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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-03
BRIEF MENTION.
Rain, Rain andmore rain,

Lathrop Reeves are having Closing
Out Sale. Everything goes at or be
ov cost.
A: j. Mosier was in town this
week to witness the graduating
exercises, his daughter Juliet being
member Of the class.
Mrs. Ed. Lynch accompanied by
her sons, Tom and Morris left this
week for pleasure trip which will
include visit to the st. Louis fair.
The Symons-P Powers Co., OF Sioux
Falls has been awarded the contract
for putting in heating plaut and
recting a boiler house at the School
of Mines.
Leo. Behrens is up from his
Spring Creek rancht n d reports
crops booming.
School Of mi mes students are
leaving for their homes for vacation
and a number Of the instructors are
also preparing to visit different
sections Of interest.
Never before did the people of Rapid
City have such an opportunity to buy
goods SO cheap as at Lathrop- Reeves
The new gas light company turned
on their lights this week for the
irst time. The light is bright and
clear and is bound to giy9 satisfac.
tion. "A few leaks were found in the
mains which are being repaired.
Lauren Tadema, nine year old sou
sof Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lathrop died in
this city May ~ after four weeks OF
severe illness. The lad was a bright
little fellow and his less IS q severe
ne
Small pnrses carry away big bundles
Cav the Closing Ont Sale Of Lathrop--
Reeves.
a tty. ~ Brown left this week
for Ohio on busi mess, and probably
on abroad business as the ., r
is gecen Il tinished
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NOTICE..

Five dollars reward for taking up
and holding any horses or mules
branded 4sES on left thigh in
Meade or M Pennington counties
OR for information leading to recov-
cry.
Bruce Siberts, Lindsay, S. D.
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FOR SALE

Horses, machinery, tools, ETC.,
for complete ranch outfit for
sale very cheap by party who will
enter other business. This is
bargain. Cal at this office Jor
particulars.
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TEACHERS ASSIGNED.

Last Friday the school board
made the following assignment of
teachers:
First ward = Alice Scott, Pearl
Chapman.
Second Ward-Miss Beacn, prim
airy, third and fourth grades, Miss
Lehmer, fifth Miss Rich: sixth, Miss
McMichael; seventh, Miss Smith;
eighth, Miss Mcmahon; high school,
Miss Cole.
Third ward-Miss Buck.
Fourth ward-Miss Bower.
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The state of South Dakota.


Company's Certificate Of Authority
Whereas. The Germania Fire Insur-
ance Company, a corporation organized
g1sa !, the LAWS of New York, has
exhibiting It's condition and business for
the year ending December 81. 1908. con-
formable to the requirements OF the laws
Of Of this State regulating the business Of
this :. office q duly certified copy OF its
charter q with certificate of organization.
the insurance law aforesaid;
Now. therefore, I, John G. Perkins,
Commissioner Of Insurance Of the State
of South Dakota. pursuant to the pro-
visions fs.said laws, do hereby certify
that the above, named Company IS fuzzy
empowered, through It's - authorized
agents, to transact its appropriate busi-
ness of Fire Insurance In this State. ac-
cording to laws thereof until the 31st day
of December, "A. d. 1901
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and official seal at Pierre.
this 18TH day Of March, "A: ?: 19o4.
& (Seal.) JOHN c. PERKINS,
F. Commissioner of insurance
BY Emanuel Hendrtksen. Chief Clerk.
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..NoTICE TO WOOL GROWERS,

NOTICE TO WOOL GROWERS. !"
We have shipped our sacks aud
twine to Ethan Allen at Rapid City,
S. D, ANY one wanting some can
get them by applying to him.
H. e. THOMPSON & Co.
Wool Merchants,
Chicago, HI
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-03
Band Concert at 7 pm
At NIGHT ONLY.
Performance at s D IN
ANNUAL STATEMENT

For the year ending December 81, A. D.
1903, of the condition and affairs of the
GERMANlA FIRE INSURANCE co.
OF New York. Organized under the laws
or the State OF New York, made
to the Commissioner Of Insurance Of
the State of South Dakota, in pursuance
or the laws of said State. Attorneys FOR
service Of process in the State of South
Dakota Information furnished by Com
missioner Of Insurance.: -o Organized or
business, March, 1859.
CAPITAL.
Capital stock actually paid
PKoPERT;Y OR Asserts OF THE COM
Cash value of real estate. $e7o, ASST
Cash in office. ............. G,SD29S
Cash on deposit ............ 339,3S6.44
ment managers ........... 22,72o4o
Loans on mortgages, being
the first lien on real
tate worth at least double
the amount loaned thereon 876,50O00
Amounts due from agents.. 3O7 ,35596
Stocks and bonds owned by
the company .............. 4,116,412.20
Interest due and accrued. 1O,O16S3
Total assets 49,. s5.s4o, sssos
Capital stock actually paid
Losses yet unpaid ......... l2s,542ss
Losses resisted ............. 19,o19OO
Amount Of unearned pre-
risks ,....................e 2,17s.o4374
agents .................... 5,2e3s9
Total liabilities " 1881 1882
INCOME OF TEIE COMPANY DURING
THE YEAR
Total premiums for the year s2.717 1921
Interest receipts ......... 198, 334O3
Total receipts ............ $2,313, 9S894
EXPENDITURES OF THE COMPANY
DURING THE YEAR.
Dividends paid ............ 1Go,0O00O
Commissions and brokerage
paid to agents ............ 4a4,s1eee
Salaries paid to officers and
tions and reinsurance..... e1e.o52.1o
Taxes and fees to insurance
5;E:; s.: s'55
Total expenditures $500. $685., 90
Risks outstanding at the
ment .,.;................: .s4s5. tx, 1890
ing statement ............. 2so,s7s. 10000
Total risks ..............s7 ae, 1o4, e84.oo
and expired
during the year. $242, S., 1876
Risks reinsured
2s1,e17.e 44oo
Net amount Of risks in
coNiPANY's sTATEMINt;T sp 81 B etyHy
NESS TRANSACTED IN TTfH STATE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE
YEAR.
Premiums on risks written S6.77239
Amount of risks written.... 369,593OO
Losses Incurred during the
year ................ 1,1152o
Losses paid during the year 1,444S5
The State of South Dakota.
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WOOL GROWERS ATTENTION ].
Crabtree, the wool buyer. will pay
you more for your wool than any
body else. Send ample or bring.
G. g. CRABTREE,
Wool Buyer,
Rapid City, S. D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-24

few losses seemed to be at a loss to
know the actual facts regarding the
same, as answers to letters of inquiry
relative to these letters do not re-
veal any definite information only in
favor of the use of lightning rods and
ground wires to fences"
After discussing the showing made
concerning lightning losses on diff
ferent classes of property, Mr.. Forbes
continued:
There are two powerful elements of
nature that moves the principal ma
chinery of the world viz: steam and
electricity; but the manner of controlI-
ing these two elements is exactly op-
posite. Steam is controlled by the use
of boilers and pipes principally of metal
with the proper channel through which
it must pass; electricity is controlled
by the use of storage batteries and on
ly metal without the channel as re-
quired by steam; steam being sur
rounded by metal or other material and
passing through space; electricity pass
ing through metal surrounded by space
wherein air acts as a resistance to the
electric current the same as metal is a
resistance to steam and must pass
through the space in the pipes. The
manner in which electricity is controlI-
ed leads US to again refer to buildings
with metal passing through the interior
from che ground to the roof with pro-
per ground connections other than ele-
vatorS and store buildings before re-
ferred to in speaking of the mercantile
insurance companies. Our public build
ings and all large buildings of modern
construction wherein enters in their
construction material of stone, brick,
steel and iron are never struck by
lightning causing any material damage.
This is not mere chance as many sup
| pose, but from the manner Of their con-
struction and the material used, the con-
ditions are such that the buildings are
not sufficiently charged with electricity
/ owing to the presence of the metal
utilizing the resistance necessary in af-
fecting the damage and by which the
electricity is carried off continually,
| the danger eliminated and the building
safe.
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STUDENTS GENEROUS.
Give Freely Towards a u Nj. G. A.
Building at Manhattan

Manhattan. Kas., May 24.--A meet
ing of the young men of the college,
under the auspices of the college Y
NJ. c. A, was held at the NJ E.
church. The purpose of the meeting
was for discussion of a projected Y.
NJ. c. A building, construction Of
which is to cost not less than S25,-
600. President Nichols presided over
the meeting and introduced Mr.. E. T.
Cotton, of New York, travelling secre-
tary of the international committee of
the Y NJ. @. A. Mr.. Cotton in his
speech outlined the need of substan-
tial Y. NJ. G. A. building in such an in
stitution as the Kansas State Agricul-
turaI college, the good to be derived
from such a building, and in closing
declared that only by the active work
of the young men of the college would
the end sought ever be realized.
Blank cards were then passed
around for pledges from the students
present toward the project. About
! 225 students We're present From
these two $3.50 pledges and twenty
three 500 pledges were taken The
| remaining pledges ranged between IS
and $50. In all $5,67S were pledged
A further canvass will be made of the
students. the faculty, the business men
of the town and the friends of the in
stitution over the state
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HARMONY IN CHUNKS.
Mclean and Tom johnson Combine to
Beat Hearst.

Columbus. O., May 24-The preliminary
meetings of the Democratic state con-
vention We're unusually animated to-
day, owing to contests from the larger
counties involving two hundred dele
gates and nine members of the COM
mittee that are selected by the q con-
gressional districts.
The convention proper does not con-
vene until tomorrow, but its control
was determined at the meetings today
and especially by the selections of
members of the committee at the dis
state central committee was selected
last year at the convention that nomi-
mated Mayor Tom L. johnson of Cleve-
land for governor, it was composed
largely of johnson men," but recently
this committee acted so independently
that there was great doubt today as to
what it would do with the unusually
large number of contested seats. At a
recent meeting the committee selected
r. L. Starr for temporary chairman of
the convention and other Hearst men
for temporary officers, although Mayor
Johnson was opposed to Hearst. Even
the two state committeeman from
Cleveland, at a previous meeting voted
against Chairman Starr and the rest of
the Hearst organization and they were
reported today as not in accord with
their former chief, Johnson. The anO-
maly was presented of the old friends
of John R. Mclean, James Ktlbourne
and Tom L. johnson, the last three
Democratic candidates for governor in
Ohio who have never co-Operated be
fore combining against the recent or
ganization of Hearst men in this state.
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new TELEPHONE HOME
Independent Company Buys Henry
Strong Property on jackson Street

The Independent Telephone com
pany will have a home of its own in
Topeka A deal was closed today
through Noble & Son for what is
known as the Henry Strong property
at 523 Jackson street, for $4,000 As
soon as possession is secured, as the
building is now occupied by the Jen-
sen Manufacturing company, the
building viii be remodeled and re-
fitted into a first-class telephone ex-
change capable of handling the large
business of this company.
The present quarters at 519 Kansas
avenue are proving inadequate to
handle the business, which Mr.. Pan
key says is increasing at the rate Of
100 telephones a month. The new
building is two stories high with an
excellent Office room in front, and was
originally constructed as the head
quarters for a large lumber company
1t was also the first Topeka home of
the Continental Creamery company.
1t will be necessary to thoroughly
remodel the building before it can be
used as a telephone exchange, but this
will be done gradually and the ex-
change will not be moved until it can
be done without interfering with the
present service of the company The
company now has about $500 sub
scribers. and it requires forty girls to
handle the business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-24
ROOSEVELT At GROTON.
President Attends Prize Day Exercises
Where His Boys Are at School.

GrOton. Mass, May 24.-President
Roosevelt, who had made the trip from
washington, to be present at the Gro
ton school today and participate in the
annual prize day exercises, reached
Groton at five minutes past this
forenoon. He was met at the station
by the Rev. DR.. Endicott Peabody,
principal of the institution at which
two of the presidents sons, Theodore
Jr., and Kermit, are preparing for col
lege and was driven to the school. The
presidents trip from Washington was
accomplished without special incident
save that at a number of stations
which were passed after daybreak to-
day the citizens and in some cases the
school children assembled to greet the
chief executive.
The students anticipating the arrival
of the nations president We're gather
at the main hall. AS the carriage ap-
peared in the grounds the school yell
given with all the enthusiasm which
the occasion FprOmpted, greeted the
president. The carriage stopped at the
ident quickly walked over to the hall
where the students had assembled 10
return their greeting He said that he
was exceedingly glad to meet and
greet them and provoked a laugh by
saying:
i deeply sympathize with the two
unfortunates among you who have
presidential father"
The president then returned ia the
Peabody residence where he remained
until 1870 when the exercises of prize
day were scheduled to begin in the
main hall.
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and with some comments ana sug-
gestions favorable TO this subject. As
before stated, I did not give ta's par
ticular object in wanting these sta
tistfcs. therefore did not, in many
cases, perhaps, get the same kind of
answers as I would have received had
the true object been known, for which
perhaps / am at fault. knowing the
objections of some of our people
against the use of lightning rods, I
preferred to submit the evidence at
the time of giving my reasons for
wanting the information.
From the above information we
deduct the following facts and conclu-
sions: First, the companies reporting
have sustained, during the past year,
795 losses by fire, 2,165 losses by
lightning, S49 losses to buildings, l.
995 losses to live stock, 5 losses to
buildings with lightning rods s losses
to live stock with ground wires to
fences, and SO losses to buildings
other than dwellings and barns.
Second, the report show that III
companies during the year have suS-
tanned 1850 losses, 795 by fire and o.
165 by lightning, or more than IS per
cent. of the entire losses were caused
by lightning.
Third, that a very small proportion
of losses were to buildings.
Fourth, that the number of build
ings damag ged, other than dwellings
and barns, was very small; and
Fifth, the number of losses to
buildings with rods and to live stock
with ground wires to fences are but
few, and that those reporting these
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GIVES LIFE FOR BET.
Yankee Sailor Drowned While Trying
to Swim for Wager.

Philadelphia, May 24.-One sailor
drowned and two others narrowly
escap ped the same fate while attempt
ing to swim across the Delaware river
off League island yesterday on a
wager of So. The jackie who lost his
life in the attempt was William
Gardiner of the cruiser Dixie.
The three started to swim across to
the Jersey side of the river and re-
turn. Five dollars was to be given to
the first man returning In their anx-
iety to win the jaclzies started off at a
lively rate. The water was rough,
and before they reached the middle of
the river the trio became weak and
exhausted.
Zabaran started alone to save Card
iner and companions He was fol-
lowed shortly after by a boat contain
ing four other sailors. Zabaran soon
reached the struggling jackies, who
were endeavoring to keep afoat by
lying on the water on their backs.
He managed to save them, but Gard
iner kept on toward shore. Within
fifty yards of land he threw up his
hands and sank.
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DIGGING 1T up
Politicians Interested In Fate
of GOebeI Bill.
Was Designed to Protect the
State Treasury.
HOW 1T WAS KILLED.
Senate Journal Doesn't Tell the
Whole Story.
Was Prevented from Coming
Before Senate.

The fact that the senate, dominated
by State Treasurer Kelly, defeated the
Goebel state depository bill after 1t had
passed the lower house in the last leg
islature by an overwhelming vote, has
been told over and over again, but
some Of the facts in connection with its
defeat and how the measure was
strangled by KeIly's friends are just
coming to light at this late date.
The Goebel bill was the one providing
that the executive council should speci-
fy different banks in the state as de-
positories for state funds not in use,
the deposits to go to those banks
which should bid the highest rate OF in
terest and furnish satisfactory bond to
the council The idea was to give the
state the benefit of the interest on state
funds, which. it was estimated. would
amount to $4,000 or $4,000 a year, in
stead of allowing the state treasurer to
manipulate the funds for himself
The friends of State Treasurer Kelly
in the senate put forth every effort to
kill, not only this BILL but also the
Francis measure to leave the state tax
es in the county treasures until called
for at the beginning of each month
upon an estimate made by the state
auditor. Here is something which may
throw light on how it was accomplish
ed:
The mouse journal shows that the
/ Goebel bill passed the house on Feb
ruary p. about two weeks before the
close of the session. The senate jour
nal should show that it was received
I by the senate on the same day or the
day following. AS a matter Of fact
I the senate journal makes the showing
that the Goebel bill was received by
\ the senate on Marcn II, after the SEN
ate had stopped the consideration OF
house bills.
The original bill itself shows that ths
/ senate journal was "doctored" The
/ history of the bill as inscribed on its
Jacket at the time, shows that II was
II, the same day it passed the house.
and tnat it, was received by the senate
on that date.
w. p Mason, chief clerk OF the house,
also states that, he has the receipt OF
tC. NJ. Sheldon, secretary Of the senate,
bill on February q, so there can be no
doubt about it.
! If the bill had been promptly acted
on the senate still mad eleven days left
for its consideration. The friends OF
State Treasurer Kelly, who were in
terested in keeping the state funds so
that Mr.. Kelly should have the
/ manipulation of them, were afraid that
if the bill ever got before the senate it
would be passed. It had been recon-
/ mended by Governor Bailey and ought
/ by all means to have become law
To prevent any possibility of its pas
sage the bill was simply smothered in
the senate. It was not allowed to come
lup. and the senate journal was doctor
/ ed to make it appear that the bill did
not get to the senate in time for ac-
ton by that body
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THREATEN TO SHOOT.
Attorney of Pool Room Men Issues
Warning to the Police.

New York, May 24.-The threats Of
bodily harm to a police officer who took
part in the general pool room raids of
Yesterday ia event of continued sur
veillance in the manner which II had
been conducted were made by an at
torney in court today when some of
the prisoners were arraigned- Lawyer
Stephen O'Hara, who represented three
men arrested in the raid on an alleged
pool room on East Thirty-second
street bitterly attacked Police Captain
Shire, when his clients were arraigned
in the Yorkyille police court. He charg-
ed that the captain had unlawfully
raided the place at various times. u
warn the captain now" said Lawyer
O'ffara, that if he ever goes there
gain he viii be shot
Captain Shire then made a formal
complaint against the men and the
hearing was adjourned until tomorrow.
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MRS, GARVEY NAMED.
Is Among Those BaIIOted for In
Choosing Directors Of Federation

St. Louis, May 24.-Immediately after
the adoption Of the report Of the nom-
mating committee to the convention Of
women's clubs, the following nomina-
ton were made from the floor:
Recording secretary, Mrs. William T.
Cbad, of Minnesota; directors. Mrs. n.
o. Garvey, of Kansas; Mrs. Lawrence
Haines, of Florida Mrs. J. W. Smith.
of Indiana; Mrs. A c Scott, of Indian
Territory: Mrs. J. Lindsay johnson OF
Georgia, and Mrs. Mary L. Lockwood,
Of the District of Columbia The nomi-
nations were then declared closed and
the official ballots ordered printed.
The only candidates for reelection
are Miss Poppenhein, and Mrs COads
the former not having any opposition
With the exception of the directors
little interest attaches to the election
owing to the fact that there was only
one candidate for each of the three
principal officers.
BY the provisions of a constitutional
amendment adopted at this convention
the method has been changed and in
stead of the ballots being sent to the
platform to be counted by the tellers
there, ballot boxes were used The polls
were opened from till D. m The
proposed amendment to the cOnstiru-
tiOn providing for a new apportiOnment
of dues to be paid by the clubs form
ing the federation was defeated by
narrow margin
The action taken at a former bien-
NAL providing that former presidents Of
the federation who had served for two
terms should become honorary presi-
dents and creating those positions, was
revoked by a unanimous vote.
A substitute was adopted providing
that any former president is eligible TO
become an honorary president, but that
the offices should be elective One q
the principal reasons for this action is
that Mrs. Dimies T. S Denison, the
present president viii retire after hay-
ing served only one term
The report of the civil committee was
submitted by Mrs Z. B. Turner. OF
Texas owing to the absence of Mrs
Ralph Troutmann, of New York, the
chairman Papers were read by Mrs.
Charles F. Millspaugh, Of Chicago,
women in Outdoor Art" and Dr.
Thomas Darlington. OF New York, COM
missioner Of public health. How Can
the Individual Become a Factor in Civ
les and Sanitation
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GIRL Is MAIL CARRIER.
College Graduate Takes Place Two
Men Have Given Up.

New Bedford, Mass. May 24-After
two men had resigned because of the
rigors of the place, Miss Ruth Lane, 10
years old a graduate of Tabor acade-
my and educated for a teacher, has
been appointed rural mail carrier. In
the recent civil service examination for
candidates Miss Lane was the only wo-
man to enter. She stood third.
The first two applicants had a trial
at the work during the winter and re-
signed. One of the requirements is to
cover twice a route of ten miles. In
winter the route is full of difficulties.
and in many places practically impass-
able. In the last four years none of
the men care to carry Uncle Sam s
mail again after years trial.
Miss Lane who is western girl,
born and bred a crack rifle shot and
a fine horsewoman. says she is conf
dent she can do the work