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Show Deadwood To-day. "The impression that Deadwood, S. D., is a 'bad' town is a very grave mistake," said Col. W. H. Parker, rep-resentative-eiect from that state. "I have ll'iKl there 30 years and I have never seen anything very different from other western cities. Some years ago there was 'a great deal of gambling, gamb-ling, but it was never licensed, as it was. In Monta.ua and Wyoming. ' Now, however, therfe is little garnbiiug, and Deadwood is one of the most orderly order-ly towns I have ever seen. I understand under-stand there is a popular belief that there was sueh a rnari as 'Deadwood Dick,' who was the bead of many thrilling ventures. If " he ever lived in Deadwood or South Dakota, I never knew of him. He was a creature of some writer's fertile braiii. "Deadwood is a growing olty of about 6,000' people. It is separated from Lead City by an imaginary line. The latter city nad 10,000 people, and it is not improbable that some time the two cities will unite." In any emergency where salve ie required, use Pinesalve Carbolized There is nothiug better for cuts, burns and bruises. Sold by Paul von Nordeck, |