Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-04-14
STOCK MEETING
A SUCCESS
BIG CROWD HERE FOR TWO
DAYS MEETING
The BEST In YEARS

VMAlIA ANO OlVUA Vll VUMWI0OIUN
men AND ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
HERE IN FORCE
The 25th annual meeting OF the West.
ern South Dakota Stock Growers Asso.
ciation was held here on Monday aud
Tuesday of this week. What privi-
lege to the rising generation and par
ticularly those raised in eastern states
to meet and touch hands with these
sturdy and sterling but fast disappear
ing characters who pioneered this por-
tion Of the middle west. made railroads
and civilstion possible and are to day
the same free, loyal and pstrio, 10 cit
liens as Of yore. While many of the
following have been honored in state
and national affairs they retain their In
dividuality and are known to their
friends as Jimmy Craig, Charlie Coffee,
Charlie Ham, Ike Humphrey, Ell
Stenger, Shorty West, Harry Brindley,
Tom Jones, Billy Borst, Ben Ash, Jack
Hale, Hank Simmons, John Hart, Jack
Daley. Frank Stewart, John Brennan,
Dick Stirks and many others whose
names we cannot just now recall. Ad-
| vanoed civiljz alton and customes, the
accumulation of hard earned fortunes
nor the grey hairs caused by hsrdships
and exposure cannot change the sunny
disposition and genuine friendship Of
these old timers. During the meeting
we overheard discussions and reminis-
cenoes of twenty-five, thirty and even
forty years ago when these self same
men stood aide by eide, aud defended
their insignificant worldly possessions
from attacks Of the now peaoesble and
civilized Indian tribes.
The attendance at this mseting was
about 1000 of which about 400 were
bonifled stookmen. The affairs of the
organization are in good financial con-
dition and there Is every indication Of
. large increase In membership for the
ensueing year. The following officers
we're elected and the report Of the
secretary-treasurer, as given below was
unanimously adopted. Additional
items referring to the meeting will be
found in another column.
Executive Committee
Jas. T. Craig, president, Belle
Fourche, South Dakota; A. johnson
Farlsnd, North Dakota; A. L. Martin
Sentinel Butte, North Dakota; William
Borst, Pierre, South Dakota; 1 N
: Humphrey, kapid City, South Dakota
VIM. II. Reed, Wasts. South Dakota
o. F. Coffee. Chadron, Nebrask4 =
D Thomas Jones, Midland, South Da
kota; ]. L. Driskill, Sr, Spesrtish
South Dakota; Jno. R. Brennan. Pin
Ridge, South Dakota; Charles Ham
vice president, Piedmont, South Da
kota; F. r. Tommyhswk, Bullhead
South Dakota; T. Keffsler, Mikkeisor
North Dakota; e. Anderson. EA2l
Butte, South Dakota; Edward Stenzer
Hermosa. South Dakota; Fred Il
Sears, Belviders, South Dakota; ]. D
Hale, Sturgis, South Dakota; II. F
Simmons. Henderson, South D4kots
E. A. Jackson. Dallas, South d .kots
F. M. Stewart, secretary
Buffalo Gap, South Dakota.
Sec. Treas Report
Hot Springs, South Dakota, Apr
10th, 1916.
To the members of the Wester
South Dakota Stock Growers Assoc
alton.
Gentlemen: The twenty -dfth annus
meeting Of your orgsniz alton must re
call to the minds of some of thos
present, the congregating of fe
stockmen at the court house at Rapi
City, on February 20th, 1892 at whic
time temporary organization ws
perfected which was made permane
on April 9Th. of that year. The growt
of the Association was gradual and il
creased from thirty.six members
1892 to GIT in 1902 and au average
bet ~een 500 and GOO WAS continued u
til 1909 when the infl1x of settle
rendered impossible continuation
the range stock business except on
very small scale. We had l57 liste
members in 1915.
The history of the orRaniz alton
somewhat remarkable from the ia
that there has never been two persO
named for an office and the roll b
never been called In On election Y,
have had but four prssidsnts, Mess
II GODDARD. Howard. Dawson and gEsi