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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24
CREMATED.

Last Monday morning at three
o'c.ock fire was discovered in the city
jail in which was imprisoned a tramp
from Omaha. Every effort was
made by the tiremen and the police
to rescue the unfortunate man, but
owing to the construction of the
building, when help reached him he
was dead. He died evidently from
suffocation as the body was not SER
iously burned. At the inquest held
by Coroner Gilbert the following in
formation was brought to light.
The man S name is Patrick Ward.
His home was in Omaha, and he was
about forty years of age. He was
tramping to the Hills and reached
here Sundy morning, when he was
recognized by Granville Graves, who
met him in Omaha. He became in
toxicated during the day, and by
midnight was in such condition
that Night Police LaMear took him
under surveillance, and at one clock
put him in the Jail. At three o'clock
Mr.. Lamear discovered the building
on fire and Immediately ran down
and unlocked the door, calling loudly
for the man to come out. The smoke
and fire was too intense to venture
in, and Mr. lam ear then ran to give
the alarm. The verdict of the in,
quest was that the man came to his
death by sutfocation in the burning
building. The man was q cigarette
smoker and had been smoking dur
ing the evening, and it is supposed
he caused the fire himself by drop
ping a match in the litter on the
floor. or on the bedding. 1t is an
occurance which fills one with hor-
ror and deep regret, and is one from
which one might point not only one,
but many morals. The remains Of
the unfortunate man were inferred
in the Mountain View GENE tary yes
terday afternoon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24

referred to the finance committee.
The sidewalk petition of Mrs.
Geraldine Stannard and others for
walk was presented and referred
to committee on streets and alleys.
The matter of repairing the side.
walk along and abutting on Block
No. 81, was referred to committee
on streets and alleys.
The city treasurer reported that
he was in receipt OF state warrant
for the sum of $l53 16 being the two
per cent tax upon the insurance
companies for the support of fire
companies had been received by
him. On mo ton the matter Of the
distribution between three compa-
MES was deferred un til next meeting
Of the city council.
On motion the city auditor was
Instructed to notify the various fire
companies that it was the request OF
the city council that each company
of the department be requested to
hold meetings of their companies
and to furnish the city with a list OF
the active members of their respect
i've companies. and that they be re-
quested to strike from the rolls of
their membership all names of non
active members now carried on their
rolls, and to report the list of such
members to the city council quarter
ly, and that in making these re-
quests that the council desires to
aid the various companies in sus-
tanning an efficient fire department.
The mayor reported to the council
that the city at the present time was
without a city jail and that steps
should be taken at once to provide
the city with suitable Jail and have
the same constructed at once. In
this connection he also called the
attention of the council to the finan-
cial condition of the city and made
suggestions in which manner the
city can procure suitable jail for
its use. After considerable discuss
ion the following resolution was
adopted:
WHEREAS, the building formerly
owned and used by the city for Jail
purposes has been destroyed by FIRE
and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists
and it is imperitive that the city
should be supplied with a city jail,
! the city auditor was instructed to
procure plans and specifications at
once for suitable jail building and
present the same at the next meet
ing of the city council.
1On motion the street commission
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24

Religious Troubles" A good
musical program.
Special sale of Dress Goods at
Owens & Clemens.
The Sunday evening service at the
Nj. E. church is withdrawn. The
pastor speaks at II a. m. on an i'm.
pantort theme.
Jesse Swan, 10 years old, son of j,
B. Swan OF North Bend, Neb..
nephew of Mrs. Fred Christensen
OF Rockerville, died Of catarrh OF
the stomach. The remains were
shipped to his home.
-Bring-i in your shoes and get
them repaired in first class man
ner al reasonable prices.
JOSEPH GREENBERG.
P. H. Park. ten miles east 81
Piedmont was in town Saturday and
reports his country looking good. A
nice rain fell in his section last
week and frightened things up. Nc
hail,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24
the Black Hills Bank building. You
will find some bargains there.

the Black Hills Bank building. You
will find some bargains there.
-FoR SALE-Complete Steam
threshing outfit. Inquire of Jack
Holmes. Rapid City, S. D.
Major Mclaughlin is enroute to
the Rosebud reservation for the pur
pose OF negotiating another treaty
for the REIMBURSEMENT OF that por
tion of the reservation lying in
Gregory county. There is every
assurance that with provision re-
lieving the government from the
payment of the land, the Indians
being paid by the claimants instead,
the new treaty will surely pass at
the coming session of congress and
the land thrown upon the market
early next year. chamberlain
Democrat.
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 guaranteed,
It is stated on good authority that
the big smelter of the Golden Re
ward Mining company will resume
operations in a short time, that the
management is now only awaiting
the time when some of the workings
of the property are drained of water
before putting the plant again in
blast.
Rapid City's Steam Laundry is
the only laundry in the Black Hills
that does not occasionally lose. injure
or destroy its patrons goods. Help
your own town grow by keeping
youA AAAOuOy 0U 1Ot1C buu paul
home lines of business.
At Sheridan the Blue Lead people
and adjacent properties are push
ing work right along.
Near Hill City work is being push
ed on the Golden Slipper and also
several shafts are being sunk on
other properties to depth of a
hundred feet and contracts being
let for sinking them two hundred
feet before rifting is commenced. j.
-Dain Automatic Alfalfa Stack
ers, Power Lift Push Rakes, Deering
Mowers and Rakes, and hay machi-
merry of all kinds at Sweeney's.
Rev. Joel A. Smith will begin on
next Sunday a series of Sunday
evening talks on "A Man and his
Troubles. The first talk will be
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24
AN OPEN AIR MEETING.

On next Sunday afternoon at $3.50
there will be an open air meeting in
John Barber's grove fourteen miles
east of town. Interesting services
will be held with some good musical
numbers. A general invitation is
extended. ..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24
The PUBLIC PULSE.

E. M. SHvERNs:-I wish to say a
word concerning the tramp element.
It is not a Black Hills product,
there is no excuse for it here, to get
here the tramp must come through
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24

er was instructed to tear up the
sidewalk abutting lot l, block 81
and lot |, block "A and to repair the
walk on the east side Of the same
street.
On motion the council adjourned
to meet Monday evening, July q.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24

For Sale -l6O acres OF saw timber
six miles west Of Rapid City. Fred
Gill, Spruce avenue, DeadWood,
IS. d.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24

a country that is daily calling fc
help to harvest crops and perfori
all kinds Of labor, aud where her.
the saw mills, mines and rancho
offer every idle man immediate EN-
ployment. Cripples have no excuse
We have cripples in our midst wlt
earn their living, wear good clothes
and have money for all needs. Its
a case of pure laziness or crim;nality
on the part of the tramp that makes
him one, a matter of choice, and our
citizens only encourage the one and
invite the other by giving aid to the
tramp. Let him understand he is
not welcome. #
JACK CoLLINs:-The Mining Com
gress will De a good thing for PEN
nington county if we can have al
good exhibit, and we have plenty Of
mineral and metal to make fine
showing.
CHAs TITLE, JR.-We have just
finished paying off the 1883 bonds of
$40, 900 In the last two years we
have paid off 1926, 900. This leaves
our bonded debt at $500 and
floating debt about $12O.0O0.
I 4 s. t5l
CASH LEEpY: The Gordon Neb.
ball nine comes to the Hills, July
Goth and will cross bats with our
boys on that date. We now have.
the finest ball grounds we ever had
and an interesting game may be
looked fol ward to. The Gordon
boys will stop and play for $50. We
will raise the money by subscription,
on the grounds probably.
Fred Leesard, the mail carrier
from Sturgis to Viewfeld, was.
thrown from bronco last Thursday
and seryerly injured about the head
and question whether. he will live.
The young man is very well known
in the community which he lives and
his death will be a sad roll amoungs
his fri nls.
Mr.. G.. F. Baldridge OF Veiwfield
was in town this week and reports
a seryere hail storm visited his Sec
ton week ago last Wednesday. Mr..
Baldridge was taken suddenly and
seriously ill on the way home that
day and had to seek refuge in q
school house till help came, he Isl
now on the road to recovery.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-24
Other Seasonable Bargains.
Men and Boys Straw Hats.

The busy is this line but we have few
lett that You do not want So we have
cut the prices deep which will permit you to keep your
head cool for very little money.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-12
THE MUNICIPAL SHIP
Now Manned by a Republican Captain
 and Picked Crew.

There was a large concourse of fel-
 low citizens at the city hall last night to witness the metamorphosis of the city council from democratic caterpillar to a republican butterfly. Some of the brethren gathered to shake off their off
 cial clothes and others were looking for a suit of the discarded garments that would fit them, while many were gathered from curiosity and the desire to keep in touch with what is going ol
 in a municipal way. When Acting Mayor Messinger rapped for order the council chamber was full even to the window lodges and the overflow block aded the city hall steps. All members of the council were present except May or Talbot, who is out Of the city. The preliminaries consisted of reading and approving the minutes of the last meet ing and reading and referring to the finance committee the quarterly and annual reports of the recorder, treas
Arizona republican., 1903-05-12

urer assessor and tax collector. a re- port of the library and the monthly re- port of the fire chief. A petition was also read from the Aztec hook and lad der company asking for the appoint ment of S. M. Porter as driver of the hook and ladder truck. The appoint ment was made.
 Recorder Jobs announced that he had already taken his oath of office before a properly constituted authority, where upon the mayor called all the recently elected officials to the recorders desk, that official administering to them their respective caths of office.
 MT Messinger announced the death Of the old council and the birth of the new one. MT. Bennett ascended to the mayors station and was greeted with an ovation. to which he responded in very short speech, saying the occa- sion was one for business and not for speechmakin He said it would be but natural that in their judgment of pub lie questions differences should arise. but he hoped those differences would l be expressed in a manner that would produce no ill-feeling. and closed by thanking those who had elevated him to the honorable position.
 Without further preliminaries he an nounced the following standing com mittees: Streets and alleys-Messin ger, Dennis. Dunlap; ordinances-San- ders, Messinger, Dennis; flnance-Den- his, Sanders. Messinger; public build | ings and grounds-Dunlap. Dennis, Messinger.
 Under the law passed by the last | Legislature, a city health officer should be appointed on the second Monday in April by the mayor and confirmed by | the council Mayor Talbot had made an appointment which had not been confirmed. Mayor Bennett therefore appointed Dr. O. E. Plath city health officer. Before the appointment was placed before the council for confirma- ton MT. Sanders inquired if the mayor was permitted to vote on the question. The mayor ruled that while he dislikeG to be compelled to vote on his own ap- pointnent. he believed that under the charter it was his privilege. Council man Sanders asked for the opinion of City Attorney Bullard, who took a view adverse to the mayor The appointment of pr. Plath was then confirmed, Mes SITS. Sanders and Dunlap voting nay. The same law calls for the appointment of two councilmen to serve with the health officer as a board of health, and the mayor appointed Messrs. Messinger and Dunlap. pr. Hughes, the retiring health officer, asked for and was grant ed few days time in which to file
 his report as health officer, his official duties, however, ceasinS with last night.
 Marshal Kinney. next presented to the
 council the following nominations ana
 asked for their confirmation: For da% policeman, J. A. Moore; for night police
 men, E. T. Andrews. Charles J. McCorC
 and H. l.. Kaufman.
 Before considering these nomination:
 the salaries of city employees such as
 are not already regulated by ordinanc,
 were fixed as follows: Policemen, day
 and night, s75 per month; janitor cit.
 hall, $50 per month; gardener city hall
 $50 gardener Neahr's park, $40; gan
Arizona republican., 1903-05-12

I iero. $75; corral boss, $60. MT. Sanders not voting All teamsters, $50; health
 officer and food inspector, $50. MT. San
 ders not voting. City attorney, $50. MT.
 Sanders not voting. Garbage men t0 furnish their own teams, $S0; assistant
 zanjero, $75.
 MT. Kinney's nominations were then confirmed. the day man to begin work
 this morning and the night force to- night All other new officers to be
 named beginning on the 18th. T. J. Prescott was appointed city at torney and w. H. Easterwood city
 zanjero. both unanimously. Fred Gard ner was appointed janitor of the city hall C. z. Blain, F. F. Patton and w. | H. II. Smith were candidates for gar 1 Gener of Neahr's park. MT. Smith was appointed. R. NJ. Hudson was appoint ed gardener of the city hall plaza. Various petitions were read for the ap- ! pointment of candidates. some of which
 had already been acted upon favorabl7 and others went over to the next meet ing. J. F. Emery applied for the posi-
 ton of corral boss, T. A. French and
 w. R. Horton for building inspector
 and J. A. Porterie for court interpreter.
 All'went over to a later meeting. The bonds of the various officers who had
 them ready were then approved, and | the retiring city attorney made a short l speech thanking the. council for cour-
 tesies, to which the mayor appropriate | ly replied.
 The council adjourned to meet again next Monday night.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-12
OUR TRADE ON ,22 CaIibre Rifles Has been very heavy The last month @ @

he the Ii only in the city FIGHT of aI2
 
 dust
Arizona republican., 1903-05-12
CURIO

Apache beadwork looms and direc- tions for weaving belts, fobs. chains. etc. New assortment of beads. The Curio Second ave. and Jefferson St
Arizona republican., 1903-05-12

Phoenix citizens going to Los Angeles stop at The Hotel Rosslyn.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-12

We should have a little heaven right here on earth if there were no hypo- critics.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-12

Arizonians going to Los Angeles stop at The Hotel RCsslyn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-02
How to Set Out Trees.

Where the conditions are suitable
you can make deep burrows singly OF
crosswise of the field by the use OF
the team and subsoil pillow, which will
save considerable labor in digging the
holes, and when these burrows are
lined out straight and the work is pro.
perly done, it is decidedly the most
economical and best method. After
wards you can enlarge the furrow di-
rectly where you are to plant the
trees. You will find this a compare
lively small job, as most of the work
will have been done with the pillow.
Dig the holes sufficiently large for
the roots in their natural position,
have the holes at least feet in diam
eter and Is inches deep; fill in bottom
of hole with rich soil, and plant an
inch deeper than the trees stood in
the nursery row. The roots of the
trees should never come in contact
with the hard edge of the holes;
they should have the soft soil in
which to take hold. Many trees that
die are killed for the want of proper
care in the PREPARATION of planting; in
fact the life and future of young trees
depend largely on the care and atten-
ton bestowed ON them when they are
being placed in Mother Earth
Use the surface soil directly about
the roots; after the roots are well
covered, firm the soil thoroughly by
the use of the feet; do not place any
manure next the roots. A shovel or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-02

sure of a good crossing, looked for
good turnout and stopped well off
the road, each doing so unaware that
the other was doing the same Then
the wait began. The l o'clock
whistle blew at this time
Each knew he had the best,
Each thought it time to rest
and wait and rest they did Two. 8
and 4 o'clock passed, and still they
waited and rested. feeding their
teams in the man time. Neighbors
began to get interested, advised ana
tried to have one or the other start,
but no. "Mahomet might go to the
mountain" but they would not. Five
o'clock passed, then 6, when the
neighbors, having more pity for the
teams than the drivers, offered TO
start one of them; this solved the
problem and saved probably what
would otherwise have been two per
manent landmarks in Oxford. Yes,
the Oxford Yankee can stick when
cessary.-OXford County (Me.) Ad-
vertiSer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-02
Winter Work on Trees.

The winter season is a good time
10 do number of important things
for the benefit of our trees. according
10 Woodland and Roadside. 1t gives
the best opportunity of pushing the
work OF suppression of some of the
most destructive insect enemies. such
as the brown-tail moth. the gypsy
moth and the San Jose scale. There
are many wild days all through the
winter season when men may work in
the trees without hardship. A gang
Of three men properly equipped can
move systematically from street to
street through a town and accomplish
a vast amount of good work, the good
results of which will be apparent the
next summer. This work may profta-
bly, be started as soon as the leaves
have wholly fallen from a majority of
the trees. The brown-tail nests
should be cut off and gathered up for
prompt burning. All gypsy moth eggs
clusters found on the tree should be
treated with creosote oil in which IS
per cent. of coal tar has been mixed
hot. Ii a stone wall or rock heap is
found to be badly infested with gypsy
moth eggs, it is advisable to make a
record of the fact, so that it can be
thoroughly sprayed with crude
petroleum (43 degree test, Beauine
scale) as soon as the eggs hatch, which
will be in April or May. 1t may be
deemed desirable, and often it is adj
visable, to have all large, dead or
broken branches removed at this
time. The smaller dead wood is more
readily recognized during the season
when the trees are in leaf. Winter is
not a suitable time for filling cavities,
as freshly mixed cement and frost DO
not agree. Another piece of profit
able winter work is the reimbursement
of tree guards where they are found
to be too tight, and the fitting of new
guards. A careful watch for the de-
structive San Jose scale should also
be kept while the men are in the
trees. Films are especially liable to
attacks from this pest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-02
Farmers Should Advertise More.

HOard's Dairyman:-As a rule, tn :
farmer pays but little attention to a J.
verusing. He is not used to it. and
! consequently has not good judgment
as to what it will do for him. A few
years ago neighbOr had fine, four
year-old Guernsey bull that he wanted
to sell to prevent inbreeding. All that
the stock yards people in this city
would pay for the animal was $40. He
spoke tc Us about it. We told him
that the stock yard was no market for
breeding animals The men to sell that
kind Of stock to were the men who
want them for breeding purposes. We
suggested that he put small adver-
tisement in the DaiTyman, but when
we tcld him it might cost him S., he
took fright at once. He could not
look beyond that So. Finally we
coaXed him to try it, and he received,
he said, a bushel Of letters, finally
selling the bull for $40, and had to
send back several drafts Of that
amount to those who wanted to buy,
but were too late with their money.
He made $25 by the investment or 500
per cent. He learned his lesson and
practiced on it until his death year
or so ago.
LIST autumn we had $50 bushels of
fine two-rowed Bavarian barley to sell
All the buyers in this vicinity would
pay was 55 cents A small advertise
ment in the Dairyman has sold 430
bushels, all we can spare, at S1.25 per
bushel, bag included.
A few years ago we persuaded three
farmers near this city. who had each a
half dozen or so nice Jersey and
Guernsey grade heifer calves to adver-
t+se them. Answers came from a
dozen states, and they all went in a
bunch to purchaser in Idaho. Farm
ers do not often enough try to CO.
operate in this way Somebody must
come along and urge them into it.
That shows lack Of good business en-
terprise.
Good reward and profit can often be
made on many products of the farm,
like seed grain, dairy cattle, well bred
pigs and fowls, by advertising them in
the local paper. The paper is a go
between that should be used more
than it is. Farmers should use good
business judgment as we'll as mer-
chants and manufacturers, 1t is more
than half the battle to be a good seller.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-02
The Monument Was a Misfit.

A stately granite shaft had been
erected in the cemetery of
Massachusetts town in memory of a
man whose life had been anything
but praiseworthy. None the less the
monument was one of the sights to
be shown to a stranger, and one day
a former resident Of the town who
had been away for many years re-
turned and was taken to see the
granite obelisk. He was no stranger
to the faults and failings of the man
whom it eulogized with it's gilded in
scription, and after silent contempla-
ton Of the shaft on all sides he said:
E'Well, if it's for goodness it's too big,
and if it's for badness it's not big
enough.-New Haven Chronicle.