The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-30

Terre Haute, 1nd.-Leroy SamSe, the
Indiana university star athlete. hold
ing the worlds indoor record for the
pole vault. has taken a position as a
waiter in a Terre Haute restaurant.
Fort Wayne, Ind.-Among the works
of art purchased from a fund raised
by the Clay grammar school was a cast
of the famous statue of a boy picking
a thorn from his foot. Serious discus
sion was given the proposition to clothe
the naked youth In part, but this would
so mask the exquisite beauty of the
piece thatt h proposition was not adopt
| ed. After a few days of exhibition 1t
was decided the child mind Of such
grades was not prepared for the nude
in art and the piece was shipped back
TO the dealer in Chicago in exchange
for something more conventional even
If less artistic.
Webster City, Ia.-One of the queer
est animal freaks ever seen In this city
is the property of r.. p. Leroy. 1t Is
a four-legged duck, several weeks old.
and is Just as healthy and lively as any
of the others Matched in the brood. The
duck was raised by Mr.. Leroy. The
two extra legs are not used by the ami
NAL in walking. but when 1t sWims 1t
puts them to good use. and has double
advantage over the other ducklirgs.
i IC W I - "a
ways back of the two legs used In
walking. They are shorter. and do not
touch the ground.
New Brunswick, N. J.-Owen Swain
lost a pair of gOld-rjmmed spectacles
in the deep lock of the Raritan canal a
few days ago. Locktender Snyder had
the water drawn from the lock and he
and MIR. Swain looked for the spec
tacles. Mr.. Snyder reached down as
Mr.. Swain pointed out the exact spot
where the spectacles had been lost. His
first reach brought up a lively catfish.
Perched on the flSh's nose was a pair
Of spectacles. MIR. Snyder who is a
prominent member Of the First Metho-
dist church vouches for the story.
Jamestown, N. D.-A peculiar case
; to be tried at the July term of the
: district court here Is that of Mrs
Mary Bander against Jan Larson, both
Of Fried. N. D. The woman claims
i. that Larsen kissed her at the church
t before the congregation &c
! witness her wedding. and she demand
l damages in the sum Of $4,000. The de-
PENDANT declines to consider a com
: promise.
Delaware, O.-The ball team of ths
. University Of Kentucky was to have
played with the Ohio Wesleyan clul
here today, but when play was callef
e the visitors found hat the catcher o
e the local team was a Colored man
~whereupon they refused to begin tn
game and left the grounds.
observation-disclosures William. Will
coming from Hanove to this city Il
q an automobile. rrn a race with an ex
8 press train on A lire whose tracks ru,
g parallel with the highway. hoping t
n prove the contention that the automo
IT bile would win ucn a contest. H
: maintained a speed of sixty miles a
n hour until. TO his chagrin. the "a mad
ID a curve and compelled him to abando
the race. Near Collie a tire burst an
the automobile tilted until 1t almos
overturned.
1T Crookston. Minn.-Fired by the man
ly agement Of the show because he mad
goo-goo eyes at Jennie Wolkowisk.
the pretty Russian acrobat with tt
re Forepaugh-Sells shows. Bert Sutton
lie one of the star bareback riders Of tt
ed circus. today married the charznir
a. little Russian lass in this city. and {
er a result OF the visit OF the twain to Hy
mems altar he has been reinstated
ID. the good will of the maragement ar
will continue with the show.