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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
SOUTH DAKOTA RICHER.
covnties Report Increase in Assessed
Valuation.

covnties Report Increase in Assessed
Valuation.
With the returns so far made by
the counties to the state auditor there
will be a decided increase in the gen.
eral state valuation this year, and it is
expected that under the new law
there will also be an increase worthy
Of note In the assessment Of corpo-
rate property. Eighteen counties have
made returns, which show an increase
Of s11, 900, 900 over the returns from
the same counties last year. With the
same ratio of increase on the rest Of
the counties the increase in general
valuation will be approximately S34,-
900, 900 over the returns of last year,
and the increase in corporate prop
erty will bring II to at least $50,000,-
900 If the estimates are sustained.
With such an increase In valuation
It is not likely that the full additional
2 mill levy authorized by the legisla-
ture will be required to raise the
necessary revenues of the state for
the next year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
SISTERS TO RUN HOSPITAL.
Bishop o'Gorman Is Expected to Give
His Consent to Plan.

Bishop o'Gorman Is Expected to Give
His Consent to Plan.
Bishop O'Gorman of Sioux Falls and
an architect of Chicago are in Yank-
ton and in conference with a number
of business men appointed on the new
city hospital to be erected at an outlay
of $4,000. At first it was proposed to
form a corporation, but now the Ben
edictine Sisters there desire to under
take the work, and it is expected
Bishop O'Gorman will give his consent
to this plan. The project embraces
eventually a magnificent group Of
buildings on Mount Marty, the most
commanding site, 1t is claimed, any
where in South Dakota. During the
bishops visit seven Sisters will take
the perpetual VOWS Of the order and
three will be received for probationary
membership.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
LID ON TO SAVE HAY CROP.
Aimena (Wis.) Saloons and Stores Are
Forced to Close.

Athena. Wis, July S0.-The lid Is
on tight at Almena. Saloons and stores
have been opened Sunday, doing more
business on that day than on week
days. Complaint was made against
the saloons, because of the crowd OF
boys drawn to them on Sundays and
because the haying hands got drunk
and were not in condition for work
Mondays. When the saloons were or
dered closed the saloonkeepers retail
ated by closing the business places.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01

Rapid creek, as 1t crosses and re-
crosses Rapid City. will be spanned by
five new steel bridges. Contracts for
these bridges were let by the city
council and are expected to be com.
pleted by winter. They will be $50
feet, 100 feet, so feet and 40 feet in
length respectively. The successful
bidders were the Minneapolis Bridge
and Iron company and the Canton
Bridge company.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01

Rev. l.. E. Viets, who recently ten
dered his resignation of the pastorate
of the Baptist church at South Shore
in order to accept the ~pastorate of the
Baptist tabernacle in Minneapolis, is
preparing to depart for Minneapolis
in time to assume his new duties there
about Sept. /. His resignation of the
pastorate at South Shore will take eff
feet about the middle of August.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
TO HAVE TROLLEY LINE.

Work is progressing at Armour on
the erection Of the power house for
the electric lighting plant and the
propelling of the rolling stock on the
recently Incorporated Wagner-Armour
and Lake Shore Electric Rapid Tran
sit company. 1t is thought that the
lighting plant will be in operation by
the last Of September. The electric
railway project is receiving the close
attention Of its promoters who are
confident that the railway Is q Ego"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
z r r ON FIRE.

Blaze Starts in Two Places, but SprIn.
kers Save Building.
Lake Beulah, Wis, July 80. - The
Lake Beulah hotel. one Of the biggest
summer resort hotels in the state, was
discovered to be on fire in two differ.
ent places at an early hour yesterday
morning. Had 1t not been for the au.
tomato sprinkling system with which
the hotel is equipped the entire struc.
ture probably would have been de-
stroyed. The fire is believed to have
been the work of an ~incendiary.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
ST. PAuL's POPULATION 21s,o4s.
Estimate IN Totals In City Directory
Shows s Per Cent Gain.

st. Paul, July 30.-Figuring on the
basis OF III. 1854 names in the new city
directory. the population of st. Paul is
estimated at 216,04S, an increase OF
1878 persons over 1906. The estimate
is made by multiplying the increase
in names Of 1902 by 2 IA and adding
the product to the population estimate
of the previous year. The Minnesots
state census of 1905 gave ST. Paul a
population of 197,025, and the gain is
a little more than 5 per cent a year
The families number 42,971 and the
buildings 42,307. The changes in
names, addresses. occupants, etc.
reach a total Of $4,000 la the 1907
directory.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
BOLT HITS BUGGY.
Woman's Shoe Is Torn or and Nall
Driven Into Her Heel

SFtSSU TITO rcF recl.
Tolna, N. d., July 80. - While Mr.,
and Mrs. George Knauss of Hannaford
were returning from a picnic with a
neighbor and his wife they had a mi.
raculous escape from death by light.
ning. A sudden severe storm came up
and a bolt Of lightning hit the buggy.
Both women were rendered uncon.
scious. A big hole was torn In Mrs
Knauss' clothing and her legs were
terribly burned. One shoe was torn
from her foot, and a nail from the
shoe was driven into her heel. The
buggy was wrecked and one Of the
horses was killed. Neither of the men
was badly hurt. 1t Is believed that
both women will recover.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
OBSERVE "sPoRTs DAY.
Three Thousand People Attend ceIe.
bration at Iroquois.

sport day" at Iroquois was cele-
brated by 5000 people, who gathered
in that thriving little city to enjoy the
occasion. Special trains were run and
several hundred people were in at
tendance from this city. The chief
features Of the day were two baseball
games, one in the forenoon between
Madison and Willow Lakes teams, won
by the Madison team; the other In
the afternoon, washington Springs de-
feating Artesians. Miss Amanda
Clement Of Yankton. the only woman
baseball umpire in the Northwest, UNI
pired both games. A long list Of other
Sports was enjoyed, and the day closed
with a bowery dance in the evening.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
TO RUN DOWN SHEEP THIEVES
Vigilance Committee Nay Be Organ.
lied at Belle Fourcne.

Belle Fourche, S. d., July 30.-Or.
ganization of a vigilance committee
may be the outcome of the constant
raids by thieves on the sheep camps
near here. At a meeting of sheep
growers, representing 175,000 head, an
assessment Of a quarter of a cent a
head was levied to raise a rund TO cope
with the raiders, and vigorous action
was promised.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
Thrown Out and Killed.

Columbus. Iowa, July 30. = Thrown
from a wagon and his skull crushed
Robert Teel, a farmer living near here
died two hours after being picked w
His horses ran away and in an effort
to control them he was thrown from
the wagon, striking his head agains'
a stone.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
BUILD OWN ELEVATORS.
Farmers Movement Grows and IFS
Take Stock In One Company.

Take Stock In One Company.
The farmers elevator movement in
South Dakota again has taken hold of
the men who till the soil, and in the
central portion Of the state the farm
ers or a number of towns are organic.
ing movements to build their own Gle
vators and handle their own grain. In
a half dozen towns around Mitchell
companies of farmers have been or
ganized to erect and maintain eleya-
tors. The latest to organize a COM
pany are the farmers of Ethan, in
which the stockholders number LIS,
which will take in practically every
farmer within a radius Of ten miles of
the town.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
Man Dies Fror eIanden,

Clinton, Iowa, July 2S.-James Far.
rell, a well Known horseman, died
here in terrible agony yesterday as the
result of CHAMBERS contracted from a
diseased horse. Physicians state that
such cases are extremely infrsqusnt.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
HARROW FALLS ON MAN.
Teeth Of Implement That Is Carried
Inflict Fatal Injuries.

lnfiict Fatal Injuries.
Hancock, Iowa, July 30. - Frank
Boggs, a farmer, was fatally injured
In a peculiar accident. He was driv.
ing into his field to cut his wheat
when he discovered a harrow which
had been left in the field since spring.
He picked up a section of the harrow
and started to carry it from the field
when he stumbled and fell, the harrow
falling upon his back, teeth downward.
Several of the sharp points entered
his body, penetrating the vital organs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
BLOWN FROM ENGINE.
Fireman Is FrightfuIIy Bruised ane
May Not Recover.

May Not Recover.
Berlin, Iowa. July 30.-Fireman Pc
ter Leo was probably fatally injured in
an accident to his engine near this
place. 1t Is supposed that the water In
the boiler got too low and the crown
sheet of the engine was blown out.
Leo was frightfully burned by the
escaping steam and was blown out of
the cab and into the tall weeds beside
the track. Here he lay for an hour be-
fore he was discovered.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
Ter steel BRIDGES.

Miller, s. d., July 30.-The county
commissioners have made contracts
with the Iowa Bridge company to build
ten new steel bridges on the streams
in this county. The work will be done
this fall.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
Fall From Hav Fatal.

Swedesburg, Iowa, July 3O.-Ole Oh
son, a pioneer Of Henry county, was
killed on his farm near here by falling
from a load of hay. His neck was
broken.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
Sheriffs TO

Alexandria, Mimi, July 30.-Sheriff
L~undgren, secretary of the Minnesota
Sheriffs' association, announces a
change in the date for holding the sec.
ond annual meeting, which now will
take place at Bemidji Aug. IA and Is.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
A FUNDS o
Rentals From Common School Land
Increase Over $1,000 In Year

Leas funds OF the commo school
lands for the fiscal year ending June
80. last, show an increase Of more than
$1,000 over the receipts from the
same source for the previous fiscal
year. the total for the last year having
been $4,000. For the last year the
lease funds from capitol building
lands amounted to $1,99S, most of the
amount being from leases OF ouch
lands in Butte and Meade counties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01

The eighth grade commencement
exercises for Douglas county will be
held in Armour Aug. 5 to 9. A series
OF lectures will be a feature.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01

When a man is looking for trouble
few Of his friends are too busy to az
sist In the search.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-01
F. S. WILSON,

Auctions. public sales. etc. cried at reasonable
rates. Can make you 20 per cent more on your
state. Postoffce address. st. Lawrence. South
Dakota
The Washington herald., 1907-01-09
Attacked and Robbed.

Manuel Tavares, forty-five years Of age
a native of Brazil, who conducts fruit
and confectionery store near the Union
depot. at the head of King street, was the
victim of a bold assault and robbery at
his place of business shortly before 8
O'Clock tonight, and as result of the
robbery was relieved of the sum Of S33-
OF this amount $25 was in paper and, s.
was in silver. Tavares was also robbed of
his pistol, which he had in his pocket at
the time the assault occurred.
According TO the statement Of Tavares.
two white men entered his place a few
minutes previous to the robbery and pur-
chased fruits and tobacco and rendered
him a SO bill. While he was making
change three men rushed into his place
and at once ordered him to disgOrge his
money. A pistol was pointed in his face.
the men threw him to the floor and after
making a brutal assault on him removed
his trousers and relieved him Of his
money, which was seCreted in his under
clothing. The men then decamped.
Tavares says they were white, but fur
ther than this could give no description
of them The police believe that the rob
berv was the work of tramps and that
the two men who entered to make the
purchase were confederates of the rob
hers. although they did not participate in
the assault. Policeman Beach, who as
sisted him to the police station, is inves-
tfgating the case.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-09

Of this proposition was set up in the de-
mUrrer, but Judge Waddil held that the
court has jurisdiction The plaintiff brings
suit to recover the sum Of $4,000. alleging
that he was elected from a car of the
defendant company on the Arlington res
ervatiOn. He is represented by Attorney
Samuel G. Brent, of this city. The case
was set for next Saturday.
The case of Howard c. Knode against
Crandal Mackey commonwealth attOT-
ney of Alexandria County. and Joseph z.
Suppiee, a justice of the peace of that
county. for damages in the sum Of $4,000
for alleged unlawful prosecution. has
been dropped by direction of Attorney
Lamb. of Richmond, counsel for the
plaintiff.
The case of Joseph A. Thompson
against the National Bank of Fairfax, for
5000 damages. was set for Thursday.
The plaintiff alleges that a check he had
drawn was protested by the bank. He is
represented by Attorney Edmund Burke.
Attorneys Moore & Keith appear for the
defendant institution
The Washington herald., 1907-01-09
NEGRO ATTACKS YOUNG GIRL
Leaves Her Half Dead on Lonely
Road Near Lynchburg.
Victim May BE Able 20 Pick Out As
saiiant from Five Men
Under Arrest.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald
Lynchburg Va Jan S-Gladys Shelton.
the seventeen-ye -year-old daughter Of a
farmer living six miles from Lynchburg,
was brutally attacked by a negro yester-
day. The girl. half dead. managed 70
reach the home Of neighbor "A quarter
of mile away, and collapsed. Five ar
rests were made to-day, and il is certain
one Of them will be identified
Sheriff Beard had a hard ride across
the country 10 evade a mob bent on
having the negro identified at once, in
order 10 lynch him. The crime has
aroused Amherst County 20 intense ex-
citement. The prisoners are in Campbell
County Jail, eighteen miles from the
scene Of the occurrence
The girl charges either Peter Hudson
or Lewis Miller. two OF the prisoners
with the attack, and Will be able 70 pick
out the right one when she sees them
The young girl was alone some time
after O'Clock, when u negro appeared,
He choked her into insensibility.
Miss Shelton has visited relatives fire.
quently in Lynchburg. and she is well
known To a number of residents Of the
city.
The news Of the crime was received in
Monroe early last night and when il be-
came generally known intense excite
ment prevailed among the railway meU
Of the two divisions Of the Southern which
have their terminals there. A railroad
man Of the city, in speaking Of the condi-
tion at Monroe last night, declared this
afternoon that if the negro could have
/ been found last night he would probably
+ have been lynChed.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-09
DEEDS OF TRUST.

Square s2-Julia A. TflnneIl and Margaret &, Carr
TO Washington Loan and Trust Company TO Sc
cure Equitable Cooperative Building Association,
$l.e00 part original lot Z.
Square H3-Georas b Sheetz et ux. 70 Robert Lee
OBrieu and Douglass s Mackall. 20 secure Ju-
lius A. Msedel. committee S.W three years.
per cent. semi annually. lot s.. same 70 Robert
Leo O'Brien and Alvin g. Belt to secure Francs
A. Bluud0n, 81 20. 10 forty-eight months.
per cent same property.
Addition to KeniIw0rth-Iannseus s. Savage e ux.
TO Floyd T. Davis and Clarence !. Gessford, %
secure Harvey A. Taylor. s. so. one &c SIX years.
per ceglt. semi-annHaly lots and Z, block .
Square se6-Mary v. WitheTs 10 Jesse II. Wilson and
Levin S. Frey 70 secure Citizens Equitable
Building Association. 2.09, lot D.
Addition to lie DTOit Psrk-Miliam r. Stsiey ct ux'
to j. Louis Village and Ernest II Daniel, 70 Sc
cure Lille H. Matteqn and Melvin Il. Harrison,
500 two years, per cent, sefaiannually, lot o.
square 35
County-Richar1 r. Harper % Thomas II. Bremen
and Benjamin Paxton. 70 secure George "
Offatt. $50, one year. per cent, land Described
by metes and bonds.
Square ZT-A. Howard Stevens 10 Charles z. Stone
and Charles " Fairfax to secTre William II
Schmidt. $500. one 10 two years. IeT cent
seTni-auHray, lot Is3
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plaius-RobeTt II.
Simpson 10 Charles Early and William +. I'd
m0nstOn. 10 secure William +. Sims. S2,eoo,
years, per cent, semi annually, lot e
same 70 saiIe u secure Nililam Z SINS. oiJJJ,
year. 5 Der cent. scIniaDnUaily. lots e and 7s
Square 1908 -L0ttie l. Burn Ct yir. James D., "a
Leon T0briner ard William r. McClosky. @
secure the Commercial Fire Insurance Com
Iauy. n the District q Columbia. 800
years. per cent. semi-anHually, lot 49,
Pleasant Plains Andrew J. Cwathney et uX. % tbs
Washington Loan and Trust Company. % secure
Equitable Cooperative Building Association
s. 100 part lot T.
Square G-Sally NJ =. Brown % Jesse L. Heiskel
F.ks I'D. lnaf-lFn nrlf az
tloldt. S. 500. years. 5 pr cent, semi annually
lot 81
The Washington herald., 1907-01-09

Washington Heights Robert V. Rusk to Emma V.
Rusk Iot 81. block z, So Same to same. Dot g.
block T. So
Randle Hghlands-United States Realty Company
90 Maria OblinEer. l0t s. block s. SO.
RaHdle Highlsrds-UHted States Realty Company
% Wilson ObIHgeT. lot g. block g. and lot g.
block = So
Thirteenth street northwest between L and
streets-FrancLs A. Bluudou et ux % George B.
Sheet. lot S. square 20 So
Addition 10 heBiiWorth- Harvey &. Taylor 20 lin
naeus :. Savage. lots and g. block 5. Sl9.
Tveuty-third and y streets northwest Harvey II.
Miller 90 Riley a. Shinn Jr.. part original Jos
10, square g. SO
Tenth stIeet southeast between A and streets
AIay p. AinlT Ct yir MauricH F., to Thomas F..
JareI. lot e. square giA
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains-winiam F.
stalcy et TX To Lille b. Mattcru and Melvin
a. Herman. lot & block .. SO.
Addition 90 Le Dso.i park-LiIe II. Matten 20 al
% Harry Wardmaa. lot Co. square 3. $40. SANE
% William +. and Slnthia NJ. Staiey. Dot 81.
square 80. SO.
Vermont avenue northwest between ard :
streets-1ane II. White et al % Clifford A.
Borden. l1- Il. square S17. S.1Jo.
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant FiaIns-Sampel A.
DRUM ct MS. o. Charlie r. and Jeanette A.
Thorue lot Es block & Sa same % John o.
Riley l0t 80 block g. SO.
r street southwest. between Tui7i and F0Ir-and-a-
Hall NflElf--lrLnif p ~ Ntf11aFl - az % " ill
lam j. Serers1n. half interest In part l0t a.
square 5S SO.
Sixteenth street southeast. between O. and u
s,reets-Chris Cox Dawson 60 John L. Perkins.
l0t s. square l6s9 SO
Blo5mingiale- Horace y. Coblcutz et III n Joseph
d. C0bentz half interest in l0t u. blOcs
T. So
Bueua yista-Sahe M Parksr e. Charles D. Metz
Der. lots ]. 3 g. block l3. SO
Addition 90 Auac1stla- National Capital Bank o.
Washington 20 Laura q. Herfurth, iots III and
H. SIG
ChicLester-John s Copeland 10 Margaret Flaherty
loss g. 50 g. block q SO.
street northwest between Thirteenth and -Four
teenth streets-William n. Schmidt 20 % A.
Howard Stevens, let Is3 square ~, SO A. Hov.
arJ Stevens CONVEYS G.fLe PROPERTY % John L.
Polk SO.
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains-Kobcrt H.
Simpson 90 William b. Schmidt. lots Is and o.
Sc
Tenth street northwest, between q and K stret,s-
James T. Wilder Il % Arnold L. Lewis. l1ti
a % a. eluare SD. SO.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-09
RELIGIOUS CENSUS IS TAKEN
AeQuaints North Baltimore Pastors
with Field Of Labor.
Work PINNED by Eight Protestant
Churches Meets Little
Opposition.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Jan. 6-There is not a self
confessed atheist in a large section oC
North Baltimore, according 90 a religious
census which was recently taken by a
number Of churches. The returns have
not been completely tabulated. but a
number Of other remarkable facts. IL is
thought. viii be brought to light Another
point which is specially significant is that
less than 100 families declined TO give
their religious preferences, or declared
that they had none.
The census was undertaken by eight Of
/ The Protestant churches lying within the
district.
The object Of the census was 70 make
the pastors Of the various churches ac-
quainted with their aelds OF labor Dur
( ing the past few years thousands Of
families have moved into the neighbor-
I hood Of the churches. Almost without
exception, they were connected with some
church before moving. Many Of them al
F first for one reason or another, put OF
F Joining a new church, and finally let the
matter drop entirely. The census was
undertaken with a view OF getting the
pastors in touch with these people.
/ There was comparatively no opposition
/ 10 answering the questions. The invest
gators were refused admission 10 only
one apartment house This refusal was
made after several Of the pastors had
called on the manager TO explain the OBJ
/ ject Of the investigation At ali the othel
B
with every consideration.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-09
SAVES SHOCKED LINEMAN.
Negro Holds Unconscious Form Sur
rounded by Live Wires.
Special 10 The Washington Herald.

HfHttiat 70 llt washington iAt-di''-
Baltimore, Nd, Jan. S.-There was n
rescue Of a shocked electric light iineman
at South Charles and Hill streets at 9
O'Clock this morning, and the hero was
Henry Butler a colored man, thirty-four
years old. living at 20 East Church street.
But for the courageous action OF Butler,
officials Of the United Electric Light and
Power Company and fellow-emplOyes
say, Elmer T. Preple, thirty-four years
old. Of Texas, Md, the shocked lineman,
would have lost his life by falling to the
street.
Preple climbed the pole 10 make repairs.
and was working along smoothly when
suddenly his fellow-lineman, William
Knapp. saw him fall. face downward, on
the crossarm, as his right hand touched
the feed wire
Butler happened 10 be passing. and he
had no difficulty in reaching the top,
where he seized Preple. Meanwhile
Knapp had secured a rope and a ladder
and the body of Preple was lowered 10 the
ground
Preple was attended on the spot by DR.
z. Dorsey Ellis. 9l5 Light street who
found that his injuries were not serious.