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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-11-18
WADE &
CITY MEAT MARKET

lLEh
There are no more enterprising and
progressive men in Miller than the
above named gentlemen, as is amply
proven by the continued success
they have met with since the very
inception of their business, The
building occupied by Wade & Tenn
pleman is fitted up with modern
Conveniences and is kept neat and
clean. The p%roprietors are gentle
men in every respect, courteous and
attentive to patrons. prompt in fill
ing orders, give good weight and
sell their meats at the lowest possible
prices. Wade & Templeman are
furnishing the people of Miller the
choicest meats at lowest prices. and
they handle oysters, fish, game
poultry and fresh vegetables. They
pay the highest market price for fat
butcher stock, hides. and tallow.
Wade and TemplcUan are gentlemen
of good business ability and have al
ways enjoyed their share of the pub
lies patronage.
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FIRST BANK
GENERAL BANKING BUSINE
TRANSACTED

TRANSACTED
One of the thriving institutions of
Miller is the First National Bank,
established in 1901. and conducted
with success from the start. 1t has
a capital of $25, 600 and surplus and
undivided profits of $25, 900, and its
deposits are $525, 900. This institu-
ton has proven throughout its
career one of the financial bulwarks
of Miller and one ever guided by
the soundest and most conservative
policy. and it has always been a fay-
orite with the business world. This
bank receives deposits from mer-
chants, farmers, mechanics, and
transacts a general banking business
negotiate farm and cattle loans,
buy and sell exchange, discount
good commercial paper, pay interest
on time deposits, and makes a point
of promptness in all business in
trusted to its care. The officers of
this bank, Geo. S. Ringland. Pres;
Geo. C. Fullenweider, Vice Pres; F.
ID. Greene. Cashier; and A. B. Caha-
Ian. asst. cashier, are progressive
and neglect no point of efficiency
demanded'by modern banking prac-
tice while at the same time carefully
guard the interests of their patrons.
The building occupied was erected
expressly for banking purposes and
is fitted up with burglar proof safe,
fire proof vault and all modern CON
veniences. W. are pleased to give
this bank prominent mention
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l.. DLOUHY & co.
JEWELLERS & ~WATCHMAKERS

JEWELERS. & WATCHMAKERS
q Most favorably known among the
merchants of Miller is the above
named firm, who are largely engag-
ed in the jewelry line, and who have
during the six months they have
been located here have built up a
reputation for honest dealing and
good goods surpassed by no other
jewelry house in the state. They
carry a fine line of up to date jewel
ry, clocks. watches, silver ware,
cut glass, hand painted china, etc,
which IS deserving of special men
ton. They also make a speciality of
repairing watches, clocks. and jewel
ny which is always done in a prompt
and most satisfactory manner. Thi5
firm sells jewelry and other goods
as cheap as any catalog house in
America and l.. Dlouhy q Co. are
right here at home to back up this
guarantee which goes with every
article or job done, and when buy
ing here you see the article you wish
to purchase. We ars pleased to
give this house prominent mention
in the Home Patronage Edition.
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A. II. CHURCHILL
GENERAL

MEhCHANDlSE
Very prominent among the lead
ing industries of Miller is the wei
stocked general merchandise store,
successfully managed and conducted
by Mr. A. H. Churchill. This bust
ness was established by Mr. Church
i'll four years age and has been very
successfully operated ever since,
His attractively arranged stock en-
braced dry goods, dress goods,
cloaks, skirts and ladies ready to
wear suits, shirt waists, clothing,
shoes. hats, caps, ladies and gents
furnishings and an excellent assort-
ment of staple and fancy groceries.
The building occupied is 50x90 feet
in size and IS filled with goods of the
best quality and embraces every
article usually found in a first class
general store. The stock is admir-,
ably arranged and presents quite a
metropolitan appearance. He buys
in large quantities and to the best
advantage tor cash and al adiscount
and is enabled TO sell at prices for
cash as cheap as catalog or mai
order houses when the quality of his
goods is taken into consideration.
We are pleased to give this house
prominent mention. >. a,.
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w. E. BURKE
A~BSTRACToR OF TITLES

III lllLEc
The above named gentleman has
been conspicuously identified with
the commercial interests Of Miller
for a number Of years. He is the
owner of a set of abstracts of titles
and can furnish abstracts to all
lands and lots in Hand County. He
can tell the status Of any piece Of
land in the county, and the people
of Hand county have learned to rely
on him and as a consequence he
transactS q very extensive business.
In making real estate transfers it Is
necessary that the title should be
peafect, and it is we'll at any time
to see that the title of your posses
sions are right at all times. To as
certain this it is only necessary TO
expend a small sum ofmoney and a
little time, visit w. +. Burke at
Miller and get the desired lmforma-
ton. He gives all work entrusted
to him his personal attention which
insures utmost accuracy and his
prices are reasonable.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-11-18
DAKOTA
AND HAND COUNTY
Wonderful Developments Unexcell-
ed in the History Of America

This issue of the Press is not for historic purposes. It's special mission
is to attract attention to the rapidly passing chances to get in on the
ground floor in the development of resources that have been, still are and
will continue to be productive of wealth, both to the specuator and to
the real settler who helps nature to bring forth her untold riches. A
richer n more easily titled soil does not lay between the two oceans. Its
average productveness for the past thirty years in the ole er settled parts
and Is to 20 years in the newer sections, have placed it beyond the expert
mental or testing age, to the reliable and stable conditions. In Minnesota
and western Iowa. where land values now are $5 to 500 an acre, were
less than % years ago in the S. to SIS per acre class. Farms in Hand
county, S. D. that to 10 years ago could have been bought for S. to SO
per acre could not be bought now for less than 500 to $5 per acre. Five
years ago they could have been bought for $40 to SIS, and five years from
now they will be held at from $40 to SIS. This is no dream, it is a con-
servative statement of facts.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-11-18
THE c. l.. OSTRANDER LAND co,
r AND


Hand county and South Dakota
are in a prosperous condition and
offers opportunities for profitable
investment, and the securing of a
home or farm that cannot be ex-
celled by any other in the union.
The real estate dealers have largely
contributed to this condition of
affairs, and in our review of Miller
as d trade center, we find it appro-
pirate to refer to the men who have
been instrumental in bringing a
large number of desirable settlers
here, and we have in mind the G.. L..
Ostr2nder Land Co. established here
FIVE years ago. The members of
this company are c. l.. Ostrander
and C. R. Beals. They have a long
list of desirable farms and ranches
in Hand county ranging in price
from S23 to $50 per acre which they
sell on easy terms The members
of this company r thoroughly
posted on land values and are pre-
pared to give conscientious advice
to intending purchasers. To those
intending to purchase lands we
would advise you to call or write as
they have some real bargains if TAX
en- soon and they will be found thor
oughly honest in all their dealings.
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HALLOWEEN & WAITE
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
The farm machinery business of
Halloween & Waite is one where an
extensive acquaintance, pleasant
and agreeable manners, good goods
and low prices have placed them
among the leading business men
of Hand county ard Miller. 1t may
be truly said that as dealers in farm
implements of all kinds. wagons,
buggies. etc.. they hold an import
ant position, having few equals in
resources and facilities for handling
these goods. They handle only
standard made goods and have lid
ing and walking plows. harrows,
discs. manure speaders, drills, seed
ers, g~asolene engines. tanks, cream
separaters in fact ANYTHING from a
pillow to a threshing machine. They
are an enterprising. go-ahead firm
and have studied the needs of the
farmers of this locality and are use
ing their best endeavors to supply
their demands with the best machin-
cry on the market at rock bottom
prices" Their new building 50xl0O
feet in size is an ornament to Miller
as well as making it n of the best
and most convenient places for The
farmers To trade when in need of
anything IN their line.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-11-18
CGQUILLETTE
FURNITURE & MILLINERY

FUkNlIokE MILLINERY
The tendency of public taste in
furnishing houses has been gradual
ly drifting to something more elab-
crate and artistic during the past
few years and the furniture dealers
who grasped this fact have been the
most successful. This gentleman
has had business PERCEPTION and en-
terprise sufficient to lead him to
back his judgment with the right
kind of a stock of goods and to keep
up with the demands of the trade.
sGs7saAzsseAaE- MsSAl=aEEe -.stoek
OF afTrtiiSsyiic ffuiTYfgNrF, carpets. rugs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-11-18
WILSON JEWELRY co.
w. B. WILSON

Few towns of the size o. Miller
can beast Of finer or more carefully
selected stock of diamonds. watches,
clocks, jewelry, silverware, cut
glass and fancy hand painted china
than that carried by the Wilson
Jewelry Co. Thisbusiness is under
the able management of w, B. Will
son and he has his stock displayed in
a very attractive manner and a large
trade is ,eciagsd "A snecialty is
made of repair work in watches.
clocks and jewelrY. ,Mr Wilson be-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-11-18
LAIRD NORTON LBR. YARDS
BLDG MATERIAL BRICK AND PORT
ARTF CoPN retpa -

d.. ss F. -
BLDG MATERIAL BRICK AND PORT
ABLE CORN CRIBS
A strong indication of prosperity
in a community is the extensive
trade in the lumber business. When
farmers are hauling out this mater
lal in either large or small quantities
it means something and indicates
Improvement of home and farm and
consequent prosperity The stock
of lumber and building material
carried at the Laird Norton Yards
is very complete and they are also
extensive dealers in lime, cement,
and portable corn cribs. The bust
ness at Miller. is under the able
management of Mr. F., J. Weber a
gentleman who is thoroughly post
ed in the lumber trade, knows all
the ms and outs of the business and
a pleasant and accommodating gentle
men with whom it is a pleasure to
do business with. This company has
the reputation of handling a first
class stock and selling at prices
equal to any competitors price in
the county. When you want lumber
lath, shingles, building material,
sash, doors, blinds. or portable corn
crib call on the Laird Norton Yards
at Miller. The time has come when
sash. door and windows are accept
able and Mr. Weber desires to call
the readers attention to the large
stock carried and the reasonable
price at which he sells them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-11-18
HAND COUNTY STATE BANK
Capital SIS 900
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
TRANSACTED 80
S TEMPLE BLOCK

There is no branch of commercial
interest so essential to the p~rosperi-
ty of city and community at large
as to have the leading banks occupy
a position of high repute. holding
steadfast the confidenc. and pat
ronage of all CIRCLES. AS a fitting
Illustration of just this state of
affairs we may unhesitatingly call
attention of the.xeaaass cstAe Press
g, 6. :ns Aana EaEaty State Ii
This IS one of the solid and substan-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-11-18
THE PALACE DRUG STORE
i. d.

The .aboye. named gentleman con-
sdacaa-qna-ofth the PRINCIPAL drug
houses of Hand cou1sy. and ar
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Because hts sister scolded him fol
getting drunk, Edward Friday.
painter. aged thirty, hung himself IN
his barn. near Wilton. Iowa.
Charged with stealing milk. Thomas
A. Brennan. Of Stamford. Conn. q
member of the common council. elect.
ed On a reform ticket. was arrested
there.
Mayor Charles Miller and four 9TH
er citizens were arrested at Lake
view. Ohio. on the charge OF conduct
Ing blind tigers" The mayor was
elected on a dry" platform.
Henry w. Amos was shot and kill.
ed by his sister-in-law, Mrs. William
Campbell at Buena Vista, Va. Amos
wife recently left him and went to
tn Campbell home to live with her
sister. Amos called and sought re-
Cancellation with his wife. The latter
refused to go with him and a quarrel
followed.
The finding at Alexandria. Mo-. Of a
note saying they intended to end their
lives by jumping into the Mississippi
river revealed the suicide of Ham,
nond Bartlett. twenty years old, son
OF wealthy farmer, and Belva PGgh.
aged seventeen years, daughter OF
The note merely stated
that the couple had decided to end
their lives.
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rEc kIllD N TRAM WRECK
Bur!irstoa Traia Derailed Near Bristol,
Wash, While Going 1t nigh
Rate Of Speed

Tacoma, Wash, April IS. ~ The
~recaing OF Burlington train No. 16,
tastsouad en- the Northern Pacific.
sne mile vast Of Bristol. last night,
resulted in the death OF Engineer
Franklin J. Hammond Of Tacoma and
Fireman johnson and the injury Of
aine passengers more or less serious
y. The cause Of the accident is I'M
6nOwn.
Striking the sharp curve near Bris-
.ol at high rate Of speed. the train
eft the track and ran nearly its own
length on the ties before coming to a
stop. The engine turned completely
over, the baggage car was turned
srosswise Of the track and the mail
car sid down the track to the edge
Of the river. A car Of fresh Ash in
he train was also badly damaged.
all of the cars in the train left the
Track with the exception of one rear
sleeper. but no one was injured back
Of the day coaches.
None Of the baggagemen or mail
clerks was injured. although treir
ears received the brunt of the shock.
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loyal HEIR IS DUTCH PRAYER
vim Be Great Joy il Holland II Qseea
Passes Crisis Safely--Alaruisg
Reports.

The Hague. April 13.-The gravest
.larm is felt over the condition OF
queen wilheImina on account of a
umor s-read broadcast yesterday
hat the state OF her health has taken
an unfavorabie turn.
The queen is soon expected to pre-
cent Holland with an heir to the
.hrone and her subjects are in dread
unless another keeE disappointment
: In store for tLe:G.
While II is officially announced that
he queens condition Ia most salts
factory, the fact that the court ply
sicians have had frequent and
ensihy consultations has caused the
ipread Of the report that her condi-
Jon has undergone change for the
worse.
The birth OF an heir to the throne
s confidently expected this week.
and II all goes well the outburst Of
popular enthusiasm will be such as
has seldom been witnessed among
he placid Dutch.
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For the, Second Time in the
Memory Of Man the Great
River Is Silent.
FROZEN FROM BANK TO BANK
Unprecedented Weather Brings About
Unprecedented Conditions-Loss,
sI,0o0,00o.

Buffalo. y, Y. April 13.-The voice
OF Niagara was mute yesterday for
the second time in the memory OF
man. The first time was late In
February. when, following severe
northerly blow, tie falls ran dry.
Now, following severe Southwestern.
the river is frozen sclid from bank
TO bank, and 1t is silent, absolutely
voiceless.
Unprecedented weather has brought
about unprecedented conditions. On
Wednesday OF last week the worst
gale of the season and the most vio-
lent in the history of the weather
bureau for April was recorded and.
following the lakes and the channel
Of the Niagara, left ruin in its wake.
The solid ice fields of Lake Erie was
churned from end to end and piled In
. huge conglomerate mass at the
lower end OF the lake.
Forty Feet Above Normal.
At Niagara Falls there had been
heavy ice bridge in the pool below
the cataract since the middle of win
OF ice from the lake above and the
added floods brought down by the
wind. the bridge gave way and began
to surge down the rapids. But before
1t could win freedom in the ample
waters OF Lake Ontario. the wind
shifted again to the north. Instantly
the moving foes packed at the mouth
Of the river. Each instant of cold
CONCEALED the pack Hts"c solidly.. and
each hour brought additional pres
sure from above.
Unable TO escape by its natural
channels. the leyei of the river rose
by leaps and bounds. The highest
food level recorded in previous years
is twenty.eight feet above normal
Friday night the river was forty feet
above normal.
Damage Over $1,000, COO.
Water poured over the sills of the
power house OF the Ontario Power
company and flooded the machines.
Every boat house. fishing shack,
pumping station, pier and landing
along the lower stretches OF the river
Is buried under thou ands OF tons OF
ice.
Conservative estimates place the
damage at $1.000.000.
All estimates of ultimate damage
are conditioned by what the weather
may have In store. The best that
can be hoped for is a succession of
calm. warm days. Then the ice will
melt gradually.
The worst that could happen would
be another violent blow from the
southwest. BY no means all the ice
In the lake is out. II that great
mass should be driven down on to
the jam below. the damage would be
inconceivable.
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THE MARKETS..
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock centers.

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock centers.
ST. Paul. April Is. - wheat-No. l
hard, Sl.24 5-Sd1.a4 rs; No. North.
ern. 31.e3 5-Sa123 rs; No. 2 North.
ern. s1.o1 5-Sa1.2l7-s. Corn-No. 2
yellow. CO 1-4@62 SAC. oats-No. 2
rhite, 81 1862 3ac.
Minneapolis, April 10. - Wheat -
No. / hard. 5-Sdl.247.s; No. /
Northern, 1923 5-Sa1.e3 rs; No. 2
Northern, s1.21 5.SQl.2l Corn -
No. 2 yellow. 60 l-ig62 S-4. Oats -
No. 2 white, 81 7-S@62 3-Sc.
Duluth. April 13. - Wheat-No. I
hard. 3l.2s 3-s: No. l Northern.
S1.22 3-S; No. Q Northern, $l.20 3-S.
Flax-31.6s "a. Oats-No. 2 white.
SIC.
Chicago. April IS. - Wheat-No. 2
red. $3.50 s.4@137 IA: No. 2 hard.
$1.23 3-sl1.2s IA. Oats No. 2 white.
53c. Coin-No. yellow, 66966 Lee.
Milwaukee. April 13.-wheat-No.
1 Northern. si.2s@124: No. 2 North.
ern. s11sdI2l. Barley Standard,
CSC.
Chicago, April observation-disclosures,
s460G7.25: stockers and feeders,
$3.35Q5.40; cows and heifers, $500
$50. Hogs-Bnlk. $6.5096.75. Sheep
Natives. s3.l5G5.65: lambs. $500
7.s6.
Sioux City. iowa. April 13.-Cattls
-Beeves. s.I566.50; stockers and
| feeders. s3S5G5: calves and year
| ,ings. S3.50Q AS. Hogs-Range, S63l
| Q6.60.
South St. Paul. April 13.-Cattle-
Granted steers. $506.25; cows and
heifers, s4a5. veal calves. $3.50
$3.50: good to choice ,Etock steers
s3.75G4.25. Hogs-Buik. $6.35G6.40
Sheep - Yearlings. $6@6S5; spring
| lambs, $6m6S5.
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NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
important Events at Home aad o.
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

George Herbert McCord. well
known landscape artist, died from
apoplexy in his studio in New York.
Mrs. Fanny Friedman is dead in
New York at the age of 112 years.
She was born in Hungary Jan. 3. 1897.
and has been i'll only few days.
Gen. Sir o'Moore Creagh has been
Amounted commander-in-chief in In
dia. to succeed Gen. Lord Kitchener
when the latter retires in August.
Rev. James Stuart Dickson. corre-
sponding secretary of the college
board of the Presbyterian church.
died at East Orange. n. J. He was
fifty years old.
CO.. Samuel II. Stone. former state
auditor of Kentucky, died at his home
In Louisville. aged fifty-nine years.
He was one OF the most brilliant men
In Kentucky.
Ohio Herbert Dilley. musician, d.
rector and composer of popular
songs. died from consumption at his
home in Senecaviile, Ohio. He was
thiriy-fve years old.
Joseph II. Russell. who went to
Montana as a prospector In 1867. is
dead at Helena. At one time he dis
posed OF mining property TO James j.
Hill and the late Col Broadwater for
$4,000.
The president has withdrawn the
ne mination of William G. Wheeler to
be United States attorney for the
Western district Of Wisconsin. Mr..
Wheeler has accepted a more lucra-
tive position as attorney for the Chi
cago & Northwestern railway in
Wisconsin,
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Refusing to Walk, Is Carried on
Stretcher Aboard Steamer
Protests in Vain.
MOANS OIsMAllY ON THE. WAY
q Examined by Commission Of Physi.
Clans ard Found Capable Of
Making Voyage.

Fort de France. April 13.-Cipriano
Castro, ex-president OF Venezuela,
was ingloriously expelled from the
island Of Martinique, Saturday by the
French government. He protested
turiously against expulsion. but his
protests were In vain.
Official notice was served ON Castro
Saturday morning that he must leave
the island within nine hours Of the
cary of police was charged with the
execution of the order. The steamer
Versailles had been ordered to re-
main i'm port until Castro was put on
board
The ex.president was furious. He
declared that he would not bulge and
that it would be necessary to take
him on board the steamer on a
stretcher.
Has Pitiful Aspect.
The removal of the former presi-
dent OF Venezuela from the hotel to
the steamer was not without its pitt.
fnl aspects. Immediately on the an
nouncement b. the medical commits
zion, who made lengthy physical
examination OF Castro, that he was
quite capable of making the voyage.
the commissary of police. with an
escort OF gendarmes, invaded the
hotel and proceeded 10 his chamber.
They found the ex.president lying in
bed, and although he still protested
that he could not move. they carried
him down stairs on a mattress. the
patient all the while moaning dismal
ly, and placed him on a stretcher.
Oflcers of the United States Cruiser
North Carolina. In civilian dress.
helped to make him as comfortable
ms possible. and then the stretcher
was carried by four negroes to the
dock. Gendarmes guarded IL on eth.
or side and crowd of persons. num-
bering fully 2,0o0, followed the pro.
cession through .hn streets.
In Danger OF Duckins.
Some difficulty was experienced In
hoisting the litter aboard. and for y
moment Castro was in peril of falling
out. The stretcher was set down In
one of the cabins, and Castro at once
declared that the room was too small.
and demanded that he be transferred
to another cabin. He was promised
that a change would be made in the
course Of the voyage. In saying fare
well TO his brother. he waved his
hand and exclaimed: "Good-by for the
moment"
The Versailles Immediately slipped
her cables and started on the voyage
to France.