The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-20

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the disposition of the cars Is indi-
Gated by an inspector Of the Bureau
of Animal Industry.
The Whisky Rules.
1t is a long time since whisky
mas been whisky in the United States.
Most of 1T has been either mixture
of whisky and ethyl alcohol, favored
and colored, without any whisky In
it at all.
There are good many people who
think the pure whisky is as bad to
drink as the ethyl alcohol, and don't
care how they are canbined, so
long as the smallest possible amount
of either is sold. There are few.
people who think the ethyl alcohol
is just as good to drink as the whisky
but they are men then who are maxi
ing profit out of the limitations
known as blends"
Despite such oppositions of opin-
ion, the Presidents order requiring
the whiskies, the blends, the adul-
Grated whiskies and the limitations
TO be given distinct varities of labels
Is an excellent thing for the coun-
try, because it marks triumph for
literal and exact honesty in the en-
forcement of the pure food law, de-
spite the pressure of the strongest
interests that have yet been active
to weaken its benefits. The whisky
adulterators had thought that thelaw
was so framed that they could be
permitted to continue to sell imi-
tation whisky under the name OF
blended whisky. but they have now
found out their mistake.
Had they won their point, the
door would have been opened for
similar laxity of Interpretation with
regard to many food products, and
much of the value of the law might
have ultimately lost. AS 1t is, the
law is kept in full effectiveness and
all that is necessary to guarantee the
people of this country a general hon-
,esty in the labelling of the foods they
buy is the proper degree OF cooper
alton on the part Of the state govern
ments Illinois has bill pending
to put the state III line with the fed
cal law, and it should not be neg
lected by the legislature
City Council.
The city council met Monday
enening in regular session with.
Mayor Emrick presiding. Present
Aldermen Mccarthy, Overpeck,
Dodge, Worth, Thomson and Feigel.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The following bills were read and
allowed on the various funds: Nc
Connell & Sampson, $2,64S.36 and
1915; A. Moran, $500; Hehman
& Birnbaum, s26.53; Henry Beh-
rens, $500; Rapid City Electric
Light Co., $50.65; A. K. Thomas,
$4.3O; Rapid CITY Lumber Co.,
$3.50; ]. O'Rourke, $500; H. n.
Gum, $21.0O and $4,000; John H.
Leary, $500; Jay Estrup, $500; s..
J. Scriber, $S9.75.
The quarterly report of 8. ].
Scriber, city Justice Of the peace,
was approved and ordered placed
on file.
The finance committee repdrted
that the semi-annual report of the
city auditor was found correct. The
report of the committee was ap-
proved and the report ordered pub
lished.
A petition from Emma G. Garvey
asking for the cancellation of per-
sonal taxes was presented and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
On motion the council extended
the time of settlement of taxes sun-
der the scayenger law for period
of six months, provided that all
taxes be paid in full since that time.
On motion the report of the
street and alley committee on the
petition asking for the privilege Of
extending switch in the alley be-
tween blocks 81 and 90, rejecting
the petition in its present form. The
report of the committee was adopted.
After some discussion the mat
ter Of providing signs for the
streets was on motion referred to
the committee on public improve
ment.
On motion resolution was ad-
opted declaring it necessary to mac
adam the following streets Of the
city: Main street from Fifth to
Ninth street; st. Joseph street be-
tween East Boulevard and West
Boulevard; Kansas City street be-
tween Fifth street and West Boule-
ward; Quincy street between Fifth
and West boulevard; Fifth street
between South and Rapid streets:
Sixth street between Quincy and
Rapid streets: Seventh street be-
TWEEN Quincy and Rapid streets;
Eighth street between Quincy and
Rapid streets; Eighth street ba-
tween Quincy and Rapid streets;
Ninth street between Quincy and
Main street. sSss
The bill Of G. M. Fallon for $24.s6
supplies ordered by the board 81
health, was allowed on the special
fund. sssss':sl
After remaining ri session uintil
Al late hour ID discussing M tters
lot vital Importance to TIE Ultxfd
of the city. tl.s council ~ I
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