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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Rec HEIGHTS

A DR.. Dobson has rented j, B.
Somers' Office and if he can find a
house or boarding place for him.
self and wife will locate here
The Mercantile Co. are building a
. large one story building south of
the bank. the front part will be used
fos an ofise presided over by Hon.
r. r. Gardner, and the back part for
finishing lumber.
"Roosh" Ramey and family ar.
rived last week from North Dakota
and for the present are stopping at
his fathers. He expects to build a
house ~ soon as the weather per-
mits.
james Puffer was in from Bailey
Tuesday night and saws the roads
are terrible.
Miss Helen Sheppard is here learn
ing the duties of a postmaster.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
ALL COUNTIES
IN GOOD SHAPE
Annual Reports Show Counties
I'm Good Financial Standing

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 9.-The report
of the state auditor shows that the
different counties received in taxes
$11, 086. 1897. for the last fiscal year,
and that their expenditures the same
year were $40, 1888, $40, leaving a net
balance of about $500, 900. Many of
the counties show a good sized cash
reserve above Indebtedness, outside
of what they are charged in the way
of loans from the permanent school
fund.
While it is the boast of the state
that it has but little poverty. yet the
counties paid over $40, 900 for care
of the poor for the year. Beadle
heads the list with Sl5,265, and il
ranges from that amount down to
$11 for Jerauld county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
FANCY PRICES
FOR PRIZE GRAIN
Ten Ears Of Corn Sold at EXPOSE
ton For $685.
Peck of Best Wheat Ever Drown
Anywhere Sold For SIO4

Omaha, Dec. l0.-When prize
grains were put on sale at the Ma
tional Corn Exposition today. farm,
ers, publishers of agricultural pa
pers, and plant breeders paid higher
prices for prize winners than has
ever been paid before for samples of
grain.
L. f. Faville takes home to Des
Moines prize ten ears of corn. having
paid 1885 for them. The corn was
grown by j. r. Overstreet, of Frank.
lin. Ind and won more than ST., 900.
Arthur Capper, of Topeka, paid
$3.50 for the best seventy ears. AT
the rate Faville paid, a bushel would
have cost $2,345.
n. E. Kruger, of Beaver Dam,
Wis. who won the sweepstakes on
wheat by producing the best peck
the world has ever seen, according
to judges, paid S104 for the peck
that he might retain it and take il
back to Wisconsin for seed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Death OF Red Cloud.

Red Cloud, the last of the great
Sioux chiefs. died at the Pine Ridge
agency last week. He was about IS
years old. His life story as it has
came to light since his death, is a
very interesting one. He was an
uncivilized Indian and belonged en-
tirely to the old school of red men.
He led his tribe during all the
Indian wars through this Northwest
country, and was responsible for the
death of many a pioneer and
soldier.
Red Cloud bore a grudge against
the white man to the end because of
the supposed wrong. to his pecrA.
He was especially troublesome dur
+SHfk IkE SoSsfrucfion OF the Union
Pacific road through the middle
West. and practically fulfilled his
boast to strew the line with dead
soldiers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
HEARING ON TWO
CENT RATE CASE
South Dakota Soon to Know Fate
of Two Cent Law

The South Dakota railroad rate
case will come up for hearing in
Chicago December 2S, at which time
citizens of this state will find out
whether they are to travel for two
or three cents. The case is brought
into court by the c. & N. w. road
named, but all the lines in the state
are involved in the outcome.
1t will be remembered that the
last state legislature passed a law
making the passenger rate in South
Dakota two cents per mile, instead
of three as at present. The roads
brought suit in the federal court of
this state to restrain and enjoin the
placing in effect the two cent rate,
alleging that the law amounted to
c~oniscation of the property of the
railroads without just compensation
and was therefore unconstitutional.
A temporary restraining order
was made withholding the two cent
rate until the final settlement of the
case, which will occur in Chicago the
last of this month. The outcome
will be watched with interest bv all
South Dakotans.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
TRl-STATE GOOD
ROADS MEETING
Movement Started For Better
Highways In Dakotas and
Minnesota

Aberdeen, Dec. 13.-Backed by
the Commercial club an effort is to
be made to bring to this city a good
roads convention of delegates from
cities in the two Dakotas and Mime,
sofa.
j, W. Parmlev. of Ipswich, has
been named on the good roads COM
mission of the state and he met the
directors of the club Friday and out,
lined the idea of the gathering. 1t
would bring nearly 1000 delegates
and all that is asked is a meeting
place and ample hotel accommoda,
tions.
Vice President John Wade was au.
thorized to name a committee to CO.
operate with Mr. Parmley and con-
fer with Goverdor Wesley in relation
10 the project.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
HAND

John Alley, Of Fairview. drove to
Orient every day last week with
wheat. He drew on an average SO
bushels per load.
H. G. Rudd and wife, of Spring.
attended the lecture course enter
tainment given ct Orient on Satur-
day evening last.
Mr. A. Sebring. of Park. started
far Schoolcraft, Michigan on Tues
day. He will not return until early
spring.
Miss Belle Mckay, teaching the
Melbourne school in Park. drives
home nights and hopes to do so I'M
til the holidays.
Ferdinand Matter of Spring, went
to Wisconsin last week for a holiday
visit among friends.
Dora Wieblen, of Spring, and her
brother Charley started for Califor-
MIA and other Pacific coast states on
Monday.
d. v. Hall and wife. Of Spring,
started on Saturday for Kansas for
a visit with their daughter Mae.
They will also visit in Omaha.
Barnard Matter is coming home
the last of this week to spend the
Christmas holidays at his home in
Spring.
Miss Gertie Hall returned to her
duties as stenographer at Selby on
Saturday.
John Alley, of Fairview. started
for California Monday.
The Misses Louise and Anna Bel
lin came home to Spring for the
holidays Saturday.
Charles Ernesti drove to Orient on
Monday to attend to the holiday
business.
Jim McDermitt of Park. took
away two car loads of cattle TO Chi.
cago Saturday. w. Bird, of Orient,
attends to the farm duties while Nh
McDermid is away.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
An Editorial Battle

Friends of the Lead Daily Call,
edited by MI and Mrs G. H. Grace,
have been watching the trend of
events in the Black Hills with keen
interest for several weeks past.
The Call has taken a strong stand
IN the labor troubles there against
the socialist leaders of the Union and
has thereby brought down a red hot
fight on its head. But to quote its
able editorial writer, she has with
out the laid of a legal training and
the benefit of the masculine men,
tality" given Freeman Knowles the
time of his life.
The labor troubles in the Hill.
coming at the beginning of winter
have proven disastrous to the min.
ers themselves. as well as to the
towns of Lead and Deadwood. The
Homestake company has always
had the reputation of treating its
employees above the average and the
Cali Takes the. stand that-tha.- strike
was melted by the Socialist leaders
|yf@SnNS mfof fyf.ssicyssS resr1HsSs.'"'
Meanwhile the editorial war goes
uaily on, with evidences that there
will be fur flying in the near future
IL we are any judge of the contest
the honors will go to the Call. al
will likewise the last word.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Iunt-Gettysburg Line

Pierre, Dec. 13.-The state land
department has received plats of
state land which the Northwestern
extension will cross in the line from
Blunt to Gettysburg. They cross
Sections IL and ID in township l16,
range II in Sully county; and Sec
ton SO, in township 1T. range II,
IN Potter county. These filings indi-
cate that the new line will keep
practically a straight north course
from OnIda until the Potter county
line is crossed, from which it will
extend in a north-easterly direction
to Gettysburg, where it joins the
man line west from Watertown.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Resolutions

WHEREAS: 1t has pleased the
Supreme Architect Of the Universe
to call our brother. A. Il. Water
bury, from among us to fellowship
in the Supreme Lodge above, and
WHEREAS: We appreciate his
high qualities as a man and his worth
as a Mason, and
WHEREAS: We realize the sor-
row of his kindred as well as our
own bereavement at his departure;
RESOLVED: That we hereby
express our sorrow for our loss of a
kind and worthy brother, who died
in the discharge Of his duty.
And be it further resolved that
we will ever cherish his momory,
and the recollection Of his many
virtues both as a man and a Mason,
and that we tender to his bereased
family our sympathy in this time of
their affection.
RESOLVED: That this resolution
be spread upon the records of the
Lodge as a perpetual memorial. and
that a copy thereof be presented to
the wife of our deceased brother.
G. C. Briggs
John Pusey Committee.
E. H. Wilson
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
CHRISTMAS AT
THE CHURCHES
How, When and Where Christ
mas Will Be Observed

Another year has rolled around,
and with it comes the happiest of
all the happy evenings, Christmas
Eve. 1t is to be properly observed
in Miller this year, as usual, and
the youthful hearts will once more
beat expectantly as they gaze with
rapture on the Christmas trees with
their Santa Claus. Interesting pro-
grams will be given at four different
churches in Miller next Friday night
Dec. "a. and they all invite the pub
lie to come and enjov it with the
children.
Following is the list of entertain
ments and where thev will be held.
METHODIST
The choir and Sunday-school are
preparing an interesting musical
cantata. after which Santa Claus
will appear on the scene and do the
honors. 1t will take place Christ
mas Eve.
PRESBYTERIAN
The children of the Sunday-school
will give their usual entertaining
program of songs and readings,
followed by a tree. at the church
Friday evening. Santa will be there
with his pack
CHRISTIAN
An appropriate program of sing
ing and speaking will be given at
the church in connection with a
Christmas tree to celebrate the glad
occasion.
EVANGELICAL
The children are preparing a short
entertainment of Christmas songs,
etc, after which there will be the
usual tree to gladden. their hearts
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
TEACHERS AND
OFFICERS MEET
Entertaining and Instructive
Meeting in Miller Saturday
Other Interesting News of County
Schools by County
Superintendent

One hundred eight country schools
are now in session in Hand county,
and there are still three more schools
to open. This year we have at
present writing one hundred twenty
two teachers employed in all the
schools of the county. OF these
teachers only eighty-two are home
teachers, of the remaining forty.
twelve are from Wisconsin, ten
are from Iowa, five from Minnesota,
one from North Dakota, one
from Nebraska, one from illinois,
and ten from other counties of South
Lakota. To secure these outside
teachers took much correspon.
dence on the part of the county
superintendent and school officers.
Saturday, December IL, the day
set for the annual meeting Of school
officers and teachers proved very
unfavorable as to weather and
roads, notwithstanding about thirty
of the teachers belonging to the
Miller division for teachers district
Institutes met at the high school
building at 1890 a. m. and recited
upon the reading circle work which
had been assigned for the day. The
work was ably conducted by Prof.
Schmidt, Mr. Wilton and Miss
Pasek. In the afternoon forty-four
teachers and sixteen officers met in
the court room and the program was
carried out as planned. THE rights
of the Children in our schools was
discussed by Miss Mabel Stuart of
the Miller high school. Miss Stuart
in her talk showed herself to be a
true teacher and a friend of the
children. E. E. Reber, of the st.
Lawrence high school. gave some
valuable suggestions on the subject
How to arouse public interest in
the common Schools" Fay Snoddy
gave an excellent talk on How we
may encourage original investiga-
ton on the part of pupils" He
showed that he, himself. was an OBJ
serve and capable of developing
the power of observation in his pu-
pills.
DR.. Hirschy, Of Redfield college
gave an excellent address on ed
ucatIon as a preparation for teach
ing" DR.. Hirschy stated that the
teachers of the future will be re-
CURED to be college and university
graduates not specialists-but ed
ucated men and women.
Prof. Reber and Prof. Schmidt
favored the teachers and officers
with some excellent music.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
INSTITUTE FOR
COUNTY FARMERS
Annual Meeting At Miller Next
Week Under Supt. Cham
berlain
Instructive and Entertaining
Program For Progressive
Farmers

The annual Farmers Institute for
Hand county will meet in Miller
next week, Dec. %, %. A. E.
Chamberlain. of Brookings. will be
in charge of the meetings in this
city and a number of prominent
speakers will be heard. The first
meeting will take place Wednesday
afternoon, another that evening,
and on Thursday both morning and
afternoon. These meetings are
planned and carried out at a consid-
cradle expense. purely for the farm
ers' benefit. and it is hoped that a
large crowd will be present in Miller
next week.
An interesting and instructive
program has been prepared and the
following people will be heard: Mrs
Ada F. HOWE. of Wisconsin, will
speak to the ladies on "Dairying''
and Home Making" Mrs Anna
Washburn on Kitchen Convenien-
ees'' and "Woman's Work Made
Easier" w. d. Mckee will interest
the men with three lectures, Beef
Cattle" Horses" and Farmers
Literature" DR.. H. H. Stoner, of
Hiphmore, will speak on "Soils and
Tillage." Alfalfa" and Health
Hints" and d. P. Washburn, an
experienced institute worker, will
talk on Corn" and Farm Build,
ings."
The meetings will be held in a
public building here. and Hanc
County farmers will find the time
we'll spent to take a couple of days
of and attend.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
A Real Catastrophe

Philip, aged four, is in the habit
Of going across the street to a neigh
bor's house for milk. One day in
December he returned home with
an empty bucket and a grave face.
We can't get any more milk" he
announced in a tone weighty with
the importance of his message.
The cows dried up" And rs we
ssaxvaSMsurprise q hifH,, ne sudden.
" clinched the matter with an OBJ
seryation evidently of his own
They don't think that she'll thaw
out until spring. The Delineatol
for January.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
kChristmas Toast

TO you my cheerful friend
To you! who seem to be an exquisite
architect forever building up the
castle of happiness out of all the
losses and crosses and wrecks and
.Iin,s that fate nay thr9ew. about
ySSHt::~to you VINO can always see
the silver lining to every cloud. who
can poinard your sorrows and share
your joys, and laugh and sing, and
be content, and still keep up the
fight till life's rugged journey ends.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Girls HerOines

OF a total of f~ifty-eight awards by
the the Carnegie Hero Fund Com.
mission nine we're to girls. whose
deeds, without exception, equaled
in daring and heroism the deeds OF
of the boys. OF this total, forty.
seven involved saving or attempting
to -s~cfrom. 8rvwnihs, Hx rescdf64
from burning 81, s~uEoGatson, two
saving lives imperiled by trains, two
assistance in mine-b'ast accidents. one
averting a horrible :.street-car acct
dent The New Idea Woman's
Magazine for January.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16

When Carrie was about three or
four years old she went with her
grandmother to visit an aunt. The
little one ate very heartily of berries
when her grandmother said, Don't
eat any more berries or you will
have a pain under vour apron"
Carrie regarded the dainty apoon
seriously for a few moments, then
said, please take my apron off,
grandma."-The Delineator for Jan
uary.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Presbyterian Church

Rev. C. Howard CRUDE. Pastor.
Services Sunday at Miller HOO a.
m. and in st. Lawrence at 12:45 p. m.
Sunday Bible School at 1870 in st
Lawrence and at 1915 m. in Miller.
Christian Endeavor each place
every Sunday evening at $50.
Evening service will remain at
7:30 on alternate Sunday evenings.
Church prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at Miller at 7:3O
The Wonen's Home and Foreign
Missionary society meets the last
Wednesday of each month at 2;30 in
the church.
All are cordially invited to attend
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
MAGAZINE 0
HIGH SCHOOL
Progressive NJ. n. s. Tackles New
Industry January list

The Miller high school has not
been able to run down enough trou-
bic delving into the mysteries of
Virgil and the theory of limits, so
they are going to assume the editor.
ial toga next month.
The first number Of the new pub
lication is expected to appear the
first or second week in January, and
will be a commendable business
venture for the youngsters. 1t will
be printed in this office and will be
an eight page folio, nine by twelve
inches. It will contain advertise
ments of Miller business men, as
well as all the interesting school
news of the city.
1t is the intention of the embryo
pencil pushers to issue their paper
once q month, and to keep the pub.
lie interested in their football, bas-
ket-ball and track teams. The pro-
ceeds will be used for high school
athletics. This new ind ustry will
entail considerable extra work on
the high school students but it will
prove a personal benefit to them as
we'll as an excellent advertisement
for the school. They hope to secure
the generous support of all citizens
interested in the welfare Of Miller
schools.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Christian Church

SnrlStIan SnurCH
On next Lords Day:
Sunday School at 10:00:A, M.
Morning Service at 100 a. m.
Christian Endeavor al TOO p. m.
Evening Sermon at 800 p. m.
Prayer meeting on Thursday even
ing.
Services preparing for Holiday
season.
You are cordially invited to attend
these services.
Ira G.. Smith. Minister.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eyangelical Church

Services next Sunday as follows
Sunday school at 10
Preaching at Miller at IL A. M.
Preaching at Pearl at $3.50 p. VI.
Miller at 1880 p. m.
Prayer meeting every Wen'sday
evening at 8:0
Every one cordially invited.
J. ID. Musser. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Methodist Church Services.

Preaching next Sunday, by tn.
pastor at HOO a m.
S. S. at 1900.
Epworth League devotional meet.
ing at $50 p. m.
Evening service at 7:3G
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening
All are invited to attend.
J. f.. Lombard, Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16

The Christian Scientists of this
city hold regular Sunday and mid
week services at their Reading room
in the Masonic Temple. Sundays at
11:oO a. m, Wednesdays 7:30p. m.
All are cordially invited.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Roman Catholic

Mass at $50 a. m. and at 1890 2.
m. first Sunday OF every month. and
at 1890 a. m. third Sunday. Sun
day school at 800 p. m. every
Sunday.
Rev. Gather For, Pastor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04

panels Of Transparent gIass. IN ,n-
gallery. where all the lamps had been
lit, 1t was quite light. In the closet,
however, It was quite dirk. 1t was a
splendid place from which to observe
and remain unobserved.
We returned along the gallery. On
reaching the door of Mile. Stangerson's
apartment It opened from push
given by the steward who was waiting
at the dinner table. IN. Stangerson
had for the last three days dined
with his daughter in the drawing room
on the first hoor) As the door remain
ed open, we distinctly saw Mile. STAN
Eerson, taking advantage Of the stew.
ards absence ard while her father
was STOPPING to pick up something he
had let fall, pour the contents OF q
vial into NJ. Stangerson's glass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04

O IeuStu the story OF the pne-
nomenon of the ineIpiicable gallery.
On the day arrived at the Chandler
and Joined him in his room he recount
ed TO me. with the greatest detail, all
that ! have related, telling me also
how he had spent several hours in
that could be Of any help to him.
The event of the inexplicablc gal
lery had occurred on the night between
the Goth and Goth Of OCtober-that Is
to say, three days before my return to
the chateau. 1t was on the I'd Of
November, then, that went back TO
the Chandler, summoned there by my
friends telegram and taking the re-
volvers with me.
lam now in Rouletablle's room, alsl
he has finished his recital.
While he had been telling me the
story noticed him continually rubbing
the glass Of the eyeglasses he had
found on the side table. From the evil
dent pleasure he was taking in han.
ding them l felt they must be one Of
those sensible evidences destined to en-.
ter what he had called the circle of the
right end Of his reason
When he had finished his recital he
asked me what thought of 1t. re-.
piled that was much puzzled by his
question. Then ne begged me to try,
In my turn, to take my reason in hand
"by the right end"
VERY well" said. at seems to me
that the point OF departure of my rea
son would be this-there can be no
doubt that the murderer you pursued
was In the gallery" lpaused.
after making so good starr, you
ought not to stop so soon." he exclaim
ID. Come, make another effort"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
THE BURR 1NGTON FREE rRESs: THURSDAY MARCH T. 1909

that one might have thought he had
received an electric shock.
"Mr. Arthur Rancer he cried.
Mr.. Arthur Rance stood before 10
calmly bowling.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
CHAPTER XIX.
Rouletahille Invites Me to Break.
fast at the Donion Inn.

IN II was not until later that Roule.
Table sent me the notebook
In which he Lad written at
~ length the story of the phe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
CHAPTER XXI.
On the Watch.

HE act. which staggered me.
did not appear to affect Roule-
tabille much. We returned to
the room. and, without e~en re-.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-17
I'M TRuE SPIRlT OF SAcRIFIcE.
At the Last 6~ostonlans Divided with
Each Other Their Most Precious
Possession.

1t was d touching scenel The
sun poured fercely down on the hot
sands, whitening everything in sight
with its scorching rays. The desert
had never known a more awful day.
The two Bostonians, struggling
across these superheated wastes,
spied each other in the distance and
hope ran high in the hearts of each.
Here might be relief, for both were
dying of starvation and thirst; but
when they came together they saw
it was hopeless.
Neither had meat or drink!
81 have no bread said one. @But
if l had a crust | would have shared
it with you"
81 have no water" said the other.
'But if l had but a thimbleful half
of it would have been yours"
And then impulsively they
clasped hands and spoke in unison.
"Never mind" each cried. 81 will
split my last ininitive with YOU"
1t was thus that they we're able
to happily and fearlessly face death
together l-Harper's Weekly.