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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
HIGH Price for Beets,

Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 16.-Farmers Wht
raise beets in and about the territory
Of Norfolk during the season of 1901
will receive for their crops the highest
price per ton hat has ever been paid
by the American Beet Sugar company.
1t is the highest price ever offered, with
the exception Of the year during which
a bounty was offered, and hat was
never paid by the state Of Nebraska.
Contracts were issued today for the
new ear and offer S4.5 so per ton fat.
Last year the guaranteed price was 81
per ton n more was paid in accord
ance with the amount of sugar in the
,beet. This year, regardless OF the sugar
percentage, the farmers viii receive
81 so per ton. The factory pays the
freight from all shipping points. ac-
cording to the new contract, and extra
money is allowed local formers for
hauling u SLIDING.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
State Poultry Exhibit.

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 16.-Secretlry
Ludden reports that the entries for the
exhibit Of the State Poultry associa.
Ition, to be held in the Lincoln auditor.
ium next week, are at this time, -four
days before the show, four times
greater than the entries for any for.
mer show 50 long before the opening
The elegant loving cur offered by the
White Wyandotte club of America for
the best display of it's class has just
been received by Secretary Dudden anC
lis now on exhibition. A number of the
best displays of poultry from the re.
cent exhibits in Kansas City and To.
peka are to be brought to Lincoln an6
placed in competition with the dis.
plays from this state.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
TRAINED IN
Forensic Society Will Be Formed I'm
der Superintendent Fowler.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 16.-County su-
perintendents in the state will be
trained in debating and in the near flu
ture the arguments will be submitted
by mail. State Superintendent Fowler
has issued a circula outlining the plan
and will urge it's adoption by the coun-
ty superintendent. Short arguments
are to be submitted on the following:
"Resolved, That the transfer law,
section 4, sub. 5, school laws, should be
repealed"
"Resolved, That section II, subdivi-
sion 4, relative to teachers contracts,
should be repealed
The transfer law permits the chill
dren to attend school in districts where
the school house is more than a mile
and a half away. The con subject
refers to the teachers contracts and
the custom of breaking them at the be-
hest of Cupid. In the circular Mr..
Fowler calls attention to the fact that
county superintendent are to provide
county maps for the county assessors
under the new revenue law
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
STRUCK BY A u
Fremont Boys Skull Fractured by e
Playmate.

Fremont, Neb., Jan. 16.-While play
ing shinney Lloyd Steiner, q ~9-year-old
son of r. H.. Steiner, "a struck on the
head with a club by Lawrence Saun-
dcrs, a boy about his own age, and now
lies in a critical condition. The Stern
er boy struck the Saunders boy with
his club, but not very hard and prob
ably accidentally. The Saunders boy
retaliated by bringing down his club
with all the force at his command on
the head of the Steiner boy. The lat
ter fell unconscious with the blood ooz-
ing from his head. He was taken to DR..
l.. Is. Smiths office cross the street,
and it was found that he had sustained
a severe fracture of the skull, and he
was then taken to his home. The Saun-
ders boy has a very quick temper and
is very easily initiated by the other
boys. HIS is almost Frustrated over the
affair
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
SAN ELIAS DECEIVED.
indians Were Made to Believe by Co
lombia That Panamans Had
Sold Their Lands.

- SS'A ''Sh ~
Colon, jan. 15.-Jo Hoyten, a chief o.
the a Bias Indians, who is Well
known in Colon, arrived today and eX-.
planned that the untriendly attitude OF
the Indians towards ana was the
outcome of representations made by
the Colombians, who informed them
that the PanarnanS had sold the terri
tory of the San Bias Indians to the
United States. He said that 1000 CO.
lOmDianS were encalnped beyond
Acanti
The United States cruiser Mayfower
and the gunboatS Bancroft and Casting
have left the harbOr to resume the
patrol of the San Bias coast as far al
the gulf of Darien.
The cruiscr Atlanta is still at Puerto
Bello. The ship Culgoa sailed today fof
Culebra.
Colombian Troops Active.
Washington, Jan. l5.-"A report from
Cartagena says that the cruiser Carta'
sena is now about to transport troopi
to the gulf of Darien,' cables Admiral
Coghlan to the navy department from
Colon under date OF January T..
Troops are arriving rapidly at Bar'
ranQuilla: 1000 men are now there. I'M
Castine, from Caledonia harbor, report,
Indians u~nfriendly to all strangers, al.
lowing non to sleep ashore. Chief AT.
| Sazarii $ now wearing uniform Of the
ColoabiHn army. Ne Colombian. force:
We're seen at any time or place il
Panaman territory. Everything about
the same as when the Atlanta visited
here.
The Mayflower found MandingO bat
Indians unfriendly. They objected
strongly to exploration in their terri
tory. From Conception bay south &c
Mosquito village, Indians are friendly
and say that they will not permit Co
lombian forces or Indians to pass them
indians said Colombian force expected
to get all canoes l. with Schooner AMI
steam launches take large force Ia
M3nGinrO baV.'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
WORRY.

A Sure Starter for Ill Health.
Useless worrying Ga form of ner-
vousness) is indirectly the result
Through the nerves. Of improper feed
ing A furniture man of Memphis
says:
"About a year ago l was afflicted
with nervous spells, would worry SO
over trivial things.
81 went to consult one of the best
physicians in Memphis and he asked
among many questions if drank cof-
fee.
"His advice was: Go to some pro-
vision store and get a box Of Postum,
drink it in place Of coffee and as you
are confined to your desk to a great
extent try and get out in the open air
as much as possible | followed his in
structions regarding the Postum.
"At that time my weight vas 142
and l was taking all kinds of drugs
and medicines to brace me up, but all
failed; to-day l weigh 1G5 and all of
my old troubles are gone, and all the
credit is due to having followed this
Vlse pHSolSidh . ddFiSe anu Cut ol luS
coffee and using Postum in it's place.
II now consider my health perfect.
I am willing to go before a notary pub
lie and testify that it was all due to
my having used Postum in place Of
coffee" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason for quitting the
drug-drink coffee, and there's a reason
for drinking Postum. Trial 10 days
proves them all.
Look in each package for a copy OF
the famous little book, ''rhe Road to
Wellvlile."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
Proverbs Up TO DATE.

Everybody's Magazine: 1T takes u big
man to eat crow gracefully.
Modesty IS not SO easily shocked az
prudery.
The more knowing a man is. the less
he Knows.
A woman's train of thought is often on
her dress.
Sometimes a comedians divorce is his
first serious part.
Marriage is seldom a failure when Cupid
furnishes the capital.
Marrying for money is more a matter OF
dollars than of sense.
1t is not considered to a mans credit to
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
MYSTERY OF BLANK BALLOTS.
About 5000 of Them Cast at Each
Election in Greater New York,

Election IN Greater New York.
New York Sun: At the last election
2,100 citizens of New York county and
1900 voters in the other counties OF
the Greater New York cast blank bal-
lots. There are usually about 5000
blank ballots cast. 1t may seem PEI
culiar that several thousand citizens
each year should take the trouble to
appear at the places of registry to an
swer the questions necessary for the
enrolment OF their names, to attend the
polling places on election day, and all
for the apparent purpose of casting a
blank vote, counting for neither party
nor for any candidate, when precisely
the same result could be attained by
remaining away from the polls for reg
iStration or voting.
A blank ballot, as defined by the
election code, is one which contains
no mark or indication whatever of the
purpose or intention Of the voter. It
is a ballot which is returned to the
election inspectors in precisely the
same condition as it was given to the
voter. Why do 1000 or 5000 persons
each year in New York go through tha
Unnecessary foTmality of voting blank
ballots? 1t is one of The questions
which no one has been able to ansWer3
though there are some explanations of
1T which are at least reasonable.
There ARE some illiterate men whd
are timid about revealing their illiter4
acy, and they avoid the risk of DOING
so by voting blank. Then there ard
citizens unconcerned in the outcome OF
an election who are induced TO register
and to vote. They do vote, but theilt
Indifference to the result is revealed im
a blank ballot. There are, again, those
who become ratified in the polling
places and find escape from their per-
plexity by returning the ballot given
them folded but unmarked to the in
spectOrs. Three thousand blank votes
in a total OF 100000 is one-half of /
per cent. OF the whole vote cast.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
QUARREL WITH LABORER.
Further Details of Injuries Received by
Telegraph Operator.

Lockwood, Neb., Jan. 16.-Later de-
velopments in the matter of the assault
upon Charles Riley, day operator at
this place, ShoW that the assault was
the result of a quarrel between Mr..
Riley II an Italian section hand
known as Louis Mann. Mr.. Riley was
going to suppe walking across a field.
An hour later the night operator heard
groans and upon investigating found
Mr.. Riley in an unconscious condition,
lying in the path in a pool of blood.
Mr.. Riley, who is a cripple, having
lost one leg, was brought by the night
operator to the depot and later taken
to st. Joseph's hospital at Omaha for
treatment. The section hand has left
the country.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
FREAK OF LIGHTNING.
Miners Working Five Hundred Feet
Under Ground Are Shocked
in Utah Mine.

Salt Lake, Jan. 16.-It has just de-
veloped that an extraordinary accident
attended the electric storm of last Sun
day night. 1t occurred in the Scottish
Chief mine, Park City. James Malone
and Harvey Roberts, miners, were at
work 500 feet under ground. During
the height of the storm a thunderbolt
struck the underground track at the
mouth of the tunnel and followed the
rails into the depths of the mine. Ma
lone and Roberts were knocked down
and were badly burned. They had no
idea of what had occurred, and thought
that an explosion had taken place.
They managed to make their way to
the mouth of the mine and found snow
falling, accompanied by lightning and
thunder.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
Unwjli,nu to WORRY

Chicago Record-Herald: Which would
you prefer" She asked. Ito have an appe-
lite without being able to crafty it or
10 be able to have everything and not
want IT."
"PshaW" he replied, what's the use
borrowing trouble? You have Il waist
and l have arms and this IL vour ia
Tiers lodge night"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
Serious Accident.

Clay Center, Neb., Jan. 16.-An accident
which will probably result in death oc-
Cured rear here. A man by the name
of Secora, living near Deweese, was driv-
ing out Of town or his way home with a
spirited team. Another team coming up
behind and attempting to pass at a short
turn in the road caused a runaway,
throwing Mr.. Secora out and striking his
head against a post. He is at the Com
mercial hotel unconscious and with small
hopes Of recovery. His young son was
also severely, though not dangerously. In.
iured.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
NOT ANY FOR THEM.
Sugar Trusts Officials Will Fight Any
Attempt to Investigate Its
Affairs.

New York, Jan. 16.-H, o. Hare
mayer, president of the American
Sugar Refining company, in his an
nual report at the meeting of the stock
holders of the company yesterday, took
a stand against publicity. He said:
"In my report Of a year ago ! made
the point that a business corporation
Is an aggregation Of individuals and
that there were obvious objections to
giving to competitors information
about corporate affairs. l repeat the
statement as applicable to the pres
emf situation"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
HANGED to a Rafter,

Grand Island, Neb.. Jan. 16.-Morris
C. Black, a farmer residing one mile
least of Doniphan. was found dead
hanging to a rafter in his barn. Coro.
ner Sutherland investigated and found
an inquest unnecessary, as it was plain.
lly a case of suicide. Black was 50 years
old, a bachelor, and had been renting
the farm, his sister keeping house fol
him. He had been Respondent for the
past few weeks.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
KIDNAPPED A CLERK.
tobbers in a Drug Store at Miller, S.
D., Roughly Handle a Young
Man.

Miller, S. D., Jan. 15.-Robbers enter
ed the O. H. Collins drug store last
night. The clerk, Wilbur Quirk, was
called to the back to fill a prescription
when two masked men flashed revolt
vers in his face and followed him into
the store and forced him to open the.
safe and take out some ether. They
bound his hands and feet with a Stout
cord and laid him on IFS bed. He is in
a serious condition on account of the
'Ough treatment.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
YOUNG TRAIN ROBBERS.
George Price and Ed Slaughter to Re-
form School.

Alliance. Neb., Jan. l6.-George Price
inc Ed Slaughter, the two boys who
attempted to wreck the Puget Sound
express on the Burlington, lac a hear
ing before County Judge Spacht. Both
were sentenced to the reform school.
The evidence showed that about TWEEN
ty railroad spikes had been driven be-
tween the ends of rails and We're held
firmly, so hat it would have been i'm
possible for the train to nave passed
without being derailed. In addition
fishplates and scrap iron had been piled
against the rails. The section foreman
came over the line and caught the boys
at work..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
SUPPOSED BANK ROBBERS.
Posse Following the Bloodhounds
Makes Capture.

Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 16.-TWo men.
supposed to be members of the gang
that robbed the State bank at Golf,
Kan, were captured nea Wetmore,
Kan, last evening after an exciting
chase by an armed posse of officers and
citizens, following the Beatrice blood
hounds. The officers think that at least
four men We're connected With the rob-
berry. 1t is now known that the rob-
berS secured 81, 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
AFTER BANK ROBBERS.
Beatrice Dogs Called Upon to Capture
Men Who Loot Bank.

Beatrice, Neb., jan. 16.-The bank at
Golf, Kan, was entered at an early
hOur his morning and robbed of s., 900.
The robbers blew open the safe with
nitro-glycerin and made good their es-
cape after securing their booty.
The Fulton ~bloodhoundS of this city
have been sent there to trace the rob-
bers and a posse is in pursuit.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
IOWA EDITORS HONORED
Cyrenus Cole and George D. Perkins
Appointed on Commission.

Washington, Jan. lathe president
has announced the appointment of the
assay commission for 1904, which will
test the weight and fineness Of coins
produced at the m1nts of the United
State during the year. The list includes
Representative William Alden Smith,
Michigan; Geo. D.. Perkins, editor,
Sioux City, Ia: Cyrenus Cole, editor,
Cedar Rapids, Ia; Ludwig Loevinger,
banker, White Lake, S. D.
EX-ofticio members are: H. G. Tor
rey, assayer, New York assay office;
w. B.. Ridgely, comptroller Of the cur
rency, Washington; United States Dis
Judge j. B. Mcpherson, Philadelphia;
George e. Roberts, director of the mint.
Washington.
The commission will meet in Phila.
delphia February 10.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22

Eight Killed by Falling Down Shaft
in St. Louis.

st. Louis, Jan. l5.-IIight persons were
killed and two probably fatally injured by
falling down an elevator shaft at Browns,
shoe factory. A crowd of employees after
work pressed against an elevator door on
the sixth floor. The door gave way, pre-,
cipitating ten persons to the basement.
James Johnson, operator of the eleva-
tor, was arrested. He says the gate did
not break, but that it had been opened by
employees while they were waiting for the
car. A sudden pushing by those who
did not see that the door was open threw
ten persons down the shaft.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
New Football MANAGER.

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 15.-1I. f. Davis Of
Lexington. Neb., has been elected man
ager of the University of Nebraska foot
ball team. The present manager, e. r.
Buckner, will serve until next seasons
schedule has been completed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
"GREATEST GOLD FIND.
Experts Thus Describe Cripple Cree
Vein Discovered 300 Feet Be-
low Earfb'c Curf,ca

Cripple Creek, Colo, Jan. 16.-What
experts here term the greatest GOLD
find of h age" has been opened ir
this phenomenal camp at a depth O:
almost 300 feet.
Twenty inches of rock is exposed
that assays into the thousands to the
ton, in the w. P. H. claim, owned By
the United Mines company.
Armed guards surround the property
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
ACCEPTS REFORMS.

Turkey Makes a Line Of Promises That
Sound Much Like Those Offered
by Russia.
Constantinople, Jan. 15.-The porte
has notified the Austro-Hungarian and
Russian ambassadors of it's full accept
ance Of the Macedonian reform scheme,
and it's consent to repatriation Of the
Macedonian refugees, promising am
.lesty to all political prisoners except
.ynamiters.
A strong mutiny broke out recently
mong the garrison Of Van, Turkish
armenia, owing to their pay being in
.'rears. About 500 armed soldiers
lundered other soldiers, attacked Ar
lenian mutineers and finally made an
tack on the palace, from which the
commander Of the garrison fled.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
FRIAR LAND BONDS.
Financiers of New York Secure thu
Entire Issue.

Washington, Jan. 14.-The war depart.
ment today accepted the proposal Of Har
vey Fiske & Sons Of New York, repre-
senting Fiske & Robinson and the Ma
tional City bank, Of New York, for thu
entire 1900, 600 bond issue of the Philip
pine government on account of the pug
chase Of the friar lands at 1O7. 577.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
HANNA REELECTED.

Ohio Democratic Lawmakers Cast Bal.
lots for Clark.
Columbus, O., Jan. 14.-The house and
senate voted separately for United States
senator, the hous casting Sc for Hanna
and q for John H. Clark, democrat, two
republicans and one democrat being alb
sent.
In the senate lama received 20 votes
and Clark 4.
, 1904-05-04
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES.

Representative Hemenway of lndi-
ana chairman of the house committee
on appropriations, in his statement
regarding government expenditures,
c~onclusively showed that the appropri-
atoms made by the first regular SEES
sion of the Fifty-eighth congress were
not excessive and were fully justified
by the requirements of the public ser
vice. He SAID that never had there
been so little criticism INDUCED in n
so little ground afforded for criticism of
appropriations, either in their entirety
or as to specific objects carried by any
Of the bills, as was the case at that
session, and he thought the situation
one upon which the membership of
both sides Of the house was to be con-
graduated. 1T signifies said the
chairman of the appropriation com
mittee, that the session has oeen de-
voted to the purely business AFFAIRS
OF the government and with a spirit
of cordial cooperation OF the part of
the whole membership of the house.
The aggregate Of appropriations for
the next fiscal year, beginning July /,
amount to over 1871, 600, 900, yet there
has been no extravaganza in any di-
rection and in fact the demands OF the
several departments of the govern
ment we're reduced wherever 1t was
found practicable to do SO without I'M
pairing the efficiency OF the public ser
vice. Nc general river n harbor bill
Uo, rocoai fhnrUh fhnr0 UQq an amer
gency Measure carrying only a moder-
ate amount necessary for the mainten-
ance OF the channels of existing works
and limiting the amoun that may be
expended to not exceeding $50, 900 on
any one project. There was no legis-
lation authorizing the construction of
public buildings. The appropriations
for miscellaneous purposes amounted
to only 81, 600, 900. which according to
Mr.. Hemenway is as small as n sum
that has ever been appropriated for
such purposes at any session OF con
gress during the past ten years.
Large as are the expenditures of the
federal government, it is yet an inter
esting fact that in proportion to popu-
dJoA IL IL lHC A1OpS ~
ministered of any government In the
civilized world. This is shown In a
statement prepared by the bureau OF
statistics of the department OF COM
merce and labor giving the population.
revenues, expenditures and indebted
ness Of the principal countries OF the
world. Estimating the population OF
the United States at a lutte more than
so, 600, 900, it is shown that the per
capita Of expenditure for the general
government is only $7.97 per annum,
which is below that Of any othe"
country.
The party in power promised at the
opening of the Fifty-edghth congress
that appropriations should be kept
down to the lowest point consistent
with the actual needs and the enc
iency Of the public service n this
promise has been faithfully kept. On
this score, at least, the oppcsiuon a
fnd no just ground for crfticdsm.-om-
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