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The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

Keep a goin', Attorney General
Young. The people are with you.
The idea of postal savings bank
system is winning it's way with the
people.
1t is generally believed that Cover
nor Johnson will sign both a county
option bill and woman suffrage bill
If they should reach his desk.
Julius Seminal, secretary of state,
declared before large Redwood Falls
audience lately that the presence in
the House of Representatives of three
men elected on the Prohibition ticket
was doing more to further the inter.
ests OF the Prohibition movement than
anything that had yet occurred. 1--WE
told you SOL"
When Mr.. Lobeck had made his elo-
quent speech nominating Mr.. Dean
Tor United States senator and when
our three stalwart representatives in
firm tones asked to have their votes
counted for the Minneapolis business
man and Christian philanthropist.
everybody felt that Prohibition party
stock was up.
onerlII BOnde, the new Prohibition
official of Kandiyohi county, is doing
business. He has secured testimony
with the aid Of detectives which has
resulted in the indictment of five men
on seven counts; for permitting gamb.
ling, for the illegal sale of liquor, for
selling liquor to minors and running
disorderly house. One Of the mum.
per, who plead guilty, was sentenced
to ninety days in the county Jail and
was committed at once. IS we have
remarked before, "Give the Prohibit
ton party chance!"
The Home Defender, Chicago, is
now published weekly as we'll as
monthly, the former at a dollar
a year. The early issues give
evidence, as did the monthly, that Ed.
=. Blake, the editor and manager, has
the news instinct. He has m de
good start toward filling the vacancy
caused by the combination of the
New Voice with the Rams Horn in
The Home Herald. Meanwhile Mr.,
Woolley is doing good service on
this last-named paper, although it
does not aspire to be a party organ.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
STOOD BY HIS PRINCIPLES.

The Alexandria Post News thinks
that Mr.. Lobeck ought to have voted
for the reelection of Senator Nelson
if for no other reason than to secure
the support Of the Nelson forces for
his measures. The Brandon Echo
hopes that Senator Nelson is too high
minded man to encourage his sup
porters to vote against any reform
movement out of spirit of revenge.
1t would seem also that the Post
News had failed to be deeply impress
ed with the noble thought which per-
meated Mr.. Lobeck's address to the
effect that, having espoused the prin-
ciple of opposition to the liquor traf-
fic, he must stand firm for it and vote
only for such men and for such a
party as would promote it.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
A TWO CENT PASSENGER RATE.

The course of legislation has it's
funny side, sometimes it's very funny
side. We attended a recent hearing
on the twO-cent passenger-rate bills
before the Senate and House COM
mittees on Railroads. A highup Of
fetal of one of the roads made a
terse, fOrceful and apparently candid
presentation Of the railroads side Of
the issue. In the course of his re-
marks he made the point that not all
branches of a railroad line were neces-
sarily profitable but that it was some
times necessary to run the less profit
able branches at the expense of those
which were yielding a good return.
His remarks made favorable impress
sion.
Then members of the committees
took their turn. One, using the rail-
road officials Illustration, asked why
the claim of the roads that the pas
senger business was not profitable
should stand in the way of a reduc-
ton of fare. Why could not a por-
ton of the surplus of the earnings of
the freight business, which are shown
to be very large, be applied to such
reduction? Then our clear-brained
and plain-speaking official began to
squirm. If he could but be just sure
he understood the purport of the in
quiries, he would be delighted and
so forth and so forth to reply to them.
He talked and talked and said nothing.
The question will not down. The
people are determined upon this re-
form. They believe they are entitled
to it. They believe the railroads can
afford it. They believe the time ha;
come for it.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
THE STANDARD OIL INVEsTIGAT.

While representatives of the Stan.
dard Oil company continue to assert
its child-like innocence, the Interstate
commerce commission has sent to
Congress a report of Investigations by
it which shows among other things
that"the ruin of it's competitors has
been distinct part of the policy of
the Standard Oil company in the
past, systematically and persistently
pursued" The commission scorns
the claim that the enormous dividends
of the Standard Oil company are the
legitimate results of it's economies,
since, except for it's pipe lines, the
Standard has but little advantage
over the independent refineries."
Speaking of it's methods of propagan-
da, the report says, "The Standard
buys advertising space in many news
papers, which it fills, not with adver-
tisements but with reading matter
composed by agents kept for that pur-
pose and paid for at advertising rates,
as ordinary news" The light is sure
ly being turned on.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
BETTER LOOK A LEEDLE OUT.

The Minneapolis Journal would
have it understood that "the three
Prohibition members of the legisla-
ture are not the backbone of the tenn
perance sentiment" in that body but
that cts real strength is in the Repub-
lican and Democratic members who
gave hostages to success in the last
campaign, in the form of pledges, to
give temperance legislation fair
hearing" 1t was purely an accident,
of course, that these pledges were
given in the year when the Prohibi-
ton party put up the most strenuous
and successful legislative fight of it's
history. The Journal adds with more
reason, IF they fail of that pledge,
there will no doubt be a warmer fight
for the election Of temperance legis-
lators at the next polling" Well, we
should say!
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
The Prohibition Party's Case TerSeIy Stated.


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Is
dispute Hence the mission - NV ~'"N
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

The Iowa state committee has decided
to place an organizer in each Of the
eleven congressional districts Of the state.
The new national Pure Food law will
90 away, temporarily at least, with the
jag wagons" which have piled between
Fargo and Moorhead for years. AS the
they become subject to the law; one of
whose requirements is that all articles
of food or drink intended for interstate
by the government which attest their
purity and fitness for human consump-
ton; 1t is doubtful If the booze which
Minnesota to North Dakota will stand the
government test. ~
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
FRANCES E. WILLARD

Alone we can do little;
separated we are the units
of weakness; but aggregated,
we become batteries of
power. Agitate, educate, or
ganize these are the death
less watchwords of success.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

penny which will appear on the NUM-
cipal ledger opposite the blood money
received from the traffic. The Pub
lie Veal is shedding no tears that this
is So
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

We say again that we could have our
5000 new subscribers easily, easily, EAS-
lily If all OF our subscribers would try
to get us few new subscribers
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

Jesus should enter the halls of Con-
gress, would he not bring with him
whip of small cords and proceed to
purge the temple of national legisla-
ton?
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

All Souvenir Card Premiums have been
mailed to date The Seed premium will
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

Gov. Folk of Missouri is still being
quoted as favoring the liquor license
system. He has never so declared.
The quotation which is now going the
rounds of the Prohibition press for the
second or third time is a paraphrase
OF his utterances on the Equalization of
gambling in his first message to the
legislature.
Five or six men were stabbed with
knives in free-for-all fight in an
Australian clearinghouse in West
Duluth this month. The press dis
patch said that nobody has ascertain
ed yet what it was all about. It and
they were undoubtedly "all about" a
beer key.
In some Of our rather ancient edi-
torial memoranda we find a sugges-
ton of the preparation of an article
answering the question, what Can
a Prohibition Legislator Do? Messrs.
Higgins, Noble and Lobeck are an
swering that question.
The Patriot Phalanx says that can
Act to Perpetuate the Liquor Traffic
in the State of Indiana" would be the
correct title for any high License bill
introduced into the legislature" So
our experience with high license in
Minnesota teaches U.S.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Voices Of the Past for Present DW Patriots.

WASHINGTON
Ram is the bane of morals
and the parent of idleneSS.
LINCOLN
We cannot fail. If we
stand firm we cannot fail.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
REE HEIGHTS

Mrs Campbell of Wolsey, is visit
ing Mrs Speirs this week.
Mr. Albert arrived with car Tues
day. He will live on the ranch
purchased of DR.. Smith.
Mr. Gibson who has purchased the
McWhorter farm expects his family
here this week. Arno McWhorter
and wife will move into one of Mr.
Rameys's buildings for a short time.
Mrs Robert Ramey, has new up
right piano.
Mr. Robbins came down from
Orient Saturday night, and is busy
packing their household goods, to
move to Orient.
Rev. C. S. Starr, a Methodist
minister, arrived Monday from Iowa
with two cars, and will live in town
Mr. Starr has bought a quarter sec
ton of land northwest of town anc
will build house on it this season.
Miss Anna Suhn who has been &
very efficient clerk in Gardner Bros
store has resigned and will assist
Mrs Watkins for a while.
A few of the young people spent {
very pleasant evening with Mr. anC
Mrs A. McWhorter last week.
Some of the young people surpris
ed the school teachers recently a
the home of Mr. and Mrs Schermer
horn. A nice time was had by al
present.
Sheriffs from Hand and Hyde
Counties, have visited our town
frequently lately. all on account Of
a young married man, who intended
to 'fold his tent like the Arabs, anc
silently steal away" leaving numer
Gus debts behind him. We hear h
settled with his creditors, and de
parted, it is hoped a "sadder anc
wiser man..
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
HIGH WATERS
SURROUND HOUSE
Family MarOOned i'm Second Story
OF House Near Vermillion

Vermillion, March 2-Driven to
desperation by lack of food for a
family of five, Christ Peterson risk
ed his life,by crossing the thin ice in
the gorgeAdistrict today, the first
time since the overflow of twelve
days ago that Peterson could poss-
IDLY leave home. The family had
lived in two rooms of an upper story
with oply scanty provisions. Two
children are sick and needing a doc
tor but none could reach them,
Neighbors attempted to cross the
flood district but were driven back.
Forty head Of cattle marooned on
a haystack ten days without food
were taken off last night.
Peterson lives at the worst point
along the Missouri. The water re-
ceded two feet from around his home
last night, but the family is still
cooped up in the second story.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07

Washington, d. c., Feb. 26.
Representative Burke Of South
Dakota, who retires on March 4th,
was rendered a splendid testimonial
by his fellow members of the COM
mittee on interstate commerce today
They presented Mr. Burke with a
handsome pair of decanters and a
half dozen glasses. All the pieces
were ornamented with silver fill
gree design. The decanters were
empty when received, but one mem
ber of the committee has guaranteed
to keep them always full. Each
member of the committee raii a
tribute to Mr. Burke's services and
character and the text of their re-
marks will be engrossed in hand
somely bound volume and presented
to him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
BURDE1'TE

Lsst week seemed to be a genera
moving time. The Maxwells after
visiting in Iowa for time, went to
Texas. The Laninger's leave for
Iowa.
Mr. Halls people come from Iowa
on to the Miller place.
Another man from Iowa takes the
Maxwell farm. And the Bultmans
from Letcher, S. d. take possession
of the Crane place.
Word has been received of the
death of Mrs Clark Kenyon at Ber-
lin, Wis. Her death resulted from
cancer of the throat which she has
been suffering for several months.
Mr. and Mrs Kenyon were formerly
residents of Hand Co.
Mr. Matejke, wife and little daugE-
ter, met with a serious accident a
few days since. In attempting to
cross the creek on the ice one side
of the buggy broke thro the ice.
Mrs Matejke and little girl were
thrown out, the buggy passing over
the little one and breaking one of
her limbs.
John Fallon's people are happy
over the arrival of a lib. boy at
their home.
School is resumed in the Bushong
Dist. after vacation of several
weeks.
Mr. Wenrick lost valuable mule.
by drowning last week.
Mrs Geo r. Bottum entertains the
Ladies Aid Soc. March 18th.
Preaching service at the Nj. E.
church on Sunday.
We are glad to learn that Mr.
Bullock expects to move in to the
parsonage, and live among his people
for the balance Of the year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
Appropriations S2,14O.OOO

Pierre, S. D., Mar. 3.-The, total
appropriations, general and special
recommended by the committee
amount to 81, 100000, of which ST.
81, 900 goes into the, general bill.
Anti Cigarette Bill
The senate passed the anti-cigar-
cite bill limiting it to those under
twenty-one, and on reconsideration
passed the bill for the appointment
of city assessors, killed Friday, also
passed the house bill fixing maximum
rates at two and a half cents a mile
when the railway commission gets
reado to put it in so effect; limiting
liquor licenses to one in three hund
red population.
The senate adopted the house res
olution for an adjournment at noon
next Friday, with tacit agreement
that if they were not at that time
through the clock was to be stopped
to allow them to finish.
The divorce law, which passed the
senate by a vote of 81 to II, provides
for o.e years residence before ac-
ton may be begun, also that trials
shall be held in open court.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
RESULTS FROM
GOV. IRRIGATION
Projects at Belle Fourche to Water
10000 Acres

Belle Fourche, S. d., March 2
The immensity of the irrigation pro-
ject, as being put through by the
United States reclamation service,
is beginning to be apparent as work
has reached stage where results on
10000 acres of practically arid land
begin to show. When completed
will be supplied with water, and the
number of settlers now filing on this
land proves that the soil is expected
to be very productive. There are
two kinds of soil in this section, one
c. The well known "gumbo," one of
the richest, heaviest soils known, and
the other a productive sandy loan.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
A Family Gathering

Britton Journal: Miss Jennie
Jones, who came to this country
with E. O. Jones little over a year
ago, was married last Wednesday at
Bath, S. D., to John Evan Jones, a
brother of R. H. Jones, of Spain
The minister was also named Jones.
The best man was brother of the
groom while the bridesmaid was
Miss Sadie Jones of this city. The
ceremony was performed at the
home of the brides aunt, Mrs w. w.
Jones and was attended by the brides
brother, William Jones. There were
about twenty-five guests and rela-
tives present, every one Of whom
was named Jones or whose maiden
name was Jones. u
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
EAST SIDE
(From Washington Enterprise)


Rev, Eddy of Lemars, Iowa, who
has been in charge of the revivals at
the north school, returned home
Wednesday. Ministers from the
Springs haye charge now.
The fine days last week renewed
the threshing of flax as Mr. Miller
was so employed the first of the
week.
G. H. Lennon shipped 124 head Of
cattle, Saturday to Sioux City. j.
N. Rombough accompanied them.
He will visit in northwest Iowa,
few days before returning.
A. C, Gamble and G.. l.. Guyer
have patented device for an incu-
bator in the shape of an alarm which
notifies the operator when the eggs
are too hot or cold. This is novel;
ty and a useful device which is ac-
curate in the performance of its
duties.
Invitations were received by, rela-
tives living south and west of town
to attend the wedding of Miss Grace
Mcneil and Mr. Putnam Huff of
Corona, Cal, which occurred We'd
nesday, Feby. 9th. A great many
Sand Creek friends will remember
Grace in her younger. days as pleas
ant and an amiable girl.
CFrom Washington Times)
The spring rush of immigrants is
now in full blast. This vicinity will
get large number Of new settlers
this season, several having already
arrived, among them being:
Bert Simons, three cars.
H. Hall, one car.
Otto Wittnebel, one car.
j. F. Harper, one car.
VIM. Sass, one car.
Fred Muhs, two cars.
A. Dahlman. three cars.
A. M. Williamson of Winside, Ne
braska, arrived Tuesday and expects
to locate in this vicinity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
NORTH HAND

Anton Hand of Howell drove to
Orient on Monday with a load of
hogs, and received therefrom nearly
three hundred dollars.
Bert Sebring delivered hogs the
same day and netted within frac-
ton of five hun dred dollars.
The old Maids Convention at A.
O. u. w. Hall last Saturday evening
was a great financial success, netting
over forty dollars. 1t was under the
auspices of the Degree of Honor. T"
Carl Matter, Jr., and wife OF
Spring, attended the show at Orient
on Saturday evening last.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
BRIDGE REPAIRED
AT CHAMBERLAIN
Trains Cross River After Two
Weeks Delay

Chamberlain, Mch. 2-For the first
time since Feb. 19, the Milwaukee
railroad is again moving trains over
the Missouri river at this point.
About six hundred feet of the bridge
was carried away by what has since
been learned was merely a local
shift of the ice in the river within
two or three miles of this place, and
not a general breakup, as was sup
posed. Every precaution is being
taken to protect the bridge for the
general breakup. The cold snap of
the past few days has caused a fall
in the river which is now more than
two or three feet above the winter
stage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
DEATH OF A PIONEER.

Mrs Thos. Cawood, of Ames, died
at her home last Thursday, at the
age of 68 years. The interment
took place Saturday near the home.
The deceased was the wife of Hon.
Thos. Cawood, former representa-
tive from Hand county.
Almira McAtee was born in the
State Of Indiana, August 10Th 1888
moved to Iowa in early life and from
there to the State of Missouri. Was
married to Thos. Cawood Feby. 80
1868, To this union were born z
children 2 of whom died in infancy
and her son VIM. A.. died in early
manhood. daughters all living in
this state, survive her.
She was member of some church
since childhood. In Iowa, she joined
the Methodist Church, continuing
with that denomination after moving
to Missouri. Coming to Hand Co.
in 1883 she united with the Congre-
gational Church at Spring Lake SD.
She was a faithful follower of
Christ all her life and being dead
yet speaketh.
She entered Into that rest that
remaineth for the people of Cod
Feb. 28th. 1907 aged 6S years 6 mo.
and II days.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
CAPITAL LAND
SALE MAY IA
Lease of School Land and Sale of
Capital Land

There will be no sale of public
school lands in Hand county this
spring but on March 10Th they will
be offered for lease. Under advice
of the Land Department the school
land will not be offered for sale
again for some time. The perman-
ent school fund has grown to some
thing over $4 600, 900 cash, and the
balance of land still owned by the
state is rapidly increasing in value.
The land selected and reserved for
the erection of state capitol build
ing will be sold, and the pro-
ceeds applied to immediate building.
The amount of land in Hand county
belonging to the capital building re-
serve amounts to only three quarters
as follows:
SW. / of sec, 33-ll4-70
NV / of sec. 34-l14-70
Sc. of sec. 35-l14-70 D.
These lands will be offered for sale
on May l4th. Official notices of
both lease and sale may be found
elsewhere in this paper.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
PUTTING UP ICE
BEING RUSHED
Good Supply Found in Turtle
Creek

That a cold winter would be a
poor one to gather the ice crop may
be a surprise, but such is a fact, the
past winter at least. A very cold
January made plenty Of ice, but also
made it difficult to gather, When
the breakup came it was so sudden
and unlocked for that few towns, or
individual farmers had put up any
of the article that adds pleasure and
comfort to life during the summer
months.
The rapidly melting snow and con-
sequent high waters in all creeks
during February's thaw broke up
most of the thick ice. Since then
there has been a scurry to find creeks
and ponds that still contained thick
ice. The Miller packers found some
excellent ice in Turtle creek, near
St. Lawrence, and for several days
teams have been rushing the crop
into the ice houses.
In many places east the old method
of gathering ice has given place to a
manufactured article, which is con-
sidered better and more readily Sc
cured after the plant is once estab-
lished.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
HAND COUNTY NEWS BY
REPORTERS AND XCHANGES

Mrs Web. Davis, had rag bee on
Tuesday March 5th.
tFrom Orient Argus)
Carl Matter jr. and bride arrived
Saturday from Iowa, and will move
on the Charlie Weiblen place in
Spring Twp, next month.
From Rockham Record
Mrs j. w. Morris of Gettysburg,
arrived in this city last night for a
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
HenryLevtzow.
While the artesian well outfit was
working at j. w. Finnerty' south of
town their tent caught fire and went
up in smoke along with their person
al belongings.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-07
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at public
auction on the SW Sec. 10-113-67,
Six miles north and two miles east OF
st. Lawrence, on
THURSDAY, MARCH Id
Commencing at 1880 o'clock the
following described property, to-wit
7-HORSES-7
l Bay gelding 8 years old weight
1850, / Black gelding coming l year
old. l Mare 10 years old weight 100,
l Mare 10 years old with foal, weight
100, / Black driving team 6 years
old weight 1850 each, Black maj G
II years old weight 400.
AHEAD OF CATTLE-45
18 head of steers, 1l-3 year old,
Z coming year old; z coming
year old heifers; 10 calves; 10 cows.
80 HEAD OF HOGS, MACHINERY,
AND HOUSEHOLD-GOODS
10 brood sows with pigs. l gang
plow, 2 broadcast seeder, Sfoot
pulverizer, Ill foot Fountain City
drill, drag, 2 sets work harness.
! iron bed, springs and mattress;
wooden bed; l Monarch gem cook
stove, / couch. Other articles toe
numerous to mention.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS OF SALE: All sums under
$40 cash. sums of $40 or over, time
will be given until Dec. 1st 1907 or
approved note at 10 per cent inter
est.
SAM DOUGLASS, Owner
Col. E. S. Wilson F.D. Greene
12t2 Auctioneer Clerl
Samuel Escher departed Tuesday
for Iowa, where be will reside per
manently. Hand county loses ;
good farmer and good citizen with
Mr.. Escher's departure.