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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
PUNISHED FOR ANoTHER's SIN.
Innocent Man Pardoned After Serving
Two Years.


To serve nearly two years in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary for a crime
of which he was innocent was the
fate of Harry A. Jones, an Eastern
newspaper man, who has just been
released at Sioux Falls, having been
granted a pardon by the state board.
Jones, who comes from an excel
lent family at Rochester, N. Y, drift
ed to ,Yankton, S. D., at the time
thousands of persons were gathering
there to register for a chance to
draw a homestead in the ceded por-
ton Of the Rosebud Indian reserva-
ton.
Many rough characters were at
Yankton at the time for the purpose
of fleeing te lanhdseekers, and many
robberies were committed, expert
pickpockets reaping a harvest. One
of the victims of the pickpockets was
Martin A.. Stevens of Minneapolis, a
travelling salesman, who had about
$50 taken from his pocket. Jones
was arrested for the crime.
1t has since developed that he had
nothing to do with robbing Stevens,
Stevens himself stating emphatically
that Jones was not the guilty man.
Notwithstanding this, when Jones was
taken before a justice for his pre-
liminary hearing, under a misunder-
standing of the facts he entered a
plea of guilty to completely in the
robbery. After he had been lodged
in the p%enitentiary he became aware
that he had made a serious mistake
in entering a plea Of guilty. Friends
of the young man from New York
to San Francisco were informed of
his predicament and promptly rallied
to his support.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
FOUND OUT THE TROUBLE.
Waitress Discovered Jfnmy's Peouit
arity In Making Change.

Cash registers are doubtless watch.
dogs Of private treasures and Joys for.
ever to the happy clerks who play
lightly upon the keys to register the
amount of your purchase" but there
may come times In the best-regulated
establishments when the vagaries OF
the human factor, without which the
machine will not go, mix up its inter
nal anatomy so that chaos reigns.
In a Washington restaurant where
tourists gather to snatch a passing
bite between seeing sights and com
plain that the public buildings do not
open until nine o'clock, thus compell
ing them to confine their observations
TO banking hours, a deep mystery has
brooded for days. There was a wide
discrepancy between the receipts as
stamped upon the roll in the cash
register, and the amoun of money
found in the drawer at the close Of
business each day.
For a long time no solution OF the
puzzle could be found. A young man
whose chief characteristic was his
willingness. opened the restaurant a,
six every morning and ruled the roos,
alone. But he was known to be hon
est
At last one of the mattresses, who
arrived n morning Just as the lonely
young man was making change fol-
one of the early customers. found on,
what was the matter.
Jimmy, your head is full of mud
was her classic adjuration. What or
earth are you doing?"
Making the change" replied tbs
unperturbed James.
And then the secret was out. Jim
my, when he received a bank note OF
coin to change, rang up that amount
on the register, without reference Il
what the customer was TO pay. ant
let 1t go at that. 1t was as simple al
could be.
Jimmy Is still puzzling over the
matter, for he knows that he put fntc
the drawer the exact sun that hi
rang up, every time, so he cannot see
where the kick comes in.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
Mo Time to Get Full Name.

Some of the new members of con.
gress were getting acquainted with
Washington society at the presidents
diplomatic reception. Representative
Edwards of Georgia was introduced
to Mr.. Jonkheer Reinhardt de Marees
van Swinderen. Representative Will
lets OF New York came up and Mr..
Edwards wanted to introduce him.
Would you mind giving me your
name, sir? / could not hear 1t dis
tinctly in this noise said he to the
minister from the Netherlands. "Jonk-
heer Reinhardt de-" Both Mr.. Ed
wards and Mr.. Willets were listening
intently, but as it was a fast moving
reception they did not get any more.
nor did they see the minister any
more,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
HARDWARE MEN CONVENE.
South Dakota Retail Dealers Open
Session at Aberdeen.

The South Dakota Hardware Deal
ers' association held it's annual con-
v~ention in Aberdeen last week with
delegates present from all parts OF
this and neighboring states. There
were at least 500 delegates in attend,
ance, besides representatives from
manufacturers Of Minnesota, Iowa,
Illinois, Nebraska and Michigan. The
convention vas called to order by
President E. D. Hawkins. Mayor AL
drich welcomed the delegates, and T.
C. De Jean Of Plankington responded.
The reports of the officers were read
and an address was made by r. Z.
Saberson of Sioux City.
The convention lasted three days.
One Of the features was the manu-
f%acturers' exhibit in the Auditorium.
which presented the appearance of q
state fair.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
BREEDERS OPEN SESSION.
live ssodFk n Poultry RaIsers Hold
Meetings.

b COL vention of the South Dakota
improved Live Stock Breeders associ.
alton and the South Dakota poultry
show toolE place at Mitchell last week.
There wei Ire more han 125 head of cat.
tie and hogs shipped for the show.
Judges lwere selected to inspect the
animalsB as they were entered for the
sale. Nhe state poultry show opened
with a Varge exhibit of birds from his
state a4ld the four adjoining states.
The SHOW was held in the city hall au-
ditoriHhm, where there was accommo-
tatioIfs for more than 1000 birds.
Near Fly every kind of fancy chickens is
repr yesented in the show, and the dis.
play is said to be the best the associa-
tiosh eve has held.
(The aggregate amount of sales of
h'tse stock was not as large as a year
ego, but the average price was much
yhigher. Over 1000 men attended the
I sale, crowding the pavilion away be-
yond its capacity. The aggregate sales
amounted to $500. c. F. Raymond OF
Mitchell topped the Hereford class
when his yearling bull sold to A..
Williamson of Artesian for $3.50. In
the Aberdeen Angus class T.. f.. Park
er of Winfred topped the sale with his
fve-year-old bull, Equerry, selling to
l. w. S. Seamon OF Mitchell for $255.
H o. Schusster of Kidder paid 1925
for a Shorthorn bull as the highest
price in that class.
The following officers were elected:
President, John NJ. Erion of Mitchell:
vice presidents, A. S. Hill of Alexan-
dria, p. w. Peterson of Vermillion, J.
NJ. Dunmide of Scotland, T.. l.. Squirting
of Brookings, T. N. Babcock of Water
town; secretary-treasurer, James w.
Wilson, ~Brookings. Some strong reso-
buttons were adopted memorializing
congress to take immediate action on
securing reciprocal relations with for.
eign countries for a market for the
livestock of the Northwest, which is
now being usurped by Canada. Also,
demanding that the legislature pass
stringent laws on the inspection of
breeding stock that is brought into
this state. The system of inspection
of stock brought to the Mitchell show
was changed from a personal inspec-
ton of stock on the farm to inspecting
the same when it is brought to the
sale pavilion. The convention and sale
was a great success.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
PRESIDENT cRow EAGLE.
Cheyenne River Indian Council Elects
Officers-AIiotment Work Is Glow.

At a recent meeting of the Chey'
enne River business council a mum.
Der OF matters for that organization
was brought up and acted upon, and
Paul Crow Eagle selected as president
for the coming year. with Allen Field
as secretary. The record OF the meet
ing shows a shifting of Indians from
n reservation to another, thirteen
different applications for transfers
from other reservations TO the Chey-
enn reservation being favorably act
upon, and one rejected. Four APP
plications TO remove from the Chey-
enne reservation to other reservations
were granted, George White Bull go.
ing to Standing Rock; Paul First
Hawk and family and Mrs. Slow Ea.
gle TO Rosebud, and Iron White Man
and family to Standing Rock.
Allotting Agent Dietz is again at
work on Cheyenne reservation. on
which a number of changes in loca-
ton and allotments to married women
and children are yet to be made. 1t
is estimated that this work will take
all Of the present year, and after 1t
is finished the changes which will be
asked for will take up more time.
While there is no question that in
time all the surplus land on that res
ervation will be opened to white set
tiers, that time is yet several years
away, and those who desire to go
upon that tract will have to possess
their souls in patience for some time
to come.
The general agency opposite Forest
City will soon be in telephone con.
nection with practically all the prin-
cipal points on the reservation. A
line had been completed from Cher
ry Creek to Thunder Butte. and an
other is almost completed from the
general agency to Thunder Butte by
way of White Horse and the Thee
Camp, on Moreau river. The two
lines will make a circuit running prac-
tically around the outer edge OF the
reservation, and give general commu-
nication.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
WOMAN GUN PLAY UPHELD.
Wife Who Routs Claim Jumpers Is
Acquitted.

A jury in the Keystone justice court
has acquitted Mrs. August Doll.
charged with threatening two miners
who jumped her husbands claim
near here. Some time ago Doll found
that his ground was in the possession
of George E. Johnson and Casper f.
Billings, both Of Custer. He was ma
Bile at the time to look into the mat.
ter. but his wife, taking p six-shooter,
went to the claim alone. The men
ordered her away, but instead the
woman put the gun to Johnson's
head and gave them both time to
leave the grouni, an opportunity that
both quickly accepted. They came to
town and had Mrs. Doll arrested, but
after a brief hearing the Jury deliv-
cred its verdict from the box and
freed the woman.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
South Dakota.
PPay Of age9ts. .sl1.5oo s11.sOo
With j~ackscrews and heavy t,mho,

With jackscrews and heavy timbers
such as are moving houses, w Fl.
Waters OF Miller is having some cedar
trees of mature size moved to new 10.
cations. Last fall the trees were dug
round deep down. leaving the roots In
several o n OF earth Now that this
mass is frozen the trees are being
raised out OF the ground by the whole
bulk and care fully set in anotber
place which was made. ready before
the ground froze. II is believed that
the trees will start right on in the
spring as though nothing had happen
ed to them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
INVADED BY STEAM pLow.
Butte County, Cattle Mans Lost Hold,
Is 10 Be Wrested Au.v

The steam pillow is invading the
Butte county country, the last hold
in South Dakota Of the cattIeman. A
large outfit has just been taken into
the northwestern part of the county
in the vicinity of the old Roosevelt
ranch. to tear up the sod preparatory
to changing that country from the
range to the farm. The owners have
contracts already to keep them busy
for most of the summer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
Money for South Dakota Indians.

The Indian appropriation bill, pro-
viding appropriations for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, which has
been reported to the house from the
committee on Indian affairs, contain
the following items for South Dakota,
the largest item, $4,000, being to
Sioux OF different tribes for payment
under treaties, the total being $751;.
700 less than the sum appropriated
for the current fiscal year:
South Dakota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
HEN o DIAMOND.
Visitor at Poultry Show Gets sparkler
After Fowl Dies.

Visitor at Poultry Show Gets Sparkler
After Fowl Dies.
A peculiar incident happened in the
exhibit Of chickens in the state poul.
try show at Mitchell, in which a spec
tator nearly lost a valuable diamond.
A. II. Belts, a leading grain man, has
something of a fondness for chickens,
and while walking through the long
rows of coops, he stopped before n
in which a friendly hen of the Buff
O~rpington variety stuck out its head.
Mr.. Belts naturally patted the bird on
the side of the head, not thinking Of
the possibility of the bird nipping him.
Mr.. Belts wears a valuable diamond
ring, and its sparkle attracted the eye
of the hen. Quick as a flash it's beak
struck the brilliant, and in a second
the hen had transferred the diamond
from the setting of the ring to a COM
Portable corner in its craw. Mr.. Belts
hurried over to Secretary Scallin, and
wanted to know If that hen was for
sale, and explained the serious reason
he had for buying the bird. The own.
er was not present and the secretary
could not say. 1t was necessary that
the diamond be secured, so one or two
attendants poured some hot water
down the throat of the bird, expecting
1t would make the hen sick, and that
she would give up the diamond. The
chicken went sick, sure enough, but
did not give up the diamond. Later
the hen died, and after a little surgical
operation the diamond was secured.
The bird was owned by Ray Sherwood
of Sioux Falls. and he could o be
reached over the telephone to ascer.
tain the value he placed on his bird.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
NOT BLAMED FOR SHOOTING.
Man Who Wounded Brother Is Re.
leased From CUSTODY.

ieaseo from CUSTODY
Joseph Egrmayer, who Is alleged to
have shot his brother George at Twin
Brooks and walked to Milbank with
out hat or mittens to give himself up
to the sheriff, has been released.
Citizens came to Milbank with a petit
ton signed by citizens Of Twin
Brooks asking for his release. The
trouble started in a saloon. Joseph
went to his room. and, it is alleged,
was followed by his brother George
and others, who broke in. They
pounded Joseph badly. He got hold
OF a revolver and shot George. The
wound is not dangerous. Not n
would sign a warrant for the arrest
OF Joseph, so he was released.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
In the lottery established by the dc

In the lottery established by the de-
partment of agriculture last year, a
young dairyman won a prize of 15,.
900 crowns. With which he has pur-
chased, in accordance with the inten.
ton of the department. a farm, togeth.
er with cattle and horses. The lottery
IN 10 encourage agriculture.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13

The Philip Commercial club Is car.
vassing to find what support the farm.
ers Of that part of the state win give
a creamery. and also are looking up
the other end Of the proposition. II
the indications are favorable a plant
will be put IN this year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Judge Adams critioizes the President

"The President of the United
States has strange conception OF
his duty in respect to the courts of
the land" This was the statement
made by Judge E. B. Adams, of St.
LOUIS, of the United States circuit
court, who was a guest at the ban
quet OF the Vermont Bar Associ-.
alton, held at the Hotel Bardwell,
Rutland, Friday evening.
''But l do not wish to be mis-
understood i'll this natter" continued
the Judge, ''for l give him the credit
of being sin.ere, honest, and pro-
noting the best interests, but his
conduct in critizing the courts has
been teaching others that they may
do the same thing.
1--WE have come TO this pass that
the courts are denounced by organi-
cations and individuals. There has
now come to be freedom in criti-
cizing the courts that is an injury.
] do not mean to imply by this that
there is lack OF confidence and trust
in the judiciary. Let the country
begin to lose confidence and it would
do great injury. The country knows
that the courts will enforce the laws,
but at the same time it devolves up
on the lawyers to uphold the dig
nifty of the courts by refraining from
criticism"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
NORTH POMFRET

Miss Williams of Boston, a teaOher
at Taledega college, is visiting her
friend Mary Warren.
Mrs. Harvey DeWolf and daugh--
ter have been at r, w. Newton's
for few days.
Mrs. McKaverney and children OF
Bridgewater are visiting her brother,
Edgar Briggs and friends in town.
town.
Mrs. w. NJ. Adams is suffering
from blood poisoning in finger.
Mrs. Cole is in Wilder caring for
Victor Bushway's family while Mrs
Bushway is at the hospital
Professor Bishop, Of Montpelier,
stayed overnight at Z. P. Thacher's
.last week. ress
The celebration of Old Home day
August 10 was most enjoyable oc-
casion. Dinner was served to
about two hundred aud fifty people.
The chief speaker of the afternoon
was L. r. Jones of Burlington,
After the program many went to
the ball ground to witness the vic
tory of Pomfret over Barnard in a
ten inning game. The committee
wishes to extend thanks to all who
assisted in waiting on tables and ii
the kitchen work. ~. 9
John Dana has gone to Tyson fol
weeks camping with some Wood
stock friends.
Mrs. A. H. Barows is visiting
her niece, Mrs. Lester Howard.
James Hutchins of White River
Junction bought a horse of Lester
Howard recently.
Misses Sherburne and Dana me-
some college friends in picnic or
Mt. Tom last Friday.
George Burch is visiting relatives
in town.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
CHURCH SERVICES.

Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service: at
1890, Sunday school at rI:5o.
Thursday evening prayer meeting at
7.3o. Vesper service at s.
Univel salist- Rev. Ralph Hol.
brooke Cheever, pastor; morning
service at Io.3o, Sunday school at
II.45.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. r. J,
Chrvstie, Phi. D., pastor. Parson-
age, 6 Mountain avenue. Services
Sunday: Preaching, 1890 a. IN. ;
Sunday school, II.45 a. m. preach
ing, 7.3o p. M. Thursday prayer
meeting, 7.3o p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at ia M. evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at 9
o'clock
St. James-key. Charles S. Lewis,
rector. Holy Communion every
Sunday, 1870 a. M. First Sunday in
month II 80 a. m. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1880 a. m, Evening
Prayer and Sermon 500 p, m.
Saints Day, Holy Communion 10
a. m. u
Christian Rev. w. A. Leonard,
pastor. Services Sunday: Preach
ing at 10. 80 a. m. Sunday school at
IL; Junior Christian Endeavor at
S p. M; Y. P. S. c. E. at 1880 p,
M; mid-week prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 7.3o p. M.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
sRIDGEwATER.

Mrs. H. S. Southgate and two
sons of White River Junction are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed ward Capron.
c. X. Boyden has finished work
in Perkins shoe store and is at pres
ent with his mother here.
H erbert Greaves, who has been
spe nding his vacation in Boston,
and Oxford, N. H., returned to his
no me last week.
Mr.. and Mr.: E. A. Davis, Misses
Winona and Hazel Davis, l.. III.
SIP aulding, Jr., r. A. Burrows and
r. w. Soutbgate returned from
York Beach, Maine, the first OF the
week.
Mrs. H. M. Stevens OF this place
and Miss Woodruff of Woodstot k
S pent Tuesday at Echo Lake, Tyson.
Mrs. N. D. Goodhue and daugh-
ter, ] eadette, OF Dayton, Ohio, (for-
merly Miss Roma Carpenter Of this
place, called on friends in town
T tuesday,.
Mrs. John Woods, who has been
i'll for few days, is better at the
present writing.
Mrs. Pearl Woodward and Ray
Woodward came from Lebanon
here Monday.
Mrs. William {. Raymond is
co mfortable at this writing.
Mrs. H. S. King and daughter,
Marjorie, and Victor King, of East
ha mpton, Mass, F. M. King, OF
Philadelphia and Mrs. Peter King Of
Northampton, Mass, returned to
Northampton Wednesday after a
visit in town with relatives and
friends.
The funeral OF the infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dumas
was held Thursday afternoon from
the Congregational church, the Rev.
Mr.. Swift of WOODSTOCK officiating.
An examination of all students
who desire free tuition at the High
school will be held the 27th and
aSth Of August at E. A. Davis
store.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
His New Coat.

They had been chums for so long
that when the one gave chatting
dish party to some of his more inti-
mate feminine acquaintance the
other made a point of returning
early from the theater in order to
be present. Chum No. 2 had hardly
made his appearance before chum
No. /, in his anxiety to chatter non
sense with the prettiest girl in the
room, managed to upset basin Of
beaten egg yolks down the front of
his new tuxedo. Chum No. / was
much distressed apparently, and
chum No. 2 fastened to his assist
ance.
"Go into my room and take
mine," he adjured his friend gener-
ously. Owe brand new one; just
came home today"
Chum No. / smiled queerly. 81
know it, old boy" was what he said,
grinning in rather forced fashion
"Fact is--well, my own looked a
little shabby this evening, and I've
got yours on"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
STRENGTHENING Il Out,

q see" he Said to the reporter
Of . daily paper, chat you have
been writing up a shark story"
"Yes,iI tried my hand at that"
'But you are a nature fakir, sir,
You have shark sweep a man off a
raft with his tail and then eat him
up. 1t is the alligator that uses his
tail in that fashion"
Are you sure about it?"
"Of course | am, What are you
going to do about it 2"
"Why I'll have to write another
story tomorrow and have the shark
put the man back on the raft and
then make some arrangements with
some alligator to get hold Of him in
the proper way. kansas City In
dependent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22

This being Vermont's year for
electing a governor it is a pleasure
to note that the Republican manag-
ers are not ignoring state issues en-
tirely, not even for the sake of roll
ing up big and meaningful major
ity for its effect upon he,country at
large. The Brattleboro Reformer
remarks:
what nonsence it is to think that
once every four years the republicans
Of Vermont must cease their talk
about state issues and solemnly pose
as political straws showing how the
wind is going to blow in November.
In the first place, our state matters
are altogether too important to be
discarded even once in four years,
In the second place, the as goes
Vermont theory was exploded long
ago."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Saves Time.

An old millionaire refused point
blank to lend $50 to a bosom
friend. "Well, L did not expect
that of you," said the would be
borrower, rising and preparing to
leave Indignantly. 81 will never
forgive you for this refusal" "Of
course you won't, my dear fellow
replied the old screw, with the ut=
most calmness, "but if I'd lent you
the ESQ you wouldn't have paid me,
and we should have. quarreled
about that, so it's as well to get the
row over at once. Good morning, "
Illustrated Bits,