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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
DEVICE FOR
CARRYING MAIL
Farmer lnvents System of Carry
ing Mail Box From Road
to House

Alcester, Jan. 10. Hans Pearson,
a farmer living north Of Alcester,
has found time between threshing
to invent a mail carrying device that
is both simple and practicable. He
has been granted two patents on the
invention. The invention consisting
of mail box suspended on a wire
cable that is intended to be stretch
ed from the house to the highway.
and when the rural mail carrier has
deposited the mail in the box, the
box and contents can be propelled
to the other end of the line. saving
the farmer and his family the trou-
BILE of going to the road after the
mail. When it is taken into consid-
Grafton that the average farm house
stands back a great distance from
the highway, the convenience of the
device can be better understood.
The inventor now is arranging for
the manufacture of the devices SO
they can be placed upon the market.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24

officer in bills of sale of live
stock; and to require practicion-
ers of veterinary surgery to hold di-
plomas from regular colleges.
The senate passed the bill to pro-
hibit corporations from contributing
funds for political parties; and the
anti-pass law The two-cent rate
bill was made a special order for
Thursday the oath, the same date set
for its consideration in the house.
Pierre, Jan. 22. The state real es-
tate dealers have prepared their bill
for an immigration department
which will in few days be present
ed to the legislature. The main
features of the bill provide for a
commissioner at eighteen hundred
dollars year, whose Office shall be
at the state capital, and who shall
collect and distribute information in
regard to the resources of the state
in the line of agriculture. manufac-
ture and mining. The commissioner
to be appointed by the governor for
term of two years. This bill they
are very desirous of having enacted
into law, especially with the anti
pass provisions of the state and ma
tional law which prevents their
agents from securing transportation
to go out and hunt up purchasers and
settlers.
Pierre, Jan. % The equal suf-
frage advocates won their first
battle in the senate today when
after limited debate theirpro-
position for the submission of the
question to the people carried by "a
to Il.
Pierre, Jan. % 3-The contests in
the house this afternoon were on
the county local option bill which
was sustained on committee report
by a vote of 46 to al, and on bill
to require orders before newspaper
subscriptions can be collected,
which was defeated by 81 to "a.
Both house of. the legislature take
weeks recess, beginning this even
ing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
ON
C.&N.W.EXTENSION
Rails Nearly Laid From the Mis-
souri, to the Black Hills

The rails of steel from the Mis-
souri, to the Black Hills will be near
ly through this month. There are
two miles more of track to be laid
at this end beyond Nowlin. There
are five or six miles more at the
other end ready for rails that will be
ironed.
This will leave above So miles not
ironed when spring opens. Work
will stop now until it warns up.
The bridge is going ahead in good
shape. Three caisons are now above
water. Two more will soon be well
along. All but one if not~all will be
above water when the ice goes out
The steel will soon be going in place
and the best bridge across the Mis-
souri, from Canada to Omaha will be
ready for traffic before next fall. -
Pierre Capital Journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Gamble Has Very Little Opposition==The
Lobby Must GO==Anti=Pass for
Everybody.
VOTES TO SPARE
FOR GAMBLE
Senator Reelected, Having 100
Out of 134

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 3.-The sena-
torial election is over, and Senator
Gamble goes back with the endorse
ment of an even hundred out of the
total membership of 134, on joint
ballot. The stalwarts, who refused
to accept Gamble, selected as their
choice, Hon. Thos. Sterling, dean of
the law department of the state ami
versity, and cast Is votes for him.
The democratic members put in
nomination Andrew E. Lee, the pop
ulist ex-governor and cast their sew
'enteen votes for him. In the senate
the name of Gamble was presented
by Dillon, that of Sterling by Car
penter, and that of Lee by Dudley.
In the house, Glass named Gamble in
a speech in which he took opportun-
ity to score the opposition. Parm-
ley named Sterling, and Eastman
presented the name of Lee.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
BLACK Hills Limited"

When the unfinished gap between
Pierre and Rapsd City is closed up in
the spring the North Western will
run through limited train between
Chicago and the Black Hills to be
known as the BLACK Hills Limited"
Eighteen cars are now being built for
this service. The cars are to be
black, trimed in gilt. and the train
will carry sleepers and diners. These
limited trains will make fast time
and only stop at the principal sta
tons. Iroquois, being a junction,
will not be passed by. Iroquois
Chief.
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Visits all States on Horseback

w. X. McBeth, Scottdale, Pa. has
started on a novel trip. He is to
travel horseback and visit the capitol
of each state in the Union within the
period of four years He is not peI-
mitted to buy or beg any thing for
the sustenance of himself or mount.
but must depend entirely for his
funds and shelter upon the sale Of
souvenir post cards which Tear his
picturs and information concerning
his trip. If he succeeds he is to re-
ceive $4,000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
A VINDICATION
OR WHITEWASH
According to Your Political Spec
taCles on Senatorial Question

Pierre. The report of the investi-
eating committee is innocence or
white-wash, according to the politi-
cal spectacles through which it is
viewed.
The report of the investigating
committee which was presented in
both houses this afternoon, holds the
appointments of the son of Senator
Gamble to senate positions were not
other than in the usual way and in
accordance with customs prevailing
in the United States senate for years
and the part taken by the senator
does not in any waytrefect upon his
personal or official integrity.
The senate accepted the resolution
but in the house Parmly the stalwart
leader made his last stand just before
adjournment but was leading a for
lorn hope, and was blocked in every
effort to secure consideration of the
committee report before time of the
election of the senator. He attempt
ed to secure an evening session for
that purpose, and being defeated in
that tried to secure immediate con-
sideration of the report in committee
of the whole on both of which pro-
positions he was defeated by about
two to one
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
TRAFFIC DELAYED
BY WIND STORM
Trains off Saturday and Wagon
Roads Drifted

The first wind storm of the winter
cut loose Saturday morning, and the
ten or twelve inches of rather light
snow on the ground made ideal con-
ditions for genuine blizzard" that
horror of eastern people, which they
consider is of daily occurrence on the
western prairies.
On Saturday evening all trains
were declared off, and no mail reach
ed Miller until Monday. The wind
went down Saturday night, however,
and the snow plows began work
clearing the railroads.
The Howell stage made its trip %
miles and back Saturday and the
Redfield line came in nearly on time,
after as mile drive, both drivers
reporting roads drifted. The Wes-
sington Springs, Richards and Bailey
lines were all one day late.
A considerable number of farmers
came to town Saturday, as the morn
ing was bright and warm. They
nearly all remained till next day.
The friends and neighbors of Mr.
and Mrs Geo, Leaf, of Logan twp,
faced the storm for several miles
with the remains of their young
child brought to Miller for burial.
Reports from the county so far
indicate no loss from stock, as each
year farmers are preparing better
to take care of their stock during
storms.
This little blow sufficed to bring to
mind the one real blizzard known to
the people of this locality during
their twenty five years Of residence
here. That one occurred on Jan. IL,
1883. 1t was fierce wind, snow
and electrical storm combined, and
caused havoc through the Dakotas,
Nebraska and Kansas.
That followed soft, balmy morn
Ing, after many people were astir,
and when conditions were just right
to cause loss of life. In that whirl-
ing, binding snow storm, seven peo-
pie in Hand county lost their way
and their lives. The same thing oc-
cured in other localities as far south
as Kansas. The storm king was
rampant in his fercest mood, and
those who passed through that mem
orable day nineteen years ago,
never care, to see it repeated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Presbyterian Church

Rev. c. Howard CRUDE, Pastor.
Preaching service every Sunday
morning at II and next Sunday in
81. Lawrence at 12;45 p. M.
Sunday Bible School at 1l:30 in st.
Lawrence and at IL m. in Miller.
Christian Endeavor each place
every Sunday evening at $50.
Church prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at Miller at 7:30
All are cordially invited to attend.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
THE LAW MILL
GRIND AT PIERRE

Pierre, 5. D., Jan. 2l.-The senate
got busy with final action on bills
yesterday, and passed bill to fire the
lobby by vote of A to l, the lone
opponent of the bill being Senator
Dudley, the democrat from Fall Riv-
er county. The bill to parole in
mates of the reform school went
through without an opposing vote;
and the anti-pass pill was forced over
until, tomorrow to allow of amend
ments to be presented by objectors
to it in it's present form.
During the afternoon the senate
took up the anti-pass bill and Senator
Perkins attempted to secure an
amendment specifically allowing
newspapers to exchange advertising
for mileage, which was turned down.
An amendment was then secured
which required an attorney of rail
road to be employed at salary of
not less than five hundred dallars a
year to be entitled to pass privileges.
The bill then passed with the emer-
gency clause attached. 1t will meet
strong opposition in the house as far
as the emergency clause is concerned
and the advocates of striking off that
provision claim the strength to carry
their points.
The house committees favorably
reported on bills providing for in
vestment of sinking funds of towns
and cities; to provide a tax for peni-
tentiary twine plant, and requiring
newspapers to have orders for sub
scriptions before they are collectible,
but amended to apply only to papers
out side the state.
The county local option liquor l.
cense bill came back with favora-
BILE majority report and a minority
signed by Ellerman and Otto. recon-
mending indefinite postponement.
The Dowdell uniform text book
law, which provides for state board
to select the books is now introduced
in both houses, and that democrat
leader from Sanborn will make that
and the public printer bills special
ty of his at the present session.
The railroad prodders came again
today in the house with bills fixing
double damages for property de-
stressed by fires set by railway loco
motives and requiring written per-
mission from the railway commission
to abandon stations.
Pierre, Jan. %. In the house Sat-
urday the railroad committee report
ed favorably on the bills limiting the
working hours of employees; and re-
quiring double damages for stock
gkilled by railways in negligence on
the part of employees of the company.
The live stock committee reported
favorably on the bills to require ac-
acknowledgements before a proper
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
The Daily Capital

The leadidg daily paper of Pierre
is the Capital-Journm, published
mornings, and contains all the legis-
lative and state news. 1t arrives at
Miller at 6:45 A. M. hence is the
first daily that reaches the city. The
price of the daily for the legislative
session is$l. The PRESS one year,
and daily Capital Journal during the
legislative session $l.5O.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
How to Cure ChilbIains

ITO enjoy freedom from chilblains
writes John Kemp, East Otisfield,
Me-, II apply Bucklen's Arnica
Salye, Have used it for salt rheum
with excellent results" Guaranteed
to cure feve.. sores, indolent ulcers
piles, burns. wounds. frost bites and
skin diseases. 25c at 0. H. Collins
drug store.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Evangelical Church.

Services next Sabbath as follows:
p. m.
Miller S. S. at II m.
Miller, preaching at 7:30 p. m.
Services at Glendale 11:00 a. m.
Corrin at t3:30 p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all! Come!
j. E. Booth. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Christian Scientists

The Christian Scientists of this
city hold regular Sunday and mid
week services at the home of Mrs S.
v. Christ. Third Street. Sunday IL
a. m. Wed 7:30 D. m. All wishing
to attend will be welcome.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Methodist Church Services.

Preaching by the pastor at II a.
m, Jan. 20. Sabbath school at IL
Epworth League devotional meeting
at 6:45 p. m.
Preaching at 7:30.
Prayer meeting at st. Lawrence
at 7:30 p. m. on Wednesday and at
Miller, at 1870 p. m. on Thursday.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services, 0. w. Butterfield
Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
Christian Church

Services next Lords day Jan. Goth
Preaching and communion IL a. m
7:30. Theme, Saul and Paul, Why
was his name changei?
S. S. 12:t5, c. r, GAS
A cordial invitation to all who wish
to attend. Come.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24

is not making money, what better
does anyone want? Orient Argus.
And yet, why did they sell? Every
day their land is raising in value.
Unless it be to buy more land, i'm
prove it, and again raise its value,
why not keep the farm?
However, this instance illustrates
point worthy of notice. The de-
mand for land in this locality had
been rather more speculative than
otherwise for some years, until this
past six months, when change was
noticed. Instead of raw, unimprov-
ed land having the only sale, the call
now is for improved farms. This
means that new settlers are coming
in. A considerable number have
already come in the past few months
and more have arranged TO come in
time to put in the spring crops.
The indications are that 1907 will
see more actual settlers coming into
Hand county than has been the case
for many years. Some will develop
new farms, but many prefer to pay
a good price for farms already start
ed. There are always some farms
to be bought from old people who
wish to retire, possibly from others.
in poor health, or whose children
have grown up and left them, or
still others who feel able to retire.
This class of farms are rapidly chang
ing hands, and new men with new
vigor will take hold.
In this condition lies an opportun-
ity for young and vigorous men who
own improved farms. They can
readily sell, buy raw land and build
another farm, soon raising its value
to that of the one sold, and also in
the raise by time and general inn
provement about them, gain con-
siderable profit. This. however is
not advisable among older people,
who have become established and
have good farm.
But the one thing that will raise
Hand county lands more than all
others, is DEVELOPMENT and improve
ment. A well kept farm, with pant
ed buildings, well fenced, clean of
weeds, clean roadways, etc., will sell
quickly, to anybody desiring invest
ment, while slovenly farm will only
sell at a big discount to the occasion
al man who sees its possibilities by
improvement and overhaul!ng and
some few shrewd buyers are making
money in this class Of prosperity.
But no man who sells need leave
Hand county to make money. Be-
cause no other lands are raising more
rapidly and naturally in price. The
opportunity is here the unimproved
land, good and plenty of it, can be
had, and all it needs to double is de-
velopment and improvement.
A careful investigation will dis
close that Hand county possesses
nearly every advantage of civilization
and productive quality claimed for
lands 100 to 200 miles away from VI
now selling for a central price Of S7i
per acre. The one and only thing
needed to bring these lands up to a
full comparative value is more settle
ment and development No miracle
is needed just time and work.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24
LAND VALUES
GOINGUPWARD
The Demand Changing to
Improved Farms
Opportunities for Those Able to
Develop a Farm

Five years ago the Moore family
settled in western Hand county,
about six miles south west of Houdek
p. 0. ia miles from railroad) buy
ing three quarters of land at $1,000
each, and homesteading another,
paying $400 for the REIMBURSEMENT
This winter they sold out the four
quarters for $27 per acre. If that
is not making money, what better
does anyone want? Orient Argus.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-24

"A. O. Swartwood
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09

would that you were back home with
then"
81 have so little amusement"
You work three hours a day and
earn more in a week than your father
and l do in a month. Yours is very
unhappy lot
Il hate the smell of paints; 1 hate
the studio
And 1 suppose you hate your
fame?" acridly.
Bah. that is my card to living.
The people l meet bore me-"
Not satisfied with common folks,
Ell? Must have kings and queens to
talk to-"
81 only want to live abroad, and you
and father will not let me,"-petl-
lantly.
The music started up and I heard
no more. Occasionally the girl glanced
at me and smiled in friendly fashion.
She was evidently an artists model;
and when they have hair and color
like this girls, the pay is good.
found myself wondering why she was
bored and why Carmen had so sud
denly lost its charms.
1t was seven o'clock when l pushed
aside my plate and paid my check,
calculated that by hustling | could
reach Blankshire either at ten or ten
thirty. That would be early enough
for my needs. And now to rout out
costume. All | needed was gray
mask | had in my apartments a
Capuchin's robe and cowl l rose,
lighting a cigarette.
The girl looked up from her coffee
Back to the dime museum?"-ban
teringly.
Il have a few minutes to spare
said l.
BY the way. forgot to ask you
what card you drew
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
THAW MURDER TRIAL
Defense Brings Testimony to Try to
Prove Insanity.

New York.-The task of proving to-
a Jury that Harry K. Thaw was insane,l
through heredity and mental stress,
when he shot and killed Stanford
White, was taken up Tuesday by the
defense in this famous case, but when
adjournment was announced later in
the afternoon it was the general opin-
ion in the court room that but little
progress had been made.
Thaw's attorneys had endeavored in
vain 70 place before the jury, evidence,
it was said, to prove strain OF in
sanity in the collateral branches of
the defendants family, but they were
blocked at every point by District AT.
torney Jerome, whose objections were
upheld by the rulings of Justice Fitz-
gerald.
The defense did, however, get before
the twelve men in the box the. testi-
mony of an expert, that in his opinion
Harry Thaw was suffering from insan-
ity the night of the tragedy. Mr.. Je-
rome undertook to break down the evil
dence of the alieniSt-Dr e. q. Wiley
of Pittsburg-and for three hours put
him through cross-eXamlnation as
severe as was ever neaFu III new
York court. The prosecutor was re-
lentless in his attack, and before he
had finished, Doctor Wiley protest
ingly declared:
Il didn't come here as an expert. I
came as a witness to fact, and have
been converted into an expert without
being prepared for it."
The district attorney astonished
everyone by his intimate knowledge of
medicine and it's technical phraseol-
ogy, demonstrating the care with
which he had prepared himself to meet
the very defense which Thaw's coun-
sci have entered in his behalf.
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
CHAPTER II.

After half an hours wandering
about l stumbled across a curio-shop,
weird. dim and dusty. musty old
curio-shop, with stuffed peacocks
hanging from the ceiling, and skulls
and bronzes and marbles, paintings,
furnished jewelry and ancient armor,
rare books of vellum, small arms, tap
estry. pastimes, plaster masks, and
musical instruments. l recalled to
mind the shop of the dealer in an
tiquities in Balzac's La Peau de Cha
grin, and glanced about (not without
a shiver) for the fatal ass's skin. Il
forgot that l was wearing it myself
that nightD ] was something of a
collector of antiquities, of the mani
mate kind, and for time | became
lost in neutrality-suspicious. rath-
er agreeable of its kind. | liked to
conjure up in fancy the various
scenes through which these curiosi-
ties had drifted in their descent to
this demi-pawnshop the brave men
and beautiful women, the clangor of
tocsins. the haze of battles, the glitter
of ball rooms, epochs and ages. What
romances lay behind yon satin slip
per? What grande dame had smiled
behind that ivory fan? What meant
that tarnished silver mask?
The old French proprietor was evil
IDENTIFY all things from a pawnbroker
to an art collector; for most of the
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09

1T was the ten of hearts"
The ten of hearts?" Her amaze
ment was not understandable.
Yes, the ten of hearts; Cupid and
all that"
She recovered her composure
quickly.
Then you will not blow up the
postoffice tonight"
No" | replied, mot tonight"
You have really and truly aroused
my curiosity. Tell me, what does the
ten of hearts mean to you?'
l gaZed thoughtfully down at her.
Had | truly mystified her? There was
some doubt in my mind.
Frankly, / wish / might tell you.
All l am at liberty to say is that l am
about to set forth upon a desperate
adventure, and l shall be very forum
ate if l do not spend the night in the
lookup"
You do not look desperate
"Oh, l am not desperate; it is only
the adventure that is desperate"
Some princess in durance vile!
Some villain to smite? Citadels to
storm" Her smile was enchantment
itself
l hesitated moment. What would
you say If l told you that this adven-
ture was merely to prove to myself
what cOnsummate ass the average
man can be upon occasions?"
why go to the trouble of proving
it?'-drolly.
Il am conceited enough to have
some doubts as to the degree"
Consider it positive"
l laughed. Il am in hopes that am
neither positive ass nor superla-
tive one, only comparative"
But the adventure; that is the
thing that mainly interests me-"
"Oh, that is secret which | should
hesitate to tell even to the Sphinx"
Il see you are determined not to
illuminate the darkness and she
turned carelessly toward her uncle,
who was serenely contemplating the
glowing end of a fat perfecto.
l bowed and passed out into Sixth
avenue, rather regretting that l had
not the pleasure of the charming
young pesson's acquaintance.
The te1.spot of hearts seemed to
have startled her for some reason. /
wondered why.
The snow blew about me, whirled,
and swirled, and stung. Oddly enough