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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
ORGANIZING FOR
/. w.. TEDDY AND TAFT
NATIONAL POLITICAL SITUATION
IS RECEIVING ATTENTION
LOCALLY,
Committee is ut Work Obtaining
Members for ifOOSeVelt-Taft
Club.

The first definite move to be made
locally regarding the national politi-
cal conflict was taken Thursday morn
ing when committee started making
d canvass for signatures to a Roose-
Nelt-Taft club membership list. They
met with considerable success in OBJ
tanning signers among the republ-
cans and also found several demo-
Gratis will affix their names to the doe
cument. The canvassing committee
is to continue its work for day or
two longer and at an early date ac-
cording to the program, the organic
alton of the club will be effected
and the officers chosen
The platform Of the proposed or
SANITATION as outlined on the mem
bership blanks, is Roosevelt for
resident. if he will consent to run,
and next to him Taft. If the chief
executive persists in his refusal to
accept the nomination.
Regarding state politics the state
ment of principles is silent, merely
concerning itself with the candida
Hv Of Roosevelt or Taft
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
Among the Pioneers.

We received letter recently that
proves there is quite a colony of
people in the vicinity of Owanka in
addition to showing the writer's abil-
ity as a punster. The communica-
ton as it came to us is as follows:
THE names mentioned are those
of people resinding in and around
Owanka.
Dear Editor:
In our town is man named
I1onk who lives near fine APPLE
yard and he wishe to get help in
making it for it takes lot of nerve
and Witt to work in an appleyard;
this man intends to build fine
House and good Barnes. HE also
purchased good Loukcs for his build
ings and has Mr.. Waterson hired for
his carpenter. He intends to build
9 fence in front and has a Walback
Of it, SO he hadAarOn Pace it off and
he set Post, and put Brown
BEEN from one to the other; then
he thought this was theChampion
fence. He thought he would raise
peck more of apples as the trees
were Fuller of blossoms than ever
before. One fine morning he dis
covered Webb in the Biglo tree,
and feared the insects might destroy
the fruit, but as the Robbins had
built nests there, he also hoped they
would have witt enough to eat up
the insects, as they are very shrewd
little birds and gobble up everything
in sight. 1t wont be Long until
srping then the birds will chirp and
sing. Oh, yes! Another one of our
neighbors, Mr.. Skaifc went to Mad
ison on fishing tour, He came
back home with oneSturgin; it kept
him on the Dodge to keep the Rob-
bins from it, too. Albright people
plant their orchards out of reach Of
the Sly birds; every body thinks
this is wise idea. One fine day of
this new year merchant went out
to Box Elder Creek speculating for
some up-to-date materials to make
a new supply of Swift's Soap, he
found such an abundance of this ma
terial, (mosquito tallow and gum
boz, he was so greedy that he put
on an extra heavy load and got
Stukc, and did mt get back to Owan-
ka until Mr.. Willhoit and Mr.. Will
son happened along and had to
Russell around and get him out Of
this awful predicament and assisted
him home We all hone ha will
have good success in mixing it, so
we all may have better soap for our
future use than we have had in the
past
What Love-Joy and happiness
there will be when this soap is COM
pleted and through the Mills. If
any Of this merchants customers
needs a Swifts Pride Soap receipt
we trust they will Reed this.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17

that the evidence in the case was OF
such a nature that prosecution was
out Of the question so the cases
were dismissed and Hagen and Wal
lace turned loose. When taken in
TO custody the men had nothing more
dangerous than pocket knives on
their persons, a fact that made
Becker's version of the story, in
which he AYERS the men fired at him
sound quite tishy and his testimony
all the way through seemed to give
color to the idea that the key manip-
ulator must have been the victim of
a bad dream.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
A FALSE ALARM.
Operator Becker Who Started Inlay
Hold Up Yarn Was Badly
IC,J< oh
Meyenfeldt.

The hold-up story that came in last
Friday evenink from Inlay, small
station on the Milwaukee road
proved upon investigation to have
originated in themind Of the oper-
ator f. c. Becker, after that person
had been badly scared by the ap-
pearance of two rather roughly clad
men at the Inlay depot about eight
O'Clock Thursday evening, who re-
quested permission to remain until
the east bound passenger train came
along. Instead of getting favorable
response the men, Mike Hagen and
John Wallace, claimed that some one
presumably Becker, commenced
shooting at them, so the pair
started in to count some more ties in
the direction of Chamberlain, after
having previously hiked the distance
from Rapid to Inlay on foot.
Becker then took to the tall tim
Der after wiring for the sheriff to
come out and protect him. and did
not show up at his post until the
following morning
Meanwhile the supposed hold-up
men had been captured by Deputy
Sheriff Tom Hewett at Conata, ten
miles east Of Inlay, without offering
resistance, although some operator
sent wire to the city telling OF q
CORY encounter between the officer
Of the law and the bold highway-men
1
Friday morning and held until Beck
er came to town and Saturday were
arraigned in Police Justice joys
court, on charges preferred by tht
Milwaukee man, alleging an assault
upon his person with deadly weap
on. Attorney H. e. Edwards repre-
senting the states attorney decided
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
evening.
PIONEERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Considerable Business Was Trans
acted at the Meeting Held in
DcadWoOd Saturday.

The society of Black Hills Pioneers
held it's eighteenth annual meeting
Saturday in Deadwood city hall. The
report of the secretary, Julius Deet-
ken. showed that since the last an
nual meeting seven of the members
have died and eight new members
have been admitted.
The report showed that the or
ganization was in flourishing con-
dition, having on hand S1,117.0S.
The most interesting and lively
part Of tho meeting was the discus
sion over tho proposition to admit to
membership the pioneers who came
here in II. Another proposed am
menu~ont was to admit the children
of the seventy-sixers The first prop
ositicn brought out :: very lively dis
cusson but was lost by vote of
twenty-four to sixteen, but the sec
ond amendment to admit the chill
dren of the pioneers of seventy-six
carried without much opposition.
Inc membership fee was raised from
one to five dollars.
Ine feature OF the evening was
the report of the historian, Sol. Star
which was in the form of an elo.
uuent address, at times touching the
pathetic, and full of beautiful wore
pictures, of high literary merit. Mr.
Star said in part:
Measured by the span of human
life it is a long cry from 1908 bach
to 1876. Time never began weaving
it's veil of mystery and romance owe,
the deeds and adventures of the van
ished years, and the Black Hill
have not escaped the loom and shut
tie of this tireless weaver. And i
il not well? The cold and too Otter
ugly facts and the tedium of life
humdrum and troublesome expert
,ences through which we have passed
bring disquieting memories, re
chance vain regrets and we welcon
tne peace that comes from memorle
and dreams. We view the loft
(. mountains from a distance and ad
mire their graceful formation, tn
regularity of their contour and tn
hearty of their foliage. We com
close and discover their rugged bal
rem peaks. ugly gashes in their side
and scraggy verdure and forbldde
precipices. Distance lends enchan
{ ment, Would we not better Col
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
TEMPLE QUAR1[1IE
PLEASES AUDIENCE
LECTURE COURSE NUMBER is
WE'LL RECEIVED IN LIBRARY
HALL WEDNESDAY.
Miss Lee, Reader, Scores Hit With
Her Interpretation Of Touch
Hands.

1t is difficult proposition for {
musical organization to satisfy the
varying tastes of an entire audience
feat however, the Temple Quar-.
tette came close to accomplishing al
Library Hall Wednesday evening, tc
judge from the econiums heaped up.
on them by many of those who at.
tended the third number of the lee.
ture course
Designating the star performer OF
the quartette is far from being an
easy task; Mr.. Powell's clear tenor
voice finding favor with quite num-
her, others prefering the vocal efforts
of Mr.. Weber, That popular ballad
Three for Jack" sang as baritone
solo by Mr.. Baker, delighted his au-
ditors greatly.
Miss Lee, the reader, accompany
ing the quartette took prominent
part in the program and her inter
probation of Touch Hands," won
the young lady many friends. age
VS.. Romance" and Character Sug.
gestions,' Miss Lees remaining mum
bers, also served to show the art and
versatility she possesses.
The promoters of the lecture
course deserve much credit for the
excellent series of entertainments
and lectures provided so far, and the
remainder of the course promises tc
be equally as good, with Prof. John
II. Vincent, of Chicago university
and the world famous Roney Boys
still to be enjoyed
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
Underwood Utterances.
zine weather in this section Of the


Fine weather in this section Of the
country.
The young people Of this vicinity
are enjoying themselves Very much
at the sociables and dances which
are being frequently being held Id
the town and country.
Deputy Sheriff Vaughn Of the
lower end OF the county was In I'M
derwood this week looking for some
horses.
The Sioux Falls Brewing company
representative Is in this vicinity and
has bought q town lot for saloon
purposes. This is something that
should interest Rapid Cityans.
The new buildings here will be
completed soon If the hne weather
holds out.
Albert Oliver is home from his
Rapid City visit.
Mr.. Grey Of viewneld is sick and
has been at the Patton House IN
Rapid City for few days.
Lippincott, the contractor on the
cement block bank building has been
in Rapid City getting material for
his work and hustling business.
The Congregational church looks
very nice since it has ben finished
and meetings are held every Sunday
at the usual hour.
Mrs. Lippincott has gone to Dem
yer for a short visit.
The G. & N. W. has favored Un-
derwood with the best depot build
ing between Rapid City and Pierre,
also commodious stockyards and
substantial buildings for the section
foreman. Eat s;FN
Prosperity is the word in Under
wood these days and the town is
growing steadily into a clean and
thrifty place. II :stNK0
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA JANUARY II, 1908.
promises bill equally as good

promises a bin equally as good fol
this week.
The new building on st. Joe anG
Sixth streets, being erected for the
Duhamel Bros. & Ackerman Co., is
getting far enough along in the pro,
cess Of construction to enable the
passer-by to comment on the fine ap,
pearance the new structure is going
to make when completed, The firm
above mentioned is certainly show.
ing in a practical way their faith in
the future of Rapid City.
The dental firm of Brown & Shinn
has been dissolved, and DR.. Brown is
going 1t alone once more at the old
stand in the Buell. block. DR.. Shinn
has located in Underwood.
Mrs V. T. Price will entertain the
Kettledrum this afternoon at 2::30.
During the early part of the week
the M. r. &. N. w. had most of its
engines undergoing repairs at the
Downie-Wright plant, but that did
not dismay the officials who went
about getting things to going again
with usual energy, after being out of
the running for a day or two.
The rock work on the Dakota
Power Company project up Rapid
creek is being steadily pushed by a
gang Of men under the supervision of
Willard Richards. Officials of the
company say the work will be pushed
rapidly on to completion when the
ground thaws out in the spring and
it will not be long then, until Rapid
City will have ample power to
offer prospective industrial propo-
SitiOnS
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
BOWL AT PIERRE.
Rapid City Bowling Team Rolled In
State CaDital Last EeveninR.

State Capital Last Eevening.
Lead by George Wagner, the bowl
ing alley man, the Rapid City bowl
ing team went over to Pierre yester-
day morning totry conclusions with
the ten-pin experts OF Pierre. The
complete roster Of the local team In
cluded Messrs. Wagner, Bridge, Plat,
Holcomb and Garfield.
AS originally intended squad
from Sturgis was to make the trip
also, but the Scooptown artists were
not able to get together on the short
notice given by the Pierre men, so
the contemplated triangular meet
was of necessity called of.
B. T. White, general attorney at
Omaha for the Northwestern line was
in town this week.
R. w. Day OF Elkhorn, is spend
ing few days In the city.
r. E. Benjamin, who represents
the commercial interests Of the North
Western Line nthis vicinity was in
town Monday morning.
Paul Thorp arrived in town from
Wasta Wednesday evening and left
for points in Nebraska this evening.
D. P. Thomas, U. S. land commits
sioner at Wasta was In town last
week.
Tony Madsen, OF Wall is taking in
the sights Of Rapid City for day
or two.
e. A. Weigand made a trip to
Deadwood Tuesday.
DR.. Waldron went to Lead Tuesday
evening with mr.. and Mrs. l.. Brad
ford, of INLAY, where Mr.. Bradford Is
to undergo an X-ray examination.
The doctor returned to the city
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. j. Wills Baxter is expected
home this week from a visit to her
old home in Illinois.
Mrs. Besse Porterfeld was visitor
in Hermosa Sunday.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
BIG SAW MILL
NEARLY COMPLETED
WORK PROGRESSING NICELY-
HEAVY FRAMING PRAlTI-
CALLY ALL DONE.
WOrkmen Now Engaged in Setting
Up Machinery-logs Await Saws
On Ways.

A force of about twenty men are
steadily at work on the big saw mill
in course of construction in the west
ern part Of the city, and most OF the
heavy framing is completed, leaving
but little to do outside Of putting the
machinery into place.
However, this is larger and more
tedlous job than person might I'M
agine, for the swinging of fly wheels
into place, which with the fittings,
weigh in the neighborhood of fifteen
tons, is not mere child's play, and this
is but one of the stunts performed in
getting the band saw equipment lined
up
A trip through the mill is quite in
teresting to one who has not had the
pleasure previously, and the thought
that comes to mind first is the large
quantity of ponderous machinery
contained in the place.
Gigantic fly wheels, great belts and
massive foundations for the heavier
equipment fill the ground floor of
the main structure, the boilers being
located in a building adjoining the
mill on the south. The saws and
planers are located on the second
floor, the logs coming to the saws
over an inclined tramway from the
piled up timber be,ow.
On the upper deck" is the machine
shop or filing room where disabled
saws are repaired with the aid of
special devices for that purpose.
Most of the men employed at the
plant hail from Wisconsin and have
seen much active service N the
timber country of that state. Several
of them are establishing homes in
North Rapid, while the remainder
are scattered through the city living
in rented houses until they can find
time to build. New additions to the
mill force are steadily arriving and
so soon as the machinery can ,be put
together. the work of transforming
rough logs into finished lumber will
commence, probably shortly after the
first of the coming month. A guam
tity of logs now await the saws, hav-
ing been brought down over the
Crouch line some time ago.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
MACHINERY ARRIVES.
Electric Light Plant Receives Wei.
come Shipment After Long Wait
Installation Work Pushed.

Electric Light Plant Receives Wei
come Shipment After Long Wait
Installation Work Pushed.
The local electric light company
will soon be In a position now to fur
nish all the current its patrons de-
mand, for the long expected shipment
of machinery needed to complete the
extensive Improvements at the power
house, was received this week and
the work of installation is being
rushed along by Manager Emrick
who expects to have everything in
shape by the last Of the month.
The new equipment consists OF a
200-horsepower Skinner engine, two
dynamos, one of 115 kilowatts capac-
ity and the other of 150 kilowatts.
and an additional boiler which Is
now in place along side the old one.
One of the new dynamos will be cou-
pied direct to the new engine and will
be used as an auxiliary to the main
equipment, to be used In helping out
in peak" loads or whenever unusual
demands for current Is made upon
the plant.
The other new dynamo will replace
the arc machine now In use and the
present combination of steam and wa
ter power is to be used in running 1t
and the incandescent machine, an ar
range ment that will permit the COM
pany to handle all the business liable
to come it's way for some time.
The power house has been enlarged
considerably to accommodate the ad-
ditional machinery, which, with the
work on foundations has kept crew
Of men busy for some time past.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
INSTALL OFFICERS.
Ladies of the Degree of Honor Hold
Ceremonies and Install Officers
Tn X Of ID Hall

In X. of p. Hall.
. A large number of the members
and friends of the Degree of Honor
assembled in K. of P. Hall Monday
evening to witness the ceremonies at
tending the installation of the officers
Of the order and enjoy the excellent
program that was rendered in con-
nection with the event. Mrs. Mary
Newell and Mrs. II. L. Anderson
were in charge of the installation of
the officers who are as follows
Chief of Honor-Mrs. w. D, Cur
tbs.
Lady of Honor-Mrs. James Bur-
ney.
Chief of Ceremonies-Mrs. Joseph
Otto.
Usher-Mrs. Bernard Carroll.
Inside Guard-Mrs Ubben.
Outside Guard Mrs. Belle
Hughes.
Dancing and refreshments and an
excellent program of vocal and musi-
cal numbers and readings filled in the
remainder of the evening very pleas
antly Those taking part in the pro-
gram were:
Piano Solo-Miss Barnes.
Duet-Misses Amy Flynn and
Grace Matson.
Recitation-Miss Zelia Soule.
Solo-Miss Meyenfeldt.
Recitation-Miss Flynn.
Solo-Miss Agnes Ferguson.
Recitation-Mrs. Newell.
Piano Solo--Miss Thyre
Duet-Miss Barnes and Miss
Meyenfeldt.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
UNDERWOOD Is
DOING WELL
NEW TOWN ON PIERRE LIME
GROWING STEADILY HAS
FINE LOCATION.
New Cement Block Bank Building
Going Up to Cost $4O0o-Other
improvements.

In spite OF panics, election wear.
Htaney stringencies, and similar
stumbling blocks in the path OF a
'H" town, the village OF Underwood.
'o7Ated about twenty miles from
'@o'd City continues to prosper and
great things are prophesied for its
Fnture. 1t has a location equal to
any Of the towns between this citv
and Pierre, and quite number Of
farsighted men have noted this and
the many other advantages the place
possesses. They have gotten III on
me ground floor like true pioneers
nd many OF them are showing the
faith they have in Underwood's fu-
t''re by erecting substantial buildings
TO house the various lines Of bust
ness represented. Among the etruc-
1res are bank building construct
I'd OF pressed stone that when COM
Meted will represent an outlay OF
'4,000. M. v. Lane is putting up
fine building that is to contain the
postoffice. ]. l.. Robbins has store
and lumber yard which william
Christance manages for him. Mrs.
" liam Christance owns and oper-
ates the hotel. The barber shop and
restaurant are under the able man
agement of Benson and Redinger.
Ben Oliver and Sons maintain d
ftrst-class livery, and the meat mar.
ket Is owned by Alexander Pivney.
Recently a newspaper entitled the
Pennington County News was launch.
ed, with Editor Voice at the helm.
The Methodist and Congregational
denominations are both represented
in Underwood, and have their respeca
tive edifices where services are held
weekly. The public school Is res
portd to be in a fourishtnK cofidi-
ton.
The Northwestern line thought
we'll enough OF the town to erect 4
fine two-story depot and section
house on their property which adds
to its thrifty appearance.
The building operations are not
being handicapped in Underwood
for the lack of workmen to the
extent other places are contending
with at the same time all are md
ing plenty to do. Another general
store is a possibility of the near fu-
ture and numerous other enterprises
are enroute for this energetic little
suburb OF Rapid city.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
HAD A FINE TIME.
Congregational Young People and
their Friends Spend Jolly Time


their Friends Spend jolly Time
At Soulc Home.
About forty members and friends
Of the Congregational Young Peoples
society spent last Friday evening in
a very pleasant manner at the home
of Judge and, Mrs, w. w. Soule.
The early part Of the evening was
spent in trying to figure out the
names of animals representa- by a
number Of cartoons displayed in the
different rooms. This proved quite
an interesting pastime and some of
the animals caused considerable
thinking before their identity was
disclosed
Conversational stunts were the
next thing on the program and the
subjects ranged all the way from that
much abused topic, the weather, to
the more serious one of matrimony.
The Black Hills, Rapid City, skat-
ing. fishing, and other things equally
pleasant to converse about, were, it
is needless to say thoroughly dis
cussed before this portion of the
evenings fun was over When the
time for refreshments arrived, part
ners were chosen with the aid of an
imal crackers and then after every
one had found where he or she be-
ionged the refreshments were served
by Mesdames Soule, and Schneider
and the Misses Carrie Cliff and Ze-
| liza and Ruth Soule.
The desire to TAX had not abated
so the young folks continued for a
time before the affair broke
up, some of the young men led by
! George Hunter meanwhile adding tc
the enjoyment of the occasion with
the enjoyment of the occasion b!
4 singing.
One of tie latest industries to en-
ter the broad and inviting local fielt
rs a candy kitchen. H. p. Lee, o
H. ason City. is the man behind tn
project. ALI his candy will be mad
at the kitchen.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
APPOINT DELEGATES.
Rapid City Business Mems Club Will
BE Ably Represented In Pierre
Next Week

he men who are to represent the
local Business Mems club at the first
annual meeting of the South Da-
kota Federation of Commercial clubs
which will convene in Pierre next
Tuesday have been chosen. They
are Judge McGee, John L. Burke, j.
Is. Hull, G. w. Jones, w. F. Pascoe
and G. j. Buell., so the interests of
Rapid City will no doubt be carefully
looked after at the state capital
Much important business will be
taken up at the convention, including
such matters as the securing of leg
lslation necessary to obtain an ap-
preparation to be used in spreading
the fame of South Dakota as a field
for development. Also the feasibil-
ity of distributing seed among the
farmers is to be discussed
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-17
Chapter Officers Installed.

The local chapter of Royal Arcl
Masons installed the following Off
GERS Tuesday evening:
High Priest-C. 3. Hunt
king-C. ]. Whitson.
Scribe-J ]. Hayes.
G. of H.-iM. Poznansky
P. S.-M. Appel.
R. A. C.-M. D. Paxson.
G. M. T. VI. L. Hebblewaite.
G. M. S. VI. R. K Hewlett.
G. V. F. w. C. Anderson.
Sentinel-George Berry.