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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-10-16
GIVES HIMSELF UP.

Charles K. Howard, who shot
Samuel Eslick, last week, drove
into Sturgls Saturday and gave
himself into the custody of Sheriff
Brown. Eslic had beaten How
ard badly, and for three days the
latter was under the doctors's care
before he was able to drive to
Sturgis as aforesaid. The only COM
ment necessary is that C.. K, is
sadly in need of practice in mark
lnanship. Il
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-10-16
Brief Mention.
School suppliAs at McNamara's.

School suppliRP at McNamara's.
If you need Trunk, Suit Case,
or Telescope, go to Chase's.
Chas. Title, Jr. is building a
new cottage west of his residence.
Ii you have potatoes to market
see me. Swander Grocery Co,
Go to Chase's for bargains in
Lawns, Ginghams and Percales.
Quarantine has been rasied at
the Indian School by DR.. Van Bus.
kirk.
Subscriptions taken for any paper or
magazine published at McNamara's
book store.
John Bennett, of Pedro came up
last week and returned with his
wife and child.
Now is the time to sell your pota-
toes. The Swander Grocery Co.,
WAL Ouy Jlem.
Miss Edna Fowler, sister Of Mrs.
II. G. Gambrill, is now with the
Bee-Hi as cashier.
BoRN-Oct. II, in Rapid City.
to the wife Of Chas. J. Buell., boy.
Mother and child are doing well,
Co. M. will give free dance
at their Armory tonight to cele-
brate the winning of the Biddle
piano.
Arthur D. Bale and Miss Alice
Atwood, both of Hermosa, were
married at the Cooper residence
by Rev. Sparkling, Oct. II,
While one piano contest has been
decided the fine Gable piano is yet
to be given away. Interest is run
ming high now in this contest.
Come in and talk over the Heater
Question. We have the goods for
the time. 1t will pay you.
G. S. Congden Hdw. Co.
NJ, B. Roth, of Grindstone was in
town this week and reports the hay
crop good. Range cattle look good
and range is in good condition for
this winter.
Mrs. A. J. Wells is back from,
Wenatchee, Wash, visiting the
old folks. Mrs. Well has been gone
about a year and her many friends
are very glad to see her again.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-10-16

tremblc at the pros..,sct Of guarding
our funds. They Jay the mental
strain aud respoaai oility is two
great. Now only YESTERDAY APE
lugged over to the First Ma 81,
two dollars and thirty-seven c$
and President Kelley confiaed foA2
that he had too many depending on
him to run such risks. Besides, he
said, we hadn t ought to monopolize
all his banking space to the mani
fest detriment and hindrance of all
others who wanted to put their
moneys in a safe place. He only
has room in his vaults to accommodate
say, $4,000, 900 in gold and OF course
that would be a mere nothing to US.
So we had to put in a safe of our own.
Our safe is not like other safes, we
may as well state now SO that as
piring young burglars may make no
mistakes. The ordinary combina-
tions will not affect our safe. OF
course we shall employ them as a
matter Of courtesy to those who may
visit our safe,ln the small hours OF
the darkness, for we don't want our
safe to be behind any safe in town in
the matter of style. In addition
however to these combinations we
shall install a clever arrangement of
binding Irvine with one end tied To
the mob on the safe door and the
other end securely fastened to nail
in back window. Of course the
safe cannot be opened then without
loosening the Irvine on the nail.
This cannot be done without coming
in the window. And as we shall
keep our window closed real
tight we shall be safe from all at
tempts at burglarizing,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-10-16

| Co. NJ. gave their second dance
of the season at their Armory last
week and lost money as they did
on the first one. A six piece or
chestra rendered excellent music,
SO everyone said; their patrons are
always select and yet the dance
lovers do not come. Co. NJ. has
done their best to provide enter
tainment for the public, but their
efforts do not seem to be ap-
preciated. When the boys show
their willingness to provide amuse-
ment, we should think the public
would buy tickets whether it
dances or not.
1t is with a sigh of relief that we
can state that one of the piano
contests is over. Co. M. won the
Biddle piano much to the surprise
of some of the contestants who
were sure of winning. Co. M. is a
very popular organization however
and most all out side of the COM
petitors, az we'll as most of them in,
are glad to know the boys won the
piano. They are naturally jubilant
over their victory. The piano is
now in their Armory together with
their new 'skrag" rifles which ar
rived this week.
On Wednesday evening of this
week occurred the marriage of Fife
Clemens and Ethan Allen. Both
parties are we'll known here, hav-
ing made Rapid their home for
several years. The writer has
known the lady ever since She, with
the rest of us, pondered deeply
over the mighty problems set forth
in the first readers and we know
her husband has jewel for wife.
Ethan is an old friend of ours and
while the william has kept US in
ignorance of what was going on we
feel sure his lady will find him a
husbund to be proud Of We ex-
tend the best OF good wis hes.
Miss Mazie Barber and Leroy
Moore were quietly married at
the home of the brides parents,
in this city, Oct. 8. The young
people stole a march on their many
friends, and the sacred knot was
tied and they were almost on their
way to the train before anyone knew
what was up. Miss Maize was
general favorite and a most
charming young lady. Mr.. Moore
had been stenographer for Atty
White d here for some time and
it was then the rascal won the heart
and hand Of one Of Rapids favorite
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-10-16
A Love Letter.

Would not interest you if you re
oohing for guaranteed Salve for
sores, burns or piles. Otto Dodd,
of Ponder, Mo-, writes: Il suffered
with an ugly sore for year, but a
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
me. It's the best Salve on earth.
25c at Chas. NJ. Fallon's drug store.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-10-16

dau:hters, and while he is gentle
man OF sterling qualities and holds
an important position with the
government, we don't k N W
whether we shall forgive him or not.
The happy couple left, Rapid at
once for Huron where they will
visit for time and then go on to
Pierre, where Mr.. Moore is en-
ployed in the land office.
Mrs. G. NJ. Dilger returned recent
ly from an enjoyable sight seeing
and business trip to Chicago where
she attended the annual meeting OF
the National Dressmaker's Assn.
This association meets yearly to dis
'cuss new modes and methods in
dressmaking and the meetings are
addressed by Madam Baker, OF
Chicago who visits the old
world each season 50 as to
keep in touch with the latest crea-
lions. Mrs. digger reports the
meeting an interesting an profitable
one and she was particularly i'm
pressed with the millinery openings
in the city which was the finest she
ever saw. Mrs. Dilger brought
back with her the finest lines OF
dress samples she ever carried and
friends will do well to look them
over.
Jack Daniel and wife, of Chicago,
are arrivals in this city this week
and will proceed.at once to put on a
play for the benefit of the Womens
Relief Corps entitled "The Three
Hats. "The peace is farce
comedy and wherever played has
been we'll received. Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniels are professional people and
we may look forward to something
better than the averaged as Rapid
has some fine talent who will assist
them. Between acts will be given,
what Is termed spectacular
merchants carnival in which the
different merchants of the town will
be represented by young ladies in
costume. The date set is next Fri.
day night at Library Hall and those
who think Mr.. Daniel cannot put up
No. ] attraction In a week should
see the enconiums of praise he has
been getting for his work in differ:
ent towns of the state.
The Union has just installed a
new double-oack action, burglar
humping safe in it's Office. We had
to put in safe Of our own as the
ingots of gold and gluts of silver
nave been pouring into our ccffers
at such rate that our bankers
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-10-16
Auction!

n : Z J 2 - .0,| : ~ :
On Saturday, Nov. Z, I
sell at public auctiod in
Rapid City fifteen full
blooded. this years Here
ford calves, unregistered.
Here is a frst-class oppor
tunity to secure fine stock
at a nominal price. Re-
member the date and be on
hand.
S. JOSIE HILL
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-10-16

The Union has just installed a
a new double-5ack action, burglar
humping safe in it's Office. We had
to put in safe OF our own as the
ingots of gold and gluts of silver
nave been pouring into our ccffers
at such a rate that our bankers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
TOO MUCH MISSOURI
FOR SOCIALISTS
Entire Executive Body of
National Committee Is
Removed.

ST. LOUIS, No, Jan. 3O-On
charges of disloyalty to the principles
Of the Socialist party, the five men,
bers Of the quorum, or executive body
of the national committee, were re-
moved at the committee meeting to-
night. 1t was after a heated discus
sion, lasting throughout the afternoon
and into the night, that vote was
taken and the quor,t.a disqualified to
hold office further. Their successors
will be elected tomorrow.
The members removed are NJ. Ballard
Dunn, e. Val Putnam, William Brandt,
George Hoehn and james S. Roche. All
live in St Louis, and during their term
of office have been. practically in con-
troll of the executive work Of the party.
They were charged with having at
tempted to fuse the interests of the So
cfalist with other political parties and
trade unions
Members of thn4s.1sted committee
say the principal reason for their re-
moval was the fact that five delegates
representing five other states objected
to Missouri representing the controll-
ing interest ofsthe party. Omaha was
chosen as Headquarters for the ensuing
wear
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
ACCUSED OPERATOR
CANNOT BE FOUND
Disappearance Of Man Held
Responsible for Arizona
Wreck.

TUCSON Ariz., Jan. 30.-Conaict Of
authority between the two justices of
the peace of Tucson is retarding the
investigation into the responsibility for
the terrible train wreck at Wallis Sta
ton. Under the laws of Arizona JUS
tices Of the peace act as coroners. Tue.
son has two justices and therefore two
coroners. w. H. Culver and o. T.
R.tchey both claim the right to hear
testimony on the wreck. Two justices
juries were summoned, but the testi-
mony Of Parker, the conductor of the
west-bound train, was taken before
Ritchey's jury.
The sensation of today is the disap-
pearance of Operator Clough, who, it
has been alleged, was responsible for
the disaster. 1t was stated last night
that Clough would appear this morn.
ing and testify. The railroad officials
claim to be ignorant of his where
abouts. A report has reached here
from Benson that he was seen on a
train presumably bound for Mexico.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
TRAIN CUTS OFF
HORSES HIND LEGS
William Mosloslzi Has Thrill
ling Experience Crossing
Railroad Tracks.

Spattered with blood of the animal
he was driving William Masloski. a
driver for H. G. Neal, manufacturer of
tents and awnings, 191 East Third
street. was hurled from his wagon
fully thirty feet into the snow and es-
capped uninjured at the James street
crossing of the North Western road
last night a 9 o'clock.
Mosloslxi, WAC. lives on James street,
was ON his wayN home to stable Mr..
Neal's horse am animal worth, Mr..
Neal said slast night, about 5000
He saw the train coming and think
ing to cross the. track, as he was late,
endeavored to pass before danger
threatened. He was unsuccessful and
the pilot of the engine struck the vehi-
.cle, a long delivery wa gon. fairly about
the front wheef Jerking the horse back
ward and drawing It under the wheels
of the locomotive as It thundered past
at the rate of thirty miles per hour.
Mosloski says that he remembers
little of what happened till he found
himself lying in the snow and the train
almost out of sight. The poor horse
was terribly laeerated, being almost
disembowled and it's hind legs both
cut cleanly off, with very little Of the
harness left upon it.
The wagon was total wreck, and
the horse was a few moments later
shot by a policeman from the central
station.
Mosloski, who is a valued empIoye
of the Neal company, was able to pro-
ceed on his way home very little the
worse. He has been employed at this
work ten years, and is not in the habit
Of drinking to excess, so that it is not
easy to account for his action in at
tempting to pass the train for which
he waits almost every night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31

The defeated tax code of last spring
was revived in the house yesterday by
a Dill for the taxation of public serv-
ice corporations and franchises intro
duced by Mr.. Haugland, Montevideo.
The Haugland bill is an almost ex-
act reproduction of the several chap
ters OF the commission tax CODE COW
erlng the subject of corporation and
franchise taxation, denuded of the
drastic features of the defeated code
1t is designed to secure full and.
equitable taxation of the troublesome
franchises, and lays down the old code
system of taxation for personal prop
erty assessment, minus the inquisi..
torlal features which raised such a
storm last year.
The bill provides that public service
corporations must list their stocks and
bonds, which are to be assessed at
their market value. The value of the
franchise is to be represented by the
difference between the combined value
OF its real and personal property and
the market value of its capital stock
and bonded debt
The chapter devoted to the assess
ment of real estate is exactly similar
to that Of the defeated CODE providing
that real estate shall be personally
viewed and appraised by the assessor,
but nothing is added to the powers of
provided.
Creates Tax Commissioner.
The special chapters devoted to the
listing of property and the assessment
of street railway companies, gas, cleo
tr1c, heating and power, wharf and
boom, telegraph, telephone, express,
sleeping car and freight transportation
companies are substantially the same
as those proposed by the tax commits
sion.
The bright particular feature of the
bill is the provision for a state tax
commissioner to take the place Of the
commission of three members propos-
ed by the code commission. This pro-
posed commissioner is to have prac-
tcally all the powers proposed for the
commission of three, and is to be a.
sort of state superintendent of taxa
ton. He is to make reports to the
state board of equalization and CO.
operate with that board. 1t is pro-
posed to give the commissioner the
right to examine books and papers
The commissioners term is fixed at
four years at a salary of $500 per
annum, and he is given a secretary at
1,500 per annun. Additional office
help may be secured under certain re-
StrictiOnS
The bill is in the hands of the COM
mlttee on taxes and tax laws, but will
be printed at once and copies PLACED
at the disposal of all the members.
The friends of the measure expect it
to meet with decided and well organ
lied opposition. This belief, aside
from the organization idea, is prob
ably warranted in that the measure is
general enough in its provisions to
stir up the contending interests of To-
calities which marks nearly all Min
nesota legislation of general signif-
icance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
ACCEPTANCE OF PASSES
is A MISDEMEANOR
Vigorous Opinion Put Forth by the At,
torney General of New York.

ALBANY, N, Y, JAN 30.-Attorney
General Cunneen has written an opin-
ion in which he holds that the offering
of a transportation pass to a member
of the legislature is a misdemeanor,
that it's acceptance by the legislator
would constitute a misdemeanor and
make him subject to forfeiture of his
office. This statement of the case was
made public today by the attorney gen.
eral:
The giving of the attorney generals
opinion arose from the fact that the
Pullman Palace Car company sent to
Francis G. Landon, member Of the as
sembly from Duchess county, an an
nual pass, and Mr.. Landon referred the
matter to Mr.. Cunneen. The attorney
general holds that the pass was offered
in violation of the constitution of the
state of New York and that if Mr.. Lam
don should accept it he would be
guilty of a misdemeanor and subject
to have his office forfeited in an action
by the attorney general in the name
of the people
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
JUDGESHP FOR
PAGE MORRIS
All but One of the Minnesota
Delegation Will Endorse
Him Today.
From Globe Washington Rureau.

From Globe Washington Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 3o.--All
the Minnesota delegation excepting
Fred Stevens will call at the White
house tomorrow to indorse Judge Page
Morris for judge of the district court
Of Minnesota, an office created by bill
which congress has passed and which
went today to the resident for his
signature. The only other candidate is
Judge Brill, Of ST. Paul, whose Gre
dentials were presented yesterday by
Representative Stevens. 1t is claimed
that the place was promised to, Morris
when he resigned from the state bench
and entered the congressional race
against Towne in 1895. In declining to
return to congress this time Morris had
this appointment in mind. His ap-
pointment is regarded as certain by
the delegation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
LIGHTNING CRIPPLES
POWER OF NIAGARA
Fire Creates an Electrical Famine in
Several Towns.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Jan. 3d.
At. $50 o'clock tonight the temporary
repairs at the Niagara Falls Power
and Conduit company's plant were
completed and the electrical famine
along the Niagara frontier, due to the
early morning fire which was started
by a flash of lightning, was practically
at an end. Power was sent out from
the plant an hour before that time,
but it was not permanent owing to
short circuit which occurred in the
power house shortly thereafter, and
which seriously burned five men, one
of whom may die. The short circuit
and the injury of the five men came
as climax to disconcerting incidents
Which had marked the day.
Never before since the establishment
Of Niagara Falls power has there been
delay of such magnitude. 1t was felt
directly by thousands of people in
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lockport and
the TOnaWandas, and intermediate
points. Hundreds of factories were
shut down fer the day and the street
car service was demoralized. Thou
sands of Workmen employed in the
factories along the river were tenn
porarily thrown out of employment
The officials Of the power company
state, however, that the seriousness Of
the situation was not so great as was
first thought possible. AS matter of
fact, the electrical famine lasted nine
teen hours. The worst of it is over
tonight Charles r. Huntley, president
of the company, said tonight that by
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning the nee
essary additional power would be Oh
tainable.
E. B. Rankin. vice president Of the
company said this evening:
''The cause of the fire was a bolt
of lightning which entered the trans
former room and set fire to one Of the
cables. The flames communicated to
other cables and in short time the
roof of the transformer house was
ablaze The cables We're destroyed in a
short time, and it was necessary to
shut down power house No. 1. Opera
tions in power house Nc. 2 were not
interfered with. There was no damage
to machinery in either power house.
In all about 1000 feet Of cable were
destroyed. There was o. supply of
cable on hand sufficient to replace it,"
The loss by fire is estimated at $50.-
600.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
FRAUD AND GROSS
INCAPACITY CHARGED
Case of Mayor of San Juan Doesn't
Improve With Airing.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Jan. 30
Gov. Hunt, in issuing an executive or
der yesterday removing the mayor Of
San Juan, Manuel Egezcue, from office,
said he was in possession of further
proofs of that officials negligence and
wrongdoing. Criminal action against
the mayor is still pending.
In the meanwhile there is excitement
and CONSERVATION in certain circles at
the firm stand taken by the governor
and Attorney General Harlan The
latter's letter to the governor, contain
ing thorough, mastery Indictment
covering Egezcue's entire career, has
been commended by the federal press.
The attorney general, in his letter,
shows that the city lost $95.157 in one
item of expenditure, and says he found
that the fraud and gross incapacity in
every department of the city govern
ment was SO extraordinary that it is
difficult to find similar instance in
the history of municipal mismanage-
ment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
VICTIMS OF INSANITY LAWS.
Measure Is Intended to Protect State
and Public From Innosition

Measure Is Intended to Protect State
and Public From Imposition.
Protection of the aged infirm from
incarceration in insane hospitals and
the state from the burden of their sup
port are the prime objects of bill in
troduced in the house yesterday by
Representative Ganrud, Kandiyohi
The abuses of the state hospital sys-
tenn are aimed at, and, while the bill
seems sweeping in. its provision, the
medical men Of the house claim that
1t sets up safeguards for beth the gen
trail public and the taxpayers.
1t is claimed as notorious fact that
no insignificant number of persons are
now Inmates of the state hospitals who
are not insane in the strict acceptance
of the term, and whose mental condi-
tion cannot be benefited by medical
eatment
1t is claimed that under the present
system it is altogether too easy for
children, tired of the care Of infirm
parents whose minds are weakening
under the inf1rmitieS of years, to secure
their commitment to the hospitals for
the insane, where they become charges
on the state. Minnesota has no pay
system for the care of its insane hos
pitals or asylum inmates. Rich and
poor are treated alike. All are wards
of the commonwealth and supported by
the taxpayers.
Another abuse of the system is point
ed out in the manner of committing
persons afflicted with epilepsy and
mental detectives, who are entirely
harmless, beyond the aid of medical
skill, and whose relatives are entirely
competent to provide for their support
outside of state Institutions. Such
cases are charged directly with result
ing in the crowded condition of the
three hospitals and two asyIums
The Ganrlld bill provides that no
harmless person who cannot be bene-
fitted by medical treatment shall be
committed to the insane hospitals or
asylums simply because he is suffer-
ing from idiocy, epilepsy, imbecility or
the infirmities of old age. 1t is made
the duty of juries in insane cases to
determine if the patient can be bene-
flied by hospital treatment
To get at past abuses the bill pro-
vides that superintendents of insane
hospitals may release or parole at their
discretion patients capable of caring
for themselves or that can be cared for
by relatives, if the patients are not
dangerous. The present bonding clause
of the insane parole law is omitted
and the only requirement laid on the
hospital superintendents is that they
notify the committing probate courts
Of the patients parole.