The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-16
Do1NGs IN THE A
Az Cleaned from South Dakota,
Wide Awake Exchanges.

land, having finished his studio
there. He is looking we'll, feels We
and is ready to enjoy the remainde
of the vacation before taking up hi
work as professor of Latin at Huro
college, to which institution he goe
at the opening of the fall term o
school.
In an Elk Point special to the Siou;
Falls Press are some more reason
for the scarcity of teachers in TIL
public schools. The prosperous times
the government homesteads, the ex
cellent positions offered for stenog
rapher, clerks. the demand for "llel
10 girls" the uncertainty of thu
teachers positions, the long vaca
ton without pay, the poor wages. ant
the grea' demand now made. upon
the teacher by way Of preparation
are some of the causes of the deple'
ton of the teachers ranks. Many
of the school boards seem to be aware
of the shortage and are Offering n
wages.
The livery barn of Stevenson &,
Hanson, of Clear Lake, was set on
fire by lightning and the barn, nine
teen horses. and all the buggies and
harness were burned. The loss on
stock was total, and there was only
$500 insurance on the barn.
d. A. Mccullough and family, of
Howard, are about to go to Los An
geles, Cal. for the next nine months.
Mr.. Mccullough has been cashier of
the First National Bank at Howard
but resigned the first of the year.
AT the Baptist state convention at
DeadWood, Oct. l and .. Governor
Charles Evans Hughes, of New York,
will make the principal address. Gov
ernor Hughes is a prominent mem
Der of the church and is greatly
interested in its work. Mrs. Hughes
is also a great church worker.
The e~ight-year-old daughter of j.
G. Mccain, who lives south of How
ard, was doubly ltnfortuntte last
week. She fell from the steps of a
windmill and broke both her arms
CpONS liz WllSl.
G. j. Bach, of Hurley, formerly
state land commissioner, has become
the owner of the implement business
of G. l.. Harper & Co.
Articles of incorporation were filed
at Pierre, August Sth for the Mer-
chants and Farmers state bank of
Dallas, with a capita! stock of $4,000
The incorporators were Matthias
Guentheur, ~Bridgewater;: Christopher
Guentheur, Freeman and E. A. Guen-
theu, Dallas.
White caterpillars are destroying
the foliage of trees at Washington
and vicinity and the owners are much
alarmed.
Vern Meacham, of Huron, a freight
conductor, was thrown under fits
train and so badly injured that he
died shortly after. while he was be-
ing taken to the hospital at Pierre.
He leaves a family.
1t is believed that when the state
assessment board completes it's work
this year the value of property will
reach $3.50, 600. 900.
Black Hills counties will be inter-
ested in the following Pierre special
to the Argus-Leader: The state has
received as a semi-annual payment
from the national government So
1928, as two per cent of the gov
eminent receipts from the forest re-
serves in the state. The fund goes to
the counties in which the forest re-
serves are located, to be a part of
the road and school funds. Under
the provisions of a law of last winter
80 per cent of the receipts go into
the road funds, and ten per cent in
to the school funds. While most of
the amount comes from the Black
Hills reserve, and will be divided
between Lawrence, Pennington, Gus
ter and Meade counties a portion of
OF 1t comes from the Cave Hills,
Short Pine and Slim Buttes reserves,
all In Butte county, and a share goes
to that county.
At the time of the trip of Presi.
dent Hughitt, of the Northwestern,
and his party over the new line be-
tween Fort Pierre and Rapid City,
1t vas decided to extend the accom-
mediation service from Philip to
Rapid City on the 18th and put on
regular. passenger service the first
OF September. 1t is hoped that a
through service from the eastern part
Of the state can be put on early in
October, but that depends upon the
progress on the new bridge. Just
what the through service will be is
NOT known, but 1t is rumored that
It will be four through trains each
way every day.-Pierre special to
Sioux Falls Press.
At q business meeting held at
Mitchell, August 8, by the members
Eof the Elks lodge 1t was decided to
make the proposed home one for the
members only and not use 1t partially
tor business purposes.
The Pierre land office force has
been very busy during the. month of
July, the filings numbering 267, Of
which 254 were homestead entries,
the rest being soldiers and reservoir
.declaratories. This means that over
two townships were taken out OF the
list OF available government land for
q total of AZ, $40 acres,
and the business Of this month shows
eynery indication Of being fully. equal
tossthat OF July. Final title was
Crxnted in the month to 134 entry
80 xsnh1oh a 9 o .co,raa tst1o -
I'll Sppsryes and the payment forl