The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-30

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the writer had the pleasure of meet
ing J. I. Ingersol, landlord of the
Jester house, at Rapid City. The
writer has never enjoyed the hospi-
tally Of the Jester house, but if the
house is as good as the landlord, it'll
is certainly all right.-Central Reg
lister.
State Senator John f. Schrader
has introduced a bill in the senate
asking for $15.0 900 for an additional
building and equipment for the
State School Of Mines in tits city.
It is hoped that the bill will go.
through, for if it does the School Of
Mines will not need to take a back
seat for any educational institution
in the west.
Robert Ralston and Al Fay start
ed Thursday for Foster, Ore, where
Mr.. Ralston has been located for
about two years. He tells as that
Jake Winters and Billy VonKannon
are there and have made quite a
stake in mining. Mr.. Fay will look
the country over and if he likes it he
will locate there.-Keystone Recor-
der.
Reno B. Wolbourn lectured on
wireless %telegraphy at Library hall
before an ~appreciatiye audience
Monday evening. His talk and de-
monstrations were indeede a revela-
ton and caused his hearers to won
der where inventive science would
stop. The entertainment was a
number Of the lecture course series
and was one of the most entertain.
ing ard instructive ever put on here.
Pete Jensen has been awarded the
contract of carrying the mail from
Keystone to Rapid City to take eff
feet next Tuesday. Now If our east
ern mail comes by way of Rapid
City instead Of Hermosa we will not
receive our mail till next morning,
or a delay in our eastern mail Of 10
hours, This will indeed be pleasant?
We are in hopes, however, that our
mail will come by Hermosa as usual.
Keystone Recorder.
The trails OF the cattle men across
the riverar numerous. Not only
are many Of their cattle out on the
range and feed short for what they
have rounded up, but even the mag
pies are getting in their work on
the cattle that were branded not
very long ago. The birds light
right on the CRITTERS and pick
their flesh out Of thu brand, making
ugly sores in some cases. Ofcourse,
this prevails only along the rivers
where the birds i wintering.-
Chamberlain Democrat.
The soldier who stole a team
and9buggy last week from Main
street, and wanteda little ride for
fun, will probably be turned over 70
the authorities at Fort Meade. The
war department can punish him
enougghby sending him to the Phil
ippines with his regiment, get him
out of the way, and relieve Meade
countya of the expense of a trial.
Some n says two years in the
Philippines is as bad as two at
Sioux Falls.-Sturgis Record. !.
Died, at Spokane, S. D., L~aurance
and Clarence, the twin sons of Mr.
andsMrs Pearl Remington, of pneu-
monia, aged three years and one
month. The funeral services were
held at Hermosa on Wednesday, il
the congregational church by Rey.
Ihettle5of Rapid City, and the re-
mainssof the two little ones laid at
rest in Highland Park cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Remington have the
sympathy OF all IN their bereave-
ment.-Buffalo Gap Republican.
sylvanus Merica died of old age
and general debility insthis city last
Saturday. He had been q resident
ofthis city for about d year and
was q years Of age. He leaves
eight children, three Of whom are
residents Of this city-Mrs. N. 3.
Wilson, Mrs. Z. j. Garhart and
Sylvanus MericaJ II. Funeral servi-
9ees 'Rsse conducted MMonaay after
noon andsthe remains were laid TO
their last rest in Mountain View
cemetery. The sympathy Of the
community goes out tothe bereaved
relatives.
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