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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
BOLD ATTEMPT AT aoIo.uP.
WouId-be Rohber Captured After Ex.
citinu Chase.

st. Paul. y"ne-1.-A daring attempt
to hold up the saloon of NJ. Solomon.
4S9 1-2 Robert street, was made at
11:40 last night and miscarried
through the prompt arrival of several
policemen and street car employees.
Charles Duncan. the bartender at the
saloon, was slightly scratched on the
right hand while trying TO stop the
bullet that was fired at him. The man
accused Of doing the shooting was cap
tured after an exciting chase, during
which the fugitive fred one shot.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
kerneI Chokes Child.

Aberdeen, s. D., June /. - frances
Vellor, the f~ive.year-old daughter Of
Anton VeIlor, is dead as the result Of
swallowing a kernel of corn, The ker.
mel lodged in the child's trachaa and
in spite OF the efforts to disIodge IL
slowly choked her to death.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
Rive Is S~uhsidina.

Belle Fourche, s. D., June 1. - The
Belle Fourche river is receding and
the worst OF the food is over. One OF
the wagon bridges went out early In
the flood and the people living on the
lowlands deserted their homes at the
first approach OF high water.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
DOG BRINGS AID.
Farmer Missing Several Days Is Found
Disabled by Fall.

Chippewa Falls, May 31.-A faith
full dog led to the finding of John G..
Glenn, a farmer living near Olivet, who
disappeared from his home several
days ago. Friends and ~neighbors who
searched the woods for him finally
heard the barking Of a dog, aud this
led to the finding OF Glenn, who had
fallen into a ditch and d~islocated his
spinal column.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
hanos Self to Rafter.

st. Paul, June l.-Adolph Anderson.
employed az a laborer in Calvary Gem
etery, hanged himself yesterday. His
body was found suspended from a
rafter In the attic of his home. No
motive for the suicide Is known.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
WED; GET MAYORS LOT.
Bachelor Of Fifty Takes Advantage Of
lundgren's Offer.

Warren. MINI. June l.. - Erick
Johnson and Anna Roam are the first
couple to take advantage OF Mayor
Lundgren's offer of a free residence lot
10 the first bachelor who shall marry
and settle in Warren. The ceremony
took place last evening and the deed
to the lot was the mayors wedding
present to the happy couple,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
HOT SUMNER COMING.

Lake Thompson, near Arlington
which for twenty years has been a dry
bed, most OF Il being under the pillow.
now is full and is being stocked with
fish. All the lakes along the plateau
between the James and Sioux rivers
ara full to oyerfowtng. This Is some
thing which has not happened since
early days, before cultivation absorbed
or diverted the water from their beds
On lakes which for years have grown
large crops OF grain, steamboats, are
now running. The lakes have not
bean so full for twenty-five years as
they are at the present time. The In
dams say that this is an indication OF
an extremely hot and dry summer
They say that traditions handed dowr
down from az far back as 200 years
show that whenever the lakes show ar
abnormal fullness there always has
followed a period OF drouth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
Out OF Work: Ends Life.

Deadwood, S. D.. June 1.-Despond-
eut because he could not find work.
Soren Rasmussen, better known as
Coal Oil Johnny" shot himself
through the head while lying on his
bed. dying instantly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
Fears Whitecaos, Lash.

Muscatine, Iowa, June 1. - Terrified
by the threats % whitecappers and
stricken with emorse at the i'll treat
ment he had given his wife, Edward
Herbal last night ended his life by
hanging.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
Eit La \ Cell L. Fatal.

Burlington, Iowa, June Michael
Murphy, held In jail here on a charge
OF i~ntoxication, fell in a DIT. striking
his head on the cement floor and frac.
turing his skull. He died soon after.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06

"Doc" Wilson. who has been In the
Sregory county Jail on q charge OF
assault with a deadly weapon, now
faces 4 charge Of murder in the hrst
iegree. Charles Meyers, who Is al.
eyed to have been cut In q fight with
wilson. Is dead at the Omaha hospital
where he was taken for treatment.
rhs fight took place at a point on the
MIssourt river, opposite Wheeler.
Movers was cut several times In the
eg with a knife. Tho wounds them
selves were trivial. but blood poison
M 81 In Asd tho man died
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
Lord" sarrinoton Must Die.

Jefferson City. Mo, June The SUI
preme court en- banc yesterday decreed
that Lord" Frederick Seymour Bar
rington. now in jail at Clayton. Mo-,
shall be hanged on July rs for the nun.
der OF J. P. McCann, . st. Louis horse'
nan.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
ACCUSES FOOTBALL STAR.
Minister Shot on Oneida Reservation
Wants Metoxen Arrested.

Appleton. Wis, May 31.-Rev. John
Webster. Jr., of the Oneida esery
ton. who was reported mysteriously
shot a few nights ago, was in this city
yesterday seeking a warrant for the
arrest Of Jonas Metoxen, the famous
football player. who he alleges did the
shooting.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
YOUNG BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Falls From Engine IN Range and 10
Run Over.

Eveietn. mimi, June /. Charles
lavender. seventeen years old. was
killed while braking on a 6inky engine
for Drake 4 Stratton at the Fayal
mine stripping.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-06
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

Department OF Insurance,
Company's Certificate OF Authority.
Whereas, The Citizens Insurance Com
pany, a corporation organized under the
laws Of Missouri. has filed in this office
a sworn statement exhibiting its condi-
ton and business for the year ending
December 81, 1876, conforinabie to the
requirements Of the laws of this state
regulating the business OF insurance: ana.
Whereas. The said company has filed
in this office a duly certified cop OF It's
charter, with certificate Of organization,
In compliance with the requirements OF
the insurance law aforesaid;
Now. therefore, /. O. 5 Basford. Com
missioner of Insurance OF the STATE os
South Dakota. pursuant to the provisions
OF said laws. do hereby certify that the
above named company is fully empow-
cred through its authorized agents. to
CT its appropriate business Of Fire
and Tornado Insurance in this state. ac-
cording to the laws thereof. until the
thirty-first day of December, A. ID. 1907.
In testimony whereof. | have hereunto
set my hand and official seal at Pierre,
this nth day Of February. A. ID 1907,
(SealD o. $. BASFORD.
Commissioned of Insurance.
BY T. A. Schubert. Chief Clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08

patronage vouchsafed the uptown
company in its new home on the west
side of 125th street, exceeds that,
which for so many years broke all
theatrical records, at the ''old stand
on East f25th street. In some sub
tie fashion the patrons of the Harlem
stock players feel hat the shows are
given with a better zest and more
vim and vmirility in the new quarters
and this is why the Harlem Opera
House Is always packed. In Offering
this "Rube' comedy next week a
splendid opportunity will be Afforded
to demonstrate the versatility OF the
uptown company which has had only
the serious and classical works in
their repertoire during the past 9
eral months. The cast is as append
ed: Seth Higgins. the Village POST
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08

odies and dances are generously in
trodueed. Howard aud North, in
Those We're Happy Days of1er an
other enjoyable feature and IN addl-
ton are those specialties: The Aerial
Smiths, trapaze artists. Ford ana
Swor. refined singers and dancers,
aud John and Louis Boiler. sensations
al cycling experts. The SUNDAY con-
certs viii prevail as usual afternoon
and evening.
Harlem Opcra House.
\ rural drama that weatntfs an
weathers all seasons viii be seen az
Keith and P~roctor'a Harlem Opera
House next week. when q s~tnpendous
production OF Jerome kddfh play,
THE Village Postmaster VIII %
given BY the popular stock COMPANY
IL may Be surprising Ao* nat me
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08

Also a full line
of Jersey Veal,
Chickens, Fresh
Hams, at Lowest
Prices.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08

master, Peter Lang; John Harter.
Paul McAllister; Ben Dean, William
Morton; Ebenezzer Todd, Riley
Chamberlin; Rev. Gibbs. Robert Hill:
Caleb Springer, George Howell:
Thomas jefferson Higgins. Dudley
Hawley; Alice Higgins, Mabel Car
ruthers; Mary Darten, Louise Ran
dolph; Samantha Higgins, Mathilde
Deshon; Letitia Babb, Agnes Scott.
Jersey City.
Rarely have the patrons of Keith
and Proctor's Jersey City theatre had
the opportunity to sec a bill of great
or excellence as that arranged for
next week. Gallagher and Barrett,
the clever comedians, head the pro-
gram with their uproariously funny
farce "The Battle of Too Soon.''
Other features are. Cogan and Ban
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08

Phone girls have many ills,
For which they take some nasty pills;
II a healthy and happy girl you'd be,
ring up for Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sections Drug store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08

croft. George II. Wood, Una Clayton
and Company, Nichols Sisters, For
tune and Davis and AID. Carlisle's
Ponies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08
Fifty-eighth street.


Those in search of novelty. wit and
engrossing vaudeville features will
find them aplenty at Keith and Proc
tors ~Fifty-eighth street theatre next
week. A bill of exceptional strength
and interest has been arranged and
if the patrons of this popular East
side house are not thoroughly enter
tanned it will be other than the fault
of the management. Mr.. Edwin Ar
den, the well-known Broadway star.
and former Proctor leading man,
will appear in a comedy entitled The
Hen Picked Hero" The play is said
to provide Mr.. Arden with ample op-
portunities for the fullest display of
his best talents as a sterling actor
and a graceful and finished comedian.
Something extraordinary In spectacu-
lar and. singing acts will be the offer
ing Of Eddie Leonard & Company. In
a skit entitled 1.-THE Land of Cotton. %
AS the title implies, the scenes are
laid in the south and plantation mel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08

Stay awhile and lose a mile APP
plies to the "art OF hunting WANT
AID. BARGAINsl"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08

The safe. certain. reliable little
pills that do not grippe or sIcken are
Daaes Little Liver Pills Best DR.
800 Bifousntas aid lazy
Ifefs. sold p43extca.z Pharmacy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08
Our Tea and Coffee are Unsurpassed

Sc in Stamps Free with lb of
our good Tea, all havors, Id
DOC
So in Stambs Free with I lb of
best Mocha and Java Coffee,
Id ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. E9c
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-08

$40 in Stamps Free with /
large can Purity Baking Pow
der, can -. ...... -. 45c
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Prison Penalty For Relating.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The op-
portunity to send a few railroad presi-
dents and other general railroad Of.
6cers to prison many be presented to
the government sooner than had been
expected. Rebating is charged against
several western railroads since the
Hepburn rate law went into effect, and
if these can be proved then the impri.
sonmens penalties provided by the new
law may be imposed, instead Of the
fines, provided by the Elkins law, I'm.
der whish all prosecutions to date
have been brought.
Interstate Commerce. Commissioner
Lane has started west to 1nvestig ate
charges o. rebatirg made by special
agents of the commission. The Of.
lenses, he explained, have been com.
mitted since the new law became oper-
alive, and can, therefore, be punished
by imprisonment. lie would not spec
lily what roads are implicated, o the
particular section of the country in
which they are located, except that
they are western roads.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Lone Harder Mas Murdered.

HELENA, Sept. 1O.-While sleeping
in his tent. resting from his days
work, James Kinney, a sheep herder,
aged IS years, was foully murdered,
his money and watch stolen, and his
tent and other belongings burned.
This is the tale that ome from los
ton. Kinney was o sheep herder on
the Riverside ranch, 20 miles north of
Toston, and was we'll known in the
vicinity. He was not q drinking nan
and always carried money with him,
to gain which, it is thought, was, the
object of his assailants.
When Kinney was found Sunday he
was fully dressed except for his shoes.
but no money could be found on his
person and his watch, which everyone
knew he carried, was gone. The ten,
in which he was discovered was burned
down and all the clothes and furnish
ings OF the tent were also burned
From the appearance of the burned
things kerosene oil had been used
Kinney looked as If be had been deat
for about two days and his sheep wer'
scattered far and wide.
An inquest was held last evening a
Toston by the o of Broadwate'
county but no particulars OF the inves
tig cation have as yet reached Helena
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Pointed Paragraphs

We would have more ideal cities
but for the scarcity of ideal citizens
If you have any aim in life you
can't afford to waste time hating peo'
pie.
1t is so much easier to be q critic
than it is to draw a salary for being
one.
Many a nan would never amount tc
anything if he didn't have q wife to
push him.
A girl is always sure she is in Low.
with some man, even ii she isn't sure
which man he is.
A glance at the divorce statistic;
should be sufficient proof that this i:
the land Of the free.
If men were to write their own cpl
taphs marble cutters would be com
PEELED to work overtime,
After celebrating the 18th anniver'
sary Of her birth, the average woman
chief aim in life Is not to look hel
age.
Our idea of a hypocrits is q mar
who says he is glad he's bald, or q
woman who says she wishes she haG
red hair.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
SU MONS.

In the district court Of the Twelfth judicial dis
trict OF the state of Montana, in and for the coun
" of CAOutesu.
Marguerite Altmeyer, plaintiff, vs.. Nicholas
Altmeysr, defendant.
The State of Montana sends greeting to the
above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned 20 answer the com.
plant in this action, which is filed in the Office OF
the clerk Of this court, a copy of which is here
with served upon you in the county wherein
you reside, and to file your answer. and
serve q copy thereof upon the plaintiffs At
torney within twenty days after the service OF
this sum mons; exclusive Of the day Of service
judgment will be taken against you by default TO,
the relief demanded in the complaint.
The said action is brought to secure q decree
of absolute divorce of the parties hereto, and
that plaintiff have the custody of the minor child
Of said parties. Said action is based upon the
desertion II plaintiff by defendant and his will
ful neglect to provide her the common necessa
ries Of life.
- Witness my hand and the seal Of sale
s.., [ court this llth day of September, 1907.
SEAL CHAS. d. BOYLE,
~ Clerk.
F. E. Strsnahsn, attorney for plaintiff.
Fret publication, September II, 1897.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
To Recover Exposition Loan.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-Odicials
of the government have evolved q
scheme to recover something out of
the million dollar loan made to the
jamestown exposition. So far the ex-
position has only paid back s135, 900,
and the indications are that 1t will
never pay more than one-third the
loan ia cash.
Now the administration proposes to
seize a portion of the grounds contig-
uous to the government pier and con-
tanning ell the permanent buildings
and after the fair is over establish a
school there for the education of
cadets for ven cutter service. The
government now has one such school
at Bay Rundel, Md, but it is made.
auate. Congress will be asked to
provide for the additional school at
Norfolk,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
An Alleged Food Trust.

SALT LAKE, Sept. Il. ~ grand
jury is to be impaneled to inquire into
the charges Of an illegal combination
to control prices of foods in Salt Lake
City. This vas definitely decided by
the four district judges.
As a direct result of the agitation
which has led to the exposure OF the
methods of the local STOOD trust" so
called, Salt Lake employees Of the
Oregon Short Line, the Utah Light
and Railway company, two Hartman
concerns, and the Denver h Rio
Grande railroad have banded them
selves together for the organization OF
q cooperative society for the retail
ing of meat, groceries and provisions.
1t Is given ONT that this action is
being taken by the workers to pro.
tect themselves against what they call
the rapacity of the local retailers, the
railroad workers feeling that the price
of the aries of life has advanced
to such an extent that it is out of al,
proportion to the wages they are re
ceiving. In other words, living ir
Salt Lake is away beyond the limits
Of most of the wage-earning class, ant
they feel that this condition has beer
created by a combination and not b!
natural results.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

rates hereabouts have gone up enor.
mously and are now out of all proper.
ton to what is charged elsewhere, or
even what was formerly charged. The
xpres business is one of the most
profitable that a railway conducts,
and millions have been made out of it.
The public in the past has made very
little protest against these rates be.
cause, generally speaking, the amount
paid is small. When q man gets a
carload OF freight, the large amount
which he necessarily has to pay makes
him see more clearly any discrimina.
ton or overcharge which there may
be, but when a small package comes
by express the charge is seldom more
than q dollar or two and he doesn',
realize so clearly that this charge il
altogether out Of proportion to the
service rendered.
To be sure, most of our express
comes from outside points and there.
fore the Montana commission would
have no power over these, but, in tina,
event, it might be we'll to call the at.
tention of the interstate commerce
commission to the charges which are
being made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Must Return Stolen Land.

CLEVELAND, Sept. ll.-Secretary
Garfield, in an interview today out.
lines the departments policy with re-
gard to the land frauds now under in.
vestigation in the west. Railroads,
coal companies, large ranch owners
and others are to be compelled to
prove their ownership in immense
tracts, which they now control. He
says:
1--WE are making no alleg ations, nc
accusations at this stage Of the
game" said Mr.. Garfield. I'VE are
going to see just how much is held
contrary to law or acquired contrary
to law. 1t will mean an enormous
sum to the government,
"After this no one is to get rich of
the government by acquiring publ,
lands. The fight we will take up thiV
fall is to be q systematic fight for TAI
play. Where the railroads hold land
illegally we expect to see that they ar
restored to the government. 1t make
no difference what was the impression
of the roads when the land was pur
chased. Neither can the railroad
hold land which has been virtual,
stolen from the government. We ex
pect to call the Union Pacific, tn
Northern Pacific and the Santa Fe il
trSt.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
IMPORTANT ELECTIONS OF 1907

Many persons suppose that the only
politics that is in the years Immediate
ly preceding the big Quadrennial cam.
paigns is the ma%neuvering OF the var
ious presidential aspirants for posi-.
ton in the approaching convention,
says Leslie's Weekly. This is a mis-.
take, however. Several states alwa
hold elections in those "of' years,
and a few of them are importan,
enough to attract a good deal OF At
tention.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New
Jersey, Maryland. Mississippi ant
Kentucky elect governors in Novem
Der, 1907, and most of these states, u,
we'll as a few others, will choose on,
or both branches of their legislatures
The contests in Rhode Island, New
Jersey and Maryland will be OF es
pecial interest to the country. Rhod
Island, which gave a plurality Of near
~ 1900 to President Roosevelt il
1904, has elected a democrat governo
since that time.
New Jersey, which was once Gale
the northern projection OF the soil
south, and which until 1896 was abov
as reliably democratic as South Ca'
DINA, is being "claimed" by the deu
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Notice TO Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the coun-
ty clerk Of Chouteau county, Montana, up to the
the construction of q road across Miners c~oulee,
at the west end Of what is known az 1.-THE bss.'
on the Gold Butte and Shelby road, about one
twenty (ao) feet wide, a profile Of which may be
seen in the office Of the county clerk and at the
store of A. H. Fey in Gold Butte. There will bs
nine thousand eight hundred cubic yards, more
or less; said fill to have . side slope Of two to
one; culvert to be furnished by the county.
Bids must be accompanied by q certified check
addressed to the county clerk and marked on
the outside to indicate their nature. The right
is reserved to reject any or all bids.
By order of board Of county commissioners
W. H. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Mont, Sept. 8, 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
ORIENTALS ARE ARMED.
Race Mar At Vancouver MAY Have
Serious Results.

VANCOUVER, B. C. Sept. 1O.-The
Chicago and Japanese quarters of
Vancouver are practically in a state
of siege. Hundreds of revolvers and
guns were sold to the orientals until
the police prohibited the sale of fire.
arms to anyone. Every Chinese mer-
chant goes about with an armed body.
guard and beside the entr ance to
every Chinese store stands q guard
with q Winchester rife.
The Chinese cooks and mill labor.
ers and all the Japs working in the
city and In the country within = rad
ius of Is miles from Vancouver have
been summoned to the oriental quar-.
tiers and r filling all the houses IL
the oriental quarters. Besides the
firearms. knives, stones, bottles and
bricks are in stock ready to repel the
attack of q mob At any future occas'
ion.
OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. l0.-The gen.
eral opinion in official circles is that
Can ada will have to pay damages and
apologize to Japan for damages
caused by the Vancouver riots to
property and the Japanese in tina,
city. Regret is expressed that the
outbreak should have taken place a,
a time when the Japanese immigra'
ton question was all but solved be-
tween the government of Canada and
japan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Big Suit For Damages.

BUTTE, Sept. l0,-Au amended COM
plant was filed in the distric: court
today in the action brought by a min
err, Alfred Forsell, against the Pitts.
burg Il Montana Copper company and
q hosting engineer, John Medlin, to
collect s32, Ol3.43 damages for injuries
the plaintiff received in the mine o!
the mining company.
The complaint declares that, be-
aus the brakes were defective, Eugi'
neer Medlin allowed the cage in the
shaft of the mining company to drol
down on Forseli, who was working In