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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
STORM SPREADS
RUIN IN ITS PATH
chicago Swept by Fiercest Gale
in Seven YearS-Consider-
able Damage Is Done.
GROWING CROPS LAID Low
Kansas, Illinois and lows Farms Suffer;
Two Killed and Many Injured,
Some Fatally.

Chicago, May 80. - A gale OF wind
which reached a greater velocity than
has been recorded in Chicago for sew
IN years last night preceded an cleo
Irical storm which did considerable
damage in various parts Of the city.
Several persons were injured by de.
oris blown from buildings by the gale
md a church and half a score OF other
buildings were struck by lightning.
The high wind, which reached a ve-
ocity of sixty-eight miles an hour,
crippled telegraph and telephone
wires throughout the city. For a short
inc the city was almost cut off from
communication with the outside
world.
Growing Crops Ruined.
An electric storm, accompanied by
high wind and a heavy downfall of
'ain, swept the central part OF the
tate yesterday afternoon, causing
great Damage to the growing crops,
%lproottug giant trees, putting tele-
phone and telegraph wires out of
commission and possibly costing the
life OF n man.
The principal buildings at Wonder
and Park at Quincy were blown away
md nhny small buildings were demol-
shed.
GeoEge Werner was killed by light
aing during the storm. The country
south of Quincy was swept by a tor
lado and fifty dwellings and outbuild-
ngs were demolished. No one is re-
ported killed.
One Killed; Twenty-Five Hurt.
Topeka, Kan, May 80. - A terrific
wind storm Of almost the proportions
Of a tornado which passed over the
| southern part Of Jewell county last
night killed one man and Injured
twenty-five persons, seven Of them
probably fatally.
The storm took everything in its
path and scattered a number of
louses, barns and small buildings
over the prairies. The property dam
age will amount to thousands of dol
ars and the damage to the growing
crops is large.
Stock Killed; Crops Damaged.
Burlington, Iowa, May so. A Sc
'ere wind and rain storm struck
Southeastern Iowa yesterday. Re-
ports of much damage are coming in.
Many valuable trees were blown
down. Barns were wrecked, out
louses leveled, chimneys demolished
and stock killed or injured. No re-
ports of fatalities have been received.
Heavy Damage In Oklahoma.
Guthrie, Okla, May 30.-Tornadoes
that swept over the country adjacent
10 Hennessey and Cashon brought
great damage to crops and farm prop
srty.
Two persons are known to have
been injured, ten dwellings and sew
sral barns and outbuildings were de-
nolished and several hundred head of
horses, cattle and other stock We
killed. The storm did inestimable
damage to crops and farm property
N the adjacent country.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
GEN. STEPHEN D. LEE DEAD.
Record Of Haylno Ordered yirst

Had Record of Having Ordered First
Shot 20 Be Fired at Fort Sumter.
Vicksburg, Miss, May 80. - Lieut.,
Gen. Stephen D.. Lee of Columbus,
Miss, commander-in-chie of the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans, answered
his las. roll call at 6 o'clock yesterday
morning. Cerebral hemorrhage was
the cause OF his death.
An incident in connection with Gen,
Stephen d. Lees military career not
generally know is the fact that he di.
gected the firing of the first shot of
the Civil war. He was II of the two
officers of the South Carolina troop
sent by Cen. Beauregard to demand
the surrender of Fort Sumter, and on
the refusal of this demand he ordered
the first battery to fire on the fort.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
NOngress.
&| Resume of tho Weeks
ProcesiinSa
Monday.

MONDAY.
Washington, May 26.-Working I'M
der heavy pressure, with a single eye
to adjournment at the earliest posi-
bic moment, the house yesterday dis
posed Of a great amount OF business.
Early in the session it became mani
fest that a better spirit of feeling OBJ
tanned between the majority and mi
nority in consequence of which several
bills were permitted to be passed by
unanimous consent. The sum total of
the days business was as follows:
The conference reports on tho sun
dry civil and the pension appropria-
ton bills were agreed to, the confer
ence reporton the District OF Column
bia child labor bill also was agreed
to, and the following bills were pass.
ed:
Amending the navigation laws; au.
thoTiZing the sale of u~nallotted lands
of the Spokane Indian reservation:
encouraging the development of coal
deposits in Alaska, and prescribing
penalties against the sale OF clothing
and government property by soldiers.
An effort to annihilate time by dila-
tory tactics without making progress
on any legislation except that involv-
ed in conference reports was the
chief occupation of the senate yester-
day. The attempt was so successful
that tie net result in the way of ac-
complishment of the days session
was the adoption of the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropria.
ton bill.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
PASSIONATE
LETTERS TO SMELL
Jury Listens TO Burning Mis-
siyes Penned by Maybelle
Smell Mcnamara.
WORKED OLD MAN TO FINISH
Letters Fairly Reek With P~assieaate
Appeals TO the AmOrOus Old
Millionaire.

Clinton, H., May 20. - The cele-
brated "Maybelle letters" with all
their wild flights OF exotic passion, at
last have found their way into the
hands Of the jury which will decide
the fate of the $4,000, 900 Smell estate.
One glimpses at the burning mis-
sives, which were read behind closed
doors, disclosed the secret of the
strange hold which Maybelle Smell
Mcnamara had on the old millionaire,
who was wheedled into parting with
great chunks of his fortune to retain
her favors.
With the submission Of the famous
affinity letters from Maybelle, the
grandniece, and Mrs. Hamilton, the
clergyman's wife, and the ~presenta-
ton of the final witnesses, the con.
testant closed his case.
Satisfied that adequate testimony
had been presented to convince the
Jury that Col. Smell was insane, the
contestant decided not to call alien
lists.
Probably the most important letter
in the possession of the contestant re-
lates to an appeal made by Maybelle
Smell Mcnamara to Col. Smell to sell
certain bank stock.
Uraed to Sell Bank Stock.
Renovated and e~xpurgated, this let
ter reads in part as follows:
MY Own Dear Darling: | am 60
ing to ask you a great favor, n that
may entail a certain financial loss to
you, but OF far more importance to
me. | want you t sell your Emporia
bank stock. Now, darling, won't say
no, as it means so much to me You
konw we can't have any fun together
as long as you are interested in any
business over in Emporia.
Darling, it is my passionate love
for you that prompts me to make such
a request of you.
Il wish that you could be here now
to press your dear lips to mine and
say: Darling, it shall be as you ask
I wish that / could place my arms
close about you, draw you close to
me and tell you how empty life is
without you.
with millions OF passionate kisses,
I am Your Baby"
Stirred Diseased Brain.
There is another long letter which
fairly reeks in Historically affection
ate appeals to the amorous old mil
lionaire. This is the sort of letter
which experts who have been ques-
toned assert worked upon the dis
eased brain of Col. Smell until he
was not able to control himself. In
the progress of e~xpurgation half of this
letters was eliminated. Part Of the
remainder, however, follows:
my Dearest Darling: | believe,
dearie, that l grow more a~ffectionate
every day. o but l do miss you and
your tender little pets and caresses.
Dent o realize how much they are
to each of us? Nothing was ever so
nice or so good as the way you and l
love each other"
Maybelle's letters probably have
brought her greater financial returns
than the best selling book of the
most popular author. 1t is conserva-
lively estimated by relatives of Col.
Smell that 100000 would not cover
the cost Of gifts in cash, real estate
and clothing which he layished upon
her.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04

There Is more Catarrh In this section Of the country
than ali other diseases put together, and until the lasl
few years was supposed TO be incurable. For a greal
many years doctors pronounced IL = local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by constantly fallinR
20 cure with local trsstm snt, pronounced IL incufable
Science has proven Catarrh to be a constitutional dis
ease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Hal's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F.J. Cheney
4 Co., Toledo, Ohio, 10 the only Constitutional cure or
the market. 1t ~ taken internally 10 dsses from y
drops to a teaspoOHful. It acts directly on the bioOf
and mucous ~surtAcss OF the systsm. they ofer ont
hundred dollars for asy osss II falls 10 cure. SOM
for circulars aud tsstinsnials.
Address; f.. j. CHENEY d 20. Tslsds, Ohio =
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
Take Halls Family Pills Ter censtipstisA-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
SOLDIER IN CABINET.
Gen. Wright May Be Chosen to Sue
coed Secretary w. n. Taft.

Washington, May 30.-The fact that
Information is refused by responsible
parties in regard to the accuracy OF
the statement that Gen. Wright has
been selected to succeed Secretary
Taft upon the retirement of the latter
from the war department goes far to
ward confirming the belief that there
may be and probably is foundation for
the story. The latter was In Wash
ington about two weeks ago and
lunched with the president, when it is
presumed the possibility OF his selec
ton was preached to him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
EL.PFUL
ADVICE

You won't tell your family doctor
Che whole story about your private
Illness -you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explaint to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
1idence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
helpyourcase. Such letters as thefol-
lowing, from grateful women, es-
tablish beyond a doubt the powerof
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
TMo Miners Are Killed

Calumet. Mich, May 29.-Two men
were killed by a stick Of timber
which fell 1900 feet in No. Z shaft OF
the Calumet & Hecla mine. The dead
NE are Peter Gugliemlo and Peter
Cicotte, both Italians.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
Examnle of Vanity.

Apropos of vanity, Secretary Root
told about a politician who, the day
before he was to make a certain
speech, sent a f%orty-one page report
of it to all the papers. On page 20 APP
peared this paragraph:
But the hour grows late, and |
must close" Ono, 10! Go on! Go
On!")
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
CARRYING Il Alonq.

An elderly and most respectable
looking nan was recently brought be-
fore a magistrate, says tho London
Telegraph, charged with unbecoming
land hilarious conduct,
When he was asked what he had TO
say for himself, he mumbled some
thing about doing as the Romans
do
Very good" returned the magis.
trate. Continue to do IS the Ro'
mans do. Pay seven shillings six
pencei"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
PASSING It i.

Domestic-Please, ma'am, can you
give me my character?
Mistress--Certainly, Bridget; but
what do you want it for? You are
surely not going to leave without CIV
ing me notice first?
D~omestic-Oh, never fear, ma'aml
I'm not thinking OF leaving you; but
my sisters going TO service, and
wants the loan of it!
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
Thousands Of Acres Flooded.

st. Joseph, Mo-. May 30.-Reports
from Maryville, Oregon, Tarkie and
other Northwest Missouri towns are
to the effect that thousands OF acres
Of lowlands have been flooded. Most
Of this land had been planted to corn
and the damage Is heavy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
Eallieres at the opera.

London, May %. - Covent Garden
was respondent last night in brilliant
decorations in honor of the coming of
the king and queen of England and
the president of France. II was a
gala opera night by the kings com.
mand, and Melba and Tetrazzini sang
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
MCINTYRE Indicted AGAIN.

New York, ay M29.-Four indict
ments charging grand larceny were
returned by the grand jury yesterday
against Thomas A. Mcintyre. head OF
the suspended firm OF T. A. McIntyr
& Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
Valley Is Flooded.

Marshalltown, Iowa, May 29.-The
expected flood in the valley of the
Iowa river through Central and North
ern Iowa, which resulted from the in
cessant rains of the last three days
reached here yesterday, inundatins
much of the river valley.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
Ex-cHIEF COLLINS FREED.
Conspiracy Charge In Chicago End
In Acquittal.

Chicago, May 29.-Former Chief of
Police John NJ. Collins and Former
Police Attorney Comerford were yes.
terday acquitted OF the charge of con
spring to deprive the city OF the
services of its employees. 1t was
charged that both men had been ac-
tive in using the members of the Pc.
lice force to further the election OF
Edward F. Dunno for mayor in the
last municipal campaign.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
The Majors Remains.

'"The body of the late Maj. Jinks
was cremated."
What they goin' to do with it?"
"His widow has him corked up in
q fruit Jar. Says it's the last of the
family jars"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.

Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop G. Johnson,
patent lawyers, Gil Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi: H. E. John,
son, Clitherall, Mimi, stamping ma
chine; A. B. Nichols, Hastings, Mimi,
~cultivator fender; F. L. Thompson,
Great Bend, N. D., door for grain
cars; J.. e. T%ornquist, st. Paul, Mimi,
stamping clip; G.. E. Wilson, Still.
water, MINI, ~intercepting valve; A.
G. Dickson, Dolph, S. D., wrench; X.
Hagen, Webster, S. D., a cleaner.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
It Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is & certain cure for
hot, sweating, csllous, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy, n. Y.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
HoYT,s HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA
EnU nGNE

A harmless and refreshing remedy
that quickly relieves headache, neu
ralgia, nervousness, faintness, exhaus-
ton, sleeplessness; used only by In
haling and outward application. For
sale by ali druggists. 20 and soc bot
ties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
Wednesday.

Washington. May 27.-The session
Of the senate dragged along yester-
day in such an unimportant way that
little effort was required on the part
of the managers of the filibuster to
occupy the time by dilatory tactics.
During the day a bin was passed
amending the navigation laws in
many minor respects. The conference
report on the military academy APP
preparation bill was agreed to in the
house yesterday.
Several bills OF minor Importance
were passed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
Claims He Was Robbed In Hotel.

East Grand Forks, Mimi, May 3d.
Carl Zimmerman had Albert Johnson
and James Murphy ARRESTED yester.
day on a charge of robbing him Of
e22.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
HEAVY Mortuaoe.

old Lady-It's a wonder that house
of yours over there doesn't fall down.
Builder-It can't, madam. There's
too heavy a mortgage ON it,"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
. Pleasant Topic.

"She's very aloof and austere, but ]
got her interested"
"How?"
by asking her now she ever came
TO marry her dub of a husband"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04

FITS 81. yitus' Dance ans Esrvork diseases per
manentiy erred by Or. Hines Grsst hsrve hs,tersr.
send for FREB ~. trial sotils A. usStis. Dr.
X. II. Kline, Id. IlArch street., rA2saslHsa, Ia
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04

What does a with a drug
store complexion do when she wants
to make a bluff at b%lushing?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
Thursday.


Washington, May 2S.-An emergen-
cy currency law is assured. The cur
rency question held its place yester-
day as practically the only subject of
consideration at both ends of the cap
itol, and when both houses adjourned
the compromise bill which was draft
ed by the Republican conferees had
received the sanction of the house
and had been presented TO the senate,
where it was announced 1t would be
taken up for consideration to-day and
where it will also be passed when the
vote is reached.
The day began with a continuation
Of Tuesdays conference between the
Republican representatives of the two
houses. This resulted in a complete
agreement which, being later present
ed as a matter of form to the Demo-
cratic c%onferees, was shortly after 2
p. m. presented to the house. There
1t was taken up, discussed for IN
hour and passed by a vote of 166 to
lao.
Rushed to the Senate.
The house had no sooner recorded
its verdict in favor of the bill than 1t
was hurried over to the senate, short
ly before 3 O'Clock, with the announce
ment Of the approval of the house.
The conference report was read,
and after the reading had been con
cluded Mr.. Aldrich announced that
to-day after routine business he would
move to take up the report and con
tinue It's consideration until it was
disposed Of.
IN reply to a question by Mr.. Cul-
berson, Mr.. Aldrich stated the Demo.
cratic conferees of the senate and
house had not concurred in The 0
ference report.
Deep interest attaches to the prob.
able course of the bill in the senate,
as also to the length of time that may
be required for it's consideration by
that body.
Democrats viii Confer.
The Democratic senators spent
much Of the day in informal confer
ences among themselves as to the
proper course 10 pursue with reference
to the bill, and decided upon a confer
ence TO be held at 10 o'clock as the
best means of affording an opportuni-
ty for an exchange OF views without
binding any one. II was also decided
to summon all absent Democratic sem
ators to return.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04

If women are talking machines, men
who sow wild oats should b clsssed
as sewing machines.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04

Some people %squander a lot of mon
ey in trying to make fools of them
selves.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children t~eething, softens the gums, reduces In
tGmmation, anays pain, cures wind collie. 25ca bottle
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
important to

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04

Things divine are not defended by
lodging.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
LYDIA Z. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer all female diseases.
Mrs. Norman r. Barndt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
Ever since 1 was sixteen years of
age / had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; in
consequence 1 had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-
clan said / must go through an opera
ton to get well. A friend told me
about Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and / took it and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you l am to-
day o. well woman, and | am telling
ali my friends of my experience"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04

STACK COyEHs. AWNINGS, TENTS.
Flags etc. For Information and prices. write
American Tent IL Awnins Co.. Minneapolis
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
FACTS FOR SICK MI

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively uredthOusandsot
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, tbroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, tatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ousprostratlon
A Practical View.
Took me two months to get an au.
dience with the king
"So?"
Yes; seemed a waste of time, too,
when | wasn't selling anything"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-15
NCLNG JOHNSON HAS HISTORICAL PAGEANT

HcoRAYFoe BeNhNFeAnklIrl- = PRlNr6R-CF FeENOWN
cwALOWED 20 FSHWoPFlS But cOUO nj KEEP en- DOWN.
HE USED TO PLAYVT DOOR KEYS He nEO En- ON To KITES
BALL. HE TOOK IT m 2 3 T6S,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-22
When going to Asotin. make thu
rip on the Baughman launch.
Free Lecture

On Adaptation" by Prof. M. F.
Knox, at the hall SIT Main street
filled with men, women and chill.
dren. many having to stand, and all
children in the hall were delineated
and given their business. The pro-
fessor said. In part:
THE public schools have 500 pu-
pills in Lewiston, and statistics show
In the last 100 years that only 10
per cent ever succeed who went
through college and common schools
What is the matter with US? Why
don't you know that mother and
father are pounding their children
through things they are not adapted
for? Many mothers shed tears over
what their children are going to do
and yet do hot bring them to ind ON,
what to follow as a business when
they have chance"
Tonight the subject is "The Law
of Mental Healing" when all who
want to be healed are invited. Seats
free.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-22
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