The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-31
RAPID CITY. SOUTH DAKoTA A. w. MARCH 81, 1911.
LOOKOUT STATIONS
Will Be Established by Forest
Service Officers.

Lack of moisture is causing the for
est fires in the Black Hills national
forest to commence much earlier than
usual as there has been no precipita-
ton until the past week.
Fires have already been reported
near Redeem, Mystic and two small
ones near Deadwood while large
one up Rapid valley menaced the
Lanphere-Hinrichs timber railroad
and burned a wooden trestle bridge
and quite a bit of valuable timber be-
fore it was eXtinguished. The recent
- II Custer which burned the paint
....i vain 200O pounds of pine cone
seeds and cause a loss of $500 worth
OF machinery: was originally forest
fire.
In order to combat these conditions
effectively the forest service officers
have decided to inaugurate Il system
of lookouts.
Lookout stations will be established
on Custer Peak and Harvey Peak in
the southern Hills, the two stations
to be connected up by telephone with
the northern and southern headquar-
ters respectively SO that speedy warn
ing of new fires can be given as the
two peaks are among the highest
points i'll the northern and southern
hills and are the best points of van
tage for the rangers.-D eadwood dis
patch.
Buffalogap is boosting for an alfalfa
mill.
The G. NV. have new switch
engine for yard work.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Chris Amber
son last Tuesday a son.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
f. Joy in Omaha last Saturday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Dawkins Of this city last Sunday.
AT the Market Day sale last Satur-
day the proceeds aggregated So, 500.
Now is the time to plant trees. G..
Thomson has commended digging and
delivering.
There is more sound in hollow
gourd than in a full one, and the same
is true OF an empty head.
The department OF agriculture will
established forest reserve in the
Appalachian and White mountains.
Rev. w. S. Grim is at the Rapid
City hospital where he recently I'M
derWent an operation for appendicitis.
John Miller, Of Bend, and Miss Inez
Markle, of Raymond, Neb., were mar
ried in this city Tuesday, Rev. Frank
officiating.
DR.. f. G. Gilbert returned from
Deadwood Saturday evening, where
he has been confined at the St. Joseph
hospital suffering from an infected
hand.
John w. Gates has organized a
thirty million dollar bread trust and
will have branches in all cities and
will practically control the price of
bread.
Trade balance with Europe this
year will favor the United States,
which simply gives us little more
confidence in the stability of general
business.
w. G. Youel has arrived in this
city and will have charge of the new
wholesale produce business Of Reese
& Buck. Mr.. Youel comes to this
city from Madison.
Henry Birnbaum has commenced
the work Of placing the new fountain
that was recently given to the CITY,
The fountain will be placed at Main
and Seventh streets
Senator LaFollette will lead the
fight on the war game going on on
the Mexican border. lie will under
take to show that Wall street in
spired the mobilization of troops
The Crouch line will commence
running their Sunday passenger train
next Sunday. The train will leave
this city at eight O'Clock and return
ing will leave Mystic at four o'clock.
A marriage license was issued
Wednesday to Caball Hale and Miss
Mary II. Black of near this city.
They married the same day at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Skaggs,
Rev. Frank officiating.
A horse belonging to H. w. Der
thick was taken from his stable last
Tuesday night and given hard ride
and then turned loose. Sheriff Hew-
lit upon inquiry found the horse at a