placer mining is in full blast u
j Rapid Creek and nearly 100 men
are making good wages, while three
! modern placer mining plants are
running between Rapid City and
I Mystic with fourth about ready to
be started. The channel of Rapid
Icreek has been changed in several
places artifcially and the old bed is
found to be rich in placer gold,
which is easily saved after getting
the water out Of the way. Big clean
ups are looked for where the large
plants are operating, the johnson
and Roesler plant taking out $35, 900
lima few months work two years
lago il the same region.
The Black Hills Copper company
which recently purchased the Bene-
idiot group Of claims in Hornblende
camp, Pennington county is making
Ian excellent showing a steam
hoiss,was purchased Of the Harney
Peak Tin COM any and has been set
up on the ground, whereit is incon-
Istant operation. Ore is being mined
lin the main shaft, and every ton