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Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
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Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
Newtcn's Telescone.

Newton's telescope is u clumsy look
ing instrument, nine inches in length.
two inches in aperture and capable of
magnifying thirty-eight times. 1t was
entirely made by Newton himself, who
first exhibited it before the Royal So
ctety in 1871, and more than 100 years
later his successor in the presidency Of
the society laid before George III. Sir
William Herschel's scheme for maxi
ing = telescope on Newton's plan, to be
forty feet In length and four feet in
aperture Pail Mall Gazette.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
$1OO Reward, $1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in ali its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q constitu-
tlonal disease, requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the pa.
and assisting nature in doing it's work. The
propriet0rs have SO much faith in it's curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Ior any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials.
Address F: J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o..
Sold by al Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
A NEW RECORD IN RAILROAD
I BUILDING.
The Pacific Coast Extension of the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Reaches Terry, Montana.

Reaches Terry, montana.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway has just extended the train ser
vice on its new Pacific Coast extension
as far west as Terry, Montana.
Here the new line crosses the Yellow
stone RIVER for. the first time. At pres
ont trains are in operation as far west
20 o. Marmarth, North Dakota, 19i miles
beyond the Missouri River. This ex.
tension carries the new train service
about one hundred. miles farther west.
+ Train service between Aberdeen and
iMarmarth is daily, except Sunday, and
between Marmarth and Terry, daily.
The record of the Chicago, Milwaukee
y st. Paul Railway, in building it's Pa
;citic Coast extension, has never been
equaled in the matter of time by any
similar undertaking. Track is now
being laid at the rate of five miles per
day, and the east and west track laying
forces in Montana will soon meet in
the vicinity of Miles City. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected that trains over the
new transcontinental line will be oper.
ated from Chicago to Butte, Montana,
bY May, 1908, and to Seattle and Ia.
coma, Washington, about one year
later.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
Financial Exnadiant.

shoeblack Shine. sir7 Four sous7
Passerby-No thank you. shoeblack
Two sous? !? Passerby shoeblack
For nothing. then? PasserbN All
right, Il you like. shoeblack latter
having finished one shoe) Its 6 sous
to clean the other, sir.-Nos Loisirs.
- The Eclipse Lumber Co. Is noted
Tor its square and honest business
methods. When IN need Of lumber 81
fuel, It will pay you to see them. They
will use You right
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04

1 have for sale Barred Plymouth
Rock cockerels from my prize winning
stock and brothers to my prize winners
this year. took two prizes with three
entries at Albert Lea, three prizes out
of four entries at Cresco and one prize
out of four entries at Owatonna. Price
for cockerels, $3.50.
Z VIM. PETERSON,
South River ST., Austin, Mimi.
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Cannot Shift Responsibility.

+, Speaker Cannon and his manikins mp.
on the ways and means committee can
not escape responsibility for refusing
or delaying revision Of the tariff by TO
ferring the subject to any special or.
ganization, q commission or anything
else, for investigation. The constitu-
ton provides that all bills for raising
revenue shall originate in the house Of
representatives, and the custom Of "a
hundred years has been that such meas.
ures must be framed by the ways and
means committae. Upon that small
coterie of congressman devolves the
duty Of taking the first step. If it is
shirked, it will be no excuse to- claim
that the senate finance committee ought
to be consulted or has refused to coop.
crate. The house has it's duty to per-
form and cannot be heard to excuse its
neglect on the ground that the senate
would not. All that the house is re-
quired or expected to do is to put bill
up to the senate and then rest.
Neither is it clear that any special
board of inquisitors is needed to secure
all the information necessary for the
framing of bill. The treasury de-
partment records contain all the statis-
tical information required, and exper.
fenced men in that department. have all
the supplementary knowledge Of the
subject that has ever been: needed in
the drafting Of such measures in the
past.
If anything is to be done, 1t is time
to get to work. There are still many
months remaining of the life of the
present congress. The republican
party is fully as able to do something
now as it will ever be in the future, for
it is in complete control, with an ample
majority in each house. There is a
way, aad the only thing lacking is the
will st. Paul Dispatch.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
Safety Of Alcohol.

The greater safety Of alcohol, as
compared with gasoline for commer-
cial uses, is due to the fact that 1t
viii not ignite from pure radiated
heat as gasoline does; that water will
Sextinguish burning alcohol while It
Will only spread q fire OF gasoline, and
that th@ efame Of burning alcohol ra-
dates very little heat, while that Of
gasoline radiatess heat very rapid
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
This Evidently Means the First
District.

There is evidence that in at least one
OF the Minnesota districts the friend
ship of the sitting congressman for
Speaker Cannon is responsible for no.
instructions movement. The senti-
ment Of the district, like that of the
rest of the state, appears to be over
whelmingly for Taft. The "organiza-
ton" recognizes that it would be not
merely unwise .but futile to oppose the
election of men who are outwardly at
least for the great secretary. But there
is apparently hope that something
may be saved for Uncle j 90 by the sub
terranean method of sending unin-
structed delegates. The men selected
will doubtless be close friends Of the
congre reesman, and the hope is that .
time may come when, without instruc-
tions to hold hem, they may be pulled
off the sTaft wagon.
This is q matter the republican yot-
ers Of that district should take care Of,
II they are not to be in. danger Of being
misrepresented at Chicago. The efsame
duty rests upon ell the republican Yot-
|ers Of the state. H,they are for Taft
and FOR the Continuation Of the Roose-
velt policies, there is no reason why
they should not say SO plainly and nm
'equivocalIy Minneapolis J Journal, Feb.
"a.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
Sam Weller.

It was Sam Weller who made Dick
ems famous. "Rickwick Papers, were
complete failure financially until this
unique character was introduced. The
press was all but unanimous in prais.
ing Samival as an entirely original
character whom none but great gen.
ius could have created. Dickens re.
ceived over $16OOO for "Pickwick Pa
pers," and at the age Of twenty-six he
was incomparably the most popular
author Of his day.-London Standard.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04

We are booking orders for our
choice evergreens every day, that we
are closing out atour ST.. Ansgar nurs-
cry. If you are figuring on planting
an evergreen grove this spring, drop
us card for our new price list, and
a copy of the most liberal contract
that was ever written between man
and man.
Gilbertson Nursery Co.,
St. Ansgar, Iowa.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
Foiled.

Foiled.
"Ah!'' said Bragley, with a view to
making Miss Wise jealous. II was
alone last evening with some one ad-
mire very much"
"Ahr' echoed the bright girl 'Alone.
were youy' Philadelphia Press.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
STATE LAND SALES.
Nearly Four Hundred Thousand Acres
Will Auctioned,

Will Be Auctioned.
Between June % and July "a, 396, 600
acres of land will be offered at public
sale by State Auditor Iverson. They
will be disposed of to the highest bidder.
Under the law the purchaser must
make a payment Of Is per cent Of the
purchase price at the time Of the sale.
The balance can then be paid in forty
years at per cent interest. The land
is all suited for agricultural purposes.
The dates of the various sales together
with the locations are:
June
%. Hallock, Kittson county -. 10000
%: Warren, Marshall county. .44,m
25. Roseau, Roseau county. 5000
q. Bagley, Clearwater comfy. .l2,0 Goo
20. Little Falls, Morrison county 10000
80. Brainerd, Crow Wing county17, GOO
30. Walker, Cass county $4,000
July
l. Park Rapids, Hubbard countyl5,OOO
2. Wadena, Wadena county -. 5000
2. Detroit, Becker county =. ;. 10000
6. Aitkin, Altkin county. ..... 10000
Z. Duluth, st. Louis county,. 10000
8. Grand Rapids, Itasca county ..35, 600
9. Bemidji, Beltrami county. !. Is, 600
10. International Falls, Coochich.
20. Carlton, Carlton county,. 5000
21 Pine City, Pine county ...... 86W
% Princeton, Mile Lacs county 4,04
"a Fergus Falls, Otter Tail county
.................. ........ a,Oo0
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
Tame Your Rattlesnakes.

A tame rattlesnake belonging to an
Arizona farmer sleeps every night on
the front gate of its owners garden,
coiling himself around the gate and
gatepost. so that lock and chain to
keep out intruders are not needed
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
Loves Young Dream.

THAT man is very musical and TO-
mantle = said Maud. &.
''Yes,,,' answered Minnie. He IS on one
OF the sort that hangs oyer 9 piano
singing Every Morn I Send Thee Vlo-.
let's but meter really produce ces as. as.
much as q box Of candy
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04

A Losing Scheme.
They tell me that poor jolly is a
victim Of his own good fellowship"
That's so. He lost his own health
in drinking other peoples. Baltimore
American.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04

# Thsacoop.
This dat Is mere coop." !"
Yes, john" said his wife sweetly,
ss.and the cook has Just dew it."-Pitts-
9urg Post
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04

Residence Property for Sale.
[ offer for sale at bargain my desir-
able, beautiful residence, property 106
KSnwood Ave. south. Terms to suit.
Look this up. ]. F. SNYDER, Austin.
...- tt
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
Situation Wanted.

By an honest, sober old soldier, light
work, handy in any dept. of a hotel or
restaurant, in fact any light work. In
5quire at this Office.
Mower County transcript., 1908-03-04
Aberdeen Angus Bulls.

For sale Is registered two year Aber-
deem Angus bulls by imported Sire.
Write or call on GEO. MCGILLIvARY,
Carpenter, Iowa. 2
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
FAVOR KERFooT FoR "PRExY.'
Dakota Wesleyan Trustees Go to See
Strong Candidate for Presidency.

Dakota Wesleyan Trustees Go to See
Strong Candidate for Presidency.
Two of the trustees of Dakota Wes-
leyan university went to
Mimi. for the purpose of interviewing
DR.. K~erfoot, the presiding elder OF the
Mankato district of the Methodist
church.
DIR, Kerfoot's name has been taken
into consideration as one of the candl-
dates for the election as president OF
Dakota Wesleyan university. 1t Is
only in the last ten days that his
friends have been actively pushing
his candidacy, which has brought 10
light much of the minister's attain
ments, Of which the committee was
not in possession, and they have gone
to talk over the situation with him.
The trustees of the university VIII
maet in Mitchell on "Wednesday, Aug
< for the purpose of reaching a pos
| sible conclusion as to the p~residencS
| Of the college. 1t appears that tnf
| candidates. at least those to be con
s;dered at all favorably, are narrower
down 10 two or three, with evldentiN
q strong leaning toward Er. kerioo'
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
MITCHELL MAY GET SCHOOL.
German Lutherans of Iowa Seek Col
Iege Site in South Dakota.

The German Lutheran synod of
Iowa is making some Investigations in
this state with the idea OF building a
~pro-college at some advantageous
point. The ministerial college is 10
Gated at Dubuque, Iowa, and the pro-
college at Clinton, Iowa, but the lat
ter institution is now filled with
students and cannot accept any more
at the opening OF the fall term, which
leaves the German Lutherans in this
state without an institutional school to
which to send their children TO college.
For several years the ~synodical Off
GERS have investigated Sioux Falls, Abb
erdeen and Eureka, and now they are
in conference with Dr.. S. Sprecher Of
Mitchell, who lately has moved there
from Trip, and who believes that
Mitchell win eventually secure the col
lege..
The first building to be erected will
be large, enough TO accommodate 400
students. There is a large number of
Germans in the central and southern
part of the state to be benefited by
having a college, and those in Western
Iowa and Southern Minnesota viii be
withir easy reach Of the institution.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
AZ MORE STOCK.
Belle Fourche Market Improved BY
New Range Conditions.

Belle Fourehe Market Improved BY
New Range Conditions.
Once more the section about Belle
Fourche is in the midst of the cattle
shipping season, and In spite of the
pessimistic forecast made some
months ago, the season Of 1908 prom
, ises to eclipse that of last year. Not
only are the cattle all in excellent
shape. the demand good and the prices
strong. but the range under different
conditions than formerly has enjoyed
an exceptionally good year.
Belle Fourche long has held the title
of the largest cattle shipping point in
the world. The vast stretch of range
north. east and west afforded for years
practically the one shipping point
there. Thousands of cattle are driven
overland to that point and then
shipped over the Northwestern to
Omaha. Sioux City and Chicago. But
with the passing of the big range and
IN Aoi6S 1 ~ Nuo thou6hN tiut
conditions would be so changed that
Belle Fourche would cease to be a
shipping point of such Importance.
| The building across the northern part
of Butte county Of the Milwaukee's
coast line extension. cutting as 1t does
through a large cattle section. also
was figured as a factor in the lessen
ing of shipments from there. Neither
of these conditions seem to have had
much of the expected effect. Count
less small herds have supplanted the
larger ones, and the cattle are handled
by many more owners than formerly,
resulting in an improved condition
and consequent better prices.
So far this season the number Of
shipments from Belle Fourche is great
er than at this time last year and the
cattle are coming in fast. In the
n"eighborhood of 1900 carloads were
sent to market from that point in the
fall of 1907, but the railroad and cat
tlemen interested estimate that the
total shipments from Belle Fourche
this fall will exceed 1000 carloads.
The Milwaukee, instead of reducing
the number of head shipped from
Belle Fourche. is drawing largely on
the country heretofore handled ex-
elusively by the Northern Pacific. Cat
tie from North Dakota, Montana, Wy
oming and the extreme northern and
north central parts of South Dakota
are being handled by the Milwaukee
and Northern Pacific.
Rapid City, through the building
across the state of the Northwestern
and Milwaukee lines, is no longer a
shipping point of such proportions as
before. These lines have numerous
shipping points for cattle from west
of the river that are too far south for
the northern lines, but Underwood
seems destined to become the center
of the cattle shipping industry for
that section between the Missouri riv-
er and the Black Hills.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
State News of Interest
FIGHT FOR sPEARFlsH RIVER.
Expenditure Of $4,000, 900 Said to b
Scheme Of Company in Black Hills

Expenditure Of $4,000, 900 Said to Be
Scheme Of Company in Black Hills.
1t is announced that plans are now
on foot which will result in the cree.
ton Of a mammoth water power plant
on the Spearfsh river that will har.
ness practically the whole of that
stream, transform the present sys-
tenn Of water plants here, involve an
expenditure Of at least 81. 00O, 900 and
inaugurate . fight between the Gen
eral Electric company and the Black
Hills Traction company for supremacy
In the Black Hills.
For some time there have been ru-
mors OF a struggle for the waite:
rights Of the Spearfish river. A few
years ago a plant erected by the
Spearfsh Electric Light and Power
Company was put out Of commission
by the flood of 1904, and no effort has
since been made to utilize the stream
for that purpose until the Black Hills
Traction company entered the field.
Shortly after their new plant was
built at Spearfish overtures looking
toward a sale were alleged to have
been made by the General Electric
company, which owns a $1,000, 900
plant at Puma. These offers were
refused, and it Is now said that the
big company has determined TO fight
the smaller one.
According to authentic information
the General Electric company will
build a plant that will have a capacity
of 5000 horse power, which, 1t Is es-
timated would cost the company an
other million.
There are at present five separate
crews Of surveyors working in the
Spearfsh canyon, none of which will
volunteer information as TO their
plans. The Homestake company owns
most Of the riparian rights in the
canyon, and has unlimited opportu-
nifty. 1t is further understood that the
Homestake. to protect its own rights.
Is to aid the Black Hills Traction
company in it's effort to retain its
hold in the Black Hills.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
MoRMoNs TO WORK STATE.
Elders viii Visit Towns and Farms
Of South Dakota.

Six Mormon elders are in Mitchell
at the present time preparing for a
campaign which they intend to insti.
tute in various portions of the state.
Elder William Redd is at the head
of the company of religious workers.
and he states that a o u will be
started to the northern border, stop
ping at all the towns en- route, and
that four of the elders will walk
through the country, visiting all the
farm houses on the journey to im-
press their teachings on the farmers,
with whom they seem to have the
best success in selling their literature.
The elder said that open air meet
ings would be held in all the towns
they visit. They find many, he says,
who are adopting the Mormon faith
in this state. Two years ago six OF
the Mormons worked in Mitchell all
summer, and at the close there were
some exciting scenes, due to antag-
oniSm.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
FAMOUS RANGE TOWN RAZED.
Evarts, S. D., Will Pass Into Oblivion
on Aug. 1.

oH NoS'
The town Of Evarts, until a few
months ago the greatest cattle ship
ping center in the country, has passed
into oblivion. Not even a railroad
track remains to mark the place
where millions of head of cattle have
been cared for en route from the great
plains TO the Eastern markets, and
scarcely a house or %inhabitant will
be seen there, where in former years
Indiana made it one of their greatest
trading posts.
When the St. Paul railroad decided
to extend to the coast one of the
worst obstacles 70 be overcome was
to find a suitable site for a bridge
across the Missouri river. Weeks
were spent in surveying the banks Of
the Big Muddy, and finally the an
gineers settled upon a site several
miles north of Evarts. which has
since grown into a large and flourish
ing town called Mobridge. Through
an agent the st. Paul railroad offered
the people of Evarts any site they
would select in any of the new towns
on the extension. The offer was ac-
cepted. Had it been refused the st.
Paul would have been compelled to
keep trains running into and out Of
Evarts.
A few months ago the exodus from
Evarts began; now practically moth
ing remains of the town. Buildings
were drawn across the prairie and
into other towns, principally Glenham
and Mobridge, and in a few days the
ST Paul will tear up its tracks leading
into Evarts. That will be the finish.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
BULL ToSsES M
Farmers Wife Attacked by Animal
Nav Be Internally injured.


Mrs. l.. D. Puff, the wife Of a
prominent farmer living north If
Mitchell, had a narrow escape from
death when she was attacked by a
bull in the pasture. and will likely be
laid UP for some time as a result or
the encounter. She was passing
through the pasture when the bun
charged her. She was able to avoid
the animals horns for a short time by
lodging hither and thither, getting
closer to the fence all the time.
When within a few feet OF the fence
the bull charged her and his horns
penetrated her body. When thrown
into the air Mrs. Puff came down
near to the fence, and with presence
of mine left she crawled through he
wires and was safe from further IN
Jury. Persons at the farmhouse, VINO
started in search of her, found the IN
iured woman where she had crawled.
She was unconscious. 1t is feared
that she is injured internally.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
MANY WOMEN SPECTATORS.
Wall Street Brokers Have Private
Rooms for Them.


The number of women spectators
Is amazingly large-much larger than
even the ordinary Wall street habitue
would imagine. 1t is not commonly
known, but it is a fact that many
brokerage houses maintain private
rooms for their women customers
with more often than not, private en-
frances. There are several reasons
for this. One is that many women
who speculate do so secretly, with
out the knowledge Of their family.
their relatives or their friends. On
this account they desire privacy, de-
sire To move and have their Wall
street being unknown. Another rea-
son is that the broker himself desires
it, principally. be ii confessed, be-
cause he is anxious that II there be
any scenes" they shall be private
ones, far from the madding crowds
ignoble strife"-and sight. For truth
compeIs the statement that women
are poorer losers than men. II is the
testimony OF conservative brokers that
a woman gambler Is much more OF a
gambler than a man-much more, that
is. in absorbing righteousness and al
most vindfctiveness. She seems to be
carried out OF and beyond herself TO a
degree that becomes uncomfortably
aisquieting when she loses. Even
when she is q winner, and, as | have
said, the proportion of winner to
losers among women is about n 60
twenty, there seems to- be in her
satisfaction a kind of righteousness
that is not good to see.