The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-06-30

Gov. Miller of the Battle Mountain
sanitarium, today received orders
relieving him from command of that
institution, the order to take effect
on August 1.
Gov. Miller, who has been in COM
mand at the sanitarium for the past
two years and five months, has been
appointed inspector general and
chief surgeon of all the national
homes and sanitariums. He will be
succeeded at the Battle Mountain
sanitarium by Capt. j. A. Mattison,
first assistant surgeon of the Mt.
Branch sanitarium, one of the most
competent surgeons and physicians
in the service of the government.
WATER USERS MET IN NISLAND
Wednesday afternoon Congress
man E. w. Martin arrived in our
city in his auto for the purpose of
meeting with the members of the
Belle Fourche Water Users associa-
ton in and around Nisland on that
evening.
At o'clock about 100 members
of the association and citizens gath
cred at the Sorensen & Thybo hall
to meet our congressman, and the
members of the association to make
an explanation to him regarding the
treatment they had been receiving
from the government since the pro-
ject has been in shape to furnish
"a little) water, for the last two
years.
The meeting was called to order
by Harry Wright, chairman of the
board of directors, and introduced
Rev. d. w. Davis, who opened the
meeting by giving comic reading
Mr.. Wright then stated the object
of the meeting, saying that Mr.. Mar
tin had come here for the purpose
of hearing what the water users
under the Belle Fourche project in
this vicinity had to say. He then
asked if there was any one in the
audience that had anything to say.
Rev. Gerwell, r. H. Randall, Joe
Duer, DR.. H. F. Rate, A. ]. Max
we'll, John Hanes, and several 9TH
ers made talks on the way the pro-
ject had been run, the treatment
they were left in by not receiving
water when they needed it, and the
amount they needed when it was
turned on. They expressed them
selves as being satisfied that the en-
gineers wha have been in charge of
the work on the project We're in
competent to do the work they tried
to do. R. F. Walters, supervising
engineer of this project and four
others, and who is over Mr.. Magrud-
er on this project was turned down
hard from start to finish by all, and
Mr.. Magruder, the present project
engineer, seems to be giving good
satisfaction among the patrons of
| the project and Is we'll liked by all
who mentioned his name
After the members of the associa-
ton got through talking Mr.. Martin
was introduced by E. G. P. TindaI.
He took the floor and in a short
talk told the members OF the assoc
citation he believed he understood
their wants and he, as their repre-
sentative in congress, would do all
| IN his power, as soon as could to
straighten out things and relieve
them in every way he could. Sew
eral questions were asked him about
various things that would be bene-
fit to the project and help to the
members of the association, and Mr..
Martin answered them in a very sat
isfactory manner.
The meeting then adjourned and
every one went home feeling better
than they did when they come to
the meeting.
Thursday morning Congressman
Martin. O. e. Farnham. Harry