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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
ADVOCATES CENTRAL BANK.
Former Director Of Mint Would Have
Powerful Backing for Banks.

George. +. Roberts, president of the
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
and former director Of the United
States mint, delivered the address OF
the day at the state bankers conven-
ton, whose annual convention just
closed in Deadwood. In his address
he touched upon the recent panic and
as a safeguard against future trouble
he suggests a central bank.
"a panic is like a fire." he said. II
does not start everywhere at once, but
in one place. The central bank would
do business with the banks only, and
would have charge of government
funds instead of having them depos-
tied in the various banks by the sec
rotary of treasury"
He also stated that this plan was "A
success in Germany, England and
France, and that in times OF trouble
the central bank stood back Of the
small bank and prevented the spread
of the trouble.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, ].
r. Hughes, Gettysburg; vice president,
G.. F. Stebbins, Spearfish; treasurer,
w. G. Pratt, Jr., Chamberlatn; secre-
tary, j. E. Pratt, Clark; executive
committee, c. H. Barrett of Water
town, l.. S. Lincoln of Aberdeen, F. c.
Danford of Parker, H. r. Dennis of
Sioux Falls, NJ. j. Cheney Of Wakonda,
6. Drew of Hiphmore A w Swaype
Of Springfield, H. S. Sheldon of Water
town, j.. e. Plat Of Clark, F. S. STRAIT
tan of Deadwood; delegation to the
American Bankers association, N. E.
Franklin of Deadwood and r. H. Dris-
coll of Lead. Pierre was unanimous
ly selected as the next place for hold.
ing the state convention.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
DELEGATES ARE APPOINTED.

Gov, Crawford has appointed dele.
gates to the International Tuberculosis
congress, which meets at Washington
Sept. 2 to Oct. IL Doctors w. H. Lane,
Miller; F. NJ. Grain, Redfeld; w. M.
Edgerton, Faulkton; William Ed
wards, Bowdle; f. G.. Miller. Brook
ings; F. w. Fryberg, Mitchell; F. A.
Spafford, Flandreau; W. e. Moore.
Tyndall; f. N. Schoonmaker, Airing
ton; f. l.. Glass, Huron; Frank S.
Howe, Deadwood; George Edwards,
De Smet: A. H. Tufts, Sioux Falls:
ID. w. Rodgers, Yankton; r. +. Camp
bell, Waterfowl; George Country
man, Aberdeen. The governor also
has selected as delegates to the Inter
national Fisheries congress, which
will meet in Washington Sept. 22-25,
D. c. Booth, Spearfish; Robert Slagla.
Brookings; George V. Ayres, Dead
wood; Charles e. De Land, Pierre:
R. NJ. Calkins, Deadwood.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
HERRIcK LOSES BY FIRE.
No Fight Could Be Made for Lack of
Water.


The most disastrous fire in the his
tory Of Gregory county occurred al
Herrick, n of the new reservation
towns, last week, when an entire bust
ness block except two buildings was
burned to the ground. Fire was dis
covered in the Sinkular millinery store
and quickly spread to the adjoining
buildings. Within an hour the entire
block was burning. Having no fire.
fighting apparatus except one chemi-
cal engine, it was impossible to save
anything. The losses are:
Sinkular millinery, loss $500 to
stock, insured; Frank Nunemaker
building. partly insured, value $4,000;
| Buck saloon, stock $500, no insurance;
Nunemaker building, partly insured.
Smith & Reichal, hardware stock, s4,-
600, no insurance, building $4,000;
Kane saloon, building and stock, $4,-
900, very little insurance; J. G.. Dun
bar, general store, $4,000, small insur.
ance; H. Buehler, dwelling, S 1000, no
Insurance; household goods in dwell.
Ing, $500, no insurance; Haight livery,
81 900, small insurance.
The entire loss is estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, with about
$4,000 insurance. The origin of the
fire is not known, as there had been
no fire in or about the building where
the blaze originated for a day or two
previous. The odor or gasoline around
the building first on fire was very
strong, which leads many citizens to
| suspect incendiarism.
The towns of Bonesteel and Burke
were called upon for assistance, and
while thay responded promptly, moth
ing could be done on account of the
poor water supply.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
ELoPERs HELD FOR TRIAL.

AS the result of the preliminary ex,
animation OF Norman Rygmyr and
Mrs. Herbert Bishop, the Marshall,
town, Iowa, clippers who were traced
TO Sioux Falls a few years g by the
husband of the woman, and arrested
on a statutory charge, preferred by
him, both defendants have been held
for appearance in the state cour: in
Sioux Falls. The bond was fixed at
$1,000, u. /. Rygmyr, father of the
man in the case. a liveryman and ho
telkecDei at Marshalltown. is here md
is arranging to furnish a bond for the
release of his o pending his trial
in November. 1t is not believed Mrs.
Bishop will be able to furnish @ bond
and it is probable she will be com
relied to remain in the county jail
until the November term of court.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
LET IN SALOONS; CANCEL SITE.
County Board Finds Way to Grant
Licenses Legally.

Licenses Legally.
The disagreement between the coun.
ty commissioners and the council Of
Fort Pierre was not the only thing
which hampered the saloons Of that
town at the opening of this month
While the disagreement put them out
of business temporarily the other diff
ficulty was one which, while it APP
peared serious, soon was remedied.
1t was found that every one of the
applicants were asking for permits
sion to do business within less than
three hundred feet from a room which
had been leased by the school board
for school purposes. That was a bar:
but the school board rose to the oc-
c%asion, and at a special meeting can.
celed the lease which they had taken
on the property and cleared the way
for business interests"
The towns Of Presho and Reliance.
in Lyman ccInty, are suffering from
the same dry" state that is affecting
Fort Pierre and from the same cause.
The county commissioners and the
town councils cannot agree upon VINO
should be granted liquor licenses and
as a result the saloons N those towns
are closed pending an agreement.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
BLACK HILLS MINING.
important Announcement Regarding
the Orc Elmo Property.

One of the most important an.
p~ouncements made | n the mining
field at Deadwood for some time was
that of the Golden Reward Mining
company whose officials declared that
operations will resume on the Oro
Elmo property In the Bear Butte creek
section. For some months past the
Golden Reward company has been
thoroughly sampling the property with
the object in view of operating II
again If the sampling proved salts.
factory. This went above expecta'
tons. and the resumption is the result.
The Orc Elmo has long been regarded
as one of the richest properties in the
Black Hills. Years ago it was oper.
ated by Allison and others and brought
handsome profits, even though no at.
tempt was made to treat any but the
ore containing free gold. At that time
all the tailings were allowed to go to
waste. After that others took hold
of the property and continued to make
a success of it. The ore was shipped
to the old Deadwood smelter which
necessitated an expensive hauling
charge and yet the profits were large.
1t is the present intention of John
Tortette, who will have charge of the
mining work on the Orc Elmo to take
the ore from a large ledge that is
opened up in a tunnel lear the old
hoist, one-eighth Of a mile from the
railroads. 1t will then be shipped to
the smelter at Denver as the grade Of
the ore is too high for ~cyaniding.
Commencement of work on the Orc
Elmo is expected to result in much
other work in that district and to
make it the scene Of considerable &C.
tivity during the present summer.
John Simm has started work on the
Victoria property in Squaw creek with
a small force of miners and will de-
velop the ore bodies until they have
reached the stage for treatment In
the mill. 1t is the intention to in
crease the force from time to time and
in a few months to have the 200-ton
cyanide mill in operation. This mill
has been operated but little since its
erection two years ago, but the Vic,
toria has several good ore bodies that
only require proper development to
make them yield sufficient output for
the mill.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
LARGE SLICE FOR LENNON.
New Land District VIII Cut Big Piece
Territory OF Rapid City District.

New Land District VII Cut Big Piece
Territory Of Rapid City District.
The new Lennon land district will
take a large slice out Of the Rapid
City district in Butte county, and al
together will cover an extensive dis.
tr;ct in Northwestern South Dakota
and Southwestern South Dakota.
The boundaries of the South d.
kota part of the district are, roughly
beginning at the point on the state
line between Montana and South Da-
kota on the township line between
townships 16 and II, and running east
to the range line between townships
s and 3, then south to the township
line between townships IL and 10, then
east along the line between Meade and
Butte counties TO the reservation line,
and east along the south line OF
Schnasse county to the township line
between towns % and "a, in Dewey
county, and from there north TO The
state line.
This takes in considerable territory
which will not give business TO the
new Office until the Cheyenne River
and Standing Rock reservations are
opened to settlement, but the Butte
county business, with that in North
Dakota will keep the Office busy up to
the time the Few country is op .ned.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
CONTEST FOR couNTYlFAIR.
Dairy Cow Test at Bookings Excites
Interest.

interest.
A novel feature for a county fair Is
disclosed by the premium list Of the
Brookings association, under the heal
ing Best Dairy Cow" The class is
open for all breeds and grades. AMI
the premiums are SIS, SO and SIS for
the first, second and third, respective
ly. But the premiums will be awarded
on performance, not looks. The
judges will be from Missouri" The
fair is to be held Sept. %, 23, "a and
25, and Prof. c. Larsen of the state
college will have charge of the cor.
test.
The COWS must be delivered to him
the first day of the fair. The contest
begins the second day with the mora
ing milking, and each COW will be
MIXED by him morning, noon and
night the second and third days, and
in the morning and at noon the fourth
day. The milk from each cow will be
weighed and tested for butter fat with
Babcock tester after each milking,
of the skim milk at 20 cents a 100
pounds.
Each man feeds his own COW as he
pleases. except that the use Of condi-
ments will not be allowed.
The Brookings County Fair associa.
tion opened bids for the erection of a
new live stock show and sale pavilion,
to be built on the fair grounds before
Sept. 1. Hans Jerde of this place was
the successful bidder at s4,929 for the
building complete.
This will probably bethe finest
building of the kind in this state. and
1t is doubtful il there is a better one
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23

on any county fair ground In the
United States. The main part will be
eighty feet square, with twenty-foot
posts, a square roof, and a dome In
the center. Through the center OF
this part of the building will be the
show ring, 23xS0 feet, making ample
room for showing forty-five head )f
cattle at n time. From each side
OF the show ring seats will be erect
ed in balcony style to within four feet
of the roof, making a seating capacity
OF 1000 persons. The building will be
lighted by ninety windows, and heat
for winter meetings will be provided
by steam coils under the seats.
Surrounding this building will be a
lean-to twenty feet wide, with perma.
nent stalls for cattle and horses. with
wide passage ways. while opening from
a drive way thirteen feet wide into the
main building, and under the balcony
seats are twenty-eight stallion stalls.
five feet wide by twelve feet deep.
and in front of these ample bins for
feed for all stock In the building. Am
pie stalls will be provided in the build.
ing for 166 head of cattle and horses.
The building to be 100 feet square, and
Will be modern and complete in every
detail.
In addition to this. the association
is building a new grand stand. 30x1OO
feet, with a seating capacity for 1900.
The speed program will be as fol-
lows: $500 trot. $3.50; 2:30 trot.
$500; 2:20 trot, $500; 2:45 pace. $3.50:
2:25 pace, $500, and 2:17 pace, $500.
Brookings is in the racing circuit
which is composed of Redfeld. Huron
Estate fair). Madison, Bookings. all
in South Dakota, and Marshall and
Candy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
In and About the State
SHADES cRAwFoRo's MAJORITY
State ~crnvassing Board Examines Pc.
turns.

State c~rnvassing Board Examines Re-
turns.
The state ~canvassing board has IAN.
vassed the returns on United States
senator and congressman. The Off
cial canvass increased the Kittredge
vote so, and reduced the Crawford
vote 2, making the Crawford majority
2,065. There was no change ! n the
congressional vote from the former
figures, giving Martin . majority OF
$40 and Burke 2,213.
The Democratic nominees for con.
gress are r. E. Dowdeel, o. F. San
born and Andrew H. Olsen OF Law
renee. The total Democratic vote
cast at the primaries was only a little
over 5000, some of the Democratic
counties barely making a showing. In
Bon Homme county the name OF Olsen
was left off the ballot and Owens used
instead. and this lost him the vote OF
that county, but he wins by 81 over
C. ]. B. Harris of Yankton, the next
man. The Dowdell vote was 4,7o2,
Olsen 3,167, Harris 3,146, Simons 1858
and Owens 6S.
The Democrats Of Hughes county
made no effort to nominate a county
ticket through the primary, but at the
convention at Blunt they selected a
complete county ticket and indorsed
Thomas Ayres as the choice Of
Hughes county for the senate and the
district composed of Hughes, Hyde and
Sully counties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
REPUBLICANS ARE IN HARMONY.
South Dakota Convention Brings Factions Together
Concessions Made on Both Sides-Al
Agree to Stand Together.

When the Republican state W
ton adjourned at Mitchell it was with
a feeling prevalent among the dele
gates that a solution of any future
break in the party had been reached
and that the party differences had
been bridged over In such a manner
as to bring practically a solid support
to the entire state ticket.
O%vertures we're made by both stall.
warts and progressives with the TX
ception Of certain features of the plat
form where the progressives declined
to yield to the wishes of the stall
warts. This was with reference TO
the removal of the tariff on all articles
produced or where prices were con-
trolled by a trust or monopoly. The
progressives held for its insertion In
the platform, and the stalwarts
yielded.
Lasted Only an Hour.
The convention assembled at 2
o'clock, and the entire work was fin
ished within an hour. II was agreed
that there should be no speeches, and
these were cut out entirely, the con
vention passing along in it's work in
a very quiet and mernodical manner
The credentials committee recon-
mended that Thomas l.. Bouck of Mil
bank, a stalwart, be made the perma-
nent chairman of the convention, and
there was not a dissenting voice.
That was a part of the harmony
proposition. Ex-Gov. Elrod and r. o.
Richards, opposing leaders, escorted
Mr.. Bouck to the platform amidst tho
applause of the convention. George
Grace, editor of the Lead Daily Call,
presented a resolution and memorial
touching the life and death of Col.
William H. Parker, a member of col
gress from South Dakota. 1t was
adopted by a rising vote.
Divide Electors, Too.
The o u presidential electors were
nominated by reclamation, a motion
to that effect being made by Charles
H. Burke. They are as follows: john
L.. Brown, Brown county; j. F. Schrae.
der, Pennington county; Gottlieb
Doering, Hutchinson county. Two
are stalwart and two progressives, and
this was the second step in the har.
mony proposition.
w. II. Glass presented the resolu
tons, which Endorsed the policies and
principles inaugurated by President
Roosevelt and the nomination or Taft
and Sherman, approved the platform
of the national Republican convention,
and especially the removal of the
tariff from iron, coal, lumber and
wood pulp as we'll as from all articles
the price Of production of which Is
controlled by a trust or monopoly;
endorsed the idea of the ascertainmenl
of the true cash value of all public
service corporations as essential TO
an intelligent establishment Of rates
and the proper control of all such cor.
porations; favored the comprehen-
sive and permanent Improvement of
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers,
and declared that freight rates west
Of the Missouri river are so excessive
as to amount to extortion In many
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
S. D. NJ. GUARDS IN CAMP.

The Second battalion. Sixteenth in.
fantry. U. S. A., has left the state
camp ground at Lake Kampeska for
Fort Creek, Neb., afte a months prac.
tice on the South Dakota rifle range.
More than 10000 rounds Of ammuni-
ton were fired by the regiment into
Lake Kampeska.
Twelve companies of the Fourth
regiment, S. d. N. G., have set up
camp on the site vacated by the regu-
lars. All companies have come into
camp with t~hirty-five men each, ex-
cept Companies H and X from the
Hills. which have thirty men each.
With the staff and line officers and the
band of thirty-two pieces. there will
be more than 500 men in amp for
the next ten days.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
FIRST SALES IN SEPTEMBER.
State Lands In Meade and Pennington
to Be offered.

State Land Commissioner Dokken
will in September start the first sales
of state lanls in counties west of the
Missouri, Offering all the capitol lands
in Meade and Pennington counties,
These are appraised at from S. to so
an acre.
The capitol lands east of the rdiver
will not be again ioffered at auction,
but will be disposed of at private
sales. The department will also make
offerings of common school lands in
Lyman county and of a part Of the
Fort Sully reservation lands in Sully
county this fall.
A general rain in this part of the
Missouri slope this week, following
numerous local showers Of the pre-,
vious day, brought nearly two inches
Of precipitation and relieved a situa-
ton which was getting near to the
danger point. Corn was not in any
danger, but some of the fields OF
small grain had begun to show signs
of dry weather.
int hiSb ailaiid nal NCSl hdo pSeu
completed and the cutting of Wild hay
is filing in the time until the small
grain is ready to be cared for. Grow.
ers of winter wheat report that 1t viii,
be ready in ten days. The corn and
fax acreage has been largely In
creased.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for another bank at Onida, Sully
county, to be known as the Farmers
bank. 1t is capitalized at $4,000
The incorporators are G. j. Johnson,
'Onida; William Spencer, Neigh,
Neb.; George Soleman, Esmond, S. d.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
DO BLANK VOTES COUNTY

Arguments have just been concluded
in Sioux Falls before Judge Frank b.
Smith of Mitchell, sitting Cor Judge
Jones of the state circuit court In an
important case, which is an outgrowth
of the now celebrated saloon license
case arising at Beresford.
The case involves the question OF
what constitutes a majority In an cleo
ton. The case is somewhat different
from the other cases decided by the
state supreme court, in that II Is a
question of blank ballots being count
ed in estimating the total vote, instead
OF the question of the necessity of a
majority Of all the votes cast at the
election, which was involved in the
other cases.
At the late municipal election at
Beresford 296 persons presented them
selves to vote on the liquor question.
Four OF them voted blank ballots, 14S
voted for license, and 144 against
license.
On June l Judge Jones rendered a
decision in which he held in substance
that license had carried, and the city
of Beresford, following this decision,
issued permits to four applicants for
saloon licenses, who filed the neces-
sary bonds, which yer approved by
the city council Of Beresford. The
county treasurer, however, refused 70
receive the bonds.
To compel the treasurer to receive
the bonds the action which has just
been issued before Judge Smith was
commenced. After the arguments had
been concluded, Judge Smith an
nounced that he would take the case
under advisement.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
Get Iop Notch Wool prie..

The top notch in wool prices has
been reached at Belle Fourche, and Il
threatens to go still higher. NJ. C.
Bigelow, representing a company of
Chicago, took a batch of wool at 16 5-S
cents per pound from j. B. Arnold.
who clipped it from a flock of year
lings. This is understood to he the
highest price paid in any wool market
in the United States this year. The
Belle Fourche shippers are all jubilant
over the rise over last week. All the
warehouses are full, and six outside
buyers are here for business.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23

cases; favored the establishment OF
a postal savings system, a strong en-
dorsement of the primary law and II
the candidates nominated at the June
primaries. and pledged the loyel sup
port of the party of their election.
Another Harmony Step.
Charles H. Burk introduced a reso-
luton touching on the vacancy in
congress by the death Of Col. Parker
and recommended that the name Of
e. w. Martin of Deadwood be the eau
didate to be voted for at the special
election that may be ordered by Gov.
Crawford. The convention adopted
the resolution by a unanimous vote,
which was the third step in the d.
rection of harmony. With the above
action taken, the convention ad.
journed at the motion of ex-Gov. FL
rod.
1t Is the first time in three years
that the party has shown any such dis.
position to act in harmony on candi,
dates.
VIII Stand by Action.
Both stalwarts and progressives,
standing in groups after the conven'
ton, were heard to give expression to
the sentiment that they would stand
by the action Of the day.
An informal meeting Of the state
central committee and the candidates
on the ticket was held late In the
afternoon and a part Of the campaign
mapped out. w. c. Cook is continued
as chairman of the state committee.
Only a small proportion of the mem
bership was present at the meeting.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
Good Stunts for Corn Palace.

The attractions for MitchelI's an.
nual corn palace have been secured
early in the season, and the commit.
zee has been able to land something
good for the week of Sept. 2S to Oct.
3, the corn palace dates. There are
/ vaudeville acts, some of which
will be used for the free street attrac.
tons. A special effort will be made
this year to make the agricultural
exhibits much better and larger in or
der to advertise the state to a greater
extent. More space will be given to
counties and their exhibits, and it is
designed to have much larger repre.
sentation in this direction.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
A Good Substitute.

Jimmy had his weak points as an
example of the result of modern edu.
cational methods, but his brain was
OF excellent quality.
When the teacher looked at him and
inquired, coldly. What is a synonym,
james, he was ready with an an.
swer.
ITS a word hat you can use when
you don't know how to spell the one
you thought ct fiTst." he replied cheer.
fully.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
FINED 500 FOR GAMBLING.

War upon gambling has been de-
clared by Chief Tracy of the Sioux
Falls police department. He an
that an active campaign
will be waged until all UGH joints
have been driven out Of the city. The
first victim of the present warfar,,
agaiDsi gambling was Joseph p. Gels,
who was detected operating a gam
bling house in a room over a restau-
rant. He entered a plea of guilty, and
was fined 800.