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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
FINE CABLE PIANO
and $50 IN GOLD
GIVEN AWAY!
A Straight Prize-Giving Con
test With No Unfair Fea-
lures of Any Kind.

Here is the biggest, best and squar-
est prize giving contest ever conducted
in Rapid City-a magnificent $4,000
Hobal NJ. Gable piaLo and $4,000 in
gold given away absolutely free. Fol-
lowing are the conditions OF this inter
esting contest:
On November 5, 1903, the Merchants
Protective Association of Rapid City
will give one of the famous Hobart NJ.
Cable standard s4OO pianos to the
church, lodge or other organization re-
ceiying the largest number of votes up
to that date, and $4,000 in gold to the
one receiving the second largest num-
Der of votes. Tick. Is, or votes, are
now being given free with every TEN
CENT cash purchase at the store OF the
merchants named below. You are en-
titled to one vote for every ten cents
you expend. The ballot box is 10 lated
at the store of the Tom Sweeney Hard
ware Co., where all votes must be de-
posted. This beautiful piano can be
seen at the department store OF the
Lathrop- Reeves Mercantile Co.
The votes are counted every week
bv an impartial committee of three re-
sponsible men from three prominent
organizations of the town. and the
standing Of all contestants will be pub
lished in The UNION every Friday.
Unlike other contests OF this nature,
necessary precautions have been TAX On
to prevent all unfair issuing OF tickets
and und unfair voting. Every organi-
zation entering this contest is assured
an honest vote and fair count.
The following business men are now
issuing tickets in this contest;
Hardware-Tom Sweeney Hardwa
Company.
Drugs-C. D. Matteson.
Grocery and Bakery-H. w. Jones
y Co.
Dry Goods and Clothing-L. Morris
Co.
Millinery and Ladies' Furnishings
Mrs. ida Hall.
Dry Goods and Observation-Disclosures
Bros.
Groceries,. A. c. Siedenberg.
Cigars and Tobacco Ed. Selwinder.
Confectionery and Stationery-H. c.
Gambrill
Meat Market-Chas. Schuster.
Drugs-John Young.
Groceries-Henry Grocery Co.
Ladies' Furnishings-Ow & Glenn
ems.
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing
neutrality-suspicious. Reeves
Mercantile co.
Book, Job and Commercial Printing.
| Art. w. Grid.
Meat Market-A. A. Mallow
Frrniture-J. a. Behrens.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
A REMARKABLE ORCHID.
Specimen of s'Neclklace" Variety wo

Specimen of ssNeck1ace" Variety Won
Medal In Boston.
The most remarkable orchid ever
shown in Horticultural hall at Boston
was exhibited the other day, says the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. 1t took
the Massachusetts Horticultural socie
tvs silver medal.
The plant is Of the variety known
as the necklace orchid" in which the
flowers are arranged alternately on
dropping strings, the largest of which
on this plant is three feet. There ar
eleven Of these lacelike strings Of
blooms containing in all 1856 single
blooms. The plant is about four years
old. The variety is native of Borneo
and was introduced into England about
1884.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
When in Hot Springs.

Stop at Hot Springs Hotel and
Minnekahta Bath House. Sixty
rooms, steam heat, rates 81 and 81
per day. Single bath so cents; IL
baths IS. Our hotel is homelike and
our baths are Of natural hot water
from the famous Indian springs.
known as the Minnekahta Springs.
Will relieve rheumatism, stomach
trouble, bright's disease, dyspepsia,
paralysis, dropsy, catarrh, female
diseases, skin and blood diseases.
American ard European plan. Free
buss. Phone 80.
W. N. BARR, Manager.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03

Notice Of Settlement of Final Ac-
count.
State of South Dakota,
County of Pennington.
In the matter of the estate of Ole P.
Oleson, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that Andrew
M. Oleson, administrator OF the estate
of Ole P. Oleson, deceased, has render.
ed and presented for final settlement
and filed in this court his final account
Of his administration OF said estate and
his petition for the final distribution
OF said estate: and that Wednesday,
the first day of July, 1903. at 10 o'clock
a. NJ, at the Office of the county Judge
in the CITY of Rnpid City, in said coun-
ty of Pennington, has been appointed
by the judge of said court for the final
settlement OF said final account and
the distribution of said estate, at
which time and place any peoson inter-
ested in said estate may appear and
file his exceptions in writing to the
final account and distribution and con-
test the same.
In testimony whereof we have caus-
ed the seal OF the county court OF said
county of Pennington and state OF
South Dakota to be hereunto affixed.
Witness: Hon. james Boyd, Judge Of
the County Court in and for said coun.
ty of Pennington, at his office in the
city of Rapid City in said county, this
18th day OF June, 1903.
j. S. CAN'T.
Clerk OF County Court.
BY J. P. McElroy, Deputy.
First publication June 10.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
EXTRA SESSION.
!, Of CONGRESS!
President Chooses No
vember 9th as the
Day.
THE CUBAN RECIPROCITY
Treaty Will be Disposed of
During the Extra SEES
sion,

Washington, June Monday, No
vember 9, is the date tentatively set by
the President for the assembling of
Congress in extra session for action by
the House on The Cuban treaty and the
discussion OF such other matters as may
be submitted.
1t is not thought there will be any
change in this date or in the Presi-
dents mind about calling an extra
session. He has informed some OF his
callers in the last few days that he in
tends to assemble Congress in extra
session at that time.
This will give Congress nearly a
month to work in before the date for
the regular session of that body. The
first Monday in December, the time
fixed by law for regular sessions to be-
gin, falls on December this year. BY
beginning on Novem Der 9 there is be-
lieved to be plenty of time to dispose
OF the Cuban tariff matter.
The programme Of the Republican
leaders in Congress will be to permit
all The opportunity desired during the
the extra session for debate on the
tariff, reciprocity and kindred subjects.
After the regular session begins little
oppol tunity will be allowed, and the
Republican leaders and committees
will work together to prevent the tariff
taking up any time or holding an place
Of Importance in Legislative business.
The republican policy will be to keep
the tariff from attaining a top.notch
from December until the close of Con-
gress. The policy and attitude on the
tariff in the presidential election will
depend on future developments and on
the position OF the democrats next
wear,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
Novel Charity.

A novel plan for benefting the funds
Of the British Railway Benevolent In
stitution has been devised by the Irish
railway managers. 1t has been decid-
ed to collect from railway men a suffi-
Gent number of stories and Incidents
humorous and thrilling -appertain-
ing to railway life to make up a book,
which will he published and sold for q
shilling, for the benefit Of the funds Of
the Institution.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
New Russian shina.

The Russian admiralty has ordered
the laying down of two battle ships of
1900 tons for the Black sea fleet. One
will be built at the Nikolaieff and the
other at the Seyastopol admiralty yard.
The machinery will be ordered from
private firms. Three new torpedo boat
destroyers for the Black sea feet will
also be ordered Of private firms The
new boats will be Of the same type as
the Zavietni and Zavidni, which have
been built at Nikolaieff.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
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Cool Minnesota.

The Northwestern Line will have
some exceedingly low rates to st. Paul,
Minneapolis ans Duluth during the
SINNER months.
Better figure on spending your va
eaton at Lake Minnetonka, Whits
Bear or some other summer resort in
Minnesota or North Wisconsin.
Ask any Agent Northwestern Line
for particulars. or address,. A.
Kuhn, A. q. F. & P. A. Omaha, Nebr.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
|IhIu Special Reduced
1l!sw Excursion Rates
GIEKEIN

Will be in effect from all points on
the Chicago g. North Western Rail.
way fer the occasions named below
Los Angeles, May 2lst TO June I'd,
Presb terrain General Assembly.
Indianapolis, Ind, June 9Th to l4tb,
Travellers Protective Association.
Indianapolis. Ind. juno 18th to oath,
Modern Woodmen OF America.
Boston, July 9th to 10th, National
i Educational Association.
Saratoga Springs, N. T., July 7th to
10th, Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine.
Denver, July eth to 18th, United
Christian Endeavor.
Detroit, Mich, July 10th to 10th,
Epworth League.
Baltimore, Md, July 2lst to Esd,
I. B. r. q. Il.
San Francisco, August 18th to I'D,
&c. a. r.. meeting.
Baltimore, Md, Sept. 2lst to 10Th,
Sovereign Grand Ledge, |. Q. Q. f.
For information as to rates, dates Of
sale, etc, OF these or other occasions,
call upon the ticket agent OF the
North Western Line.
Get your lodge into the Gable pi'
.ano contest and get the piano Tree
Votes will do it and they re treel
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
New Northwestern Train,

Effective May 10th, straight PASS
senger train will be put in service b.
tween Chadron and Casper, leaving
Chadron daily except Sunday at $3.50 a.
M, Crawford, 1922 a. m, arriving at
one p. m. East bound leave Casper
3:l5 p. M, Crawford 9:07 p. M, arriv-
ing at 10 p. m.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03

y STRAYED-From 81 ranch on Cane creek
one sorrel saddle horse branded 80 lett houl.
der, white strip in face, white BEE hind feet,
last seen near John Hart ranch on Bad River
Other horses branded EsffB left thigh and RsY
on left thigh. Reward Ega paid for return EsM
Of any or all OF the above horses to Jones Bro
thers Rapid City, S. d.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
TCCD SLOAN.

During the last TWO years TODD
Sloan. The jockey. has been busy spend
ing his money he accumulated while
riding and the INST elaborate stories
are told Of his methods of disposing of
his wealth. 1t is said that Todd Sloan
is now in financial straits, but Todd
himself has denied this. An eastern
bcosmaker in commenting on Sloan 5
remarka bic extravaganza, had the fol
lowing 20 say recently:
Five years ago this fail. When .FeGd
was able to climb on board a $50 plug
ard with the aid if caressing clucK
and a r3ir OF hands that M woman
or blind persons s ever equaIed fer Gel
icaey or sensitiveness, make the cheap
skate run ever and disgrace smashing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

fields of stake animals with their five
few OF the wise lines into young Mister
Sloan.
W much a day does il cost you
and yourself 10 live, Todd asked him
one night in the Ahkound's suite OF the
Broadway Hotel, where ne had pretty
near a whole fl-or for his chambers.
Bout two hundred-sometimes
more. said ne blowing smoke wreath
from a cigar tat was big enough and
U5ack enough 70 para!y2e lie digestion
9 a roustabeut coon On Mississippi
river steamer. He had ta=se cigars,
the same kiad kind that the czar i
Russia before the present ore used
to smoke. made for him IN Cuba. and
they cost him $500 a thousand. pat.
'Uh huh. said I. Got few pfen-
nings tucked away underneath the oil
cloth On the top shelf of the kitchen
: cupboard. haven't you?' I asked him.
I'm worth about half million
4 ,ars. said Todd. swelling up.
are. hey2 std I. Well, that's
a pretty cute looking start OF blues.
isn't it? How long do you expect % GO
on riding2'
@Oh. until havn't got acy msars,
replied the tz.7gy 56ck, iIaEatiently.
let's chin about something else. =
Kansas City Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
EAS EB ALL.

At a meeting Of the baseball asso-
citation held Friday afternoon / vas
decided not to accept the terms offer
ed By Bert Blue to manage the team
fer next season. and at , o'clock Harry
Clayton signed a contract - manage
the team for next season. Many Of the
directors do not look upon Bite as
being a more valuable man chal CiaE-
ton and the terms Of tn latter We're
more reasonable Clayton is a young
man bur had demonstrated that he has
good Judgment. and il is The general
opinion that the affairs of the team
will be safe in his hands. If Pine
Bluff does not have a winning team
next year it will not be Clayton's fault
The new manager has already opened
correspondence with several valuable
players and Will begin signing con-
tracts January l. he SAYS he will not
so after an expensive team but viii
endeavor to sign and develop promis=
ing ing players Clayton favors the
salary limit Is fixed by the league
meeting and will stand BIZ it il offer
ing salaries for next season. He thinks
he can get most Of the best OF last
years players to sign for next season
He expects to have team here for
practice by the middle Of next April.
AL Of the directors express themselves
as being satisfied with the choice for
manager and all will go to work =
boost the team for next season
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
FOOTBALL.

Ths lovers Of tz.otball will probably
see the last game of the season in Pine
Bluff Christmas day when the locals
will try conclusions with the Athletics
association Of Little Rock. Tile game
has been arranged and will be played
at Bell park. An effort was made to
get another game with the Alpha Taus
Of Little Rock, but that team disband-
ed after the game Thanksgiving day.
and the Athletics promptly filled the
date The visitors Will present
strong lineup f1r the game, and are
said to be stronger than the former
team. The locals have also been
strengthened with the addition of sew
eral new men who have been playing g
at college this fall and the game will
be an interesting one
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
S ortin n e w S

nam is second and Hill Of Nashville 5
third.
jim DeIehanty Of Little Rock is the
real leader, as he played in ninety
games. ana has an average OF So. OF
the players who played in all, or near
II al. the games. the order Is: smith
OF Shreveport. Brouthers Of New Or
.eans. Peck of Shreveport. Stafford of
Atlanta and NJ .esworth Of Montgom
ety
Deegherty OF Atlanta easily leads
The pitchers in percentage of games
won having lost but one game Of the
ten he is credited with pitching. that
being the first one in which he ofticia 1
ed. Of the twiriers who played the
season through, Fisher Of Shreveport
leads. with Guese Of Little Rock see
ond
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

The official batting. fielding and
pitchers averages Of the Southern
league for the season of 1903 Wee
completed during the past week
The leaders of the different tables
are:
Individual batting-CrabeH, Birming-
ham, 444.
Pitcher-Dslg lghe herty Atlanta. 1000
Fielding, eatcher-Lynch. Little
RocN. .9S5.
Pitching-Dougherty Atlanta, 1000.
First base-Stafford. Atlanta, 981
Second base-Hennager Little Rock.
964.
Third base-Kennedy, Nashville.
/ 900.
Shortstop-Atz, Memphis, 966.
Outfelder-Leidy, New Orleans
1000.
While the averages give Crabeli. the
preacher pitcher of Birmingham as
the leader in batting he played in but
fifteen games Kennedy of Birming-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
Golden Wedden
Rye Whiskey ~

is the best grade made for
family purposes. 1t is used
by nearly all the Druggists for
Medical purposes. | also
handle Virginia Dare Wine,
which is universally used for
family use.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

Christmas day will practically see
the close of the season in the football
world, as no big games are scheduled
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

after that date. Yale easily leads the
e. .Iege world as the champions this
year. by decided victory ever Har-
yard.
IN the south The championship lies
5etween Vanderbilt anG Sowanee, with
the former perhaps the stronger 81 me
two Clemson college. 5. {. aa3 Tulane
university. Ia. also showed ~ strong
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

Hennegar, the ex.Pine Bluffian. ranks
well I'D among the batters in ii Soatz
ern league with an average OF 543. kie
also leads the second basemen in
fielding. He played in ffty-tWo games.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

Judge W NJ kavanaugh Of Little
Rock has again been chosen president
of the Southern league which met ii
Atlanta last week. 1t was also decid-
ed to open the season April Il. 1904.
and close about October I which
makes longer season t@an here5a-
FORE Memphis was awarded the pen
nant for 1863 by two points yer Lit
lie Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
WILEY JONES

Keeps the best grades Of pure
straight RVe & Co II Whiskies
made. T h e PENNSYLVANIA
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-18
DISCUSS SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Every school in Cass County Repre-
sented in the COnven-
tion.

PLATTsMoUTH, Neb.. June 17-(spe-
cial.)-The third annual convention of the
Cass County Sunday School association
was held in the Christian church in Louis
Vile Monday and Tuesday An illustrated
address by Fred L. Evans of Council Bluffs
was much enjoyed. Prof steidley, the
new field secretary. conducted a round
table discussion which was very helpful
and suggestive. Miss Haines of st. Louis
who has recently been engaged by the
state committee to conduct the primary
work, spoke upon that subject in the
evening. Mr.. Evans gave a chalk talk on
''rhe Efficient Sunday School," which was
unique in its treatment and afforded many
useful and practical suggestions. One or
the pleasant features of the session was
the address Of welcome by G. W. Mayfield
and the response by Rev. Martin of Elm
wood on behalf of the delegates. Each
school in the county was represented and
a large delegation was in attendance from
this city. The spirit and enthusiasm OF
this convention was the best ever known
in this county. The entertainment COM
mittee provided ample and generous ac-
commodations for all.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-18
NeIEhbor. Honor a Pioneer.

HUMBOLDT Neb., June 17.-Cspecial)-
DR.. J. G. Cox, one OF the pioneer citizens
Of the city. was l'ven a surprise last even
ing by about twenty OF his neighbors on
the occasion OF his eightieth birthday an
niversary. Among the guests were the two
daughters of Mr.. Cox, Miss Sallie Cox,
teacher in the city schools Of Sail Lake
City, Utah, and Mrs. Hit Of Shenandoah.
Ia, who, with her husband and children,
arrived a few days ago. The remaining
son, Sam d. Cox Of SCOTS Blum, Neb., at
one time publisher of the Daily Call in
Lincoln, was unable to be present DR..
Cox is q native of Kentucky and received
his education at Hanover college in In
diana. His professional studies were be-
gun when he was 26 years old and in 1853
he commenced the practice of the medical
profession at Jacksonville, III. In 1872 he
came to Humboldt and was the first
physician of the city. but of late years has
retired from active practice. DR.. Cox
served under General Taylor in the Mex
lean war and participated in the battle of
Buena Vista. In the civil war he served
as assistant surgeon of the 1O5th Illinois
volunteer infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-18
LINCOLN eRoCERS AT PICNIC
About Thirteen Hundred People At
tend Outing Held at
Beatrice.

BEATRICE. Neb., June 17-(speciai Tel
egram.)-T members OF the Lincoln Re-
tail Grocers' association and their families
held their annual picnic on the chautauqua
grounds today. A special train of thir-
teen coaches, carrying the picnic party.
arrived In the city at II 80 over the Bur-
lington road. From the depot the visitors
were escorted to the grounds, where din
ner was served. The afternoon was de-
voted to outdoor sports. the principal fea-
ture Of which was a base ball game be-
tween the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion team of Lincoln and the Beatrice
nine the former winning by a score of "a
to 4. The visitors returned home at $50
this evening apparently well pleased with
the outing. The Second Regiment band
furnished the music. 1t is estimated that
the party numbered about 1900
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-18
New Grass Makes Fine Pastures.

YORK, Neb., June 17-(special) John
Breemer, one of the largest alfalfa grow
ers and commonly known as Alfalfa John
Breemer. brought to the city a sample
growth Of meadow fescue pasture grass
The sample which is the average height
of a forty-acre field, is about thirty inches.
Grass seed was sown last fall. Cattle had
run on part of the pasture and had packed
the ground and ate the grass close to the
ground, yet II shows no injury. James
Barr has sixty acres and Charles Keckley
has fifty acres, and many others have
smaller fields. These farmers believe they
have pastures that will keep a larger num-
ber and more quickly mature cattle than
the equal Of acres in Iowa, Missouri and
Illinois Farmers who have sown meadow
fescue will not sell their farms for 500 per
acre, and are ready to prove that no land
wherever located can raise as large crops
Of grass and better hay and pasture.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-18

ST. FRANCIS, Kan, June 1.-THE same
curious crowds were on hand this morning
when the second day of the preliminary
hearing of Chauncey Dewey, w. j. Nc
Rride and Clyde Wilson, charged with the
Berry murders began The same pre-
cautions were taken as on yesterday and
no one entered the court house who was
not searched. The militia guards were in
the same place as yesterday. and although
everything has been quiet the authorities
are taking every precaution to avoid any
possible trouble.
The cowboys Of the Dewey ranch, Ed
Tucker and AL. winship. who were sent
to jail yesterday for refusing to answer
questions are still in prison. Thus far
no witnesses has been able to show that
any beyond the prisoners were in the party
and should the Dewey cowboys still per-
sist in their refusal to testify they may
yet escape the arrests with which they
have been threatened until some new
evidence develops.
\ The first witness called today was Il. NJ.
Phillips, a member of the coroner's jury
! which examined the bodies of the Berrys.
He said that Of the dead, Birch was the
only one armed, and when the body was
examined his gun was found In Its holster
On the bodies of Alpheus and Daniel Berry
no weapons were found.
M p. Week, who visited the Berry home
Immediately after the shooting, was next
called Attorney General Coleman ques-
toned him He confirmed the former wit
ness that Birch Berry's weapon had not
been taken from its holster. and that no
weapons had been found on the others.
His cross-examination was brief and moth
| ing new was developed.
County Attorney T. d. Hotchkiss, who
was next called. told of a visit to the
Berry home. and corroborated the testi-
mony of the other witnesses as to the
finding of no weapons on the dead bodies
! He was cross-examined at length, but
nothing new was developed. The entire
morning developed little new testimony and
passed very slowly.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-18

ANSLEY, Neb., June l7.-(SpeciaL )-After
a years trial the hand cream separator
and the COW have brought TO light a great
and growing new industry for this part Of
Nebraska. At Mason over 1900 was paid
out to the farmers for cream for the month
OF May, and at Ansley like amount was
paid out for cream. The B. & NJ. railway
runs on the local passenger an extra freight
car three times a week to haul the cream
in. At Ansley and Mason the b. & NJ.
Railway company has erected high plat
forms from which the cream cans are
loaded in the cars. The cream platform at
Ansley will take care of 800 cans at one
time.