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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08

aow In the possession OF Miss Selma
Sharpe.
The first Corners found the present
tenant OF the cottage flying wildly
around, throwing her few belongings
into the street and screaming "FireW
at the top of her voice.
When the occupants OF Mr.. Drewe's
parlor reached the cottage they found
the roof In flames and smoke pouring
from the windows, while the fire COM
pany was still in the distance.
HAS my chany been got out YETI"
shrieked Nancy Johnson.
"Your chany?" said Cyrilla Mills,
who was only a fourth cousin.
"I'd say my chany,'" said Beulah
Hovey.
"It won't be anybody's If 1t amt got
out o. there right Off" shrieked Ezra
Simmons.
At that instant the men appeared in
the smoking doorway trying to balance
the whatnot and it's contents between
them. The blue dog toppled over and
fell to pieces on the stone step as they
reached the door. The brown one
threatened to do the same, and the
cups and other dishes were swaying
unsteadily from side to side.
BE careful of my dishesv' cried Mrs.
Mills.
"Your--ohw
"Ohw
"O-o-o-hv
"If that amt too badv
One of the men had stepped of the
little porch sooner than the other, thus
fitting the whatnot forward and send
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08
Tactics.

els there any portion of the fowl
you prefer, major?" asked the hostess
blandly.
1.-The left wing, if you please"
1.-THE left wingP
Yes" returned the major. gazing
obviously at the platter Il believe it
Is always good military tactics to
bring the left wing of veteran corps
into actiOn."-Nt:w York journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08
Siberia.

Siberia comprises 100000 square
miles. divided into the following re-
gions: Western Siberia. comprising the
governments Of Tobolsk and Tomsk
and the territories of Semipalatinsk,
Akmolinsk and Semiryechshensk; east
ern Siberia, the governments of IT.
kutsk and Yeniseisk and the territories
Of Transbaikal, Amur, Yakutsk. the
littoral and one-half of the island Of
Sakhalin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08

Three per cent of the inhabitants
of Weston are over 70 vears old In
Peru there are six per cent that
age. In the latter town during the
past two years there have been
twelve births AMI only one death
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08

The supply of water in the reser-
voirs of the Hartford Water Co is
proving inadequate fm it's consumers
and the company has now begun to
pump water from the Sykes spri' q
This il the spring from which water
was pumped last year during the
water famine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08
His Contribution.

"Have you ever done anything for
the good Of the community" asked
the solid citizen.
YES" replied the weary wayfarer:
1--WE just done thirty days."-Phila-
delphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08
Tho Giraffe's Tjmidity.

A giraffe is very timid on hearing
slight sounds, but is Indifferent to loud
ones. A writer in the Leisure Hour
says: "Noisy sounds, like man walk
ing by with hobnail boots, it does not
notice, but lady coming in with hard
ly more sound than the rustling Of her
dress makes 1t start, with pricked ears
and eyes distended. We remember
well, after terrible explosion of gun
powder on barge on the canal, ask
ing the keeper Of the CRATES of that
day how they had taken it, and he said
he was surprised how very little notice
they took. They jumped to their feet,
but almost at once lay down again
when they found nothing happened.
But" he added. "if were Mt night
time to creep along that gallery In my
socks they would be so scared that 1
believe they would dash themselves to
bits. They fear the lurking foe"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08
The Very Latest.

"Nice car"
YES"
.'Is it the latest thing in cars?"
II guess SO. 1t has never got mo
anywhere on time yet" - Houston
Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08
Praise.

Poet-Did she think my sonnet good T?
FRIENDSHIP must have. She didn't be-
ieve you wrote it.-Exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08
HspJin,s SoIiIouuv

HamIin's SoliIoquy.
Hamlin (standing before the tattooed
man In the observation-disclosures. how
that fellow must suffer IL he ever gets
the jimjamsI-Smart Set.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08
The Japanese Hiss,

Tho Japanese Hiss.
When a Japanese audience wishes
to express disapppoval OF play 1t
turns Its back to the stage.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-08
EIeetrocution Suggested.

How best to rid the city of the spar
rows is now being considered by the
officials. 1t has been suggested that
each policeman be armed with noise
less gun and during the hours before
dawn engage in target practice on the,
birds.
Other suggestions have been filed
with the commissioners. The scientif
ically inclined have suggested a meth
cd which they say is even more feast
BILE than that of shooting. This is to
electrocute the birds. Place perches
which have been connected with cleo
trio wiring in the trees. they say, and
whenever a sparrow aights on one Of
these death Will be painless and in
Simultaneous.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
STUCCO INDUSTRY GROWING
Numerous Quarries Being
Opened and a Fine
Grade Quarried

The stucco industry is fast becom-
ing of Importance in the Black Hills
and efforts are being made by those
interested in this product to secure
better freight rates from the Hills,
in order to increase the shipments
Gypsum beds are extensively found
throughout portions of the Central
and Southern Black Hills but until
the past few years have been little
mined. The quality of the material
in these beds has been found of such
a character that it attracted outside
capital and as result this material
is now being widely mined. The
Black Hills Gypsum company is oper-
ating here daily, another plant is be-
ing operated near Hot Springs while
a still larger plant under construction
at Piedmont will soon be ready for
milling operations and two more
plants are being erected here. The
Black Hills stucco is all a quarry
proposition, easily mined at small
cost and the prohibitive freight rates
is the only bar at present to extensive
shipments east.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
HEAVY RAIN STORM
This City Visited by Heaviest
Rain of Season

Last Friday the vicinity of this
city was visited by pouring rain
that resembled cloud burst. In two
hours nearly three inches of rain fell,
accompanied by quite bit of hail.
The water rushed down from the hills
overflowing the streets and In several
cases filled the cellars and easements
for depth of three feet. A regular
creek ran down the railroad track
filling several houses in the lower
part of town.
During the storm a lad over near
the packing house receive severe
shock from lightning and was knocked
down but not seriously injured.
While the rain fell so fast that
much of it ran of the ground, still
the fields are looking considerable
fresher for it.
The local weather bureau reports
officials fall of two and seventy-seven
hundredths inches in a little over
two hours, which is the heaviest on
record for this time of the year.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
H0MESTEADER IS INDICATED
Interior Department Upholds
Contention of Girl Teach
err on Claim

In the case of Efie M. Walker
and A. O. Stanger as transferee,
for a tract of land in Hyde
county, the secretary of the interior
oyer-rules a decision of the general
land office in cancelling the proof Of
Miss Walker, to tract Of land on
which she made communication proof
The claimant filed on the tract in
1898 and made residence on the claim
and committed the entry in 1906
Later she sold the tract to Stranger,
and in August 1906, special agent
of the government recommended a
cancellation of the proof on the
ground of insufficient residence and
lack of cultivation. On hearing it
was shown that the claimant had pro-
vided comfortable small house on
the tract; had broken five acres which
was cultivated and had used the
claim as a home while she taught
school at a point about four miles
from the tract. She boarded near
her school during that time but went
to the claim every Friday evening
and returned to her school Monday
mornings. The house was comfort
ably furnished and supplied with fuel.
When formal proof was made the
claimant left her belongings in the
house until apart of the building and
contents were stolen, after which she
sold the part of the house left and
took her other property away. This
was given as one of the evidences Of
bad faith on her part. After a re-
view of the evidence, the secretary
holds that the residence was good and
reverses the commissioner. This
finding is of more than ordinary in
terest to hundreds of women home
steaders in the west who are making
their living by teaching while hold
ing down claims and will likely be a
precedent in more than one case. Vi
Pierre Dispatch in Aberdeen News,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
RANCHERS SHIP thin COWS
Will Hold Back Their Steers
and Young Stock and Get
Rid of Hay Rack Kind
HAY CROPWILL BE SHORT

E. L. Fitzsimmons, who recently
returned from trip through the
country between Chamberlain and
Pierre and Rapid City, accounts for
the large showing of thin cows among
the receipts of westerns this month.
The movement of western stock upon
the basis of comparative volume is a
month ahead of last year, but extra
ordinary conditions are indicated by
the large number Of Gamer and cut
ter cows among the range offerings
and the comparative scarcity of range
steers.
'In the section 1 traversed," said
Mr.. Fitzsimmons. 81 found the feed
good but short and the chief COM
plaint now is on the score of water.
1t has not been the feed, but the
short water supply that has been
forcing these cattle to market. The
big outfits which have creeks on their
range are in comparatively good shape
but the small outfits that have to de-
pend upon the sinks and waterholds
which are filled by the rains are up
against it for water. The cattle l
saw were in good condition for this
season of the year. In fact, they are
in the best condition that l have ever
seen them at this time of the year
and with liberal supply of water the
flood of stock coming to market would
be curtailed to reasonable proportions
"Last winter was bad one for the
stockmen and they learned a lesson
This year they will not be able to put
up the necessary quantity of hay and
they are beginning early to get rid of
thin COWS for the reason that these
are the kinds which suffer most dur
ing the winter. There is DISPOSE
tion to hold back steers and young
stock and what the ranchers carry
over this winter will be largely of this
class. From present indications the
small outfits will be hardest hit by
drought. They will not be able to
put up much hay, while the larger
concerns are better situated in this
regard. Range steers coming to mar
ket now are realizing much better
prices than year ago and in addition
the weights are generally better y
Charles Sears, of Kadoka, S. D., who
was in yesterday with thin COWS and
mixed stock from his ranch, confirmed
Mr.. Fitzsimmon's observations and
added that a further factor in the
shipment of thin COWS now is the fear
that later on they will not be com.
manding the same price.-Sioux City
Live Stock Record.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Land Withdrawn

On the 7th inst. President Taft
signed orders withdrawing 35,O73, 164
acres of land from the public domain
in Colorado, Arizona, North and
South Dakota, Washington and Utah,
Of the total Withdrawals about 2O,-
100000 acres are new, the remainder
being a confirmation under the new
law of the Withdrawals by Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft in the last four
years. Six million a hundred mighty
one thousand six hundred acres were
previous Withdrawals in Colorado and
l61, ,28O acres in Arizona are confirmed
The new Withdrawals affect North
and South Dakota only. In the later
state 2,S7O,287 acres were withdrawn
as workable coal lands. The land
withdrawn is regarded as valuable
being the legnite fields.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Weekly Weather Report

Temperature and precipitation data
from the records of local office, U. S.
Weather Bureau, Lakota building,
Rapid City, S. d., for the week end
ing Thursday, July %, 1910:
Highest temperature during week,
"a, on the oath.
Lowest temperature during week,
So. on the Goth.
Average daily temperature during
week, IS.
Normal daily temperature for the
week, II.
Average daily departure, 4 above
normal.
Average daily temperature since
July lst, has been 3.5 above normal.
Average daily temperature since
January lst, 40 above normal.
Total precipitation Gn inches) dur.
ing week, 2.97
Normal precipitation for week, O.56
Departure, in precipitation for the
week, 2.4l above normal.
Accumulated excess in precipita
tion since July 1st 2.34 inch.
Accumulated deficiency in precipi
tation since January lst, 1.23 inch.
GEO. V. SAGER, Observer
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Going the Limit

Common sense should cause to be
struck off and delivered to the town
of Hutchinson, Kansas, a beautiful
gold medal, for valuable services rem
dered.
Hutchinson has gone the limit.
She was opposed to prize fights; this
spirit grew, and she inhibited prize
fight moving pictures; still it grew,
and she tabooed prize fight narratives
in the newspaper; still it grew, and
she finally shut out the Outlook, be-
cause that excellent religious weekly
contained prize fight article by its
contributing editor, Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt!
Hutchinson has provoked renewed
esteem for Common Sense; and she is
entitled to that gold medal, even il
her service is unintentional.-D
News.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29

Upon his return from Chicago, At
torney Grantham informs the Chron-
icle that the Crown mine deal was
adjusted satisfactorily. He brought
the deed to 1the property home with
him, which he filed for record last
Monday. This means much to the
future prosperity of Custer as the
Crown is said to produce the best
mica of any of the mines. Quite a
number of miners will be employed
there.-Custer Chronicle.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Fatal Accident

A fatal accident occurred at the
Adie Camp sawmill yesterday in which
John Hetrick lost his life. Mr.. Het-
rick was employed at the mill and
the sad accident was reported to us
as follows: Mr.. Hetrick was sawyer
and of late was troubled with spells
of dizziness. 1t is supposed that
when in one of these spells he fell in
the saw with fatal results. One leg
and one arm was severed from his
body. He fingered until evening
when death relieved his sufferings.
The unfortunate man leaves a wife
and four children to mourn the death
of a husband and father. The
bereaved ones have the sympathy OF
all.-Keystone Recorder.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
SHY OF FUNDS
Finance Committee of Fair
Association Making Little
Progress

The committee on finance Of the
Fair Association are meeting with
little support in their compaign of
raising funds, it being necessary to
raise 28,OO0 to put the grounds in
proper shape. Only small part of
the needed money has been raised.
1t is hoped that the citizens will
respond to this movement and that
the city will have filst class race
course.
A little encouragement from the
men who are able will encourage
others to respond and If meeting
cannot be held this year we can have
all the better one next year.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
COOPERATE TO HELP FOR.
ESTRY LAND CLAIMANTS
Interior and Agricultural De.
partments Won't Contest
Technical Violations.

In order to protect the interests of
the government as we'll as those of
the settlers and other claimants of
lands within the national forests, the
departments of interior and agricul-
ture have entered into a cooperative
program that will govern the prosecu-
tion of contested cases.
Under its terms both the general
land office and the forest service will
be adequately represented at hearing
before the registers and receivers of
land offices of all cases involving forest
lands. The department of agriculture
is given the same right as private
contestant to appeal to the secretary
of the interior from any decision rem
dered by the commissioner of the
general land office.
Instructions have been issued to
the field officers of the forest service
directing that no contests be initiated
by the government for Slight and
technical noncompliance with the
law by claimants who have entered
lands in the national forests in good
faith. When it is apparent, however,
that an entry is merely subterfuge
to acquire title to the timber lands
or to control wafer, water power sites
or rights-of-way, the instructions
state contest should be begun even
if the technical requirements of the
law appear to have been fulfilled
EX.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29

The Secretary of the Interior has
ordered the auction sale of five town
sites in the Cheyenne River and
Standing Rock Indian reservations.
The lots in the Townsite of Timber
Lake will be sold at Timber Lake on
August 18th, and those in Dupree
will be sold at Aberdeen on August
22nd. Both these towns are on the
Milwaukee railroad. The other three
town sites will be sold at Lennon,
South, Dakota, beginning August 20.
The purchase price is to be paid in
three annual installments, and any
person may buy as many lots as he
chooses. The first 5000 persons to whom
numbers were assigned at the regis.
tration last fall have been given op.
portunity to make entry, and about
], 5000, 900 acres remain for entry by
persons holding the higher numbers
who will begin their filings on Sep
tember l. All the lands which are
not entered by the persons holding
numbers will be subject to entry or
and after November l by any person
who is qualified to make Il homestead
entry.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
JAS. w. WITTEN, Supt.

The blame for the freight wreck on
the Burlington last week in which
Fireman Keenan, and three hoboes
were killed has been placed on the
engineers of the two Mollett engines
who were running without orders.
They had helped freight over the
Crawford hill ard had orders to meet
the passenger at Belmont. They
figured they could make Rutland as
the passenger was thirty minutes
late, the latter town being half way
between Crawford and Belmont. The
result was that they figured wrong
and four lives were lost. They met
the passenger train at Belmont, how
ever. The engineers have been dis
charged. .-Deadwood Telegram.
Since the railroads have made the
Black Hills easier of access to people
OF the eastern part of the state, this
favored section is becoming more and
more summer resort for the prairie
residents. Nearly every train which
comes here takes out camping parties
and tourists for the Hills. Each year
the number has been growing, and
within short time this part OF the
state will be looked to by thousands
every year as an ideal section in which
to spend part of the heated term.
Ramemher the Union 81 90 a raar
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29

When Mark Twain was editing the
Virginia Enterprise superstitious
subscriber once wrote and said he had
found spider in his paper. Was this
good or bad luck? Twain replied:
"Old Subscriber-The finding of a
spider in your copy of the Enterprise
was neither good luck nor bad. The
spider was merely looking over our
pages to find out what merchant was
not advertising so that it could spin
its web across his koor and lead a
rree and undisturbed existence for
ever after.-Ex.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
County Commissioners Meet

The county commissioners met in
special session Tuesday to act on the
application of Lewis Platt of Quinn
to sell intoxicating liquors. The
license was granted and his bond &C.
cepted.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Oe!rich Defeats Rapid City

The Oelrich ball team was here
Sunday and in slow game in which
numerous errors were feature, won
from the locals by the score of Z to 6.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Rev. HoIbrook Resigns

Rev. F. c. Holbrook, pastor of the
Congregational church of this city,
has served notice of his resignation to
take place Sept. 1st.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
CITY COMMISSIONERS MEET
Bills Allowed and Ordered
Paid and Bids Rejected.

The city commissioners met Mon
day night and allowed the following
bills:
II. Mueller Mfg. Co. 8 1.88
]. G. Vogel 500
EXpressage $50
Frank Leman, drayage 3.75
Omaha Printing Co. $3.50
George Hinchy, special police 200
David AIKEN, cutting weeds 30. IS
b. +. Tippy, cutting weeds $3.50
Henry IRELAND, cutting weeds 7.5O
Ed. Swanson, cutting weeds 1865
Crane Co., Omaha, water
mains, ETC., -l,8O8. go
Water commissioner, supplies
and labor 1855
w. Lippincott, walks and
crossings $4,000
Central Seate Bridge Co. $3.50
Rapid City Pressed Stone Co. $3.50
H.H. Gum, street work, teams
gravel, etc. 1850
Thos. Roush, transfer 80. IS
W. A. Kelley, supplies, water
department $50
The city engineer was ordered to
prepare new Specifications for walks
and crossing, the bids for the same
being rejected.
The water main was ordered ex-
tended on West street from Quincy
to Columbus.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Elks Hold Banquet

The local lodge of Elks, No. 1887
celebrated the granting of their
charter Tuesday evening with ban
quet.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
CONGREG GATIONAL.

CONGREGATI
Rev. +. G. Holbrook, pastor. Morn
ing service at l0:45. Sunday school at
II M; evening services, 7:30.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29

Church Announcements
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
Rev. j. f. Blodgett, pastor, Morn
ing service at l0:45: Sunday school al
1900; evening, 1870
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Marriage Licenses

John w. Long to Fronia Bowers,
both of Wasta.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
ReV. w. ). Grim, pastor. Glass meet
ing at 1915 a. M: public worship and
sermon, l0:45 a. M: Sunday school at
1900 M; Epworth League, $50 D. IA,
CATHOLIC.
Rev. Fr. Straeton, pastor. First
mass at 500 a. m. High mass, 1000
a. m. Sunday school Immediately af-
ter high mass. On week days, mass at
700 a. m. Sunday evening services
at 1880.
EMANUEL MISSION.
Rev. q. S. Kellar, pastor. Morning
service 10:45 a. M; Sunday school at
l2:l5 p. m.; evening service 7.SO.
SWEDISH FREE CHURCH.
Kansas City and Twelfth streets.
Sunday school at 800 p. NJ Evening
services at 800 Thursday evening
services at 500.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
Services at II a. m. Sunday school
9:4o a. m. "Wednesday evening service
at 500. Chapel on Sixth street, near
Kansas City street. Reading room
open Wednesday afternoons at same
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