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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09

they reach a layer OF hard gravel and
then seven feet more.
About a hundred yards from the
bridge being built Is another very diff
ferent from Its fellow. This Is the
old pontoon bridge which has been
was built by the citizens Of Chamber
lain so that the ranchmen In the great
grass country beyond the Missouri
could bring their droves here for ship
ment to market. AS these droves often
filled whole trains. Chamberlain be-
came familiar in the annals OF stock
growing.
This bridge has no p~retensions to
style as far as modern engineering is
concerned. but it is remarkably useful
and his with the people OF Chamber
lain is Of far more Importance. 1t Is
known as a p%ontoon. supported by a
long row Of boats. Just before the
floods cone the bridge is unlocked and
put In a place Of safety. At other
times the floating bridge rises n falls
with the stream.
The bridge Is not very wide and IL
a pedestrian meets a team coming in
the opposite direction he must clam
Der out on a pontoon until the team
has passed or run the risk Of having a
rear wheel hit him in the stomach.
Notwithstanding that 1t has a new
railroad bridge. and Is honored by
SUNDAY ISlOllS, tIdlllbCI al 1 .
still very much Of a frontier town.
Cowboys. Indians and gamblers are
seen everywhere and one cannot throw
a brick without bringing out a bar
tender asking for money to pay for a
broken window. Saloons are thick, but
they are well regulated and are not
allowed to u on Sundays.
The cowboys at Chamberlain are
very much after the same pattern as
' in any other prairie town. They ride
in with a rush and cut holes In the
atmosphere with sundry yells. The In
dams loaf around the streets all day
and, Ii watched. can be seen trying to
induce some white individuals to buy
them liquor.
The supreme court decision making
an indian a citizen is not given much
attention at Chamberlain. An Indian
is an Indian to the citizen Of Cham
berlain and as one Of them remarked,
no dern jedge could make him q white
man-no, stree, not ever by givin' him
a vote an a bottle Of whisky"
Most of the citizens of Chamberlain
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09
oUTcAsT FROM HIS TRIBE
Old Indian Stunned Because, Burie.
for Dead, He Recovered.

Arkansas City Traveller: During the
coolest night Of the winter John Stink.
a full-blooded Usage. was induced to
sleep in the office of the Capital hotel.
1t is perhaps the first time he has
spent a night nder the roof of a hotel
or dwelling house for many years. 1t
is certain that 1t is the first this win
ter, despite the exceeding cold. This
Indian is a peculiar character, and
therefore the reason for his living out
of doors. AS an Usage he Is possessed
Of considerable wealth, and yet he is
the poorest person in the world. He
is nearly fifty years old, and has no
relatives.
He is an outcast among his tribe. He
Is supposed by his tribesmen to be
possessed Of an evil spirit. and for this
every Indian shuns him as a viper.
This antipathy has existed for years,
and. as the story goes, has arisen from
a burial of John for dead and his COM
ing back to life again.
After an illness that lasted for a
long time his tribesmen thought him
dead and he was buried according to
the primitive customs Of the OsageS.
This was to cover the body with
stones to sufficiently prevent the
wolves from getting to 1t. He was
placed on the Hill used for the bury
lIl6 SiotIiN ~ ~ 'AfN 49, 49,
him. But he was not dead. His
strength returned, and he was able to
| wiggle out from among the stones. and
eventually recovered.
Since tnat time no Indian will have
anything TO do with him. He beats
about the country surrounding Paw
huska, camping under hooks about
town when he is here, but refusing al
ways to sleep under a roof. The night
when he was induced to sleep in the
hotel office was bitter cold. The OLD
indian had wandered about until he
was almost frozen, when some white
men almost forced him to go into the
hotel to stay.
The night before he had slept Out
of doors under a big tree. He had {
big fire and only a little clothing. He
seems able to endure a wonderful
amount of exposure. The old Indial
seems to have no aim in life, no hope
no pleasure. He is simply existing un'
til the end with the stoicisIn Of hi:
race.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09

place. LAST Sunday when an excursion
was run from Sioux City to Cham
berlain there was the usual crowd OF
trippers and all the business men. eX-
cept the saloonk eepers were raking In
money as fast as they could.
This was especially true OF the youth
from the east. He was selling alleged
ice cream sodas at q rapid rate and
was accosted by an ancient looking
steamboat captain for q drink Of water.
Sell you a glass o lem'nade fer
Is cents said the youth as he rang
the bell In his cash register.
II can't drink our dern lem'nade,"
protested the old man. Gimme a glass
of water. SON."
Don't sell water here" said the
youth.
"Of course you don't. I only want
you to give me a glass of water"
Don't do that kind of business
here" "a the reply.
A cowboy who was struggling with
a substance called phosphate sundae."
at this point put down his spoon and
reaching over the bar grabbed the
overnight youth by the nape of the
neck.
"Ladle 1t out" he remarked quietly.
AN hurry up or I'll smash up every
dern 1hino In this ladies' parlor."
The youth o surprised, but he
poured out the water. When the old
man had finished drinking he threw
down a dollar on the counter.
How much?" he asked.
The youth looked as If he would like
to take some Of that money. but he
found the ~cowpuncher gazing at him
and with an effort he said there was
no charge.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09
POlled Hereford Cattle
short History OF This New Breed and a Discussion OF
IR Merits. S@e&

and animal, from this cause. How ex-
pensive the horn alone is, Is familiar
to every shipper, He knows the loss
from vicious steers in transit or even
the do"kagey for a broken horn cuts In
to tx. profits He is also aware Of the
fact that packers and export buyers
pay a premium Of $3.50 to $1.75 per
head for polled or dehorned cattle. It
is also a fact that every producer has
lost an equal amount before he IS
ready to send them to market. Every
feeder knows how much better horn
less steers feed out, and every, breed
err should know that 1t pays best to
mand.
The United States census Of 1900
showed that we have about 6s,000,000
cattle in this country and at least
sc 100000 have, or will have, horns
Each year we raise 10000 900 calves
in the United States, and probably
i $780, 900 of them will develop horns.
Now. when taken into account a dock
age of $1.50 to $1.75 per head in the
stockyards for horns. the losssoccasion-
ed by goring other cattle n stock.
the better feeding qualities of -polled
cattle, and the fact that these horns
are transmitted to future generations,
we are conservative when we say these
same cattle would be worth $500 per
head more If they were hornless. Hence
the 100000 900 cattle would be worth
500, 0O0, 900 more If they were poIled,
or there is a yearly loss OF $25,000,000
on our calf crop. Can we afford this
enormous waste every year? What
in%calculable good would result to the
live stock interests OF this country II
the money now wasted was used for
the distribution of our best agricul-
tural papers,, which. are SO ably edited
and which continue to teach the merits
Of good blood"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09

has rapidly gone through the stages OF
an Indian trading post and frontier
town and is now reckOned as a railroad
enter with a future.
AS the country In that vicinity be-
gan to be populated 1t soon became
apparent tina the railroad would have
to be extended to meet the increasing
demands of commerce. A short time
ago the need became pressing and he
way company began to hurry the ex-
tension.
J. F. Pinson, a young engineer In
the employ Of the company, who has
been at Kansas City. Mo-. was ordered
to construct a bridge at once at Cham
berlaln. and three days later he was on
the spot looking over the ground. This
was on April /. and on April 4 $50 men
were at work. On April 1S the first
pile was driven and by June 70 the
bridge will be ready to receive a train.
This haste naturally necessitated a
structure which. though suitable for
present purposes. Is intended to last
only ten or twelve years. Except for
a small portion there Is no steel In It.
lumber alone being used. There are
In fact, two bridges. One stretches
from the town Of Chamberlain tc
American island. in the middle of the
river, and another from the west bank
OF the island to the west bank Of the
river. Tracks will be laid on the
island and will Join the two bridges.
This Is the first wooden railroad
bridge to be constructed on the Mis-
souH river. There Is a deal OF scof
ing among some engineers as tt
whether a wooden, bridge will be abb
To stand the crush when the ice breaks
or the regular springtime floods com
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09

lay about in their different places Of
employment, enjoying the sunshine. At
1890 o'clock the whistle from the saw
mill screeched its warning and before
the echo had died away across the
river the noise of construction was in
the air.
On the west bank Of the river the
engine driving the pile driver puffed
out a volume Of smoke. the immense
hammer ran up and dropped with a
thud.
Their was something wrong with the
pile driver in the middle of the river
and the form Of a man could be seen
c~lambering up the ladder to set mat
shore the stentorian voice Of Mr.. Drum
rose and in a below he desired to know
what was up.
Someone standing on the on
which the pile driver fioated gave back
answer in the language Of the Mis-
souri, river. A boat put off from the
shore and a man In the stern stood up
and. making a speaking trumpet of his
hands. shouted Instructions. Evidently
his opinions concerning a man who
would try to work a driver hen the
ropes were "jim-Jammed" were not
| complimentary. Before the boat coul
ladder waved his hand and began tc
descend. A second later this engine
also pulled forth smoke and the steady
'thud, thud" Of the falling hammer
kept time to the buzzing of the saw
mills.
These piles are driven 81 feet into
the river bottom. not to bed rock. bu'
to something just as substantial anc
not as expensive. They are driven til
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09

know the startling events that occur
when ON misguided aborigine wad-
dies around the business thoroughfares
with half a dozen cups of firewater
under his belt and a IA Colt with
which to p~unctuate his remarks. They
know that an Indian drunk Is an In
dian possessing a desire to send his
fellow mortals to the happy hunting
grounds and about the only way to ex-
tinguish this desire Is to fill him so
full of lead that his sorrowing relatives
may locate him for mineral claim.
But as his method usually starts a
lot Of trouble the citizens Of Cham
berlain a gone to the root of the
| trouble and will not sell or give the
Indians whisky.
Suppose an Indian demands it now"
remarked a nan who had gone to
Chamberlain on an excursion. you
won't have any right to refuse him."
We'll" remarked a lanky ~cowpunch-
er, when a white man in this part of
the world says No to a redskin 1t goes.
II tina jedge Is SO dern particular for
the Indians to nave the booze he had
better come here and explain mat
terS.''
The greater part of the citizens OF
Chamberlain are over1oyed with the
proposed extension of the railroad. but
there are still a few of the old timers
who eye a railroad suspiciously and
grumble Of mo range these days."
These men are by degrees moving
further west across the river and theil
places are being taken by the new
corners. The town, however, still re.
tains many OF Its former characters
tics. A youth from New York stat
with an eye to business opened q sod;
fountain n Ice cream parior In tn
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09
THE ROADS.

From the Farmer and Breeder.
It Is SO simple and SO easily done to
take a log split in two or two planks
on edge and draw them along the road
to fill up the ruts and make the surface
smooth that 1t! Is strange it has not
been done except in few cases. Plenty
of times this plan has been suggested
and where practiced has been uniyers-
ally approved. This plan Will keep
the roadbed smooth SO that the water
will not run in the wheel tracks, and
have enough elevation In the center OF
the road SO that the water will drain
off to the sides and u earth roads Will
compare with the best in any country
throughout most Of the year. There
are places that draining is necessary
and it should be attended to the first
thing. The worst mud holes are, how
ever, where the water is allowed to lie
in the wheel tracks and much travel
makes much mud.
The cost OF putting stone. or gravel
on our roads in the prairie sections Il
SO great as to be prohibitive under
present conditions at least and the cost
Of keeping a hard road in proper con
dition. even after 1t was made will be
more than will be required to keep an
earth road in very passable order. The
cost Of hauling the material from the
nearest town to where 1t could be used
would preclude its use II stone in
roper condition for use were furnished
free of cost at said town.
But the plank drag, many Of US have
forgotten what a log looks like as trees
are so few 1t seems wrong to cut any.
can be built for a small sum and 0pe-$
rated in a like inexpensive. manner. MI.
King should have thanks for the syss-
tematic manner in which he has car
ried out the dragging Of h roads with
his log. People at the places tina
the good-road train stopped In Iowa re-
Gently will all test the method he rec
ommends, and the soil differences are
such that If favorable reports continue
the method will become general. The
! dragging seems unreasonable that IL
Is sure to be successful.
We nave taxi en- 1t for granted that
our readers know that the drag ap-.
/ proved by Mr.. King Is :3S1ply a. ~
split in halves with pieces holding the
parts on edge about w n q half or
three feet apart. The front half may
be ironed to make 1t wear longer. This
is drawn by one team readily and ts
&; claimed to do better work than q road
grader with six or eight horses. i is
Intended to be used when h road "a
drying after a rain. 1t should be used
whenever the conditions Of the road
make It desirable much more freQuent-
~ h is possible to use the grader.
The hitch may be SO arranged that the
earth will be pushed either toward the
center or otherwise.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09
BUILDS FIRST WOODEN BRIDGE
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Will Not Undertake to Subdue tho
Turbulent Missouri at Chamberlain, S D.

down. They argue that substantial
steel structures have been unable to
withstand the a Of the river and
that a wooden briuge will go with the
first onrush OF the waters.
But as the reed can Withstand a
storm by bending to h wind while
the sturdy oak Is split asunder In its
proud defiance, so is this bridge ex-
pected to weather all the pranks OF the
big stream.
No attempt will be made to fight the
Missouri. While other railroad bridges,
with their steel INC wrought iron pit
force against force. this one, In a man.
ner, takes off Its cap to the big Mud
dy' and will open to allow the river to
wend its way.
In order to do this a draw" will be
employed. This draw Is nothing more
or less han an immense boat which
will form a part Of the bridge and
Will swing from the shore to the stand
ing bridge when necessary. This Will
be used also to allow Gamer to pass
up and dow the river.
Jutting from the standing bridge will
be huge pointed piers which will act
as guards for the solid part Of the
structure and will direct the ice to the
opening. This boat Is 1855 feet long and
will be launched shortly.
AS the bridge now stands, that por-
ton over the west channel Is already
completed and the one which Is to spar
the east channel is more than half
finished. Beyond the river some 200
men are busy with shovels, erecting
the grade for the pair Of rails that will
run straight to the Black Hills.
The men work seven days q week
and H. R. Drum, a shaggy bearded
warrior in the bridge building line
sees tina they do work. From the time
the whistle from the saw mills blow
in the morning till nightfall the mer
are at it.
1t was during the noon hour thai
your correspondent visited the scene OF
! the building Of the bridge. The mer
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09
rrom the Sioux City Tribune.)

At Chamberlain, S. D.. on the
bank opposite the Missouri riv-
er, In the waters between and
far into the lonely prairie stretch
ing beyond toward the Black Hills. are
now heard the clang. and the roar and
the clash Of building. Immense steam
pile drivers belch OF volumes OF
smoke which hang over the town OF
Chamberlain like a cloud. a saw mill
on the eastern bank screeches and
huns and buzzes n tiny donkey en-
gines scattered about s~pasmodically
spit out spurts Of steam.
The whole Is caused by the building
of the new bridge across the river by
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad and Is a part Of the plan OF
extending its line to Rapid City and
the Pacific coast.
1t is another step in the white mans
victory over the stubborn west and
history Is repeating itself when the
glory Of the conquest falls to a rail-
road company.
Some twenty odd years 6 Captain
j. A. Eaglin. commanding he river
steamboat Josephine. was plying up
the river in that vicinity and had his
attention attracted by a man on the
eastern bank who waved his hand
frantically.
You have some lumber for me-"
said the man. MY name is -
-- and this is Chamberlain"
Where is Chamberlain" asked Cap
tain Eaglin.
Here" beloved the man. pointing
to a strip of sand. a barren, rocky hill
side and rolling prairie reaching out tC
the east.
The lumber was put ashore and or
that day was erected the first house ir
Chamberlain. In the years that fol
lowed Captain Eaglin left the river anG
is now living at 7O6 Pearl street ir
Sioux City. The Josephine was rur
ashore at Riverside park and now is
slowly rusting way, and Chamberlain
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09
The First Time.

Harper's Bazaar: The confusion OIL
tongues had just fallen on the Tower
of Babel when a voice rose high and
"Diddums want a pity tiss. bess his
hearth"
With a groan of anguish they turned
and fed from the editice.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09
The JOYOUS Circle.

Public Ledger: Nell-Last night
was the happiest in my life. 1t brought
me one round Of pleasure.
! Belle-What do you consider one
round of pleasure"
Nell-An engagement ring.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09
To the Manner Born.

Puck: we think baby will maksa
great politician"
why ?"
well. he crawls out Of everything
SO easily"
A gigantic lily, the phormium tenax.s
is a valuable plant peculiar to New
Zealand. Its leaves are nine or ten
feet long, and are 80 tough that BY
splitting one into narrow ribbons and
Joining the ends, the iSewET1ealander
has a hrst class rope ready to han
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-09-20
The BIGGEST Yet.
The Fifty-Ninth Annual
Caledonia County Fair.
Largest Cattle Exhibit Ever Seen
in the East.
More Entries than Ever and Lots Of Special
Attraction

rendered the visitors Monday afternoon,
a watermelon was cut, and delicious
Southern fruit was served. The rain
doubtless kept many away, but those
present got better idea OF the vast re-
sources Of the South than ever before.
Oxen and Steers.
wv. Wiggins Of Meredith, N. r., leads
all the exhibitors in this class in the num-
Der of ent ries, having Is separate en-
tries and town team. Bd Fulford Of
East Barnet has six entries and other
exhibitors are George c. Cary, R. M.
Handy of Dover, N. H, A. B. Stark of
St. Johnsbury Centre, c. F. Thresher of
Peacham.
The Cattle Exhibit.
The management made good that they
would ave the biggest exhibit of cattle
east of Toronto, and there are nearly
1000 cattle on the ground. With the
exception OF a few oxen they are all
registered took aud include some of the
finest herds in the United States and
Canada.
A new variety for this section is the
Brown Swiss, dairy breed that is very
hardy and excellent mixers. o. A. Kelley
of Worcester, Mass, shows Is heads,
led by the big bull, Golden. These were
prize winners at the Pan-American exhi-
bition. Brown and Standish of North
Hatley, P. @, sh ow eight head of the
same breed, which have just come from
the big fair at Ottawa. Their herd is
headed by the handsome bull, Breno.
Another breed rarely seen in these parts
is the shaggy Scotch Highland, beef
cattle. exhibited by F. I. Grace of Laco-
mia, N. Il. This herd was imported by
Mr.. Moen of Worcester and attracted
much attention with their big ghorns and
large bodies.
Dutch Belted cattle. 13 in all, were
shown by F. R. Sanders Of Bristol, N.
H., and 16 head of Herefords were
exhibited by S. B. Smith of North Sand.
wich, N. b. His exhibit was headed bv
the bull Presto, which weighs 1920
pounds, and one cow, Dolly, weighs
nearly ton. Other fine cows are Edith,
FIVE year old, and Norma, four year
old. A year old bull in Mr.. Smiths herd
weighs 400 pounds. P. Fl. Wilson and
Son of North Hatley showed eight head
of Herefords including the bull Forest
King, Rosa Belle, four year old cow,
and Witch Hazel, the best of the young
strain.
A herd OF II head of Hostein Freisians
was shown by the Highlawn farm OF
Auburn, Mass, F. P. Knowles, Proprie-
[Continued on Fourth Page.1
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-09-20
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

Makes the children robust
made of Priscilla Flour. Ask your gro.
Ger for it and insist on getting it.
Fourteen members of Palestine Com
mandery, K. T., attended the funeral of
DR.. c. c. Rublee at Morrisville, Wednes-
day, he being member OF this organ
ization. DR.. Rubee was one of the most
widely known physicians in the state.
See ad wool carding and hand spun
yarns.
About SO patronized the excursion
Saturday TO Lake Memphremagog and
enjoyed fine sail down the lake. 1t
was the last trip Of the season for the
Lady OF the Lake" and the boat will
soon go into winter quarters.
Ticket Agent Henderson sold -
tickets for the Sunday excursion to Old
Orchard.
There was frost last Thursday and
Friday mornings severe enough to wilt
down the squash vines and many of the
less hardy flowers. Since then it has been
considerably warmer with rain Saturday,
Sunday and Monday.
The Summerville bridge has at last
arrived aud the United Construction
Company of Albany have force of men
working on it. The bridge ought to be
ready for use by Oct. 1, just 80 days
behind the contract.
Distribution of mail by R. F. D., No.
No. 4, begins this week, the carrier being
John 81. Peek, and the substitute Alvi P.
Calderwood. A new route has been
also established from Lyndonville with
Lucus W. Park carrier and Hiram A.
Park substitute; and from West Dan
vile with Vanaid D. Blake carrier, and
Arthur Houghton, substitute.
Miss Annie B. Daniels has purchased
the E. L. Stiles house on Spring street.
The sale was made through the Cady &
Braley real estate agency.
e. L. Hunt was in New York last
week and says he will have some
handsome millinery, furs, suits, jackets
and waists to show the last of the week.
There will be no September meeting
of the W. c. T. U. on account of the
state convention.
Miss Efie Canning has moved from
80 Eastern Avenue, to II Eastern
Avenue, where she will continue her
work as dressmaker.
The quarterly meeting of Brightlook
Hospital Aid Association will be held at
the Hospital, Monday afternoon at
O'Clock; executive board meeting at 2
O'Clock.