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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-18
Rustlers Hung.

Oelrich Times: It is reported that
Bill Clark, Harry Clark and w. Fl.
Aughey (Spohane) who went from
this country up into Montana last
summer, got into trouble on account
of cattle rustling since leaving here.
The reports say that the old man
Biil Clark was hung by the vigi-
lants, and that the other two got g.
term Of twenty years each in the
Montana states prison.
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jured and drew bis knife with which
to cut the rope It either fell or
was knocked from his hand by one
of the frightened horses and it
looked like Fersten was doomed to
a terrible death.
But he did not despair and re-
tanned his presence of mind, and al
though being dragged and bumped
over the hard frozen ground drew
his SIX shooter and fired at one of
the horses, but did bring him down.
Twice more the nervy cowboy fired
and the third shot brought down
the horse, dead, and relieved Fer
stem from his perilous position after
he had been dragged fully 200 yards
He had killed a good saddle horse,
but saved his own life After the
accident Fersten rode back to Bill
lings for surgical attention, the
small bone in one leg above the an
kle, being broken, which was set by
DR.. Rhinehart, The cowboy was
cowboy was also bruised consider
ably, but none of his injuries are
serious and he is now congratulate
irg himself on his lucky escape.
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The Farmers Magazine,

The Farmers Magazine, published
at Springfield, Illinois, is one of the
handsomest and most interesting
and instructive farm and family
publications in the United States.
1t is also great advertising med
ium. Circulates largely in every
State in the Union, and should be
in every farm home. Price, only
$1.OO year. Write the publishers
for sample copy, which will be sent
free TO any address.
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CIRCUIT COURT.
Seventh Judicial Circuit in and
for Pennington County. Novem-
Der Adjourned Term, 1896, Judge
William Gardner, Presiding.


Circuit court reconvened Monday
morning, Dec. Is, at nino O'Clock.
The sealed verdict Of the jury in the
case of John Fl. Garrett versus
Elais Aduddell was handed in, the
jury having been out at the ad djourn-
ment of court on the 9Th. Plaintiff
sued for damages to the amount Of
five hundred dollars, as a result of a
personal encounter. Verdict rem
dered for plaintiff in the sum of S25
Simpson Brick Press company VS..
Charles Marshall Verdict for
plaintiff for costs of suit in the sum
Of SOB. 25.
George Bertschy versus NJ. p,
Miller No defense made and a
verdict ordered for plaintiff on all
issues which amounted to $295. 81.
Hugh p Estes versus G. S..
Congdon Hardware Co. Action
brought by plaintiff for possession
of a COW or $25, the alleged value
thereof. Case went to the jury
Tuesday noon.
Daniel Holden versus the Key
stone Golding Mining Co. was set
tied out Of court
p. b. MCCARTHY & Co. versus W.
O. Temple. Dismissed by stipula-
tion
Black Hills Telegraph and Tele-
phone company versus w. 0. TEN
pie dis ismissed.
G. S. Congdon Hard ware com.
pany versus Uri Gillette ct al.
Verdict ordered by court for plain
tiff
American National Bank versus
b. Croughton, an action brought tC
replevin cattle sold under mort
gage to plaintiff. Verdict rendered
in favor Of plaintiff. A stay of exc
cution granted for ninety days.
American National Bank versus
Charles Clifford, continued for the
term with privilege TO the plain ii f
to file amended complaint within
thirty days and defendant sixty
days to file answer. American
National Bank versus Norman
thinner, same as preceding case
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Big Bend.

Some beople continue to address
letters to our neighbors thinking
perhaps that there is a post office
on Rapid Greek by the name
OF Big Bend
Mrs. O. IT. Larson met with an
accident few days ago. While
driving down rocky hill the buggy
tongue came down and ran into a
bank and upset the buggy, throwing
Mrs. Larson out and it was thought
for while that she was seriously
hurt. However she is recovering
from her scare and will no doubt
watch the buggy tongue in the fu-
ture as she glides down the canon.
The new comers who lately bought
the Paul Landing place and whose
name we forget was presented with
an heir on about Dec. ]. All inter
ested parties are doing we'll.
NoMBY.
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lower end, by feeding more cheap
corn before marketing the steers.
With very few exceptions, South
Omaha's'supply of steers was ery
common, the bulk selling at 600
4 90; not because Of greater weak
ness here, but because Of very poor
quality. One load weighing 1922,
sold on Wednesday at Is, and 81
head of mixed whitefaces, mostly
heifers and all under two years Of
age sold on Saturday at 5 Is,
averaging 1913: this was finished
'baby beef such as delights cat
tleman S eye to look upon, and it
brought a price that well proves the
strength of our market--the price is
here waiting if the stuff will only
come
The COW market was steady to
strong all week: supplies were only
moderate and demand was good.
Good to best COWS sold at 2 S5(03 25
and good to best heifers at 3 25(0
3 80, the bulk, including western
COWS, going at 2 60(03 10. Bulls
ranged from l S5(03 25 with the bulk
at 5002 IS. Calves ranged from
2 60 to $50 with good veals selling
mostly at 90 to 5 25.
A good active business was had
in the feeder trade with prices
generally strong, and highor figures
prevailing On the most attractive
stuff. The &c feeders we have been
talking about for the past few weeks
as d strong probability, this week
becomes positive reality, the price
being paid for 81 Nevada white.
faces weighing 997. The bulk OF
westerns sold at $50 to IS, against
3 40 to 3 60 the week before; natives
at 3 45 to 3 Is as compared with 3 35
to 3 60 the previous week. Ship
ments to the country, 1876 loads.
The sheep run was quite moderate
sc 500 for the the three points, as
compared with 80 200 for the same
week last year, aud 81 500 two yea rs
ago, The market was fairly active
with prices ruling steady to strong.
Fed western wethers sold at 3 q
to 3 30 fed western ewes at 3 90
mixed ldahoes, averaging So lbs, at
3 O5, Idaho lambs at 4 25, native
lambs at 4 so to 5 90, native ewes
and mixed lots at 25 and native
wethers at 3 so. The bulk o1
sheep sold in Chicago at 90 to 3 &C
and the bulk of lambs at 4 25 to 4 Is
Yours Very Truly,
GEO. BURKE Co.
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THE MARKETS,
U. S. YARDS, S. OMAHA, Dec. a '96

U. S. YARDS, S. OMAHA, Dec. "A '96
AS compared with the week be-
fore, this week s cattle run shows a
falling off, at the three points of
about 13, 600 head, but the lesser re-
ceipts did not check the declining
tendency Of values and we have to
chronicle a severe reduction, espec-
tally on the common to medium stuff
which lost 35@50c IN Chicago and
25c here. Phime steers, it is true
sold at the top mark Of the season,
and fancy Christmas beeves reached
5 S015 80 in Chicago; but these are
exceptional figures and should be
treated as such in estimating the
market; for while fancy offerings
were in limited demand at fancy
prices and the market was not over
supplied with that class of steers,
there was quite liberal supply Of
really good, well finished stuff, that
suffered, to some extent along with
the common and medium grades:
this was especially so in the case of
big thick fat steers which had to
submit to almost as much reduction
as unfinished stuff
The real cause OF this weeks de
preston appears to be as much of a
providen tial as of commercial ma
ture: such mild and balmy weather
as we are now having, must in the
very nature of things, force upon
the table an unusual amount of the
poultry, fish and game with which
the market is flooded, and at prices
SO low as to seriously curtail the de-
mand for beef. Then too, competi-
tion at Chicago is somewhat damp
ened by the fact that some of her
packers have d lot of cattle of their
own, in, the country that they in
tend atoncc running in for slaughter
So far as commercial and fnan-
cial conditions are concerned, we
are unable to discern in them,
anything of a threatening or fore.
boding nature. The regular annual
adjustment of accounts, douptless
has a retarding effect, but it is only
temporary and bears no cause oil
alarm.
The great bulk of cattle, those
most affected by present dullness
can with good prospects of profit be
held in the feed lot until the openine
of the new year, when matters com
mercial will take a new start; anC
that is the course we would advise
for all who can possibly take it. L
would Tighten receipts during the
dull holiday season-''a consumma
tion devoutly to be wished d''-anc
put the steers in better shape fol
the stronger market, later on.
While Chicago's top reached 9(
this week. The great bulk of hel
sales were between 3 75@5 00-tc
wide margin by far, and one that
may be largely closed from the
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Wanted.

Fifty head or under Of good year
ing heifers. Address,
N. CAPLE, Folsom, S. D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10
sPoTTERs' KIND REPORT.

They Dog the Lawrence Carriers. But
Compliment Them.
LAWRENCE. March 10. - Postmaster
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ALIX is SOLD.
The Holder of the Worlds TrOt-
ting Record, 2:03 3-4.
Goes to a Wall Street Broker
For a Road Nag.
PAID $4,000 FOR HER.
For a Double Team He Has
Alix and MascOtte.
Joe Patchen to Hug the Two
Minute Mark.

NEW YORK, March 10.-Alix, the
holder of the worlds trotting record of
2:0354, has been sold. Alix, three years
ago, was given the title of Queen of the
Turf, and she has held it ever since. She
was owned by Morris Jones of Red Oak,
who sold an interest in her to Monroe
Salisbury. Since that time Salisbury
has handled her exclusively, and the
public had come to look upon her as his
property. The new purchaser is Lewis
&. ewksbury of New York, a Wall
street broker, who has some fine road
horses and some good track teams. The
price is said to be $15 200.
Alix was a hard mare to handle in her
younger days. There was always great
deal of difficulty in breaking her and in
driving her. She could not "jog" and on
the road it was impossible to drive her
slower than 2:2S or $50. She pulled SO
that 1t took most expert man to handle
her, but she received the most judicious
training, and as a result is now termed
''Sweet Little Alix," and any one can
drive her.
Last year Alix did not do SO we'll as in
former years, and did not get below 2:O7
during the season. Tewksbury will
probably use her either as roadster or
with a mate in an attempt to lower the
team record. Mr.. Tewksbury now has
the fastest Irotter aad the spediest PAGER
(Mascotte, 2:04 ever owned by a New
York man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10
NOT AIMED AT e. s.

All the Agitation in Barcelona is BY Row
oIutionists Who Want q Republic.
NEW YORK, March 1O.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Barcelona says:
The anti -American sentiment here is
increasing instead of abating. The To-
cal newspapers are tanning the flames
The statement is made that the United
States can only put 100000
men into the field, and that the American
navy is but trifle superior to the Span
ish.
Careful investigation shows conclusive
ly that SPANS politics have had big
hand in the Barcelona disturb
ance. Nearly all the inhabitants
here are Catalans and the
Galatians almost to a man, are Republi-
cans. They are heartily opposed to the
present government and are making
demonstrations here against the United
States. with the direct purpose of putting
the government in hole, and possibly
causing its overthrow. There is abso-
lutely no enthusiasm here over the Cuban
war Whenever the troops start for Cuba,
they are not even given cheer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10
1T MAY BE ELLIS.
Eight Counties Out of the twenty-five
Have saIected DelegAtes to HUI Citx.

Eight Counties Out of the twenty-five
Have Selected Delegates to Hill City.
BELoIT, d arch 1O.-The counties so
far in the Sixth congressional district
that have. selected delegates to the bill
City convention, May IL, are Cheyenne,
three delegates, supposed to be for Ellis.
Thomas three, and Russell six, which
are unpledged but are supposed to be
Interested in candidates favorable for the
appellate judgship,the candidates being
Gill of Thomas county and Laing of
Russell. Lincoln county has elected
live delegates, which are understood 10
be for Ellis for congress; Graham three,
supposed to be for Ellis; Osborne seven,
instructed for Ellis aud Jewell eleven,
which are practically solid for
Ellis, the Mitchell county candidate.
Phillips county, the home of w. a.
Reeder. elects seven delegates, who are
instructed for their home candidate. 1t
is positive that Judge c. w. Smith, of
Rocks county, judge of the Thirty
fourth judicial district, is not now. nor
will he be a candidate before the Hill
City convention. Your correspondent
knows whereof he af1irns. In all
eight counties out of the twenty-five
have already selected their delegates to
the Hill City congressional convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10
ONE MORE DOG SHOW
InduatrIousIy Used to Get Free Advertis-
ing Out of the Associated Press.

InduatrIously Used to Get Free Advertis-
ing Out of the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 10. The seventh an
nual bench show of the Mascoutah Ken
mel club was formally opened today at
Battery D armory, with over $40 entries
from the principal kennels OF the coun-
try.
In the challenge rough coated st. Der
nard female class 1 @ owned by Charles
X. Joseph of Chicago and valued at &c.,
600, was awarded first premium over
Rustic Beauty, owned by c. A Pratt
of Little Rock. Ark, first prize winner
in last years New York, Detroit and
Chicago bench shows.
In the Great Dane challenge 81 81,
Osceoia Neversell, owned by the Osceola.
Iowa kennels beat out Great Imperator
and Major Mckinley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10
NEW TEMPERANCE PARTY.
1t Strives To Please on the Money
QuesaiOn-United Only on Pro-
hi bitkOn.

PITTBURG, March 10-The conference
TO form new national temperance party
Assem- bled in Old City hall this morn
ing when it was called to
order there were but twenty
delegates present. The promoters, how
ever, are confident and say there will be
a large number present before the con-
ference closes.
The conference was opened with devo-
tional exercises by Rev. J. c. Elliott,
Chairman Carter Stewart then de-
livered the opening address, after
which the conference was formally
organized. On the stage are displayed
signs reading: Legal tender
paper money, no bonds, Free
silver sixteen to one, independent
of other governments" ''Single standard
gold and bonds" "In union there is
st strength" How the advocates of these
varying ideas are to be united is not
explained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10
NO CITY TICKET OFFICES.

Az Wichita the Uptown Offices Will
BE Transferred TO the DePOts.
The Santa Fe and Rock Island railroad
companies have decided to abolish their
city ticket offices in Wichita, effective
April l, and after that date all business
will be transacted at the depot offices.
This move was decided upon for the
reason that both depots are located in the
business part of the city and are but
short distances from the respective city
ticket offices. Although suggested by
the Santa Fe, it is not a reIrenchment
measure of the new company, but simply
plan on the part of both roads to cut
a needless expense.
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CONTAINED DYNAMITE.

Two Innocent Appearing bundles That
Might Have Caused an Explosion.
HUTCHINSON, March 10.-The Rock
Island agents at this place made dis
covery in a sealed box car yesterday
which came near paralyzing them, and
the wonder is that it had not paralyzed
some one else before it reached here.
When the car, which had come through
from Kansas City sealed, was opened in
the Rock Island freight yards two inno-
cent looking bundles were picked up
from the car floor. They had the ap-
pearance of hobo lunch baskets, but they
turned out more than that, and no Weary
Willie ever Toasted on the contents of
those bundles.
Carefully wrapped in cotton, in one of
them is bottle of nitro glycerine and in
the other a stick of giant powder, fuse
and a number of loaded cartridges.
The car was sealed at Kansas City and
has not been disturbed since then, so that
it is evident that the explosives were
loaded there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10
BRASS MUSIC
To Accompany Sill Dixon's Won
derful Freight Train
Which Is To Pull Out of Wlch-
tia June 10
BOUND FOR ST. LOUIS.
To Contain Forty Cars of Corn
and Forty Orators.
One From Each COunty-All
To Be Decorated.

WICHITA, March 10.-Sil Dixon, of
Sumner county, who was an assistant
sergeant-at- arms in the last legislature
and was an officer of one of the legisla-
tive Investigation committees last sum-
mer, is here attending the state conven-
ton and incidentally working up his
! boom Mckinley train, which he pro-
poses to run from Kansas to the Repub-
lican national convention at St. Louis.
Dixon is an old hand in the advertising
train business. He took a train of wheat
from Kansas to Galveston five years ago
and train of wheat to New Orleans
four years ago.
He now proposes to take a train load
of forty cars of corn to St Louis. as he
says, to advertise Kansas and boom Nc
Kinley.
To a STATE JOURNAL reporter Mr.
Dixon said: There will be forty cars
in the train and each car will be loaded
, by a different county to advertise that
county along the way. Already eleven
counties have arranged for cars in the
train, and l am receiving letters about
the scheme every day.
The train will start from Wichita
about June 10 and stop will be made at
every station between here and St Louis.
At the small stations we will only stop
few minutes while a representative of
one of the counties having a car In the
train makes a speech. At the large
towns we will stop over night and have
big demonstration.
Il have arranged for brass band to
accompany the train and make music
along the way.
ain addition to the forty cars of corn
we will have sleeping cars along for the
accommodation of the speakers and mem
bers of the band.
This will be the biggest advertise
ment of the kind Kansas ever had"
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VOTING AT FRANKFORT.
Kentucky Senatorial Contest Drops
Into Dizziness Again.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 10.-A sub
dued air prevailed in the house at noon
today when the joint assembly con-
vened in order to go through the formal
itv of ballot for .. s. senator. MIR.
Weissinger's death was the principal
topic of conversation.
MIR. Lyons moved that the reading of
the journal be dispensed with. He said
that it had been agreed that the ballot
today should be mere Formally.
Representative Adams voted for Boyle;
Representative Baird for Black burn and
Populist Poor for Petit, while the rest
of the memb ers refrained from voting.
No quorum having voted there was no
election.
The Joint assembly then adjourned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10
CUTTERS STRIKE OVER.
The Man ufacturers Win Having All the
Force Required.


CHICAGO, NJ arch 10 The clothing
cutters strike is at an end SO far as the
manufacturers are concerned. They
held open their shops for
the old employees several weeks.
The men refused to return. Then the
manufacturers started out to get cutters
elsewhere. This undertaking, it is said,
has been successful
Yesterday fifty expert cutters arrived
from the east They were put to work
in one of the shops where all but twelve
will receive permanent employment.
The twelve not needed will be taken to
other shops today.
There are on the way from the eastern
cities seventy five more expert cutters
and seventy five additional will start to-
night, from New York. Including the
men employed now, the entire number
of cutters at work at the end of this
week, will be from $50 to 400.
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NEAR TWO MINUTES,
Colonel Taylor Predicts Very Fast Time
For Joe Patchen.

Colonel Taylor Predicts Very Fast Time
For Joe Patchen.
KANSAS CITY, March 10.-"Joe Patchen
will be better horse this year than he
ever was BEFORE" said Colonel John G.
Taylor, the owner of the famous pacing
stallion, last night. II hardly believe
that he or any other living horse will be
able to 60 mile in 200, but have set
Patchen's mark for this year at 2:01 and
fully expect to see him go that fast be-
fore the seasons close"
Patchen is now at Lexington in the
stud in the hands of Jack Curry. Before
long Curry will begin getting him ready
for work, but about the first actual rae
ing for him will probably be at the
Breeders meeting at Chicago, which
comes in the latter part OF June.
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to spare and Leland and Mckinley were
endorsed.
The convention assembled at 2:3O after
the noon recess where the temporary
organization had been effected by Brod-
erick and Hook
The committee on credentials was the
first to report The report seated what
was known as the Hook delegates from
Leavenworth county. In the other
counties there was no contest. There
was applause all over the house when
the report was read.
By unanimous consent asked by Joseph
Bteakley, Col. Anthony, who was defeat
ed by the report of the committee on Gre
dentials, was given time to speak. The
colonel warmed up and told the conven-
ton how the primaries here one week
ago last Saturday were conducted.
He asserted they were the most corrupt
ever held in the history of Leavenworth
county; that they were disgrace to the
state and to the party. There was whole
sale fraud, he said. and the primaries
were carried by Democrats, thugs and
tougha
w. C. Hook was called for. He said
he was willing to go before the people
on his credentials as compared with those
of D. r. Anthony.
The temporary organization was made
permanent
The currency expression was that the
American people from tradition and in
terest favored bimetaIlism aud that the
Republican party demanded the use of
both gold and silver as standard money,
with such restrictions and under such
provisions. to be determined by legisla-
ton, as would secure the maintenance
of the parity of the two metals, SO that
the purchasing and debt paying power
OF the dollar whether gold, silver, or
paper, should be at all times equal; that
the interests of the producers of the
country. its farmers and its workingmen
demand that every dollar, paper OF coin,
issued by the government should be as
good as any other.
w. c. Hook and John Schilling were
elected delegates to St. Louis and B. II.
Tracy of Wamego, declared presidential
elector.
Case Broderick received 40 votes and
W. J. Bailey 81. Bailey received the
votes of Brown, Doniphan and Nemaha,
Broderick the other counties
NJ. NJ. Beck of Holton, was again
made chairman of the com mittee.