The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
THE MESSAGE.

President Roosevelts message was suit to congress last Mon
day, 1t is aclear, strong statement of the needs of the country
at the present time
The capital and labor question is treated at length as is the
trust problem. Economy is urged in national legislation, and
it recommends extending help to oar shipping interests. The
executives not afriad to admit fraud exists in certain branches
of the service, but faces these matters like a man and urges
that the naturalization frauds and present defective land laws
as well as army promotions receive the careful attention of
congress.
Extension Of the free diivery mail service is reccomended as
is revision Of present navigation laws. The less important mat
ter mentioned are the Alaska boundary, line which should be
marked at once; the good foundation which has been laid for
American trade in China; the Improvements made in the civil
service, and in the new possessions; and the reccomendatio 10
that the building of the navy continue.
Tho document deals At length on the isthmian canal question
and explains the proper course which the government took in the
matter,
THE Unions attention has been called a number of times to
some OF oar out-of-town students who apparently think the
way to act in a western town is to carry a lit and loaded pipe
about in thefr mouths when on the streets or in stores, The
other night we Jaw a bright looking young boy, while in a
store reach down and lag out a hugo pipe, fill it, light it and
puff away at it as thoagh he was just about the checker"
We cannot conscientiously object to the moderate use of tobac-
90 and pipe method ia probably the least injurious of ANY. If
tempted, we're not so sure but we mightindulge in a few quiet
whifs, ourselves. What sort of looks bad though is the
manner in which the youngsters indulge. If they smoke in
their apartments it would be no ones business but their own.
Instead, they must make a sort Of public display Of their
ability 70 smoke. They must let us knew, we suppose. that
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glad to note the boys who belong here axe able to see these
things in tAeir proper light and do their smoking, ifthey smoke
at all, in some private place,
Now that the ameke Of battle has cleared away in the In
diaa trouble we move that our contemporary permit NJ Co., TO
attack arms and return to their peaceful pursuits. When the
report Of the clash between The Indians and the Wyoming au-
,shorities first reached no, Che Journal announced that M Co,
had received q wire to hold isself in readiness to swoop down
upon the roving bands at once. As We have aeen no notice in its
columns to the contrary we presume the boys are still at atten-
ton. In the interests of humanity we beg the Journal to let
the poor fellows fall OUT
REPRESENTATIVE MARTIN is endeavoring to extend the
act for the relief Of ho1nesteaders in forest reserves, passed in
April. 1902, to April !, 1905.
IT is pretty diaicnlt to convince a man ahat no beef trust
exist when he gets his returns nowadays from his cattle and
them buys a pound of steak.
PROBABLY one Ieason for so many divorces these daya is the
number Of marriages that take place.