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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
CLAY, ROBINSON & COM.
PANY'S MARKET LETTER.

Sioux City. iowa. Aug. 20. 1910.
In face of the heaviest run of cat
tie for the season, the tendency has
been upward. Increase has been
wholly from the grass section. Kill
ing cattle, especially desirable grass
cows suitable for country butchers.
show a net gain of 10 per cent cwt.
The demand has ruled strong and
everything in the killer line has sold
upon arrival. Grass cows and heif-
ers are quotable at 1925 to $4.75;
Gamers and thin cows $3.50 to
1925; range beef steers $500 TO
s6.15; veal calves $500 to ss.e5
and grass bulls $500 to $500. As
high as $3.50 was paid for some l.
400 beeves with the best Of dry fed
cows and heifers about the $500
mark.
The demand for stockers and feed
ers has ruled strong and dealers
have been able to perfect a complete
clearance. Prices are up a dime
and in cases the choice heavy feed
ers sold to more advantage. We
quote: Feeders 1855 to $3.50;
calves and yearlings s3.25 to $500
and feeding COWS and stock heifers
$3.50 to $3.50.
1t has been a week of sharp ad-
vanees in the hog trade under keen
competition from order buyers and
a light rnn. The advance amounts
to 35 cents Saturdays market
ruled Is to 20 cents higher, with a
range Of $50 to $3.50, the bulk at
1918 to 1885.
Fat Sheep and feeding stock are
sharply higher with little change in
fat lambs for the week. Lambs are
quotable at $500 to $3.50; wethers
and yearlings $500 to 1925 and
ewes 1925 to $500.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
GOVERNORS MANAGER
cONCfDES HIS DEFEAT
Dahlman's Majority About 1,OOO--
Hitchcock Gets Two to One
Over Opponents.

~ 111CClIcOCA OCCS 1"O " ONC
Over Opponents.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 22.-Although
Governor Shallenberger has not yet
conceded his defeat for the demo-
cratic nomination for the head Of The
state ticket, a telegram was received
here last night from one of his cham
pion manager, Chris Gruenther, vice
chairman of the democratic state
committee, giving up the figh7. May
or Mayor Dahlman's majority has
been considerably reduced from first
estimates, but will apparently be not
far from 1000 votes.
Complete returns from 81 counties
give Congressman Hitchcock, fol
States senator on the demo-
cratic ti"ket, a two to one majority
over both his opponents and more
than three times the vote of his near
est competitor. Richard L. Metcalfe.
Late returns from the republican
only increase the lead of
Aldrich over Cady for governor.
With but 800 precincts to hear from,
Aldrich's lead is more than 5000.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
EIGHTEENTH IRRIGATION
CONGRESS AT PUERTO.

Pueblo, Colo, Aug, 22.-Gover-
nors of states are taking unusual in
terest this year in the Eighteenth
National Irrigation congress-, to be
held at Pueblo. September 26 to 80,
1910.
This is probably because of the
remarkable interest in developments
work generally all rel the land, and
the "back-to-the-farm" movement,
with the origin of the "moder
homes" campaign in recent months.
Governor Hughes Of New York
has taken a great interest in the
movement and so has his commits
sioner of agriculture, Raymond A.
Pearson. Also, there has recently
been incorporated in New York the.
Agricultural Improvement, Associa-
ton of New York, whose president.
is w. c. Brown, president of the.
New York Central railroad. Writ
ing to Secretary Hooker of the
Eighteenth National Irrigation con-
gress, Commissioner Pearson says:
"Our state department Of agricul-
ture is also doing much work in
connection with arousing interest in.
the cheap farms. Of New York and
encouraging persons to purchase AND.
make good use of these farms. J
realize that many of our problems in
the east are the same as the agricul-
tural problems in the west and, We
should be glad If we could cooper
ate with you in advantageously deal
ing with these problems"
Governor w. F. Frear Of Hawaii,
says:
II regret that it will be impossible
for me to attend the congress this.
year. I hope. however, to be able to
appoint several delegates to It, and
among others the superintendent OF
public works, who is also commits
sioner of public lands Of the terri
tory, and under whom hydraulic to-
geographic, and other work in the,
territory relating to subjects Of IN.
terest in the congress is conducted"
Governor Augustus E. Wilson Of
Kentucky says he is trying to get
up a delegation from his state. and
has taken the matter up actively
with the press of the state.
Governor Wesley of South Dakota.
writes that he is just now preparing
very carefully his delegation and will
soon submit its names.
Other governors are constantly
sending in their lists of appoint
ments or writing friendly letters az
pressing their great interests in th,.
work of the congress.
1t Is hoped that there may again
be a governors day, that at Spokane.
last year having proved so SUCCESS
full.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
DRAGGED 70 DEATH
UNDER GANG PL0W
Engineer Hears Him Scream Rut
Finds Only Crushed Body
Of Victim.

Dallas, S. D.. Aug. 22.-While.
working with a gang of breaking.
plows drawn by a traction engine,
Ernest Droegmiller with the J.. J..
Donovan force of men, fell from the
rear of the engine and was dragged
under the plow, each of the IL plows:
in the gang passing over his body.
crushing and cutting it almost past
recognition.
The engineer heard the screams OF
the young man as he fell but when.
he had stopped the engine and reach
ed the victim the body was under the
wheels of the big water tank which
was being hauled in the rear of tina
plows.
The body was taken to Colome and
shipped to Illinois where relatives OF
the young man reside.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
JOIN THE DRY
FARMING ASSOCIATION.

FARMING ASSOCIATION.
To the Formers of Western South
Dakota:
In organizing the Western South
Dakota Dry Farming Association at
the Rapid City convention, We did
so in the belief that farmers who
are depending upon limited precipita-
ton and systematic soil tillage in
the western section of our state were
in need of, and would appreciate
the organized assistance and educa-
ton possible to secure through or
gained effort.
The South Dakota organization
will cooperate with the Information
al Dry Farming Congress and with
the various departments of the Agri-
cultural College In a directly educa-
tional campaign. We wish to have
every farmer interested in this sub
ject enrolled as a member of the or
g%anization, and cooperating with US
in the work.
Membership fee for one year is
one dollar and fifty cents. Seventy.
FIVE cents of tAls is sent to the In
ternational Dry Farming congress,
and the DRY Farming Bulletin" a
regular monthly journal on dry
farming. with n page of South Da-
kota matter. will be forwarded to
each member for one year.. The 9TH
er seventy-fve cents will be retained
by the Association to apply on ex-
penses of the organization.
We urge the reader if interested
to forward his membership promptly
to u state secretary, Mr.. ]. l..
Soule. of Rapid City, that we may
complete our organization at once.
Let US put western South Dakota
Oh the map as one of the best farm
ing sections of the world.
Yours very truly,
A. E. CHAMBERLAIN,
President.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
ON FINDING A GRANDCHILD
DEAD IN BED WITH HER
WAS FRIGHTENED.
STORY TO THE POLICE
Was a Man Had Assaulted Her and
Had Clicked the Nine.Months'
Old Baby to Death.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Mrs. Dorothy
Bartels, aged 81, confessed today
that she cut her W throat when she
found her granddaughter, Dorothy
Fort Miller, nine months old, deaa
in bed with her. She was frighten-
ed and first told the police that a
man had assaulted her an choked
the child to death.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
COWBOY MAYOR OF OMAHA
GETS NOSE UNDER WIRE
JUST IN TIME.
sAAllENBARCER TO CONTEST
The Governors Friends Charge
Fraud in the Heavy Vote Poll
ed at Omaha.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 22.-With all
the counties heard from Dahlman de-
feats Shallenberger for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor by
eighty-six votes. Gov. Shallenberg-
er's friends demand an official count
and charge fraud in the heavy Oma.
ha vote, saying that repeaters were
run in from Council Bluffs.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
DUE TO THE FIERCE FOREST
FIRES RAGING IN MON.
TANA AND IDAHO.
5000 TO 5000 HOMELESS
Towns Of Wallace and Avery De.
stroyed, Also Smaller Towns
5000 Fighting Fires.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 22.-The
dead in the forest fires at Wallace
are twenty1four AND at Newport,
Wash, four. The total deaths from
all districts will be seventy-ive. The
missing are 175 forest rangers in st.
Joe county. The loss to timber will
be millions and it is impossible to
estimate as to other property. There
will be three millions loss anyway.
From 5000 to 5000 are homeless.
The towns affected in Idaho are
Wallace and Avery, which are de-
stroyed. Saltese is burning and Elk
City. Nullan and Occur d'Alene are
threatened. Many mining camps are
burned. In Montana Taft. White
Pine, Noxen, Belknap and HERON are
destroyed and other towns are burn
ing. In Washington Newport is prac-
tically burned and 5000 fire fighters
are at work.
The hospital here and at Missoula
are crowded with patients. 1t is now
known that seventy are dead in the
FIRE and many private homes have
been used as hospitals. Fifty peo-
PIE we're burned to death near Wal
lace. Eighteen people are missing
near Wallace and IT'S forest rangers
who e encircled by fire at St.
Joe county, Idaho, have not yet been
heard from, though it is reported
that eighteen of them were saved by
standing in the creek bed. A bid
rescue party has been cent out to try
to ave them. The financial loss will
run into the millions.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
TEACHERS A SHORT CROP.

Pierre, S. D.. Aug. 22.-The state
department of education is finding
another great scarcity of teachers.
The state probably will have to re-
ceive applications from outside the
state.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26

Every able-bodied man in the
town was pressed into service. Some
who refused were Jailed by the nay
sr's orders. Women rushed wildly
about, children we're helpless. Ter
o reigned in the camp.
Such was the condition at 1920
o'clock Saturday night, when the last
despairing vail of the telephone OPP
orator came family over the wire.
"The fire is within fifteen feet of
me. I'm on my way; goodby,' were
the words which came to the white
faced listener, and since then but one
message has been received from the
Inflated town.
This message was to the effect that
$50 residences were burning and the
Games had spread to the plant OF
the Occur d'Alene iron works.
Every available train on the
Northern Pacific and Oregon Railway
L Navigation railroads has been
rushed to the town, and at last re-
ports six train loads Of refugees had
been taken out.
The forest fires had approached
within a short distance Of the town,
despite the desperate efforts of 500
men to check its progress. Soon big
bAazfng branches began appearing
IN sinister spirais over the crest of
the surrounding mountains and fall
ing into the center Of the town.
Soon the intermittent dropping
. become q rain of fire, and before
the people had time to realize their
danger. house after house caught
hre and twenty buildings were blaz-
Ing. In the lurid glare women and
children ran shrieking up and down
the streets. Pandemonium rsignel
and the roar and crackle Of the
names we're almost drowned by the
shrieks and cries OF the terror
stricken Inhabitants.
bravery he men worked to quit
the women and children and lead
them to places that promised at least
temporary safety. BY leaps and
Wounds the fire spread. jumping from
house to house and at times licking
mp 2 whole block with one fell
1woop. until the greater part Of the
town was In flames and all hope OF
saving any portion Of it was aban-
Aoned.
Then the men turned all their at.
tsntion to getting the women and
to places Of safety. Onl,
=H.one means was 1T hand, the rail
roads. for to attempt, to leave til,
valiey on foot or BY conveyanc,
meant only to plunge into the eyel
nore imminent dangers OF the sur
4 rounding mountains. whose sides ant
Deaks we're forming IN immens
aery circle.
But the railroads offered woefull,
inadsquate facilities for saving III
women and children. Cars and Il
scomotiyes were few, and Il took tim
s. rush othsrs from the nsarel
peints where they wsrs stationed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
CRIPPEN AND MISS LENEVE
PASSED OUT INTO OCEAN.
Criminal Lawyers of London Are
Betting Five to One That Grip.
pen Will he Acquitted.

Father Point, Aug. 22.-Dr. Grip
pen and Miss Leneve returning to
London passed out Of the st. Law
renee river this morning. London
criminal lawyers are betting five to
one that Crippen will be acquitted.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
LEE O'NELL BROWN
TRIAL OPENS TODAY.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-The trial Of
Lee o'Neil Brown opened today be-
fore Judge Kersten, and States At~
torney Wymaa is making an effort
to Introduce not only the evidence
used In the original Brown bribery
case. but the entire Jackpot case as
we'll.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
MADRIZ ADMITS HIS
DEFEAT BY ESTRADA,

Managua, Ag. 22.-The insurgent
army marched into the city today
ending the war. President Madriz
publicly admitted his defeat by Es-
trada.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-26
MAYOR GAYNOR SITS UP
AND TAKES NOUR1sHMENT,

Hoboken, Aug. 22.-Mayor Cay
nor walked a little today and ate a
hearty breakfast. His condition is
improving rapidly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-18
Police Force Want Raise.

Davenport Feb. 1S.-Apropos of the
increase in the salaries which the city
administrators. is paying the fremen
and which granted to them an increase
of So per month over what they had
been receiving during the past year,
the police officers have presented a Pc
tition, signed by every member of the
force, to the city council asking that
a general increase in salaries be put
into effect at once. The petition was
presented to the council at it's meeting
last evening and ascribed as the reason
for the petition seeking better wages,
was that the present rate of living was
considerap oily higher than it was a year
ago. The request asks that the salary
OF the chief be placed at S125. captain
at S1G0, detectives at $50 desk SER
geants at $50. deputy marshal at $50,
patrol officers at SIS and police mat
ron at S65.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-18
Thurm an.

fGIIfdbs
During the nice sunny days of last
week, while Inga1 Raines was pruning
his apple orchard he noticed apples in
ton found that the windfalls were in
y bushels and put them in the cellar
Council Bluffs.
News has been received of the death
of Rev. Theophilus j. Brooks, formerly
rector of St. Pauls Episcopal church
here, and more recently rector of Grace
Episcopal church, at the home of his
son in Chicago. Mr.. Brooks had a
wide acquaintance in this city.
Shambauah.
The death Of William NJ. Cray of
Shanbaugh marks the passing Of an
other old settler. Half OF his II years
of life We're spent within the bound
aries of Page county, where his bust
ness ability and experience have
helped to push forward TO success more
than one worthy enterprise.
Davenport.
At the preliminary hearing OF At
torney NJ. V. Cannon, charged with a
shortage in his accounts with the
Quinn estate, Mr.. Cannon waived ex-
animation and was bound over 10 the
grand jury. His bond was placed at
$4,000. This was furnished by P. f.
Mccarthy Of the Mccarthy Improve
nlent Company.
Muscatine.
After a search of several days by his
brother who lives in Davenport, Robert
Zentgraf was found in Muscatine, wan
dering around the streets apparently
witho I knowing where he was. Mr..
Zentgraf. who is employed at the Mt.
Ida grocery was at once notified of the
fact that his brother had been located
and he left for Muscatine TO take him
home.
Shenandoah.
Claiming that he had been seriously
and permanently injured and reduced
to a nervous wreck from coming in
contact with live wire. negligently
left in a dangerous position by the de-
PENDANT, Clarence Branum, whose
home is in Purdunl, Neb., has filed
suit in the superior court against the
shenandoah Electric Light and Power
Company for $1,000 damages.
Des Moines.
Suing for $4,000, ]. o. Vance was
given judgment of $4,000 in the SUI,
which he brought against the West
Riverside Coal Company for the dealt
of his brother. j. G. Vance. Vance was
one of the five men killed some years
ago at the West Riverside mine, wher
during a storm lightning struck {
! house in which a quantity of dynamite
and powder was stored and the con
| tents exploded.
Davenport.
| The railroads running thru Day
export, in general with all of the rail
roads of the country are storing large
quantities Of coal to prepare for I
possible coal miners strike. There i
no shortage of coal that is notice
able at the present time, and Goa
dealers and railroad companies ar
preparing to meet the situation which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-18
MAIN BUILDING OF GApE BROS.
GASOLINE ENGINE WORKS
TOTALLY DESTROYED.
LOSS NEAR $4,000;
NONE OF CONTENTS SAVED
Fire Was Of UnaccountabIe Origin as
Two Members of Company Had
Carefully Inspected Plant But Few
Minutes Before Roof Was Found in
FIames-Many Employees Idle.
Special to Times Republican.

hSpSNidi ~
Iowa Falls, Feb. 1S.-Last evening, a
few minutes after O'Clock. a fire alarm
was sounded for the Fourth ward, call
ing the fire department to the plant
of the Gade Bros. gasoline engine fac
tory. The fire started in the roof of
the main building of the company's
plant and when discovered it was so
far under way that it was evident the
big building and its valuable contents
were doomed
The fire spread rapidly TO all parts
of the building and when the depart
ment arrived there was little to be done
except to protect the adjoining build
ings of the plant, and this was done
successfully.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
When first discovered flames were
leaping from the roof near the cupola.
Not more than five minutes before,
Mr.. Lyon and Mr., Brown. who have
been identified with the company
long time. passed thru the building, in
specting il carefully TO see if every
thing was all right for the night, and
left the factory in apparently safe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-18
Ross HIS HENEFAcToR.
Davenport Man Assist Stranger and
Loses $3.50.

Davenport Feb. 1S.-For having be-
friended a fellow countryman on whom
the vicissitu5es of life Were wreaklng
havoc. and allowing him to partake OF
a berth in the same room in which ne
was staying for the night Frank
Karise is today short s12o, the amount
Fritz Calivan. youth of about ~
wears is accused of having stolen from
him Calivan is locked up in cell at
the police station. where he VIII be
held until the exact truth about the
case can be ascertained.
To every question which was put
to Calivan today in regard to his theft
of 1920. he maintained that he was IN
r.ocent of the charge but the circum-
stances which are connected with the
case, make his guilt almost self-evl-
dent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-18
Southern IC1uu Items

might develop as the result of a strike.
The Rock Island is receiving Goa at
the rate OF about LOCO tons per day.
This is being stored at various points
along the line. In this territory it is
being boarded at Peoria. Silvus, Valley
Junction, West Liberty and Council
Bluffs.
Turin.
C w. Bisbee recently finished NOV
ing his household goods to a residence
bought in Turin. This is the first
move made by Mr.. Bisbee since May,
1886, when he was brought by his par
ents when a boy of 10 years old 70 the
spot on the same farm where he had
lived since that date He held one
township office for twelve years. AT
present he owns several farms in this
vicinity and is president OF the Turin
bank.
Clinton.
Two men employed at the protection
pier for the Northwestern railways
new drawbridge here escaped a watery
grave. They were in small skiff,
which was used in a portion Of the
river from which the ice had been
cleared. when a floating cake of ice
JdHliItu tllt u GIL d$1rlLSt d HteiN iAS
laden rock skow. The boat was crushed
like an egg shell and Immediately sank,
but the two men managed to reach
point of safety by jumping from cake
to cake in the river of floating ice.
Davenport.
On the charge Of assault with intent
10 infict great bodily injury on the
person of Gerve Williams. James Moore
was fined $500 by fudge Bollinger and
was ordered comrffIaa to jail until the
fine is paid. The fine came as the re-
suit of the trial which was held in the
district court during the past week, in
which the jury returned verdict find
ing Moore was guilty. Moore was
charged with having attacked and stab
bee Gerve Williams about a month ago,
in which encounter Williams received
an ugly cash in his leg.
Fairfield.
Officer w S Campbell found four
suspicious characters ioafing about the
Rock Island station shortly after mid
night Sunday. He arrested and search
ed them and brought lot of things
to light Each fellow had on new I'M
der clothing, two or three suits, altho
his skin was that of the great unwash-
ed. and there were rings and watches
! and jewelry and trinkets Of various
kinds secreted about their garments
{ When Campbell got into communica-
/ ton with neighboring towns he learned
! that the store Of William Beardsley al
/ Haskins. Washington county, had beer
/ robbed Sunday evening and that the
i articles found on the suspects CORE
| spordec with what had been stolen a.
! that place. Sheriff W. NJ. Black anc
Deputy r. H. McCarty came to this
city rext morning and took the men il
custody. After robbing the store tbs
man stole handcar, ran it to Wash
ington and then boarded an EXPIRES:
train on the Rock Island. The Boards
ley store has been burgfarized six times
within a few years and was wrecked bJ
fire only a year or two ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-18
ELECT OFFICERS
Dr.. F. j. Neiman. of Marshalltown,
Named as President.

Des Moines. Feb. 1S.-The veterln-
arians of the state, in convention here,
elected the following officers:
President, F. j. Neiman, MARSHALL
town: vice president, H. E. fireman,
Rockwell City; second vice president,
C. NJ. Walrod, Storm Lake; secretary
treasurer. H c. Simpson, new board
r. r. Dykstra. Anles, and A. +. Baugh-
man, FL Dodge.
After the election of the officers the
Iowa Veterinarians Association voted
70 hold its next annual convention in
Des Moines.
DR.. j. H. Mcleod, of Charles City,
in his address on The Control OF
tuberculosis said the disease could
best be eradicated by education Of the
farmers and informing them of the
fact that infected cattle can be uti-
lized for by-products at packing houses
ana are not a total ioss as supposed b.
many.