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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24
Appropriation Of Water.

Office Of State Engineer, Pierre, s..
D.,February 18th, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that j.. L..
Duncan, trustee, whose postof1ce ad-
dress is Rapid City, Pennington
County, South Dakota, has made an
application in accordance with the
provisions Of the irrigation laws Of
South Dakota for a permit to appro-
pirate for beneficial use 100 cubic
feet of water per second of time
from Rapid Creek through the Gate
City Water Power right, the point Of
diversion Of which is to be located
upon the left bank Of said stream in
the northeast quarter Of the north
west quarter of section 8 township
l north, range 6 east, said water to
be used for the purpose of general
ing electric power for manufactur-
ing, and returned to Rapid Creek up
on the northeast quarter of the south
east quarter section 8, township 1
north, range Z east, B. H. NJ.
This application will be taken up
by the state engineer at his office at
Pierre, for consideration and appro-
pirate action upon the 18th day OF
April, 1908, at 9 q. M, at which time
all persons who believe that the
prior rights would be injuriously az
fected, or that the allowance Of the
permit would be detrimental to pub
lie welfare, and also parties making
the application, and to be benefited,
are notified to be present either by
sworn affidavit or in person for the
purpose Of presenting any relative
testimony. Samuel H. Lea,
State Engineer.
Ivan p. doodner.
! Applicants Engineer.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24
Diseased Milk.
(Sioux Falls Press.


Consul Samuel II. Shank, of Man
helm, In a report on the results at
tending the introduction into Ger
many of Nathan Strauss system of
~pasteurizing milk. says that 25 per
cent born in Germany die before
they are n year old. He adds:
The fact that 33 per cent of. the
COWS slaughtered lin one German
city and %forty-two percent of those
slaughtered in another had tuber-
culosis. shows the necessity for en-
ercise OF great care in the use of
cows milk as fod for infants. 1t is
hoped that through demonstrations
being made by Mr.. Strauss, pasteur-
ization Of milk may soon become
universal"
The condition in Germany is no
dopbt worse than in the United
States. Not only are the dairy cat
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24
High Prices for Dairy Products.

There are approximately 5000
creameries in The United States,
making a total of 100000, 900 pound
OF butter annually. The average
net price per pound paid farmers
for butter fat ranged from i TO 5
cents higher in 1907 than in 1906.
This would indicate an increased re-
turn of 90 to % million dollars 10
the patrons for the year jus, passed.
An interesting thing abou, the
creamery business is The fact that
1,SOO of the 5000 creameries are
cooperative plants and the number
of cooperative creameries is con-
stantly growing. The greater num-
Der of creameries that have gone out
OF business for Il reason or another
in the past few yeals have been indi-
vidual concerns, owned by individ-
uals or corporations.
Something over a thousand cream
cries, mainly in the middle north
west have reported the results of the
past years business to the depart
ment of agriculture. These reports
are nearly all from sections where
the local creamery (either cooper
alive or inu.vidual) predominates.
Careful estimates have been made
from these reports which show that
the net price paid for butter fat at
these creameries averaged between
rs and 20 cents for the year 1907.
The lowest price paid was in June,
when the average was between "a
and 25 cents.
These prices are true only for the
local creamery, which receives its
cream or milk direct from farmers
wagons, where there is neither COM
mission to pay for buying freight or
express charges for transporting it
TO the churning plant. Commission
and freight average from two to
three cents per pound. Farmers
selling cream to agents who have to
ship the cream to distant churning
points may expect to receive from
two to three cents less per pound for
butter fat than the prices paid by
,ocal creameries.
The United States Department of
Agriculture is DESTROYS of getting ad-
ditional Information concerning the
net returns farmers are receiving
where, by reason of their location,
they are obliged to sell through
cream buying agencies rather than
to a local creamery.
1t is requested that all farmers
willing to assist the department of
agriculture in securing information
on this point will mail to the De-
partment at their earliest conven-
fence a report of the net price per
pound received by them for butter
fat for each month during 1907. If
original statement slips giving price
per pound can be forwarded, these
will be copied and returned upon re-
quest.
Correspondence should be address
ed to the Dairy division, United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. c..
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24
LANCE & LANCE
JEWELLERS
AND OPTICIANS
RAPID CITY, 8. D.
A Big Offer.

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Daily Press to July 1908 for $1.OO.
To anyone now taking the Press who
will send his dollar, the paper will
be sent until July 8, 1898.
This offer applies to our out OF
town subscribers only, and only these
who are now taking the paper.
This will afford an opportunity fol
old subscribers to send the popular
paper to their friends. though the
price will not apply to subscriptions
for Canada or foreign countries
where extra postage Is required.
You can do the Press a special
favor by telling your friends of th1i
great offer.
Address Daily Press. Sioux Falls
3. D.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24
CANDIDATES A~.sPRoUT1NG.

If all other sources Of entertain
ment and interest fail, still the
spring before election will ever be
far from dull SO long as the candi-
dates and the need OF them exists.
The yernal eason OF the present
twelve-month is no exception to the
above statement for already the
streets are becoming dotted with and
the woods full of those kindly human
beings, who, having heard a call or
caught the resonant; notes OF the
busy bees buzzing, feel that it is in
cumbent upon them to stand forth,
with folded arms and take what the
opposition has to hand out in the
line OF mud, old shoes and other ar
ticles, abstract and concrete, calcu-
lated to make plain a distinctly
antagonistic frame Of mind.
Not that the men with a desire to
serve their fellows are in reality ter
ribly black as they are painted,
tar be 1t from such. Just note
what their supporters say and you
will have the true character of each
aspiring Individual in a nutshell
maybe! 4
In any event it is a safe PROPOSE
ton to believe only half Of the bad
you hear Of the candidates, and pos
Silly 9 little more than that pro-
portion OF the good that is. aaoat on
the balmy zephers concerning him
This will leave plenty Of margin to
suficiently spice the various battles
and serve as an efficient anti-toxin
toward on the baleful. inf1uences OF
that ancient destroyer OF energy
spring fever. :
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24

Although open for business less
than a week the candy kitchen in the
Farlow building on Sixth street is al
ready finding many customers FOR
the wholesome homemade candy
manufactured there.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24

The Henry Grocery Company has
received a carload of Black Hills
choice selected potatoes for table use
and seed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24
LOSSES FROM PRAIRIE FIRES.


In the gale which swept over
South Dakota last week, the losses
by prairie fires, while not being so
severe as the fires in the spring of
1889, in which a number of lives
were lost, were far more wide spread
and the property loss in the aggre-
gate though scattered, is no doubt as
great as it vas in April nineteen
years ago, when a call was sent out
for assistance for those who had SUI
fered. Local papers from over the
state report severe fires with loss of
buildings and live stock in the coun-
ties of Beadle, Hand, Hyde, Sully,
Potter Faux, Brule, Lyman and
Stanley. The towns of Broadland in
Beadle county and Lebanon in Pot
ter county, Were both threatened
and while only Il house was lost at
Lebanon, the loss at Broadland was
severe, a part of the business por-
ton of the town being destroyed.
In Stanley county, north OF Philip,
a number of claim shanties we're de-
SlfOEeQ ana at one place with them,
four horses that were in a small
barn. In Sully county two barns
were burned, and one herd of TWEEN
ty horses in a fenced pasture were
unable to make their escape, and all
were burned. In :jrule county sew
eral farm houses were destroyed.
The heaviest loss was in Beadle coun
ty, where a part of Broadland was
destroyed by one fire and several
farm buildings were burned by diff
ferent fires which started the same
day. One of the principal troubles
at the present time is that the new
est settlers do not understand the
gravity of letting fire get started on
the prairie and do not use the care
which older settlers learned by cost
ly experience. and it takes a few
severe fires to teach them the eau
ton which must be used to prevent
loss and damage.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24
Choice Cows and Calves.

The Martin Valley Stock Company
will sell 100 head of high grade
Shorthorn Cows and Calves.
Enquire of VIM. M. O. Banion,
Manager, P. o. Buffalo Gap.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24

Smith-Premier typewriter for sale;
III excellent shape. Enquire at The
Union office for particulars.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24

troll of the Erie Railroad by taking
advantage OF its inability to pay OF
notes of $500. 900. The report OF
his operations to gain possession of
the Erie, as authoritively published
contains the following very signifi-
cant statement:
Through interests allied to him,
he made sure that no banking estab-
lishment would advance the neces-
sary CASH
Have We 10 here a striking dem
onstration of the truthfulness of
Senator LaFolettes charge that the
banking power of the United States,
in other words, the peoples money,
is m~onopolized by a closely allied
group in New York?
Hartman could not have forced
the Erie to come into his fold at
his own terms, if he had not been
able first, through this banking mon
opoply, to make it impossible for the
company to obtain cash.
Is it easy to exaggerate the ser
iousness of a financial system that
enables just n man in all the mil
lions in this country to destroy the
credit Of a corporation and thereby
force transfer to himself?
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24

]. K. Henrie, Auctioneer. Call at
the Ark store or address. Rapid City
s. D.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-24

All the new things in Optical Goods
at Langes.'
The National tribune., 1908-01-02

gun was made ready again. and 1 de-
cided 1 would not change the sight, but
would use the same elevation l had in
the sixth shot. The seventh shot was
fired, and the word that was passed
back this time was a mighty roar of
small-arms and cheer that almost
shook the ground. Gen. Banks, who
had been present all the time, shook
Capt. Connelly's hand, and, reaching
into a back pocket of his coat, pulled
out a black bottle, and, handing it 10
Capt. Connolly, said, Give this to your
gunner with my compliments" 1t was
Old Cognac, and as the Captain stepped
to my side he laughingly remarked,
There's enough for both of us, jim
Looking over to the citadel, we could
see the huge gun pointing toward the
sky. My shot had struck it squarely on
the muzzle, and the conclusion broke
off both trunnionS or arms, and 1t si1d
backwards until the butt or breach
dropped off the carriage to the ground,
leaving the muzzle pointing up as tho
it was going to try Mars whack. The
navy, however. did not move up as
promised. I guess they couldn't believe
the big gun was done for. 1t was
amusing to see the men as they came
back from sharpshooting walk up to
old No ., and pat and talk to it as tho
it was some living thing. We moved our
gun back again into the 17-gun battery
until the last days of June or first day
or two of July. Gen. Banks again paid
us a visit, and again asked Capt. Con-
nelly if he would volunteer to take his
two guns across the river in front of
Port Hudson. The Captain, as usual
promptly replied, Il will" And again
and again I thought it the rashest piece
The National tribune., 1908-01-02
Their First Long Roll.

Comrade John Albert, Co. c, 22d ILL.,,
Ironton, Mo-. relates the terrible agita-
ton of a first long roll experience. The
regiment lay at Birds Point. Mo, one
night in 81, and the boys went to
blankets unmarried by fears of the enc
my; but not long had they dreamed of
peaceful pleasures, when a picket AL
bert Denny, double -quicked into camp,
hatless. but still wearing his hair. boot
less and well-nigh breathless. He stat
ed that the enemy had sneaked to the
picket reserve, near which he was rest
ing until called with his relief for
duty; that but one volley was fired.
and every man of the picket squad had
fallen; he saw them go down. Says
Comrade Albert: There was at once
such a clatter of drums, with no inter-
mission between the strokes, as we had
never heard, and officers and non-com-
missioned officers rushed from tent to
tent. rousing every slumbering soldier,
shaking him out of sleep and shaking
sleep out of him by telling him to fall
in, equipped with gun. bayonet and 40
rounds of ball cartridges. The men
were quickly in line, Fastening lest they
be attacked before they could form
for defense; every man glad that he
had comrades to help him keep his
nerve and courage where he wanted
them. Skirmishers were detailed and
sent in advance, meeting no check un-
til challenged by the reserve pickets.
They were all there; all safe, unhurt
and had not been either killed or
wounded. Yet Denny had rot dreamed.
In front of the picket reserve was a
pond;- on its bank a great, spreading
oak. There was moonlight, little;
the oak. tired of standing up so many
years. just laid itself down while Den
ny gazed that way. He saw the
branches, and thought them his COM
rades of the reserve. The first branches
to strike water dashed it up to the
moonlight, and the splashes. breaking
in the air and moonlight, We're, to
Denny's eyes. not unnaturally, the fire
flashes from the muZZles of rebel guns.
1t was his duty to report at camp
what was doing, and he did not delay
about it, but went quickly, without hat
or shoes. But the boys had learned to
respond to the long roll"
The National tribune., 1908-01-02

their feed, one of the boys went down
to investigate, and on returning report
ed our 1rishman gone. We did not see
him again for several days, and when
asked why he left replied, "Begorra, L
can stand their iron and lead, but whin
they shoot live dogs at me, and very
loikly mad dogs at that, it is mesef as
is going to take a lave of absence,
shure.'
l do not remember just how long we
remained at this point, but a few days
at most, when we moved around to
the left past our first position to near
the river below, where we Joined the
rest of our company, with No. l gun
in the 17-gun battery. We had been
at this place some time, when one after
noon Gen. Banks came to Capt. Con-
nelly and said, 1.-The navy informs me
hat if the big gun in the citadel is
gotten out of the way they can move
up and take position from which they
can effectually shell the place. 1 do
not command you to go, but ask you.
VIII you take one of your guns and
men to work it, and go down on the
ridge here to a point where the gun is
.isible, and see what you can do for it?"
Capt. Connolly promptly answered,
L will" / was standing by, and heard
he Generals question and the Cap
aims answer. l didn't like it a little
bit, for / thought that means No 2
gun, and to go out in the open and
fight that huge gun intrenched in the
strongest part of Port Hudson is mad
ness in the extreme. Besides, i will
frankly confess 1 was afraid of the big
gun. Nevertheless, the orders were to
get ready quickly, and, sure enough,
No. 9 gun with its crew was ordered
out, and we moved down on the ridge
to the point indicated by Gen. Banks.
knocking Out the Lady Davis.
The rest of our company, with hum
dreds of sharpshooters, crept up to the
top of the ridge near the citadel to try
to keep the big gun from being worked.
The ridge we were on was covered with
timbers, and only from one point could
we see the gun on account of the tim
ber. She lay with her side to us, point
ing down the river about half a mile
away. We were directly east We com
menced operation at once with solid
shot and as the smoke from our gun
kept me from seeing where my shot
struck, word was passed bacI; from the
Isharpshooters on the ridge, who could
see exactly where the shots hit. Thus
the word would come back, Just over
it," the next would be, Just under" and
for the life of me 1 couldn't divide the
difference for about five shots When
observed the big gun slowly turning
round, with the muzZle to me, I thought
the whole top of the ridge, gun, boys
and all, were going to be blown into
kingdom come, but the sharpshooters
| were onto their job. Not a head or
hand could appear above the parapet
without a hundred rifle balls tipping
at ii like mad hornets. Frantically did
the Confederates try to man their gun,
but ii wasn't possible to do it. The
death knell was sounded for the Lady
| Davis; but / realized j now had a tar
| get barely Is inches in diameter to
shoot at one-half a mile away The
sixth shot was fired and word passed
| Just over it and almost hit it" The
The National tribune., 1908-01-02
In Defense of Gen. Banks.

John II. Wells, Cambridge. Mass, re-
sents our criticisms of Gen. n. P.
Banks. He was one of the cleanest and
ablest statesmen of his day. The COM
rade who said that Port Hudson could
have been taken on the first day was
badly in error, for the width and depth
of that ditch were hard to overcome.
Nature had fortified the place until it
was almost impregnable. Gen. A c.
Lee. who commanded our cavalry, was
responsible for the failure OF the Red
River campaign.
The National tribune., 1908-01-02
Stories Eminenty Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

located at the head of a deep hollow
to our rear, the Irishman sleeping in
the wagon. All who were at Port Hud-
son remembered how every night the
big gun in the citadel, called Lady Da-
Wis, would shell our lines from the
river above, to the river again below,
a circuit of over seven miles. Well,
the night in question a shell passed
just over our gun, and burst with tre-
mendous roar at the head of the hollow
near cur ammunition wagon. A piece
of the shell as it went hurtling thru
the air made a noise precisely like a
dog will make when hurt. The next
morning, hearing the mules braying for
The National tribune., 1908-01-02
The Silent Army,

Robert Seeley. 4th Mich. Cav, Al
len. Mich, makes a strong appeal for
more liberal treatment of the deaf vet
Grams. The rates for deafness under
the present law are entirely too low and
not commensurate with the disability.
He is in favor of a pension of $50 or
S55 a month for the totally deaf.
The National tribune., 1908-01-02
Paint Without Oil
Remarkable Discovery That Cuts
Down the Cost Of Paint Seventy.
Five Per Cent.
a Free Trial Packsgs is Mailed to Every.
ono Who Writes.

A, L. Rice, a prominent Manufacturer Of
Adams, N. Y, has discovered . process OF
making new kind OF paint without the use
form of dry powder and all that Is required Ia
cold water to mako paint weather proof. fire
proof and as durable as oil paint. 1t adheres to
any surface, wood, stone or brick, spreads anC
looks like oil paint and costs about onefourth as
inch.
Write to iIr. A. L. Rice. Manufr. 200 North
ST., Adams. n. V and he will send you free
trial package. also color card and fun informa-
tion showing you how You can save 4 good many
dollars. Write to-day.
The National tribune., 1908-01-02
burnside Post, Department of the Pc
tOfnae

tOmac.
Burnside Post, 8. Department of the
Potomac, Washington, d. c.. has elect
ed the following officers: Commander.
II. l.. Dean; S. v. c., William Emer-
son; ]. V. c., M. L. Leonard; Quarter
master, Geo. T. Carter; Surgeon, Geo.
H. La Fetra; Chaplain, c. W. Gallagher;
Officer of the Day. z. B. Gregg; Officel
Of the Guard, j. H. Blodgett-
The National tribune., 1908-01-02
Afraid of Dogs being shot a. Him.

Our ammunition driver was taken
sick, and WINNER got a wild Irishman
teamster to take his place for the time
being. The ammunition wagon was
The National tribune., 1908-01-02

Before setting a pan or kettle over
the blaze, grease the bottom, and the
black may afterward be rubbed off
with ease
The National tribune., 1908-01-02

One of the skin troubles easiest to
cure is "ringworm." 1t comes in two
forms, one on the scalp. the other on
the skin of small babies. The best
treatment for it is iodine. If the skin
where the ring exists is painted two or
three times the scales will disappear en-
tirely, while if the same plan is followed
in caring for ring on the scalp it, too,
will come off, leaving the skin free and
clean
The National tribune., 1908-01-02

Put all small pieces of soap in one
If the little salt bags. sew it up and use
Is a dish cloth.
The National tribune., 1908-01-02

Kerosene exposed TO the air will not
burn brightly and will form a crust on
the wick after being lighted, there
fore oil cans should be kept tightly
corked.
The National tribune., 1908-01-02

Stair rods are cleaned easily when
tarnished by washing them in soap and
water, and then polishing with a slightly
oiled cloth busted over with finely pow
dered rotten stone
The National tribune., 1908-01-02

Sulphur and iron are the natural
foods of the hair. These are the prop
critics found in the egg yolk, thus max
ing it an excellent tonic as we'll as
shampoo for the hair The white of the
egg is a mild alkali, which assimilates
with the natural oil of the sebaeeous
glands, making in conjunction a heavy
lather. Two eggs are sufficient for the
shampoo. Break them first into cup,
then pour them on the hair quickly.
rubbing them well into the scalp. The
hair will need four rinsing waters at
least, but no soap is to be used. The
eggs foam up under the friction, acting
like Soap
The National tribune., 1908-01-02

When papering a room, remember
that large patterns and dark colors will
make it appear smaller, while plain
or striped paper, if a light hue, will give
an impression of increased size.