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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
TORM IN THE HILLS.
Record Breaking Snowfall Lasted
Three Daes and Nights.

A Sturgis special says: The biggest
storm in many years passed over this vi.
cinity, lasting three days and nights, last
week. Twenty inches of o fell. The
roads are in horrible condition. Every.
thing is ~snowbound. All trains are late.
Telegraph and telephone wires are down
and there is fear of a food in the upper
Black Hills.
The storm, it is thought, extends out
to the ranges. Great loss Of cattle and
sheep is feared.
Fruit trees are badly damaged. An
enormous amount of moisture has fallen
which will be good for the farming coun-
try.
a mail carrier who arrived from Vol
unteer, Meade County, Friday night, re-
ports an IN amount Of dead cattle
along the road. .
The Black Hills are showed under with
from four to six feet Of snow, according
to Il dispatch. No storm like this has
ever visited that part of the state at this
time of year.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
LIGHTNING WAS DISASTROUS
Killed One Hundred Head of Horses
in q Bunch.

Reports are coming into Rapid City
from the range which show that the re-
cent snow storm has made terrible havoc
among horses and cattle. The snow
seems to have been the worst in years,
for reports from Belle Fourche and
north of that district further indicate
that there was not much of a snowfall,
and the loss TO stock will be small.
Lightning also played havoc with the
stock, in one instance a man losing 100
head of horses ont Of 103. They were
close to a wire fence and were killed by
the lightning.
The cattle on the open range were
killed by being covered by snow, which
chilled them to death.
1t is considered the worst storm in
many years.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
BREAK IN STRIKE RANKS.
Feed Drivers Refuse to Obey Orders
Not to Make Deliveries.

A Chicago dispatch says: A break in
the ranks OF the strikers Thursday is al
legged to have occurred in the refusal Of
the feed drivers to observe the boycott.
Deliveries are being made by union driv-
ers TO all struck" firms.
Police protection was ordered sent
Thursday TO the Hendricks public school
in consequence of a ''strike" of 700 pu-
pills, who refused to go to school because
noa-union drivers for the Peabody Coal
Company had taken coal to the building.
A number of additional union team
sters were laid off Thursday because
they feared to make deliveries to boycott
ted firms. They include the James s.
Kirk Company, soap manufacturers, and
the National Furniture Company.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
TwENTY.NlhE PEOPLE KILLED
Tornado Demolishes Southern Part
of the City of Marquette, Kan.

of the City OF Marquette, Kan.
When darkness fell upon Marquette,
Kan, Tuesday night it was known that
twenty-nine lives had been lost in the
tornado that wrecked part of Marquette
early Tuesday and did much damage IN
the vicinity, and that forty-four persons
had been injured. or the injured thirty
five we're seriously hurt and some OF
them may die.
Sensational reports were sent out dur
ing the day of 100 injured. These prov.
ed to be Incorrect.
In several cases entire families have
been killed.
Order has practically been brought out
of the chaos that prevailed Tuesday and
a large committee has been dispensing
aid. Among the relief sent from outside
were twenty-five pupils from Bethany
College, who acted as nurses.
The Swedish Lutheran and Methodist
churches, opera house block and dozens
Of residences were wrecked. The bust
ness portion escaped with slight dam
age.
Aid was asked of other towns and ply
sicians were sent from Salina and many
nearby places.
The tornado struck the southern end
Of the town and cut a clean swath 100
yards in width through its entire length.
1t broke upon the town with great
force and wrought it's terrible havoc
within a few minutes time, and c%Ontinu-
ing on TO the rich farming country north
Of Marquette, caused further damage.
Most of the victims were killed as they
lay asleep. Others, manned and bleed
ing. awOke TO find themselves buried III
the wreckage of their former homes.
Marquette is a town Of 1900 people in
Mcpherson County, and is in the exact
center of Kansas.
Reports from the surrounding country
show the destruction to life and proper
ty is widespread, and the list of dead
and injured is growing constantly.
When daylight broke over the town
Tuesday morning it found the entire
population in a state of panic. Business
was entirely suspended and every one
who escaped injury turned his attention
toward aiding the wounded.
The tornado seems to have formed
three miles south of Marquette and did
not spend its force until it had passed
many miles north of town.
Monday afternoon had been hot and
oppressive. The atmosphere was loaded
with electricity. Late in the evening IL
terrific rain storm broke over the town.
The rain continued to fall in torrents
nado struck. Within less than five min
utes it had wrought its terrible work and
Dasspd on
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
TERRIBLE
Hundreds Reported Killed by Tor.
nado In Oklahoma.

Telephone reports from Hobart, Okla,
indicate that the entire town OF Snyder,
Okla, was destroyed by a tornado We'd
nesday. A train of doctors, nurses, and
other assistants il said to have left Ho-
bart for Snyder. The wires are reported
down between Snyder and other neigh
boring towns, and all news is cut off from
Hobart.
Reports over railroad wires to Fort
Worth, Tex, say dispatches from Sny-
der. Okla, to the train dispatcher of the
Frisco at Sapulpa, |. IT,, report that 4
tornado struck Snyder Wednesday night,
wrecking the town and killing 500 people,
train dispatcher sent by the Fort Worth
Record, asking for information, answered
as follows:
"We have same report and are sending
a relief train on the supposition that it Is
true; wires down."
Later reports from Chickasha, L. T.,
which place is i'm communication with
Hobart, Okla, indicate the truth of the
earlier reports concerning the storm. No
estimate of the number OF dead is OBJ
tainable.
The telephone operator at Hobart, thir-
ty-two miles north Of Snyder, states that
it is believed that 800 people have been
killed and injured. Everyone who can
render assistance in the capacity of ply
stefan, nurse or other relief work has
gone on the special train which left Ho-
bart shortly before 2 o'clock Thursday
morning. Nurses and physicians nave
been called for at all the towns possible
to reach in the section. Snyder has 1900
inhabitants.
Reports have just reached Oklahoma
City from Hobart and Anadarko confirm
ing the news of a tornado at Snyder, but
no details are known. The II risco rail
road is sending n relief train from Chick
asha to Snyder.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
IN LAME
Ii Exploded and Caused Destruction
Of a House at Clark. :

1t has been learned for a certainty that
the lamp that exploded and caused the
fire that destroyed the fine home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ecker who live in Clark Coun-
ty, was filled with gasoline by mistake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ecker had just left for
Minneapolis where Mrs. Ecker was to
enter the hospital for treatment. and
they knew nothing Of the awful disaster
that had befallen them and which near
ly cost the life of their little son, who
was asleep in thehouse at the time of the
fire. p
The doctors at the hospital had been
notified of the loss and when Mr.. Ecker
came to settle for Mrs. EcEer's operation
they cut his bill in two.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
FIRE IN a PLAY Gus
Booth Theater at Sioux Fails Is Bad.
lY Damaged.

The Booth theater at Sioux Falls was
badly damaged Monday evening by a fire
which was caused by a moving picture
machine exploding. The performance
had commenced and the building IA
comfortably filed, but the people kept
their heads and marched out without ex-
hibiting the slightest sign Of panic. O
The building is in the same block as the
headquarters station of the fire depart
ment and was saved by the promptness
with which the iremen appeared upon
the scene.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
STORM DAMAGE AT MITCHELL.
A Number OF Barns Destroyed in
That icinity

The storm of Tuesday night did consid-
cradle damage to property in Mitchell.
The amphitheater at the fair grounds
and 100 box stalls were blown to pieces
and n number of barns were destroyed.
A freight car standing on an elevated
track by the mill belonging to the Mil
waukee road, was blown out on the main
line and was carried a distance of nine
miles north by the velocity of the wind.
A heavy rain fell during the wind
storm, amounting to nearly an inch. No
injury was done to the crops.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
v IN CHICAGO.
Presidents Day Not MARRIED by Dis
turbances.


turbances.
Promises of peace and order in Chicago
for Wednesday, the presidents day, were
made by both sides in the teamsters'
strike. The Employers Teaming Com
pany decided to reduce its teaming and
delivery operations. The Transfers joint
council voted against a general strike,
and determined nc further sympathetic
movements sis'uld be made, except in
case Of teamsters ordered to make deliv-
cries to boycotted houses, in which event
individuals should walk out.
Representatives of labor abandoned the
plan Of petitioning the president while
in Chicago Wednesday to use his good Of
fees in bringing about a settlement Of
the strike.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Invents Corn Husking Machine.

ID. +. Churchill, of Vermillion, now
comes forward with an invention which
promises to materially cheaper the ex-
pense of corn husking if his new ma
chine proves worthy. He has a working
model that takes the ears from the stalks,
husks them and deposits them in the
wagon. Mr.. Churchill is confident that
he can perfect a machine that will do
satisfactory work and has applied for u
pateut on his invention.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Chinese TO strike Back.

A large and influential meeting Of Chi
nese merchants, held at Shanghai, China,
Wednesday, protested vigorously against
the proposed new Chinese exclusion
treaty recently discussed in the United
States, and unanimously decided to boy
colt American goods until the terms Of
the proposed treaty are modified.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
TRAGEDY ON TEXAS TRAIN.
Shooting Grows Out of Murder Com.
mitted Three Years Ago.

A Houston, Tex, dispatch says: Ed.
ward Calhoun was shot and killed on a
San Antonio and Arkansas passenger
train at Wallis Tuesday by w. T. FL.
bridge, of San Antonio, formerly vice
president and general manager of the
Cane Belt Railroad.
Calhoun is a brother-in-law of Capt.
William Donovant, who was killed by
Eldridge about three years ago. Eldridge
was recently acquitted of numbering DON
ovant.
Tuesdays tragedy crew out Of the muir
der OF Donovant.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Shot by an Officer.

Henry Patton, who gave his home
as Kansas City, was arrested at Pacific
Junction, Ia, while at a doctors Office
having two bullet wounds dressed. He
was shot by the night marshal at Glen
wood, Ia, while attempting to avoid ar
rest. He escaped TO Pacific Junction on
a stolen horse. He will probably die.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Conductor Iniured.

A peculiar accident occurred on the
Burlington trolley line near Lead when
Conductor Jack Knowles, in leaning out
to examine the wheels, which had been
gathering snow. got his head caught be-
tween n of the trolley poles and the
car. He vas thrown into the ditch and
remained unconscious for over an hour.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
A Peoria Sensation.

DR.. James w. Parker, a prominent
physician Of Peoria, Ill, and his assist
ant, John Peattie, were held by the cor
oner's jury Wednesday, without bail. for
the murder of Mrs. Spillman Calhoun.
The verdict followed the death of the
woman, which resulted from a criminal
operation
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Cashier Coll Gets Bail.

Henry G.. Coll, the former assistant
cashier of the First National Bank of
Milwaukee, charged with embezzling
over 100000 from the bank. was admit
ted to bail in the sum of $4,000. Coils
case comes up for preliminary hearing Oh
May 16.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Horses Not Recovered.

There is every reason to believe that
the horse thieves who relieved B. W..
Collar and Clarence Madara Of Vermill-
ion. of two valuable animals have made
their getaway. No trace Of them has
been discovered. The men named have
offered a reward of 500 for the capture
Of thieves and property, $50 in each case.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Murderer Mianand sentenced.

A Denver special says: Henry II. VIA
nand, the Sioux City, Ia, fireman and
street car man, who shot to death his
wife in Denver on Jan. 2S, was Thursday
sentenced from ten to fifteen years in the
p~enitentiary.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
NOT KOCH'S HANDWRITING.
Handwriting Experts Testimony
Regarding q Certain Word.

Prof. G. G. Curtis, a handwriting eX-
pert, testified in the Koch trial at Man
kato, Mimi, Tuesday, that the hand that
wrote the word Sample" on the poison
bottle sent to DR.. Gebhardt shortly before
he was slain was not the hand that wrote
the words in DR.. Koch's account book,
the latter being admittedly the writing Of
the defendant.
Under severe cross-examination Curtis
consistently refused to find any charac-
~teristic similarity between the words in
the two exhibits.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Struck by Lightning.

The elevator of the Truax & Belts Ele-
vator Company at Hartford, near Sioux
Falls, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
night. The fire was started by lightning
which struck the building. The firm car
ried insurance to the amount of $4,000,
which will only partly cover the loss.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Rainfall Was General.

Reports indicate that Wednesdays
rainfall was general over the state and
evenly distributed. The Black Hills re-
gion received over two inches and east
of the Missouri River and in the grazing
country from az inch to an inch and a
half of water fell. Crops, which in
many localities needed moisture. will be
greatly benefited.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17

Nhe Trang, AMMAN, advices state that
Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron, which
has been cruising for several days off
Van Fong bay. sailed Tuesday morning.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Will Build Race Track-

Lake Preston horsemen have practical
ly completed the work of laying out a
fne half-mile race track near town. 1t
is the intention to have n number of rae
ing matinees during the coming summer.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Ex-Sherir Pierce strickcp.

r. A. Pierce, ex-sheriff Of Lincoln
County, and at present police judge Of
Beresford, was stricken with heart fail
ure at his home in the north part Of
B~eresford, and is still in a very critical
condition.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Kansas City Bank clerk short.

At Kansas City, No., c. Leslie Stock
weii, agei is years, mail teller OF the
New England National Bank, has been
arrested charged with embezzlement His
shortage is said to be $500.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
THE JEWS.
Massacre Occurs in Southwestern
Russia.

Russia.
A st. Petersburg special says: The re-
port of a massacre of Jews at Ihitomir,
government of Volhynia, southwestern
Russia, is confirmed in a dispatch to the
Novosti, which says the rioting began
May Z and continued for forty-eight
hours.
Orthodox Christians fell upon the Jews
in the streets. The Jews were armed
and fought their assailants, many being
killed and wounded on both sides.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
New Roller Rink at load.

The new roller rink in Lead was for
mally opened Thursday evening. a large
crowd of skaters being present. The
rink is the largest in the state.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
Fire at Tulare.

The general store of X. j. Lincoln, at
the village Of Tulare, was destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
which was fully covered by insurance.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17
i'm iiiinoia.

A tornado struck Streator, H., shortly
after 10 O'Clock Thursday morning. tear
Ing down trees and barns. No one was
injured.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-05-17

Thursdays quotations on the Sioux
City stock market follow: Butcher steers,
S3.65G5.05. Ton hogs. $5.35.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-21
A Most Interesting Lecture.

Mrs. Edyth Tozier weatherred
visited Grants Pass last week in the
interest of the educational department
of the Lewis & Clark fair. Her OBJ.
ject was to interest the schools in
making exhibits of their work at the
fair and to put their exhibit in the
most attractive form. Mrs. Weatherred
has been in attendance at the four
largest fairs from the opening uuti
the closing days and her experience
enables her to make many valuable
suggestions and she is spending her
time for the good of the state with.
out expense to the schools or the
fair management. She believes that
the Oregon schools can make as good
showing as the schools of other
states, if they only take up the
work in time and with the right un.
derstanding Of what is needed. On
Friday afternoon, Mrs. Weatherred
spoke to a number of ladies of the
Womans Club regarding ways of ad
vertising their town Her sugges.
tions were numerous and valuable and
the Womans Club has decided to take
up work outlined by her. The even.
ing was devoted to stereopticon
lecture on the education and art at
the st. Louis Fair. The lecture was
interesting and instructive and iuas.
much as the light was steady and the
views brilliant, it was especially en-
joyable. We can safely say that it
was the very best stereopticon lecture
that has yet been presented in Grants
Pass. The enjoyment was heightened
by the illustrated songs which were
sung by Carl Robinson. 1t is to be
regretted that so few people who have
the interest of Grants Pass at heart,
took the opportunity of hearing Mrs
Wedtherred speak.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-21
Pacific Monthly for June.

With the June number will begin
The Pacific Monthly's series Of special
editions for the year 1905. They will
comprise number for Portland, for
Seattle, for Southern California, for
San Francisco and the Souvenir num-
ber of the Lewis and CLARK Exposi-
tion, also special automobile num-
Der. The articles Of DIR. Wolf Won
Schierbrand, six in number, on 1.-THE
Coming Supremacy of the Pacific"
are also promised, and the plans oon-
templated by the publishers, will,
without question, place The Pacific
Monthly far in advance, not only of
present competitors, but also into the
unreachable class of periodical litera-
turo on the Pacific Coast. The Pacific
Monthly is sold to regular subscribers
at the extremely low price of 81
year. We have made an arrangement
with the publishers by which we are
able to offer II in connection with tho
Rogue River Courier (both publica.
Iions) for ~. 00a year.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-21
THE BUSINESS POINTERS
News Notes From the Business
Men to Rea ders.

Fishing is better and our tackle IL
the best. .-Cramer Bros.
Goodbye. Little Girl, Good. bye
at the Music House, Courier building.
II you have chickens for the mar.
ket. call on H. Walter of the Oregon
Cafe, he will buy them.
Call and see Miss weston's line OF
Street hats-Front St. between Sixth
and Seventh.
$40 down and s. per month will
get you lot in almost any portion OF
the city. SEE JOSEPH MOSS.
A fine cam era for s'6, cost $50. A
big camera for $50, cost $50. At Ike
Davis emporium for the wants of
man.
Kodaks-Courier Building.
SHERMAN & IRELAND, REAL
ESTATE.
Give your friends Stage line-the
good smoke.
High grade ore in small lots bought.
w. G. Wright.
Screen doors already painted, fixtures
and all complete at Thomas &
O'Neill's.
The best washing machine on the
market at McLean's auction store,
west G street.
Miss Weston has an elegant assort-
ment OF street and dress hats-Front
st. near Seventh.
Extras for all sewing machines, oils
and needles at &c paper at Singer
Sewing machine agency opposite
Court House.
Curtis & Co. for Watches, Clocks,
Gold Rings and Jewelry. fine watch
repairing. engraving. Goods sold at
reasonable prices. Come and see us.
l. 0. o. +. Building. Grants Pass,
Oregon.
l will place ON sale Saturday, April
29th, l50 corsets in White, Black and
Drab. the SOC grade at 80 cents and
the 81. % grade at 20 cents, one day
only. Royal Worcester and Thompson
glove fitting in the 70 cent deal. l.
X. o. McCrOskay
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-21
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items Of Interest
and Importance.

There will be special services this
Sunday at Sp. m. at the new Free
Methodist church at which Rev. d.
I. Summerville will deliver the SER
mon. An invitation is extended to
all to attend.
All members Of Rogue River Camp
No. SO. ". o. W.. are requested to
meet at their hall Sunday. April 2s,
at 1880 to attend memorial services
in honor of the late Head Consul f.
A. Falkenburg.
One of the most noteworthy mineral
specimens at the mining exhibit is a
large piece of copper ore from the St.
Lily mine in the Waldo district, the
property of whipple & Khoneery.
This mine is undeveloped property
bat the surface indications are ex.
tremely favorable for the existence of
a valuable and important mine Be.
sides copper, the ore contains a good
percentage of nickle and cobalt.
A big Fourth of July celebration is
planned for Moonville. or as it is
more widely known, Sans Valley,
possoffiec. The residents of Beagle.
Table Rock, Meadows and Sans Val.
ley have joined forces and will have
one OF the good old fashioned celebra-
tions with the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence, free dinner and horse races
as the principal features, while a
monster barbaque will furnish diver
sion. The citizens Of the above places
are planning and determined to make
this the biggest Fourth of July cele.
bration ever held In that locality.
A meeting of young men and bust
ness men Of the city was held last
Sunday afternoon in the, hall over the
undertaking parlors of Hall and Cole
to consider the possibility of estsb-
fishing Young Mems Christian As.
sociation in Grants Pass. The opin-
ion of those present, expressed by a
unanimous vote, was that the Y. NJ.
O. A. was needed here and that the
place was large enough now to sup
port modern Association. Steps are
now being taken to induce II. w.
Stone, of Portland, State Secretary
and Organizer, to come here and be-
gin the work. If the movement is
successful it will mean much for the
best interests of this city and es-
pecially the moral, mental and physi-
cal development of our young men.