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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13

I few minutes after Nellie went to
the Land Of Nod Billy and Freddie ar
rived: but Granny told them to amuse
! themselves on the back porch till time
| for the party, So they played with Ro-
yer. the old doggie. and pearline. the
| snow-white kitten. And thew did not
miad If their little hostess did not come
to greet them on their arrival.
AT a quarter OF ? came Flora. carrying
a ting basket which she was to nh with
goodies Tor her naughty sister. Rather.
Inc iAnh how sorry katherine was that
sht had been SO naughty that she was
forbidden I" attend little Nellies party,
ana she solemniy prom sed herself that
never. never again would she behave In
an ugly manner. And we hope she will
keep her view. too,
Flora !cinrd Billy aud Freddie on the
porch and had game of jump and
run with Rover and Pearline. and. like
the boys. she did not mind NelIie's not
welcoming her.
AT precisely O'Clock Nelie,s mamma
had everything on the table. and went
10 the back porch to call the guests and
hostess in. Not seeing Nellie. she asked:
Why, where is Baby?"
we don't know. said Billy. We
haven seen her since we came"
And neither have ! seen Nellie" said
Flora. Mamma looked surprised and
went into the hall and called out very
loudly: Baby. where are you? Don't you
Know your company Is here?"
Bat. getting no reply to her call. the
mamma became Bit uneasy WHY.
where can Baby he?' she asked, with
some concern. Just at the momeut old
Grandlnamnia came down the stairs. rub
Ding sleep from her eyes She. too. had
been taking an afternoon nap, lying on
couch in the sitting room up stairs.
When she saw that her daughter was
looking for BABY" she rccollected hay.
ing told the little one to lie on her bed
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13

Grandnamma went to the kitchen and
Mamma went to the kitchen. And Martha.
the cook was already In the kitchen. So
you may believe there were great prepare
tons for Nellie's afternoon tea party.
Nellie was allowed to set the table and
you cannot Imagine how daintily every
thing looked after she was through. First,
over the table went SNOWY white cloth.
tMamma had made 1t from piece OF old
tablccloth which could no longer lie used
on the big dining table,. Then. In the
center of the table was placed little
vase OF flowers. Mamma had given Nellie
- cents to go to the florists on the tor
ner whore she got u lovely bunch of
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13

lilacs that looked like purple plunes. Then
round the table We're placed four blue
china plates. Silver knives and forks
ana spoons lay beside the plates. and in
side the plates were folded paper napkins
In the middle OF the table-close to the
vase or lilacs-was placed the silver boat
Tor the thin sandwiches Also. near It
was basket Of dainty fruit.
Precisely at half-past two Nellie was
dressed for the party, but her eyes were
heavy, for she had not had her afternoon
nap Why not lie down on Granny's
big bed and have 40 winks?'' asked
Grandnamma Of Nellie seeing that the
little girl was "nappy.'
Il Will. Grandmamma," said Nellie
md when my company comes you may
wake 1ne up So she got onto Granny's
big soft bed and was soon fast asleep
dreaming Of mountains Of chicken sand.
witches and lakes Of ice-cream.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13

and take forty winks. All, and she had
forgotten Nellies request to be called
rhen the guests arrived And after tell
Ing the boys to so play on the porch.
she had betaken herself to the Grown
ups Land Of Snooze. But now she re-
membered. and. laughing. said: What 4
Joke on Nellie. She's asleep. and her
party is going on. Let the guests b..
seated at table. and when she comes
down she will be surprised to see them
there"
So Mamma seated the four little guests
ut table and Grandmamma went up
stairs and walked Nellie. "Oh. have they
come" asked Nellie, jumping OF the bed
Run down. Baby" said Grandmamma,
Its about time for the party"
And when Nellie ran into the dining
room and heheld her guests chatting
away at the table, she jumped up and
down. clapping her hands. why, you're
all here. And was fast asleep"
Yes. were having the party all to
ourselves" cried Billy. 'And II you
hadn't come just now we would have
eaten up all the goodies! You are
great one-giving a party and going fast
asleep while the folks are coming"
And they all laughed heartily at Mel
lies expense. and she laughed oudest
OF all And after she was seated at
table she told her dream about the noun
tains of sandwiches and lakes OF Ice
cream.
Well. II that's the wav you Dream"
said Freddie. II don't blame you for
going TO sleep while you have party.
Invite us next time to your Dream Land.
will you?''
Ana then the party began In earnest,
and. oh. such fun they did have And
when IL was over Nelie's papa came
home. and Nellie. sitting on his lap. told
him all about it-eveu to her having
been called from the Land Of Nod to
join her own party.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13

The next day Bert got the teacher to
excuse BIN from school half an hour be-
fore closing time. AS this was nothing
unusual-a pupil being excused from
school on some good excuse-none Of the
other pupils attached any Importance to
Bert's going. Iii fact Gertie Smith did
not notice his absence at all. she was SO
occupied in getting her last lesson of the
day.
At last o'clock came. and Ethel, full
of anticipation. took Gerties arm and hur
ried homewards. She knew there was
surprise waiting for them on the road
side somewhere between the schcolhouse
and Gerties home. At little ravine-so
deep that In going down into it one lost
view Of the surrounding country and
could not be- seen from any Of the farm
houses--Ethers alert eyes caught the dark
form OF what appeared to be big
animal crouching In the high. dry grass
The creature was some two hundred feet
from the roadside and was crouchlng as
II to hide itsel. from tho view of pedas-
TRANS. Ethel knew at once that 1t was
Bert disguised in an old buffalo skin
which had been III their family ever since
she could remember. AS GertIe had not
yet caught sight of the animal" Ethel
directed her attention towards it. See
that great dark thing moving in the
grassl'' she whispered. Can it he a
bear?" Aud she drew back as IL afraid,
hiding herself behind Gertie.
As Gertie's eyes took In the creature
In the grass she trembled with fear and
said to Ethel: ''Oh. don't push me in
front Of you. Ethel! oh, is 1t a--bear7
oh. let's run--let'S run for our liyasi''
But you aren't afraid Of nything ex-
cept snakes and cyclones" declared Ethel,
struggling to keep Gertie between herself
and the bear" ''Oh. please stand here
and keep the bear from running after
mel l shall run away IL you but stay
here to hold the beasts attention. VIII
you stand right here till am safe out
Of the ravine?'
"Oh. goodness, nor hosrsely whispered
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13

yes. Wen be there half an hour before
three. Oh, won't we have FUN? What
are you going to have to eat! ! hope
GraInma bakes a cream cake. An. oh.
Nellie. have sone-Hello there Central,
don't get on the wire!-iIello Is that
you. Nelie?'
Yes, Billy 1t is on the wire" came
Nellies reply. What is 1t you want?'
"Dill pickles and chicken sandwiches"
called out Billy. Then. having expressed
his wants. Billy had nothing more to say
except good by, and rang OF
Then Nellie called up katherine and
Flora and the latter answered the phone
after the housenaid told her II was "Niiss
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13
80 RPUzzLE
f. ,RNER

CHARADE.
Ny flrst is a dog
Without pedigree,
And when you have found It
You'll readily see
That what l have said
About him Is true.
And Mt a dog show
He'll take no ribbon blue.
Ny second does grow
On my first. you see.
And when you have found II
You will believe me
That when they're together->
In country or town
They form just one word
Which means to "cut down"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13
TRANsPOsITIONs.

l. Spell heavy swamp grass back
ward and get pretty and harmless ami
mai. 2. Spell the rising Of waters back
ward and get to correct literature for
magazine g. Spell backward one who
does not speak the truth and get part Of
a track over which a train Of cars runs.
4. Transpose the Internal regions and get
important parts of human bodies.
HIDDEN POET PUZZLE.
The name Of a well-known poet Is hid.
den in the following FIVE sentences. Each
sentence contains onesylable word,
whose initial letter helps to spell the
desired name. II the words are rightly
guessed and written one below another
the name will appear correctly spelled In
the first row of letters.
l. The bee sets fine example of kind
industry.
2 Every day In the year should count
some good work done.
3. Sometimes the road to success Is
both bitter and hard.
4. 1t is not well to forget old friends.
S. name counts for little In this,
world. but character for much.
!, ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES
t LETTER ENIGMA-Easter.
PRIMAL ACROSTIC-HOnesty. Crosse
! CORDS: /. Heart. 2. Oceon. 3. Nerue. 4.
Eagle. s. Shout 6. Trout. I. Yeast.
ZIGZAG PUZZLE-Mountdlns. Cross
cords: l. Money. 2. Bo,oor. 8. Fl~te 4.
Blind. 5. Faust. 8. Bleak. Z. Flint. 8.
: Indus 8. Smoke.
ILLUSTRATED ACROSTIC-Hamlet
Pictured cords: /. Head. 2. Anger. 8.
Mug. 4. Loaf. 5. Erit. g. Tobacco.
EASTER RABBIT rUZZLE.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13
CHAR ADE.

My nrst Is the nickname Of a boy;
My second appears In the word annoy:
And part Of a chain you'll find my thirdE
And my whole u the name Of pretty
bird
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-16
Sire Horse Registration

Pierre-The last legislative session
at the demand OF horse raisers over
the state passed a stallion registra-
ton law, making certain officials OF
the state members Of the new board.
James w. Wilson, of the state agri-
cultural college at Bookings, as sec
rotary Of the board, has just made
a report to the governor. In brief tbs
report shows that since July 1, 1909,
the board has issued As temporary, and
and jacks in the state. The board Will
only grant licenses on reports of au-
thenticated veterinarians, and reports
a shortage of such officials for the
work, especially in the outlying se3-
lions of the state. Stations are list
ed into three classes by the board:
purebred; grade and no grade.
On reports made to them the board
has rejected licenses for 65 stations
in the past year on account of her
iditary weakness. The horsemen Of
the state are generally reported to be
very we'll satisfied with the work OF
the board, but some Of them whose
stock has not been listed as they de-
sire, are reported to be charging the
board with a species of graft in it's
work. The receipts of the board for
the year were $5,694.35, and the ex-
penses $3,257.47, leaving a balance or
over $4,000 in the funds of the board.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-16
State Finance For August

Pierre-The report of the condi-
ton of the state treasury at the
close of business August 81 showed a
total of $26S, $50 on hand, and of this
sum $108, 1872 is in the general fund,
and as the taxes are coming in on
the September call that fund will
show a material in crease for the
month, and the treasury wi ] he on a
cash basis probably until the fist of
next year with the receipts of this
month and of the December call. The
Irvine plant fund shows a working
capital of $55, 1872; and the capitol
building fund has accumulated SILL
059. The game fund is up to S9,435,
and as soon as the county treasurers
remit their licenses collections Of this
year it will show a heavy increase,
and the game warden will have a good
sum on which to work for securing
game birds for the state If the COM
ing legislative session gives him the
authority the last session thought 1t
was granting to him.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-16
APT XII.
The Gold eao.

The Gold Bag.
have always smiled at those cases
of spontaneous combustion which, like
fusing the component parts of a seid-
litz powder, unite two people in a bub-
bling ephermeral ecstasy. But sure
surely there is possible, with but a
single meeting, an attraction SO great,
a community of mind and interest so
strong. that between that first meet
ing and the next the bond may grow
into something stronger. This is es.
pecially true, / fancy. OF people with
temperament, the modern substitute
for imagination. 1t is s nice ques-
ton whether lovers begin to love
when they are together. or when they
are apart.
Not that followed any such line
OF reasoning at the time. I would not
even admit my folly TO myself. But
during the restless hours OF that first
night after the accident. when my
back ached with lying on 1t, and any
other position We torture. I found my
thoughts constantly going back to Ali
son West. l dropped into a doze, TO
dream of touching her dugeS~ Again
to comfort her. and awoke to find
had patted q t~easpoonful of medicine
cut OF Mrs. Klopton's indignant hand.
What WAS Il Mcknight had said about
making an egreeioqs ass Of myself7
i thst hrntss:At me s<ses 70 RRsssAsy
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-16

a bad way. Not a jury in the country
would stand Out against the stains
the s~tiletto, and the murdered mans
poCket-book in your possession"
Then you think Sullivan did it?"
asked.
"Of course" said Mcknight con.
tidently. Unless you did it in your
sleep. Look at the stains on his pill
low, and the dirk stuck into it. And
didn't he have the man Harrington's
pocket-book?"
But why did he go off without the
money!" l persisted. And where
does the brOnze-haired girl come in?'
Search me" Mcknight retorted Zip,
PANTY. inflammation of the imagi,
nation on your part"
Then there is the piece OF tele-
gram. 1t said lower ten, car even.
It's extremely likely that she had 1t.
That telegram was about me, Richey."
I'm getting a headache" he said,
putting out his cigarette against the
sole of his shoe. All I'm certain Of
JNSI - 14A"L AACAC Ad0A y DCCh
a wreck, by this time you'd be sitting
in an eight by ten cell, and feeling like
the rhyme for it,"
But listen to this" l contended, as
he picked up his hat, this fellow Sui
Ivan is a fugitive, and he's a lot more
likely to make advances to Bronson
than to us. We could have the case
continued, release Bronson on bail
and set a watch on him"
Not my watch" Mcknight protest
ed It's a family heirloom"
You'd better so home" l said firm
ly. Go home and go to bed. You're
sleepy. You can have Sullivan's red
necktie to dream over If you think it
will help any"
Mrs. Klopton's voice came drowsily
from the next room, punctuated by a
yawn. "Oh, l forgot to tell you," she
called, with the suspicious lisp which
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-16
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley, lawyer, goes To
Pittsbufg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition OF
John Gilmore, millionaire. In the latter's
house no Is attracted by the picture OF
a girl whom Gilmore explains is HE
granddaughter, Alison West. He rays
her father is a rascal and a friend OF
the forger. A lady requests Blakeley 10
buy her a Pullman ticket. He gives her
lower eleven and retains lower ten. He
finds a man In a drunken stupor in lower
ten and goes TO bed in lower nine. He
Rwakens in lower seven and finds hat
his bag and clothes are missing. The
mar In lower ten Is found murdered. His
name, It develops, Is Simon Harrington.
The man who disappeared with Blake
ley's clothes is suspected. BlakeIey be-
comes interested In a girl In blue. Cir
c~umstantlal evidence places Blakeley IN
der suspicion Of murder, The train Is
wrecked. BIakeley is rescued from the
burning car by the girl in blue. His arm
IL broken. Together they go 10 the Car
ter farm for breakfast. The girl prove
20 be Alison West, his partners sweet
heart. Ali5on's peculiar actions mystify
the lawyer. She drops her gold bag and
Blakeley, unnotiCed, puts IL in his pocket.
He returns home %nd learns from his
landlady of strange happenings.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-16

quoted unctuously. IT'S pure reac-
ton, Lollie. Yesterday the sky was
low; l was digging for my best friend.
To-day-he lies before me, his peevish
self. Yesterday | thought the notes
were burned; to-day look forward
to a good c~ross-country chase, and
with luck we will draw" His voice
changed suddenly. "Yesterday-she
was in Seal Harbor. To-day-she is
here
Here in Washington" 1 asked. as
naturally as / could.
"Yes. Going to stay a week or two"
"oh. I had a little hen and she had a
wooden leg
And nearly every morning she used
to lay an egg
will you stop that racket, Rich!
It's tho real thing this time, / sup
poser"
Well" he said judicially, "since
you drag 1t from me, / think perhaps
it is. You-you're such a confirmed
w~oman-hater that l hardly knew how
you would take it,"
Nothing Of the sort" | denied testi-
ly. Because a mar reaches the age
OF 80 without making maudlin love to
every"
I've taken to long country rides
he went on retectively. without listen.
ing TO me. "and yesterday l ran owe
a sheep: nearly wen into the ditch.
But theresa Providence that watches
! oyes FOOLS ana lovers, and inst nov ]
know darneE well that Ill one. and
have q sneaking idea I'm both"
You are both I said with disgust.
II you cSn be rational for MD.
ment. 4 visa Eou would tell me why
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-16
THE FEDERAL COURT
September Term in Session at Dead.
wood Will be Short


Deadwood-United States court is
in session here for the Septem-
Der term, with Judge Garland, or
Sioux Falls, on the bench. The term
is likely to be a short one, IND a num-
Der Of cases will go over. The several
suits against the Burlington railroad
have been postponed on account OF
the unexpected death Sunday Of n. K.
Griggs, chief counsel for the road. At
the opening of court, when the petit
jury was summoned, ]. ]. Morrow, Of
Lead, one of the jurymen, failed to re-
spOnd to the summons and was
brought before Judge Garland and fin
ed $25 and costs for contempt. The
petit jury consists of Sam Rowley, T.
J. Morrow, Mitchell; John Cuthbert,
Isaac Fulker, P. f. B~runsness, Aber-
deem; David Hall, Blunt: Henry
MauCh, Hetland; l.. p. Shostrom,
Deadwood; F. w. Critchfield, Kim
ball; w. A. Turner, Harry Jones, John
Pasek, Huron: j.. A. Berg, e. G. Kings
ley, H. P. Williams, George L. Fay,
Guy MOulton, Fl. R. Grenard, Pierre;
Richard Williams, Langford; William
Walpole, jr., Henry Nissen, James
Ewing, Yankton; Fred Rowe, Fort
Pierre; R. J. Hicks, Big Stone; Henry
Sasse, S. d. Boyd, Frank Peck, Henry;
A. G. GulIander, Bridgewater; Cahrles
Delaney, William Cornell, j. H. Keen
an, Sioux Falls: Ole Peterson, Violin;
George c. Wagner, Utica; l.. Z. Sny-
der, Onida; William Woedell, Harris
burg; Marcus Peterson, Hosmer; L. L.
Butler, Butler.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-16

I and I fancy I groaned. There is no
use expatiaung on the friendship be
tween two men who have gone to-
gether through college, have quar-
relied and made it up, fused together
over politics and debated crseds for
years; men don't need to be told, and
women cannot understand Neyerthe-
less, / groaned. II it had been any
one but Rich.
Some things were mine. however,
and I would hold them. The halcyon
breakfast. the queer hat. the pebble in
her small shoe, the gold bag with the
broken chain-the bag, Why, it was
in my pocket at that moment
l got up painfully and found my
coat. Yes, there was t1s purse, bul-
ging with an opulent digestion OF
wealth inside. l wen back to bed
again, somewhat dizzy, between effort
and the touch of the triuk3t, so lately
hers. l held it up by its broken chain
and gloated over ii. BY careful atten-
ton to orders. | ought 10 be out in a
day or so. Them could return 1t to
her. / really ought to do that; it was
valuable. and I wouldn't care TO trust
il to the mail. ! could run down 10
Richmond, and see her once-there
was no ~disIoyalty to Rich in that
l had no intention OF opening the
little bag. I put it under my pillow
which was my reason for refusing 10
have the linen slips changed, to Mrs.
Klopton's dismay. And sometimes dur
ing the morning, while l lay under a
virgin field Of white, Ornamented with
strange flowers. my cigarettes hidden
beyond discovery, and Science and
Health on a table by my elbow, as If
by the merest accident, slip my hand
under my pillow and touch 1t rev
erently.
Mcknight came In about IL. l heard
his car at the curb, followed almost
Immediately by his slam at the front
door, and his usual Clamor on the
stairs. He had a bottle under his
arm, rightly surmising that l had been
forbidden stimulant, and a large box
of cigarettes in his pocket, s~uspecting
my deprivation.
Well" he said cheerfully. How
did you sleep after keeping M up half
the night"
l slipped my hand around; the purse
was well covered.
Have it now, or wait till l get the
ont ." he ratified on
Il don't want anything" l protested.
Il wish you wouldn't be so darned
cheerful, Richey." He stopped whit
Ting to stare at me.
at am saddest when | sing!'" he
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-16
Vermont Thrift,

Robert Lincoln O'Brien, editor of the
Boston Transcript, is a great admirer
of the thrift of the Vermonters, but
thinks sometimes they carry It too
far.
O'Brien was up In Vermont last sum
mer and went to dinner with a friend
who had some political aspirations. As
they came IN the door he heard the
lady of the house say to the hired
girl: Il see Mr.. Jones has somebody
with him for dinner. Take these two
big potatoes down to the cellar and
bring up three small ones"