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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01
BAD FOREST FIRES NORTH
Black Hills Forest Fires Believed to
Be Under Control

Yesterdays Pioneer Times contained
the following regarding the are situa-
tion in the Northern Hills which threat.
ened to do large amount of damage:
"The we'll directed efforts of the
forest forces and the employees of the
Burlington railroad have succeeded In
averting what promised to be one of
the most disastrous confagrations
that ever visited the Black Hills forest.
Although the forest fire that started
Monday noon east of the Burlington
track at Redfern and spread in fan
shaped path south east and northeast.
having face of eight miles and tray.
cling several lies into the timber
is not wholly extiDguished, it was re-.
ported last night to be entirely sur.
rounded and is believed to be under
control. The last advices received
last night by Forest Supervisor Kel.
Letter who has kept in close touch by
wire with the men who haye direct
charge of the fire fighting forces, was
to the effect that the flames would
probably be entirely extinguished
within the next forty-eight hours, if no
high wind sprung up.
Since yesterday morning there have
been 400 men engaged in fighting the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01
BURIED LAST
SUNDAY
George Walker Carried to Last
Resting Place In Evergreen
Cemetery.
WAS LARGE FUNERAL
Fire Department and Order of Owl.
From Rapid City In Ene---Many
Friends Pay Last Respect.

The funeral of George Walker, who
was SO untimely called by the Great
Reaper, was held at the Presbyterian
church and the body was inferred in
the Evergreen cemetery Sunday.
The deceased, who WAS one of the
most popular young men in the Black
Hills, was stricken with apoplexy
Thursday morning while attending TO
his duties rs manager of the Chase
store in Rapid City
George Walker was born in Glasgow.
Scotland, thirty 1.-TWO years ago. When
but young man he went to New
foundland, later living in Chicago.
His business brought him to South
Dakota and September 2s, 1907, while
employed here he was married to Miss
Esta Dearduff of this city.
Mr.. Walker WAS transferred to Rand
City where his CHEEKY disposition and
valuable business experience made him
at once a moving spirit in the meroan-
tile house where he was employed.
The news Mr. of Walkers death
came as great shock to his family
consisting of his wife and little son.
aud to his host of friends throughout
the Hills.
"Scotty" as he was affectionately
called by his friends, WAS known as a
good father, loving husband and a
true friend. His genial disposition
and sympathetic nature made him the
pleasantest and most liked of the
younger set.
Mr.. Walkers funeral was one of tn 9
largest funerals ever held in Hot
springs. Besides Hot Springs friends
those who came to pay the last tribute
to the departed were the fire depart
ment of Rapid City, of which he was a
member, and the members of the Owls
from the same place.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01

flames, digging trenches, and resortine
TO all the other eXpedients employed
in forest fire fighting. The greater
part OF this force was sent down from
Deadwood Monday afternoon. several
parties came from Rapid CITY. Kew.
stone and Hill City, and the Burliup.
ton furnished all the men they could
secure.
AT Dumont there we're two fires, but
one of these is entirely extinguished
and the other is under control. On
the latter there are employed fifty
soldiers, provided by Col. Steevars,
the officer in charge of the 500 cavalry.
men who arrived in Desdwood yester-
day morning, after having camped the
night before at the Bull Dog ranch.
This is fire of no minor Importance. It
covers stretch of country about three
miles wide and has travelled approxi.
mately mile and half from where It
started. 1t originated mile and q
half south east of Dumont. It was
headed for the Montana Meadow ranch.
but has been intercepted. 1t will prob.
ably take two days to wholly stamp it
out.
Monday night Forest Supervisor
Kelleter received message from the
forest officers in western Montana
asking him to send a force of trained
fire fighters to help them in the long
fight they have been making there.
Mr.. Kelleter, however was unable to
comply with the request as he required
all his men here and SO advised the
Montana men,"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01
RAPID WINS FROM oELR1cHs.
Ball Tossers From Up the Line Defeat
Homesteaders From Oelrichs.

Ball Tossers From Up the Line Defeat
Homesteaders From Oelrichs.
A very exciting and interesting ball
game was played on the local diamond
Sunday between the Rapid City team
and the fast bunch known as "West's
Wonders" from Oelrichs. A good
crowd was out to witness the game.
During the early stages the Oelrichs
boys looked like sure winners as their
fielding and hitting was something
sensational. Saville for Oelrichs and
Boland for Rapid, both School of Mines
boys, were the opposing pitchers and
it was a pretty contest thruout
Oelrichs started the ball rolling by
scoring in the first and third and in
the fifth Christ's homer brought the
crowd to their feet applauding. Rapid
started scoring in the seventh when a
hit, an error and sacrifice fly netted
one run by Maher. In the eighth with
two men OH bases, Boiand clouted the
ball for three bases, thus practically
winning his own game by tying the
score in this inning. Oelrichs could
do nothing in their half of the ninth
but German, the first man up for Rapid
put the ball over the f1elders for
another three bagger and scored on
Trygstad's hit which won the game
to3 with no men down. 1t was a
pretty contest with the fielding honors
going to the two Oelrichs players, Cross
and Wilson and Christ of Oelriohs
sharing the batting honors with
German, Vaughn, Trygstad and Boland,
of Rapid. Following is the lineup and
summary:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
Lewis LIE Page Died from Wound In.
dicted by Target Rifle

While practicing with twenty-five
caliber target rife Monday afternoon.
fourteen.year-old Ed Mccartney acci.
dentally shot twelve year old Lewis LIE
Page at the Mccartney home In lower
town. The bullet entered the younger
boys left side about two inches below
the heart and lodged in his lungs. Tie
was Immediately hurried to the Sis.
ters' Hospital and q thorough examin.
alton Of the wound made by surgeons
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01
TWO MARRIAGES THIS WEEK
W. E. Mckay and Miss Eva M. Grimm
Married Monday Evening

Rev. I. b. WILDER, of the Methodist
church reports two weddings the past
week. Sunday evening at the parson.
age occurred the marriage of Anton
Junglas, of Belle Fourche, to Miss Ella
Charleson. of Hastings, Minnesota.
Mr.. Junglas and wife will make their
home at Burke's quarry where he has
accepted position as foreman of the
stonecutters.
Monday evening W. E. MacKay, Of
this city, was married to Eva M.
Grimm, of Terre Haute, Indiana, the
Rev. WILDER officiating. Mr.. MacKay
was formerly of Trinidad, Colorado.
but is at present employed by Hitler
& Hanson. The many friends of the
young couple extend congratulations.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01

who could do little to improve the
little fellows condition. Tuesday ev-
enlng he expired. The body was taken
10 the Marcoux morgue to be prepared
lor burial. This is sad blow to the
LePage family as the little fellow was
q orlsht, sharp lad, always in the best
OF health and spirits. The Mccartney
boy feels deeply affected over his part
OF the accidental shooting and altho
otameless will always carry the sad re-
membrance with him.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01
OELRICHs BANKS CONSOLIDATE
Atwell Bank and Oelrichs State Bank
Merged Last Week.

The Atwell bank and the Oelrichs
State bank, both of this place, have
consolidated into one and will be run
under the name of the Atwell Bank.
with officers as follows: V. G. Atwell.
president; A. P. Tielebein, vice.presi
dent, Miss N. V. Smithson, cashier.
j. b. Coleman. former cashier of the
Oelrichs State Bank, will continue in
the farm loan business in the former
bank building, but will discontinue to
DO regular banking business
Advocate.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01
CONTRACT LET.

Work to Commence Soon on Custer
Tubercul0r Sanitarium.
The Board of Charitie s and Correc.
tions held business session in Custer,
Tuesday, August %, 1910, and let the
contract for three building at the State
Sanitarium for Tuberculosis. The con-
tract was let to Mahlke Bros, of Rapid
City. Work will commence next Mon
day and it is expected ithat the build
ings will be completed by December L.
In all probability patients will be ad-
mitted by January 1, 1911.
Work on the water and sewage system
will be commenced in short time =
Custer Chronicle.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01
EXCURSION RATES.
South Dakota State Fair, Huron, South
Dakota, Via The North Western Line.

Daily, September 9th to 18th; return
limit September Goth. Large list OF
attractions. Great exposition of live
stock and farm products. Apply to
ticket agents The North Western Line.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01

Call at the STAR Office for fine COM
mercial printing.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-09-01
Total 80 4 9 q

OeIrich s-l.O.O.O-O-
Rapid City-OO.O.O-O.O-1.2.1--4.
Two base hits: Maher. Vaughn,
saville. Three base hits: Boland'
German. Home run: Christ. Double
plays: Cross, unassisted. Sparling to
Vaughn to Holley. Struck out: By
Saville Z. BY Boland 5. Time of game
l:3o. Umpire Dempster.
We have seven room..house in good
ocation which we will sell for S1s5O.OO
easy terms. Shirley Land Company.
The National tribune., 1910-09-22
The I'd Mo. and 24th WIS.

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lish a short history of these regiments.
Thomas T. or F. Thirsk, 1045 Oakdale
avenue. Chicago, Ill.
The I'd Mo. was organized at st. Louis
Sept 10, 1861, and mustered out by
companies at different dates during
September and October, 1864. It was
commanded by Col. Frederick Schaefer.
who was killed in action at Stone River
Dec. 81, 1852, succeeded by Col. Bernard
Laibold. The regiment took part in the
battles of Pea Ridge. Chaplin Hills, Mill
Creek, Stone River, Fairfield, Chicka-
manga, Chattanooga, cambridge and
Dalton. 1t belonged to Newton's. Divi-
sion, Fourth Corps. and lost 81 killed
and 81 from disease, etc.
The oath Wis. was organized at Mill
waukee during August, 1862. Those
whose terms would have expired pre-
vious to Oct. 1, 1866. were mustered out
June 10, 1865, and the remaining MEM
bers transferred to the 18th Wis. The
cath was commanded by Col. Chas. H.
Larrabee, succeeded by Lieut.-Col.
Theodore S. West, succeeded by Lieut.
Col Arthur Macarthur. 1t belonged to
Newton's Division, Fourth Corps, and
lost III killed and 80 from disease, etc.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1910-09-22
WESTWARD HOl
Continued. from page one.)

probably will speak also farther away
from home. where he is also now in
much demand The Democratic Rep
rescntasive- -eleeti from the Second
Maine District, which long sent Nelson
Dingley. to Congress. is likewise being
comnandeercd, as an exhibit of what
the Pine Tree Democrats can do. He
is Daniel ]. McGillicuddy. of Lewiston,
a very eloquent Irishman, claimed by
many TO be the best stump speaker in
all New England
With. one Democratic Governor from
this section already assured, there IS
prospect of one or two more. and that
fact is figuring in the politics of the
hour The parties in the Bay State
have yet to make their nominations,
but the Democrats are conceded to
have more than an even chance of
eiecting their Gubcrnatorial candidate
this year. Massachusetts, has shown
time and again that while a majority of
the voters are Republican, it is easy to
conditions come around just right AL
tho Connecticut has been steadily a
Republican State for more than dec
aGe, it used to vote Democratic occa-
sionaliy, and there are signs that this
may happen finally in November. After
wrangiing and splitting into ugly fac
tions for a number of years the Nut
meg State Democrats have united this
year and agreed upon formidable
candidate for Governor in Simeon
Baldwin. long Chief Justice of the State
Supreme Court. Should he sweep into
office, it is possible that he will carry a
number of other Democratic candidates
along with him.
The National tribune., 1910-09-22
REPORT OF THE ADJUTANTG GEN
JsJsAI.

No official communication will be
read with more interest than the re-
port of the Adjutant-General of the G..
A R., which we present elsewhere. In
spite of the reports of ravages of death
among the veterans which we constant
ly read in the press. it is not little
consoling to find that the membership
of our splendid Order has only de-
creased 1928 during the year ended
Dec. 81, 1909. The number of Posts
actually increased during the year from
SSH to 6,035. This indicates that the
bonds of fraternity are holding more
firmly, and that the veterans feel
stronger than ever the need Of Post
associations. They are keeping up
their organizations, many of them un-
der the greatest difficulties, but still
maintaining them This is singularly
true in the less densely populated
States, where the comrades have to go
greet distances to attend their Post
meetings. Arizona, for example. has
only lost one of the six Posts that she
had year ago. Arkansas has lost but
five OF the 20, California and Nevada
maintained the same number, while
Colorado and Wyoming has increased
three Posts. Georgia has lost two of
her 13 Posts and Idaho one of 20.
Louisiana and Mississippi has increased
one Post, which can be accounted for
by the influx of Northerners into the
State. Montana has also gained a Post,
while New Mexico has lost one and
North Dakota one. Oregon has gained
two Posts. Florida has gained one
Post and Utah maintains her five. Sew
eral Departments have done effective
work in increasing their membership
and repairing the loss by death Cali
fornia and Nevada shows a gain of 301,
Illinois of 176, Ohio of 253. with a total
in the Order of 1923.
We will not go farther into the analy-
sis, as it will be studied carefully by
everyone who is interested in the Order.
The National tribune., 1910-09-22
WASHINGTON COUNTY COLONY.

receiving subscriptions for
the Florida colony
Washington County
Washington County recognized being the best general
ing trucking of Florida yet raise
grapefruit oranges other subopical products.
At the will be located St Andrews Bay
largest habor the Florida
The United has authorized the
quarter million dollars for the improvement
deepening This begin
early date.
The following prices hold good for short time only
One veacre of farming land outside
the townste $4,000
Two lots and fveacre the latter constituting
solid body Of ten acres, $4,000.
Three lots and three vcre the latter constituting
solid body of fifteen acres, 100000
-Four lots and four hvae the latter constituting
solid body of twenty acres $4,000.
Surveys of the owne and colony lands and
when completed prices will be sharply advanced Address The
National Tribune, Washington, D. c.
The National tribune., 1910-09-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VAN SAINT.

Before this paper reaches its readers
Comrade S. r. Van SAINT will have con-
cluded his exceptionally brilliant year
Grand Army of the Republic as Com
mander-in-Chief Comrade Van SAINT
brought to that high Office unusual
qualities and experience, having been
Governor of the great State of Mime
sofa and held other positions of honor
as the choice of his fellow-citizens. He
desired the office Of Commander-in-
Chief to crown his civil career, and he
brought to the discharge of his duties
the greatest interest in his comrades
and enthusiasm in discharge of his
duties to them. 1t is astonishing to
learn that he Travelled over 10000 miles
visiting the comrades in the most re-
mote sections, attending their gather
ings. large and small, and everywhere
Frightening up the campfires of Fra
ternity, Charity and Loyalty.
! The Commander-in-Ch Chief is a good
ingly genial and democratic in his ways,
and he brought himself into close touch
with the comrades everywhere. He
has made record equal to the best Of
any of his predecessors, and which it
will be difficult for his successors to
personally will be remembered with
pride and affection by every one of the
veterans and their friends.
The National tribune., 1910-09-22
wIId. BE GLAD TO GET BACK TO
ST. CLOUD.

The Tribune is in receipt of a let
ter from Mrs. Lue S. Hendrix, who has
been spending the Summer at Ben
ton Harbor. Mich, and other cities, and
she says she will be glad TO get back
to Florida, as there is no place she
its many delightful people. Mrs. Hem
dirk takes a great interest in social
and fraternal affairs. and is a willing
helper at all times. She concludes her
letter as follows:
But a little more than Il year has
passed since the first building was
framed at st. Cloud, and to-day we
have q city to be justly proud of.
When one sums up some of the evi-
dences of this wonderful growth, il
viii be found that the women have
been a tremendous force in this magic
growth. Men perhaps have been more
conspicuous before Tire public eye, but
IN this. as in almost every instance man
owes his success in no small measure
TO the force and inspiration of woman.
You cannot eXaggerate the power of
woman Her influence swings the
world, and the fame of St Cicrd, as
in all other placc-, the woman should
share equally the honors with the men.
Since the MayfIower landed at
Plymouth Rock woman has faithfully
done her part in development and pres
ervation of this great country. So the
touch of a woman's hand and her low
ing influence has been the magic pow
er that has made st. Cloud one of the
most desirable places TO live in the
whole Republic"
The National tribune., 1910-09-22

The whirI-a-gig of time never
brought more strange revenge to any
man than to Caleb Powers, of Ken
tucky From 1900 on he was tried
four times for completely in the assas-
sination of Gov. Goebe!, of Kentucky.
Three times he was convicted, once
sentenced TO be hanged and twice to
imprisonment for life. On his fourth
trial the jury could net agree It re-
quired the most strenuous efforts of his
party and personal friends to save him
from the gallows. In 1899 ". S. Tay-
lor. Republican. and Vim. Goebel,
Democrat. were the nominees of their
parties for Governor of Kentucky. Tay-
lor claimed to be elected by plurality
of 1000 votes. and Powers was elected
on Tay!or's ticket as Secretary of State.
The count was disputed, the matter
carried into the Legislature, which was
strongly Democratic and an attempt
was made to count Taylor out. The
nountaineers came down TO Frankfort
to prevent what they thonght a gross
injustice, and the situation was so
tense that the state Militia was called
out Jan. 30, 1900, while walking thru
the Capitol Grounds, Mr.. Goebel was
shot down by an assassin in one of the
rooms occupied by Taylor and the Re-
publican leaders. The Legislature de-
clared Goebel elected Governor, but the
Republican mountaineers stampedcd
the Legislature, and Gov. Taylor called
It to meet again at London, Ky, up in
the mountains, where Democrat
would be in danger. The Legislature
met in secret, however. and declared
Goebel Governor. lie died Feb. 3, and
was succeeded Ivy Lieut.-Gnv Becl.ham.
Powers was among those arrested, and
after eight years Of Il !al anI imprison-
ment was pardonrd by the Governor
upon the reception Of petit, rs signed
by 100000 men. half of them Kentuck-
fans large proportion of whom were
Dem ocrats. This year Powers became
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for Congress, and after a cam,
paign cf exceeding bitterness, in which
one man wss killed, has received the
nomination, which is equivalent tu an
election.
The National tribune., 1910-09-22

Roosevelt gets control of the conven-
ton and leads his party to a defeat in
New York State, he would naturally
suffer great loss of prestige. a Demo-
cratic victory in New York means q
gain of several Democratic Congress
men-perhaps to make a close House
Democratic. 1t would give the Demo-
Gratis great encouragement for the
Presidential campaign of 1912. If the
Democrats should carry the State over
whelmingly they would probably carry
the Legislature in spite of the fact that
the State is gerrymandered against
them.
A Democratic Legislature would re-
district the State for Congressman and
for State Senators and Representatives.
which, together with the fact that
Democratic New York under the recent
census now has more than half the
population of New York State, would
make it increasingly difficult for the
Republicans to gain control again. Col.
Roosevelt's enemies would be quick to
taunt him for any such result as this.
They would place the blame upon him
for having stirred up factionalist quar-
rels, when as an ex-President, who had
received great honors from his party,
he ought to have stood aloof and sought
to compose the political differences.
President Taft seems to be keeping
out of the New York wrangfe, altho his
letter to Chairman Lloyd Griscom, of
the New York County Republican Com
mittee, indicated that his sympathies
were with Col. Roosevelt. But having
written that rather startling letter to
the discredit of Vice President Sher-
man, the President seems to have lost
confidence suddenly in Mr.. Griscom,
and he is too much vexed over the
course that Col. Roosevelt has been pur-
suing in National politics to have much
to do with him nowadays.
But the troubles of the dominant
party seem to have spread over all Of
the populous and wealthy easternmost
section of the country. Down in New
Jersey the regular Republicans have
triumphed in the most hotly contested
primary of years. Representative Chas.
Y. Fowler. the most pronounced of all
Eastern insurgents, has been defeated
for denomination. One of Col Rcose-
veits associate editors on the Outlook
has been defsa ted for noFriration in
another Congressional district. and
Representative Richard Wayne Parker,
Chairman of the House Judiciary Com
mittee, and a pronounced regular. has
triumphed over inSu-gent opposition.
1t Is expected, however, that some of
these Republicans Will go down to de-
feat at the polls. Jersey is full of New
Idea" ncen, who are likely to vote with
the Democrats this year. a few days
ago President Woodrow Wilson. of
Princeton University, a Scutherner by
birth, who has shown an aptitude for
politics, was nominated as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor. There
is considerable curiosity as to how well
this scholar in politics will run: but the
Democrat factionists seem TO be unit
ed this year, and with the Gemoraiiza-
ton of their opponents the prospects of
victory and even the election of
Democratic United States Senator are
brighter than ever since the Democrats
lost the State along in the '90s.
The National tribune., 1910-09-22
officers, Retirement Bin.

Joseph Ruff. 18th Mich. Albion.
Mich, is in perfect accord with what
Conrade Eli Webb and Capt. Charles
G. Hampton say in regard to the Off
GERS retirement bill. Nine-tenths of the
benefc;aries of that bill will be men
WHO came up from the ranks after car
rying a gun from one to three years,
fighting, marching and enduring like
all other enlisted men. 1t is not posi-
bic that their comrades will begrudge
them the recognition in their old age
that this bill conveys. He wonders
if Washington's soldiers showed the
same opposition when his officers in
1892 were retired on full pay. Com
rade Ruff enlisted Dec. Is, 1851, and
re-enlisted Dec. 20. 1863, passing thru
all the grades of Corporal and Sergeant,
receiving his commission as Second
Lieutenant in 1865. He had carried
gun three and one-half years, but by
accepting a commission he forfeited
nearly half OF the veteran bounty prom
ised him. He lost also the revenue tax
and the amount he expended for an
outfit