The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-04
MYSTIC NEWS.
(Too late for last week.

ue lHelllDefS Oh the " Brlent lam
lily have been confined to the house
with measles for several days.
A heavy snow fell in this section
Wednesday,
Mrs. William Driver and son of
Slate Creek visited friends at Au-
burn Camp Sunday
William Twombly went to Hill
City on business Monday.
Bon Burleigh and Jake fIansle
and sister went to Deadwood Sunday.
Swan Nelson went to Rapid City on
business Tuesday,
A dance is to lie given at the hall
in Mystic Saturday evening.
a new steam engine has been in
stalled at the Mariposa mine.
The Musical Wizard of Wall Street.
Manager Brennan has secured the
above excellent attraction for Satur-
day evening, May 4. 1t is ore of the
most successful musical comedies
ever written. in three acts, for
laughing purposes only, and is filled
with musical numbers throughout
Included in the cast of this pleasing
comedy is the Brownies (Charles and
Bessie) who introduce singing, dane
ing, and the wonderful singing dog,
"Hoodoo." The Pc overs George and
Louise) is another strong speciality
that adds very materially tc the gen
eral excellence Of this entertainment
The Rhinehart Sis1al's is a we'll
known sister team whose songs and
dances never fail to elicit much mer-
tied applause. Mr.. and Ms. lIusa N.
Morgan, our leading people, are per-
haps two of the best known among
the professional people who have
been before the public for years,
their ability both dramatic and other
wise being most firmly established.
When you add to the above features
the fact that this performance is pre-
sented under a positive guarantee as
to its eXcellecne, with special scenery
and magnificent wardrobe, you can
rest assured of receiving not only
your moneys worth in the way of an
entertainment, but really something
better in the line of musical comedy
than you have been in the habit of
witnessing outside of the larger
cities.
Some Fool Laws as to Spring
Shooting.
Jacksnipe are beginning to strag-
gle in, bravely fighting their way
northward against the chilly blast.
Sportsmen are indignant at the law
that robs them of shooting snipe in
spring and plover in early fall. 1t
is a silly law. 1t discriminates be-
tween people who live in different
sections of the state, for those living
in southern Nebraska can shoot snipe
before the 10th, while north here
they never come as early as that
date. If all spring shooting had been
prohibited no one would complain.
Why, then, this discrimination of
north Nebraska against the southern
part of the state and against Kansas
and South Dakota? Snipe do not
mate until the middle OF May, and
owing to lack of gregariousness
as well as to their erratic flight
they are in no immediate danger Of
extinction. There is a yelled, in
vidious insinuation in the law that
If people were allowed to shoot snipe
and plover, other birds having a
closed season would be shot. Do
not these lawmakers know that no
man appreciates the law that pro-
tscts breeding and immature or
rare birds more than the man who
shoots seasonabfe birds? BY the
way, who creates all such fool legis-
lation? Take the food and drug law
as introduced. Here is a sample of
one Of its provisions: A registered
physician writes a prescription for
cough mixture for child living ten
miles in the country. 1t is four
ounce mixture and contains two
drachms of paregoric, teaspoonful
every three hours. 1t is put up and
labeled by registered druggist. The
child would receive, if given accord
ing to the plain directions, about two
drops to the dose, or sixteen drops
during twenty-four hours; but this
law required that label with skull
and crossbones and having the word
poison in large letters be also at
tached. What mother, think you,
would give a drop of the contents of
that bottle to her child? This is a
twin to the law prohibiting shooting.
1t says the doctor or druggist can't
be trusted. The game law SAYS the
plover shooter is rascal, who would
shoot prairie chickens on their nests
If allowed to carry gun in late
summer. Evidently no doctor was
consulted about the one, nor SPORTS
man about the other. Ergo, to pre-
vent chicken stealing, pass a law
forbidding anyone carrying a gunny-
sack after dark. DIR. j.. n. Mccoy,
Norfolk, Neb., in World-Herald.
Sunday Lid OF in Chicago.
Mayor Busse of Chicago came out
of his inner Office the other, day to
announce that he was strictly in
favor Of the Sunday saloon. He gave
as his reason that the Sunday saloon