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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31
SATURDAY is CIRCUS DAY AT
RAPID CITY
Big Street Parade in the Morning
at 1890

The coming to town of a tented
exhibition is always of more or less
Importance to a large number of
people. The days Of the sawdust
arena, popcorn and red lemonade
are as welcome now as when Dan
Rice, the famous clown was in the
element Of his glory, twenty years
ago Since then, however, condit-
ions have changed and the preform-
ance Of the skillful gymnasts
and the wonderful trained animals
of the present are vastly differ
ent proposition from the dinky cir
Gus of John Robinsons day. Show
day now means something more
than an excuse FOR parents to take
the children to see the elephant and
laugh at the jokes of the painted
clown. They are educational events
especially when the attraction is
Norris 4 Rowe's Big Shows which
will be here soon. Amusements of
all kinds have had to show great
Improvement during the past de-
cade to keep pace with the times
and to satisfy the constant cry of
the people for something new. 1t is
a we'll established fact that Norris
s. Rowe's aggregation is the most
progressive show that exhibits in
the West. Each year that they have
visited US they have shown great
advancement both in magnitude and
merit and given their patrons more
for their money. This time they
promice in addition to the greatest
trained animal show III the world, "a
high class vaudeville and circus per-
Torrance by carefully selected
company Of the very best aerial
gymnasts. tumblers, riders and
Japanese acrobats and jugglers-
The date of their exhibition here is
Saturday, August 9th.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31

Clyde Chase went to Omaha with
a car load of horses for Mccain Bros.
& Co.
F. H. Whitfield, stenographer,
and Mr.. Moore went to Belle Fouche
on Monday.
Rev. Father Stratton went to
Lead Monday to attend a meeting OF
Catholic priests.
| Ed. Chapman, the good all around
fellow and dry goods salesman was
doing business with our merchants
this week.
Dave Melvin, Joe Burk s chief clerk
is taking his summer vacation. and
Arthur Deffen baugh is working in
his place
Jack Murphy came down from Big
Bend Monday on a business trip.
Born To the wife of WILDER Olms-
tead, a daughter.
Lake s. Bumps bicycle shop is
doing rushing business. Chief
Engineer Lake is an artist in his line
and does SPLENDID work.
Rev Joel A.. Smith will begin a
series of % minutes Evening talk
next Sunday on GA Man and his
Troubles. The first service will
be "A Mans religious troubles and
the solution. +"
IS. R. Smith has moved his
Piano stock to the Black Hills Bank
building on St. Joe street where he
will be permanently located. He
will carry complete line of high
grade Pianos. His prices are the
same as they are sold in the East.
He will ship in Car Lots and supply
the other country towns from here.
All pianos will be guaran teed.
Library Hall is taking on new
appearance. A gallary will be
Quilt and several other improv-
ments are under ADJUSTMENT by the
association.
Rapid City's Steam Laundry is
the only laundry in the Black Hills
that does not occasionally lose, injure
or destroy it's patrons goods. Help
your own town grow by keeping
your money at home and patronizing g
home lines of business.
the international Correspond
ence School of Scraton, Pa. will
have an exhibit next month in Lake
& Bumps store on seventh street.
Their information informs us that
they have over six hundred students
in the Black Hills.
-Dain Automatic Alfalfa Stack.
ers, Power Lift Push Rakes, Deering
Mowers and Rakes, and hay MACH
merry Of all kinds at Sweeney's.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31
) A GROVE MEETING,

In the Murphy grove, or Sam
Morris place six miles east Of town
next Sunday at 3. p. m. there will be
held a meeting to which all are in
vited. In connection with the re-
gular service number of duets and
other music will be furnished.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31
MARRIED..

At the residence of the brides
parents, on Thurday Of this week,
William A. Taylor, Of Rockerville,
and Miss Ida B. MCGEE, Rev. G.. W.
Swift officiating.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31
Important Bargains in Summer Essentials.
Thin Underwear for Men and Won

You'll find these garments all right in every way Es-
pecially right as to price
Nice line Of fancy striped Mems summer unnerwear
only 50 cents per suit.
Good quality balbriggan at S100 per suit and up
wards
Ladies vests at 5 cents each and upwards
All qualities and great price reductions
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31

For Sale-16O acres of saw timber
six miles west OF Rapid City. Fred
Gill, Spruce avenue, Deadwood,
S. d.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31
Men and Boys Straw Hats.

The busy season is in this line but we have few
lett that you crn use do want. So we have
cut the prices Deep which will permit you to keep your
head cool for very little money.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31
Other Seasonable Bargains.

All priced for prompt selling. Don't skip line, for
the line you skip might prove of money saving Importance
to you.
Summer dress goodsl0 and IS cent kind all marked
down to 5 cents per yard
The finer grades that sold up to 35 cents yard
priced at 10 cents to close them out.
Come early and secure first choice
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

Why don't you go TO work for the
Statesman coupon prize?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
A. E. Disbrcw Has Been Arrested lr
Nebraska.

WhatcOm.-A. E. DisbrOw has been
arrested at his home in Creighton,
Nebraska on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses from j.
a. Hannah Of WnatcOm At the re-
quest Of Acting Prosecuting Attorney
Meade of WhatcOm county. Gov. Nc
Bride issued an order fer requisitiOn
on the governor Of Nebraska. and the
arrest was made by the sheriff OF
Creighton, on being wired that copies
of the affdavits and information had
been mailed.
Deputy Sheriff Parberry, will prob
ably start soon for Nebraska. Dis
brow has already instituted habeas
corpus proceedings there.
The charge in the information
is that Disbrow sold a one third inte-
hest TO Hannah for what he repre-
sented to be exclusive control of the
cure for alcoholism and drunkenness.
Hannah swears that he has since
learned the knowledge of the COM
pound to have been at all times COM
mon to the medical profession. Dis
brow made a good deal of a stir here,
coming to town the latter part Of
With LIS dlICtoCu Nui anu
applying it gratuitously to a number
Of inebriates confined in the city jail.
He was lauded by the local force as
a philanthrOpist and benefactOr to
humanity and even succeeded in hav-
ing a resolution introduced by an ad
mlring member Of the city council
and passed by that body expressing
the gratitude Of the entire community
for his self-sacrificing labors in be-
half of the victims of alcohol and
morphine. 1t would seem in the
statement set forth in Hannah's affi-
davit that Disbrows efforts were not
altogether rewarded by expressions
of gratitude
The story is told in the affidavits of
Hannah and his wife, which in sub
stance develop the following:
DisbrOW came to the Commercial
house, conducted by Mr.. and Mrs
Hannah, on January 26 last. During
the latter part Of January and early
February he treated several persons
suffering from the effects of alcohol
ism or who were addicted to the NOR
phine habit Disbrow from time to
time represented to Hannah that he
was the discoverer and sole owner of
a chemical compound which was a
cure for drunkenness, the secret of
which was known only to himself. He
represented it to be of great value and
offered to transfer a third interest in
it for $4,000, which Hannah paid, re-
ceiving therefor an assignment in
writing of a one-third interest in the
discovery, and a paper setting forth
the names of the drugs which entered
into the compound. After the pur-
chase, Disbrow returned to his home
in Nebraska. having sojourned here
a month. Following his departure
Hannah discovered the fraud
Affidavits were made out by Han
nah and his wife on June %. Dis
brow will be brought here for trial.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
BIG YAKIMA ENTERPRISE.
All Arid Land of the Valley to Be
Watered.

North Yakima, July 20 The
greatest irrigation enterprise in the
northwest and probably the greatest
in the entire country was set on fooI
here when the Yakima Development
Company, capitalized at $250,000
fled articles of Incorporation with
| the county auditor. The scheme is
the development of every foot OF
| desert land in the Yakima valley. the
water to be taken from the Yakima
river and its tributaries, or storage
| lakes.
The president of the company is
Attorney Edward WhitsOn Of this city
H. S. Judson, Of St. Paul, Mimi, is
named as the secretary and treasur-
er. Associated with them and direct
| ing the work of the company is L. A
Marco, Of Fresno, Cal, who has mil
lions invested in California irrigated
lands at the present time.
The two men arrived here last
week and have since been engaged
| getting their plans under way. They
| were here last February and Went
I over the field with the parties inter
| ested. A preliminary survey was
made of the canal and the lands tc
| be brought under water. The work
| was carefully gone over. So favor
ably were these two men impressed
| with the result Of the survey that
they are here to do business and are
ready to invest $4,000 900 to carry
out the plans.
Mr.. Judson is one of the largest
| stockholders in the Yakima Land &
Livestock Company, corporation
which owns $4,000 acres above the ir-
rigated district in the Mckee valley
This will be brought under the ditch
besides nearly all the available land
| in the kittitas valley and a great
amount on the Columbia slope in
Yakima county, making a total of
about 100000 acres in both counties.
Mr.. Mares interests are in the San
Joaquin valley. in California. where
he controls between 1000 and 5000
miles of irrigation canals
The plan of the company is TO build
storage reservoirs and increase the
water supply from 5000 to 1000 cubic
feet of water during the lowest period
Of the year AS a result Of the pre-
liminary work already done on the
proposition, the Northern Pacific rail-
way company has withdrawn all it's
lands from the market under this
proposed line: the state lands also
have been withdrawn. and it is ex-
pected that all government lands will
be withdrawn.
Professor 0. L. Wallar of the Unit
ed States agricultural department is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local application as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inf1amed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a rumb
ling sound or imperfect hearing, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to it's nor
NAL, condition, hearing will be de-
strOyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inflaned condition of the
mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circu-
ars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
USEFUL INVENTION,
E. c. Jay, of This City, Has Contrived
Motor Hoe,

PendletOn.-Some time ago E. C.
Jay of this city, went to Union,
where he went into the shops of the
experiment station there under the
direction of E. B. Leckenby. who has
charge of the Institution, and began
attempting to improve some of the
farm and garden machinery that is
there used.
The experiment station at Union
is a great place, and the men in
charge there attempt not only to i'm
prove the things that grow, but also
to improve the manner of their
growth and the utensils with which
they are cultivated. There is a sec
ion of land set apart for the use of
he station and all of it is under cult
Walton. On it are grown all kinds of
grains and grasses and garden truck.
Every new species of plant is taken
as it comes and is watched in all of
the phases Of its growth; and not
only that, but it is cultivated under
different conditions and in different
soils until the best way Of growing
is aSCertained.
For some time the management
has been planning plows and harrows
and hoes and cultivators, and for
the help he might be in the latter line
Mr.. Jay was sent for and put to work
IN the shop. For long time the men
at work in the fields had been trying
new hoes which were warranted to
remove the pain from the back of the
user but none had been found salts
factory. Ii they removed the pain
they failed TO kill the weeds, and to
accomplish this combination of re-
suits Mr.. Jay went to experimenting.
AS result Of his researches and eX-
perimentatiOn he has at last perfect
ed a model which is such a success
that he has been sent home by Mr..
Lecfienby with instructions to make
100 hoes for the use of the station.
and after that is done he will manu-
iacture them for the general market.
The blade Of the new hoe is seven
70 eight inches long and works fiat
on the ground, sinking underneath
the surface and getting 1T the roots
of the weeds. The ends are dOvetail-
ed, so that it can pick the weeds
from around the roots of the plants
70 be cultivated, and the principal
beauty Of the invention is the fact
that the operator stands straight
while working the field, thus eliminat-
ing the backache feature so well re-
membered by all of the small boys
who used to weed carrots in the days
of auld lang syne. The maker eX-
poets great things from his new idea.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
PRISON TO THE TOMB.
Spokane Detective Tells Story of
Great Interest.

SDOkane-"Mrs. Helen Minor died
at the Sacred Heart hospital. She
had been a resident of Spokane for
several years and was 60 years Of
age kilograms have been sent to her
relatives at Peoria, ILL.,"
The above item came to the notice
of Detective ]. F. McDermott of the
local police department and recalled
memories of old days in Spokane.
The detective went to Buchanan's
undertaking rarlOrS on Riverside,
where the body was held for burial
After seeing the woman and positive
ly Identifying her as an old acquain-
lance, the detective tells a decidedly
interesting story, in substance as fol
lows:
| saw the death notice of Mrs. Hell
en- Minor and the name looked famil-
lar Out Of curiosity | strOlled up to
the undertaking parlOrs of Buchanan.
| asked to see the remains and imme-
diately recognized the woman as be-
ing Mrs. Helen Greer, the murderess
of about ten years ago, whose arrest
and trial at the time caused such a
sensation in Spokane. l worked at
that time on her case and knew her
well. The fact that led up to her
trial and conviction make an inter
esting page in the court journals Of
Spokane.
Tracing a Crime.
The woman at that time was living
with her husband, Jim Greer out in
a little shack at Garden Springs
Along about the spring of '93 or '94
Jim Greer died mysteriously and
was put on the case. | had a suspi-
clOn Of poisoning, but the facts were
very meager and it took considerable
work to get the case started. At that
time the purchasers of poison were
required to give their names and the
use they were going to make of the
drug. | went TO all of the leading
druggists who sold poison to ascer
tain ii anything Of this nature was
sold to Mrs. Greer
There was nothing on the records
that l could find to show that she
had secured it in her own name, and
| had to 60 by description entirely.
After several days search | found a
description of an arsenic purchaser
that answered closely the one | was
looking for. The woman registered
her name as Jane Williams and
stated that she wanted to use the
drug for killing squirrels. This wo-
man finally proved to be this Mrs.
Greer.
Dug Up the Body.
Il secured an order from the cor
oner to have the body of Greer dug
up and get the stomach examined
Two prominent physicians analysed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

Pledge new subscribers for cou
pons.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Observation-Disclosures 1870 g,
y-.t Wv 553

+ here to make a water survey OF the
valley to ascertain at the dryest sea-
son of the year the exact amount of
water available over the amount al
ready appropriated without the stor
age reservoirs. When this data is Sc
ourpd the amount that will be neceS-
sarv to be stored will be easily fig
ured out. The company has men in
the field doing preliminary work, and
il is understood that they will push
matters as rapidly as possible.
jay Lynch, superintendent OF the
Yakima InGian reservation, was nOtl-
fed this week by the interior depart
ment to advertise for bids for the
construction of the proposed canal
on the reservation, and to commence
work on its construction just as soon
as he could make arrangements. This
work was ordered done last March
but by the interference of certain
parties interested in the water of the
valley the scheme was held up till
an investigation could be made of
the water supply. An agent was sent
out here this spring and remained
two months making this investigation
and reported that the water supply
was sufficient The canal will cost
s45 900, and will water $4,000 acres
of the finest land in the Yakima val
ley. This land is under Indian con-
troll. but is subject to lease to white
farmers at a rate Of so cents and 81
an acre. 1t is understood that a num-
Der OF spectators have been trying
TO lease a body Of 10000 acres of this
land bat they have not yet succeeded.
The work on the canal will be done
nv Indians
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
The ashes and enough arsenic was

The ashes and enough arsenic was
found TO have killed dozen men.
About this time the newspaper
man got wind of the proceedings and
had the biggest kind of time keep
ing 1t from the papers. Much 10 my
chagrin they finally published a story
With what facts they had learned be-
fore the arrest of the woman was
made. In their articles they stated
hat Mrs. Greer was under suspicion
and | had published at the same rime
he statement that she was being
watched night and day so that II
would be impossible for her to make
her escape. Really at the time there
was no one watching her and think
the statement kept her from making
her escape until the necessary arrest
was made.
Seven Years in Prison.
FINALLY, after a siege of about 10
days, the woman was convicted of
murder in the second degree. Partly
on account of her old age. which she
stated at that time to be so wears she
was given a sentence Of 10 years in
the states prison.
ABOUT TWO years and half ago
she was released, after serving about
seven years of her term. On inOuiry
learn that she had been stopping for
some little time at the ST. Louis house
previous TO her illness, when she was
taken to the Sacred Heart hospital
She has daughter living in this CITY
who was married last fall
Six Dead Husbands.
This Mrs. Greer came from Peoria.
ILL.,, to this city, and | received a
communication from the officials at
that place at the time in which they
stated that Mrs. Greer had been
married seven times, all of the former
husbands having disappeared mystic
riously Or died. She had one at the
time of her leaving that place who
was thought to be Minor. He was
confined in the state asylum.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

| Il secured an order from the cor
oner to have the body Of Greer dug
up and get the stomach examined.
| Two prominent physicians analysed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
HAD MALIGNANT SMALLPOX.

Seattle.-A Mrs. Baker, aged about
so years, died at the pest house of
malignant smallpox. There are five
cases at the pest house now, and
they are all serious.
The disease seems to be assuming
4 very serious form. as heretofore it
mas not been of the malignant kind.
Assistant Health Officer Buckley
says he thinks the people should
know about the disease and the char
acter it is assuming.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
MILWAUkEE's HORSE SHOW.

'---Waukee, July 20-Every style,
very sait and every combination in
e "-.,Cn horses can be driven TO every
81 9ts-ce OF vehicle is provided for in the
II-.lIaI lists of the annual Milwaukee
use :. snow, which opened suspicious.
Ills afternoon in the exposition
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

building. The list of entries from out
of town is larger than ever before
and taken altogether the show promi-
ses to establish new standard 1ol
such exhibitions in this city.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-03-06

military carriage, after an hours con-
ference, is just completing the sale of
an important block of land to the pro-
prietors Of a great department store.
while directly above him an insignii-
can looking little man, wheeling ner-
vously In his chair, Is outlining to con-
federate capitalists a scheme that will
way system. At his left, in turn, sep
arated by a thin partition. an engineer
is solving the problem Of building a
tifteen-story building on a narrow tri-
angular plot Of %quicksand in such a
way that no disturbances of the soil
shall shake the foundations of adjoin-
ing structures. Typewriters, rapid fire
guns Of industry, rattle away in every
corner Of the floors. Bells, each ring
ing for a purpose, sound in unmusical
confusion on every side. Every land
ing is an eddy in its swirling crowds
that hurry up and down, In and out,
throughout the long days.
From the time these men enter their
offices in the morning until they go at
night, many Of them need not leave
the building. Messenger boys rush in
and out with messages. BY telegraph,
cable and telephone they can talk with
London, San Francisco, or 5Oth street,
as they wish. Supplies are there, their
restaurant is there, their barber, their
newspaper, their bank, their insurance
company, their own police and detect
i've service, their own fire department,
their broker, their lawyer. 1t is a com
plete community in itself.
At night the thousands drift away,
the engines are quieted, the outer gates
are closed, a single elevator runs IT.
regularly. Outside there is the death
like stiffness Of q deserted town, and
the tread Of the policeman ON the
pavement echoes bleakly down the
c%avernous streets. Within only the
caretaker and a few helpers remain.
But the great machine has scarcely
time to rest before it Is again throb-
bling away with Its entire strength,
straining to handle smoothly the mass
es of hurrying people that crush in
J upon 1t. Every day the force it I'M
consciously. mechanically manufac-
lures reaches further into recesses of
unknown lands and Increases it's grip
on world-important affairs. The army
Of stalwart buildings which is grow
Ing up from every corner of the island
forms the rampant Of American indus
trial defense, the vanguard Of Amerl-
can commercial supremacy. In years
to come they may pass one by one and
be replaced by others greater than
they, but the forces they make to-day
are a part of history.