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The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
BOILED POTATOES.
Why They Should Always Be Cooked
 In Boiling Water.

Why They Should Always Be Cooked
 Tn Boiling Water.
 Pare potatoes with a sharp vegetable knife just as thin as possible, for that part of the tuber lying close to the skin Is richest In mineral salts, and put each potato as peeled intO pan of cold Wa ter 10 prevent discoloratlOu. Have ready meanwhile a kettle of boiling water and when the peeling process Is complete take the potatoes from the cold water and. covering them with boiling salted water, set them on the range. covered to boil. Twenty min utes usually suffice, but to test them use a skewcr or fork. and when they can be pierced easily remove at once from the fire, pour of all the water and set them on the back of the range uncovered, to steam dry, assisting that process occasionally by a slight sha6- Ing of the kettle
 If one asks the reason why potatoes should always be cooked in boiling Wa ter try the following experiment for proof: Take two cups, Is each of which has been put q teaspoonful of ordinary starch. Pour over one quarter of q cupful Of boiling water and over the other the same quantity of cold water and observe the result. The one over which the boiling water was poured stays in shape, a compact mass, while the one with the cold water dissolves Into 8 soft paste '-sz gotato is largely composed or ss=S-.il, and from this trial. any one my draw hls own con- clusions. f YOU -<Ish a puIry, watery potato use cold water but if dry, mealy. snowy ball that would delight the hear, ot Epicurus himself always use boiling water.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
Eish SMnIlnn Snn,I.

Captains ot fishing SmackS in the North sea have found that codfiSh a: certain times of the year take sand in. 10 their Stoma"hS aS ballast" This, t would appear, iS done when the fSa are abpu, rn migrate from the shallow water cpvr".ng th" Suutheru banks uI .Le North >r: To the deeper water far. Jlrr north. q has been observed that fish caught op the southern banks jU>- before the migration begins aHd those caught in tl,r northern waters after q IS completel have sand in ,ueir StOE! achs and that the sand k diScharge- after the arrival of tue fish at the southern banks on the return migra aou. In proof of this it IS stated that the sand foGud in the fish often differs 1 color and quality from thar Of the bottom where thc- are cauGlJ--Wash- 1gtun Post
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
The Poets inconsistency.

You speak of the brooks" said the critic as be looked over his friends poem. as the most joyous things in uaIure."
 "So they are" said the poet.
 "Eut you are inconsistent"
 "Why?"
 Because later on you say they arc ever murmuring."
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
Dodging Him.

Mr. Borem T didn't see you last Sunday Miss Cutting - Oh, yo1 must have if you saw me at all! Mir Borem-I-er-beg pardon. l don't un- derstand. Miss Cutting-I say if you saw me Sunday you must have seen ue last, for I was careful to see you frst--Philadelphia Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
Severe CgTe.

"How did your sea voyage work. Rigley?"
 'T was in such a state of collapse when reached Liverpool thar l ca bied back to learn whether I had thrown up my job"
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
Beyond Him.

In the staging of one of his earlier plays Joseph Jefferson. accompanied by a friend. attended a rehearsal, al which q lively disagreement arose be tween two of the actresses as to the possession of the center of the stage during a certain scene. While the man. ager poured oil upon the troubled wa. terS Jefferson sat carelessly~ swinging his feet from the rail of an adjoining box. The friend could stand if nc longer.
 Good gracious, Jefferson" be ex. claimed, this will ruin your play Why don't you settle matters? Tor could if you only wouldr'
 Jefferson shook bis head gravely, but with a twinkle in his eye. No, George" |" he replied. the Lord only made one man who could ever manage the sun and moon, and you remember even he let the stars alone. ."-HarDer's Weeklr
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
F asonic hsot1ng

There will be a regUla- commun ica- yion of White Pass lodge No. ll3, E. < A. NJ, Friday evening, Feb. l, 1907 A, it's hall, No. 225. Fourth sv uue. s, burning apd visiting m m-ers are eQuesyed 10 ne t wi:h Us.
 By order of th- A. V.
 T. J. Staudish, Secretary
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
Eotice to Public

I have authorized Mir. P. B. Graves to assume full charge of my afT frs in connection with rur ng the Pullen House during my ahsenre.
 MRS. H. 5, PULLEN. S,sgway, Nov. 2S, 1906, If.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
Just H DIE.

Proud Mother-Professor Octave call ed at our house today. and my daugh' ter played the piano for him. He Just raved over her playing. Her Neighbor How rude. Why couldn't he conceal his feelings just as the rest of us dol
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-31
Ceal and Wood

Call up the Alaska Transfer company for coal wood and kind ing. All or. ders promptly attended 10. 'Phone 10
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
Changes in the Senate.

a
When congress meets at Washing
ton next month the senate will have
seventeen new members. Fifteen of
the old members will be missing by
reason Of death, resignation or fail
ure to- secure reelection, and there
will be two new members from tho
new state of Oklahoma. If Rhode
Island ends its deadlock and sends
some n else in place Of Wetmore,
that will mean eighteen new faces.
-Four seats that were filled by dem
.ocrats in the last congress will be
filled by republicans In the coming
congress, and the political complex
Ion OF the senate. counting in two
democrats from Oklahoma aud a re-
publican from Rhode Island. will be
stxty-one republicans and t~hirty-one
democrats, The republican strength
is now 70 great that under no cir
cnnstances Will It be possible for
the dennpcEatin party to get pcssaa-
stonggot the senate during the next
TOM. pears Should aasdemocratic
sgsysltsntsbssslscte hsswould have
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
Notice for Publication.

Department OF the Interior, Land
Office at Rapid City. S. D., October Z.
1907.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
A.. Elsom, of Viewfeld, S. d., has
filed notice of his intention to make
final communication proof in support
of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 9541 made 1O-3-O5, for the
northeast quarter of section IT,,
township 3 north, range 10 east, and
that said proof will be made before
Register and Receiver, at Rapid City,
s.. D., on November Is, 1907.
He names the following witnesses,
to prove his continuous residence up
on, and cultivation of, the land, viz:
James Bracken, Of Viewfield; Zeff
Young, of Viewfield, S. D.; Edwards;
Rhodes, of Viewfeld, S. D.; Geo. Bills,
Of Viewfield.
GEO. P. BENNETT, Register.
First publication October II.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
SEES WARNING IN EAST.
John J.. Ryan Tells of Enroachmcnt'
of Catalogue Houses in New
York,
John j. Ryan, of st, Paul, seer

John j. Ryan, of st, Paul, secre-
tary of the Retail Grocers' and
General Merchants Association IN
Miunesota, which Includes so." Six
,ty local associations hav!r; . sotHl
membership of 1900 .terehaNt3, *"
at the Commercial Club today. Mr.
Ryan has been active for ~yeral
years past in the efforts his IS oel-
alton has been making TO op9ose the
enroachmen,s OF the Forei&a cata-
logue houses. at has pleased me to
find" he says, that the catalogue
houses have not cut into the trade
in the northwest as they haze In
some other sections of the country.
/ have JUS; returned from a visit TO
the northern part of New York state
and I found there that the comps
tition or the Chicago catalogue
houses has simply hlighted business
in the small towns. for instance.
in the county of Essex ! found there
wasn't u harnessmaker left. At least
! drove with my brother to six diff
ferent towns TO set a harness re-
paired. | was also informed that
there were no shoemakerS left. Some
of the merchants handled boots and
shoes in Il small way, but there was
not u shoemaker who could do cob
bling left. They had all been driven
away by the catalogue houses, and
ether lines of trade in the small
towns of about 1000 TO 1900 popu-
lation have suffered proportionately.
There had apparently been nc
organized effort TO resist the cata-
loguc house invasion, nNI this was
the result. 1t should b. n lesson
to us here in Minnesota. Three mail
order houses of Chicago last year
did a combined business of $10,-
900 900, and the northwest contrib
uted It lnrger share than it should
to this tremendous amount of trade
drawn away from local merchants,
Of towns of 5000 or mora population
that tho mail order houses are draw
ing about twenty-five percent of the
trade.
II should think this situation
should commend itself to the at
tention of the jobber and wholesaler
% forcibly than it has. / hope
for more united and energetic ac-
ton in the way of resistance, fol-
lowing upon the awakening Of pub
lie opinion that has resulted from
80 attention attracted to the cata-
10 re business through the prose-
cubions they have begun against the
lumbermen in the United States
Courts."-Minneapolis Journal, Oct.
Ok
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29

to face a dominant opposition in at
least one house of congress through
out his term.
The new senate will lack some of
the strongest of the former members,
such as Spooner, Morgan and Pet
tus, but also it will lack some of
the weakest, such as Clark of Mon
tana and Alice of Delaware. Some
of the new members have had e%-
perience in tho lower house, but
more will be new to Washington
life. The Gre-eating jeff Davis, for
merly governor of Arkansas, Will
probably enter into competition with
Tillman to make things lively
Fighting Bob" Taylor OF fennes-
sec will probably seek to replace his
musical notoriety with a stetemah's
reputation. There will he Two multi
| millionnfTes in the body, G1g&eh-
Esim Of Colorado aud Stephenson OF
Wisconsin, one of them count1i q"
rs reaotionary, the other proved tn
org political struggles rs Of l'b-
eral sympathies -Record Heats
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
The Beginning of Things.

Engraving on copper dates from
1859.
Cannon and small arms were in
trcduaed in 1890.
Shirts resembling those now worn
We're Din use in 1880.
The spinning wheel came to the
rescue of women in 1880.
Barometers were first used by Tor
rh:illi in 1870.
~Fr%enets came from Bayonne,
/ rance, 1870. Hence the name.
Lth1igraphy was first used in IT.
as by Alois S%enefelder, of Munich.
Academic de rees originated at
Paris and Bologna during the 18th
century.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
Notice for Publication.

apartment of the Interior, Land
Office at Rapid City, South Dakota,
September "a, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that CIoyd
p. Ellison, of Rapid City, South Da-
kota, has filed notice of his intention
to make final Communication proof in
support of his claim, viz: Homestead
Entry No. 1924 made May 2, 1904,
for the northeast quarter of section
~, township 1 north, range 6 east.
and that said proof will be made be-
1ore the Register and Receiver at
Rapid City, South Dakota, on No
vember -, 1907.
He ame the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on, and cultivation of, the land, viz:
Charles L. Smith, of Rapid City,
5. d.; James 7. Belknap, of Rapid
City, S. D.; Samuel Ellison, of Rapid
City, S. D.; Creston Words, Jr., of
Rapid City, s. D.
GEO. BENNETT, Register,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29

which pass from n ownership to
another without leaving the banl;.
Furthermore, if the average in
diyidual were to withdraw from cir
citation permanently al much as
ST., representing his savings, money
taat ne does not expect to require
fel use, the whole circulating me-
dunn would disappear.
How much better it is for the
country when there is no boarding,
requires no proof. How much safer
the individuals money is in a safe
ly conducted bank can easily be
proved. The national and state laws
require the keeping of a certain ere
serve" in cash by the bank, an
amount that varies, according to To-
cality and circumstances, from six
10 tweTtv-fve per cent. A national
bank in a reserve city, such as St.
Haul, must keep % per cent Of its
deposits in cash. For the remaining
IS per cent it holds securities, about
ono-third CT which on the average, is
IN quick" assets, that can readily be
a%onverted into cash. that is, COM
morcisl paper securing loans payable
IN demand. The balance OF the
'cans is almost entirely on thirty
avs or three months paper, just as
gcod, but taking 4 little longer to
arm into money. In those rare
q stances whore unwise or corrupt
'ans are made, the depositor's Sc
o1rity for his money is impaired, but
We vast majority of banks are man
81 honestly as we'll as i%ntelligently
j TIC sound bank, the depositor has
90 Ter cent of security for his
@aoney.
Yet that is not all. The law has
1en severely careful with the bank
ng business and gives the deposltors
Not only a lien upon the cash and al
nc assets of the bank. including al
its capital, but, if necessary, the
tockholders of the bank may be re
4uir2d not only to forfeit all tina.
hey have invested in stock but tt
aay an equal amount of their owl
good coin when assessed.
There is no place as safe for tn,
beeping of money as a bank organ
ized under the laws of the state O
Minnesota or the United States.-St
Paul Dispatch,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29

The a0u4ul meeting of the Amer
can tl.ntHg Congress has Just been
held ~ Ia1Iln, Ale, the center of the
aeust me mining district in the
Geti Oae III the delegates made
t auI Gun setneut. on the strength
3 recent interview In the White
fsansa, t,al tse presidents message
'Hs If i'd a submitted to congress
.5G}. itelsla . communication that
naent bGrolu of mines be es-
sGei. From time to time gov
rE.a- q,9a.. have set forth tic
l7l IN the mineral In
.e, al he United States. All
ue r.ls Of mining are growing
.~ste3siye new ones are ad-
i 10 the list frequently, the gen.
aj.,I igarease - gsar amounting to
any millions,
Reports eli MN at present como
fam the United ties Geological
sarvcf, which is t. iucted under tho
.frcptien Ct the L. ior Department.
"ropiing to the official figures pub.
lSl3I III tie clu OIL ldSl year inc
value of the metallic and nonme-
J@jIi" mineral products Of this coun-
try ~inereased from 600, 900 in
S&e to S1,G23,G00,o 600 in 1905, a
%rtAter rate OF growth than has oe-
rClrcd in amy other form of Ameri=
can industry, Within twenty-five
Years this country has taken the lead
in zeal, iron, copper and other ar
tieie2. 1t produced in 1905 SAL
100000 Of natural gas, $149,000.-
@0a NJ cla9 products, $4,000, 900 of
cement, $6&,U 1000 of stone, $1O,-
500 1000 Of lime. $6,000,000 of salt,
and the Other items are on a like
scale. Our gold production in 1906
was SS4, 000,0 600 and silver $3S,0vu,.
D, These two products combined
exceed the yield OF treasure In the
Rand district. A distinctive bureau
Of mines at Washington would deal
with o larBa subject, and one Of the
most important in q nationally eco
nomic observation-disclosures.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29

interest of the exposition proper
that the combined inducements
would prove irresistible. reference
was made also to the great popula-
ton within Il radius of so many nun
dred miles. But deeply interesting
though the outside attractions are,
it is the population within a radius
of fifty or twenty-five miles that
gives TO expositions their indis-
.pensable support.
Chicago wishes all exposition cities
well, but in view OF the fact that
the expositions have been coming
very fast since The Worlds fair and
that the supply cf historic events is
inexhaustible it would he we'll for
the promoters Of future celebrations
to ponder over the retarns and pos
i5'y 10 compromise on z nroce ion
and q set grafton with added re-
MARKS ly prominent citizens. Rec
ord Herald.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
Reciprocity with Germany.

AS was to be expected, large trade
has resulted from the T~eiciprocitt
agreement with Germany which has
been in force since July l.. For the
three months Of July, August and
September there was a net gain in
exchange, compared with the same
period in 1906, OF nearly $1O,>sv,-
900. The gain in imports from Ger
5na.sz va s5,500.0OO and the gain in
exrrrt5 to Germany was $40 900.
CUR exports for the period were $780,
100000 and our imports were S4S,-
$4,000. The. showing is one which
ought to satisfy both parties to the
agreement.
AS the Tribune has argued in the
use OF the Cuban agreement and of
our earlier agreements under the
Mckinley act, each compact must
stand on its merits and be JUS
titled by results. There has been
some complaint that we were MAKING
a losing bargain with Germany, but
the trade returns do not support that
complaint. The agreement was not
originally of this conntry's seeking.
and it had to choose, after postpon-
ing a decision for more than a year,
between signing a probably advan-
ftageous compact and mourning a
tariff a 1t choose the former
course, naturally, as the more prom
Using and convenient and there is ev-
cry reason to believe that it will be
repaid both by an increase of good
will and friendly relations between
sshe two nations and by the material
expansion of a commerce profitable
to both.-New York Tribune.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
Contest Notice.


Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office. Rapid City, So.
Oak, November IA, 1907.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Eugene
r. Kinds, contestant. against home
stead entry No. 131SS. made April
3, 1907, for the south half northeast
quarter and lots one and two in sec
ton 3, township 2 north, range II
east. by George Proud %contestee, in
which it is alleged that George
Proud settled on the said land
within six months after filing on the
same, and has abandoned the land
for more than six months last past,
and has failed to make any improve
ments on the said land. Said par
ties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching
said allegation at ten O'Clock a. M.
on 10th day Of January, 1907 be-
fore the Register and Receiver at
the United States Land Office in
Rapid City, South Dakota.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed November %,
1907, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service
OF this notice car not be made. 1t is
hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
Geo. P. Bennett,
=. X. Nelson. Register.
Attorney for Contestant.
First publication Nov. 20, 1907.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
Notice for Publication.

Department Of the Interior. Land
Office at Rapid City, S. D., October
18th, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Sam
uel E. Borden, of Rapid City, S. d.,
has filed notice Of his intention to
make final con4mutation proof in
support of his claim. viz: Homestead
Entry No. 1922 made September IS,
1904, for the EAST half Of northwest
quarter, west half of northeast quar-
ter of section 10, township 1 north,
range 10 east, B. H. M, and that
said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver at Rapid CITY.
S D., on Novmber 18th, 1907.
He names the following witnesses
tc prove his continuous residence
upon. and cultivation of, the land.
viz:
Matthias Peterson, Of Rapid CITY.
S. D.; Louis G. Barber, Of Rapid
City, S. D.; George Chase, OF Rapid
City, S. D.: William H. Jones. az
Rapid City. S. D.
GEO. P. BENNETT, Register.
First Publication October II.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
The State at q Glance
TIE Best Of Ill the Neas Tersely Told

Thaddeus Donneliy, the SIX year
Ole son of Mrs. V. S. Donnelly, died
at Belle Fourchc Monday, as a result
of being kicked by a horse six weeks
age. which fractured the skull.
During the shipping season, just
closed. 1850 cars Of cattle were
shipped to market from Belle
Fourche. Because of superior freight
service on the Northwestern ii is
said that a large amount of cattle
were driven to Belle Fourchc u
would otherwise have gone TO Lem
mon, Dickinson or Miles City.
The st. Onge cheese factory has
closed a very successful first season
and shut down for the winter. For
the balance of the winter the cream
formerly used in the factory viii be
shipped to Lead and retailcd to TN"
housekeepers.
At a special election recently held
Belle Fourche voted to issue sac
Of school bonds to complete the con
struction and equipment of nc ne".
school house. But m vote vas cas'
against the bond issue.
Ernest L. Martin, the man caugdt
passing saws into The county jail at
Aberdeen about two weeks ago.
plead guilty and was sentenced 10
three years in the state ~penitentiary
When the new telephone line fire..
Belle Fourchc to Al2ada, Mont. y
completed, ranchers for many nil
will be connected up with thu Gia@
Hills. The Belt Telephone compan
has agreed to make connections With
the new line which will be in opera,
ton some time before spring.
The Merchants Hotel at Belle
Fourche has been reopened under
the management of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pageler.
The new court house of Stanley
county at Fort Pierre will o o BE-
completed.
Vermillion and the Northwestern
Telephone company are having a
fight to the finish. The North westarp
franchise expired and now the cit
council is trying to force the com
pany to remove the poles and wire
from the streets and alleys. A new
franchise has been granted to former
Governor A. e. Lee, but whether h
will begin the erection OF his plant
before the present litigation is set
tied is not known.
BY next spring, 1t is probable. woH'
will be started on Il large beet sugar
factory north OF Belle lronrahc b
the American Beet Sugar company.
A representative of the company
Charles Beewick of Detroit, Mich,
has just been there for q trip of In
spection to map out the plans of the
company for the establishment Of its
factory. He stated that all the com
pany was waiting for was to find
sufficient land under water from til
Belle Fourchc irrigation project IT,
assure enough beet raising to make
a factory profitable. PIX spring II +
asserted by the government official
there will be over 10000 acres un.
der water north of town. MI. Bee.
wick declared that the Northwestern
railroad had agreed to start a spun
from Belle Fourahe as soon as the
factory work started. Ranchers are
displaying renewed interest in the
project. and now that The factory Is
practically assured. many will pt
out beets next year. the crop Thu
year not proving as high a percentage
as was expected, largely, it is sal~,
on account OF the ~inexperience OF the
ranchers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
Wanted.

A Local representative for
Rapid City and vicinitl to look af
ter renewals and increase subscrip-
ton list for a prominent monthly
magazine, on a salary and commission
basis. Experience desirable, but not
necessary. Good opportunity for right
person. Address Publisher. Box.
Station q, New York.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
Commissioner nf lnsuran
Delegates from five Central Ameri-

Delegates from five Central Ameri-
can republics met with Secretary of
State Root and Ambassador Creel Of
Mexico at Washington Thursday to
discuss a permanent peace program.
Speaking as the temporary chairman,
Mr.. Root told the delegates very
plainly that hereafter something
more than fine words and promises
must be given, and that the means
for enforcing a peace agreement
must be supplied which would hold
responsible those who might violate
&;