The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
GAMBLING IN THE HILLS.
The newspapers of the Hills hav

Inc newspapers or the Hills have
commented pro and con on the
matter OF closing the gambling
games in Lawrence county. The
Pioneer-Times seems to be the only
sheet that is in any way disguised
with the action of the states at
torney at that place, and even then
they seem to be on the fence in the
matter. Blinded by the new con-
dition OF affairs, it seems not to
know which way to turn. One day
after the publication OF a lengthy
editorial, warning the officials that
they were going too far; it seems to
accept'its fate and swallow a bitter
pill.
For it's action the PIT has been
criticised and perhaps justly so.
However, there is a side to the
question that all do not see as the
PIT does. Business has been dull,
frightfu!ly dull, in Deadwood Of late.
There has been q set back in affairs
and the only booming industry ap.
peared to be gambling. It is not
then o laughing matter to step at
once from one extreme to the other
when this will drive perhaps several
hundred people out of the town and
the hesitency Of the P-Tin accepting
the new condition is simply from
the fact that the people there have
become SO used to gambling they
can not see their way clear to quit it.
Such being their idea, they are
mistaken and badly so. Gambling
never did a solitary thing for a
community, but give employment to
a number OF men that are too lazy
to do ANYTHING else.
In q community where business is
to done, you must have an army OF
PRODUCERS, Gamblers do not
produce, therefore an army of men
that do not produce is a leech and
setback; like a giant octopus, sapp.
ing the very life blood of the pro.
ddcers. There is no ''goody-goody'
aIoYs it. 1t is an actual fact that
proves itself on its face.
Because of his hasty exit, the
gambler Of Deadwood sows seec
in. the street; closes his doors; anc
in a few instances, comes boldly out
and in q charlatanic boast says: 81
you want q dead town, we will give
you one." These actions display bis
hand aud: show the kind of ,,'gamb
|ler" he is. If he was a real gambler
one who could throw dice with fate
One like Togo! One who smiled al
defeat, he would not make such
kicks. Did he turn and say: "We
have rolled the ball once too often
We are working agains the will Of
the people, SO let US reform. Good
old Deadwood has stood by US sc
long, now let's stand by her anc
show the people what real gamblers
we are. We will boost the towr
and be men. among men."3 Die
they do anything that looked like
that? Not on your tin-type, love
They got their hammers to work q,
once. All sorts OF threats and darl
things for the future are being sale
of one Of the richest counties OF
earth. Therefore, the class 10 Dead
wood who. have long boosted Of being
real gamblers, in the wash-out, ar,
seen to be nothing but ''quitters,
"~kneckers' and common .etin-hor,
gamblers tina. ! afraid to lose
but then
Ia, ta-boys-ta, Ia
/ / /
81 Last week the Homestake Mimi,
g accompany declared another SO cen
dividend. More improvements ar
under way and there will be NOR
men employed in Lawrence count
as well as Pennington this summe
!, than for years past, bu. then-