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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
ROOM FOR REFORM.
Events Of the Past Week Show the
Nee d for Vigorous Action.

Events of the past week have serv-
ed to show how nearly impossible
it is for an erring woman to reform
wen when willing hands are reached
to her, and how her sisters in shame
seek to retain her in the pursuance
of a life which is but a living death.
TIE UNION could write a narrowing
story OF this character based on the
developments OF the past week,
which would speak volumes for the
earnest devotion and broad charity
Of the good women of Rapid City
in reseuing their fallen sisters The
details in some respects are too
revolving to print, while in others
they are pathetic in the extreme.
Without dwelling on this phase of
the case, THE UNION rises to suggest
that the time has come to at least
check the lawlessness of this element
in the Fourth ward and rid the
town OF that class of individuals who
derive their living from the shame
of these women. Morally, Rapid
City has permitted herself to get Oh
the down grade during the past two
or three years, and the time has now
come to put on the brake. The re,
spectacle people of this city should
take a hand in the matter. School
children still below their teens are
compelled to pass these houses of
prostitution On their way to school,
and at night o%bscenity, profanity
and lawlessness of other descriptions
rule IN that section.
The UNloN has never posed as a
disciple of the Parkhurst theory OF
reform, nor Fan it's editor be classed
as a crank on this particular subject,
but the developments OF the past
week have demonstrated the neces,
sity for a change. Let the mantle
Of charity be thrown to those of the
erring who desire to live { better
lite, but to those who persist in
defying the law of the city and state
let the order be given to ''move on
1t is time to apply the remedy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

turc closed its work late tonight.
1t will 90 down in history as the
rankest legislature tnat has ever
assembled in this state. Every
measure proposed to curtail the
powers or tax the profits OF great
competitions have been ruthles5Iy
slaughtered. The most 1agrant eX-
travaglnce has marked the appro-
priations and the most lmocc'le
craftsmanship exhibited IN the tall-
gre to provide d revenue to meet the
outlay Of more than a million II a
quarter dollars.
Not a single law of general Import
ance has been enacted and the ralI-
way measure intended to relieve the
burdens Of taxation Of farmers has
been killed. The will of the people
has been ignored in the failure tt
pass the dispensury law and under
the decision of the attorney genera
the last liquor law is repealed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

for Sturgis Wednesday to join her
husband.
Zach Holmes is down from Key
stone.
Ernest BartLold was in from
Sheridan Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Judge Levi McGeeis dealing out
Justice at the court house this week.
There are II cases on the calendar,
few Of them being Of any particular
interest to tire public.
Remember Tonncr, the Vienna,
baker, was Rapid City's pioneer
baker away back IN 1886 and has
had AZ years experience at his trade.
Try his Vienna and Cottage loaves
(3c) and you will use no other,
The local Red Cross held a meet.
ing Tuesday and and elected the
following officers: President, Mrs.
G. S. Clevenger; vice president.
Mrs. S. E. Young; secretary, Mrs.
james HALEY; treasurer, Mrs. W. I.
Coad. 1t was decided to gather up
and send literature the soldier
boys now in the Philippines.
Senator Edmund Smith and wife
were arrivals from Pierre Wedncs.
day morning, where Mr.. Smith has
been spending the past two months
in the state senate. Ed. comes
home without a G or bruise, al
though he made The republican ma.
jority hard to catch on numerous oc.
casions. The amount appropriate
ed for the school of mines in this
city for the year was Sll 400. This
handsome sum is due largely to Sen.
ator Smiths efforts is behalf Of the
institution. Pennington county
was never more ably represented in
the senate than it has been tt is
year and all join in placing due credit
where it belongs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

the rostram began singing and abe
the din arose the strains of MY
COUNTRY. lis Of Thee, Sweet Lind of
Liberty.
The air was taken up. the galleries
caught the inspiration as one man and
everybody rose and joi,td in the sing
ing until in one grand chorus, thous-
lnds were versing the beautiful words
Of the anthem
1t was a scene to live :, lifetime to
witness and n fitting and a patriotic
climax Of the great war Con-
gross. Down III front General Hen
1erson, with his cane aluft. was
beating time for the air. while all
around upon the floor and in the gal
%lcries, the inspiring words poured out
in immense volume. The emotional
side of the vast was toucned
and there were tears in many eyes
When the anthem was concluded
General Henderson started 'sAuld
Lang Syne," and it was also sung with
\ will.
Suddenly John Murray Mitchell
waved aloft a small American flag and
members and galleries went wild.
joining in singing The Red, White
and Blue"
While the singing was in progress,
Mr.. Hull, of Hull bill fame, jumped
upon a desk with a large red, white
and blue streamer, waving it to
the rythm of the air. and re-
doubling the tumultuous nature of
the demonstration. A voice in the
gallery shouted: Three cheers for
Dewey" and they We're given with
volcanic. and explosive vigor. Then
came cheers for the army and
navy and finally for Joe Wheeler
TITS wonderful demonstration con.
GUIDED with the singing Of the "Dox.
ology.'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
OVATION TO REED!
The C|o2e ofthe House. Was a Tri-
umph for the Man From Maine,
THE RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Mr.. Reeds Remarks on ion rtlhe Con-
gress-Memhers and Spectators Sing
Patriotic Songs and Cheer american
Heroes-Closing Scenes. ~ @'' :

W~AsHuNGToN. March G.--Five min.
ntes remlined before the close of:the
House when Mr.. Paynesummoned Mr..
Dockery TO the chair, and he in. turn
recognized Mr.. Bailey. 1.-The minority
leader in this Congress, to present the
resolutions thanking the speaker for
the impartial manner in which he: had
presided over the deliberations. of. the
House. A great hush Tell upou the
vast concourse in the galleries as Mr..
Bailey began to speak.
MIR. Dockcry appointed Mr.. Bailey.
MIR. Bell of Colorado and A:r. Payne a
committee to escort the speaker to the
chair. A moment later, as the. speaker
emerged from the lobby, escorted by
the committee, cheers greeted his, ap-
pearance. Slowly the commanding
figure. of the. speaker assended the
"ostrum. Mr.. Docery informed him
II the action of the House and then
"elinquished the gavel to him.
As the Speaker faced the House still
ness settled down upon it,: The peor
pc in the galleries seemed to have
ceased to breathe, so oppressive and
impressive was the silence. The
speaker fairly lowered over his sur
~roundings, He was dressed in a black
:utaway and wore y dark red tie.
Slowly nd with great celebration he
"eturnel his thanks for the compli-
nent the House had conferred upon
him. He said:
III l9NInr Iovv, To-, f1~ 4N.-l x:--
the lnsi gnia of al office which has but
one superior and no peer, | might.
perhaps, fairly congratulate myself
upon having had a great Opportunity
TO administer agreat Office in the
fashion indicated by the noble words
snown to our law: Without fear,
favor or hope of reward Where I
lave succeeded ! am sure to have yaur
inal approval; whore I have failed |
I'm sure you have given me credit for
honorable intention.
Notwithstanding the differences of
opinion or OF party, yen have given
ne your confidence in all which per-
tanned to my duties here in Il manner
80 full and ample that my memory of
It will never pass away. When | com
pare the opportunity you have given
me with what it has been possible
to do, l see how mucl, / need your
kind Endorsement of to-day, for which
return You thanks and gratitude.
With pleasant memories for our past,
which | shall always cherish, and best
wishes for your future, which l shall
always entertain, l now declare this
House adjourned without day"
a a dozen times during the prog
'ess OF his remarks the speaker was
obliged to pause, owing to the spou.
taneous applause which arose from all
sides, and when he concluded with tho
announcement that the House stood
adjourned sine die. the applause and
cheers were deafening.
The galleries joined in the outburst.
suddenly some members down near
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
the FINISH Al PIERRE.
The Republican Legislature Proved a
Costly Experiment.

Pierre, March 2.-The event of
the day was the slaughter of Sites
dlspensary bill in the house this morn
Ing. PHsey presented a report
OF the committee on temperance
recommending it do not pass and
followed in one Of the ablest speech
es ever heard In any legis atur. !.
He showed the bill was Vicious.
impracticable an unconstitutional.
1t was not the purpose OF the major
lty to have an honest measure pass
ed and during six weeks no bill was
put ip and at the last moment a
measure was rushed in, too vicious
to pass and no time left to amend
or pass O substitute. It was a
shrewd move by the liquor interests.
he said, and it won.
The senate in executive session
confirmed James Cusick as mine in.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
Notice Of Assessment.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors of
f1e St. Germain Irrigating Go. held on
G hurary %, 1889, an ao >essmrnt of DOC
per share was levied, to be paid TO the
treasurer Of said company within forty
days from the date or levy. All stock
on which this assessment is not paid
within the time given above will be ad-
vertised for sale and sold to the highest
Eidder,
Abner Otis.
Secretary.
First publication March 10, 1890
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

49,. State of New York, County OF New York,
S. Jas. \. Mcdonald, president. and Geo.
w. Burchell, secretary. Of the Queen Insur-
ance company America, being duly sworn
depose and say that the foregoing is a full.
true and correct statement of the affairs Of
said company; that they have examined
the foregoing schedules. respectively ,desig.
mated as. schedules "a" "B." &C" and
3D." that the same are and each is a full,
true and correct schedule and statement o.
the several matters purported to be covered
by said schedules. or any or either Of them.
to the best of their knowledge and belief.
That the said insurance company is a bona
ide owner Of at least One Hun.
dred Thousand Dollars Of actual
cash canital invested in state. and
United States stocks, and in bonds and
mortgages OF real estate nnlncumbered, and
worth double the amount for which the
same is mort"agcd: and thew are the above
described officers Of said Insurance compa-
ny.
GEO. w. BURCHELL. Secretary:
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
25th day Of ,Janrar' 1899.
lSeal.1 T. LIVINGSTONE nENNEDY..
Notary Public
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

Special Session Brought in &55.O4a ~.
TOPEKA, March G.-The receipts Of
Webb McNali. state superintendent of
insurance, for January and February
were 500, 1897. 0S. OF this sum Sa5. O42. 81
vas derived from the tax imposed by
the act passed by the special session.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
Cook, the Tourist Agent. Dead.

LONDON. March 6 j. NJ. Cook. the
head OF the great tourist agency is
dead. He never recovered from, the
illness which he contracted while, con.
Quoting the recent tour Of Emperor
William Of Germany in Palestine.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Department Of Insurance.

SiQ III VA jilSuluIlCS.
Company's Certificate OF Authority
Whereas. The
QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
a corporation organized under the laws Of
New York, has sled in this office a sworn
statement exhibiting its condition and bust.
ness for the year ending December 81, 1898,
a~onformable to the requirements Of thu
laws Of this state regulating the business Of
Insurance.: and y.
Whereas. The said company has filed in
this office a duly certified copy of its char
ter. with certificate Of organization in COM
pliance with the requirements Of the insur-
ance law aforesaid;
Now therefore, i, L. G.. Campbell, Com:
missioner Of Insurance Of the State Of
South Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
of said laws, do hereby certify that the
above named company is fully empowered
Through its authorized agents to transact
its appropriate business Of fire insurance
in this state, according to the laws thereof,
until the 3lst day Of December, A. D: 1899.
IN testimony whereof, I have hersunto
set my hand and seal at Pierre, this End
day Of February, 1899.
rSeal.] L. C. CAMPBELL,
Commissioner OF Insurance.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

1t Aids II the Detection Of Unwhole>
some Food.

Daniel Webster in the famous
White trial in Salem, Mass. years
ago declared that murder will out. .
This maxim has been found appli-
cable to many other things besides
murder. Housewives know it to be
true when there is alum in baking
powder. A bitterness in the bread
at once bctrays the alum S presence.
It cant conceal its true nature.
The alum bitterness Twill out and
because it Will, physicians, who
understand the harmful effect of
alum on the system. are at a loss to
know why people continue to buy
baking powders containing it. All
baking powders sold for twenty-five
cents a pound and less contain alum.
There IS surely no economy in using
these cheap powders. a pure cream
of tartar powder such as Dr.. Price 5
was shown to be at the World S Fair,
goes so much further and gives sc
much better results, there is nc
doubt Of its being more economical
in the long run.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

TOPEKA, Kan, March G.-The house;
passed the bill levying o~ne-fourth of
a mill for the completion OF the state
house. This will raise about $50, 600.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

Will Ross OF Pine creek, Wyo., was
in yesterday. He reports a pretty
hard winter for stock in this section.
Water has been scarce and the protrat
ed cold spell pulled the meat of pretty
fast.-Belle Fourehe Times.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
II WEEK IN TOWN. *

Thomas Sweeney and Wlft spent
Tuesday in Dcadwood.
jim Patterson of Omaha spent the
furc part Of the week in town,
AFTER 81 severe illness Of d wce!
Miss Helen Dickovcr is out AGAIN.
The city council held a short c
sion Monday night for the purpose
0f allowing a few bills.
s"Have your final proof notices pub
H.hcd in The UNION and save Il dol
lar Or two thereby.
Pay up your back subscription
and get the Farm Journal free for
tive straight years.
CONGRESSMAN Knowles was on
Board Tuesday mornings train on
his way home from Washington to
Deadwood.
Remember that our offer of The
DNION and the twice-a- week Omaha
World. Herald both for $3.50, still
ODDS good.
i.l)on't lose sight Of the big hop on
the 18th to be given by the Sweeney
Hose Company. Buy ticket and
help the boys along.
3 Mrs. John lngersoll went down to
Hot Springs Tuesday evening for
Treatment. She was accompanied
by Mrs. NJ. S, lngersoll.
The UNloN's job printing depart.
ment is kept busy these days. Good
work at lower prices than ''the
other fellow Is what does it.
4. Mrs. Anna Mott of the New York
tore was an arrival on Tuesday
morning train from a purchasing
trip to New York and Chicago.
Sam Oliver has secured S. r.
Voorhees, house and will move his
family up at once. oturgis is very
glad Of their coming.-Sturgis
.sress.
Have you a cough? A dose of
Ballard's Horehound Syrup will re-
ii, We it. Price % cents and so
',ants.-At VanBuskirk's drug
Store.
Railroad rumors arc rife once
more, but THE UNION will give only
the particulars as they develop into
something of some definite shape
aud Importance.
Rev. D. W. Tracy spent Monday
in: Sturpis with a committee ar
ranging the meeting place for the
coming convention OF the Black
Ellis Epworth League.
&You a be cheerful only when
yen + we'll. If you feel ''out of
sorts take Herbine, it will brace
you up. Price so cents.-At Van
Buskirk's drug store.
"A number of the members of the
Rapid City lodge I.O.O.F. went to
Keystone Monday and assisted the
people Of that rustling camp in
organizing a lodge of their own.
Don't forget the famous Chicago
Ladies' Quartette at Library hall
next Tuesday evening. 1t is the
musical event of the season and
should be missed by no one. Seats
Mt Mcnamara S.
To allav pains, subduc infiama-
tion, heal foul sores and ulcers, the
most satisfactory results are obtain
ed by using Billiards. Snow Lini-
mrnt. Price Is cts. aud 80 cts. at
VanBuskirk's drug store.
9=EG ssM
Tommy Smith, u genial dray-
man, is a new addition to The
UNION big city list. He also gets
THE twice-a.week World Herarld and
is pretty we'll hooked up On
good literature.
Much pain and uneasiness is
caused by piles, sparing neither
age o SEX. Tabler's Buckeye
Pile Ointment cures the most obsti-
nate cases. Price, SO cents in bot
tie: tubes, 75c.-At VanBuskirk S
drug store.
Otto Hamerly, one of The UNIONS
old time subscribers at Smithville,
~,v,o IN SATURDAY. mid IN all
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
STATE OF L DAKOTA.
Insurance Department.

J, J.. C. Campbell. Commissioner )
surance of the State of South Dako /,
hereby certify that the above Is q J
copy of the original statement now on tile
in this office.
In. witness whereof ] ha . hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of this office
at Pierre, this End day OF February, 1899.
[Seal.l i, C. CAMPBELL,
Commissioner Of Insurance,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
First publication March 10, 1890

Co tinued + o." Supplement-.
Amount or risks written... 293,021. 90
Losses incurred during the
year 7,77O,ll
Losses paid during the year. 1897 SO
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-07

Poor oysters are less in price than
good ones but they do not satisfy.
Imitation paint can be bought at any
price but it is not satisfactory. The
prudent buyers in the East use
Chiffon PAINT because they know
what the result will be. They know
that in Chiffon PAINT they will get a
gallon if they pay for a gallon, that
they will get pure Linseed Oil Paint
without the disagreeable odor and
bad effect Of Benzine, and that they
will receive an article which, when
applied to dry surface, will
last for years. Economy in painting
is to get the best paint and then
have it applied by the best painter.
w. II. SHELDON. MIDDLEBURY, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-07
A WAkE-UP ROUTE.
The vicissitudes of ths Business and why
the Protector Gave It Up.

"In the course of my hustling," saio
man who has done many things fol
a living, II got up once in a Western
town wake-up route, waking uL
people that wanted to get up at some
fixed hour in the morning. 1t was o
lively town, with lot of people in II
that made a practice of sitting UP
nights, and who found it hard work
to get up in the morning, and l had
no trouble in getting subscribers. ]
had hard work in serving 'em all. My
man had to move sharp to get around
to 'em all in time. He couldn't stay
and argue with man that was stupid
and sleepy. If he wouldn't get w
after fair warning he had to let him
go, and it was this that finally made
trouble, because these men wanted to
be walked up with q club, so to speak
If necessary, and while my man was
punctuality itself aud never failed to
be there at the appointed hour and to
wake the man up, yet he was a slight
and rather delicate man and he
couldn't enforce his demands, quite
aside from the question of having time
to stay. Some big burly chap would
say to him:
You go way or Ill break you in
two and what could my man do?
But in the morning these folks
would always be sorry they hadn got
up and | suppose that was natural
enough, but they used to come to the
office and kick because l hadn't got
'em up. They said they'd contracted
to be got up and they wanted to be
got up.
well, | stood this sort of nonsense
for while and then l imported a
waker-up from the East, a powerful,
up-to-date slugger, who could wake up
anybody at any hour of the night, no
matter how sound asleep he might be
and keep him awake. | sent this man
out one night with my little man for a
pilot. 1t was like this:
They'd go into the mans room, and
the little fellow'd do the talking
Come now,' he'd say, it's time to
get up
You go way says the sleeper
" No says the little man, you want
to get up right now, and if you don't
In going to get you up.
And in a minute or less the big fell
low would tackle him. He'd wake him
UP all right and the sleeper realized
i'll minute every time what had hap
p"Led. Then they'd go at it, right
there; but my man was hummer
with a loud hum, and lie cleaned out
his man every time in short order. He
licked fifteen subscribers that morning
III an hour and forty minutes.
But | knew that while we could lick
'em easy in detail, we couldn't begin
to touch 'em in a bunch, and they were
sure to come: and so along in the
morning, before they'd got around, we
moved out.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-07

Senator Proctor is on an extended fish
ing trip in the provinces, but broke in
upon his sport long enough to attend the
encampment. He was telling party of
friends some of his experiences, at the
G. A. h. headquarters and really
got to telling some iish stories. "Why."
exclaimed the senator, II almost wanted
to stay away, the fishing was so good.
Only half hour before started for
Montreal | landed a thirty-pound sal
mon. He measured two feet five in
ches"- Excuse me, interrupted Col,
Frank Greene of Gov. Smiths staff and
the inveterate pencil pusher of the st.
Adams Messenger. Excuse me, Mr..
Senator, but what is the price of fish of
that dimension up there?" young
man." retorted the senator. "if you are
ever fortunate enough to get hold of a
fish of that size, you won't stop to think
of the cost" st. Johnsbury Republican.