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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
BELLE D)URCHE WOMAN
A HORSE 1R|EF
WIFE OF NOTORIOUS HORSE
TH!iIT SUSPECTED OF BEING
IMPLICATED.
Officers have the Woman Cndcr Sur
vc;llancc and May Arrest Her
AT Any Moment.

Belle Fourche, S. DIS woman
now under serveilance the real in
stigator Of many of the crimes of
horse thievery that have kept the Of
ficers and ranchmen of this section
of the northwest busy for months?
Sheriff Moses of Butte county, whose
rireless effolts were successful in
running down Tom Nelson, George
Dotson and other leaders of the gang
that is charged with preying upon
four states in their horse depreda-
tions, inclines to the belief that she
is. The woman is Mrs George Dot
son, wife of George Dotson, who
was arrested last week in Wyoming
after many weeks chase. She has
not yet been arrested, but the officers
are endeavoring to connect her with
some of the crimes in which there
is evidence against her husband. Dot
sons career among the ranchers has
extended over two years. During all
this time his wife has been his con-
stant companion and must the Off
GERS say, have been aware of her
husband s actions. She is a shrewd,
crafty woman, raised among rough,
western companions, and is, the Of
ficers believe the brains of the or
ganization which has just been brok-
en- up by the arrest Of five male
members. She is a sister of Ed.
Morgan, the first to be arrested, and
on whose tip the officers were able
to trace the others. Morgan is now
serving time for "rustling" in the
federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan
sas. Part of the time he was with
his brother-in-law and Nelson, the
latters partner, whom Morgan also
implicated. Mrs. Dotson is at pres
ent at Sundance, over the Wyoming
line, where her husband is now in
Jail pending his trial for many al
legged thefts Of valuable animals.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
SOUTH DAKOTA land
THROWN OPEN
EXECUTIVE ORDER OPENS
FIFTY THOUSAND ACRES
NEAR PIERRE.
DRAWING 70 Be MADE IN OCTOBER
New Lands Were Formerly in the
Fine for Agriculture.

Washington August 1G.-The
president has issued a proclamation
opening about $4,000 acres of pub
lie lands, formerly in the lower Brule
Indian reservation, about ten miles
southeast of Peerre, S. d.
The lands will be offered under a
drawing system similar to that used
in opening the Huntley lands in Mon
tana last June.
The South Dakota lands are valu-
able for agricultural purposes, and
much of the land is said to be suit
able for cultivation without irriga-
ton
Applicants for the lands are re-
quired TO execute aGidavits before
some officer within the Pierre land
district and present the same TO the
Land office between 8 O'Clock Mon
day. October Z, and 4 O'Clock Satur-
day, October 12.
The drawing will take place on
October IA, and the successful APP
plicants will be allowed to make
entry the following Monday.
The new lands are to be opened
under the homestead law in tracts
not exceeding lG0 acres, and are to
be paid for at their appraised value,
ranging from $1.25 to 2.25 per acre,
the first payment of 81 being made
at the date Of entry, and the others
in annual payments.
The commissioner of the general
land office at Washington, and the
register of the land office at Pierre
are furnishing information regard
ing the drawing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
DUB0N|C PLAGUE At.
san FRANCISCO
THE FEARFUL DREAD OF ASIA
REPORTED ON OUR WESTERN
SEA COAST.
4 DEATHS. -.-0THER CASES REPORTED
Prompt Action Taken by Health
Officers to Suppress the Terrible
Disease.

Washington, August 17.-Bubonic
plague has broken out in San Fran
cisco and already one death has re-
suited from it. The first intima-
ton of the plague was received last
Thursday from San Francisco by
the marine hospital service. The
telegram read: Three eases and one
death from plague in San Francisco.
Diagnosis made clinically and by
stained smears from spleen and
glands. No reasonable doubt as to
certainty of diagnosis of cases seen
and verified by Long in conjunction
with health officials. Cases found
within two blocks of old China
town" Upon receipt of this infor-
nation, Instructions wore sent 10
surgeon Austin to confer with the
state and local authorities and make
full report on the measures adopted
for eradication.
Surgeon Austin telegraphed that
two foci had been discovered, that the
local board had disinfected buildings
known to be infected and proposed
to institute campaign against rats
He said deaths in the city had been
verified and that general disn-
fection Of suspected districts would
begin. He asked for the assistance
of two officers as medical inspectors
and one as a bacteriologist in the
state laboratory.
-Four More Deaths.
San Francisco, August 17.-Five
cases Of bubonic plague, four of
which have resulted in death, have
been reported to the health depart
ment within the week. The patients
with one exception, were the poorer
class of foreigners dwelling in the
neighborhood Of old China town. The
exception was a foreign sailor, from
coast steamer. Prompt action was
taken by the authorities and spread
of the disease Is not feared. The in
tested steamer was ordered into
quarantine with her passengers. The
Two shacks inhabitated by the other
patients we're fumigated, locked VI
and sealed. The bodies of the two
MeXicans, Italian and the Russian
Pole who succumbed, were destroy ed
in quick time.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
CUSTER HAS PROS
Porous MICA PLANT
Workmcn Scarce and Management
Oflcss Coed Wages for Boys
and Girls In Factory.

Among the many prosperous min
ing and industrial institution of
the Hills is the Westinghouse Elec-
trio company's Mica plant located
near Custer. The company Is ex-
periencing difficulty in securing help
enough to run the plant anywhere
near it's full capacity and are trying
to secure help from nearby towns
They are now employing 80 men in
the mica mines and over 70 boys
and girls in the factory where the
mica is sorted and prepared for ship
ment. Although these boys and girls
average $1.75 per day for their la
Dor in the factory, and the town
authorities have combined every eff
fort with the company to secure
more juvenile help, the factory re-
mains short handed 1t is the in
tention of the factory to increase its
help Of boys and girls or any one
who; is willing to make from $175
$500 per day to $50 as soon as they
can be secured.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
SUICIDE NEAR
ELK MOUNTAIN
AMOS HAWKS, A DENIENTEn
RANCHER BLOWS OFF HIS
HEAD WITH A GUN.
Leaves Wife and Seven Children
Dead Man was Quarter-Blood
Negro.

word comes from Elk Mountain
IN Custer county, near the Wvo,
ming state line, that rancher hv
the name of Amos Hawks committed
suicide last week.
lSlk Mountain being practically
Isolated from telegraph and te1e-
aAene service the news was slow in
9@t'lrs to the press. AS near as
's'Ssiele to secure, the following is
3 is"3 account OF the suicide:
Mr. Hawkes. had for some davs
'2en in demented state Of mind
and about | o'clock Sunday morn
ms ne arose from his bed, dressed
hlmseif and left the house, taking
WIN him his rifle. His wife and
children took notice that he did NOT
return at daylight and started OUT
TO look for him. At about 10
O'Clock they heard the report of a
gun and knew then that Something
mad happened. The neighbors were
apprlsed OF his absence, and word
was also sent to this city. Ear1v
monday morning Sheriff Ennis and
coroner McFadden went out To the
scene. and after dilligent search the
body was found about eighty rods
from the house, at three o'clock Mon
uay afternoon, with the top of the
mead blown off. Mr.. Hawkes. had
placed the rifle, $3.50 Winchester.
10 his head and pressed the trigger
with a forked stick. When found
ne still had the rife in his hand and
the stick was yet in the trigger. The
cofoner>s jury returned verkIict
that he came to his death by a gun
shot wound inflicted by his own
hand, and that no blame attached
to any one.
The suicide was quarter-blood
negro, was about fifty years old. and
had been living in the vicinity Of
Elk Mountain for six or seven years.
ne leaves a wife and seven children.
the youngest about two months old.
also two grown up children in Mich
lgan. He had just sold his ranch and
live stock and was getting ready to
move back to Michigan.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
BLACK HILLS CON
FERENCE CLOSED
Appointments Made For Ensuing
Year Rev. Case Returned to
Rapid City.

Tne Black Hills district conference
of the NJ. Il, church on Monday
closed one oI the most enthusiastic
and successful conferences ever held
in this section. The sessions were
held at Hot Spring and the attend
ance was large.
Rev. r. II. Dolliver was appointed
presiding elder for this district to
succeed DR.. G. B Clark who was re-
Gently appointed chaplain of the Bat
tie Md duntain Sanitarium Of Hot
Springs.
Following are the appointments
of the ministers for the Hills dis
trict for the ensuing year:
Belle Fourche, A. l.. Baker; Gus
ter, j. w. Lucas; Trinity church
Deadwood and Central and Terra
vile, D. w. Tracy; Edgemont, Carl
Gilmer; Hot Springs, q. S. Camp
bell; Lead. John Hall; Sturgis and
Piedmont, Geofge M. Carter; Ransom
M. G. Roberts; Terry to be supplied;
Nashville, j. M. Gardner; Rapid City
f. f. Case; Spearfish, w. r. Jeffrey
Sundance to be supplied; White.
wood and Vale Circuit, to be sup.
piled; Roubaix and Galena, to be
supplied; Deadwood, First church
Thos. Andrew.
The conference also took up the
subject of the location of the Meth.
odist academy and voted to locate
the school at Hot Springs, provided
the town raised $4,000 for the
school, which the city has promised
to do.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
THREE BIG Days
At RAPID CITY
THE BIG RAILWAY JUBILEE ON
SEPTEMBER 3, 6, AND Z WILL
BE A HUMMER.
Senators Kittrcdgc ana Gamble, Gov
crnor Crawford and Represent
ativcs Parker and Martin
will Speak.

Rapid City business men are max
ing every effort to make the big
Railway Jubilee a grand success. A
large number of committees have
been appointed and are working as
busy as bees on the work in the
several departments. Many letters
of inquiry have been received and
other information cleaned, all indi-
eating that there will undoubtedly
be the largest attendance at this eel
ebration Of any other meeting or
celebration ever held in tie Black
Hills.
This is a banner year for farm
products and every farmer should
make a special effort to have some
thing on display in the agricultural
exhibition. The stock men should al
so do their part and bring in their
stock. This part of South Dakota
has never been represented in any Of
the fairs in the eastern part of the
state, and the people of that section
have nd idea of the productive quail
tiles Of these parts. Now will be our
opportunity to show what class of
stock we have and what we can pro-
duce.
Let us be wide awake and give
our excellent country creditable
showing at east.
The committee on music and en-.
tertainment are preparing an elabor.
ate program and all will be furnish,
ed plenty Of amusement and some
thing entirely out Of the ordinary.
Don't fail to plan on celebrating
/ the three days with us.
j Everythiny will be carried out Oh
a big scale and all who attend ar'
assured the time OF their life. Re
4 member the dates, September 5,
aud z.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
CAP1UREDA P|E|OSAURUS
CREATURE is SEVENTY FEET
LONG WILL BE TAKEN
TO PIERRE.
Strange Animal is About Fifty Thou
sand Years Old and Only tho
Bones Remain.

Doane Robinson, secretary of the
state historical society, has gone out
to the Ash ranch, on Monreau river,
west of Pierre, after what is said to
be perfect skeleton of pleiosaurus
which is more than seventy feet in
length The specimen was discover
ed by Harvey Ash, who has agreed
to donate it to the society if they
will go after it. In the same vicinity
is said to be the perfectly formed
specimen of shoulderblade of
mastadon, and this will also be Sc
cured on the trip. Secretary Robin
son is taking advantage of the fact
that several freight wagons are to
reach the ranch this week, and he ex-
poets to bring back the specimens
with the same teams. These will
prove valuable additions to the col
lection Of the society when they are
secured and arranged at Pierre.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
MACHINERY FOR NEN
BONL|NG WORKS
Bill of Lading Received For the
Neutrality-suspicious. Being Rushed
On Building for Plant.

The Rapid City Bottling company
have received bill Of lading of the
machinery for their plant. They eX-
pect the consignment on machinery
to arrive any day and consequently
are rushing the work on the build
ing in order to get the plant in op-
Grafton as soon as possible The
plant will be located in the basement
Of the New Harvey hotel and the
rooms are nearly in readiness for
the installation of the machines.
The company has purchased the
most modern equipment obtainable,
and will have one of the most COM
plete and Thoroughly up-to-date
bottling works in the west.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23

Lucas, a new town in Gregory
county, and not on the railroad,
northeast of Burke. will have bank
to be called the Lucas State Bank,
with l.. l.. Lillibridge. F. NJ. Fulton
and John O. Aaseth as incorporators.
Mr.. Anseth is very we'll and favor
ably known in Yankton and enjoys
the enyiable distinction Of having
been born in Yankton county
Yankton Press and Dakotan.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
INTERSTATE SHOOT
A SUCCESS
FRANK WAUGH WON ARLAND
TROPHY-ALSO WON THE
BLACK HILLS TROPHY.
Hirschy and Taylor Tied for the High
Average Making 1913 Each
Official Score.

The interstate shoot held in this
city under the auspices Of the local
gun club was a grand success. Some
of the best shots in the United States
were present and took part in the
program. Much credit is due the
local club for the manner in which
the affair was conducted and also for
the royal good time they provided
for the visiting sportsmen.
Following is the official score of
the events;
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
Music for the Celebration.

The committee on music has Sc
cured the K. of P. band of Lead to
assist in furnishing band music at
our big celebration. This band is
one of the best organizations in the
Black Hills and the people who at
tend our celebration will hear good
band music.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
Second day, August 18th, 1907:

Black Hills trophy won by Frank
Waugh, by a score of As out of a
possible SO.
Hirschy and Taylor made high
score of 1913 each.
Pitt, the second high man made
score of Isl,
Barber, the third high man made
a score of 1873.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
Tramps Ordered Out of watertown

Tramps Ordered Ont of Watertown.
The city council of Watertown has
ordered the police to drive out of
town all tramps who refuse to ac-
cept employment offered them by
farmers. The street commissioners
has orders to cut down his regular
force to make room for hoboes who
may be committed to his care by the
police.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23

Fank Waugh by a score of 49 out
of possible SO.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
CAN'T HELP ITSELF
~

Wen you are told that
Rapid City has Il boom with
mushroom attachment, deny
it and insist that it's just q
natural, normal growth that
that has begun to sit up and
notice-that's all.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23

II you've been a knocker
come out Of it. Swear off
Lnu JOIN the boosters. It will
neIp some If you subscribo
LOT me Union. It's saving
tnlngs for Rapid City once
week. S1.50 the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01

rights of a motley horde of irresponsible
insurgents without organization princi-
Piles. The liberal party, which is chiefly
composed Of that motley horde. accuses
him of having used them to create a stu
alton that would furnish pretext for the
permanent occupation of Cuba by our gov
eminent Both sides have some grounds
for these charges, but 1t Is difficult to see
how Secretary Taft could have acted differ
emily. He was placed in very perplexing
course which seemed to furnish peaceful
situation to the President at the time in the
following telegram:
mo one can be more Impatient of
armed resistance to constituted government
than I, and no one more conscious of the
dangerous precedent of temporzing and
compromising with rebels, but. we did not
make and are not responsible for the stu
alton which we found.
THE government was in q state of col
lapse, Havana at the mercy Of the insur-
gents anarchy in the island, and we came
here as intermediates between armed
forces to secure peace and to prevent war
which circumstances would have rendered
disastrous to Cuban interests for a decade.
We could only mediate by comforting with
both sides. We could not mediate with the
government only. We could not effect a
compromise that conformed only to the
views Of the government. We must make
concessions to the rebels.
THAT is bad precedent, but we did
not cause 1t. 1t was inherent in the stu
alton and the nature Of our mission"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
MIR. BURTIs BARRED OUT.
Marketmaster Refused Admission to
Naval Academy

ANNAPOLIS. Md, April las a sequel
to the trouble between Edward Burtis
marketmaster of Annapolis. and Daniel
O'Lone. a Waterman employed about the
Naval Academy grounds. which occurred
at the Navy-Columbia base ball contest at
the academy Wednesday afternoon last,
Mr.. Burtis was prevented from entering
the grounds of the academy Saturday aft
ernoon by instructions from officials Of the
institution. $@ts.
The authorities of the academy have
placed certain restrictions upon the citizens
OF Annapolis. and in addition are consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of excluding the gen.
eral public of the city from the grounds on
occasions of athletic contests, because of
difficulties experienced with the watchmen
Mr.. Burtis. who claims that he was person
ally abused and that his eleven year-old
son was roughly handled by Waterman
O'Lone on Wednesday, has laid his case
before the federal authorities and Is now
awaiting developments He has also made
complaint of Saturdays episode, when he
was refused admittance to the grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
RAILROAD AUTO BUSES.
Service on British Country Roads No,
Practical Here.

PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-The Pennsyl-
vania railroad appointed last fall a COM
mittee of officials to visit Europe for the
purpose Of studying the operation of road
and rail motors, especially with reference
to the possible adaptability of road-motor
cars as auxiliary to the regular passenger
service. This committee has just submitted
its report to the general manager.
The road motors for passenger service,
says the report, are simply automobile
omnibuses Of various types. Some of them
have double decks. and in many cases small
compartments for the accommodation of
luggage and parcels. Machines of this
character have been introduced to a greater
or less extent by five British railroads.
Frequent road-motor service has been
established at points where there are viii
lagos not situated on the railways, but
with sufficient population to warrant the
service, also from stations on the main line
as well as from the TERMINUS of one branch
to that of another. The service is well pa
tronized, and is appreciated by those de-
pending upon 1t. but the committee failed
to find very much enthusiasm for the road
motor proposition from a railroad stand
point, some of the railway officials stating
that they did not consider this character of
service q proper function of a steam rail-
way company. In some cases negotiations
were under way with Independent automo-
bile omnibus companies to take over and
operate the road-motor service, and, fur
ther. the American experts did not find any
road motors in operation or contemplated
in connection with any of the Continental
railways.
The committee does not recommend their
adoption by the Pennsylvania, believing
that they could not be successfully or prof
itably operated on account Of the generally
bad condition of the roads, severe climate
and the fact that the territory not at pres
ent covered by trolley lines is so sparsely
settled as to make such service unnecessary
and unwarranted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01

prominent German scientist has produee o.,
new LIQUID BY means of which the ,,o,,,a "a
eau - nhxs,cIaus and druggists as casandir
ruo,nS and the interesting experiment of di-
80. srt,sctaIly can be accomplished 10 an
sss,n.rv hottie by using this wonderful iiauio To-
either with some accessory ingredients as gwen
In the physicians formula below ms .nr .a..
49, -. fhrokep into very small bits). should be
:, cod IN bottle and kept at temperature OF 100
degrees. which is the normal heat OF the stomach.
After being left for several hours 1t VIII De round
that a complete digestion has taken place.
A prominent local ply scian. when asked regard
Ing this new product, Catandir Compound. stated
that n has been in use quite a while by stomach
specialists. and il has proven to be the most ef-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
Interesting Experiment
Artificial Digestion
Supplies Remarkably Effective Cure tor Dyspepsia

fectye remedy known to science for the cure OF
dyspepsia and all kindred ailments of the gestlye
organs. He also gave the formula in which IL IA
prescribed. and is follows: Zone ounce Catan
dir Compound; two of Essence of Pepsin:
three ounces OF Syrup OF Ginger. To be used in
doses Of one to two tabespoonfuls after each meal
and also at bedtime when constipation is present"
These ingredients be obtained at any well.
stocked drug store, and easily mixed at home, and
by fits use digestion Is accomplished In the stom-
ach without its aid. this much-overworked organ
obtains that needed rest and viii in this way soon
recover its normal condition. when there has
been dyspepsia an the worst form.
This has proven great boon 20 sufferers from
all forms OF stomach disorders who can II desired
test It's efficacy by producing artificial digestion In
a bottle as above described.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
Clarksburg Church Window Unveiled

HARRISBURG, w. Va, April lin
pressive Easter services were held at
Christ Church yesterday. A memorial win
dow OF unusual beauty was unveiled 1t
Is gift to the church from Mrs. Lowndes
Wife OF Richard Lowndes, banker Of Clarks-
burg. and brother of the late Gov. Lowndes
of Maryland. The window was executed in
favrile glass in New York. and has for It's
subject the passage in st. John, xiv. in
which Christ, comforting His disciples,
says: Il am the way. the truth and the
light; no man cometh to the Father but by
Me-" mountain path, dark at the base
and with glowing light at the summit, is
shown. Two pilgrims are seen struggling
up the height, and standing above them is
the Savior. at His feet lantern, signifying
the light of the world, with his arms OUT
stretched to receive them into 1.-THE house
of many mansions" The coloring of the
window Is of unusual depth of tone The
artist is Frederick Wilson. The window
bears the dedicatory inscription: Waldo
p. Gof. February 25, 1916, September II,
1881. Harriet l.. Con-. March /, 1916. July
ID, 1904. Mrs. Lowndes, the donor Is n
sister OF Judge Nathan Goff and the win
dow is to the memory of their parents.