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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
IRON ORE AT INTERIOR
Assays of Mineral from Claims Show
Iron Ore in Good Quantities,

Interior, S. D., March 20.-John-
son Brothers and John Black, hav
ing staked out mineral claims
mile or so west Of town some time
ago thought it was about time to
have some of their mineral assayed,
so in due time they made up four
paroles of it and sent them to Rapid
City, Denver and Chicago. When
the result of the assayer's tests were
returned to them, one of them, at
least, was found to be of a gratify-
ing character. A certain No. a
proved to contain 40 67 (forty and
two-thirds per cent? iron. This, in
appearance, is what is usually called
"red shale." Another parcel pro-
duced 32 Sd per cent. iron. Two
others showed small per cent of
gold and several more or less useful
ingredients besides. 1t is only
reasonable to suppose that if such
a per cent. of iron can be extracted
from these red lands with only a
random choice Of material, that a
much better grade of ore might be
found if a systematic investigation
should be made by experts. The as
sayer, in his report, has urged the
owners to make further search, in
timating that this, being known to
be specimen from the surface
only, is almost sure indication
that at lower level the ore would
| be much richer in iron.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
LOOKING FOR GAS AT PIERRE
Trying to Find Gas Reservoir I'M
mixed With Water.

lnlAcu Nun NNlcI.
Pierre, March 20.-Ever since
the people of this city have been Sc
curing their gas supply in the ar
tesian flow which is found here at
about thirteen hundred feet, there
has been strong belief that the
source of the gas supply in the water
was to be found in a field of "dry
gas somewhere below the artesian
flow. While this belief has been
strong, and the city has sunk sew
eral wells, all have been stopped
at the point where a supply of gas
in the artesian water was to be as
sured, the reason being the heavy
expense of going deeper.
The city council decided to sub
NIT to the epople Of the city at the
general election next month the
question of incurring the expense of
sinking a we'll two thousand feet
or more and give the gas field
theory a practical test. Such we'll
will be expensive, and the council
members did not feel like mourning
this heavy expense upon their own
responsibilities 1t is almost a GER
tainty that the people will vote the
expenditure of money for the pur-
pose of the test, and if the dry gas
field is proven to really exist, Pierre
will receive many times the cost in
the first few months, after such a
find. If the field is not opened up
the question will be settled, and the
gas supply at hand will have to be
looked to as the supply which the
city has to depend upon.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
NEW STATE BANKING LAW
Will Make Changes in State Banks
in South Dakota.

Madison, S. d., March 20.-In ex-
planning the changes made in the
new code in banking passed by the
recent legislature, Public Examiner
John l.. Jones calls attention to i'm
portant and wide reaching reforms
in the banking business that were
scarcely noticed by the public when
the bill went through. The measure
was drawn in accordance with the
recommendations of Examiner
Jones, who is recognized as one of
the most efficient officials the state
has ever had. Mr.. Jones explains
the new law as follows:
The new law does away entireiy y
with receivers for failing banks. In
stead they are handled entirely by
this department, which has the pow
er to appoint any number of depu-
ties needed to do the work. 1t is
provided that these deputies shall
be allowed only S. per day, to in
clude expenses as we'll as compensa-
ton, and this is not enough induce
ment to cause them to allow a re-
ceivership to hang on. The change
will mean quicker discharge of re.
ceiverships and at a lower cost.
Heretofore some of the active
bank officials of the state have ex
perienced some difficulty in distin
gushing their money from that O
the bank. A change in the cod
makes it unlawful for any active of
fetal to borrow from it. This doe
not prohibit the director, who ma.
/, be engaged in numerous other bust
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, MARCH 2d,

corporation were filed for the Bison
State bank, of Bison, the new county
seat of Perkins county. Bison was
bare prairie last November, but
since that time has acquired a
county seat, three newspapers, ho-
tells, bank, and numerous real es-
tate dealers as a part of it's material
growth.
Like some of the new county seat
towns west of the river, its existence
depends upon the future railroad
development in that part of the
state. If the road when it comes,
touches Bison, it will remain con
the map" as a live town. If the
iron trail passes the town by, it will
vanish and will be known as one
of the "old townsites" in years to
come
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
SWENSON MAY BE WARDEN
Rumored that Governor Vessey will
Make Change at Penitentiary.


Sioux Falls, S. D., March 19. =
Speculation as to who would be ap-
pointed to the position of warden
of the Sioux Falls penitentiary to
succeed Warden Harry Parmley,
whose term expires May Is next,
has been rife in South Dakota for
some time. Warden Parmley al
ways has been afflicted with the
stalwart wing of the republican
party in the state, and as the pro-
gressive republicans are in full con-
troll of state affairs, it has been re-
garded as unlikely that he would
be reappointed.
1t is now reported, on apparent
ly good authority, that o. S. Sven
son, of this city, who served as
warden of the penitentiary immeAi-
ately prior to the appointment of
Mr.. Parmley, will again be appoint
ed to his old place. 1t is expected
the appointment will be made by
Governor Vessey prior to May Is, so
the new warden can assume the du-
ties of the position at the expira-
ton of the term If Warden Parm-
ley
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
TO DISCONTINUE VAUDEVILLE
Black Hills Electric Theatres to Quit
q Losing Game.

IIoSluS, uuulSs
1t is said that a tacit understand
ing has been arrived at between the
electric theatre owners in the Black
Hills and that as soon as present
contracts expire no more vaudeville
will be seen in these popular places
of amusement. The houses We're
already giving exceptionally long
moving picture programs and when
one broke into the vaudeville field
they all followed. However, the ad-
ditional expense was too heavy for
ten cent shows in cities of this size
and as one owner expressed it, "It
was either give up vaudeville or
quit the business entirely"
Belle Fourche has already quit
and the houses in Deadwood will
quit this week, while in Lead and
Rapid City there is one more week
to run, although no definite an
nouncement has as yet been made
in this city by either Mr.. Duncan,
Of the Crystal, or Mr.. Taylor, of
the Dreamland.
The houses in the Hills have been
fortunate in securing good vaude-
vile talent but the Hills are at such
distances from the larger cities that
the venture was entirely too eXpen-
sive,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
GREATER NAVY FOR ENGLAND
Admiralty is DESTROYS of Keeping
Pace With Germany.

London, March 20.-Dramatic
confessions of cabinet ministers that
Germany caught the British ad
miralty mapping and has stolen a
march on this country by SO great ex-
penditures in the construction of
dreadhoughts that Great Britian
will have little, if any. margin in the
number of ships in 1911 and 1912,
have been followed by something
like panic throughout the United
Kingdom There appears little
doubt that were Premier Asquith
asked at this time to give the nation
a chance to voice it's opinion on the
policy whereby the supremacy Of
the sea is threatened there would
be little left of the present radi-
cal party.
In the commons, direct vote of
censure, which Balhour will move
Monday will bring the issue Of
whether four or eight dreadnoughts
will be definitely included in this
years program squarely before par
liment The movement to lay down
eight ships this year is supported
by the most influential people of
the country.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
ness, from being treated as an

other customer.
up to this time the banks could
carry their reserve any place they
might wish. Under this freedom, it
so happened that chains of banks
were developed, the reserves We're
passed around and the same money
did reserve duty at various points.
The department was powerless to
stop the practice until now, when it
must approve the selection of re-
serve agencies.
Hereafter banks may not reserve
as deposits more than Is times the
amount of their banks to bring up
their capital and it will also assure
a reasonable margin for the protec-
ton of depositors.
The new law marks the end Of
the $1,000 banks in South Dakota,
it being recognized the day when
they should be permitted in sparce-
ly settled portions of the state has
passed. We, of course, could not
reach the $4,000 banks already in
business. But it was provided that
when their deposits become more
than 10 times their capital and sur
plus they must increase their capt.
tai to $4,000.
1T is provided also in the amend
ments made to the law that at least
three directors of each bank must
live in the county, where it is To-
Gated. This is expected to make it
easier to get together the directors
of small banks''
Examiner Jones says he haA
heard very little as to whether the
banks will take advantage OF the
deposit guarantee law, as most of
the banks have not seen the law.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
WILL TRY FOR REFERENDUM

New Anti-'Trcatirg law Has Aroused
the Dakota Liquor Dealers.
Huron, S. d., March 22.-Claim-
ing that it is freak legislation and
that the measure canot be enforced,
the South Dakota liquor dealers are
said to be preparing to referendum
the new anti-treat law enacted at
the recent session of the legisla-
ture, and which becomes effective
July /.
While admitting that there is
something novel in this new plan
OF controlling the liquor traffic, the
prohibitionsts are enthusiastic in
proclaming the law to be one of
the most natural temperance meas
ures ever enacted in any state, and
they are said to be prepared for the
literal enforcement of the provisions
of the law.
The suggestion that anti-treating
societies be formed to give the force
Of sentiment in favor of the law ap-
pears to meet with favor, large num-
bers of drinking people favoring
such movement. 1t is pointed out
by this class that the system of
treating has become nuisance in
that it has become socially impos-
sible for business man to go into
a saloon and take a drink without
either treating or being treated, the
result being that whereas only one
drink was wanted, a practice we'll
nigh approaching the conditions of
a code, decree that there shall be
from two to many and various
drinks guzzled down. BY large
class of business men feeling this
| way, the anti-treating law is hailed
as relief and they will gladly
take part in steps looking to it's
thorough enforcement.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26

postoflice department who invesH-
gated the case, Moore's scheme was
to write individuals that he was the
executor of the estate of man who
had recently died, leaving $4,000
worth of government bonds. In
most cases he told the victims that
there was certain sum of money,
usually about $100, due on the
bonds and that the victim, who was
pictured as an heir, could secure
them by the payment of that
amount.
When the officers went to arrest
him he locked the door of his room
and before it could be broken open
made his escape from the building
and from Deadwood. No trace of
him was found until it was learned
that he was in the Montana peniten-
tiary, from which institution he was
brought to South Dakota.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
Date Fixed for Kadoka Fair.

kadoka, S. D., March 19.-The
Stanley County Fair association will
hold its third annual fair Septem-
Der %, 23 and "a, 1909. Copies
of the premium list or any informa-
tion concerning the fair will be
furnished by the secretary, Frank
Coye, Kadoka, S. D.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
How a Big Prize Fight Pays.

New YORK, March 22.-Ihe ar
rival of Hugh Mcintosh, who
handled the Jack Thompson-Tom-
my Burns fight in Australia, has
given some interesting facts regard
ing the prize fighting business and
has stirred up the gossip about Jim
Jeffries taking the field once again.
Mcintosh says he took in $132,500
in the Burns-Johnson fight, of which
Burns, the beaten man, got six
times the amount that Johnson got,
or 100000 for the former and $5,-
900 for the latter. He also cleared
5000 pounds for the moving pic
lures, without what was realized
for them in England. He is watch
ing Jeffries very closely, and doesn't
feel certain that the ex-champion
can get in condition.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
News from the State Capital.

Pierre, S. d., March 22.-Gover-
nor Vessey has appointed as the
two remaining members OF the state
live stock sanitary board, P. II.
O'Neill Of Faulkton, and ]. N. Long,
Of Waubay.
The governor Friday evening
tried his hand at the wheel on his
new auto for the first time, and as
result took out two of the posts
under the porch at the Riverview.
He will practice out on the prairie
for a while before he tries it in
town again.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26


Cleveland, Ohio, March 22.--Lit-
tie Willie Whitela, kidnapped last
Thursday from Sharon, Pa, was re-
turned to his father tonight at the
Hollenden hotel here this evening.
In compliance with an agreement
entered into between the boys
father and the agent of the kidnap-
pers today, the child was placed on
car on the outskirts of the city
and started for the hotel about eight
O'Clock this evening. Two boys rec
ognized him on the car and conduct
ed him to his father, who was in
waiting according to the prear
ranged plan.
The boy wandered about the ho-
tel lobby unannounced for several
minutes, asking the bell boys for
his father, before the latter knew
that his child was there. AS soon
as the parent heard that a strange
boy was in the hotel lobby, he
rushed across the room, grasped
him in his arms and smothered him
with kisses. An attempt had been
made to disguise the boy and he
wore pair of smoked glasses and
had large tan cap pulled over his
eyes.
The child is in perfect health and
says that he was well treated by his
captors. He believes that he was
taken from Sharon to Warren, Ohio,
and thence to New Castle, Pa, and
it is his opinion that he was in
Astabula on Saturday evening when
his father was requested to leave
$4,000 in the park. The father
refused to say whether he paid the
ransom but said that he received a
letter from the captors, saying that
if he called at candy store in
Cleveland he would be told how to
get the boy.
Whitela was certain that if he
spoiled the plans of the kidnappers
he would never see his child again
and insisted that no attempt be
This afternoon he went to the candy
taking with him 100000 There he
was met by woman, who detailed
the terms of the kidnappers.
Whitela agreed Immediately and de-
tectives in his employ say he paid
the ransom but the father declined
to commit himself on this point.
| AS the hour for the appearance OF
the child at the hotel approached
W'hitela became nervous and dis
regarded the advice Of his detec-
tive, who told him TO keep out OF
sight of newspaper men. He walked
up and down the hall on the second
floor and then went into the lobby
and sat down. He refused to talk
to any of the newspaper men. Mean.
while, the child was placed on g
car and the conductor told to take
him to the Hollenden hotel
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
BULLOCK TO BE RE-APPO1NTED
Taft will Continue Rooserelt's
Friend as U, s, Marshal.

TEltAlu uS y. .. NlAFSIldl.
Washington, March 19.-Captain
Seth Bullock, the old cowboy friend
of Roosevelt, is to be taken care of
by President Taft and will be re-
appointed United States Marshal Of
South Dakota at the expiration of
the present term. President Taft
made this definite promise to Rep
sentative Martin, of South Dakota,
nj told the latter that he would
appoint Seth not only because he
5 a close friend of my predeces-
sor. but because I have warm re-
gard for him myself"
Seth called at the White House
the day after the Inauguration and
vas greeted like an old chum by
the new president, said Represr
ntative Martin. He told Seth thai
7e wanted him to know that he
would always be welcome at the
/ White House"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
MINISTER'S IN DEADLY FIGHT
business Matter Disagreement Lead
to Murder OF Rev. OdclI.

Lebanon, Mo-, March 23.-At
Russ, Laclede county, last night,
Rev. Martin D. johnson shot and in
stantly killed Rev. Solomon Odell,
a Presbyterian. Johnson, who is a
Baptist minister, is president of one
of the telephone companies in the
city, rival of the company Of
which Rev. Odell was president. The
men had quarreled over business
matters.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
NATIONAL CIVIC CONFERENCE
Will be Held to Consider Uniform
Legislative Measures

New York, March ia national
conference to consider the subject
of uniform state legislation upon
important economic, Industrial, COM
mercial and civic measures, was de-
cided upon today by committee
of the National Civic Federation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
IMPROVEMENTS AT KADOKA
New School House and Waterworks
System to be Built this Summer

System to be Built this Summer
Kadoka, s. D., March 23.-The
opening of spring finds many plans
for Improvement well under way
at this place. The question of the
issuance of waterworks bonds hav-
ing carried at the recent election,
the town council is now having
plans and specification s prepared
for a complete municipal water
works system. 1t is. the intention
Of the council to get the work
started at the earliest possible NOM
ent so that it may be completed this
summer.
The contract TO rtne erection Of
two-story four-room steam-heated
sch ool house will be let on the 14th
of next month and from present in
dications there will be several bid
ders for the work.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
GOVERNMENT ENDORSED
French Chamber of Deputies Takes
Action Against Strikers.

tIcISlf SiittbIpSA VI A>SpueISS A"nSo
Action Against Strikers.
Paris, March 19.-Premier Glenn
enceau secured decisive endorse
ment of the governments position
in the strike today in the chamber
of deputies. The socialists centered
their attacks upon NJ. Simyan, un"
der secretary of posts and tee
graphs, while the conservatives de-
clared that the government is reap
ing only what is has sown in en-
couraging the organization of en-
ployes.
simvan denied the charge Of
fayoritism and said that the leaders
had been preparing for months to
strike and possessed endorsements
from deputies. Demands of name
+bem" we're silenced when Simyan
declared that the endorsements
came from all parties.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
BANK SAFE DYNAMITE PROOF

KODDcFS Not Able to Fi0iSh Their
Job on Missouri Bank.
Bald Knob, Mo-, March 49,
While a part of band of robbers
rode about the streets discharging
weapons, the balance of the band
open the vault of the bank of Bali
Knob. After exploding a lot of
dynamite in their several attempts
to get inside of the vault, the rob-
bers gave up the task and rode
away, after firing parting volley
in which one of the citizens of the
town was wounded.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
Rehearing for Mcclellan Estate.

IeSIlcitiluS 1OT MCOlclliu ESTATE.
Sioux Falls, March 19.-Will the
estate left by the late John Nc
Clellan go to the state of South Da-
kota? That is the question which
the courts will at once be called
on to decide.
The recent legislature passed
law known as the escheat law, which
provides for the state becoming the
beneficiary of estates where there
are no known heirs.
States Attorney Danforth takes
the stand that there are no known
heirs to the estate of the late John
Mcclellan, who was killed mysteri-
ously in this city about 10 years
ago. 1t will be remembered that
there were three sets of claimants
for the Mcclellan thousands, viz:
The Vines, or Canadian claimants,
the Arkansas claimants and the Ire
land claimants. The state courts
nave decided that none of the claim
ants have established a case which
would warrant the money being
turned over to them. In fact, the
lecision of the circuit court was that
none of the claimants were legal
heirs of the late John Mcclellan
The supreme court confirmed the
finding of the lower court, but Mel
win Grigsby, as attorney for the
Arkansas claimants, got a rehear-
ing.
The John Mcclellan estate is
now in the hands of George T.
Blackman, who some time ago was
appointed administrator of the es-
tate on the petition of the Arkansas
claimants, and some of the creditors
Of the estate
The action of States Attorney
Danforth means that the case VIII
again be threshed over in the courts
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
THE COOPERS
ARE CONVICTED
COL. d. b. COOPER AND SOM
ROBIN COOPER, GIVEN
TWENTY YEARS EACH.
JURY FINALLY CONVICTS SLAY-
ERS OF FORMER SENATOR
CARNIACK.

Nashville, Tenn, March 20.-The
jury this morning returned verdict
Of guilty of murder in the seconu
degree and fixed the penalty at
twenty years Imprisonment in the
case of Duncan B. Cooper and his
son, Robin, for the murder of ex-
Senator Carmack. Judge Hart fixed
the appeal bond at $4,000, which
will be given.
The jury had acquitted John D.
Sharpe who had been tried on the
same charge, and reported that it
was "hopelessly tied up' with re-
gard to the Coopers.
Nashville, Tenn, March 2O.-Af-
ter filing bond, totaling $780,
600, Col. D. B. Cooper and Robin
j. Cooper, convicted of murder and
sentenced to twenty years imprison-
ment for killing Senator Carmack,
retired to the home of j. G. Brad
ford tonight. Although Judge Hart
fixed the bond at $4,000, there was
a rush to sign on the part of the
wealthy citizens of Nashville which
sWamped the clerk of the criminal
court. In vain he protested that
more than enough sureties had
signed but he was met with the in
variable answer, 1--WE want to put
our names on the bond"
The defense moved to set aside
the verdict rendered because of the
disagreement yesterday. Judge
Hart said that he would hear argu-
ments later.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
CURRY WILL REMAIN.

His Resignation as Governor of New
Mexico is Withdrawn.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, March "a
Governor Curry, in response to- q
telegram from President Taft, has
withdrawn his resignation, sent in
yesterday.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
BUSINESS BOOM AT BISON

New County Seat of Perkins c nnty
is Making Rapid Progress
Pierre, March 1s.-Artcles OF in