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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
Has Memorized 10000 Dates.

e. C. Laston, who has just issued q
challenge to the world for the memo
ry championship, although only a
young man of twenty-three years, is q
veritable walking encyclopedia, for
he has memorized 10000 dates OF the
principal events In the worlds history
since the creation. 1t was quite by
accident that he discovered that he
had an exceptional gift of memory.
He was being trained as an army ON
Ger, when an attack Of rheumatic f.
yer dispelled his hopes In that direc-
ton. At that time he happened to
meet the Zancigs in India. who, no.
ticing what a remarkable memory he
had for dates, advised him to cultivate
1t. He then purchased copy Of
Haydn's Dictionary Of Dates and
sought to commit to memory the dates
Of the most important events In the
worlds history by writing fifty to a
hundred dates on piece of paper and
rewriting them three or four times
until he had fully grasped them, with
the result that he has repertoire Of
thousands Of dates and can give the
correct answers without the slightest
hesitation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
SEED OF THE VIOLET.

Flower Blooms Twice In . Season
its Explosive Pod.
The common wild violet affords ono
Of the most remarkable illustrations of
the care and apparent forethought Of
nature in preserving species. As
everybody knows, the violet grows In
the shade, in pastures, woods and
fields where the grass is abundant and
long. 1t comes up early In the spring
and flowers at a time when the grass
Is most abundant and succulent. OF
course 1t is liable to be cut down by
the scythe. but much more likoly II 1t
to be bitten OF by grazing animals.
The violets that come In the spring
either do not seed at all or very spar.
ingly, so that if'the plant relied on IT.
spring flowers for seed IL would proba-
bly, perish of the earth In q very few
years.
But in the late fall the plant bears
another crop of boss oms that are new.
or seen save by the professional DO
tanist. They are very small, utterly
insignificant in apl lance, and grow
either just at or below the surface 81
| the ground. These are the howera
which produce the seeds for the next
season. The flowers on long stems
blooming in spring are only for show
the hidden flowers are for use, and tbs
number Of seeds they bear may b
Judged from the ease with which {
| wild violet he'd Snreads
When the seeds are ripe the pod OK
plodes, scattering them to a consider
able distance, often to ten or twelve
feet from the parent plant, so that ir
spite of its boosted modesty the VIC
let not only takes care of itself but be
comes troublesome aggressor.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

Smythe, commander Of the depart
ment of Utah, all of whom told in elo-
quent words how proud they were
to welcome to the state and city the
Grand Army and their friends.
Mr.. King then introduced Command
er-in-Chief Nevius, who was received
with wild cheering and the waving
of hats and handkerchiefs. AS soon
as the tumult had subsidized, Command
er Nevius delivered graceful re.
Spouse to the welcoming speeches
and took the chair.
The Allied Organizations.
Then came the turn of the allied or.
CARNATIONS, and greetings to the vet
Grams were uttered by President Gene.
We've Hagar Longfield Lane of the La.
dies of the G. A. r., President Mary E.
Gilman of the Woman's Relief Corps
President Clara e. Hoover Of the
Daughters of Veterans, COMMANDMENTS
I Chief Edgar Allen of the Sons Of Vet,
Grams, and President Rebecca Smith
OF the Army Nurses. The speechmak
ing was varied by the playing OF pa
triotic airs by band.
The exercises were brought to q
close by the presentation OF q hand
some testimonial to Charles G. Bur
ton, past commander-in-chief Of the
Grand Army.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
WINTER BIRD HOME.
Many Varieties Gather About Maine
House,

Many Varieties Gather About Maine
House.
In Bowdoinham is q bird nursery
where all through the winter months
the apple and cherry trees are filled
with blue Jays. woodpeckers and
others, eight varities Of birds having
been seen here this season by Mrs.
w. B. Kendall.
In the trees the Kendalls place long
strips of suet suspended by wires and
further down in the branches Of a
cherry tree is a big box fastened Sc
curely and always well filled with
corn. I'VE never use cracked corn
now" said Mrs. Kendall, "as the Eng.
lish sparrow get it all away from the
others. Some days the box Is blue
with the bluejays. There are two kinds
OF woodpeckers.
Morning is the best time to watch
the birds, though; they come in great
numbers for their breakfast When II
II very cold the Canadian sparrows or
winter chippies come down from Can.
ada. Then there are the pine gros
beaks--big flocks of them-and that
redheaded woodpecker you SEQ swing.
ing away as he hangs to that piece OF
iuet is very tame. go out and talk
to him often, and he Is never the least
bit frightened. Last week thirty birds
were here one morning. One chicka,
dee family-father. mother and baby
IL very interesting.
I'VE have the hairy and downy
woodpecker the nut matches, chicka,
dees, Canadian sparrows and the Enr
lish sparrows, the bluejays and the
pine gros beaks, and sometimes the
shrek or butcher bird makes his ap
pearance. The other birds are fright
ened of him, for he kills them when
hs gets the chance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
TO GET POWER FOR ITS MINES
IN THE BLACK HILLS
DISTRICT.
GENERAL PROGRESS IN MINING
Mountains to Be Pierced by Eight
Tunnels for the Passage Of
Water to Supply
Power Plant.

Lead.-Outside of the regular work
of the Homestake Mining Company.
the task of building its big power
plant on Spearfish creek is probably
the largest piece of mining work now
being carried on in the Black Hills.
The work this summer consists large
ly in constructing series OF eight
tunnels through the mountain sides.
These tunnels combined will have a
length OF about five miles and will
contain a conduit through which the
waters of Spearfish creek will be car
ried to an intake dam, where the
water will be stored for use in the
plant.
The tunnels are being driven by
electric drills connected up with the
main workings and it Is hoped to have
them in such condition by cold
weather that the men will all be work
ing under ground.
1t is expected to have the power
plant ready by the fall of 1910. The
tunnel worR will take until next
spring, when the concrete dam will be
commenced. The plant, about three
miles below the falls, will have min.
mum capacity of 5000 horsepower
It's estimated cost is about $1,000,000
New Stir in Placer Mining.
Observation-Disclosures investigation OF
the possibilities of the placer mining
industry in Pennington county, recent
ly made by representatives of eastern
capital, is expected to lead to some
extensive work being done in the vi
entity of Rapid City.
The ground examined was princi
pally along Rapid and Castle creeks
| where in the late seventies and
| through the eighties many individuals
and a few companies worked to q
| profit.
Further down on Slate creek placer
| company has commenced work neal
the Hymalulu camp with several mer
on the gold and black sands. They
have a new process that Is expected
to cut down operating expenses ant
make 1t profitable to handle low grad,
material.
| The management of the Relianc,
Gold Mining Company, operating il
the Annie Creek district, near Port
land, is preparing to develop the yer
tical ore bodies in the workings
The work of building a dam to re
place the one destroyed by the foo,
will not be completed before fall, 81
that the mill cannot be put in opera
ton before that time. Then it is ex
| pected the development of the min,
will permit of a daily output of from
$50 to IT'S tons to be handled in tn,
mill.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

building has been deliberately draped
with bunting, handsome arches span
the streets, and there is scarcely a
residence in the city that does not dis
play at least flag.
Henry NJ Nevius, the commander-in-
chief, arrived here Saturday with his
staff and inspected the arrangements
On Sunday the city's guests began ar.
irving by the thousand, and on Mon
day they came in so fast that the com.
mittee had to work like sailors to get
them all housed in such a manner as
to avoid congestion in any part of the
city.
Big "Greetings" Meeting.
Monday evening came the first pub.
lie event on the program-a great
campfire in the assembly hall In the
Temple grounds. All that night and
throughout Tuesday the stream of ar.
rivals continued, but by Tuesday
evening practically all the visitors had
been received and distributed. That
night the greatest function of the en-
campment took place. This was the
Greetings" meeting in the Mormon
Tabernacle. The immense building
easily seats 10000 persons, and it was
filed to its capacity.
Col. Frank M. Starrett the execu
tive director of the encampment
called the vast assemblage to order
and introduced William H. King Of
Salt Lake City, who acted as tenn
porary chairman. He made brie1
address and was followed by Gov
William Spry of Utah. Mayor John s
Bradford Of Salt Lake City, and L. H
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
Head On, Only.

Any remark which might possibly
be construed into unfavorable criti-
cism Of his old master or any of his
belongings is instantly resented by
Pomp, an old southern negro. A
young granddaughter from up mort"
was looking over the family portraits
and commenting freely, while Pomp
stood. sable image. at her side.
Il don't think much Of that horses
TAIL" said the girl, nodding her head
toward portrait Of her spirited an
cestor seated on the horse which car
ried him through the civil war. 1T
looks rather moth-eaten to me-"
"Dey wasn't nobody from de norf
eber saw dat hoss' tail In wah times"
answered Pomp. his voice charged
with indignation. Youths Compan.
ION.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

committees on public comfort and prf
vate accommodations, and at the "a
information bureaus at the various
railway stations and convenient places
about the city. During the entire time
of the encampment these committees
have had the services of 800 high
school cadets, whose duties have been
to render every possible assistance tc
the visitors.
The decoration of the city has been
on lavish scale. Every prominent
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

passed the one of to-day In spectacu
lar and pathetic features. The pa
rade formed at the beautiful Eagle
gate on South Temple street. First
in line were the regulars of the Fiji.
teenth United States infantry and the
entire National Guard of Utah, acting
as escorts. Next came the forty
four departments of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, the Naval Veterans,
the Ex-Union Prisoners of War. and in
carriages the surviving members of
that devoted band of women, the Army
Nurses.
Scattered through the line were nu-
merous military bands and fife and
drum corps.
Greeted with Cheers and Tears.
At the word of command the parade
marched west to Main street and
turned south down that thoroughfare,
proceeding seven blocks between solid
walls of cheering men, women and
children. AS the grizzled veterans
passed the enthusiasm was tremen-
] dous and many spectator wept un-
ashamed as he realized that this was
undoubtedly the last grand review for
scores of the feeble heroes who
trudged along with eyes on the flag
for which they had given some Of the
best years of their lives.
When Seventh South street was
reached the paraders themselves
broke out in mighty cheering, for
there they turned in front of the most
beautiful feature of the day, the "Liv-
Ing Flag" On an immense stand
were 5000 children dressed In the
national colors and so arranged that
they made perfect representation of
. waving American flag.
The little ones had been drilled for
many weeks. and while the old sol
diers passed they sang patriotic airs.
At the Reviewing Stand.
Concentrating, the parade now
moved north on Main street back to
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
HOSTS OF GRAND ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC in GREAT PARADE
Spectacular Reuiew Is Climax of the
Forty-third National Encampment,
in Salt Lake City, Veterans Are
Warmly Received and Well Cared
For in Utah's Capital.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 11.-To-day
was the climax of the forty-third ma
tional encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, the day on
which the men who nearly half GEN.
fury ago fought to preserve the union
once again fell into line, answered
the roll-call, and marched bravely,
though often with faltering steps, to
the music of the fife and drum.
Never in all the years of its exist
ence has the Grand Army had a ma
tional encampment review that sur
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

guests. The parading bodies all
passed in review, saluting those in
the stand, and at once disbanded. All
the bands as they arrived here were
massed close to the stand and as the
elimination of the parade, 1000 school
children marched by, the united bands
playing and the children singing "On'
ward, Christian Soldiers"
The great review was excellently
managed in every way. All along the
line of march were scattered ambu
lances, trained nurses and numerous
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
Board Completes ,ts Work.

Pierre. - The state equalization
board has completed its work, other
than that of a board of review, and
while the footings for all the different
classes of property have not yet been
made, the increase on all classes 9TH
err than corporate property will be
very near $36,000,000. The increase
on corporate property is near $780,.
900, and the total increase will be
sufficient to give the state an assessed
valuation of $32t,000.0OO. This on a
four mill levy would bring revenue
Of over million and a quarter year
which within the next two years
should carry the expenses Of the state
and practically clear of the outstand
ing Indebtedness.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
Long Ways Around In Scotland.

Scotland possesses several other
railway anomalies, OF which probably
the most notable Is that Of the sta
lions OF Mallaig and Kyle Of Lo-
chaalsh, which, though only twenty
miles apart in straight line, are sepa,
rated by no less than $50 miles Of
rail by the shortest route, viz, Crian-
larich, Balquhidder. Perth and Invers
ness. Yet another Scotch incongruity
10 that the nearest railway station to
the town of Port Ellen, on the Island
OF Islay, II we expect the small local
line at Campbelltown, Is Ballycastls,
In Ireland.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
FINE STOCK FOR INDIANS.
Government Distributes Il In Lieu of
Cash for Lands.

Pierre.-The Indians on the Chey-
enne river reservation have just been
presented with fine lot Of horses,
cattle and an equipment of farming
implements by the government, In
lieu of cash payments for lands. In
a few days there will be commenced
at the agency the distribution Of $780,.
900 of annuity money, which means
over $40 head for all Indians on the
reserve, young or old. The merchants
along the borders Of the reserve are
laying In stocks Of goods for the
reaping of the harvest.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
Negro Resists Extradition.

Sioux Falls.-D. J. Conway has de-
parted for Pierre, where he will re-
sist the efforts of the Kansas authori-
ties to secure requisition papers for
the return to Kansas of George Frank
lin, or w. N. Morgan, Sioux Falls
colored man, who is wanted in Kansas
for the alleged breaking Of his parole.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
TAINTED IN COURT.
Deadwood Prisoner Pleaded Guilty
But Sentence Is Suspended.

Deadwood, s. D.-So Ill with
tuberculosis of the leg that he
tainted when carried into the court
room, George A. Smith pleaded guilty
to statutory crime in circuit court
and was sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary. Owing to Smiths con-
litfon his sentence was suspended
pending his leaving the state for .
sanatorium.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

other attendants to care for any Of the
veterans who might be overcome by
fatigue and for spectators who suf-
fered in the crush on the sidewalks.
Fortunately, their services were sell
dom Eeeded.
Fireworks on q Mountain.
After a good rest, the city's guests
all turned out again this evening and
witnessed the magnificent display of
fireworks on the top of Ensign peak.
This peak lies Immediately north of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

the city and is the highest point of the
Wasatch mountains. rising 1000 feet
higher than Temple square. The py-
rotechnic display is mighty feature
of the encampment week.
Salt Lake City has thrown open her
arms to the old soldiers, and never
has the Grand Army been more en-
Enthusiastically received or more gener-
ously entertained than at this en-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

South Temple street; Here. just to
the left OF the Brigham Young pioneer
monument and close to Temple square.
the reviewing stand had been erected.
It was occupied By COMMANDMENTS
Chief Henry "A. MENUS. Gov. William
Gpry Of Utah. the chief executives Of
other states and large number Of
other o1acials and distinguished
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

campment. Many thousands OF the
veterans and their families and mem
bers of all the Organizations allied to
the Grand Army have participated in
the exercises and entertainments, and
are unanimous In their praise Of the
Veterans Well Cared For.
The old soldiers have been very
carefully looked aftsr ty tn local
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

nickname which has stuck for more than two
hundred years is not. IL sufficiently descriptive.
TO be lightly obliterated by a few touches Of
whitewash nc viewer delicately applied. The noble
and distinguI. he'd families which are descended
from Mackenzie would. naturally. wish their
cestor's name presented in better light TO pos
terity and il would seem il an able and versa
tile biographer had been appealed TO. somewhat
i'm a sporting spirit. To assume difficult. if not
impossible task.
The conflict between Church and State in
Scotland. arising from the intolerable claims of
the Crown on the one hand and of the preachers
on the other had to be put end to if peace
was to prevail II is hard to what would
have happened had the counsellors of the King
been temperate high minded and liberal How
the pretcnsions OF the preachers could have been
reduced. says the writer. by the ferocities
of repression. he is unable TO imagine. and he
quotes a liberal authority to the effect that
Scotsmen are governable only by such usage.
He nnds it impossible to sympathize with Lauder
dale and the rest of the rulers and equally i'm
possible to doubt that the work of separating
the vast body OF Presbyterans from the ir-
reconcilable remnant a necessary process
with salutary results Ii was a work that good
men could scarcely have done. and good men
suffered in the doing of IL. 1t was not In human
nature to endure the claims of ministers to be
prophets and Judges: to threaten even the head
OF the state with ecclesiastical censures prac-
ticaly equivalent 10 outlawry. And the rulers
of the Restoration by secular tyranny broke down
In generation the pretensions OF the pulpiteers
Mackenzie. Kings neutrality-suspicious. officer
was persuaded that the government must choose
between persecution and civil war Like Clayer-
house. capable of infinitely higher things. he
served the Crown, holding that a soldier has
only his orders. Each was true to his salt
Neither took service under William III. These
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

useful tool. while he object OF adnira-
tion to Dryden and Evelyn. and dear TO the
learned dons of Oxford He had two separate
and distinct characters and his biOgrapher at
tempts 10 distinguish between the JekyII and
the Hyde. His professional and political career
was TO Mackenzie drama, art a thine, with its
own rules and conventions: his life was to him
thing apart. and from these twain which he
would have kept asunder. born his tragedy
mournful and inscrutable. true and incredible
As a legist no man of his time was so seduIousIy
careful in mitigating law. and protecting the
accused; as lawyer no man was credited with
more 'diabolical alchymy' says FountainhaI his
contemporary. in transmitting for state purposes
the gold of innocence into the lead OF TREASON
parcel of ScOts1len to-day splitting theological
hairs over bottle OF Scotch doctrine can be
vastly unreasonable Gas well as tedious) but
what must have been the condition in 1880
when few score sectaries headed by their
ministers claiming divine authority could meet
at Sanquhar and promulgate "A declaration and
testimonie OF the true Presbyterian. Anti-Pre-
latte Anti Erastian and Prosecuted PARTY I'm
Scotland and proclaim war against the King
as tyrant and usurper? The government had
hard and complex task and in attempting 10
prevent the kirk from reviving old pretensions
and embroiling all Scotland in a civil war. the
repressVe measures were necessarily deemed
persecution. and Mackenzie. in taking office as
public prosecutor In 1876. became a prosecutor.
Al the outset Of his career Mackenzie held
liberal views and was opposed to the partv of
repression He appears defender of much
mahgned witches. and as for heretics he de-
chires that II laws and lawgivers did not make
theh concerted by taking too much notice of
their extravagances the world should no more
DC 'rouoied with them than they are with the
chimeras OF alchemsts and philosophers And
IT fares with heretics as with tops. which 40
long as they are scourged. keep foot and run
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

two. we are told. had fallen on evil days. anu
each was too ambitious to stand apart from 'he
strife Their memories bear the consequence
Such is the brief for Sir George Mackenzie
Covananters and fathers of the Kirk the bloody
advocate and prosecutor. and among Cavaliers
oyershadowed by the equally bloody but more
attractive Claverhouse-
,1ac,,arzie was born in 1898 SO that he had not
Tong passed his majority when the monarchy
was restored. and he died in 1891. three years
after the revolution had driven James III from
his throne His whole active life. therefore, was
practically spent during the latter half OF the
Stuart regime Dignified. scholarly and MASTER
full as represented in his portrait. he had the
courtesy and carriage of the highlander the merry
temper of the Celt The fatal error IN his career
Is declared TO be his association in politics WIN
men of loose and vicious principles He adopted
in an age of uproar the policy of repression
when the policy Of concession was surrounded
bv insuperable difficulties. His life Was fun OF
contradictions BY his political associates ne
was alternately styled very honest man and