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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23

Inc equallZaUlOn having Deen COM
pleted board adj as board of equliza-
tion, and organized IN regular session.
Claims Allowed.
Iowa Bridge Co for steel bridge on
west side OF sec IL ia 66. :. .Sl3S6. ga
The proposition of the Iowa Bridge
Co. TO renew contract for one year on
following basis; per cent discount on
all steel and 10 per cent discount on
all lumber and piling. After due
consideration was on motion accepted.
Board took up work OF checking
Registers fee book, finishing and
finding same correct On motion
board adj, till 8 o'clock a. m. july 9th
Board met as per adj, took up work
OF checking Treasurer and Auditors S
cash books continuing same till noon.
On motion board adj. till | O'Clock
p. m, Board met as per adj. contin-
ued checking Treasurer and Auditors S
cash books finishing and finding same
correct. On motion board adj. till 9
o'clock a. m. July 10th, 1908. Board
met as per adj, took up work OF
checking Treasurer's and Auditors
disbursement books finishing and find
ing same correct.
Claims Allowed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
NORTH HAND

We were pleased to read in the
papers last week that an autoist run
ming from Pierre to Sioux Falls,
broke down near Miller, and tried to
get mechanics to fix him up, but
there was not a machinist in Miller
that would do the work on Sunday.
so he had to stay over till the next
day. Good for Miller. | am afraid
it would not be that way here, as
there are regularly arranged ball
games Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. Dill, of Harri-
son. had the sorrow of losing their
baby last week. 1t was buried in
the Catholic cemetery at Orient.
The Argus last week says that
Orient has gone dry, but that there
is no observable elimination of
business.
Web. Davis of Park has been max
ing quite anumber of improvements
on his residence.
The Ladies aid of the M. E. Church
Orient held their meeting last Thurs
day at 7. N. McClure's, Park twp.
Adolpl Salomo, of Spring, drove
to Orient on Monday with his daugh-
ter Lena, P. NJ, of Orient who had
been at home, and attending church
on Sunday.
]. j. Struiff, of Howell. was in
Orient on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. A. Mckay, of
Park, drove to Miller Friday last to
attend the exercises of the 9Th grade
commencement, in which there son
Archy and their daughter Barbara
received diplomas.
The Martin Conway girls and Miss
Lillian Rebud drove to j. j. Struiff's
on Sunday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
GLENDALE

o. E. Stevens and father have
harvested their braley,
Hay making is in progress now,
and the oats crop will soon be ready
to harvest.
Will Johnson visited his sister Mrs
E. H. McCool last Sunday.
Rose Schmidt is spending few
DAYS at Penwell's this week.
The Commencement Exercises
were held in Miller. July II. Will
Johnson, Jessie Halbig, Albert
Schmidt. Helen Porter and Emma
and Willie Patzke were the graduates
from this township.
Mr. Seely and mother spent Sunday
in Glendale.
The State Veterinary was at Chris
Schmidt's last week and ordered six
Of his horses. which were affected
with glanders. killed. Gretchen.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
BATES

Little Bertha Wenzel spent week
with Mrs Shea.
Henry Posey, who has travelled
quite extensively in the west. is Wis.,
iting his brothers James and Guy.
The children's prayer meeting held
Wednesday afternoon was well at
tended considering the busy season.
They will be continued indefinitely.
John Shay, Fred Reeves with two
other carpenters. drove out from
Washington Monday, for the pur-
pose Of building new house for Mr.
Muehlesen.
Mrs Hanks is having a new barn
built. Christ Mortensen and Mr.
Hansen are doing the work, also
Morton Mortensen and Harry John
son are putting up hay for Mrs
Hanks.
Mrs Geo. Hartman and her two
children, Arther and Pearl, former
residents of Bates, who visited with
her sister and old neighbors, return.
ed to her home in Balaton, MINI. ),
Saturday.
Mr. B. F. Graham, with a piano
tuner from Washington, drove out
to the home of Ogee Johnson, Mon
day for the purpose of Turning their
piano.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
FOUND GAS
NEAR WATERFOWL
Pushing Drill on Down for
Oil

Watertown, S. d. July l7.-Evi-
dence pointing to the discovery of
natural Illuminating gas in unlimit-
ed quantities in the Codington coun-
ty oil fields reached the city yester-
day afternoon.
Visitors returned from the center
of section 33, Doremus farm. where
a big drill has been for months, un-
unqualifiedly say that gas is pouring
from the well in spite Of all efforts
to hold it in check.
So strong, thev say, is the flood of
gas that the oder is distinctly dis
cernible half mile distant.
Yet the drill operators are silent.
From the beginning no informa-
ton has been obtainable directly.
With the gas shooting from a strata
of oil-bearing shale, the secrecy has
become more profound than ever.
A party yesterday picked up a
piece of this shale taken from the
well, applied a match, and obtained
bright luminous flame which last
ed several minutes.
1t is said beyond doubt that the
drill has struck oil bearing strata.
Indications of oil are growing with
every foot the drill penetrates,
while gas issues in greater volume
every time the drill goes down.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
COUNTY FAIR
GETTING READY
New Officers Selected to Make the
First Fair Success

At the adjourned meeting of the
regular annual election of officers
for the Hand County lair Associa-
ton, held in Miller July 18th, 1908
the following officers were elected:
John T. McCullen, Of Miller, Pres
ident.
B. f. Magness, of St. Lawrence,
Vice President.
c. L. Ostrander, of Miller. Secre-
tary.
F. E. Crabtree, of Miller, Treasur.
err.
Directors
Ross Hanum, Range Sixty-six.
Frank Pitzer, Range Sixty-seven.
Ira o. Mcgowan. range sixty eight
j. r. Spiers. Range Sixty nine.
Frank Gardner, Range Seventy.
1t is the desire of the officers to
make the first administration of this
Association a grand success.
The Fair Grounds and buildings
will not be complete in every detail
this season; we shall arrange to have
the conveniences for the accomoda-
ton Of all stock, grain and other ex-
hibits that will be presented for dis
play. We will in a few days have
out premium list, offering as lib
eral premiums as our means will
permit, and we earnestly ask that
every farmer resident and property
owner of Hand county be Boosters
and not Knockers against this Asso-
citation.
Gather your grains and grasses in
proper season, prepare your stock
for exhibition and lets have glori-
Gus good time annually in one of the
best counties in South Dakota.
C. L. Ostrander, Sec.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
A Former Miller Boy

Hugh Jaynes and his committee
have been doing great things in get
ting money to boost the Gas Belt
Exposition. The people dug up
over $500 since Monday and it
means big show here and a good
time. Hugh is making good on the
council too. He will be the next
mayor and will make good one.-
Pierre Capital.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23

VI. w. van DuSell N W. OOdl
for Jail 29.l.
J. w. Warke, for evergreens
for Court Yard. 1l0C
J. W. Warke, for digging 96 #.
sewerage at 35cts. per foot 1890
and cement drayage LOO 34.6l
On motion Board adj. till ] O'Clock
p. M. Board met as per adjournment
Took up work of checking Auditors
Warrant Register finishing and find
ing same correct.
Claims Allowed
American Book Go. School
books sl2 q
Butts & Reeve Co., oil cloth and
flannel for table cover. 49,. 5 &c
Barnard & CO., county supplies 92 20
II %
20 OC
ii. j. Bushtield, coal for states
Attorneys office for year
$35.67 allowed at. t........ 20 0O
II. j. Bushfield, days on board
of insanity .... ...... on
II. j. Bushfeld, I days on board
of insanity. .......... IA 90
Brown & Saenger, primary
supplies. ........... ..... 166 10
Will A. Beach & CO, county
supplies ....... "a 90
c. M. carroll, 2 days on board of
insanity and keeping record of
same. 80. .. ......... 8 O0
c. M. carroll, days on board of
insanity and keeping record of
same. ....... II oO
o. III. collins, medicine for poor
persons. ~
0. II. collins, county supplies
and wall paper for court room
s76.75 allowed at. .... 10 OO
John Costigan. clerks fees dur
ing court. :. ........... 220 45
Continued next week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
Freaks of Politics

Queer things happen in politics
and the queerest of all things come
out of Kansas, of course. At EN-
poria a Mr. Parkman is republican
candidate for office. His wife edits
the democratic Times, and hands
hubby this bunch:
I'VE will cook for our husband. we
will mend our husbands clothing,
we will darn and brush him up-a
our husband-but as an officeholder
of vile, venal and corrupt otgani-
zation, an emissary of Wall street,
and as an oppressor of the poor our
husband has only our unspeakable
contempt. He should thank his
lucky stars that we do keep his name
out of the Times. We know enough
of our husband, should he atte mpt
to prees this matter too far, to make
his vote in this election little more
than scratching. He is bad lot,
and we withhold certain matters
in this affair on account of the re-
spectability of the parties concern
ed"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
Twenty Seventh Year.
BUMPER CROPS
NOW In SIGHT
Prospects For Big Yield,
With High Prices

Old settlers agree in the statement
that never before in the history OF
Hand county have crops promised d q
greater yield on the eve of harvest.
Small grain is rapidly maturing
in fact harvesters are. already in the
earliest fields.
The grain stands high and appears
to be well filled.
Corn is also growing rapidly, and
indicates good yield.
Flax and there are more acres OF
it than for many years-is now ir
bloom and presents a beautiful
appearance.
Hand county's farmers have every
reason to be pleased with their crop
prospects at this time.
Crops IN the Northwest
Aberdeen, July 16.-H. V. Jones
of Minneapolis, who, for years has
travelled the length and breadth OF
the grain producing states of the
northwest investigating crop condi.
tions to furnish data for the large
grain interests of Minneapolis. was
in the city this week. Up to the
present time he has travelled 1900
miles this year over the northwest.
ern states.
He said that if the crop in the nor.
thern part of this state can mature,
it will be the largest crop in years
Mr. Jones said that the only set
back that the crop can receive now
except hail, of course, is droutt
and hot wind.
Er Jones finds that all the crops
wheat and corn in particular, are 9
little later than usual. He says that
wheat will be ready. on the average
to harvest in about two weeks.
He finds the corn crop in this 10.
cality very encouraging, even if it is
late. He says that it is healthy, OF
fine color. and bound to be a good
crop, ahead of the crops in some OF
the famous corn states
Mr. Jones said that no matter what
the yield is to be that prices will be
very high anyway-and with good
yield the farmers will be rich next
fall.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
Accidental Death

Word was received last week OF
the accidental death of l.. Porter at
Clyde. New York, while driving
across the railroad track. and being
struck by fast train. Mr. Porter
was an early day settler of southwest
Miller twp, but several years age
moved back to New York. He had
grownyerv hard Of hearing. which
likely accounted for the accident.
He was about II years of age, and a
fine old gentleman. He leaves a
wife, one son and a daughter in
New York, and three sons in the
west, Clayton Porter of Miller,
Walter. Of Ft. Pierre, and Homer,
of Montana.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23

Three months free tuition and a
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the highest-salaried clerical help IN
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graduates and their employees say.
To intelligent people we offer the
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ever offered by a school. Address
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23

Assemblyman Glenn has attracted
attention to himself by introducing
in the Georgia legislature the fol
lowing resolution:
If any woman, whether maid or
widow. shall betray into matrlmony
any unsuspecting male subject of the
state, by scents, paints, powder or
Perfumes, cosmetics, waters. artifi-
cial teeth, false hair, iron stays cor
sets, pads or padding, hoops or high
heeled shoes, V-cut waists, lace,
variegated, drop-stitched or rain
bow hoisery, or by any other deceit
full means or artful practices, the
marriage, upon conviction, shall be
null and void.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-23
OFFICIAL WORK
COUNTY BOARD
Continued from last week.

The assessors books all being in and
footed, board organized as board of
equalization, continuing same till
noon; on motion board adj. to l o'clock
p. m. Board met as per adj. On
motion the following schedule of per-
sonal property was adopted to be the
average price of each class.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
HEAD OF REINDEER
 SERVICE ARRIVES

W. T. Lopp, chief of tho govern ment reindeer service in Alaska, with headquarters at Cape Prince of Wales, came to Valdez on the Orr stage from Fairbanks last night. He Is on his way outside. Another passenger was 8. O. Adams, of tho Alaska N5rcan- tile Company at Nome, who brings the news that Capt. Ejnar Mikkelsen, the explorer who went north on the Duchess of Bedford in 1906, will reach Valdez on the next stage.
 Mir. Adams and Capt. Mikkelsen had Q narrow escape when crossing Norton sound The trail Is on the Toe along the shore line. An extreme high tide swept over the Ice aud drove them to seek refuge oil a high rock, where they were obliged to stay all one night.
 Mir, Lopp is the man who did the hardest work in rescuing the Toe, bound whalers In the Arctic ses in 1897. He Tod the party which drove reindeer across Kotzebue sound to furnish food for the whalers.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
CHARGE PACKING
 IF TANANA JURY Enemies cf Rarrette Say He Has Filled Court
 Panel With Friends.

Fairbanks, Alaska, March 3-Open charges of jury packing in the inter est of the Bamette faction are made since the drawing of the jury for the coming term of tho district court. Nine of the 47 jurors drawn are than ciaily interested in Barnette's bank. the Fairbanks Banking Company, and others are claimed to be under Bar nette control.
 A good deal of feelirg has been stirred mp and ten lawyers represent, ing various mining interests hostile to Barnette say they will make fight when court convcncs to have the panel set aside and Dew one drawn. All tho Fairbanks newspapers except the News, which is owned by Capt. Barnette. severely criticise the jury drawing.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
HOMELESS MEN
 GOING OVER TRAIL Judge Harlan Wires That Roadhouse Keepers Com- plain of Dead Ones. SAID TO BE STRIKE BREAKERS District Attorney States That Operators Seem to Be Getting
 Plenty of Workers.
SAID TO BE STRIKE BREAKERS

Roadhouse keepers along the Fair. banks trail are complaining that a large number of men arc going through without money to pay for food or lodgings, wires District At torney Harlan to the Valdez office. 1t Is claimed that these are chiefly men who are going inside to work for the mining operators.
 Judge Harlan also states that the operators seem to be getting plenty of men to work.
 Nick Yednak Informa the Pros pector that tho current opinion that nearly all the men who have been cent from Seattle to work In tho Tan ana arc Slavs Is incorrect. He says that of the lot who came on the Sara toga only 28 were Slavonians, Rus. sians and Austriana, as he talked with them himself. The others, he says, were Greeks, Italians and Portuguese. He says also that the half dczen who got cold feet on the trail and returned were Greeks.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
OUTFITS ON TRAIL
 MOVING RAPIDLY

Nearly all the big outfits going in- eide arc now beyond the summit and q great deal of freight is B long dIs- tence in. It Is estimated that the mining outfits going In are at least a week ahead of last year's time. This in spite of the fact that most of them started later than last year and dol orous complaints filled the air when early January found the canyon un. frozen.
 Trail men do not account for this rapid progress but the fact is palpa- ble. One reason, no doubt, Is that ,here has been less deep snow and storms to contend against. Ano her may be that the men in the business are learning more each year about trail movements, and still another may be that they have made an ex. tra effort to hustle because they started late.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
MENDS CABLES
 AND SAILS AWAY Burnside Repairs Connec- tiOn From Valdez to Sit-
 ka and Seward.
THREE BREAKS IN MAIN LINE
Complete Wire Communication Restored After Interruption
 Caused by Earthquake.

Both cables were duly mended by the Burnside experts Sunday and the cableship sailed south In the evening. The Sitka line was hooked up carly in the morning and the Seward line In the afternoon. The work on the Sitka cable would have been com- pleted Saturday afternoon but for g stiff breeze which stopped operations. Cable splicing cannot proceed when tho ship Is bobbing on a ohoppy sea.
 The Sitka line was broken in three places. One break occurred whom the cable was picked up. It was buried under many tons of mud.
 The Burnside will return in ApIil and will probably lay a cable into Cordova then. She has the wire on board now. Before coming north she will go on a dry dock to have her boilers fixed and other repairs executed.
 The cable was out of commission sixteen days. It was broken on the 14th by the earthquake.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
START BOYCOTT ON
 FAIRBANKS TIMES

Nearly all advertising was with drawn from the Fairbanks Times about February 20 by business men of the town because they were dis pleased with the attitude of the paper toward the miners strike. The Times has occupied middle position ever since the fight started, urging concil. iation and arbitrstion. This course has not suited the business mon. who side almost unanimously with the mining operators and against the strikers.
 Late Fairbanks papera indicate that the feeling in the Tanana engendered by the strike Ia very bitter, although good order seems to be maintained. The News Is making savage fight on the mlners' union, while the Times tries to be neutral. The News ac- cuses 1t of being all organ of the strikers but to an outsider its position seems rather to be on top of the fence.
 The strikers have paper called the Union Bulletin. Of the weeklies tho Tsnana Tribune supports the opera tors and the Tauana Miner Is witl the strikers.
 The News claims that the operator arc steadily adding to their force o working miners.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
MILLER ELECTED
 SEATTLE MAYOR
Republican Nominee Wins by 5000 Plurality Over
 Moore, City Party.

Seattle, March 4--John F. Miller was elected mayor by 5000 plurality over Mayor William H. Moore, candi- date of the city party, running for reelection
 The entire republican ticket was elected by pluraiities running from 10000 to IL, ,O0O, with Col. ". F. Pros ser for treasurer leading the ticket. The total vote was close to 30,O0o, the largest ever cast, due partly to the annexation of outlying territory.
 Seattle Is the first large city of the northwest to vote this year, and gives greatly increased republican ma jority.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
HASEY WITNESSES
 SAIL F0R JUNEAU

Forty.threc, witnesses subpoenaed by the government In the Hasey case sailed last night for Juneau on the steamer Bertha. Deputy Marshal Vibrant went along as escort. The trial Is set for March 24. Witnesses and attorneys for the defense will sail on the Farallon about next Sun day.
 The Bertha sailed at 10 o'clock Sunday night. She returned from the westward Sunday morning. \
 The following passengers sailed on the Bertha, Frederick A. Abbott, J, H. Briggs, J. II. Bowker, Fred Coch. ran, B. Christy, o. E. Clarke, Petrick Deegan, George Dooley, T. M. Dan. iels, Duncan Dixon. Oscar Fsh, W. s. Frazer, Wm. E. Garster, E. ,R. Gray, James Graham, Carroll Hurl. burt, John Hoge, Henry Hook, Wm. Koch, James Kelley, M. B. Morrisey Cordova; Goo. ". Nelson, James o'Reilley, Ed. opdal, John Phillips, L. T. Payne, 0. 8. Patton, T. A. Parker, Wm, Dutch, David Reed, Ambrose Ramp, W, A. Reed, Howard Key holds, Geo. Sanborn, Blamey Stevens Mrs. stevens, L. voss, J. A Westman Tom Workman, H. P. Vibrant, Geo Wolifshagen, Jas. Kelley, Joe Vane Mrs.9 l.. Roberts.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
SCHOOLHOUSE FIRE
 BURNS 1OO ALIVE More Than Five Score Chil- dren Cremated Because
 Unable to Escape.

Cleveland, March 4--More than 100 school children were burned to death In fro which destroyed the Colling- wood school building this morning. Fifty bodies have 30 far been recover ed. A cordon of police was required to keep back the frantic parents and other relatives of the missing child ren. Many who escaped or wore rescued were badly injured.
 When the flames broke out the teachers attempted to march the pupils out and some succeeded but in several rooms the childr> be- came panic-stricken and uncontroll- able and started crush which penned them up.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
REYNOLDS PEOPLE REPORT PROGRESS. Annual Meeting in Seattle Ratifies Action of East
 ern Stockholders. READY TO MAKE SETTLEMENT Boston Trust Company Will Act as Trustee If Bankruptcy
 Proceedings Are Dropped
READY TO MAKE SETTLEMENT

Seattle, Feb. 2S-At the annual meeting of the stockholders cf the Reynolds Alaska Development Com pany the acttcn of the eastern stock holders was completely ratified by an overwhelming vote. The Seattle creditors arc greatly pleased. The Boston Trust Company Is now quite willing to act as trustee provided the bankruptcy proceedings at Valdez are dismissed. Ii this Is done II. D. Reynolds will proceed to Valdez from the east to make settlement with the creditors in the north.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
SAYS NOLAN CREEK
 BEATS ELD0RADO

Nolan creek, the bonanza of the Koyukuk, Is described In letter to Fairbanks as richer than tho famous Eldorado in tho Klondike. Tho letter tells of pan washing $500 and three others which turned out over s10t o each. The letter Ia printed In the Fairbanks Tlmea. Tho News tells of a letter which says SiO0 pans are ire. quently found.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
Huge chunk of Copper

A huge chunk of copper orc from the handbook Bay Copper Compopy's ledge Is on display In the Northern saloon. It Is as big as prize water. melon and too heavy for Dr. Ky. strom to carry around
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
NELSON BEATS
 JIMMY BRITT

Los Angeles, March 4-Jimmy Britt waa saved by the gong In the sixth round of his fight with Battling Nell
 son last night and barely stalled through to the end of the ten.round contest. Britt landed oftener than Nelson but did no damage while Nell son nearly put him out several times.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
WANT MORE LIGHT
 ON ALASKA COAST

Seattle, March i-Mariners will or ganizo movement to establish lights and buoys on all unguarded and dan gerous portions of the Alaska ooast. The subject will be strongly urged at Washington on the ground of the in- creas!ng importance and value of Alaska commerce.