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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20

tracted no atten-
ton Then, at a
time when assist
ance was badly
needed, a friendly
hand was out
S t + e t C b e d, and
since then puss
has had a surfeit
of attention.
The kitten be-
came a founding
the ward of the
queerest, homeli-
est foster parent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20
All SIGNS Failed.

Words are the only means of ex-
pressing some ideas. A funny in
stance of the failure of signs is told
in the following story:
Il shall never forget my first visit
to Madrid" said a lady; I was the
only member of our party who knew
any Spanish, and I knew but one word
that one being leche. milk-but by
means of gesture we managed to get
along until breakfast was served.
Then as luck would have it. the maid
brought my coffee without any milk,
and also as luck would have it 1
promptly forgot the one word of Span
ish l knew, and which of all words
was the one most wanted at that mo-
ment. This time neither gesture nor
yelling was of any avail, so at last in
desperation l seized a piece of paper
and a pencil and drew a picture of a
COW. Thereupon the maid tripped of
and came back with three tickets to
the bull-fight."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20

Il is a most carefully written and
compiled guide to crime; every sort
of crime is classified, and minute in
structions as to the best way of COM
hitting different offenses ranging
from murder to ocketpicking.-De-
troit News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20
ouestion Of Anatomy.

Attention of medical men who have
had cases where patients have been
kicked In the corridor or vestibule II
now directed to the man stabbed II
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20

1--WE could all be just sufficiently
mad to be happy it is the sane who
twoHld be locked up And quite right.
100.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20

Some Partisan restaurants charge a
shilling extra for the use of the table
cloth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20

left on the doorstep of David Miller
The misery of the kitten at first at
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20

TT I'm Washington
Heights. Chicago. there
is a cat that knows all
about the strenuous
life: in fact, it has
never lived any other
kind. Several months
ago-before its eyes
had been opened to
the great worlds in
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20

Death is a goalkeeper that let's ev-
erything pass him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20

Women in German Universities.
Last winter 1 ,129 women were study
ing at German universities
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20

for the time to come when it could
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
HEAVY RAIN BENEFICIAL.
Jim River Valley Is Visited by a Much.
Needed Downpour.

~ EI|EINE-@AtEtEa
Huron, S. D., Oct. 30.-Nearly three
fourths OF an inch Of rain here and
over the greater portion Of the Jim
river valley the past two days, is quite
out OF the usual lii this s~ection5of the.
country SO late In the season. The
doWnpour was very acceptable, and has.
gone much to brighten pasturagea and
Iurnlsh water for stock, besides put.
ting the ground in splendid condition.
for fall blowing, which work is more
general than heretofore. Some farmers.
are yet cutting hay, but that crop&iss
very abundant and thousands Of tons
are betnr baled for shipment. IN every
locality herds are feeding on the open
prairie and stock is in exceptionally
good condition; The late decrease in&5
prices of cattle in the eastern markets
mas lightened shipments, but III spite
or this railways are taxedS<to their Ut
most to transport the great numbers!
that are continually going to market
Not In the past ten years hal the live.
stock business in this part 81 the state
been SO great, or shipments so heavy
as during the past few weeks. Buyers.
are riding the country continually and
STOCK yards at every station are filled
with cattle, horses, hcgs and Sheep.
Extra trains are operated but are un-
able to keep up with the demands Of,
shippers for prompt n rapid trans
portation Of their Stock These condi-#
tloEs are highly gratifying and indi-
cate the prosperity Of South Dakota.
fa1aners and stock men.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
GANN VALLEY BANK
ROBBERS CAUGHT
Went Into kimbail to Buy q
Loaf Of Bread and Are
Spotted.
ONLY ONE HAD REVOLVER
Sheriff Daniels Tracks His Men Acros;
Country and Finally Lands Them
Rode to Platte With a
Farmer.

Deadwood, S. D.. Nov. 1.-Sherif
Daniels Of Buffalo county trailed TIVE
men, n large and n small, into
Platte yesterday afternoon, and Deputy
Marshal Dave Kirk located and arrest.
ed them in the water car just before
the freight left.
Tuesday night a store in Gam Val.
ley was broken into and about $50 IL
money taken from the till. The rob.
bers then cracked the safe in the bank
but when the charge exploded the toWr
was aroused and they fled. A stage
team a been stolen and the mer
struck south, with a posse in hot pur.
suit. When neal Kimball the team
was abandoned for the cornfields. AL
day Wednesday search was made, anG
Wednesday night the small man came
into a bakery in K1mball, for a loaf Of
bread. He was spotted Inc early yes
terday morning the trail was struck or
the south road. The two men slept II
a haystack at Fred Teedom's, and hi
brought them to town.
When arrested an ugly 44-caliber re.
volver was found on one fellow, Inc he
was pretty saucy about giving it up
but Marshal Kirk landed them in thu
Jail, where a watch was kept last night
The men refuse to give names or any
account Of themselves.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
WILL INVESTIGATE
SOLDIERS HOME
The Charges and Accusations
Against Capt. Lucas Will
Be Probed.
FEATURE OF a SESSION
Dr.. Shanafelt, President of Board Of
Commissioners, Has Called a
Meeting for Nov. 11-lnves-
tination to Be Full.

Huron, S. d., Nov. BIN view IF tn.
many newspaper comments and rumors
afoat throughout the state regarding
alleged Irregularities at the South Da-
kota Soldiers home at Hot Springs,
DR.. T. M. Shanafelt, Of this city. presi-
dent of the board Of commissioners OF
the home, gives notice Of a meeting of
the commission to be held at Hot
Springs beginning on November II, at
which time the charges and rumoTs re-
ferred to will be fully Investigated.
Real or supposed Incidents have beer
referred to that nave been made the
basis OF newspaper articles, both in and
out Of the state, and out of which have
grown acquisitions Of dishonesty. These
have not yet been proved, and it is
the purpose Of the commission at the
approaching meeting to give it's undi-
Vided attention to their investigation.
Notice Is given that the investigation
will be full and exhaustive, and hat the
meeting is called at the urgent request
of Captain w. V. Lucas, the command
ant, and at the earnest desire of the
members Of the commission.
Will Hear All Complaints.
At the last session of the board an
investigation could not be had because
of the serious illness of Captain Lucas.
The board at the November meeting
desires any citizen of the state who
has knowledge of any just ground Of
complaint against the commandant or
other officer of the home, to then pre-
sent them, assuring such person that he
shall give the fullest opportunity for
an impartial hearing. The board will
require more than unsupported asser-
lions and rumors; it will demand evil
dence to substantiate charges tina may
be made.
When the investigation is ended the
conclusions reached by the commission
ers, u~nintluenced by p~artisanship or
sympathy, will be given to the people Of
South Dakota. Therefore all are asked
to withhold judgment until the COM
m~issioners make their report.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
W. MAXWEh
AMONG The 6EAD
Well Known South Dakota Pio-.
neer Dies at Chamberlain
After Long Illness.
SETTLED AT YANkTOM
He Had Lived an Adventurous ;fe,
Throughout Entire Northwest
Was Prominent in Dem Ri
ocratic Politics. tt

Chamberlain, S. D., Oct. 3o.-In the.
death Of Thomas W. Maxwell, which
occurred in this city yesterday morn-
Ing after a protracted illness from Kid
ney troubles, the northwest loses a very
noted character. Maxwell, who was 72.5
years of age at the time of his death
had a varied and highly exciting ca.
reer. -
In early life he embarked as a sailor
and made a number Of trips around
Cape Horn, and during this stage of
his experience he traversed the Pacific.
ocean pretty thoroughly, touching prac-3
tically all the important points of
commerce at that time. He reached
California at the height of the great
gold excitement of 1S49, and at once
abandoned the sea to become one Of the
pioneer gold prospectors. He spent a.
number Of years on the coast, with.
varied success, finally working his way
east through Idaho and Montana with
a party of adventurous spirits. In the
spring Of 1866 the party reached the
mouth of the Yellowstone, where they
constructed a BOAT and began a Jour
ney down the Missouri river.
When Yankton was reached Maxwell
concluded that he had got about as
far east as he cared to 60, so he ac-
cordingly cast his lot with the people,
of that place, which at that time was
one of the most advanced frontier.
trading posts. 1t vas while engaged,
In business at Yankton that Maxwell.
provided a hall in which was held the.
first democratic meeting ever held in
Dakota territory, and a number Of the.
men present at that time afterwards;
became prominent in the history of the
territory and state. Maxwell came to-
Chamberlain in 1882, soon after the
town was laid out, and he has since
been a resident Of this place. He was.
an interesting conversationalist, and
his rehearsals Of personal experiences.
acquired during a long life in the west.
and on the sea, were always thrillingly,
entertaining.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
SEARCHING FOR ROBBERS.
Detectives Are on the Trail of the
Summit Bank BURGLARS.

Watertown, S. D., Nov. 3.-The Off
GERS and detectives working on the case
are in possession of another clew as to
the possible whereabouts of the rob-
bers who burglarized the bank at Sum-
NIT a week ago Sunday night to the
amount of $4,000. F%E
The robbers stole a team Of horses
and a buggy and made their escape in
that, and 1t was thought they went
north from Summit. but the buggy and
harness were later found in a slough
three miles north Of Summit.
The bank was insured against burg
larry In the full amount which was
taken by the robbers on Sunday night,
but the insurance company announces
that 1T will spend $40, 900 before it gives
UP the chase Of the robbers, who were
probably professionals.
Twenty detectives are now working
on the case. A Pinkertop detective and
the sheriff of this county found the
buggy and harness.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
MILES AGAINST CANTEEN
Is the Only Officer Of Prominence Op.
posed to Re-Enactment.

; Washington, Nov. 3.-General Cor
bin, in his annual report, will recon-
mend the re-establishment Of the army
canteen, and Secretary Root will con-
cur in this recommendation. Genera.
Miles does not favor this action, and il
is believed he opposes it in his report
now in the hands Of the secretary OF
war. General Miles is of the opinion
that the abolition of the canteen was
beneficial to the soldiers. He is the
only officer Of prominence who holds
this view.
Secretary Root, General Corbin, and
practically every commanding Officer
of the army is Of the belief hat the
present system has a bad effect on the
health n morals Of the men. All the
reports Of the general officers of the
army show an increased number Of
assertions and that more men have
been tried for drunkenness since the
abolition of the canteen than during its
existence.
This law was adopted when the gal
leries of the senate and house were
crowded with delegates attending the
Woman's Christian Temperance. union
and was passed as a compliment to
that body and because a previous law
a~bolishing the canteen had been multi
fed by Attorney General Griggs, whose
80 ~ vi ~ "do SOlloluSIS III llulC-
ulous.' Congress resented this, but as
n abolition Of the canteen has proved
disastrous to the army there Is every
reason to believe 1t will be repealed at
the next session Of congress.
Philippine Force to Be Reduced.
There will be another large reduction
IN the military force in the Philippines
IN the near future, as the present force
of 1000 men will be decreased to 10, 900.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Root
and General Corbin are confident a re-
duction of nearly so per cent can be
made IN the number of troops in the
Plans are now under consideration for
he withdrawal Of some of the regi-
ments now in the archipelago.
These plans will be laid before Gen
eral Chaffee when he reaches Washing
ton. He is now on his way here, having
left the Philippines October 16 with
Mrs. Chaffee, who is Ill. He will come
direct to Washington from San Fran
cisco. He will report to Secretary Root,
who is DESTROYS Of consulting him on a
number of matters connected with the
work. Of the army in the Philippine ISL
andS, and particularly with reference
to the proposed reduction of the forces
there.
At present the strength of General
DAVIS command in the Philippines is
about 1900 men. 1t is proposed to be-
gin early year to reduce this force
to about 10000 men by the withdrawal
OF some of the regiments now in the
HELD, and 1t is thought that General
Chaffee will concur in the opinion that
this can be DONE.
The work of reduction will begin be-
fore April or May, n until then the
entire command of 1900 men will re-
main undisturbed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
CANADA MUST BE FREE.
HUnion Jack lis Out Of Place on the
American Continent

aUnion Jack Is Out Of Place on the
American Continent"
London, Nov. 3.--Edward Spenser
:Beesly,s emeritus professor of Univer-
5sity college, London, and editor8of the
Positivist Review, has earned the dis
approval of the imperialists by anSar-
sticIe in his magazine entitled Pan
A~mericanism." Professor Beesly says
in part #
THE British flag is out of place on
the American continent, whence twill
have to go before long. How long will
Canada be content to standsaloof from
the state system to which it@naturally
Belongs? I am not speaking OF annex
alton to the United States, which is
neither desirable nor probable. Eng
llish publicists should mediate on the
following opinion once expressed by
President Roosevelt: Americana re-
gard Canadians with the good-natured
condescension felt by freemenfor men
who are not free. Every true patriot
looks forward to the day#when no Eu-
ropean power will hold a foot on Amer
lean soil ss5sS
These words are; not empty swag-
ger, but sober truth. They could give
no offense to Englishmen for the con
nection OF Great Britain with Canada is
an ever-present and uncompensated
danger from which If we are wise we
will lose no time in8disentangling our
selves,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
GEORGE BEAR WILL
HANG DECEMBER :
Murderer of e. c. Tayloe an0
Johnny Shaw Pleased
With Sentence.
STORY OF THE KILLING
Bear Gives a New Version of the Crime
on the Witness Standardized His
Wife, Shaw's Mother, to
Shoot Him.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 31.-The trial
of George Bear, the Brule Sioux In
dian. who was yesterday convicted in
the United States court here of the
cold-blooded murder of JOIN Shaw, his
stepson, me S.. Edward Tayloe, a
white man, who held the position OF
additional farmer n school teacher at
the Ponca sub-issue station on the
Rosebud reservation, and sentenced to
be hanged December 5 next, was an in
teresting one.
The feature of the trial vas the tes-
timony OF the defendant, who himself
took the witness stand TO testify in his
W behalf. The substance of his tes~
timony was to the effect that after the
hay difficulty had been reported to
Tayloe, who had jurisdiction over such
matters, for adjustment, h a gentle
man stated that he and Shaw were not
on good terms, and that he. (Bear)
should so to Shaw and settle the mat
ter between themselves.
"Whatever you do" so Tayloe is al
legged to have said to Bear, go and
give yourself up n I will stand be-
hind you"
Bear testified that he then went to
ShaW's place, where he found Shaw
haullng some OF the hay over Which
the difficulty arose. They, according
to Bear, had some words. Shaw had a
whip in his hand and handled it In
such q way that he (Bear) thought he
was going to strike him with it. But
he did not.
Shaw Tried to Shoot.
Instead, he reached into his hip
pocket and attempted to draw a pistol
The weapon caught and before it could
be freed Bear raised his shotgun and
killed him. Such in substance was the
story told by Bear on the witness
stand.
Needless to say thai it varied great
ly with statements made by him at
Bonesteel after his arrest and when
having his preliminary examination
before United States COMMISSIONS
Lamb at Goddess. Nothing was said
by him at either place about Shaw
having had a pistol.
. Feeling bad, so Bear testified, ove1
having killed his stepson, he .hen
went to he. Ponca sub-issue station
and killed Tayloe, the alleged cause
of the killing Of Shaw, out Of revenge
for the killing of his stepson.
Bear further described a meeting be-
tween himself and his wife, the mother
of Shaw, soon after the double murder
had been committed. He stated that
the was armed with a knife, in
tending to kill him in retaliation for the
death Of her son. He stated that he put
TWO shells into the shotgun, cooked j.,
handed 1t to her and told her to kill
MIN, but that she would not do Sc
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
BLACK HILLS UNION
ART W. GIRD, Publisher.
RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA

@-
Little Emerson Observation-Disclosures, I
ind no marginal note in calculation Of
this expression, which I observe fire.
quently to occur in my yolue of Fairy
Tale Classtcs"-nyVith bated BREATH"
What is the proper Interpretation Of
the phase?
Mamma-"With bated BREATH" my
8Son, commonly occurs in fairy tales;
your father often return from pisca-
tortal excursions with bated breath.
The phrase In such instances, however,
has no Significance as applying to the
bait employed to allure the fish, but Is
merely an elastic term Of dubious
meaning and suspicious origin, utilized,
rs I already have intimated, simply be-
cause OF the sanction which it has
gained by customary usage in fairy
tales generally. Do you comprehend,
Emerson?
Little Emerson Backbay-Perfectly,
ynp M N, a&ENSC .ka-@@E s
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
DOGS SAVE LIVES.
Barking Awakened Occupants of 4
Burning BUILDING.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-Two Great Dane
dogs saved the lives Of four persons
last night and then were rescued them
selves from a burning building in Ash
land avenue by their grateful masters.
The dogs apparently became frightened
at the smoke and the cracking of the
flames and began to bark. The noise
they made awakened Henry and Arthur
Hirsch, members of the Calumet Metal
company, and ]. C. Spokane and Ben
jamin Barrigan, who were asleep in the
building. AS they were leaving the
building Arthur Hirsch suggested to his
brother that they ought to save the
dogs, so the two turned back, and,
cropping their way through the smoke,
found the two dogs huddled together
almost overcome.
Grasping the dogs by the collars the
two men dragged them to a rea door
and escaped.
The fire caused a loss of $35, 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07

A machine which will drill square
holes has at last been made. An Eng
1ishn1an named Edward Segitz Is the
inventor, and his apparatus Is said to
have solved a problem hitherto regard
ed MS being about Is noncompliance
as the mathematical impossibility Of
"%squaring" the circle. Segitz's machine
is as'three-winged" drill, s%eni-round,
which yet cuts our straight edges in
its rotary motion. That is, the motion
appears to the y to be rotary, but
there Is, OF course, a. maneuver in the
triple flange which produces the square
cut, triangular, or other angular holes,
with automatic regularity and machine
speed. -. ~ 80
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
DEATH WATCH ESTABLISHED.
Feared That George Bear Will En-
deavor to Cheat the Gallows.


Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 1.-Fx-Sher-
if Joseph M. Dickson and James Rob
bins of this city have been appointed
by the United States marshal's office
to act as death watch over George
Bear, the Sioux Indian who was on
Wednesday found guilty of the murder
of his stepson and a white employee or
the Rosebud reservation and sentenced
to be hanged on December S next. The
two men acted in a similar capacity
during the time that Walking Shield,
the Indian who was hanged in this city
last week, was in the county Jail await.
ing his execution. Bear is a desperate
criminal, and the federal officials real.
lie that he will have to be closely
watched. 1t Is stated hat before his
execution Walking Shield warned the
authorities to keep a. sharp eye or
Bear. 1t is believed thai Bear would
not hesitate, if given the slightest OPP
portunity, to endeavor to cheat the gal
lows by making an attempt on his owr
life.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07

John Z. Wilson, who will probably be
returned to the United States senate
when the Washington legislature gets
to work again, came across the CONT
nent a few weeks ago with one of the
pioneers of the n~eighboring state Of
Oregon. In the midst Of a warm argu-
ment with a third passenger a dispute
arose ove the proper use Of Il word.
#5"I am willing to leave 1t to my friend
from Portland" said Senator Wilson.
grammarian." 5sS
"What did you say T was?" demanded
the pioneer.
You r a grammarian," repeated
the senator.
II am nothing OF the kind, sir" he re-
turned with some Indignation. II am
an Oregonian, and Pm proud Of it."
The senator bought"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-07
A TURKEY HUNT.
President Roosevelt and Party. Are
Shooting Today Over Historic
Field of Bull Run,

Manassas, Va, Nov. Sat 4:30 o'clock
this morning, President Roosevelt. Sec
rotary Root, Surgeon General Rixey
and Secretary Cortelyou, accompanied
by Sheriff Leachman, who acts as a
guide, and a retinue of servants and
messengers, started from the presi-
dents private car in carriages for a
days hunt. The party drove about
four miles to the hunting preserve Of
1900 acres owned by Representative
Rixey, a brother OF the surgeon gen
eral.
After the mornings hunt the party
win assemble at the Henry house,
which is in the center of the operations
of the first battle of Bull Run, where
luncheon will be had. At 5 o'clock this
afternoon the party will go to Brady,
Va, where they will be guests of Sur
geon Rixey's relatives until Monday.