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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
Notice for Publication.

department. Of the Interior, Land
Office at Rapid City, South Dakota,
September "a, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Cloyd
b. 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 G east,
and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver at
Rapid City, South Dakota, on No
vember IL, 1907.
He anne the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on, and cultivation of, the land, viz:
Charles L. Smith, of Rapid City,
s. D.; James T. Belknap, of Rapid
City, S. D.; Samuel Ellison, of Rapid
City, S. d.; Creston Words, Jr., of
Rapid City, $. D.
GEO. BENNEI'1', Register.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15

States uses more timber per capita
than any other country and that
every man, woman and child would
he effected. He decried the policy
of discounting the future of the
country by failure to protect the nat
ural resources, and he advises every
one who has not already done so to
read President Roosevelt's speech at
Memphis on thus general subject.
About one-ffth of the forest area
OF the country is in government re-
serves, but Mr.. Pinchot called at
tention to the fact that as privately
owned timber lands are better than
the government reserves, as a gem
eral rule, the government does not
control one-lifth of the timber sup
ply. The forest service will ask
congress for more money and more
men in order to extend the service,
and will push the work of reforest-
ing the denuded timber lands.
a scheme advocated by the state
forester of California is being
watched with a great deal of inter-
est. Under the police powers of the
state the forester is e~ndeavoring to
protect the watersheds and prevent
private owners from devastating
these lands i'll such manner as will
injure irrigation of lands below. II
this plan works well the government
forester believes it will be taken up
in other states and the federal au-
thorities will be aided greatly by
their cooperation.
In speaking of the protection of
the natural resources, Mr.. Pinchot
said that there is a changing senti-
ment throughout the country and
that the people are beginning to see
that the right to use such resources
does not carry with it the right TO
destroy them. T! forest service
will make additio. efforts to edu-
cate the people a this line.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
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 Viewfield, S. d., has
filed notice of his intention to make
final Communication proof in support
of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 9541 made 10000, for the
northeast quarter of section II,
township 8 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 Viewfeld; Jeff
Young, of Viewfeld, S. D.; Edwards
Rhodes, of Viewfeld, S. D.; Geo. Bills
of Viewfield.
GEO. P. BENNETT, Register.
First publication October IL.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15

There has been over a million
dollars worth Of cattle shipped
from Interior during the past ten
weeks.
The Register, published at Cot
tonwood, has been purchased from
Leedom Bros. by Editor Sem, the
Stanley county newspaper magnate.
Max Bockman, a laborer en-
ployed as water carrier in the sur
facing gang on the Milwaukee near
Interior, was found dead in his bunk
on Thursday morning, October 81.
He was born in Germany, and worked
many years for the Swift and Ar
mour company at the Chicago stock
yards. Bockman had been "hitting
it up" for several days, and three
days before his death quit suddenly
and the consequence was that a
a passenger on the long trip.
The City of Spearfsh has inaugur-
ated a Curfew ordinance and the city
marshal promises to compel its
strict observance.
e. w. Martin, the Deadwood
statesman, is confined to his bed
threatened with pneumonia, as the
result of exposure incurred during
his recent hunting trip.
The voters of Sioux Falls will be
given an opportunity next Tuesday
ito decide whether OF not the Gal
weston system of city government
SHAH be tried in their city.
Ernest p. Wilson, of Miller, has
been appointed a member OF the
state board of dental examiners TO
succeed W. G. Stutenroth of Water
town who recently resigned.
ALDER Grier, brother of Thomas
j. Grier, superintendent Of the
Homestake Mine, is reported dead
in Scotland. g deceased formerly
resided in Lead, S. d.
The Yankton Commercial club
held their annual election of officers
this week.
The Milwaukee Railway Company
has increased their force Of boiler
Olaf Aberg, residing nea Hot
Springs, was fatally injured last
Friday, being thrown from a frac-
tious horse.
The contract for the construction
of the Roman Catholic church at
Groton, S. d., has been awarded,
and work on the structure will soon
commence.
A slight earth quake shock was
felt at Custer recently. The distur-
bance was anlso noticed at Hot
Springs, Sturgis and other points in
the Hills.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
What Porto Rico Wants,

Porto Rico has one great advan-
tage owe the Philippines in it's deal
ings with this country, since it is
much better able to make it's wishes
heard on subjects of immediate prac-
tical Importance. Its location, the
character of it's population, and the
nature of its relations with this
country all are favorable to efforts
in that direction.
The Porto Ricans have already at
tempted to convince us that they are
thoroughly sympathetic to our gen
tempting to induce us to altar our
tariff laws so as to give them pro-
lection for their coffee. Apart from
this, however, almost the only wish
that they are strongly and continu-
ously expressing is that we will
grant them the right to become
American citizens. This latter plea
was the one upon which two natives
of the islands who attended the re-
cent Lake Mohonk conference con-
centrated their attention.
1t is a cause for satisfaction that
the islands have no greater griev-
ances than this to press upon our
consideration, but certainly in this
case they can make out very strong
charges of neglect against us. 1t is
one CT the great anomalies of our
present public law that when we sc
Willingly cnen our doors to foreign.
crs of 2'l kinds and transform them
into citizens of our own country, the
Porto Rican is not permitted to be.
come a citizen, ven though he come
here to live permanently. Since he
lacks q foreign nationality, which he
can renounce, our naturalization laws
make no place for him. The plea
of the Porto Ricans now is either
for citizenship or else for a greatly
increased measure of independence
in their own government.
The reason which has prevented
congress from listening to such ap
peals is mainly the fear that all sort:
of inconvenient political rights ant
powers in connection with American
government on the mainland will BIZ
assumed by the Porto Ricans if the!
once secure citizenship. No doub'
this fear is greatly exaggerated, if
indeed, it has any basis whatever
The Lake Mohonk conference did no
go further in its resolutions than tt
urge. that provision be made whereby
educated and duly qualified Porto
Ricans may become citizens of the
United States.' Certainly the grea,
majority of Americans will endorse
that demand, and most of them viii
think it moderate enough.-Record
Herald.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
The Value of An Ideal.

AT the first or second show of the
International Live Stock Exposition,
a young farmer from Iowa was at
tracted by an exhibit of improved
corn. The uniformity and excellence
of the product appealed to the eye
and the words Of the young man in
charge of the booth kept ringing in
the farmers ears. He resolved to
test the merits of improved blood in
seed corn. He purchased a bushel
of the best corn he could buy, at
what seemed a long price. Then he
prevailed on a successful and reliable
corn breeder to let him have ten ears
of his choicest cor at a still higher
price. He tool this corr home to his
Iowa farm and went to work to re-
produce il and make it better. He
gave it close and intelligent atten-
ton for several years. Last winter
he came to the short course at Ames,
with an exhibit of com and won the
grand championship for a single ear.
The ear of corn vas pronounced the
most perfect that had ever been seen.
1t sold at public auction for $3.50, at
a rate Of over $4,000. a bushel. This
ear in corn competition was as out
Standing as a young Abbotsburn in
Shorthcrn excellence. 1t was not a
freak o an accident. The same eX-
hibitor, the same year, produced two
other ears each good enough for
grand championship, with the first
out Of the way. This young farmer
who got his inspiration and nigh
ideals at the international Live Stock
exposition, has sold seed corn tic
hundreds of farmers in Iowa and
adjoining states, a number of whom
have been winners at prominent
shows.
This is a single instance of tbs
value of a higher ideal in agriculture
There are hundreds of similar cases
at each recurrence Of the Interna
tional Live Stock Exposition, though
the results may not be as striking a.
in this case.
When John Ruskin, the great Gre
ulCI VI ulSuSG dFl anu luSdlS, was Z
boy, he often accompanied his father
on his travels. In visiting the grea.
art galleries the father always pre-
coded him and selected the picture.
representing the higher types of ar
and took care that the son did moi
see the inferior grade. The father
was molding the sons mental con
ceptions to higher Ideals in art. The
result was that Ruskin became the
master mind of his time in his chosen
field.
The International Stock exposition
affords the same high ideals in agri
culture. Its value from year to veal
to this the greatest creative indus.
try known to man cannot be measur.
ed or fully estimated. Its lessons be.
come more potent, more practica,
and more imperative with each sue,
ceeding year.
C. F. CURTIss.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15

The most striking exhibit in the
report Of the commissioner of pen
sions for the fiscal year l906-7 is the
net decrease of $4,000 in the pen
sion roll. The number of pensioners
N June so was 9G7,371, the small
est total. since 1894. Before the pas
sage of the dependent pension act
of 1890 the pension list carried about
five hundred thousand Be-
to 969,544, and from 1898 to 1905
it huctuated between 991,519 and
G99,446. 1t has now begun to de-
crease materially, despite new and
highly liberal legislation. and there
is reason to think that in the next
five years it will drop well below
nine hundred thousand.
The cost of the pension system
has varied little a by year in the
last decade. In 1898 it was $14S,-
TG5 900. Since then it has ranged
from $144, 942 600 in 1904 to
S141,335,O O0 in 1901-2. Last year
it was $141,46I,0 900. Predictions
were made when President Roose-
welt issued his much discussed age
order in 1904, constituting age as 4
disability, subject TO evidence in re-
buttal, that it would increase the
cost of pensions as much as $12, Q00.-
coo. The Tribune held that the
added cost would hardly be notice.
able in the annual appropriations.
This has been the case, for the ap-
preparation for 1867, after three
years of administration under that
order, is the smallest with one eX-
ception since 1894. Congress
passed on February 6 last an age
pension act, increasing the allow
ances made under the Roosevelt or
der. This act, it was ~prophesied,
would entail a similar large expan-
sion of pension payments. But,
though 120,355 claims have been al
lowed under the provisions of this
act of February 6, the total pension
payments remain about stationary.
The commissioner Of pensions esti-
mates that pension obligations were
increased $G,394,0 600 by the Nc
Cumber age pension law. But this
increase was offset by the normal
shrinkage of the roll due to deaths
(of which there were 45,76S) and tc
other causes.
The fact seems to be that eypendi.
ture touched it's high water mark
some years ago and that a shrinkage
in payments is now imminent. The
annual outlay has been kept above
$140,000,000 by the workings o
new legislation, admitting applicant:
ineligible under previous laws ant
increasing rates of payment. Thu
average value of pensions in nearl,
every class has been raised and thu
general average value of all pension
has been forced up from $133.49 il
1903 to $145.G0 in 1907. But tn,
pensionable material is now prett,
we'll exhausted, and, though continu
ing to do the fullest justice to tn
veterans and his dependents, tn
government will soon see it's outla
on their account curtailed by man
millions.-New York Tribune.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15

Morris Mccarthy IS the new night
operator at the Northwestern de-
pot, having taken the place of +. e.
Inversion, resigned. Mir. Inversion
was one Of the Western Union strik-
ars at Chicago, and now that the
telegraph strike is over, he expects
to return to Chicago to work.
The Crouch Lines yesterday
brought in d "a OF blacksmith coal
for the Downie-Wright company that
was shipped from the coal fields Of
Pennsylvania.
Fred Salozer, travelling auditor for
the Milwaukee, was i'll the city yes
terday on business with the local
officers of the road.
The Pierre train was delayed
near Cottonwood yesterday evening
by the derailment of some freight
cars, and did not reach this city until
nearly twelve o'clock last night.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
Agent Resigned.


j. H. Smith has sent in his resig-
nation as forest supervisor for this
district to take effect on or about
November s. Mr.. Smith decided to
leave the government service as he
found it was necessary to devote
all his time to private affairs in
which he has become interested
Some time ago he purchased a tract
of irrigated fruit land near Mont
rose, Colo, and he has decided to
undertake the personal management
of the property about the first of the
coming year. From the time his
resignation is accepted until he leaves
for Colorado he will be busy arrang-
ing his affairs here. He has been
supervisor for eighteen months and
has been in the service for nine
years.
Mr.. Smith will be succeeded by
e. M. Hamilton, who will be installed
as acting supervisor until a perna-
nent official has been appointed. Mr..
Hamilton has been connected with
the office for some time in the ca
pacity of chief inspector of logs.
Since Mr.. Smiths incumbency the
Black Hills department of the for
estry service has made material ad-
vancement and accomplished a great
amount of work. Among other
things they successfully prosecuted
the first case under the rule regulat-
ing the grazing of cattle on the pub
lie domain, and secured a conviction.
They have thoroughly organized the
ranger districts and put men in ad-
ministrative charge. Nurseries have
been started at a number of places.
One has been placed at Crook Noun
tain, one seven miles southwest of
Hill City, one is in the Pringle dis
trict, and at each of these there has
been a large amount of broadcast
seeding of pine and fir. They have
constructed rangers cabins at the
Cold Springs site, at Summit and on
North Rapid creek and the Bessant
camp. There is also a cabin at the
Mclaughlin "Y" and the material is
on the ground for n at Merritt.
They have installed a seven-mile tel
ephone service from Warren Peak
to Sundance, where they are able to
make connections with the regular
telephone lines, thus putting the
rangers in that out of the way sec
ton in communication with the main
Office.
They have made over 400 exami-
nations of homestead entries under
the act of June, 1906, and have been
obliged to hold up a number of these
where they interfered with admins
trative sites. The administrative
sites are being established in each
township and consist Of from so to
200 acres which will be devoted to
the use of the service and will have
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
Dean Agriculture, Iowa State Colleg
Approaching Timber Famine.

IN twenty years the timber sup
ply in the United States on govern
ment reserves and private holdings,
at the present rate of cutting, will be
exhausted, although it is possible
that the growth of that period might
extend the arrival of this time an
other five years."
This announcement vas made Mo-
yember 4 by Clifford Pinchot. the
government forester, who has just
returned from a six months inspec-
tion trip in which he travelled 10000
miles.
In sounding his warning Mr.. Pins
chot declared that the danger of the
situation should not be %underesti-
mateas ne said, that the United.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15

worse than the Chinese, the Hindus
are worse than the Japanese, runs
the American comment. And now
the Post correspondent reports that
the Big Mogul" in labor circles on
the British Pacific coast considers
the Hindus a greater to labor
tran either the Japanese or Chinese
This may be called the up-to-date
treatment of the subject. The fact
is that all %orientals are opposed by
white labor and that the opposition
is of exactly the same sort on both
sides the border.-Record-Herald.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Rapid City, S. D., October
7th, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Sam
uel E. Borden, of Rapid City, S. D.,
has filed notice of his intention to
make final continuation 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. NJ, and that
said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver at Rapid City,
S. D., on Novmber 18th, 1907.
He anne the following witnesses
to 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, of
Rapid City, S. d.
GEO. P. BENNETT, Register.
First publication October IL.
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
Tho Pacific Coast and the Asiatics

The Pacific Coast and the ASiatiCS.
AS Britons are slow to change it
1t probable that those among them
who discovered that the race troubles
in British Columbia were due chie-.y
to American agitators will have full
faith in their discovery, but the evil
dence keeps accumulating against
them. A Vancouver correspondent
Of the New York Evening Post, who
has a strong aversion for union agi-
tators, declares that all British Co
lumbia is a unit in the desire to
make the province a white mans
country. "On this head" he says,
there is no difference of opinion.
1t is the one big popular sentiment of
the present time" He adds that
when it comes to a question of meth
DDS the radicals are listened to far
more attentively than the conserva-
tives. "You viii find anti-Asiatic
'cranks' in every walk Of life in Van
couver. Even the premier of the
province, Richard Mcbride, is un-
compromising in his attitude toward
the so-called oriental invader"
1t is curious to note how faith
fully the history Of California is re-
peated. There appeared recently in
a California paper a comparison by
which the Chinese were exalted at
the expense of other Asiatics. That
they have certain superior qualities
as workmen cannot be denied, but
when they were. the chief or only
invaders" these virtues were not
advertised. Now they are m%agnified
because of the exclusion and restric-
ton laws that r effective against
the Chinese and the influx of people
of other races. 1t is the latest ar
rivals with their threat of a new in
vasion that r Invariably set down
as the worst ever. The japanese are
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
Wantad.
Local representative

A Local representative for
Rapid City and vicinitl to look aft
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, So,
Station o, New York.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
Mining News From keystone.

The Yankton party Of capitalists,
representing Henry Wagner OF hat
city, made a deal last week whereby
they became owners of four valu-
able mining claims of Joe Bear.
These are the people who a few
weeks ago purchased the Belt, Lena
and other groups of claims of p. j..
MCGOWAN and Fred Tenny. The
claims which they purchased We're
practically part of the group, and
Mr.. Wagner, with am eye ITO further
developments, bought them. Mr..
Bear received a good consideration
for his property. but mining men who
are acquainted with the same are
OF the opinion that Mr.. Wagner got
them at a bargain.
The claims he purchased join their
other property on the east and south.
They show good prospects in both
gold and copper and are we'll tim
bered. The Yankton people are al
ready pushing the work at their
mine, and intend to do considerable
development work this winter.
j.. N. Smith was in town the first
of the week from the Geld Medal
camp. He reports considerable ac-
tiyity in his section. Development
work is now being carried on at the
Eldorado mine, west of Keystone, on
a large scale. The Eldorado mine
has a three compartment shaft which
is said to be one of the best in the
Southern Hills. 1t DIS now sunk to
a depth of 2O6 feet on a vertical
vein Of very high grade ore. There
is about 400 feet of drifting in the
mine. Not long ago a large amount
of ore from the Eldorado mine was
run through the Summit mill with
%fiattering results. After the clean
up it was found that the ore went a
trifle over $2s a ton. The principal
owner besides Mr.. Smith is John ].
McLauren, of Franklin, Pa.
Work on the Dewing property,
near keystone, is being pushed as
rapidly rs the large force Of men
under Col. Clark can handle tools
and machinery. A complete new
plant is being put in at Eagle Noun
tain, and assessment work is being
done on a number of other groups
OF claims.
Operations at the Dorothy and
Pettigrew tunnels have been tenn
porarily suspended while the men
are putting in e machinery at
other places. After the first of the
year everything will be in readiness
at all mines and work will be started
on a large scale at the Dorothy and
Pettigrew tunnels, Eagle Mountain
and the King Oscar groups.
The Forest Bell group of claims,
adjoining the Iyanhoe property
southwest Of Keystone, is having de
velopment work done on it by a
large force of men. The claims be-
long to G. H. Miller and j. T. Potter.
They are situated on Squaw creek,
and are heavily timbered. The men
are opening up a new ledge at pres
ent and are taking out some fine
looking ore. Some time ago ore was
taken from this property that went
as high as SIS d ton, The average
sSvaisias, hnWayer, r in the neighbor-y
hoodsef $10s-Keystone Recorder.
Prizes Arc Coming Down.
he packing houses in Chicago.
ssoInaha md other places have an.
sSHouncedsa cut of, ten per cent in the.
sssprices 81 meats,a furtaer redl
s3M0nA are said to be contemplated