The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-24

Claude Mardner Of Piedmont was in
the city on business Wednesday.
Robert Bronson went to Minneapolis
Tuesday to remain over Christmas.
L. T. Brady and daughter of Owanka
were guests Of friends in the city on
Tuesday
Mrs. Edward Peterson and children
have gone to Folsom to spend the
holidays on their ranch.
Mike Sorenson, former resident,
was in the city few days this week,
from his home in Aberdeen.
1t is currently reported another
large clothing house is to open in
Rapid City early this spring.
DIR. and Mrs. L. M. Fitzgerald of
Conata spent Wednesday in the city,
visiting friends and shopping.
Mrs. Julia Sylvester of Boston,
Wash, was in the city Wednesday en-
route to her claim near Folsom.
Casper Melvin of Huron was in the
city Wednesday, looking over the city
with view of entering business.
w. J. Jackson of Box Elder was in
the city Wednesday, receiving bounty
on five coyote scalps at the auditors
Office.
Miss Liddie May went to New On
derwood Wednesday for visit with
her sister, teacher in the town
schools.
Miss Bailey is spending the holidays
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., where
she has brother who Is an officer in
the regular army.
Mrs. A. Mead, who had been spend
ing a week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. Warner, returned to her home
in Wasta Tuesday.
Material is on the ground at INLAY
for the erection Of two school houses.
At present one school is held in
church and one in shack.
Mrs. Gilmore Hyde returned to her
home in Folsom on Wednesday, after
spending several days in the city with
her daughter, Mrs. Francis Roush.
Rapid City merchants report excep-
tionally heavy holiday trade and that
many hundreds of dollars have been
spent for useful presents to loved ones.
Mrs. George Hunt is spending the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hunt at Wasta. She went there Tues
day, accompanied by Miss Christine
Larson.
M. Fuller of Conata was in the city
Wednesday, consulting Miss Matte
McMichael, superintendent of schools,
regarding the erection of school
house there.
Docs temperance billiard parlors on
Sixth street have arranged billiard
tournament exclusively for Rapid City
players, to be held during the second
week of January. Prizes will be Of
fered.
Both the Box Elder schools will Join
in Christmas exercises at the Ross
Anderson home this evening. "A
Christmas tree will feature the occa-
sion and numerous presents will be
distributed.
Some one, evidently believing the
shop needed fresh air, Monday night
broke out two windows In the front
of the old benton restaurant room on
lower Main street, occupied by Daw-
kins & Jones as carpenter shop.
Geo. Schneider, cashier of the PEN
nington County Bank, Peter Duhamel,
Mike Quinn and Eugene Holcomb
stockholders in the same institution,
were at Wasta Tuesday attending
the annual meeting of the Bank of
Wasta.
VIM. Lininger, who has the contract
to build two school houses near Inlay,
was in the city Tuesday looking up
matters pertaining to the work in
hand. He is getting along nicely with
the work even though the weather is
cold.
The annual meeting of the Business
Mems Club,of Rapid City will be held
at 500 p. M. January 8. The call is
issued by order of f. M. Emrick, pres
ident, and G. P. Bennett, secretary.
Election of board Of directors and
transaction Of business.
Ten full cars of lumber were re-
ceived by the Rapid City Lumber Co.
Monday. It represents $50, 900 feet of
lumber, manufactured at the mills Of
Marsh, Kresse & Bennett near Custer.
The shipment was made over the
Burlington and R. c., B. H. b w.
line via Mystic.
TIE Argus-Leadef Of Sioux Falls
did itself proud In getting out sixty
four page paper as progress trade
edition. 1t was an excellent number,
setting forth the business Of the city
and its prospects In fine shape. It was
q great undertaking successfully car
ried out. s..
The first town on the extension OF
the 9. & N. w. Ry. out Of Belle
Fourche has been named Nisland, .
In honor OF the man whoso the land
to the company. His name Is Mis-
Sorenson, the given name being the