The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-07-27

MISS Lela blalr, departed Friday TO
short visit with friends at Bone
steel. Mrs. Blair has a claim nea,
Washta.
Mrs. Eta j. Smith, of Mt. Carroll
ILL.,, departed for her home Wednes
day evening after enjoying very
pleasant visit in the city with hel
daughter, Miss Edna Smith.
The management of Library hal,
mas installed a new parlor scene and
repaired and rcpaiu'ed other scenery
besides making other substantial
improvements.
Ada Hunt returned to her home in
Sturgis Friday, after making a pleas
ant visit in the city with Mrs. Harry
Marshall and her grandmother, Mrs
Chas. Marshall.
A business meeting of the Western
Stock association was held in this
city Friday and Saturday. Quite a
number of out of town stock men
were in attendance
A terrible collision occurred near
Salem, Mich, Saturday, between an
excursion train and west bound
freight. Thirty people were killed
and seventy injured.
Miss Baranek,, who recently had
the misfortune to fall and break her
shoulder, is getting along nicely. This
week she is visiting her aunt. Mrs.
Lovtinsky of Deadwood.
Mr. and Mrs. +. E. Harter are
entertaining the formers sisters,
Misses Mabel and Minnie Harter, of
Elk Point. They came Tuesday and
will remain three or four weeks.
All patrons purchasing orders
amounting to $1.00 or more at my
store will receive S per cent discount
on their bills. Kindly give me a
trial. Phone %. George Collins.
Charles Hurzler held a very sue
cessful public sale at his residence
household goods, some stock and a
of miscellaneous articles were
sold. VIM. Cox was the auctioneer.
Frank King, who has ranch
near Creston, last week entertained
his mother, Mrs. l.. e. Williams, al
SO his sisters Misses Libbie and Myr-
tie King. The visitors returned home
Friday evening.
The M. e. conference of the Black
Hills district will meet in Hot Springs
commencing August Is. Some very
good speakers will be there anh
the variouH services will be Well
worth attending.
Mrs. j. II. Gale received a tele-
gram Thursday announcing the SER
ious illness of her niece at Armour.
She departed on the evening train
for Armour, accompanied by her lit
tie son Veo.
]. G. Henrickson, of Sioux City,
is a visitor in the city. He is MAX
ing arrangements to build a house
on his claim near Dakota City and
when the structure is completed will
remove his family to their new home.
Farmers are busy these days har-
vesting their hay crop. The alfalfa
crop Of this section will be fairly
good crop but much lighter than
last year. Timothy, clover and wild
hay will be bumper crop this year.
Miss Sadie Gable has returned
from Washington. She has almost
fully recovered from her injuries in
the street car accident which so
dangerously injured her and in which
her father lost his life.
Eastern capitalists have acquired
an interest in the Ivanho gold mine
south of Keystone and large force
of men are now working on the mine.
They have a 200-foot shaft and con-
siderable drifting has been done.
Willard Wisehart, rancher liv-
ing down Rapid Valley about sixteen
miles, was a business visitor in the
city Saturday. Mr.. Wisehart has a
claim near the valley and reports
his crops all in fine condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Johnson de-
parted Friday evening for Sioux City
where their stay will be indefinite.
Mr.. Johnson, who has poor health,
has gone there with the hope of re-
ceiving medical aid from a specialist.
Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary, Gus Malmquist has not sold
his interest in the Rapid City Pure
Milk Co., but still retains the same
and has never entertained any desire
to dispose of his interest in the con-
cern.
Miss Laura Bower and Marie Muir
ply returned home Saturday from
their trip to the Pacific coast. They
report very enjoyable trip and
visited many former residents of this
city but now living in the Golden
West"
James HALEY went to Rapid City
last Saturday evening on his motor
cycle. He made the trip in a little
less than two hours. He was forced
to leave his machine and return in
buggy on account of the heavy
rains.-Keystone Recorder.
Watch for the monster street
pageant July 81 OF Campbell Bros
Shows at Rapid City. There are
five bands, hundreds of horses and
scores of picturesque soldiers, female
rough riders and other interesting
characters too numerous to mention
Mrs. Lou Himebaugh lost two
valuable cows and a calf last week
during thunder storm. The ami
mails were standing near a few small
trees when lightning struck and
passed from an oYerhanging limb t6