The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16

in two volumes covering nearly 1000
folio pages and has many artistic illus
ations.
Tom Swceny bought one of the finest
Indian dresses this week ever brought
into the city. 1t is decorated with two
hundred and seven genuine elk teeth
and costs a sum that requires three
figures to write.
Chief Crazy Horse accompanied by a
few Of his trusted braves gave an ex-
hibition of Indian dancing on the streets
Tuesday evening to good sized audi
enoe. A big bonfire helped make
things lively for them
The Journal states that the case of
Joe Gossage vs.. the heirs OF his grand
mothers estates is to be tried at Of
tumwa, Iowa, this week. Joe is in Of
tumwa and has been for a couple of
weeks looking after his interests.
Tie beaming countenance OF Paul
Murphy was seen on our streets last
week. He brought his sisters in from
their ranch to spend the winter in
Rapid. He returned the following day
looking as hale and hearty as OF yore.
]. w. Mcbride, who went out with
the Carnival company last week for a
little sightseeing trip, returned this
week. He reports Max Granger, who
signed out with the company as an
"African dodger," carrying out his part
OF the program with dignity and care.
Jas. Trimbie, who has been manager
OF the gas compans ut this place, will
soon leave for Alphcnas Mich, where
he has been transferred by his com
pany. Hery iBirnbaum, who has for
years worked with the Congdon Hard
ware company, has been appointed as
manager.
Attorney Whitfield writes that he
sustained quite a serious accident by
reason of running into a clothes line
while at a friends home. it appears he
was running in order to post letter
and ran into clothes line which re-
suited in him losing one tooth and
loosening several others,
Four companies composing the First
squadron of the Sixth cavalry OF TT.
Meade passed through town on prac-
| tice march which will consume some
fifteen days. Every year the soldiers
are out on u short campaign" so they
may be at last somewhat used to cam
| paigning in case it becomes necessary
Tho boys have been having good
deal of fun at Ike Noye's expense lately,
Ike to ok spin back east for little
trip recently and Immediately the re-
port went out that he was to return
with bride. Ike came back single,
aud heart safe and sound, but some o.
his friends say he had the time of his
life to square himself with his best girl.
For several months the mayor Of
Fort Pierre, Dr.,J. G. Lavery, has been
having tests made of the raw material
in the bluffs near that town as to thei
qualities for the manufacture OF CO.
ment. Ths reports sent back by the
parties who are making the tests are
most gratifying, and the people OF that
expect at an early date to secure the
men with the necessary capital to fully
develop the cement possibilities which
they have in the natural state.
Mrs. Frank J. Hamley OF Rapid City.
died of cancer last Friday, sept. 8. 1904.
OF q family OF five. four children and 3
husband are left to deeply feel the loss
OF q devoted christian mother and wife.
She had been q great sufferer of late
months and seemed relieved when told
that the end OF her suffering was near.
Rev j. A. Smith conducted the funeral
services at the house last Sunday, and
the Degree of Honor at the cemetary,
The cement layers are making good
progress with their work and will soon
be don, with the cross walk on the
Pennington County bank corner
When through they will commence lay
ing cement walk for the First Ma
tional bank that will extend from the
west corner OF Matteson's new drug
store clear around the bank to the al
Hey ON Seventh street, We uRaeresand
also the First National bank has agreed
| to lay cement walk In front OF the old
DAILY stand OH corner Of Main and
Seventh providing the council will put
In q cement culwert and walk across
Main street from the bank similar to
1.-THE one now being finished across from
the Pennington county. The Union is
fYesys glad &c note these improvements
| in the main walks. Cement makes an
ideal walk and the cement people say
Ithey have large amount of work al
lready blocked out ahead in town.
The cost is now githsn reason twenty
lcents foot--a price heretofore out Of
! the question on account OF the exces-
sive freight charges. It comes from
Colorado.