The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-25

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gon.
The Westinghouse people are do
ing extensive development work on
their mica property near Mystic and
Custer. The town of Custer will be
furnished electric lights from their
plant.
An effort is being made to remove
5thessoficies of the Water Users AS
ISOLATION from Belle Fourche to Vale.
The Reed rural telephone line has
been completed into Vale from Stur-
gis and that town is now connected
by wire with the outside world.
The gravel pit gang, city prison.
ers, at Pierre, refused to work on
Wednesday. They were taken back
to their cells and put Oh light diet
until such time as they will consent
to earn a square meal by the use OF
their shoyels.
The town of Lennon expects to
move soon from its temporary site,
which was given by the ranchman at
ter whom it was named, to its per-
manent. site, located on the railroad.
Substantial buildings will then be
built. Fortunately the move is of no
great distance, only a quarter of a
mile.
AS a part of the ceremony which
took place last week connected with
the breaking of the ground for the
new law building to be erected on the
university campus at Vermillion,
Dean Sterling directed that one
spadeful Of earth should be lifted
in behalf of Miss Marjorie Breeder
as a recognition of her being the
first woman graduate of the state
law school.
The fall term of federal court at
Aberdeen has been dispensed with by
Judge Garland because he has SO
much business for the Sioux Falls
term. No word has been heard yet
as to the Pierre term.
Belle Fourche is to lose two of it's
prominent men. Rev. a.. L. Baker,
who for two years has been pastor
ofssthe M. r. church, has accepted a
call from Visalia. California, and: III.
e. Green, chief assistant engineer in
the Belle Fourche project, has re-
signed his position and will leave
soon for California.
Steward I. l.. Gill, Of the peniten-
toary at Sioux Fails, is not recover
Ing from the assault of convict
Ames as wellsas expected. Els fever
iaSligh and he Is in n serious con-
dition.
The matter concerning Mrs. Kauf-
mann, will come up for hearing be
fore JudgaaSmith, of Yankton at
the courtshouse in Sioux Falls next
Tuesday.
Eight criminals, who were; com
fined In tile Brown, county Jail at
Aberdeen, last week,Swhile the sheriff
and deputy were eating supper es-
capped through q window the bars Of
which they had previously sawed
through. Seventeen other prisoners
refused to take advantage ofsthe OPP
portunity.
IA large meeting of the Watertown
district medical association, was held
at yyatertown, October 1, and was
one Of the MOST Interesting ever
held.
Discriminating Against the West.
Again the Interstate Commerce
Commission will beSpetitioned to put
an end to the system by which the
East Isl treated with fayoritism in
railroad rates to the SoutheastasThis
is an abuse surviving from condi-
tloIs that have passed away and
gho;Ild have been ended years ago.
Che present schedules date baels
thirty years and havo been co :p,etef
ly cuSgrown. As vastly differnnt f9il7
Way syssemaexistedSi in 1878, and such
mo rs ST. Louis, Chieag Gsifs
cinnati, Indianapolis and LonisylIe
are now substantially central Instead
III Western. The expansion OF the
.aouatry has a!aveloaed neT gsossral,s
shicgi relations, and this change8Ysla
lie emphasized by the istilmian c
al.@Ewhich, together with Cuba and
the rest Of thu West Indies, Hes
lsou,lthteast Of this region: ST. Louis
is nearer than New York to Attain
a, Pensacola and Key West, but Is
dissriminatea against In the railway
rates.
All the western manufacturing as
well az ACCOMPLISHMENTS IL con
cerned Ia wiping Sout a glaring in.
aasquality. Even from New England
the Southeast the railroad rates
preferential. Arrotast has beeai
made Fer severalsYeays and nov q
sssllt OF united shippers will be
brought under the proYisions af the
Hepburn law. Charges are heard,
that the schedules unexplained Of
lNere scontrived originally o dis
dcoUraslge manufacturing insthe cities
apf the Central West. That idea IS
futile. 8 Louis has become the
"a 0urth city M the Manufacturing
sandustfies 81 theSsUnIted States. Il
sssks fsirs play. NE rates ~ 1873
Dire not adapted the situation ~
RA907.%sT me Interstate Commission.
4 Observation-Disclosures daalRiths such.
gauasttona ana aaEathe-colntry grows
Il laheeyssaW III force hearIngssS Central
sEaHes want acceSs tosa Southwest
Spn lsSsl1sseqnahty with the Middle and
HI MMnSland Malsage@onght
sdD af6e basis the charges,and
hASmstter Win urged until jas-
ssssecared.T4a Iobe-DejM5pefa