The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-02-08
$1,000 to accept the. factory at the
Qppraiser'a valuation:

is noteworthy that he seems particu-
larly to like to have young people
around him. Almost the only intimate
friend of Mr.. Rogers ever had in Pat
erson was the late Henry v. Butler.
Mr.. Rogers used frequently to go to
Mr.. Buffers home and the Buffers fire.
quently visited him. They spent days
on his Pompton farm. Sometimes they
lived there the whole summer through.
This friendship between Mr.. Rogers
and the family has continued since Mr..
Buffers death. 1t seems to be no less
bright spot in the old gentleman's
life than in that of the young people.
But they respect Mr.. Rogers desire to
keep his own business to himself and
Paterson has been able to get very lit
tie comfort out of the friendship. Per-
haps that Is one reason the friend
ship is SO strong.
Reputed . Woman Halter.
An aged housekeeper is in charge Of
the house. The lawns are neatly kept
and the sidewalks are always swept
clean.
Another story sets him down as a
woman haCer 1t is said of him that
he will lever go to place where he is
likely to meet a woman. The only foun-
dation this yarn has is that Mr.. Rogers
is bachelor. Another complaint Pat.
erson has made about Mr.. Rogers is
that In years gone by when public sub
scriptton papers have been circulated
Mr.. Rogers has been visited by insist
ent and voluble persons, with lists of
signatures and plentiful reasons why
he should add his name to the others
with the gift of a large amount Of
money.
Sometimes Mr.. Rogers, after study
ing the purpose of che subscription and
the list of those who had already con-
tributed, declined to have anything to
do with it. Sometimes he gave as
much money as he thought the matter
called for from him. But invariably.
the amiable persons who brought the
appeal to him expressed great disap-
pointment that man possessing from
$8 900 to $80,00O,0OO should not have
subscribed more freely. These criticisms
were not always reserved until Mr..
Rogers was out Of hearing. He an
swered them by scaling down his pub
lie subscriptions.
What do you want he said once to
woman who cams to him with a paper
for a worthy cause.'
Money, lots Of money" replied the
woman vivaciously.
What did you come to me fort" he
asked.
Because knew you had such lots
Of money, Mr.. Rogers" said the young
woman, that 1 thought you could
spare a little bit of it,
"Oh, you did" exclaimed Mr.. Rogers.
''Then why did you say you were going
to see Old Man Rogers today, but you
knew it wouldn't do any good? I
wouldn't for the world disappoint q
lady. Good afternoon"
Owns Valuable Land.
Mr. Rogers owns great deal of land
about his house. When it first came
into his possession it was all open
| fields. Now Paterson has built up all
! around him. The land is tremendously
more valuable than it was when it
came to him. The Susquehanna rail-
road puts it's tracks right through the
middle of Mr.. Rogers vacant lots a
| few years ago. He was very much put
out about the matter. But the road
had the law on its side, and he could
| not stop it. He seemed to be afraid
that the trains would annoy his deer.
There are about fifty deer. They are
housed in barn behind his house. The
lot on, which the house is built covers
4 about half of q city block. The rear
| half of 1t is altogether occupied by the
| deer park. The deer have plenty Of
room to run around in number of in
/ closures. They multiply quite rapidly.
| When the yard becomes overcrowded
he sends them off. He has sent some
of them to Germany. He always gets
a good round price for his deer. When
one of them dies 1t is credibly related
! that he has 1t stuffed and adds it to
! the picturesque collection on his We
1 randa.
/ Mr.. Rogers is a fine Judge of horse
/ flesh. He enjoys the use of thorough
bred very keenly. One of his favorite
forms of recreation is to be driven from
/ his Paterson house to his farm at
4 Pompton.
Only the widest kind of estimate OF
Mr.. Rogers means can be given,
A Roughly calculating, as has been
1 shown, the locomotive works have
4 brought in about SIS 100000. One slight
i acquaintance of Mr. Rogers said TIL,
i other day that he knew of securities
! amounting to about s20.O0o,000 that the
old man had There must be added tc
j these sums the increase in value of his
real estate. In dealing with stocks Mr.
| Rogers never speeulates. He buys q
4 stock because it is in his judgfnen,
4 cheap; it may rise thereafter to per-
fectly reasonable price, from which il
must certainly fall, but Mr.. Rogers
cannot be persuaded to sell it. He
4 didn't buy it to sell, he says. He bought
i it to keep.
/ Mr.. Rogers has few blood relations
They are children of one of hi.
brothers.
4 A Sacrifice.
Washington Star: Yes" said the musi
cal genius. as he. watched the crowd O
4 idolators scramble for possession of tn,
cigaret stub which he had just thrown
away, 81 have suffered for my art. Man.
and many "a day have I suffered. l hay,
even gone without food. An! what pang
of hunger l lave suffered What panE
OF indigestion still sufferp'
''YOu put your whole heart Into you
work."
i 7 did more than that. ] put my stom
ach into It