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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
KING ESTATE
Niece and Daughter Establish Claims
to $50. 900.

to $4,000.
The long Ease concerning the dis
tr:5ution Of the estate of the late
Jerry King has just been settled in
the Pennington county circuit court.
King, who lived in that county for
many years and had cleaned up a for.
tune amounting to- $50, 900, left some
interesting legal questions to be set.
tied by judge and jury. The first in
teresting question was whether or not
his niece, Miss Corinne Ray. was en-
titled to $12,0 900 in certificates on the
Pennington County bank, which her
uncle gave her shortly before his
death. He handed. them to her with
the remark that this was to be her
share of the estate. However. the
certificates were no Endorsed. The
administrators therefore claimed that
they were v~alueless, and that King
died intcstate. The jury took a differ
emf view of the question and rendered
a verdict in favor of Miss Ray, giving
her 81 900 with interest, amounting
in all to nearly $4,000. The second
question vas the establishing of the
identity of Mrs. Flora Belle Hollis of
Ellsworth, Me-, who claimed TO be the
daughter of King. Mrs. Hollis brought
FROM the Eastern state a number Of
witnesses to establish her claim, and
offered as one of the most telling bits
OF evidence a Black Hills gold ring
given her by King on his last visit,
and engraved on the inside to show
1t vas from her father. The court
decided in her favor, and she will re-
Ceive the rest of the estate, valued at
ab0ut $4,000.
Unless appeals are taken, these two
estates will stand. Additional claim
ants are turning up every few min
utes, however, in various parts of the
country, some of them in Canada, and
the final settlement of Jerry Kings
gold still may be in the future,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
STILL MORE PROOF
That Or. Williams Pink Pills Have
Cured Even the Most Stubborn
Gases of rheumatism,

when | was a boy of sixteen" says
Mr.. Otto II. Rose. a retired grocer, o4
1926 Lexington Avenue. indianapolis,
Ind. II met with a serious accident
which injured the Done OF my head
over the right eye. | recovered from
the accident TO all appearances. but
not many years after began to have
intense pains in the injured bone.
which came on every year and would
last from a few days to several weeks.
Il consulted the doctors who told
me that | was suffering from neural.
gia, The sight of my right eye was
affected. so that at times l could
scarcely see out of it, while both eeyes
watered constantly. During these at
tacks | vas often dizzy from the ter.
rible pains. The pains came ON every
morning and passed away in the after
noon. | never suffered from the pain
at night.
II tried without success to get re.
lief until a friend told me to try DIR.
Williams Pink Pills. When l had
taken a few boxes | felt the pain
growing less intense and in a much
shorter time than | had hoped for ]
was entirely cured. | have recon-.
mended the pills to several persons
who have used them with good results.
MY wife Uses DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for nervous headaches and finds
them the best medicine she has ever
used as they give relief where all 9th.
ers fail"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists or sent, postpaid on
receipt of price, so cents per box. sin
boxes $3.50. by the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Company. Schenectady, N. Y.
An instructive booklet, entitled
Nervous Disorders" will be sent free
on request to anyone interested.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
cines, Quack Cures, and Doctors
Faii--Cuticura Succeeds.

81 was very badly afflicted with &c
Zema for more than two years. The
parts affected were my limbs below
the knees. j tried all the physicians
in the town and some in the surround
ing towns, and | also tried all the pat
ent remedies that heard of, besides
all the cures advised by old women
and quacks, and found no relief what
ever until | commenced using the Gu.
ticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the Cuticurs
Remedies l found immediate relief.
and was soon sound and well. C. "
Beltz, ~Tippecanoe. Ind, Nov. Is, '05."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
LABOR OF HiNOus is CHEAP.
They Might Be Employed to Dig the
Panama Canal.

Panama Canal.
"Why not dig the Panama canal
with Hindu labor" an expert upon
labor in various lands recently asked.
"A number of Punjab Mohammedans,
big, sturdy-looking men, have recently
arrived in British Columbia in the
search for work at wages which to
them are high. but which, as we re
gard them here. are small. They are
not wanted by the Canadians. how
ever.
The Hindu laborer Is, as a rule.
Intelligent and capable and world be
well adapted to the climate of Pan
anna. There is a great deal Of dis
content in India at the present time.
owing to the small wages paid to la
borers, and they would welcome any
opportunity for foreign employment.
The average wage there is SO to 81
a month. In the tea gardens of AS.
sam they a earn but $1.63 10 S1.9S
a month, the asst figures being the
amount paid after four years service.
at is not surprising, therefore. that
large numbers of coolies should leave
the country, Indeed, they are leaving
in such numbers that the matter is
receiving the serious consideration OF
the Indian government. Many have
gone to Natal, where they earn from
$50 20 $35 a month. From AN ac.
counts they are most satisfactory
wo-kmen. And another point IN their
favor is that nowhere, 1t seems, Soes
the same prejudice exist against them
as against Chinese coolies"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
Burns May Blind Man.

Eau Claire. Wis, Special - Victor
and William ~Savidusky were seriously
burned about the head and face by
steam which escaped from a defective
valve. William ~Savidusky may lose
his sight
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
INHERITANCE TAX HELPS SOME.
S. o. Counties Complain That State
Reaps Benefit at Their Expense.

The inheritance tax fund is bringing
in revenue II small amounts to the
state, and the treasury will within a
few days receive a remittance of ST.
200 from the Carpenter estate in
Brne county. This is enormously said
10 be the largest payment Eve made
by an estate to the fund. Last year
the state received from the estate of
Ernest Boloman of Rapid City an in
heritance tax of $1,440.
While the law is not yet bringing
any great sum to the treasury, it has
great possibilities. There is COM
plant from the counties from which
this rel ONE that they are COM
peeled to a the expenses and re-
ceiye no returns. The thought is adj
yaIced that the law should be so
amended that the state itself should
pay this expense, or better yet that it
shonld come from the estate before
the proceeds are turned over to the
state treasury.
flew Well for Indian School.
Congressman Burke has secured an
increase to the fund for sinking a
deep well at the government Indian
school in Pierre. A year ago $4,000
was appropriated for that purpose, but
wheR the specifications were prepared
no ore would bid within the appro-
~pEkauon. With the increase new bids
wiz be advertised for, and it is hoped
THAI the well can be sunk within the
appropriation Of $4,000, which has
now been secured.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
MANY ARE FROZEN TO DEATH.
Canadian Authorities to Investigate
and Relieve Distress.

Regina, Sask., Feb. 6.-Commission-
er Perry of the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police has issued orders for
patrolmen to set out for Saskatoon to
take relief to the settlers in the Eagle
lake district who are in dire wan
since provisions ran out. The patrol
will take three big sleds with proyi-
sions and will investigate the freezing
to death Of men in that district.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14

ing payable in mileage books. The
committee report will very likely be
adopted.
The house held a forenoon session
in an attempt TO clear the calendar. A
resolution was adopted fixing Feb. 20
as the last day for receiving new bills
without the consent of the house.
Among the new bills presented was
one by Kriebs fixing a legislative ap-
~portionment which will give the house
101 members, a gain of twelve.
The 2-cept rate bill was called on
the calendar and went over to the 9th
on motion of Carroll. This will in eff
feet place the senate bill on the calen-
dar ahead of the house bin and will
give the rate reductionists two
chances, leaving the house bill open
if they should meet, defeat on the SEN
ate bin.
The afternoon session OF the house
was taken up in final action on house
bills, the primary election bill being
the principal one. Glass secured the
relnSefJlnS OF the SecllOnS WHICH "SIt
stricken out in committee of the whole,
which provide fees for filing. Eastman
opposed the reinstatement and a gen
eral debate resulted in their going
back by a vote of 81 to "a. The bill
then passed by II to 3, those voting
against it being Eastman, King and
Peterson of Lawrence.
. The senate at the afternoon session
passed a number of minor bills and re-
ceived several new bills, principal
among them being to place the
powers of the attorney of the railroad
commission in the department of the
attorney general and making the ware
house inspector an a%ppointee of the
governor. both of these positions be-
ing at present in control of the rail
road commission.
The anti-lobby bill has been signed
by the presiding officers of the two
houses and has gone to the governor
for his approval, which means the last
day of the lobby.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
WILL MAKE GOOD FARMS.
Opening of Pennington Lands Causes
Rejoicing.

Rapid City, s. d., Feb. s. - A bill
opening to homestead settlement the
two west tiers of townships in Pen
nington county has just passed, and a
telegram from Congressman Martin
was received yesterday to that effect.
Great satisfaction has been expressed
with this action. as the land is dis
tinctly agricultural and now will be
settled up with great rapidity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
Leo Crushed by engine.

ST.. Paul. Feb. 12.-Andrew Jackson
was run down by a switch engine In
the Omaha yards and his right foot
was severed. He was taken to ST.
Luke's hospital and his leg was ampu-
tated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
MUST PAY FOR THEIR FUN.
Members of charivari Party Will Be
MuIcted for DAMAGE to Property.

AS the result of figuring in a chart
vari. with Emil Johnson of Brandon
and bride as victims, several young
men and boys will be compelled to
pax the cost of the damage they did
to the premises of the bridegroom.
An appraiser was selected to as
sess the amount Of the damage. and
the amount fixed by him will be paid.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
six Persons

Sacramento, CAL, Special-Six per-
sons were drowned here yesterday aft
ernoon when the gasoline launch Cy-
rine struck the draw of the railroad
bridge across the Sacramento river
and capsized.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14
One Man Killed; Six imprisoned.

Boone, Iowa, Feb. Up. A. Turmoil
was instantly killed by the explosion
of a boiler at the Eclipse mine. Six
other men were imprisoned in the
mine, but were rescued unframed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14

The completed work of the first half
of the legislatures session, which was
completed Friday night, has not been
great, consisting of the signing OF
three laws by the governor and the
fling of five joint resolutions with the
secretary of state. The bills which
have been enacted into law are:
House Bill No. 40, increasing the
fees of town officers.
Senate Bill No. So. providing for the
legislative expenses.
Senate Bill No. AZ, making valid or
ders of the railway commission n re-
quiring any one attacking them to
prove to the contrary.
House Joint Resolution No. 2, ask
ing for a constitutional convention to
provide for the election of senators by
a popular vote.
House Joint Resolution No. 3, me-
noralizipg congress to open Trip
county to settlement.
House Joint Resolution No. 3, pro
yiding for an investigation Of state Of
ficers.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, pro-
viding for publication of legislative
manuels and hand books.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 5,
memoralizing congress TO extend to
April ! the time for beginning settle
ment on homesteads.
House Bill No. So, which passed the
housa Friday afternODu will prove to
be an expensive proposition before it
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14

more than a small dog with q big
bark.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14

The easier a man makes his money
the easier it is for other people 10
separate him from it.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14

The lobby is ended, Gov. Crawford
having affixed his signature to the bill
Thursday evening. Passes will be
good for one more day, the conference
report having been adopted in I
houses, and Friday it will receive the
signatures of the presiding officers OF
the two houses and go TO the governor.
In the forenoon session of the house
the principal bill introduced was a new
educational code prepared by the com
mittee appointed by Gov. Elrod last
fall. The senate resolution memorial
izing congress for a law limiting hours
of railway laborers passed.
An effort to force action on the SEN
ate 2-cent rate bill failed, and 1t can
rot get up before Friday in regular or
der, even if it is reached by that m
The conference report on h anti
pass bill was presented in the house
In the afternoon, and an attempt to get
in 9 minority report in favor of news
papers was ruled out of order, and a
vote forced on the majority report
which was adopted-66 to IA. The
house passed several house bills.
The senate made laws by passing
the house bill providing for a legal
holiday on Lincoln's birthday, but re-
inserted the Fourth of July in the bill;
the house bill limiting hours of en-
ployment on railways and providing
for the distribution of supreme court
reports.
The principal new bill presented in
the senate was by George Cooper, Tx
ing a specific annual levy for the main
tenance of the state educational insti-
tutions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14

house amendment, and a conference
committee has been appointed TO con-
slider the matter.
The senate in executive session con-
firmed the appointment of John l..
Jones of Madison as public examiner
and passed the bills requiring rail-
ways to put in connecting tracks at
junction points and authorizing the
railroad commission to make joint
through rates.
Among the new senate bills the
principal one was appropriating SIS
600 a year for the state militia. The
senate then went into committee of
the whole on the Dowdell state text
book bill, and ended a wrangle over
the measure with ar adjournment,
leaving a motion to lay the bill on the
table hanging in the air.
In the house the committee report
on the bill to grant right of way for a
street across the normal school
grounds at Springfield was amended
to donate to that city all the grounds
and buildings owned by the state at
that place for educational purposes,
with a recommendation that it pass.
The judiciary committee reported
favorably on the bill prohibiting par
allel railroads within eight miles OF
one another. An unfavorable report
was 1cturncd against the bill TO pro
hibit sweat shops, and a favorable re-
port on the bill to elect county COM
missioners by districts, the same bill
having been passed in the senate.
The immigration commissioners
proposition appears to be the attract
i've one at present. n bill being in
troduced to make ii a division OF the
department of history and another to
place that duty in the hands of the
secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture.
A resolution was introduced in the
house by Martin Of Beadle, recon-
mending that no legislative appropria-
lions be made for state educational in
situations which are located In towns
which license saloons.
in committee of the whole the pro-
visions Of the primary bill which re-
auire payment of fees by those who
seek to become candidates in the pri-
maries were stricken from the bill as
being prohibitive to the minor parties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14

The conference committee on the
anti-pass bill, by a vote of 4 to 3,
Wednesday evening decided to report
in favor of striking out the house
amendment allowing newspapers TO
contract with railroads for advertis-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14

The anti-lobby bill was in peril for
a time Monday through an attempt OF
Eastman TO inject into il a section
which penalized any attempt of mem
bers of the legislature who traded
votes on any bill or measure which Is
presented to the session. The bill was
up on concurrence with senate amend
ments to the bill, and Eastman at
tempted to get III his amendment,
which Vas too late in the progress oil
the bill. The first vote Oh concur
renee failed by lack of a majority, and
a long parliamentary tangle was re-
CURED to secure reconsideration, in
which one phase of it nearly carried
the whole bill to the table, but after
the tangle was Strengthened out the
amendments were %concurred in by a
vote of 60 to Is.
Satire attempted to force for Tues
day a report of the judiciary commit
tee on his bill to make the office OF
the supreme court clerk a salaried
one, and secured a favorable vote on
his motion to that effect after a state
ment had been made by the chairman
of the committee that they would get
around with it as soon as possible.
The house passed bills for supplying
the state law library with books and
regulating the organization of county
fair associations to allow county aid.
The senate had a short session, pass
ing a bill fixing the qualifications for
admission to the state law school, and
introduced a number OF bills, among
them one limiting the jurisdiction in
a libel suit against a newspaper to the
county in which the paper is publish
ed.
In the senate bills have been intro
dueed by Merrystate, inspection of
high schools: Thompson of Clay, re-
lating to jurisdiction OF justices Of the
peace; May, increasing salaries OF
county commissioners to So a day;
Goodell, appropriating 81 900 annually
to the state horticultural association;
Perkins, appropriating sos to REIN
burse Meade county for transportation
of insane; joint resolution by Sween-
ey, memOralizing the president and
secretary Of the general land Office to
modify the order of Jan. 25 providing
for inspection Of homesteads by a spe-
cial agent before patent issues.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-14

PSLEs CURED IN q TO IL DAYS.
PAzo OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
OF Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles IN
i 10 IA days or money refunded. 0Oc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-01
BERRY MAID CAPTURES STAKE
Takes Packer Event at the Jamaica
 Race Track.

New York, Nov. IA feature of the card at the Jamaica race track was the Packer stakes Berry Maid, win her of this event, for Allies two years old, at five and half furlongs, proved to be a real good thing. She was back ed from : to to to ? They were all sent away in good shape, but be- fore they reached the first turn Berry Maid was clear of the field, and she won as she pleased by three lengths. Woodlane, who was also nibbled at, beat Aimee C., the favorite, for the place. The winners:
 First Race.-Glen Echo, first; Hooray, second; Ostrich, third.
 Second Race. - Coincidence first; King Cobalt, second; Handzarra, third.
 Third Race.-Yorkist, first; George s. Davis, second; Lady Vincent, third.
 Fourth Race. Berry Maid, first; WoOdlane, second; Aimee C., third
 Fifth Race.-Bad News. first; J. r. Donohue, second; Good Luck, third.
 Sixth Race.-St Ilario. first; Alauda, second; Bridge Whist, third.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-01
HIS FACE ALWAYS RED.
MT Wells Gave Prompt Answer t0
 Lawyer Chapin.

Hartford, Nov 1.-Edward J. Wells of East Windsor was on the witness stand in the court of com mon pleas yesterday morning in be- half of his father, who was being sued by the Bancroft Realty Go of this city to lecover $4S0 alleged to be due in finding a purchaser for the farm of thu. elder Wells in East Windsor. Terry J. Chapjn of the firm of Chapin & Henry, who ap- peared for lie plaintiff, was cross examining the witness. MT Wells is a finely built fellow and his appear ance showed that he was accus- toned to outdoor life. During the examination fir Chapn said to him with tone of terror in his voice:
 What makes your face get so red?"
 Tt is always red, isn't it? Just the same as yours is always white"
 MT Wells was the last witness. After the lawyers had made their ar- guments Judge Coats reserved his decision.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-01

Halloween at the Friendly league
 means big. happy party, and 1907
 proved the luck in odd numbers. for everything connected with seven
 brought extra good fortune. The gypsy camp with the pantomime of
 the old country Halloween customs
 was the first feature of the evening. the different parts being acted by Misses Strong. Isbeil. RecFer. Com merfOrd. Ryan, Gray. Stage. Gagan and Charles After a general intro duction h. the superintendent Louise Delaney recited Bessie Ken drick's JournPrs'' and then followed the testing of the individual for tunes by lagGies. hy weight. by cake. by candles. b. initiate. the enchant- ed sheet and the seeds in the pump kin CT the 1I2 who guessed the Of seeds in the pumpkin. Miss Adolphine Erdmann proved aI- most correct and received the prize. Some good games were played and were served before the Dalmist- Sisn0ra RabOnO Egypra LammO." arrived. 1 very popular lady she was as she enlightened her hearers of their fortune. The even ing closed with dancing The jack 1'Ianterns were made and presented 5y the two Wednesday evening rlasses in dressmaking. and to them and to the Monday evening class in the faculty are indebted for assistance in the decorating and for he sewing for the Halloween party
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-01
LOTS OF BUSINESS.
Fourteen Cases Assigned For Trial in
 Superior Court.

If the lawyers get through with one half the business that is ready for trial they will excel themselves at this term of the superior court. At short calendar this morning fourteen cases were put down for trial for next week. This is the high water mark in setting down cases for trial, and If half dozen of them are dis posed of even at that it will be a re- cord week next week. The jury has been dismissed until the first week in December.
 The following were the cases as signed:
 Tuesday-James Enright vs the Tracy Bros company, J. M. Lynch ad- ministrator vs Elizabeth Keegan, L. D. Bouley vs the Grouse Construction company, George Benson vs the Con- nectlcut company.
 Wednesday-David s. Pritchard vs c. w. Gillette ct al, administrators, Ella s. Williams appeal from probate, George F. Wooley vs the Connecticut company and Margaret Joyce vs the city of Waterbury.
 Thursday-Loren R. Carter vs the city, Horace A. Lund vs William Foster Wright, the E. H. Towle com pany vs Matthew D. Byrne, Samuel flames vs Jacob Musler, Edward Der gin & Sons vs the St Francis Xavier church, and James L. Alcott vs At torney |. G. Church.
 The last is probably the most pe- culiar case that has been filed in the superior court in many years. It is practically for loosing case. Attor- ney Church was Alcott's counsel in an injunction proceeding and he lost the case. Then Attorney P. L. Wood thought Attorney Church went the wrong way about the case and con- vinced Alcott that it could have been won as easy as rolling off a log, and hence the suit against the lawyer. All the lawyers in town are patiently waiting the trial of this peculiar case.