The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-15
Rapid city, $. D., Friday. Dec. Is 100
YEARLY STATISTICS.

YEARLY STATISTICS.
State Historical Society Gives Out
q Summary Of Progress.
The yearly bulletin issued by the
state historical society, giving the
yearly summary of the states prog
ress in all lines has been issued.
From the mary timely topics, we
take the following:
FLOOD AT Fort P1ERRE.-The
only noteworthy disaster which
has fallen upon the State during the
year was the great flood upon the
Teton or Bad River, which resulted
in the destruction of q portion Of
the city Of Fort Pierre on July 3.
The flood was the result of several
days of incessant rainfall, which
washed away some of the dams in
the interior, constructed by the
Northwestern Railway Company to
provide water along the drover's
trail, The water arose with supris-
Ing rapidity, to a height before I'M
dreamed Of. Eight persons lost
their lives by drowning, eighteen
residences were washed away into
the Missouri Rivsr and many others
wrecked, flooded, and ruined.
GREAT PRAIRIE F1RE.-A great
prairie fire swept through the wes-
tern portion of Brown county on
Nov. Is. destroying a vast amount
Of property, estimated to be worth a
half-millicn dollars. :.
The WEATHER.-The year started
in with exceptionally severe weather
which continued until the middle Of
February, when it became very mild
for the season. The snow was not
deep at any time and stock on the
winter ranges came through IN tx
cellent shape. A belated snowstorm
in April, however, was hard upon
sheppard a good many were lost,
On October 10, q heavy fall of snow
came. notable only as coming upon
the anniversary of the great biz
yards of 1905, 1863, 1880 and 1896.
No damage resulted from it SC live
stock. The remainder OF the autumn
months have been very warm and
agreeable. The weather throughout
the crop season was nearly ideal,
conductive to the development of all
sorts Of crops. In every aspect il
may be called q wel.-balanced
season. The amount of rainfall has
been sufficient everywhere, though
varying as to locality.
EDUcAT1oN.-Ali OF the educational
interests Of the state are in a pros.
porous condition. President Gar
3rett troopers having resigned to
take effect January /, 1906, DR.
James Chalmers of the State Agri-
cultural College was elected presi-
dent of the State University, and.
DR.. Robert i. Slagle of the School.
Of Mines was chosen 10 succeed Dr..
Chalmers at Brookings. DR.. w. III.
b. Beadle, after long and signally
important service as president Of
the Madison State Normal, resigned
the ofica to devote himself to more
congenial work as professor Of his
tory ia that institution and DR.. j.
~. Heston, formerly president Of
the Agricultural College, was chosen
IS his successor. DIR. Charles r.
Koehier, president Of the Northern
Normal and Industrial School, hay
Ing resigned, Prof. GeorgeW Nash,
Who has made o remarkably success
full record as Superintendent Of
Public instruction, in which Office
III was serving lis second term,
3 chosen TO succeed DR.. Koehler:
he therefore resigned from the
State Superintendency on Septem.
ber and Prof. N. N. Ramer, suI
4perintendent OF the Mitchell city
schools, was appointed to succeed
Prof. Nash ia the State Surerinten,
dency. IS #.S5s
M PuBIlo MoRALs.-The publ,
morals have been 81. average purity
SItinerant yegK men from abroad
.have broken several bank safes ant
smade acme large thefts. MIN
/ nurd have becn reported.
80 80 hav.
as eptdemics during the year
sNoa'ilslsrimslinllg feature has been mani
asefe except the prevalence 3
overwhelmingly the Indiansspopu
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