The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20

IAio ANliWd ~ laying q WluG
brick walk In front 81 its depot.
Agents wanted and good com
mission offered. Call at this office.
Mrs. Ruth Mansfield returned Wed.
nesday from a two weeks outing
spent at Placeville and Camp Supe-
rior.
DIR. and Mrs. George Kester Of
Grand Junction, Ia, arrived Wednes,
day for a visit with Mrs. Kester's
father, +. i. Joy.
Prof. Marrow has gone to Montana
in search of an Indian boy who walk
ed away from the school last summer.
They have recently gotten track Of
him and intend bringing him back.
Congressman @. II. Burk and family
and Ex-Gov. G. N. Herriod were
among the arrivals from Pierre Thurs
day, to spend a week or SO at Spring
Gulch lodge. The weather at Pierre
has been excessively hot.
Robert v. Erskine and family have
returned from a two-weeks' outing in
the Hills. They were so well pleased
with the outing that they will build
a cottage in the Hills as a place to
while away the hot summer days.
Custer Chronicle: Jas. HALEY, J. j.
Mcnamara and Isaac Humphrey of
Rapid City were in Custer Wednesday
and Thursday for the purpose of at
tending a business meeting of the
First National Bank in which they
are stockholders.
A special train from Pierre bearing
400 Elks to the convention at Dead
wood passed through the city Tues
day night. A delegation from Dead
wood met the excursionists here and
accompanied them to their destina-
ton.
Mrs. w. M. Grennels of Wall was
in the city Wednesday enroute to
Sioux City. She was accompanied by
ller little daughter who will enter
school there. The Grennels came re-
Gently from Vermillion, locating Oh a
claim near Wall.
The board of health has given no.
tice that all refuse must be cleaned
from alleys and back lots within ten
days and kept cleaned hereafter. If.
order is not obeyed by parties respon-
sible, the work will be done by the
city and charged to offenders.
Mrs. Duncan McRea has returned
from Hot Springs where she visited
Mrs. Mary A. Rice who resided in this
city for over twenty years. Mrs. Rice
is now in her Seth year and has recov-
cred to a great extent from the stroke
of paralysis she had some time ago.
Cards have been received ANNOUNCE
ing the marriage Of Miss Grace Smith
and Louis r. Finchem, at the home
OF the brides parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Joel A. Smith, in Beloit, Wis, Sum
day, August i. Nj. and Mrs. Fin
chem will be at home in Streator, ILL.,,
after Septemberl.
Hill City News: The Golden West
company is doing considerable pros
pecting work with a diamond drill
and we understand that mine owners
In the Rocheford district are contem-
plating to do the same to ascertain
the values Of their ores in depth and.
the state In which the gold is found.
The ice cream and cake social on.
the lawnof the Congregational church
Monday evening by the Dorcas soci-
ETY. was we'll attended, making it a
|social and financial success. Boquets
Of sweet peas were presented as fa-
vors. The band was present and dis
coursed excellent music during the
evening.
Andrew Larson returned home on
"Wednesday from his ranch about
twenty miles west of Fort Pierre.
He says crops in that section areSyery
light, there not being rain, and veg
citation practically dried UP. He had
several head of horses on the ranch
which he disposed Of at about an av-
erage Of 300 per head rather than
ship in feed at high price.
For sale or trade, 100 of timber land
in southern Missouri. Timber con-
sists Of oak and pine, large thrifty
trees with no underbrush. Land
when cleared could be cultivated and
timber large enough to convert into
lumber, posts, etc. Will sell reason
able for cash or will trade for Rapid
City property. Call at this office.
Land would make ideal, stock and
fruit farm.
David Bennettlo of Elk creek was In
the city Tuesday. He has q quarter
1sectionSo f land which, Is wen improy.
ed andSstocked. He has eleven head
lot horses which he says are perfect
pictures Of equine flesh. He has been
a resident5of the county since early
In 1884 and canEnow look back on the
numerous opportunities that are past
to make fortunes on lands. He ex;
Ipects rapid advancement 81 farm
lands for the next several years.
Washington reports state tha1
Pierre Will be oneo Of the registration
points Tor the opening Of the Chey
enne and Standing Rock Indian res
erYation lands. Names will be re