The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-06
l10RE THAN 10000
That viii BE the Number of People
At the Annual Stock Meet Next
Week. AT Least
FIVE DELEGATIONS WILL BE

mere representing Eastern Cities,
Omaha, Denver and Sioux City
The First to be in.
Late adVices to the secretary of
the commercial club is to the eff
rect that at least five cities from the
east will be represented here in dele
cations during Stocllmeeting next
week. Sioux City is coming two hund-
red strong, and Omaha iobbers and
stockmen are coming with about the
same number, as is also St. Paul,
Denver and Minneapolis. There is
every reason to believe that there
will be at least five thousand invited
visitors within our gates next Week
aside from the quota that will come
in on the regular excursion trains
which altogether will swell the num-
| Der to some extent. If we were to
count the number Of Indian tribes
camped out On the hills adjacent
to the town, like so many Arabs
awaiting fete or market day. the en-
tire extra population OF guests to be
taken care of by Rapid City next
week will be at least $4,000. These
wards of the government, will, Of
course, come to take care of them
selves, as they always do Indeed
they are already in camp, and await
| ing the time To take their-part in
the big spectular show of which they
are anxious to take part, as has been
their wont in the years gone by.
THESE Indians are defendants, many
of them, of Sitting Bull, and among
l5tnem are old lieutenants and their
squaws who had hand in wiping
ont of Clusters little band on the
Little Big Horn. Indeed, there are
among them those who can tell the
details of that day, III their way,
and who tell story that is some
what adverse to the Custer story
as told in the magazines that has
since become a matter of history.
However, it will be an historic
group, that these remnnts of the
nomadic tribes of the old border
days will present. They will appear
in paint and feathrs, much the same
as they did in the old wild days.
They will, at least present a kind
Of kinetscope picture that will not
soon be forgotten and that will be
picturesque in all its details. There
are strict orders from the interior
| department as to their department
while on parade here, in that they
are to be under strict discipline while
in and about the city. Indeed, the
Indians 'of this day can get but lit
tie comfort out of an outing. But he
gets perhaps as much as the trooper,
and perhaps more, for the time has
come when the trooper is denied the
privilege Of getting out on dress pa
rade. In other words "Files" is just
| now out of job, so far as the gov
ernment is concerned, for the war
department has recently made a rul-
| ing that he must not get off his own
camp grounds any more for public
inspection.
But not withstanding the show
| of next week will be as spectacular
as Paines, and will be altogether the
best meet of the kind ever pulled off
in the city. 1t is up to the citizens
OF Rapid City to take care of all
the strangers within within it's gates
next week. So let evey citizen con-
slider himself committee of one to
see to it that no stranger has not a
place whre with to lay his head,
and wherewith he may not eat,
drink and be merry while ealing at
tention to the growth of Rapid City.
Lack of Common Courtesy in Every
Day Affairs.
Courtesy, coutesy, courtesy! What
beautiful thing it is, and how rare.
1t is one of the great factors in
successes.
1t helps to make life sweet for
all of us.
1t is an accomplishment and a
virtue.
Why is it so little taught, learned
or practiced?
Not long since entered station
cry establishment where all kinds of
printing are done.
Like the majority of Americans,
was in something Of q hurry
with many duties and engagements
to fill the day.
/ ! wanted to ask the price of GER
tain piece of work / desired done,
which might have resulted in my per-
manent patronage.
There were three men and young
woman within speaking distance; ali
were busy With customers; two OF
them glanced at me, but otherwise
4 ignored my presence.
| waited five minutes and no one
had approached me or spoken to me
Then I went elsewhere. How
easily one of tLese attendant.
Ecould have said with gracious am
5lpolite manner, Madam, : Will be a