The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-20
Locals of a
Wider Nature.

Miller thus enjoying a distinction over any town in this
part Of the state in having a lady reporter.
Harvesting of rye, barley and oats has begun, and
the crop is good; wheat In many localities is approach
Ing maturity, but the harvest will not be on for ten DAYS
or two weeks yet. The crop will be a good ope-eoual
to that of last year.
Harley Bushfeld, just graduated in law at the Min
nesota University, upon his return home here, and adj
mission to practice by the state supreme court, was ap-
pointed by the council as city attorney for the year. Be-
fore studying law he learned the printers trade, doing
writing and newspaper work during vacations since.
The great breech between the democrats here NAV
lead to a second democratic paper by VIM. Healey who
offers to buy or start one. The parties to this factional
contest are we'll known in the state-Mr. Heaaey as a
double OF Bryan in appearance, Mr.. Pusey as manager of
the Bryan campaign, Mr.. McCullen as a candidate for1
delegate to st. Louis, Mr.. Wilson as editor oft the Gazette.
According to the Forest City Press threshing ma
chimes are already being bought by parties west of there
tothrash the large crops of grain they nave raised this
yearonthe reservation. AS that section is unopened the
farming must be by Indians and mixed bloods- 1t indi-
Gates two new propositions that Indians will work and
that grain raising is becoming an industry west of theI
Missouri river.
Parties from the west have. secured this section in
search OF horses and cattle upon the plea that they had
strayed, but to officers the owners declared their belief
that the animals had been stolen. One bunch of sol
steers had mysteriously disappeared. For years stock-i
men IN the counties far out from the Missouri river onl
the east side have lost small lots of stock- horse. colt
steer or calf disappearing as if by magic. Some of these
have been found, others never. While stating that thew
had strayed, yet their owners had a suspicion that thew
were helped out OF the pastures by professional stock
rustiers, with the object of uniting or launching them
into 2 large herd at some point on the river distant fromI
settlement, then swimming them across to the west sided
ranges. 70 c~ongregate the siock at a convenient and sell
cluded spot on the river. after the grass in the rayinesl
becomes tall and the foliage on the trees dense, efersj
protection while the herd accommodates, or until the one
Two, three or four picked up here and there have been
brought, which must be done at odd times with great in
genuity BY the rustlers, who operating In q country with
many settlers must use great caution. The bunch of sol
taken from the Blunt man who vas here was d large lot
to be picked from one herd. The actual hustler will off,
ten leave the stock after driving them one night
happening IN the neighborhood a few days later to claim]1
as his own the strays. If che actual owner had discoy-Id
cred them nsthe meantime, well and good. The r~ustlerl /
and the owner frequently take dinner together at q far-a1
mer's,house while hunting this class Of strays. IN onea
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