Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-04-20
. COSMOPOLITAN
MEETING IN HILLS
All Kinds and Glasses Of People
Attending Stock Growers
Convention.
VERY LARGE
Nearly Five Hundred Delegates from
All over the Northwest at the Con-
vention-Soldiers and Indians
Furnish the Amusement.

Rapid city, S. d.. April 1.-THE old
n the new. the uncivilized' and the
most advanced, the frontier n the
historic, the Indian and the hit man,
have all met together in Rapid CITY 10
celebrate the eleventh annua meeting
of the Western Stock Growers Assocl-
alton of South Dakota. The streets are
lined with Indians in barbaric colors
and beads, and Indians in overalls with
cigarets I'm their mouths; with United
States troops natty in their khaki uni
forms; with cowboys in their snaps and
broad hats; with eastern men In hlgh
hats, and cattlemen in SLOUGH hats. Men
who own thousands of acres or and
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 IL necessary TO go to new
er regions in order to get SUFFICIENT land
for his enterprise.
This association has 647 members, all
of whom are located between the Mis-
souri, river and the western boundary
Of this state, and who are either in the
cattle or the horse business. While
sheepmen a belong to the North
western Stock Growers association,
they are not welcome at this one. or
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 ii is here that the
ments are made for the spring round
ups.
The Importance of this meeting aside
from local interests is shown by the
fact that five 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 nave 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 I'm
that state. G.. C. Hughes, general man
ager Of the Chicago n Northwestern
railroad. is here in his car, and the
Milwaukee road is well represented by
r. M. Calkins, assistant freight agent,
who also has his car here.
The sports program has been fur
hished almost entirely by the three
most spectacular classes OF American
citizens; the soldiers. the cowboys and
the Indians. Two troops of United
States soldiers are here from Fort
Meade. Fully 1900 Indians, including
braves, squaws and pappooses are here
with their war paint and feathers, their
ponies and their rifles. while the num-
Der of cowboys is almost beyond es-
timation. One of the most attractive
features was a cowboy race from Da-
kota City, Custer and Hermosa. The
cowboys started from their towns at
q stated time as arranged by the may
ors of the towns and the first to reach
Rapid City was awarded the prize. The
most remarkable time vas made from
Hermosa a distance of twenty-five
miles which was covered i'm one hour
and twenty-five minutes. So worn were
the ponies that they dropped on the
streets of this city as soon 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 asso-
citation was held Tuesday afternoon and
papers read ON the subject of mango,
reciprocity and the work of the Ma
tional Live Stock association.
Another subject which came up and
which was of much interest was that
Of the ~thirty-six hour law for shipping
cattle. The association indorsed the
proposed change to twenty-eight hours:
II also indorsed the efforts of the de-
pRrtment of agriculture through the
bureau of animal industry to stamp out
the mango, and recommended that the
department ia every effort possible
to have western cattle inspected for
mang at the point Of loading rather
than at market.
The old officers were elected as fol-
Lows: President, G.. K. Howard: vice
president. II. Fl. Dawson: secretary
and treasurer, +. M. Stewart.