The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-02-18
Mr.. Henry Miller, Founder of Hand
County's Capital, Suddenly
Dropped Dead.
STARTED THE PRESS.
A Long Lille Of Useful Activity Sudden.
~ Brought tOa ClOSe-Past the
Allotted Age.

Mr.. Henry Miller had suddenly drop
ped dead in his own yard. Uncle
Henry, as he was known by every
body about here, had appeared us
well as usual that morning, ate a
hearty breakfast, and had taken a
shovel to clear away the snow from
Il gate in his back yard. His young
est son, Ed, was in the arnnearb by.
Hearing a noise, Ed. ran out and
found his father stricken down dead
~ heart disease. Assistance was
summoned and the body carriedintO
the dwelling, where the family and
sy%mpathizing friends Don gathered
to render all possible assistance.
Henry Miller was the founder OF
this town, which bears his name,
himself and son Eudell being the
original fler5 upon the land now
occupied by the town, in the summer
of 1881. He was also the founder OF
this paper, then called Hand County
Press, and its publisher. 1t was the
first paper published ina greatscOpe
&c .Nr,,,frNr ,-A.{ Of th, lin, YI,vaI, his
sons ". II. and f.. J. being the edi-
tors, and through their combined ef-
forts doing a great deal TO settle and
develop this county. He was Il nan
OF strong convictions, Il positive
force in every undertaking, and IA
prominent participant in all OF the
early history of this locality. He
vas honOred by the people of this
county by beng selected Il delegate
. to The constitutional convention in
1899.
Uncle Henry waaalwaysa common
man OF the people, sympathetic and
eyer ready to lend a helping hand to
the needy. He has done much for
the town that bears his name, par
ticularly that part known a S South
Miller, where he has led a peaceful
and quiet life for the past few years,
surrounded by all his children and
their families, except the oldest son,
II. r., VINO lives Mt Blairstown, Iowa.
The following biographical sketch
is furnished by the n
Henry Miller was born in Guernsey
county, Ohio, 1925, and had he lived
till April 11th next, would have been
- years old. He moved with his
parents to Cedar county, iowa, in
1886, at that time a sparcely settled
country. They settled upon Rock
creek in the timber, and built a log
house, fencing their lot with the old
fashioned stake-and-rider rail fence.
HIRE his father built what was called
the Cd Rock Greek mill, which at his
fathers death, fell to him. He
was married September 9th, 1919,
to Nancy Johnson, and at the old
water mill they commenced their
home life, amid toll and privations.
There was no railroad in Iowa then,
and the output Of the mill had to
b. hauled to Muscatine, the nearest
river point. After running the mill
from 1917 to 1854. he sold it, but
before the final transfer was made it
burned down. Another start in life
was made close to Wilton, Iowa, on
a farm. There he became q stock
buyer, and ut the breaking out of
the war bought horses for the Coy
eminent. Here he Joined the II. +.
church in 1858. He entered $50
acres Of land, payingthegOyernment
$1.25 per acre, in Benton county,
one mile east OF where Blairstown
now stands, and sold the same for q
town site, which was the terminus of
{. K y. w. railroad for one year.
Several buildings were erected and
some business started, but Tor some
reason it fell through, and the land
vent back MS u farm. In 1868 he
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