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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19


men. fcattle rustling is tobecheckmated.
Messr's Woods and Cannon, represent
htlye stockgrowers, have issued the fol-
lowing call. tits needless to say that
every association in the Black Hills
should be represented.
The prevalence of thieving having.
causstl the organization OF several local
stock associations in the Black Hills
country, and believing that by united.
actionaione can the owners Of range
stock protect their property Their fore,
we, the nndersigned, representing two of,
these local associations, would, with.
respect, request that each association
elect delegates to a meeting to he held in
Rapid City, on Saturday, February 20,
at which ti.aeit is proposed to form II
general organization of all Black Hills
stockmen, BELIEVING that in this way
they IA best protect their interests.
The formation OF the proposed general
organization will in no wise conflict,
with the local associations now in eN-
istence. but will serve to greatly en-
large their work and increase their use
fulness. 1t is earnestly requested that
all stockmen who can will be present at
the meeting in Rapid City, February 20.
]. M. WooDs, Rapid City,
Pres. Black Hills Horse Breeders Assn.
j.. p. CANNON Spearfish,
Pres. Black Hills Stock Assn.
Black Hills papers kindly copy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
Notice to Butchers.

The following enactment passed at the
last session OF the legislature, is OF spec
ial interest to butchers. 1t became Il
law May 10Th 1891.
SEC. Amy person now engaged, or
who may hereafter engage i'll the bus1-
ness OF IL butcher in this state shall keep
u record CT all branded beef animals he
may slaughter, giving age, sex, marks
and brands, OF whom purchased and
date OF said purchase, which record shall
at all times be open for public inspect
ion at his place OF business.
Sec. Pit shall be unlawful for any
person OF persons who occasionally
slaughter cattle for beef to offer for sale
said beef, without exhibiting the hide o.
hides Of such beef at the time aud place
said beef is offered for sale. And it is
provided further that the brand or
brands on the hide SO exhibited must
not have been changed, mutilated OF
destroyed.
Sec. 3-All persons other than butch
ers who occasionally slaughter cattle fol
beef, either for home consumption or
other purposes, shall keep the hide OF
hides OF such branded animals so
slaughtered for a period 81 not less than
ten days, subject to inspection by any
person or persons.
SEC. 4-Any person who shall violate
any Of the provisions OF this act shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by
~ fine not exceeding FIVE hundred ($5OO)
dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding six months, OF
by both such fine and Imprisonment in
the discretion OF the court.
SEC. 5-All acts and parts Of acts in
conflict with this actare hereby repealed.
Approved February 10, 1891.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
Tracing the Estrays.

While the cattle shipments from tie
Montana ranges are over, the work OF
Secretary Pruitt and his assistants, IN
the office OF the Stockgrowers Associa-
ton Is by no means ended. Shipments
began July IT and continued until about
a month ago. During that time there
has come into Secretary Pruitt's hands
from the sale OF cstrays, nearly 5000,
600. The greater part OF this has been
pad over to the rightful parties, but
there still remains in the hands Of tile
secretary quite Il sum Of money from
the sale OF estrays the owners OF which
are unknown. The clerks are now max
ing out a list OF these estrays, and at
the same time %endevoring to find out to
whom the money belongs. Where the
brands are recorded, the owneris always
sure to get the money due HIM from the
sale OF an estray but where the record
has been neglected the secretary has
to constitute himself a court OF inquiry.
and by asking stockmen and others who
are familiar with the various brands,
endeavor to learn to whom to send the
money. In order to guard against mis-
takes the secretary is compelled to be
very careful in the payment OF estHay
money. Ii every case was not carefully
investigated the result would be that
often the rlghtful owner would lose the
proceeds from the sale of his stock.
From the fact that it only costs 50 to
record a brand, it seems strange that so
many cattle ~raisefs in Montana should
neglect this. But, it is IL fact, neverthe-
less, that there are hundreds OF unre-
corded brands in Montana.-Helena In
dependent.
Could not the secretary in some way
advertise these estray brands. Undoubt-
sdly man OF them belong to parties re-
ekiing outside the state even.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
Feed for Brood sows.

a feed that tends mainly to making
fat is unsuited for breeding sows at any
lime. During the period of CESSATION
the fu.ttts gets its nourishment from the
dam. and is dependent upon the feed she
takes. 1t shonld be mainly of the kind
that produces large quantity rather than
very rich milk. Wheat bran or mill
feed is the best, and il the SOW is young
and growing add oats to this rather than
+ This will make vigorous, straight
backed and long bodied pigs, even from
a Young SOW. When the dam is full
grown the fine middling feed, with a
little milk and warlnsdssbwater, will be
better than heavier feeding.-American
lCultiyator
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
FARM HORSE AND DRAFT HORSE.
A Distinction That Farmers and Breeder.
Should Remember,

A Distinction That arme and Breeders
Should Remember.
The farm horse needs Il pastern of diff.
ferent shape from that of the draft horse
proper. The pastern has an important
office to perform. The bones serve to
throw the tendon of the fnot which runs
over them farther from the center OF
motion, and more than this, act us springs
to prevent conclusion and absorb motion
which with unusually snort and straight
pasterns is passed On to the upper por
tions of the limbs and shoulders. Hence
the easy, springy, elastic motion depends
mostly upon the length and obliuueness
of the pastern. The dray horse needs
little of this sort of motion. He is not
required to go faster than Il walk. and
short, strong pasterns are preferred to
long springy ones. But we must think
something of the horses kept ON the
farms. Farmers are beginning to study
this matter, which in the past has been
greatly neglected. We have reached a
point where we are forced to study it
for upon the pastern depends to a great
extent the wearing qualities of the farm
er's horse.
For instance, the other day | hap
pened to be driving a team of grade
draft mares to the buggy. One mare
had two crosses of imported draft blood
in her veins, the other but one. AS they
trotted along it was very easy to see
which had the greater amount of draft
blood simply by observing the top of the
collar. The feet of the "three fourths
a struck the ground with a thud
much after the style of a pile driver
and her pasterns being short and up
right the shock was communicated to
the entire front quarters, causing the
collar to jolt up and down on her neck
with every step. The other mare, an
aunt of the first one, trotted along with
scarcely a jar, and the motion of the
collar consisted entirely in accomtno-
dating itself to the shifting positions OF
the shoulders; there was no up and down
motion of the collar whatever.
This mares pasterns were longer and
more sloping, and performed their duty
of relieving the upper limbs and Shout
ders from the conclusion naturally
caused by the feet striking the ground.
The one mare went with a g ETY.
-chag. ZIP and down motion. the other
smoothly. easily and horizontally The
first mare will pull more. and probably
wear about as well as the other under
the conditions which surround the dray
horse, but she would not last at all I'm
der the conditions which obtain OH the
western farm. Such II mare shonld
never be driven faster than Il walk. and
the time is not yet when the western
farmer a afford to keep work mares
which cannot trot without injuring
themselves. Henry q. Wallace in Breed
er's Gazette.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
LOST AND FOUND

40 If you have lost any stock and wish to an
rounce 1t over your NAME, we can give you IL
rate at least oue-halt]ess than the usual price,
looking for them, let THE UNION do it for you.
CT If you know of any stray stock hanging
about your ranch or OH your range, send in a
without any cost to you, taking the chances for
our pay on the parties to whom the stock be-
longs. Our object in this is to get II notice of
all strays Within our circulation and furnish our
readers Information that may save them dol
lars in time and money. We know there are
strays about everyone's ranch; but people do
not feel like becoming responsible for the cost
OF all advertisement. By this plan it only costs
you a card or a visit to this office and you get
rid Of the strays. besides helping out some.
neighbor. If all our readers help in this matter
the 'Lost and Found" column of The UNION
will be worth many times the cost of a subscrlp-
ton.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
1|za..l@zan5ens,
Eaa
POULTRY AND GARDENING.
h Two Fit Tosether Like Roast Lamb
and Mint Sauce.

The Two Fit Together Like Roast LAM
and Mint Sauce.
Along with the poultry raising every
n should run a garden, for two rea-
ons First, nearly half of the feed for
the chickens in summer Comes from the
garden; and second, the poultry manure
ought to be sufficient fertilizer for such
a garden on ordinary soil. These are
two items generally overlooked in poul-
try raising. 1t is cheaper to raise the
food in your W garden than to buy it,
and owe and above all of this you will
have nearly enough to supply your own
table with fresh vegetables all through
the whole summer. The poultry needs
green leaves, green food, roots, berries
and seeds, and a great amount of all of
these III be gathered for them in the
garden. Where poultry is not kept
there is a great deal of waste in the gar
den, for the green tops of vegetables,
half grown roots and pods are always
useless for the table. The time spent in
c%ultivating the garden might legiti-
mately be put down as conscientious
work for the poultry. At the end of the
year there would be so much saving in
the cost of food.
Then the outlay for the garden would
simply be for seeds, tools, labor and in
terest on the land. The poultry manure
we are going to make supply all the fer
tilizing material for the soil. The poultry
droppings should be gathered at least
weekly from the hen roost or the yard
and sprinkled over with fine dust. The
best plan is to take every barrel of this
mixture and dump it into a quantity of
muck gathered from some pond neal by.
Mix the two-up thoroughly, and a good
fertilizer is prepared both for spreading
over the ground and for dropping in the
hills and rows. The poultry manure fur
nishes plenty of mineral and heating
elements, while the muck is rich in nj.
trogenous material, decayed roots and
plants. The danger in using poultry ma
nure in the drills and hills is that too
much will be put in, so that the seeds
will be burned up, but when it is thor
oughly mixed with muck this danger is
partly removed.
After the garden crops have all been
gathered in the autumn the chickens
should be turned into ii for a range. They
will dig down into the soft, mellow
ground and root out all the worms and
grnbs that may be preparing for IL win
ter's Information. They will a~lse-snata2s-
up the seeds of weeds and foreign bodies
and prepare the ground for use the next
These items are seldom taken
into consideration by those writing about
poultry, but in the long run they furnish
no very small profits. Annie &. Web.
ster in American Cultivator.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

ABERDEEN ANGUS HElFER.

of the old time in the west. Ii the civil.
lied cattle a keep up the hardness and
capacity for taking care of themselves
that the Texas breed showed, then Amer
lea will beat the world at the beef hnsi
ness and that speedily.
The prize heifer in the picture weighed
Ito pounds when she was 9 years 9
months and . weeks old
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
Cribbing.

Cribbing is not in itself a disease, but
it almost always produces arrangement
of the digestive organs, so that a crib
bling horse may safely be classed as I'M
sound. They are especially subject to
colic-a trouble always liable to lead to
fatal results. -Dakota Farmer.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

|, Gated in one of the finest parks of the
Black Hills, q desirable claim Of 100 acres.
Solid deep black loan underlaid with lime
40 acres under cultivation. Agood log house
16x22 one and 3oneshaIf stories, ia stable
well and extra good spring Within seven
the same from the new Silver camp and
only ten miles from Rapid City. A bargain
sure. Enquire at this Office,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

STRAYED-From therapge of the subscriber
on or about November, 1890, dark sorrel
mare, 5 years old the coming spring, branded =
on lett shoulder. Was last heard of at Ham's
ranch on Rapid Creek with mare colt by side.
A suitable reward is offered for her recovery.
NJ. D. SAMsIIs Rapid City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

Resolved. That the work of Secretary Rusk
in extending the foreign markets for Ameri-
can live stock and cereals deserves our strong
est commentator, and that congress should
place at the disposal of the secretary ample
funds to facilitate the further extension of
these markets. More especially is money
needed To increase tho inspection of pork, and
enough should be supplied to place inspectors
at every point where a demand for them
exists,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

sE,oR SALE am offering for sale, seven high.
by Saturn (2605) out of a mare by Lexington
the identical breeding of Sunol 2:OSk. A second
two year old, by the same horse and out OF O
mare by Hambletonian Prince. The remainder
are all bays, coming two years old, by Byron
Sherman, with astrial in the teens.
M M. WOODS. Rapid City g.. D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

Hermosa. the nearest city to t the rec recent
rich silver discoveries, 100 acres, good house
16x24, one and one-halt stories, and kitchen
16x22, well furnished, good cellar. Two wells
Easy terms. Would take part stock, either
horses or cattle. Also for sale forty head OF
cattle, J.. TUCKER, Hermosa.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
WANT N

Legal blanks at The UNION office. Lo.
cation certificates, mortgages, etc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

neutrality-suspicious. 2yearlold heller
same description branded d i on LEFT side. One
VIII t. face yearling steer d 1 o. left side. One
roam steer spotted IN hips, branded u NJ on
right side. W. Al. HopKTNs a
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
ReY@When answering advertise
ments please mention this paper.

You may cough and cough and cough
and cough and cough but you will not. if
you take DeWitt's Cough and Consump-
ton Cure. Engle &Son.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

GTRAYED-From Rapid City. One white
~ pony mare niIe years old branded q on the
left shoulder. Black colt by side. Had q
leather! head stall on when left. A reasonable
reward will be paid for her return.
ALIx WALLIN.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

IDEWARD-A reward of s25 is offered for
IN the following property stolen from the
a bay, unbranded, yeariins fily With a birtb.
mark on her chest. There is something pecu-
liar about this filiy's disappearance. Just
heard that she,was last seen leading behind this
hay rack of a certain rancher. Take notice of
this fact, all whom it may concern.
+. i. MORLEY, Rapid City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

STRAYED-From my ranch near smithyil!e,
- about April; 1, 1891. One black yearling
horse colt branded thus r. on left shoulder.
Reasonable reward for LE informationlead-
ing to recovery. J. w. CHASE.
Spearfsh, s. D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

STRAYED.A COW, 3 past, light red, white on
back and belly, one horn sawed off. Branded
= ~. g. w. GLEASON, Rapid City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

sGTRAYED-From Cheyenne river crossing Of.
saO Pieno Hills road, u buckskin pony, branded
Y on left hip, not very plain. Had leather
halter and picket rope. Plates forward. Slim,
built. FRANK LILLEBRID0E sTsrres
Or Red Barn, Rapid City, 8. D. S. b.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

SALE OR EXCHANGE-A BARGAIN
ID Lots z ,7l&72, block 2, Riverside addition,
horses, well of splendid water with force-pump
to ~irrigate yard, shrubbery, etc. Will sell for
$1,000 cash, or take half cash and balance in
good quality OF sheep. Inquire at UNION Of
flee. x
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
sE1oRs RENTs-K ranch In q Elder valley
" aorliyt three miles from the city. Enquire

GsTRAYED-One Drownmars In thu limestonei
~ ,conntry Said mare is sixteen hands!
weighs about 1000 lbs. branded half circle Xon
left, hip. Is newly shod and was last seeil in;
halter aud sti ap. Information left az this
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

STRAYED-From the range of the subscriber,
\. one bay mare, three years old, white block
in forehead and branded J-F connected, a
ing, bald face, three white legs, branded In
One white four-year-old COW, and one -
roam four-year-old COW, both branded JW on
right hip. One ~two-year-old heifer, roam,
$40 reward will be paid for return OF horses and
50 for the return OF COWS. Enquire at office or
address Z. NJ. FORBES, Rapid City, s. D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
EUGENE Noloo,nh

Rapid City, S. D. Range Red Owl and
Sulphur creeks in Delano County. Brand
as shown in cut. Also Oh also OK Yoke
Staple on left side of hip, or on both. On
cattle bought it is on side or hip. Another
brand, x hip and side.
Another A with a bar above the left
side, Another NC on right hip.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

STRAYED-A large spotted roam COW with
NJ a red May calf by her side branded TT
connected on left hip also R F on right
nip. Last seen near %Ingersol school
house. Five dollars reward will Re paid for
her return. Address Mrs, THORNTON,
Rapid City, OR leave word ut THEoN UNION
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

Outraged or stolen from RAPID city, one pack
coming three next spring, a suitable
reward will be paid for the return of horse,
or leading to it's recovery.-George
j. Ehler, Rapid City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

I,oR SALE OR TRADE-16o acres of coed
L, landlying seven miles north of Rapid City.
One Hundred acres prairie and sixty acres heavy
timber. Good frame house and out-buildings,
also Il good well. Sixteen acres under cultiva-
ton. viii trade for stock or sell at q reason
able price. H. ScoF1ELD, Rapid City. s.. D..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

CTRAYED-From my herd about March l,
- 1891, one chestnut sorrel mare, three years
old, branded * on left shoulder.
STRA9ED-One bay two-year-old stud colt,
branded S wrench, orthus ]o[
Hermosa, s. d. FRED ROBERTS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

E7ARM FOR sALE-Inthe outskirts of the
u thriving town of Hermosa, 800 acres, all
under ftnee. LOO acres under cultivation.
Well watered by Battle river and good springs.
Five acres planted to timber, over 200 apple
trees and Al quantity of blackwalnut. Price
Sis per acre. Terms easy. viii sell in lots to
suit. ~. II. ARNOLD, Hermosa.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
Biack Hills Rac,ne Cireu,

Rapid City horsemen have taken the
initiative in the direction OF securing a
trotting meeting this fall, as the calls
below Indicate. Everyone interested
should attend.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

.GTRAYED-Four-year-old bay mare, branded
~ 90 on left shoulder. b. F. ARNoLD,
- Hermosa, S, n.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

ll0R sALE-A promising three-quarter blood
II yearling Percheron stud colt, sired by the
imported Percheron stallion Willard. Horses
for sale at all times on easy terms and low
prices. j.. Dow g. Son.
" Ranch on Lame johnny. Postoffce
w Buffalo Gap, SD.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

STRAYED-From Rapid City November L.
~ One buckskin mare with brown name and
tail age o yrs. weightfrom seven to eight hundred
der; not plain. Owner will pay suitable reward
for return. Address o. u. OWENS Rapid City
SD.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

OST--Two heifers and one steer, yearlings
= past, one heller is blue black with short
tail. brand Blk connected with quarter circle
left shoulder. Also two-year-old steer; red,
branded Oh right hip with two triangle 4 point
up and point down.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

STRAYED-One spotted COW branded n A N
y also l z on left size. One two year old
red heiier and one yearling. heifer branded
cross Y. One light roam yearling branded cross
Y on LETT side. A reasonable reward Will be
paid for thei at UNION
office Rapid City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

GTRAYED-From Elk creek range. A red
- COW, about six years old, star in forehead,
left horn off and the right turns III. Branded
A Y on right hip anls sugar tongs on right
shoulder, also a light red line back COW, same
brands. E. D. SpAULDING, Rapid City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

OST-A yearllng l.e.ser red and wlite
II branded plow brand on left shoulder and
round hole in each ear. VIM. LAHGENT
HermOSl,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19
Prize Aberdeen Angus.

The illustration shows a magnificent
specimen of n Of the lornless beef
breeds that are replacing the Texas steer
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

CTRAYED-0ne black mare, two-year-old
~ past, has halter on, branded something like
Address, A. r.. COLLINS,
80 Rapid City, S. D..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-19

osT-A dark brown gelding two years old
branded l. ~ cross on right hip.
Il. A. FOSTER
Rockervllle.