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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
JACK THE HuGeER BUSY.
Parkston Women Have Had a Bus,
Time with the Individual,

Parkston, S. D., Feb. 5.-The women
and girls residing at this place and in
this vicinity continue to be terrori2ed
by some villain, who is believed to be
the same individual who q short
time ago attempted! to hold up and rob
Miss Dora Zehnpennig, a well known
young lady, who escaped only after
desperate encounter with her assail-
ant.
During the last few days the rascal
has resumed operations, and several
similar affairs have been reported to
the authorities. The fellow accosted
the Misses Kerfel while they were on
their way home from Parkston, but
they succeeded in frightening him
away. In one evening three different
attempts were made to hold up persons
on their way home, and in each case
the victim was woman or girl.
Miss Martha Schilling was accosted
by the fellow on the sidewalk in the
alley at the rear of the Fullerton store:
Mrs. W. G. HUFF, while OH her way
home, was stopped by the scoundrel.
who endeavored to snatch her purse,
but she resisted desperately and struck
the villain blow with a pail of lard,
which she was carrying. The blow,
from this unique weapon had the ell
feet of causing the fellow to take to-
his heels. J
The descriptions given by all the VIC,
Tins OF the rascal make 1t certain that
the same individual is responsible for
I'LL the attempted holdups. The author !:
tiles are keeping a close watch for the.
,illain
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
A new CROP u
RuSTlERS IN WEST
Stock Owners Are Being Wor.
ried by Another Band
OF Thieves.
THEY ARE YOUNG MEN
The Gang Is susily Engaged in Work
ing Among the Scattered Farms
and Ranches Of Gregory Coun-
ty-Their Bad Land Retreat.

Chamberlain. S. D.. Feb. 9.--Notwith-
itanding that several Of the leading cat
tie and horse "rustlers," who for some
years have been terrorizing the set
tiers in Gregory county, have been ar
rested during the past few months.
there appears to be Il younger element
of this brand of criminals who aspire
TO make II record equal IL not superior
to that OF the old hands at the bust
ness who are now safely behind prison
bars.
The latest victim of these young out
laws is Il respectable Sioux Indian
farmer named Sinking Eye, whose
home is on Ponca creek, about five
miles southwest of the new town Of
Burke, in the coded portion of the Rose
bud Indian reservation. For years this
Indian has been the victim of thieving
bands, and cattle and horses issued to
him by the government in accordance
with the terms of treaties existing be-
tween his people and the United States
government, have regularly been stolen
from him.
Heretofore the thefts have been COM
mitted by members of the gang who
lodged in the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
and Sinking Eye had commenced to
believe that his cattle and horse sheds
would no longer be molested. But the
younger class of "rustlers,' in look
ing about for victims, selected this
much prosecuted Indian as their prey.
Two of the ;"rustlers'' visited his place
lat o'clock In the morning, and enter
ing his barn stole the only team Of
work horses he possessed. Fortunate
Ily he came upon the scene in time to
catch a glimpse of the thieves, whom
he Identified as "Pnil' Conoyer and AL
win Jones' mixed blood Indians, who
have been in trouble before for petty
crimes, and who now stand Il very
good chance of Joining their tutors in
the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
, Sinking Eye was not able to over
take the thieves and Immediately re-
cover his stolen horses but without de-
lay he notified Sheriff Sproul of Greg
DRY county. who promptly took the trail
of the ''rustlers.'
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
FARMERS COOPERATIVE.
At Irene They Will Establish a Bi,
General Sknre


Sioux Falls. S. D., Feb. 6.--The business
whether they will have to go out of BUSH
there.
With the assistance of representative
OF Twin City catalogue house. the farm.
ers IN the vicinity of Irene have been in,
duced to organize a cooperative company
which will operate a department store II
as intended that the store shall carry prac.
ftcally everything needed by the farmers,
and thus the regular business men of the
town will lose the trade Of hundreds Of
farmers
Tho company organized by the farmers
Will be known as the Irene Farmers Co.
operative Mercantile company, and will
have capital OF $4,000 Stock to the
amount of II, 500 was subscribed and paid
for on the day the permanent organization
was perfected. It is the intention of the
company to erect a large, modern. fire,
proof building.
Should this concern prove successful and
result In other companies of a similar
character being former by farmers else.
where In the state It ia reasonable to be.
Neve that scores, II not hundreds. of reg.
ular business men in the towns of South
Dakota will be brought to the verge 81
rum III the course Of the next year OF
two.
+ AT a meeting of the board Of directors OF
the new farmers cooperative company tho
following officers were elected: President
w. y. Mayer; vice president, Lars Kaar,
mold; treasurer, c. NJ. Peterson; secretary.
e. G.. kjeldseth - : :
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
HEROIC SACRIFICE.
Young Woman Offers to Aid in Re
storing Woman's Cutiele.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 6.-Miss
Mary Berg, daughter Of c. ]. Berg. a
prominent resident Of Volga, by the
exhibition Of a genuine spirit OF self
sacrifice has demonstrated that all the
heroines are not to be found nursing
soldiers on the battleficlds or in the
army hospitals.
Last September Mrs. Hildus Ege-
berg, residing near Volga, was serious
ly burned as the result of an explosion
caused by attempting to start fire
that time the unfortunate woman has
been patient in a hospital at Volga.
Several of the burns upon her body
were so large and deep that they re-
fused to yield to medical treatment
New skin refused to grow over these
burned places and the only thing that
remained to be done was to find some-,
one who would volunteer to have some
cuticle taken from their body SO it
could be grated on the affected por-
tions of the body of Mrs. Egeberg,
which refused to heal.
When informed Of this determination
on the part of the physicians, Miss
Berg volunteered to submit to an OPP
GRAFTON SO sufficient cuticle could be re-
moved from her body for the purpose
the operation. The cuticle thus Sc
cured has now been grated on the
burned portions of the body Of Mrs.
Egeberg, and the wounds are now eX-
pected to heal quite rapidly.
An interesting feature of the matter
is that Mrs. E!geberg and Miss Berg
are strangers. the young lady being
prompted i'll her action solely by q
spirit Of self sacrifice.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
he MAKES A FORMAL
ANNOUNCEMENT OF IT
In an Open Letter, Gov. Elrod
Says He Will Try for
Reelection.
PRECEDENT IN HIS FAVOR
livery Governor of South Dakota Ha,
So Far Been Given Second Term
Says He Is Roosevelt Re-
publican Clear Through.

Fierre. S. D., Feb. SIN the formal
announcement of his intention to again
seek the republican gubernatorial NOM
nation Governor S. H. Elrod points
out that a denomination and re-elec-
tton has never yet been denied any
governor of South Dakota.
He says he is {; Roosevelt republican,
standing squarely with the president
on every issue. The sensitive subject
of primary and caucus is touched but
lightly. Governor Elrods letter to the
public follows:
Points Out Economy.
Again l ask your support In the
coming campaign. have tried to con-
duct the affairs of the high office of
governor of this hustling young state
In a businesslike manner, and for the
best interests Of all our people re-
CARELESS of party ties. 1t is fact that
the affairs Of the state are in most
excellent condition. Every department
is being faithfully and economically
administered. The last session of the
Legislature was the most conservative
yet held in its history. Appropriations
were kept down and many measures Of
importance We're enacted into laws.
There are those who find fault with
the caucus law. 1t certainly has some
merit, or 1t would not have been passed
py a vote of 121 out Of 1873 votes cast.
1t is entitled to q fair trial
Inc assessed valuation of CORPORA
llon property was increased in 1905 by
over S625. 1000, and farm lands were low
cred from assessors returns on an av-
erage over the entire state of "a cents
per acre.
Stands with: President.
II am a lifelong republican and have
taken part in every campaign in Clark
county beginning in 1882. In 1880 was
Garfield republican. 1t was my first
vote. In 1884 a Blame republican,: in
1883 and 1892 Harrison republican: in
1886 and 1900 a Mckinley republican:
IN 1904 q Roosevelt republican, and I
have been Roosevelt republican every
day since William Mckinley died. and
stand squarely with President Roose-
Welt on every issue before the people.
including the railroad rate question.
and it is not necessary for me to belong
to league to show this. The question
Is, are we republicans?
The republicans have been WONDER
fully kind to me, and it has been my
earnest endeavor to honestly and faith
ully represent them.
Thus far,in the history Of our state
Zach governor, regardless Of what party
he belonged to, has been nominated
and reelected. I ask your support for
q denomination and for a reelection.
promising you that I will be faithful
to the end. S. H. Elrod."
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
CAR SHORTAGE REPORTED.
farmers Near FIandreau Complain a
~ Inability to Secure Them.

Flandreau, S. D., Feb. 5.-The fine
weather still continues at this point
and it is rather hard for the farmers
to see the fine weather passing by and
not be able to market their grain at
the elevators on account Of tho grain
men not being able to secure cars to
ship the grain they already have on
hand.
1t has been months since the grain
men of this place have been able to
get cars sufficient to ship the grain
that Is offered for market at this
place. Flandreau Is very much in
need Of another railroad The new
independent lumber company of this
place is unable to get cars to ship
lumber ordered. for this. point and It
seems that between the railroads and
The line lumber companies this COM
pany's doom is sealed. They started
out with very bright prospects,. only
to find out after they had their sheds
all completed that, their orders had
been Cancelled and all the mills Forbid
den to SELL them any lumber.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
TO KNOCK OUT THE
WHISKY CLAUSE
Business Men Of Wagner to
Appeal to Government to
Change the Order.
1T WORKS A HARDSHIP
Indians on Allotted Lands Are Forbid
den to Ever Sell Land Unless This
Clause Be inserted in
the Deed.

Wagner, s. D., Feb. 1.-THE business,
men of Wagner have decided to send
a man to Washington. D. c., to try to
have removed from the Indian deeds
what is known as the whisky clauses"
The man has not yet been selected, but
the funds have all been raised.
y few months ago the commissioner
of Indian affairs made ruling that
when an Indian sold any of his land
that comes to him by Inheritance
there shall be put into the deed Il
clause forever prohibiting the sale or
the giving away of intoxicating liquors
on the land. This works great hard
ship on the Indian as 1t has stopped
the sale of all their lands. The Indian
is not permitted to sell his allotment,
but only the land that comes 10 him
by Inheritance. With this clause in
loose the land the next day by its re-
yerting back to the Indian.
The commissioners ruling is so
broad that it covers the sale or giving
away of intoxicating liquors by any
one whether the purchaser or not. The
land is to revert back at once to the
Indian. This clause in the deed,
the land, does not add any force to the
temperance cause among the Indians.
In the treaty with Yankton Sioux
the sale Of liquor is forever prohibited
on this reservation. This is the law
whether in the deed or not. Putting it
in the deed does not make it any more
binding, it only opens up q field for
fraud with the Indian. If any one gets
mad or has any spite against the pur-'
chaser all he has to do is to go on tho
land and give away some whisky on
it. The land goes back to Mr.. Indian.
This temptation is more than some
white men could stand.
In the interest of the Indian and the:
purchaser, Wagner has decided to send
some one to Washington to try to have
his clause taken from the deeds.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
FRUIT IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Number of Varieties Adaptable to Gil.
mata of the State.

Aberdeen. s. D., Feb. Cat the annual
meeting Of the State horticultural society
held at Groton on January &c the society
adopted a fruit LIST for South Dakota. The
state was divided into four dstrict-the
northern. central, southern and Black
Hills. The northern district comprises that
section of the state north of line drawn
through WATERFOWL. The central district
Is that section of the state lying between
| the ATTITUDES OF Watertown and Sioux
Falls. and the southern district is that sec
ton of the state south of Sioux Falls. The
same fruits are recommended for the
Black Hills district as are listed for the
southern district. The list is as follows:
In apples, for first degree of hardness,
the Hibernal and Duchess are recommend
| cd for the northern district, with Patten,
Ereening, Wealthy and Anisin in second
places in the order named. In the central
district the same varieties are recommend
ed, with the addition, for trial. of North
western G1eening, Malinda and Repka Ma
lenka. In the southern district all the
above varieties are recommended except
Anisin and Repka Malenka, and in ia
/, vored localities in the south part of the
district the Ben Davis is added
Florence, Whitney, Sweet Russet, Briar
Sweet and Early Strawberry are recon-
mended in crabs and hybrids for all dis
| tricts of the state.
selected native plums on hardy native
roots are recommended. Wolf, Wyant, De
Soto, Forest Garden, Holling Stone, Stod-
lard and Hawkeye are recommended, with
Ames, Member, Terry. Surprise and Com
pass for trial. In the southern district the
same varieties are recommended, with the
addition of the Minor.
No cherry Is recommended for the north
rrn district. In the southern district Early
Richmond, Wragg, English Morelo and
Homer are recommended, and the same
varieties are recommended for trial in the
central district, with careful winter pro-
lection for roots in both districts.
Sand cherries. choke cherries, wild
grapes. wild goosberries and other native
fruits are recommended for trial. In the
Northern and central districts Loudon and
Turner red raspberries arc recommended
for trial. In the southern district those
varieties among the reds and Ohio, Kan
sas and Cumberland among the black caps
are recommended
In currents. for all districts the varieties
recommended are Victoria, Rcd Dutch,
Pomona. White Grape and London Mar
Ket In gooseberries Houghton is recon-
meaded for all districts. In Strawberries.
Warfeld. Crescent, Bederwood and Dun
lap. In the central and southern districts,
with winter protection, Concord and Wor-
zen grapes are recommended.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
BABE LEFT At DOOR.
Sioux Falls Couple Recipient. Of Tin
One BY Unknown Donor,


Sioux Falls, 8. D., Feb. 7.-Mr. and
Mrs. w. H. Russell, who conduct what
Is known as the Russell Candy Kitchen
in this city, were the recipients of q
little baby girl, which they found at
the back door of their place Of BUSH
ness. Notwithstanding that the tenn
perature was below zero when the in,
FAINT was. found. 1t apparently had not
been affected by the exposure and is
doing well.
The child was found at the doorway
at about 8:45 o'clock in the evening.
Mr.. Russell was sitting In the rear
part Of his store when he heard a
bump against the back door. Thinking
the noise was made by children in the
neighborhood he paid no attention. A.
short time later customer remarked
that he heard child crying. Upon in
vestigation the little founding was die
covered on the doorstep at the back
door.
The identity of the parents of the
baby Is a mystery. The infant wheH
found was only an hour or two old
and was wrapped in an old garment
and a piece of wooden blanket. Inside
the blanket was found q penciled note;
written in good hand, and reading :,
Dear Madame: am poor unfori
tunate woman heard you are a good
woman. Please take the baby for youH
own child. Please call her Victoria
Pearl. Take good care of her. and
God bless you. You will never hear Of
me again. Be kind to her.
Mr.. Russell and his wife have decided
to adopt the infant. An interesting
feature of the incident is that both are
greatly pleased with the baby and pro,
pose to give it the same attention they:
would child OF their own.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
TAKES FOR YEAR 1905.
Total j. Half Million Greater Than for
Preceding Year.

Pierre S. d.. Feb. 5.-The state audi
tors Office has completed compilation
aof the taxes extended In all the. couns
ties Of the state for the years 1904 and
1905. showing the total amount of taxes
sta state counts townsh io or municlsa1
The figures show ON increase of prac-
tically a half million dollars for 1905
over 1904. The total amount asked for
in 1904 was 5000, s46.s7; and to meet
the demands of 1905, calls for $685..
S30.Ss. The total valuations for 1905
as shown by the extensions by county
boards, shows a discrepancy when COM
pared with the figures as left by the
state board after equalizing the returns
made by them. The completed work OF
the state board showed q total valua-
tion for assessment purposes in tho
state Of $2ls.647,674; and the values un-
der the county tax extensions are $780,
b92,3fs, an increase Of million dollars.
This increase evidently comes from cor
rections in the assessment retuIna,
making a good sized total aggregate IN
crease In valuations
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
sTocKMEN's ELECTION.
Closing Session Of This Part of the Bio
Mitchell Convention.

Mitchell, S. D., Feb. 3-Owing 10 the
fact that the greater percentage of the
members of the South Dakota Live Stock
association would return home 1t was de-
cided to hold the election of officers and
transact the business while they were all
here, which was started by the election of
officers for the ensuing year. There was
no contest over the election as the OFF,
Gals who have had, charge Of the affairs
of the association since its inception have
worked to the one end of making it a
grand success and their work has met
with the approval of the great body of
members. The following are the officers,
who were reelected:
President-J. NJ. Erion, of Mitchell.
Secretary and Treasurer-J. w. Wilson,
Of Bookings.
Vice presidents were elected for the va
S1ous departments as folowS:,
Cattle-Albert Hill, Alexandria.
Swine-P. W. Peterson, Vermillon.
Sheep. G. Hall, Ordway.
Horses-J. M. .Dunmire, Scotland
Poultry-Geo. c. Tuck, WATERFOWL.
Some strong resolutions were presented
by the committee for adoption, and the
main features touched on matters of i'm
portance to the stockmen. A bill will be
presented to the legislature providing for
the testing and inspection for tuberculosis
Of all cattle imported into the state for
feeding or breeding purposes covering IL
y
Congressman Marshall of North Dakota.
for the removal Of the duty on alcohol so
that 1t can be used for fuel and manufac-
turing purposes was Endorsed and the
members in congress from South Dakota.
are urged to use all honorable means 10
secure early and favorable action thereon:
Congressman Marshall's bill appropriating
100000 to be used for experimental pur-
poses in what is known as the semiarid
belt in North and South Dakota in the
way Of irrigation was also Endorsed by the
association: in view of the anticipated
closing of foreign markets to the meat
products Of this country, the association
urged congress and the members of the
South Dakota delegation to procure the
passage Of such laws as will empower the
president of the United States and his
advisers to enter into such treaties of
reciprocity with other countries as will
open the markets of the world to the
american farmer and to his products.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
!. DOGS CORNER A WOLF.
Giant Specimen Killed by Ranchmen
at Biiou Hills.

Bijou HILLS, S. D., Feb. 5.--sports,nel
In this locality are. having considerable
sport this winter hunting wolves, which
are unusually numerous in the rough
country along the Missouri river in
this vicinity. A hunting party COM
posed of Thomas Austin. Charles Todd
ind John Bingham the other day had
an interesting adventure with huge
wolf, which their combined pack Of
eight dogs succeeded in cornering on
top of one of the range hills from
which this place receives its name. The
dogs, after cornering the wolf, which
was of the gray timber wolf variety
and Of gigantic size. were unable to
kill the animal, and the three men
We're compelled to rope the wolf and
haul 1T away from the dogs so they
could shoot it. The wolf was one OF
the largest ever seen in this part Of
South Dakota The hunters say it is
the first case on record In the history
OF the sport in which light dogs were
able to capture and hold a wolf of this
Nize and strength.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
WAS MARROW ESCAPE.
Two Men Nearly Killed by an lnfuri
ated Bull.

.
Brandt, SD, Feb. 9--Julius Schluter,
"a young man who Is In the employ of
George Weisel, a prominent farmer re-
Siding In Deuel. county, is laid up as
the result of q thrilling adventure with
q vicious bull. Only by a miracle did
he escape instant death. AS it is, it
will be several weeks before he RECEIVERS
from his injuries to such an extent as
ito be able to be around.
The young man was In the barnyard
doing his chores when he was without
warning attacked by the BULL Before
he scarcely knew what had happened
he had been knocked down and the in
furiated animal was trampling him and
endeavoring to crush him. Fortunately.
Gilbert. the S-year-old son of the young
mans employer, was near at hand and,
seeing the danger Schluter was in, ran
to the granary where his father was
working and summoned him to the res
cue.
The farmer picked up a neckyoke and
ran to the rescue, arriving on the scene
Just as the bull was about to crush
struck the animal terrific blow with
the neckyoke, and this withdrew the
animals attention from the PROSTATE
form Of Schluter to the farmer.
The bull promptly charged the farm
err who was able to strike 1t another
heavy blow with the neckyoke, but the
bull charged the second time, this time
succeeding in knocking Weisel down.
At this juncture. fortunately for the
two men. the bull had become SO fur
ious that It scarcely knew what 1t was
doing and for want Of q better target
charged full speed at a fence post.
which 1t struck with force enough to
break the heavy post. The force OF the
blow partially stunned the animal, and
before 1t could recover itself both men
succeeded in making their escape from
the yard.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09

II is said of the late Lord Salisbury
that he once had to dress at breakneck
speed for Il levee, and in the absence
Of his valet plunged ut a heap Of things
and threw them on rs they came. He
appeared at court in the coat of the
elder brethren OF Trinity house. the
trousers of a deputy lieutenant and Il
hat of the royal archers. Putting on
the finishing touches before the mirror,
lle hung his sword upon the wrong side
and g;lrtered himself about the wrong
Knee. He had assumed II waistcoat
made in days when he was Of less am
pie girth, so that between the hem Of
this garment and the waist of the trou-
sers was 4, gap which all but hi:as-ls