The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-04-19
4 COSMOPOLITAN
MEETING IN Mills
All KINGS and Glasses Of People
Attending Stock Growers
Convention.
VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE
Nearly Five Hundred Delegates fros
All Over the Northwest at the Con-
vention-SoIdiers and Indians
Furnish the Amusement.

Rapid City, S. d. April 14.-The old
md the new, the unciviliZed All the
most advanced, the frontier and the
historic, the Indian and the white man.,
have all met together in Rapid City to
celebrate the eleventh annual meeting
Of the Western Stock Growers Associ-
alton Of South Dakota. The streets are
lined with Indians in b%arbaric colors
and beads, and Indians in overalls with
cigaretS in their mouths, with United
States troops uatty in their khaki uni
forms; with cowboys in their snaps and
broad hats; With eastern men in high
mats, and Cattlemen in SLOUGH hats. Men
VINO own thousands of acres of lan
upon which their cattle range are rub
bling elbows with the man who has just
filed on 100 acres, but who will be do
ing business when the large cattle deal
er has found it necessary to go to new
CT regions in order to get sufficient land
for his enterprise.
This association mas G47 members. all
of whom are located between the Mis-
souri, river and the western boundary
OF this state, and who are either in tho
cattle or the horse business. While
Sheepmen may belong to the North
western Stock Growers association,
they ale nos welcome at this one. OF
this large membership not less than $50
members are in actual attendance.
Many of them have driven from 100 to
100 miles in order TO attend this meet
ing, which is of especial Importance to
them. as it is here that the arrange
ments are made for the spring round
ups.
The Importance of this meeting aside
from local interests is shown by the
TACT that I'VE private cars are stand
ing on the railroad tracks with guests
from various parts of the northwest.
The Sioux City car arrived Tuesday
morning with tWenty-four men from
the stock yards and the commission
houses. South Omaha is conspicuous
with its green and yellow umbrellas
and is ~tWenty-seven strong. While the
chicago men have a car, there are not
many OF them, as their trip will be a
long one, since they go from here to
Montana to attend stock meetings in
that state. G. G. Hughes, general man
age OF the chicago n Northwestern
railroad, is here in his car. and tho
milwaukee, road is well represented by
r. III. Calkins, assistant freight agent.
Who also has his car here.
me sports program has been fur
nlshed almost entirely by the three
spectacular classes of American
clt1zens; the soldiers, the cowboys and
80 ~ l W. llcpt'S Ol lJnllSC
states soldiers are here from Fort
Meade. Fully $500 Indians. including
sQuaWS n pOO are here
with their war paint and feathers, their
ponies and their rifles. while the mum
per OF cowboys is almost beyond es-
.l1natlon, one of the most attractive
leatcres was a cowboy race from Da-
City, Custer and Hermosa. The
cowboys started from their towns at
q stated time as arranged by the may
ors OF the towns II the first to reach
Rapid city was awarded the prize. The
most remarkable time was made from
HermoSa Il distance of TWENTY-FIVE
miles which was covered in one hour
and twenty-five minutes. So worn were
me ponies that they dropped on the
streets of this city as o. as they ar
rived. Relay races, war dances. pony
races and exhibit drills have helped to
form the program.
The first regular meeting of the assoc
cation was held Tuesday afternoon and
read on the subject Of mango.
reciprocity and the work of the Ma
tlonal Live Stock association
Another subject which came IN and
which was Of much interest was that
the thirty-six our law for shipping
The association indorsed the
proposed change to twenty-eight hOurs.
II also Endorsed the efforts of the de-
partment of agriculture through the
bureau of nina industry to stamD ont
me mango, and recommended that the
department make every effort pOssihla
to have western cattle inspected fcr
mango at the point Of loading rather
at market.
The old officers We're elected as fol
President. G. *. Howard: vice
president, H. H. Dawson: secretary
md treasurer, r. NJ. Stewart.