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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
another INDUSTRY COMES.
RAPID CITY TO HAVE THE CRIT
TENDEN, WENTWORTH co.
TO BUILD HOUSES FOR RENT
The Commercial Board Succeeds in
Interesting a Wood Working Es-
tablishment in This City

The latest addition to Rapid
City's list of new industries is q
complete wood working factory for
the manufacture of all kinds of wood
work and cement blocks for build
ing, etc.
The company comes from Iowa and
has ample capital with which to es'
tablish large business. 1t will be
known as the Crittenden & Went
worth Industrial Association. ]. M,
Mcnamara, R. T. Crittenden, r. H
Wentworth and Geo. E. Warner
being among the incorporators.
A large lumber yard will be es-
tabished here and the company will
build houses for rent and sale as
we'll as manufacture and deal in that
class of material.
Probably no line of business offers
any better inducement here at this
time than this industry. This COM
pany is coming in at an opportune
time and rest assured of ample sale
for its products.
The precise location of the site for
the company has not been made as
yet. 1t will undoubtedly be in the
east end of town however.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Miss Sherman married..

Pioneer-Times Rev. Williams inl
the Episcopal church tied the nup-
tial knot for q popular young conple1
from the southern part of the Hilts|
when Miss Isabella E. Sherman 81
Pactola became the bride of d.
Eugene Hultz Of Fill City. ThsI
groom is q rising young ply ysicianct
that place and his bride Is ! ylyac-E|
sious young lady who has : host III
friends in Pactela who will Wish her
and her husband all kinds Of good
luck. The young people after being
married left on the Burlington tora
trip through Colorado after which,
they will reside 10 Hill City. I;
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
The Charles People Busy.

The building on lower Main street
which Homer Charles is fixing up
for temporary quarters for the man
ufacture of his engine is a busy place
these days. Floor, ceiling, etc. is
being repaired and an addition IS
being built on the back to give more
room. Several new pieces OF
machinery have been ordered and
are expected in very short time
and it is thought that everything
will be in shape to commence manu-
featuring in about thirty days.
Orders for the engine continue
to come in and the plant will be
taxed to its utmost capacity for
several months to supply engines
that have already been ordered.
Never before has any enterprise in
this city been greeted with such a
brilliant future as the one that lies
open for the Charles oil engine.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
The Annihilation, of Distance

0s3s
How much nearer TO each other,
the nations Of the world seem 10 bel
today and really are today than was'
the case few decades agoi Whom
weeks and months were required Tor
communication between the United
States and Europe the countries of.
the old world appeared to be q long
way off. Now the circumference Sc
old earth is belted with telegraph
and cable lines in every possible az
rection. What happens to-day inss
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia,
South America and the great islands
OF the sea is made known to us to-s
morrow BY great newspapers ike
the Chicago. Record Herald, whose
foreign correspondents are lncatedi
in every important cityinSthe world
outside Of the United States. lnl
addition to its own staff corr ,spon-,
dents the Record Herald enjoys the
foreign news service Of the Ma 8
York Herald famous for nan Ial Il l
years for the reliability Of Its IoFsiR6s
news; the New York World md
also of that great %: :6perative ne ssssE m
gathering association, the Assoc
ciated Press. No other daily na - sS3
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
NO. 3.
T. Rush Thompson Coming.

AAAOsaAR1On SOullu x
Elmer Walters, numerous plny,I
"a Thoroughbred Tramp is % re-
ceiye q production at Library Hall
on Friday, Jan. Is. T. Rush Thomp-9
son, the hilarious vagabond. is Of
course the central figure, his comic.
antics, his brave and unique Pinker-
ton methods Of foiling the destroyer.
OF his homo are brought out more
fully this season in the new version
The third and fourth acts have
undergone a complete reconstrnc-
ton, slap-stick comedy having been
eliminated to some extent and Id its5
stead, melo. dramatic situations ofs
the better sort have been injected: III u
The third act now shows the Hos.
pital Ward Of the Colorado Asylum
for the feeble minded. Picturesque
stage settings are carried for lsh ealschS
act Ss 80
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12

Lake. He is an ardent disciple Of
Count Tolstoy, with whom he is in
constant correspondence.
Briefly, Servich's scheme proposes
to place annually in the Hall of
Shame the names and statues of five
men who have been most active in
injuring the masses of their fellow
fellow men. A candidate doesn't
have 10 be dead to obtain a niche in
the hall. Servich would have these
men chosen by board of directors
to be elected by popular vote. He
believes that the impetus of public
scorn fer a century would work
radical cure in the evil of criminal
money-getting.
Servich says that such publicity.
prolonged for century, would cause
even the most hardened life insur-
ance president, for instance, to fall
ter before he betrays public trust.
He makes no provision for women,
for he maintains that no woman can
seriously injure the masses except it
be as tool in the hands of design
ing men.
Servich limits the site for his Hall
of Shame to New York, Boston or
Pittsburg.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
The Capitol Building stone.

The paper; in the eastern part OF
the state have been carrying on
quite controversy as to the kind
of stone to be used in the construc.
tion of the new capitol building.
The commission that has the matter
in charge recently visited the Bed
ford, Indiana quarries and it has at
once moved that the South Dakota
capitol was TO built of Indiana stone.
No better stone can be found in
the world than in South Dakota and
the Black Hills quarries furnish
some Of the best of it. State Audi
tor Halliday of Iriquois, who is a
member OF the commission was
recently interviewed and stated that
every member of the commission
was favorably disposed to the use oi
South Dakota material if it could be
done within the means at the dis
posal of the commission. He said,
however, that the commission was
limited bv the present law to $780,
900 for the completed building, and
to $3.50, 900 for the wing now con.
templated, and that unless the legis.
lature should change the law, its
hands were tied to these conditions.
He said the commission had decided
nothing as to the material to be
used, but would look fully into the
Sioux Falls stone and also into the
Black Hills sand stone. Whatever
might be decided, he wanted the
people to understand that the local
stone would have a fair deal, and
that if South Dakota material could
be used within the means at the
commissions disposal, it would be.
The sale Of capitol lands has so far
been Disappointing, and the present
indication was that the commission
would be handicapped for funds.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Judge Lewis Honorcsl. 4

Gov. Elrod has appointed Attorney
Q. =. Lewis Of this city as county
Judge IN place Of F. II. Whitfield Who
recently resigned. IN
The position Of county Judge is'
one that especially calls for honesty,
and integrity as we'll as ability and
good judgement. The Union fees
that tew men could have been chosen
who would be SO well qualified for
the requirements and dlties.of the
office as is Judge Lewis. The ap-I
polntment came as . complete surs
prise to the Judge, who We happen
to know, was lending his aid to the
support Of another attorney for the
position. We heartily join in con.1
gratulations.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Boosting Hills.

Hot Springs Star: Capt. G. V.
Gardner came down from the north
ern Hills Wednesday night and
spent Thursday in town. He is very
enthusiastic over the success of the
Black Hills advertising car, which
be planned and staid with through
out its long journey il the east. He
says results are already coming from
that car, land seekers having arrived
at different points in the Hills. The
captain will soon begin the publica-
tion of a large number Of copies of
the Black Hills Headlight at Sturgis
which will be a real estate Journal.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
An Austrian Shot.

Last Sunday evening Stephen
Kneverick, an Austrian member of
one of the railroad crews, was shot
by some person who has not as yet
been apprehended. The Austrian
was cutting wood for supper near
the NJ. R. depot when the shot was
fired. There was number of other
railroad laborers about at the time,
but owing to the fact the whole
Austrian outfit absolutely refuse any
information, the officers have been
unable 10 make any heaaway IN the
matter.
The man was shot through one
lung and is not expected to live.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12

The Ware Case

Every effort that brilliant legal
minds can conceive will be brought
to discover technecalities in the pro-
ceedings against Rev. G.. G. Ware
who has been indicted for conspiracy
to defraud the government in con
nection with land matters. The
press dispatches say that Wares
only hope is that the proceedings
against him may be quashed as the
result of some technical hook or
crook. The governments evidence
is said to be complete something
like seventy five witnesses having
been called.
The possibility OF q preliminary
trial is one loophole through which
it is hoped his trial may be evaded
at this time at least. A motion to
quash the indictment has already
been made and in the event the
court does not sustain this motion, q
plea in abatement will be filed to the
following effect that five OF the
twelve grand jurors who returned
the Indictment were not present in
the grand jury room when part of
the evidence was being taken and
that consequently the five absent
members had not the right to vote
for true bill.
THAT District Attorney Baxter
was in the grand jury room when
the jurors we're bolding their delib-
erations and that he urged that the
evidence submitted was sufficient
to find an indictment.
That the district attorney told the
jurors that in case they would find
q true bill against Ware he would
not urge them to find an Indictment
against other men named in the bill
as having sworn falsely when filing
on homesteads.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
AS seen by the Unions cartoonist.

places with P. N. Jensen, on the
lower street. The house he lived in
was afterwards occupied by Mrs. E.
Swint sor several years and is now
owned by James Stewart, of that
place. The house was moved dur
ing the time the B. & M. was clear
ing its right OF way through the
town, from its original location to
the place it now occupies on Main
street, just north ST Mrs. G. B. Rod
erick S residence. These facts can
be verified by almost. any old settler
in the town.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
COAL OIL JOHNNIE DYING.
Famous spendthrift Now Poverty
Stricken-Lived i'm the Hills.


A press dispatch dated at Frank
lin. Pa, Jan. 3, says: John W. Sicol,
known as "Coal Oil Johnny" who in
seven months during 1862 squan-
dered fortune of $4,000, 600 and
earned the reputation of being the
most remarkable spender in history,
is dying on Fee farm, near here. At
his bedside his faithful wife is his
sole companion. He has the neces-
stiles Of life but nothing more. His
last forty years have been spent in
grief because of his earlier folly.
"Coal Oil Johnny" was 20 years
old in 1861, when his foster m,ther
was blown to pieces while trying to
ignite fire with coal oil. That ac-
cident gave Johnny his nickname,
also farm under which was oceans
of oil and bank account of $780,
600. He had to wait one year to get
possession of this wealth, and for
twelve months he plotted and
planned how he would cut figure
with his fortune.
His record as spendth is told
in book written by a brighter mind
than Johnny's, because he never
learned to read or write. This
young man marched about the
streets in Oil City. the petroleum
center, and other oil towns bedeoked
in the currency of the United States,
bills Of various denominations being
pinned to his coat and trousers. He
used paper money as lining for his
hat.
He scattered this wealth broad
cast, each day paying s. for a shoe
shine and $40 for shave. His tips
to walters amounted to from So to
$40. He gave friends money to
gamble with, and once he bought a
hotel and gave it to the clerk. In
New York he hired a cab, and then
bought it and made a present Of 1T
to the driver. After he had con-
sumed all the champagne in New
York hotel once he ordered several
eases and had the attendants spill it
in bathtub. Then he bathcd in the
costly liquid. "Coal Oil Johnny.
would pass along the street, see a
pretty girl, and present her with u
800 bill.
After six months Of riotous living
in 1862 be got to the end of his
string. He sold his oil properties
with the royalties, for song. On.
morning he awoke dead hrcke. His
friends deserted him. and he had
hard work getting a job at $l>sO a
day. He Went west and lived in
Kansas, South Dakota and Washing
ton.
Perhaps not many Black Killers
are aware that Coal Oil Johnny
was for Q number of years a residen,
Of the Black Hills. But, neyerthe-
less, such'is the case SO it is said.
During the Holy Terror excitement
ne lived in Re, e,stone, and joined
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Placer Gold at Cody.

w. H. Moore, Grant Murphy, Ed.
ward Kidd and others of Deadwood
are working placer location three
miles out of Cody. Wyo., that bids
fair to prove q rich fad. They have
lou acres along the banks OF the
Sinking Water that contain rich
black sand. This sand has been as
sayed and found to contain high
values, Simple panning contains
gold nuggets, many of them worth
from thirty to forty cents apiece
while the assay figures show from
$3.50 down to seventy-fve cents a
ton. OF this 1926 worth is free
milling and the concentrates twenty
four to one show $36. The sand can
be treated with profit as low as
twenty-five cents. Murphy has
been working there steadily un
covering the sand and working the
placer diggings. He and his asso-
ciates have made arrangements for
the treating OF the sand to extract
the values and will work the
property extensively next spring as
the severity of the weather prevents
operations now. The gravel taken
from bedrock without any screen
ings shows fine particles OF fine gold
and the fad is thought to be ex-
cellent.
Any time the Spear6sh Mail or the
fioneer-Times bring up ia point or
subject worthy Of consideration, the
Union viii! endeavor to take care of
its own opinions in the matter and
in the near future expect to have
something more worthy OF their at
tention than foolish hair splitting.
The gentle Journal is not included.
We wouldn't strike child.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
RAPID CITY
HAS .........

The Largest Stream Of Water
In the Black Hills
Unlimited Supply of Bulld-
Inc Stone and Timber at
Her Door
Rich Coal Deposits Within an
Hours Ride
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12

Miss Bug oh, dear. I'm afraid to 70
through those dark woods after hear
Ing all those ghost stories!-New York
American. 81 E
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
WEALT

awaits the Manufacturer at.
Rapid City. Within year
-FOUR railroads will te making
this place the one distributing
point for the great northwest.
"A word to the wise..-.-.' 3
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
J. J. HILL TO BUILD
NEW TOWN ON PACIFIC

TACOMA Wash. Oct. 10.-James J.
HiI Hill build the town OF St James. on
Gray's bay. sixteen miles, the mouth
of Columbia river HiIs North Bank
road. now being built down the Colum-
bia river from PasC0 10 Vancouver. viii
De extended westward 20 Grays Bay.
and aH ocean port built up At thar point
Hin believes this viii ultimately become
one Of the most important ports on the
Pacific coast.
The toWusite is 20 be laid and con-
trolled Jointly by the Northern Pacific
and the Great Northern railroads. which
together are building the North Bank
railroad Hill interests recently iucor-
ppfaled mere a subsidiary COMPANY 20
bliiG the railroad from Vancouver 10 the
mouth Of the Columbia and thence north
10 Nillapa har0oT and Grays harbOr
through one of the greatest forests iu
the state The town of st. James viii
thus be made the connecting point Of
several lines. IL VIII handle the ocean
business of the Hill roads which goes
70 the Columbia River
It's direct effect viii be 10 divide the
Columbia river ocean commerce with
Portland and Astoria. Hill engineers
first selected the town OF knapptOn on
the Washington side OF the river Op-
poslte Astoria. The property owners
there, however asked too much for their
holdings causing HilIs representatives
10 select GrayS S bay.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
ASK FIRE PROTECTION
FOR WEST WASHINGTON
Citizens Association Urge Other Needed
Improvements for That
Section.

Proper fire protection through the
erection OF an engine house on the Con-
duit road, near the New cut road. was
urged last night as the frs, meeting this
fan OF the West Washington Citizens
Association, az the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Conduit road. creed NJ Fulton.
who presided, pointed out the urgent
need of presenting "a request for this
and other needed improvements TO the
District Commissioners before the com
pletion of their annual estimates.
President Fulton read communica-
tiou from District Con missioner West
60 the effect that inasm-ch as the Comp
,~oller of the Treasury had decided ad-
verseiy, 10 would not be possible for the
District authorities TO light the Conduit
road. The Commissioner stated. how
ever, that an effort will be made to
have Congress invest the Commission
evs with the authority
Charles A Baker spoke In favor of
Il limited self-EOyernment I'm the Dis
trICt. introducing a resolution 70 that
effect. He advanced the argument that
II was opposed 20 the original intention
OF the founders of the Government that
persons should pay taxes and be de-
Uriyed of a voice in governmental AZ
fairs
J. 2. Clark. Ernest Poindexter. and J.
+. ByaTly were elected new members.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Both Branches of Council
Resume Annual Grind At
ter Summer Vacation.
LABOR WANTS $3.50 A DAY
All Delinquent Property Ordered Sold.
Gossip Personal and Otherwise of
Ye Ancient Townue.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.

The city council resumed its sessions
at the city hall last night after their
summer vacation. President snowden
presided IN the common council. and
PresideH, Sweeney in the board Of alder
men.
The most important business trans
acted was the reduction IN the price of
gas from SI.aJ per thousand feet TO SIl0
per thousand feet. by the increasing OF
the discount from 10 10 - per cent per
thousand feet for prompt payment This
viii make Alexandra have nearly dollar
Eus.
The board of aldermen ordered that
the school debt of 5000 be Hquldated
from the money received by the sale
OF theelectric franchise, but the com
mon council laid the matter over.
The yestTy of Grace Protestant EpIsco-
pal Church made application for an es-
tabllshed grade iH front of thei. church
The application was referred TO the
committee on streets.
The blH of Horace Ramev for $3.50
for printing the list of delinquent tax
payers WAS referred 10 the committee
ON general laws.
Mayor Pan sent in "a communication
n relation 10 the placing Of electric
lights by the Alexandra Electric Com
pauy. The communication wos referred
To the committee on streets and lights.
a petition from the property owners
in Payne street. between Cameron and
Princess streets. for the Improvement
or that street, was refererd 10 the com
mlttee on streets
The city tax collector was authorized
90 sell all property on which the taxes
had not been paid. The sale viii begin
December l..
state Auditor MaTyc sent I'm a COM
ing or the salary Of the judge of the
corporation court
A resolution introduced By Mr Strauss
increasing the wages of street Iaborers
from Sl.-5 10 $50 per DAY. was referred
10 the committee on streets.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
SUGGESTS AN INDUSTRY
FOR RAISING QUININE
Importance Of Drug as Necessary
Equipment for Armv and
Navy.

Deeming Quinine second in importance
only TO gunpoWder in equiping her army
and navy for campaigns in tropical
cHmes. Great Britain. so Consul General
William II. Michael Of Calcutta. India,
reports TO the Department Of Commerce
and Labor. has undertaken 10 operate
in India clnchona plantations from
which quinine is obtained.
The wisdom Of this" says Mr. MI
chael. "is emphasized by the American
experience during the civil var. when
the Federal Government was compelled
10 pay s. per ounce for quinine Or in
deed, any price that was demanded,
while the Confederate States could get
very little at any price"
The consul suggests thst the United
States Government take up the industry.
naming Porto Rico, Hawaii. and the
Isle OF Pines. and possibly Alabama, as
possible locations of profitable planta-
tiOus. Consul Michael is the oaly Amer
lean official who has had the nerve TO
refer 10 the Isle of Pines as American
territory since the Treasury Department
declared IL 10 be foreign territory and
tthe matter was taken 10 the Supreme
Court OF the United States for decision
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
SPANISH WAR VETERAN
BURIED IN ARLINGTON

The funeral service over the remains
of George Cleudeuiu Meigs. who died
yesterday moTaiHg at the home of his
father Return j. Meigs. So New Jer-
sey avenue southeast. viii take place
This afternoon al . O'Clock, at his resi-
dence, the Rev John D. la Mothe. of
uciatiug The remains viii bee inferred
in Arlington National Cemetery. At the
breaking out of fHr Spauish-AmeTIDau
war. young Mrigs was among the rrst
10 offer his services ana enlisted in
Company j.. ID. G.. ~ o.. Capt otto
q. SimmuusOu. commanding and was
of 20 Cuba with tle first Washington
troops. He was commissioned comm.s-
sary sergeant of his company and re-
manned in the service until peace was
declared.
The following uamed persons have
been chosen as uallbearers. George
Parsons. DIT. Jones Beaie DENLY James
B. Archer iT.- John L. Smith. Henry
l.. NaylOr. and Henry Olds
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Mrs. Roosevelt Receives
Veterans AuXiliaries

Delegates TO the convention Of wo-
mems auNiliaries Of the Spanish War
Veterans were received at the White
House this afternoon by Mrs. Roose-
welt. Earlier I'm the day, the convention
received a large cluster OF flowers from
the Presidents wife
The morning session was devoted en-
ureIy 10 the reading Of reports from
the various departments. The treasurer
general stated that her expenditures
during the year had amounted TO 81 .0n
and that she still had about 500 i'm the
treasury. This is the first time the
treasury mas shown material balance
and the convention was manifestly
pleased
Mrs. Ida NJ Galloway president Of the
District auxiliary this morning was pre-
sented with a handsome enamel and
gold badge by the committees which
worked with her I'm preparing for the
reception Of the visitors. The badge is
of an artistic design and is engraved ap-
propriately. Addresses We're made by
several members of tlfe convention and
Mrs. Galloway. who was much affected
by the ceremony. responded
Tonight there viii ba "a reception in
the Ebbitt House