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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
CRYSTAL GAZING.
Andrew Lang Recommends It as a
Diversion for london eopie

.-TaaE- HTAaLET #
London society, using the word in the
fairly common sense of people who, hay
Ing nothing else to do, taxi up a pastine
SO thoroughly for a short time that it is
called a craze may follow Andrew
Lang's advice and go in for ''crystal gag
ing
Mr.. Lang In an article N the Monthly
Review has been recommending his read
ers to purchase crystal balls from the
Psychical Research society, peer into them
earnestly and see what they shall see,
then send along the result to him..
IN his Instructions TO tcrystal-gazing
novices Mr.. Lang says:
1t is best to go alone into a room, sit
down with the back to the light, place
the ball at a just focus. in the lap on a
dark dress, or, q dark piece Of cloth, try
to exclude reflections, think of anything
you please, and stare fer, say five minutes,
at the ball. That is ALL
The crystal is Il spherical ball Of solid
glass, about two inches in diameter: Mr.
Lang has known people who have seen IN
a. crystal things thsc We're actually hap
pening miles away.
More wonderful, he has known two per-
sons, gazing into separate crystals at the
same moment, to see the same picture.
Why can people see real pictures OF real
persons and real things In this way? Mr..
Lang hints that it may be "arudimentary;
survival Of some organ that was useful
to man when his ancestors We're other
kinds OF animals.
h secretary of the PsSchical Research
society y that as a result OF Mr..
Lang's article he has been having more
orders for crystals than he can execute.
The only trouble is hat Mr.. Lang held
out the false hope that a crystal could Be
bought for as little as half d crown
whereas the lowest price at which they
san be furnished is four shillingss each
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
YANKToN is
Suicide Resulting From Gambling
Losses Makes Citizens Indignant.

Yankton, S. d., Jan. IA general
mass meeting was held last night in
Turner hall. called by the clergy and
leading citizens of the town. n passed
resolutions condemning public gambling
in the city Of Yankton, and binding
themselves TO use their utmost en-
deavor to suppress it here.
This state of public mind was brought
about through the suicide Of Otto
keehr last Tuesday morning.
The coroner's jury met Wednesday
and remained in session all day Thurs
day, returning the following verdict
Friday noon:
THE undersigned jurors, on their
oath do say thatethe death of Otto ].
keehr was caused by the taking Of a
poisonous compound, with suicidal in
tent, while he vas in a state of acute
mental depression or desperation i'm
med1ately subsequent to and caused by
the total loss of all the money in his
possession, and that this money was
lost IN one Of the gambling places in
the city of Yankton."
AT the meeting last night the hall
was SO crowded hat the entrance way
was filled with standing men and wom-
en-. and many could not enter at all.
The strongest feeling was expressed
oy DolH speakers ana audience. KEY.
Rather Lawrence Link especially spoke
with effect, and If the advantage is
Followed up. sounded the death knell
Of public gambling in Yankton.
A citizens committee, consisting of
Hon. Bartlett Trip, E. E.. Hudson, w.
s. Goodwin, President Warren of
Yankton college and E. C. Dudley. was
named to organize and carry on the
work.
a sum of money was raised to prose-
cute the work Of suppressing gambling,
and there Is every evidence that the
citizens mean business.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

Boston was at one time considered
the most distinctively American of the
cities of the United States, but that
distinction exists no longer. The last
published report Of the Boston board of
health, a good guide to the division of
population, shows that the number Of
deaths for the week was 2S7, as against
202 for the corresponding week of last
year. OF the number 233 were white
and 4 colored; LAG were born in the
United States, SIS in foreign countries
and s of unknown nationality: Al were
of American parentage and 161 of for
eign parentage. The increase in the
foreign-born population Of Boston is
mostly from Ireland, Canada and Rus
STA. The German population of Bos-
ton continues small,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
WINS AFTER TEN YEARS.
!. K. Thurber Cots Judgment for
$4,000 at Deadwood.

Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 13.-The case of
Henry *. Thurber against the estate
j. x. P. Miller, which has been in the
courts for ten years, has finally been
terminated in the circuit court here,
Thurber being given Judgment against
the estate for $50, 900. The plaintiff
was suing to recover on notes that had
been given by Miller to the grocery
firm Of Thurber & Weyland Of New
FORK, the notes being secured by a
mortgage Of the Syndicate block in
Deadwood, in which Miller held an in
terest at the time Of his death, ten
years ago.
The suit vas started in 1891 in the
state court. It was transferred to the
United States court and a decision -en-
dered for the defendant. The plaintiff
tooksthe case to the United States court
of appeals, where the lower court was
reversed and an order granted to set
all judgments on the ground tha
there had been no authority to take
the case o u of the state courts. The
case was tried in the circuit court here
and decided in favor of the defendant.
1t was taken to the supreme court of
the state, where the decision was af-
sirlned, but 1t was afterwards given a
~rehearing and h supreme court re-
yersed its first decision, ordering
other trial in the lower court. One Of
h principal points in the case was
whether or not there had been a proper
presentation of the notes to; the
ecutors of the estate for payment. The
supreme court also held that Thurber
must share alike with the other cred
Sitors of the Miller estate in collecting
his Judgment. There. are numerous
other claims against the estate, and 1t
is estimated that the Thurber judg-
ment IS worth less than fifty cents on
the dollar.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
South Dakota Notes.

Articles have been signed by Andrew
Ennis, formerly Of Brooklyn, and Geo.
Murphy Of Deadwood to fight in Lea
February I for the welterweight cham
pionship Of the Black Hills.
The annual report of Postmaster T.
A. Stevens of the Chamberlain pest
office, for the year ending January l,
shows a gratifying increase in the
business of the office over previous
Years. In 1896 the cash receipts were
1854; in 1900, SO, 252. and in 1901, $3.50.
The operating expenses for the past
year were 5 2,O4S, leaving a surplus of
S1.622.
Bookings shows q growth Of $500, 900
during the past year Over $500, 900
has been expended in improvements
during the three years last past, and
contractors say that 1902 will have as
long q list as any previous a There
is not a vacant house or store building
in the city.
Governor Herreid in a recent inter-
view expressed himself strongly in
favor Of radical legislation against the
poor oil being dumped on the state of.
South Dakota by the Standard Oil
company.
The appointment of M. H. Kelly as
receiver of the Aberdeen land office
meets with genral approval in Aber-5
deem.
Richard Owens and Nellie Benedict,
and Melville Benedict and Maud Nc.
Duffy We're married a few days ago at
Springfield.
Eastern men have just closed a deal.
through M. r. Bulu of Ipswich for fifty
quarter sections of land in that vicin-.
ity.
H. P. Hanson, a farmer living near
Irene, has just completed the delivery
OF a 5,00O-bushel contract to the Irene
elevators. for which he received the
sum of $4,000.
Mrs. Agnes Gee has entered the ranks
of South Dakota journalism by pur-#
chasing the plant Of the Ellington,
News from the News Publishing COM
pany. Mrs. Gee will In future be the
editor, publisher and proprietor Of the
paper.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

New York Post: Mr.. st. John Brod-
rick recently threw an interesting side
light on military character. He said
that when the cable companies with
which he Is associated offered reduced
rates for telegraphic communication
between wounded officers In Africa n
their friends at home, many officers
took advantage of h generous offer.
But in the first twenty cables from
officers nothing whatever was said Of
their condition, and the senders con-
tented themselves with asking the odds
on the Derby.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
SOUTH DAKOTA

E-#E..3E. XII. FsFE.H z. raanN. HH4#.-H aa
A Philadelphia man has been play
Ing the races d~isastrously Of late. He
has lost tw%enty-eight bets in success
sion. The other day, as the Record
tells, he asked a friend to place S. for
him on the horse Swallow. a 10 to /
shot, and the friend, misunderstanding,
placed the money on the horse Mallow
Instead. Swallow lost. Mallow won,
and the emissary returned to Phila-
delphia with a large roll of green
backs. He sought out the bettor.
Here's your COIN" he said. But
how Is this?" cried the other ~joyously.
Il thought Swallow had lost" "Swal-
low did lose. Say did you tell me to
bet on Swallow? 2" asked the emissary
t~houghtfully. YES" replied the bet
tor. Then it's q mistake, n this
money belongs to me-" So saying, the
emissary placed the roll of greenbacks
In his pocket again and hurried away
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
JAPANESE STRIKE.
rook White Mems Maces. bu. Soon
Quit Work,

San Francisco. Jan. u.-Iwenty-six
Japanese mechanics who have been.
working at the Union iron works fill
ing the pacesa Of some American iron
workers who are on a strike for a
shorter work day have quit work. The
Japanese were ordered out by officers
of the$Jananese Association of Amer
lea, an organization with which all the.
residents Of that nationality are afili-
5nted. This action was brought about
through the efforts of the chief OF the
iron trades council.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
GRAIN MARKETS.
Grain and Prnu;a,a

.aH@Stta+aFHEE17T 49, 1Hlg4ANAs=I
Chicago, Jar. 11!-Cash quotations we've
as follows: ' HeSe
brands. - tanuaro
Ny Wae aad Ssas Z spring, s0as2c; No. !, 7sMc;
oats--No. 2, 47a47Mc; No. 2 WINE. 4alzm
soc; No; 3 white. 4sA@49sc.
Sarley-Fair TO choice mating, soas4c.
ern, SITE. - ito1tnWest
Timothy S~eed-Prinae, se.55.
grade, slG.0g
{ Provisions-Pork, $~16.S5ai6.91s lard 90 "a
g9.s5; ribs, ss.4ol$.50. dry salted sbs,;io
g seEs, 1870 50; short clear sides, $3.50
s1.32. as " wines,
Bnsser-Marsst steady; dairy, l4a2oc:
EEggs-Market steady: fresh, s2Sasoc
cheese-Market steady, 10AaIlMc.
Minneapolis,
~ M~inneapoliss Jan n-Whaat-cash.
trscl MY, tssse; July, soAeGsosse, On
lsssc; Mo- northern. 77AaQ77Mo.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

Correspondence Chicago R~ecord-FIer-
aid: Baron Francatti Is perhaps the
richest man in Venice. He is a He
brew. His father married into the
Rothschild family and he has repre-
scented them in Venice for many years.
He lives in an ancient palace, which
was completely restored about fifty
years ago and is one Of the show
places which tourists visit. The count
is q d%ilettante, fond of the arts and
sciences, and very public-spirited in
connection with Ventian affairs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

"A Guilford, Me-, young man, who has
been In the way ofswriting a large num-
Der of lettersSfor a special purpose
within a short period of time, and had
been in the habit of signing them
Yours truly, George P. jerks (the
name is changed for obvious reasons,
was called upon to make a prayer in q
Locial meeting. He made an eloquent
appeal to the throne of grace, n
closed with, instead Of the customary
Amen Yours truly, George p
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

New York Sun: The city of New
York, through it's charities department.
engages quite extensively in the agri-
cultural line. During the summer Of
1901 the official harvest was 60 BUSH
edls Of onions, Al bushels of rhubarb,
96 bushels of beans, Is bushels of par
ships, Al bushels of carrots, 2 bushels
of radishes, 4,743 heads Of cabbage, g.
1857 heads OF lettuce, II bushels Of spin
ach. IS bushels of tomatoes. II bushels
of leeks, 1921 ears of corn, 34S squashes
and 957 cucumbers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
THE MARKETS.
sioux City Live STOCK.

Sioux City, Jan. 11.-Sioux City Stock
Yards-Hogs-Light and common; mixed,
S5.lon6.10; good mixed and heo Wy, S6.l5@
$50.
Cattie-Fat cows ard heifers. s2.5O04.5O
stock cows and heifers. 81. Wm3.OO: stock
S4.O0@6. so; yearlings and calves, 81. 5V054.W.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
Hearing on Requisition.

Pierre, s. D., Jan. 14.-Governor Her
reid has set Wednesday. January Is,
as a date for hearing on the applica-.
ton of the governor of Nebraska for a
requisition for Samuel Dayley, wanted
in Boyd county, Neb., on a charge Of
child stealing.
The indications from statements by
the attorney for the defendant would
indicate that it is a family fight for
possession Of a child.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
MRS. FRANKLIN EXPIRES
Wife OF Deadwood Banker Dies 49,
Years of Sickness.

Deadwood, S. D.. Jan. 13.-Mrs. Henry
Franklin, wife of the well known bank
;er of Deadwood, died at II O'Clock last
night in Chicago. She had been i'll se"-
eral years. The remains will be brought
to Deadwood for interment. Mrs.
Franklin came to DeadWood tWenty-
five years ago. Her husband is general
manager of the Golden Reward Mining
company. N. E. Franklin is an only
son. He was at her bedside when shf
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
NEIL GETS DEGlSiON.
Defeats Mike Donovan-Hawkin,
60 Defeats

Los Angeles, Jan. ia. Nell Of san
francisco was given the decision over
Mike Donovan at the end of a twenty
round bout.
Seattle, Jan. lin a twenty round
fight last night Del Hawkins got the
decision over Perry Queenan. Both men
in good shape at the eEd of the
light
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

North Carolina has Its perennial class
OF shiftless citizens which includes
most of the negroes and the poor
white trash These people ac-
cumulate anything. They go In debt
to the local merchant for God and
clothing, pledging an ungrown crop In
payment. If the crop fails they are
hopelessly involved, and that ppears
to be the condition Of large numbers
at present..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
Weddina N Huron

Huron. s. d, Jan. 13.-Philip Koeren
of Kasota, Mimi. and Miss Carrie G.
McAllister of this city We're married;
the home of h brides parents
Wednesday evening. The Rev. Edwin
Brown Of Wolsey, assisted by Rev. r.
a. Wander Las, Of this place. OBLIGATED.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

An American woman travelling in the
far east noticed that her relatives sent
her magazines with the advertisements
torn out@in order to economfze on post
age. Sheswrote them that If they must
tear out something to leave the adver-
tisements and eliminate the reading
matter.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

All the transportation in Venice is
done BY gondolas, big and little. The
freighting and delivery service is car
ried on by means of barges built on the
same lines as the gondolas, the mer-
chants either send the goods of their
customers home that way or in pam
SSniers upon the backs OF men.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

Byron's Poems on Various Occa-
sions,t' privately printed in Newark in
1907, original green boards and uncut
lenyes, but with back missing, was
sold IN London for $645. "A first edition
of Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield
Salisbury, 1776, brought $500. Last May
o. copy was sol dior SAFE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

There are only two republican mem-
bers of the present house OF represent
atiyes from North Ca~rolIna4and both
are from the mountain districts of the.
western part of the state, where white
voters predominate overwhelmingly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

Z Anton Lang. who took the part OF
Christ in the Oberammergau play last.
summer. was married at Christmas to;
the girl who sang the mystical song
Her father is Jacob Ruiz. the village
Blacksmith and leader of the chorus.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

1t is said that Herbert G. Hoover is
one SofSthe highest salaried mes.. OF his
years in the industrial world. AT the
age Of t~wenty-nine he sin receipts of
SIS 900 annually for his services as q
mining expert.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
eouth Oman,

! South Omaha, Jan. n-Hogs-Receipts,
e'oVo, Market slow: Light and mixed,
S5.5e46. 25; heavy, S6.25dl6.55.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900. Market strong.
steers, s3.4ca6.s0; cows, sl.25u45o; feed
Sheep-Receipts, 1900. Market strong.
official close-Hegs - Receipts, 9'5Oe.
4eayy steady to &c lower; others 5al0c
10 over; Light and mixed. 81 .5Og6.25; heavy,
Cattle-Receipts, 1900. Market steady.
sheep-Receipts. 1880. Market strong.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17
Kansas. CItv.

, d kansas City. Jan. n;.cattle-Receipts.
@6.SO;; Texans and Indian steers "a S 7aS
o oaixa. st e and feeders, s3:Ooa4.51G;
Hogs-Receipts, 12,OOo. Market &c low
light, $5.4Uo6. 20. ~ ost'Seo.'V'
Sheep-Reeeipts, 1000. Market strong.
Mnttons, y. 2o4.4 .; lambs, IS. o 1907 west.
en- Wetners, S3.loQ4. Boz ewes, S3.5Qa4sl Z
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-17

Genoa, In tearing downSan old church L
small underground room was found full
of art objects of the Roman time. chiefs
siy chiseled silver amphorae and vases
filled With gold and silver coins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-23
IN THE GRANITE TRADE
;sincSs is Good and the Outlook is all
That Could be Desired.

Conditions in the granite trade, in
t,.s city, as well as elsewhere, indi-
cate a busy, prosperous summer. The
schedules governing wages continue in
force with exceptions in perhaps a few
trade centeIs, and there is little to re-
tard work in any quarter.
Work at the HallOwell Granite
Works has seldom been better. Men
arc constantly arriving to accept posi-
tons, and there promises to be an
Abundance of work throughout the
summer. About 800 men are now en-
ployed ut the city sheds of the COM
pany.
Another huge column for the New
York Hall of Records, was transferred
from the cutting sheds at BOdWell to
the city yards of the Hallowell Granite
Works, Tuesday. 1t was boxed, ready
for shipment, and fills the entire length
and breadth of one of the specially con-
structed fat cars used in transporting
granite.
1t was approximately of Sc tons
weight and team of &c horses was
used to effect the transfer. Very good
time was made, one and one-half hours
being consumed en- route, while the
mum load is about one and one-quarter
hours. Quick travel would not be pos
sible without the macadamized high
way which is ever to be depended upon.
The columns entering into the con-
struction of the Hall of Records in
clude eight of the enormous size just
spoken of, 16 of somewhat smaller di-
mension and five tons less weight, and
80 of three-quarter length. Six of the
columns have now been received >at the
city yards for shipment.
AT Quincy, Mass, business has been
very duh for some time, owing to the
quarrymens strike which has recently
been settled, upon the following terms:
This year they work eight hours per
day for seven months, and nine hours
the other five months; in the year 1908,
they work eight hours for nine months
and nine hours for three months; in
1904 it is eight hours for ten months.
and nine hours for two months. The
pay is to be the same for eight hours
as it was for nine, previous to the
strike. If the Barre quarrymen get an
eight-hour day, before 1905, the quar-
rymen are to get the same. The de-
mand was for an eight hour day, the |
pay to be the same as had been re-
ceived for day of nine hours.
Vinal Haven firms have full lists of |
employees, and business conditions are
quite as favorable at Hurricane, Me-.
Hardwick. VT. Barre, VT, Concord. N.
H., and Milford. Mass. At South Nor
ridgewock the Lewiston library is COM
pleted and the Bangor Court house is |
row under the hammer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-23

Second street residents report Dad
break in the fence on the southerly APP
preach to the Second street bridge over
the Maine Central tracks. The fence Is
entirely missing for some distance ana
the sidewalk takes a decided slope so
that pedestrians need to take care and
not take many n:issteps at the risk OF
fall over the embankment. Two ac-
cidents have occurred in that i'm
mediate vicinity within few months,
but fortunately neither has resulted in
severe injuries to the persons con-
cerncd. Not long ago lineman of the
New England Telephone Co. had the
misfortune to fail from pole upon
which he was adjusting wires, and 1t
seems, descended with SO much force
that two rails of a heavy embankment
fence We're broken like toothpickS. 1t
is safe to say that the unfortunate line
man noticed the fall somewhat, but no
bones were broken and work was re-
sumed after q short rest.