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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
DEER CHASED MAN.
Fat Man Had Marrow Escape After az.
EXCITING Race,


Sioux Falls. S. D., Dec. 1e.-Doubt-
less firing of being pursued by en-
thusiastic hunters, a Black Hills deer
turned pursuer, and as a result L. X.
Haines, residing near the little town
of linton, in the northern foothills of
the Black Hills, had a thrilling adj
venture.
He had not been hunting deer, but
was quietly walking up the road to get
his mail when he sighted the animal
in the highway before him. The deer.
was coming toward him.. 1t was some
distance down the hill and Haines sup
posed it would soon sight him and take
to flight, as is usually the case.
Instead of turning, the big buck,
when it sighted him. made straight
for Haines, n it became a ace for
life. Haines was unarmed and as he
is a heavy mar the prospects We're
that he could not outrun the deer. He
speedily came to this conclusion INC
reaching a pile of rocks he took refuge
behind them.
But the deer was not to be balied,
and after lodging the apparently mad
dened animal for a few minutes, during
which 1t showed M signs of relenting.
Haines watched his chance and again
took to his heels. Heading for a near
by tree, which seer:d to be in exactly
the right place for the emergency,
Haines, who was nearly exhausted
from his strenuous efforts to escape the
animal, managed by sheer force of will
o scramble up the tree out of reach
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
AN ALlBi SAVED HIM.
Arrested and Taken to Wisconsin TO.
Horse Stealing, Then Released.

"0Voo 0koaSIOSS sUSO noJo0toos
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 21.-Arrested
and taken to Wisconsin because of his
striking resemblance to a nla wanted
for horse stealing in that state was the
experience of a young man named John
Williams, who resides in Deuel. county,
this state.
Williams was arrested by Sheriff
knuckey, of Deuel. county, on a war;
rant sworn out at Sparta, Wis, accus-
ing him of the theft of a span of horses.
The sheriff from Wisconsin came to
South Dakota and escorted the prisoner
back to that state. Williams accom-
panied the officer without putting the
official to the necessity Of procuring re-
Auisition papers. Word has now been
received that as the result of the pre-
It was established that it was a clear
case Of mistaken identity.
Accordingly Williams has been re-
leased from custody and as an atone
ment for their mistake the Wisconsin
authorities have paid him his expenses,
the amount of his salary for time lost
and purchased him u railroad ticket
back to South Dakota.
A young man answering the descrip-
ton of Williams appeared at Sparta
on November "a asst and hired a livery
rig %ostensibly to visit friends at a
neighboring town.
He sold the team the same day to n
farmer and received SIS as part pay
ment for the stolen property and then
took a train for the west. Williams was
able to show that on the day he was
alleged to have stolen the team he was
at work on II farm near Clear Lake, S.
D.. several hundred miles distant from
me point Where the team was stolen.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
A VEIN OF COAL
Excitement Follows the Discovery Near
Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 20.--Infor-,
nation has been received here of the!
striking of a vein of Ignite coal 6 feet,
thick and 20 feet below the surface of
the ground on a farm in Lyons town,
ship, near Sioux Falls. The vein was
struck while the farmer who owns the
land was engaged in sinking a we'll.
After exploring the depth of the vein
work was abandoned until machinery,
can be secured for the purpose of open.
Ing up the vein and discovering if the
coal is in sufficient quantities to pay
for mining operations.
A great deal of excitement prevails
e the discovery among the farmers
Of the locality. If the coal proves to bel
ample in quantity it will save thou;
sands of dollars each yea to h farm
ers who reside in the vicinity. Samples
Of the coal which were brought to,
Sioux Falls show it to be of good quail!
ity. 1t is the intention to sink shafts
at other points in the immediate vicin-i
ity for the purpose of ascertaining the,
extent of the vein. F;
If the vein extends in the proper di-i
rection it is possible the coal can be
mined from a tunnel rather h from
q shaft. The discovery of this vein;
1t Is believed, will result in the discov-
cry of others in that locality, and as
a result farm and in the vicinity of the
find" already has materially advanced
N price.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
FIERCE RUNNING FleH1.
Ed Snyder, a Hishwayman, Was Finally
CAUGHT at AthoI.

Redfield. S. d., Dec. 0.-Ed Snyder, who
halls from Michigan. committed two bold
robberies at the village of Mansfield, north
Of here. His first victim was a country
Echool teacher, whom he met on her way
to school and who was compelled to de-
liver her watch and valuable jewelry. He
then walked into Mansfield. where he held
up one of the village stores. ordering the
storekeeper to hand over all the cash on
han Tn demand was promptly complied
with, though a ~fewsdollars only were Sc
cured. The storekeeper gave the alarm
but not in time to apprehend the GRIM
inal, who next appeared at the village of
Athol. The authorities here had been no
tiled and attempted to capture him A
running fight ensued, between t~ownspeople
and Snyder In which the town marshal
was Wounded severely in the arm. Sny-
der was wounded in the right hand, but
continued the fight until shot through the
cheek. when he surrendered. He mas been
lodged in Jail here to await preliminary
hearing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
LYMAN COUNTY IS
RAPIDLY FILLING
Nearly 1000 Persons Have
Filed on Claims ia That
Part Of the State.
WINTER is NO BARRIER
As Many Land Seekers Are Invading
Western Part of South Dakota Now
as in the Early Summer and
Through Autumn.

Sioux Falls, S.. D., Dec. 20.-Not even
freezing weather can diminish the rush
Of eager landseekers into Lyman coun-
ty, according to Sheriff Pickett, of that
county, who was in Sioux Falls for the
purpose of escorting back to that eoun-
ty Andrew Night Pope, a Sioux Indian.
who is serving a term in the Sioux Falls
penitentiary and who is wanted as a
witness in a perjury case now pending
In the state circuit court for Lyman
county.
Sheriff Pickett spoke enthusiastically
of the great development Of Lyman
county as the result Of the extension OF
the Milwaukee railroad from Chamber
lain to the Black Hills. He states that
since last July more than 1000 actual
settlers have made homestead entry on
land In Lyman county, and that the
great majority Of the entrymen and
entrywomen already have established
heir residence on their homesteads.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
BATTLE TO SAVE LIVES
Two Hundred Reseuers Work Heroic.
ally to Get Two Men Out of a
Tunnel and Avert Drownino.

New York. Dec. 21.-Two men were
buried forty feet deep in a tunnel, fac
ing death by starvation, s%uffocation or
drowning II about 200 of their com
rades a few feet above them digging
against time to save their lives, was
the situation today at the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad tunne in Long Island City.
J. For more than thirty hours those two
worknien have been entombed in the
tunnel by a cave-in. 1t is by no means
certain that there are only two men
buried. The police say there are six.
Are Not Under the River. i,
A tunnel is being built under the East
river to Manhattan island, but the en-
tOmbed men are rot under the liver
bed. They are sealed up in an APP
proach under Long Island City, and it
is reported water from the river, which
now fills part Of the tunnel directly un-
der the river bed. is kept back from
them by force of compressed air con-
tinually pumped into their prison
chamber.
Workers assert the water must have
flowed into part of the tunnel where
their comrades are buried and they,
have saved themselves from it's rise by
climbing upon a ledge of rock near the
roof of the tunnel.
Rescuers Work VaiiantIy.
ReScuerS are sinking a forty-foU
deep shaft straight toward the root of
the tunnel near to the place where the
workmen are supposed to be. If this
shaft is not very close to the men,
there is danger when it at last pierces.
the cement roof That all the work will
have been in vain, that the compressed
Gir will be released and allow water to
angulf the men before their comrades
can take them out.
The two men who have been in the
East river tunnel nearly forty hours
were taken out this afternoon. Rescu-
ers penetrated the tunnel in a boat.
Workmen still attempted to force a
hole through the cement roof of the
tunnel, thinking still other men were
imprisoned in the tube. but when the
rescued workmen had recovered suf-
ficiently to speak, they said they were
the only men caught in the tunnel, and
the rescuers ceased work.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
BEGs FROM FATHER.
Long Lost Boy Found by strano,
Chance-Had Not Seen Son Since
His Rabyhood.


/. Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 2l.-Afte,
being separated from his only son since
the latter's %hAbyhood, Frank Potter of
st. Paul, went out to Los Angeles to
search for him, n recognized hin in
:; beggar who asked him for a dime
with which to get something to eat.
The father declared himself and the
two will return together to ST. Paul this
week.
Many years ago, while he was a res
ident Of Kokomo, Ind. Frank Potter's
wife, n beautiful young woman. was
found by him to be faithless. He shot
and wounded the despoiler of his home
and. kissing his baby boy as he lay in.
frty at Kokomo stood in his wife's
name. as did his bank account. She
found a home for the boy with Il Chi
Icago family and disappeared. I
From that day the father heard
nothing of his son What he heard Of
the boys mother panied him keenly.
Realizing the disgrace h had brought
ward. until h reached the lowest
depths. After a life of shame in the
west she dice in 1903 in Arizona. Up
to the time of her death she had sent
money regularly to the Chicago fam
lily to pay for her sons keep, and when
the remittances ceased the boy was
turned out Of his Chicago home, with
the advice that he might find his
mother In Los Angeles. Alone and PEN
.iniless the boy started to find her and
made his way through hardships and
lprivation to Los Angeles. There, one
{iay last week, he accosted a prosperous
looking man on the street and asked.
flor money to buy a meal. The man,
proved to be his father. and the meet
ling was an affecting one The boy
docs not know of his mothers life in
the west and will be kept in ignorance
iOf IL.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
GREAT SECTIONAL STRIFE.
Thrilling Incidents Connected with
Life of Late Governor Burbank.

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Yankton, S. D., Dec. 22.-The death
at Richmond, Ind, of Hon. John A.
burbank, fourth governor of Dakota,
has memories of old days in
the hearts of pioneer Yanktonians. like
nothing else could nave done, as it
brings back to mind some Of the most
strenuous times this city, or any city
ever knew, n opens anew old wounds
that have never healed in some citizens
at least. The administration of Gov
ernor Burbank covered the turbulent
political period between 1870 n 1874,
when a disruption in the republican
party Of the territory brought about
the organization of two intensely bitter
factions known as the Moody or Broad
way gang, and the Bookings or Capitol
Street gang. The Press" the new re-
publican organ, championed the Cap,
itol Street faction, while the old party
organ, the "union-Dakotan" gave it's
claimed its nominees were the regular
candidates, AS the campaign pro-
crossed it was seen that each candidate,
who were S. l.. Sphinx and DR.. w. A..
Burleigh, had the solid support of his
end of town, without any regard to po-5
iitical lines. In a subsequent campaign,
these geographical lines became even
more pronounced and the Broadway
and Capitol street lines of battle be-
came recognized throughout the terri
tory. 1t is an absolute fact that a
supporter of Moody, wen SO far away
as the Red river of the north, was
spoken of as a member of the Broad
way gang, while a Brookings adherent
would be styled a Capitol street par
tisan. The result of this sectional strife
soon grew beyond party lines and in
Volved the residents Of the two sections
IN a violent unreasoning animosity,
covering politics, business and even re-
ligion. 1t continued long after tAe
causes from which the quarrel sprang
had passed away and formed stumbling
blocks which Yankton to this day has
not entirely wiped aside, as an allusion
to the subject to old timers clearly
proves. The intensity of the warfare
was directly responsible for the murder
of General Edwin S. McCook. secretary
of the territory, by Peter F. Winter
mute. in the fall of 1873. The story
could be prolonged into columns of in
teresting matter, which is fresh still in
the minds of many, and which but
needed the news of the death of Bur.
a to bring forth once again.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
A N SOLD.
Commissioners Bach Conducted Sale.
in Mcpherson County.

W WCp ner1on Nounty.
Pierre, s. D., Dec. 21.-State Land
Commissioner Bach has returned from
Mcpherson county, where he held a
second offering of state building lands
Saturday. He disposed of 700 acres,
all to residents OF the county, who took
he land at the minimum price of $40
an acre, bringing to the fund another
$1,000: This sale, with the former one
held IN that county. has brought the
fund from Mcpherson county alone
over $4,000. Besides these sales the
department Is %disposing Of tracts at
private sale on the same terms as they
nre offered at auction. The past week
'240 acres have been disposed of in
Edmunds county: where there were NO
sales at the time Of the auction offer
ings. Commissioner Bach Is well
pleased with the outlook and thinks
there will be no trouble in disposing OF
the required amount OF land to proceed,
with the work on the building early
IN tho spring. AS soon as the spring
land business opens there will probably
be another Offering at auction of all
the public building lands east of, the
river.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
a TOWNS + E
Advent Of New Railroad Line. L.av.
Some OFF the Map.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Dec. 21.-The ex-
tension of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
St Paul railroad westward from Cham
berlain to the Black Hills has played
havoc with some Of the little towns
which were established before there
was any hope OF q railroad build
tnk through Lyman county. A con-
spicious example OF what has happened
to these. towns which were left of the
route of the new railroad extension
is h little town of Lyman, which at
one time promised to become quite an
hamlet. The town now has
only n male inhabitant, IN the per-
son of d l. Armstrong, a pioneer resi-
dent of Lyman county and of the town
of Lyman. He states that he Is now
the entire town OF Lyman, from post
master to chief Of police. and that when.
he leaves town the entire male popula-
ton Of the town, goes with him. Mr..
Armstrong constitutes the mayor, board
of education town council n other
oficials of the town. and thinks he is
entitled to congratulations, for no mat-
ter what oficial action he takes with
reference to municipal or educational
matters, there Ii no to crlticise or
apply for in%junctions.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
MYSTERY IN
Young Man Near Sioux Falls Victim
of Three Bullets.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 20.-Complete
mystery yet surrounds the shooting of
Oscar Nelson. a young man, who sew
eral weeks ago had three bullets fired
into his anatomy in this city or in this
immediate vicinity. After being shot
he walked from Sioux Falls to a farm
in this locality, where his brother was
employed, and was afterwards placed
in a Sioux Falls hospital. For some
time after being placed in the hospital
Nelson was unconscious, but when he
regained his senses he persistently re-
fused to inform the police as to the
identity of the person or persons who
had shot him. Nelson las now recov-
cred to such an extent that he has
been discharged from the hospital. He
continues to withhold the name or
names Of the person or persons who at
tempted to murder him, and it is likely
the shooting always will remain a mys.
tery. '
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
LARGE QUANTITIES OF
RARE MINERALS FOUND
Black Hills Rocks Produce Ma
teriaIs for Worlds Work
Shops.
RICH MINE OF COBALT
spodumene, Tripoli, WoIframite, Mica.
Stucco and Other Usefu! Ma
terial Are Being Mined
Profitably.

Deadwood, S. D., Dec. ia great
deal of attention has been shown this
past year to the development and min
ing Of materials not belonging to the
precious metal class. Near Hill City
there is a spodumene mine which has
produced several thousand dollars
worth of rock that has been sent to
Germany for treatment. 1t produces
lithia to the amount of 3 to 5 per cent.
and is considered a valuable product.
1t is found in large white crystals.
Sixteen miles southwest of Custer is
a tripoli mine which has been worked
constantly during the year by F. c. N.
Graydon, formerly Of Chicago. This is
a gritless material used for fine polish
ing and it has found a ready market!
Not far from this tropoli mine is a
several lodges of this stone which are
free from grit and will stand the finest
kind of etching work.
More or less wolframite has been
mined in the Black Hills during the
past half dozen years. WOlframite ore
is worth 5000 to 5000 per ton. Tungsten
acid is extracted from this ore and is
used for the hardening Of steel.
Considerable mica la also been
shipped from the southern Hills to the
eastern points. Custer county mica is
free from iron and does excellent work
for electrical purposes. There are a
number of excellent mica mines in Gus
ter county.
The finest grade of stucco manufac-
tured in the west zones from a large
bed at Hot Springs. This bed is sew
eral hundred feet in thickness n is
inexhaustible. The Black Hills saiso
gets it's supply of plastering lime from
the different lime kilns which burn up
the lime rock found in most every min
ing camp.
Near Custer several weeks ago a
body of nickel ore was opened up and
a test was made in Omaha. showing the
values to be high enough to pay for
working. Nickel ore has also been
found near Englewood.
Another rare mineral found in consid-
cradle quantities ear Englewood and
also near Sturgis is cobalt. An assayer
discovered while making a test on some
ore for gold that the ore carried a con-
siderable amount OF cobalt. it being
much richer in hat material thar in
yOld.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
BOY HELD FOR MURDER
Youth Of Ten Bound Over to tn.
Grand Jury for Killing An
other Boy.

Abba, Ia, Dec. 22.-Oskar Napier, Of
Hiteman, aged 10 years, will have to
answer to the Monroe county grand
jury to the charge of murder IF Frank
Adams, a boy Of 10.
He was our over this morning and
his bail was fixed at $500.
Adams was a French boy, unable to
speak good English, and was a new
conner to town. He was made a target
for all the young DULLES and occasion.
ally turned upon his adversaries and
cleaned them out.
CHANGING to cross the yard OF young
Napier's home a few days ago. Napier
Immediately raised a gun. with which
ne was playing and fired. The ball
entered Adams side. He was at once
taken to the Ottumwa hospital. but 1t
was Impossible to save his life and
death occurred. Yesterday afternoon.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22

. The British government will relm-
burse the naval officers for the money
they spent In entertaining the French
said recently to the london Express:
II understand there is likely to be a
bit of ar cutlery when the second
cruiser squadron gets back to England
about the heavy outlay to which the
Officers have been subjected during the
American visit. All the men in the
different messes have to stand their
share, whether they can afford 1t or
whether they can't"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
ALL CLANS IN REALM.
Tale of Immense Gathering of South
Dakota Coyotes.

Wheeler. S. d., Dec. 2O.-Parties ar
irving from the vicinity of the mouth
of Five Mile creek report hat q great
convention of coyotes was held a night
or two ago on a high hill in that To-
cality. 1t appeared to be a gathering
of the coyote clans from far and near.
One of the features of the convention
appeared to me a contest to decide
which of the hundreds of coyotes had
the strongest lungs. Throughout the
night IN assembled coyotes partici-
pated in a grand chorus. which could
be heard for a great distance, and
caused the timid human being residing
in the vicinity to shiver with dread.
Before hunters could reach the scene
the following morning the convention
lac adjourned sine die and the coyotes
aad disappeared.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22

Growing Of grapes in graperies fur
nishes an important source of revenue
IN some countries. notably Belgium and
titles are annually grown and exported.
The United States is a good customer
for them, as high as IS cents to IS cents
a pound wholesale, and 81 to 50 and
even more a pound retail, being paid
for the fruit. Grape growing in pots is
much practiced in parts Of Europe. and
Especially in France, where the vines
lare largely used for decorative pur-
poses on festive occasions.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
UNIVERSITY is HELPED.
Chicago Woman Makes Gift to Mitchen
COLLEGE,.

Mitchell, S. D., Dec. 22.-President
Thomas Nicholson, of the Dakota Wes-g
leyan university, has returned from
Chicago, where he transacted consid-'
cradle business for the university
Among other things he the
gift Of $1,000 from Mrs. G. F. Swift, of.
Chicago, which Is a donation to the en-
dowment fund Of the university. The.
money is to be applied to the endow-
ment of the chair for which women of
the state are raising $4,000. Mrs. Swift
has been interested in the college for
some time and has several times in the
past given smaller sums. This is the.
largest single donation yet made to the
institution, and gives corresponding
courage and hope to Its supporters.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
a1lap o.1Y. spYIr o1xIko1TA

Near the small town Of Liegnitz. in
IEilesia. lies the village Knitz. which is
the possessor Of a small lake, having a
lrush and reed-covered island nesting
its center. This island been Sc
lected by a native dealer as a breeding
ground for seagulls and thousands may
Glow be seen there. The eggs of these
birds are held in much esteem as
tdainties. The demand is so large and
the quantity of eggs secured is 30 con-
siderable that the owner Is making
money quickly. The birds do not seem
ITO object to the removal Of their eggs,
but lay all the faster to make up for
the loss.