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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-14

Monday we show the New
Waists.
Our First Sale of New FIan-
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Wool Flannel Waists occurs
Monday. The values offered
Monday are the best in town.
If you don't believe it, come
see for yourself.
FIannelIette Waists. -.............. 40c.
virtue 75c. Colors: garnet,
turquois, old rose, navy, red,
royal and black. Made up in
the latest style; all have those
new Persian stripes that al
ready are much sought alter
in piece goods. All sizes,
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
sTocKMEN'S CARNIVAL
Great Program Prepared for Meeting
at Rapid City.

Rapid City, S. D., March 27.-The
several committees appointed to secure
and arrange attractions for the an
nual meeting Of the stock association
and its accompanying carnival OF
sports have been hard at work, and
the biggest blowout of the kind ever
held in the Hills is now an assured
fact. It will be worth coming miles to
see. The program as arranged is as
follows: III
First day, April s-Grand parade.
participated in by commission firms.
business men. cowboys and Indians;
association meeting; roping and tieing
contest, wild steers, first prize SIS, Sec
ond prize $25; cow pony race-none but
genuine COW ponies permitted to enter
first prize $40, second prize $40.
Second day, April 9-1OO-yard foot
race between cowboys-participan to
wear high heel boots, spurs and chaps
first money $3.50, second money $3.50;
broncho riding contest, outlaw horses.
first money $50, second money s25:
street cake walk. first money $780, Sec
ond money $3.50; sage coach held M
style. 78''7 '.-3 ~. u
Emrick's Opera band has been se-
cured to furnish music both days ana
this carnival will eclipse the efforts Of.
last year 10 to !.
q - X ~. - VI
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
SOCIALISTS ARE OUT.
Fist to Place Municipal Ticket in the
Fold at Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls S. D., March 29.-The So
cialists of Sioux Falls are the first to
place ticket in the field for the regu-
lar municipal election to be held April
Is. At a mass convention of local So
cialists the following ticket was placed
in nominations
Mayor, L. c. Campbell; treasurer, w.
S. Johnson; city justice, e. J. Sharon;
aldermen, First to Sixth wards respec-
lively, M. Upsahl Louis Leavitt, VIM.
Harding, l.. F. Brown, Frick Shack
stad, w. E. Peterson.
Candidates for the board of educa-
ton were also placed in nomination.
This is the first time the socialists
have placed a ticket in the field here,
and what they lack in numbers will be
made up in enthusiasm, as a mass
meeting in the auditorium, to be adj
dressed by Ex-Governor Andrew e. Lee
and other prominent South Dakotans,
is to be one of the features of their
campaign.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
HIS CRIMES COST
HIM VERY DEARLY
D. K. Stream Sentenced to the
Penitentiary for Twenty
Five Years.
WAS JUST OUT OF PRISON
Pays Penalty for Rape OF Step
Daughter in South Dakota and
Attempt to Murder rier Child
in Minnesota.

Elk Point S. D., April Judge j..
w. Jones this morning, in circuit court,
sentenced ID. K. STREAM to the peniten-
tiary for twenty-five years on the
charge of rape. The jury was out but
ten minutes.
Stream was indicted by the grand
jury in October 1898, but escaped from
the state with his family, and settled
in Minnesota. He was accused of haV-
ing Illicit relations With his step
daughter who was but Is years of age
He was arrested in Minnesota and
found guilty of trying to murder the
infant of this girl and sentenced to the
penitentiary at Saltwater for five
years. On account OF good behavior
he was let out after serving four years.
Sheriff Lewison of Union county was
on hand to take Srtean in hand as
soon as he was released and he was
brought here for trial.
Frank Bowman, who pleaded guilty
to stealing team from O. w. SWEET,
was sentenced to two and a half years
in the peE;tentiary.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
RIVALS SIOUX FALLS.
Huron Gets Numerous Conventions
and Meetings.


Huron, S. D., April Ia number of
state gatherings have been announced
to meet in this city during the coming
summer, among them the following:
State Bankers association, May 20
and q.
Oratorical contest and intercollegiate
track meet, in May. All colleges in
the state will be represented, and con-
testants to the oratorical contest have
already been chosen from each col
lege.
South Dakota grand lodge of Ma
sons, blue lodge, royal arch and sir
knights, second week in June, 10, IL
and II.
Annual meeting South Dakota State
Funeral Directors association June
10, II and II.
Democratic state convention, June
25
Peoples party state convention will
probably be called to meet on the
same day.
Encarnpment of South Dakota Ma
tional guard, probable. Huron is named
in the law as the place for the encamp-
ment, but a meeting this year is not
yet announced.
ISOLATION will announce dates later.
Will hold a fair at Huron this year,
and work on the grounds is contracted
for.
South Dakota Epworth League as
sembly, annual encampment, first wee1
in July.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
FEDERAL COURT JURORS.
They Arc Drawn fer tho April Term
at Sioux Fa,ir

aH 0'ou@ CITE.
Sioux Falls, S. D.. March S1.-Jurors
for the April term of federal court here,
have been drawn as follows:
Grand Jurors: A S. Lewis, Yankton;
Joseph Powers. Wentworth; Ed WEIGH.
Letcher; w. A. Collar, Vermillion ]. S.
Vanderburgh, Huron; James Long,
Violin; w B. Rowley, Mitchell; John
Harvey, LenoX; G. W. Upton, Vega; ;
Cusick Wallace, Burbank; Bayard e..
Beach, Huron; w. H Curtis, Lennox:
N. H. Hopkins, Yankton; M Eckhart,
Huron; j. a. Barnsback, Vermillion;
John c. Fox, Egan; A. Boynton, Mitch
ell; w. w. Wagner, Wagner; W. f..
Dole Meckling; J. A. Hooker, Wall
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
NEW COUNTY is RICH.
Gregory. Along the West Side Of Mis-
souri,, is Booming.

Bonesteel, S. d., March 21.--Gregory
county S. d., is experiencing one OF
the greatest real estate boOms ever
known in the history of the state. Land
that went begging for buyers at $50
per acre last year is now being sold at
from $25 to $35, and the prospects are
good for a continued advance in prices
for a year to come at least.
The county is full of land buyers
from Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and
states farther east. This county IS
practically new, having first been set
tied in 1891 and while $50 an acre for
western land may seem rather high to
some people, it must be remembered
that Gregory county has never yet had
a failure of crops, and that last year
while some portions of the country
were drought-stricken, Gregory county
produced bountiful harvest, corn
yielding on an average of 35 bushels
per acre and wheat IS bushels. The
soil here is inferior to none.
Bonesteel, the prospective terminus
of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri
Valley railroad which is now building,
has grown from a village of but Il
dozen houses in 1895 to a town Of over
200 buildings at the present time, with
q population nearing the 500 mark. Lots
are selling at from $50 for residence
sites to $500, and in some cases to $500,
for business lots.
Considerable small grain has been
sown and the soil was never in better
condition to terminate the seed.
Several transfers of real estate have
been made within the past ten days
at prices ranging from $25 to S35 per
acre. The Gregory County Real Estate
association, firm located at Bone
steel, sold three farms last week at an
average price of SIS per acre. Rain
has been falling this week and the
ground is saturated to a depth of five
feet. Every acre Of tillable land will
be put in crop this season, and, with
favorable conditions, Gregory county
will have the greatest harvest this
coming fall in the history Of the state.
The opening Of the reservation land in
this county will precipitate a big rush
for claims.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
SHOCKING CONDITION.
Twelve Persons Live in Dugout Where
Mother Djes

Redfeld, S. D., March 2S.--A shock
ing scene was witnessed last week
when neighbors went to the home of
Elias Brown, who lives about four
miles west of Athol, in this county.
Browns family consisted of himself
and wife and ten children, ranging in
age from years to q, and they have
lived in Il dugout about Is feet square
on his EARN for the past ten years.
They came to this county about 1880,
and settled OH the present farm, and
have lived Il secluded life ever since,
never mingling much with their
neighbors. 1t is said that Mrs. Brown
has never been to the town of Athol,
four miles away, since moving to the
farm.
Last week it was discovered that
some of the family were sick. and upon
investigation it was found that ten of
the eleven at home We're down with
typhoid pneumonia, and the father re-
fused to allow a physician to be called
The sick lay on masses of old rags,
without undertaking of any kind,
and all packed in the little old dugout
in the hill. 1t was found when a physi
cian was called that there was no hope
for the mother, and she died on Sun
day morning. The others there is some
hope for.
On Saturday the neighbors dubbed
together and bought lumber for a
house, and on Sunday built comfort
able house for the children and sent a
wagon load of clothing and beds.
Brown himself was opposed to the
idea of having q doctor. Even when his
wife, who had shaved her life away for
him was dying he ordered his boy out
to do the chores
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
LOOKING FOR TREASURE.
Death Of Supposed MIser Prompts
Search for Coin.

Belle Fourche, S. D., March 31.-The
dead body Of Thomas Beckman, an &c
centric old man, was found in the
cabin at the ranch of ]. T. White. a
few miles from Belle Fourche, D. r..
Evans making the discovery.
The old man had been living alone.
IA few days ago he was in town and
had several hundred dollars. which he
was spending freely. He was induced
by friends by deposit 500 in the bank
and it is still to his credit. The rest
he spent In drinking before leaving
town. One OF his peculiarities for sew
eral years has been to appear In town
every few weeks with quantity Of
gold coin, often amounting<to several
hundred dollars. He was not known
to have any income, and as the pieces
frequently had smell of must about
them 1t led to the belief that the old
man had taken them from buried
treasure somewhere near the ranch.
He was never known to carry paper
money, and he was seldom known to
take any money home from town with
him. Invariably remaining in town UNI
til the money was all gone. Parties
have been organized and are searching
the premises for the supposed treas
IRE. Id
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
LAND IS VERY WET.
But BruIe County VIII Reap tho
Benefit Later.

Kimball, S. D., March 2S-Farners
and other people are just now worry
ing over the question whether or not
it. will pay to raise anything in Brule
county this season that can't swim.
Not since the spring following the hard
winter of 1901 has the country been
SO covered with water and it is doubt
full if the water was ever saturated
to a greater depth. For the first time
in many years the closing in of winter
found the lake beds filled with water
and they have been covered with acres
of ice since. All this week a driZzling
rain has been falling and Tuesday
night there was regular downpour
all night long. Considerable over an
inch Of water fell in this one rain.
The town is recovering from the dis
astrous fire last month. O. E. Matson
is building a double store with full
plate glass front, fireproof and steel
sheeting outside and in. j. H. Wolf
has as yet done nothing about re-
building, but probably will do SO. There
is space and business here just now
for first-class department store, and
there is no better trading point in the
state
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
BLACK HILLS ARP
WHITE JUST NOW
From Sixteen Inches to Two
Feet of Snow Cover
Them.
INTERRUPTED
Northern South Dakota Got Good
Soaklns-lco Gorge Dams tho
Elm River and Damage
May Result.

Deadwood, S. d., March 29.-The
northern Black Hills section is covered
with from sixteen inches to two feet of
snow that fell within sixteen hours.
Trains are blockaded. and all business
is interfered with to some extent
The snow is unusually wet and heavy.
and this makes it difficult to handle.
Telegraph, telephone and electric light
wires have been broken. Owners of fiat
roofs have been busy keeping the snow
off as much as possible to prevent col
lapse. There are fears Of a flood, which
would be sure to follow if rain came
in this snow
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
AT GOOD RATE.
sohooI Lands In Dawson COUNTY Dis.
posed OF.

/. Mitchell, 8. D., March SID. East.
man, commissioner OF school and public
lands, offered for sale Thursday the
school lands In Dawson county, but
only small percentage OF the tracts
were bought There were 1850 acres
offered for sale, and but 2,S4o acres
were gold, which brought an aggregate
price Of s65, $50, the average per acre
being s23. AZ. A good many of the
farmers In the southern part OF the
comfy we're ready to buy the land, but
shere was a tacit understanding among
those living in the neighborhood that
there would be no bidding on the land
unless circumstances changed and an
outside party would commence bidding
81, the desired property. The unsold
lands were offeres Cor lease, ssid every
section was easily disposed Of at a
GOOD rate. Tire lands will doubtless
be offered for sale next year, and by
that time the farmers Will be ready to
make sheir purchases.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
ISSUE is UNIQUE.
Woonsocket Election Will Dispose Of
Artificial Lake Quectjon.

Woonsocket, S. D., March 2S.-The
chief issue in the approaching city cleo
ton will be uniQue-the question of
finishing an artificial lake which was
started here a year or more ago, or
the abandonment of the enterprise.
Over half of the voters OF the city
have contributed to the building of the
lake. Their efforts have been rendered
void by the repeated opening up of q
sewer, Which drains the lake in a re-
markedly short time The city coun-
ell has refused to abandon the sewer,
and an effort will be made at the COM
ing election to elect men to the city
council who are pledged to the early
completion of the lake. If they are de-
feated, the enterprise will be ADAM
doned. The plan is to form the lake
from the surplus water from the ar
tesian we'll which furnishes Woon-
socket with water for fire protection
and domestic purposes. The body of wa
ter could be made one of the finest in
the state, and with the setting out of
trees around it the spot would be made
a welcome relief to the monotony of
the surrounding prairie.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
REGlMENTAL OFFICERS.
Appointments to StaffAr Announced
In South Dakota

Pierre, S. D., March 2S.-Staff officers
of the First and Second regiments who
have been appointed are as follows:
DR. G.. S. Adams of Yankton, to be sur
geon Second battalion, Second regi-
ment; e. r. Winans of Yankton. as
ssistant quartermaster general, vice j.
K. Green, promoted.
The officers of the new Second regi-
ment, SO far as selected, are: Colonel,
j. M. Green of Chamberlain; lieutenant
colonel, G. P. Englesby Of Waterfowl;
major. First battalion. ]. E. McDougall
Of Britton; major, Second battalion,
Carl Jackson of Clark; surgeon, rank
Of major, J. Z. Wood Of Huron; chap
lain, Rev. r. A. Van der Las of Huron;
assistant quartermaster, d. +. Will
marth of DeSmet.
Other regimental md staff officers
will be announced in a few days.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
LOVALD INJURED.
jouth Dakota Salesman and Reia-
tives In a Runaway.

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 2S.-Injur-
les received in a runaway will confine
Harry Lovald, travelling representative
of the Anthony Dwight company of
this city, to his home for some time
The injured man is well known
throughout the state. While himself
and wife, and his wife's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. o. DoklSen of Linn Grove,
Ia, were driving from Cotton to Sioux
Falls, the bolt in one of the singletrees
gave way, frightening the horses and
causing them to run away. The women
jumped out of the swaying buggy, and
although badly shaken up, escaped
without serious injuries. Lovald chung
to the lines and was pulled over the
dashboard
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
MAY MEET WITH DENIS,
COMMITTEES Of South Dakota Popullsts
to Fix Convention Time.

Huron, S. D.. March 29.-The execu-
tive committee of the South Dakota
peoples party at its meeting here yes
terday decided to leave the matter of
naming the time and place for holding
the state convention for nominating
the state ticket to a committee con-
sisting of John Hooker of Bookings;
G. D. Saunders of Flandreau; E. F,
Crosse Of Gettysburg, r. E. Dowdell Of
Artesian and &C. j. Maynard of kim
ball. This committee will confer with
the reform forces of the state before
calling the convention, and it is prob
able that its meeting will be held with
the democratic state convention here
in June.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
LAND is DRENCHED.
Northern South Dakota Gets q VAL
uabIe Wottinu.

Aberdeen, S. D., March 29.-The en-
tire northern part of South Dakota has
enjoyed a two days rain, the downpour
of Tuesday night alone amounting to
over an inch.
This will have the effect of removing
the small amount Of frost left in the
ground and put it in fine shape for
seeding, some Of which was done before
the recent storm. A few days of dry
ing weather is needed now and if it
comes good start will be made for the
crop of 1902. There will be slight in
crease in the wheat acreage and a very
material increase in that of corn.
though it is too early to give figures
that will be reliable
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
WITH a .. 8. THuD.
That Is the Way Electric RoadbuIlder
81 Chase Comos Down,

Sioux Falls. April 1.-Colonel w. n.
Chase, who dropped down In Sioux Falls
about six months ago from no one knows
where. and who startled everybody by his
promise of making Sioux Falls the hub
from which all electric roads in this sec
tion would radiate. Is In disgrace. He has
been ordered from a house which he and
a fair divorcee from Georgia have occu4
pied for the past six months.
The colonel and his fair Divorce, who
has gore under the lame of Mrs. Frances
Kimball' since her residence here, have
been made parties to numerous suits
brought by local merchants to recover for
goods d asad.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
HOME is OPENED.
Now Building Of South Dakota InstI-
tuition In Dedicated.

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 29.-Last
evening occurred the formal opening of
the fine new building Of the South Da-
kota Children's Home society in this
ity. While the building has been oc-
cupied for some weeks by the little
family Of homeless waits, the dedica-
ton exercises were reserved until last
evening. Yesterday afternoon the
board of directors of the home held a
meeting to consider the report of the
building committee. The dedication
exercises were attended by great
many residents of Sioux Falls and by
others from interior points in the state
who have been active in the work Of
the home.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
BLANCHARD ENDORSED.
Mitchell Man Favored for G. A. r
Commander for South Dakota.

Huron, S. D., March 31.-The en-
campment of the G. A. r.. department
of South Dakota, is to be held in Brook
ings in June, and promises to be a
grand gathering. The w. r. c., holds
it's annual convention at the same time
and place.
the selection Of department command
err, with prospects strongly favoring
Captain T. E. Blanchard of Mitchell.
Grand Army posts in this part of the
state have Endorsed his candidacy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
SOUTH DAKOTA
IN pr,,,,o An rh;en wis lives an

In Prairie du Chen, Wis, lives an
old German, now past 80. who has for
years been IN the hotel business. The
old gentleman is very fond Of card
playing and pitch is his favorite
game. One day couple of years ago,
party was sitting about a table play
Ding, and just as the cards had been
dealt and sorted and it was up to the
old gentleman to bid for the trump, a
boy rushed into the office and in great
excitement said the barn was on fire.
Without showing the least perturbation
the old gentleman turned to him, and
the following conversation took place:
did you get the horse out?" Yes
Did you get the buggy out?' Yes. :
well" turning to the players. I bid
three"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04
cohkLlh AND THE GUARDS.
State Eneampment for South Dakota
In Juno or July

Pierre, S. D., Apri! 1.--Adjutant
General Conklin, is busily engaged in
the detail work Of the state militia en-
campment, which he expects to hold
the latter part Of June or first of July.
He is making an effort to assure the
attendance of every company east Of
the river. Whatever place secures it
must do SO under the same terms as
Huron secured the encampment last
year. which is a guarantee of subsist-
ence for the troops. The meeting will
probably be at either Huron, Mitchell
or WATERFOWL, all Of these places de-
string It.
General Conklin will start about
April on a tour Of inspection of the
various companies which have not al
ready been inspected.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04

Crowding the street cars has reached
point in indianapolis where the News
feels called upon to promulgate. these
rules; Passengers, on enterirs, the
car, will take the first strap toward the
front. Holding straps for friends who
are to board the car farther up the
street is not permitted. No one will be
allowed to hang on to more than one
strap. When two men are compelled to
hold on to one strap. the one getting
hold first has the right to use as much
of 1t as he can. !.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04

Philadelphia Record: Clear, cold,
snappy days are the days we don't
like" said the telephone girl, 'for the
people can't understand why it is i'm
possible for us to give them good SER
vice. The weather has lot to do with
the telephone service, and when it's
very cold and dry there is always a
rafting sound in the receiver that you
don't hear in damp weather. This is
caused by induction from foreign
sources, from other wires that commu-
nicate the electricity to ours. Even the
ground, you know, is full Of electricity,
and when the weather is cold and dry
1T Is communicated very readily.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-04

In Esquire Roberts court in Fulton,
KY, recently, a boy was put on the
witness stand, and to ascertain If he
knew the nature of an oath the justice
interviewed him as follows: do you
know the nature of an oath?" Don't
know whether I do or not" well. if
you should tell a lie, do you know where
you would go when you die?" Yes,
sir" "Where?" We'll, when we moved
out here pap said IL any of us lied he
would take US back to Arkansaw, and
IL reckon he'll be as good as his word"