The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-28
YIN. GA. OFFICIAL
VISITS CITY
rIELD SECRETARY w. Nj. PAR
SONS ADDRESSES MEETINGS
SUNDAY
s Greatly Pleased with the Local
Outlook and Prophcsics Fine
Future.

The local department of the Y.
!. c. A. had as their visitor over
punday and Monday, w. M. Parsons,
I'D Secretary for the northwestern
tcs and western Canada who
lled in to see how the newly
launched organization was progress
| ng. He appeared highly pleased
With the trend of affairs, and spent
')art Of his time while here in dis
ussing plans for the future with
che Officials and members of the as
,a!ation.
Mr.. Parsons made an address in
ne Congregational church Sunday
olning telling of the Y. NJ G. A.
| ork and its objects. He seemed de-
Hous of driving home the fact that
reality the association work was
department of church activity.
Another address was made at the
lens Sunday Afternoon meeting
held in association hall following a
ak on THE brotherhood of Man."
10y Hon. j. w. Geiger, of Cedar Rap
ids, la. Both gentlemen were listen
va to with great interest by the large
|pody Of men who resisted the temp
Nation of perfect Sunday afternoon
to be out Of doors, and filled the hall
| to overflowing.
Mr.. Geiger, in the course of his
remarks, pointed out that in order to
make the brotherhood of man really
'tand for something, arrogance and
'alse pride would have to be blotted
out and warmer feeling toward
our fellow men be substituted.
| Continuing his remarks of the
'morning, Mr.. Parsons illustrated the
scope OF work done and contemplat-
led by the organization he repre-
scented in an official capacity. He
also mentioned briefly several lines
pf work the local department might
do we'll to take up.
Standing room was at premium
sunday evening in the PRESBYTERIAN
church, where a union meeting was
'held to hear Mr.. Parsons deliver his
hhlrd address of the day, and though
'ne spoke over an hour the attention
of his auditors was held until the
lend AT this service the sneaker
'made direct appeal for greater sup
port of the Y. M. G. A. movement
las one of the greatest means of help
ting men to live clean and useful
Hives.
i Monday evening a conference Of
lltlOSn iOtarpctnJ i,, NJ ~
was led by Mr.. Parsons, following
which he met with the board of di-
Tectors for the discussion OF certain
policies in connection with admin
sistration of affairs.
Ash Creek.
1'he weather still gets finer all the
time-a blue sky and a bright SIN
Every body is prophesying an early
spring, which is natural of course.
the winter being so fine that every
day looks like spring, but, alas.
Dlenty of time yet.
, Mr. Patrick, of Ash Creek, went
to Kadoka last week, to get some Of
his household goods he shipped from
his former home in Guthrie, Ia. Mr..
Patrick has moved on his homestead
with the intention of staying.
MIR. George Poste, treasurer of
Stanley county has come out to spend
few days on his Ash Creek ranch, ,
Paul Emerson, of near Grindstone,
was rusticating among frieds on Ash
Greek this week.
iBrainerd Poste who has been Wis.
dtlng friends in Sioux City, Ia.. for
two weeks returned home last week.
and to our surprise did not bring
anybody with him. Well B., we will
stop prophesying.
There are two petitions being cir-
culated to form two school districts
which are meeting with good sue
, cess. So far the idea is move in
the right direction. Let the good
work go on, but it is too rich for our
blood to build an $3.50 schoolhouse
TO begin with, and we think It
would be possible to get along with
"a cheaper one.
Mike Callahan, of Ash Creek, went
10 Phll1p last week for supplies.
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