The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-23

has pile driver at work in the city
on the bridge work across Rapid
creek near the flour mill. Work has
been progressing on the line all win
ter and it is hoped to have the road
in operation by the first of Septem-
Der.
The CadeOyerpeck Land Co. will
a branch Office in this city
and Mr.. Overpeck will spend q great
deal of his time in this city in the
future. Mr.. and Mrs. Overpeck' S
many friends will be delighted to
know that they contemplate making
this their home in the future.
Congressman Martin was pleas
ant caller at this Office this week
and was not unduly excited over the
recent political activity in Penning-
ton county. In fact differences were
arranged with the party leaders in
this county and there is no question
but that Mr. Martin will have the
unqualified support of the entire
county in his coming campaign for
the Senate.
Bob McCulloch, a newspaper
writer, was present at rehearsal of
"The Squaw Man" at Wal!ack s
theater. Later at the New York
Pen club he convulsed an audience
by telling this yarn: Little Evelyn
Wright, who takes the part of Hal
in The Squaw Man., had beea
strangely silent during half an hour
as she sat on chair upon the stage,
and when Miss Selene Johnson
approached hec she suddenly asked !:
Miss Johnson, what is cross-eyed
bear" "A cross.eyed bear?' said
Miss Johnson, in surprise. 'Why, |
can't say l ever saw one, Evelyn.
Where did you hear of it?' why,
at Sunday school we had to sing a
song that began: "The Consecrated
Gross I'd Bear, >" replied the child"
There is colored gentleman in
this town that deserves the title in
every sense of the word, Last Sat
urday a huge half-drunk beast
staggered out of Main street
saloon ana spying very small and
hopelessly drunk man who was
quietly endeavoring to sleep off the
effects OF his spree, proceeded te
administer punishment to his help
less victim. After the bully hat
about beaten the drunk one into
insensibility and was putting on th,
A finishing touches when the coloret
man in question came along
Taking in the situation at a glance
he proceeded to get busy at cnce
: With one bound he landed a blacl
and righteous fist under the bully
: chin. Spectators say that when tn
black mans fist went upward, tn
!, bully did likewise and when the la,
J Of gravity brought the burly beas
: back to earth again, our colore
brother was ready with anothe
trip-hammer blow that put th
y braggart into the land Of nod fo
). upwards of twenty minutes.
done tole you what" remarked til
colored avenger of wrongs, "dere
: too much OF dis heah business {
). picker on little debbils" and h
saun tered on up the street.
: Newspapers seem to have mike
r the route of the Milwaukee roa
until one would think that it wi
. build tracks all over the countr
s between here and chamberlain. I'll
r route now decided on will pass sout
y. OF the Bad Lands wall, passing
7 the vicinity of Casey, then swim
north OF Sheep mountain, dow
S Spring creek to the Cheyenne rive
r. then cutting the big table where
c sixty five foot cut will! be necessal
o and striking Rapid creek two mill
e from the mouth, then up the cree
n to this city. Grading is now belr
done one hundred and fifty mil,
from Rapid City near Presho.
e The Unity Syndicate Block bette
L.. known as the Floorman Block
y undergoing some much needed r
q pairs. The walls are being r
y plastered where in need and ne
IS wall paper will be put in all of Il
rooms, water will be placed on bo
is the second and third floors, a bal
~ and toilet room will be a mu'
" needed addition, doors will be hur
~ at the bottom and top of the lar,
e stairway leading up from sixth {