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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03
FIVE GIRLS TO,
WIN RINGS
Next Week Five Girls Will
Get Handsome
Presents
And The Next 9 Days Will Bring
i'm Thousands of Votes
HOW TO GET VOTES

In nine days from today, or Satur.
day. Dec. II, at 2p. m. the Press
contest for five diamond rings clos
es.
Several of the girls are very close
in the number of votes recorded,
and their friends will be greatly in
terested in their welfare during the
next few days.
AS before stated those girls in the
lead get many votes simply because
they are near the lead and have a
chance to win, hence it may not be
wise to hold all your votes to the
very last.
Next weeks paper. Dec. 10th,
will be the last public record of the
votes. Every girl should try to
make good showing on that date.
This week Miss Myers takes the
lead in the city district, with Miss
Catalan aud Miss Pusey very close
up, all of them adding several hun
dred votes.
In the Bird, or Rec Heights district
Miss Nina Scott jumps into second
place by gain of over 5000 votes.
The 9Th district lead is again
changed from Miss Mamie Weisner
to Miss Anna Struif.
Very little change in the other
districts leaders
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03
CORN EXHIBIT
AT OMAHA
National Exposition Convenes
There Dec. 9 to 10

Mitchell, Nov 27.-To all who plan
to exhibit at the national corn expo
sition, or who expect to attend this
exposition at Omaha, Dec. 9th to
18th inclusive, arrangements have
been made for excursion rates to
Omaha east of the Missouri river
upon a basis of one and one-half
cents per mile.
In order to take care of the exhib-
its which are to be sent to the ma
tional corn exposition from South
Dakota, the exposition authorities
have arranged for special car or
the Chicago & northwestern railway
which will leave Brookings, S. d. or
Dec. 1st.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03
FOR RETIREMENT
OF COUNTRY LIFE
President and Commission Ask
Farmers to Meet and
Discuss

Pierre, S. ID. Nov. II. President
Roosevelt has suggested that the
Commission on Country life TASK
the farmers to come together in the
several school districts of the coun-
try so that they may meet and
consider" the question concerning
which the Commission Is seeking in
formation. The President desires
that these discussions be held not
later than Saturday, Dec. 5th,
am writing you to request that
you suggest to the school officers, or
other leading citizens, in the several
school districts, to meet in their
school houses, or other customary
meeting places, and discuss the gen.
eral economic, social, sanitary or
educational conditions of country
life in their respective neighbor-
hoods.
This letter is sent to all county
superintendents, or equivalent Off
GERS, in the United States, in order
that these subjects NAV be everv-
where discussed practically stimuli
taneous. The Commission asks your
cooperation in securing these meet
ings, in the interest of the public
good. The meetings should be held
not later than the first week in
December.
The whole success of the work of
the Commission depends on the at
titude and cooperation of the farm
ing people of the United States.
The Commission represents them,
and it needs their suggestions.
In this work of the betterment Of
their own condition, it is earnestly
hoped that our rural folk will take
an active interest in seeing that
such meeting he called and that
they give consideration to some of
the questions suggested and report
thereon to the Commission on Coun-
try Life at Washington, d. G.
Yours very truly,
H. A. Ustrud,
State Supt.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03
CANADA NOW
GETTING HERS
Crop Yarns, Hard Times, Etc. of
New Countries

Ortonville Herald Star: "A former
resident of Montevideo, now living
on a homestead near Daysland. AL
berta, writes that a heavy frost
August %, nearly ruined their crop,
and that hard times prevail all over
the province. Wheat grades No. 4
and sells at 80 cents per bushel, &nd
20 cents for oats. The letter winds
up by saying. there is no money
here, no wages, and no crops" The
Canada bubble burst long ago"
This is common experience of
newly settled localities. 1t is al
most identical with what South Da-
dota had to endure some years ago.
After the first flush of the boom
settlement, and the pioneers small
capital is spent, there comes "A time
when everything looks blue. The
settlers have no resources, because
they used what they brought with
them, and had not been there long
enough to accumulate more.
Then comes the time Of hard luck
stories and destitUtion, more or less
true, alright, but the weird tales
are exaggerated to make interest
ing stories, and sent out oyer the
country, just as the above is by
some fellow who lacks the nerve to
stay with his chosen location and
fight it out to victory.
The same things and ten times
worse, were published about South
Dakota twenty years ago. Today
every CRATER, every travelling fake,
every beggar and every easy money
artist, who can. is either now tour
ing South Dakota, or has it on his or
her list, because South Dakota S
prosperity and production of new
wealth has been unequaled in any
one Of Uucle Sans states, old or
new, for the past seven years.
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LaFOLLETTE AND
BRYAN PAPERS
Statesmen Have Organs" tC
Boost Their Ambitions

Madison. Wis, Nov. Ex-senator
LaFollette has engaged a residence
in Washington for the winter and
will take his family there with him.
He is busily engaged just now ar
ranging for the publication of his
paper, for which the name Patriot"
has been virtually decided upon. 1t
will contain sixteen pages at the
start and will be enlarged later.
Many subscriptions haye already
been received. The senator has al
ready engaged several noted maga-
zine contributors for his staff, &C.
cording to an announcement made
today.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03
KILLED BY
LIVE WIRE

Huron. Nov. 26.-Carl Young,
aged %, a brother of o. o. Young,
prinipal Of the high school of Huron,
was instantly killed last night by
live wire.
AS electrician he was repairing an
arc light when struck by 104 volts.
The remains were taken to Oregan
City, Oregon, where his mother re-
sides.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03

The Blunt papers report the rob-
berry last week of the Hughes county
state bank, owned by f. F. Waite.
of this city, and w. w. Waite. of
Blunt. About 500 was secured.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03
3 GIRL ORATORS
IN PYLE FAMILY
Three Sisters Chosen to Repre-
sent Huron College i'm the
Annual Debate

Huron, Nov, 26,-The preliminary
debate to decide who shall represent
Huron college in the annual debate
with the young ladies of Dakota
Wesleyan university at Mitchell,
some time in February or March,
resulted in the choice of Misses Mel
lie, May and Gladys Pyle, three Sis
ters, residents of this city, and
daughters of the late John Pyle, at
torney general for South Dakota.
The question discussed was, That
South Dakota should adopt the com
mission plan for controlling her pub
lie service corporation, the plan tC
embody the principal, facts to be
found in the New York and Wiscon,
sin utility laws"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03

Mr. Bryan's Commoner, published
at Lincoln, is generally considered
to be The great factor in keeping
him in touch with the masses of his
party throughout the west.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03

The young ladies above referred
to are daughters of the late John
Pyle and wife, nee Mamie Shields,
former well known residents of
Miller.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-03
PRIMARY
SAYS MARTIN
Congressman Thinks New Law
Can be Improved

Deadwood, Nov. 2S.--How and
where to amend the primary law
that saw it's first test in South Dako-
ia this year, is to be one of the most
important features of the coming
session of the state legislature.
That the law needs vital changes
seems to be generally conceded
throughout the state. An organ
lied effort to enlighten the legisla-
tors in the Black Hills on the most
practical improvements, is to be
commenced in each county and has
already started here. At meeting
of the Young Mems Republican club
Congressman-elect Eben w. Martin
spoke on the good and bad features
of the law, and gave his advice on
proposed amendments, which met
the approval of most of Lawrence
county's republicans. Mr. Martin
summed up the laws bad features
as follows:
Too great expense. "
Too many conventions.
Gives cities too much representa-
tion instead of small communities.
Permits members of any party
voting IN another party's primary.
Is unfair in its arrangement of
candidates names on the ballot.
The primary election last summer
cost the state upwards of $4,000,
which is one of the chief arguments
used against it, but Mr. Martin feels
that this figure can be reduced by a
careful pruning of the law.
1t also provides for double conven-
tions, both state and county, and the
remedy proposed, is to do away with
either the early or late conventions.
The smaller communities in the
state have the greatest complaint to
make against the primary, claiming
that the people in cities and towns
outvote them in selecting candidates.
This, Mr. Martin feels, could be
remedied by the party organizations
in each county centering on the
strongest candidate and shaping the
ticket.
In order to prevent democrats
from voting in republican primaries,
and visa versa, Mr. Martin urges
that the section of the law provid-
ing that to vote in the primaries,
any one from another party shall
declare his sworn intention of vot-
ing that ticket in the fall election,
be changed to make the prospective
voter swear that he has voted at the
last election a majority of the ticket
he proposes to vote in the'primaries.
Under the present law, candidates
for office are placed on the ballot al
phabetically, which makes a differ
ence to the last man on the list for
any one office, of several thousand
votes in the state. 1t is proposed to
divide the places on the ballot equal
ly by having each mans name first
in each county in an equal numb er
of ballots. One other change sug-
gested to increase the 80 per cent
vote required to nominate, to so per
cent, which would come closer to in
suring a strong ticket and a choice
of the majority.
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DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
Good Crowd Watched the Opening
Games of the Season.

Today's game-Treasury VS.. Interstate Commerce.
ing of the Departmental Base Ball
League at the White Lot yesterday after
noon. the Commerce and Labor and Post
ONCE game especially. as these two ag-
gregations fought at it hammer and
tong for seven innings without either
team having crossed the pan. Navy and
Interior were the principals In the other
fray. but errors and runs were made and
the game did not prove quite as fast as
the one on the south diamond. although 1t
resulted in a close score. Navy won by
: to 3.
For a time it was thought that rain
would overtake the players before the
game could be gotten underway. but at
$50 Umpire Belts healthy voice rang
clear in the damp air and the Commerce
and Labor and Post Office game was on
The threatening weather kept the at
tendance down. but those present enjoyed
I he game to the utmost despite the chill
and damp feet.
Cleve Richmond for Commerce and
Labor and Haring for Post Office were
on the hurting mound for their respective
teams and both men deserved a victory
but both teams put up such clever
game in the field, coupled with their in
ability to connect safely. both artists
were content with an even break. Rich
mond had little the better of Haring in
their box work. as he allowed but two
hits and was so stingy with his passes
that not a man walked. while Haring was
found for three hits and handed one man
four wide ones.
Only six men were successful In reach
ing the bags and sad. but true. there
they remained helplessly hugging them
while the pitchers moved down their
mates. Commerce and Labor got a man
as far as third, but from there be never
| wandered. Kleinschmidt was the fOrtu-
nate one. He singled to left. stole sec
ond and continued to third on OrrisOn's
error. The Commerce and Labor fol-
lowers were keyed up for a tally at this
stage as there were no hands down. Here
is where Haring got in his best work. He
| famed the next two men and made Rapp
| hit an easy grounder to him which proved
an easy out. With two men down Evans
cracked one to right for two bases, but
the next man died on an infield hit. Post
Office failed to get a man past second
and only one man reached that bag.
Kraft hit to right and stole second, but.
as said before. there is where he threw
out his anchor. The score:
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of the Red Sox last night. when asked
by a reporter If Unglaub was to be re-

of the Red SoX last night. when asked
by reporter If Unglaub was to be re-
leased.
'Unglaub will fill i'm at first for the
present. and if he improves in batting
there will be no change at the initial
corner"
The Boston manager would not deny
that there may be a shift later on. pro-
viding the right kind of a player is Sc
cured either by trade or purchase. Ef-
forts are being made to strengthen the
team in batting and. as rnglaub has
failed to connect with the ball. the first
change in the team is naturally looked
for at the first corner of the diamond.
But just who is i'm sight the Boston man.
agement refuses to state.
Moriarty of the New York Highlan ders
is the man that both President John I.
Taylor and Manager Jim Mcguire would
like to land for the Red Sox first base
man. While in New York Man ger
Griffith said he would conside- a trade:
he didn't care for Unglaub. He was ready
to give Moriarty for George Winter
This staggered the Boston manage
ment. as it was rather weak i'm the box.
and Winter was showing up strong. After
Winter disposed of the iighlanders TO-
one run Griffith got after Manager
MCGUIRE again. but the Boston man.
ager couldn't see how he could part with
one OF MS very pest Dun IltI, 50 the 060l
was called off for the present Morarty
played a good first base for the High
landers last year in the absence of Chase
and the New York players look on their
utility man game and heady ball
player. Manager Mcclure thought well
of Mo-iarty, even when the team was
practicing at Little Rock, and at that
time opened up negotiations with Man.
ager Griffith.
If money would get Moriarty, President
Taylor would go the limit, but Frank
Farrell is not short of coin. and trade
to Griffiths liking was forced on the Red
Sox management
Unglaub, knowing that he was not fill-
ing the bill to the satisfaction of the
Boston management gave it out some
time ago that he would like to make a
change and while the club was at WASH
ingtoR he asked Manager Joe Cantillon
to make a deal for him.
Manager Mcclure offered to trade Tn
glaub for First Baseman Freeman OF
Washington. but there was nothing doing.
1t also looks as If Jimmy Barrett would
be let go. as Cravath and Carlisle are
young fellows and are worth developing.
while Barrett is a high-priced man. who
cannot be relied on to go through hard
seasons work in the American League.
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HYLAND OUTPOINTS
CLEVER BERT KEYS

NEW YARk. May 6.-Fighting Dick Hy-
land of San Francisco and Bert Reyes
went six fast rounds in the windup of
the National Sporting Club Of America
last evening. 1t was the opinion of the
ma jority OF the me bers when the milling
was concluded that the westerner had a
shade the better of the argument. The
sturdy Keyes made a grand showing with
the pride of the coast. however, and was
ready to mix it at all times.
The fight was fast every minute. The
boys stood toe to toe and were willing to
exchange wallOps. There was consequent
ly a. great deal of infighting. at which
the native son had decided advantage.
The final three rounds were fairly evenly
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Tones Big Meet.

Tome has completed the final arrange
ments for her sixth annual field and
track meet. to be held this coming Satur-
day. Entries are all in and there are
more star athletes than at any previous
meets. also a large number of schools to
compete. Washington evidently in
tends 10 make strong bid for the meet
since she is sending up a select bunch of
stars. besides a large number of ath-
letes yet to make themselves known other
wise than locally. The Central High
School has entered twenty-five men, head
ed by such stars as Dick. who last year
won the quartermile and half-mile at
Tome There is Hamilton in the hurdles,
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Navy Defeated the Interiors.

On the west diamond the Navy and the
Interior teams battled for the full nine
innings, in spite Of drizzling rain which
fell IN the last three innings, the former
winning to 3. Considering the condition
of the grounds. Navy played an exception
ally good game. all of their nine repre-
sentatives accepting every chance which
happened their way, and an errorless
game was the result.
Litchfield. a local southpaw. served
them up for the Navy aggregation. and
the older the game grew the better his
pitching became. The Interior boys got
together in the fifth round and secured
four hits, which enabled them to tally
two runs. This was the only bad inning
Litchfield had during the contest. and was
also the only inning that more than one
hit could be made off his delivery.
At the end of the first inning. with In
terror at the bat. the first tally of the
game was scored.' Carr. the speedy CEN
ter fielder. hit the ball for four sacks.
sending it clear over Koundtrees head,
who was playing in right field for the
Navy.
he
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DICK HYLAND.

contested. In the early stages the work
Of the boy from San Francisco stood out
prominently. He got to Reyes stomach
repeatedly with stiff rights and played to
the face with singing jabs that started
the claret in the first round. Both Keyes
eyes were badly damaged in the second
round. and he was forced to curl up be-
fore fusillade OF rights and lefts that
drove him 10 the ropes and round and
round the ring.
In the fourth round Keyes staggered
Hyland with left on the jaw. but Hy-
land evened matters a few minutes
later with a right to the jaw. Keyes put
a stiff right to the heart in the f1fth and
Hyland came back with fusillade to the
stomach Hyland's left eye was closing
at the bell.
The sixth was the fastest round Of the
bout They exchanged lefts and rights
to the face and body at close range.
There was no give on the part OF either,
and the milling was fair to behold
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Washington Store, sos Pennsylvania Ave. NV.

Carter in the sprints. Clasgett and Cha
ney in the middle distances. Wingate in
the high and broad jumps. Tlrall who
won the pole vault at 10 feet 6 inches last
year. and who holds the record. will again
compete. and will probably bring a new
record back to Washington. unless Mac
Murray of Tome. who has also done 10
feet inches recently and just failed at
IL feet. beats him our.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Hughes and Bender should furnish Q
good game tomorrow. Both are At.
Manager Griffith deserves all that was
handed out TO him by President Johnson
Let the umpires alone.
The Athletics look sort of natural up
around first place. but the Nationals will
pull them Off their pedestal before they
leave the city.
Joe Corbett has practically decided to
come east from California and pitch for
the Denver club.
George Browne of the Boston Nationals
is having trouble with his eyes and may
not be in the game for several days.
The Pittsburg club has lost a small
CONTINUED on Fifteenth Pagel
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Customs Inspector Matheson arrested
Arma ndo Benitez upon his arrival at San
Juan. P. r.. from Santo Domingo. on the
charge of being engaged in introducing
foreign lottery tickets into Porto Rico
SIX hundred lottery tickets and a list of
winning numbers were found among the
mans effects
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st. Louis Wins on Detroit's Errors

ST. LOUIS. May GA pair of errors by
OLeary and Crawford gave St. Louis a
nipth-inning victory over Detroit here
yesterday. to 1. Graham relieved Powell
In the third inning and allowed Detroit
but one hit. killian kept hits we'll scat
tered, but five errors by Detroit gave him
a heating The score:
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BosroN,s FIRST BASE PROBLEM.
Mcclure Says Unglaub Will Play
Initial Bag for the Present.

! PHILADELPHIA. May j.-''There is
no immediate change contemplated at
first base" said Manager Jim Mcclure
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Sunday School League.

On account of the condition of the
grounds, caused by the rain of yesterday
the Ninth and Fifth teams of the Sum
day School League were unable to play
yesterday The FIRST and Grace aggre-
cations are scheduled to clash this even
ing. The contest will be called at $50.
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PHILADELPHIA. May 6-By taking
yesterdays game from Boston. 5 to 2. the
Athletics went into first place in the race
for the American League championship,
the first time they have enjoyed that
distinction this year. Connie Macks men
made q glorious finish to their brief
series with Boston. winning all four
games from the New Englanders The
score:
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Marquette League.

On account of wet grounds the game
scheduled between St. Peter and st. Vim.
cent yesterday was postponed. Today a,
$50 the Commissioners and St. Teresa
teams will cross bats.
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Commerce and Labor. $500. o o o o q 90
Stolen bases-kraft. Klein schmidt. Sboema ker.
Sacrifice hit-Kinney. First base balls-By
Haring. 1. Hit by pitched ball-Atchison. Struck
out-By Richmond. z: by Haring 9. Left on
bases-Post Office. 4: Commerce and Labor. 4.
Cmpire-Mr. Belts Time Of game-1 hour and
Is minutes.
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Tri-State League

At Trenton-Trentoa. 2: Johnstown. 0.
At AltoOna-AitoOna: j. Wilmington. I.
At Observation-Disclosures. q; Lancaster.
(ten innings).
At Reading 4; Reading, 3.
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Runs-Hartsel, Davis. Murphy, Schreck. Old
ring, Lord and Mcconnell Two-base hits-Old.
ring. Mcconnell Sacrifice hits-Nicholls. COMBS
Double plays-Wagner and Unglaub: Collins and
Davis; 81 Left on bases.Bost"n 2: Philadelphia:
Schlitser. !. Struck out-By BureheIi. 3: by
Schlitzer. 3. Cmpires-Messrs. Sheridan and
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IOtaIN.. a Z = 10 I TOtAIS. 70 4sC6 III 8
'Winning run scored with two out.
ST Louis ............ D 0 0 o o O 10
Detroit. .............. o o o O o OIL
Runs--C. Jones. Stephens and Rossman. Two.
base 'hits-C. Jones %. Hits-OR Powell, Gu
: Innings: OF Graham lin Z innings. Sacri.
flee hits-Williams. O'Leary. Thomas Wallace,
Graham. Stolen bases-C. Jones ~ Double
Williams. Wallace and T. Jones. Left on
bases-St. Louis II: Detroit. B. Bases on balls
BY Powell. l: by Killian. 1. Struck out-By
Graham. A. by Killian g. Ump're-Mr. O'Louzh-
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ter Home rup-Carr Stolen bases-McDOnOugh
Miles, Harris Dawson ~, Limberger. Townsend
Hits-On Iitchfeld. s; OF HOFFMAN, Q. Hit
BIZ pitched ball-I.imberger. Struck out-By
Litchfeld, Z; by Rohrman. 4. Left on bases-In-
terror. 6; Navy 5. Time Of game hour and 30
minutes Cmpire-Mr. Newman.
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Connecticut LeaRu

AT Hartford-Harfford 10: Meriden, :.
At New Rritain--New Britain, 4: Waterbury
At Springfield Springfield, o. bridgeport. 3.
At Holyoke-New Haven. 10; Holyoke. 5.