The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-29

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ments in the Lead papers. So far
our local dealers have net ventured
beyond very modest announcements
| which are beneficial to some extent.
but compared to the Lead mans
campaign it looks IS though he
was in q fair way to get the pcrsim-
mons.
Miss Alma Leary who has been
attending the Normal School at
lSpearish returned this week to
attend her mother who is quite i'll.
Mrs. Ladgin is confined to her
room with a rather sever cold. DR..
Flick who is attending her, states
her case is not q serious u
Cattle trains for the eastern
markets ore running through town
every few hours these days.
The Sunday evening subject at
the Methodist church will be "The
Bible in Contrast with the Sacred
Books of the East" In the morn
ing the subject will be "The Atone
ment." Rev. F. Fremont Case, pas
tor.
Judge MCGEE returned this week
from Lawrence county where he has
been holding court.
There has been a series of burg
larles in the Hills Of late beginning
at Buffalo Gap, then at Hot Springs
and next at Custer and Central.
In the course of time they will prob
ably get around to Rapid, for evil
IDENTIFY there is an organized gang ut
work.
The Union is in receipt OF a writ
ten communication from Colonel
Richard E. Lee, dated at Belle
Fourche which is intended to make
clear, reasonable and j~ustitiable GER
tain suspicious circumstances during
the Colonel's last visit here in which
members OF the fair sex were sup
pused to have fallen victims to
his charms. Although the Colonel's
denials possess both brevity and
charming literary style, the expla-
nation advanced is hardly convinc-
ing enough. We feel we can not
quite receive him back to our bosom
without further proof OF purity OF
his character.
Attorney Whitfield returned this
week from California and Oregon
where he and his family have been
visiting for some weeks. Mr.. Whit
field arranged for the family TO
remain at Portland, Ore. while he
closes up his business here. Mrs.
W. was very ill while in California,
in fact for a time her life was dis.
pared OF. She improved rapidly,
upon going to Oregon and is now
enjoying good health. Mr.. Whit
field brought back a novelty from
Salt Lake City, a fac smile OF the
first issue of the Deseret News, of
June /, 1850. MIR. Whitfield will
leave for his permanent location
Portland, Oregon-after the next
term Of court.
W. H. Sparkling, priest in charge
of the Episcopal church announces
there will be services in his church
next Sunday morning at lO:45 and
at 7:3O in the evening. Rev. Spar
ling will be glad to meet all old
friends on these occasions and all
others who desire to assist in rem
dering an acceptable worship to the
Divine Father.
Mrs. Jas. Boyd received the sad
news this week OF the death of her
father, James Vaughn, at Utica,
New York. Unfortunately the con-
dition Of Mrs. Boyd's health would
not permit her to make the trip to
attend the funeral. Mr.. Vaughn
was born in Prescott, Canada. aud
came to Utica when a boy. Mrs.
Vaughn died only last June.
Beautiful dreams of o life of ease
and afluence we're rudely shattered
by Cashier Somers Of the First
National Bank this week when q
laborer by. the name of Gale pre-
scented q $3.50 check for payment.
1t didn't take the cashier but a
moment to see the check had been
raised from $3.50 to the amount
named and. instead of cheerfully
paying out the amount desired by
the young man, he sent for the