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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
RELIEF FOR NATION.
Government Takes Action to Stem the
FURRY.

To stem the financial furry extend
ing 10 all sections President Roosevelt
has authorized the issuance of $780,
100000 Of government securities, and
coupled the action with a plea to the
people TO recognize the fundamental
Soundness of American business, take
their money from safe deposit boxes
and put it into the channels of trade.
He regards the situation prevailing as
combination of popular fright and
currency famine.
Since $100,000,000 of the securities
will be in per cent treasury notes
payable in year and available as cir
500, 100000 to the currency. This
will go far to cure the currency fam
inc. =
The presidents reassuring words
are expected to cure the suspicion
which has existed even to national
banks not only on the part of depos-
itors. but on the part of other finan-
cial institutions. The president gives
especial heed to complaints from the
south and west that the New York
banks are boarding money. He states
that the relief measures must especial
ly be extended to crop movements
Firty millions of Panama bonds
bonds will be issued in accordance
will be issued in accordance
revenue to pay for the canal con-
struction They will pay 2 per cent.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
TRAFFIC IS VERY HEAVY.
Northwestern Is Having Difficulty In
Handling Business.

The volume Of business transacted
by the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
way company at Huron Is almost mar
Vicious. During the past three months
the company has been taxed TO its
utmost capacity TO handle the passen-
ger and freight traffic, and to do this
a number OF trains were added and
several heavy locomotives brought to
the Dakota central division from Chi
cago to facilitate the work Freight
and passenger receipts exceed by many
thousands Of dollars the amounts re-
ceived during what is known as the
boom period a few years ago. The
opening OF the line from Fort Pierre
20 Rapid City necessitated the employ
ment of a large number Of engineers,
trainmen and general helpers, and al
though with these added facilities and
increased help the company finds 1t
difficult to handle the traffic. At the
Huron station alone the increase Is
especially marked Not only has the
general freight traffic been greatly
augmented, but passenger traffic ex-
ceeds anything ever experienced by
the company there.
To keep pace with the demands of
Vic pupllC many ipl liStNN
been made. At Huron a brick round
house has Just been finished. 1t is
one of the largest owned by an indi-
vidual company in the United States,
and the repair shops have been en-
larged and equipped with modern ma
chinery and appliances. A portion of
the machinery has been put in place
and the remainder will be put in In
a few weeks More than four miles
Of side track has been laid and the
company is now negotiating for land
to enlarge the local yards; the stock
yards are also being enlarged.
All Of these improvements have
been under the personal supervision Of
Fred r. Moulton, division superintend-
ent, who came to Huron from Mason
City, Iowa, a few months since. Mr.
Moulton is a tireless worker and his
large experience as a railroad man es-
pecialiy qualities him for the position
he holds. He is held in high esteem.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
SHOOTS OWN DAUGHTER
Maj. Mclaughlin, Prominent Califor-
MAN. Then Ends Own Life.


Maj Frank Mclaughlin, a promin-
emit politician and capitalist, of Santa
cruz, Calf, shot his daughter Agnes
In the temple. the bullet coming out
at the other side Of her head. Soon
afterwards he committed suicide.
After the shooting Maj. McLaugh-
In telephoned to former Lieut.. Gov.
letter to come down Immediately to
his home, saying:
"I have killed my daughter Agnes
and I intend to kill myself"
He told Mr.. Jeter to bring a doc
tor. Mr.. Jeter and a friend Jumped
into buggy and drove to Maj. Nc
Laughlin's house, whers they arrived
in time to see him breathing his last.
tie had taken prussic acid. In the
rooms near where the body was found
4 number of letters were discovered
addressed to different persons. One
If them was addressed to Mcpherson
s. Waldron, proprietors of the Santa
cruz Sentinel, which read:
Dear Friends: Please treat my
memory as kindly as you can. Dur
ing my life l did much good and but
little evil"
He wrote to DR.. r. r. Morgan
here that he was financially embar-
raised and that he was going to lend
it ALL"
His wife died just two years ago
and he cherished her memory sac
redly. The daughter whom he shot
was 80 years old.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was one of the
best known men in California and a
leader of the republican party. His
genial humor made him many friends.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
PASS "wILD CATo MONEY.
Clever Swindiers are at Work I'M
South Dakota

During the past few weeks COM
paints have been received by the
United States authorities in Sioux
sails from different parts of the state
n reference to the operations of men
Who seem to be well supplied with
wild cat" currency, which they have
succeeded in passing upon a number
# unsuspecting South Dakota BUSH
ness men. The men handling the
-purious money appear to confine
tneir operations to the smaller places
IN the state. The currency handled
by them are old issues of bills of the
Merchants e. Planters bank, Of Geor-
sia. issued during the wild cat cur
rency period about the time of the
war OF the rebellion, and other bills
issued during that period. The prac-
tice Of those handling the money is
to split the old bills in an ingenious
manner and then paste together the
faces Of the bills, back to back, so
that the denomination of the bill ap-
pears both upon the face and back ,
Of the bills they tender in payment for
purchases in stores.
The United States authorities have
been urged to run down the men
passing the bills and arrest them, but
the fact that the United States officials
are powerless in the matter does not
seem to be known to the people OF
the state generally. The federal auth
critics are able to make arrests only
in cases where anyone passes coun-
terfeit money. The old wild cat cur
rency beirg passed by swindlers In the
state does not come under the head Of
counterfeit money-not being rep
resentation of any lawful money of
the United States-and therefore the
Passage of the money is a matter
purely for the local and state auth
critics to take care of. Persons ar
rested on the charge of passing the
money are subject to prosecution on
the charge of obtaining goods under
false pretenses or by fraudulent
means.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
BUNKOED OUT OF 50, 800.
Fortune Teller Relieves Chicago Man
of Coin

of Coin.
Bunkoed out of $4,000 of his saw
ings fof years, while he believed "dev-
ils' were being driven out of his body,
was the experience of john Schultz,
of Chicago. as related by him to Capt
p. d. O'Brien. On the advice of the
fortune teller he consulted II. Nor
eta, cliarvoyant.
The professor is said to have cried,
you are full of devils and evil spir-
its. Your money is full of spirits If
they are not driven out you will die"
Schultz was ordered to go to his
bank and draw out all his money and
then return to the studio. He came
back to the spiritualist's home with
$4,000 In bills.
This must be burned and the mon
ey will come back to you in gold and
the devils will leave you," Mereta is
alleged to have said.
The money was burned" The gold
failed to materialize and Schults COM
planned to the police. When detectives
reached the Warren avenue house
Prof. Moreta was missing, They were
told by the woman that he was in
Mexico still changing the bills into
gold.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
TALK TO MARS.
Tesla Says He VIII Hail Planet with
Aid of Water Power.

Nikola Tesla, CT New York. an
nounces that with the cooperation of
corresponding companies at Mag
ara Falls he is preparing to hail Mars
with Niagara voices.
A way has been found at last for
transmitting wireless messages across
100,000,000 miles, which separates
this earth from Mars.
Once that has been accomplished
and Mars, which is considerably older
and supposedly more advanced In sci
ence than we. has acknowledged the
receipt of our signal and sent back
flash for flash. it will remain to de-
wise an inter-planetary code through
the medium of which the scientists
of this world and of Mars will be able
to understand what each Is saying
to the other.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
THE EGAN CASE RULING.
Way is Still Left Open for Disbarment
Proceedings
.rInent

The order of the supreme court adj
hitting Geo. w. Egan to practice in
the courts of the state leaves tie
way open for future disbarment pro-
ceedings under certain conditions.
The order is:
1t is ordered that Geo. W. Egan,
upon his taking and filing the required
oath, be admitted and licensed to
practice as an attorney and counselor
of law in all the courts of this state;
provided, however, that this order
shall not preclude disbarment pro-
ceedings based upon the conduct of
said Geo. w. Egan concerning the
transfer of certain property to him
by one Julia Anna O'Grady, mention
ed in the objections to his admission,
If it shall hereafter be finally determ-
ined by a court of competent juris-
diction that such transfers should be
cancelled on the ground of fraudulent
procurement.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
UNCLE SAM TO PROVIDE CASH
TO MOVE CROPS.
Some Members of Congress Not so
-anguine as President Appeared in
His Statement that Currency Meas
ure Would Pass Congress.

Secretary Cortelyou said Monday
that he was seeking now especially to
help the west and provide money for
crop moving purposes.
Some members of congress are not
so sanguine as the president appeared
I'm his statement that a currency
measure would be passed soon after
congress meets. Their opinion>is that
considerable debate will be had The
the low condition of the treasury and
the unprecedented extent to which
government funds have been poured
into banks as deposits without interest
at time when the government obli-
gates itself to pay an additional $3,-
10000 interest year on bonds and
notes put forth to help the situation.
Those who called at the White
House Monday were loud in their
praises of the presidents action, but
they could not display much real
knowledge OF the means by which the
sale of the securities would be effected
or the ability of the country to take
them.
From Wall street comes commenda-
ton of the issue of $50,000,000 of
Panama bonds and a long and loud
growl In some quarters against the
issuance of treasury notes. The rea-
son for this is not far to seek. The
Panama bonds are excellent invest
ment for bankers, for they can use
them to increase their bank note cir
culation, and the policy OF the treas
ury will be to deposit large part
OF the proceeds of the bond sale in
the banks. This enables the banks
practically to have their cake and
eat 1t, too. But the issue of 500, 000,-
00o of treasury notes bearing per
cent interest give safe and attract
i've investment to the man who has
drawn his money out of his bank and
is boarding 1t In safe deposit box.
New York bankers think that the
notes will be taken by many persons
In preference to redepositing their
money when the situation grows a lit
tie brighter.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
STOLE TWENTY-SIX CENTS.
Thief to Serve Six Years In Dakota
Penitentiary.

James Banson, transient in the
country has been lodged in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary to serve a term of
six years for stealing 26 cents.
The case is an unusual one. Pam
son entered the home of Jacob Ror-
man, farmer living in Moody coun-
ty, and at the point of gun compell-
the farmer to disgorge all the money
he had. Borman CHANGED to have
only the 26 cents, and this he turned
over to the robber.
AS soon as Ransom left the house
the farmer notified the authorities,
and within a short time Ranson had
been placed under arrest. The case
was hard fought. The first jury sum-
moned to try the case could not agree
and was discharged At a recent term
Of court the case was again tried and
the jury returned a verdict finding
Panson guilty Of robbery in the Sec
ond degree.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
VISION STOPS THIEF.
Long Absent Boy Was About to Rob
His Home,

Walter Lane, of Pittston. Pa. who
has been missing from home for six
months, returned for the purpose Of
breaking into and robbing his parents
home, but was deferred by seeing
vision OF his mother.
When his parents returned home
late they found on the doorknob a
note from the young man. saying that
just as he was about to break in the
door he saw the vision and could not.
Indeed. he was SO affected that he
was going to throw himself In front Of
the first train that passed.
With all haste possible the dis
tracted parents notified the police. and
an hour later Lane was found lying on
the railroad tracks a couple OF min
utss before the Lehigh Valley express
was due.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
WOMAN TAKES POISON.
No Reason Assigned for Act of Author
and POeteSs.

Nora May French, poetess and au-
thor, ended her life by taking cyanide
of potassium at the bungalow of the
poet. George F. Sterling, at Camel-by-
the-Sea, a colonly of artists and writ
ers on the Pacific ocean below Mon
terey, Cal. No reason can be assign
ed for the suicidal act, and her friends
seek in vain for some explanation for
the impulse which prompted her to
take her life in such sudden and
trs,gic manner. Miss French enjoyed
good health. and her life to all ap-
pearances ran smoothly, giving every
promise of a brilliant career. For
some years past she had been a con-
tributor to various coast magazines.
and some of her verses have found
their way into eastern publications.
Miss French came here originally
from Los Angeles, where her father
now resides. She was "a years OF
age.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
UTE "wAR" SEEMS OVER.
Some OF Braves Have Decided TO GO
to Work

NO work, no food" the dictum OF
copied by the renegade Utcs at Thun-
der Butte, s. d. Saturdays advices,
received at the headquarters of the
department OF the Missouri from the
forces in the field, indicate the war is
over without bloodshed and that di-
plomacy has won the day
Col. Frank West, In command OF
the Second cavalry, reports that fifty
or more of the Indians have finally
concluded to go to work and that 9TH
ers are likely to follow their exam
pies Work has been found for them
on the Milwaukee extension north Of
Thunder Butte This is regarded as
almost a solution Of the Indian trou-
bles.
West reports that the show of
force has had salutary effect upon
the unruly Indians, indicating to them
that the government does not intend
to temporze with them in any way.
The Indians are now quiet. The
troops will probably remain in the
1OI SJiIG mute llIiG yCt,
as it is feared the Utes may weaken
in their willingness to work If the sol
diers are withdrawn now.
Report. received in Sturgis, S. d.,
from the White Horse subagency on
Moreau river, say that the Ute Indians
are slipping away from the camp, a
few at a time. The Sioux Indians say
if the Utes don't leave there they will
kill them.
The troops now in the field are as
follows: One company OF the Six
teenth infantry at Gettysburg; one
company at Agency, with small de-
tachment of cavalry; Troop X, Sec
ond cavalry, at White Horse, forty
five miles from Agency; a detachment
of cavalry at Green Grass, thirty
miles away; and eleven troops of the
Second cavalry near the mouth of
Thunder Butte creek, fifty miles from
White Horse. The latter have CUR
platoon
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
MAN OPERATES ON HIMSELF.
indlanaian Uses Mirror to Guide His
Knife.

The difficult feat of performing an
operation on himself by the aid OF a
mirror has just been successfully ac-
complished by Joseph F. Black, of
Muncie, Ind. Black. who has under
gone several operations in hospitals
here and in other cities, determined
several days ago to be his own sur
geon and save tho expense. The oper-
ton was the removal of tubercular
growths from his breast, by using a
mirror, into which he looked In order
to guide his hands in the use Of surgi-
cal instruments.
Black had had five such operations
performed and had never taken an
anaesthetic. and he had watched the
surgeons until he had become perfect
iy familiar with the manner Of per-
forming it.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
RAILROAD PAYROLL LARGE.
Many Thousands Distributed Monthly
at Huron

The October pay roll for employees
IF the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
way at Huron indicates something of
he business being done by that COM
pany there. Engineers and firemen
we're paid over $4,000. while the
Employees at the shops pulled down"
-omething over $4,000. When 1t Is
considered that this amount does not
include conductors. brakemen, switch
nen. yardmen, office forces. telegraph
perators, freight house help and 9TH
sr necessary help. It Is easily seen
What vast amount OF money finds
ts way to Huron each month through
.abor employed by the company
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
COMPULSORY EDUCATION TEST.
Board of Education of Lead Files Ac-
ton i'm Court.

Four suits were commenced in the
Lawrence county court by the mem
bers of the board of education for
school district No. 6, which embraces
lead, in which it is sought to punish
the parents of four children who per-
sist in remaining away from school
The suits are brought under the COM
pulsory education law and if success
full the board promises to bring a num-
Der of other such suits at once. Last
summer some test cases were tried in
a justice court. but did not prove as
successful as was anticipated, SO this
time the board went to a higher court.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
Mrs. sLADEK ACQUITTED.
Chicago Jury Finds She Did Not Poi
son Mother.

Mrs. Mary Sladek, of Chicago. who
during her trial on charge of hav-
ing poisoned her mother, Mrs Mary
cite, has attracted more than usual
attention as the mother of the jail
baby" was acquitted Friday night by
a jury in Judge Chytraus' court. Mrs.
Sladek is still under indictment for
the death Of her father.
A pathetic feature Of the case was
the birth TO Mrs. Sladek at the county
hospital eight weeks age Of a girl
baby. BY special order OF the court
Mrs. Sladek was removed from the
jail In order that the child might not
bear an unnecessary stigma.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
Seat for Every Person.

"a common carrier does not fuifii
its legal duty until 1t provides seat
for each passenger" is the decision
rendered by the Georgia court OF APP
peals In a suit for damages brought
against the Georgia Electric and Rail-
way company. of Atlanta by DR.. AS
car Linden who IT. Is alleged was In
jured by the sudden starting Of a car
in which ne was standing.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
HURON MUST SETTLE.
Drillers Didn't Get Water But Struck
Bed Rock


The city of Huron entered into a
contract with well drillers for an ar
tesian we'll. According to the terms
OF the contract the well drillers were
either to get water or strike bed rock
in order to secure any money. They
worked night and day for five months,
and finally their progress was check
ed. They came to the conclusion that
they had struck bed rock, and SO no.
titled Huron's council members. The
latter could not see it that way. Fin
ally both parties agreed to submit
samples of the material washed out
to Geologist e. C. Perisho, of the
state university at Vermillion. The
professor announced that the drillers
are right, and the letter from Huron
states that the latter will stand by
his report.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
SIOUX FALLS BREWER DEAD.
Moritz Levinger Passes Away i'm Chi
cago Hospital.

Word was received at Sioux Falls
Saturday Of the death of Moritz Lew
niger, which occurred in the Pres
byterian hospital at Chicago. Death
was caused by cancer of the stom-
ach. Mr.. Levinger was taken to the
hospital about a week ago and last
Monday was operated on.
He was the president of the Sioux
Falls Brewing and Mating company
He came to Sioux Falls from Oska-
loosa, Iowa, in 1884. and took the
management of the brewery, which
has grown rapidly under his manage
ment
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
DISASTROUS FIRE AT SALEM.
Blaze Causes Loss OF About $4,000
Dollars

Between the hours of o'clock and
6 o'clock Friday morning fire at Salem
destroyed the buildings on Main street
occupied by John Stulpnagel's bakery
and grocery III. Bierwirth's general
store and living rooms and Miss.
Eleanor Horners millinery, together
with all the contents. The fire is said
to have originated in the II. Bierwirth
building, spreading quickly to the
other buildings, one on either side Of
it, and the fire fighters had hard work
combining 1t to the three buildings
named. The loss is estimated at So
900 to $4,000 on stock and about
$4,000 to $4,000 on buildings, only
partially insured.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23

The trial Of George A. Pettibone, at
Boise, Idaho, for completely in the
killing OF former Gov. steunenbers.
was Monday reset by Judge Wood for
Nov. IS. II the Adams trial At Rath-
drum y finished by that time there
Wit ~ az fprthrr postponement.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
Hamburg Broker Ends Tafe.

]. Balm, stock broker OF Ham.
burg, and brother OF Albert Ballin, al
rector general OF the Acknowledgements
can steamship line. committed suicid,
In the lavatory Of the local bourse By
shooting. The reason for the sct a.
not known.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
press and the Railroads.

In letter to Fl. e. Hartman, presi-
dent OF the Southeast Trade Press as
ISOLATION. Chairman McLinden, de-
ciares there is ne way to prevent rail-
roads ard newspapers from entering
into contracts to exchange transporta-
ton for advertisfng providing, the
letter says. It Is done on dollar for
dollar basis.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
Makers OF vehicles Fails.

A receiver has been appointed for
the Robinson Manufacturing com
pary, Of Freeport. H.. makers of We
hicies. Assets are said to be s125. 900
and liabilities $4,000 OF which $780,
600 Is in notes to the Robinson Miller
company. Of Minneapolis. MINI.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
PHARIs Is NOT GUILTY.
Black Hills Man Cleared of Charge OF
Murder

At 8 o'clock Saturday night the
jury In the Pharis case at Sturgis re-
turned verdict Of not guilty after
considering the case about an hour.
The case has been one OF the most
bitterly fought of airy case in Mead
county for many years. While 1t was
admitted that Wallace, the deceased
man, brought on the encounter, the
state contended tina. after two shots
rere fred wallace got awsy and was
killed by Pharis. who pursued him and
lsrousSt his body back to the wagon
after his death.