The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-16

rom ALL OYER THE STATE
interesting News Items Cleaned from
Our Dakota Exchanges and
Elsewhere.
Mrs. Haney, wife of Judge Haney,
If the supreme court, died at her
home ir Pierre, Friday morning
IN attack of heart trouble, from
which she has been a sufferer for a
number of years.
An exchange says the last SEES
sion of the legislature passed a law
making it a misdomeanor for any
to operate a %threshing ma
chine without first filing a bond
the clerk of courts. This law
imposes a penalty. upon conviction,
Of from 500 to $500.
The body of Verne Mecham, a
freight conductor, was brought to
Pierre Thursday afternoon, having
been thrown under his train by an
accident Wednesday. The injured
was started for the hospital at
this city, but died shortly after the
train left Blunt. He leaves a family
in Huron.
The Mailstay mill was sold last
Saturday at Rapid City to New York
srties represented by w. w. Trimpi
of East Orange. N. -. Mr.. Trimpi
was the highest bidder, his price be-
ing in the neighborhood of $1,000.
The original cost of the mill was
near the hundred thousand dollar
mark. All back debts will be paid
up and work will probably start at
this valuable mine in a short time.
Deadwood, S. d., August g. Be-
cause the Lead-Deadwood Gas COM
pany has not yet granted an eight
hour day to its employees the latter
have remained away from the plant
for the past few days, and the city
has been in partial darkness. The
company only employees five men al
the present time, and the men claim
that they were to have had theil
working hours reduced August LIST
from 10 to s hours per day, and they
refuse to return to work until grant
ed their request.
The Northwestern railroad has only
one mile of ballasting to be done on
its fine between Rapid City hltd
Pierre and with the completion o
that the road will be practieall,
finished between the two points named
The company is now selling ticket:
between Rapid City and Fort Pierre
but does not undertake to land pas
sengers on the east side of the river
The railroad bridge across the Mis-
souri, is not yet completed and the
contractors have two months il
which to finnish the job. Through
tickets will not be sold until thu
bridge finished and in use.
Belle Fourche, S. D., Aug. O.
The Intelligence (of two shepherd
dogs has led to the discovery o
what may prove a murder in the slim
Butte district, some miles north o
Belle Fourche. Word of the affair
has just ben bought in by courier
1t seems that "a rancher was passing
a couple of miles from the wager
outfit of a sheep herder named
Cooper, when the latter's two dog:
appeared. The animals whined, ant
running slowly toward their mas
ter's camp evidently sought to draw
the rancher's attention there. HI
decided to investigate and followed
|the dogs. Cooper was found fac
down in a pool of blood with a bull
let wound through his heart, and n.
sign of a revolver. The rancher a
once fastened to Belle Fourche an,
Coroner Chantney has gone to tn
scene.
About the first of the comm
month the Homestake company vii
commence repairing the Homastak'
mill. The timbers in this reductio
plant are in good condition and
will be necessary to put in new bal
terry posts, mud stills, etc., in fac
all the heavier timbers will be re
placed by new material. Most c
the lumber on the interior of thi
plant has stood for years, or sine
the erection of the mill. 1t will nc
be necessary to hang up all TIL
stamps while the work is in pro
gress, as the arrangements hav
been made to work in such a mar
ner that only ono battery, Of fv
stamps will be hung up at n tim'
The start will be made oon as tin
Der arrives, the order having bee
placed some time ago. 1t is sal
that when the Homestake mill ha
been completely overhauled the Sta
mill will be treated likewise.
Governor Charles Evans Hugh'
of New York, a strong possibility fc
president of the United States, an
known over the country for his wor
in the insurance graft cases in Ne
York city, will speak in South d.
kota. He has consented to make til
principal address at the state col
vention of Baptists, at Deadwoo'
which convenes October l for a tw'
days session. The governor is
prominent member of the church an
takes a keen interest in its affair