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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02
u o STATUS
Corn Husking in Full Blast-Big Acre
age to Be Planted Next Year.

"A special from Yankton, S. D., to Live
Stock World says: Winters dazzling
mantle covers the entire northwest.
Temperatures have dropped, but there
has been no decrease in humidity. Last
summers downpour has been followed by
heavy snow m corn huskers in the
South Dakota section of the belt are
working In two feet of the beautiful.
Husking corn under these climatic condi-
tons is as move as disagreeable, but it is
a work of necessity and everybody has
been buckling down to 1t with good will.
ALL last u1nmer owing to scarcity of farm
help women at work IN the fields handling
machinery was a common sight, but dur
ing the past week or SO. they have supple
mented these efforts by aiding in aving
corn. Well muffied, wading in snow up
to their knees, the feminine members of
most families have come to the rescue in
the mergenc e
Husking corn when the mercury hovers
around the, zero mark Is not included in
the calculations of those imaginative in
diviouals who indite picturesuuely
phrased poems about the attractions OF
rural life. But it is a feature of the
''phantasmagoria'' of agrarian activity
h~ereabouts at present. One day last week
I saw two girls warmly muffed. huskine
corn into a sled a short distance out from
tow and they were apparently gettins
keen satisfaction out of what thew regard.
ed recreation instead of labor. Farther
along he road I saw a whole family at
work. the children having stayed at home.
from schoolHto aid in saying as much OF
grain as possible.
Eastern South Dakota is not. .oastino
OF its corn crop this year, but, for thai
matter, northern Iowa isn't, either. and
southern Minnesota is In an equally bad
plight. There is plenty of corn, such as
1t is, but its feeding value is a subject OF
considerable speculation. Even by har.
Svesting in the snow, there will be little
more than half a crop and none Of il will
grade. But, while the. grain Is poor. II
will make cattle and hog feed and that is
the purpose for which it will be used.
Had the snow not come down SO early
a larger quantity inSthe aggregate would
have been housed, as all the down corn is
buried ard lost.
But this damage will not prove an I'm.
mitigated evil, as 1t has greatly stimu.
lated hog production. Eastern South Da.
kota8sis an ideal hog country and hog fat
tening promises to supersede sheep feed.
ing. tI see that Sioux City papers arc
Justify over the increase this sea.
son In the number of hogs marketed al
that point, and it is to be explained, by the
fact that soutn Dakota is getting into
the hog business. This is a good sector
for hog breeders to cultivate. "a large
acreage of corn will be planted next year
IN fact, nave not met a single grower
discouraged by this seasons bad luck and
with fuA cribs Of yellow grain.
oakota will be in a position to con-.
tribute to the hog supply OF the ceuntrr
In q manner that will compel statisttcfans
TO a 1t into their calculations.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

An American brewery has been es-
tablished at Client, Belgium. The en-
tire plant Of the American brewery,
with the exception Of some copper ves-
sells, has been brought from America.
The nine glass enameled steel tanks,
Zach Weighing $500 pounds empty and
holding 1856 hectoliters GAS gallons)
when full, were likewise sent from
America. The beer never comes in con-
tact with the atmosphere. Sterilized
air only is admitted, under perfect reg
ulation, during fermentation. The
yearly output will be about 300, 900 gal
Ions. 49,.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02
UNION COUNTY CANDIDATE.
0. E. Lawson of AIcester Announces
3 His Candidacy.

Alcester, S. D.. Dec. 20. E. Law
son has sent out the following letter to
the members Of the legislature: 4
My Dear Sir: I wish to announc
myself a candidate for speaker of the
house of representatives for the CON-
ing session. In view of the fact that
many of the state institutions will ask
tcr seemingly large appropriations, to-
gether with the very general agitation
of capital removal, it is my firm con-
viction that the speaker should not only
be a man Of ability and integrity, but
should be q nan entangled by no spe-
cial interests. II should be chosen
from a county having no state institu-
ton. In asking your support at this
late date I beg to assure you that I
have no Interior or personal motive
save that which may promote good leg
islation. My integrity and conserva-5
tism are well known by the house
members of the last session. Yours
truly, o. d. Lawson
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

The stock Of the Hudson Bay COM
pany is mainly held In London, where
its affairs are controlled by a governor
and a board of directors, but the COM
pany has a chief commissioner" resi-
dent in Canada, The company mas lost
its monopoly. In May, 1870. it formally
relinquished its charter control of the
northwest in consideration Of payment
by Canada Of $1,000, 900 cash and half
of the surveyed lands within the fertile
belt and posts. The land grants prob
ably amounted to 10000 900 acres. The
company since has been simply a rival
with other trades.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

The statistics of the colony Of New
Zealand for the year 1900 have just ap-
peared and show the rapid progress Of
this enterprising little state. The in
crease of population for FIVE years was
from 696,331 to 765, 1858, and the evenue
per inhabitant from G6 los 10d to ct
las 4d. The annual expenditure on old
age pensions has reached G197,293 n
will probably increase. The vital sta
tistics are very full. They show, it may
be remarked in passing, a marked in
crease Of deaths from ice and a
slight diminution of deaths from tuber-
culOSiS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

The revenue marine service flag, au-
thorized by act Of congress March 2
1899, was originally prescribed to "con-
sist Of sixteen perpendicular stripes, al
ternate red and white, the union Of the
ensign bearing the arms of the United
States In dark blue on a white field"
The sixteen stripes represented the
number of states which had been adj
mittcd to the union at that time, and
no change has been made since. Prior
to 1871 it bore an eagle in the union Of
the p%ennant, which was then substi-
tuted by thirteen blue stars in q white
field, but the eagle and stars are still
retained in the flag.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02
INSURANCE RATES RAISED.
HuE%n Merchants Will in Many Gases
,~T Refuse to Insure.

Huron, s.. D., Dec. .27.-Since the
change in rates by insurance companies
doing business here, many merchants
and others have determined to take
their own risks rather than pay the ex-
orbitant premiums exacted by insur-
ance companies, and as a result the
business along that line will be consid-
erably diminished SO far as Huron peo-
pie are concerned. AS an example Of
the advance in premiums one business
man took out apolicy a few weeks since
for which he paid $23. so per thousand;
a few days since the same man made
application for additional insurance,
and the policy was written at $42.8 80 per
thousand, on the same kind of risk for
which the other policy was written.
The second policy was not accepted,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

Lady Rothschild, whose husband Is
head OF the famous family, does an i'm
mense amount of charitable work, but
never Of a public character. In the vi
entity Of Tring Park, her country home
In Buckinghamshire, England, she Is
known all over the countryside on: ac-
count of the benefactions conferred at
her instipafiOn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

In 1880 the value of farm products Of
the south exceeded that of manufac-
tured products by more than $200, 000,-
900, while in 1900 manufactures ex-
ceeded farm products by more than
$3.50, 00O, 900, though during that period
the number of persons engaged In agri-
culture increased SO per cent. -
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

Some inquiries as to the meaning. OF
the term half and half as applied to
q drink recalls an anecdote Of Thack-
cray. On hearing of the death Of a bib
ulous friend the satirist remarked: HE
was a man; take him for half and half,
( shall not look upon, his like again."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02
FROZEN TO DEATH. !
Unknown Man succumbgt to Bitter Cole
in Butte Co6y,n+v

in Butte Cg5unty.
sturgis, S. D., Deg. 29.-Word was
received here last might that a man
was found frozen Stiff ten miles south
OF South MORGAN BY the side of the road.
he a on oyer5Rlls, a cotton shirt, rub
Der boots and II cap, and appears to be
HlY height was 5 feet G
inches, n weight 1875 pounds. He
wore a light short mustache.. He lay
on ms backE with legs crossed. The
eyes were CLOSED and there were nc
marks or Violence. The mar bringing
the news Kere is on his way to notify
the Butte county coroner.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02
AUTOMATIC / I
Engineer Can Operate Il From His

Lead, S. D., Dec. Pill. p. Evans Of
Lead. an employe of the Elkhorn$ rail-
road. has patented an automatic switch
by which it is claimed a locomotive
engineer al operate from the cab Of
the engine. The Elkhorn is expert
menting with the device in the yards
atfDeadwood. It Is not Intricate in its.
consisting Of only five
ed that number of corrections be
made, to eliminate al few minor defic-
tences, before completing the tests.
Railroad men believe the invention viii
be q success. B
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

In twenty years, the number Of es-
Adjustments In the United States
making electrical machinery and sup
plies las increased from tw~enty-six to
$50. The annual output has increased
from $2,600,000 to $91,sO0,0 900. The cap
ltal invested in the business Is $S3,oOo,-
boo.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

To lessen the risk Of disease, orders
have been given that all Egyptian pi1-
grims going to Mecca next year must
accompany the holy carpet, which Is
with the pilgrims.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

A number of rare coins were recently
stolen from the Museum Of Coins and
Medals at Marseilles for the sake Of the
gold and silver they contained. The.
thieves will probably realize only a few
dollars from the melting down Of pieces
valued by collectors at hundreds of
times the worth stamped on them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

The faculty and in%structing corps OF
the College OF New York are to erect
G>>~hronze bas-relief portrait medallion
of THEIR retiring president. Genera
Webb.s Hn, eommemoration Of ifts long
and succesYsful administration Sef- tbs,
affairs of then, collate.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

On the Initiative OF the toy makers
organization a fortnightly fair on the
model OF those held at Leipsic and
Mini GNovgorod will be held in the
spring at Paris. AL Industries will be
admitted. No retail trade will be done.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02
Miss Edna TwitcheII,

Flandreau, S. D., Dec. 29.-Miss Edna
Twitchell, owner of the F%landreau flour
mills, died suddenly at this place
Thursday at the age Of so years.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

Contrary to etiquette, a court carriage
In which the Archduke Otto was driv-i
Ing was overtaken and passed by a mo-
tor car driver at Vienna. The latter
has since been put under arrest for
tWenty-four hours for furious driving.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02
TWO SLIGHTLY INJURED.
West Bound Passenger Train Leavoa
Track Near Sioux Falls.

SIOUX Falls, S. D., Dec: 29.-Whilh
going at a. speed of forty miles an hour;
the st. Paul passenger on the Omaha
railroad, which left here for Mitchell at
7 o'clock his morning, left the track
about three miles west of Sioux Falls.
A Minneapolis traveling man named
Weatherby and Maud O'Dell Of Sioux
neither seriously. A broken rail caused
the accident.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02
REMEMBER THE CARRIER.

Rural Eoute Patrons Give Their Santa
Claus a Present.
BsEresford, S. D., Dec. 29.-To show
tffaieir appreciation Of the good service
$performed on rural route No. / the
farmers along this route presented their
carrier, Roy Rice, with a Christmas
present consisting of $3.50, a load of
corn and one Of oats.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

Many persons who fled from ST.
Pierre, Martinique, during the eruption.
OF Mont Palee have obtained permis-,
sion tn~$:excaYate and search for their
former dwellings for the valuables they
had to abandon when they escaped. =
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

Twenty-three years ago
lent%bankrupt fled from Buda Pesth to
America, where he amassed a small for.
tune. Becoming homesick he returned
recently to- Austria, where he was rec
ognized and promptly arrested.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

Swarms 81 pi-ague-infected rats
which infest the stone wall along the
seasflore at Yokohama, have been en-
tombed alive, the authorities having
had every hole n creVice insthe wall
filled with cement and pebbles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

One8of the village churches In Malta
was struck by lightning owing. It is
believed locally, 10 the BELLS not being
nraTa 8 ora Sseeiements.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

Imperial statistics forf1900 show that
Germany had 34,569, 926 acres of wood:
In 1889 there were 34,353,748 acres, and
In 1895, $34,473,296 acres. The figures
for 1900 thus show an increase, as COM
pared with:183 OF 216,178 acres.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02
TELEPHONE SYSTEMS CONFLICT.
rust Company Asks an Injunction
Against New Concern.

ha- Vie ~ sH ~
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 25.-s1Iit9| z
instituted in the United, Stateg rn 80
IN this city yesterday bN tie Norta I
western Telephone Exchange co,nnann
against the Citizens Telephone ron,
pany, of Sioux Falls, which ;s ~
structlng a rival telephone system hara
Inc plaintiff company alleges in si,h-
stance that the manner of~3eonstr,ctina
me new system conflicts with ths5
wires and poles Of its own ma ", :
that unless relief is granted ito ~
.rty rights will be interferad ~ :.
ana It's franchise. unlawfuny "a ~
necessarily impaired. - NJ
IN Eaccordance with the petition ~
plaantltf company, Judge Carlana ~
issueu an, order to show cause. wb;nh
- aelufitaoie december 80. The tanl
p sy restraining order will ha q,
e essl uitii the nearing on that 1aIa
When It Will be determined whatbaas,
not a permanent injunction sba s g
granted. silall be
q Jones', OF the sta+e
dissolved the restraint ~ saAiI
Whleh prevented the Citizens nsuslg
pnohe company from placing III 80,
- q sectlon of the residence straots
ana islused TO grant an Injunction
as a., yer Inc state supreme co,,rt- " Il
3iol peen called upon to decide s aaal
Y. Lnis KING and this case ancoraisAse
$@liispe carried to5it for an opinion ay
Flandreau Newspaper Share.
flatldreau D., Dec. rs
IahisIsof Spencer, this state, has ho,,a,ss
8 faslaie OF CD. Saunders. and gi,s
uake charge January i W.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-02

The odds against the whist PLAYER
holding all the trumps are 15S. S5a,s S9, 1889
u 1
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-21
six DEAD IN A WRECK.
Heavy Freight Trains In Collision on
Loulsvllio and Nashville Road.

Heavy Fre' ght Trains In Collision on
Lou.sviiis and Nashville Road.
Two heavy freight trains, one Of them
u double. header, colliled In u dense fog
near New Hope. Ky. on the Knoxville
division Of the Louisville and Nashville
road. killing six trainmen and injurins
two. one probably fatally. The trains
met on u reverse curve ut the top OF IN
embankment thirty feet high. The three
engines were demolished and nearly ev'
cry car Of both trains landed ut the foot
OF the hill. Fire soon broke out and hf'
teen cars Of merchandise and coal were
destroyed. Special relief trains were
sent from Louisville and Lebanon and
the bodies OF the trainmen were recov'
cred. One Of the head brakemen. the
only one of the men found alive unde'
the wreckage. had lost his jaw. Th>
rescuers had taken him from under
eur Of coke when carload Of gunpOwdel
reached by the flames exploded. N0nt
OF the rescuing party was injured.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-21
woRKlNoMAN's COST OF LIVING.
Bureau OF Labor Finds Average In
2.567 Families $76S. 81 Per Year.

Bureau OF Labor Finds Average In
2.567 Families S76S. Sd Per Year.
The bureau Of labor in Washington
has issued bulletin on thc cost of Swing
of workingmcn's families. showing that
of 2.56i families in thirty-thrcc states,
from whom data was obtained. the aver
age income per family was SS2i.lo. aver
age expenditure for all purposes SiGS.lo.
average expenditure per family for food
S32G.JU. and average size Of family DBL
persons The last figure ~ scvcn.tcnths
above the average of private families III
the whole country, as shown by the cen
sus of 100. The food expense IL more
than 421a per cent OF the expenditure Tor
nll purposes. An extended investigation
covering the years 1890 100? shows that
the cost of food reached It's highest In
1902. the average then being lO.o per
cent above the average for the decade
lS.O-lSyD. and an increase Of 1O.l per
cent. compared with 1906. the year OF
the lowest prices. 1t Is announced as
conservative conclusion that the increase
In the cost of living. us whole. In l0O?,
when compared with the year Of lowest
prices. was not over 1871 per cent. the
figure given ~ the increased cost Of food
as shown by this investigation.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-21
MYSTERY IN THREE DEATHS.

Chic Doctor. HIS wire. and O-vear.
Old Daughter Die suddenly.
Strange circumstances surround the
deaths Of Dr. and Mrs. Schwecter and
their 1O.year.old daughter. Marguerite.
Of Leesville. Ohio. The child died sud.
denly. Shortly before the funeral DR..
Schweeter fell In commissions beside the
coffin aud died. That night, Mrs.
Schweeter sent the watchers from the
room. and later she was heard to fall to
the floor. She was dead when reached.
Powder pnpers found indicated that poi.
sos had caused the deaths. hut the cor.
oner returned verdict Is heart trouble
and npoplexy In all three cnses.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-21
DEAD MAN BROUGHT TO LIFE.

Doctors Experiment Causes Heart
to Throb and Blood TO Circulate.
Adrenalin was used by three physi-
clans of ST. Nincent's Hospital in Cleve-
land to bring a dead man back to life.
and II proved partly successful. Joseph
10th. OF Oakdale. was clcctrocuted by a
live wire and was taken 10 an under.
takers. After he had been dead three
hours the doctors began their experiment.
and In fifteen minutes his heart beat
slightly and the blood began to course
through his body. Shortly after, how.
ever, all sign Of life disappeared. The
doctors say that had they begun their ex.
pertinent two hours earlier they would
have been successful.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-21
News from All Parts of the World
Carefully Selected from the
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.

The Wisconsin supreme Court at Mad
tson rendered decision which practical
ly deals u death blow To- the civil service
law in Wisconsin A. II now exists. The
court decided that the city civil servicc
hoa.l OF Milwaukee has no right to force
IN appointee upon a city official who is
under bond for the faithful performance
Of work by suboriinatcs. The case In
point was the appointment by City Clerk
6chuengel Of a second assistant. an act
which the city civil service board con-
tended was Il usurpation OF its power.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-21
NEW SAYINGS OF CHRIST.
Archie oiogists Dig Up papyri Neal
Cairo SurIed Since Second {. aoturv

Archie oiogists dig Up papyri Near
Cairo Buried since Second Century.
Many hitherto unknown sayings Of
Jesus Christ have been discovered In
Egypt by archacologists. who have dug
up papyri buried since the second cen.
fury. 100 miles south of Cairo. DIR. Der.
nard l.. Grecnfcll. who has been engaged
In Egyptian excavations since 1894 Mt
the general meeting of the Egypt cxplora.
ton fund In London. gave the following
details: Accompanied by DIR. Hunt. DIR.
Grecnfell found rich Ptolemaic Ne.
croPclis at FL llibebh. The bulk of the
documents from the one mound consist.
Ell of n collection Of sayings of Jesus.
They are all introduced with the words
OF Jesus saith" and for the most part
are new. The end of the lines, unfortu-
nately. are often oblitcrntcd. Apparently
all the sayings were addressed to 81.
THONGS. One Of the most remarkable Is:
"Let not him that scckcth cease from his
search until he find. and when he finds
lie shall wonder. wondering he shall
reach the kingdom. |. o., the kingdom OF
heaven. and he reaches the kingdom he
shall have rest" Dr. Grcenfcll said that
enormous interest would be aroused By
the discoveries on account Of the varia'
tons they disclosed from accepted texts.
One variant Of the mystical saying. re-
corded In st. Luke. 1.-THE kingdom Of
God is with YOU" was Of great value,
as the saying the papyri appeared In
quite different surroundings from those
attributed to It 10y the evangelist and
extended far into another region. Ac
corling to DIR. Greenfcll. these sayings
formed the new gospel which Is tradi
tionally associated with st. Thomas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-21
THIEVES DEN IS BLOWN UP.
After Explosion Police Arrest Gang
OF Alleged safe Crackers.

After Explosion Police Arrest Gang
Of Alleged safe Crackers.
An explosion of dynamite wrecked the
house at 13J Wood street. Philadelphia.
aud seriously burned James Patton. aged
81 years. Of st. Mary's. IN. The police
believe the house was the headquarters
Of gang Of safe crackers and have ar.
rested six men who were IN the room In
which the explosion occurred. In the
wrecked house detectives found six dy.
Mantle fuses. two skeleton keys, two
revolvers and quantity Of gun cotton.
Patton had four pocket maps Of this
and adjacent States. with list OF post
offices In this region. some Of which have
been robbed recently.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-21
Colombia sends U,,lmatum.

Colombia has sent virtual ultimatum
TO America. declaring she will consider
It time 10 terminate diplomatic relations
unless the United States witlidraws her
recognition of Panama and signifies her
willingness to allow IN attempt ut re-
conquest. The canal treaty has been
signed by Secretary Hay and NJ. Bunau.
Narl!a and can be ratified by the 18TH
milan commission recently arrived with
out reference to Panama.