The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-05-04

SCnOOl at o CLOCK p. IN. All are
cordially invited.
W. H. Sparkling,
Priest iii Charge.
Have you seen Sweeney's closing
out advertisement of wagons and
rm machinery?
Joseph Hare OF keystone was in
town Monday and Tuesday, on bust
ness connected with the assessors
Office.
J.C. Sherman, the Pactola post
master, and one of the substantial
citizens OF the county stopped at the
Harvey Tuesday.
The building which was destroyed
at Hill City by the acetylene gas ex,
plosion has been repaired and will
be occupied as before by Cashiers
saloon.
Miss Pearl King, of Heamosa, is
visiting in the city this week. For
the past six months Miss King has
been attending the Sioux Falls Bust
ness College studying stenography.
Plentiful showers have fallen the
past week, slight inconvenience to
US who live in the city, but boon
beyond price to those who are de-
pendant upon the product OF the
land for their support.
Mrs. Charles II. Trip, the mother
of Mrs. T.. R. Ryther, died at her
daughters home yesterday, May 3.
Mrs. Trip was a woman well-kpown
and much loved in her circle of
friends in this city. She leaves a
husband, daughter and two sons,
Paul and Frank Faulkner to mourn
her loss.
Virginia Allen, one OF the girls
who has been enjoying the county S
hospitality, was married at the sher-
ifs residence Monday afternoon by
Judge Joy to Edwin Chapman. Mr..
and Mrs. Chapman will live on their
ranch cast OF town.
Tuesday, the first, the assessors
OF the county began their annual
trips throughout the county. John
| T.. Spayde will assess from range Z
east. Orton Reed the extreme end
OF this county and Ziebach county
and Joseph Hare will assess the Hills
district.
w. S. Forde, repres enting the
/! Order OF Home Guardians, a frater.
nal life insurance company with
headquarters at Mitchell. S. D., is
in our midst soliciting business for
his company. Mr.. Forde has writ
ten a nice line OF business in the
other towns OF the Hills and we pre-
| dict the same for him here.
AT the council meeting Monday
night the principle business was the
ordinance granting a franchise for
the trolly and automobile line to DR.
Frank Kerns, mentioned in another
column. John T. Farrar presented
his resignation as assessor, which
was accepted, and Charles G. Gay
was appointed in his place.
The Sterling Stock Co., whose
work during the stockmeeting was
so highly appreciated, found a gooc
sized audience to greet them wher
they presented GERRY the Tramp
Monday evening last. The play was
! not the best in which we have seer
the company but it was good ant
clean and the company's work wa.
excellent. Mr.. Sprague gave one o
his inimitable monologues between
the acts. We must especially com
mend the actor in the title role
:. whose part was difficult and vel
performed.
The first day Of May witnessed {
pretty wedding at the home OF tn
u brides parents Mr.. and Mrs. R. f
$ Gable of Pactola. The happy twai
7; were Mr.. Leon j. Friend, of Law
: renee, Nebr., and Miss Clara Cable
!; Of pactola. Rev. Case. Of Rapid Cit
u officiating. The wedding was
} pretty home affair with only the i'm
mediate relatives and friends pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Friend left Tues
g day evening for Kansas City, Mil
& souri,, where they will make thei
home.