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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20

Under arrest Oh the charge of kid
mapping is the latest episode in the I'M
usually interesting and romantic Ga.
Teer Of a woman now giving her name
as Miss Garry, but who u the divorced
wife Of j.. H. Rucastle. q welkknown
resident OF the little town of R0ubaix,
Lawrence county.
The woman, who commands great
wealth, claims that the decree Dc al
vorce granted her the custody Of their
child. now a lad OF about eight years,
and that she placed him with an aunt
residing in Iowa According TO her
story the father went to Iowa. secured
possession of the boy and took him TO
nOubaix.
The former Mrs Rncastle appeared
at Roubaix recently, being driven to
that place in q livery rig. she drove
to b house which evidently had been
described to her as the place where
the hoy would be found, and much TO
her delight saw the boy approaching
the building with pail of water She
induced him to get into the carriage
with her, when the driver was given a
hurried order. Soon the carriage was
being driven at topmost speed for the
town Of Lead, where the mother and
child took refuge il one Of the lodging
houses, the mother intending to leave
the state with the boy the following
morning
But the disappearance Of the boy
was reported to the father, who soon
| discovered what had happened, and
the arrest OF the mother on the charge
OF kidnapping followed.
The woman started out on what has
been peculiarly adventurous career
| in the Black Hills. Thirteen or four.
teen years ago she was barerfooted.
ragged little girl running about the
streets OF Sturgis, where she lived
with her parents, her father being
Roger Young, then q blacksmith il
THAT city.
In 1891 Roger Young moved to HOt
Springs. The family had been theirs
scarcely year when Minnie Young
the daughter. now grown to woman
hood, became hayward and elOpef
with Rucastle. They were followed
and arrested at a point near Newcas
tie, Wye, and, after being bTough'
back to the Black Hills, were mar
ried.
After residing at Hot Springs for !
time they removed to the mining towI
of Terry, where year or two later tn
child, now the object of controvers,
between the parents, was born t
them.
i Minnie Rucastle was Of dark com
plexion, handsome figure and Winnini
ways; she loved money and the powe
lit gives, was OF a romantic tempera
lment and enjoyed excitement to
| much to follow a modest, conservative
husband through LIES long Journey
While she was handsome and had wiz
ming ways, she had had but littl
schooling and was very ignorant an
lrrude III her manner.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20
ROSEBUD LOTTERY a FAILuRE.
Twelve Aandred Prlzs Winners FaIIsd

Twelve hundred Prize Winners Failed
IL Claim Lands Allotted to Them.
when Uncle Same several months
ago told the boys and girls that he
had Z. 400 farms for the lucky ones, be
aroused the greatest interest, The
Rosebud drawing was the greatest
thing Of the kind ever seen. Because
there was an opportunity to gamble,
100000 people, men and women. old
and young, from al the states and ter
ritofies in the Union except half q
dozen. joined in the rush, Over $780,.
600 was spent for the privilege Of reg
istering SIS per Captain order to
be ln the drawing. This was the price
81 the tickets.
The drawing came OFF in due time,
and 2,4e0 lucky ones drew the 2.400
FIRST numbers, and got the 2,400 farms.
The unlucky ones were drawn In or
der. clear down through the list, with
the understanding that when one OF
1.-THE elects1ecided that ne wouldn't take
up his prize the one next In order
among the losers should have his
chance.
1 on the first drawing about 1900 OF
| the winners almost half failed 70
appear and take their farms. The
others were given their chances in Or
der TO take the lands unclaimed. and
about 200 of them did 50.
There are still about 900 farms I'M
Iclaimed by any one Of the 10000 who
| originally bought tickets in the lot
Iterx These will be thrown open IN
| time to homestead entry, just as ans
Iother public lands are opened.
i The failure Of the drawing as {
scheme for getting the lands settled
lis now conceded. It was expected e
/ be an immense success. The lands
were advertised to be worth from S1l
| To $50 an acre for agricultural pur
poses.
In addition, the choicest quarters
were advertised to be worth from $40.
600 to $4,000 for townsites. Most q
1.-THE SPECTATORS were gambling on th'
Ichance of a townsite. When the.
failed OF this they withdrew IN dis
gast. There were millions Of equal.
good lands to be had for the taking
but the instinct of gambling causes
people who had no real use for tn
LANDS to buy tickets in the big lotter
! lust because it was n lottery.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20
Gas COMPANIES TROUBLES
Debts 81 The Concern Amount to 10000 Company Will DC Run
Under Orders Of the Court Failure 81 BOND Sale.

1t develops that less than $4,000 OF
the companys bonds have been sub
scribed out Of total authorized issue
of 100000. OF the amount subscribed
$4,000 went 10 the owners OF the old
gas company ais compensation for their
property and franchise in Deadwood
and Lead The management Of the
company endeavored to place the re-
n1afning bonds in the East, offering
them at first at par and afterwards
making a big reduction, notwithstand.
ing which they were unsuccessful
This failure explains the company ;
absence Of funds with which to meet
its bills.
Although a majority Of the com
pany's debts are IN favor Of Eastern
persons, several thousand dollars have
been contracted with local business
men and others for supplies and labor
used in the installation of the new gas
factory system. The property il con
sidered Of great value and assurances
are received that all claims viii be
paid dollar for dollar.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20
MARRIED ~ AUTO
First Ceremony Is Void, So Couple
c-~.sSss ~. go ~ g=s4sf anal Knnf

First Ceremony Is Void, SO Couple
Speeds in Car 10 Get Legal Knot.
The courtship Of Christian Silestas
a. prominent young business man Of
Parkston, and the lady Of his choice
who came from Iowa for the purpose
Of uniting her fortunes with those Of
the young South Dakotan. had . ro-
mantle termination in q wedding sery-
ice performed ii q rapidly moving au-
tomobile-
With the idea of surprising the rela.
tiyes ana friends Of the groom at
Parkston, Mr.. silistia, after procuring
marriage license met his sweet
heart at Scotland. Bon Homne coun-
ty, where Rev. Al. vi. Thurston pro
nounced Them man and wife.
It then was discovered that the mar
riage license had been Issued IN
hutchinson county. The bride and
groom were greatly perplexed as to
what couse they could pursue In order
to make their marriage legal and bind
ing. When they we're at their Wits
ends the clergynlan's wife suggested
that they induce Dr. Seagley of Scot.
| land to take the wedding party liz his
automobile and proceed with al haste
to Hutchinson county.
They bundled into the automobile
and soon entered Hutchinson county
/ while ina aiffamobile was FusIine
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20
ARusTLERss ARE BOLD.
Numerous Operations Cause Nlellante
Committees to BE Organized.

Committees to Be Organized.
The authorities OF western South
Dakota and Northern Nebraska are en-
gagged in war to the death against
an unusually bold band of horse
thieves whose headquarters are In
Holt county, Neb, and whose field Of.
operations extends over an extensive
area, including the great stock ranges
north and east of the Black Hills, in
western South Dakota.
The thieves are known as the Tur-
ney gang. The boldness Of their oper-
ations recalls the palmy days Of the
DOC Middleton gang.
The house in Holt county where the
members of the gang make their head
quarters is said to be a yeritable ar
senal. Al large cave Is believed to be
used by the thieves in concealing their
plumber and fugitives, and when this
plant is discovered it lis believed
1.-THE rest Of the work in breaking up
the gang will be comparatively easy,
Starting in with the theft OF twenty
two horses at Bull Canon, Wyo., just
across the Dakota line, on May ~ Adsss
there have been a total Of seventy one
South Dakota horses stolen since then.
the greater majority Of them having
been carried OFF within the past nine
ty days. None OF these horses has
ever been found, nor have the thieves
been captured.
The large number Of horses stolen
i has aroused the sheriffs and the people
| to action, and yigilante committees
are being organized In several com
munities, one of these being located at
EGroton. Sheriff Cole of Brown county
has sent out letters to sheriffs in adj
| joining counties asking for q more con
centrated action on the part Of the
officers OF the law.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20

ing. named in honor of Mrs Voorhees,.
ii cost about 4O.000 and Is located in
the southwest part Of the city on the
college campus
The address was delivered BY DIR.
James Moffat, president Of Washing
ton and Jefferson college, Washington,
Pa, who also delivered an address at
union meeting Of the churches of the
city Sunday evening. Visiting clergy
men occupied city ! pplpits Sunday
morning, all being greeted with large
audiences.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20
STATE SYNOD ADJouRNs.
South Dakota presby terians IL Ses-
siou IL Huron.

The twenfyfirst annual session Of
the south Dakota Presbyterian synod
closed at Huron, and delegates and
visitors have returned 70 their MONIES
greatly pleased with what they learn
81 saw and heard during their I've
davs' stay III the city. The sessions
were deeply interesting throughout,
ana ali were wen attended. a feature
for special rejoicing was the dedicar
tion of Voorhees, aormitory for Huron
college. the joint gift Of the ladies g
he state and Ralph Voorhees, and
wife Of Clinton, N. J !, the Duflaans ~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20

"A statistical expert says more
money is spent in this country for
candy than for hats, shoes and gloves
combined. This, however. Is not az
startling as the fact that more money
is spent for whisky and beer than for
all Of them put together.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20

AIT BaEfour instead Of the lamb tnat
followed Mary 10 school 4 billy goat
walked upstairs into the school room
and caused some excitement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10

army for several months. It is also
admitted that Manchuria and Rus
sian Siberia are agricultural coun-
tries, and something may be expect
ed from them in the way of prOvis-
ions. But it is also to be considered
that neither of these provinces has
been developed to its full extent as
a EMBARRASSING district, and hence
the harvest this year will probably
be what it normally is, little more
than enough for the needs of the in
habitants There is no doubt that
Russia's object in gaining conTol Of
Manchuria was TO have in a cCnven-
lent place a base for future military
operations, and that, in view of this,
Russian colonists were encouraged
to settle there, and all agricultural
operations encouraged, so that in
tine Russian troops might look to
that province for forage. But this
excellent plan has not been fully
carried out, and at present the food
producing capacity Of Manchuria is
not much greater than it was before
Russian control
In view of the fact that Japan az
present commands the sea ap
proaches to the field of battle, and
that the question of transportation
of either troops or food for troops
need cause her little anxiety, this
food problem in the Russian army
really seems rather serious.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Seen From the Bridge.
SOCIALISTS REPUDIATE HEARST.

To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
Apropos Of the article in The Times Of
last evening entitled. Hearst Would
Throw Sop to Socialists" allow me to
correct the statement that it is the con-
tention OF Socialists that If Hearst IS
not nominated the Socialists Will poll
!. 500 900 votes in the fall elections. No
Socialist contends or believes this, and
fl & campaign, will exert our utmost to
d emonstrate the fallacy that any good
can accrue through the election Of q
Democratic President.
The Socialist party today assumes
that the Democratic party represents
the reactonary element IN American
politics. and we are assured OF our cor
rectness in this position by the insane
doctrine Of smashing trusts" which is
heralded broadcast as the slogan upon
which Democratic success is founded
Logically, the Hearst crowd would put
us back to the days Of hand production.
The modern system Of industry is too
complex TO suppose we can. by going
backward, find relief from Industrial
evils.
If trusts and combinations are here
as the result of progress in production,
requiring more capital, labor-saving ma
chinery, etc. than heretofore, the
remedy is not in disturbing or shatter-
ing our systematiZed modes of industry,
but in transferring the ownership out
Of the hands Of individuals into those
of the state. If Hearst Is nominated Il
is possible a few haIf-baked so-called
Socialists may be detected from the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10

upon the great oncoming revolutionary
army of Socialists in America.
The March report of the national sec
rotary of the Socialist party. issued from
Omaha. Neb. shows 5000 dues paying
members in good standing. and this Is
an increase of almost 1900 in one year.
and is constantly increasing in every
town, city. and State where there is an
organization. We are not seeking the
spoils Of Office. nor the election of this
or that man on account of his indi-
men, but everything for principle. we
DO not expect nor do we wish to win
office until we are confident every vote
cast for US was BY an uncOmprounisfng
revolutionary. clasS-consciOus Socialist
The record Of Hearst has eyer been
anita gOnistic toward labor until The ad-
vent Of the Presidential bee During the
days Of the Sun boycott in New York
city Il Is notorious fact that he ac-
cepted advertising matter for his paper.
in spite Of the protestations made TO his
manager by a committee from TvDo-
graphical Union, No. 6. COMMONLY,
known as big Six" 1t being held that
the firms inserting the advertising were
the enemies of organized labor
The Hearst candidacy is We'll summed
up in the current issue of ..SNiiehIre's
Magazine" that the candidacy Of Heaysf
IS based upon two hypothesis: that there
Is a great social unrest, incoheront as
yet. and that the purchaseable vote Is
suIlcient to constitute the balance Of
power; JOSEPH WOOD.
Washington. d. c.. April 9.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
The Chicago Union.
Association of Press Feeders Makes War
on Woman.

Association Of Press Feeders Makes War
on Woman.
News comes from Chicago 10 the
effect that some lawless members OF
the Press Feeders Union, whose
places had been taken by girls dur
ing a strike, waylaid one of the girls
and knocked her down. breaking her
nose. knocking out her teeth, and
otherwise bruising her 1t would be
unfair to blame trades unionism in
general, or even the Chicago unions
in particular, for this gross breach of
the laws of decent society; the men
in question could hardly have been
acting under instructions from their
organization. But all the same, the
incident, like others of the same
kind, viii operate to the discredit of
the unions by creating an impression
of their lawlessness, and it is to be
deplored on that account as well as
on account Of the injury to the help
less victim.
The Chicago unions are said by the
labor leaders Of the country to be
under the disadvantage of being to a
certain extent hastily organized, and
composed of material sometimes of
doubtful quality There are said to
be in that city several organizations
whose methods are not approved by
the mass of union members, and
whose members are below the usual
standard in character and capacity
And, of course, there are black sheep
in all fiOcks.
But even after all these things are
taken into consideration, it is none
the less clear that outrages like this
cannot be tolerated indefinitely. II
is equally clear that the only way to
put stop to them is by aggressive
action, which should be begun by the
unions themselves. It will not do
for the labor leaders with the inter
ests of their men at heart TO palliate
such crimes. They must take vigor-
Gus measures against the criminals.
They must make it clear to their
followers that any action likely TO
ALLEVIATE public sympathy and lower
the tone of the organization Will be
punished summarily by the organi-
cation. The maltreatment of women
should form no part of the plans Of
a union in any circumstances, not
only because it is the work of a cow
ardly cur, but because to be identi-
fed with such outrages will kill the
organization. It is not to be doubt
ed that this is the feeling OF every
reputable labor leader in the land.
The feeling should be manifested SO
openly and Enthusiastically that
neither the public nor the sCoundrels
who try to shield their dirty work
by doing it in the name Of the union
can ignore its strength.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10

When some speakers arise and dis
cuss questions of public morals one
is likely to have the feeling OF be-
ing straight on the road to destruc-
ton without knowing exactly why
But that does not necessarily prove
that one really is bound for the bow
vows; only that a sensitive con-
science is prone to prick whenever
wholesale accusations are made,
whether they have any foundation or
not
The chances are, however, that
nine out Of ten of the people who
tumble about in the surf, and run
races with the waves, and laugh, and
shout, and frolic as the mood of the
moment may prompt them to do, and
as children might, in the bracing
air and sunshine and salt spray, are
as innocent as kittens in their feel
person-well, there have been peo-
pie who saw something immoral in
the FlatirOn Building because of the
way the wind plays around it, and
there are those who stigmatize the
most innocent Of dancing parties be-
cause the girls wear gowns with low
neck and short sleeves. 1t is a ques-
ton, really, whether the ability to
be easily shocked indicates a mind
particularly pure or especially I'M
clean. When the shocked feeling
leads to the condemnation of lot
of well-meaning fellOw-beings for
their alleged tendencies to commit
crime, the impartial observer is
moved to ask where the duty Of criti-
cism ends and the duty of charity be-
gins.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Old Negro S Dilemma.

An old negro walked into District
Commissioner Vests office yesterday
morning. and insisted on seeing the
Commissioner personally.
What DO you want?" asked Mr.. VIII
son. Mr.. Vests private secretary.
We'll" broke out the OLD darby. i'm
pulsively, "dey'se been rastlin' and
rastliI' wild me tel at las dey'se done
fiahed me of de street cleanin fo'ce.'
What do you want me 70 do for
you2"
Il wants to git back on de fo'ce. Why.
Sc been a white wings sence de
DecstriC' stahted, an hyar at 6e las
mint Use tOle I can't do no mo- wuk- I
mus see de C'mishanah. Mistah Slut
Ter done put me off, an I sho do wan
10 git back. Talk bout not wuking-I
tell yo' Use been wuking sence de Dees-
tric' done stahted. Il"
But here the storm of protest was in
terrupted by Mr. Wilson assuring the
old man that nothing could be done for
him. He cannot be a white wings
again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Mixed BatheTS.
Trouble Stirred Up By an English
woman at Ocean Grove.

Trouble Stirred Up By an English
woman at Ocean Grove.
An Englishwoman visited Ocean
Grove the other day, under the shell
tering wing Of some innocent chape-
ron, who had assured her that Ocean
Grove was perfectly moral and prop
er, and that she would find nothing
there which could shock even the
most delicate susceptbiliues. But
she did.
She came out in course of time
with a speech violently denouncing
the custom Of mixed bathing" She
thought that to allow men and women
to go into the surf at the same time,
on the same beach, was utterly i'm
moral They had nothing like it in
England. In England, it appears,
each bather is carried to the water
IN a cart, and is not seen until fairly
covered by the surf No woman
would think of walking into the
water from the beach in a bathing
suit. The Englishwoman believed
that this custom was the cause Of
great immortality.
Mavbe II IS Mavhe we have all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Access on Ronoun

Two negro women boarded . Penn
sylvania Avenue car at Seventh Street.
One was a large, dark-skinned woman.
fiashily dressed; the other was a small,
yellow woman wearing a modest gown.
The women were discussing a mutual
friend, Mr.. jerks The large woman
spoke IN loud tones and pronounced the
name OF the man as though it werc
spelled thinks. It was evident from
the expression on the face Of the
smaller woman that she was annoyed
by the loud talking and misprOnuncia-
ton Of her friend Finally she pro-
tested:
You speak Of Mr. jerks as though
his name We're spelled with an T. IN
stead Of an e "
oh, yes the large woman exclaim-
ed. II perceives you puts the access on
the pronOun."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
The Supply Question.
A French Estimate Of the Supplies
Needed by Russian Troops.

Needed by Russian Troops.
A French military journal, France
Mllitaire." has been calculating the
amount of food which will be needed
for the Russian army in case Of a
prolonged war. We are told that
Russia now has or the Mukden-Har-
bin road more than 100000 men, and
will soon have 300, 900. It is estimated
that such an army will require
100000 horses. For the feeding of
these men and animals a supply Of
1000 tons a day is considered neces-
Bary. The French authority then
clinches the argument by the state
ment that 10 transport this amount
Of freight. six trains Of from thirty
90 thirty-fve cars each, Of the kind
used on the Trans-Siberian Railway,
will be NEEDED, and this is very nearly
the capacity of the road. Il, there
fore, follows that IA order to feed
the army already on the ground Rus
sia VIII have to devote her rail-
way resources exclusively to that
task, and pay no attention to bring
ing over fresh troops or horses, or
ammunition. This is an array of
figures decidedly interesting. and
likely 70 become more so If the war
is prolonged. since eating is a thing
indispensable to both man and beast,
and the army win have 20 be fed
whether any fighting IS going on OF
not
There are. Of course, accumula-
lions Of provisions on the ground.
but It is improbable that thew viii
go far TO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Easy Going Conscience.

over at the City Hall the other day
one Of several groups of lawyers and
court attaches was discussing the char
acteristics Of certain prominent mem
Der Of the bar who has been recently.
in-connection with important litigation,
largely in the public eye. Someone haz-
AIRED the suggestion that this man was
not given to the splitting Of moral hairs
when he was endeavoring TO conserve
the interests Of his client
Why. he says himself" said this
critic Of ethics, that when he goes TO
the court room he leaves his conscience
in his Office"
Yes, indeed, he does" interposed a
bright and witty young woman. "and
he might have added that when he goes
to his Office he leaves his conscience in
the court room"