The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-04
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Miss Estella Mcmahon, county SUI
perintendent of schools for Penning-
ton county, was presented with fine
| cut glass bowl and set Of silver SOU
lvenir spoons by the teachers in at
Tendance at the institute.
Ralph Waugh and Wayne George
captured large rattlesnake near
Hangman's Hill Sunday. The young
men brought the snake to town and
Mr.. Hartman has it on display in
the show window Of his drug store
on st. Joe street. The snake has nine
rattles and button.
Bonheur Bros. show arrived in the
city Tuesday and gave (rather, at
tempted to give), two performances
This show is one OF the best OF its
kind-the Frosty kind that ever
struck town.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Eagan, former
residents of this city, who have been
living at Houston. Texas, returned
to this city Monday and intend to To-
cate here again.
The little two-year-old daughter
! OF Mr. and Mrs. kneckleburg, of
near Creston. died last week and the
remains were inferred in Mountain
View cemetery Friday.
Miss Mcmahon county superin-
tendent, issued 81 certificates to
| parties taking examinations last
week. There were only five who
failed this year on the examination
Fred Holcomb has finished thresh'
ing on his Box Elder ranch. Over
| / 600 bushels of grain were threshed
his oats averaging AZ bushels pei
acre, and wheat % per acre.
A pine log scaling over 900 feet
OF lumber was cut on Mr.. c. G.
Crabtrees land west Of Rapid City
last week and hauled TO one OF the
local saw mills. This is the largest
saw log ever brought to Rapid City
Candidate Eugene V. Debs with
his Red Special" will be in Rapid
City the afternoon Of September 10
Mr.. Debbs will deliver a socialistit
campaign speech while here be,
TWEEN the Ihouhs of 200 and 2:3C
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Gambrill eel
ebrated the thirteenth anniversary Of
their marriage, Saturday evening a
| ~ IN this CITY 4
number of their friends were presen
and a most enjoyable evening wa:
spent by all Refreshments were
| served and a small program render
ed.
Prof. McLaury of the School o
Mines of Rapid City. has been in tn
city for a short visit. He visited will
DR.. Robinson. who successfully per
formed difficult operation for hin
when his life was despaired OF. Tn
professor is now looking splendid4
healthy.-Pierre Capitol-Journal.
| Miss Stella Stump of Omaha, an,
Bert Hunter. of Rapid City. wer
made man and wife Monday after
noon at the Methodist parsonage
Rev. Andrew performing the Ger
emony. The couple will make thei
home at Mnrdo.-PioneerT
The base ball game Friday after
noon proved to quite an interestin
event. AT the end of the seventh il
ming the score stood eleven to 81
in favor of the fats. but the heavy
weights refused to continue tn
game and as a consequence the I'M
pire declared the game forfeited t
the leans. The proceeds amounte
to s5o.15 and will go to the SUI
George Williams. laborer on tn
Northwestern railway, was ru
down and killed near Wasta, Frida
night. A coroner's inquest wa
held and the railway company wa
e1onerated from any blame attache
TO the accident. The remains wer
brought to the city and inferred
the city cemetery.
Mrs. D. c. Ingram and daughte
i Ruth. former residents of Spearfisl
went to the valley city Saturday fe
a visit. after which they will exten
: their itinerary to Sundance for
short stay. Mr.. Ingram and famil
: are now residents of South Omah
where he has banking interests, b,
the family is spending most of IL
summer in Rapid City.-Pionee
] Times.
William Williams, five miles sout
!, of Murdo has been practicing Il
| Campbell system of farming. TIE
days ago the corn was curling som
t and instead Of waiting for rain
: took wheel from a moving m
$ chine. turned it on the side, and vii
a horse dragged it between the row
making fine mulch. 1t stopped II
curling at once. Mr.. Williams e
poets to have at least sixty bushe
OF corn to the acre.
u The Army Board which condu
ted the trials Of the dirigible balloe
designed by Capt. Thomas s. Bal
win decided to report in favor
:. Its acceptance, as in later trial t
airship had attained the speed
1915 miles an hour and had r
NAMED in the air over two hou,
with an average speed OF 1875 mil
: an hour. The designer will recei
q about $4,000, which is considerab
0 less than the ship is said to ha
cost him. Capt. Baldwin will +
, main In Washington several wee