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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
THINKS SuLLY is
A SECOND Tracy
Sioux Falls Sends Forth Re-.
markabIe Story Concerning
Noted Cattle RustIer.
BUT HE is NOT so FIERCE.
Supposition Is That SuIiy Forced Fred
Baer to Escape With Him, and
Then, Once on the Outside,
Murdered Him.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. Lido
Jack" Sully, the noted desperate who
recently escaped from the Dawson
county Jail, follow the precedent estab-
lished by Harry Tracy and murder
Fred Baer, a young me who is be-
heved to have been forced to accom-
pany him In his flight?
Sully and the young man were the
only occupants OF the Jail. Baer was
serving a term Of ninety days for
burglarizing a saloon at Fulton. His
term would have expired in the near
future.
There are various reason for believing
that he did not voluntarily flee from the
Dawson county Jail with Sully.
His disappearance with Sully has,
made him a fugitive from justice, and
he will not dare return to him former
haunts.
He thus had everything to lose and
nothing to gain by his flight from jail.
In view of this n the further fact
that there is no question that Sully had
outside assistance in making his escape
from prison leads to the conclusion that
Baer was forced, probably under pain
OF instant death, to depart with Sully
and his friends.
The young man could not help seeing
the men who aided Sully to escape, for
they must have worked under the eyes
OF the two prisoners for some little
time while saving the lock off an out-
side door and then saving their way
into the Jail where the two men were
confined.
Rather than take this chance there
appears little doubt that Baer was
forced to become an unwilling fugitive.
Those who know him express the opin-
ion that If this was the case he would,
as soon as he was able to escape from
Sully and his companions, return to
give himself up to the officers and
serve the remainder of his term.
Owing to the fact that nothing has
yet been heard from him it is feared
that, like David Merrill in the sensa-
tional fight Of Harry Tracy, the Pa
cif1c coast de%sperado, he suffered death
at the hands Of the fugitives SO their
identity would never be revealed, and
that his body has been concealed in
some unfrequented gulch in the rough
country along the Missouri river and
may never be discovered.
1t is thought Sully has now reached
a place of safety among friends on the
Rosebud Indian reservation after raw
cling through 100 miles Of officers who
were keeping a close watch for him.
Reports to the effect that he is now
well on his way to the Alberta country,
in the British northwest possessions,
are not credited, as 1t is not believed
he would flee to so distant a region and,
in his old age, take up his residence
among total strangers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
SOCIALISTS ARE ACTIVE.
Viii! Enter Upon a Vigorous Campaign
in South Dakota.

Sioux Falls, S. d, Feb. 1.-THE So
cialists Of South Dakota are preparing
for an aggressive campaign through
out the state, in the expectation that
their organization will become an i'm
portant factor in the political life OF
the state.
What is known as a local quorum Of
the socialist state committee has been
established in Sioux Falls, and it is
their purpose to organize other local
branches in the leading cities Of the
state.
"A state organizer, in the person Of
Rev. A. G. Hunt Of Aberdeen, has been
elected. He will in the near future
visit Vermi1lion, Mitchell, Huron and
other cities for the purpose Of organic
ing the work.
A referendum vote has recently been
taken among the socialists of the state
for the selectiontof a national commits
teeman to represent South Dakota on
the national committee. This vote re-
suited in the selection of Samuel Loyett
Of Aberdeen, and he attended a recent
meeting of the committee in st. Louis.
Mr.. Lovett is at present acting as tenn
porary secretary of the socialist ma
tional committee, pending the selection
Of a permanent secretary.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Italy, Austria and Russia Get,
ting Ready for Trouble
With Turkey.

Rome, Feb. 12.--Italy was duly con
suited in the course of the Iamsdorff-
Goluchowski conference on Macedonia.
and promised support to the proposed
action. The scheme for reforms in
Guides a demand for assembling an in
ternational congress to adjust details.
This will be supported by a demonstra,
ton of European Warships off Salonica
Where theo will remain while the con
gress is in session.
Orders have been given to the Aus:
TRAN Lloyds Steamship company al
Trieste to be prepared at short notice
to furnish sufficient transports to con
Vey a large army to Dalmatia. Leaves
of absence has been cancelled and re
serves warned. The railroads have
been notified to be ready to deal Will.
large bodies of men and supplies.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
LITIGATION is INVOLVED.
Struggle for Possession of Sioux Falls
Packing House Goes MerriIy On.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 13.-Judge
Garland Of the United States court, has
referred the case of John Lee Booker
VS.. Charles T.. Croker, involving the
packing plant in this city to a master
of the federal court, Who will be re-
quired to determine what sum Croker
has paid out to preserve O lien on a
mortgage standing against the prop
erty, including the amount bid at a
mechanics lien sale The matter will
also be required to ascertain what
amount of this sum ought Booker in
equity to pay to Crocker in order to
receive such an undivided interest In
the mortgaged property as the bonds
held by Booker bear to the bonds held
by Crocker. Upon the filing of the re-
port and it's confirmation and the pay
ment within thirty days of the amount
found due from Booker an undivided
interest in the m~ortgaged lands will be
decreed in Booker, and in default of
payment by Booker the title to the land
will be qnieted in Croker.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
sEvEN-FooT VEIN OF COAL.
Find Near Trent Sets Local Capitalists
Thinking.

Flandreau, s.. D., Feb. 11.-While
drilling for an artesian well at Trent a
short time ago the drill went through a
seven-foot vein Of soft coal at a depth
of 1926 feet. Parties of this county have
already commenced to talk Of forming
a company to develop these mines. If
this vein Of coal can be worked it will
solve the fuel question ofthis part Of
the state and may be the means of in
ducing manufacturers to come here.
There have been a number of parties
visit this section Of the state for the
purpose Of ascertaining the advisable
ity of engaging in manufacturing, but
have all been discouraged or account of;
the high freight rates on fuel; but if
this coal mine can be worked there is
no reason why we should not have a
number Of small manufacturing estab
lishments at this place.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
5. 0. %BUTTERMAKERS
CONCLUDE SESSION
Twelfth Annual Meeting Of tho
State Association Has Been
a Success.
BALDWIN IN FIRST PLACE
Carl Hartwie Gets. Second Honors-
Many Well Known Dairynen Pres
ert-G radings Of Other
Competitors.

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 1.-THE State
Dairy and Buttermakers association of
South Dakota closed its twelfth annual
meeting Wednesday night, the gathering
being one of the most important and
interesting the association has yet held.
Among the important features on the
two days program were addresses by
H. r. Wright, state dairy commissioner
of Iowa: E. E. Kaufman, assistant
dairy commissioner Of North Dakota;
Professor James w. Wilson, director
of the government experiment station
at Bookings; c. P. Sherwood, South
Dakota dairy and food commissioner;
J.. H. Hubbard, assistant commissioner
of South Dakota, and Professor A. H.
Wheaton of Brookings college. The old
officers were reelected as follows:
President, Leland Griffin, DeSmet; sec
rotary, G. P. Sherwood, DeSmet; treas
urer, L.. S. Tyler, Salem. Twenty-Five
tubs Of creamery butter were in COM
petition. =. H. Baldwin OF Bookings
agricultural college received the high
est rating, 81, and Carl Hartwig of
Brown county the next highest, s6&.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
BUILD TEMPORARY CAPITAL.
Mitchell Is Counting Her Chicks Before
They Are Hatched.

Mitchell, S. D., Feb. 13.-One build
ing project outlined for Mitchell this
spring is the erection of a city hall to
cost at least $4,000 The plans have
been submitted and accepted by the
council. Mitchell's candidacy for the
state capital made it necessary to pro-
vide a place for the meeting of the state
legislature in 1905, should this city wiz
against Pierre; also a place for the
state officers in which to do business
1t is proposed to construct the city hall
so that it will answer every purpose
for temporary quarters of state officers
and the legislature. The location Of the
city hall will be in the heart of the
business district.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
Deadwood Reservoirs Destroyed.

Deadwood, $. D., Feb. 1.-THE old
reservoir. at Deadwood, in disuse for
two years, was destroyed by fire, 1t
was Quilt in 1878, just after the big,
fire THAT destroyed the greater part OF
2DeadWood, and it is claimed had it
been finished thirty days; sooner the
disastrous fire would not have oc=
Cured. The capacity of the reservoir
&c, 900 gallons. The lire is sup
aeseds to haze been originated by chil
dren. Although out of commission lit
had been the intention Of the city to
repair ana use it again.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
Stole Young ladies' Savings.

Watertown, S. d. Feb. l4.-Robbers
entered the home of James Elkins and
stole ss5 from q drawer in a dresser in
the room occupied by his sisters. Maud
and Sue Elkins. The money represent
90 the savings Of the two girls. and was
evidently taken by some one auafnt
with the house, as the bbs went4di-
sectiy to the spot where the none was
secreted, Il nothing else was dis.
tnrbed. The matter is in the hands Of
the police, and Deputy Sheriff Elkins
brother Of the girls who lost the money
hopes to ~aprrehend h robbers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
READY FOR THE LAST DITCH.

Mitchell and Pierre Are Aiming for the
Last Fight for State Capital.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. Hilary Bras
of Mitchell is back at Pierre upon his
first visit since the submission of the
capital removal resolution. He has
been elected chairman of the Mitchell
campaign committee and declares tina,
1t shall be the policy of Mitchell ta
conduct the election without a cent
for the purchase of votes, and thai
Mitchell proposes TO hang up a large
sum as a reward to be paid for the
conviction of any citizen who resorts
to corrupt practices.
Pierre, too, has reorganized its com.
mittee for the campaign and has Sc.
lected John Sutherland, who was
chairman of the Pierre committee ir
1890, to again manage the fight.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
Drops Out of Dakota sieve.

washington Springs, S. D., Feb. 10
The Dakota Sieve, which has been
owned by a number of leading old time
populists for the past twelve years, and
turing that time has had seven differ
ent editors, has been sold to George w.
Backus OF this place, who will take
possession March /. For some time
past the paper has advocated social
lstic doctrines, it's editor being "A. J.
Evans, formerly of Custer. The new
owner says the paper will be strictly
independent in politics.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

Not long ago Sir Richard Powell, a
famous London physician, was called
to treat King Edward. The kings reg
ular physician, Sir Francis Laking, was
present. After examining his august
patient, Sir Richard said in his char
acteristically brusque way: you have
eaten and drunk too much: / will send
you a prescription that will put you
right" Then he hurried out to see
other patients, when Sir Francis fol-
lowed and protested against his abrupt
way of treating the king. My dear
Laking," said Powell, "if there is any
squirming to do o return and attend
to it. / really haven't the time"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
S. D. Field Trial Association.

Sioux Falls, s.. D., Feb. 1.-THE an
nual meeting of the South Dakota
Field Trial association resulted in the
election of the following officers:
George Page, president; Lou Hawley,
secretary; Albert jameson, treasurer,
all of Sioux Falls. It was decided to
make future field trials of the asso-
citation strictly state affairs and allow
none but amateurs to enter the con-
tests. August rs and 26 next were Sc
lected for this years trials.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
GREAT CATTLE LOSSES.
Cattle on the South Dakota Ranges
Are Reported Perishing by
.." Ale Lr,,InoL -#

Bonesteel, S. D., Feb. 14.-Stockr1en
from the range country report cattle
perishing by hundreds. The deep snow
begins about thirty miles west Of here;
the entire range for 100 miles west of
that point is covered with snow to a
depth of two feet, making it impossible
for stock to secure feed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
PaYina Prize Winners.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Feb. 1.-THE cash
premiums awarded by the judges of
the first annual show Of the Queen City
Poultry association are being sent out.
After paying the prizes the association
will have a neat sum for next year.. The.
prizes aggregate between $500 and
$1,000. 1t has been decided to have the
association incorporated, with 1,004
shares of stock, which will be sold for
81 Der share.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
EmBEzzLED PIN MONEY.
Stage Driver Tanked Up on Proceeds
of Butter and Eua Sales.

Aberdeen, s. d., Feb. 14.-Frank
NTH, a star route stage driver, is
serving a sentence in Jail here for en-
bezzlement. Smith drove the stage to
Leloa, and was in the habit OF bringing
butter and eggs to the city for farmers
along the route. He disposed of the
products and carried the money to the
on the next trip. Recently,
however, he had used the proceeds to
get full on, and his arrest followed. On
facing the charge, he confessed and re-
ceiNed Jail sentence.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
State Sunday School Association.

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 14.-The execu-
tive committee of the South Dakota
Sunday School association has decided
upon Aberdeen as the place for holding
the next annual convention. The date
set is May 26 and q, and an extensive
program Is being prepared. Several
prominent workers from other states
are to be here for the convention and
70 take part in the proceedings.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
SUICIDES WHILE INSANE.
overworked Sioux Falls JeweIer Takes
Fatal Dose of Poison.

Sioux Fails, S. D., Feb. .u.-Antons
Kleiser, a local jeweler, was found dead
this morning in his apartments in the
rear of his place of business under cir
cumstances which leave little doubt
that he committed suicide by drinking
a5quantity of poison. Letters left byhfm
show that he was insane. AZ brother re-
sides at Grand Junction. Iowa. KIeiser.
wrote him a few days & that he was
sick, and asked his brother to come 10
Sioux Falls and take charge of his bus
mess SO ha could take a rest. An in
quest will NJ held Lis afternoon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

Among his other gifts, Lord Miner
has a facility almost amounting to gen
ius for mastering languages. It is said
that within q few weeks after reaching
South Africa he was SO proficient in
the Dutch language that he was able
to fluently with Mr.. Kruger,
and with hardly an exception the lead
Ing languages Of Europe are literally at
the tip Of his tongue.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

Senator Wark, who is a member of
h Canadian parliament and who ex-
poets this year to attend to his legis-
duties, as he has annually for
over half a century is probably the
Oldest legislator in the world. He is
in his Tooth year and has been one of
the Legislators for the province of New
Brunswick for upward of sixty years.
He was an old man when the provinces
We're confederated into the dominion.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
WON'T BUY WATERWoRks.
Municipal. Ownership Gets a Setback
at Watertown.

Watertown, S. D., Feb. 13.-By a vote
CT 3o6 to lS5 the voters of the city of
WatertoWn decided not to purchase the
existing waterworks plant in this CITY.
The plant is owned by a private corpo-
ration, an dthe owners offered it for
sale for the sum of $4,000. There
seemed to be a feeling in favor of mu-
nicipal ownership, and there fore the
proposition of buying the waterworks
was submitted to the people, only to be
voted down.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre. S. d, Feb. l2.-The house
committee on state affairs reported
sfavorably h bill providing for a binds
ing Irvine factory in the penitentiary
AT Sioux Fails. This action was a
surprise to John Bowler, formeraward-
EN- who has spent the session here op-
posing the bill. He did not learn the
committee wa TO meet and lost the
opportunity to make a protest.
The mel early and cleared IN
Its Slate. Five senate bills We're passed
ard 4 number OF house measures came;
I'M and werespassed. The bills acted
E~gavorably upon were.
sproprtating sass to pay q deii-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

DR.. Edward Everett Hale addressed
the Mothers and Fathers club of Bos-
ton a day or two ago. He startled his
audience somewhat by saying: 'Tene-
ment houses, some seventeen stories
high, packed with people and causing
all kinds of tenement house laws to be
made, are as wicked as hell.n He ex-
pressed the hope that in a hundred
years from now there would be no
great cities.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

Carpenters Effect an Organization ant
Will Better Conditions.

Will Better Conditions.
Mitchell, S. D., Feb. 14.-Thirty-fve
carpenters Of this city have effected the
organization Of a branch of the United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners
of America.
The following officers will hold for
the first year:
President, j. r. Stiffler; vice presi-
dent, w. E. Gross; financial secretary,
c. A. Anderson; recording secretary,
M. P. Bates; conductor, Bert Kings.
One OF the things to be inaugurated
this spring will be that nine hours
shall constitute a days work in Mitch
ell.
This is the third union that has been
organized in this city, and the indica-
tons are that others will soon follow.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

The Missouri legislature 4 been
asked for an appropriation for the
erection of u monument oversthe grave
of BENJAMIN Gratz Brown, who is
characterized as one OF Missouri's
most illustrious sons /.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

Paris dispatchsin the London Ex-
press says that General Andre, the
French minister OF war, proposes to re-
instate In the army Colonel Picuuart.
who was such a prominent fgurein the
Dreyfus case.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

r. Fl. Milward, the Birmingham So
licitor who drew up the marriage set
tlement between Miss Vanderbilt and
the duke of Marlborough, has been SEN
fenced to six years servitude for mis-
a~ppropriating trust moneys His m
lbezzlements amounted to $500 .OOO.a
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

AT a dinner the late ex-Speaker
Thomas 3. Reed gave this definition
of fame: 1T is largely a matter of
accident. Being in the right place at
the right time and doing the right
thing, or, better still, making people
think you are doing the right thing, is
aboutsall there Is to fame
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

Not until Henry Wills time were
either raspherrles or strawberries on
cherries grown In England, and We do
not read Of tulip, caulifiower and
ounce being cultivated. or the carrot
before h seventeenth century.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

superintendent Whitehead, of she
Milwaukee board of charities, threatl
ems to appeal to the legislature for a
restraining act unless the telegraph
companies and other corporations
abandon the practice Of employing girls
q messengers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
Editor Scott is Iniursd.

Sioux Falls. s. D.. Feb. lo.-Mark d.
Scott. editor of the Sioux Falls Journal.
who with his family Is visiting at La
Grand. has had several of his ribs broken
by being thrown from q horse which he
was attempting to ride. He also sus-
..teaned -othsrz severe ] INJURIES.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

Admiral Schley, aceompanied Nv
Colonel and Mrs. a.. Il. Mcclure Of
philadelphia, Is to make an extended
our OF b vest, going as far west as
southern California where the early
spring will be spent. @@S
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

DIR. Barnett "A. Elias OF Charleston
has begun an denomination OF the state
records OF South Carolina with view
to- studying the part the Jews took In
the early history OF that commons
wealth.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
re Cot il.

Chicago News: Edlth-But Kissing has
again been declared dangerous.
Tom-Wela, you know promised to 20
through any danger for you.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20
cembine Business ana pleasure,

Mitchell, s. D., Feb. 1.-THE Mitchell,
club, a social organization, and the
Business Mems league have merged
forming an association of It's members,
which will manage and exploit all prof.,
llty.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

y Humanita1ians We're a small sect
IN London founded by Mr.. Kaspary, q
German Hebrew. Their principles, sci
forth In THE Fifteen Doctrines Of tho
Religion Of God,.' written In 1866, In
clude p%antheisr, and transmigration OF
souls
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

What Is stated to lie a spring giving,
forth LIQUID resembling essence of
Violet both In perfume ard Chemical.
composition has been discovered in 4
valley near MILAN. Aveyron, France. 5
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

Daily Mail states that sir Ernest
~assel, who cav $1,000, 00O for tubercu-
1osfs research, has offered to give $780,
600 toward the study ana Investigation
nfopthalinia In Egypt.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-20

Reports in regard to the i'll health OF
Ian Maelaren are causing anxiety
among his friends. Mr.. Watson has
canceled all ENGAGEMENTS up TO July L,
and will take much needed rest.