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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
LANDMARK BURNS.

Old Clark HOUSE, buIII VI TOO, NV0S
Up in Flames.
Beaver Dam, Wis, March 24.-The
Clark house was destroyed by fire at
an early hour. The guests and pro-
prietor's family escaped without sert-
Gus injury. One of the firemen was
hurt by the falling of chimney. The
loss is $4,000, with an insurance OF
SIG 900 on the building and furniture.
The Clark house was a three-story
building. It was built in 1858, and
was one of the landmarks OF Beaver
Dam and the country around.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
STORE IS ROBBED.

UnkTlOWH oIFdTIYeT was LCNNSH ~uk VI
Missing Goods.
Red Wing, Mimi, March "a. - A
stranger giving his name as e. e.
English was arrested in the railroad
yards last evening and held to the
grand Jury in default of $1,000 bail for
burglary in a clothing store. The
hack door OF the store was found
omen and this man had on complete
outfit of new clothing and furnishings,
besides two gripsacks of stun taken
from the store valued at $3.50.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
BAIL FOR DR.. AMEs.
sondsmen Secured and the Ex-Msyor
VIII Not Have to Go to Jail.

VIII Not Have to Go to Jail.
Minneapolis, March 81. Former
Mayor A. A. Ames will not go to jail
LOT the present Within twenty-four
aours he will, in all probability. be
nee to do what and go where he
pleases until April 6, when his case
WIN be called for trial. The $4,000
van asked by the court has been Sc
cured The sureties are not made
Public and will not be until the bond
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
-

INSURANCE DepartmthI. ,,-.. - To-
surapce Of the State OF South Dakota, DO
hereby certify that the above Is true
copy of the original statement no" On
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my, hand and affixed the seal of this once
at Pierre, this 9th day OF February; iSoo'
atfSaoII - II. c. SHOBER,
49, Commissioner of lnsurance.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
Net amount of risks In -,

Net amount of risks In 80, o-o -o-
force NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. stoo'nt1LE'
COMPANY's STATEMENT OF BUSI-
NESS TRANSACTED IN THE STATE
or SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE
YEAR. .oo 40, "a
Aron,,nt Of risks written. 1879, 471.72
LosscS ih' A'0 6591. 40
7 Sssas naid during the year. l1,023.SS
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
STATE OF NEW YORK,

Wiuiam n Krener President, and
Charles c. Smith, Secretary, of the Ger
man-American Insurance Company De.
ing duly sworn, depose and say tnot
The FOREGOING Is a fun, true and correct
statement OF the affairs Of said COM
pany; that the said Insurance Company
is the bona-hde owner Of at least one
hundred thousand dollars OF actual c itsi
20 nital invested I'm the State and United
states stocks and Bonds. or in Bonds
and Mortgages of Real Estate unincum-
bered. and worth double the amount TOT
which the same Is mortgage; anu NJ ni
are the above described oI1cers oi Saiu
Insurance Company: r,nr,,r,p
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
C. G. SMITH

Subscribed and sworn 70 before me- TN
2Tth day of January, 1908.
CNotarial SeaD ,,uS
Notary Public.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
WM. ]. pUTTON.

Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, this
JAMES MASON.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26

Err WATER
We THAN
g THE
% The
produced
|ippi river
point, with
s dispelled
of two ad.
81. Francis
revasse at
the grave
|eiyed from
S by a rise
|iciS lpvaaq
and Shaw
bout forty.
nd the Sec
\ eyasses
the one at
be.
will prob
ater in the
is flooded
in addition
pc Of coun-
free from
of water.
Arkansas
| me during
have been
days COM
hat guard
|i and pro-
lta region
e thus far
flood, are
condition
ough
+ villages
her places
bed by the
[ntities OF
! into the
feature is
remained
| a falling
|uis. Cairo
Mississippi
arrive in
lities are
h. In re-
G for aid
city. Sec
cred that
=, as well
lfereTs.
LIED
J Over Its
lain that
allied and
y for &c.
been re-
avits, one
in which
re agent,
|Epr mazda
O. certain
il 5, 1902.
h OF said
HacLaren
Is known
and that
by Mac
e taken
[h OF any
NJ.
Il Lynch
Sidney
|ars, was
lie Walk
|lnded by
he negro
} in jail.
lard was
|revent a
taken to
He con-
MIN.
be Been
The coal
[ous dis
on from
ey have
e years,
scale on
lay was
the min
| EN-.
Taking
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26

Risks outstanding at the date
of preceding statement.
Risks written since preceding
statement
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
Total risks

Total risks .............
Risks cancelled and expired
during the year. ......
Risks relnsured during the
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
MIN.

Re Been
The coal
lous dis
on from
ey have
e years,
scale on
lay was
he min
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26

BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF
DAKOTA DURING THE YEAR
RISKS WFllten .s...ss...sssss @o'
Premiums received ..........
Losses paid ...............
Losses incurred ..........
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26

Total amount of all Iiabili-
ties, except capital stock. 80, 346, 139 80
Capital actually
paid up I'm cash 81 600. 10000
Surplus beyond
CAPITAL and other
liabilities 800. 81 ,756, 1887
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
ANNUAL STATEMENT

For the year ending December 81, A. ID.
1902, OF the condition and AFFAIRS of the
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26
Total liabilities ,........

Surplus as regards policy
holders .........-.......... 81, 100, IS
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26

Sidney
|ars, was
ie Walk
lnded by
be negro
} in jail.
lard was
|revent a
taken to
He con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
An Evening With VerIaine


one hand and blunderbuss in the other He smoked necessarily occasionally talk ing a sip from a glass of cognac.
 I divined beneath the drone-dreamy 1, eyes the dim souvenirs of a thousand meditations too subtle for words. Once in a while he strengthened up, raised his brows, and with an inimitable gest- ure of bonhomle passed a trivial remark. Certain gestures have the impression that he was trying to suppress some passing emotion, and 1t seemed to me that he was smoking not so much for enjoyment as to keep his face from re- laxing into an expression of gravity.
 Nothing, says Talleyrand. discloses tho secrets of the mind so much as the mouth. To keep the mouth covered was thls diplomats way of maintaining facial composure. Verlalne, drowsy as he was on that particular evening, was doing all he could to assist nature in an attitude of indifference. Perhaps of all the de- vices of man to veil the true state of the mind that of smoking Is the most effec- tive What has it not done to keep thought hidden from the crowdl The small glass of cognac before him helped nothing; and have noticed that the slipping of tea or coffee assists no one to hide the real expression of the face; that can only be done by holding cigarette or a pipe in the mouth And then the poet did not know mel might have been an envous rival, or a newspaper man in search of copy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
eRUEsoME DISCOVERY.
Human Skeletons Found in an Old
 Mexican Mine.

From the Washington Star.
 Ex-United States Senator John P. Jones of Nevada told an interesting story of the unearthng in an old working of the Asun- cion mine near Monterey, Mexico, of a score or more of skeletons, evidently the remains of a mine disaster that occurred probably not less than $50 years ago. The report of the discovery was made while former Senator Jones was at Monterey several weeks ago.
 'The skeletons were discovered while following what appeared to be a rich vein of ore" said the veteran statesman and miner from Nevada. "The value of the veins ore proved to be all that was ex- pected. and the finding of the remains of the dead men also developed the fact that the man who made the discovery was not the original discoverer of the vein, for the location of the skeletons indicated that they too, were following the same ore body when their lives were crushed out by the falling rock.
 ''The attention of the superintendent of the mine was attracted to the spot where the men died by bits of ore scattered at the base of a shoulder in the side of the mountain. The wall behind the spot is al- most perpendicular, and the vein of ore they were following leads into the noun tain just above the spot in direction all most parallel to the face of the wall. It was evident that the bits of ore were not in part of the natural deposit.
 Curiosity caused the superintendent to makef thorough examination. Broken rock mixed with bits of ore, seemed to in dieate that a slip had occurred at some time. Fragments of rock that were lying beneath portion of the debris were re- moved and bones were seen protruding from the mass. It was then discovered that an area of about ten square metres was covered with great slabs of rocks
 "They were blasted away and the work of exhumation was begun. Almost every piece removed disclosed the bones of the men on whom 1t had fallen. In not few cases the skeletons were found intact In no case were the bones of the skeletons found scattered except as they were thrown away by the blast. Bone by bone they were heaped in the pile they now form at one side of the spot where they have rested for centuries
 Not a particle of clothing and no tools were found with the bones. but the indis- criminate manner in which the skeletons were lying, and the fact that their cov- ering weighed more than it would have been possible to have been placed over them leaves little room for doubt that they were the victims of an accident.
 Among the bones and under them were large quantities of dried leaves of the maguey plant. But the real bed of the dead was a pile of ashes no less than a foot deep. Why the maguey leaves were there is a matter of conjecture but the ashes may be accounted for by the fact that in the olden days the method of ex- tracing ore consisted largely in roasting. A fire was built beneath the mixture of rock and ore. The limestone was in that manner converted into lime from which ore could be pried loose with sticks or any other similar primitive tool
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
RelncarnatIon.
the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 In these days of advanced thought even the children become imbued with the ideas of possibilities undreamed of in the days of Puritan orthodoxy
 An old lady who is living up to date, keeping pace with the times, ready to believe and interest herself in every new invention and to try every new mechan- ical device possible for her to utilize, re- solved to purchase a typewriter, and be- came quite an expert In It's use.
 Her young granddaughter was greatly impressed with the ambitious spirit of her grandmother and ner sympathies were always aroused at her tales of the oden tmG with its lack of comforts and advantages and the narrowness of her early years.
 One day, chancing to read a typewrit- ten letter the old lady had written. she looked up thoughtfully and said:
 Grandma, l think you ought to be born again and given another chance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
MEMS SHOES.

A hlnt to the wise is sufficient. We would like to throw out a fe.y from our Mems Shoe Department.
 We can truthfully say that we have the strongest line of Mems Shoes that are carried in the South.
 James A. Bannister is our leader fn High Shoes-$5.oo, $500 and $7.o0.
 Low cuts at $4oo; were $500 and $500.
 Selz Royal Blue S3.5o Shoe Is as good as any S3.50 Shoe made.
 Hine & Lynch's S3.50 Shoes are made for wear as well as for style.
 H. S & H. Union Label $500 wear like iron and look like $500 shoe.s
 Also a big lot of cheaper ones at $2.5o and vi.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
CLOTHING.
MEDIUM WEIGHT.

We are selling our Three-Piece Me- dium Weight Suits at ONE-THIRD OFF THE REGULAR fPRICE. Any Suit in the house goes in this lot. We have some very pretty patterns in these Suits, and would be glad if you would come in and take look at them. They are plenty heavy for Fall Suit
 s1S00 Suit... ... =. =. .$12.oo $15.0O Suit. ...... 1000 s12oo Suit. =. ... -. ...... s.oo 5000 Suit. ...... 6.o7 5 750 Suit... ... =. -. ...... 500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16

Francis Grierson in the August Critic
 It was in a cafe in the Place de rOdeon that I first talked with Verlaine. Now, there is as much difference between a tavern of the oiden times and a modern cafe as there is between a brasserie and a club. I never could acquire the habit of sitting at or in a cafe; but I found myself compelled to meet Verlaine at that particular cafe or not to see him at all. It Vas brilliantly lit, comforta- ble orderly and quiet. The poet was there when I arrived and I was intro duced by one of his friends. He ap- peared, as I had expected to see him, unaffected, and apparently unconcerned about anything or anybody. To judge him by the clothes he wore he might have been a carpenter or a bricklayer. But his face-there was no doubt about thati There was the face, genus Vil- lon-Voltaire! Some might have called 1t the second incarnation of Francois Villon. In all Paris there was nothing resembling it. Over two sleepy, wag- gfsh gray eyes. a pair of mephlstophe- Han brows curved upward at the ends like an Interrogation point in Faust" When he tipped his sloueh hat back on his head he looked the picture of medieval troubadour who might have gone about with copy of Petrarch in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
Dishonesty is Contagious.
LADIES' SHOES

We would like to tell you a thing or two about the quality style and price of our Shoes.
 We exercise great care in selecting our Ladies Shoes, ,<so that we can sell one customer more than one pair.
 A well pleased customer is our best advertisement.
 If you will let us fit you in a pair of our Shoes you will see for yourself that what we say is true.
 We are selling Slippers at 10 per cent off the regular price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
The l.'ay to Find 1t.

From the Chicago Herald.
 Scientists think there is gold at the north pole If they can furnish good req sons for this belief the pole will be dis covered right away
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
HORRIBLY AFFLICTED WITH B0ILs.

I had a horrible attack of b oi1a that broke out all over my body and from whic b I could get no pos sib1e relief until I b Q g m taking your medicine, and from my ex- perie nee I can safely say s. s. s. is the best blood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
CLOTHING.
LIGHT WEIGHT.

We have a few more Suits left of light weight unlined coat and pants Suits that we are going to sell at sust half price,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
A Good Beginning

blood condition at the of disease be troubled with bo bacheads oces itching and burning skin erupons that make ones life vertabe torment and misery
 the time the work of cleansing and building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16

Now is the time to begin the wo blood and strengthening the weak places in your constitution. During the cold winter months we are compelled to live indoors and breathe the impure air of badly ventilated rooms and of- fees. We over-work and over-eat, and get too little outdoor exercise, aud our systems become clogged with impuri- ties and the blood a hot-bed of germs and hunors of every kind, aud warm weather is sure to bring a reaction, and the poisonous matter in the blood and system will break out in boils and pustules or scaly eruptions aud red, disfguring bumps and pimples. Make a good beginning this season by taking a course of S. s. s. in time; it will not only purify your blood and destroy the germs and poisons, but promote healthy action of the Liver and Kidneys and give you a good appetite at a time when you need it most.
 s. s. s. improves the digestion and tones up the Stomach, and you are not continually haunted by the fear of indigestion every time you eat, or troubled with dizziness, nervousness and sleeplessness. There is no reason to dread the coming of warm weather If and the blood in normal, healthy COT blood that invites disease germs, micr bring on long train of spring and su stitution, and produce weakness, lassit,
 Eczema, Acne, Nettle-rash, Poison Al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16

And say you can't afford one? h. deed you can if you ever expect to wear one. These goods are new and up-to-date in every particular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
Misses and Children'S Slippers at
 Actual Cost,

Our object in doing this is to make room for our enormous stock of Fall and Winter Shoes that are on the road now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16

purifier in the world.
 Mrs. M. P. sMYTHERs,
 wytheville, Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
Boys Shoes.

We are selling Boys Oxfords at cost to clear them out, as we are al ready receiving our Fall Shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-16
THE BEST TONIC AND APPETIZER.

While living in sherman, Tex, I be- blood. | ran down in appetite and energy; was scarcely a ble to get about and had to stop of and rest occasionally. I took s. s. s; and be- gan to improve at once, and after 9 well.
 I think s. s. 8. the best medicine ever used as an appetizer and gen. eral tonic. J. G. SCOTT,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-28
AHND FIR M4GZNARy
gill M 4 GW @
Old Jshn Swesny, Whose Only Food Was Garbage
Cast Up by the Tide, Sent 10 Insane Asylum

slfh the few cents he earned. Af
ninht he slept in q hollow IN tha
sand.
The men employed ~ the ffeiEht-|
yard had been watching him for
weeks. but nH he ala no harm. did
not disturb him.
Recently. however. they began 10
sec that hs was inJuflug bis heaitte
by eating garbage, ana decided that
II would he Tor his own good "a send
him to the asylum.
The old fellow o. - enthuslasti6
shout bic mime" that he iuuRhsd
aloud with iuy this morning when
J. MCGEE who sWOre to the conn.,
plalnf against him. offered ~ buy a
hhlf interest ana become hiH buai-
ness manager
Now the old fellow chuekled. 3
can buy the Everett Rmeiter and,
move IL down here. and With = few
improvements it vii do very nicely
Tor US
sHerny thinks that be- has naR beA,
come n capitalist and that tbs eouB<
y jail b. nrst-Ciasa hotel where
he IL 10 STAY until hs ana his part
nsf e1H make preparation 30 20 ia
Everett after the suelisf
lie has not q friend Or aeauain=
lance m che city and says he has
been 30 interested ia developing his
mine that be has forgotten tbs
whereabouts - his relatives lie
viii he taken 90 Stsilacoofu tomof-
row
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-28
WILL PAY $4,000
FOR RIM AIS MURDER
Chin Tai Hee Puts a Price on Wong Yuen's Head
----Bioody Feud i'm Chinatown

ardent lovers should prove lesal
claim TO hsf affections.
Judge TELL this morning eouiiHsssa
the hsattns On the writ uutti ass1H
aay and allowed chin Tai Hee she
custody % the fafnily prne islps he
phoula giss u. i~q bond 10 prvssaee
them The date named
Partners ~ Wa thong signed the
bond. hus. SAD 20 relate from chin :
rutnt u Ntsw n was too late. a. The
pfs3scutins attorneys filed iufofnas
tsan against aim. charging with re-
slsting an officer when the deputy
sherlffn took Lee See from him st
their iodsins ~ 10 o'clock last night.
aud chin also must stay IN jail
The struggle for The ppeseFsion Of
the woman ana her fwo young chill
sfsn l. the result % a feuf between
fNa Ffxsl chinese clans on the coast
The cain family. who are for the
most part here In Seattle. are bitter
enemies TO the Nons family 81 san
Francisco. They are UNFOLDING chin
TAI Tee Ia the matter and have on
sred 4 hiH price 10 the chinatnan
Who wlil ragae wong Yueu to die
saaden death
Lee See and her t~o children are
lu the county 1aii f0r safe keeping
chin Tai ftee r. prisoner IN the
south tank and Nuep IL IA the north
cell wing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-28

double wages for extra hours ana
faf SUNDAY. bat Heiilg has na other
object iu view bat % make Euod to
ths public
The company which viii eantfaa
the nea thFntef. vhich Is "a ~
known ne the EmIdrs Park fhsHtHf
was formed ln aBm FRANCHISE "a
maHths AFo Tor the purpose % shs
iabilshinE Northwestern vau#ss
vile circuit lu connection with the
California circuit Charles Achef-
man IL president ~ the comp ny. \.
Abrams ~ Vice president. AND itebls
il general mhnhReL lisiiiE has lifs
sanallg nupsrs iaef the erection o.
the thsatsf. which viii scat 2 &c
ssopls. sud vii include % pHf4ust
parauef circle. n balcony and eals
iSFy. II will be covered ~ eane -
s.csui ihr stage. which T. eHeifaas :
ard . lponts feVt with an opsuinH
Of sexs p fest
The wara Of putting up this thea
tef ia ~ short tiine, less than 9
fortnight. II one ~ the n4ast re-
rnafhahis bite 81 constructive enter
prize ever eunNnmmAted ~ fhe
North y cot. ana 10 dur entirely 10 the
huaiiinK 81 chiNin Heitis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-28

After digging for months Ia ga
imaginary gold milne pu the HHnd
spif.. during which time be ale
nothing but bread nnd declYed food
that driffed in IN the tide from the
city gnrhaFe dunn. old John
Sweeney ~ Montana. vas commit
ted ta the insane asylum bg superior
Judge Hatch. this mnfnlnE
Sweeney Be- almost h giant IA
uhsslaue. wlth muscles ike iron.
and he presents most nftfaofdHis
.afY appearance in court With htH
blond hHif. which De- Ions and curly
and HE cfiukly yellow beard which
nearly covers hia broad chest fiiH
rmHll blue eyen twlukied with good
nature and be- worc. No. he saYa he
always wears summer and winter.
instead 81 ceHt % houdeserllt
sleeveless garment which leaves hlH
bra why arms and chest bare
fits haiiucinuuon o. that he has
discovered q mipo un the sand HpitH
near the Northern Pacific freight
yards which produces iron. copper.
gold and silver. and lately ziuc. Day
after daX he had worked early and
late digging in the tand nud Rafh-
eflnF stones from th,, pond. a. he
calls Puget sound II WIS his habit
% -smeit' these stones iu d char
coal nrs built lea n hole ~ the sand
he wnH harmless h4s neighb9rH
said. and seldom irft his ~mine e.
cept 90 sell "a Uuie iurk the TIDE
had washed in. and 20 buy bread
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-28

Wealth aud honor are In store fer
en- ssf.ffisEs hish binder abe @iit
naafaef Wons rusu. = celestial Who
10 nau = prisoner ln sh~ coanfy jstl
To- FefssfY. chig Tai lice and his
ffa.sssts in Heattise Chinatown offer
to p4y 81 e9e 60 the Chtnk Nbo ait
pat fusn out ~ business - Tar
as fhtp tsaftai sphere J. cossesfHed.
Isaes. jealousy and tons ~AF arr
bekind the effsf which Crews oui %
the feet that both Wong rusu ard
chin Tai lice arr twain fus the hand
u Lee SEE = plump ntlie Chiuesa
woman. whose husband Iusn claims
t. BE The usns claim - made b.
chin Tai Hss
The ease = complicated. ard uhirh
u ths men really IL the husband 81
ths aafnsn seems ifrb-sssihis 90 de-
feffstims The contest " the rsstN Of
gshlnatuwu scandal. which &C
naffsa three months aEo. when
Woale Nuen came 10 Seattle from
san Francisco on his way 90 fert
roapsssd eth t.~e See and her ehii
siren. lie war appF~hended here gsl
a teiesraphic dispatch from Chin
Tai Hee. Haying that Weus Nusu
had siau~d with the woman sud her
children and had also forged chin >
name to q letter u credit