The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-04-15

The eighteenth annual Stockmeet-
ing which closed Wednesday night
was grand success from every point
of view. The weather was ideal, the
crowds were here, the city was we'll
decorated and brilliantly Illuminated
with varicolored incadescent lights,
the program well carried out in truly
western style. In fact as we'll as In
name the meeting was indicative Of
early days. The committees in charge
labored faithfully to make it crown
ing event and their efforts were ap-
preciated and co-operated in by citi-
zens generally. The four railroads
did their share, handling extra coaches
on the regular trains and running
several special trains, nearly all of
them crowded with people from as far
east as Sioux City and Omaha, while
delegations of commission men were
here from all the principal western
markets.
WELCOMES THE VISITORS.
Shortly before noon Monday the
formal opening took place in front of
the Harvey, where Mayor Chauncey
L. Wood welcomed visitors on behalf
Of the city. He was in his element
and his welcome pleased everyone. He
said in part: 'On behlf of the city
and Western South Dakota Stock
growers association welcome you to
Rapid City, the gem set in the Black
Hills. Our city is remarkable for one
thing-we have no criminals and l
explain this by using the words of one
of my predecessors, Attorney G. w.
Brown, who said on a similar occasion,
that the criminals had either not b cen
apprehended or had been judiciously
declared not guilty. We have always
known that sooner or later the big
cattle men and companies would have
to disappear before the homesteaqer
and the small landed proprietor, but
that this would not necessarily require
a reduction in the number of cattle
producers by this country. 1 firmly
believe that the future will develop
a cattle country in the domain of the
Gar of Russia, known as Siberia, and
that this territory will be ultimately
occupied by the American cattleman
and cowboy. That country has the
buffalo grass and the same semi-arid
climate as our own and offers the same
opportunities for the cattle industry
as did the Dakotas thirty years ago.
1t. would now be producing millions of
cattle were it not that the policy of
the Russion government prevents it's
own people from using the land ]
predict that in years to come the
Americans will enter upon this land
and stock it with vast herds of cattle,
that will roam over the steppes of
Siberia as they used to roam over the
plains of our state"
THE WAR DANCES.
The Indians were conspicuous fea-
ture of the meeting. In fact it would
lack in interest were the redskins less
conspicuous. Warriors, bucks, squaws,
pappooses we're everywhere. Each
evening at $50 war dances were given
by upwards of a hundred warriors and
squaws in full feather and war paint
as in days of yore. They entered in
to the dances with much the old
spirit, even though most of the par.
ticipants were in the pappoose class
when the tribe was in strength.
THE REST ROOM.
The thoughtfulness of the w. c. T.
U. ladies in arranging rest room on
Sixth street was appreciated by scores
of people. The resort was arranged
in an annex of the International and
was quite cozy, comfortable and con.
venient. These rooms were carefully
looked after SO as to insure comfort
of visitors. The easy chairs, settees
and lounges we're occupied most Of
the time. Late papers, magazines
ana programs were Jnere, ana appre
ciated by all callers.
ENTERTAIN VISITORS.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Busi
ness Mems club entertained Tuesday
afternoon in the parlors on Seventh
street. The rooms we're tastily deco
rated in national colors and plum bios
SONS, under direction of Mrs. O. Hol
comb. On the receiving line were
Mesdames d. M. Ingram, G. A. Trow
bridge, Fl. N. Johnson and others, anc
all visitors were made welcome. Re
freshments were served in charge O
Miss Rose Bower, assisted by Misse!
Alice Tucker, Ettie Koons, Van MIN
wepen and Meadamos Gertrur}o Whit.