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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
WESLEYAN COMMENCEMENT.
The Exercises Will. Be Held NJ
MitchelH

The twenty-third annual commence
ment exercises Of Dakota Wesleyan
university at Mitchell will open with
the recital of the school Of elocution
and oratory Saturday evening, June
13. The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered Sunday morning by
President Nicholson, and in the after
o will be held the usual joint meet.
ing of the Christian associations.
Sunday evening will be the annual
sermon by Rev. II. G.. Leonard, pastor
of the First Methodist church of Far
go, N. ID. Monday afternoon the atb
letic events will be held and Monday
evening the annual university ban
guet of the trustees and faculty.
Tuesday morning will be held the
first session of the board Of directors,
at which time will be discussed the
~ces of President Nicholson. who
retires from the college to accept the
position as secretary of the board OK
education of the general conference,
to which position he vas recently
elected in Baltimore. Tuesday after
noon will be held the graduating ex-
ercises of the academy under the d.
rection of Principal Gilliland. In the
evening is the annual concert of the
school of music.
Wednesday afternoon will be the
graduating exercises of the normal
department, the address for which
will be made by DR.. Merton S. Rice
of Duluth. At 4 o'clock will be held
the annual meeting Of the alumni of
the college of liberal arts, and their
annual banquet will be at 6 o'clock.
In the evening DR.. Rice will deliver
the address to the alumni.
Thursday morning will be the grad
uating exercises Of the college depart
ment. The afternoon and evening
will be devoted to class reunions and
the banquet of the normal and special
departments.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
NOT "FRoZEN OUT" IN DEALS.
Black Hills Men, Defendants, Win
Land Suit.

Judge Garland and a jury in the
United States district court at Dead.
wood decided against the plaintiff,
E. ID. Mayhem of Kewanee, H., in two
suits against Black Hills men, In
which the aggregate sum of $4,000
was asked. The cases were of some
interest owing to the prominence of
the defendants, j. w. Mclaughlin OF
Nahant and George s. Jackson and
Charles Grause of Deadwood.
Mayhem alleged that in acting as
promoter for the sale of some timber
lands owned by Jackson and Me-
Laughlin, and also for some coal
lands owned by Krause, that he had
brought customers from the East,
that after some negotiations deals
had been closed, and that he had
been frozen OUT of a large commits
sion.
In the case against Krause the jury.
after listening to evidence that tend
ed to show that Krause himself had
been entirely responsible for closing
his deal. found for the defendant. In
the case against Mclaughlin and
Jackson, in which $4,000 was asked
as commissions. two of Mayhew's
principal witnesses r~epudiated his
testimony and the court instructed
the jury to find for the defendants.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
TWO PIONEERS SUccUMs.
Gabriel Gale Of Sioux Falls and Paul
n. Rrede of Minnehaha County.

Two pioneer residents OF South Da-
kota have just died at an advanced
age. They are Gabriel Gale, a brother
OF Artsmus Gale, one of the founders
Of Sioux Falls, and Paul H. Brede,
who had been a resident of Minnehaha
county for a period of nearly forty
years. The latter died at the family
residence five miles north Of Sioux
Falls. He is survived by a widow and
six children, All the children have
attained manhood and womanhood
and reside in Minnehaha county. Mr..
Gale was ssventy-four years old at the
time OF his death and had been a resi-
dent of Sioux Falls since 1881. He is
survived by one brother, Artemus
Gale OF that city, and two sisters, Mrs.
c. c. Carpenter of Sioux Falls and
Mrs. Burton of st. Paul, Mimi.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18

According to the latest returns
from Tuesdays primaries in South
Dakota. Gov. Crawford and his in
surgent faction have a majority over
the stalwart faction of Republicans
OF not less than $500. and when com
plete returns are received from some
of the most remote counties, and from
two counties which have not yet re-
ported returns enough to warrant
even an estimate being made, the in
surgents may have a majority of in
the neighborhood of 1000.
The latest returns from the oun
ties show that the factions have car
ried the following counties by about
the majorities stated:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
70 KEEP GOLD IN HILLS.

Another innovation has been made
in the United States assay Office at
Deadwood. Heretofore II has been
the custom for the Office TO pay in
checks the mining companies In pur.
chasing their bullion. Under a new
order just received from Washing
ton these payments hereafter will be
made entirely in gold. thus turning
back to the Hills the gold as fast as
III is taken out and not permitting IL
to go to Eastern banks as 1t has been
doing for years past. !
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
State News Of Interest d! r
sos PER CAPITA IN BANKS.
South Dakota Deposits Keep Pace
With Increase in Population.

South Dakota Deposits Keep Pace
With Increase in Population.
In the Pst few, years the bank de-
posits In South Dakota have crawled
up to approximately 800 for each res
ident of the state. and while there has
been a decided increase in population
for the last year the deposits have
been practically keeping pace with
this increase, and remain somewhere
near the 500 mark. The showings
of the banks, both state and national,
at the time of the last call for condi-
ton in March, give individual depos-
its to the amount Of s~53,6S6,SS5.
There are a greater number of
state banks than nationals in the
state, and while the nationals carry
greater deposits for each bank than
the average state bank, the states
hold by far the laseest amount Of
deposits. That class of banks show
ed up with $~34.125,956 at the time of
the March call, IN increase Of nearly
SO 1000, 900 from the date OF the De
cember call, The nationals, with s19.-
$50. 92a, showed a decrease of S1.333,-
333 for the same time, leaving a net
gain for the state of about 81, 800, 900.
While this state for a number OF
years has held the record of the
states of the Union for the greatest
per capita production Of new wealth,
it is also holding its W in its bank
deposits, which are keeping step with
the creation of new wealth and max
ing a good showing both for the
banks and the people of the state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
500 PER CAPITA IN BANKS.
South Dakota Deposits Keep Pace
With Increase in Population.

With Increase in Population.
In the last few years the bank de-
posts in South Dakota have crawled
up 70 approximately 500 for each res.
ident of the state, and while there has
been a decided increase in population
Tor the last year, the deposits have
been practically keeping pace with
this increase, and remain somewhere
near the 500 mark. The showings
OF the banks, both state and national,
at the time of the last call for condi-
tion in March, give individual depos-
q. +? the amount of So, 6S6,SS5.
There are a greater number of
state banks thar nationals in the
greater deposits for each bank than
the average state bank, the states
hold by far the largest amount OF
deposits. That class of banks show
ed up with $34, 125, 956 at the time of
the March call, an increase of nearly
So, 200, 900 from the date of the De
scember call. The nationals, with s19,-
'OoV,SZS, showed d OecIedSe OF 9l,ooo,-
1913 for the same time, leaving a net
gain for the state of about 81, 500, 900.
While this state for a number of
years has held the record of the
states of the Union for the greatest
per capita production of new wealth,
it is also holding its W in its bank
deposits. which are keeping step with
the creation of new wealth and max
ing a good showing both for the
banks and the people of the state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
DEATH IN SHAM FIGHT.
Captain Of Cadets at Agricultural COL
leqe Meets With Fatal Accident.

Sdptdfn VI SdoCtS 81 NS'iheisS'o' "
Ieqe Meets With Fatal Accident.
Robert Watson, captain Of Company
B. college cadets. who was seriously
wounded on the college campus at
Brookings while taking part in a
sham battle for the purpose OF enter
tanning excursionists who had come
from all parts Of the state TO visit the
college, died from his injuries after
suffering two days Of extreme pain.
Everything possible was done to save
the young man, eminent and skillful
surgeons, such as DR.. Spafford Of
Flandreau, and DR.. VIII Mayo Of
Rochester, being called to attend, but
to no avail.
The young mans death casts a deep
gloom over Brookings at this time,
and marred to a great extent the
twenty-ffth annual state college CON-
mencement exercises. Capt. Watson
was an exemplary young man, TWEEN
ty-two years of age, and the only son
Of aged parents, residing at Mitchell,
the body being shipped to that place
for burial and was accompanied by a
squad Of his company as an escort.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18

Total Crawford majority :. BIZ
In some of the above counties
which are included in the Crawford
column the majorities are purposely
placed at as low a figure as possible,
but there is little doubt at when the
complete returns are in from the
counties enumerated the Crawford
majority will reach In the neighbor-
hood of at least from $500 to 300.
Mariendahl township, situated in
Yankton county, made a record for
Crawford that will be hard to beat,
lie out of 1913 votes cast being for
Crawford. Mayfield township, in the
same county, recorded 40 out of AZ
votes for Crawford.
In Bon Homme township, Bon
Homme county, th'rty-three votes
were cast for Crawford, with not one
for Kittredge.
The Kittredge victory in Codington
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
MUCH NEW LAND TAXABLE.
Final Proofs viii Add 49, 900 &c
Real Estate Assessment.

The state auditors department has
received reports from all the land Of
fees in the state, showing that
through final proofs, about a million
and a quarter acres Of new land will
go on the tax rolls this year, which
will add more than $4,000, 900 to the
real estate assessment.
While the counties in the eastern
part Of the state show a small number
of final proofs, yet proofs in som
number were offered in all but ten Of
the counties, the latter being: Clay,
Deuel.. Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Nc
Cook, Miner, M~innehaha, Moody and
Turner.
The final proofs by land districts
are: Pierre, 1853; Chamberlain, e.
500; Aberdeen, $50; Rapid City, 1852;
Mitchell, 1895. These tracts by coun-
ties are: Aurora, s; Beadle, 3; Brook
ings, 2; Brown, IL; Brule, %; Buffalo,
%; Butte, 402; Campbell, Ill; Charles
Mix, 270; Clark, Is; C~odington, 8;
Custer, 60; Day, 20; Douglas, l; Ed
munds, 70; Fall River, 40; Faulk, Al;
Grant, 4; Gregory, 1872; Hamlin, 8;
Hand, II; Hughes, 1856; Hyde, 102;
Jerauld, Z; Kingsbury, 2; Lawrence,
1870; Lyman, 1850; Mcpherson, lib;
Marshall, So; Meade, 1873; Pennington,
572; Potter, 6S; Roberts, rs; Sanborn,
/; Sphinx, a; Stanley, 1885; Sully, Sc;
Walworth, Sc; Yankton. /.
The only proof made in the older
settled counties was one lone tract in
Yankton, which must have been lost
for several years after all the rest Of
that part of the state was in the hands
Of private owners.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
TWO PIONEERS sUccuMB.
Gabriel Gale of Sioux Fails and Paul
r.. Brede of Minnehaha County.

Two pioneer residents of South Da-
kota have just died at an advanced
age. They are Gabriel Gale, a brother
of Artsmus Gale, one of the founders
of Sioux Falls, and Paul II. Brede,
who had been a resident of Minnehaha
county for a period of nearly forty
years. The latter died at the family
residence five miles north of Sioux
Falls. He is survived by a widow and
six children. All the children have
attained manhood and womanhood
and reside in M%innehaha county. Mr..
Gale was seventy-four years old at the
time Of his death and had been a resi-.
dent of Sioux Falls since 1881. He is
survived by N brother, Artemus
Gale of that city, and two sisters, Mrs.
c. c. Carpenter of Sioux Falls and
Mrs. Burton of st. Paul, MINI.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
70 KEEP GOLD IN HILLS.

Another innovation has been made
in the United States assay office at
Deadwood. Heretofore it has been
the custom for the office to pay In
checks the mining companies In pur-
chasing their bullion. Under a new
order just received from Washing
ton these payments hereafter will be
made entirely in gold, thus turning
back to the Hills the gold as fast as
1t is taken out n not permitting II
to go to Eastern banks as 1t has been
doing for years past.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
FIND GOLD.
Cache Of James Gang Is Said to Have
Contained Several Thousand Dollars.


Contained Several Thousand Dollars.
The hunt which has been going on
for some time in the bluffs in the
southern part Of Charles Mix county
along the Missouri river for the cache
of gold said To have been hid there
some time In the SOS by members of
the James gang, is reported TO have
borne fruit. j. G. McGovern is the
lucky ~discoverer of the place of %
cealment, and is the richer to-day by
several thousand dollars of filthy
tainted lucre. The quarter OF land on
which the discovery is reported 10
have been made has undergone more
systematic tilling in the last two
weeks than it ever has experienced
since the formation of the earth. II
is more like a gigantic celery patch
than anything else, huge drifts hav-
ing been cast up and corresponding
trenches exposed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
Phone system for southern Hills.

Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Point OF Rocks Telephone
company at Custer. with a capital q
s25. 900. The incorporators are JohA
Ziemet, Charles Pringle, Robert Nc
Adams. The purpose of the company
is to construct a telephone system to
cover the points of interest to tourists
in the Southern Black Hills country.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
TO PRESIDE AT CAPITOL.
New Grand Master Davenport WIN
Conduct Cornerstone Laying.

New Grand Master Davenport WIN
Conduct Cornerstone Laying.
On account of the annual session OF
the Masonic grand lodge occurring be.
fore the date OF laying the cornerstone
OF the new state capitol, j. J. Daven-
port, the newly elected grand master,
has been selected to preside at the
ceremony, instead OF w. f. Milligan.
He has invited the Deadwood Com
mandery Of Knights Templar TO act
as his escort, and 1t is expected that
he will be accompanied also by delega-
tions from the Communicates OF Dead,
Rapid City and Hot Springs. A large
attendance at the ceremony is expect
ed from all parts Of the state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
TO PRESIDE AT CAPITOL.
New Grand Master Davenport viii
Conduct Cornerstone ayjnu

New Grand Master Davenport viii
Conduct Cornerstone Laying.
On account OF the annual session of
the Masonic grand lodge occurring be-
fore the date of laying the cornerstone
of the new state capitol, J. J. Daven-
port, the newly elected grand master,
has been selected to preside at the
ceremony, instead OF w. e. Milligan.
He has invited the Deadwood Com
mandery Of knights Templar TO act
as his escort. aad it is expected that
he will be accompanied also by delega-
tons from the Communicates of Dead,
Rapid City and Hot Springs. A large
attendance at the ceremony is expect
ed from all parts OF the state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
ELEVATOR MEN TO MEET.
South Dakota Convention Will Open
in Clark This Week.

The farmers elevator men Of the
state are taking considerable inter-
est in the second annual convention
OF the South Dakota Grain Dealers
association, which will be held a.
Clark this week. The association,
which was organized in Sioux Falls
last year, is composed of the owners
OF farmers elevators throughout the
state and has a large S6embership.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
PLAN sPEARFlsH N

North-We is Asked for Use Of
Rails Part OF the Way to Deadwocd.
Talk Of a trolly line between Dead
wood and Spearfish is being revived
again. The present transportation
facilities between Deadwood and the
valley are by the Burlington railroad
on a round trip OF nearly forty miles
and wagon road owe which a daily
stage runs. Most of the farming inter,
ests and others living in and around
Spearfsh require a quicker method
of reaching Deadwood and Lead.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
pbone system for southern His.

Articles Of incorporation have been
fled for the Point of Rocks Telephone
company at Custer, with a capital of
$4,000. The incorporators are join
Ziemet, Charles Pringle, Robert Nc
Adams. The purpose Of the company
Is to construct a telephone system to
cover the points of interest to tourists
In the Southern Black Hills country.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18

Huron is infested with sneak
thieves. Wednesday night Albert
Bempe caught n in his house. He
knocked down the intruder, called bis
two sons, then tied the nan securely
and called the police. The prisoner
was taken into custody.
During a severe thunderstorm at
WATERFOWL the building occupied by
Gayman's general store was struck by
lightning, resulting in a fire loss of ST.
500. Quick work Of the fire depart
nent saved the building and the
sreater part of the stock.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18
Total -.
Total Crawford majority =. 3

Crawfords majority ......... 1852
Kittridge's majority .......... .5,445
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-06
TUCSON MEXICAN
BADLY POhE UP
lgnaCio Alvarez So Badly Done
Up He Don't Know What
Hit Him.

TUCSON. Dec. 4.-(SpeciaL1-
Mexican WHO gave the name of IgI5zsEss
Alvarez, was taken to the police sta
ton shortly after midnight ThursEizE
night suffering from severe gaSkI In
his left temple, which vas caused 2r
some heavy and sharp instrument -
fiicted by one Jose Nayarette aae&
another who is known to the poles
and Will be In Jail within few hoasS
The injured man does nos kuls7s
with what be was hurt. He and tbs
twn men WHO assaulted him were ~
gether IN Barro LibIe part Of s1CR
and ne was hit with some kind "a
cudgei The police were notified AKA
he was Immediately taken to the pc
lice station and med cal aid sunuloa-
ed.
AT first it .as fought that ana
man tsG been shot, but ON close R1
spectioa Il was seen tnat the wozzss
could il2fa;y have been made by -
bullet FIe IS res-L,g easy an6 pro-
ably win be able IL Five bssIeT az
count of tae trouble later in mas
day.
Navarette was captured by Esn
police Immediately after the trozsEs
and is being held at the police <s@-
don.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-06

ly worked ground is on the north side
of what is known as Horseshoe basin,
and in the long years they have been
worked 1t is known that large
amount of coarse gold has been taken
out. Originally they were worked by
both Mexicans and Indians, and as
early as 1915 the place contained two
small Mexican stores and supported a
population of several hundred people.
Undoubtedly the best ground was
worked IN those early days, for since
The place became known to the 4Haeri
can miner they wore found pro5itiess
10 work by any one but an Indian.
and as they lived on the ground or
IN the immediate vicinity, q small
earning was satisfactory TO them.
In tae gulch above the gold-bearing
groBnd the country is cut through by
an immense disk of magnetic iron,
and to all appearances the gold came
from &. but II that be-true nothing IS
left Of the yellow metal to tell the tale.
About three miles north OF the old
Quijota company well Mr.. John Day;
has q small store and supplies the
domestic wants OF the gold hunters IN
return for gold dust collected
The Horseshoe basin Is situated at
the northern, base of TIE Qniiota noun
tains. leo miles % more wrs 81 this
city.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-06
OIL
REACHES FOR
MORE COPPER
Report Current That Standard
Allied Interests Conhoas
Utah Consolidated and 70
Build New SmeIter.

The rumor relative to tee extens5eE
of Amalgamated Copper or Standard
Oil interests in Utah and Nevada b
stated as a. fact N authoritative czz<z
ters in Butte, says the Mining Weaast
For some time the report has bEeR
current That interests allied with skEA
Amalganated aAa Cole-Ryan eoncexEs
had secured control of the Utah CssR-
solidated Mining company, one OF sffa
big low-gfade copper propositions 1fs
report is followed by an official saa
nouncement that the directors OF sfzE
Utah Consolidated had authorized azzH
making Of a new ten-year contract Tnr
the treatment of the company's ORES
TO take effect upon the expiration NI
the existing contract with the Garfit.Sd
Smelling company, controlled by ksss
American Smelling and Refining COZ
pany. 1t was stated that by the terms
of the new contract the Utah compdEg
without the investment OF any capital
would save $4,000 a year over saz-
expense of treatment under the ez-
listing contract, and the companF
would not be put to the expense ~
building it's own smelter.
At the time the new contract Szz
made IT was not intimated that shs
contract was given to new intereSe=s
or rivals of the American SnIeEsSnR
and Refining company, but 1T devcsBss
ed later that John D Ryan and Thozatsz
F. Cole, heads of big copper interesss
closely allied with the AIDalgamz&ssS
| Copper company, represented the Hzss
| interests in the Utah Consolidalss4
and that they viii build a new sIse2fez
for the treatment of that eompaasE
ores. They have taken over the Rassk
options held By the Utah ConsoIidaassa
and it is stated that the new infss
ests have also obtained control Of Efss-
Few company itself.
Tae new smelter, which, IL is saz&
will cost several million dollars, is 70
be one OF the largest and best eQ85a
| ped in the west and will be large
enough TO handle the ore of ot1sxT
Utah companies.
The extension Of Analgamated ana
Standard Oil influence in the copssaT
industry is gradual, but very sure
Directly, these big companies ere Eek
interested fn the new companies liza
are coming under their control. bsss.
they are passing to allied interzz9s
which they govern, Just as they do tx
North Butte, Butte Coalition ann
other big producers, although tae 3aa
ter are, apparently independent cor
Germs; only apparently, however. fesr
they are Absolutely controlled by 4ss.
same influence that controls Amalgss
| mated itself