The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-01
Local Stories.

The Reeves Mercantile company
have change of ad this week.
james r. Sharp returned We'd
nesday morning from Hot Springs.
George Berry, who has been
quite i'll for several weeks, is out
agan.
The l.. Morris Comany make an
other change in their advertisement
this week.
We advise al! permanent adj
vertisers in The Union to procure
special rates.
Miss Elizabeth Gutierrez, a lit
tie niece of Mrs. G. A. Richards is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Rich
ards
Mr. G. A. Laws, has accepted q
position as local agent at the Crouch
depot. He Is capable man for the
position.
MIR. and Mrs. R. w. Little left
the city Thursday evening, Mr.. Lit
tie to Omaha on business, and Mrs.
Little to Fairburn to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Katsch.
The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. X. Gardner will be pleased
to learn that their little daughter
Helen has successfully underwent
an operation for appendicitis.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. L..
A. Richards gave a party to her
Sunday school class of sixteen girls.
Games were played, rfreshments
served and a good time enjoyed.
Mrs. Mary Gregory, of Silver
City, who has been visiting here,
left Thursday morning for Butte,
Montana, accompanied by her daugh-
ter Helen.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. Garrett, of
Fremont, and Mrs. L. l.. Ednyre, of
Council Bluffs, Ia, have been in
the city for a days visit They left
Thursday for Deadwood and from
there will go to their homes.
Mrs. George Mccoy, who lives
west of town, and who went to
Deadwood in charge of DR.. Jackson,
a few weeks ago for an operation,
has returned much improved. The
operation was performed successfully.
According to train schedule
Secretary Taft will arrive in Rapid
City on the regular train Monday
morning, June II, and the railroad
company has agreed to hold the train
here for thirty minutes to allow the
citizens to meet the secretary.
The Grand Army of the Repub-
lie and Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, with citizens generally,
met in G. A. r. hall Thursday and
held memorial services. Mrs. H. e.
Swander, president OF the Ladies'
Improvement association, went to
the cemetery in the morning and dec
Grated the graves Of absent ones.
The Sioux Falls Press is urging
action for an organization of repre-
sentative business men to visit this
city. The fact that Denver wants
the Black Hills trade has already
awakened number of tho cast
ern cities to the fact that they must
keep an eye on this section. 1t is
safe to say that after the new roads
come in there will be q number OF
such representations coming.
Mr.. Hugh Chambers arrived in
Rapid City, Thursday morning from
Wall, and reported considerable diff
ficulty in getting over the Cheyenne
river, which was very much flooded
He was on his way to Lake View, Ia.
where he was to deliver the memorial
Day GRAFTON. We are pleased to note
that Mr.. Chambers will soon move
his family to Rapid City, as his ap-
pearance indicates that he will make
very desirable citizen.
Grand Chancellor Black of the
knigts of Pythias writes the Pho
neer Times that he is endeavoring to
arrange matters for the delegates
from the Black Hills to make the
trip to the Grand Lodge via Pierre
The Grand Lodge will be held in
Aberdeen June 10 and 20. If the
Grand Chancellor is successful it will
shorten the journey several hun
dred miles, and due notice will be
given in time for the grand lodge
officers this side of the river to 20
that way.
The twenty-eighth annual meet
ing Of the Black Hills Sundy school
will convene in Lead next Wednes-
day evening, and continue until Fri
day noon. Rev. S. G. Butcher of
Rapid City will give the response
to the address of welcome, Rev. S.
II. sheldon, also of Rapid City is
also down for paper on Decision
Days." Miss Rose Bower is expected
to arrive from Chicago for the con-
vention, and will lead the music.
Thus it will be seen that Rapid CITY
will be represented.
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