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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
HIS RIGHT LEG CUT OFF.
Switchman Run Down by Train at
Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls.
While engaged about his duties as
yardmaster of the Omaha railroad
company in Sioux Falls William Nc
Connell, aged about 80 years, was run
down by a car which was being
switched in the yards and had his
right leg cut off just above the knee.
The unfortunate man had been in the
employ of the Omaha railroad com
pany for a period of about five years,
and until a few months ago had been
q trainman on that road, during which
he formed a wide acquaintance in the
towns along the line. He had intend
ed to leave Sioux Falls with his wife
early in the coming week for the pur-
pose of taking up his residence on
his homestead west Of Chamberlain.
After being injured McConnell's first
thought was of his wife, who is in poor
health. Tell her" he begged a
friend, that Billie has had to go west
for a few days" The injured man
was removed TO the Sioux Falls hospi-
tai, where he now is.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
DETAINED By CzAR's wARsHIP.
American Fishing Boats in Mlxup
with Russians.

American Fishing Boats in Mlxup
with Russians. .
Capt. Stensland, of the fishing bak-
entine City of Papeete, which arrived
at San Francisco Sunday from the
Okhotssk sea, reported that on June
10 the captain of the Russian gunboat
Mahjur took possession of the City of
Papeete's papers, claiming it had no
right to fish there He continued:
con July 10 the Manjur returned our
papers and said that the crew of the
schooner John ID. Spreckles went on
shore for water and wood and set the
grass ond trees on fire at Little river
and that it was necessary to land a
crew from the Manjur and put out the
fire."
Capt. Matheson, of the barkentlae
Fremont, which also arrived Sunday,
reports that on June IL his papers
were taken by the Russian gunboat
Manjur and returned July II, together
with the papers taken from the bark
entine S. N Castle and the schooner
John d. Spreckels.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
ON TRAIL OF BOOKS.
Kellogg Hopes TO Find Missing Oil
Documents.

Kellogg Hopes to Find Missing Oil
Documents.
Frank B. Kellogg, conducting the
suit of the United States for the disso-
luton of the Standard Oil company
OF New Jersey, made another huntfFri-
day in the hearing of the oil case ID
discover a trail that would lead to the
finding Of the long sought books OF
the Standard Oil trustees and liquidat-
ing trustees. When the hearing was
concluded Mr.. kellogg said that he
was closer to the books from which he
hopes to prove that the oil combine
never underwent a legal dissolution,
than he has been at any time since
the governments action was COM
menced.
Charles White, the assistant secre-
tary of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey, said on the witness stand
Friday that when he went to the sec
retary's office to assume his new du-
ties there were two steel safes in the
office. One of them contained the
books and records of the Standard Oil
company, the witness said. What was
in the other safe he did not know.
Mr.. White said the second safe was
removed two weeks after he had come
there.
Mr.. White said he had never seen
the records showing the various trans
fers Of stock in the liquidating period.
Mr.. White said he had hunted for
the records recently, but was unable
to find them.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
CRAWFORD TO JOIN PRESIDENT.
Governor VIII Deliver Address at Wa
tcrWayS Convection.

Gov. Crawford and wife have gone
to KeOkuk, Ia, where they will join
President Roosevelt and party for a
trip down the Mississippi river to
Memphis, where, on Oct. 5, will be
held the Deep Waterways convention.
Gov. Crawford will address the con-
vention on the afternoon of Oct. 5.
The party is largely composed of gov
ernors from states directly interested
in transportation matters by deep wa
terways. Gov. Crawfords theme will
be, The Relation Of South Dakota to
Transportation on the Missouri and
Mississippi Rivers" At the conclu-
sion of the convention Gov Crawford
and wife will visit number of cities
in the south, intending to be absent
about two weeks.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
WILL OPEN GREAT TRACTS.
Uncle Sam to Provide Homes for
Thousands

Thousands.
Homes for over 10000 families will
be provided in the northwest by Uncle
Sam during the next twelve months,
when, it is given out, the government
will open to settlement over 1900, 900
acres of timber, agricultural and min
eral land in eastern Washington,
northern Idaho, western Montana and
South Dakota. The occupation of these
lands, situated in eight Indian reser-
vations, will mark the most important
period of development since the first
railroad invaded the forests, valleys
and sage brush deserts, west of the
Rocky mountains, and means the OBJ
liberation of the frontier, with it's pic
turesque cowboys and the vivid, adj
venturous, heroic days, which will new
er again have a counterpart In this
country. The lottery system has been
decided upon in the disposition Of
Colville, eastern Washington, 1,000,-
Gated as follows:
Colville, eastern Washington, 1,00,-
900 acres; Yakima, central Washing
ton, 1.245,0O0 acres; Occur d'Alene
northern Idaho, $4,000 acres; Lemhi
central eastern idaho, 100000 acres;
Blackfeet, southern Idaho, 500, 900
acres: Flathead, western Montana, l.
100000 acres; Lower Brule, South Da-
kota, $500 acres.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
HANGS HIMSELF TO A TREE.
Young Man Commits Suicide Without
Known Cause.

Known Cause.
By most unusual method Shelby
Reed, a young son of John Reed, "a
rancher living at Wasta, one Of the
new towns on the Pierre division o.
the Northwestern east of Rapid City,
committed suicide near his home.
Reed took a horse. and riding to a
nearby gulch stood on the animals
back under a large tree, and after
fastening a moose end Of the rope
around his neck and tying it short to
a limb overhead he kicked his horse
and dropped three feet to his death.
Although he had been respondent the
day before no one missed him for
twenty-four hours, as he had declared
he was going to Rapid City. The rider
less horse with saddle appearing at
the ranch led to an investigation and
the finding of the body. Reed was %
years of age and had several brothers
and sisters. No motive is known.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
WAS JEKYL AND HYDE.
Charge Made Against North Carolina
Physician.

PHYSICIAN.
A murder trial of widespread inter-
est began at Raleigh, N. c., Monday
DR.. Thomas L. Rowland and his sec
ond wife, the widow of Charles r.
Strange, a locomotive engineer, and
facing the charge of having murdered
Strange by poison so they might wed
An effort will be made to prove Dr.
Rowland was CDR. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde" in real life and to all appear
ances led an exemplary existence,
while secretly making a study of dead
ly poisons and plotting murders. He
was even arrested on the charge of
having poisoned his own child to get
insurance, but was let go because the
chemists could find no trace Of poi
son in the tests made.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
Osteopatbs Elect Officers.

The annual meeting of the South
Dakota Osteopathic society was held in
Mitchell during the closing days Of
the corn palace, which was attended
by about twenty-five members Of the
society The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, j. H. Orr, of F'landreau; secre-
tary and treasurer, S. w. Heath, of
Sioux Falls; j. C. Follett, was named
to fill vacancy on the board of trus-
tees.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
STRAW CAUSED AN ABsCEss.
Peculiar Accident TO NcCook County
Resident.

EeCuIldr NCClutHI 10 NECIUOK COUNTY
Resident.
John Kruse, a resident of McCook
county, has just recovered sufficiently
to leave a Sioux Falls hospital after
an unusual experience. A monster alb
scess formed on his neck without any
apparent cause, and for time threat
ened his life. 1t was finally decided
that it would be necessary for him to
enter a Sioux Falls hospital, where it
was discovered that his trouble was
caused by small straw, which had
lodged under the mucuous membrane
Of his throat. This caused an infec-
ton which resulted in the formation
Of the monster abscess. The removal
OF the straw resulted ir the speedy dis
appearance Of the abscess.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
Dies ON Public Road

While on his way to his cabin in
Pocket guich, above Central City, Pc
ter Mooney, for over thirty years a
resident of Central City, suffered a
hemorrhage and expired before aid ar
rived. Mr.. Mooney was so years of
age, and so far as known has not a
dngle relative.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
Worst Blow of All

The De Beers Diamond company.
commonly called the trust, and its
principal competitors have formed a
pool, according to cable advices. Some
importers believe that the prices.
which in the cheaper grades. had be-
gun to sag, will now be firmly main
tanned.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
ro Meet in washingten IN 1910.

There was a brillian assemblage In
the reichstag Sunday at Berlin for the
final sitting Of the International con-
gress of hygiene and Topography. A
resolution accepting a cordial invita-
ton from the United States to hold the
next congress In 1910 at Washington
was adopted unanimously amid loud
applause.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-05
Bear Hunting in the Hills.

Bears in the hills surrounding the
belt towns are reported somewhat
plentiful this fall. and some good
hunting should result. Several Of the
miners have exciting experiences to
report in meeting the bears, but as
miners are not usually armed and are
poor hunters the bears are still around
20 tell the tale