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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03
Some Elegant Band Concerts.

The National Sanitarium band cele-
brated the formal opening of the
National home May 1st by playing
from to 4 p. m. in the court half a
dozen very fine selections. This they
will continue to do every afternoon,
so the music loving people of the
town can enjoy an hour of exquisit
pleasure everyday listening to the en-
trancing melody the band produces.
There are two clarinets, two cornets,
a base, baritone and alto and last but
not least the drummer, who isa wonder
in the way of handling his two drums
and various other accompanying in
struments. Time spent listening to
these daily concerts will be we'll spent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03
OPENING OF THE EVANS.
An Excellent Lot of Help and Brigh,
Prospects for the Season.

An Excellent Lot of Help and Bright
Prospects for the Season.
Tho Evans Hotel opened Wednesday
with an excellent force in charge, serv-
ing breakfast for the first meal. Mr..
Turner has been exceptionally fortu-
nate this year in the selection of his
helpers.
G. E. Jones is the manager and has
the help of o. r. Gard whose home is
in Aberdeen, S. D., in the Office; w. S.
Dudley, late of the Mondamin, of Sioux
City, is the efficient chef in charge of
the kitchen, who comes highly recon-
mended; Miss Marie Shaw, who will
have charge of the dining room, also
comes from the Mondamin, while Mrs
Watson has returned to resume her
place as housekeeper. Emil Hargens
continues in charge of the news stand.
The house has been thoroughly
cleaned and overhauled from top to
bottom, some new china put in and
some improvements made in the kitch-
en- and with the new floor on the
| veranda is in better shape than for
years to entertain and care for it's large
summer patronage.
The rates will be practically the same
as Tasty year, 50 to So day, American
plan.
| The season promises to be a good
one for the Evans and the management
proposes to exert itself to the utmost
to properly care for and entertain its
guests.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03
Eighth Grade State Examination

Will be held in the following places
in this county in order to accommodate
all scholars who wish to take it on
May 3rd and 4th.
The Edgemont School building.
The Oelrichs School building.
The Yeager school house Miss Rich).
The Court house, Hot Springs.
JOSEPHINE F. ANDERSON.
Co. Supt.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03

Mrs. s. Joyce, $50 Sullivan St., Glare.
mont, n. II. writes: "About a wear
ago | bought two bottles of Foiey's
Kidney Cure. 1t cured me of severe
case of Kidney trouble of several years
standing. 1t certainly is grand, good
medicine, and | heartily recommend it,
e. Hargens.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03

The dance given by the B. L. F. & E.
Lodge No 632 of Edgemont, at the Ed
monia was quite a success, there be-
ing some 200 people in attendance.
The music was furnished by the Edge
mont orchestra of five pieces. Dane
ing was enjoyed by all until - o'clock
after which fine supper was served.
The Hall was nicely decorated with
Chinese lanterns, lodge colors and va
riagated colored lanterns. They also
had miniature engine No. 632 B. T.. F.
& E. which was fine. Scoops aud coal
maules adorned the walls. At the
door was two arm aock and all had
to have clearance card to pass. All
members wore the usual uniform of
the Knights of the Scoop which was
overalls and the mine workers added
much fun also, in their uniforms.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03
A Frightful Accident,

At 9:30 o'clock last Friday morning
two women, one the wife of a section
foreman and the other Mrs Wilson,
were instantly killed on the tracks of
the Burlington railroad short distance
west of Edgemont.
The women, who we're living at
Marietta, a small station on the Bur-
lington nine miles west of Edgemont,
had taken hand car and started for
Edgemont. When they had covered
about half the distance they were over
taken by No. 46, the east bound freight
train, their hand car demolished and
both women instantly killed. Mrs.
Wilson attempted to jump when she
saw the train was upon them, but was
struck by one of the handles of the
hand motive power and her skull
crushed. She fell from the car and
rolled into the ditch dead The Sec
tion foreman's wife became overcome
with fright and fell helplessly back
ward from the Car onto the track. The
freight train passed over her, cuttin g
off both legs and otherwise mangling
her body. She was dead when picked
up.
The engineer of the freight train says
that he saw the hand car ahead, but at
such distance that he thought it was
occupied by men. He whistled several
times to warn them of their danger, but
they appeared to pay no attention.
1t was then impossible to stop the
train. The engineer was PROSTATE
over the awful affair and resigned his
position when he reached Edgemont.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES,

Stephen Elphick, from Sisseton, was
admitted to the Home the first of the
week
Chas. Volen is in from his ranch
staying for while in the Home.
G. H. Stinchfield has gone to Waubay
to witness the marriage of his daughter,
Grace, and to visit for a while.
j. r. Mclendon has again returned
to the Home
John G. Lillig came down from Lead
and joined the membership of the
Home, Monday.
Sam MCGEE and George Lewis and
wife are spending this week in Edge
mont, where Mr.. MCGEE owns property.
Miss Margaret Pinkerton is down
from Rapid City visiting her father
and sister.
Mrs. c. V. Danielson and her two
children are spending month with
her father and mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. Trimble, who are living in Home
cottage.
On arbor day every one in the Home
was given the privilege of planting a
tree. A large number of trees having
been obtaiued from the Rapid City
nursery.
Mr.. Brown, the evangelist came up
Friday morning, accompanied by his
singers, and delivered lecture in the
chapel to large audience. The
company also took dinner at the Home,
after which they visited the institu-
ton in general.
We have at the Home Mr.. Atwood,
an old time fiddler from Vermillion,
who played jigs, reels, waltzes, lancers
and quadrills before the war. We
have good stock of dancers, and we
have large dining room with hard
maple floor as slick as new "door knob
scalded in lye water" All of these
things got together last Saturday even.
ing and certainly made the time count
between 700 and 900 O'Clock, stopping
early so those not wishing to dance
could go to sleep. But don't think
that these. fellows !are too near dead
to enjoy dancing. Oh no, you should
have seen Johnnie Bigley, Sam Nc
Gee, Mr.. Pinkerton and a lot of others.
Why they chopped around like spar
rows on hot tin roof" Let us hope
that we will be able to do it when we
are grandfathers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03
CARNEY COAL.

The best coal for all kinds of use.
1t comes in lump, egg and nut sizes
Sc so per ton delivered in town. Sold
by The Silkenson Lumber Co. Phone11.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03
His License Revoked,

A White Lake special to the Argus
Leader says: "In accordance with a
recent decision of the state supreme
court, which affirmed the decision of
the lower court in the case of Wenzel
Huebl, formerly engaged in the saloon
business at this place. Huebl has sold
his saloon and retired from business.
At term of state circuit court last
fall Huebl was convicted of selling
liquor on Sunday and was fined $500.
His license also was revoked, Now
that the state supreme court has
affirmed the decision Huebl also has
paid the amount of the fine assessed
against him. His violation of the law
was an expensive experience for him,
for under the law he is now forever
barred from being granted license to
sell liquor anywhere in South Dakota. -
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03

Silver was first coined in Rome in
269 B. g., when Fabius Pictor set up a
mint.
Paper money was first issued by the
notorious John Law. His issues ex-
ceeded 912o, 900.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03
Sprains OuickIv Cured

Sprains Quickly Cured
Battle the parts freely with Chamber
lain's Pain Balm and give them. abso-
lutte rest; and quick cure is certain.
For sale by all druggists.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03

Notice of Eighth Grade Examination.
The eighth grade state examination
will be held May 3rd and 4tb. Notices
of places of holding will appear later
JOSEPHINE +. ANDERSON.
Co. Supt
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03

The old veteren, owner of the pet
alligator, informs us that his pet is at
Geo. Gibson's Hotel, the Minnekahta,
and he himself still an inmate of the
National Home
Fay Somarindyke left Wednesday
night to accompany Alfred Arnold and
his horses to the Alberta country in
Canada. He will return in June.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-05-03

First April 12.last May 8.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

non cottonwood, lanceleaf cotton
wood, Russian wild olive, jack pine,
white spruce, white elm, blackberry,
Balm of Gilead, almondleaf willow,
western yellow pine, Rocky Mountain
juniper and blue spruce.
Next to protection, the most inn
portant reason for tree planting is
the need of local supplies of fuel.
The species which are best suited
for fuel production in this region
are the cottonwoods, aspen, and will
low, since they will produce the
greatest quantity of wood in weight
per acre, in the least time. For. fence
posts, the planting OF green ash,
diamond willow, common i cotton
wood, Russian olive, Rocky Mountain
juniper, and western yellow pine is
recommended. Green ash and bur
oak furnish material valuable for
farm repairs.
Settlers on irrigated lands in this
region who wish advice on the selec-
ton of species and methods Of carry
ing on tree planting may obtain It
by writing to the Forester, Forest
Service, Washington, D. G. Requests
tcF advice should contain the char
acter of the soil, the purpose for
which planting is to be done, and
other details which might assist in
making the reply as helpful as pos
sible.
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and %patenting tho same by the United
States government to the state, its
irrigation by an inSlyiiGal or an
~irr.gating company, its settlement by
bona-fide entrymen, and the issuance
of patent from the state to the set
tier after the provisions of the law
have been complied with.
The work of reclamation is made
to pay for itself by the sale of the
reclaimed land. A desert area may
be irrigated at the direct instance
of the government or by private or
corporate enterprise and capital; but
in either instance, the land itself
SO redeemed must ultimately pay for
the work. When the work is thus
paid for, the purchasers Of the land
own also the dams, canals, water
rights, and the entire irrigating
equipment.
Settlers that have enjoyed the
benefit of the homestead act may
secure land under the Carey act, not
i'll excess of 1G0 acres. The law was
enacted for the encouragement of
irrigation, of which a notable ex-
ample exists in the Belle Fourche
valley of South Dakota, an example
that will encourage efforts in the
same direction.
There is a vast region in the nortl,-
western portion of the state that is
susceptible of the highest productive
ness when given an unfailing supply
Of water and its vacant acres could
be taken over by the state and, I'M
der the law referred to, transferred
70 practical farmers by the state
when all the requirements were COM
piled with.
Wyoming. Idaho, and Montana.
almost entirely semi-arid, have ac-
cepted the Carey act, through their
legislatures, and it has proved to
be an effective assistance to recla-
nation.
The subject is one of great impor-
lance to western South Dakota and
ITS discussion is invited by interested
ohciPls that the next legislature
may act with full information on
the subject.
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Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
ONCE at Rapid City, s. d., August
IS, 1907:
Notice is hereby given that Car
oline Strong, of Rapid City, s. s..
filed notice Of her .inten-
ton to make final five year proof in
support OF her claim, viz: Homestead
Entry No. 6603 made March 8, 1902.
for the southeast quarter section /.
township north, range 8 east, and
that said proof will be made before
3 Register and Receiver, at Rapid
City SD, on September 90, 1907.
She names the following witnesses
to prove her continuous residence up-
on, and cultivation OF. the land, vii:
Matte Altemus, Of Rapid City, s..
.. Richard Morris, OF Rapid city.
8. u; John =. Reed, Of Rapid city,
8; D; Fred Rush, Of Rapid CITY, S. b.
Geo. Bennett. Register.
First publication August 16.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

aHH ZTHIE1T
Bechuanaland. The native popula-
ton is about 100000 The area
of Rhodesia is 100000 square miles.
The sT%ransvaal is 10000 square
miles in area (about four-fifths the
area CT California;.
The. most important gold discov-
cries have been made in the Trans
yaal where now one-third of the to-
tai gold output of the world is pro-
Lduced from a stretch of collaborating
Lodges 60 miles in length. The Trans
vaal was a bankrupt country in 1877,
but 1t now producing gold at the
rate of $12O,0OO,0 900 per annum
The white population of the
T~ransvaal is about 900, 900; about
$4,000 of this population are located
in the vicinity of the mines. There
are 100000 natives and $1,000 Chi
nese employed on the mines of the
Witwatersrand and there are about
$4,000 natives employed in other oc-
equations in and neal the mining
towns. The 114,OO0 white people
of various occupations on the mining
area of the Witwatersrand are sup
ported directly or indirectly entirely
by the mining industry and their
numbers have increased proportions
ally as the mining industry has pro-
crossed. When the mines were first
discovered only lne high-grade ore
was mined and treated. AT the pres
ent time the average value of the
ore mined and treated is only $3.50
per ton. 1t requires economical mine
management to produce $4,000, 900
per month from ore going $3.50 per
ton in a country where living expen-
ses are twice as high as they are in
the United States, and to pay inter
est on capital invested. The skilled
labor is performed by white men and
the unskilled labor by negro natives
or Chinese under the direction of
white men.
The white miners and mechanics
mot including oficials) are paid 81
to SIS per day, and the colored labor
costs from SIS to $50 per day in
Guiding food. White contractors
make from $3.50 to $500 per month
on rock drill work. Over SIS per cent
of the mining costs is paid out for
wages, and three-fifths of this O
is for white labor including staff Of
ticials and clerks. 1t will be seen
that all white labor could not be
used for mining eight-dollar ode SO
as to pay for supplies and interest
on capital invested where the con-
d1tions are such that it takes four
people to mine and extract the gold
out of a ton of it, in a country where
the cost Of living is double what it is
in the United States. A mine crush
ing 500 tons per day is sometimes
capitalized at s2,5o0,0O0.
Working expenses vary from IS
to So per ton. The natives and Chi
nese are fairly good workers when
properly managed. The principal
work they do underground is single
hand drilling, shoveliag, and tram
ming, and assisting white rock-drill
men and other miners. Some of
them are proficient at single-hand
drilling and they can put down a
S-foot hole in quartzite in from 2b
to 81 hours, and this is considered
a shifts work and entities them to
a days pay.--From Article in Mines
Il Minerals for September.
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But the solid North and West will
be there to render its voice and vote
Observation-Disclosures.

NSAA oGs
The Third Failure at The Hague.
Those who have attempted a sum
mary of the acts and omissions of
the Peace congress, so-called, at e
Hague, have found very little for the
credit side of the account. But, as
the congress is still in session It is
the part of generosity to give it the
benefit of the doubt and of the hope
that springs eternal, etc. 1t may yet
do something notable before adjourn
ment.
But it would be idle to deny that
the failure of the American plan for
the establishment Of a real court of
international arbitration nonpol-
itical, truly judicial tribunal to which
controversies might be referred with
out c of lame compromise YER
diets based on diplomatic consid-
erations-is a severe disappointment
to all friends OF peace II progress.
The disappointment is the keener be-
cause, after much effort and eloquent
argument, the American delegation
had secured general and cordial ac-
ceptance of the "principle' of the
plan. That is all the powers agreed
and agree that the cause of arbitra-
ton would be greatly promoted by
the creation of a court radically diff
ferent in personnel and procedure
from the present Hague court.
The obstacle that the conference
has found unsurmountable has to do
with the method of selecting the
judges, the members of the court.
The American delegation %innocently
prepared a classification of the
powers based on their respective
population, strength. etc, and pro-
posed that the grea powers should
have a predominant. position in the
court. Brazil and OF, er powers in
stantly protested, sad with much
seat, against this al-ssed attempt to
degrade the smaller powers and rob
lem of their theoretical equality, as
'2yereign states, with the powers of
the first class. Did the small powers
come to The Hague to be insulted
and Knocked? they asked Indignantly.
All sorts of suggestions have been
made since to meet these objections.
The American delegation did not even
insist on the predominant position"
CT the great powers in the proposed
court, but Germany and England ad-
hered to that as an essential condi-
ton. The minor powers have not
Welded an inch and the scheme may
be regarded as buried-for the pres
ent. The court will not be establish
ed, and the expected great step for
ward will not be taken.
1t is reassuringly said that the
discussion has not been wholly fruit
less, and that the next conference
VIII doubtless be ready to furnish
some sort of judicial tribunal, espe-
cially If the fatal question of
the composition of the court
should be quietly canvassed by
the powers during the interval. This
is not an unreasonable expectation,
but it is a great pity, nevertheless,
mat the failure of armament limita-
ton and that of expansion of private
property should be followed by a
ttllnd serious failure. Better sense
%as expected Of the minor powers.
Inc ~rrcrcsals they rejected would
have insured full justice and protec-
ticn tc their interest in the high
uor,1a
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Rev. Williams Dead.

Rev. d. w. Atwater furnishes tbe
Pioneer-Times with an account Of
the death at lone, California. on
August Fl, of Rev. James Williams.
VINO will be remembered by MANY
Spearfish people, where he was en-
gagged for several years as pastor Of
the Methodist church. Rev. Williams
was a lforceful, energetic minister.
ana created much enthusiasm and
interest in church circles during his
stay here. Under his energetic ner-
severance the present Methodist
church was built in Spearfish, and he
mad the satisfaction of witnessing a
steady and substantial growth in
membership during the three wears
mat he had charge of the spearfish
church. His zeal in religious mat
ters and antipathy to certain ele-
ments which were considered inim-
zeal TO all churches and religions
bodies perhaps created a few enemies
IN This section, but he cared little
Tor those enmities, and persisted all
ehe more when such matters we're
brought to his attention. AS a
preacher he ranked with the best
IN the Black Hills circuit, and it is
doubtful whether Spearfsh ever had
a more entertaining speaker in the
pulpit than Rev. James Williams.
me world is better to some degree
tor the presence Of such men, He
alea at the home of his son, William
W1lllams, who is superintendent o
the California state reform school
and who will also be remembered by
many people in the community. Mrs
Wllliams died several years ago
spearfish Mail.
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Encourage Value Of Land.

Extensive investigations of irri-
gated lands in the western states to
determine the possibilities on tree
planting on reclaimed tracts, says a
Washington special, have Just been
completed by experts in the forest
service and according to the first re-
ports of the studies the judicious
planting Of certain trees around
homesteads and along canals win
greatly increase the value of lands
where irrigation has played such a
prominent part in development.
The lands examined are In Mon
lana, Wyoming and the Dakotas, and
are practically treeless, as in the
case on most irrigated tracts In these
sections. While it was found that
the growing of trees under the CON
ditions found on most of thhe tracts
VIII be confronted with many diff
Iculties unless great care is taken.
IT has been determined that certain
species can be grown very success
|l1ully for wdndbfeaks, shelterbelts,
fuel and protection for canals,
All the land examined IL of great
value for agriculture and, Of course
timber for production on a large
scale would not be advisable even il
~ feasible. Planting will be
profitable chiefly for the protection
At will give farm buildings, stock
yards, and valuable fruit orchards
from heavy winds and from the tim
Der which can be grown for fuel,
fence posts and other uses.
The principal difficulties to be met
IN tree growing in the regions where
the examinations were made are the
great extremes of temperature which
always IN important considera.
ton, since II Is the occasional period
OF extreme cold sandSnot the average
winter temperature which determines
the adaptability OF a tree Damage
by drought and extreme heat may
be largely overcome by irrigation,Sbut
there is no way to temper the wintry
blasts OF these wind swept prairies.
" has been found. however, that the
choice Of proper species Of trees will
meet practically every dificulty en-
cOuntered. 5
On the irrigated tracts In Mon
tana, Wyoming and the Dakotas,
belts ofgtrees are needed onsthe north
and vest TO shield The, farmsirom5th The
severe cold Winds sd onsSthe south