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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01

The probable career OF the pro
posed railroad connecting Rapid City
and Mystic is the subject of much
conjecture. 1t can not be believed
that the road is merely to be built
from Rapid City to Mystic. Many
people profess the belief that this
road, formerly owned by the Dakota
Pacific company, now known as the
Dakota Wyoming company since
the reorganization, intends to build
eastward from Rapid City or west
ward from Mystic, and possibly
both. If it should be built westward
from Mystic its objective would pro
badly Ue the vast coal fields OF North
eastern Wyoming, in the vicinity OF
of Sundance. These fields are at
present isolated and have for several
months been in process of active dev
elopment. If the road builds east.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01
Run4orS of the
Western Road

ward from Rapid City will probably
be to cross the reservation and to
give direct line of communication
between eastern and western South
Dakota. 1t is announced by some of
the officers of the railroad company
that the contract for the construc,
tion has been awarded and that grad
ing outfit will arrive Immediately for
work. The preliminary surveys are
under way in charge of E. L.
Woolsey of Dead wood, in the absence
of r. z. Tucker, who was chosen
chief engineer and who is at present
in the east on business. The road
will utilize a portion of the grade
built several wears ago, but in places
will make changes. The construc.
tion will be by we'll known contrac-
ting firm of Ohio.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01
QUOTATIONS.
SHEEP,

There has been rather sharp ad-
vance in the sheep market the past
week and lambs have also shown
some advance. Prices for muttons
are fully a quarter better than last
week and there has been lively de-
mand for anything of this kind. On
the other hand the trade in laml;s
has been in ;lined to drag and buss,
ness has been slow nearly all week.
Business in feeder sheep and lambs
has been slack but prices have been
we'll sustained
QUOTATIONS,
Fair to Choice lambs OOGl5 7.
Fair to Choice yearlines. ........ 4 so 5 ,;
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01
CATTLE.

This week S liberal receipts Of cat
tie have met with a good demand
from both loca! packers and eastern
butchers and prices have tirmed up
quite bit par ticulary on the desir-
able light and handy weight beeves.
Heavy beeves as we'll as the common
half fat and short fed steers are not
selling great deal better than last
week. Cows and heifers have been
in very good request right along
and prices are all of aquarter higher
than last week for good light weight
and heifer stuff. Heavy cows are
not much stronger than a week ago.
Business IN stockers and feeders has
been the dul.est it has been in a long
time. Cattle have been carried over
for ten days and the demand has
been disapointingly light all week
Desirable fieshy steers and the best
yearlings are selling perhaps a little
better than last week but the ordin-
ary run OF Light and medium weight
steers are good deal of a drag on
the market.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01

April Is is the date set for the
next meeting of the state brand com
mission.
Geo. Bale. Hermosa ranchman
was visitor in the city on Monday.
P. G. Davis of Hot Springs,
attended to business in the city
Monday.
j. W. Humphrey, the Norfolk Neb.
tailor spent Sunday in Rapid City.
f. ]. Cross, chairman of the
Board Of County Commissioners,
came in Saturday but is not yet will
ing to admit the fall of Port Arthur.
Mr.. Cross is quite we'll posted on
Russian affairs, having made study
of that country and its expansion
and is inclined to favor the Gar in
the present conflict.
The Union made quite a serious
error last week in reporting a fire
which occurred at John Hart's place
on Spring Creek. The house tnat
burned ana not OelOng TO JOhEnle
Hart, who lives northwest of the
creek crossing, as we stated last
week. The loser was John Hart,
who lives east OF the crossing some
seven miles.
Fred Webber, who has had charge
of the Unions city columns resigned
last week to accept a more lucrative
position in the office of Attorney G.
w. Brown. Fred is faithful and
painstaking boy and while his work
here was new to him he displayed
unusal aptitude for one inexperienc-
ed, Fred is right at home and we
are sure Mr.. Brown will find in Fred
a valuable employee.
Mr.. G. A., Charlie, Mallory who
organized and ran the Mallory Com
Emission Company unit! 1902 is now
Ilocated at South Omaha as Manager
! for Greer Mills n Go. at that point.
Mr.. Mallory, through the efforts Of
our friends Jack. Barrett, Pat D
Darby and other good fellows alway:
enjoyed large patronage from this
c urtry, and will no doubt secur,
and satify large percentage Of tht
shipments for his new firm.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01

Joseph Jay, the Creston sheepman
spent Sunday in the city.
Mr. johnson, OF Quiggle and John
son left this week for Boise city,
Idaho for medical treatment. Mr.
Johnson has a brother at Boise.
The popular Jake" Gable, the
Northwestern path finder took
charge of the Black Hills delegation
to the democratic state convention
Monday evening and will see the
boys safe and sound to their dele
cation.
The Pennington county delega-
ton will boom things for VIM. r.
and were bedecked with badges
which read:
HEARST FOR PRESIDENT.
PErT1aREw FOR THE CABINET.
G. l.. WooD FOR DELEGATE.
The delegation was composed o
G. l.. Wood, W. H. Tompkins, Ed.
Lynch, John Keliher, Charles Chad
wick, W. ]. Collins. George Wells
Henry Bierman, George easier, A
Erison, John Glover, G. P. little
! Tom Daily, Jesse Borland.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01

Duff Quinn, Pedro's hustling mer-
chant seems to be having his share
OF oad luck. His store has twice
been broken into this winter.
Mr.. Rock Purror, Sr., and wife of
Deep Greek, are visiting frien DIS near
Rapid City at presents,
John ONeil and family have moved
to Spring creek near Rapid CITY.
we are sorry to lose good neighbors
Tender Foot.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01
TUESDAY, APRIL. -.

$50 q. m.-lndian parade and welcome to
Eastern delegation at depot.
1O.30 a. m.-Grand Parade
l.Oo-Tournament Contest. First prize,
SIS. second, s..
l 90 p m.-Meeting of the Western South
Dakota Stock Growers Association.
A00p. m.-EXhibition riding by ladies, side
saddles. First prize $40, second So.
80 p. m.-Indian exhibition a pantomme
III which the Indians attack lost COW bows; the
COW boys give them 81 fight, and show great gem
eralshlp in rescuing a wounded COW boy. This
Will be most attractive feature OF the pro
gram
800 p. m.-Mess wagon and cooking contest,
two men to each outfit Wagons to race
zoo yards, tents to be tut up and meals to be
served consisting OF hot meat, baked pork and
beans. baked biscuits and hot coffee The bis.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01
Official PROGRAM
fer SteGkn4ee eetins

\ April H. II and 13 the stockmeeting will
be l.eld at Rapid City and the citizens have ar
ranged fine program of events. Everybody is
invited and everything will be done to make it
the time OF your life, Here is the program:
MONDAY APRIL H.
coop. M Novelty Race--First Prize, SIS;
second prize, $40.
Cowboy to ride two blocks on run and pick
up handkerchiefs ts) during the ride, and to
tide back to starting place. One picking up all
the handkerchiefs III the best time wins prize.
200 p. m.-Cowboy Foot Rae. 10 yards.
FIRST prize, Sl5; second, S.. Contestants to
wear full equipments, boots spurs, snaps. etc.
3 100 p. III. RoIing and Tying of wild steers.
First prize, $50, second, S25.
4:30 p. m Indian pony race, bucks to ride
IN iull war costume. First prize, Sl0 sec
ond, IS.
$50 p m.-Cirand Indian War dance.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01

cults and coffee to be made on ground. First
prize, 80, second, S25. The cooking contest
will le novel one, and one to be highly appre-
ciated, the contestants in this exhibition are
known to be among the best cooks on the
range. Don't fail to get square meal at the
roundup wagon
7:0Op. m.-Bowory dance.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01
ASH CREEK

Weather fine, snow all gone and
grass coming up fine
Geese and ducks are coming north
in large f1ocks.
Rich Foley of Bridger Greek will
work the home ranch this summer.
Guy Davis of Bridger Creek was
our section hunting last week.
Elmer Hawks and wife of Pedro,
are both i'll at this writing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01
SOUTH OMAHA MARKET.
UNION STOCK YARDS.
So, OMAHA, Neb., Mar. 26. 1904 !

Receipts this week with compari.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01
BRIEF MENTION.

April IS is the date set for the
next meeting of the state brand com
mission.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19
Pure Water and Good Health.

Dear Aunt Jennie:-The recent dry weather
and low water conditions in many sections of the
country, resulting, as it is claimed, in numerous
cases of typhoid and malarial fevers, almost
amounting to an epidemic in some States, directs
attention to the necessity for the exercise Of
great care in water drinking. AS the country be-
comes more and more thickly settled there is in
creasing danger of contamination of sources of
water supply. Experts state that conditions of
low water invariably bring with them typhoid and
kindred fevers. The Department of Agriculture
has an interesting little publication which shows
how any housewife can furnish the household
with perfectly pure water-distilled water-from
which every possible germ or impurity has been
eliminated. The apparatus for this d~istilling can
be constructed at a cost of SIS. Upon the ordinary
kitchen stove, it will furnish from seven to twenty
gallons of water per week, according to the con-
stancy of the fire. Distilling water is nothing but
condensing the steam created by boiling it, and
the apparatus in question is simply a connection
between the spout of a tea kettle and a large
cylinder into which the steam from the kettle
rises, and as it becomes cooled, condenses into
water and runs down into a tank below from
which it can be drawn off for use.
Ordinary boiling Of water makes it as whole
some and free from disease producing bacteria as
distilling it, but it leaves it with a somewhat fiat
taste, which is unpleasant to most people, at least
until they have become used to it. 1t would be a
wise precaution, however, to boil all the drinking
water if there is the least question as to the
source of supply. 1t is generally conceded among
physicians that the use of distilled or boiled wa
ter for drinking purposes would insure much less
disease. GUY E. MITCHELL.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19
An Opportunity for Chat Readers.

The Editor of The Progressive Farmer asks the
special attention of Social Chat readers and cor
respondents to the prize offered for the best letter
telling how The Progressive Farmer could be i'm
proved. On March LIST we are going to give a
premium of five years subscription to the paper
for the best letter of this kind received up to that
date, the only condition being that the Letter must
be sent in the same letter with a renewal or new
subscription-whether your own or that of some
body else doesn't matter. Give us a general crit
icism of the paper. Do you think the better
quality of paper we are using adds greatly to it's
attractiveness? Do you like the wide column
style better than the narrow? What subjects do
you think ought to have more attention.? What
features would you like to see added2 What de-
partments ought to be enlarged? Have you any
suggestions as to changes in our news ~features9
Are our poetry selections appreciated ? How
could the Social Chat, Young Peoples, and Sun
shine departments be made more helpful? Would
you like a short story or a continued story in our
Home Circle pages? What feature of the whole
paper do you like best? What change or addition
would help the paper most?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19
A Returned Wanderer.

Dear Aunt Jennie:-I have waited so long to
call that I feel a little ashamed TO come in, but I
will venture anyway; so please don't think that
lack of interest in the Circle has caused all this,
for I have read all the letters every week:
They say that an honest confession helps to
break the ice, so here goes. It was just because
I felt, like what I could say would not interest the
readers. I have begun several letters, but when
I would stop writing to read over what I had
written, that would discourage me and conse-
quently I never finished them.
The old year, with it's joys and sorrows, is gone
and we have turned a new page in the journal of
life. The plain white paper is all we have before
us and the writing must be done by each of us
and whether we like the incidents that are trans
cribed depends largely on ourselves. Man is mas
ter of his fate, so they say, and surely he can do
only those things which are noble and true; and
thus make a beautiful book of the events of the
new year. Woman is not so constituted, for she
is never her own master, but is at the same time
architect of her own fortune-and many times
her misfortunes, too. I saw a letter not long ago
that extolled the divorce laws of the United States
and said that without them, none of us could say
in truth that we live in a country where liberty
abounds. Well, yes,-and no; however, there is
no law so good that it can not be broken or so bad
that it may not be abused. In all lands the ego
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19
Aunt Jennie's Letter.

Yes, Mary, we are delighted to have YOU with
us, but sorry that you felt any hesitancy in COM
ing. Nothing would please us more as the man
ager of the Circle than to have the pleasure of
grasping each week the hand of some former con-
tributor to this department.. In fact, I feel that
it would strengthen and encourage me very much
in my work, for the old guard to rally at the pres
ent time and re-enlist in the good work of enter
tanning and helping those who read our letters.
Doubtless you will be astonished to learn that
there are shut ms" (some are invalids and some
are simply busy people who do not have an oppor-
letters as eagerly as they would for the faces of
friends, and if we fail to come they miss us. Now,
this is the case every week, and I know if you
knew what pleasure is thus derived from a little
~exertion on your part you would be ready to write
at once. We are pushing ahead but we want you
to help us.
Some write and tell me that they wish they
could spell we'll; if they could they would call
often. Others are ashamed of their penmanship.
These should not hinder you or deter you, for the
character and not it's clothes is what we appre-
ciate.
We are always delighted to see old faces, but I
would not have you think that our glad hand is
only extended to those, for we insist that you, if
you have not written before, will also come and
join our Chat, and see for yourself what a hearty
welcome awaits the new member.
AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19
A Few Genuine Excuses.

"Teacher: Georgie's mother got no catching i'll
ness. She got a girl. Very respectfully,
"HIS AUNT"
"Teacher: l dink you a fool. You wan my
boy to read when be don't no no alferbits. Please
teach him some"
Teacher: Please excuse Rachel for being away
those two days her grandmother died to oblige
her mother, MRS. RENSKI"
miss: Ny boy tells me when I trink beer der
overcoat from my stummackk gets too thick.
Please be so kind and not intervene in my family
affairs. MRS. c."
"Teacher: If Louis is bad please lick him until
his eyes are blue. He is very stubborn. He has
a good deal of the mule in him. He takes after
his father. MRS. P"
Miss Brown: You must stop teach my Lizzie
fiscal torture she needs yet reading and fgors nit
sums more as that, if I want her to do jumpin I
can make her jump. MRS. CHAMPIONSHIP"
"Teacher: What shall ] do nit Charley? Me
and my man can't nothing make of him. When
we want to lick der little in he gets the bed IN
der where we can't reach for him and must put a
hook on der bedroom door to hold him for his
licking. Please soak him in school shust as often
as you got time. MRS. SNIEDVELT."
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19
The immigration Menace.
AUNT JENNIE.

Dear Aunt Jennie NO article of a local char
acter has made me feel quite so much pride in my
native State as did the action or resolutions
adopted by the j. o. q. A. NJ. here not long since,
calling on our Representatives in Congress to
formulate some measure looking to the restriction
of immigration to the United States. As the mat
ter now stands, we are simply a cess pool into
which the filth of the whole world is dumped, and
nobody says nay.
immigration is always a welcome innovation,
provided those who seek our shores are honorable,
Industrious people, who can and will become
aclimated. Now, by this / mean several things,
the first of which is, are. they willing to become
Americans in the true sense of the word2 Will
they be self-supporting or membranes and a
hindrance to the material welfare of those of our
own kith and kin, near whom they ~settle9 Many
of them are quite the opposite, and after coming
to us they are never satisfied even with our best,
and having roamed so far they continue to mi
CRATE as tramps and beggars.
I believe in the laws that have been adopted in
several States where they %imprison tramps and
have them engage in some occupation for the bet
terment of the towns or counties in which they
are caught. The purity of the Anglo-Saxon race
has been and is preserved in America, but if we
persist in allowing the scum of the earth to drift
this way without hindrance, what will American
manhood be a hundred years hence2 Simply a
mongrel race derived from the vast conglomera-
ton of human life of all countries.
We have never had a famine, but if the immi-
grafton laws are not revised it will not be many
more decades before we cannot produce eonugh
for all the hungry on our shores. Or perhaps
some dire calamity will befall us, and then it will
be too late to expel the giant alien tree that is so
firmly rooted. Anarchy, for instance. il an i'm
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19

fist abounds, and they believe that the extreme
of every measure must be reached in all cases
concerning them individually, and they are they
who interfere or induce others to resort to meas
ures that are degrading in order to attain the de-
sired result.
I hope to see some of the faces that we saw
when the Circle was first started on our page.
Now take courage and come again; Aunt Jennie
will let you come in if she let's me in.
MARY.
Arson Co., n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19

ported plant; it did not originate in our climate,
but our alluvial soil is very productive, and will
compete with the world in any enterprise; so let
us beware in time to save ourselves.
No alien should be allowed to own land in this
country, for if they do and we we're to be plunged
into war with his country, are we not to believe
that such alien ownership would hinder us in
many ways2 UNCLE JACK.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19

For every man that the Lord makes smart
enough to help himself He makes two who have to
be helped. When your two come to you for jobs,
pay them good salaries to keep out of the office.
Blood is thicker than water, I know, but when it's
the blood of your wife's second cousin out Of a
job, it's apt to be thicker than molasses-and
stickier than glue when it touches a good thing.
After you have found ninety-nine sound reasons
for hiring a man, it's all right to let his relation
ship to you be the hundredth. It'll be the only
bad reason in the bunch.-John Graham to His
Son Pierepont.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-19
OUR SOCIAL CHAT

All letters intended for this department sbould be ad.
dressed to Aunt Jennie" care OF The Progressive Farmer
Raleigh, n. c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-16
M'AD00 TO GUARD BRONX
Making More Plans for Importing
Police Conditions.

While speaking of the attacks made by ruff
fans on the women Of The Bronx. Police Com
missioner McAdoo expressed his determination
yesterday to stop all such lawlessness tmmedi-
ately.
1t is difficult to guard against such attacks"
said the Commissioner. ''tn the fringes OF the
city, The Bronx is not thickly settled. and af-
fords opportunities for attacks that could not
be perpetrated in the city proper. Nevertheless.
will stop these assaults without delay. The
women Of The Bronx must be protected, and I
will see to it that they are protected"
While the police may be exerting themselves
to capture criminals the incentive for lawIess-
ness furnished by the recent outbreaks Of crime
remains
Mr. McAdoo said yesterday that he had prac-
tcally selected the detective sergeants who were
TO be put In uniform. They will number sew
enty-rine out Of about three hundred in the
city. These seventy-nines will be. generally
speaking" said the Commissioner the detec-
tive sergeants now doing precinct work. There
are two OF them IN each precinct, and with
few exceptions. all will be put on street duty.
OF the Headquarters stan. only one or two will
be put into uniform.
The tour Of duty of these men will be from
p m. 10 midnight and from midnight till
a. N. They will follow the patrolmen and see
that they do their duty. The men will start on
their new duties October l. the time being
given them owing to the fact that many Of them
have never before done Uniform duty and have
no uniforms"
Another change In the department which Mr.
McAdoo has decided is to have straight
posts in Broadway al night From Fourteenth
ST. TO Fifty-ninth-st. the men will not be
quired. as at present. to leave the main street.
and as result Mr.. McA1oO believes that pO-
iCeman can be found much more easily when
he is needed. These tours Of duty will also be
special. from 10 p m. to a m. and Will DO
five in number the Circle itself being a sixth.
The men will report 10 the precincts in which
their posts are
The Commissioner also said that he was con-
siderins the question Of the observation coaches.
which are becoming much more numerous lately.
70 see II some ordinance could not De invoked
10 regulate their width
The propretoTs OF these vehicles" said the
commissioner. In their desire TO accommodate
their patrons. are greatly disturbing the public.
They have been building the coaches wider and
wider. until they are greatly beyond the
standard width OF wagons and take up the
tire space between the cars and the gutter They
are menace 70 life and IL their width can be
regulated I mean to do II. II there is no law
Will try TO get one
MI McAdoo said that his plan OF establish
ing the corps Of Italian detectives had now be-
gun and that he was pleased with the start
When asked ~ there was any significance at
sergeants in their regular precincts the Com
missioner replied 1T signifies that IN my opinion
such men wholly capable OF doing detective
sergeauts' work"