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

Y lnI 10. RittH iHhllSileiu returned w Ell
nesday from a two weeks outing
spent at placeville and Camp Supe-
rior.
DR.. and Mrs. George Kester of
Grand Junction, Ia, arrived Wednes-
day for a visit with Mrs. Kester's
father, +. +. 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 G. Fl. Burk and family
and Ex-Gov. G. N. Herriod were
among the arrivals from Pierre Thurs
day, to spend 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.
and Isaac Humphrey Of
Rapid City were in Custer Wednesday
and Thursday for the purpose of at
tending 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
her little daughter who will enter
school there. The Grennels came re-
Gently from Vermillion, locating on 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 recoy-
cred to great extent from the stroke
of paralysis she had some time ago.
Cards have been received announc-
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, Sun
day, August I. Mr.. and Mrs. Fin
chem will be at home In Streator, ILL.,,
after September 1.
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.
4 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 ia.
gvors. The band was present and dis
coursed excellent music during the
evening.
Andrew Larson returned home or
Wednesday from his ranch about
twenty miles west Of Fort Pierre
He says crops In that section are yer,
light, there not being rain, and veg
citation practically dried up. He hae
several head of horses on the randi
which he disposed of at about an av
erage Of 500 per head rather thar
ship In feed at high price.
For sale or trade, 100 Of timber lant
In southern Missouri. Timber con
sists Of oak and pine, large thrift.
trees with no underbrush. Lans
when cleared could be cultivated ant
timber large enough to convert int,
lumber, posts, etc. Will sell reason
able for cash or viii trade for Rapi'
City property. Cali at this office
land would make ideal stock an,
fruit farm.
David Bennett Of Elk creek was Il
| the city Tuesday. He has q quartz
section Of land which is well iinproy
Led and stocked. He has eleven hea
LOT horses which he says are perfec
pictures Of equine flesh. He has bee
. resident Of the county since earl
I'm 1884 and can now look back on til
numerous opportunities that are pas
make fortunes on lands. He 8,
lIpects rapid advancement Of far
Hands Tor the next several years.
/ Washing ton reports state thu
Pierre Win Be one 81 the registratio
4 points for the opening 81 the Che,
! enne and Standing Rock Indian re