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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
CHAMBERLAIN LAND OFFICE.

$3.50 Acres Disposed Of During April
Stock Losses Exaggerated.
The business done by the United
States land office at Chamberlain
turing April shows a material increase
'yer that of the preceding month. Dur
ing April there were 173 original
homestead entries for 23,71O acres; II
fnal homestead proofs for 1850 acres,
and "a committed homestead proofs for
1850 acres, or a total of PA entries,
disposing of 29.030 acres. This is a
fne showing for one month. and indi-
Gates that the immigration Of the COM
ing season will be fully as great, IL
not greater. than that of last season.
when all previous records we're broken
at the Office.
During the past few days reports
have been current in the press of great
losses during the storm of last week
on the ranges in the vicinity Of Cham
oerlain. A correspondent has taken
The pains to interview such stockmen
as Hugh Schilling, w. NJ Dent and
sylvan Winter, who are extensively
engaged In stock raising west of the
riyer, and who have the very best Of
facilities for keeping in touch with the
situation on the cattle ranges, and
hey all declare that they have been
aole to learn of no losses whatever as
the result Of the storm.
They also insist that reports of
losses during the winter have been
greatly exaggerated, and that losses
VIII not average 10 per cent. Owing
70 the severity of the winter, unusual
Efforts were made to guard against
loss, the result being that the loss is
no greater, If as great, as in ordinary
seasons. AS nobody would benefit so
much from the circulation of sensa-
uonal reports Of losses as the heavy
s'Ockraisers, as such would not only
uaVe tendency to boost cattle prices,
out at the same time prevent the
.ange from being overstocl5ed and cur
ail the range OF the big growers. II
would seem as though their testimony
should be OF the best as disprover of
sensational reports of losses.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
FOUR SALOONS ENOUGH.
avon Does Not Care TO Harbor Any
More Drink Dispensers.

avon Does Not Care TO Harbor Any
More Drink Dispensers.
NOW that IT has been decided that
HQuor cannot be sold in Geddes, Wag-
uer and the other towns which have
sprung into existence on the ceded
portion Of the Yanllton Indian reserva.
Non' the United States court having
!, .n'ually decided that the treaty with
e indians prohibited the liquor traf.
- on any portion of the ceded lands,
A. % expected that the saloon men OF
I PLACES interested will strive to
,,ts In the saloon business at Avon,
:, ulsn IS just outside the ceded portion
't the reservation.
avon already has four saloons and
49, o.ery effort will be made to prevent
m y.aer saloons being started there. Il
s .rsse efforts prove successful those
- .sed In the business in the towns
an sus eeded lands will have to go to
4 !. parts of the state to re-engas,
= : business Of selling liquor.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
Car Arrived All Right.

l.. D. Spore, O. late arrival at Aber.
deem from Vincennes, Ind, is much
worried over the disappearance OF a
brother, Charles G. Spore, who left
Vincennes with a car load Of stock and
immigrant movables. He was in Chi
cago with the car on April 80, but has
not been heard of since. The car
reached Aberdeen the other day but
the man was not with 1t and no trace
of him can be found.
He had $40 in cash in his pockets
when he left Indiana, and also had
hank book showing balance Of about
50, 500 in a bank there. The book was
found with other property in the car.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
STILL A MYSTERY.
No Clue to the Identity Of the Yellow.
stone Murder Mystery.

stone Murder Mystery.
Butte, Mont, May II. - The search
for the head and arm of the woman
supposed to be the victim of murder
in the National Park, which were seen
in the Yellowstone river near Jardine
Saturday, has failed to recover them,
though the story told by Mrs Paul,
who saw the gruesome objects, is be-
lieved to have. been confirmed in the
discovery Of another piece of flesh and
bone near the same spot in the river
and believed to be portion of hui
man body. The river in that vicinity
has been dragged, but without finding
anything more. Mrs. Paul's descrip-
ton of the woman's head and the ear
rings it wore, as well as the rings on
the hand, give the officers a slight
clew TO work on and inquiries are be
ing sent broadcast for information OF
the disappearance of any woman.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
ARE OPPOSED TO A STRIKE.
Great Northern Men Confer With Mr..
Ward.

Great Northern Men Confer With Mr..
Ward.
ST. Paul, May 10. - The indications
are that there will be no strike on the
Great Northern railway. About TWEEN
ty-fiye of the Great Northern conduc-
tors and trainmen, all of them associa-
ton men and representative men
among the employees, held a conference
with General Manager Ward yesterday
afternoon and went over the situation.
Mr.. Ward assured the men that the
company is not looking for trouble,
and that 1t stands ready to do anything
to avert trouble so long as the com
pany is allowed to retain the right to
run double-header trains whenever the
exisencies of the business demand
such operation. Mr.. Ward went so far
as to agree to insert clause in the
schedule binding the company TO run
to no greater extent
than at present, which is per cent OF
all trains. He also agreed to adjust
the wage scale to conform to the
schedule agreed to by the management
and the general committee early in the
negotiations. The men who met with
Mr.. Ward had no authority to accept
or reject the proposition made by the
general manager, but they expressed
entire satisfaction with it and agreed
to recommend It's adoption by the gen.
eral committee.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
Millennium "a Gotham.

Well. well, it now appears that New
York is belied. A Buffalo man, with
the significant name OF Reuben.
bought some theater seats in that
city and Immediately proceeded to
lose them. Nevertheless he told his
wife to prepare to leave her coy
quarters In the Waldorf, since the
tickets. wal surely be found and re-
turned to the box Office. as everyone
is good in New York now" Are you
prepared to laugh? The Buffalo man
went to the box ONCE and asked II
anyone had left tickets for him. Here
they are" said the box ef1ice man. "A
gentleman found them on the street
and brought them In" Gould such q
thing happen In Boston ?--Boston
Home Journal
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
USE RED CANS.
Law Does Not Require them, but Gus
tom Takes Them Up.

Law Does Not Require them, but Gus
tom Takes Them Up.
A mistaken impression prevails as
to the proposed passing of law by
the late legislative session requiring
gasoline cans to be painted red. The
bill only went through the house and
never became law. Regardless of
this. many dealers are requiring its
provisions to be carried out, and find
il such a safeguard that, regardless of
legislative action, 1t will be law Of
custom in the state at many places.
While the law does not require it, the
plan where tried has proven such a
that both dealers and Gus.
toners are satisfied with 1t and will
continue it. It's observance all over
the state would prevent any possibil-
ity Of putting gasoline in kerosene
cans.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
STRANGE Disease Among the sheep.

Sheep owners in the vicinity of
Hougbton are still alarmed because of
the appearance among their sheep of
a strange disease. An animal when
afflicted stops eating and shows all
the symptoms Of insanity Death isus
ally results in two or three days from
the time they are attacked.
II Is feared that they may be afflicted
with hydrophobia. as 1t is said hum.
her % sheep we're bitten by strange
dog some time ago.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
GIRLS AS POSTAL CLERKS.
Six Took the Government Examination
at Huron.

Six Took the Government Examination
at Huron.
The examination of applicants fct
positions as clerks and carriers in the
government service was attended at
Huron by six young ladies who hope TO
become postal clerks, and seven young
men who aspire to be carriers.
A collection of 3SS eggs collected by
Henry Schaller of Huron has been pre-
scented by him to the state agricultural
placed beside the collection of birds,
reptiles and animals recently sold by
him to The state. The eggs include
some very rare specimens.
Battery A Of Huron was inspected
by Capt. Hall and pronounced one of
The best companies in the state. The
captain gave assurances that new
equipments for the company will soon
be issued.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
FROST IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
some Permanent Damage to Barley
and Oats Anticipated.


The latest bulletin OF the South Da-
tota section of the climate and crop
service says:
The weather during the week aver
! sced abnormally cool, with frosty
oirhts, There was rain Tuesday, fol-
lowed BY general snow Wednesday,
and by temperatures Thursday morn.
Inp ranging from IL to 20 degrees
above zero. The latter part of the
geek averaged warmer. The snowfall
ranged from one inch In the middle
counties to over four inches IN the
southeastern counties, fortunately af-
tording much protection to wheat,
oats, barley, speltz and rye against the
low temperature Immediately follow
ing. In the northern portion OF the
state where small grain seeding is not
set finished, the snowfall was lighter
and early sown grain was just well up.
The leaves of the growing grain we're
generally cut down by the frost, but
latest reports received indicate that
generally wheat Is showing unexpect-
edly even recovery, and that OH the
whole but little permanent injury to
the crop Is anticipated, except, pos
,Ibly, In some northern localities
where il was Just up, or sproutIng.
However, II is too early as yet to state
definitely the extent of permanent dam
age II any, as the nights during the
after part of the week were frosty and
retarded the growth of all vegetation.
Reports indicate that some perma-
nent damage to barley and oats Is an.
ticipated in the thinning Of the stand.
Fruits were, fortunately, backward.
The damage to small fuits is generally
reported as considerable, and the
!arger fruits are reported as indicating
damage to more or less extent. In
some southeastern counties the accu-
mulated sleet and ice broke branches
rom trees.
There is some report of early sown
sax in the northeastern counties being
damaged, but sowing OF this crop had
not advanced to any extent
Early garden stuff was seriously
managed generally. Gardening. how
ever, was backward.
Although potato planting was well
advanced, no report of damage was re-
9iyed.
Grass made no progress until the
latter part Of the week, and the con-
dition of pasturage is about the same
Is II was last week.
Flowing progressed fayorably.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14

The Calhoun brothers OF Deadwood
have purchased the ranch of Horace
Reed on the Redwater, twelve miles
from Spearfsh, paying $4,000. The
ranch contains $50 acres, nearly all
under irrigation, part of it in an excel
lent state of cultivation and the re-
mainder in meadow The irrigating
ditch is one of the best known in the
region. owing to the litigation In which
II has been involved and which is still
pending on appeal The Calhouns ex-
pect to engage in cattle raising on an
extensive scale, and will make this
their home ranch.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
KILLED IN THE FIELD.

Farm Hand and Four Horses Struck
by Lightning.
Albert Lea, Mimi, May IL. - Late
Saturday afternoon while John CURT
man was plowing on the farm of Au-
gust RICHER, short distance from
conger, this county, holt of lightning
killed Guirtman and. the four horses he
was using. Deceased was about TWEEN
ty-one years old and had no relatives
here. but has a sister in Winona and
brother in the northern part of the
state. He was brought here some
years ago from an orphans home in
Indiana.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
NO KICK COMING.

Eastern Part Of the State Gets Its
Share Of the Wolf Bounty Fund.
One of the pets Of those who are
kicking on appropriations of the late
legislative session is that on the APP
preparation of $4,000 for wolf bounty
deficiencies the eastern part of the
state is being taxed to pay the claims
of the range country. The figures on
which this appropriation was based
show that of the total appropriation
less than $4,000 goes to counties west
of the river, and $4,000 to counties
along the river on the east side from
Charles Mix north. The rest goes to
the counties in the eastern part Of the
state, practically every county being
represented in the list.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
SECURES ENcAMPMENT.
Watertown Promptly Raises Money for
State Camp.

State Camp.
Through a committee appointed by
the Business Mems union of Water
town the city has raised $4,000 to pay
for permanent encampment grounds
for the state militia at Lake Kampes-
kia, as provided by bill passed by the
legislature last winter. The state APP
propriated 81 900 for maintenance for
two years, provided the city gave the
land. Only $4,000 was necessary, but
$4,000 was raised Two companies of
regulars FROM Fort Smelling will be
there, and the cadets from the agricul-
tural college at Bookings, under Capt.
Macarthur, will also attend, making a
total of 500 men in camp. Adjt. Gen.
Conklin will see that the state funds
are properly disbursed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
WILL euILo NEW BONE.
Paste ls Poured Into the Cavity Where
Bone Is Rotted Away.

Sioux City, Iowa. May 10. A re-
markable operation was performed on
Mrs. Aliesa Benton Of Van Horn, Iowa,
which saved the amputation of her
right leg. The femur had rotted away
and paste consisting OF so percent of
sodoform and 40 per cent of sperma-
ceti was poured into the cavity. This.
it is expected, viii become bone. The
operation liz a new one in this country,
but has been used in Germany
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
SHIPS CORN TO THE EAST.
A Hitchcock Firm Ships $50, 900 Worth
Of Corn to Eastern Markets.

A Hitchcock grain buyer reports
that during the past year he has
shipped $4,000 worth of corn which
was purchased from the farmers in
that vicinity to Eastern markets. A
few years ago no corn was grown in
that part of the state, the farmers de-
voting their principal attention TO the
growing Of wheat and other small
grain. The change has had a wonder
full effect, particularly in the stock in
dustry. While the grain shipments
are large, It is estimated that as many
carloads of stock as of grain are ship
ped from Hitchcock each year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
PRETTY WELL MERGED"

Five Families Control Nearly All the
Packing House interests.
Sioux City, Iowa, May 12.-Michael
Cudahy, at the head of the Cudahy
packing interests in Sioux City, yester-
day declared: There is no packing
house merger and no prospects of one.
We are pretty well merged now" he
added. Five families of us control SIS
per cent of the entire packing industry
Of this country"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14

Manila, May 12.--Capt pershing and
cashier Of the government plant here,
has been arrested on the charge OF en-
bezzlement- His accounts have been
found TO be $4,000 short.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Department OF Insurance

r6mDany'S Certificate or Authority.
Whereas, The Indemnity Fire Insurance.
Company, corporation organized under
the laws OF New York, has filed In this
otfce a sworn statement exhibiting lis
condition aud business for the year end
ing December 81, 1902, conformable to the
requirements OF the laws OF this state
regulating the business of Insurance.; and,
Whereas, The said company has filed in
this Office . duly certified copy of Its
charter. with certificate of organization,
in compliance with the requirements OF
the insurance law aforesaid
Now. Therefore. /, H. G, Shober, Conn
mi ssionsr .Cf insurance Of the state Of
South Dakota, pursuant 70 the provisions
OF said laws do hereby certify that the
above named company Is fully empow-
cred, through its authorized agents. to
transact its appropriate business OF Fire
Insurance I'm this state, according 20 the
laws thereof. until tie thirty first day Of
December. a. ID. 1909.
In testimony whereof ! have hereunto
ret my hand and seal at Pierre, this 23rd
day. OF April, A. ID. 1903.
(SealJ H. G. SHOBER.
Commissioner OF Insurance.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
ASLEEP ON THE TRACK.

SHS wan NHiSo anu tbs Drotncr FTop-
ably Fatally Injured.
Henning, Mimi, May r. - Two
brothers. Erick and Andrew Erickson,
living two miles east of here, were
struck by the IL O'Clock Northern Pa
cifc passenger train. Er;ck was killed
and Andrew was seriously If not fatal
ly injured. They were intoxicated
and fell asleep on the track. Erick
leaves wife and six children.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-14
sTATE oF sOrTH pAKOTA.

T. H. C. Shoher Commits sioner OF In
suranee OF the State of South Dakota. do
hereby certify that the above Is true
copy OF the original statement now on
lle at this office.
In witness whereof, have hereunt0 set
my hand and oftixed the seal OF this Of
fee at Pierre, this Goth day Of April, 1903.
(Seal) II c. SHOBER,
Com missioner of Insurance.,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-24
TITLE PAGES.
they Were UnknOvvn Until After the
1nventiOn Of Printing.

3Aey Were UnknOwn Until After the
Invention Of Printing.
The most surprising thing in the his
tory Of the title page is the fact that
it was utterly unknown until a few
years after the invention Of printing.
In the days before that great era, when
all books were in manuscript, no scribe
Y e thought of p~refacing his work
with a separate page or leaf devoted to
the title.
When printing took the place Of writ
Ing, changes came gradually. In many
early printed books there was still
scope for handwork. Initial letters were
left for the ''rubrisher," as he was
called, to decorate and illuminate by
hand.
As books multiplied this practice, of
course. soon died out. Occasionally
wealthy and luxurious book owners
would employ a skillful illuminator to
adorn the pages and margins of a print
ed book just as in former days manu-
scripts had been Illuminated.
The manuscript practice of surround
ing the text with an ornamental border
was also often applied to early printed
books. The introduction of the title
page showed the same mingling of old
and new.
Printing was invented about 145O,
but no title page, properly SO called, is
known before 147O. In the earliest ex-
amples the title is either, as in manu-
scripts, given in the first two or three
lines of the first page, to be immedi-
ately followed by the printed text, or
Is simply. as it has been called. a la
bel-that is. it consists of a very brief
title at the top of a blank page.
There was one curious exception. A
"kalendar" printed by Ratdolt at Ven
Ice in 141G has a full title page in the
modern style. This remarkable page
consists of an Introductory poem sur
rounded on three sides by ornamental
borders, with, at the bottom, the place
Of printing and date-"Venetiis. 1476''
and the names of the printers.
But this is quite an exceptional in.
stance. Such il title page is hardly
found again Tor twenty years and did
not become common till about 1920,
more than forty years later.
A particularly noticeable feature in
many title pages of the sixteenth and
early seventeenth centuries is the
length Of the descriptive titles. Con-
~troversial pamphlets and books of trav-
Ell and adventure especially have titles
which are extraordinarily long winded.
The whole page is filed with small
type, giving an analysis of the contents
Of book or pamphlet.
Then toward the end Of the seven
teenth century and through its sue
cessor came the reign of the bold and
plain title page. and the plain title has
lasted until the present day.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-24
Mission At MandaN.

Dominican fathers opened the mis-
sion this week at st. Joseph's church,
Mandan. The mission closes next
Sunday after late mass. Unusual in
terest has been shown by the English
speaking element Of the congregation.
The teachers deal principally with the
doctrines of the Catholic church and
are clothed in language that plainly
bespeaks preparation and study. The
exercises are held three hours a day
and the church is by far too small to
accommodate the vast throng which
have beben drawn by the e%leQuence
and simplicity of the preachers. Fa-
Their Towle and Father Fannan had
the mission in charge and they have
clearly demonstrated their ability in
this particular line Of work. Father
Collins contemplates the erection of
a new 81, 800 church in the near fu-
ture, and the present mission more
than anything clearly demonstrates
the necessity for a more spacious
structure.
A Benedictine father will open a
mission next Sunday evening for the
German members of the college. The
Papal benediction will be conferred
Sunday morning after the late mass.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-24
Ought to Been Shotten'.

Devils Lake Free Press: John
Burke and P. ]. McClory returned Sat
urday from Rolla, where they defended
Phalan Finnegan, tried upon the
charge of murder. In the settlement
where Finnegan resides are a lot of
other fellows who do not admire Mr..
Finnegan and his ways, and there has
been more or less c~arelessness in their
habit Of shooting at each other, as If
they intended to do bodily harm. The
result of one of these encounters in
which guns were used on both sides. a
mar died from a gunshot wound,
which gun Mr.. Finnegan had ordered
his hired man to shoot. These are
about the facts of the encounter, but
on the trial Of Mr.. Finnegan for muir
der. the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty, evidently believing that he had
shot no man who oughten't to be
shotten."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-24
The Nickel Plate Road

is the short line to the East and the
service equal to the best. You will
time and money by travelling over
this line. 1t has three through daily
express trains, with through vestibuled
sleeping cars, and American Club
Meals, ranging in price from Csc. to
$1.00, are served in Nickel Plate dining
cars; also a la carte service. Try a
trip over the Nickel Plate Road and
you will find the service equal to my
between Chicago and the East.
Chicago depot: Harrison st. and
Fifth Ave. City Ticket Offices III Ad-
ans st. and Auditorium Annex. John
Y. Callahan, General Agent, 113 Adams
St, Room 29S, Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-24
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land Of
fee at Bismarck, N. D., April "a, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing-named settler has filed notice
~ his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before the U. S.
Land Office at Bismarck, N. D., on
June 2, 1903, viz. Murwin N. Bentley,
for the ". ", of N. w. "A and w. "
of S. w. a, S. IA, T. 141 N, R. 80 w.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
E. A. Lewis of Baldwin, N. d.; Percy
Lee of Baldwin, N. d.; John Myers
of Bismarck, N. D.; Hiram Joy of Bis
marck, N. d.
A. c. McGILLIVRAY,
Register.