The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-07-27
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Wildwood y-the-Sea-A leviathan was
landed by the crews of the pound fisher
les at this place after an exciting two
hours tussle. in which several Of the SAIL
ors were thrown into the sea. 1t Is gil
gantic specimen of the deep-sea suniish,
and weighs 1000 pounds. The "sea cow"
as sailors term IT. has two immense fins,
with eyes as large as teacups and a hui
man-ike mouth and ovcrhanging fore
head.
Wilkesbarrc, Pa.-There Is danger that
the borough of Saltwater Will be left with
out enough voters To ill the public Of
fees, The borough had forty-four quail
fled voters. Many of these are employed
in planning mill. which this week was
removed TO Berwick, and Il number have
followed the mill. The borough has TWEEN
two public offices to Ill., and less than
thirty voters are left, while some of these
may Still remove.
Amcs, la-An extra freight on the main
line of the Northwestern had Il wheel OF a
furniture car loose on the journal. Tho
wheel worked loose. left the track and ran
along on the ties for about twenty miles,
cutting of the two inside track bolts on
every rail joint In its course. Invcstiga-
ton showed that the wheel had taken OF
nearly every track bolt from Nevada to
Boone.
Lexington. Ky.--After forty years con-
federate soldiers of General John II. Mor-
gan's command are receiving pay from tho
federal government for horses taken from
them when they surrendered. DR.. j. l..
Nrazee and several other former confe,l-
crates of this city who surrendered to
General L. a, Hobscn at Mt. Sterling,
NY. in May. 1860, has just received Checks
for SIS.
Marysvilic. kan.-Wr,i Graba bought a
i6-holse power engine and Il sx-gang plow
10 Use in breaking 100 acres of land in
Logan county. He will now double the
capacity of his steam pillow by buying a s.
horse power engine and a twolvc-gang
pillow. The new rig will have 4 seeder and
lister attachment behind the plows so that
the entire Job can be done b. going over
the field once. $50
PittsbCrg. Pa.--Citizcns of the Lawrence
willie district Of P.ttsburg have complained
that the fumes from a big soap factory on
Hers Island in the Allegheny river, have
killed all bird life in that section, and an
i;ves legation has been ordered. 1t is
asserted that cage birds for a mile sur
rounding the factory die within a few
days. Even the hardy English sparrows
have been driven away.
SAT- Lake City, Utah.-A sign bearing
the words, Baby for Sale" displayed for
several days in front of cottage in Wa
terloo. a suburb caused the arrest of Mrs.
Mueller by an officer OF the juvenile court
An investigation developed the fact that
several persons had offered to buy the
child. one woman Offering So. but Mrs.
Mueller would not sell for less than SIPS.
LeavenHorth, KAMA year ago Billy
Evans, the policeman. fell from boat into
the Missouri river and lost his hat, and to-
day catfish was caught in the river
which, when cut open. gave up Evans hat
The fish had swallowed the hat. The fish
weighed % pounds and was one Of the
largest caught in the river in a long time.
Cumberland, Md.-The Rev Thomas N
-Alderton, aged fifty. of Great Cacapon. w.
Va, dropped dead from apoplexy while
preaching in the pulpit at Greenwich Bap-
fist church, at,Reesmills. WA. He stood
nearly scrc1i feet and weighed more than
three NuEGTeu pOuIlQS. IlaQ Decn q
preacher for twenty-five years.
New Brunswick, n. with both lags
and an tarm cut off. Harry Machin, OF
Trenton. laid upon n stretcher at the
Pennsylvania railroad station here this
morning and smoked Il, cigarette. He then
begged one of the railroad men to put him
out of his misery. He had fallen from
freight train.
For Worth. Tex.-A large vampire ba.
attacked the kew. II. c. Jacquish while he
was sitting on the gallery of. his home in
Marshallla night. and was killed after a
hard fight. The bat measured more than
sixteen inches from tip to tip and had q
heavy coat of hair over Its body.
Chicago.-Nelson l.. Barnes can smoke
q $4,000 cigarette any time he wishes. Tho
young society man has made wager with
his uncle-in-law. John NJ. Barker, the mil
lionairc car builder. of Michigan City, that
he will stop smoking cigarettes. If he
smokes one. he loses $4,000.
Austin. Tex.'-Miss Bette Marreil, CT
Temple, Tex, while on her way to Chau-
tauqua. N. Y, was bitten by a rattlesnak,
which was In her berth in the Pullman
Ear. A physician accompanied her to
chautauqua, where she Is said to be in u
serious condition.
milwaukee, Wis.-Colone J. II. SIcber If
Pittsburg passed through this city with
he largest muskellungc ever caught in the
state. The fish weighed eighty pounds and
was caught near Tomahawk 1t Is be-
:ieved the fish is 80 years old.
ST. Joseph Mich.-To spite his wife. with
whom he had auarreled. Ira Livingston, a
Forest Hill farmer. 10 years old, took a
norsc and buggy, wedding present, drove
to the woods, shot the horse, burned the
buggy and killed himself. ~
TOLD IN BRIEF.
Berlin-Bavarian trains will soon bt
equipped with wireless telegraphy.
New York-Three deaths resulted
from heat prostrations here yesterday.
Caracas-Celebratin his return to
power, President Castro has pardoned
all Offenders sentenced by the state
courts.
Boston = Ambassador Speck Won
Sternberg was overcome by heat here
yesterday, but recovered quickly in a
hospital.
Philadelphia President Roosevelt
will speak at the dedication Of tho nev,