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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
sardine Crop is Short.

Portland, Maine, Dee. 16-That
delectable dainty, the American sar-
dine, which isn't really a sardine at
all, may become decidedly scarce in
the near future owing to the short
age of the crop along the Maine
coast, where nearly all the domestic
sardines are packed. The com
l,ne" which is alleged to be in prac-
teal control of the business, and
which was recently the subject of
an official investigation because of
alleged trust-like proclivities, pro
duced this season % per cent less
than was anticipated, and the indie
pendent packers also report short
age.
This was said to be due to diff
ferences with the fishermen in the
early part Of the season.
AS result of the falling off in
prices offered by the trade, the
packers have been storing heavil.
and every available storehouse was
filled, but even at that there Will
probably be no more goods than
the trade will demand this winter
and next spring as the mid-season
! buying was light because of the
general condition of trade.
The Maine Mercantile Company
expected to pack 100000 cases,
but instead produced 100000 cas-
es. There are 100000 cases in stor-
age.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Singular Accident Causes Death

James Walters, a bartender en-
ployed by saloon keeper Robert Nc
Nish, of Hill City, died at the Hot
Springs hospital Monday as the re-
suit of a remarkable accident which
befell him Sunday. In the course
of his work Sunday morning, he
went to the ice house back Of the
McNish saloon, to get in supply for
the day. He had partly finished the
job and was prying up the last
chunk of ice, using for the purpose
an iron bar about four feet long,
when he slipped and fell backwards.
The iron bar which was pointed at
both ends, dropped from the door
way about twelve feet from the
ground and sinking into the earth,
remained standing upright. Wal
ters having lost his balance, also
fell backwards and struck squarely
on the upright steel. He was a
heavy man and his weight added to
the distance of the fall, drove the
iron up into his intestines. He was
Immediately taken to Hot Springs
and placed in the hospital, where
the best medical attention was given
him but the injury was of so SER
iously nature that death resulted
within twenty-four hours.-Dead-
GOOD Pioneer-Times.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
NOVEL EXPERIMENT.
Will Attempt to Resusictate Man
After Electrocution.

Trenton. N. j., Dec. TO- John
Mantasanna, of Essex county, is tc
have novel Christmas gift, if the
newest project inspired by Jersey
justice is successful
John is alleged to have committed
a murder. and just after that he is
under sentence to be electrocuted
at the state prison next week. But
DR.. Frank Scanned, county physi-
clan, and DR.. Thomas Mackenzie,
prison physician, harbor doubts as
to whether electrocution really
sends the victim to that bourne
from which no man returneth. There
fore, if permission can be secured,
and John doesn't get stay, they
will try to resusictate him after the
has been duly executed.
The experiment will be UNDER
taken in order to prove or disprove
the theory of scientists that inflic-
ton of capital punishment by cleo
tricity only stuns the victims who
are later killed by the surgeons
knife during the autopsy or by the
quicklme in which the bodies of
the murderers are buried.
At all previous execution of sem
fences the autopsies have been per-
formed by DR.. e. A. S. Spitzka, Of
Philadelphia. Next time, however,
DR.. Scanned, the county physician,
will insist on being allowed to take
possession of the body. With the
assistance of DR.. Mackenzie, he will
then apply all the methods of resus-
citation known to medical science
If the experiment fails an autopsy
will be performed to determine the
on the human body. 1t is also eX-
pected that this will show if death
was instantaneous, as advocates of
the electric chair aver to be the case
OR. Gibbons of New York has as
serted that electricity does not kill
a convict, and that the men put in
the men put in the chair die under
the surgeons knife in the autopsy or
in the quicklime in which they are
buried" County Physician Scanned
said in discussing the project. II
intend to find out whether that is
true, and I have invited DR.. Mac
kenzie to assist me following the
next execution of the death sentence
n the State prison here
If the two physicians should sue
need in resuscitating Mantasanna,
" any other convict, nice legal
question will be raised. Officially
3e will be declared dead before the
current is turned off. Therefore he
will have paid the full penalty of
his crime, and if he be restored to
consciousness he cannot be subjected
to the current again. There are
many persons here including off
cials, who say the state will not per-
nit the county physician to carry
out his proposed experiment.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
SPECIAL NOTICE,
New Official of Lawrence County
Makes Appointments.
DeadWood. S. ID

4'AssAhSo
Deadwood, S. D., Dec. 16.-Be-
,aIa4 Iohr Hebron, states attorney
e]e"t On the democratic ticket IF
Lawrence county, is disqualified ty
being connected with the defense q,
three of the important cases to
come before the supreme court of
the state during the next month,
Robert P. Stewart was appointed to
try them. The appointment was
made in the circuit court this morn
ing by Judge Rice.
Mr.. Hebron who will take the Of
flee of states attorney on the first
of the year has been working on
the defense of these three cases
since they were first brought into
the court, and will be allowed to
continue in them in the supreme
court of the State of South aDkota.
The Fraser case is the first one
to come up, the date being set for
January -. 1t is expected that the
other cases in question will follow
closely after this one in order of
trial.
In the Eli Raice case the time in
which to perfect his appeal expired
this morning and Judge Rice en-
larged the time until January 5th.
Raice is still looking for a bonds
man, his bond being placed at $10,-
600.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Aero Show for Ynuths.

New York. Dec. 1S.-That the
sad fate that has befallen other
would-be aerial navigators has not
been sufficient to deter Young Amer
lea from seeking toexperience the
joys of flight will be demonstrated
during the coming week. The first
annual exhibition of the Junior
Aero club of the United States will
be held at Madison Square Garden
and scores of inventive youngsters
will show the products of their in
genuity.
According to the rules governing
the exhibition any boy in the United
States under 81 years of age may
enter drawings of model kites min
atnre gilders, aeroplanes, spherical
balloons or dirigible cars, motors
suitable for model work, wireless
telegraph or telephones, ETC., de-
signed or made by himself. No
model shall be more than six feet in
length over all and preferably not
more than four by five feet. Any kind
of motive power may be used.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
WELCOME TO TAFT FAMILY.
Augusta, Georgia, Will Honor the
President Elect,

Augusta, Ga, Dec. 17.-Augusta
| will extend the glad hand of greet
ing to William Howard Taft and his
family when they arrive here to-
morrow to take up their winter res
idence in this beautiful Georgia city.
For several days the president elect
and Mrs. Taft will be the guests of
Mrs. Taft is close personal friend
of Mrs. Thomas. Next week the Tafts
will take up their residence in the
Terrett cottage on The Hill, Angus
ta's most exclusive section, where
they will remain until about the
middle of February, when Judge
Taft will proceed ITO Washington
and prepare to assume the highest
Office in the land
If the hopes of Augusta people
are realized, the Tafts will be kept
busy during their stay in the city.
Practically every society woman in
town entertains an ambition to have
the president-elect and his bett
function and it is feared that many
bitter rivalrys will result Already
Augusta has become more popular
than ever as a tourist resort, in view
of the coming of Judge Taft. 1t is
expected that many prominent states
men and political advisers of the
president-elect will spend the Christ
mas holidays here, and the most
brilliant social season in Augustus
history is anticipated. Many i'm
portant political conferences will be
held in Augusta during the next
few months, and this city will at
tain even greater Importance than
Virginia Hot Springs or Oyster Bay
in their palmiest days.
The Terrett cottage which the
Taft family will occupy, is adjacent
to the Bon Air Hotel, Augustus
most famous hosiery, where the
Tafts will take their meals. The
house is not pretentious, but is COM
modius and comfortable, and is fur
nished in the old style peculiar to
Well-to-do southerners.
1t is adjacent to the Country club
golf links, probably the finest in
the South. Mr.. Taft will spend much
time on these links. In the Terrett
cottage Mr.. Taft will write his in
augural address, complete the selec-
ton of his cabinet and foreign min
listers and decide other important
matters preparatory to assuming the
Office of president of the republic.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25

succeed the old chief, who had jus
died without issue. There were
two principal aspirants to the honor
each having a considerable follow
Ing. The dispute finally ended with
strift and war, and for the first
time in the history was brothers
blood shed by brothers"
The chief of one of the factions
had a beautiful daughter, and one
OF the bravest warriors was sutton
for her hand. Her father consented
to the match on one condition-that
the young brave should journey to
the camp of the enemy, many miles
away through the deep snow, kill
the chief, his rival, and return with
some unmistakable token of his
death. In spite of the snow and the
distance, the young man immediate
ly set out on his journey, and, after
lying in ambush for several days,
finally entered the camp, boldly at
tackled the chief in his tent, slew him
and cut off his head.
Next morning the murder was
discovered, and the tribe set off in
hot pursuit. Little by little they
gained upon the fleeing warrior,
who in his anxiety to elude his pus-
suers cast away all his impediments,
to his very clothing, retaining only
his stone knife and the trophy which
was to win him his bride.
His pursuers gained rapidly until
finally SO near did they come he
could hear them on his trail. His
grewsome burden grew heavier and
heavier, and as a last resort he
whipped out his knife, stripped the
scalp from the head OF the dead man
and, thus lightened of his load,
reached his own camp in safety, pre-
sented to his chief the token of his
proves and was wed, amid great
rejoicing, to the damsel of his
choice.
From thenceforth he was permit
ted to wear an eagles feather in his
cap, and to this day the eagles fea-
ther remains the sign of the sue
cessful warrior, the number he dis
plays depending upon the number
of scalps he has taken.-Chicago
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Erb Murder Trial.

Media, Pa, Dec. 19.-What will
probably be one OF the most sensa-
tional murder trials in the criminal
annals of Pennsylvania is scheduled
to begin Monday, the defendants be-
ing two women, Mrs. M. Florence
Erb and her sister, Mrs. Katherine
Beisel. who are charged with the
murder of the formers husband,
Capt. j. Clayton Erb, at Red Gables,
near Village Green, on October 6.
The women are charged with muir
der. voluntary and involuntary man
slaughter
1t is thought that the trial will
continue more than week, and may
be concluded in less time. Mrs. Erb
is at liberty on bail pending the
trial, but Mrs. Beisel has been con-
fined to the Media Jail. When ar
raigned recently both women ap-
peared in court clad in deep mourn
ing for the man whom they are
charged with Staying.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
CHANGE IN BANKING LAWS.
Suggested by State Bank Examiner
John l.. Jones.


Madison, S. D., Dec. IT, That
the South Dakota banks are doing
volume of business twice as large
as five years ago, that the number of
banks have doubled in seven years,
that SO have been added in the past
year and that the total deposits in
the state, private and national
banks, as shown by the last reports
Us 54,965, 42S.01, are interesting
statements in the annual report of
Public Examiner John L. Jones. He
states that under the requirements
of the law, 1,6OO examinations
should have been made last year,
but that of course this was impos-
sible with but two deputies and one
clerk, and states that to examine the
banks, the SO county and state in
situations and to check up the ac-
count of the state officers and oil in
spectors will require two more de-
puties.
Examiner Jones processes his
dissatisfaction with the state bank
ing laws, declaring they should be
virtually reconstructed Among the
numerous changes in the law urged
by the examiner are the following:
Issuance of bank charters and
regulation of stock issues by the
public examiner and liquidation of
insolvent banks by the public exam
iner instead of a receiver, it being
argued that a deputy examiner
could do this more quickly and
cheaply.
Prohibition of loans to officers or
directors of banks, without collater-
al or Endorsement.
Authority in the examiner to des-
ignate reserve banks.
In corporation Of all private banks
and requirement OF minimum cap
ital for state or private bank Of
100000.
Requirement of board of five d.
rectors each of whom shall hold five
mnpledged shares.
Report by directors under oath
upon the assets of their banks.
Requirement of % per cent re-
serve of lawful money in all re-
serve banks.
Prohibition Of the issuance Of
certificates of deposit for borrowed
money, but that bills payable be
made out instead.
Liability of each director for all
overdrafts allowed by the state Of
ficers and for every loan in the ex-
cess of the maximum in the law.
A provision that an overdraft of
over 60 days standing be not al
lowed as an asset.
The examiner urges also the prep
aration and passage of a savings
bank law, to safeguard the invest
ment of savings funds.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
gust 4 and I. This bill has inst

August and T. This bill has just
been completed by the committee
OF which Dr.. Foust, of Pennsylvania
is chairman, and copy if it has
been sent to Mr.. Wheaton. The
law is intended to stop the COM
plants of manufacturers and whole
salers against the lack of uniform
ity in the various states.
The commissioner suggests a
change in the creamery law so that
it will protect farmers for products
which they have to sell as we'll as
those they are obliged to buy. The
commissioner says further:
Il believe it to be an unfair dis
elimination to exact of all the man
ufacturers of foods and beverages
that their products shall be free
from all harmful preservatives:
that compounders of foods and hev-
erages shall label such foods so that
the purchaser shall have a true
statement of what they contain, on
heir label and at the same time
allow manufacturers and compound
ers of so-called patent and proprie-
tary medicines to sell their products
without an equally plain and true
statement of what they are COM
posed, on their labels. Therefore.
| recommend that drug law, which
shall regulate and control the sale
of drugs and medicines, be enacted
by the next legislature.
The commissioner states it has
been necessary to double the help
and expense employed in the past
year and he thinks his salary should
be made at least equal to that of
other appointive officers.
The report of analysis of samples
shows that 1SS were examined, 80
found legal, SO illegal and six pass
ed. OF the illegal food products.
spices, condiments and extracts were
found to violate the law most fire.
quently.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Martin to Another Committee.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 49,
Speaker Cannon has assigned Rep
resentative Martin, of South Dakota,
to the committee on Industrial arts
and expositions in addition to his
recent appointment to the commit
tee on Indian affairs.
A certified copy of the final as
certainment Of the South Dakota
electors for president and vice presi-
dent has been filed with the senate.
The electoral vote will be counted
before both houses of congress on
February 10.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Canton Incendiaries Arrested.

Sioux Falls, S D., Dec. 14.-Con-
fessions from two of eight men I'M
der arrest, duplicating all OF them
in malicious incendiary damage to
the amount of over 100000, as we'll
as in robberies which have terror
lied Canton for years past, promise
to send the entire gang to the peni-
tertiary.
States Attorney Carlson, of Can
ton, is the man through whom the
confessed criminals were rounded
up, and both the confessions
were secured by him, one in
his Office at Canton and one in the
office of States Attorney Orr in this
city. The men under arrest are
two Hemstock brothers, two Ander-
son brothers, Will True, Marvin
Stanley, Joe Dunn and Charles Web
Der. One Hemstock, one Anderson,
Stanley and Weber were all arrest
ed in Sioux Falls by the local police
who have been of great assistance
to the Lincoln county attorney.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Road Improvement Bonds,

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 16.-Five mill
lion dollars in State of New York
4 per cent highway improvement
gold bonds, exempt from taxation,
will be sold tomorrow afternoon at
the state comptroller's Office in AL
bany. No bids will be accepted for
less than the par value of the bonds.
The proceeds from the sale will be
used in improving the public roads
Of the Empire state, in accordance
with the mammoth project for put
ting all Of the highways of the state
into the best possible condition.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Dividend Dropped to Fifty.

Deadwood, S. D., Dec. 17.-After
declaring a dividend of seventy-fve
cents a share last month for the
first time in the history of the COM
pany, the Homestake Mining Com
pany dropped back to the regular
50-cent dividend this month The
news of the return to the former
figure was sent out from the New
York office of the company Tuesday
evening and caused material
slump in quotations on Homestake
stock. Since the seventy-fve cent
dividend was declared in November
the stock rose until it was being
quoted around 81 but the action of
the board of directors of Tuesday,
caused it to drop close to 90.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25

not getting a teddy square deal.
Commissioner Hendrickson has ac-
complished more for his district in
the six months he has held the Of
flee than we can expect from the
whole board in six years, taking the
past as criterion.
The Gimlet will continue to twist
its augur until it's shavings fall on
better road conditions for Farming
dale Earmiugdale Gimlet
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
GREAT DRAINAGE PLAN.
Government Surveyors Would Re-
claim the VcrmilliOn Valley.

Centerville, S. D., Dec. IT,
County Commissioner w. e. Eye
has received copy Of plans drawn
up by government surveyors who
were sent here on request to sug-
gest method of retaining the
Vermillon river valley. The plans
proposed total expenditure of
$4,000, or an average of $6.S1
for each of the 1925 acres. But
it is promised that the improve
ment will add $50 an acre to the
value of all the lands affected,
amounting to an increase of $780,
600 or more.
The plans divide the territory into
fifteen 'levee DISTRICTS" between
each of which levee is proposed,
running from the river to the bluff
thus cutting off the river from each
district. To relieve each district of
local water, sluice or flood gates are
planned, with local bitches wherever
needed. The channel requires
Strengthening at four places along
the river.
S. H. McCrory, chief OF the field
party, estimates that so per cent Of
the valley land is too wet to culti-
vate and half of this amount is
swamp. The discharge of the river
at the mouth is shown to be so large
as to require a channel three times
the size of that now found in the
river. Steps already have been TAX
en- to make the Improvement in dis
trict No. 9,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Troops for Islands,

Washington, Dec. 10 Orders
have been issued from the war de-
.rtment providing for the sailing
from New York, February IA, of
the army transport Fitzpatrick, with
100 coast and field artillery troops
to man the new Notifications at
Manila bay. The long voyage to
Manila will be made by way of the
Suez canal, and the Philippine cap
ital will be reached about the mid
die of April. General Duval will
sail on the Fitzpatrick, going to Ma
Mia to relieve General Weston in
charge Of the Philippine forces.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Treasury Purchasing Silver

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE treas
ury department today purchased
100000 ounces Of silver for deliv-
cry at New York, 900 ounces for
delivery at New Orleans and So
900 ounces for delivery at Denver
The price paid was 4S.692 cents
per fine ounce.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
CONVENTION STILL ON.
Senators Kittredge and Gamble Fail
to Agree on State PATRONAGE

Washington, D. c., 1S.-The an
Gent patronage fight in South Da-
kota has been re-opened by the ac-
ton of Senator Kittredge in hold
ing up the nominations OF E. G..
Coleman and Cyrus C. Carpenter, to
be receiver and register, respective
ly. OF the Lennon land office. The
nominations were sent to the senate
at the beginning Of the session, and
Senator Gamble urges that in the
division OF the state patronage these
places were assigned to him. Sena-
tor Kittredge, however, has asked
that they go over.
AZ to Ulited States District Al
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
MANY WOULD MARRY HIM.
Wealthy Ramona Bachelor Adver.
tiSeS for n Wife

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 1s.-Re-
emily a wealthy bachelor residing
IL the little town of Ramona, S. D.,
placed in Ramona newspaper an
advertisement stating that he was
snXious to secure a wife and inyit-
ng correspondence with young wo-
men who desired to enter the state
t matrimcny. That it pays to adj
fertise is shown by this case, for
now the mails to Ramona are bur-
Tened with letters replying to the
advertisement of the Ramona bache-
or. AS a result of this voluminous
correspondence the recipient of the
etters, If he wishes to answer them
III, will have to engage the services
VI a stenographer.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Killed at Cripple Greek,

Cripple Creek, Colo, Dec. 21.
Arthur J. Lake was instantly killed
in a quarrel here today and Tony
Cuaz was shot through the right
eye and is in serious condition.
The shooting was the result 81 g.
quarrel.