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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
LIGHTWEIGHT ENTRIES FILED
Aberdeen Land Office Kept Busy by


Aberdeen, s. d., Jan. 4.-In the last
quarter Lightweight homestead entrie.
were filed at the Aberdeen land Office,
comprising 12,4S5 acres. While the land
in the Aberdeen district has been set.
tied to a large extent. the few remain.
ing quarter sectionssof government land
are being eagerly sought.
The new town of Forbes on theiGrea!
Northern extension from Glendale, N.
d., is situated or the state line between
North and South Dakota. but in the
former state. An enterprising resident
of Mcpherson county. taking advantage
of the North Dakota prohibition law.
has leased a quarter section farm OF,
the South Dakota side of the line and
has started a saloon, having obtained
a county license. He is said to be do
ing a flourishing business, but the pro.
hibition element in the town is OBJ,
1ecting to his enterprise.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

Instructions are given by The British
admiralty office regarding the manner
In which oil should be poured on 'trou-
bled waters" 1t is recommended that
the oil be dropped overheard in small
perforated any bags capable of
holding from one to two gallons; each
bag depending from a line whose po-
sftion differs according to the nature of
the sea and direction of the wind. Run
ming before the wind one hangs out the
oil bags from either bow: crossing "a
bar with a flood tide the oil is sent on
ahead. For boarding a wreck oil is
thrO, II to windward of her. Waste
from the engines seems to be the best
oil, though all animal and vegetable oils
will serve
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
TAX DODGERS HE'LL UP.
Clay County Offers Worthy Exampl,
to Other South Dakota Counties.

Clay County Offers Worthy Exampls
to Other South Dakota Counties.
Vermillion, S. D., Jan. Eff the
boards of commissioners In every u
ty of the state would follow the exam
pie of the Clay county board q larger
number OF people who now escape hon.
est taxation would be forced to turn
over a much larger sum each year, and
The cities, county and state would be
in far better shape financially. The peo-
pie of South Dakota car hardly realize
what it. would mean to them If all tax
able property, including moneys and
credits. was returned by the assessors.
AS a slight indication Of what the in
crease would be reference need only be
made to Clay county.
a year ago when the assessors made
no returns on moneys and credits the
board members Wcn through the mort
gage records and made II list Of the
owner and the They then
made Il tax levy on the mortgages.
When it came time to pay the owners,
Ior some of them. fatty refused. The
lease went to court, and Judge Smith
decided in favor of the taxpayers. On
AN appeal the supreme cour ruled that
the board could make the levy. The
total amount of moneys and credits
found in the county that year was $685.
SIS. or this sum $43.540 belonged to
!Vermiliion citizens. With about a 4
mill tax levy the total income on the
above sum would be $2.536.89. OF this
amount s566.0 OF will go into the city
treasury. $S40.32 goes to the city schools
t:lnd $1.13O.55 to the county and state.
With Clay county as an example it Us
very easy to see that South Dakota is
losing at least 500, 900 each year sim
ply because county boards do not make
complete returns.
Although the supreme court has
handed down u decision favorable to
Clay county's commissioners, this does
not necessarily settle the matter per-
manently. Mr.. Salmer, defendant in
the action. can petition the supreme
court for Il rehearing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
CHASED sY WOLVES.
Man Near Holmquist, Unarmed, At.
tackled by Fierce Prairie Denizens.

Holmauist, S. D.. Jan. 1.-The resi-
dents of this part of Day county We're:
greatly alarmed when Howard Ras1nus
drove hurriedly into town n reported,
that while on The road some distance
out he had been chased by a pack of.
wolves. Aiming himself with 4 rifle
and a plentiful supply Of ammunition
he left town for the purpose of ami
hilating the alleged pack of wolves.
But no trace of the animals could be
found. They evidently thought pru-
!dence the better part of valor and de-
parted for a new field of operations.
Notwithstanding that the wolves have
disappeared, timid residents OF the
country for miles around hardly dare
venture out of doors after dark for fear
fof being attacked by the animals,
which Rasmus represented to be Of an
unusually fierce character.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
CHARGES ARE G [
Alleged Director Of Poor Farm o
~, Yankton County Is incompetent.

Yankton, S. d., Jan. 6.-Ihe board Of
county commissioners in regular ses-
sion ordered a public investigation of
conditions existing at the county Door
1arm, which is supervised by George
Stiger, under direction Of the county
commissioners, and by their appoints
tnent.
The order for the investigation is the
result of some ugly charges made iH
several citizens about seven miles east
of Yankton n near where the poor
farm is located. They in conversations
on the streets of their town n Yank-
ton allege that he superintendent
abuses the two inmates and grossly
~mismanages the farm, thus mourning a
large deficit which the taxpayers OF
the county must, Of course, pay.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
FIRE At ELK POINT.
King Elevator Burned Today will
contents-OnIy Partially
Ins,red

Elk Point, S. d., Jan. G.--One Of the
most terrific fires that Elk Point has
had for some time occurred this morn
ing, when the grain elevator belong
ling to NJ. King caught fire and burned.
THE alarm was turned i'll and the fire
company responded promptly giving;
about 10000 bushels OF grain which
was stored in it were almost completely
burned. The building and grain We're
ionly partially covered by insurance and
the loss is quite neavy. The grist mill
which stands only Il few feet away
from the elevator also caught fire, cut
the flames were eXtinguished without
doing any material damage. Mr.. King
iwho owned the elevator at this place
iownsS and operates Il large number OF
elevators throughout South Dakota.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
NOT READY FOR WINTER.
The New Settlers on Rosebud Said l.
Be Unpreparcd.

Salem, S. D., Jan. 4.-Should the Win
ter he next three months prove Sc
we're railroad men state that the SCf-
fering of the settlers on the Rosebud
reservation land would be intense ;ma
no doubt prove fatal to many Of them.
The reports about them having COM
Portable house and barns is not true
but, on the contrary, they are very
poorly equipped to endure the hard
ships of a Dakota winter.
AS long as the weather is warm and
the winter open they will live well and
be comfortable, but should one Of the
prevalent billiards. which last three TO
ten days appear then the poor men and
women and their children will Fave to
succumb to the inevitable.
The large majority Of the settlers
have erected huts of boards, generally
two thick, andshave banked them about
half way with earth and hay. They APP
pear very comfortable on the inside.
but look like stables from the outside.
The cracks are stopped by the APP
%piication Of heavy roofing paper be-
tween the two layers of boards, but the
drifting snow of a genuine South Da-
kota blizzard sweeping across tho
plains will penetrate the best OF houses.
Most of the settlers have thus far
prepared no stables for their stock and
their horses, mules and other draft
stock roam the prairie, shifting for
themselves.
the new arrivals. but few have paid
heed to the advice of the wiser ones,
preferring to trust to the weather
prophets for the changes In the wealth
er regardless of the experience Of 9th
erS,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
SANDBAGGED, ROBBED
r. AND HIT BY TRAIN
l.. G. Beaver Left on Railroad
Right-of-Way by Murder
Gus Thugs.
PROMINENT ARMOUR NAM
He Was Partially Aroused by Incoming
Freight Train, Struggled to Get
Out of Danger, but Had
His Fingers Cut OF. @
PROMINENT ARMOUR NAM

Armour. S. D.. Jan. Ii. G.. Beaver
n respected resident of this city. was
held up last night at 1920 near the
mill at the edge of the city by two
masked men, sandbagged, robbed of
his watch money and other valuables
and left on the railroad right of ray
in a se~mi-conscious condition. He
heard the roar of the incoming freight
and struggled to get q safe distance
from the train. He hen relapsed into
Inconsistencies and later when he
same to he found hat in falling he had
thrown his left hand across the rails
and that the fingers had been severed
by the passing train. There is no clue
10 the robbers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
RUSSIANS SEEK FREEDOM.
Twelve Families Have Arrived az Absr
deem from Native Land.

Aberdeen, s. D., Jan. S.-Twelve fam
lies of Russians have arrived In Aber-
deem direct from Odessa. They are
mainly young married. couples. but two
families in the party, which Is COM
posed of thirty-one persons altogether.
having children. They are German
Russians n comparatively we'll to
do. Members of the party state
mere that they were; all compelled To
brtbe the efficers: of the Russian goy-
sernment to permit them to cross the
tee They were twenty-one days on
wny,ssand expect to locate per-
maMently In Aberdeen or It's vicinity.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
MAIL ROUTES HEIGHTENED.
Farmer in Clay County Can Now
Have Free DELIVERY.

yelmillion. S. d., Jan. GA general
shaking up of the rural cute out of
this city will be made February I, and
from this time on the carriers will have
no easy time of it. Every one of the
four routes has been heightened from
two to five miles, and the carriers will
be Obliged to get acquainted with much
new territory. Two routes have been
established out of Burbank and one out
of Meckling. Wakonda has one new
route. After the first of mex month
Dit will be possible for nearly every
farmer in Clay county to enjoy rural
free delivery.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
LEAKED OUT AT YANkToN.
Roosevelt Club Organized with Grca,
Secrecy.

Iankton. S. d.. Jan. At has just
leaked out here that twenty rural re-
p%ublicans met in this city very quietly
Friday afternoon at the invitation OF
h states attorney, Lee Wymann. and
a branch of the state Roosevelt league
was organized. Every republican in
the city questioned and some prominent
Roosevelt men We're asked, expressed
great surprise at the news and We're
evidently in entire ignorance of tho
move. III AIN effort apparently to keeT
the so-called machine mcn out of the
fold, Il number OF sympathi2ers were
left out TOO. Just Why there Was Sc
much secrecy has not been l%atllolled al
this date.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
CAL TO

Aberdeen. S. D.. Dec. 3o.-The Chris
.tian church has extended a call to
Rev. W.R. Jinnett Of indianapolis, Ind,
to the pastorate recently made vacant
by the. resignation Of Rev. DR.. N. b.
,Ainsworth. It is understood that Rev.
:Mr. Jinnett will accept the appoint
!ment. The Baptist church, which has
been without q pastor since July 4, has
extended q call to Rev. G. =. Bronson,
of W~orfhtngton, Him. which has bsen
accepted ny the latter, who will com,
snence his RNstorate on February 1.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
FOUND DEAD in a CELLAR.
Mystery Surrounds the Death of ciea.
Lake Saloonkecner.

Clear Lake. S. D., Jan. 4.-James
Wilcox, proprietor of the Globe saloon
at this place. which is owned by the
Eanm Brewing company. was found
day morning. Draymen were taking
beer down III the cellar when they heard
some II groan, and looking around
saw MI. Wilcox just breathing his last,
blood ooZing from his ears and nose
A knife was lying some distance ron
him but there was no blood on 1t. The
coroner's inquest has not been held,
The deceased has no relatives in this
immediate vicinity. and has always run
q very good place,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
ESCAPE sCANTILY CLAD
Sioux Falls Masonic Temple Building
Is the Scene of a Serious
Early Fire.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. Fire
threatened to destroy the large Masonic
Temple building this morning. The fire
was discovered in the room occupied by
the Queen City Tailoring establishment.
conducted by Charles Bennett. Firemen
prevented the fire from spreading to
the remainder of the building. but the
eighty tenants of the block were driven
from the building, some of them thinly
clad. A portion of the o in which
the fire started was occupied by the
National Cash Register company,
Which is the heaviest loser.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
TWO BREAK JAIL.
Were Serving but Short Sentences
ia. Cannot Ha locatad. 4

Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 6.-While
serving d sentence OF twenty days for
stealing wire. William Underwood and
Edward Jones broke jail twice and
have 50. far failed to be recaptured,
They had served half of their sentences
but We're apparently unwilling to wait
the remaining ten days. After escap!
ing from Deadwood they were recapa
stured in Lead and placed in the city
jail, where they spent but. a short
time. Since their escape from Lead no
trace has been found of them. al
though the sheriff and his officers nave
secured the country YER since and arr.
Sstfil making efforts o5iocate them.4
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
INCORPORATION ARTICLES.
Two Bank. Incorporated for 5000

TIVE Banks incorporated for 5000
Each.
Pierre, s. d.. Jan. 4.-Articles of In
corporation have been filed for the
Citizens State bank, of Newark, Mar
shall county, with aScapital Of 81. 900.
Incorporators, Emile g. Peterson, w.
T.. Cornell, ]. s. Jarman, 8. Neff and
]. Peterson.
For the Ardnlore State bank, at Ard
more, Fall River county, with a capital
OF $1,000. 1ncorporAtore. o. Il. East
man, j. NJ. Richards and D. p. Welpton.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
IMPROVEMENTS At ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, S. D., Jan. 2.-The aggre-
gate cost of building improvements for
Alexandra for the year just closed is
upwards of $50, 900. of which the new
FIGURING mill built by the Clark Land
and Loan company, at a cost Of $780,
900: HI new Farmers Bank building,
costing $4,000, and the residences of At
torney p. A.. Zollman and Peter Jard-
ing, costing $1,000 each, are the princi-
nal factors. ea3&
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
LITTLE GIRL KILLED.
Caught in Tumblins Rod Of Machin.
and Terribly Mangled.

Hudson, S. D., Jan. Hattie MUS
tard, a 7-year-old girl, was so badly
injured by being caught in the tum-
bling rod of a horse power a~ttachedf*o;
IA corn shelter that she died wiz
an hour after the accident. The lii 1
bone in her body being broken. The;
accident occurred seven miles east Of
here in Garfield township. Sioux coun-
ity, Ia, ON Thursday afternoon. Mr..
Mustard is a renter on n OF Louis
fMiller's farms.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

to throw open a part OF the Ngwavuma.
district in Zululand, to European set
tiers willing to lease lands for the pur-
pose OF tapping the large numbers of
rubber. vines which abound in this
hitherto unknown district. Tho rubber.
Is OF good quality, but unfortunately
h natives In collecting 1T very often
destroy the vines, one Of the chiefs
recently having felled over 1900 trees
to form a new stockade for his royal
1krual.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

Il Rev. q. q. Richards. vicar Of st.
Peter and ct. Paula, Teddington.s Eng
land, I issued q general Invitation to:
the men Of his parish to call at the
Svlcarage on Monday evenings through
out the winter for friendly pipe and.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

travelling Kitchens. which have long
which did much to Increase the COM
fort OF the soldiers during the long
battleas of the recent war, are 10y be-
ins tried In the French maneuvers,
with II View to their Introduction into
French army.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

About thirty pioneers OF Utah. survi-
vorsi OF a party which In 1851 made the
Journey over the$trail from Salt Lake
TO Los Angeles. have departed from
Salt Lake to Los Angeles over the Salt
Lake. railroad. as guests of Senator
William A. Clark. The party, In spe-
cial Pullmans. are going over practical
ssiy& the saine route that they Travelled by
wagon and on foo in 1881.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
!. LARGE RARN BURNS.

Needing, 8. D.. Jan. "A large barr
IN T.. III. Whittaker's farm burned to
h ground Saturday morning, causing
s.; los of about $1,000. Five work horses
persisted in the. flames, besides twenty
tons of hay and SOM farm machinery.
The origin of the blaze, which. started
in the hay loft, is unknown. Mr.. Whit
taker carried some insurance on the
barn, but cannot tell how.Inuch until
the policy is forwarded from Missouri
Nl11av g-. E aEIs E-sS =E,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

he cornerstone Of a new German
hospital wa laid In San Francisco re-
Gently. The hospital Will cost 340O, 900.
and will be IA Of the best arranged.
and eauipped Y. the world T Will be
sE&yGlent society.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
IS TERRIBLY BURNED.
South Dakota Woman Is Expected tc
Die as a Result of Severe
Iniuries.

Armour, S. D., Jan. 1.-While clean
ing IL stove with backing mixed with
gasoline, gas exploded and Mrs. L. 1.
Lewis of this city was terribly burned
about the head, fac and hands. She
inhaled the flames. Dr.. Ward, the
physician, says that it is very doubt
full whether she RECEIVERS.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
Bishop Hanlon. OF Uganda.

BISHOP HanIOn, OF UKandn IN de-
scribing some of his experience In cen
trail Africa, said recently that though
many Of the medicine men had been
converted, they could not be induced
to carry their confession SO far as to
divulge their undoubted valuable REM
edies for native disease. Some of the
converted medicine women were 20
SO %reticent, but their revelations We're
generally worthless.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

Threatened disappearance of the wild
fauna OF South Africa has led the Natal
acres in extent on the slopes of the
Drakensberg. In the deep "kloofs' of
these secluded mountains patches OF
berg cypress n other natural forest
afford good cover for the Gland. of
which only some 100 specimens now
remain in Natal. The reserve also con-
tains herds OF blue buck and kip
springer. In this game reserve are also
found many valuable specimens of
early Bushman paintings and drawings,
many OF which are disappearing owing
to the rapid disintegration Of the rock
surfaces.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

Vote is II word with a curious his
tory. To the Roman a ''votum' was IL
solemn promise made to a deity. From
the solemn promise itself the mean
ing of "votum'' gradually became the
prayer or intense wish that accompa-
MED the promise, and then any intense
wish whatever. SO far the develops
ment proceeded in Latin and vote
passed into English with the same
sense. When Ben Jonson wrote OF
public votes to heaven he meant not
mass meeting resolutions, but prayers.
Finally vote acquired it's present
meaning-the formal and emphatic ex-
preston of a wish: while the old sense
remains with it's doublet VOW
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

Secretary Taft has made himself
California by deciding that the
proposed RAILWAY bridge over Con-
gunner straits, through which all the
4trafic of the San Joaquin and tribu-
stary waters passes, must be erected on
piers and at a height OF go feet above
water. The railway company wanted
n causeway, with q draw.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

Eminent Babylonian explorers say
Babyionian child had to commit to
memory extended to thirty times thir-
w. and that he was easily conversant
with two languages besides his own.
The school rooms have been discovered,
md today 1t Is possible to examine the
school books, the tablets with the arith-
metfcs lessons still legible upon them.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05

President Pritchett, OF the Massachu-
sets. Institute OF Technology, in an
article in q recent number OF the At
5TllAnttc Monthly. says that the most re-
markable educational fact of the last
fifteen years in this country has been
the marvellous growth OF the state uni
yersity. OF the twenty largest instl-
buttons In this country twelve are state
universities: De the first five three are
state universities.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-08
News Of Interest.
EiGHT-HoUR LAW is USELESS.
Commissioner Beck Told That Meas
$50 s., NToroan N,n,+ ne Enforcad

Commissioner Beck Told That Meas
ure for Women Can't Be Enforced.
In reply to letter of inquiry from
State Labor Commissioner Beck, the
attorney general rendered an opinion
TO the effect that while section IT'S
of the Revised Statutes of Wisconsin,
which was passed for the purpose or
limiting the hours of labor for women
in factories and workshops to elght
hours a day is constitutional, it is
practically of no value, because WON
en- may work longer than eight hours
if they so desire. Several of the FAC
tory inspectors have reported to the
labor commissioners that in most OF
the factories of the state women en-
ployes work ten hours day. The at
torney general says:
LAS the statute now stands woman
may not be compiled to work more
than eight hours in one day in fac
tory or workshop without violation OF
the statute, but she may do so II she
likes"
Commissioner Beck says there are
21,824 females employed in factories
and workshops in Wisconsin. 1t is
probable that an attempt will be made
at the coming session of the legislS-
ture to have this statute amended so
as to absolutely prohibit factories and
workshops from allowing their female
wage earners to work more than eight
hours a day.-W.