Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-12
MEETING OF sTOCKMEN
The Stock Meeting Success and Grass
Assured-An All bay Rain Made
People Glad.

The Stock Meeting a Success and Grass
Assured-An All bay Rain Made
People Glad.
The meeting of the Western South
Dakota Stock Growers Association in
this city yesterday was the most sue
cessful ever held. At first thought it
would Seem that rainy day would
spoil everything but the business part
of the meeting. Perhaps it might any
thing but a stock meeting, but rain
makes grass and grass makes cattle.
and as cattle are what we want let the
rain come.
Considering the rain and mud the
parade in the forenoon was good. The
cowooy band made good music and
Sweeney's hot biscuits from the round
up stove provided the fun. Several
commission houses we're represented,
cowboys rode etheirponies and the small
boys followed along on the sidewalks
accompanied by their chaperones.
At 1l:3o the business meeting of the
association was called to order in the
Hnrney office, which had been tseated
with II couple of hundred chairs, by
Vice President Dawson, in The absence
of President Howard. After few
words of greeting, ,....by Mr. Dawson
Mayor Brown turned the keys of the
city over to the association and eX-
pressed his interest in it's work.
John II. Brennan was called for and
responded in a few words.
Upon motion the roll call and read
ing of minutes were dispensed with.
A call for W. r. Skinner, of Chicago,
was responded to- by that gentleman
and he took advantage of the ..'oppor.
tunity to invite all to attend the Second
international Live Stock Exposition
i'll Chicago this fall. Therange feature
of classification will be paramount he
said. He called upon John Clay, who
continued in the same strain.
At this point Miss Allie Jewell of the
Children's Home society was intro
duced and she made an impressive talk
for the institution.
The executive committees report
was then read. There have been
$4,000 range cattle inspected of which
$4,000 were South Dakota cattle; G,3G3s3
estrays we're recovered at value of
s229.515 81.
The tinancialreport showed:a IA balance
last year of S1S1.59. The expenditures
this year have been s14.564.34. leaving
1888 3.42 in the treasury.
The election of officers resulted in
the reelection of G. X. Howard for
president, II. A. Dawson for vice presi-
dent, and +. NJ. Stewart for secretary
and treasurer.
Upon motion the chairman appoint
ed IL committee of three consisting of A.
j. Day. j. ID. Hale and Sam Bell to
nominate an executive committee,
While they were in consultation w. s.
Seavey, of the Thiei Detective Agency,
made Il happy remark responded to by
an equally happy one by Mr.. Dawson
w. G. Irwin, president of the Wyoming
association, then made few remarks
relative to the work of Miss lJewell
He was followed by A. j. Plowman who
moved that the association express its
appreciation to Miss jewell by word ol
mouth and financially. This was sec.
onded and carried so unanimously thai
Il committee of Messrs. Clay anc
Lemon passed the hat for.,,free viii
Offering for the home. This resulted
in collection of s347.32 being take,
up for the Children's Home. Mis-,
Jewell thanked them all feelingly ant
for the time being the impressive Incl
dent was closed.
The following gentlemen we're the,
named as executive copmittee: j. g
Anderson, 1. j. NJ. Brown, w. H. Reed
w. G. Irwin. j. G. Craig, Albert Taddi
ken, Ed. Stenger, H. A. Dawson,
Holcomb, G. X. Howard, F. NJ. Stewart
G. M. Lamson, G. E. Lennon, B. f
Irwin, j. M. Williams, j. d. Patton.
A resolution was passed requestin,
our senator's and representatives t
use their best endavors to secure prope
legislation for the state of Sout
Dakota over Indian reservations in th
state.
Aresolution was also passed extenc
ing thanks to X. C. Morehouse, retil
ing general freight agent of the Ell
horn, for courtesies extended.
The following resolution was ais
passed.:
Resolved, That Section of our b,
{ laws shall be changed to read 18Th
annual meeting shall be held on til
first Tuesday of April at one p. m.
South Dakota, at such place as I'll
executive committee shall determine
3 A Amotion to adjourn then carrie
!, and all unfinished business was left [
the executive committee.
Ontsi6e E,mrickss Onoro hond III,