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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
SHAW TRAGEDY
GOES TO COURT
Civil Suit to Recover So, 200 DAM
ages from Saloon Keeper

The tragedy of the Shaw Bros.
has been recalled by civil suit for
So, 600 against William Dulin, who
conducted saloon in Miller at the
time. 1t will be remembered that
Riley and Willard Shaw, brothers,
attempted to cross the C & N w Ry.
tracks at the foot of Main street, in
a wagon just as the 6:15 passenger
came in. They were under the in
fuence of liquor, and had a liberal
quantity slowed away in the wagon.
The engine struck their wagon and
demolished it, killing Willard and
seriously injuring Riley. The sale
of this liquor is charged to VIM.
Dunn.
Agents of the railroad have settl-
ed in someway with the Shaws.
Riley was taken to Des Moines,
Iowa, at the railroads expense, and
received medical treatment for some
time.
1t will also be recalled that a suit
was started last year against VIM.
Dulin for the widow of Willard
Shaw, and was settled out of court
by the payment of 5000.
It is probable that this case will be
taken up by the liquor dealers as
sociation and every point thoroughly
contested in court. Attorney S. V.
Christ appears for the plaintiff,
while the defence has retained At
torney John Puses and States Attor-
ney Harlan Bushfield.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
BURKE DISCUSSES
THE PRESIDENCY
Ex-COngrcssman Considers Sec.
Taft an Easy Winner

Pierre, S. D., June 10. Former
Congressman Burke, upon his return
from the east where he was called
by the death of his mother was asked
in relation to the sentiment as he
found it in the east IN regard TO the
presidential situation in New York
and other eastern states in which he
stopped while on his trip. He says
so far as he could Judge the senti-
ment il is:
THE general impression seems to
prevail among those who are regard
ed as the closest friends of President
Roosevelt, that under no circum-
stances will he be a candidate for
denomination, and that he probably
would decline to accept if he were
nominated. In NewYork state there
is some sentiment in favor of Cover
nor Hughes, but it is generally be-
heved that President Roosevelt will
have the delegation from that state
to the national convention, and that
it will vote for Secretary Taft, whom
it is generally understood everywhere
is the choice of the president as his
successor, and from all | could learn
| believe that by the time the nat
ional convention is held, conditions
will be such that Taft will be an easy
winner. Governor Hughes of New
York, may be selected for the vice
presidency.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
MOUNTAIN TIME
WEST OF PIERRE
Time to Change One Hour, at
the River

Pierre, S. D., June Fort Pierre
on the west side of the Missouri
river is attempting toadjust itself to
mountain time instead of central
time they have used for so many
years. Since the Northwestern road
began to operate trains to Philip, the
first of this month they have changed
to mountain time for all their opera
tions west of the river. While the
time division of the country makes
the Missouri the division line at this
place, no attention has been paid to
that until now when the railroad
will make the change, and the peo-
pie will follow suit, as they have
done at Mandan. where the change
of an hour is made from Bismarck
time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
KAUFMANN TRIAL
AT FLANDREAU
Defence Will Attempt to Prove
Girls Death Result of
iii Health

Flandreau, S. D., June 10.-The
prosecution in the Kaufman trial ex-
poets to finish its case by tomorrow.
This morning the father of the
girl whose death is charged to Mrs
Kaufman, was on stand. He testi-
fled that his daughter was in good
health when she went to work for
the Kaufmanns and that she was
never subject to fits of any kind.
DR.. Scofield was called and testi-
fled to the condition of body when
he examined it at the hospital and
later, when she was dead. A sister
of the dead girl was placed on the
stand so that the jury could see her
condition of health which the parents
say was very similar to that of the
deceased. The defense will intoduce
evidence to show that the girl had
been i'll and cruelty, even if it was
practiced, could not have caused her
death.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
STATE CAPITOL
CONTRACT LET
O. II. Olson, OF Saltwater. Mimi.
Secures Contract on Bid
of S52S.552

Pierre, June 6 The contract for
construction of the new capitol has
been let to o. II. Olson of Saltwater
Mimi, who presented the lowest bid
placing his Figures at $528, ,552. The
building under the contract is to be
constructed Of granite boulders for
the foundation walls. The basement
story to the water table is to be con
structed of Sioux Falls granite, and
the steps lintels, and polished pillars
are to be of Ortonville granite.
The bids called for were under a
number of different combinations of
stone. and the one selected was con-
sidered by the commission to be the
best. The bids on the combination
varying from the figue at which the
contract is let to $631, ,84, which was
the highest of the six bids presented.
Work will be commenced as soon
a possible but it will probably be
$ time in July before any active
,tions will be commenced.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
TEXT BOOKS
FOR SCHOOLS
The Jones Reader to Succeed Old
Franklin

The County Committee designat-
ed to select these text books consist
ed of the County Superintendent,
Auditor, States Attorney, the board
of commissioners. and one delegate
from each commissioner district, as
follows: Mrs Mary Van Brunt, J
Cree, F r Gardener, Alex Ross, and
Geo. Mckay.
The new books selected were the
Jones reader, by the CHM Co.; Mil
ney's progressive Arithmetic, by the
American Co.: Augsburg's drawing
books, by Educational Publishing Co.
Robinson's History of So. Oak.
Spencer's practical Writing books.
The change in reader is the first
in some twenty years, and will
doubtless be appreciated by teachers
and readers. The new Writing
Books are a broad slant copy, some
what of compromise between ver-
tical and spencerian, The vertical
fad, which had such run for a few
years, is now being discarded by
educators.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
SPRING WHEAT
ON JUNE IST
Government Report of Condition
and Acres

Washington, June 8.-The agricul-
tural departments crop report issu-
ed today shows the spring wheat
condition June l, 1907, to be 88.7,
compared with 333.4 al the CORES
ponding date last year. The acre
age sown in the United States, in
1907, was as follows; Spring wheat
l6, ,465, 900 decrease of 1,242,0 or
seven per cent as compared with last
year; winter wheat; TIA, as compar-
ed with 82.7 on June l, 1906.
Total acreage of oats, 81, ,491 600
being an increase of 532, 200 acres as
compared with the area sown last
year; condition of oats June 1, 81.6.
against 85.9 last year; acreage of
barley, less than that of last year by
about III. 900, or 2.7 per cent. Con-
dition of barley. S4.9. against 93.5
this time last year. Condition of rye
8S.1, against 80. / for the correspond
ing period of last year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
SALOON ROBBED
AT WOLSEY

Wolsey Herald-Last Sunday
might buglars entered Joe Oleson's
saloon by forcing the rear door and
succeeded in getting away with be-
tween $175 and 5000 in cash. The
work must have been done by experts
as the combination had been worked
and the door of the safe left open.
A number of checks and valuable
papers were untouched. A small
lamp, bottle of the best bourbon
and two glasses were found on the
floor beside the safe, which is sign
that the thieves were not on the wat
er wagon.
Mr.. Oleson went to Huron on the
7:45 train Monday to notify the
sheriff of the robbery and he imme-
diately went to work on the case, but
as yet no important clue leading to
1he identity of the crooks has been
Found.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
Miller will Celebrate the Glorious 9Th
GOOD ROADS
WHEN WANTED
Only Matter of People Making
Them

1t is certain that the people of
Minnesota will have good roads
whenever they want them badly
enough. When the people of any
community are interested enough To
spend some time and devote some
intelligence to the proposition, they
can get results.
Business men of the cities and vii
lagos have a vital interest in good
roads, as wells as the farmers, and
some of the best results are attained
when city and county combine to do
some effective road making. Man
kato business men have taken hold in
a most practical way, and their en-
thusiasm ought to be infected over
the state. Split log drags, forty or
more, have been supplied, and the
city contributors are paying half the
expense of a thoro road making cam
paign on all the main highways lead
ing to the city. This is refreshing
sort of enterprise, but it is good
business, too, for the better the
roads, are the more trips the farm
ers will make to the city.
The gospel of the split log drag has
been widely preached in the state,
and it has won many converts. In
most of the prairie and river bottom
district, good roads are chiefly a
question of maintainance. When
bridges are built, bitches put in to
carry the water off. the proper levels
established, tits only necessary to
keep the ruts and pockets filled up.
Here the split log drag comes in
strong. 1t works the dirt toward
the center of the roads, leveling it
up and rounding the surface to turn
the water. But one trip over the
road in one season is not enough.
1t needs to patrol the road again and
again, and eternal vigilance is the
price of maintaining any dirt road in
prime condition. So the fact exists
that when the people really want
good roads, there is no need to put
up with bad ones. nes.-Minneapolis
Journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
PICNIC
AT BURDETTE
OF Old Settler of North Hand
COunta

The old settlers of north Hand
County, S. d. will hold their annual
Picnic, Saturday June 22nd, 1907 in
B. r. Pringles grove Sc / 5-114-66, }
mile south of Burdette M. E. church.
Everybody come and have a good
time. Program as follows:
HOO a. m.-Band music.
Invocation-Rev. Bullock.
Song-America,
Address of welcome-President.
Response-Hon. E. T. Sheldon.
Dinner
1:30 p. m.-Election of Officers.
Oration-Hon. Philo Hall.
Progress and Development of S. d..
for the last Twenty Years-G. G..
Briggs.
Address, Future of South Dakota
H. j. Bushfield.
Educational interests of Hand
County-Rev, G. P. Squire and Miss
Margaret Duthie.
Recitations-By Redfield College
Students.
Field Sports
3:OOp. m.-Ball Game between
Burdette team and some visiting
nine for ten dollar prize. j. K. Will
liams, Mgr.
Foot race free for all, for cash
prize, Alex Gilmore, Mgr.
Race for boys under fifteen yrs of
age, cash prize, Willis Wharton,
Mgr.
Race for girls under fifteen yrs of
age cash prize. Arzo Lawson, Mgr.
Sack race. cash prize. Chas. Law
son. Mgr.
Foot race for men over fifty years
of age. good walking cane for the
winner, T. l.. Ferree, Mgr.
Wrestling matches of all descrip-
tions for cash prize, X. M. Linn,
Mgr.
Jumping contests, Sam Bushong,
Mgr.
Marshalls Henry Erb, Chas. Law
son, Geo. Hauk.
For franchises see President or
Executive Committee.
M. A. Shuster, Pres.
j. J. Morris. Sec,y.
Geo. R. Mason.
Thos. Kelley.
X. M. Linn, Elk. Com.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
Business Men Make Road

Subscription papers have been go
ing the rounds amoung our business
men for contributions to pay for re-
pairing several of the worst grades
near Clark. The question suggests
itself to us, whether this work can
not be done by the county. and if so
should it not be done. Certainit is
that roads should be put and kept in
passable condition but il does not
seem quite fair that our business
men should bear the burden. Clark
Republic.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
EIGHTH GRADE
COMMENCEMENT
Thirty-Four Hand County Young
People to Receive Diplomas
From Superintendent

Next Monday evening, June II, is
the time selected for the graduation
exercises of the eighth grade class of
the county schools at the opera
house in this city, at which time
thirth-four successful applicants will
receive diplomas.
Following is the program and
class roll:
PROGRAM
Motto Launched but not Anchor
ed"
Colors: Turquoise and Straw.
Flower: The Rose.
Invocation-Rev. o, w. Butterfield.
Music.
Glass Address-President Geo. W..
Nash, Northern Normal and In
dustrial School, Aberdeen, S. ID.
Music
Presentation of Diplomas County
Superintendent.
Music.
Benediction-Rev. C. H. CRUDE.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
POPULARITY OF
AUTOS GROWING

Pierre, S. D., June 10.-A larger
number of applications for registra-
tions of automobiles have been made
for the last two months than for any
former period of time since the reg
istration law went into effect. APP
plications were made for seventy-one
new registers for April and May,
bringing the total number listed in
the state to more than seven hund-
red.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
A Breed for u. S. Senate

Guthrie Okla. June 10.-The re-
suits Of the democratic primaries as
regards the governorship probably
will not be definitely known until late
today. C.N. Haskell of Muskogee,
and Lee Cruise of Ardmore, each
claim it by about ten thousand.
For United States senators from
the state of Oklahoma, Robert l..
Owne of Muskogee and Roy v. Hof-
fman of Chandler. appear to have
won the nominations by safe plurali-
ties. Owne is one-eighth Cherokee.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13

The ladies of Hayes and vicinity
have signed an agreement refusing
to in the future, dance with any
man, whether he be husband, friend
sweetheart or brother, if they can
scent liquor on his breath, or if they
are convinced that he has been
drinking intoxicating liquor. Now
boys, will You be good. Hayes
Homestead.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13
MOTOR LINES FOR
so. OAK. FARMERS
More Plans for Extensive Trolley
Lines Throughout the
State

Madison, s ID. June y. Much To-
cal interest centers in a meeting to
be held in this city next Monday in
which the Commercial clubs Of Mad
ison, Mitchell, Salem, Brookings, and
Marshall, Mimi, will be represented.
The proposition to construct a motor
line connecting above towns with
Wagner, in Charles Mix county to
the southwest and eventually reach
ing the twin cities to the northeast
through Redwood Falls and other
Minnesota towns will be considered.
The plan is to interest capital all
along the line, farmers as well as
business men, and thus make it a CO.
operative institution,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13


Bessie Bowman Matilda Phinney
Hazel Hubert Dale Stratton
Ivan Prlngle Rudolph Sinkie
James Morris Clara Andersen
Helen Winsell Anna Burns
Charles Stoudt Anna Struif
Maub Swab Edna Porter
Minnie Moore Lillis Halbig
Frank Kelley Raymond Speirs
Lawrence Goyke Lucy Berry
Ernest Frahm Charles Rudd
Mylitta Leaf Frank Lawler
Mead Beasom Ernest Suhn
Anlsa Everts Virgil Gardiner
Ralph Null Margery Gardner
Grace Null Carrie Prise
Bertha Greeves Clarence Zemlicka
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-13

Governor Crawford's flag day proc
lamation calls for the display Of flags
on June l4th, tomorrow.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-19

Taft as a public official of rare fidelity and zeal.
 The question arises whether Con- necticut, which knows MT. Taft almost as well as Ohio does. and for personal reasons, ought not, acting through the Republican party, to second the motion of his native State and thus aid in the elimination of an impression which is as unfounded as it is unkind, There are scores of men distributed through out Connecticut, men who are engaged in serious and dignined work, who know exactly the kind of man he is and exactly the kind of President he would make if elected. If they give his candidacy the support it deserves it will in itself proviae the answer to the charge that he is somebody else's property. For Republicans not to hold up the hands of man whom they know to be able in the extreme, and independent in his mental operations, would be little short of disloyalty. Mir. Clark does well to speak out in meet ing as he has done
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-19
A REASONABLE SUGGESTION.

The Yale News makes a seasonablc suggestion It says; While at Oxford Ruskin used to lead parties of stud ,ents, armed with picks and shovels, to repair the neglected roads of the neighborhood If it were not for the fact that we leave tomorrow a volun- teer band of crossing cleaners might be organized to good effect Elm street in front of Yale Station, is in dis graceful condition-as each poor stud ant sinks above his boot-tops in slush one sees visions of grippe and pneumonia"
 Whether or not the Ruskinian sug- gestion is a practical one for New Ha- ven as a whole, seems to be out of the question But the fact remains that, did we not know that our city fathers would object to turning out with shovel and broom to clear off the many other crossings similar in condi- ton to the one mentioned on Elm street, we might we'll borrow the sug- gestion and make it to the city at large.
 New Haven has long had a reputa- ton of being one of the sloppiest oi cities under foot during the winter time. Our street crossings are pro, verbally in wretched condition and our system of brick pavements witf their innumerable crevices for the wa. ter to settle in add their not insignifi, cant mite toward keeping our feet wei from November to May. To the wer streets and sidewalks may be traced half the sore threats and colds and l indirectly the record made during the first twelve days of this month o. eighteen deaths out of seventy as the result of pneumonia or the grippe aht 3 score more which had grippe as { contributing cause.
 The city lays aside considerable money every year that the street cross ings may be kept passable. Their con dition is the concern of the stree cleaning department But it should bt a matter ofaeivic pride with every citi zen, if 1t affects the health of the cit, so vitally, to see to it that the side walk in front of his residence or placr of business is kept in as favorable condition as it can be.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-19
FORGOTTEN.

The. New York papers tell the story of the death of the man who was for gotten. His name was Ellwood Robin son and he had been an inmate of the Manhattan State Hospital for Insane so long-since January Is. 1S72--"that nobody outside remembered that he lived or cared that he died" There are certain features of the case that re- mind one of Rip Van Wrinkle, for when the officials started out to locate some of the friends the man once had they found that most of the houses on Greenwich street, where he had lived over 8 quarter of a century ago before he had been taken away lunatic had been torn down. Even the numbers on the street had been changed and there was no one that remembered him,
 A bishop came to New Haven last Sunday to tell the story of the lepers that live on a small island just off Porto Rico and of the work of his church among them, His plea for them was that they had been forgotten; that in that land where all kinds of fruite are to be had for the asking they alonc were without it.
 It seems strange, even pathetic sometimes, when we learn of the very simple things that can make some peo- pie happy The man Robinson was happy for twenty-nine years in the thought that he was performing ele phant in P. T. Parnums show. The poor lepers on forlorn Goat Island went wild with joy when baskets oi fruit such as all about them could have for the asking, N.re brought then and when they were given a phono. graph by means of which they could Aear again the happy songs that they lsed to sing in the days when thel were young, before the dread diseas, had found them.
 These two cases come with specia meaning at the holiday season
 If all times every one should be re membered. But the irony of it will b, that all will not be remembered. Ther, will still be some, like the man Rob
 nson and the lepers of Goat Island that are forgotten and that fact vii be made the harder for them to bea because of tho great numbers of thos that are remembered
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-19
M A HARD QUESTION.

1t seems to be as hard to keep ''un desirable" Chinamen out of this coun- try as it is to keep flies out of "the parlor" in Summer. We have Chin csc exclusion policy, but Commissioner General Sargent points out that to se- cure really effective enforcement of it, it is absolutely essential to do some thing which is practically impossible namely, to deport all Chinamen who have no right to be in the country Nearly all the Chinese deported are arrested on the border. It has not been considered expedent to make arrests in the interior and especially in the East, because public sentiment takes the side of the Chinese "The Chinese, says the Commissioner General, "cul- tivate the friendship of their white neighbors. and there is apparently never any difficulty in enlistng hosts of influential citizens in their defense whenever a government official indi- cates any intention to resort to war; rant of arrest" For every Chinaman who is arrested, t~o or three slip across the border and remain in the country unmolested. MT Sargent, inn pressed by what he considers the fail- ure of the exclusion laws, suggests the revolutionizing of the exclusion policy by negotiating a treaty with China by which that country will agree to keep at home her coole class and the United States will agree to accord to all other classes the rights and privi- leges of the subjects of the most ia vored nation. This would harmonize the Chinese exclusion policy with the plan of Japanese exclusion, and place the Chinese on an equality with the Japanese in respect of rights of travel and residence in this country.
 As the Chinese are growing more and more insistent on being treated better by this country perhaps some change in the policy will have to be made. But how can China and this country, working together, prevent just what goes on now in the way of Chin csc sneaking into this good country?
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-19
Making q collection of the new and beautiful coins is hard work.
WHY Nops

These are piping times of peace, but there are some who, while not raising their voices for war, are raising them for preparation for war. Thus. that watchful guardian of the safety of eastern Connecticut, the New London Day, asks, Why not put the Connecti- cut Coast artillery on war footing? It may be pointed out that New Fla ven is interested in the answer to this question. If the Connecticut Coast ar- .tlllery is put on a war footing that will .necessitate the fixing of the great guns at Lighthouse Point so they can be fired at least once. It might also bring some more equally great and efficient guns to the Point. Then if any enems should succeed in getting by that part of the Coast artillery around New Lon- don it could hardly fail to be suitably impressed with the frowning cannon at Lighthouse Point. When the Span ish fleet didn't come into the Sound and attack New Haven it was the feel Ing around here and in Montowese that the Coast artillery at Lighthouse Point was well worth it's weight in iron Ii the New London Day knows of any similar danger it is it's duty to agitate a it is dcing, and also to agitate sont more. We hope it will not desist until all is as safe as it was when the Span, ish feet was menacing the Conneetiruu e ast