The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30

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covered the city wall, structure
built in three parts, rock founda-
ton, a body of rubble, and a top of
clay bricks. The wall as a whole
was some thirty feet in height, and
although, like the wall that preceded
it, it might have fallen at the sound
of Joshua's trumpets, it appears that
an ordinary assailant would have
found it hard to pass.
In 1882 the production of gold in
the world amounted in value to $685.
100000. In 1906, the value of the
production was, in round numbers,
| 90,O00.000, and in 1907, $400,-
100000. The production in 1908
was valued at $4O9, 100000. The
outlook for further expansion of
production is declared by the Lon
don Statist to be good, for the area
of gold fields worked is larger, bet
ter machinery is being used and the
methods of ore extraction employed
avoid the heavy waste of half gem
Grafton ago. Apparently the produc-
ton of gold is destined to keep pace
with the needs of exchange.
The Lutheran Synod of the Da-
kota District has been engaged for
several month in an effort to select
suitable site for a college proposed
to be erected within the district
which includes both North and South
Dakota and parts Of Iowa and Min
nesota. Other advantages being
nearly equal the college will go to
the town offering the largest bonus,
and the contest has finally narrowed
down to the two towns of Parkston,
in Hutcheson county, and Eureka,
in Mcpherson county. The annual
conference of the Synod, to be held
at Eureka, May 6, will decide upon
the location. Both towns are backed
by large communities of German
Lutherans and both are located in
the midst of prosperous settlements.
Parkston is surrounded by a section
of country unrivalled for its health
fulness and fertility. Eureka has al
ready offered $1,000 in cash and four
acres OF land and Parkston expects
to make a better offer and win the
location.
According to Washington dis
patch, Charles M. Pepper. who has
been investigating the subject for
the bureau of manufactures and of
the department of commerce and la
Dor, reports that British inheritance
taxes, drawn from population of
100000 yield annually out of a
total revenue $47O, 100000 to $780,
100000. The reyen4e from the,
death duties is little more than half
that from the excise imposts and
considerable more than half that
from excise imposts and considera-
bly, more than half the amount re-
allied from the income tax. The in
heritance taxes, or the bulk of them,
are derived from about 1000 estates.
The gross capital and value of the
estates contributing to the tax in
1908. was over $1,500.000. and the
net value was only little below ST.
| 400, 100000. The gross value of the
personality was $1.113 100000 and
of the realty $415,oeo. OF the var
| ious classes of Inheritance taxes the
| chief sources of revenue are estates
proper, which last year netted APP
proximateg $71. 5O0.0o0; legncies,
$19,500,000 and SUGGESTIONS, 3d.
| 100000.
Golf would deserve we'll of the
people of America it it had nothing
more to its credit than the influence
1t has exercised toward the estab-
fishing of country clubs. No doubt
it has much more to its credit, but
this is one OF Its greatest recon-
mendations. The increase in the
number of country clubs is whole
some and pleasing sign Of saner
enjoyment OF life. There have been
plenty Of town and village and city
clubs before now, many OF them
serving rs centers of an agreeable
social life. The objection has been
that for the most part they were
either mems or women's clubs, con-
Quoted primarily for the benefit and
pleasure Of one or the other sex,
the recreation which they offered
was comprised in reading, pool and
billiards, cards and bowling, and oc-
casional dances-all indoors. The
c0upfrv olnhe M tho 0fhor hondG ~
fers all the diversions to those who
wish them, and offers, in addition,
the more wholesome sports of golf,
tennis, snpwshoeing, and sometimes
curling, hockey and skating. More
over. the sexes stand more on equal
| ity here. and neither need regard it
self as an occasional guest Of the
other. The family life, instead OF
being interrupted. is broadened and
riched. The part that golf has played
in this development is due to the
large space which the game requires
Few individuals can secure the me-
cessary land, hence community Of
interests which leads eventually to
the establishment Of q club. AL
though many country clubs are ex-
pensive, there Is no need that an
association OF this kind should be be-
yond reach Of the family in ordin-
airy circumstances The scale rests
with those who are most concerned.
Not least In the merits Of the coun-
try club Is the happy solution Of the
way In which persons OF only mod