The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-11
Tho Union Publishing Company.
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To Readers of the Union.

Union and Western Stock Review
and will take active control of til
paper next week. The purchase in
cludes the plant and good will an
the transfer has been brought abou
so suddenly that more extende
outline of policy and intention ca
not lbe made at this time. Suffice
to say that the Union has fallen int
competent hands, if long. activ
training at newspaper making count
for anything. he paper will be re
publican in politics and will nevei
be found wanting in defending wha
it believes to be right, but at al
times its columns will be open to &
free and Intelligent discussion of
questions.
In business sense it must he
horne in mind that the Union is pub
lished first, last and for all time in
the interest of Rapid City and Pen
nington county, and it will always
lbe a pleasure to present the interests
of the city in a manner to attract
the kind Offices of the people and to
build up and perpetuate a greater,
grander and more prosperous COM
munity. If honest and conscien-
tious endeayor to do the right thing
by all the people Of the community
all the time meets with your APP
proval, the Union will soon be one of
the successes OF the state. What
helps Rapid City helps the Union,
and it's editor begs to be considered
one of the perennial boosters of one
of the best cities in the state and
central west.
The undersigned has absolute own
ership of the paper and has in view
several important changes which it
will take time to bring about. AS
soon as possible these changes will
ibe made known and presented for
your approval. In the meantime l
beg your Indulgence and co-opera-
ton.
c. A. Stephenson.
Twenty members of the japanese
Parliament and many directors of
sugar company have been arrested
in connection with charges of brib-
cry by the company. It is said that
100000 was distributed among the
lawmakers. for the purpose of win
ming favors for the Japanese sugar
trust. IN ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain the Japs are not
exempt. But the prices which are.
said to have been paid show that the
boodlers OF the mikado's country are
a cheap lot.
Upwards of three thousand schol-
lars OF International repute are in
London to attend the seventh inter-
national congress OF applied chem
istry. now in session. The congress
[s larger numerically than any pre-
yious similar gatherings held in Lon
don as 1t comprises the most famous
men In chemical research and manu-
factuTe OF two hemispheres big re-
suits are expected. The delegates
will be divided into seventeen main
sections, which will meet at various
scientific centers under the chair
manship Of American and European
specialists for the discussion OF var
ions scientific subjects.
The duties of q military attache
afe to make himself familiar with
every change that takes place in mil
itary affairs and to report from time
70 time on the mobilization, arma-
ment and equipment Of the power to
which he Isl accredited. The task
~ one OF no little difficulty, as a mill
itary attach must be thoroughly
alive TO all that concerns his pro-
fessionals interests, be automatically
and socially persona grata and must
refrain from procuring information
In an pnderhand manner. In time
ptsNar the privilege OF being attache
70 the headquarters stan OF an army
- usually to representatives. oil
1riendly nations. Il.
Onp night ID each year London
Ipolics take careful census Of the
homeless. This year the night dc.
lectedS WIS January 18th. when the
olncers Found more than two thous:
1And persona. Of whom nearly two
hundred we're women, and twenty,
cEildren, sleeping out doori
! hont helter. on the same nigh
90 twenty -two thousand person.
cccupa % common lodging
h6S1 ~ the poorer type, and abou,