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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
K. p. ELECT OFFICERS.
Grand lodge Of South Dakota Closes
Its Session.

~
The grand lodge meeting Of the
Knights of Pythian ended at Aberdeen
with a banquet and ball, which was
taken part in by fully 400 people. The
end Of the grand lodge session which
has been blessed by the most ideal
weather, came with scenes of enthusi-
asm and the best Of feeling. Hot
Springs, S. d., the coming great health
resort, was chosen as the place for
holding the next grand lodge meeting,
which will take place next June. This
al unanimously made the choice of
the convention. George G. Warren of
Lead was chosen grand chancellor for
the ensuing year; w. A. Roberts of
Huron was reelected grand keeper of
records and seal, and G. A. Fountain Of
Eureka was reelected grand master
of the exchequer. II. w. La Flaiche
of Belle Fourche was elected grand
vice chancellor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
In and About the State
SCHOOL FUND.
semLAnnuaI Distribution Among the
Counties.

Counties.
The June semi-annual apportionment
Of the interest and income fund to
The schools Of the state has been made
by the state land department, send
ing out a total of $344,0S IS 80. This is
nearly $4,000 greater than the June
apportionment last year, and while the
number of pupils In the state show
an increase of 2,700 in the the
per capita OF apportionment has in
creased from 1924 to s2.43. On &C.
count Of the reduction of the interest
from 6 per cent to 5 per cent the in.
come from that source Is decreasing
proportionately as the older loans at
the 6 per cent rate mature and the
S per cent loans are made, but the de-
mand for leases Of state lands are in
creasing, and this increases the reve-
nues. While the second %apportion-
ment for the fiscal year will not be so
great as the present one, the total will
be more than SO per capita on school
population for the year. The appor.
tionment and children by counties
are:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
pAsHEs INTO BARB WIRE,

Andrew Hanson. a rancher on
Spring creek, lea Sturgis. was Sc
verely injured by being thrown from
an manageable broncho. The ami
NAL bolted; came in collision with a
barb wire fence. and Hanson was
thrown against the wires. The
muscles of both his legs were cut and
some Of them were entirely severed
The horse also became e~ntangled,
decorating himself SO terribly that he
ran but a few hundred yards before he
fell dead. Mr.. Hanson will recover, al
though he will be crippled for some
time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
DECLINE U. c. r. MERGER.
South Dakota Statesmen Vote on The
Proposition.

TTOPOSltiOHs
Mitchell was crowded last week
with people attending the third annual
convention of the South Dakota TRAY
cling Mems association. Senator La
Follette's address Friday afternoon oc-
cupied two and one-half hours. He
discussed representative government.
The baseball game between Wes-
sington Springs and Letcher followed
the address, and was won by Wes-
sington Springs by a score Of 10 to 2.
Clapper, Letcher's catcher, was in
iured in the seventh inning, and had to
be removed from the grounds. He
was struck In the abdomen by a foul
tip.
Friday evening from $50 to 1870 a
reception was rendered Senator La
Toilette and Gov. Crawford in the
Mitchell club rooms, which was attend
ed by several hundred people. AT the
conclusion of the reception Gov. Craw-
ford delivered a short address, paying
a strong tribute to the individuality OF
the travelling man. Senator La Fol
lette also spoke briefly.
The electrical Examinations, cover
ing five blocks of Main street, were
turned on Friday evening. Over 1000
i~ncandescent lights We're used. In the
evening the travelling men attended
the musical comedy, IN Pensacola"
arranged for their especial benefit
and presented by local talent.
The convention adjourned Saturday
afternoon after putting in most OF the
day attending to business matters. In
the morning the executive session was
held, in which President Weed, Secre-
tary Judge, Treasurer ~Jacquemai and
Chairman Vetsch Of the executive
committee made their reports. The
latter stated that the association was
in the best financial condition that 1t
aver has been. Addresses were made
by L. S. Tyler of Sioux Falls, G. NJ,
Hopkins, hotel inspector; A. j. Alvin
of Minneapolis, r. j.. Woods of Sioux
II ans anu Eltu NVioSh VI olohA SiNJ"
An effort was made to disband the
state association and merge IL into the
United Commercial Travellers. A
warm discussion ensued ove the at
tempt, but when 1t came to a vote
the supporters Of the scheme vanished
| and the life of the association was
saved by a nearly unanimous vote,
The executive committee was empow'
cred to consider the a~dvisability OF
sending representatives to Washing,
ton to appear before a committee in
opposition to the parcels post bill. a
Sioux Falls was selected as the
| place to hold the next convention,
and there was nc opposition. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Richard j. Woods; vice presi'
dent, A. J. Pettengill, Jr.; secretary,
John n. Harris; treasurer, j. G. Shell
don; members of executive commit
tee, for three years, ]. NJ. Wood, Fred
J.. Vetsch; for n year, ID. c. Kicker,
H. Marshall, George Billings.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
M. q ST. L. BUILDS INTO cREseARD
South Dakota Town Welcomes the
"lron Horse"

Iron Horse"
The rails of the M. & st. l.. have
reached Cresbard, and the suspicious
event was celebrated by the presence
of several officials of the road, who
came in the Hawkeye, the heaviest
business car ever sent out by the Pull
mans. The party included /. f. Day,
general manager; d. c. Noonan, gen.
eral superintendent; H. G. Kelley,
chief engineer; George w. Sewers.
general counsel: L. G. Scott, auditor;
Superintendent Terry and Trainmas-
ter Jones.
The town, with its twenty miles
from competing points, has a system
of water works supplied by two ar
tesian wells and has three blocks of
cement walks. Each side of Main
street is lined with single and double
buildings for three blocks, while the
residence section contains dozens OF
neat dwellings, nearly all Of which are
of modern design-from the cosy cot.
tage with porch to the big two-story
square house.
The chief business houses and rep
resentatives are: Headquarters of the
Dakota Town Lot Company; George
c. Howard, real estate; John Gabler.
stock buyer; Offices Of three tele-
phone lines; F. o. Mark, newspaper;
Farmers State bank; F. B. Bryant,
postmaster and grocer; Imperial Lum-
Der company; Grange & Palmer, i'm
PIGMENTS; Brennan e. Newhouse,
blacksmiths; A. T. Thelan. livery;
Edmond Chest, billiard hall; Wyman's
restaurant; John Bentson, drug
store; Bohr's restaurant; George
Hamm, barber; Reynolds billiard
hall; Potter's hotel; Doolittle Broth
ers, meat market; Golden Rule, de-
partment store; White Hardware COM
pany.
Six big elevators will handle one
million bushels Of grain each year.
These are being built by the Security,
Pacific, Great Western, Independent,
WALLACE, and Minnesota Cereal CON-
pany, respectively.
The church services are held each
Sunday and the Methodists and Con-
gregational denominations will build
substantial edifces at once.
The Dakota Central, Worthwhile line
and Hayes line of telephones connect
with Cresbard, thus affording ample
facilities of communication.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27

The people at Fort Pierre are show
ing their faith in that portion of the
state west of the river becoming a
grain growing territory by incorpor-
ating a company for the erection OF a
Touring mill at that place. The com
pany which IL known as the Fort
Pierre Roller Mills company is incor'
porated for $25. 900, with James Philip
F. G. Fischer, F. B. Davis. ]. W.. Nc
Cullen and Hugh Jeffries as i~ncorpora'
tors The intentions Of the company
ara to build a mill and have 1t In ope.
cation this fall, the mill to be operated
With natural gas for power.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
WILL INDIANS LEARN.
An Effort to Teach Them the Worth
of a Cow as a Milk Producer.

Superintendent Levengood Of the In
dian school at Pierre has returned
from Cheyenne agency, where he went
to assist in the inspection of a large
number of dairy cattle which are be-
ing distributed among the Indians by
the government. So far as possible,
this class of stock will be distributed
among the Indians generally to teach
them that there is a different use for
cows than of raising them for beef
only. Just how much of a success as
milkmen the Indians will be remains
to be seen by experience. Later in
the season agricultural implements OF
different classes will be distributed
among the Indians. who show an in
tention to take up farming as a part
of their means Of a livelihood.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
Pins and Fms.

"John, dear" said the wife of hi,
bosom, as she was about to start dowr
town, "can you let me have a little PHI
money this week."
About how much. queried he
hubby.
"oh. I guess $500 will do" she re
piled.
Great guns" he exclaimed. Five
hundred dollars for pin money? Why
I can buy a cart load of pins lor S."
But not diamond pins, dear" calm
ly rejoined the alleged better half o
the matrimonial combine.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
GREGORY A RAILROAD TOWN.
First Trains on the c. & NV. Exten
sion-Regular Service Hereafter.

Regular train service to Gregory, on
the North-W Western extension was es.
tablished last week. The Omaha.
Council Bluffs train came through to
Gregory, arriving at Z o'clock in the
evening.
Regular service will be the order
from 10Y on, the daily accommodation
from Norfolk, Neb., arriving at Greg.
DRY about Don and returning at /
o'clock. The Omaha passenger will
arrive at Z in the evening and leave at
IL. Gregory is on the map from now
on as a railroad town.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
CHILDREN CLEAN CITY.
Club Women Direct Work Of Gathering
Up Rubbish.


Up Rubbish.
For the first time In the history OF
Aberdeen cleanliness prevails In al
legs and vacant lots, which for so
long have been regarded as dumping
grounds for any rubbish. The change
was brought about by children, an ar.
my of whom swooped down on the Of
Tending dirt piles. Armed with spiked
sticks and wearing old gloves, they
gathered up every stray tin can in the
city as we'll as every piece of loose
paper. Several carts were kept busy
taking the rubbish to the dumping
ground. Men and women led the chill
dren, and what they overlooked Is not
worth mentioning. This novel cam
paign was planned and carried out by
the Federation OF Women's Clubs of
Aberdeen, and is the first of a series
of startling novelties promised in the
task 1t has undertaken to beautify the
city. At noon all the children gath
cred at the Auditorium, where q gen.
erous lunch was served by the women
of the city.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
5AD BLAZE AT MASON CITY.
Damage to Property Estimated a,
$4,000.

Mason City, Iowa, June 22. - Fire
starting at 6 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing in the rear of the Mines hardware
store completely Quilted the building
and entailed a loss Of 10000 on the
retail and wholesale departments.
Smoke and water damaged the A. 10.
seph dry goods store to the extent Of
$4,000. The buildings of the entire
block are owned by the Rule-Gale.
Emsley syndicate and the damage to
the buildings will reach $50 900.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
BADGERS GET INTO LINE.
Senate Favors Popular Vote for Unit
ed States Senator.

Madison, Wis, June 22.-The senate
yesterday adopted a joint resolution
placing Wisconsin in the list of the
states favoring a constitutional con.
vention of the state for the adoption
of an amendment to the federal con.
~stitution for the election of United
States senators by direct vote.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
FLOOR FALLS WITH MEN.
Hundreds Of Barrels Also Go Into Rlv
err Under Shop.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, June %. - By the
giving way of the floor Of the cooper
shop at Blodgett's mill three workmen
and several hundred finished barrels
and material for 1000 more were pre-
cipitated into the Rock river. Two
men were buried in the debris and
badly injured, while a third narrowly
escaped drowning.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
Killed at New Home.

Black River Falls, Wis, June ga
report from Cataract, sixteen miles
from here, says that a family named
West, who Just moved from here,
were in a runaway accident and Ada,
sixteen-year-old daughter, was killed
and Mr. and Mrs. West seriously In
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
COST TO BE $500, ooo, 900.

Railroad Company incorporates for
T.anscoatiHentai Line.
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the secretary Of state for the
United States Central Railway com
pany, with a capital of $4,000, 900
and headquarters at Huron, s. D., and
Paterson, N. ]. The proposed new
line is to start at Portland. Me-. and
end at San Francisco, touching New
York and Chicago and to cross the
Missouri river at Pierre. The incor
p%orators are from Paterson, N. j., and
Delhi. N. Y. The estimated cost OF
the line is $500, 900 900 and its length
Is to be 1000 miles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
Injured Conductor Dies.

Red Wing, Mimi, June 81 -Charles
H. Mcclure of this city, died yesterday
at the Usage Qowa) hospital as a re.
suit of injuries received by coming IN
contact with a telephone wire stretch.
ed across the track, which hurled him
backward from a moving train.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
THE FIRE MARSHAL LAW.

Under the provisions OF the fire
marshal law, which places that duty
with the state insurance department,
4 new man will be added to the force
in the department on the first Of July
to look after that branch OF the work.
F. A. Craft of Mitchell has been sell
ected for that position, and Miss Clara
Smith wifi be the stenographer.
The insurance department has
granted authority to the Colorado Ma
tional Life Assurance company to
transact business In this state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
YOUNG GIRL S.iOT DEAD.
Daughter Of ex-senator Gausewitz Re
ceives Bullet in the Heart.

Owatonna, Mimi, June %. - Edith
Gausewitz, a fifteen-year-old girl, was
shot and almost instantly killed yester.
day. She vas n Of a party of young
people who were going to a point a
few miles north of the city. One OF
the party picked up a gun and 1t was
accidentally discharged, the bullet
striking the girl in the heart. She was
the daughter of ex-senator William
GausewitZ.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
Man Found Dead in Hotel.

st. Paul, June 22.-Edwin H. Lind.
say OF the firm of Lindsay Bros, deal.
ers in farm implements. Minneapolis,
was found dead yesterday afternoon In
his bed in the Frederic hotel. Coz
oner A. w. Miller says that the man
probably died of heart failure.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
Steal S4oo In Goods.

Bowbells, N. d., June 21.-Burglars
early Wednesday morning entered the
Pioneer store in this city and succeed
ed in getting away with goods to the
value Of $500. They escaped without
leaving a clue as to their identity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27

George Swanson, son Of Representa-
tive Swanson of Warner is In the hos
pital at Aberdeen, being treated for
injuries received in a peculiar q
ner. The boy was shooting at a tai
get with a 5000 rife. using high-power
cartridges The mark being shot at
was a piece of wood, but instead of
penetrating this the bullet glanced on.
struck a piece Of iron near by. glanc-
ing again and came smashing back to
the young man, striking him In the
forearm and unfolding itself in his
flesh. The wound Is dangerous. but
1t Is believed that thu young man Will
recover unless complications arise.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
PUSH EXPOSITION PLAN.
Outlook for Gas Belt Fair in Septem.
Der Is Bright.

Der Is Bright.
The movement for a Gas Belt expo
sition at Pierre in September is we'll
under way, and the matter of funds to
put the plan into operation is shaping
itself in a satisfactory manner This
exposition is intended to give to the
central part of the state a fall attrac-
ton on lines with the Mitchell corn
palace, but with distinctive features Of
its own t make it a drawing attrac-
ton. AS this year will be the first
test, every effort will be made to make
the first one enough of a success to as
sure it's permanency among South Da-
kota annual attractions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
Eour per,ona Drowned.

Muskegon. Mich, June rs. - Gus
Hammer, Ola Peterson. Lydia Olin
and Anna johnson, all residents of this
city, we're drowned in Muskegon lake
yesterday afternoon.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-27
Bov Killed by Train.

Ackley. Iowa, June 22.-While driv.
ing his cows home from pasture last
evening Joe Hatch, eleven years old.
was struck by a train and instantly
killed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-12
BATTLESHlP NARROWLY
ESCAPES DESTRUCTION
sailors Remove Ammunition From
Magazine at Imminent RISK of
: ives.

Washington. Sept 1.-THE navy
department today made public the
fact that. through a fire In her coal
bunker8, the battleshin Indiana mar
rowly escaped complete destruction,
The ammunition In the magazines ad-
iaccnt 10 the blazing coal was re-
moved by the crew an the imminent
risk of their lives The Indiana Is
now undergoing repairs al the League
Island navs yard
No damage resulted from the nre,
which was caused by spontaneous
combustion Of the coal The work OF
removing the ammunition from adIa-
cent tweNe-inch and slN-inch gun
magazines was, according TO the re-
port, proceeded quietly. Two maga-
zines of the shell room became dan
gerously heated and were flooded TO
a depth of twenty inches, Lieuten-
ant Commander Sticht directed the
fire party, consisting Of Gunner L. G.
Hull and nine men, who entered the
magazines and removed the ammuni-
ton. Six boxes nearest the bulkhead
were so hot as to be handled with diff
Guilty. while the bulkheads and the
thirteen-inch shells were so hot thas
they burned the hands and blstered
the paint The coal on fire was
flooded and removed from the bum
kers and hulkheads and the shells
sprayed with water until the tempera-
turc dropped TO nurmal
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-12
FIELD HOLDINGS IN
NEBRASKA ARE SOLD
Largest Ranch In the state Being
Broken Up Ia Small Lots.

Omaha. Neb. Sept 1.-THE big
ranch Of the late Marshal Field Of
Chicago in Stanton county was sold
I'm parcels last week. This sale breaks
the largest Individual holding of lands
I'm Nebraska
In the early days syndicate.
headed by David Cunningham. OF Ca
diz, Ohio located "A township in Stan
ton county. which was bought from
the government with college scrip"
This scrip had been bought by this
syndicate and made the cost of the
land about 65 cents an acre.
The syndicate failed TO pay the
taxes levied by the state and the land
was sold by stanton county The own
ers attacked the validity OF the levs
and for years the case occupied the
attention OF judges OF several courts.
The plaintiffs finally lost the case.
Cunningham came to the relief OF his
associates and paid the taxes. but was
compelled to sell the land to secure
himself. The township was bought by
Marshall Field. with the exception Of
a tract obtained by Joseph A. COnnor
who has held about 5000 acres since
that time. Marshall Field bought the
land al an average price of SO an acre.
At the sale the average price was
$500 an acre.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-12
LONE BANDIT R0BS
COUNTY BANK
Presents Letter to Cashier De-
manding $4,000; Menaced
by Gun Cashier Yields,

Plattsmouth. Neb. Sept. 1.-THE
bank IN the village Of Manlcy. sixteen
miles from here. was held up shortly
before noon today by a lone robber
The bandit made his escape with be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Tonight he
| Is reported surrounded by a posse in
corn field near the town of Murdoch.
The rObber entered the bank whil-
the cashier was alone during the noon
hour when the other clerks had gone
90 lunch. lie approached the CASH
icr's win dow and handed that official
La letter. which ne asked him 90 read.
This letter contained demand for
$4,000 when the cashier looked up
after reading the letter. The robber
had him covered with a revolver and
threatened To- shoot " the money was
not handed over instantly. The ta-l-
Ter handed out what currency was in
sight on the counter and tho bandit
hurried out. mounted his horse and
rode rapidly away. Posses from this
place and Murdock were in pursuit q
short time after the robbery occurred.
When the pursuers came In sight of
the fugitive the man abandoned his
horse and is now supposed 10 be in
hiding ln the neld VI this supposltion
D. correct. the man has but slight
rhancc of getting away
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-12
MAY
HAVE TO LEAVE
Labor Unions and Fruit Grow
erS Association at Grand
Junction Clash Over Western
Union Operator,

Grand Junction. Col. Sept. t1.-Tho
members of the labor organizations OF
this city tonight held "A mass meeting
and passed resolutions demanding
that w. I. Mccall a non-union tele-
graph operator, who was sent here
to work for the Western Union when
the strike OF the commercial telegra-
pliers was declared. be removed. The
resolutions also demand that Mccall
get out Of town at once.
Subsequently the Fruit Growers as
sociation held a meeting and resolved
that Mccall must be allowed to re-
main at work in order that the quo
tations on fruit be received.
superintendent Leonard OF the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph company sent
word from Denver tonight that unless
Mccall Is given proper protection, he
viii he recalled and the telegraph Of
flee here will be closed Indefinitely
The labor element, which Is strong
in this city. insistd that Mccall must
leave the city sooner or later.