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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
CHAPTER XIV.

l was sitting in a large easy chair,
with my back towards the door. and he
did not see me for a time, although, by
a sidelong glance, l could distinctly see
him. He started at the sight Of Judith,
as though he had not expected to see
her. exclaiming, you here!"
Pray walk in, and allow me to intro
duce you to my husband" she said, with
the old irony. Another unexpected
pleasure, no doubt!'
Mr.. RodwelI advanced into the room,
looking somewhat bewildered; but when
he saw me, he started up with indig-
nant surprise.
What Is the meaning of this? Who
has dared to bring this fellow here?" he
cried. This is too much, Judith. How
came you here? How did you know Of
this place? l cannot understand all
this!' He spoke in a more modified
tone, but still looked vexed and wratllful.
1T is very easily explained. My hus-
band being away from his loving wife,
was seized with brain fever in some
wretched lodging; the parish doctor, who
was attending him, said that it would
not be safe to remove him any great
distance. In this dilemma, Mr.. Mont
gomery. who lived a door or two off, pro-
posed that he should be taken to a
house of yours, of which, for certain rea-
sons Of your own, you had given him the
keys. AS my husbands life is very pre-
cious to me just now, | thankfully ac-
copied the Offer"
Cease this mockery, Judith, and tell
me the meaning of all this"
snn rnr, wish ~ RI ha Saript,c ~ Sha
asked, menacingly.
Il wish to know by what right you
nave brought this fellow into my housed"
by the right of my own will, John
Rodwell; dispute it at your peril"
IF you desire a scene, it had better
be out of the presence of witnesses he
said, quietly
what | have TO say shall be said
here. / have no secrets from him, and
what l have to say | would have him
heart"
Il decline the conference He was
moving away.
Like a panther she bounded past him,
and placed her back against the door.
you do not leave this room until you
have heard all | have to say! Disobey
me, and | will show you no mercy. /
will ruthlessly crush every plan and hope
Of your life!'
"You?" he sneered.
"Yes, l. Suppose l Were to send in
formation to Bow street Of the where
abouts of a certain young lady, for
whose discovery a reward is offered,
where would be the fortune you have
been scheming, and SHINING, and fawn.
ing for through your whole lifeT"
To be c~ontinued.t
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
Thirty Years Ago.

The Molly Maguires, an outlaw
band, were making %Schuylkill County,
Pa, and vicinity the scene of nightly
arson and murder.
An exclusive mail train between
Chicago and New York, to make the
distance in twenty-four hours, was
proposed as a great advance i'm the ser
vice by Superintendent G. s. Bangs Of
the railway mail.
Final arguments in the famous safe
robbery" case We're in progress in
Washington. ID. c.
The Secretary OF the Interior III his
annual report recommended that the
homestead law be extended to the In
dams.
Representatives of the London
Chamber Of Commerce submitted 10
the foreign and colonial secretaries OBJ
jections to the proposed reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
Canada.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
Forty Years Ago.

A citizens draft committee was or
ganized in Chicago for the purpose of
securing the enlistment of men for
army service.
Hoods Confederate army was de-
feated at Franklin by the Union divi-
sion under Schofield.
Court ordered the charges against a
Chicago man who had stolen a pig
changed from petty to grand larceny,
because under war time prices the ami
NAL was valued at $40.
Five persons supposed to be connect
ed with a Confederate plot to burn the
city We're under arrest in New York.
Rewards a~ggregating S25,0N were
offered by the City Council for convic-
ton of the guilty.
New York capitalists proposed to
the Agricultural Department that il
properly encouraged they would pur-
chase a tract of land in southern ILL
nois and produce sugar cheaply from
the sugar beet.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
A Pulpit Protest.

A prominent clergyman contends
that there is neither health, sense, nor
religion in full mourning. He tells his
congregation that a bit of black rib
bon, worn in some way, will tell the
story OF bereavement just rs well as
a complete mourning suit. A bit Of
Grape on the bell-pull gives the hint to
those who pass by, and 1t is not con-
sidered necessary to cover the whole
front with drapery. Why, then, will
not a bit of ribbon on cloak Ut coat In
swer the purpose, and a weight Of 8
less expense and a costume that is al.
ways gloomy, and, in warm weather,
very uncomfortable. be taken from the
shoulders of bereaved mourners!
Christians, he Is convinced, ought not
to take a gloomy view of death. There
are glorious hopes linked with the sor-
rows. and the hopes of those who are
gone before should be symbolized rath-
er than the sorrows of those who are
left behind. He would have cheerful
garments worn by the mourners in
token of the triumph of the glorifed
ones. and a bit Of ribbon or Grape as a
simple memorial Of their own sense of
bereavement. The rest OF the full
mourning he would send to the heath
en-. who in their sorrows at the grave
have no hope.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07

pleasure to torture You. No living being
has ever made me feel so deeply the deg
radiation Of my life as you have: you, a
miserable. spiritless outcast; you, whom,
as q brat, / have beaten with a rod,
and always despised; you shudder at
my approach, and turn your eyes from
me with %loathing; and you ask me what
pleasure 1t can be to me to torture you!
From the hour OF my birth, my life has
been one torture. l have ever been the
victim. At last. the tables are turned
you are my victim; and as others have
dealt by me. so will l deal by you! No
mercy was ever shown to me; why, then,
should / show it to others?"
She was still standing against the fire.
place. l dared not look at her, but l
could feel the tigerish ferocity of her
eyes.
But l did not come here to rave.
First, / came, like a dutiful wife, to
congratulate my husband on his conva-
lescence," she went on, resuming the old
irony Of voice; ''and to comfort him
with the knowledge that he is in affec-
tomato hands; and. in the second place,
to arrange certain matters Of business
with him, which, il he will oblige me
with n few moments attention, l will
explain. In the course of tomorrow a
woman will come herein short, the
", man who committed you to m faith
er's charge. / require that you shall
unl,esitatingly acknowledge me as your
wife in her presence"
Never l exclaimed, firmly. "You
may kill me, but | will never utter such
words"
Il have the means of forcing You to
speak them, or any other words that l
may choose to dictate to you"
At that homer the door was thrown
open. | turned my head and saw Mr..
Rodwell standing upon the threshold.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07

ing sixteen universities in the largest
cities of the empire. Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
ger have now been stationed at Pekin
for six years. There they were through
out the siege consequent upon the Boxer
movement. Imprisoned in the legation
they remained until the allied forces,
with Gen. Chaffee in command of the
United States troops, made their his
toric march to the relief of the beleag-
uered diplomats. During all those dan
gerous, exciting times Major Copger re-
NAMED faithfully at his post anu Mrs.
Conger stood Loyalty at his side. Sew
eral times they were reported dead, but
they came out of that trying ordeal un-
scathed. Out of it grew a romance, for
Miss Laura Conger, daughter of the min
lister, was led to the altar by one of Gen.
Chaffee's brave lieutenants, who in fight
ing for the legationers had won a bride.
When Minister Conger leaves China
none will regret his going more than the
wonderful little woman who is the virtual
ruler of the celestial empire. the Dow
ager Empress. She and Mrs. Conger
have been particularly friendly. The
latter is an ardent Christian Scientist
and found a ready pupil in Tsi An to
whom to expound these principles
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
Fifty Years Ago.

A collision occurred between two
Atlantic liners in Boston harbor and
n of the vessels was destroyed by
fire.
Commander Mcclure arrived in
England, after accomplishing the
northwest passage, having entered the
polar seas in 1850, and been impris-
oned in the ice for three years.
The French and English consuls at
st. Domingo were interfering in an
unwarrantable with the lib
erty of the press and independent nc.
ton of the government of Hayti.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
One Hundred Years AGO.

The great i%nundation of the river
Nile began by which 10000 persons
persisted.
Turkey agreed to acknowledge Ma
poleOn as emperor, and "Pades
Chach," a title which was customary
for the Porte TO bestow or the kings
OF France.
The blacks of Hayti were destroy
ing all forts on the sea coast aud for
tifying the interior Of the island, rs
they expected any time to be attacked
by the French.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07

down by the river, l know not where.
1t came on to rain, and / was soaked
to the skin. Still, hour after hour, 1 lin
gered about the same spot; the dawn
broke and merged into broad daylight.
and the hustle of the day began. yet still
] could not tear myself away; the pass
ers-by shrank from me-they must have
thought me an escaped lunatic. At last,
| felt that nature could hold out no long
err; that l must fall down upon the
pavement IL | walked about any longer.
can remember dragging myself down
to my lodging. throwing myself in my
wet clothes upon the bed, and then
all Is a blank.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
twenty Years Ago.

Col. David l.. Payne, the Oklahoma
boomer; died suddenly at Wellington.
Kan.
Nine. Patti, in New York, celebrated
the silver jubilee Of her appearance
there as a prima donna.
The Postmaster General reported
that under the 2-cent postage law,
which had been in effect a year, the
revenues of the department had de-
creased AZ per cent.
Reports emanating from the third
plenary council in Baltimore were that
Archbishop Gibbons would be made a
cardinal by the Pope.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
Seventy-five Years AGO.

Bushrod Washington, nephew of
Genera, Washington, and a judge of
the Supreme Court, died at Philadel-
phia.
The Georgia Legislature rejected the
proposition to have biennial instead of
annual sessions.
The government of Brazil derived
Il large income from the importation
of slaves by imposing a specific duty
per head.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07

United States min
lister to China, who
is soon to resign his
post at Pekin, and
few women of rank
have played as i'm
portant a part in
shaping the desti-
MES of an empire as
Mrs. Conger. The
latter is directly re-
~sponsible for the re-
cent action of the
Dowager Empress
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
Mormon. Have Iowa Church Rel,

Charles w. Irish of Nevada has dis
covered in the tithing house in Salt Lake
City a famous bell that over fifty years
6 was transferred from the old capitol
OF Iowa, in Iowa City. to the tower Of
the Presbyterian church, from which it
was missing the morning. after n band
of Morn9ns, westward bound, passed
through the city. Nj. Irish will try to
have Utah return the bell to Iowa.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07
RETIRES FROM PEKiN.

Minister Conger and Wife to Return
Home from China.
Few diplomatic careers of recent years
have been as adventurous and pictur-
esque as that of Edwin III. Conger.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07

One mans word Is no mans word.
we should quietly hear both sides
Goethe.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-07

All that niTht I wondered el.ont ina
frenzied state IN aud down the strc~ts,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1904-01-22
CITY COUNCIL.

Special meeting of the city
council held January 18th, 1904,
at the request of Mayor Chas.
g. Bade for the purpose Of COM
sldering proposition of settle
ment from S. Swenson for drill
ing we'll and matters in connec.
ton Herewith,
Members present: Connolly.
Mayer, Hingtgen, Patterson
aud Hull.
Motion made and carried that
the bill of S. Swenson for $500
IN full payment and settlement
for drilling we'll, furnishing
material. labor, etc., aud testing
we'll as drilled in the city be al
lowed. Yeas Mayer, Connolly,
Hingtgen, Patterson and Hull.
Motion made and carried that
the city treasurer be instructed
and authorized to appropriate
any moneys now on hand to
pay city warrant of $1,000 drawn
in favor of S. Swenson for drill
ing said we'll in the city.
Motion carried to adjourn.
f. B. SCHNELLER,
City Auditor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1904-01-22
THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS,

Zeb, Zarrow & Kennedy's
big sensational scenic sensa-
ton, will be the attraction at
|opera house on Jan. 2sth. The
play introduces many wonder
full and marvellous effects that
keep the spectator in SPELL
bound amazement. Among
some of the principal effects
introduced is a real life sized
train of cars with engine and
tender in full view of the audi
ence running at full speed and
the timely rescue from the
wheels of the same by the
heroine. A wonderful leap for
life from a high cliff, a death
struggle and many other hair
raising scenes are introduced
in the play. For lovers of this
class of entertainment it is
doubtful if they can find in the
entire list of attractions to be
seen at the opera house this
season a play that will please
them any better than the "Mid-
night Express" Mr.. Royal
Stout, late star of Zig Tag Al
ley, has been meeting with
much success with this attrac-
tion and his reputation as a
pure dry and simple comedian
assures him of a success that
is everlasting. The cast is
large and composed of clever
artists. The company is spok-
en- of very highly everywhere.
Seats remain at usual prices.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1904-01-22
JUST ONE MINUTE.

One Minute Cough Cure
gives relief in one minute, be
cause it kills the microbe which
tickles the mucous membrane,
causing the cough, and at the
same time clears the phlegm,
draws out the Inflammation
and heals and soothes the af-
fected parts. One Minute
Cough Cure strengthens the
lungs, wards off pneumonia and
is a harmless and never failing
cure in all durable cases Of
Coughs, Colds and Group. One
Minute Cough Cure is pleasant
to take, harmless and good alike
for young and old. Sold by
Henry Miller.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1904-01-22
MARRIED.
Two Well Known Young People
: Are United In Matrimony
Monday. Jan. l8.
=
Ceremony Performed By Rev.
Father Bidder, At
Church.

Married at st. Johns church
Wahpetpn,, N. D., by Rev. Rid.
der, on Monday, Jan. 18th, Miss
Ella B. Early to Stephen Ras.
sier. 49,.
Miss Earlylis a daughter OF
Patrick and Katherin Early,
one of the pioneer families Of
Richland county, and a sister
of our we'll known townsmen
John and NJ. N. Early.
Mr.. Rassier is prosperous
farmer of Kent, Mimi, Mr..
and Mrs. Rassier left i'm.
mediately after the wedding
ceremony on the G. N. train
for an extended visit with
friends and relatives at various
points in Wisconsin and Min
nesota.
The Times join with their
many friends in wishing them
a happy journey through life.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1904-01-22
WHAT'S IN A NAME9


Everything is in the name
when it comes to Witch Hazel
Salve. 8. c. Dewitt & Co., of
Chicago discovered some years
ago how to make q salve from
Witch Hazel that 10 q specific
for piles. For blind, bleeding,
itching and protruding piles,
eczema, cuts, burns, bruises
and all skin diseases DeWitt's
Salve has no equal. This has
given rise to numerous worth.
less counterfeits. AK for De.
Witt's-the genuine. Sold by
Henry Miller.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1904-01-22
FOB SALE.

We are going to leave the city and
will sell all our furniture at reason.
able prices, we have one extension
table, one dresser stand, bedstead,
mattress and springs, folding bed
side board, DINING room Chairs
aud quite number of other chairs
also rockers, center table, email
stand, couch, baby carriage, cradle,
music box, 3 stoves and 8 sewing
machines. will sell ut cost. Call
afternoons. MRS. IS. COOK,
l0 Dakota-Ave., Wahpeton, N. D.
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any moneys now on hand to
pay city warrant of $500 drawn
in favor of S. Swenson for drill
ing said we'll in the city.
Motion carried to adjourn.
F. B. SCHNELLER,
City Auditor.
Editor Thatcher of the
Gazette returned Monday from
his Wisconsin visit.
DIR. Kaufman departs this
evening for a short visit in the
city.
The attraction "a Runaway
Match, comes strongly re-
commended for its fun max
ing propensities. It was writ
ten by the author of Browns
in Town." 1t is interpreted by
clever company of recognized
comedians and enlivened by
several new vaudeville acts.
Saturday, Jan. 23rd.
Receiver Lambert of the de-
funct State Mutual Insurance
Company of Hankinson has
made his final report and closed
the business. When Mr.. Lam
bert took charge of the business
the company had paid Is per
cent of the losses, since which
time Mr.. Lambert has paid %
per cent more. making a total
of 81 per cent that has been
paid. This is the best showing
any receiver for an insurance
company has made in the state
and Mr.. Lambert is to be COM
plimented on his good work.
Captain Purdon, Lieut.. Nc
Kean and Serg'ts Merrifield
and Matthews went to Fargo
last Thursday morning to at
tend a meeting of Natio nal
Guard officers of the state. The
meeting discussed the project
of "making a maneuver." as it
goes technically, and if suffici-
ent funds are appropriated Co.
I and others will make a trip
to some of the forts within a
reasonable distance, aud have
a sham battle, mock siege, or
something of the kind. The
Wahpeton delegation returned
home, Friday morning.
The Leap Year party given
Tuesday evening in Schuler
Hall by Misses Neuman, Littel,
Rasmussen, Miller, Collier and
Bessie, will undoubtedly hold
its own as the most enjoyable
and successful social event of
the season. The hall was de-
corated in a very attractive
manner with festoons of purple
and white, and the six daintily
gowned hostesses proved them
selves quite equal to the oc.
casion. The music was fur
nished by one of the good local
orchestras, and the number Of
people who attended the party.
voted it q most enjoyable affair
After the dancing was over,
some of the young men were
fortunate enough to hnd 4.
dainty lunch at the home Of
the attentive escorts. Of the
evening.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1904-01-22
Rev. Roadhouse returned this
week from q visit to his old
home in Ontario.

Attend and enjoy the second
annual dance under the aus
pices of the Side Rank Degree
at Forester's Hall, Jan. 9th.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1904-01-22

City property for sale. c. c
Bade.
Mrs. 8. NJ. Barber .is on tn.
sick list this week.
Money to loan on real estate
securities, reasonable rates.
Chas. G. Bade.
The For,tnightly Club meet.
at the home Of Mrs. c. A. Nc.
Kean, February 3rd.
Mrs. C. X. Farnsworth left
Tuesday morning for a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Day of
Wisconsin.
The board of county commits
sioners had their annual settle
ment with the county treasur-
er, Tuesday.
The Womans.. Literary Club
is preparing for the annual
banquet to. be held in the Ma
sonic Hall, January Goth.
Miss Mamie Stern is very ill
with typhoid fever. Latest re-
ports say that she is getting
along as we'll as can be ex-
pectcd.
Ii you have collections that
are troubling you try McMil-
lian's Collection Agency. Ad-
dress p. .. Box 3O1 or call at
the City Hotel.
The meeting of the Magazine
Club has been postponed until
Saturday evening, January
30th, when the program will
consist of a taffy pull and "old
clothes" party at the Armory.
A new typewriter, the Fish
er, is on trial i'm the office of the
Register of Deeds. It writes
directly on the books, in either
red or black ink and should be
a great advantage to the office
if successful. The price of the
machine is about two hundred
dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Harwood.
who have sold their Fifth street,
property, left Wahpeton, We'd
nesday morning for Minnea-
polls. They will visit with
relatives there and in Melrose
before settling permanently in
a milder climate. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
wood regret their departure
from the community.
Sunday morning fire broke
out in the First State Bank
building in Abercrombie and
spread rapidly, burning not on
ly the bank building but also
Cranes butcher shop and
restaurant aud w. A. Hobson's
restaurant'and residence. The
banks loss is practically moth
ing as it was we'll insured, and
nothing in the vault was
burned.
Mr.. A. Stern and r. r. Bar.
Der went to Larimore, Sunday
evening to attend the annual
meeting ef the directors and
stockholders of the Larimore
State Bank, held Monday. They
report terrific blizzard in that
place, worse than any we have
seen here so<far. Mr.. Stern and
Mr.. Barber returned Tuesday
morning, by way of Fargo.
The case of the State vs.. e.
Cook came up before Judge
Pollock, Tuesday. Cook was
charged with having made one
single sale of liquor to Herman
and Christian Laraon of
Dwight. The Larson boys
made the complaint against