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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
tenn FOR which he stands.

toIu cor winch ne SLanQS.
AThat we, as republicans of
South Dakota, are unalterably
opposed to Cannonism and
pledge ourselves to support no
candidates for congress who
will not stand unequlvocally on
this platform.
'Resolved, further, that we
are in favor Of the enactment
by the Legislature Of general
civil service law; that we rec
ommend that all other resolu-
tions that have been referred
and presented to this commit
tee be and the same are hereby
referred to the next meeting for
further consideration.
CIV. f. Bancroft, chairman;
John G. Newell, w. G. Cook,
b. l.. Sem, Peter Norbeck, S.
B. Way, Thomas Thorson."
Committee consisting OF one
from each judicial circuit:
O. S. Basford of Redfield; j,
D. Elliott of Tyndall; Thomas
Thorson of Canton; S. X. Way
of Watertown. Henry Swind-
lcr' of Mitchell; Ira Curtis Of
Aberdeen; A. w. Emert of
Pierre; Joseph Hare Of Rapid
City; S. G. Policy Of Dead
wood and FIN. Byrne Of Faulk-
ton.
BEFORE the city takes up the
matter of granting a franchise
to a new telephone company it is
necessary that the matter be
weighed in the balance by the
council. There are now two
companies doing business in the
city, neither of which is suffic-
iently patronized to make the
ventures more then moderately
profitably. 10 add another
would be to incur extra expense
on the people in order to main
tain the three. Unless there is
ample protection to the city's
interests and an assurance the
service will be materially i'm
proved there appears no reason
why another should enter. On
the other hand, should the in
Of a third system
mean improved service to all
at a reduced cost, the
proposition is worthy of serious
consideration and investigation.
Franchises are becoming more
valuable as the city grows and
on this account haste to secure
an enterprise Of the kind should
not actuate the securing of
them. If they are permitted to
enter the field it is a foregone
conclusion the people will have
to support them by their pat
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24

lie olOuA S1uy AlHSoGOCh
Record Of recent date says:
REPORTS from the west brought
in by stockmen from the local
markets indicate that the ship
ments of feeding sheep will be
light this year. One Of the re-
cent arrivals said that prices
paid at home are so attractive
that sheep owners would be at
a disadvantage in marketing,
and that high prices paid for
wool and the prosperity of the
ranchers has made them so in
dependent that they prefer to
hold their sheep at a high fig
ure than sell as the market is
now situated. From the other
side of the fence comes the cry
of the feeder that feeding stock
must come down before they
will be willing to touch it, and
the threat to curtail feeding
operations if prices are not re-
duced."
Mrs. HARTMAN is now the
richest woman in the world.
By the death Of her husband
she is worth $500, 100000. The
others gre: Mrs. Russell Sage,
$50, 100000, left by her hus-
bond; Mrs. Marshall Field,
$50, 900, 900, left by her hus-
band; Hetty Green, $4,000.
900, earned and saved by her.
self while living in Hoboker
fiat; Princess Of Braganza, for
merly Anita Stewart, $25, Oo0,'
1000, left by her step-father
Jasmes s. Smith; Helen Gould
$50, 600, 600, share Of estate o
lher father, Jay Gould.
HENRY WATrERsoN, in a let
1 ter from England, praises high
,dly the capacity Of the Englisl
voter in the power Of discrimi
nation and right Judgment. ii
Ialsos says that the English pa
pers are models Of composur'
and Intelligence, and aay pape
which made q business Of be
laboring anoth her would be vot
lea ! crank and q bore, with ],
! coaaeq nent loss Of circulation
!: q Is too bad newspa per reader
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
In Favor of Spelling Reform.

Editor National Tribune: 1 notice in
your paper a criticism by a comrade of
your adoption of the amended spelling
recommended by the National Associa-
ton of Reform Spelling. When you first
adopted the new spelling l was pleased
to see it. The reform is based on COM
mon sense. 1 think if a symposium was
formed of The National Tribune readers
it would prove that not one in 10 would
disapprove of the new spelling. Just
think of spelling thru" with seven let
ters when with four it makes it look so
much palmer. We all remember the
ridicule with which the Inconsistency
of certain forms of spelling was held
up by a writer: IF rough is pronounced
ruff then plough should be pronounced
'pluff' If trough is pronounced 'troff,
then through should be pronounced
'throff.' y All publications spell it
''plow'' now. Wonder if that new form
of spelling plough offends the comrades
taste? When a new form of spelling
cOmmends itself to common sense the
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

! there was to see, so went down to the
landing and took the first boat back to
the ship. One of the pleasantest fea-
lures of our trip to Tromso was the
fact that we were neither too cold nor
too warm all the time We We've on
shore. ] simply wore the jacket of my
suit and was absolutely comfortable.
Even on the ship. while we lay at an
chor there, it was a good deal warmer
than it had been, something for which
most of us We're devoutly thankful.
That night the deck where the dane
ing takes place was prettily and effec-
lively decorated with flags, and
hung with Chinese lanterns, and
the dancing women had on their best
bibs and fuckers. Once during each
cruise of the Amazon dance of this
kind is given. At dinner every woman
found very pretty pink al tifcial rose
at her place. When Elizabeth and
went out on deck to seat ourselves in
our chairs. which commanded a good
view of the dancing. we found them
moved away and their places occupied
by others, which were filled with the
rugs, pillows, etc, Of their owners, and
therefore sacred from molestation. This
opened our eyes to the methods of the
AmaZonians, and We determined not to
be caught that way another time. We
were too far off to see the dancing in
consequence tI tllS, except Wnen we
got up and stood for awhile on the
edge of the crowd of 1ookers-on. AS
said before, English girls do not dance
well, as a rule. They hunch themselves
forward, and the men hold them awk-
wardly, MOTTO say frequently grotesque-
ly- They either spin around like whirl-
ing Dervishes or simply walk thru a
waltz, and. to tell the truth, the dane
ing reminded me very much of the sort
one sees at the excursion places outside
our cities. Coney Island. for instance.
Some of the gowns were very pretty, one
particularly SO, made of golden brown
satin, with plain brown net yoke and
sleeves and a touch of gold embroidery
front and back, edged with black VEL
vet. 1t was simple, but in perfect taste,
and particularly took Elizabeth eye.
When We realized that We were not to
have any sun that night, and had tired
of watching the promenaders, we made
up our minds to turn in. 1t was 11:30
when we did SO and as light as 1t had
been at noon.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

When we came up on deck the next
morning we found the same forbidding
gray skies and a heavy mist hanging
over the great rocks. Most of the ship
went off to visit the Lap settlement,
but the excursion was quite expensive,
and there was so little to encourage one
in the weather that Elizabeth and /
concluded we would defer this particu-
lar experience till we got to Lvngen,
where there is another encanpment of
this character. 1t was rather nice hay-
ing the ship TO ourselves. and we spent
the morning walking some and talking.
for we have made up our minds to
leave the Amazon at Mode on her
hOmeward cruise, and drive from that
place to Bergin, which Will enable us to
see something of the interior, and this
has necessitated much pleasant plan
ming and much, much conversation.
We lay Off Tromso till 2 O'Clock that
day, and could have gone ashore again,
of course, if we had cared TO- but really
there is nothing more to see in this
lovely little Norwegian town than that
which / have recounted. | believe above
the town somewhere are numerous
really pretty villas, and in pleasant
grove of 'birches is IL pleasure garden.
kept strictly on temperance principles
you know, the sale of liquors Is for
hidden. in Norway, where the beauy
and bellies. and the more sedate- minded
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
: SEEKING THE MIDNIGHT sun.
One of The National Tribune People Touring to the Far North

small, very different from those we
saw in Trondhjem, but in all the Win
dows were the same pretty pots of
flowers. We did not go off the one
principal street, which was decidedly
long, tho l could not tell you whether
it was one mile or less, and which con-
tanned more shops than we had expect
ed to find. In these there We're not
many things an American would care
TO buy, some nice white fox skins, which
we thought rather high, and loads of
things made by the Laps, for there is u
Lap settlement nearby. such as fur Slip
pers, bags. purses. dolls, etc. These
were rather coarse and crudeIy made,
and, to tell the truth. smelled so badly
that neither Elizabeth nor ] dared to
buy them. 1t was something of an
effort for her to resist buying one of
the dolls for little B.. but a second
whiff settled the matter The odor
would have gotten into everything in
her trunk. After poking around into
the-shops for awhile, Elizabeth buying
a few things, I nothing but some post
cards, We concluded we had seen all
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
A Moving Tale.

Comrade Furman Stubbs, Co. d. 37th
ILL.,, Ashland, Wis, this year has a laugh
coming in an incident of the charge on
Fort Blakeley. He says he would like
to hear from the Lieutenant who fell
off the log that they were running
across at the charge on Fort Blakeley,
ard who saw little negro get blown
up as they were charging the fort. A
torpedo was exploded, and sent the
youngster UP in the air about 10 feet
and he came down and ran right along
behind them. The cannon that they
had to face on the charge at every shot
seemed to blaze as tho it would burn
their faces. They went in alongside
that cannon when the Johnnies had re-
treated. Comrade Stubbs would like to
hear from some of the old comrades
who are yet alive who went thru that
trial with him,
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

also, | presume, gather of evenings l
was glad to hear this, because, as far
as one can see, the NorwegianS have
mighty few pleasures. Not even in
Trondhjem did we see anything like
theater. not even moving-picture
show. Think of it! OF course, then, in
these smaller places there is even less
going on in the way Of recreation, and
one does not wonder that the older
people look worn and sad, living as
they do under the shadow, Of these
great rocks, with this topsy-turvy day
and night business, and nothing much
to take their attention from their trou-
bles. Youth will always find some way
to have good time, thank Heaven, and
the rosy cheeks and bright eyes of the
children and young people show plainly
that they are happy; but for the older
people, the ageing men and women,
whose lives must be spent in the hard
est of hard work to wrest a living from
these unresponsive conditions, / feel
great pity, and i must say 1 wish some
one would brighten things up for them
by starting a good lively picture-show
business in these dreary, showless
northern Norwegian towns. Personally
am partial to this entertaining and
extremely inexpensive form of amuse-
ment.
For several hours after leaving
Tromso We sailed very close to the
shore. frequently in fjords so narrow
that the big ship could just get along.
What looked like little silver threads
down the sides of the rocks from dis
tance We now found out were streams
trickling down, which occasionally
gushed out in little waterfalls. This
closer view of the groups of houses
nesting at their base and in the val
leys was also most interesting, and we
began to realize that we were not in a
tie and the piles of brown peat gave
evidence Of the daily routine of mortals
like ourselves. Then we passed out
into wide water again, which soon be-
came the Arctic Ocean, where the great
rocks on both sides of us were farther
away and the picturesque fishing boats
of the Norwegians glided along in that
theater-lile, motioDless way / have be-
fore alluded to. l never look upon this
scene, which has not varied very much
from the first, without picturing to my
self great, magnificent Morse god
going from rock TO rock with a giant
paint pot and brush, and daubing each
as his rude, primitive (those are not
the adjectives 1 would use if / could
think of betters ones) notion Of art
suggested. 1t is high art all right,
and however it has been done no one
could find any fault with the result.
We landed at Hammerfest about
1890 p. m. of the same day we left
Tromso, which was last night. All these
places along the coast are quite near
each other. 1t was considerably colder
and light rain was falling. A heavy
mist and light like the da En of day.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

the very first bit Of tight that comes.
hung over Hammerfest. II was n love-
ly sight, and l wish / could paint il for
you in words. There is a little island
In front, with one or two small white
buildings ON ii, and then the town with
the mountains all around, and high up
on some Of the rocks "A few res 'tlences
1t was the soft mist and the peculiar,
unnatural light which made it so spe-
cially lovely, of course; even an ugly
little place would have been attractive
under the Same circumstances.
We had known for some time, even
before the Duchess of RoXburghe came
on board, that her highness would leave
us at Hammcrfcst, where his grace the
Duke, was supposed ts be waiting for
her with his yacht. Consequently when
We anchored at this settlement every-
one hung over the deck rail for over an
hour, watching for this nobility
yencered American TO leave The ship.
Thls evidence of curiosity on the part
or the AmaZonianS rather amused EliZ-
abeth and me, as no one had said a
word TO us 2bOut the Duchess from the
time she joined rs; in fact, it seemed
10 us that the subject Of her ladyship
was studiedly avoide6. Really, I 90 not
think the English Ike il / bit that their
nobleneu marry our girls, in spite of
the fact that a pile of money is brought
INTO Old England in tais way. Tho few
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
THE u. Y. L. AND PENSIONS.
Excerpt From Report of the Committee
on Pensions to the National Encamp-
menf IT. V t.

Before closing this report we feel
compelled to refer to the address of the
Commander-in-Chie of the G. A. r. at
the last National Encampment, in which
he gives publicity to letter from some
comrade, but without designating who
this comrade is and by what authority
the comrade pretends to represent the
views of the Union Veteran Legion. but
in which he quotes this comrade as say
ing that The Union Veteran Legion
was formed on the idea of a per diem
service pension bill for all soldiers, ac-
cOrding to the length of service The
idea of pension or furthering any par
ticular pension legislation never en-
tered the minds of the founders of the
U. V. l.. The main idea was to form an
organization for soldiers who served the
Government from patriotic motives
alone. A few years subsequent to the
formation of the u. " L. and ever after,
according to it's official record. it did
favor per diem pension bill, altho not
opposing any other pension legislation.
1t was always in favor of the largest
pensions for those who were wounded
or disabled during the war, but claimed
that if soldiers were returned to civil
life unimpaired in health and pensions
were afterward to be granted, these
pensions should be commensurate with
the services rendered by the soldier.
But realizing that such legislation was
not likely to be enacted, it joined heart
lily in aiding the passage of the act now
known as the McCumber pension bill.
In all the history of the U. V. L. no one
can point to any act on its part inimical
to the G. A. R., but always in hearty
sympathy with it, as most all of the
comrades in the U. V. L. are also COM
rades in the G. A. r., and ready to
award it praise for the glorious work it
has performed.
"a. B. Hay, Chairman"
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
FROM AN EX-CONFEDERATE
He Welcomes the Union Veterans tC
Florida.

Editor National Tribune: As there
seems to be at last desire on the part
of the old soldiers to come to Florida
and enjoy the climate and advantages
of the State, assure them that good
men will seldom be disappointed. There
are advantages and disadvantages in
every locality / am 66 years of age, a
native, served faithfully as Confeder-
ate soldier; had two sons in the Span
ish-American War. and take an inter-
est in everything that will advance the
interests of my fellow-men, so far as
1 am able. There are several ex-Fed-
eral soldiers here. who have lived here
from the sos and '70s, and count
them my friends. There is plenty of
land and sunshine, and living for all
who can and will work.-W. NJ. Ives,
Lake City, Fla.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
Must Be United.

]. L. Fussell, saith Ind, Geneva, Neb.,
wants to impress upon the comrades
that the first point in securing pension
legislation is to unite upon a definite
proposition which must be raasona BILE
in its nature. Success depends upon
and to secure unanimity we
must be willing to compromise to some
extent our individual plans and opin-
ions. Therefore, he supports The Ma
tional Tribune's bill as most judicious
measure, which we should solemnly
support. AS to the officers retirement
bill, the G. A. r. should let it severely
alone, neither approving nor disapprov-
ing.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
Saw Joseph Smith Killed.

P. c. Smith. 7th Ind, San Diego,
Cal, says that when a boy he was
going West, and was caught in a
severe snow storm and taken by
Joseph Smith into his home, where
he was kept for five days. After
wards Comrade Smith drove the
stage to Carthage, the County seat
of Hancock County, and was there
when Joseph Smith was brought in
for his trial. One evening when he
drove into the town he saw crowd
of men around the Jail, and hur-
riedly put up his team. When he
came back ne was just in time to
see Joseph Smith jump out of the
window, and they shot him as he
fell. His brother Hiram was killed
at the same time.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
DcsrHURsDAY OCTOBER 81 1909
Tho Connecticut Grand Army Asso-
Ciaiion.

The Connecticut Grand Army
Association was organized one year
ago, with the object of bringing to-
gether members of the Grand
Army residing in all parts of the
State who served in other than
Connecticut regiments. as we'll as
those who served in the regiments
from the State. 1t held its annual
outing at Bristol, Aug. %, with
about ESQ veterans, with their
wives and families, present. The
gathering took place at Lake Com
pounce, where a baseball game and
other sports were INDUCED in, after
which n business meeting was held
and the following officers elected:
President, Ira E. Hicks, New Brit
ain; Vice President, j. F. Douglass,
Forestville; Treasurer, +. NJ. Mich
OILS. Cheshire; Secretary, Eugene A..
Blake, Meriden.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

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The National tribune., 1909-10-21
Widows Pension.

Enos Spahr, 54th Pa, Milton, Pa.
does not agree with comrades who have
written against pensions to a certain
class of widows. He thinks that they
would change their minds if they were
left all alone and should lie sick for
weeks with typhoid fever, with the
nearest neighbor three-quarters of a
mile away. They would know of what
value a second wife was, and how much
her gentle min strations would be to-
ward saving him from death and restor-
ing him to health.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
Veterans Young Children.

Editor National Tribune: I am
going to try you on another ques-
ton this time: Ruth, four years,
Sept. 8, 1909; Carroll, two years,
March z, 1909; Edna D., one year,
April IL, 1909. These are all chill
dren of A. G. Fleury. Captain, Co.
A, 1st VT. H. A, aged Sc, Aug. 26,
1909, all living in the city of Char
lOtte. We have one, Theodore
Vickery, five years old. son of a
veteran about 70, think.-W. NJ.
Beekman, Charlotte, Mich.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
Letters From a "SaiIor' Aunt

On Board R. NJ. S. p. Amazon, July
16, 1909.-Dear "Favorite Niece" We
are a melancholy ship. We have
drained the cup of despair to its very
dregs, and eaten of the apples of Sodom
till we thought we could not take an
other bite, and all on account of this
fiendish Norwegian weather. We have
been to the North Cape and no mid
night sun! Think of it! Can you pic
ture our bitter disappointment? You
may think you can, but you can't. No
body could. Imagine crossing the At
lantic and sailing up the entire coast of
Norway for this purpose, and then to
be cheated out of it in the end. Nature
has played us a contemplate trick. We
just can't talk about it.
OF course, we may see it yet, to-mor-
row night, if it is clear, but we have
been saying that to each other for the
last three nights, only to have our
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
Widows Pensions.

Mrs. ]. E. Gritman, Denver, Colo, re-
bill for advanced age of widows the
same as for the men. There should be
some provision for the widows who are
left with a family of small children to
rear and educate, without any means of
support beyond their naked hands. She
is now in her 18th year. and unable to
earn a penny toward her support. She
does not see why she is so Disseminated
against in this matter.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

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The National tribune., 1909-10-21
The Oldest Man.

Robert p. Carpenter, Nevada, Mo-,
Co. H, 45th Mo-. writes that there is an
old soldier living in his ncighborhood
by the name of Henry Dorman, who
was soldier in the Mexican War and
in the civil war, who was born Jan. 10,
1900. He will be 10 years old Jan. 10,
1910, if then living. Comrade Carpen-
ter thinks tn S beats the records as pre-
viously published in The National Trib-
uOe
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

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