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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19
Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior, U. 8.
Land Office at Rapid City, 8. D., jan
'uary IA, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that James
H. Maxwell, Of Rapid City, 8. D.,
who, on March 1, 1902. made home
stead entry No. 6590.-07802, for
the southeast quarter section 80.
township north, range. east, B. H.
M, has filed notice of intention to
make final five year proof, to estab-
fish claim to the land above describ-
ed, before register and receiver, U.
8. Land Office, Rapid City, 8. D., on
the 26th day of February. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John B. Kammerer, Of Rapid City,
8. D., John F. Kammerer, Of Rapid
City, s. D., William Henry Jones, OF
Bend, s. D., William L. Harris, OF
Bend, 8. d.
John L. Burke, Register.
First publication Jan. Is.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19
Plain as Daylight.

Its a dish-u-way, sah," ex-
planned old Brother Swank to a
befuddled friend, Orthodoxy am de
doxy dat makes muhse'f. Uhwell,
and dis yah hectordoxy am de udder
mans doxy dat he's allus uh-
hectorin' me wild. Do dat make It
clare to yo' apprehension, Brud-
der Tarr?''-Puck.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

The Stephenson men were all on
hand and voted. They numbered
SO, majority of one. The three
democrats declined to explain their
refusal to vote. If the investiga-
ton Is continued the reason might
be developed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19
WHY building stones DECAY.

The causes Of decay in building
stones are various and depend on
the physical structure Of the stone,
its composition and the nature of
the surrounding atmosphere. Tho
most destructive agent to which the
stone is exposed is rain or 4 moist
atmosphere, and also. in . minor
degree, wind, frost and smoke.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19
Lease Of School and Endowment
Lands.

Notice is hereby given that on
March Goth, 1909, all the Unbiased
common school and endowment
lands in Pennington county, will be
offered for lease at public auction
between the hours of 10 o'clock a.
M, and o'clock p. M, at the front
door Of the court house in said coun-
ty.
Dated at Pierre, January 2eth,
1909. o. c. DOKKEN,
Commissioner Of School and Pub
lie lands.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19
Public land sale.

Department of the Interior, Rapid
City Land Office. g.. D.; August 18th,
1908. y
Notice is hereby given that as d.
rected by the Commissioned OF the
General Land Office under the pro-
visions of the Act of Congress ap-
proved June 27th, 1906. .l34 Stat.
5lO, we will offer at public sale to
the highest bidder. at 8 O'Clock q.
M on the goth day Of October next,
at this office, the following tract of
laad-serial 0656, viz:
North half of northeast quarter
OF Section rs. township 4 north.
range east. B. H. M:
Any person Claiming adversary
the above described lands arG adver-
tised to file claims -.or objections on
or before the time dssagnated for The
sale.
John L: Burke, Register.
xyron Wiilsis. Rscsivsr.
The optdan q Trs~sriasss vill
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

A convict who was employed on
the books OF the western peniten-
tiary in Pennsylvania discovered a
shortage Of $4,000. Not willing to
take the responsibility of the short
age he called in two other convicts
who varified his figures. 1t is mani
fest that there are some in the pen
itentiary OF Pennsylvania who should
be in,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

After the agitation that has been
going on for two years on the good
roads question, one would think that
some kind Of an act would be passed
by the legislature changing the
methods Of working the roads in the
rural districts. There were several
good measures up in both branches
and working them for several weeks
the only results obtained was the
killing of both bills, and the people
will have to drive along the same old
ruts for another two years. The
senate had bill, as also did the
house, and when the measures were
sent from one to another, amend
ments were made which neither
would concur In and both refused to
send their measures to q conference
committee, so the last day rolled
around with nothing done ON q very
essential measure In this state. It
seems absolutely impossible to con-
vince the farmers that there II Z
better way Of road making than the
old system Of dragging few OF the
neighbors In the district out and to
make II; q sort OF q neighborly 10
cial function rather than to improve
the condition Of the roads. With
the roads placed under tho direct
supervision Of the county commits
sioners and the road tar paid direct
to the county treasurer. Somafhins
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

The new Cuban government ap-
pears to have started looking for
trouble early in the game. The first
step taken was to introduce legisla-
ton to prevent Americans from own
ing real estate in the island. The
second is the appointment of a rab-
i'd anti-American as minister at
Washington. 1t will soon be time to
send Charley Magoon back to Ha-
vana II the Cubans don't watch out.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

According to the Chicago news
papers, Pat Groves regeneration
was short lived. They relate that the
evangelist and ex-kidnaper, entered
a saloon, bought drink, could not
pay for it and became involved in a
row with a cabman, all very much
to the disbursement of those who
had began to look upon Pat as
brand snatched from the burning.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

be brought around to the point in
the future to have him yield the
privilege of making roads according
to ancient ideas.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

The optioian ats Trs~srsasssi I'm
ssvs yes . lsrfsss q I. slssaas,ss.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

A federal court >has decided that
the two-cent rate law passed by the
Missouri legislature is confiscatory
and calculated to deprive railroads of
property without due process of law.
If the court holds thusly in Missou-
ri, which is half the size of South
Dakota, but which has many times
the railroad mileage, and over 81
100000 people in 1900, what can
the courts be expected to do with the
South Dakota two-cent law?
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

Americans generally will regret
the news coming from Spain to the
effect that Admiral Cervera, who was
SO disastrously beaten by the Ameri-
can naval forces at Santiago harbor
is dying. Cervera was out numbered
and out Unanswered, but he put up
a gallant fight and won the respect
of his enemies.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

Union Once for hne Job printing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

The man who predicted that the
world would come to an end few
weeks ago announces that the peo-
pie Of New York prevented the dis
aster for the time being by getting
down on their knees and praying.
1t was ungene7ous on the part of
the people Of New York to thus in
terfere with the arrangements OF
the painstaking prophet.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

Rear Admiral Evans and Con-
gresham Richard Pearson Hobson
continue to differ widely. Congress-
man Hobson has an article in the
current number of the Army and
Navy Journal. when shows that he
has abandoned nothing Of his views
relative to the imminence of the
danger Of an attack upon us by ia
pan. but Rear Admiral Evans com
tinues to scout his views. Talking
to q newspaper correspondent at
Colorado Springs the naval chieftain
declared that one might as we'll talk
about an attack upon Chinese laun-
dry causing war between the United
States and Japan as to contend that
the school controversy in California
would cause war. According to
Evans Japan is conserving her re-
sources against the, day when she
must meet Russia again. He de-
clared that Russia is resolved to try
conclusions with Japan once more,
and 10 now making military prepar-
atoms to that end. Russia is double
tracking the trans-siberian railway,
10 recognising her army, building
| q new navy and endeavoring to Inn
prove: her finances. Japan knows OF
all this and hence It Is folly to be-
lieve that her statesmen would rush
into war with the United States, one
Of the greatest OF world powers, and
subject herself to the eventualities
that such action would be certain to
impose. He thinks that the Japan
ese government should be credited
with having men at the head Of It
possessed Of modicum OF brains at
least. and only = 3modicum Of brains
e needed to-kesp Japan, on terms Of
peace with 10. Conkrsssman Robson
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

will have to talk more convincingly
than he has yet talked to keep the
majority Of our people from holding
to the Evans views.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

A venturesome young man down
In Alabama will oppose Congressman
Richmond Pearson Hobson for re-
election. Hobson will have to forth
with dig up another japanese war
scare as a campaign issue. AS lolg
as he can make the southerners be-
lieve that the Japs will get 'em If
Hobson isn't on guard his job is sure.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

1t is hoped congress will succeed
in passing the revised tariff Mlf
quickly. The sooner the tariff tink-
ering is finished the sooner trade can
get down to stable basis. With a
republican congress, trade interests
really have no business worrying
over the tariff, but some folks will
worry without cause.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19

March 4 Senator Stephenson was
reelected to the senate from Wis
.consin. The legislature had not
completed its Investigation into his
spending OF money in his primary
campaign. He received 63 votes
out Of the 123 who were present
and voting. There were 10 alb
ssentees. eli but three Of whom were
paired. He had ajority OF one.
He had been given several more
votes on previous ballots without an
9eiectl Ion. aThree democrats accom-
plished the election Of Stephenson,
hey WeEe; spresent, one Of them IN
shis ~ No In an adt acent room
M S'ss ~ e one cf fs3tephsnson's
&! fnsing III vote they
tots vote down "a liz 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10

For great many years Miss Pe-
tuna Scraggins of Betzville sent her
washing away from home to be done.
but it was not in order to appear styl-
ish, as some of our invidious citizens
have limited. 1t was because she was
so modest that she couldn't bear to
look upon a naked clothespin. The
mere sight of six dozen pale. nude
clothespins in a basket always over
came Petunia so that she became
weak and trembly and had to go and
lie down on the red-plush sofa and
sniff at the uncorked camphor bottle.
But when adversely overlook her
and she couldn't afford to have her
washing sent out, she saw there was
nothing to do about it, and that she
must do her own washing. For three
weeks she hunted high and low for
some kind of lady-like clothespins
that she could put skirts on and that
would ride side-saddle on the clothes
line, but she could not find any of that
sort, and she didn't know what in the
world to do. Then she tried putting
skirts on the two-legged clothespins
any way, but although they looked all
right in the basket, the way they be-
haved on the clothesline was perfectly
scandalous. Skirts were never in the
world meant to ride a-straddle. And a
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
BETZVuLE TALES
Miss Petunia Scraggins and the
Clothespins
Clothespins
Ellis Darker BuHefI
wy Author Of Pigs isPi9s Etc @a7
BY PETER NEWELL

committee they said the divided skirts
were perfectly proper and suitable
for the most well-bred clothespins to
wear. So she set to work and made
q complete outfit of divided skirts for
her clothespins. Sim Virgins sold
few reserved seats for the first ap-
pearance of the divided-skirts, there
being some curiosity about them
among those who had never seen
them, but the next Monday the grand
stand was as empty as a church on
Fourth of July.
1t is wonderful how a little thing
like clothes changes things. Formerly
Miss Petunia was afraid to look a
clothespin in the face, and now she
is as fond of them as can be. She
says that putting clothes on them
makes them really clothespins, and
that that is all some people are. She
says that for upwards of 40 years she
was lonely and sad and always work
ing her fingers to the bone to get a
husband, but now she has learned how
much human companionship there is
in well-dressed clothespin, and she
has given up all intention of getting
married. In the long winter evenings
she just goes out to the clothespin
basket and gets clothespin and sets
1t astraddle on the edge of her work
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
CATHOLIC FOES OF DRINK
TOTAL ABSTINENCE UNION OF
AMERICA coNvENEs.
Thirty.Ninth Annual Meeting of the
Powerful Organization Opens In
Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-With the celebra
ton of solemn mass at the Holy Name
cathedral at ten o'clock this morning,
the thirty-ninth annual convention OF
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union
of America was opened. Archbishop
Quigley, of the Chicago archdiocese,
was present Rt. Rev. Paul P. Rhode
was the celebrant, and was assisted
by a numerous company of distin.
guished churchmen from various parts
OF the country.
The convention has drawn to Chica-
go hundreds of priests and laymen
who are earnest and influential work
ers in the war against the drink evil
The president of the union is Rev
James T. Coffey, of st. Louis. and he
called to order the first session of the
delegates in the Auditorium theatre al
noon. The afternoon was devoted
mainly to routine work. Last night
the executive council, spiritual direc
tors and officers of subordinate unions
held a preliminary meeting.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
CAR STRIKE FOR CHICAGO.
Motormen and Conductors Will Take
Referendum Vote on Thursday.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Without dissent
ing vote, and in the midst of wild
enthusiasm, the motormen and con-
ductors on the lines of the two prin-
cipal street-car companies have
rejected offers to renew existing con-
tracts and ordered referendum strike
vote to be taken Thursday. Fiery
speeches and threats to tie up every
car from the Hoosier villages of In
diana to North Evanston" were made
by some of the speakers at the mass
meeting
Sympathizers point to the extensive
rehabilitation work in progress in all
parts of the city as point in favor
of calling a strike at this time.
The nell will vote on the acceptance
or rejection Of the companies offers
to renew the expired agreements. The
ballots will be SO worded as to pro-
vide for the calling of strike in the
event the offers of the companies are
rejected through the referendum.
1t is predicted by the leaders that
the offers are certain to be voted
down.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
johnson VS..
THE CH|LBERGS
GOVERNOR REFUTEs ABSOLUTE.
LY STATEMENTS OF THE FAIR
MANAGERS.
TEMPEST IN CHILBERG TEAPOT
Says He Made No Promise to be
Present on Swedish Day-BattIe
RACES Flerceiy and Executive
Looks Like Sure Winner.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 3.-Governor
John A Johnson issued statement
which is in direct opposition to the
one issued by Andrew Chilberg and
J. E. Chilberg. his brother, president
of the Alaska Yukon-Pacific EXPOSE
ton.
Both are now candidates for the
Ananias club with Johnson in the lead
on the merits of the case.
Governor Johnson is the star at
traction here. In spite of his protes-
tations, the people of this section in
sist that Governor Johnson's trip has
presidential significance. This is
voiced in the statement issued by the
Chilbergs and in the newspapers.
The controversy that has arised
over the mixup on Swedish day is be-
ing given great deal of space in the
newspapers, but is regarded as C
tempest in tea pot, with the Chill.
bergs as the tea pot.
Former Governor John Lind, OF
Minneapolis, has been drawn into the
controversy, in the statement issued
by Andrew Chilberg, who stated that
Governor Lind had stated that Gov
ernor Johnson had assured him he
would be present on Swedish Day.
The whole crux of the situation
seems to be that the fair manage
ment used Governor Johnson as a card
to draw out immense crowds on Swed.
ish Day and as a result of his failure
to come, are trying to get out from
under by making the governor the
scape goat of the entire fair.
10000 Came to Fair.
AS a result of advertising the gov
ernor over 100000 people attended the
fair. They were present from all
over this section and had come to see
Johnson. Naturally they were disap
pointed. Having paid their money
they asked for an explanation The
only one President Chilberg could
give was to throw the onus of re
sponsibility upon Governor Johnson
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
Town Gets Its First Church.

Hawthorne, Nev.-The cornerstone
of the Methodist church, the first
Christian place of worship in this
town, was laid the other day. A town
of $500 persons, prosperous, formerly
the county seat, and in the heart of
rich mining district, Hawthorne never
has had church. The only religious
edifice has been Chinese joss house,
which was practically abandoned
more than year ago. Several years
ago Goldtield succeeded in taking the
county seat aawy from Hawthorne
one of the arguments being that
Hawthorne did not have a church,
The Iowa Hen Appreciated.
Even outside of congress the great
and profitable Iowa hen is duly ap
preciated, for this year the poultry
house at the State Fair is to be com
pletely remodeled and be fitted Out
with the empire coop system which
immensely adds to the attractiveness
of the poultry display. The poultry
exhibit at the State Fair has been
growing larger every year and is now
recognized as one Of the most promin.
ent features.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10

clothespin was never intended to do
anything else. Miss Petunia couldn't
so much as hang out handkerchief
on the line without being shocked and
blushing like a mile minute.
1t didn't make the least difference
that Miss Petunia was not sparing Of
clothes A well-informed stranger
who visited our town stated in the
hearing of some of our best citizens
that he had never seen. anywhere in
the world, as well gowned and out
fitted clothespins as Miss Petunia's.
They were fully robed in skirts and
underskirts and general trousseau
stuff, including stockings, and yet
when they were stuck on the clothes
line they looked like reckless crea-
lures whose acquaintance one would
not care to make.
The thing that worried Miss Pc
tuna most was that Sim Virgins, who
owns the lot next to her humble
home, built grandstand on it, facing
Miss Petunia's yard, and sold seats
every wash day at ten cents a seat.
The grandstand was always crowded
on wash days by spectators come to
see Miss Petunias clothespin ballet,
and it was not at all nice crowd.
The best society all stayed away after
they heard what kind of show 1t
was. 1t irked Miss Petunia almost
to death to go out and hang up a
towel and hear the loud cheers as she
stuck the clothespins on the line. The
audience got so it knew each individ-
ual clothespin, and gave them all
names, and when their favorites ap-
peared and began to dance in the
breeze they just went wild. And Sim
Virgins used to sell peanuts and
lemonade, and parade up and down be-
fore the grandstand as proud as if he
had thought of the show himself. 1t
riled Miss Petunia dreadfully.
At last the crowd got to be SO noisy
that the city council met and consid.
| cred the bad effect the clothesline bal.
let was having on the public. They
| appointed committee of censors, and
the next Monday the committee went
around and censored Miss Petuna'r
| WeSh WISH ucCldISu
to the morals of the community and
ordered her to discontinue it. They
said she still had the right to use
nude, unadorned clothespins If she
wished, but she couldn't bring herself
to do that, and it looked for awhile as
| If she would have to discontinue wash
day, and so she would If she HADN'T
happened to hear that the best so
ciety elsewhere was wearing divided
skirts for horseback riding.
For awhile Miss Petunia wa,
doubtful about divided skirts. She
was little old-fashioned and she
feared they might not be modest, bu
when she spoke TO the city censort-'
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10

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Alta, Aug. 1890. Ii. wagersrsy,
Anamosa, Aug. 23-27-L. w. Russell.
Monticello, Aug 30-Sept. 81. w.
Koop.
Manchester, Aug. 91-Sept. st. Mel
son.
Hampton, Sept. 2s-3O-S. A. Clock
Maquoketa, Aug. 31-Sept. 3-B. d.
Ely.
Marshalltown. Sept. Clown.
Clark.
independence, Sept. 7-1O-P. G..
Freeman.
Dewitt, Sept TOE. ]. Quigley.
West Union, Sept. TOE. A. Nc
Ilree.
vinton, Sept. 7-10-Arad Thompson.
National, Sept. 7-9-Henry Luehsen.
Dubuque, Sept. 13-1s-D. c. Stewart.
Mason City, Sept. 21-24-C. H. Bar
Der.
waukon, Sept. 21-24-L. c. Over.
dorf.
The state fairs of Iowa, Minnesota
Illinois and Missouri are:
Des Moines, Aug. 27-Sept. 81. C.
Simpson, secretary.
Hamline, Mimi, Sept. Clio. N
Cosgrove, secretary.
Sioux City, Iowa, Sept 2O-25-F. L.
Wirick, secretary.
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct ID. X. Dick
erson, secretary.
sedalia, Mo-, Oct. 2-S.-Jno T. stin
son, secretary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
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basket. and the evening passes as
quickly as could be desired. And she
says she has raised such an affection
for the dear good things that she can't
abide thinking of them all alone in the
cold cellarway in a draughty willow
basket, and every night she puts them
all snugly to bed in the spare bed in
the east bedroom. Miss Petunia says
that they look SO sweet and innocent,
lying there " in row, with just their
little wooden heads sticking out be-
yond the covers, that every night she
gives each one of them kiss and a
little pat on the cheek before she
turns out the light. Bless their little
hearts!
Copyright. 1900 by w, G. cbapman.)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
crabtree Soon.

Word was received from Col. M. l..
Temple, United States district at
torney in southern Iowa, that Lille
Crabtree, slayer of Capt. John c. Ray
mond of the Second cavalry, Fort
Des Moines, will probably be arraign-
ed on the charge of murder before
United States Judge Mcpherson with
In two or three weeks.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
hazers rIckIed Mans Feet.

For removing the shoes and socks
of fellow student and tickling the
soles of his feet, three male students
at Highland Park college were sum-
marily expelled by President Long
well, so it is stated. The alleged haz-
Ing occurred on the college campus
and the students were caught in the
act by police officer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
Low Rates to the Fair.

The low rates on the railroads for
the Iowa State Fair will commence on
the 26th of July and the tickets will
remain on sale until September 3rd
They will be good returning as late
as the 9th of September. The usual
reduction has been granted, that of a
fare and a half for the round trip,
or one and one-half cents mile each
Way