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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

throughout the past week. For next
week. beginning Monday night, the
Readick company will be seen in an
elaborate production of a new play en-
titled, 1.-The Bitter Curse which has
been arranged by Mr.. Readick. This
play is a comedy drama in five stir
ring acts. The piece is replete with
thrilling situations and dramatic eli
makes, relieved by an abundance of
comedy. One of the big features of
the play is an exciting duel between
two of the leading characters.
The scene of the first act is laid in
Rome, Italy, thence shifting to the
famous French galleys at Toulon. The
third act discloses one of the magnifi-
cent gambling houses at Monte Carlo
in full blast, while the fourth act
takes place on board ship. This scene.
it is declared, will be one of the most
realistic ever attempted in a stock
production. The final act of the play
takes place in Paris. AS may be imag-
ined from the outline of the action,
1.-The Bitter Curse" furnishes abundant
opportunities for scenic display and
these will be taken advantage of to
the fullest extent. Special scenery and
effects are being provided and it prom
ises to be one of the most satisfactory
performances ever put on by a stock
company in Topeka. All the faVorite
members of the Readick company will
have prominent roles in next weeks
play and the bill should prove ex-
ceptionally popular.
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Colonist Tickets
to
California, Arizona,
New Mexico,
and the Northwest.

On sale daily March 1 to April
80, 1909, inclusive. Only a few
points are shown here. For rates
to other points and information
about the liberal stop-over privi-
leges accorded, see me.
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William Gillette will make tour
of Australia at the head of picked
company of stage director in rep
ertoire of comedies and dramas.
Constance Collier will be the leading
woman.
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a. AT THE DT
|THE EAT'RES.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
At the Grand.

At the Grand.
Tonight-Buster Brown.
Monday.-AI G. Fields.
Thursday-'"The Traitor" (Mati-
nee.)
Monday. March 29.-High school
Dramatic Society
At the Majestic.
Vaudeville.
At the Novelty.
Readick Stock Company.
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Descriptive literature, tickets,
sleeping car space, and informa-
ton may be had by applying to
T. L. KING, Ticket Agent.
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the play itself This is a record un-
equaled by any other American star
and one of which Miss Stahl is just
ly proud. 1t would take something
very serious to take her out of the
cast for an evening, as she doesn't
want to mar this record.
Maxine Elliott, who is now playing
in 1.-The Chaperon," in her own thea
ter in New York, received a cable
message from the English actor-man-
ager, Lewis Waller, saying he would
hold her to a contract made two
years ago, by the terms of which
she is forced to appear in a new pro-
duction with Mr.. Waller Miss Ell
lott is to play the leading feminine
role in this new play, which is by
Constance Fletcher, and in return,
the American rights to the piece are
to be her property. The play is call
ed at present, "18O1." and it's author,
Miss Fletcher, is a well-known writ
er, who made the dramatic version
of Kipling's story, 1.-THE Light That
Failed Miss Elliott will keep to
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Tonight at the Grand Master Rice
as Buster" and Jack Beel as 'Tige,"
assisted by forty others, mostly girls.
will hold the boards in the new mus
ical play. Buster Brown" This is
one of the favorite musical comedies
and is full of funny situations and
bright lines
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

management in "The Thief" with
Charles Dalton as co-star.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

of the trip to Alaska which he took
with his brother-in-law, Rex Beach,
the novelist.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20
At the Novelty.

AL IHt NONeIIy.
The new policy of putting first
class stock company productions at
the Novelty theater is proving a de-
cfded success, the excellent presenta-
ton OF "The Old Sexton by the Read
ick stock company having attracted
large crowds to this playhouse
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the terms of this contract and is max
ing plans for her trip abroad late
this month.
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..The DAYS of ,63."

The High School Dramatic club will
produce the stirring patriotic drama,
1.-THE Days of 49," at the Grand Mon
day evening, March 29.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Thomas E. Shea, after a season in
vaudeville, is to return to the legiti-
mate in a play called Counsel for the
Defense" by Henry Irving Dodge.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

George NJ. Cohan's musical come
dy, 1.-THE Yankee Prince" contains
Is new Cohan song hits.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Harrison Grey Fiske has secured
the English rights to Henri Bern
STEMS new play, "Baccarat."
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

William Faversham has arranged
with the Shuberts for the production
of a new play next September.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Ben Greet and his players are go
ing to the Pacific coast early in
March to give al fresco Shakespear-
can performances
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At the Majestic.

Vaudeville.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

The press and the public of the
west were delighted with Rose Stahl
and her company in 1.-The Chorus
Ix.s'
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20
''Buster Brown"

Readick Stock Company.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Robert Mantell, now so successful
IN Shakespearean repertoire, succeed
ed Henry Miller at one time as Ro-
meo to Madame Modjeska's Juliet.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Margaret Wycherley has been en-
gagged by Daniel Frohman, and will
make her first appearance under his
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Mrs. Ffske will give special per-
formance of Salvation Ne1l'' while
in Boston, in aid of a settlement
house enterprise.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
SCHOOL NEWS
OF THE CITY

Mrs Ostrandcr visited in the 9th
grade room Wednesday morning.
Miss Myrtle Perry, of Highmore,
visited the high school a couple of
DAYS as the guest of Miss Floy Cor
bett
Ethlyne Berry after an absence of
a month and Elizabeth Halloween
after weeks absence, on account
of illness, were able to begin work
again Monday morning,
The members of the athletic as
sociation are planning to send a
strong team to the spring meet at
Aberdeen. Every day when the
weather permits they do some prac-
tice work under the coaching of
Jack Woodward.
Many illustrious men divide their
careers into three chapters.
| The time when they jeered me.
II The time when they cheered me.
III The time when they feared me.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
WALKING FROM
COAST TOCOAST
Edward Weston. Aged Pedestrian
Leaves New York For San
Francisco

New Yorg, March l5.-Edward
Payson Weston, the walker, started
from New York pos, office building
at 4;30 o'clock this afternoon on a
A 1900 mile walk to San Francisco.
Weston was II years old today.
Postmaster Morgan started him off,
and entrusted to the old ped" a
message of greeting to the post
master of San Francisco.
Dressed in a heavy dark blue
jacket. blue trousers and leggings,
and carrying a light walking stick,
he was as lively as a boy at the start
and eager for the trip. The sched-
ule Weston has mapped out will take
him through Troy, Buffalo and
Pittsburg, and he is due in Chicago,
Saturday, April II. He expects to
reach the Pacific coast July 6, walk
ing total distance of 300 miles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
NEW SETTLERS
FOR HAND COUNTY

They are arriving every day at
this and neighboring stations with
their carloads Of effects, ready to go
on to Hand county farms and work
and improve them as they have
never been before. And the new
comers are in most cases Well-tO-do
farmers, with five, ten, and even
fifteen thousand dollars to spend on
improvements, a fact that is of vast
Importance in the future growth of
the county.
Besides the new arrivals at the
Miller station, which were published
last week, are the following new.
comers, who have recently settled
in various parts Of the county.
d. S. Marker, of Lander, Wyo., is
a new settler who is putting up a
set of buildings on his land south
west of Miller.
H. P. Jacobs and G. r. Marsh, of
Iowa, are two other newcomers who
will improve this spring.
Mr. Ben Snodgrrss, of Luverne,
Mimi. has rented the Pietz farm
near st. Lawrence and arrived
there with his family.
l.. Gasbas and family, of Iowa,
have arrived and taken possession
of the Ohm Hardis farm in Howell
twp.
Other new arrivals in the north
part of the county are E. Leafgreen
of Essex, Iowa, C.. Challquist. of
West Point, Nebr., Mr. Holt, of
Manila, Ia, and Mr. Meyer who has
the old John Costigan place. Mike
Allen, in Spring twp. the Thomp-
son brothers in Ontario, and z. G..
Stocking in Harrison.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
NORTH HAND

The Thompson Bros. from Conde.
S. D., arrived at Orient on Friday.
They go on the old John Johnson
place in Ontario.
A. and d. B. Sebring and Webster
Davis, of Park. attended Mrs An
drew,S funeral at Miller on Tuesday
last.
Walter Rudd's baby, of Park. is
sick.
Jas. McDermid, of Park, and Mrs
Annie Watt, of Arcade, got a tele.
gram on Friday that their mother
was dangerously i'll, and they took
the evening train at Miranda tor the
home at Rushford, MINI.
There were three inches of snow
here on Monday morning, but the
sun soon gave it leave of absence.
Mrs J. j. Struiff, after a good
long visit at her sons in Howell, re,
turned to Miller on Sunday.
Hand county teachers at the
teachers meeting in Orient on Sat-
urday were, Maud Berry, Minnie
and Ada Kruger, Miss Deuter,
Mabel Gooder. and Katie Egger.
ling.
John Brewer came down from
Aberdeen on Saturdays train tc
attend his fathers auction sale, ir
Harrison twp. on Monday.
George Campbell. of Spring. has
been quite sick with a bad cold. He
is now recovering.
Joe Bucher, of Fairyiew, has hired
Theo. Eggerling for the summer.
Two Iowa men came on Monday
to look out locations in Fairview
We hove not learned their names.
Miss Lena Saloma, of Orient, wa.
at her fathers home in Spring OF
Sunday.
Mike Allen is putting Up a hous'
on his quarter west of the centra
school house. He is a new man.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
SPRING LAKE

Hugh Geiver Is on the sick list
this week, but is slowly improving.
Mrs Frahm went to Miller Satu--
dav to meet her daughter, Mrs
Bailey, who has been visiting her
brother at Grand Island.
A. G.. Mohr has established home
for the retired chicken dogs.
The party at A. V. Vinegar was
a success. But the oysters well |
shan't tell the rest, only the lid
came off of the pepper box.
Bert Johnson, while going to the
party, ran into the fence and broke
the tongue off of his buggy.
Cass Corbin and O. J. Hudson had
quite a lively wolf hunt Sunday, but
only captured one.
Mr. Dell McCarl came over to visit
his sister. Mrs Ethel Geiver, Sun
day.
Mrs j. 5. Kammerdiner leads
prayer meeting at the Congrega-
tional church Thursday evening.
Grasd.aa Westmire visited at Mrs
Frahm's a couple of DAYS last week.
Arlie Vinegar had nice Young
horse cut in the wire.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
Teachers Danced

An interesting contest between a
couple of pretty school ma'ams and
a school board is in the limelight in
the Black Hills country just now,
and is causing some pretty high
feelings in that section. 1t seems
that the school board attempted to
govern the teachers private lives,
and the Young ladies rebelled and
were sustained bv public opinion, or
at least by the "groundlings."
The two girls had attended a
dance on Saturday night, and re-
manned a short time after midnight,
for which offense the school board
in que stion Cancelled their contracts
and started proceedings to get their
certificates revoked. But when the
board attempted to hold a meeting
for that purpose, a mob interyened
and demanded and secured their
resignation. The county superin.
tendent appointed new board, and
then the old members demanded
that they be re-instated, but il
seems that they are having mighty
hard time to get their case into
court. as the officers refuse to bring
suit.
However the reform board expect
to fight it out to the bitter finisl
and send those wicked school teach
ers where they belong.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
Murder Case Taken to HighmOre

Aurelius Bowen, formerly of Nil.
Ter, is being tried at Highmore this
week for the murder of Katherine
Kille in Stanley county about a year
ago, The tragedy caused a good
deal of feeling all over that section
of the state at the time, the girl hav-
ing been brutally killed while alone
in her claim shanty one night.
Bowen was arrested on strong cir
cumstantial evidence and tried in
Stanley county, but the defence Sc
cured a new trial in another county
on account of the strong feeling
around there. The case was expect.
ed to have been tried IN this county,
but investigation disclosed the fact
that Bowen had lived here few
years ago. The outcome will be
watched with much interest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
DOING THINGS
IN THE WEST
Local Pride And Energy Still In
Existence

Spokane, Wash, March 14.-C.
Herbert Moore, mayor of Spokane,
has set aside eight days, beginning
April 3rd as Civic Week" to be de-
voted to the cleaning of streets, al
leys and private grounds, the work
of beautifylng the city and the dis
cussion of civic problems under the
direction of the city beautiful COM
mittee of the 16O,O0 club. the city
Park commission and the various
ward Improvement clubs. 1t is eX-
pected that $4,000 men, women and
children will take part.
The week will furnish one of the
most remarkable and at the same
time wholesome spectacles ever wit
messed in any city of the 10000
class on this continent. Men who
have made millions in the mines,
forests, and railroads and other
commercial, financial and industrial
activity will work shoulder to should.
er with laborers. mechanics, clerks
and office men, and on the morning
of April l1th the city of Spokane
may be expected to be as spick and
span as a society debutante at her
coming out party.
One of the features of the general
cleaning day plan, which was origi-
mated in 1906 by Aubrey Lee White,
president of the city park COM
mission and civic beauty exponent,
will be the planting of thousands of
trees, shrubs and vines by the
Spokane tree planting association,
composed of $500 children above
the third grade in the public schools.
Forty thousand persons participate
ed in the work on April 18th, last
year, and 10000 school children had
special day the following week,
and at the close of the campaign
the city was as clean as a Dutch
housewives kitchen, rejecting
credit on the activity and public
spirit of the residents of Spokane.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
GOLDEN SPIKE
DRIVEN APRIL 2
Ceremonies To Celebrate The
Completion of Milwaukee
Coast Road

Aberdeen, March 16.-Arrange-
ments for driving the golden spike
which will signify the completion of
work on the Pacific coast extension
of the Chicago Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway have been made. with
the intention of having the ceremony
take place at Gold Creek, Wash,
April 2. A. J. Earling. president of
the road, has recently been in the
west closing the details.
This will mark the beginning of a
new era for the st. Paul, which
thenceforth will take its place among
the transcontinental railroads, after
expendrng more than 500, 900. 900 in
two years on approximately 1,50C
miles of new line, from Evarts, S.
D., to Tacoma and Seattle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
Western Energy

The enterprising town of Philip,
west of the river. has established a
monthly market day, at which time
they try to attract large crowds
there by all the business houses of
fering special inducements in their
different lines. 1t is managed by a
general committee, who advertise it
well, and make the day a sort of
recreation for the farmers all over
the county. Philip is sure to make
a cracker-jack of a town if they con-
tinue to pull together in that manner
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC MEET
Preliminary Contest Saturday
March 20, Two Teams At
Work

Meet me at the Fair Grounds
Saturday, March 20.
The city high school athletes are
again in training this spring and the
boys hope to make an excellent
showing this year. They have or
ganized into an association, with
Ben Carroll as president. and Mr.
Jack Woodward as coach, and have
been at work for several weeks as
the weather would permit.
In order to arouse little enthus-
iesm and interest in their work, the
boys have decided to hold prelimi-
nary meet at the Fair Grounds next
Saturday afternoon, March 20. The
two opposing teams will be the
freshmen and sophmores against the
juniors and seniors. The line up of
the first team is, Ralph Null, Charles
Rudd, Mead Beasonf, Frederick
jeremiah, Elihien Calkins. Chester
Thomas, Will Johnson, Will Ever
hard, and Omar Erb, and of the
second, Will Saltmarsh, Russell Bard
Ben Carroll, Lee Miller. Albert
Shaw, and Earl Greeves.
The meet will consist of numerous
events, such as the l00-yard dash,
long distance run, hurdles, shot put,
hammer throw discus throw, broad
jump, pole vault, ETC., and the boys
hope for large attendance. No
admittance will be charged, but you
are asked to come out and yell for
your favoriteS. 1t Is sure to
be close and exciting contest.
The boys are preparing for the
district meet at Aberdeen May Ia
and Is, at which time they hope to
win a place for Miller. Their coach,
Mr. Woodward, is from Marion, Ia,
and holds a fine record as an athlete
in that section.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
When Willie Ducked

Well, to be candid, the Gazette had
some excuse for being so sore.
After twelve columns of melo-dra-
matte hysteria, in which several
men were devoured alive. others
licked to frazzle, and all the news
papers scared to a standstill, it was
just bit disconcerting to see a
rival paper get credit for its single
article on a live local question
while the fellows all laughed al
Willie boys duck of the only rea
train of cars in sight, Yes, it woulC
nave taken a cool nerve and leve
Mad to smile and look pleasant.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
TIME TO BOOST
FOR NATIVELAND
Needs OF The Hour Suggest Or
ganiZed Effort

Miller and Hand county are ready
to progress-are already progress
ing. The time is ripe for citizens to
take hold of affairs and push them
to greater degree of accomplish
ment perhaps than ever before.
All indications point to a lively
movement of settlement and deyel-
opment in that section of the state
lying between the Jim and Missouri
rivers, and settlers are coming in by
hundreds. Miller and Hand county
are right in the heart of that sec
ton, more advantag eously located
than any other county to enjov a
wonderful development.
Take this city's location, for in
stance 40 miles from Huron on the
east, 45 from Redfield northeast, 40
from Faulkton north, % from High
more west, so from Kimball south
and As from Washington Springs to
the southeast. That leaves a mag
nificent scope of country in which to
build up a splendid little city.
And vet within this territory a
world of development is possible.
It's settlement up to a reasonable
point could build up and maintain a
fine little city of 5000 to 5000 in
habitants.
Is it not possible to greatly aid
this desirable settlement and devel-
opment of the surrounding country,
and the building of such city?
Many citizens believe it is possible
by organizing and starting syste-
matte work in this direction. At
present neither town or county has
any organization to look after the
material or commercial growth of
either. Faulkton has a prosperous
commercial club of 100 members.
with fine suite of club rooms.
And this brings to mind a remark of
Congressman J. A. Pickler several
years ago to the effect that Miller.
Orient, Faulkton and other towns
should organize determined move
ment to push for a railroad north
and south. That idea is better to-
day than it it was then, because the
need of such a road is growing
every day. Many a railroad has
been built by just such organization
or agitation.
If it is possible to start some rail-
road building here and many be-
lieve that it is, as soon as the Mil
waukee completes its coast line in
May-it would give an impetus to
development in this locality exceed
ing that of the past twenty years.
And there are many things that
may and do develop for a commun-
ity's benefit by men getting togeth-
er, discussing and acting. AS
instances of this we may point to
the new fair grounds. Also little
organized effort by a bunch of
citizens resulted in the Masonic
Temple building.
Activity and accomplishment
\ makes for progress, contentment,
Nbetter homes, and better lives.
We need improyement-city and
county. If we don't do it ourselves
no one will do it for us.
This is our town and our county,
the only one we have Shall we
wake up and make it move? Shall
we grasp this physiological moment
when opportunity knocks at our door?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
For Sale or Trade

FOR LIVE STOCK OR LAND-The dap
pie gray Percheron stallion, Bee
cher" was foaled June 10 1902.
weighs 1000 when in condition; is
recorded by the Percheron Society
of America, ana his recorded no. is
53303. Sound in every partiular.
Can be seen at my place in Miller,
S. d. Daniel Walsh.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
REE HEIGHTS

Revival meetings closed last FRI.
day night. with a number of con,
versions. The teachers of thepublic
school assisted greatly in the music,
Miss Morrison sang several solos
besides playing the piano. A sole
worthy of special mention was the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
1000 MEN WANTED
For A Free Lunch

Having rented my farm, | will
offer at public sale on the farm, sec.
27-ll2-69, nine miles southwest of
Miller, and seven miles southeast of
Rec Heights. on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "A
at IL o'clock a. m. the following
described property.
% HEAD Or HORSES
Consisting OF / gray mare 7 years
old VT 1900 with foal, black mare
7 years old W.T. 1900, / brown mare
10 years old W.T. 1900 with foal. l
buckskin mare l3 years old VT 1900
with foal, / brown mare a years
old VT 100, bay gelding a years
old W.T. l400, l gray gelding a years
old VT 1900, / stud colt coming 2
years old, / iron gray team coming
3 and years old. IL colts coming l
year old.
16 HOGS
And l registered boar.
18 HEAD OF CATTLE
Consisting of 6 milch cows, q
heifer calves, steers coming 2 yrs.
old, a heifers coming 2 years old.
FARM MACHINERY 7-ft Jones
binc er. J SIT Mccormick mower, !
Pacific endgate seeder, ! Keystone
pulverizer, / Sandwich corn sheller,
/ Crown mower, / Moline corn plow,
/ hay rake, / heavy blacksmith vice.
/ set thread cutter, John Deere
gang plow, 2 John Deere wheel
plow I9 in, John Deere breaking
plcw 16 in, l new John Deere 20 #
iron drag, l Avery corn pillow new,
! John Deere corn planter, / corn
weeder, | tanning mill, ] header
box, ! farm wagon, l hay rake, top
buggy nearly new, 200 ft hay rope.
u. S. cream separator, a sets of
work harness. GRAIN-200 bu
seed speltz. 100 bu of seed oats, $50
bu of ear corn, 10 bu seed potatoes,
10 tons of tame hay. some seed
wheat. and other articles.
Terms of sale-All sums of $40
or under cash. On sums over $40
time will be given to Nov. lst, 1903
by purchaser giving note with APP
proved security. bearing 10 per cent
interest.
S. NICHOLAS, Owner
Starr & Bloomingshine. Auct.
| z. F. Waite, Clerk.