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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
ASH CREEK.

The weather still continues fine.
Some Of the soddies have commenced
breaking prairie and MI. Meadow
lark has come to stay all summer
again which looks good to the weary
soddie, who has been worrying the
long winter away wishing for spring
to come.
Mrs. Hansen lell last week for her
former home near Bristol, S. D., to
look after her business affairs in
that vicinity, expecting to return 10
her Ash Creek home in the near fu-
ture.
Mr.. j. Hawkins of Ash Creek,
bought all of Louis Green's horses
last week, except a work team or so.
We did not learn the consideration
Louis Green of Pedro, passed
through this part last week enroute
to Philip to take the train for Rapid
City where he was going for medical
treatment as he has been in bad
health all winter
Hamilton Roth, and son, NJ. b., of
Ash Creek, made flying trip to Phil
lip last week.
A Carlson, of Ash Creek, went to
Philip last week after wheat and oats
to SOW. Looks like the soddies mean
business.
scotty Ferguson, and wife, from
near Elbon, S. d., were visiting their
cousin William Fergeson, of Ash
Creek last week.
The dance at Harry Smiths, near
Grindstone, March 18th was a fine
one we understand. Everybody says
!. there was large crowd and good
order prevailed
Miss Olive Doughty who has been
doing time on her Deep Creek ranch
resumed her duties at the Harvey
Hotel last week.
Mr.. Benson of Ash Creek, made a
flying trip to Philip last week.
The Hon. Frank Rood was rusti-
eating among friends on the creek
last week
Poste Bros. are building up their
ice house at present.
Cactus Bill
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
.LAX ENFORCEMENT I
TICKET COMPLETED
G II. TITLE, SIR, HAS CONSENTED
TO RUN FOR TREASURER'S
OFFICE,
Horace Gambrill Expected to Make
Winning Fight for Assessors
Job.

The vacant places on the law en-
lorcement ticket as announced in
last weeks Union have now been
hlled and the men whoare devoting
their energies toward electing the
candidates pledged for law enforce
ment feel confident that the fight
for greater and better Rapid City
Will not be in vain
The platforms whicn the candi-
dates have accepted and will stand
on at the coming election is as fol-
lows:
We. citizens of Rapid City, believing
mass meeting assembled, believing
in the future of Rapid City and stand
ing for its progress ana prosperity,
realize that the moral tone of the
community is an essential factor in
its Development
Eve declare ourselves in favor of
and pledge our hearty support to
those universally recognized print-
clples of law and order, which will
best promote, protect and preserve
the welfare of its citizens.
We believe that the best interests
OF our municipality are conserved by
a just and impartial administration
and enforcement of the laws and or
dinances and stand for the enforce
ment of the law in the spritintended
by the makers of the statutes"
The completed ticket follows:
Mayor-Louis A. Richards.
Aldermen-First ward, long term,
Edward s. Allen. Short term, G. S.
Donoho.
Second ward-Dr. c. c. O'Harra.
Third ward-T. B. Haxby, long
term. John Ferguson, Jr., short
term
Fourth ward -ITrank Fahrenwald.
Police Justice-W. II. Boyd
City Justices. J. Scriber.
City Treasurer-C. p. Title, ST..
Assessor Horace Gambrill
This ticket of coures has nothing
to do with the question of
license which is separate issue
from that of law enforcement, the
platform on which the above named
candidates stand The idea fore
most in the minds of the sponsors of
the Law Enforcement ticket, they
state, is to work first, last and all
the time for greater Rapid City.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
EAIRRI1RN

III. Westover went to Hermosa last
Thursday to see the new steam plow
n action. He returned the same day.
Byron Williams and wife moved
into their new house on the Shorten
place Friday.
c. B. Smith, Otto Nordstrom and
George l'eckman went to Rapid City
on business Saturday. They all came
back ON the evening passenger.
Miss Lillian Smith came home
from Fremont, Nebraska, sunCay
morning where she has ben atend-
ing college for the past year.
Carl Wahl arrived from Germany
Monday after three months visit
in the old country He reports a fine
time.
j. w. Lafrange and family, Of Rap
Id CITY, have moved here and are go
ing to live in j. G. Bowers house
on French creek for the present.
They have taken up a homestead and
VIII soon build on it so they can
live on their own place
w. +. Gorruch went to Rapid City
TO prove up on his ehomestead this
wek. He had as witnesses b. Lewis
and William Dawnem. They came
back on the evening passenger Tues
day.
Mrs. Sam Cutsinger has been sick
for week with sore throat. At this
writing She is much better.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
FIRST GAME TOMORROW.
School of Mines Nine Will Try Con-
clusions with Team from the
Indian School.

The School of Mines baseball sea-
son will open tomorrow afternoon
with a game between the school team
and the Indians. The contest is an
nounced to be played on the new dia-
mond southeast Of the School Of
Mines building. No admission will
be charged, the boys taking this
means Of expressing their apprecia-
ton of the business mems liberality
in assisting the athletic association
this spring.
Both teams have been putting in
their best licks getting in shape for
tomorroW's battle and it ought to be
a good one and worth making the trip
to see Both mines will probably
try conclusions for the prize put up
by the stoclllleeting committee and
the scrap shs uld furnish some good
dope as to the winner on that occa-
sion. incidentally it will afford the
friends Of the Miners an opportunity
to get a line on the chances of their
faVorites when they go east to tackle
the college teams.
OVerreck, last years reliable back
stop vii. again don the padded nit
ana mask this season. The pitching
department is we'll taken care of by
CalH Behrens and zoe Saville, the
two we,ll-known local slab artists
who are sure to make any team hump
ing UP we'll in early practice around
the first sack and will no doubt be
selected o hold down that important
position. "Bill' Sparkling, veteran of
manF hard fought battle, will as
usual cover the territory adjacent to
second b e in his only and original
way, Another Bill Boland by name
has been performing to the kings
taste as a shortstopper and the fans
are backing him to hold the fort
against all comers Third base hon
ors Fill lie divided between the pitch.
ers Behl rs and Seville, both being
to valuable to ornament the bench
! during I e progress Of the game.
NO one IS worrying greatly over
the ability of the outfield to get in
from of anything that gets by the in
fielders, for Hunter and Coolidge, re
inforced by the addition of newl.
recr lfted star in the person of Tryg
stad loo'- good to the silver and golt
adherents
/ Overpeck has been elected captain
of TIE 1908 squad and "Blondy'
Coo idge is making things move a.
manager.
Tie new uniforms arrived SOM
time ago and are handsomest, an.
! School o. Mines team ever got into
/ Th boy are quite proud OF then
snt oaly want chance to show ohei
frie nds tie article of ball that is go
ing to be put up this year.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
mastery touch of their trainer, Mr..
Roney, was we'll illustrated by the
performance of his pupils.

mastery touch of their trainer, Mr
Roney, was we'll illustrated by the
performance of his pupils.
Several changes of costume were
made during the entertainment; the
boys appearing at different times In
the dress of a soldier, sailor cos
tune, the garb of Gypsies, as choir
boys, and finally in the complex out
fit of Scottish Highlanders.
Master Gieser, who by the way, is
a South Dakota boy, hailing from
Aberdeen, is the star instrumentalist
of the troupe, his work with the
slide trombone receiving much praise
Four of the boys were given an
opportunity to show what they could
do as soloists; the youngster, who
redered Three Grenadiers,' in such
dashing style, probably making the
biggest hit; although the others were
not far behind in winning favor with
the audience.
While the boys We're getting into
the Highland costumes for the last
trio of songs, Mr. Roney filled the in
termission very enjoyably by giving
a brief history of the boys.
The concert was the fifth and clos
ing number of the High School,
School of Mines lecture course.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
POLICE MAGISTRATE
RELEASES MCCARTHY
JUDGE JOY DECIDES STATE
STATE FAILED TO MAKE A
CASE AGAINST HIM.
Barker Brothers Have Preliminary,
Hearing Todoy-Iscforc Police
Justice,

Following the decision of Judge
MCGEE limiting the powers of Judge
Joy to sit only as an examining mag
lstrate in the case of F. b. Mccarthy
charged with having SO screened
| the windows of his saloon, that an
| unobstructed view of the interior
could be obtained, a preliminary
hearing was held Friday, resulting
in the discharge of the defendant.
Revs. Holbrooke and Sheldon were
the principal witnesses for the state
and testified regarding the screens
and other obstruction they had no
ticed in McCarthy's place. The evil
dence showed that further than a
six inch board across the west Win
dow afforded a clear view of the in
terror, but trellis work arranged
in the east window made it more
dlitlcut for an enquiring eye to see
anyone lined up at the bar.
Richard Ferguson, a carpenter,
was first witness called by defense
He testified to having removed GER
tam screens in the Mccarthy saloon
and taking measurements of the win
dows and remaining screens. Two
bar tenders for Mccarthy, Peter Fin
negan and George Bicknell were also
placed on the stand. The defense
closed with testimony of Night Police
Stewart, and the defendant
lCnacio1 Co,pco1
med up the prosecutions side of the
argument; Attorneys Gardner and
Brown responding in behalf of the
defendant States Attorney Wood
in closing the case for the prosecr-
ton asserted that the time had come
when the law would have to be lived
up TO exactly or prosecution and pun
ishment would necessarily have to
follow.
Judge Joy then announced his de-
clslon-that the state had failed to
make case and he therefore dis
charged the defendant, who, shortly
after his release saw that the Offend
ing Instructions We're removed with
OuI uelay.
The next charge to be taken up in
the series made against the saloon
Keepers made by the ministers in
their crusade for law enforcement
will be one of the several against the
Barker Brothers who conduct a retail
liquor business in the basement of
the Lakota block. The one most
likely to next receive the attention
OF the court is the complaint filed by
Rev. Sheldon alleging that the sa-
loon is SO situated that clear view
of the entire room from the side
walk is out of the question. This
will be preliminary hearing before
Justice JOY. 1t was originally set for
yesterday morning, but for various
reasons has been postponed until this
morning at nine o'clock
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA APRIL 3 1908

try, paying therefore the price pro-
vlded under the law opening the land
for settlement but to which land he
had not perfected title prior to the
date mentioned he would have been
entitled to receive a patent without
payment under the free homes act. y
Said act does not allow commutation
unless proof submitted on land first
entered shows five years residence.
3. A person applying to make sec
ond entry under the provisions of the
acts described in paragraphs and
! 4, OF specific tract Of public land
subject TO homestead entry, must
file with such application his affidavit
describing his original entry by sec
ton, township and ranege numbers
| (or number of the entry and name of
the land office where made), date
OF the entry and date when final en-
try was made therefor. AS the facts
required to be shown in support Of
such application are matters of rec
ord no confederation will be neces-
sary
g. When an application is pre-
sented the register and receiver will
examine same and, if not executed
before proper officer or (when made
under the act of February s, 19OS)
if not corroborated, or if otherwise
fatally defective. they will reject the
same subject to appeal, Upon prop
er moving the register and receiver
may, if the person is entitled there
tc, allow second homestead entry to
be made, and must indorse upon the
application and receivers duplicate
receipt: allowed under section 2 of
the act of June 5, 1900" or "Act of
May %, 1902" or Act of February
s, 19oS.' as the case may be.
Z. in addition to the general acts
hereinb2f0re mentioned, there are
number of acts OF Congress appi-
cable only to limited areas which in
certain contingencies, permit the al
lloWance of second homestead entries
For specific information relative
thereto thereto, reference is made to
the general circular of this office, is
sued January 25, 1904 and to the
special acts OF Congress applicable to
the areas in question.
s. In the absence of legislation by
Congress extending the homestead
right, the making of one homestead
entry exhaust the homestead right
and this department is without au-
thority in such cases to allow second
homestead entries be made. When
applications to make second entry
are presented and applications fail to
show that they come within the pur-
view OF any of the acts of congress
allowing second homestead entries,
registers and receivers will reject
such applications. giving the reasons
therefor and allowing the usual right
of appeal.
8. All pending applications will
be considered and disposed of under
these regulations.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
MONSTER CROWD
FOR SI0CKNEE||NG
INDICATIONS ARE FOR RECORD
BREAKING ATTENDANCE
THIS YEAR.
Deadwod is Planning to Send Big
Dclegation-Al Roads Lead to
Rapid City.

According to the Pioneer-Times, the
entertainment committee Of Dead
wood Business Mems club will make
an effort to secure special arrange
ments from the Northwestern line
for accommodations suitable for
handling the big delegatin that will
make the trip to Rapid Monday morn
ing, April 13, to take in the Stock
mems celebration.
A suggestion which has met with
much approval, is to have the Pierre
train wait until seven o'clock in the
morning instead OF pulling out at
six O'Clock, according to regular
schedule. This move would make it
easier for many to make connections.
%. 10. Benjamin, general agent for
the Northwestern at Deadwood has
stated that the change could be made
pany in due season.
Locally, preparations for the cele-
bration are going on apace and next
week will see practically everything
in good shape, The advertising COM
mittee has covered all the adjacent
country with posters and programs,
amt a record-breaking crowd will
without doubt be or hand.
Chief of Police Gum has issued
his order for the spring cleaning of
streets and alleys, designating April
10th as the last day of grace. After
that date the work will be done by
the city and the costs assessed to the
owner who leaves his premises un-
cared for. This will insure clean
city and obviate the chance of any
visitor making unfavorable conlpari-
sons. ~
Several booths are already in pro-
cess of construction along the prin-
cipal streets, and next week Rapid
city will be we'll along in the task Of
Z donning her gala dress for the big
-ovasion.
The Union has been requested to
call the attention OF the .peoDle of
Rapid City to the fact that a record
breaking crowd far in excess of any
III stlleludHC dt lOlluSi celeDIaIlOnS
will no doubt be on hand for this
years celebration. This means that
sleeping and eating accommodations
will be in great demand and every
one who possibly can is urged to
make known within the next few
days the number of persons they can
care for This is important and will
be greatly appreciated by the COM
mittee having this work in charge.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
MANY WORKING FOR
A COUNTY FAIR
Project WILL BE DISCUSSED AT
THE BUSINESS MEMS CLUB
TOMORROW.
-
Ideal location for Annual Exhibition
and Racing Meet has Been
Found.

All those in favor Of or having the
slightest interest in the proposition
to organize a county fair association,
'Nder whose auspices an annual ex-
Albition and racing meet could be
p II, 'hould arrange to attend the
Nee' n5 at the Business Mems club
tomorrow afternoon when the ground
viii be thoroughly gone over and
some decision regarding the project
be arrived at
The scheme has already been sug-
s9@ted GA number Of prominent bus
mess men and ranchers in this vicin-
!ty all of whom have heartily en-
.i4.2ed it and promised their sup
pert.
An option on a sixty acre tract ex-
Ha!lently located has been secured
and provided the interest shown in
he enlerprize warrants it, the plans
for the association will be pushed
rapidly to completion.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
STILL ANOTHER ONE.
DcadWod Pioneer Times Hears Once
More That Crouch Line Is To
BE Sold

The probable fate of theCrouch
Lines has again demanded the at
tention of the Deadwood Pioneer
Times, the Tuesday morning edition
having the following article in it,
which fully explains what is going to
happen the M. r. & N. w. before long
The information is made public,
you will notice, on the strength of
reliable authority" Wish we knew
who they were.
Portions of the article in ques-
tion are as follows:
incidentally it might be mentioned
that the traffic manager of the Crouch
Lines has placed himself open to an
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
SECOND HOMESTEAD ENTRIES
Government Issued Instructions To
Land Office Officials Regarding
The Natter

Land Office officials have recently
received the following instructions
in regard to applications for second
homestead entries which have been
made possible by recent legislation
We publish them believing the cir
cular may be of interest to our read
ers:
/. The act of February s, 1908,
Public-No. lS), allows person
otherwise qualified to make second
homestead entry where such person
has made and lost, forfeited, or
abandoned former homestead entry
prior to the passage of said act, and
such former entry was not cancelled
for fraud nor abandoned or relin-
quished for consideration.
2. The person applying to make
second homestead entry under this
act must file in the local land office
an application to enter specific tract
of public land subject to homestead
entry, accompanied by his affidavit,
executed before an olncer authorized
to administer oaths in homestead
cases, stating description Of former
entry by section, township, and
range numbers or number of entry
and name of land Office where made) !:
date of entry; when he lost, forfeited
or abandoned the same; that it was
not cancelled for fraud, and whether
he received anything for abandoning
his claim CT relinquishing the entry.
This affidavit must be corroborated
by the affidavit of one Or more per-
sons having knowledge of the facts
relative to the abandonment of his
kclaim or the REIMBURSEMENT of the
kEformer entry, which corroborated af-
fdavit may be executed before any
and having an official seal.
8. Section of the Act of June 5
1900 (31 Stat, 300, allows a sec
ond hoDstead entry to person
otherwise qualified who, prior to the
date of the act, made homestead en-,
try and commuted under the provis.
ions of section 23O1, Revised Stat
utes, and the amendments thereto
but such second entry is not subjec
to Communication.
The act of May %. 1902 (32
Stat, 203), allows second home
stead entry to a person otherwis'
qualified, wle. prior to May II, 1900
made and perfected homestead en-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
Quincy Adams SAWYER"

One of the attractions booked for
Library Hall, for Wednesday even
ing, April Sth, is Quincy Adams
Sawyer" the great New England
drama in its fifth season of unin
terrupted success. Everyone who has
read the book Of the same from which
the play was taken, will want TO see
the dramatiZation, and those who
have not reau me book will want to
see the play just the same, for ev-
erybody loves a clean, wholesome
play from New England life, and this
is just what Quincy Adams
Sawyer" is.
Best of all it has departed from
the Weather-beaten track of the old
tlme drama. The pleasing points are
simple, sweet love story, a contin-
uous series OF humorous incidents
and an almost heretofore unknown
naturalness and purity that pervades
the entire play.
To begin with you start at the
country store and postonice where
.''' '9N' quincy AudlllS Sawyer as
the city chap helping his country
friends and outdoing his country en-
emies. You are made acquainted
with the pretty love affairs of several
of the village young folks and your
interest in Masons Corner folks is
firmly established.
Next you find yourself at the cross
roads. Here takes place one Of the
prettiest touches of the play, where
Iekiel describes the surroundings to
MS blind sister. The scene shifts to
Mrs. Putnams sitting room and you
meet the ludicrous Samantha, and
grow a bit apprehensive over Lindy's
affairs which have got into curious
tangle.
Next you find yourself at real
husking bee at the Pettingill farm
yard. You will hold your sides in
laughter at the grotesque dancing of
Abner Stiles and Mrs. Crowley.
When You recover you will find
| that you are in the midst of a good
Old fashioned snow storm, but you
shlver for only minute or so for
the interior of the Pettingill home
stead is opened to your gaze. Every
body eats supper, the tangled love af-
fairs are Strengthened out and the
party is supremely happy. You are
happy too, for the joys and sorrows
OF these quaint people have been your
own. You go away with the singing
of the Doxology lingering in your
ears, and feeling that you have tasted
a piece of genuine rural atmosphere
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
LOSES TWO FINGERS.
Ranchcr Named Rem Moore Suffers
Painful Injury When Gun Ac-
cidcntaIIy DISCHARGED

A hurryup cali for a physician
tookDr. Robinson to Interior Satur-
day evening, where his services were
required in caring for hen Moore, a
rancher who was unfortunate enough
to have lost two fingers through the
accidental discharge Of a snot gun.
The mishap occurred while Moore
was loading the frearm into a wagon
preparatory to making a trip to town
The weapon struck some portion of
the wagon sothat its discharge fol-
lowed while the i'll starred victim had
his hand over the muzzle The shot
tore away the two middle fingers and
otherwise lacerated the hand, but it
is believed the index and little fingers
can be saved.
Mr.. Moore, accompanied by his
wife, came to this city Sunday morn
ing with DR.. Robinson and is being
cared for at Mrs. Peterson's hospital.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
AN EXCELLENT CONCERT.
"Roncy's Boys" Delight Big Au-
dicncc at Library Hall Wednes-
day Evening.

1t cannot be said that Rapid City
is entirely oblivious to all the good
things that come to town, for strik-
ing example to the contrary was fur
nished Wednesday evening when a
record-breaking crowd filled Library
Hall to hear the Roney Boys give one
CT their famous concerts.
The youthful songbirds were ten
dered an enthusiastic ovation at sew
eral stages of the program for the
skill and ability manifested by the
gentlemanly little company. The