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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
When Neck or Nothing" Fell in Love



upon his neck: but all with one voice ex-
claimed:
But where's the motor?"
Neck or Nothing glanced at the rusty
structure at his side.
Tn sorry to d%isappoint you." he said,
but / snapped 1t with an old road-mender
for this. The poor old chap seemed will
ing. Heaven knows I vas
His voice founded far away and unfa-
miliar, his face was refined by suffering,
but he wore the grateful air of a man
freed from a haunting care.
Shortly after this there happened to
Neck or Nothing" what happens to all; a
trifling event to some, to him a catas-
trophe. He fell In love. 1t was just about
this time that Flora first appeared upon
the scene, and 1t was always poor Flora's
tate to be a disturbing element. Life
would have been SO much more peaceful
and. SO much less interesting without her.
Her face was like a picture, her blue
eyes melting and sympathetic, and her
voice SO caressing that ~everybody's heart
Went out to her at once
At first all went we'll: the girls took It
in turn to sit next to her and hold her
hand; the men stood by and ooked on.
Gradually. however, this order Of things
became reversed, and then, Of course, To-
cal politics grew complicated.
1t really wasn't Flora's fault-at least,
she told US 1t wasn't. She always felt thn
need Of affection, and if people did love
her, how could she prevent them telling
her so? 1t was not long, as may he i'm
agined, before her attention was turned
to our hero. She wa gentle with him,
and took him SO seriously that he took
her seriously. too.
will you. marry me? Yes or mop" was
the thunderbolt! he launched at her grace
full head. Flora ank down on the settee
with aEcontented sigh, and, in herstender-
hearted way tried to tesnporize. But he
would have none OF it. He refused to
come here and sit down-he refused to
have a nice, comfortable talk-he refused
to be a good, sensible boy. Eyes or no."
and yes or no. only, was the refrain. OF
course this did not suit Flora at all: she
didn'r want to marry him, but she did
want to be nice to him: bit at length.
finding him monotonously obdurate, she
admitted regretfully enough:
tttWeli, If you will, Of course, It's no"
Neck or Nothing laughed loudly and
rudely.
...of course it Isl, he cried, and walked
out of h room and out OF the house, and,
70 Florass6 evident disappointment, he
never came back.
For three whole months he detached
himself from frivolous society. and IL his
friends missed him so did his taller, for
when first stricken. the need Of Flora and
new suits had4been Simultaneous symp-
toms. 1t was calculated that when the
fever was al Tits height he changed his at
titude every TWENTY-FIVE minutes, and
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

reached. and the days work ended for
the cowboy with a night guard of two
hours about the beef herd, to guard
against stampedes. It was the hardest
of work, but Mr.. Roosevelt deter
mined to gain his knowledge Of it from
experience.
IL want to work with my wagon as a
cowboy he said to his foreman, S. M.
Ferris. and I don't want to be shown any
favors. 1 want you to treat me just as
any other cowboy with the wagon, and
III manage to get alorg.'
Worked as a Cowboy.
SO Mr.. Roosevelt worked for "a part of
a season as a cowboy. He had his own
string of horses and they We're as Ugly
and i~n-tempered as the majority of cow
horses. He was not a bronco breaker as
he has been pictured to be, and he took
no unnecessary chances in mounting or
~endeavoring to tame an especially Ugly
horse. But he did not shrink from riding
his W horses when they cut up the GUS
tomary capersy of mustangs, and although
he was sometimes thrown and on one or
two occasions pretty badly bruised and
hurt, he stuck to his mounts until he had
mastered them"
He learned more and faster by OBJ
servation than n man I ever saw said
his ranch foreman. s. NJ. Ferris, In speak
LIS VI ~ sSasV1 Oil Inc range. lie
~learnedSto rope his own horse when 1t was
time to get a mount In the morning. He
watched the men throw brand calves
and he got to be as good a calf wrestler
as any of them.
He was among the first up, in the
morning, took his trick with the men in.
the morning and afternoon and stood his
two hours guard over the herd at night.
4 never heard him complain Of his bar
gain, and when he finished his work with
the outfit he had the good will of every
man In camp, as a good, whole-souled,
scompanionable comrade.oo
Mr.. Roosevelt had a strict sense OF jus-
tice. On one occasion he followed two
men who had stolen a boat from his
place, arrested them and assisted In their
prosecution. On another occasion he fol-
lowed cattle thieves, and as. deputy sheriff
took them after their arrest a long dis
tanee overland to Dickinson ana lodged
them in jail.
To a cowboy who proposeds.roping and
branding a maverick.for HIN onsthe range
Roosevelt said:
II you steal for me you'll steal from
me-" and he sent the man to get his time.
~ Is still remembered that he made a
long drive into Dickinson, back In 1886,
TO accent az, Invitation from q local com
mittee to- a q Fourth of July speech.
The speech Is still fresh In the remem-
brance Of the pioneers OF that western
country, who refer to 1T as 1.-THE finest
Fourth OF JuiS speech ever made west
OF the Missouri river
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
Trustful in Some Thinas,

Boston Transcript. Brown-"It's
curious about peoples beliefs. They
will give entire credence to the most
absurd things and put no faith what
ever in the most obvious truths"
Black-"Yes, I've noticed it. There's
Greene, now. He hasn't the least con-,
fidence in hash; but he'll eat all the
croquettes and mince pie you can set,
before him." , s~. .,-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

ELY'S LIQUID CREAM BALM5i is
prepared for sufferers from nasal catarrh
who are used to an atomizer in spraying
the diseased membranes. All the healing
and soothing properties Of Cream Balm
are retained in the new preparation. 1t
does not dry up the secretions. Price, IL
Guiding spraying tube, rs cts. AT drug
glsts' or Ely Bros, SO Warren street,
New York. mail it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
horses were few and untrustworthy

horses were few and untrustworthy
and camp life full OF hardship.
Mr.. Roosevelt was then a rather
thin young man; plainly dressed, and
when ne asked me to go buffalo hunt
Ing with him / "a surprised, indeed.
4 was considerably in doubt as to
whether he would stand the trip. 1t
meant lots of hardship and hard work
to Kill a buffalo at that time.
A8Good Rider.
But there was something in the set
OF the young mans face that told me
he was bound to go, and finally I con-
sented to be his guide. We started out
with q hunting outfit to the head of
Bacon creek, about fifty miles from the
railroad crossing. Mr.. Roosevelt: was
pn horseback, and where he learned
70 ride, 1 don't know, but he rode as
wei as or better than I did and could
stand Just as much knocking about.
In making or breaking camp he was
as handy as a pocket In a. shirt, and
seemed to know just what to do. On
the first night out, when We were TWEEN
#ty-f1ve or thirty miles from a settle
,Ment, we went into camp on the open
prairie, with u saddle blankets over
us,,sour horses picketed and the picket
ropes tied about the horns OF our sad
dies, which we used for pillows.
In The middle of the night there was
q rush. u pillows We're swept out
from under our heads and our horses
went tearing over the prairie, fright
ened by wolves. Away they tore and
we heard the saddles humping oyer
the ground after them.
Mr.. Roosevelt was up and off in a
sMinutes after them. Together we chased
these frightened horses rel the prairie
until they slackened speed and we
caught up with them. The night was
dark aad5there was little to guide us
on Y return RooseVelt'Elb bump of To-
scalttyaWas good and zhe led the way
back3t camp as straight as a die.
1OnsSthe following day we reached
our hunting grounds and for several.
days travelled about without being able
to getsa shot at u buffalo.SOn the fourth
fifth day out, u think IT was, while
we were riding along our horses
prieked up their ears, as they will do
ssYhen9btg game isSI.ear, and told Mr..
Roosevelt there was a buffalo close at
hand.
His First 6uffaio.
astronomical and advanced to a
big swaHiiout nearby peered over Its
edge, and there stood q huge buffalo
bull, calmly feeding and unaware OF
.0hr presenee.8 y.
MI him where, that patch OF red
shows on his side. said !, and you've.
Eotshlm,s essa
Roosevelt MAS as cool as d cuc,,im-
Sber, took careful aim and fired. out
came HI huffalo from the washout
EaNith Blood pouring from his mouth and
Yousve shot him, i shouted; ana
proseds for the buffalo plunged q
aIf 1~Sas Sd this trip chat MI. Roose.
s..stf StSx13fh uLfck INSTRUMENTATION
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
His Criticism.

Baltimore American: Don't vo,,
hin she is an actress of a great deal
OF finish?" asked the admiring friend ~
the gruff manager, who was the firsr
performance Of the amateur leading
lady.
We'll, I can see her finish" said the
~hard-hearted manager, as he wrote the
usual two weeks notice of ischaree
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

what attentions he could spare from his
divinity were bestowed on color schemes
In socks and ties,
one day In autumn we all rode to Ken
nythrope. Flora was anything but an in
trepid horsewoman, but she looked beau
tltul In her habit. and Drayton West rode
by her side. 1t was surely the finger of
fate that drew Neck or Nothing. to
kennythrope that day, for as we can
tered down the High street we saw him
riding towards US.
Now Neck or Nothing rides that sort
Of a horse you can hit with a stump and
It doesn't mind. IIc called it a Welsh
pony, and people said it was hollow, for
it's sides reverberated. like a drum as he
clattered along the road and belaborcd
them. At the sound of his approach our
horses laid back their ears and began to
fidget, and there seemed some possibility
of a stampede, when all Of a sudden q
fresh Incident occurred which engaged
~eyerybody's attention.
We happened to be on the bridge which
crosses the sluggish little river, where
there rose a sudden cla1nor, and we saw a
child struggling in the water.
Flora went white.
20, do save it!"8 she cried.
Drayton West dismounted immediately.
and as he did so he glanced at his late
rival, and could hardly suppress a laugh:
Tor, quick as thought, Neck or Nothing,
had dashed from his horse and had leapt
upon the parapet OF the bridge. The next
Instant We saw him throw his arms above
his saad and dive deliberately into a cou-
pie OF sset of water and half a foot Of
mud.
Scared before, the child screamed with
r~edoubled vigor AT ehis fresh calamity,
and Drayton West ran down the bank
at the side OF the bridge and drew her tn
to safety with the handle of hts hunting
crop. 55ssS5
When Neck or Nothing" had got some
of the mud out of his eyes and found, aft
er a great deal of laundering. that he
was standing in about two feet OF water,
he discovered that the rencue had been
gracefully accomplished and the assem-
bled company was incapable with laugh
ter.
Alas for the schemes of mice and men
that rid to Kennythropo hardly turned
out as Drayton West had intended. we
waited while "Neckaor Nothing, got a
change, and. on the return journey Flo
ra's horse had rather more OF the Welsh;
ponyss company than 1t cared aSout.
sfFloSa, said 4 the next day,s.s.Neck
or Nothing seemed to .ind a great deal to
say to you last night"
Floragsmiled N little ruefully.
yes b said. with a sigh, III expect
I shaiishave to- marry him.
And she did
NTt&lo SAID wbisRnrc uf.a~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

what the Recording Angel had chalked
up against him. But he would console
himself with the Reflection that many
others had Travelled the same Rocky
Road and all's fair in Love, War, Burg
larry and Politics.
In order to have all classes, with him,
he signed Bail-Bonds for. Crap-Shoot-
ers, went to Tough Dances and Chicken
Fights, wept at numerous Funerals
and subscribed for every jerk-water
Newspaper that could give him a
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
&C. c. CO. on Every Tablet.

Every tablet Of Cascarets Candy
Cathartic bears the famous C. C. C.
Never sold in bulk. Look for itsand
accept no other. Beware Of fraud.
All druggists, 1oc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

friendly Boost. Fe was a mark for the
cadging ~Pan-Handler who needs Two
Bits TO carry him over Night. For he
knew that even the Floater has a Bal
lot of the ordinary Size.
For years ne spread his Piastres,
strung his Wires, repaired his Fences
and kept himself in the Public Gaze
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
fifs Careworn Look.

Boston Transcript: Burnby-Yes, my
wife is atreasuye9a and married life lis bliss
without alloy
Harton-And vet you look careworn,
ButnbyIThat.s because ss.ornan ID
such sa.srldaie. Bertha usedSsIo say it
would be SUCH happiness when we two
should IEyesMstogether nil alone. Nd \. no
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

A Guess.
Washington Star: "Who is that man
who keeps saying it is always the UNI
expected that happens?"
I'm not sure. Probably an attache
of the weather bureau"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

}GeOrge AIDES MODERN FAbles}
ea 6e Modern Fable Of the Uphill Climb and VI.
the Toboggan Finish. 20

once there was a Man who had an
Itching to be Governor of the State.
He wanted to be the real Rinkaboo and
sit on a $6S Leather Chair up at the
Executive Mansion and make the
ouhtry Politician crawl into his pres
cnce.
The Man with the ingrowing Ambi-
ton did not let on that he was out for
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
All a Mistake

Philadelphia Bulletin: II heard he.
family referred TO as 'eminently respect
able" "A
"Oh, dear, and I had understood that
they belonged to the best society,""
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
Erav5So-

Life: Let me but own the earth"
said the financier, with characteristic
bravado. land I care not who writes
the peoples songs"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
A Sure Way.

Detroit Free Press, She Con approach
ing Niagara)-"How a we make it APP
pear that we haven't just been married?,
He-'We might act like a bride and
groom"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

DO YOU CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW ?
# So, use Red Cross Ball Blue. It will
make them white as snow. 2 OF. Package
5 cents.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

H-rlg- E-ENN. $50
hunting camp he sent word to S.. M.
Ferris and A. w. Merriield, then To-
Gated at what Is known as the CHM
ney Butte ranch, sever miles from Me-
dora, on the Little Missouri river, ask
ing them If they would consider a prop
osition to engage in the cattle business
with him, If he furnished the animals
to stock the ranch, they to assume
charge Of them while on the range.
The result was that Roosevelt de-
posted to their credit funds sufficient
to buy 500 head of steers and thus be-
came a ranchman. The animals were
bought that fall and in the spring the
holdings We're increased to several
thousand head. The Maltese cross was
chosen as the brand and soon came to
be well known on the ranges.
IA second ranch was established on the
river forty miles north OF Medora and
was known as the IIlkhorn. This was in
the Businesses Of an extremely wild and
r%nbroken country. Its location and sur
roundings made it popular with Mr..
Roosevelt. tu
His Patience and Persistence.
'Deer abounded on all sides. In the
wild butteS round about was to be found
that waricst of big game animals, the
mountain sheep. No better illustration of
the patience and persistence of Theodore
Roosevelt is afforded than the success
with which he was able to stalk the
mountain am. He would crawl for hours
to get within distance of a mountain
sheep, and when his rifle cracked he was
pretty sure to bring down what he was
after.
with the increase of Mr.. RooseveIt's
ranching interests. the Maltese cross out
fit put on a roundup wagon of it's own, |
with a ranch foreman and the usual force
of riders. Cattle growing in those days
was on the bonanza plan. Thousands
upon thousands Of Texas steers were
turned out upon the ranges to seek their
own sustenancc from the range grass.
Twice each year the country was
worked by the roundup outfits. Recip-
rocity was a practical principle among '
the cattle men, and each roundup outfit, ,
no matter to what company 1t belonged, |
worked all the cattle 1t encountered on |
It's trip.
Each day the wagon moved a distance
Of twenty or thirty miles along the main
water course. Morning and afternoon the
riders circled the country for Il distance
of forty or fifty miles, bringing into camp
all the cattle found.
A noon ana in the evening the calves
were branded, the beeves cut out of the
herd and close herded with the
wagon urtll some shipping point was
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

It - said whiskers are going out OF
fashion In Texas. N
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1901-02-22
M. E. church pedieated.

Last Sunday was day productive Of
great joy to the Methodists and their
friends, of Cottonwood, as well as a day
long to be remembered herause the
good people of this vicinity decided TO
free the church from the dread octopas
of debt which for eight years has hung
over the people. DIR. Anderson, OF
Grangeville, had charge of the services,
preaching two sermons, which for depth
and attractiveness are not often sHs
passed. At the close of the morning
service q call was made for 1929; the
amount necessary to pay the mortgage,
and was responded to with subscriptions
netting about $3.50. At the close III the
evening service call was made for the
balance, and in few minutes the whole
amount was subscribed.
All raise is due the members and
friends of the church for the cheerful
and ready response which they made to
the church iii the time OF it's need.
When the full amount was subscribed
the trustees presented the chnfch builds
ing to the minister in charge TO be
dedicated to Almighty God, which was
done in brief and solemn sefvice.
While the church debt has thus been
removed, the building is still uncom-
pleted, and it is to be hoped the society
may soon raise the necessary funds to
finish the interior
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1901-02-22
They Are Coming.

Between 800 and 1900 land
hunters left Chicago last Tuesday
for the open sections of the lar
west. Some of them had tickets
for the northwest, many to points
in the middle west, and some to
points in the southwest, and. all
took advantage of the first of IL long
series of weekly reduced rate appli
cations recently authorized MS n
result of j. J. Hills determinations
to boom the country tributary TO
the Great Northern line as never
before. 1t is estimated that ut
least two thirds of the prospective
settlers came from the crowded
parts of the east, the other third
being from Illinois and Indiana.
A Spokane dispatch of Feb. IA,
says nearly 1000 homeseekers ar
rived here this morning on the
Northern Pacific and Great North
erh. One hundred stopned over In
Spokane and about fifty of these
toak the O. r. & N. for Portland
The Northern Pacific traih which
will arrive here early tomorrow
morning Is bringing another1arge
installineht. At Billings, Mont,
the Burlington railway delivered
TO the Northern Pacific 5fi7 passen-
gers for the far west.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1901-02-22
MARRIED..

ROBBINS = LfoNs.-1n Grange
vile, Thursday evening, Feb. 14th,
1901, at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. G. Eller, Mr.. Claude Rob
bins and Miss Olive Edna Lyons,
Rev. w. N. Knox performing the
ceremony.
The contracting parties are both
well known and popular yuhng
people of this city, the bride bring
the daughter q Mr. /. D. Lyons,
Ind the groom a son of Judge
Robbins. Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins
have retttfned To Cottonwood where
they will make their home for the
present. The REPoRT joins with
their friends in wishing the happy
couple long life of unalloyed
happiness and continual PROSPERITY.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1901-02-22
TO HAVE A CREAMERY.
A Movement on Foot for its Es-
cation at Cottonwood.

Arrangements are being perfected
by number of our progressive
business men and farmers for the
establishment of first-class cream
ery at Cottonwood. The details of
the project have not yet been fully
worked out, but the idea is to form
a joint stock company, with shares
placed at such value AS to be
within reach OF all. 1t is to be
hoped that the promoters of this
industry will receive the hearty
support and financial assistance
that their energy and enterprise
deserves at the hands of our people.
When asked his opinion OF the
proposed creamery project, by a
reporter, Mr.. Sam Goldstone said:
II am heartily in favor Of the loca-
ton of a creamery at this place,
and will do all / can to promote
it's establishment; it will be a
continual source OF revenue to the
farmers of this vicinity and a great
convenience to the residents OF the
town. | hope the enterprise will
succeed, for | believe that this
creamery, once established and in
successful operation, will be but
the nuclues around which will
cluster many other beneficial en-
terprises that will develop our great
natural resources and contribute to
the wealth ard commercial rnfu-
ence Of Cottonwood as a suhetan-
tial and progressive business town.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1901-02-22

During the past week the following
legislative action was had at Boise:
The house eight.hour amendment to
the constitution was killed. being a rep
etition Of the present constitutional pro-
vision.
The senate resolution to Change the
time of the election Of judges OF the
state was also killed.
These bills passed the Senate Giving
each political party the right to have Il
representative at the secret counting OF
votes; relieving women from jury duty !
making liquor licenses issuable yearly
only. Rk the house-Compelling the
attendance of children at schools where
the national government or state furni
ished ttiition and board free of charge.
1t now goes to the governor.
Senator BalleDtine introduced bill
referring to the disposition of state and
county moneys. 1t provides that banks
In which such funds may be DEPOSITED
must pay interest at the rate Uf 211 per
cent. fer state and per cent. f0f county
deposits, the interest to be reckoned ON
daily balances. Another bill by him
fixes the salary of state treasurer at
$500 year.
AIter Jne ngnG over Tue ganDilIis
bill another futile effort was made tc
kill Camps liquor license Dill, but it
was sent to the third reading. 1t re-
quires that majority of tlie taxpavers
of precinct mhst petition for it before
a license will be granted Saloon in the
precinct.
The sheep inspector bin was Sent to
third reading.
The house passed the Little Salmon
wagon road bill as amended by the sen.
ate. 1t now gots to the governor.