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Nezv York Grain and Produce.

NEW YORK, Sept 16-FToUR-Receipts
Is 800: exports. $500 barrels. Market, quiet
wHEAT-Receipts. Is. 600 bushels Spot
easy: No. red. 81 1871 (. o. b. aloat; No 9
Northern Duluth. 81 2s% T. o. b. afoat: No. /
hard Manitoba, nominal, (. o. b. ahoat Op-
tions experienced sharp declines to-day as a
result OF improving Northwest cropa and
weather news. coupled with bearish Liverpool
prices. Bearish pressure and selling occurred
in the last hour. but were succeeded near the
close by a slight rally. May closed 81 16& :
September closed 81 1sh, and December closed
at 81 16H.
HIDESNSteady.
WOOL-Steady.
HOPs-steady.
cOFFEE-The market for Coffee futures
closed unchanged to 5 points higher Sales
g. 500 bags. October. g. SIC; December z OO6
T.05c; March. 1907. .35c: May T.5oa7 55c:
July 7.6007. .70c; No. invoice, SIC; mild,
firm.
sUGAR-Raw, firm; fair refining, azc; CEN
rtifugal SO test, 5-16c; molasses sugar, 3hc
refined. steady.
PETROLEUM-Steady.
BUTTER-Firn. Street price, extra cream
ery. 1QGl91zc. official prices unchanged.
CHEESE-Steady.
EGGS-CnchanSed.
DRIED FRUITS.
EvAPoRATED APPLEs-The market is
quiet and unchanged Common 4d5c: nrin,s
6nG5&c; choice. 6G66c: fancy 7n7Lc
PRUNESHShow no change Prices ranxe
from 2 TO SAC. according to grade.
APRICOTS-Continue in light supply Cbotce
011G1oc; extra choice. 1015q101zc; fancy, I1G
PEAcHEAFirn. Choice 7ka7xc. ext-.
choice. s6s4c; fancy. 95sd1oc.
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Dried Fruits, Nuts, ,Raisins, Honey.


FRUTTS-New crop-Apr1cots. * d9&c for
Royals and 9612c for Moorparhs: Nectarines
53t 97c: Beaches. 615ES1zc per ID; Pears 6A6
12c; Plunas, pitted. 6G6ac for black. IA as &c
for red and TqSHc for yellow; Figs. 2-croWn
bricks 521sc; 3-crown. SIC. 4-crown. Sc; s.
crown 15c; bulk white, 3k6311c. black 4c
Eva porated Apples, 61S47Ac per 1b
PRUNES-1A 61&c per ID for the four sizes
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I. o. b. prices Fresno
IsubJect to change without notice. are al fol-
lows: 50-Ib boxes-Looee Auscatels. 3-crux-n
&c; 2-crown. 21zc; Malaga. loose. 3-crown
2&e; 2-crown, 2kc. seedless Sultanas. &c;
seedless Muscatels. 2Lc: Seeded Ra1sins, 1907.
cartons, fancy. 4l<c. choice. &c: 12-oz. cartons
fancy, 3Sse; choice, 3Ac per ID.
NUTS-Walnuts, No. 1 softsheH. 13k614c,
No . 115412c; No. 1 hardshei, 1361S 12c;
No 2 1ldu he; Almonds. 1e61Ic for new
Noapareils. 14Q141zc for 1 x L. l3914c for
Ne Plus Ultra and lie for Languedoc; Pea
nuts. 6dTc for Eastern; Pecsns. ud13c: Co.
coanuts, 81 J065.
HONEY-Comb. 11kG13c for white and log
lie for amber; water white extracted. $40
6Izc; light amber extracted. 5G6c; dark. 30
4Ac.
BEEsWAx-27a29c per ID.
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Butter, Cheese aud Eggs.

Fine Butter and Eggs continue firm and well
cleaned UP. Extra creamerfes are bringing &c
more and the best ranch Eggs 1c more A
good deal of cold storage Butter and Eggs Is
coming out now. and the public Is taking these
stored goods very freely account of their
relative eheapness. There is also large de-
mand for Eastern Eggs. which are running
very fine.
The Cheese market is variousIy quoted.
Some dealers have advanced their quotations to
1Oc- Others say that advanced prices will call
in increased supplies again and thereby make
the market depressed before. There is
no scarcity of any kind, and the most OF the
trade have full shelves
Receipts were 1880 lbs Butter. SEA cases
EGGS and 45.100 lbs Cheese.
BUTTER-Creamery at first hands, 2762Sc
for extras and 269265zc for irsts dairy. 22ik2
25c; store Butter, 15d20c; Eastern creamery
1olsa20c: Eastern ladle- packed, 147155kc. per
pound
CHEEsE-eG1oc for choice mild new and
sGShc for lower grades: Young Americas
l0k k6i1cs Oregon. SGo1zc: Eastern. 1o615c
EGGs-Ranch. s59ssc for large white ss-
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Poultry and Game.

the wholesale market, but carload was re-
ceived by leading retailer, making the fourth
car received for the week. Domestic stock was
in good request, particularly Hens and Roost-
ers, and frmer prices ruled for those descrip-
tons. Receipts were about so coops. Previ-
Gus prices ruled for Game ami the light re-
ceipts cleaned UP quickly.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys. old. 14615c per
lb for Gobblers and 15d16c for Hens: young
turkeys. 2GG22c per ID: Geese per pair 81 50
al 70: Goslings 81 1872; Ducks S4a4 50 per
Hens, 81 5065 for small and $5 5076 for
large; young Roosters 50 5Od6; old BOOSTERS
$4G4 so: Fryers S464 so: Broilers. 81 50d3 50
Pigeons. 81 % per dozen for old and 81 500
rs for Squads.
81 so per dozen; Cottontan Rabbits. 81 per
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Receipts of Produce.
FOR FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 10.
STOCK MARKET.
Far Trading IN Local Shares,
With a Weaker Feeling.

Business was very fair on the Bond E1s
change but fluctuations were not numerous.
Hawaiian Commercial a dollar on at
S63 5OT63 Giant Powder was lower at s64 50
G6A, falling figures. and Alaska Packers weasI
at S129.
There was nothing new in the oil or mining
stocks
The San Francisco Gas and Electric COM
pany has declared regular quarterly dividend
Of 81 25 per share. payable September 80
The Northern California Power Company
Will pay a regular monthly dividend OF cents
per share September %.
Regular seTni-annual interest was paid on
the per cent bonds Of the Oakland Gas. Light
and Heat Company yesterday.
The Junction Oil Company assessment OF
10 cents per share. amounting 20 SO. 0o0 lev
led September u. becomes delinquent on the
California Exchange October 13-
There is very good authority. according TO
the Wan-Street Journal. for the statement that
the earnings OF the United States Steel Com
pany In the quarter ending September 80 viii
approximate SIS. coo. coo. This presumably as
sures the payment OF the regular quarterly
DIVIDEND on the preferred stock.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Wol-sfrccf stocks unsettled and irregular.
Local securities fl fair increment. bHt scedker.
SiizeT and Exchange not materially changed.
Fractional adaancc local cash Wheat Barley steady.
Oats IN acfige demand for Manila account.
Corn and Rye qHief at precious quotations.
Flour vcry firm, fcgtb Gd0aHcc anticipated
SzsE hundred Of Hay Sdefracked I'll the country
Bran ytiH Joak nHde1 free reoe pts from the Norfh
Nothing Beans Seeds Onions in larger receipt
Potatoes unchanged. though receipts heaVier
Po4ltry amd Game cleaned up 7UeA
Far demand for fresh Frt for HonoIn aid the North
FIRST Cranbeuies Of the in from Oregon
Butter, Cheese and Egg market slo7uly hardening.
Precision markets still III 1tisfGct0ry condition.
3osf OF the 1904 Hops already oat Of gro5Vers hands
Hides locally strong, 7yith saIted higher
Cattle Sheep and Hogs as before quoted.
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Flour aud MMStufS.

Flour rules firm and local millers say that
when the receipts on old contracts from the
north are over prices may be advanced. There
is nothing new in Millstuffs.
FIOCR-California Family Extras, - 500
TO- usual terms. Bakers Extras, 81 T0z55:
Oregon and Washington. jobbing at SO S544 20
per bbl.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices In packages are as
follows: Graham Flour. So 20 per 100 lbs:
Rye Flour. 50; Rye Meal. 81 75; Rice Flour.
81 Corn Meal 81 so: extra cream do. So 80:
Oat Meal 50 75; Oat Greats, 81: Hosniny,
So 6oQ3 S5: Buckwheat Flour, 81; Cracked
Wheat s. so, Farina, 50 rs: Whole Wheat
Flour, s3 90; Rolled Oats bbls. So 5od7 so. in
sacks 81 20; Pearl Barley. So; Split Peas,
boxes IS so; Green Peas S5 80 per 1oo lbs
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Nezu York Metal Market.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1e.-There was a sharn
advance in the London tin market that seer,ed
10 be the result OF speculative operations snot
closed at 2127 los and futures at ei2g. Tbe
local market followed the advances in a mod
crate way and closed at $27127 50.
Copper was also higher In London with
SPOT quoted at Eb7 lbs and futures at e57
los Cd. Locally the market was steady ana
unchanged. with Lake quoted at S12 G2h0
II IS: electrolytic. $12 6oQ12 10. and casting
at S12 371f912 80.
Lead was unchanged at EI1 les Sd in Lon
don and at 81 a054 30 in the local market.
sDaltsr was also unchanged IN both mar
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. Beans and Seeds.

There is no further change in Beans. and the
market for Seeds continues quiet.
BEANS-Bayos. 81 SJE2 so; Pea, S363 %:
Buffers 81 T5a3 small White, 81 9o63 10;
Iaf9e White 50 25G2 40: Pink 50 1913 25 (:
Red. 81: Lima. SO 95d4: Red Kidneys. 81 25;
BIackeyes. 81 4oQ2 so per crl; Horse Beans.
81 25
Mustard So %: Flax, 81 90d2 20; Canary. 6z
Q7c; Alfalfa. 15q152sc; Rape. 1hG2l=c; limo
thy 5%c Hemp. 3A6315c per ID: Millet, 2h
63ihc: Broom Corn Seed. $20921 per ton.
DRIED PEAS-Niles. S242 IS; new Green
Peas S2G2 % per ctl.
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Cash Gram and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Sept 16.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour was steady; No spring
81 lax al i6=. No. . corn. 52l1c; No. yell
low. 53Ac: No. oats. 31$c: No. white.
3Sit d3s15c: No. white. 52d33Ac; No.
choice mating 45F52c; No. flaxseed. 81 16is;
No Northwestern. 81 %; mess pork. per bbl.,
short ribs sides Qoose). 81 12bGT %: short
clear sides Cboxedl, IS 259s so; whisky. basis
of high wines 81 2S; clover, contract grade,
err
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Ne7v York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-cotton futures
10.32c; November, 1o.35c; December, 1O.35c;
January. 10.39c; February, 10.3Sc; March,
10 45c: May. 10.50c.
Cotton futures closed steady. September
1o.51c; October, soc; November. 1O.3Sc: De-
cember, 10.41c; January. 10 43c: February
10. 0.47c; March, 10.52c; April. 054c; May
10.57c.
Cotton -spot-ciosed dull Middling Uplands.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
Ne5c York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Sept s.-Close-Money On
can. STEADY. Id2 per cent; closing bid. 1l1c;
@eree 81 nc
Time loans. steady sixty days and ninety
Gays = cent
Prime mercantile paper. +G4i5 per cent
Sterling exchange STEADY. with actual nusl-
ness IN bankers bills al s.. s5To1 4 S6IA for de-
,-,and s-s al s. Ss35a4 $3.50 for EiXty-day bills
Posted rates - S5is and s. eF1sGa -
Commercial bills. s. Ssis
Bar silver. l6Asc-
Mexican dollars. 45-sc-
Government bonds. frm; railroad oonos, II
KEW YORK STOCK LIST
p r Hutton & Co.. z9o California street,
San Francisco. members OF the New 1oI1
-t1ck Exchange. furnish the following oLAei@
c-otations q that Exchange.
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE Wash Sept 16 CIearines
$743 e2T; balances. $1eS.4T0
TACOMA, Sept 16.-C1earings. eS77. .be2; bal
ances. so. SIS
PORTLAND. Sept 1e.-cIearings. $3.50. .5sl: !:
balances S102. 432.
sPoKANE. sept le-clearings. s4s2, yso;
balances. S55.59S
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Northern Wheat Mrket.

OREGON.
PORTLAND. Sept. 16.-Wheat for export
walla Walla 7pc; bluestem. 79c: valley s5c.
For shipment east-Walla walla, Ssc: blue
stem. S5c. -
TACOMA Sept 16.-Wheat-Unchanred
Bluestem. sc; club. soc.
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CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS.
Chicago.

OJftC0SO.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1e.-CATTLE = Receipts.
1000 including 500 Westerns; market steady
good to prime steers. $5 40Gl6 25; poor to me-
ofurn, So 2565 p; stockers and feeders, S24
rs; cows, 81 25G4 80; heifers, $2q4 40; can
ners, 81 25G2: bulls. $2G4 10; calves, $3Go 10;
HoGS-Receipts to-day. $4,000: tomorrow.
10000; market steady; mixed and butchers
IS 4og6 05: good TO choice heavy. 50 65q6;
rough heavy, s. 20d5 go; light, s. $500 %
bulk of sales. So 60G5 so.
SHEEP-Recepts 1000; market for sheep
10G15c lower; market for lambs steady to
lower: good to choice wethers. SO 50d4 25;
fair TO choice mixed. $3G3 80; Western sheep,
So 1914 25; Western lambs, $4Q5 so; native
lambs, S3a6 ..
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Sept e-CATTLE-Re-
eeipts 1000; market steady; native steers. SAG
q *: native COWS and heifers. II o0T4 20;
stoekers and feeders. 50 25a4; bulls. 81 I59
80: 80: eSisss; Msssr1 - co%s oV0 81 81 5oas e5
HOGS = Receipts. 1000: market steady;
heavy, So 6Od5 75.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900; market steany'
unuttons. SO 2594; lambs. s4 o0d5 80; range
Wethers, sS 4093 90; ewes. 81 1898 so.
Omaha.
OMAHA Sent. 1e - CATTLE = Receipts.
2eoo: market generally ssea9y; s native at steers,
steers. s3d4 90: Texas steers 81 1903 IS;
ranee cows and helfers. 81 25d3 40; Gamers.
sf s0S72 15: stockers and feeders. 81 50d3 40;
calves. $395 90; bulls ana s.ags, q io .ogz I'd .:
heavy. IS 4Od5 so; mixed. 50 1905 So: light.
S. 55d5 20; pigs. s. 1905 80; bulk Of sales
- 'sHEETPGReceints. 1gET poit 27oo: market steady:
western vearlings, So 6Od4; wethers. s. 356
2 so. ewes 500 so; common and stockers,
So 25as 70; lambs. s4 5od5 40
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

CHICAGO. Sept. 1e,-on the Produce Elk
change to-day the butter market was steady:
creamery. 14d1Sizc; dairy. 12izQ16c Eggs
were firm at mark. cases included. 1491T54c.
Cheese was firm al S49c-
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Bank CiearingS.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The following table
compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank clear
ings al the principal cities for the week end
ed September 10. with the percentage Of in
crease and decrease as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
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kets. closing at e22 los in London aud at
s. 1915 20 in the local market
IroS closed at SOS Sc in Glasgow and at
AS Sd in Middlssboro. Locally iron un-
changed.
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Aar sIIseF--Qdlet. Zo1sc per ounce.
Money-15s per cent
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is Sic Per cent and for three
months bills 5-1eG2 ZIG per cent
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lected, SIC for choice and 3O632l5c for COM
mon: cold storage, 2762Se: store. 25920c;
Eastern 25G2Sc for firsts. 2lG23c for seconds
and 2o1121c for bakers.
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Sept 16.-To-day's state
ment of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance. $50, coo, ,5S1; gold, s59,156. 457.
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bags. 1Oc more for all kinds. Tablets-Half
barrels, 6.5cc. boxes & T5c: H & e Crystal
DominDs &c Ter 10. No orders taken for less
than seventy-hve barrels its equivalent
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Miscellaneous Markets.
Foreign Futures.
st. Louis Wool MWket.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 16.-wool. steady; me-
di,rn grades cornbing and clothing a5xn26c;
light fne. 1762oc: heavy fine, 15Qiec; tub
washed, 2SG35c.
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Meat Market.

There is nothing new to report. either in live
or dressed stock
DRESSED MEATS.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers 70 dealers
are follows:
BEEF-5hG1c for Steers and 4G5c per ID
for Cows.
vEAL-LarEe. 76sc; small. s99c per ID.
MUTTON-Wethers, TdThc; Ewes. 697c
per 10.
LAMB-S1S 69c per ID.
PORK-Dressed Hogs. 69Sc Der Ih
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The following quotations are for good, sound
Livestock delivered in San Francisco, less so
per cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers. ~ 4T1ac: Cows and Heif-
ers 515G6Hc: thin Cows, 4d5c per 10.
CALVES4R4hc per ID (gross weight.
sHEEP-wethers. 315GS&c; Ewes. 50SRe
per ID tgross weighD.
LAMBS-S2 50a2 IS per head
HOG-Lfve Hogs, 40 to 200 lbs. 4&c:
200 to $50 lbs. 41zc; 13O lbs and under. 45sc:
over go lbs. 4he; soft Hogs. not wanted:
Sows. 20 per cent on; Bears, so per cent on,
tions.
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FINANCIAL
London Closing Stocks.

Mass Gas ...... 42h Winona .........
United Fruit -. .10J Wolverine .......
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Totals Canada .$52 ga, O51 3.2a -
"Not included in totals because containIn
other items than clearings.
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Family Retail Market.

The best creamery Butter is slightly higher
this week and sriii higher prices are expected
before long as wholesale rates are advancing
Eggs are unchanged, but they. too. nave an
upward tendency
Fruits and Vegetables show considerable re-
vision The market is still literally supplle4.
however. and most kinds ara selling at reason
able prices Crab Apples have disa pqeared artt
they are cropped from the list OF trdics-
A few slight changes viii be noted in Fish
and Poultry Fresh Salmon and Crabs aTs
out Of the market.
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
FRIDAY. Sept 1s-s p.

UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid Ask Bid. AK
; or coup. .1OT 1O72t As ar CD new. 131 :. 1924
J or res. ...1c6 1O6a4 IS CT coup. -.--
7
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Continued On Page Twelve
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
ELRoD The MAN.
Republican Convention Names Its
Ticket.

For Governor. Sam. H. Elrod
For Railroad Com. VIM. G. Smith
The above is the result so far as
known at this writing.
G. ]. Buell. as temporary chairman
made a short but telling speech in
which he outlined what the party
has accomplished and paid Roose-
welt great compliments. He called
especial attention to the splendid
work of the South Dakota delegation
and complimented Congressman
Martin on his stand against the ocef
trust. He closed with a tribute to
the work of Sen. Kittridge on his
canal work ard covered our Dele.
gate Tom Sweeney with bushes by
stating he was proud of the fact
that Rapid City had a merchant
who could furnish the spades, picks
and shovels with which to dig it.
A. X. Gardner was reappointec
central committeeman.
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Lack of space last week, prevent.
ed our mentioning the social gather
ing Of the local lodge, I. o. O. f.
Tuesday, April Goth was the Seth
anniversary of the establishment of
the order in the United States and
Rapid City lodge spent the evening
in atruly fraternal,manner. Games
of all sorts were provided and the
members and their friends made
merry .until a late hour, when they
repaired to the Gate City Inn fol
entertainment of the inner man.
Mr.. LaMear is noted for his culinary
skill and those present say thai
never has Rapid City enjoyed {
more sumptious repast than thai
served to the Odd Fellows.
The lodge here now consists oil
over sixty members and the enjoy
nent of the evening is only sur
passed by the pleasure it affords
them to extend a helping hand to {
needy and distressed brother.
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the failing health of Mrs. Mack.

the failing health of Mrs. Mack.
Frank PosJlewaite of Dalzell, had
business before the Land Office,
Friday,
The merry-go-round people loaded
their equipment Monday and left
for fresh pastures.
Miss Katie Gantz is assisting in
the closing cut sale OF Owens and
Clemens.
Don't fail to add your cattle brand
to the "Union'' herd and be assured
Of the return OF your stray animals.
Eighty-five original homestead
entries we're made in the local land
office during the month of April
The additional engines used by
the G. & NV. on the ballast trains
below town give the Rapid City
Yards a busy appearance.
Hon VT Price left on Saturday
evening for Sioux Falls, to further
his candidacy for Railroad Commits
sioner.
E. A. Farley who recently sold
his ranch to Sam Ellison, left with
his family, for Portland, Oregon, on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. R. S. Finley and two child
rem, came in Saturday for a visit
with Henry Dennis and Mrs. John
Timmons, father and sister of Mrs.
Finley.
Mr.. O. Brown of Iowa, a nephew
of H. W Jones, is visiting here and
in company with Mr.. Jones spent d
few days at the latters ranch last
week.
Z M Severns has secured the ser
vices OF Mr. o D Barrass, of Colum
bus, Ohio, as foreman OF the laundry
and will increase the number o
machines at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Sweeney lief
Saturday night for Omaha, where
Mrs. Sweeney will visit while Ton
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
BRIEF MENTION.

G. L. Wo d returned from Hot
Springs, Tuesday morning.
A Feisler Of Folsom was a city
visitor, Frid ~
Mss Alma Shank, of Memo is
visitinglwith her parents
Mrs D L Herman visited in Dead
wood, Saturday
Judge Levi McGee returned from
Hot Springs Tuesday morning
Geo. Flavin came down from
Deadwood S turday night.
John z. R d was in Monday from
the RockyG IN ranch.
j. R. and J. G. Sherman of Pac-
tola, we're il the city Monday.
Chas. Bar.ser left Saturday night
FOR Omaha Gu business.
The Misses Fannie and Blanche
Chase, were visitors in Sturgis
Friday.
Willis OlTstead went to Belle
Fourche Friday, where he joined the
U. S. Geological surveying corps.
Miss Anna Kimball aud Mrs. A.
H. Spayde spent Sunday in Hot
Springs.i
Mrs. Delit Owens of Viewfeld
came in Sat@: day and took the trair
to Sturgis.
Mrs Frank Alderman is enjoying
a visit from her mother, Mrs Gar
lick of SturEi>.
VIM. Mac; las closed his restau
rant on Ma Street, on account o
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06

appreciation of his courtesies, by
the Democratic delegates from the
Hills to the recent state convention
and the Republican delegation cheer.
fully raised 49, 90 to secure a suit
able momento of their trip. Jake,
as he is known by his fri ends is a
prince when it GENES to escorting a
party of travellers, EVER ready with
story OF jest and always with both
eyes open to the conveniences and
comforts of those in his care.
n In a bulletin issued by the Co.
operative Association of the Black
Hills, methods of securing the best
results in the raising and marketing
of potatoes are discussed The ASS
ociation recommends that neighbor-
hoods adopt n variety and thus
avoid the %;ngrowing of varieties, and
making it easier to market the crop
by having uniform shipments. also
the sorting of the potatoes, sacking
and grading. A solution of two
ounces Of corrosive sublimate or
o%ne-third Of a pound of 40 per cent
formaldehvde to a pail of water in
which all seed potatoes are to be
soaked for from one and one-half to
two hours, Is recommended as a
preventative for potato scab or dry
rot.
New, stone crosswalks are being
laid on St. Joe Street, at the inter
sections of Sixth and Seventh
They are being laid in deep and firm
and are a great improvement both in
appearance and utility. 1t is the
intention Of the city fathers to re.
place the old ones as fast as possible.
Sunday opened the legal Fishing
season and hundreds of men and
boys, to say nothing Of the fairer
contingent, spent the day on the
banks of the Rapid, reporting with
varying results from wet feet to
scores of fish and in one instance, /;
three and one-half pound trout.
During the month Of April, there
were filed in the office of register o
deeds, ten U. S. Patents. five bills
OF sale. four real estate mortgages
forty three chattel mortgages, eigh'
quit-claim deeds, eighteen mining
deeds, twenty warranty deeds, and
sixty one location eel tificates in
addition to fife miscellaneous assert
ment of contracts, afidavits. etc
The number Of deeds and location
certificates indicates that there is
no lack of confidence in Pennington
2 county real estate despite the weai
''knocks" of Mitchell-for-CapitC
papers inl regard to the western
portion of the state.
: Mrs. and Charley Sherman Of Pae
. tola, were in town this week G
business. Charley called at thi
+, off Se and gave an account of hin
self since last in to see US. He re
e ports the mining outlook in his Sc,
ton as exceedingly bright for tn
e coming year.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06

Atty. Frank Bangs returned this
week from several days business trip
at Hill City and Pactola in the
interests of Alfred Matthews, for
merly of Hill City and Hiram
Coonley. Locations made by these
gentlemen are to be contested by the
government and Attys. Bangs has
been retained to defend the parties
named. The Matthews case will
come up before the local land office
May "a.