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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-30
1UMORS CONQUERED
SERIOUS OPERATIONS AVOIDED.
Unqualified Success of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound in the
AZ n

One of the greatest triumphs of Lydia
E. Pinkha1n's Vegetable Compound is
the conquering of woman's dread en-
envy, Tumor.
The growth of a tumor is SO sly that
frequently its presence is not suspected
until it is far advanced.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-12

Physicians seemed Inclined To dis
agree with the cold storage people as
70 the possibility OF storing food prod
ucts two years or more, DR.. W. 4.
Kufewskl was decided In his opinions
that cold storage products were dele
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-12

The Beef Trust is commencing to
squlrm. The public Is going TO get
some startling facts before long, An
opinion given by Attorney General
Stead to the Illinois live stock board
says the board has no right to pass
on slaughtered animals, but must con-
fine its inspection to live stock. The
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-12

Many Of the Beef Trust employees
wear rubber gloves while handling
the cadavers. Otherwise they are In
Imminent danger OF blood poisoning.
Even the embalmng Of food for the
guIllble public has its attendant dan.
gers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-12

Chicago Ia the home and the head.
quarters Of the Beef Trust.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
STRONG TICKET IN DAKOTA.
Personnel of New Republican Leader
ship.

A Sioux Falls special says: The
ticket placed in nomination by the
Republican state convention is an ex-
~ceptionally strong one from the Re
publican standpoint and is well dis
tributed throughout the state, the il \.
~terests Of each section of South Da-'
kota having SO far as possible been
considered in making VI the ticket.
The ticket nominated follows:
For United States Senator-Robert
j. Gamble.
For Congress-Philo Hall, Brook
ings County; Col w. H. Parker, Law
renee County.
For Governor-Coe I. Crawford.
Beadle.
For Lieutenant Governor-Howard
c.. Shober, Hyde.
For State treasurer. II. Cassill,
Lincoln.
For Secretary of Stated. d. Wipf,
Hutchinson, present incumbent.
For Attorney General-W. S. Clark,
Sphinx.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction-Hans A. Ustrud, Minne-
haha.
For State Auditor-John Herung,
Campbell.
For Commissioners Of School and
Public Lands-O. C. Dokken, Deuel..
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A con-
DENSED FORM.
south Dakota Cattlemen Declare war
on Horse Thieves Working BLACK
Huls-Band Now Hiding i'm the BAD
Iands-Rustlers Under Cover.

An Eyarts special says: Three uii-
bred miles from a railroad ana VI oHss
of the most inaccessible regions "
the Bad Lands, is situated the niolis
Mace Of a gang Of horse thieves 81
dastardly in their methods tnat al
cattlemen and horse breeders swear
should one of them be captured IL Is
unsafe to predict he would be given
a fair trial in court.
For years the west has been terror
izad NV thieves who enter corrals ana
drive away small herds. from 81 10
5o animals. to their Businesses In the
hills. and there brand them accord
ing to their fancy, and later uiiv
them to Montana and dispose oi 'ie
to dealers conducting a fence.
All attempts to capture ms oahu VI
bad men have failed thus far' pu' a.
the. plans now set forth by an associa-
ton of ranchmen materlaliZe, ,hete
will be a number of these criminals
lodged in Jail or shot down In patIle.
The association is to be known as
the Western Cattlemen's protective
Association. conducted under the laws
and constitution formally agreed 10 at
a meeting at Belle Fourche recently
! The organization offers q cay re-
ward for the apprehension of n one
of these INSCRIPTIONS men or the evil
dence leading to the conviction OF one
of them. The organization is to be
capitalized at $4,000.
The Western Cattlemen's Assocla-
ton formed in the last few years mas
been the cause of decreasing the dep-
relations of the horse and cattle
thieves, but of late years sly panos
of the latter have retreated 10 the
Businesses of the Bad Lands, and from
their dens emanate daring deals
against the ranchman and his prop
erty.
To dislodge them will require as
much expense N as much bravery
as the government is forced to eX-
pend i'm the eliminating of smuggling
from Canada. The smuggler can De
caught with the goods, but the clever
| rustler trained in the ruses of the
craft can brand a steer so that It's most
exact owner cannot recognize 1t with
out some doubt as to its original own
ership. The day of these restlers
however, seems to be at hand If
the purpose of the association is strict
ly carried out.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13

Big Chicago Firms Make a Vigorous
Defense.

Eight of the big packing establish
ments I'm Chicago issued a joint state
ment Monday night replying to the
charges made in the Neill-Reynolds
report of the investigation of h
packing plants and President Roose-
velt's message to congress. The pack
ers declare that their plants are clean;
their methods of manufacture sani-
tary: their products wholesome and
that for years doctors. chemists, SAM
tariaas and official investigators from
practically every civilized nation who
have made examinations Of the meat
packing plants have been satisfied In
every instance with the conditions ex.
listing in this industry. Despite thts
the packers assert that they stand
ready to adopt any practical sugges-
tons for improvements.
The companies which signed the
statement are Armour & Co., Swift &
mond Company, Anglo-American Pro-
vision Company, Libby. Mcneil & Lib
by. Schwarzchild, Sulzberger & Co.
A London dispatch says: President
Roosevelt's message to congress on the
meat matter as substantially confirm
ing some, if not the worst, Of the
charges against the packers
was the subject Of general edito-
rial discussion in the London news
papers Monday morning and is used
as a warning to British to
avoid all American products of the
kind until a sweeping reform is estab-
lished.
The papers urge the public to pay
no attention to assertions that meat
products for export are any better
inspected than those for American
consumption, and while the presidents
courage in attacking the conditions is
highly praised the public is counseled
to purchase only British or colonial
products.
Resolutions and a report declaring
that the selection and preparation of
meat for the American and foreign
market are a serious menace to the
public health and severely criticising
opposition to the passage of the pure
food bill were unanimously adopted
Monday by the house of delegates OF
the American Medical Association
which began it's annual meeting at
Boston, Mass, Tuesday. The house
of delegates is the official head of the
association and it's meeting was pre-
limina-y to the sessions of the full as
sociation. Several thousand physi-
ton which will continue until Friday.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
SEVERE WINDSTORMS
ONE MAN KILLED, SEVERAL IN.
JURED IN WISCONSIN.
Train Carrying 200 Passengers IL
Stopped just In Time to Prevent
Disaster-Another Tornado I'm Min.
nesota Destroys Several Homes.

One man, H. ]. Halverson, was
killed, tour were seriously injured
and ten buildings were leveled by a
tornado near stoddard, Wis. Wednes-
day night. The storm swept over La
Crosse.
Several others are more are less
seriously injured.
The hurricane centered, apparently,
one and one-half miles east Of Stod-
Conn valley, striking Stoddard and
Brinkman most heavily. Telephone
connection is crippled and telegraph
wires are down toward the south.
In La Crosse there was considerable
damage, though none was injured.
A bridge on the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy road near Stoddard was
carried out, and a Burlington passen-
ger train carrying 200 passengers was
tagged at the brink OF the a by a
farmer named Miller, n many lives
were saved. I.
Many farms are reported to be com
pletely devastated.
A st. Paul, Mimi. special says: A
tornado about 5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon did great damage to proper
ty, killed one and injured many 9TH
ers in the vicinity OF Wyoming and
North Branch, Mimi, small towns
about fifteen miles north of st. Paul.
1t is feared that other lives may have
been lost. The storm seems to have
formed neal Lindstrom, Mimi, and
swept in a northeasterly direction,
cutting a path about 500 yards wide
for a distance OF fifteen miles. Every.
thing in its path was laid bare. even
with a scythe.
Ben Legoo and three men were In
the direct path of the storm and took
refuge under a bridge crossing a small
stream where the water was three
feet deep. The wind took the bridge
from over their heads and sucked all
the water out of the stream, leaving
the bed perfectly dry. All four OF the
men We're hurt, but none fatally. All
the buildings on the farm OF a man
named Magnusson were RACED, but he
and his family escaped injury by TAX
ing refuge in the cellar.
The Engdahl residence on Pine ISL
and, three miles from North Branch,
was destroyed and MI. Engdahl, sr.,
is reported dead. The other mem
bers OF the family received serious
injuries.
At Linwood and La Duke stock
farm buildings were destroyed and
much valuable machinery damaged
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
TROOPS ARE CALLED OUT.
Ordered to Scene of Trouble at Ohio
Mines.

Mines.
A Columbus, o., special says: The
governor has ordered the Fourth regi-
ment to mobilize here and go to the
mines in Jefferson County.
At S~teubenville, o., an armed guard
on duty at the mines Of the United
States Coal Company was ambushed
by striking miners about midnight
Sunday night while marching over the
hills from Glenn's Run to Coal Hol-
low. About 500 shots were fired and
four persons wounded. The miners
are all foreigners.
There was a conflict between the
striking miners and guards at Plum
Run during the night. About seventy
five shots were exchanged. r. E..
Young. manager Of the miners, was
slightly wounded. All is now quiet.
Sheriff Voorhees, wired the state u
thorities. at Columbus requesting that
100 soldiers be sent Immediately to
the scene of the trouble.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
STATE TICKET NAMED.
South Dakota Republicans In Reai
Harmony.

South Dakota Republicans In Reni
Harmony.
The result Of the Republican state
convention at Siou,: Falls, 8. D..
means an entirely new deal in the state
administration and state policies n
Coe I. Crawford and his associates,
after more than two years Of strenu-
Gus and persistent efforts, will, after
Jan. ! next, find themselves In abso-
Lutte political control of South Dako-
Ia. Should they also succeed in cap
turing the Legislature they will enact
the laws for which they have stood
throughout their campaign. One OF
these is a state primary. and II they
succeed in putting this through. as II
is generally expected they will. the
convention just concluded will be the
last political convention to be held in
South Dakota for some years at least
and perhaps indefinitely.
Even the political enemies Of Coe I.
Crawford concede that he will give
the state a good administration. AT
this time 1t may not be out Of place
to state that Gov. Elrod. who was de-
feateI for denomination by the sur
prising strength Of the insurgents, can
be proud of the personal record he
has made during the period he has
been governor of this young and pro-
gressive state. He has won a reputa-
ton for honesty and uprightness which
no defeat can tarnish.
1t Is a notable fact that his admin
istration has been Of SO lean a char
acter that during the hot campaign
between the insurgents aid the gov
ernor's stalwart friends not one of the
present state officials. elective or APP
pointivc, has been charged with even
the slightest violation Of the oath OF
his Office. The record made by them
has been an unusually clean one, OF
which all OF them have cas- to be
proud.
The ticket nominated follows:
For United States Senator-Robert
]. Gamble.
ings County; Col. w. H. Parker. Law
renee County.
For Gcvernor-Coe 1. Crawford
Beadle.
For Lieutenant Governor-Howard
G.. Shober, Hyde.
For State Treasurer. II. Cassill
Lincoln.
Fer Secretary OF Stated. d. Wipf
Hutchinson, present incumbent.
For Attorney General-W. S. Clark
Sphinx.
For superintendent OF Public In.
struction-Hans A. Ustrud, Minneha-
ha.
For State Auditor-John Herung
Campbell.
For Commissioner Of School and
Public Lands-O. c. Dokken, Deuel..
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
sTRANsKY HEADS TICKET.
Pukwana Man Nominated by the
Democrats.


A Yankton special says: The South
Dakota Democratic convention We'd
nesday morning, after wrangling for
an hour after converting at 8 a. m
over the report Of the resolutions COM
mittee, which was finally adopted
with an amendment favoring govern
ment ownership Of public util-
tiles, proceeded to the nomination
of a state ticket as follows:
Governor-A. J. Stransky, of sPuk-
wanna.
Congressmen-w. E. Elder, Of
Deadwood. and s. A. Ramsey, Of
Woonsocket.
Lieutenant Governor-James Cof-
fey. OF Walworth County.
Secretary Of State-F. L. Latta, Of
Hyde County.
Auditor-John Hayes, Of Stanley
County.
superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tion-Thomas Lyons, Of Clay County.
Commissioners of School and Public
Lands-C. j. Laughlin, Of Lake
County.
Attorney Generate. ]. b. Harris,
of Yankton.
Railroad Commissioners. H. Lien,
of Minnehaha County.
The platform adopted by the con-
vention reaffirms all the sold Demo-
cratic principles.
Bryan was strongly Endorsed for
president in 1908, and every mention
of his name on the floor Of the con-
vention brought forth a storm of APP
plause.
The plank which caused the most
discussion was one favoring public
ownership of all public utilities, in
Guiding railroads, telephone and tele-
graph lines, street car lines, pipe lines
and all other common carriers. This
was incorporated in the platform bYS
a vote of 241 to 23SR.
The present South Dakota caucu
law was denounced.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Novel Trip.


Stanley Conklin n Miss Mabel
Sphinx, who were married at Dead
wood, will have an unusual wedding
trip and honeymoon. They left Satur-
day for a point in Montana, eighty
miles north of Spearfish. The trip
will be made overland with their own
team and wagon, and upon arriving at
the prospective point it is their inten-
ton to take up government Ian and
commence life together in the wilde
ness. ~
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Fire NJ Pine Ridge.

Lightning struck the large two-storyN
agency barn and other buildings at
Long Pine Agency, setting fire to the
barn. In a few minute lanes burst
from the whole upper story of the
barn, 200 tons of hay, 150,0 900 pounds
of oats and other property with the
barn being entirely consumed
Through heroic effort of agency e4/
ployes and citizens the DANES were
prevented from spreading to h resi-
dence part of the agency
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
CRISIS AGAIN is NEAR.
Slav Parliament Likely to Clash Will,
Gar.

Siav Han Likely to Clash with
Gar.
A st. Petersburg special says: The
lower house of parliament and the
government are rapidly coming to
close quarters, and the conflict which
seems inevitable cannot be much long
er delayed.
Excitement in the interior ia In
creasing daily. Partial strikes have
begun at Kieff, Odessa, Moscow and
other cities. The peasants in some
provinces are no longer restrainabls
and have commenced to seize the land
Of proprietors.
h scene at Tuesdays session,
when the house refused to listen to
the ministers Ind practically drove
them from the rostrum, clearly pre-
SCENTS the issue. The emperor must
dismiss the cabinet or fight.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
TROOPS AWE THE STRIKERS.
Quiet in Ohio Coal Mining District
on Tuesday.

va Nth1
Quiet reigned Tuesday at Plum
Run, Bradley and Dillonville. o., and
throughout the Goa region of that
subdistrict. Three hundred troops ar
rived Tuesday morning and 1t is now
expected peace will be completely re-
stored.
A dispatch from Steubenville says:
There is still great uneasiness at
Plum Run and other mines where
non-union men are at work. The
foreign strikers are in an ugly mood.
The sight of the troops may stir them
to desperate deeds n they are rag
ing because they have not been paid
their strike benefits. The miners Of
ficials are doing all in their power to
pacify the strikers"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Wolf Money Short.

, A Pierre special says: Up to the
present date the wolf bounty claims on
the appropriation of this year are al
ready %overdrawn, amounting to SILL
900, with but $4,000 to pay them and
two months more to run. The ratio
Of claims to the appropriation is prac-
tically the same as it was al this date
last year, and for that year the claim
ants drew 81 cents or the dollar OF
their warrants.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Boy Killed i'm Runaway.

The 1~4-year-old son of j. M. Bur-
ney, a cattle buyer, who lives between
Peresford and Lennox, was found dead
in the road. He left town for home
with a DAD of fence wire, and as the
accident occurred hear the railroad
track it is probable hat h team
becam frightened by the train and
ran away, he being thrown from the
wagon and killed.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
CHAMPION.
Yankton Claims the Boss Distance
Runner in the Two States.


Runner in the Two States.
Yankton now claims in Herbert
Dunn, the champion long distance
runner in North and South Dakota
The young athlete, in a brilliant list
of intercollegiate and Qua meets,
has won every one and n two-mlle
ace he entered for. The colleges
and universities won from are Morn
side, Sioux City; Redfeld. Huron,
Brookings, Mitchell and Vermillion,
the latter the state university. BY de-
feating John Sperb, of Brookings. who
won over Necherson, the champion
long distance runner of North Dakota,
Mr.. Dunn can also claim that state as
well within his scope of victories.
Dunn has expressed a willingness TO
run any long distance man In the
state.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Get Your Own Mail.

The mail carriers of Lead are re-
j~oicing over a postal provision recent
ly put into effect. Carriers are not
required to deliver mail al residences
where vicious dogs are permitted to
run at large. Persons keeping such
dogs must call at the p~ostoffice for
their mall"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13

AT Sandomir, province OF Radon,
Russia, fifty persons who have been
imprisoned without trials since jan
uary, not knowing even why they
were arrested, have refused food since
May 80. Some of the hunger strik-
ers' already are delirious.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Congrcgational Omcers.

At the business session of the state
General Association of congregational
Churches at Redfeld the following Of
fcers were elected: Rev. j. d.. Perrin,
of Springfield, moderator; w. F. Ma
son, Of Aberdeen, assistant moderator
Rev. G.. A. Downs, of Hudson, scribe;
Rev. G. w. Kilbon, Hudson, assistant
scribe.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Locomotive Engfneers.

After a four weeks session at Mem
phis, Tenn, the seventh biennial con-
vention Of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers adjourned sine die
to meet In Columbus. O., two a
hence.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
May End Death Penalty.

The possibility OF a conflict between
the lower house of parliament and the
government at st. Petersburg over the
abolition of the death penalty. accord
ing to h Reich, has been obviated
by h decision OF the ministry to sup
port sue a measure.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Berthe C.aicbe Sentenced

Berthe Claiche, who pleaded guilty
OF manslaughter in the Arst degree for
the killing OF Emil Gordon at New
York. Tuesday was sentenced to not
less than two years and two months
nor more than Ave years imprison-
ment by Judge Davis.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
New Northwestern Branch.

Engineers of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad are working
north Of Whitewood on a branch line
which will connect with the new gov
eminent to wn to be built in the GEN.
ter Of the irrigated section north of
the Belle Fourche River. This line
has been run now and the engineers
ordered to run a line from the new
town Of Belle Fourchc.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Burned Babes in a Bad Way.

The infant children of Mr.. n
Mrs. Charles Boedeker, who were
burned in a fire at the Boedeker resi-
dence at Aberdeen, are in a serious
condition. Both are badly scorched
about the face and arms. The servant
girl, who caused the fire by pouring
kerosene oil in the coal stove, will
recover, though her condition is seri-
ous.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL.

Schedule CT Games to BE Played mt
Sioux City, Ia.
Following is a schedule of Western
League games to be played at Sioux
City In the immediate future:
Des Moines ......J June II. 18, 10, 20
Lincoln .............June "a. rs, rs
Pueblo ..............Juno "a. 2S. 20
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Ohio Town Is Wiped Ont.

Scottown, twenty miles north OF
I~ronton. o., with a population OF 200,
was washed away Tuesday morning.
Not a house was left standing on its
foundation. Mrs. Sayre and daugh-
ter were drowned. Bridges were
washed away and telephone lines are
3own.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Bic Automobile Race

The Herkoner automobile competi-
ton from Observation-Disclosures to
Vienna began at sos wednesday
morning. The racers were Sent away
at two-minate intervals without Incl
dent.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
indians Give Show at Pierre.

Chief Hump and a large party are
in Pierre from Cherry Creek to give
a series of Indian entertainments in
costume. Besides Hump, the head
man, the other chiefs are White Bull
Swan, Charging Eagle and Scar Leg.
They give ceremonial dances of the
Sioux Indians, and make a gaudy
troop in their old-time native cos-
tunes.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Chicago wiz Investigate.

AT Chicago three sanitary inspec-
tors were Tuesday sent to the stock
yards by Commissioner of Health
Whalen, with instructions to make a
thorough inspection OF the handling
of meat and carefully examine the
sanitary condition of employees. and
make immediate report.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
New Bank at White Lake.

"a First National Bank has been In
~corporated at White Lake with a CAPT.
tai Of $4,000 j. Parker is presi-
dent, RI. w. Hinrichs. of Chamberlain,
Mat Gilberts, A. Bentner and J. Goers,
directors, and A. Closson. cashier
This gives White Lake the third bank.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Fe,leraI Court at pierre.

A term Of United States court will
be held in Pierre next week, at which
a number Of the land fencing cases
against parties in the country west of
The river will come up for trial.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
Copper workers ON Strike

The men of the Arizona Copper
Company in Morenci, Tex, struck for
an eight-hour day and the plant has
been tied up aimee Friday, but they
have been promised an eight-hour day
beginning July /, and will return to
work.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-06-13
FAMOUS BOSS DEAD.
Senator German Succumbs After Long
Illness.

illness.
Senator Arthur Pue German, of
Maryland, died at Washington, d. c.,
at about $3.50 Monday morning. The
has been improving lately. Heart
trouble was the cause.
Germans illness extended over a
period of five months. He had not
left the house since Jan. 16. He suf-
fered, in addition to heart affection,
with more or less stomach trouble.
The senator leaves q widow and six
children.