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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
NOVELTIES oE rhE NEWS.

Lebanon, Mo.-Four girls were drowned
in Horseshoe lake here last night BY the
capsiziug of a o "a while the three young
men who We're their escorts all escaped,
Those drowned were Alta and Ethel Per-
kins and Mabel and Percia Easterly. The
party started early in the evening for a
boat ride About midnight the girls, IN
moving about the boat, upset 1t. All were
thrown into the water and the young men
after doing next 70 nothing to save the
girls, swan ashore and the bodies were
all recovered by a fourth man who was
attracted by the screams of the drowning
girls.
Sterling. mL.-John Alexander Dowie has
succeeded after two years in having the
name Of the Village of Zion, in Carroll
county, changed to Barth. because much
OF his mail was sent to the Carol county
town.
Marion, Ind.-In making a slide for life
at Rowan's park c. ID. Curry was precipi-
tated to the ground, a distance of eighty
feet, by the breaking of a leather strap
fastened about his neck and was fatally
injured.
P%ittsburg, PA large party of golfers
who saw an Italian laborer run over and
perhaps fatally injured by an auto In
Schenley park raised q purse OF $l0e, which
was offered as q reward FOR the reckless
chauffeur's arrest. The animosity of the
spectators was aroused because, when
they shouted after b machine. which
never relaxed in speed. b driver called
back: To Wjth him-n
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
EVENT IN ~RAILROADlNG.
First Train Crosses the Missouri in
South Dakota.

South Dakota.
Chamberlain, S. D.. Aug. 3.-Tuesday
morning, August /, 1905, marked an
epoch in the history of South Dakota
in that at that time the first train-a
regular passenger train-crossed the
Missouri river within the confines Of
the state. AT Sis O'Clock a. m. the pas
senger train left Chamberlain for
Oacoma, to which point the rails were
several days ago laid on the extension
of the Milwaukee railroad from Cham
berlain to the Black Hills. 1t imme-
diately left on the return trip and re-
sumed Its journey eastward to Chicago.
In commemoration of the event the
people of Oacoma and surrounding
country gathered in the afternoon to
celebrate In a fitting the i'm
portant event. The afternoon was de-
voted to sports, amo them being a
ball game by Plankinton II Oacoma
mines, music by the P~lankinton band,
a ennis match. foot races, sack races
and Il ladies' baseball throwing match.
In the evening the large crowd present,
together with the band, met the first
passenger train arriving at $50 p. IN.
In the open air an immense bowery had
been erected, where, at s o'clock, the
following program was carried out:
presentation of the keys of Oacoma
by Mayor E.. Martin.
Address of welcome, Hon. w. Z
Sweeny.
Response, Division Superintendent w,
w. Collins, of the Milwaukee railroad.
"Oacoma, Gateway of the West"
Judge j. q. Bartine.
The Train Division Freight and
Passenger Agent Warner.
South Dakota. Land of Bread and
Butter Hon. William Williamson.
The Bridge, Connecting LINK" Hon.
I. l.. Brockway, register of the United
States land Office at Chamberlain.
THE ~Undeveloped West" Right OF
Way Agent Hewitt, of the milwaukee,
company.
The LADIES' DR.. S. D. Duncan, OF
Chamberlain.
At 10 o'clock the bowery was thrown
open for a great free dance.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
GIVES HIMSELF UP.
Elmer Young Returns to Miller and
Murder Charge Is Dismissed.

Miller, S. D., Aug. 5.-Elmer Young,
long wanted on a charge of the George
Tod murder, returned here voluntarily,
and the state dismissed the charge
against him. He has written the war
den Of the Sioux Falls penitentiary that
he will be there at once to serve out his
term for horse stealing. having escaped
from there some three years K and
going to North Dakota. where he
worked on II farm two summers under
the name OF James Brown. Last win
ter he learned the barber trade in
Minneapolis and WORKED at it as James
Brown. He Cotnes back to prove his
past record and set free his brother
John, who is now held under bail for
Todd's murder.
Elmer Young claims to have led Il
model life since escaping from the pen
itentiary. He first heard of the Todd
affair on the 1St of July.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
CYCLONE ON AGENCY.
Great Damage Done to Buildings and
to Crops.

Pine Ridge Agency. S. D.. Aug. g.
A cyclone which struck Pine Ridge
agency blew the roof from the agency
commissary, q twO-story building and
carried it some 400 feet distant. Large
quantities of agency supplies were de-
stroyed by rain. Two large agency
Windmills Were completely demolished
The agency was dependent on these
ills for It's water supply. About 1000
Fanes of glass was broken. The garden
and crop on the government boarding
school farm was totally destroyed. The
cyclone came from the north, was
about three miles in width and very
destructive IN its course. Crops north
and south of the agency We're badly
damaged,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Had Planned to Burn Old Buildings in
Vermillion.

Nermillion. S. D. Ang. 3.-Although
they deny being responsible for II of
the three incendiary fires that have oc-
Cured in Fernillion in the past six
weeks, two lads of the city have con-
feSsed to having entered into a con-
SplracN to remove ome of the more
dilapiGated buildings around town by
applying a match to them. Others
heard of the scheme through d third
boy who refused to join the youthful
frebugs and were enabled to IL
them up as a result Upon a promise
to be good, and being warned of their
punishment if caught setting a fire,
the boys were turned loose by Judge
Copeland. A close watch is being kept
for other offenders.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
SYMPTOMS OF HYpRoPHoR,A

Lesterville. S. D.. Aug. lowing to
the appearance of h%ydrophobia among
some of the dogs of this place and Vi
entity the town board recently directed
the town marshal to issue an order re-
curing all dogs to be muzzled If per-
mitted to run at large. Since that
tlme the marshal a been giving the
matter a considerable part of his atten-
ton. While dog owners 1 n general have
complied with the order, others have
failed to do so, and as a result a large
number of dogs found upon the streets
without the necessary muzz1e have been
sent to dog heaven.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
HAS NO NECK AND FEW RIBS.
Deformed Steer, However, Is Terrific
Kicker.

Pierre, S. D, Aug. 3.-R. L. Yokum'
Of this city has purchased from clyde
Daily, a rancher, a 5-year-old steer
which gets along without a neck. The
animal hen it graZes is forced to kneel
to reach the grass.
The steer. being raised as it was, be-
anne a pet and was taught a number of
tricks, one of them being to be mounted
and ridden, the rider sitting between its
horns.
Besides being without a neck, the ami
NAL gets along without the usual num-
Der of ribs, which gives it q free mo-
ton with its lind feet, and in fighting
others of the herd it kicks terrifically.
This steer will form a part of a show
which will be taken out on the road
by Yokunl
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
HOCH is UP AGAINST IT.
st. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago Each
Want Him for Other Grimes.

Chicago, Aug. with the possibil-
ity of Johann Hoch. reprieved wife
murderer, securing n retrial and ac-
quittal on the charge Of numbering
Mrs. Marie Waicker-Hoch. authorities
at Cincinnati and ST. Louis have been
in communication with Assistant
States Attorney Olson relative to the
crimes of bigamy and murder that
Hoch is said to have committed in
those cities. Even in event of the con-
victed man escaping the sentence al
ready passed upon him, it is said
enough prosecutions in Cook county
and elsewhere confront him to consume
several wears to come,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

There are very few people now alive
who saw and conVersed with the first
Napoleon. A st. Helena newspaper
records the recent death Of a Mrs. Mary
Smith at the age of ninety five.
In her %girlhood she was a member Of
the household staff at L.ongwood, the
home of the exiled emperor. She knew
both Napoleon and his TALLER, Governor
Sir Hudson Lowe. Twenty or thirty
years ago there were still q fair num-
Der of people living in st. Helena who
remembered Napoleon.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
BEREsFoRD VOTES BONDS.

Beresford, S. D., Aug. AT ii spc-
cial election held here for the purpose
of voting upon the question of bonding
the city for 81, 200, with which to take
up the outstanding warrants, 5000 for
the purpose of building Il new city hall
and Jail: and IS, 800 with which to fund
the outstanding school Indebtedness. all
three questions carried by majorities
ranging from 60 to 90.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
DUTCH KILL $50 NATIVES.

Amsterdam, July 31.-The Dutch ex.
petition sent against the rebellious ma
tive state of Boni island, Celebes, n
of the Sunda islands in East Indies,
inflicted eve punishment o the ma
fertilization of RadjoeWa. one of the
chief towns, was RACED by guns of the
uarSbips
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
ERECTING CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Irene, S, D.. Aug. 5.-Work has COM
menced on the construction of a new
Catholic churc building at Ntayfield,
near here. The new hurch will cost
about $1,000, and by the terms of the
contract must be completed Novem-
Der /, next. The edifice will be one
OF the finest of its kind in southern
South Dakota, and will replace q
church building which was destroyed
by fire last winter.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
SOLD NEWSPAPER INTEREST.

Herrlck. S. D., Aug. ST. j. Reming-
ton. who for some months has been one
of the editors of the Herrick Press, a
weekly newspaper published at this
place. has old his interest to Opie
Chambers. Roscoe Remington retains
an interest In the paper, and hereafter
It will be conducted under the firm
name of Remington and Chambers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
POPULATION OF SOUTH DAkv1A
Returns Show 453,00o, of Which Nearly
$4,000 Are Indians.

Pierre. S. d., Aug. 3.-The unofficial
census returns. taken from the registers
sent in, show Il total White population
of the state of 435. 5O7, with an estimated
addition OF 1901 Indians, making a to-
tai OF 453, loI. The compiled figures will
2hange these slightly, increasing some
counties by a few and decreasing 9TH
Frs. The register figures, by Counties,
are. ret
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Silks which IRE intended for water
Ing must be of good quality. In the
process they are Wetted and then folded
with particular care to insure the
threads of the fabric all lying In one
direction. The folded pieces are then
subjected to enormous hydraulic pres
sure. the water Is slowly expelled and
in escaping the moisture Is drawn into
curious waved lines which are pcrma-
mont IF.. HHza
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Sir John Madden, chief justice of
Victoria, has discovered a new plan OF
Furnishing gold offenders. He adds up
all their previous terms and makes tho
total their sentence. The other day he
sentenced an offender to nine years
and one month-his aggregate record.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

When the British admiralty built tho
new and splendid naval barracks at
Chatham they fitted up one of the
largest rooms in fine style for courts
martial, and had "Courtmar;inl' in
scrlbed on Il big brass plate on the
door. When 1t was about TO be used
for the first time the discovery was
made that the regulations require all
naval courtmartial to be held on the
water 4 49H.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
MAJOR RlWLEI DIES.
Famous South Dakota Pioneer, Locator
Of Mary Towns, Expires at
Mitchell, S. D.

Mitchell, $. D, Aug. 3.-Major Nj. II.
fowiey died here last night at the age
OF Gs years. He located the owns for
;he milwaukee, railway company from
Canton to Chamberlain, owning 100
acres where Mitchell now stands. EIe
met Win financial losses in the western
'E;i.liiS district Il few years ago. He
vas q prominent Mason and Will be
buried by them August 3.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

A secret. chamber, furnished In old
oak, was Unexpectedly discovered dur
Ing the demolition of the Plough Inn,
Little Ealing, England. The inn was
900 years old. The grandmother of
DICK Turpin, the ~highwayman, once
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

In the last two years about 5000, 900
mulberry trees have been planted In
Argentina. which has now about no.
300, 900. of such trees. The production OF
raw silk will eventually become an i'm
portant ~product&of that country.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
MAYOR SUES I
lead, S. D., Executive Claims Back
Salary Under New Charter.

Lead, S. D., Aug. S.--Mayor j. Gilroy
Of this city is suing the city of Lead
COR back salary. amounting to about
1900. He claims the right of an advance
IN salary ever since Lead filed Its char
ter as a city of the 1rst-class. This
matter will probably raise a question
of constitutional law, as to whether an
officer can have his salary either raised
Or diminished during the term for
which he was elected or appointed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
E WATERWoRks.

Mt. Vernon, Ia. Aug. S.-A large new
duplex pump for the local waterworks
system has arrived. and it has now
been placed in position. A new reser-
Noir was recently completed and the
storage of water in this gives ample
pressure for the fire department.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

A eertainsLondon hotel used a bushel
Of potatoes a year for penwipers on the
tables In the writing rooms. 1t is
claimed that a potato wiper is the best
p~reservative that can be obtained for
the men. 8
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Piotr Kasrnieresak, who was born in
Poland ia years ago. is dead at his
home in Detroit. He had been a life
long abstainer from tobacco and liquor
and had spent most OF his life in the
Dpen sair.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

Dewey Tiffany. p 7-year old Ah.rd.on
boy. was shot in the eve By an arrow
while playing and may lose the sight OF
the eye. e" ~
Word has been received in Aberdeen
from Redfeld that IIx-Secretarv of S,.,n
If naraIrsis is 10 49, aiis d s'oNt
Considerable smut is rcIor,ad ano,r
wheat fields in the vicinjtv If SorthHiiIa
in SPHINX county. where The farmers nee
lected TO treat their seed wheat $50 "@
James Ross has purchased for s15 Nn
eighty shares of stork IN he ~ t %,"t"
state bank of sisseinn III Of IN Hd rSsrGVa,a9h
cock, thereby obtaining n controlHnr IN
terest in the bank. )"
The county commissioners If So nho,,
county nave taken stems 10 drain Ionnn n
considerable tract of valuable land vii
be rendered fit for apricuitmral n,rnns. wa
The Ward hotcl baseball tr,m W.. 10
feated by the team of the south 'DnEo,n
loon men were defeated by ~ nTickndI mn.
called the All Stars by a sc0ra nf 10 y 49,
for a purse of sos.
In a wrestling match n. Abcrdeon b.-
tween Pierce said to he Non nntnht ~ 9
pion of Iowa. and c, c. Wood, The ALer-
purse was for $50 a side aud Pierce was 10
throw Wood four times in an hour. which
he succeeded in doing. The time was lG,
II, Q and Is minutes respectively for he
fonr bouts.
who died in Edmonds fcounty in August,
1904. have been eNhumcG and sent to chi
cago for an analysis of}the intcstines. ii
Is stated that several persons would urO-
fit by the boys death, who was heir 10
tion was started by persons who feared
deat pay N connection with the boys
ue ~ r,s L,
county Is concarned n. ~ a ns n'u~.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

AT this time of year the usual crop OF
stories about people finding turtles With
signs of great antiquity on them-say
the figures N17sS-appear. The figures
simply show that the boy and his
poCketknife are busy.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

When Richard Mormongue entered
his apartments on the fourth tloor of
the Rue P%opincourt. Paris. the other
day. he found that his landlady had
broken his pet pipe. He at once COM
mitted suicide BY @leaping from a win
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Claiming the right to serve. as Brit
ish subjects, twenty Victoria (B. C.)
Chinese have applied for enrolment in
the Fifth regiment, Canadian artillery,
IN that city. The commander has re-
TERED thes matter TO the minister of
militia MT Otta wu
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Sarah Bernhardt Is said to cherish
an almost superstitious affection for
n necklace Of gold nuggets presented
to her by California 1Siners. You will
observe that tendency in almost any
body who loves gold.-Kansas City
Star.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

The London Express gives it's word
thai among the latest inventions pat
hnted lis q continuance which, fitted to
an ordinary sewing machine. Will fan
and massage the operator while she is
working.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
NEW OPERA HOUSE.

Viborg, S. D., Aug. 1.-The new opera
aouse building at this place is rapidly
nearing completion, and in the near flu
ture Viborg will have n Of the finest
opera houses in h southern part of
the state.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Mr.. Wilson. the Junior surgeon on
the Discovery during Captain SCOTS
Antarctic expedition, states that tho
taste for alcoholic drinks dropped sud-
denly when he and his colleagues en-
tered the Ice region, and that the dis
inclination. Increased as time went on.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

The white cross or the red field of the
Swiss flag has a religious meaning. 1t
was adopted as an appeal to heaven in
1889, when the stout Swiss fought and
Mon one of their greatest battles.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

The New York supreme court has
awarded $4,000 damages against the ele-
waited railway for an employees care
iessriess, which caused a passenger to
lose n teeth.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Rio Grande do Sui the most south
nrn state In Brazil. adjoins Uruguay on
the south, and has about 1,400S 200 popu-
lations SOC, coo of whom are Germans or
Of German descent.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

"A lion AID a lioness in the zoo at
Frankfort, Germany, roared in terror
and ~tremhlingly %scrouched In a corner
OF their Gags because u ferret had acct
dentally entered it,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Situated In the middle south OF Bra
til, the capital. Sac Paulo. has a pop
nlation, of ut least a5u, 900, and is much
more modern than any city in South
America, excepting Ruenos Aires.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Edison admits that, he has found
radium a dangerous substance to ex-
pertinent With 1t has injured one OF
his eyes seriously and had had effect
uponShis stomach.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

1t is a curious fact that bagpipes
were Invented, in Norway and thence
imported into Scotland In q period when
q portion of the country fell into Scan
dinapfa hands.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

James Carne. age lOl. has been parish
clerk and verger of the church of st.
Colornb Minor, in Cornwall, England,
for ffty-eight years and has missed
only one day, when his wife died.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
wilL,AM eoEs cAll,Ne.

Dantzig, Prussia. July 31.-Emperor
William sailed yesterday aboard the
Imperial yacht H~ohenzollern for Copen-
hagen to visit King Christian.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
NOVELTIES OF THE NEWS. 1

Hull, la.-One of the L.anghout boys was
driving home with a load of hay the other
night when it caught fire. The young man
tipped the load over and saved both wag-
on and team. Wonder If he was smoking.
Oskaloosa. Ia.-Winiam Haywood, agcd
IS, for years Il resident here, is dead in
Milwaukee,. He was q bootbiack all his
life and at one time was an attache of the
English court. He had the care of King
Edwards boots.
Joliet. Im.-Susaa Lentz. of Plaiufield
township. s.X miles west of Joliet, was
gored to death by a mad bull as she was
releasing it from its pasture. Her brother
and a number of farm hands were unable
to rescue her.
bridgeport. Conn.-Joseph Barrett, a
young man. was held to the Superior court
yesterday in bonds of $500, charged with
m%anslaughter In causing the death of III
Han Brabner, a li-year-old girl, by drown
ing on July 10. Barrett is accused of hay
ing abandoning the girl in deep water
while bathing at Seaside park.
Lebanon, ~Ind.-Fearins that he and his
bride of 6S years might quarrel. and that
he might be compelled to pay heavy ALI
mony, John c.. Bowman, IS years OLD.
signed u contract with his tiancee, Mrs.
Nancy ]. Graybill, before their wedding
today. limiting the amount OF money she
might collect from him In case OF separa.
ton to N,eW. Bowman, as well as his
bride, was married before. an has had a
previous opportunity to learn of the per.is
Of matrimony.
Beaumont, TeN--Word reached here last
evening that one white boy and two ne
Sroes We're killed and twenty other per-
| sons Insured In a heavy windstorm which
struck Bessmay. La. yesterday afternoon.
The wind uprooted several big trees,
which tell ON the houses.
Buffalo, N, Y.-Miss Eleano J. Omphat.
lns has sued Harvey Copeland for $500
damages, alleging he kissed and Rugged
her against her will. The young woman
is pretty. but Judge Hammond Thought
sher valuation of N kiss excessive ana
'Ngaered Copeland to pay $s damages and
$50 costs.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Acre, comes from the Latin ..ager,.'
field, and originally was applied with
Ing used In England Indefinitely for q
long period.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
T MAN HURT.
Was Struck by Freight Train and In.
iured,

Wood, a section hand employed by the
Milwaukee road at this place was
struck by a regular freight Saturday
and his right leg crushed below the
knee. Mr.. Wood had defective VISION
which was primarily the of the
accident.