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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
PLATT FAMILY TROUBLE.
Senator's Stepdaughter, Mrs. +. j. Car
mody. Wants q Divorce.

After only a few months Of mar
ried life, months that have been very
unhappy, Mrs. Francis j. Cormody,
wife Of the assistant United States dis
trict attorney for the southern district
OF New York, and stepdaughter Of
Senator Thomas c. Plat, soon will
see a divorce.
The marriage Of Col. Carmody and
Miss Louise Snow was last December.
1t was one Of the smartest weddings
of the season. The bridal couple was
showered with gifts and congratula-
tons from the hosts Of friends of en-
ator Plat, Mrs. Plat and the family.
The honeymoon was hardly over be
fore differences arose that caused
great antagonism.
Last April. by mutual consent, they
parted, and Mrs. Carmody returned to
her mother, with whom she has pass
ed the summer quietly at the beauti-
full country estate Of Senator Plat
at Highland Mills, New York. The
separation has been kept quiet and
few knew of II.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A con-
DENsED FORM.
ryo,rv Cr,,mb Held to Grand Jury lof
Kidnaping Pearl Henry Though h'-
e. cuobt-No Trace OF Miss
ing Girl Can BE Found.

Henry Crumb. a resloeht d
,npa county, has been heid lor ap-
noorance before the next grand jury
IN Clark county on the serious chaiee
~ beine responsible for the
ance Of Miss Pearl Henry. a young
woman who resided with hef sraiu-
narents Mr.. and Mrs. Peter McLareh'
we'll known residents OF the la''ei
county. ouv
h girl disappeared as etfectually
as though the ground had opened ana
swallowed her. Not the slightest trace
of her can be found. notwithstanding
that a vigorous search has peeh pros,
ecuted In some quarters It Is teareu
she NAV have been the victim OF 1ou'
play. For some time during the pres
emf summer Crumb was employed ny
the girls grandfather, and II was ~
this way hat they became acquainted
The two became somewhat aI'aClie"
70 each other, so much SO mat u oe-
came noticeable to the grandparents
After leaving the McLaren place
Crumb secured employment at Brooh-
,ngs. Although he was married last
July he maintained a correspondence
with Miss Henry, and some OF the let
ters written by him to her have peeii
secured by the authorities or Clark
county and will be used at MS trla''
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
"pROHIBs" TO BE ACTIVE
Plan TO Make Best Campaign In TIC
States History.

The prohobitionists OF South "a
kota nave planned the greatest cam
paign In the history Of that parry IN
this state. Hon. Knute Lewis. or Lake
Preston, the Sandidate for governor,
accompanied by Hon. E. w. Chahn' OF
Illinois, a celebrated orator of the par.
ty. and Jesse F. Van BusklrK. Oh
Sioux City, Ia, as campaign soloist'
will tour the entire state. beginning
Sept. 20. Rallies Will be held III thlee
different towns each day.
The prohibition state committee has
a corps of special organizers IN the
field who are conducting a speclal
campaign in several counties for the
| election of the prohibition candidates
to the legislature, and leaders OF the
party confidently assert that the 'ote
in the state will be largely increased
with strong probability Of landing sew
eral of their candidates in the next
legislature.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
FAREWELL TO DOwIE.
Health Still Declines and He VIII
Leave Zion City.

John Alexander Dowie, who, &C
cording to general belief In Zion CITY,
is In an extremely low condition OF
health, Sunday announced a farewell
service at Shiloh house for next Sun
day.
Immediately after this service he
will Leave for Mexico, If his physical
condition will permit, and 1t is not
expected tina he ever will see Zion
City again.
In a communication from the old
leader, which was read at the taberna-
Gle by Elder A. E. Arlington. he adj
vised his loyal followers to remain
away from the polls at the election for
a new general Overseer. He said ar
effort would be made to enjOin VOliva.
whose election as general overseer by
a practically unanimous vote is con-
ceeded, from assuming that office on
the ground that Judge lands had no
jurisdiction over the ecclesiastical at
fairs Of the church.
Reports Of Dowie's condition were
taken to his wife at her summer
home, Der MacDhui, White Lake,
Mich, and she FASTENED to Zion City,
accompanied by her son Gladstone.
They arrived at Shiloh house Thurs
day night, but were denied admission.
Mrs. Dowie came to Chicago Sunday
to remain with a friend, and her SON
returned to Michigan.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
MAY MOVE.
A Long Island Home is Inspected by
Mr.. Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt, it Is believed,
will soon purchase a tract Of property
at Balside, L. l., overlooking the bay.
The details OF a visit the president
mad a week ago last Friday have just
become known.
When President Roosevelt reached
the magnificent estate Of the street
cleaning commissioner, John McGraw
Woodbury., the motor car pulled VI.
The residence has been untenanted
this year. and neighbors could not un-
derstand why 1t was not occupied. The
house is a large structure, of the style
Of a century ago. The estate Is be-
tween the residence of Charles NJ.
Gould and Louis Harway. Nearby is
the palatial home Of G.. Rowland
Leavitt, the millionaire railroad man,
who occupied the residence for years,
but the last tenant was Charles Har-
vey, the publisher.
The president noticed a large tract
OF developed and lear the Woodbury.
estate. 1t was Bayside park, the prop
erty Of the North Shore Realty COM
pany. The president seemed i'm
mensely pleased with the environs, the
broad vista of towering naples which
lead directly to the bay catching his
eye. The presidents son-in-law, Mich
olas Longworth, may be interested in
the property. 1t is convenient to the
heart of the metropolis and would
make an ideal New York home for
him.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
NO LOOPHOLE IN LABEL.
Pure Food Regulations Provide that
It Must Not Be Misleading.

At Tuesdays session OF the special
commission on rules and regulations
for the enforcement of the pure food
and drug act Commissioner Gerry read
the tentative regulations prepared by
the commission regarding the use Of
the label. The regulations provide
the principal label shall be printed in
English with or without the foreign
label in addition. The general char
acter and appearance of the label is
left to the manufacturer. The SUBJ
stance, manufacturer and place Of
production shall be conspicuously
stated. The label must not be mis-
leading with regard to the contents or
origin. No statement by an expert
shall be excuse for any false or mis-
leading statement, design or devise.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
EIGHT DIE IN RIVER.
Rock Island Train Plungcs Into Rag
ing Stream.

Eight people are dead, twenty more
or less injured and as nan more are
missing as the result of the wrecking
of a Rock Island passenger train three
miles from Dover, Okla. at $3.50
o'clock Tuesday morning.
The engine, tender, baggage n
mail cars, smoker and day coach OF
passenger train No. IL, northbound.
left the high bridge that spans the
Cimarron river and plunged into the
current hanked by treacherous quick
sands. The locomotive disappeared
from sight almost instantly. The mall
and baggage clerks escaped from their
coaches and swan to the shore.
The accident was due TO the defect
i've condition Of the bridge, which was
swerved out Of line by the pressure
of driftwood carried down by the
swollen stream.
The train was an hour late and was
running at high speed to make up
time. The engine driver did not sec
the condition Of the bridge until he
was within a few yards, when 1t was
too late to stop. He shouted TO his
fireman, threw on the air brakes and
jumped. He landed on the very verge
Of the river bank and escaped unhurt.
The fireman was less fortunate and
sustained severe injuries.
When the engine struck the bridge
the whole structure suddenly col
lapsed, precipitating the engine, sTnok-
er and day coach into the water. The
two heavy Pullmans were not pulled
in, but remained on the track.
The scene was one Of indescribable
confusion. The shrieks of those i'm
prisoned in the partly submerged
coaches were added to the shouts OF
those on the bank.
1t will be impossible to ascertain the
exact number Of dead for several days
Many Of those reported missing may
show up safe at some point down the
Cimarron.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
TALES OF THE THRESHER.
Big Yield Of Grain on Brown County
Farm.

The threshing machine has turned
out a few facts for Chas. Brown, liv-
ing near GrOtOn, hat are worth re-
cording.
From a 1O-acre tract, which had
been duly fertilized, and on which the
crops have been rotated, he had a
wheat yield of $50 bushels-33 BUSH
els to the acre. The field was fertil-
lied and rotated as follows: Potatoes,
millet, corn and barley, prior to this
years crop Of wheat.
On so acres he got 1900 bushels
"a bushels to the acre, and on the
whole farm of $50 acres his wheat
went II bushels TO the acre. Some Of
the and had been cropped regularly
to wheat for more han twenty years.
The lowering of the yield nearly
one-half from the figures from the
ten-acre tract. is an object lesson ov
value.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
MACHINISTS ARE SCARCE.
Navy Department Handicapped IL
Work ut Mare Island.

Because of the great demand for
skilled labor and the high wages be-
ing paid by the building companies in
San Francisco and vicinity, the navy
department is experiencing much diff
ficulty in securing machinists for the
navy yard at Mare Island, Cal. AS a
consequence, repairs on the army
transport So!ace will have to be de-
layed until the gunboat Yorktown,
the cruiser New Orleans and the naval
transport Buffalo are repaired, and al
so will have to await the completion
Of the training ship Intrepid. This
will be a disappointment to the war
department in view Of the probable
loss Of the army transport Sheridan.
now on the rocks off Oahu. Hawaii.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
GIRLS WALK FORTY MILES.
Glad to Return Home After a Sensa-
tiOnal Runaway.

III "a
Pearl Palmer and her chum, Lena
Ulrich, aged IA and Is respectively,
daughters of prominent residents Of
the coded portion of the Rosebud res
ervation, in the Bonesteel country just
north Of the Nebraska line, ran away
from home recently.
Early on the second morning fol-
lowing the disappearance of the two
girls, their fathers secured a team and
started IN pursuit. Upon reaching
Jamison they learned that the girls
had been at that place, but had left
for Carlock, a town on the South Da-
kota side of the line. Arriving at Car
lock the anxious fathers again found
that they were too late. The girls had
been at that place, but had departed
for Mills. Neb.
The pursuit was resumed, and after
a few hours of hard driving the faith
ers Of the girls finally overlook them
at a farm house, where from sheer eX-
haustion the girls had been cOmpell-
ed to rest. The ten cents which they
had when they disappeared was spent
for lunch on the day following the
night Of their flight from hOrle.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
YALE GRADUATE TO PRISON.
Scion of Rich Family Gets Three
Year Sentence.

oSAoh VA ANiNu Guifiby NSNS iITCC-
Year Sentence.
Charles f. Bronson, son of the late
Deacon L. I. Bronson, president of the
Benedict & Durham Manufacturing
company, Of Waterbury, Conn, and
one Of the wealthiest manufacturers in
Connecticut, has been sentenced to
three years in prison for the whole
sale theft Of brass and copper from
Springfield factories. He received his
sentence with a laugh, remarking:
We'll. my friends won't worry about
me for a while now, anyway"
A graduate of Yale, lavish with his
money and enjoying a prominent So
cial position, Bronson operated for
years in this and other cities along
the lines made famous by Raffles.
His first exploit was the rifing of a
clothesline at a school for young wom-
en-. Afterward he picked the pockets
OF the inmates and then made a spe-
cialty Of stealing Jewels from women
he met al dances.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
MIDWAY ISLAND NEED
FEW SUPPLIES FOR MONGOLIA'S
MAROONED PASSENGERS.
Washington Authorities Give Permis-
sion for the Use of u ForeiGn-Buiit
Ship to Carry Supplies from Homo
lulu to the Sufferers.

The plight Of the 100 passengers OF
the Pacific Mail steamship Mongolia
which recently went ashore near Mid
way island, was made known to gov
eminent officers at Washington We'd
nesday through a cablegram received
by the manager In thai city Of the
Commercial Gable company. The ne
cessity for the immediate sending Of
supplies was made apparent, and me
question was raised If it would be in
~contrayention of the cOastwise naViga-
ton laws to send a relief ship d
foreign register. The matter first was
brought to the attention Of the de-
partment of commerce and labor, and
in turn the treasury department OFF,
Gals were consulted, and the decision
vas reached hat there would be no
objection to sending the foreign built
cableship Restorer, now at Honolulu,
to Midway at onoe, carrying needful
provisions, supplies and wrecking APP
paratus for the relief Of the Mongolia
and passengers. There are ordinarily
less than forty people on Midway ISL
and, and the influx of 500 additional
population would mean a serious
drain on the u Of the island
unless immediate relief were given.
There Is no change in the position
Of the Mongolia. The weather condi-
tons continue the same. The passen-
gers of the liner are all well. Every
thing Is we'll organized.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
THIEF RAIDS A HOME.
Attendance at Revival Meeting Costs
Sioux Falls Woman $500,

1t cost Mrs. ]. A. Greenwood, wife
Of a we'll known Sioux Falls travelling
man, the sum Of $500 to attend a re-
vival meeting for only an hour or two.
During her temporary absence from
home a thief entered the house and
ransacked it, carrying away jewelry
and other valuables to the amount OF
$500. Among the valuables taken was
a costly ruby, which was a family
heirloom.
The police as yet have been unable
to find a single cleW.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
LAWSON GETTING WE'LL.
Son of "System's" E.Iemy Says Father
VIII Soon BE Mt Work.

Thomas w. Lawson Is recovering
from his nervous illness, according to
his son, Arnold Lawson.
Father is now convalescing after
a critical month of worry and illness
following the death Of my mother"
said Arnold Lawson. Though al
ready much improved, his condition
is not such that he car attend to his
business, and he remains n quiet at
Dreamwold, his estate near Egypt,
Mass. The physicians assure US he
will take up his personal business af-
fairs within six weeks, and there is no
reason to believe that he will not en-
tirely Fathers mind has not
been impaired by his p~rostration."
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Rrookings to Improve Roads.

At a recent meeting the BOOKINGS
Rusiness Mems union voted to turn
over to the good roads" committee
$500 to be expended upon the high
wavs leading into that city. DR.. Collar
,s chairman Of this committee. n
has his campaign already mapped out.
The roads in the worst condition will
receive the first attention. but he
hopes before the moving Of grain De
gins in earnest to AVE all the main
roads leading into the city In condl-
ton for hauling the heaviest LOADS.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Pure Food law Hearing.

A committee headed by DR.. Wiley,
of the department Of agriculture,
which was appointed by an act of
congress, Monday began a govern
ment hearing in New York on the
scope OF the new pure food law.
Nearly 100 members of the represent
atives Of leading firms in the United
States were present.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Locomotive F1remen.

The Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen, in session at Milwaukee, has
practically decided to change the
name to the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive F1remen and Enginemen. The
reasons leading up to this are that full
ly % per cent of the members Of the
order are engineers, having been ad-
vanced from the time they first enter
ed the order a. fremen to thai Of en-
gineers.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26

Some of the Yankton Indians as-
pire to become weather prophets. AZ
a starter, they ave recently been
studying the sun, moon and stars, and
now that everything indi-
Gates that there will be no killing
frosts in South Dakota until Oct. II.
They are now trying to determine
whether or not there will be n snow
during the coming winter.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
A Remarkable Family.

The most remarkable family In the
state In one respect is that Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John C. Hilliard, living near
Henry, in Codington county. Fifteen
children have been born to this couple
and the mother is only 40 years of age
and still in splendid health. The last
addition to the Hilliard family arriV-
ed two weeks ago and is as healthy
and strong as the best.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
West Virginia Legislator Murdered.

r.. H. Baker, aged rs years, was
found murdered In his store at Bar
bourville, w. Va. Monday morning.
his skull having been crushed with a
brick. There is no clew to the muir
derer. Baker was a member Of the
legislature.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Editors widow Killed by Trolley

Mrs. Nancy lane Starbuck. OF Ham
let, o., widow OF the founder Of the
Cincinanti Times and mother of Frank
w. %Starbuck, editor of the Racine
(Wis.) Daily Journal, was instantly
killed by being struck by an interur-
ban traction car.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
1GNITEs CLOTHES; FAILS TO DIE.
Wilmette Contractor Saved from Sui
eide by Woman.

CIUt Uy "OTlIdH.
After pouring a quart Of kerosene
over his head and shoulders, Peter
Lehr, a cement contractor in Will
mette. ILL.,, set fire to kill himself. The
act was committed almost before the
eyes Of his wife m a s~ister-in-law,
Mrs. Joseph Lehr, who, with the as
sistance of n%eighbors, succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the flames. Lehr may
recover.
He was unconscious for some time
and refused to explain his act. 1t Is
thought he was demented, for 1t was
found that he had set fire to the shed
In which he poured the oil on himself.
Previously 1t was feared he would
kill himself and all weapons In the
house had been concealed.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Seeks to Recover Million.

The case Of Oberlin M. Carter. for
merly captain of a corps of engineers
In the United States army, vas re-
opened In the federal court at Chicago
Tuesday. The issue at the present
hearing is an attempt by the govern
ment to recover from Carter 81, 000,-
900. which 1t is claimed he stole while
In charge of work at Savannah, Ga
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Raided Bill Boards.

A sensation was created In Sioux
Falls Thursday when 1t became
known that someone had tore down
from bill boards throughout h city
posters advertising the harvest festival
which is to be held In Sioux Falls the
first week in October. This action was
due to the fact that the posters were
printed in a non-union establishment.
Arrests are threatened.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Horses for Cuban Government.

A horse buyer of Junction City,
KAN, received an order for severa.
carloads OF small horses which are to
be shipped as SOC as possible to Kan
sas City. He says the order comes
from the Cuban government.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Move for New Court House.

The members of the board of coun-
ty commissioners Of SuIly county at
a meeting to be held the first week in
October will consider a proposition to
have the matter of voting bonds for
t, construction of a county court
house building submitted to the voters
of the county at the election in No
vember.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Crushed Beneath Boiler.

Jack Hall, an employee OF the
Branch Mont Milling company, at Ga
lena, was crushed beneath a boiler
and died in a few hours. He was haul
ing the boiler, weighing $500 pounds,
down the hill to the mill when at a
sharp turn the horses became fright
ened. The Wagon was upset and the
young man crushed beneath the heavy
piece of iron.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Brookings to Have New Court House.

A new 100000 court house for
Bookings county is declared to be an
urgent necessity by the county COM
m~issioners, and a proposition for issu-
ing twenty-year 4 per cent bonds to
this amount will be submitted TO the
voters Of the county at the general
election on Nov. Z.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Vote Against Peace.

At a meeting Of rebel leaders held
in the town hall Of Bejucal. Cuba,
Monday. II was decided, after a num-
Der Of violent speeches had been de-
livered. not to accept the peace propo-
sittons Of the government.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
injury Ieayes Mind a Wreck.

Riley Shaw, of Miller. dangerously
hurt on the head three weeks ago by
a train, at which time his brother
was killed, is recovering his physical
strength. but his brain was injured
and his mind is likely to remain at
tected.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Weather Rad for Fair.

Weather conditions were very un-
favorable for the South Dakota state
fair at Huron, causing many changes
in the program. The crowd, however,
was very large.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Turkish Mutlneers Killed.

Several men have been killed In a
mutiny on board the Turkish troop
ship Assar-I. Tewfck Of Port Said.
Quiet has been restored.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Wanted i'm Dakota for Forgery.

Gov. Elrod has issued a requisition
on the governor of Minnesota for ID.
Elmer Lawson, or Elmer B. Dahl,
who is at present confined in the peni-
Tertiary at saltwater. and who Is
wanted at Highmore on a charge Of
forgery.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Meckling Postomce Burns.

w. H. Schrader's hardware store at
Meckling. together with all the post
office fixtures and mail, burned Thurs
day night. The origin of the fire is
unknown Schrader had small insur-
ance on stock.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
To Try Winter Wheat.

Several farmers in Brown county in
tend 10 try growing winter wheat by
seeding this fall. Two have expert
mented and the results have been
more than satisfactory.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
The Biggest Potato,

The biggest potato is reported from
Armour. 1t tipped the beam at "a
ounces, and might well be called a
"whopper."
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26

Soldiers Widow Leaves All to G. A. r..
Jennie Beaumont, of Wabash, Ind.
deceased widow ow a civil war soldier,
left all her property to the local
Grand Army post.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Voters tn Decide.

The board of commissioners of Clay
county have decided to submit the
proposition Of building a new court
house to the voters at the next election
in November.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
Sentenced to Penitentiary.

In United States court at Deadwood,
Edward Hobart Dahlheimer, who had
been found guilty on the charge of
sending improper matter through the
mails was sentenced to a term OF n
and a half years in the ~penitentiary.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-26
n G

Tuesday was a day which will be
notable in the history of Letcher Cath
olics. The occasion was the blessing
Of the new bell which recently has
Seen purchased for the Catholic
church building.