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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
PLAN OF SPOKANE LODGES
Would Have None But Married Men
Employed on Public Work.

Spokane Wash, Feb. 16.-Ena-
ternal societies in Spokane, includ-
ing the Masons, Odd Fellows
knights of Pythias, Elks, Eagles.
Red Men, Forresters, Woodmen and
Maccabees, are preparing petitions
to be submitted to Mayor c. Herbert
Moore and members of the city
council, calling upon them to dis
charge all aliens and itinerant single
men now employed on public work.
The purpose is to give the places to
men of families, preferably residents
OF Spokane. 1t is also urged that
the council enact an ordinance en-
bodying the requests. The petition
points to the fact that by the employ
ment of Italians and other aliens,
who have no interest in American
institutions beyond securing money
to send to their native homes, many
residents are deprived of work. The
reference to the dismissal of unmar-
ried men has already had its effect,
as more than a score of them we.
married during the last few days.
1t Is expected that the resolution
will come before the council in
formal way Immediately upon the
return of Mayor Moore, who is in
California with the chamber of com.
merce excursion.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
Business Moves Forward.

Business transactions in all parts
of the country indicate steady for
ward movement toward normal vol
ume and conditions. The stock
market is a true barometer of pub
lie confidence, and as contrasted with
with twelve months ago has made
extraordinary gains. The bulk of
Industrial stocks and bonds have ad-
vanced fully fifty per cent since jan
uary, 1908, and many railroad bonds
are selling at an advance of ninety
five per cent as contrasted with quo
tations a year ago. The surplus of
idle cars is gradually going into
commission and the great trunk lines
are making a better showing of nef
earnings as the year advances.
The building industry shows n
increase apprcximating 100 per cen
as compared with January, 1908. y
the forty-three principal cities re-
ported by the Construction News al
show remarkable gains in the build
ing industry except four. The gen
eral volume of business as measur-
ed by bank clearings indicates an in
crease of thirty per cent over twelve
months ago.
A most favorable condition of the
Industrial situation and one which
Is largely stimulating business &C
&iyity. is that fIeffae Il no rss4
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
MRS. RoosEvELTs IN HISTORY
The Nation will Hopor Her as 1.-THE
Woman in the Background"


Woman in the Background"
Mrs. Roosevelt, as 1.-The Woman
in the Background" is sketched by
Mabel Potter Daggett in the March
Delineator, and the clever character
study brings forcibly to tn epublic
mind the fact that the woman who
has been the FIRST lady of the land"
for seven years has been from first
to last the least conspicuous figure
in the Presidents family.
Her portrait has been done in oil
by Chartran. The frank mouth is
smiling. But in the gray eyes is
an inscrutable expression of reserve.
So future generations will see her,
says Mrs. Daggett. This is the
picture painted at the order Of the
French Government and presented
to the American people. Once she
said: GA woman's name should APP
pear in print but twice-when she
is married and when she is buried. :"
Then she stepped within the thresh-
old and closed the door of her
house. 1t happened to be the White
House.
Living side by side with the most
written-of man of his time, she has
yet quietly with drawn within the
shadow of his luminous personality.
The libraries are crowded with vol
umes that repeat his name-you
will search them long for the merest
mention of hers; for, as his biog-
raphers have come and gone, in
variably they have been met with
one condition. Even as they sharp
ened their pencils they have looked
up from their notebooks to hear
a soft voice say firmly: Gentle
men, only with this understanding
are you to give access to the data
about the President-you must
leave me out" This is the reason
the world has heard so little of the
real Mrs. Roosevelt. And she will
step out into history as one of the
least known of the women who have
reigned there. In her passing we
write her down as the woman in the
background.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
A Tribute to Valor,

James Ford Rhodes, in his story
of the United States during the years
1S50-1S67, describes graphically
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. No
one can read the passage without a
thrill. The need of the hour is in
dicated. The decision to make the
attempt is announced. The scene is
depicted in dramatic style. Then
the reader is asked whether any man
lives who would not be proud to
own as his countryman the men who
made the charge as we'll as those
who met 1t and repulsed it.
The "let US have peace" idea Of
the great commander had had tre-
men2ous influence. It was noted
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26

at the expiration of the term of the
policy renewed the same from the
home office. Shortly after the re-
newal there was a fire loss, which
was claimed by the Peever Mercan-
tile company. The insurance COM
pany resisted on the grounds that
there had been a transfer of the
property insured without notitiVa-
ton to the company. In the trial
of the suit it was shown that during
the life of the original policy the
company had been reincorporated,
dropping the name Of Gorham from
the firm, but the business went on
under the same management. The
circuit court held against the insur-
ance company, and has been sus-
tanned by the supreme court. which
holds that the mere act of reincor-
porating under slight change of
name, with the business continuing
with the same management, in the
same building, and with the same
stock, was not change such as
would effect the interest of the COM
pany.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Serenity.

A Mohammedan people enjoy one
great advantage over all others
they never suffer from the antici-
patton of that which is to come, and,
as natural result, they can always
enjoy the present, although only a
few hours may separate them from
disaster, or even from death. Their
implicit belief in an ordained future
imparts dignified repose and out
ward calm to all their actions. Thus
in spite of the trials and troubles
which threatened the state during
my stay at Fee, smooth surface of
Interchangeable serenity yelled the in
ner thoughts of every individual,
from the Sultan to the negro at his
gates. Magazine.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
House Has Passed a Bill Providing
for Bank Insurance.

Pierre. S. D.. Feb. 19.-The
house has declared for bank de-
post insurance. and it is up to the
senate to do the rest. The bill was
finally adopted by the committee
and passed by the house.
1t is far different measure than
the Oklahoma law. 1t provides for
a voluntary association Of banks
and limits the insurance feature on
deposit at per cent. or less in
terest. Any deposit at a greater
rate is at the risk of the depositor
Just as at present.
The discussion took a wide range
and most of the members were given
an opportunity to air their views.
Out OF all of them but one admitted
he did not understand the banking
business.
BY consent White was allowed to
introduce a bill in the house,its pro-
vision being to prevent the marriage
of common drunkards, habitual
criminals, inebriates and other pro-
hibitions.
The house finally passed the SEN
ate bill which requires railway COM
panies to place viaducts either over
or under their tracts wherever or
dered by town boards or city coun-
ellis, and to keep the same in good
repair.
The house live stock committee
attempted to start back fire on
the bill to repeal the free range
law, by presenting bill to allow
the question to be put to vote on
petition of per cent. OF the voters
OF a county. instead Of the majority
provision Of the present law.
The senate wasted no time at
talk and disposed Of twenty-seven
bills at the afternoon session, among
them the Larson resolution for q
constitutional amendment for four
year terms for legislators. half of
them to be elected every two years.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
INSTALLING TIE pREs1DENT.
Method Of Handling an Inaugural
tion-Where the Money Comes
from,


How is an Inauguration made?
Does the incoming or outgoing pres
ident have hand in its preparation?
Does congress appropriate the mon
ey for the bands. the parades, the
lights, the stands, the carriages, the
fireworks. the flags. the medals and
the thousand and one other features
of the huge quadrennial jollifca-
ton? Does the secretary OF the
treasury go down into Uncle Sans
Golfers and find the hard money
needed to foot all the bills, or is
the cash forthcoming from some
other source? Probably not one in
every hundred visitors to the ma
tional capital knows where the mon
ey comes from-if he cares at all
about the subject. He knows that
for the price Of ticket to Wash
ington and accommodation at ho-
tel or boarding house he can see the
old president go out of office, the
new president come in, and can see
one of the most brilliant and DIVERSE
lied parades in the world, parade
chat consumes five Or six hours in
passing given point. That is
sufficient for the transient traveller.
Those of an inquiring bent, however,
would learn, if they asked the prop
er persons, that neither the govern
ment as represented by the secre-
lary OF the treasury nor congress
nor any other high official author
lily pays the bills. The business men
Of Washington supply the sinews
chat are needed to bring the show
through to successful finish and
reap the reward in the shape of in
creased trade and town pride.
In other words the Inauguration
Of the president of the United States
IS purely local affair, SO far as the
preparations and the paying of the
bills are concerned. OF course it is
a great national. one might almost
say with reason an International
event Of the first Importance when
viewed from the point Of view of its
purpose and the result achievedA
But there really is no necessity for
all the noise and gold lace. all the
parades and fireworks. The presi-
'uent could take the oath of office at
The White House or at his home, in
The woods or down in the lowest
levels of a coal mine, and it would
De just as binding upon him and
ne would be nore INC less president
OF the biggest republic on earth
The wild hurran Of the crowds, the
playing of the bands, the pAgeaot of
marching soldiers, the ball in the
pension building and the gathering
OF distinguished visitors fr,u all
over the word are not at all neces-
sary to the installation of the ex-
ecutive. They all help to make the
show worth seeing, however, and
each return of the QuadrieI nial
march finds the officials in charge
OF the arrangements outdoing their
predecessOrs-find them giving the
visitors a bigger show thar ever for
their money.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
A Noble ufework for Women.

A hundred thousand trained
nurses would not be too large an
army to meet the universal need for
their services, which is so great that
the Philadelphia School for Nurses,
of 2219 Chestnut street, Philadel-
phia, Pa, in trying to meet a small
part of the demand, has grown to
be the largest school for nurses in
the world.
The school is working for vastly
larger number Of nurses, greater ef-
ficiency and greater victories in the
national conflict against disease
and death. 1t desires to help ply
sioians in villages and country dis
tricts, where hospital service and
scientific nursing are lacking. 1t
wants to bring to the school hun
dreds and thousands of bright girls
from country towns and districts,
give them thorough training, and
send them back to be a blessing
the right hand and main reliance of
the physician.
1t wants women everywhere
even mother, wife and daughter
to learn the great essentials of scien-
tific nursing, not only for use and
protection in their own homes, but
SO that they too can share in this
great humanitarian work, that is to
save hundreds Of thousands of lives
from preventable disease and suf-
fering.
For many women the school has
opened the way to a lifework Of use
fulness, blessing and self-support.
The school holds that the trained
nurse is called to high mission, to
be fulfilling in a spirit of devotion !;
it also holds that she is entitled to
a comfortable income from her
work. The idea of self-support is
as legitimate as the idea of fulfill
ing noble mission, and it may be
safely affirmed that scientific nurs-
ing commands far larger return
than most of the callings open to
women.
A large number of vacancies will
soon be available in the various
courses Of the school, some of which
are entirely free, and young women
who desire to enter upon this great
work should take prompt advantage
of this golden opportunity. The
school is situated in pleasant
quarter of Philadelphia, and is one
of the noted institutions of that city.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
Climate sharpcns Appetite.

Probably the Eskimo banquets
last longer than any others, and the
quantity of food swallowed is also
proportionately greater. Ross re-
cords that seven of his party of ma
tiNes once ate continuously for thir-
ty tWo-hours, during which time they
consumed 200 pounds Of seal meat.
matte conditions, act in much the
same way. Captain Scott of the Dis
covery, on his return from his long
sledge journey over the inland ice
of the antarctic continent, did moth
ing but eat and sleep for the space
of three days and nights, and even
then he was still hungry.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
Commercial Club at Spearfish.

Spearfish, s. D., Feb. ia new
commercial club has been organ
lied in this city, IS members having
enrolled their names. Granville
Jones, Of Rapid City, assisted in the
organization and delivered an adj
dress here last evening. The fol-
lowing are the officers of the new
club: Richard B. Hughes, presi-
dent; A. P. Hewes, vice-president;
E. F. Cook. secretary; A. L. Kin
ney. treasurer, and Prof. F. L. Cook,
James Pike and Henry Leppla, di-
rectors. The meeting last evening
wound up with sumptuous banquet
at the Spearfish hotel.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
DECISION FAVORs THE INSURED
State Supreme Court Hands Down
an Important Ruling.

Pierre, s. d., Feb. ia de-
cision of the supreme court on an
insurance case is not only Of inter-
est to insurance men over the state,
but to business men generally who
carry risks on their stock OF goods.
The case Is that OF the Peever Mer-
camille company, OF Sisseton, vs.. the
State Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany, Of Canton. In brief the Can
ton company took risk on stock
of goods owned by the Peever-
Gorham compaQy...at Siasaton. and
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
FAMOUS APACHE INDIAN DEAD
''Old Geronimo" Who Left Trail Of
Blood in New Mexico and Arizona.

Blood in New Mexico and Arizona.
Lawton, Okla, Feb. 17.-At Fort
Sill this morning there was ended
a career which, while it was fol-
lowed and he who made it had his
liberty, brought terror and conster-
nation to all of the frontier set
Elements of Arizona and New MeXi-
CO, made life unsafe on the isolated
ranches of those territories and kept
thousands Of United States troops
in the field in bootless pursuit-Old
Geronimo is dead, the noted Apa-
che warrior and murderer.
He began his trail of blood in the
early '70s and it was not until the
government had spent over million
Of dollars, settlers had given up
their lives and whole sections of
the country were deserted that he
was captured, across the Mexican
border, whittier he had fed while
being pursued by troops under Gen
eral Crook.
Even when capture was certain,
he refused to give up, and it was
only, by the persuasion of an army
officer who had once befriended
him that he agreed to surrender.
He was taken to the island of
Alcatraz, in San Francisco bay,
where he was confined for several
years, and about 1880, his health
failed in the moist climate of that
place, he was transferred to Fort
Sill, in which place he had been un-
til his death, nominally prisoner.
but with as much liberty as any of
the soldiers garrisoning the place.
He was bloodthirsty and cruel and
showed no mercy to captives, men,
women and children being put to
death by him and his band with the
most horrible of torture.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
STEEL TRUST REDUCTION
Reported that Sweeping Cut in
Wages Will be Made.

New York, Feb. ia con-
ference between the heads of the
subsidiary companies and the Unit
ed States Steel corporation was held
today to discuss the trade situation.
While no official statement has been
given out, it was current that q
sweeping reduction would be made
in all kinds of steel except steel
rails, and that corresponding re-
duction would be made in wages,
and to meet the situation the vari-
Gus Independent companies are or
ganizing for self-protection.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
The skylark's Song.

The skylark of England does not
sing in the winter, but In the early
days of spring the great focks of
these birds break up. and they go in
pairs to hunt for places to build their
nests and rear their young. It is
then that the song OF the bird is
heard in all its sweetness. While
the mother bird is sitting on its nest
her mate often rises in the air, and
with quivering wing mounts straight
upwards SO far that he looks like a
mere speck in the sky. All the time
he pours forth his rich and beautiful
song. ceasing only as he descends
again to the nest.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
,-crk Will Start at burlington Mine.

Ray Taylor, who has succeeded
IS father, the late ]. B. Taylor, as
oerintendent of the Burlington
ing Company, whose property is
led in Friday gulch several miles
Of Relfern, announces that de-
alopment will be resumed on the
ground probably within month.
He has been waiting until a sufficient
5orking capital has been raised and
now believes that conditions warrant
taking up the work again.
At the time j. B. Taylor was kill
ed last summer, through prema-
tire explosion of a blast, the shaft
had been sunk to a depth of $50
feet. It is the intention to continue
frdUxn'tS~ IKE Sasfoot~ point before
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
Watch tho Creek.

Out on Spearfish creek there is a
man stationed by the Homestake
Mining company whose business this
winter is to keep tab on the con-
dition of Spearfsh creek. A self
registering thermometer which
keeps a record for eight days is
paced in the creek and keeps an in
disputable account of conditions. By
this means the variations of tempera-
ture together with their frequency
are kept track of.
The man stationed there reads
the thermometer and watches the
behavior of the stream flow. Thus
winter is especially we'll adapted for
sion of a wide amount of informa-
ton regarding the possibilities of
the creek during the winter. This
the keeping of such record, as it
of changes that hav occurred. 1t
has been an unusually severe one,
both in point of the quickness with
which the variations in temperature
have taken place, and the number
of changes that have occurred. 1t
has been an exceptional winter and
is hardly possible that more try
ing one would ever occur. Hence
IL the stream lives up to require
ments during this season, it is fair
ly safe to assume that there would
not in the future be any trouble
from the stream. The collection of
data being made would also show
what must be provided for. Thus
far the records have been very sat
isfactory. The data will include the
per cent. of water taken up by the
ice, how long the ice lasts, and all
the other points that would go to
complete a record of the behavior
of the stream fow.-Lead Call.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26

any drifting is commenced. The
shaft has been following the vein
from the surface and at the present
depth the ore shrows width of two
and half feet. The ledge is al
most vertical and there has been
no difficulty in keeping it within the
shaft to the present depth.-Dead-
wood Pioneer-Times.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
BEING TAKEN BACK TO IOWA.
Race Swindlcr Must Face the Music
and His Victim.

New York, Feb. 13.-John Dob
bins, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, who
was arrested here recently on the
charge of swindling Il. w. Bellew, a
banker OF Princeton, Mo-, out OF
$4,000 in a fluke horse race in
Iowa, left with officers for Council
Bluffs this morning, where he mus,
stand trial on the charge of swind-
ling
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
MURDO BONDS SOLD.
Waterworks System Will Now Be
Installed at Once.

AAoNU11Cu NG OuCe.
Murdo, S. D., Feb. 16.-At a sps-
cial meeting of the city council the
$4,000 water works bonds voted
by the City of Murdo were sold to
Chicago bond firm. The sale of
these bonds means that work will
be commenced upon the installing of
Murdo's complete water works sys-
TEN, at an early date as soon as
spring opens.
The system which will be in
stalled will be complete in every re-
spect. The large reservoir just
south of town has proven sufficient
to supply the railroad company with
all the water they need for engines,
shops and round house.
At an expense of about ten thous-
and dollars the railroad company
sunk a we'll 1900 feet deep, which,
however, does not flow, but has an
inexhaustible supply Of water which
comes within ITO feet of the top.
This we'll the company has very gen
erously donated to the city and
will furnish the supply of water.
A pump and engine has been pur-
chased by the city and is now on
the ground and will be installed at
the well in a neat power and pump
house. SiX-inch watermains will be
laid on Railroad street to Lincoln
Avenue, thence on First to Main and
running on Main to Third street
four blocks east to small hill over
looking the city, where steel tower
100 feet high will be erected on
which will be placed a steel tank
with $4,000 gallons capacity, giving
ample pressure to the entire system.
The tower will be situated in the
center of two blocks, which will be
laid out as park and have been do
mated to the city for that purpose by
the Milwaukee Land Company. 1t is
expected that the entire system will
be completed by June Is. The con-
tract for the work has been let to
the Des Moines Iron and Bridge
company, of Des Moines, Ia.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
Union Pacific Dividend.

New York, Feb. 19.-The Union
Pacific Railroad company today de-
clared dividend of 2 1-2 per cent.
on its preferred. R. x. s. Lovett
of this city was elected vice presi-
dent to succeed William D. Cornish.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-26
CUBAN ANTI-ALIEN BILL
Would Prohibit Foreigners from
Holding Land on the Island,

New York, Feb. ia bill pro-
hibiting foreigners from holding
property in Cuba has been intro
duced in the lower house of con-
gress of Havana, according to dis
patch received by the Herald. The
property now held by Americans,
English, Germans, Spaniards and
Fresch is valued at two billion dol
lars and these holdings will be at
fected by the bill should 1t become
law.