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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
HELD FOR
British Officers Seized by Moroccan
Tribesmen.

BrltiSh seized by
Tribesmen.
Tangier advices state that two British
marine officers, Capt. j.. Il. Crowther and
Lieut.. Il. A. s. Hatton, have been cap
tured and carried off by the Anjera tribe
while returning to Ceuta from the British
repair ship Assistance, recently wrecked
IL Tetuan Bay. They had escorts of
twenty-one Riff tribesmen and were at
tackled by a half dozen Anjeras under q
brother of Naliente, the brigand chief
who was recently arrested at Tangier.
The Riffs fed aud the two officers were
overpowered.
The same band lately assassinated the
governor of Ceuta and his son.
The minister OF foreign affairs has dis
patched c~ouriers to open negotiations with
the captors. whose object supposedly is
to secure a ransom and the release OF
Y~aliente, who is now imprisoned at Fee,
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
DEATH IN THE FLAMES.
Young Girl Burned in an Aurora
County Barn.

The 3-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dell Newell, who live on a farm in
Aurora County. met death in a tragic
and horrible manner.
While the child, with several of her lit
tie brothers and sisters. was playing in
the barn the structure caught fire. All
succeeded in escaping but the little girl,
who met death in the flames. Before the
flames could be e~Xtinguished the barn
and its contents, including thirteen head
of horses and cattle. were burned.
The members of the Newell family are
Frustrated with grief over the loss o.
the little one.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Sells Lots by Lantern Tight.

Nothing. perhaps, shows the increased
prosperity OF Rapid City under the vol
ume of business being done than the fact
that "A local land agent sold over 5000
worth of town lots the other evening by
the light of a lantern. Parties wishing
to purchase arrived in the city late, and
the lots to be shown not being on the
streets lighted by electricity, the agent
was obliged to start out with his pros
pective purchasers and a lantern. The
sales went through, however, SATISFACTORY.
ly to all concerned.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25

A recent visitor to Sioux Falls. whose
identity has not yet been established,
doubtless thinks himself the loser to the
amount of over $1,000. for in a pocket
book found on a seat in the mems waiting
room in the Milwaukee railroad depot
in that city were two notes, one for ST.
200 and the other for 500, in addition TO a
small sun in cash. The property was
turned over to Agent CuInmins. Of the
Milwaukee Railroad Company, who is
~endeavoring to locate the owner.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
IN a BARREL.
Son of John Miller, of Pennington
County, Meets "A Sad Fate.

A Rockford special says: The little
~4-year-old son of John Miller, county
commissioner of Pennington County, vas
drowned by falling into Il water barrel mt
the rear of the house.
His absence was not noted for some
time, and one of the greatest regrets felt
by the parents is that If the accident
could have been discovered sooner il is
quite possible that the child's life could
have been saved.
Mr.. Miller was away from HON at
tending the meeting of the county board,
and left at once upon the receipt of a tel
egram bringing the sad news.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Bubonic Plague Again.

A st. Petersburg special says. Bubon;c
plague has again appeared on the line
of the trans-Siberian railroad. which
from now on will be crowded with return
ing troops. A peasant returning from
Manchuria, where his brother died OF
the pest, was taken sick in a village ten
miles from the railroad and sent TO Mer-
rhensk, where the nature of the malady
was discovered.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Sc RIOUS ACCIDENT.
John Siberz Struck On the Head by
Falling Gar Door.

John SiberZ, of SiouA City, met with
a serious accident while on Il visit to his
brother, Jacob Siberz, with whom he is
engaged in the grain and coal business at
Ethan. While looking into an empty
car he was struck on the mead by the in
side grain door, which became loosened
and fell. He was alone at the time, and
when he regained consciousness he was
out of his head and was supposed to have
gone insane.
He is much better mt the present time,
and no serious effects are expected, but
it was some time before he was able to
explain just what was the matter. 1t
was a narrow escape from being killed
instantly.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
THE SOUTH TO The RESCUE
May Take Care or Miss Roose veIt's
elephant"

A movement has been started at At
ANITA, Ga. TO raise by popular subscrip-
ton in the south 100000, or a sum sun
rient to a the duty on the presents be-
fowed upon Miss Alice Roosevelt.
laughter of the president, during her trip
through the orient.
The plan is intended to show the an
probation Of the south for the presidents
recent efforts in behalf of a peace be-
tween Russia and Japan, inaugurating
the construction Of the isthmian canal
and other acts OF his administration.
which have endeared him to the people
u all sections without regard to political
Affiliations.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
ARTiLLERYMAN KILLED.
Caisson Falls on Soldier at Fort
Sill, Okla.

A Fort Sill. Okla. special says: Roy
George Il private soldier of the hir-
teenth battery of field artillery. OF the
Second Provisional regiment, was killed
Tuesday afternoon by a caisson falling
oil him. His battery was returning from
field practice and the caisson struck a
stone. upsetting it. Georges body was
frightfully mangled.
George. who was from Pennsylvania.
had been ir the army only four weeks.
No one else was hurt.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Chef Shoots Negro.

Robert ID. Stetson, chef at the Ven
dome Hotel, Chicago. Wednesday after
noon shot and fatally wounded Lee A.
Lamkins, a mulatto, in the court room
Of Justice Grant on West Madison
Street, two of the bullets fired at Lam
kins by Stetson passing close to the head
Of the Judge.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
CASHIER DEAD; BANK CLOSED
An Official of an Allegheny Institu.
ton shoots Himself.

The Enterprise National Bank, of Ale
gheny, Pa, was closed Wednesday by
direction of the comptroller of the cur
rency, upon information received from
Examiner Cunningham that the bank is
insolvent and the cashier had committed
suicide.
A Pittsburg special says: S. Lee
Clark, cashier OF the Enterprise National
Bank of Allegheny, fatally shot himself
Wednesday. 1t is said he had been suf-
fering from a nervous affection. At the
bank 1t was stated hat Clark's accounts
were absolutely correct.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
TRAIN HAS MARROW ESCAPE
on Missouri Pacific Dis
covered just i'm Time.

The Missouri Pacific Colorado and Cal
ifornia express, which left st. Louis at
10 O'Clock Tuesday night, returned to the
city Wednesday night with all of it's 1913
passengers. At Dundee, a few miles west
of Washington, No.. the train
ed a rain storm, which amounted, the
passengers claimed, to a %cloudburst.
which converted a small stream into y
torrent, sweeping away the supports Of
the bridge and leaving it suspended.
A track walker discovered the washout
a few minute before the train APP
preached.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Cotton store Burglarized.

The store OF A. s. Peterson az Cotton,
a little town twenty miles northwest of
Sioux Falls, was entered Wednesday
night. As Mr.. Peterson had taken the
bulk of his money home with him the
night before, the robbers secured only
about $50 in cash.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Great Yield of Grain.

Another week and all The threshing in
the neighborhood of Salem will he done,
and it is truly Il great yield. We have
had Il good market right along. although
at times short on ears, and never before
was so much gram unloaded there in the
same length of time. Next comes corn
picking, the frost of the last two nights
putting the ears in shape TO be picked.
Every ear is ripe and the crop will ex-
coed any previous year.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Deadwood's Federal Building.

Work on the government building at
Deadwood is being pushed more rapidly
since the arrival OF the steam hosting
plant, and the work of constructing the
building mp to the third floor will now be
rushed. The work up to the third floor
should be easily completed by Oct. 81, as
ordered by the authorities at Washington.
At that time work will cease until next
spring.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
PRINCE CHARLES is WILLING
DE Is Ready TO Accept the Norweg.
ian Crown N, If Elected.

- SEoW ~, II fIteCNcu.
Copenhagen advices state that impor.
fant dispatches were received late We'd
nesday night from the Norwegian pre-
mier, Nicholson, at Christiania, notifying
the Danish court that a full agreement
had been reached by the members of the
Norwegian government on the advisable
ity OF 4 prompt settlement OF the throne
question by a resolution OF the storthing.
The Danish ministerial council sat for
TWO hours, and 1t was announced Thurs
day morning that the Danish court was
ready to abandon the idea of n plebiscite
and that Prince Charles, Of Denmark,
was willing to accept the crown of Nor
way when elected by u majority Of the
storthing.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Hand Smashed i'm Separation.

Alvin Buchtel, a son OF Mi. and Mrs.
Dan Buchtel, living northwest of Platte,
met with a severe and painful injury
while tending a separator for his father,
who was threshing for John s. johnson,
Wednesday. His glove caught in the cog.
which resulted in taking off his forefnger
and badly smashing his thumb and third
finger.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Count Lamsdorfr Honored.

At st. Petersburg an imperial rescript
was published Wednesday comforting on
Count Lamsdorff. minister of foreign az
fairs, the Vladimir order of the first class
In recognition OF signal services through
out the war.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Blow for Revoiutionists.

A Washington special says: Exporta.
tons of arms, ammunition and munitions
of war of every kind from any port of
the United States and Porto Rico to any
part OF the Dominican republic are pro-
hibited by "A presidential proclamation is.
sued Tuesday.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Killed in a saloon RrawI.

viii Daley, a thresher, was shot and
instantly killed at Waverly Monday even
ing by Lawrence Mehrens, a s~aloonkeep-
err. A telephone from Waverly states
that Daley had quarrelled with and
whipped a friend of Mehrens and a few
minutes later, when Daley re-entered the
saloon. Mehrens shot him six times.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25

State Treasurer Mathues, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, Thursday asserted that the
state funds, possibly $TS2,0O0, deposited
ia the Enterprise National Bank Of Ale
yheny, were amply protected and the
state would not lose u dollar.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Hotel Fire Mt Rock Rapids.

The Hotel Lyon, at Rock Rapids. had
a narrow escape from fire Monday night.
At 6:45 an alarm was turned in and
when the fire department arrived the fire
which started in the rear OF the furnace
room had ran up the partition walls to
the second floor. The fire was not under
control for over an hour when they sue
ceeded in getting to the partition walls
with chemicals.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Fearful Crime or lowan.

Harry McGlasson, who conducted a
boarding house at Frakerville. Ia, shot
and killed his wife. 5-year-old daughter
and sister-in-law. He attempted to find
his two stcpsons, and failing shot and
killed himself.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Waterfowl Man Drowned.

The body of :. :. Skinner. more pop
ularly known az Steve" Skinner, one Of
the most prominent and popular citizens
Of WATERFOWL, was found by a searching
party ut $50 o'clock Sunday night near
the southern shore of Pelican Lake. Ii
was apparently a case Of accidental
drowning.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Adyance in Wages.

At Fail River, Mass, the Manufacture
ers' Association Tuesday announced a O.
per cent increase in the wages Of cotton
mill operatives, and a proft-sharing plan
to take effectO Oct. 25, which should net
IN additional 8 per cent.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Two slain in Duel.

At Tchula, Miss, in a sensational PTS
toll duel, w. A. Spratten and Jack Glenn,
two well known travelling men, met
death. Spratten, it is said. accused Glenn
Of cheating in a game of cards.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Lynching in K~entucky.

Virgil Bowers, a negro. was taken out
of the county Jail at London, KY, Mon
day night and hanged to a tree. The negro
killed George Farris, a prominent and
wealthy Knox County lumber dealer.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Brookinxs High SCHOOL.

The new $4,000 high school building
at B~rookings is nearing completion. 1t is
q handsome and substantial structure.
This, in addition to the $4,000 school
building, places Brookings in the front
rank as an educational center.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25

The storm that wrecked Sorrento del
eyed Alton, Ill, in the nature of a cloud
burst. and st. Louis suffered the fury OF
q terrific thunder storm. Near Alton no
loss Of lie occurred, but the streets were
turned into Temporary rivers.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25

Sheriff Kulay, of Potter County, Mon
day took from the jail in Pierre +. ID.
Miles, who is wanted in Potter County
for attempt 10 defraud a bank by a
wire tapping scheme. Miles goes back
to Gettysburg for trial.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
RloTINa in ST. PETERSBURG
Forty Persons Are Hurt in a Clash
Between Printers and Police.

In an encounter between the police and
striking printers at the government bu-
reau OF printing and engraving at st. Pc
tersburg Tuesday afternoon forty persons
were seriously injured, but none seriously.
The printers attempted to hold a meet
ing against the command of the minister
of finance, who requisitioned the police
aud the strikers were driven from the
building.
A shooting has been reported from the
Pehl cotton mill in an eastern suburb Of
the city. where il strike broke out Tues,
day morning.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
Polioe Arc Powerlnss.

Unless more effective measures are taxi
n Il is admitted by the police that they
arc rowerless 10 defeat the army of 5000
|cnmorristi who infest New York.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25
sIonx Cisy SCOOP Aiarket.

Thursdays quotations on the Sioux
fity stock market follow: Stockers and
feeders. $2,5oN3.G5. Top hogs. S5.2J.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-10-25

Ehlert w. Strelow. d resident Of De.
troit, Mich. since 1860, is dead, aged 100
years and 2 months.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

a report Is current that Sen. Gam
BILE and Coe /. Crawford have formed
an alliance, that MIR. Gamble is TO re-
ceive the support OF Mr.. Crawford In
his fight to succeed himself la the sem
ate, and that Mr.. Crawford will likely
be a candidate for governor and two
years hence will go after M. Kit
tredge's senatorial toga. The report
is not confirmed and may not be true.
In fact 1t is difficult TO STE how either
OF them could profit by such an all-
ance Mr.. Gamble 10 asking for re-
election on d record OF ten years Of SER
vice In congress. He has been one OF
the leaders OF the party organic ttior,
the organization termed BY Mr.. Craw-
ford and his friends the machine 2
II is difficult to see how he can strength
en- himself by an alliance with a
faction that relies for It's strene I'd
principally opon its opposition to the
methods pursued BY this machine. "
His record sor faithful service should
be his strongest recommendation. On
the other hand Mr. Crawford could moi
expect 10 gain additional strength BY
making commoa cause with one whom
he has heretofore been crittcizing.
Scotland Citizen Republican.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

me that truth speaking and honesty
had nothing to do with religion. but
were Purely matter of climate In
that case, said /, the people of Persia
ought to speak the truth very well. for
one of the Greek historians who liyed
before the Mohammeslan era declared
that the Persians were famous for
speaking the truth sBut who does
not know, replied the Mohammedan.
that the climate Of d country changes
entirely every 1000 years
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05
PERSIAN DISHONESTY.
~ Permentes Every Class Ok society
Erom Highest go Lowest.

AZ PermeRteR Every Class Ox Society
From Highest so Lowest.
veracity IL q scarce article In Persia.
according to the liev. Napier Malcolm.
In his Five Years LA the Persian
Town he writes Of conditions In Yezd
as follows: In tire Yezd bazaars prob
ABLY net less tllan one-thlrd OF the
speeches made By Mussulmans are
falsehoods. One day cook of Euro
pean went to the bazaar and after the
usual haggllng fixed the price of some
meat at II krans for thirteen pounds.
But, said the cook. you've got your
thumb on the scales. Did you think. Z
retorted the butcher, that would
give yoM meat at thirteen pounds for
IL krams unless kept my thumb on
the scalesg We had neIghbor who
was considered fiiirly respectable
man whose sole business was the forg-
Ing OF seals.
But the fact IL that every class,
from the highest to the lowest, Id
thoroughly permeated BY the leaven Of
dkshonests-. :. 1fohammedan assured
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

and representative conventions. The
epeople" In primary mass, with no
Indirect or delegated functions or func-
|tionaries using the word in no offen-
slve sense-is the antidote for boss
ridden conventions which the primary
is expected to give as. Bro. Nelson
should not steal machine thunder with
which to make music for the assistant
democratic funeral, In dolefuI at.
tempt to jolly up the mournefs on the
way 10 the tomb with decadent and
discredited political issue.
Noprimary law has been formulate d
In this state, but we suppose its ad-
vocates desire something similar to
that which has been on trial recently
in the state OF Wisconsin. Here there
is already La Toilette faction and
other factions, and the former has
found it necessary TO call a preliminary
state conference or convention" to
shape the action OF the coming direct
primary" The opposing factions are
so'active and strong that this is deem
ed necessary to secure the ascendency
Of the La Toilette faction. Such D
gatheri hg is simply a packed convsn-
tiou, made up OF Ia Toilette partisans,
without one of the redeeming features
OF d representative or delegated con-
ventios. And such result is simply
inevitable, primary or no primary,
whenever faction believes itself in
danger OF losing its influence or control.
Both the Press and the Times admit
that all parties will and must have
Organization and executive machinery,
which, the Press Is pleased TO concede.
will attend to business functions and
the performance OF legitimate duties
whenever occasion demands Behold
right here yoUr primary machine,
your Trojan wooden horse, showed into
the enemy's camp on ball bearings
and pneumatic tubes! You can no
more dispense with it by any special
and extra election misnamed d primary
than you can separate yourself from
your shadow when the sun shines.
j (
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05
The Yamkfom Association of the Cougre :
gationai churcbes.

A two days session OF the Yankion
association OF Congregations churches
and ministers 1.-The annual meeting
came to an end here last evening. A
fair attendance, beiutIful weather and
an unusually interesting and profitab e
meeting characterized the entire ses-
sion. The program as published In full
In last weeks COURIER was carried out
with slight changes. Tuesday eve ming
Rev D. j. Perrin OF s 5ringfieId preacl-
ed the annual sermon on llArga-
ment,n d strong and helpful address.
The open parliament Wednesday
morning conducted by Rev. Geo s
Evans Of Canton was spoken Of as sug-
gestiye. The Woman's Hour Wednes-
day afternoon was made interesting by
Mrs. Frank Fox Of Slgux Falisan Mrs.
H. w. Jamlson oi Beresford. Last
evening the relatiouof modern evangel-
ism TO the demo minati0nal college and
the state university was discussed bv
q represen tatige Of each, Prof. Ell. D..
Smith Of Yankton and Prof Geo. M.
Smith OF Vermillicn. The session
came TO close with an able address
by Rev. Frank Fox ID. ID. OF Sioux
Falls on the topic Fishers for Men. =
Following 10 a list of the pastors and
delegates present:
President and Mrs. II. Il. War
Tren, Yankton; Mrs. Helen Hurlburt,
Oahe; Mrs. Martin, Virginia; Rev. q.
Stanley Pope, MlssionHili; Rev. Frank
Mitchell, Wakonda; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dlckers0n, Wakonda; Prof and Mrs.
Geo. NJ. Smith, Vermillion;:: Rev G. M.
Daley, Huron; Rev. 9. a. Downs,
Hudson; Rev. Thos. Thompson, Worth.
Ing; Mrs. Bussey, I'yndall; Rev. Luci-
US Kingsbury, Sioux Falls; Rev Geo.
is. Evans, Canton; Misses Bridgman and
Williams, Spring field; Rev. and Mrs.
FL. w. Jamison, Bsresford; Mrs. "A. &
Koons, Canton; Rev. B. @ Matsou,
Yankton; Prof. H. r. Smith. Yanktop;
Rev. WI. Thrall, DID. Huron; brand
MRS. Frank Fox, Sioux Fails; Rev w.
j. Watt, Alcester; Mrs. Ida Clifford,
Gothland; Rev. and Mrs. d. j Perrin,
Springfield; Miss Edith @ Reeves,
Vermtllion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

1t (THH COURIER) Is merely seek.
ing cover from which to fight the le.
form movement within It's party. In
the same way many republicans are
arraying themselves in opposition TO
the administration. They are good
Roosevelt men, but differ with him on
his policies. - Stostr Falls Press
The Press makes serious charge
against the CoURIER and many re-
publicans. We are not authorized to
speak at this time for the latter, bat,
unlike John Alden, we csl speak for
ourselves. viii the Press please
designate one slightest issue wherein
we have arrayed ourselves in OPP
position to the administration" In the
same way as the aforesaid many re-
.publicans. !" The Press ID In duty bound
to do this, or else stand before the
state sslf-convicted OF falsificatloa and
slander. If we are one of the parties
who, in the same way" are good
Roosevelt men, but differ with him on
his policies, = we want to know 1t and to
know why.