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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

The bodies of Mrs. Amos Miller and
Ecr two children were found in tn" Farm
;H=ton liver III Sim>hlry. Conn. The
children !al brra lied together before
ornwH.ng rnsUwl- and. through a note
left b. Mrs. Mi,l'r. the probability is
strong that Sh" took their lives and her
OWE while mentaIIy GeprrsNed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

The American Iron and Steel Company
posted notices in Lebanon. Pa, that, be-
ginning April :. pnddlers will receive
S3.75 per ton instead OF $40. the present
rate. About 800 men will be affected. u
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

Lutheran Church was almost complete
ly demolished, but through it's sacrifice
man lives were spared and much
more damage prevented, as it was di.
rectly in the path of the water.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
By Henry Gallup Paine
Drawings by Frank Nerbeck

until late in the season; and ! was surprised,
on waking one morning. to find myself buried be
meath a thick covcrlid OF snow, which fortunately
had ceased TO fall
We had made camp the evening before on
the steep slope OF lofty peak that rose almost un-
hrokenly from base 70 summit with "A grade OF fully
fcrtv-ive degrees \ shelf Of than ten feet
vide afforded just enough level space TO bud a fTt
and to deposit belongings without having them
roll away from us into the valley nearly two miles
below Above US for about half "a mllr the noun
tiinside was covered with sparse growth OF timber,
near the upper limits Of which sgd had secured his
tlrcsOme pet for the night There the moist snow
lay deep and dazzling white Beneath US, however,
the descent simply tilted sheet Of rock croded
TO the snOothness Of polished tabletop. Here but
little snow had adhered, and that little, melted by
the direct rays OF the rising SUM- had been converted
bV sudden drop OF temperature INTO thlIl, Sttei-
'Svd's first thought was for breakfast, mine for
my valuable collection of skins. Digging them out
Of the damp snow. hung the larger ones to dry on
he branches Of the under which ! had slept,
and clearing q space before the fire, ! spread the
smaller pets about on the ground.
HAVING finished our respective tasks and the wei
H come meal prepared by sgd l was the point
Of gong how our horses had Jared, when my
companion who had began TO skin a magnificent
black wolf | had shot the daV before, suddenly
stopped his knife in midaIr. saw a queer look
come over his face his glance apparently lighted
on something behind me
go Gee WhlZz! he exclaimed IN coIntdl amaze
1nent How did that get loose
Turning, expecting to see ! do not know what
kind of animal my eyes fell upon the least likely am
NAL | could have expected to see,-a man. And
such a mani Clad 10 the last detail IN a fashionable
1ailors conception Of the most correct atllrc Tor
hunting trip, he was picking his way dantly toward
us through the drifts. He might not have seemed
out Of place O an English pheasant preserve! but
his rg little appropriate tor Tough2 1t IN the
Rockies as NV patched and dnssy corduroys raycd
sweater and battered felt hat would have been III
London drawing room A fancy gamebag hung from
his right shoulder and Tapped taty against his lett
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

,ricS of horror with loud CrdCk the steel Chdln
parted under the terrific strain and we the bear
spring after the fleeing with gigantic leaps
dashing past at a speed that, despite the brute
unwieldy bulk. threatened soon to overtake his
affrighted quarry.
Down, down the sharp decline they sprang
Bruin gaining at every leap Fear lent wings to the
heels of the man, who seemed to skim over the thn
crust that had begun to FORM while the numbering
vet active form of the bear drove through 1t like a
snowpow, almost obscuring pursuer and pursued
in a thick mist of flying fakes.
With a howl of dismay sgd grabbed up the
abandoned guncase and followed at his top speed,
after him Once in motion, | began to realize the
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

" The Procedure
Worked Beautifully
IN Theory. but Was
Sometimes Defective
IN Practice.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
NEW GAME BIRD FOR s. D.
Chinese P%heasants to Be introduced
In State by Redfielc Men.

Harland Packard, Henry Schalke
and Bert Hagman Of Redfeld have re-
ceived from Oregon a shipment of a
dozen Chinese pheasants, with the
avowed purpose of breeding them that
they may be added to the list of game
birds in this state.
The cocks are tall, with highly col
ored plumage, purple, blue and green,
with a streak of white on neck. The
hens resemble the prairie chicken, ex-
cept that there is a faint purple color
on the breast. The birds are active
and fly much more rapidly than the
prairie chicken. They will be kept
through this season, in which each Of
the females should lay from sixty to a
hundred eggs. Then they will be put
at large. The present game law pro
tects them indefinitely.
1t is believed they will thrive in this
state. The birds originally came from
northern China. and they propagate
faster than any other game bird.
There are now thousands Of them in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Cali
fornia. In Kansas the game commits
sion has for several years encouraged
their breeding, and good results have
been obtained, the farmers having be-
come interested.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
A STORAGE RESERVOIR.
The Stockholders of the RedWater
Canal Co. May Build One.

The Stockholders of the RedWater
Canal Co. May Build One.
Through an opinion they have Sc
cured ON the property Of the Red
water Canal company, near Belle
Fourche, a deal will soon be consum-
mated hat will greatly affect the
owners of land under the ditch. For
some year the affairs of the canal
company have been in poor shape.
1t was owned by a corporation whose
officers preferred not to take active
steps, SO, finally, some of the local
land owners got together and F. N.
Fuller, M. J. Smiley, H. l.. Barnett, H.
c.. Rathburn and H. M. Stearns seCur-
ed an option on the canal to next
October. 1t is now the intention Of
the m of the land to purchase
the corporations interest in the canal
and attach a perpetual water right to
the land. At present there are 5000
acres under the canal, but by the
erection of a storage reservoir, 1000
more acres can be added. The pres
ent value of land under the canal
$50 to $50 per acre-is expected to
take a jump now that the deal is com
pleted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
HE SUES FOR SAC, 900.
w. c. Robinson Sues Mitchell for the
Death of His Son.


w. c. Robinson, Of Salt Lake City,
Utah, through his representative, filed
a claim against the city of Mitchell
in the sum of $4,000 for the death of
his son, Frank G. Robinson, which oc-
Cured about six weeks ago. The
young man was a member OF a
dramatic company, and, after the
close of the performance, he left the
theater building. going down an alley
that was more or less dark. He
placed his hand on a guy wire that
was attached to an electric light pole
and received a shock that killed him.
The night was stormy in character,
and 1t thought the atmospheric con-
ditions must have charged the wire
to such an extent that the young man
was killed. Another party who had
hold Of the wire also received a Sc
we're shock, and his life was barely
saved. The accident happened JAN
uary %. Mr.. Robinson alleges that
the death of his son was due to the
criminal negligence of the electric
light company and the city of Mitchell.
The city will not allow the claim, and
the presumption is that Mr.. Robinson
will bring suit for damages.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25

While other parts Of the state have
had artesian wells for many years, the
first attempt to secure an ~artesian
flow at Bowdle Is about to be made.
The effort to ecure a well is to be
made by the Milwaukee Railroad COM
pany which now has the machinery
on the ground preparatory to com
mencement Of the work of drilling the
well. The result of the experiment is
being awaited with deep interest, and
II the company is successful in secur-
ing a good artesian flow other wells Of
this land will Immediately be drilled
here and In this vicinity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
FIGHT GOES ON.
Interesting Developments in the New
Perkins County Seat Controversy.

Interesting Developments in the New
Perkins County Seat Controversy.
Another chapter in the county seat
fight in the new Perkins county has
just been written, and shows that in
stead of being settled by the recent
election in which Bison was chosen
on the face Of the returns, that the
war is going merrilv on. There are
three county commissioners-elect, two
from Lennon. one of the contesting
towns, and the other from a section
of the county supporting Bison. The
new commissioner, G.. G. Davis, G. e.
Lennon and l.. T. Larson, held their
first meeting at Lennon and proceed
ed to qualify. Larson first protested
that as Bison had been chosen by the
people as the county seat, all business
should be transacted there, but the
other two overruled him on the ground
that Bison, as a new town, had as
yet no building for the commissioners
to use Larson then declined to take
further part in the proceedings.
Davis nominated Lennon for chair
man Of the board, Lennon seconded
the motion, and on vote was duly
elected. The Lennon commissioners
have invited the board to meet there
until Bison is ready, and Larson has
invited the board to meet at Buffalo,
claiming he will provide a building.
But until the courts decide otherwise,
it is probable that the majority of the
board will continue to meet in Lem
mon.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
AFRAID OF THE BRIDGE.
Railroad Officials Fear for Safety of
Pontoon Bridge at Chamberlain.

No'' SiiIS'oio ESo' " S6iS VI
Pontoon Bridge at Chamberlain.
The thawing weather of the past
five days has raised the apprehension
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad company over the safety of
their pontoon bridge at Chamberlain,
on which the company depends for
traffic through to the Black Hills
country. The ice in the Missouri river
is breaking up fast, and the water is
now rising to an alarming height, and
carrying much ice with 1t. At pres
ent the water in the river is reported
as being nine feet above low water
mark, and that 1t has risen five feet
in the past twenty-four hours. The
company officers at Mitchell are ex-
pecting to receive the information at
any time that the bridge has gone out,
and they are making every effort to
get all freight and homesee>'rs goods
over to the other side Of the river be-
fore the break comes, for it means
that the bridge will be out for some
time, until the ice is out of the river,
at least.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
JUDGE MARQUIS DECIDES CASE.
Rules That Children Of Deceased
Daughter Are Entitled to Equal
Share of Estate.

Judge George H. Marquis of the
Third judicial circuit has decided a
case of much interest to attorneys and
litigants. The case was Willard Hunt
Lester ct al. against Hunt ct al. Suit
was brought by three SON Of a de-
ceased daughter. Mortimer Hunt OF
Deuel. county, at the time of making
his will, failed to provide for the
three sons of a deceased daughter.
The will was admitted to probate, and
the estate distributed under its pro-
visions to the living children of the
testator, Millard Hunt Lester, Victor
V. Lester and billiard H. Lester. The
sons of the deceased daughter were
minors at the time of making the will,
and resided out Of the state, and were
given no notice of the will or the pro-
~ceedings had in probating the same.
The estate included lands in Deuel.
and Hyde counties, South Dakota,
which were quite valuable.
The above named children brought
suit to recover an undivided one-ninth
interest in the estate, and alleged that
the failure to provide for them'in the
will was not intentional, and that they
had no notice of the proceedings.
Judge Marquis has decided that the
failure to provide for the children of
the deceased daughter was not inten-
tional, and that they had no notice Of
the proceedings and were given no
opportunity to appear and protect
their interest, and gives to the three
sons of the deceased daughter the
same interest in the estate as the
other heirs.
T. NJ. Simmons of this city was
counsel for the three overlooked
heirs, and is being congratulated ove
his victory. The heirs and those hold
ing under them fought the suit vigor-
ously at every stage. The case is of
unusual interest, and is the first ever
decided in the state on this issue.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
in The SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
GEeanings of Important News Of Norway, Sweden
end Denmark, wth Occasional Comments.
Bv r w. ODLAND.

The Pellerin company of Goteborg
has placed the sum Of o 1000 crowns
In the hands of the riksdag member.
H. Lindquist, to be used for the
benefit of those in want through the
hard times and lack of labor. The
fund will be the means of doing mt
good, as 1t will be a month or two be-
fore outside work will begin to any
extent.
Socialists are continually making
trouble In various parts of Sweden.
Recently three laboring men of this
following, who were of age to take the
compulsory military training, wrote
the commander at vs. steras that they
refused to present themselves for
drill. Their cases will be taken up by
the military department, and what
ever action is taken In tn ematter Il
is certain that a great deal of hard
feeling will result.
The city of Goteborg has received
donations amounting to so, 900 crownh
by the will of the late Adolf FloreH,
a wealthy ship owner. The donations
are as follows: To the home for the
aged, 10000 crowns; to the children's
hospital, 0 1000 crowns: to the society
for the care of scrofulous children.
1880 crowns; to the society for the
assistance of poor children, 1880
crowns; to the seamen's home for
pensions for the aged seamen. q. 900
crowns.
The police department of Uddevalla
is up In arms against the Stockholm
News, which recently published an ar
ticle in reference to the conditions at
Uddevalla. The article charges the
police with gross ineficiency and
drunkenness and such generally scan
dalous behavior that the public has
lost all confidence in them. The de-
partment has taken the matter up, and
the editor, Gustaf G%ullberg, is to be
brought before the court on the
charge OF libel and the abuse of the
rights Of the freedom of the press.
The case has the support of the entire
police force of Uddevalla, seventeen
members, and will be bitterly contest
ed. Editor Gullberg maintains that
the article, as printed, was correct in
every particular.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
Jail for Mail SwindIer.

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 23.-Im-
prisonment for a period of n and
one-half years in the Sioux Falls peni.
Tertiary and a fine of 800 was the
sentence imposed in the case of AL
bert j. Moore, alias ]. l.. Ferguson,
e~x-convict, who entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of using the
United States mail with intent to de-
fraud. Moore is one of the smoothest
swindlers who ver operated in the
Northwest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
In and About the State
$500, 900 WATER POWER PROJECT.
Famous Homestake Mining Company
Pushing Water Power Project to
Successful Conclusion.

Pushing Water Power project TO
Successful Conclusion.
h. One of the greatest water power
projects in the history of the North
west is being pushed to a successful
conclusion by the famous Homestake
Mining company, which in Lead con-
ducts the greatest gold producing
mine in the United States, and one of
the leading gold producers of the
werld.
The company will expend the sum
of about $500, 900 on the water power
project. Preliminary to prosecuting
active work, the company some weeks
ago made application in accordance
with the state law for the appropria-
ton of a certain amount Of water from
Spearfish creek, n of the principal
w~atercourses of the Black Hills.
The company made application for
a permit to appropriate for it's use
100 cubic feet of water per second of
time from Spearfish creek through the
Homestake power conduit, the point
of diversion of which is to be located
upon the left bank of the stream a
short distance below Spearish falls,
such water to be used, as stated, for
power purposes.
The location of the power house
will necessitate a conduit three or
four miles in length, and when the
natural fall Of Spearfish creek is con
sidered this makes it certain that a
conduit of that length will furnish an
immense horse power.
Ever since the company decided to
install the new power plant it has
had a man stationed on Spearfish
creek, whose duty it is to keep care
full tab on the stream. A ~self-regis-
tering thermometer which keeps a
record for eight days is placed in the
creek, and keeps an accurate account
Of conditions. By this means the va
riations of temperature, together with
their frequency, are kept track of.
The man stationed at the creek
reads the thermometer and watches
the behavior of the streams flow.
Thus the company will be in posses
sion of accurate facts regarding the
possibilities of the creek during the
winter months. The present winter
Is well adapted for the keeping of
such a record, as 1t has been unusual
ly severe, both in point of quickness
with which the variations in tempera-
ture have taken place, and the mum
Der of changes that have occurred.
1t has been an exceptional winter,
and 1t is hardly possible that a more
trying n will ever again be expert.
enced. Hence, il the stream lives I'D
to requirements during this season. II
Is fairly safe to assume that in future
there will not be any trouble from the
stream. The collection of data being
made will show what is necessary to
guard against and what must be pro-
vided for in the construction Of the
mammoth power plant.
Thus far, the records have been of
a very satisfactory character. The
data will include the per cent of
water taken up by the ice, how long
the Ice lasts, and all the other points
necessary to make a complete record
of the behavior of the stream flow.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
FIGHT DESERT LAND ENTRY.
Eight Days Consumed in Hearing Con.
test at Quinn, S. D.

test at Quinn, S. D.
The contest Of Harland T. Bevans
against the desert land entry of Will
lam HALEY was the longest and hard
est fought contest ever heard at
Quinn. Eight days were consumed
in the hearing. ffty-six witnesses be-
ing examined.
Bevans asserted that the land was
not desert In character, and conse-
quently vas not within the provisions
Of the desert land law. HALEY is a
stockman, and 1t is said that the
stockmen OF this locality contributed
to the defense In IN effort to estab-
lish the legality Of the desert land en-
tries. These entries in western South
Dakota have been the subject of many
bitter contests. and it is hoped to get
a decision not only from the officials
Of the Rapid City land office, but from
the general land office.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
NORWAY.

DR.. Fridtjof Nansen will visit Ice
making scientific Investigations.
Gold has been discovered in Smaa-
enene. Einar Haneborg of Aremark
has sent samples of ore from his farm
10 Mr.. Schmelck, the state chemist,
who says that 1t contains small guam
titles of the yellow metal.
The monument to the memory OF
Col. George Stang was unveiled Feb
ruary II. It stands in Our Savior's
cemetery, Christiania, whittier 1t will
attract pilgrims from all over Nor
way, for few N~orwegians are better
loved than Col. George Stang. 1t is
a life size statue, executed by the
Norwegian sculptor, Gustav Laerum.
There was a multitude of people in at
tendance, including many of the lead
ing military officers of Norway.
| have frequently referred to the de-
cline in the consumption of intoxicat-
lng liquors in Norway. An investi-
gator has recently prepared a table,
showing that the decline has been in
progress for several generations. Rec
ords have been taken Of the amount
Of liquor used since 1888, and it seems
to be a fact that the average indi-
vidual drinks five times as little
liquor today as the average individual
seventy-five years ago. In 1888 it is
claimed that the average amount OF
liquor drunk per year by each indi-
vidual was sixteen %liters; now 1t is a
triie ove three liters.
The new Bergen theater was form
ally opened to the public February 10,
and the occasion will be remembered
Of the city. King Haakon was pres
ent, arriving by rail from the capital
in the morning. He alighted from the
train at Fjosanger, where he was met
by former Premier Nicholson and a
host of cheering subjects During the
day he visited the most interesting
places in the city, escorted by Mich
elsen and other notables. He was in
excellent humor seemed to enjoy his
visit greatly. He was unassuming
and democratic in his manner, walk
ing about the streets like an ordinary
ycitizen, pleasantly exchanging greet
ings with the people. When he enter
ed the theater, the audience rose and
sang ia, vi elsker dette Landet,"
The popular play, Erasmus Montan'
u.s." was presented, scene succeeding
scene with precision, all the actors
playing their roles without a hitch.
! The king went upon the stage be-
tween two of the acts and chatted
with the actors, and on leaving the
theater, he awakened enthusiasm by
expressing his interest In the future
of the Bergen stage.
The new Bergen theater Is q beauti-
full playhouse, second only to the Ma
tional theater at Christiania, The
drama has always flourished at Ber-
gen, since Ole Bull lent his interest
to 1t over half a century ago.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
State Conference Is Ended.

Gladbrook, Iowa, March 23.-The
annual state conference of the United
Brethren Church of Iowa, which has
been in session here during the most
of this week, closed yesterday. One
hundred and twenty ministers and
delegates have been attending. Bish,
w. M. Weekly of Kansas City pre-.
sided. One thousand dollars was
raised for home missions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
BILLINGS Mill Is Burned.

Billings, Mont, March %. - The
largest fire which this city has had
for years occurred when the plant Of
the Billings Milling company was de-
stroyed. The fire originated in the
lower floor and is said to have been
due to defective wiring. The plant
had Just been remodeled and reftted
with new machinery. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, partly covered by
insurance.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
SANE BUT KEPT IN JAIL.
Farmer, Subject to Spells Of Mental
Derangement, Is in P~redicament.

Farmer, Subject to Spells Of Mental
Deransement, Is in ~Predicament.
Christian Lila, a farmer living neal
Aberdeen, is in a peculiar predica.
ment. Because of a sunstroke many
years ago, Lila Is subject to peri.
odical attacks of insanity, which he is
able to ward of by medical treatment
and rest. Recently he went too long
without resorting to treatment, and
became deranged. He was taken be.
fore a commission Of insanity, and
committed to the asylum at Yankton.
Pending the arrival of an attendant
from the asylum Lila was kept at the
county hospital, where ne recovered
his reason. Now, although he is as
sane as any one. he cannot be re
leased until an order comes from the
asylum authorities to that effect.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
TRAIN MANGLES FARMER.

Body Of Dave Johnson, Waseoa, Mimi,
Badly Torn.
Wsseca, Mimi, March 23.-Dave T.
Johnson, q farmer thirty-fve years
old, living five miles north Of town,
was killed last night by a Minneapolis
& st, Louis train on a crossing a mile
north Of town. The body was not
found until morning and was brought
to this city.
His head was smashed, arms and
neck broken and one hand cut off. He
was not married.