The Black Hills Weekly Journal from Rapid City, South Dakota • 1

The Black Hills kly Journal RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, DECEMBER 11, 1908. VOli. 31. NO. 49.

ESTABLISHED JANUARY 5, 1878. Wee their number, the more we Intro 1 no great damage would be done of much amusement. Hard boiled dancing, those present were gather HIS LAST MESSAGE Keystone. EVERYBODY VORKIIIG CROUCH LINE SUED by thereckless destruction, of our forests. It Is difficult to have pa tlence with the arguments of these persons.

Thanks. to our own reck lessness In the use of our splendid forests, we jhave already Crossed the verge of a timber famine this country, and no measures that we now take can, at least for many years, undo the mischief that has already been done. But we can prevent further mischief being done; and It would be in the high est degree reprehensible to let any consideration of temnorarv conven ience or temnorarv cost interfere with such action, especially as re- sards the national forests which the nation can now. at this very mo- ment, control. I eggs were used for the several foot balls reauired.

and they were blown from one end of the table to the other instead of being pro pelled by main force. As the re porter was leaving, the captain of the winning team. Prof. McLanry, was being Importuned for a speech. Light refreshments were eerved and all expressed themselves as hav ing enjoyed the evening very much.

PAYING SMA LL DIVIDEND. Creditors Will Xot Gel Much From Bankrupt II. W. Day Estate. Attorney H.

E. Edwards, federal referee for western South Dakota, was busy Monday afternoon countersigning the checks for payment of a dividend of three per cent to the creditors of -R. W. Day, who some -months ago was aajuagea bankrupt. Something over $700 is required to pay the dividend.

When Mr. Day filed his schedule in the federal court he placed his liabilities in excess of $19,000 and I his assets at about 117.000, but ref- i eree uawaras statea inai iu an pruu- 1 ability not more than $2,000 would be realized from the assets and out 1 I 01 mat vne cosis 01 me oamruyn 1 It has Won my purpewe from thetxntwt- the wlnuer. beginning of my administration tnlualu' ake the Indian Service romnletelv it of the atmosphere of political ctlvlty. and there has been steadv irogrcss toward that end. The last I 11 wUl noted that there are cv-cmaining stronghold of politics in lral changes iu tho relative poi- proceedings will have to be paid be- ent congress the house committees thrift, hard work, and business en-fore the creditors get anything, were called but no measures werejergy; but these qualities cease to hat service was the airencv svatom hich had seen Its ibest dav and ras gradually falling to pieces from tstuial or purely evolutlonarv tuses.

but. like all such survivals vas decaying slowly In Its later It scents clear that its had better be made final tow. that the ground can be letred for larger construction work behalf of the Indians, prcpara ry to their induction into the full Measure of responsible citizenship November 1 only eighteen a pen ies were left on the roster, wit' wo exceptions, where somw lega' uesiions freemen to stand tenipor rlly in the way, these have h'Khot number you still have RACE WITHIN A RACE IX THE Jtn'RXAL'S IPTI.R VOTIXO UJXTEST GltOWH EXCITING. (CANDIDATES uOKKlNtf 1011 T1U3 FREE VOTES THAT WILL I1U GIVEN AWAY THIS WEEK. Eerybody is reading the returns la th Jurnl each morning and umnieiHlng tho splendid lkt 01 lpuiar ladles and geuilemeu aa- luounced as candidates lu the voting I 11 up to the candidates them- I teilv8- auJ thw wt deserving is twuna 10 I oloiia of tho candidates.

Such I -hanges may looked for from now 011. 1 be names at tho foot of the lUts may go skyrocketing .0 the top, and top-uoUhers mut.1 ae alert if they would retain their It rx-Quircji only a small amount j( Ueterminution, properly applied auder the rules of the contest, to Be it re eiiouKh new ones to win some the extra votes that are offered week. A few extra votes in hdifcaUou to extra effort and It b- ecrbody to go out and try gather in thv new ones before Saturday night. If you don't win ho HitL-f act ion knowing ou an on your way to tho ultimata goal. Contestants should niako It a to coaio into the olllco with heir books at least twice euch week -and oftener is better and liavo hvdr accounts adjuMcd.

Nothing Is allied by holding back I lie nub- iriptiotjs, as the certificate car. be oted at any time, and much cou- usioii can lie avoided by prompt ad- ut-lllietu of till1 boukn. And time Hieif Now In the es- cntiul moment for helpful support. be it li it of the oiliest demand ast wotk all the wiiv. If your coupon book In I.e.

'(lining xhatiMcd; gel aiiolber. Plenty on ind to Mii'idy the hiiMlcrx. The attention of the candidates Ih ill. to the f.n tliat minder -h not count lis a Hew ti lixtil i- althoiiKh tt all ien a kuwI iiiany with it the Kiiiiic. Mr.

Trowbridge has Jut received id' LTiiUciiiiin'i 1 diamond 1 1 1 mi Ni Yot and It Is a luaty. He vol be tlad to tii.xoiie. It will be nu dlwpla) a his window troiu now 011. Kxeiyone In th" row 11 in nnxlotihly for the hi lit before ChrM- nan v. when (he otes will be oiirited by the JudwcK.

and the announced. A very nhort lime. iveep busy. Mantling of ViluiidaleM, ladles' Natiii-h. No.

VoteK. vlrs. raldiue Slunnmd lllo Mrs. F. (.

Fowler, M. II. A I 111 fllzalieth Poht. Ka.slern Star 1 2 Mrs. J.

II. Parry, H. of Anna leal estate, 1 0 Oil 1 tni'j I (10 Catherine Swevne, T. O. r'ratlkle ZillhniHMer.

Chase's. Irs. Warren Hurlbut 74 1 tuth Joiick 7o vlargtierite WScg.md "06 Mrs. Heulah Crocked, liceves. (ilC tin 2 ro7 4K1 4 72 Myrtle Anderson, Mis Minnie lll.u Mamie McCarthy, Ilaiuen' Amy I.eary Cady Chadwicl, Morris Areta Stoernief.

Current Events 4uS Mae Ellswort 4 1 1 I'hervMi Fayal Itelilielt 2Hfi Catrle Clifl, Cong. Mlrs. Sue, 2nf, Agnes Ferguson Pres. Mlw. Soc 117 Mania Scan Ion 82 (c nth-men's Names.

No. Votes, Chan. C. Gay, A. (.

C. tS HerU rt McManus, post iltl 1 F. P. Hooper, of 773 K. L.

Brown, Klkn. Carl Ib hreiiH, 1. (). 0. Joseph Duhtuiiel, M.

C. Frank Leslie Hangs Fred Lake, Swenney Hose Co. rouse Deranek, llalnes store. Don l'attoti Chas. Aagard Eagles C.

A. Lane Jack McElroy Will I.dy. H. L. Co I il .7 09 (591 7 C09 .572 t.06 .467 .4 63 .221 Arthur Bridge 206 larry Merrill 199 Willard Richards 14C A.

Flgge, Saving bank 132 I ugh 11. Gun 123 Ralph Mc.Mabon A Claud Da mou 61 Dr. Wheeler 19 Chas. CalKit 16 Geo. Walker 9 Chas.

Fallon 4 Jack Elliot 1 Xi'iim. Miss Arleen Ijeeper "9 Itochford. Owen 106 mil aty. Mlsa Grace Mrs. ABiert Carr ,221 69 .118 Mrs.

Chas. Caton Krymtone. Mrs. Shirley Caple Tracy. Orevllle.

Marguerite McDermott 146 duce the principles of co-operation into our industry. Every increase in the number of small stockholders in corporations is a good thing, for the same reasons; and where th employees are the stockholders th result is particularly good. Very much of this movement -must be outside of anything that can be ac- compllshed by-legislation: but leg lslation can do a good deal. Postal savings banks will make It easy for the poorest to keep their savings in absolute safety. The regulation of the national highways must be such that they shall serve all people with equal justice Corporate finances must be supervised so as to make it rar safer than at present for the man 0f small means to invest his money in stocks.

There must be prohibition of child labor rilmimi tion of woman labor, shortening of hours of all mechanical labor: stock watering should be prohibited, and stock gambling so far as is possible discouraged. There should be a progressive inheritance tax on large fortunes. Industrial education snouia ne encouraged, as fr at possible we should lighten the bur- den of taxation on the small man if- snouia put a premium u'kii be the main factors In accumulating a fortune long before that fortune reaches a point where lu would be seriously affected by any Inheritance tax such as I propose. It is eml nently right that the nation should fix the terms upon which the great fortun-Cs are They rare iy Co good and they often do harm to those who inherit them in their entirety Tha i. -1.

'urii-ri "tun of the reforms for which we shou.d work. But there is one matter with which the congress should deal at this session. There should no long- er be any nalterlne with the nne i 1 uuu ot idKing care ot tne wasre- workers who, under our present in- dustrial system, become killed, crip- pled, or worn out as part of the reg- ular Incidents of a given business. The majority of wageworkers must have their rights secured for them ny state action; but the national government should legislate In thor- ough going and f.r-reaching fashion not only for air employees of the national government, but for all per- sons engaged in interstate corn- merce. The object sousht for could be achieved to a measurable degree, as far as those killed or crippled are concerned, by proper employers' liability laws.

As far as concerns those who have been worn out. I call jo.ir attention to the fact that definite steps toward providing old-age pensions have been aken in many cf our prltati ind ustris. At the last election certain lead era of organized labor made a vio lent and sweeping attack upon the entire judiciary of the countrv an aitacK coucnea in such terms a to Include the jiic-st upright, honest and broad-minded judges, no less than those of narrower mind and more restricted outlook There is. I think, ground for the belief that substantial injustice it often suffered by employees in con- sequence of the custom of courtf issuing temporary injunctions with out notice to them, and punishing them for contempt of court In In stances where, as a matter of fact. they have no knowledge of any nro- ceedings.

Outside of organized labor there Is a widespread feelinir that this system often works great injustice to wageworkers when their efforts to better their working con dition result in industrial disputes A temporary injunction procured ex parte may as a matter of fact have 911 the effect of a permanent ln- junction In causing disaster to the wageworkers side In such a dispute. Organized labor Is chafing iimder tne unjust restraint which comes from repeated resort to this plan of procedure. Its discontent has been unwisely expressed, and often improperly expressed, but there is a sound basis for it, and the orderh ana law-abiding people or a com- munlty would be in a fas stronger position for upholding the courts if the undoubtedly existing abuses could be Drovided aealnst. The nower of Inlunciion la a ereat equitable remedy, which should on no account be destroyed. But safe- guards should be erected against its abuse.

I belive that some such pro visions as those 1 advocated a year go for checking the abuse of the Issuance of temporary injunctions should be adopted. In substance. provision should be made that no Injunction or temporary restraining order Issue otherwise than on no tice, except where irreparable injury would otherwise result; and in such case a hearing on the merits of the order shoHd be had within a short fixed period, and, if not then continued after hearing, it should forth with lapse. Decisions should be rendered immediately, and the chance of delay minimized in every way. Moreover, I believe that the proceedure should be sharply de fined, and the judge required min utely to state the particulars both or his action and or bis reasons therefor, so that the congress can if it desires examine and investi gate the same.

If there is any one duty which more than another we owe It to our children and our children's chll- dren to perform at once. It Is to save the forests of this country, for they constitute the first and most Im- portant element in the conservation of the natural resources of the country. There are of course two kinds cf natural resource. Ore is the kind which can only be used as part of a process of exhaustion; this is true of mines, natural oil and gas wells, and the like. The other, and of course ultimately by far the most important.

Includes the resources which can be improved In the pro ctrss 01 wiow use, tuts wm. 1 1 it and the foreBts come under 'this head. Shortsighted persona, or persons blinded to the future by desire make money in every way out the present. loiMumw aa I to of ed at the front of the room and Mayor Chauncey L. Wood gave the Elks' toast, "To Our Absent Broth ers." Then followed the luncheon and Caterer Duncan had prepared a feed that was real.

R. R. McGregor presided as toast- master, and the following gentle men responded to toasts: C. W. Brown, 'Charity." Harry Wentzr, "Sociability." H.

E. Edwards "Friendship." H. W. Derthtck, "Home H. Gandy, "Love." and James Boyd, The Elks." An effort will be made to organize an Elks' lodge in this city and in the very near future it la hoped to secure a large list of names for charter members.

CIRCUIT COURT XEW8. Last Jury Case Heard and the Jury Discharged. The last jury case for this term of the circuit court was on trial Monday and all the jurymen, other than those engaged on that case were discharged. When a verdict Is rendered in that case the jurors will be finally discharged. Mrs.

Anna Shane Cooper vs. Brown and Sage, suit on a lease. was before the court Monday. At torney Bangs represented the plain tiff and Attorney Wood the defendant. Told the Truth.

Eastern papers are publishing the story of how Mrs. Hans Nielsen, of Rapid City, found gold In the giz zard of a goose which she was dress- ng for Thanksgiving. The story Is 1 true one, and the Journal might have had told it first, but the writer about It, although she saw he gold the day after it was found. It was real gold, and for once at east the newspaper correspondents correct in their statements. Tie goose came from G.

W. Craw-y's, near Folsora, and the gizzard ntained a large number of "col- irs. Fotsom is on Spring creek. 1 years ago considerable placer iHEing was done on that creek. COMPLETE STATE REPORT.

Hvcrce, Quail Protection and Sun day Amusement laws Carried. Pierre. S. Dec. 7.

The Sun- lay amusement law, submitted at he recent general erection, carried by a majority of only 372 votes out of a total of 96,384. according to the official canvass completed by the tate board here. County option was defeated by 2,430 -rotes, tire quail law received the largest majority, 33,066, the di- iorce law was next with 21,417 ma jority, the constitutional amend ment changing the methods of state axation was defeated by 12.817 and he increase of $500 ia the attorney- eneral's salary was defeated by 8,429 votes. The official figures made no ma terial change in the majorities of he candidates for office, Taft's lead being 27,270 and that of Vessey 8,152. Martin and Burke, for con gress, each ran ahead or Tart majorities, that of Martin being 24 and that of Burke.

28.642. Biggest Vote on Divorce. An interesting study Is presented by the total votes on the various proposed laws and amandments. Notwithstanding the proposed county option law occupied the cen- er of the stage throughout the cam paign, in the discussion of the submitted laws and amendments, the ote on it was the smallest in the lot, while on the divorce law, of which very little was said, the larg- it number expressed their wish. On president the total vote cast was 114,775.

The number voting on the laws and amendments was as I follows: Divorce. quail, 97.614; I Sunday law. county option, I amendment increasing the 1 attorney-general's salary. 86.354; I revenue amendment, 82,647. I it win be reanzea mat divorce 1 law was placed next to that on coun- ty option, In arranging the ballot, I it was so put together as to lead I many to eay that voters would be confused and vote under the divorce I aw, lummug lucy vuwug ou 1 option If there Is merit In this ciatm, tne large, majority given tne 1 tivorce law win be used by tne ad- Tocates or county option in their 1 ciaim mat me arrangement or tne ballot defeated the option law Following are the official figures as announced by the state canvass- board: For president Taft, "ryan.

thann, prohibition. 1,039. Debs, socialist, His- ten. independence, 88. For governor; Vessey, 62,989.

l.ce. Kaappen. prohibition. Knsnn antttattlat 5 515 For congress Martin. 67.582; Burke.

Dowdell, Oi- on. 38.622. For lieutenant governor Shober, S4.592; LaFollette, 41.318. For secretary of state Polly, Healy. 19.621.

For state auditor Hirning, 111; Veitch. 19.227. I For state treasurer Johnson, I I utosson, 1 For attorney-general Clark, 05; Hanten. 19,613. I For superintendent of public in-I truction Ustrud, Moan; I I9.47&.

.1 For commissioner of school and I ublie lands Dokken, 67.851; I xoung, 19,311. I For railroad commissioner Rob- nson, 67.43Z; Arnold. 13,3.0. 1 Kevenue amenament ies, 1 AM I no. Amenament increasing tne auor- ney-gerteral's salary Yes, nr.

52,437. County option law Yes, 39.075; no, Divorce law Yes. 60,211. no. 38.794.

Quail protection law Yes, 340; no, 32.274. Sunday amusement law Yes, 4 378; no, 48,006. Indoor Football. Last evening at the. Congrega- tional parsonage a very successful Christian Endeavor social was held, with a larga number in attendance.

The form of amusement was some- ti ing new in the way of Indoor foot- I ball, and it certainly waa nroductiv 1 I Last Friday K.i Coade and family retarceU froui the northern III113 where Mr. Coade has been employed since early ia the fall. Ed say3 Keystone beats the northern Hills country, and hopes it will not again be necessary for him to leave this pteasact place. Mr. Henry Poole and daughter Bessie Maude, are to return Friday to their home hi re, after spending the summer and fall at the Dakota Calumet Mine, where Mr.

Poole had employment. Last Saturday oar teachers, Mr W. V. Tracy and Miss 'Edna Ho-warth. and Miss Hallie Howartti, who teaches; the Blsmark school west of town, were in attendance at the nistitute held ia Hill City.

They report a fiue iuif and say the next session will 1 held there Jan ua ry 1 'J )'J. (I Palmer and family are how r. it-iy for the winter in their home in the upper end of town. George preferred Keystone to life on the rasH and say associations here makes him fel like a true rorialist. Captain i'oe has been quite sick for a vv ila5 ith an attack of BriKhts disease, lie in a critical and many friendi are very anxious tor hU speedy recovery.

A dai.i-ing 1 a Lao been urbanized by some clu; members here, and they i.l give, the Christmas dance in the aoi house hall. This club alrea iy has a membership of more twenty-rive couples, and is mak.ug preparat ions fur a fine time Uai ia? the Th i-ione Tra.iing Company was lav in-; a floor in the rear of th-ir ury a af department the first of the week. Mr. ear butcher, has a forte (1 The weokiv Cmii) a liakea. drel tii'-n work putting up ice.

ruide: club held it) 4 Saturday after-tiv of VV. P. a Term. oil Five Hutt- i I a rs-'fi- Palmer and Sat-i i- 1 1 1' eiij ye the Lome of Joannv is ag tin in Keystone. r.

hi- I i ii he day rs. lii'day them-, 0 Hay. Ml af! I he has a interest (if ta Citupuny. He a few mare a here. 1 a rj-xsll aits held a drcn are well at jre putting to make I hem a PrnTofr.i arran-tin-t to -it; of tii- it i i I i ii a Tie- lia.uu r.at the tended, sii.l ih- forth e-ry tii'or Mr.

and Spent er Smith were home latLty. Tcey are work-in? -f Hill City, and ay thing. are I 0:1 Sla'e creek. 111 u. things ki: smas Prelt) and V.i'o 1 If Article- for the Hi IhJa.vi at Su aim n't Store.

V. K. looking happj thiju. i i do not wonder that he is. A is; nody in the of the ind in which he di a'.

stock of jewelry carried ay Mr. -a an ton is larjfe auu rosily, a ad represents many thousands 'f as. With every re-rurtii ear 1 incn-as-w his stocK until I'l-nr he ts the largest and ever had. If yov. do net it.

pay estnhlish-m-iit a visit. lne', there is so 11: a t. Is -e i de h.ui're'fh part of al. he l.a-. he hai 0 and all should see ta-- thini whether they btty in ks of haying a i' a 0 th- first thoii.iir a fork or ladle.

tf rse Mr. ha? a assortment. Indeed there -i I K' v. know i. fa-art il they hat! Use, si of of th i i- i ft at it i -r ti r.t 1 1 i no' f.aii.r from a 1 r.

UU: --n't to Ft--ti feat Pn ut.ifnl a .4 ft: 'a hen if Hi to i- eS i V's of rt r- a i' t- i 1 ('i ft i'. rf el he T-r I- I Th la el r. 'e. ItfS tt. It I enal to I-- Mr v- wat goes.

0 do not believe all this, saj Now jjft ti se-1 for yourself. I jeer- e. jiff was ISSCCd f. Bras field it 1 A. Castle.

XM. C. A. for the Y. M.

C. A. 1 ti 1 la nie at Th period at live 1- -1 st .1 L- fij a. 1 aterla! evi -e. At s.

d-feated pi ft base bll to t. 1 v'll and i r- .1. at Underwood aad Elm Spring. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SENT GREAT 3IESSAGE TO THE SENATE AND HOCSE. COXGRESSLX MARTIN AP- POINTED TO THE COMMIT TEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.

Washington, Dec. 8. The bus! ness in both houses of congress was confined largely today to listening to tne reading or President Koose- velt's last message, but in addition a few bills were introduced in the senate and the house, A number of bills were sent to conference. among tnem being a bill to provide for a new immigration station, Speaker Cannon announced the ap- pointment of lilggins, of on the judiciary committee in place of I uitneneia ana 01 soma jja- 1 uu. 1 mittee on Indian affairs in place of Loi.

Parker, deceased. I IU first lima I jiico- reported Dy any or them. I The miscellaneous work of the I senate consisted In the main of 500 recess nominations which were sent by the president and the adop- tion of count resolutions of regret on ac- the members of the house I who ha passed away since ad-1 journmepi lasi 3iay. 1 ne senate I aajournea at two ciock ana tne nouse a 2:35 A concurrent resolution wn 1 I adopted providing for the appoint- ment of three senators and three I representatives to make arragne- ments for the inauguration of Presi- aent-eieci lart. I Jlll A .1 1 uirasoso muuiuTu.

aooui iu.uttw woras ana touched on nearly phase or American poll- tlcs Tne following is the message, i lie JXessage. I 10 lne senate ana tiouse or Ilepre- Bentawves: Tne financial standing of the na- tlon at the present time is excel- and the financial management or nations Interests by the gov- crnment during the last seven years aas snown tne most satisfactory re- suits. But our currency system la imperfect, and it Is earnestly to be hoped that the currency com mis- sion will be able to nrooose a thor- oughly good system which will do away with the existing defects. During the seven years and three montns tnere has been a net sur- I 1 plus of nearly one hundred millions I or receipts over expenditures, a re-I Suction of the interest-bearing debt by ninety millions, in spite of the extraordinary expense of the Pana- I ma Canal, and a saving of nearly nine niiiiioua on ine annual interest 1 charge. This is an exceedingly sat- isractory showing, especially in view of the fact that during this period the nation has never hesitated to un- dertake any expenditure that It re- garded as necessary.

There have been no new taxes and no Increases of taxes; on the contrary some taxes have been taken off; there has been! reduction of taxation. As regards the great corporations engaged in interstate business, and I especially the railroads, I can only 1 repeat what I have already again and again said in my messages to the congress. I believe that under the interstate clause of the constl- I tution the United States has com-1 plete and paramount right to control I all agencies of interstate commerce, I and I believe that the national gov- ernment alone can exercise this I right with and effectives I ness so as both to secure justice Ifrom, and to do justice to, the great I corporations wnicn are tne most im- portant factors In modern business. I believe that it Is worse than folly I to attempt to prohibit all combina- I tlons as is done by the Sherman antl- I trust law, because such a law can be I enforced only imperfectly and un-1 equally, and its enforcement works I almost as much hardship as good, I strongly advocate that Instead of an unwise effort to nrohibit all com- binatlons. there shall he substituted a law which shall expressly permit I combinations which are In the In-1 terest of the public, but shall at I the same time give to some agency of the national government full power of control and supervision over them.

One of the chief fea tures of this control should be se- curing entire publicity in all mat ters which the public has a right to know, and furthermore, the power. not by judicial but by executive ac tion, to prevent or put a stop to every form of improper favoritism or other wrongdoing. The railroads of the country should be put completely under the Interstate Corntnerce Commission and removed from the domain of the anti-trust law. The power of 1 .1 me commission snouia bb maue thoroughgoing, so that it could ex- ercise complete supervision and con trol over the issue of securities as well as over the raising and lower- ing of rates. As regards rates, at least, this power should be sum- mary.

The power to investigate the financial operations and accounts of the railroads has been one of the most valuable features in recent lez- islation. There are many matters affect ing labor and the status of the wage- I worker to which I should like to 1 draw your attention, but an ex- haustlve discussion of the problem I in all Its aspects Is not now neces ling Its end; and. under onr form of government the solu- tion of the problem -depends upon the action of the states as nuich as upon the action of the nation Th depositors in our savings banks now number over one-tenth of our entire population. These are all capitalists, who through the savings banks loan their money to the work ers that Is, in many cases to them selves to carry on their various lad net lea. Th mora Increase I I 1 I I I IX THE FEDERAL COURT AT SIOUX FAIJLS BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

ILLKGEI TIL4T $6,175 IS DUE FOR FIXE TIMBER BURNED BY FOREST FIRES. Sioux Falls. Dec. 7. Bankrupt and for sale, the Missouri River Northwestern railway, best known the Crouch railroad, in the Black Hills, 1s now in sued by Uncle Jam for $6,175.

for burned pine imber in the Black Hills forest re serve. And not only does Uncle Sam want a juagmem ir inai imount, but he wants his claim pre ferred above those of the other cred- tors of tie bankrupt road. The claim is made because thw railroad officials did not properly provide a 'spark-preventer' tor one jf the engines. The action i3 entitled "The United States of America vs. C.

O. Bailey. eceivrr of the Missouri River s'orth western Ralrway company, a corporation," and is brought by nited States District Attorney E. Z. Wagner, at the instigation of the cderal attorney general.

The case mentions the present oreciosure proceedings in the sev-nth judicial circuit in Pennington ounty, stating that the road is un- itr action foreclosing certain bonds. That Clarence D. Crouch, Vern E. Jroucn, ana u. u.

tsaney, were re ivers for the bankrupt road to ay 19, 190S, when C. O. Bailey Uone was appointed to act as re- eiver. is stated. It was on C.

O. i of Sioux Fails, the summons as ve I in the federal court case. road is extended and operated uly within the Pennington county aa.t-. That the carelesnTis of the ln-Ivi iit road on April 20, 1908, was sponsible for the barning of l.OoC fL'j of Uncle Sam's choicest pine it her ia the Black Hills forest reive, is charged. It is stated the mpaay allowed dry grass and her combustible and inflammable ei.al to collect on the right or ay, and that escaping sparks from locomotive st the fire which de-r yt-d choice timber to Uncle Sam's in the sum of $6,175.

The federal indictment charges at a claim was mada on C. O. for the amount ot the da m- r-, claiming carelessness on the art of the road officials in allowing dry gras3 on the right of way t.d in not providing proper "sparkle venters" for the locomotive. That this claim of the government ver the other creditors of the bank- ttpt road be preferred over other luinis is another demand in the adgment aaked, because the action brought on damage Inside the time insolvency of the road, and is onsidered a running expense under bankruptcy proceeding. It Is claimed by the attorneys that he claim 13 asked preferred under he statutes, as the damaging fire ccurred since the road had been de-itirel bankrupt.

Interest on the is also asked, from April 20, 908. Itc-cltilion- Schoolmasters. At a meeting of the Club held recently In Lead, icral resalutions were passed: The first was one endorsing Lead the place for holding the next of the South Dakota State I a tional Association, and urg-; the people of the Black Hills to all they could towards securing attendance from the different of the Hills and placed the iraler at 500 from Hills alone. A. resolution was also adopted ask-the legislature and governor to a law establishing juvenile trts in this state.

A further resolution met with ap- al advocating reducing the a- from six years to five, for purposes only. This dntioTi was introduced by Super- -n dent Stracban and was brought v. with the idea that this enable the nse of public funds kindergarten purposes as is done ntany other states. fourth resolution adopted urg-I tV.f school boards of the Black 's towns to sen1 their to the National Meeting s-rier'ntendeiits to be held in in February. At the last rr-eiing ot town and city efntende-nts there were seven th from North Dakota.

from Nebraska and two from South Dakota. UY1X NEW TILE FLOOR. trl Will Have Fine Office in a Few Week. tile floor in the Harney inz laid by the workmen T) Tile and Marble Works sctinn of the floor already g'res that when com- -t win be a fine piece of work- ft a 'it bin to the enlargement of 'it tet efiee. complete new office ire will installed and in a veeks the Harney will have as 33 hotel In any ty of this size in the stale.

r.rm.Li.vxT social fvxctiox. "ir KJks Uaninet GI.en at Der- fhlik's Opera lloue. Srst Elks' banquet ever held the was given in Derthick's hfae cn Monday evening by an it certainly was nfm fiffair. Over one hun- '1 were" In attendance and the -vening. with its dancing, luncheon 1 sfter-dianer speeches, was thor--u'rhly enjoyed.

The auditorium as decor; ted In the Elks colors. -urple aad white, and two large Elks' heads adorned the 'vails. -rrtly sfter cine o'clock the ws lead by Mr. and rv rey, the music be- orchestra from Z. U.

At precisely eleven o'clock, after almost two hours Bills have been filed and approved 1 amounting to $16,758.44 and from present indications not more than seven per cent will be realized by the creditors. Open Until Nine O'clock. From now until after the holi days the stores will be open until tine o'clock each evening. After that the closing hour of six o'clock I will be observed, and the clerks will v.u I rc 1 -3 be fore, News of the Railroads. T.

iR. Walker, of Vermillion. shipped nine cars of stock and hogs to Vermillion They were sent out as a special on the Milwaukee. The southbound nasseneer from Deadwood was an hour late Tuesday I evening, on account of the Lead rain being late In arriving in Dead- wood. The Missouri river has frozen over and the Milwaukee bridge at Chamberlain is closed for the win- ter.

Patrons of the road will re- joice that through Bervice, without transferring across the river by boat, has been resumed. Hrrmoss. I Mr. DeMaranville and M. C.

Ford are transacting business on Lower Spring creek this week. Mr. and Mrs. Burbank were in from Council Flat Tuesday. Geo.

Twining was In town Monday. The lights in the hotel were out of order Monday night and the hotel naa to ne ngntea Dy common lamps. 1 Mr. DeMaranville and daughter. I -man cuic, mo uui iroiu aiuui iujr.

1 Miss Effle came to visit and see the I Black Hills, and Mr. DeMaranville is 1 transacting business here. They are staying in Rapid City but came I down and spent Sunday in Hermosa. I Miss Frances Beverly Is spending I this week with Blanch Spangler. I Mr.

and Mrs. Hellar are moving I into the rooms belonging to Mrs. Ella Avant. over the hardware store, Wm. Walker built an outside stair- way on the back so as to make It I more convenient.

Mrs. Harding is on the sick list this week. Died At Hill City, on December I 4th, of heart failure, Hattle M. Smil- I ey, aged 8 years. Mr.

Smiley and fame here from Ladysmith, I and Mr. Baker located them on I claim east of town only a short time ago. They were visiting a I brother in law In Hill City at the I time of the little girls death, and as they Intend to make this their nome orougnt me nine gin nere for burial. Mr. Baker had charge I of the services and Rev.

Beatty came I down from Spokane and held ser- vices in the Congregational church. I Six girls, Alta McFadden, Ruth John- I gron, ueaoicK. ixrene neveriy. 1 Llnnle Mills and Ethel Walker acted I as pallbearers. The bereaved fam- lly haye th sympathy of the entire community.

Tfce 0 0. F. had election of offl- cers and the following were elected: I jonn son. N. O.

Guy Blanchard, V. J. Carey, Sec'y; Geo. Mut- zig, treas. Mrs.

Bessie Porterfield came down from Rapid City and spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe. Cal Stenger and Art Sanders I in town Tuesday.

Mrs. Booth was acting as hello girl part of Saturday. Mrs. Buton and Miss Stoddard spent Saturday in Rapid City. Frank Hellar was In town I Monday; he came over and purehas-1 ed Russell Hellar 's ranch, as Rush I has decided to live in town.

I Mrs. Robert Bale and children re-1 turned from Hot Springs Tuesday. I I Mrs. jas. Morrow ana miss Geneva 1 Volmer were in from Spring Creek I Saturday.

I C. W. Arnold and Hale Davis were I in town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

Doran were In from Spokane Tuesday. Miss Pearl King came down from Rapid City Saturday and scent San-I dav at home. xert Jensen was from hla ranch Saturday Mlas Parka was In from hr ranch nn Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Upham drove over to Rapid City Monday and re turned Tuesday. Prof. Lnndquist la suffering with a 1 I I I I I I I ''flnptil In an r.nrdtf Aii.lAttoliia si I heir beads brought Into the classi- civil service. In addition to the above, the fol iwlng subjects received considers ion in the message: Secret ser-iee, postal savings banks, parcel? ost, education, census, redlstrlbu ions of bureaus, public health, gov rnnient printing office, soldier' oniej, Independent bureaus and omniissions, statehood for terrl orie.i. Interstate fisheries, fisherie nd ir seals, foreign affairs, Latin Xn.erican republics.

Panama Canal -'rtn mall lines, Hawaii, Philip Port Rice, Cuba. Japanese ex sdion. army, national guard, an: navy. Separate statehood for Arlzonr nd New Mexico is advocated. Hill City.

Married At the home of Mr. ant Mrs. Hud Barnes, in Lend CMtv Fhursday. December 3. 1908.

Franl Irawnor and Miss Klstor Matt, both Hill City. Ttev. Montgomery, of Oeadwood. tinlted the hannv voun-; utde. The bride the daugbte: Mrs.

Katie Malt, a young lad- rssesses runny noble womanly rjuali its combined with a charming per 'onality. Tlte groom is a thrift- onng farmer and has a good bom- eady for his fair young bride. A trge circle of admiring friends wis! hem a long and happy life. Sherman Dunning left Monday for Montrose, where he Is preparing ti ocate. Harry Campbell Is In Iowa, where Is wife and children are visiting.

F. C. Crocker has gone to Mexico Teachers institute was held at the Japtist church Saturday afternoon. John Wise Is in the east on mln- ng business. Miss Annie Brawner.

of Denver, accompanied Mrs. Katie Matt to Lead to attend the wedding of her brother and Mrs. Matt's daughter. fhursday. The skating rink run by W.

Mc Gregor is again the resort for young ind old. Died In Hill City. Friday. Dec 4, 1908. Harriet Madalene Smiley.

beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. xlonzo Smiley, aged eight years. The tiny sufferer had been afflicted all her short life and at the last passed peacefully away. The fond parents are deeply grieved over the loss of their one afflicted child.

The sympathy of their newly-made friends is frvely extended to the 'amlly who came here a few week? ago. and are going to locate on a ranch near Hermosa. The remain of little Hattle were taken to Her mosa for Interment. A. Kresse.

D. A. Ford. C. H.

Kam- man and Jack Lyle went to Rapid City Tuesday to attend Masonic lodge Arthur Morris, of Sheridan, was In town Tuesday, accompanied by Miss Kathleen Boyd, who la teaching at Sheridan, and left for her home in Rapid City, to spend the holidays. Chris. Baysel. of Omaha, look ing after his mining Interests here. Mrs.

C. E. McEachron entertained the ladies of the Baptist Aid Society Friday afternoon. Mrs. McEachron Is a very capable lady and under stands the knack of entertaining to perfection.

Mrs. C. M. Caton and Mrs. D.

A. Ford assisted the kind hostess in serving a delicious four o'clock lunch. Mrs. Emma Allen has gone to Hot Springs to spend the winter. Amol Erlcson is expected home from the east.

Miss Jennie Johnson went to Hot Springs Thursday, from there she will return to her home near Sioux Falls. Mrs. Ed. Grant, formerly of Key- stone, has been very ill and is in a hospital at Rochester, New York Miss Lottie Tracy was shopping I In town Monday. William Bell was up from Orevllle I Sunday.

MIRHIF.D. In Rapid .1 City. Wednesday. tit-i. 'M rc'i'c sunder.

Kdwsrd I iirxsferi Kena Castl-. bo'lh of Ihli fmtKr tits If. K. and Miss city. Uev.

M. R. Sheldon officiating. DOHX. Tn RsdM Cltv.

on Wednesday. Te I cemtwr s.isn. to Mr. and Mrs. winism "hmahV romh-r isos.

to Mr. and airs. Arthur K. Hall. I uugi.irr.

In Kendall. TvHdir. Tcm I br. 8. i08.

to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cool ea. a aaugnter. Mrs.

W. Flick left fof Dallas this state, last eveninf, whero she I will spend a few weeka with her son iflaadwlfv I)litl. In Rspld City. We.lncii.Ur. rcctm.

ber Henry Kdward Hnytler. nt cancer, aired thirty-three yearn. a badly sprained ankle, bis horselsary. This administration is near- Deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs.

W. M. Snyder, of this city. He was born near Harlan, Iowa, and was sick about a year. His sufferings were intense, and his tenacity to life was remarkable.

Mr. Snyder leaves a wife and five children, four and one daughter, the eldest being eleven. Before coming here he worked as fireman on the Chicago Northwestern. "He came here with his family about three months ago. from Kansas City, in order that, he could be with his parents and receive care.

Besides his parents and family he leaves one brother and two sisters. It Is a very sad affair, and the sympathy of many friends Is with the breaved. Services will be held this afternoon at the home fell with him Sunday and he is walk Ing on crutches this week. Willie Allen was in from Council Flat Saturday. The Rebekah ladies will give a fish pond social Saturday night.

Dec 12, the more fish you catch the more I you will get to eat. Free to all at I fire cents a fish. Mr. Forest Lee, of Creston, who was located on a claim on Hep burn Flat by Mr. Baker.

Is working! I for Frank BerVr at nrassnt I I I I I 1 I 1 in North Rapid City at 1:30 o'clock. 1 conducted by Rev. Q. 8. KaUax..