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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
National Road Congress

The third national good roads
congress was in session at Niagara
Falls last week and an enthusiastic
meeting was the result. The pro-
feSSIOn of how to build roads has
recently become a national issue in
this country and much has already
been accomplished along this line.
although the movement is only in
the EMBRYO yet. Ancient Greece
and Rome mastered the arr of build
ing roads two thousand years ago,
and their first steps after c]olOnizing
a new country were to improve the
highways, but Americans have since
failed to realize the importance of
good roads and have drifted along
with scarcely any effort in this
direction.
In a noted speech before the
House, Congressman Sulzer, of New
York, dwelt at length on this sub
ject, a portion Of his argument being
IS follows:
When the agricultural production
alone of the United States for the
past eleven years totals $40, 600, 900,
600, sum to Stagger the magma
ton, and it cost more to take this
product from the farm to the railway
station than from such station to
American and European markets,
and when the saving in cost of
moving this product of agriculture
over good highways instead of bad
would have built a million miles of
good roads, the i~ncalculable waste
of bad roads in this country is
shown to be of such enormous pro-
portions as to demand immediate
reformation and the wiSest and best
craftsmanship; Tut great as is the
loss of transportation, mercantile,
industrial, and farming interests,
mcomparably greater Is the material
loss to the women and children and
the social lie, a matter as import
ant as civilization itself. The ruth
of the declaration OF Charles Sumner
fifty years age, that the two great
est forces for the advancement
of civilization are the schoolmaster
and good roads," lis emphasized by
the experience of intervening years
and points to the wisdom of a union
of the educational, commercial,
transportation. and industrial inter-
ests of our country in aggressive
action for permanent good roads.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
NO HOMESTEADS
NEAR LENNON
Land In Lennon District With
drawn From Public Entry
Because of Coal

Lennon, aug 1.-The register
and receiver of the United States
land Office here has received order
from the secretary of the interior
stating that the president has with
drawn f~sm entry nearly all Of the
homestead lands in the Lennon
land district because of the coal de-
posts they are believed to contain.
This startling news took the entire
community by surprise and there is
much speculation rife as to what the
real significance Of the order is.
The local land office is goirg ahead
taking the testimon, of persons who
have already made application to
prove up. The order has put a
check on filings for the present, but
it is believed that a person may yet
tlle subject To the coal and mineral
provisions. However, this will be
known in a short time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04

ian for Myrtle Heasley, the witness fees
for same was allowed at S4o. 10 and the
sheriff fees were S77. 20
The Justices quarterly report of J.
w. H%eltibridle in Ease of state of s. ID.
vs.. d. p. Solmon for s144. % was on
motion allowed
The quarterly justice report of A. 5.
ODER in case of Tom Clodfelter was al
lowed AT $685..
The quarterly justice report of A. S.
ODER in case Of stale of s. ID. vs.. Chas.
Stegmire for 1926. a. was on motion al
lowed.
The quarterly justice report Of j. w.
H~eltibridle in case Of state of S. ID. VS..
Carl Voss for 1853. 20 was on motion al
lowed.
The justice quarterly report of j. w.
Heltibridle in case of state of 5. ID. vs..
Andrew Myer for s2s. 20 was on motion
allowed.
Petition of Matthew l.. Holman for a
refund Of S5.3 as taxes paid on the ne
Ia of the sw Ia of ~ 1O9-66, which was
cancelled by the government. was on
motion rejected.
Petition OF Fred McBurney for 3d. S
as erroneous assessment on the NV Ia
OF sec. 9-l12-7O. was ON motion granted.
Petition Of II. A. Hagmau for a re-
fund OF taxes. assessed AGAINST hinasa-
1866 was granted, as the same was
paid in Sphinx county.
Tn motion board adjourned till .
O'Clock a. M. July -, 1910.
CONTINUED next week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
NORTH HAND

Archie Noble. of Park, threshed
his last years feed gram last week
Mrs G.. W.Rudd. of Miller, is still
visiting friends in this locality.
Mr. and Mrs August Meissner. of
Spring. are rejoicing at the advent
of a babydaughter.
Frank Ross and Pearl Blatchford
of FairNiew drove to Orient last
Friday
The Walton Bros. of Howell re-
ceiyeda new separator at Orient last
week
The Leiske Bros. Of Howell also
received a new separator on Satur-
day. Now you will see the chaff
fly.
Steve Duckeck took Rev. J. T.
Davis and wife and niece to Harve
Rudd's last Tuesday.
T. II. Kruger and family of FAIR
view went to Rockham Sunday for a
visit with the John Garry family.
Bryant and Looms, of Orient
have just completed a large barn
for Henry Kramp of Fairview.
Frank Ruhlman and family of
Hillsdale iroye their auto to Orient
Sunday for a visit with the VIM
tfckay Trnfiy.
Mrs At Cummings of Park was
iradingn Orient last week.
Hernn Martinmaas of Fairview
lrove t Orient last Friday.
Johrkhma, VINO mas been running
B fruitree business in this locality
has goe to O~watonna. MINI, for a
Visit WITH the home folks.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
SAVE EXHIBITS
FOR COUNTY FAIR
The Year of Years For South
Dakota To Show Her
Products

This fall is the psychological time
for South Dakota to make a big
noise and advertise her products.
This state undoubtedly has a better
general crop than anv Of the neigh
boring states in tn, grain belt, but
outsiders will not believe this fact
unless they are shown the goods.
And this is the year to place our
state in the limelight, when there is
a universal crop shortage and farm
ers everywhere are looking for a
better location.
The Hand County Fair dates are
Sept. 8, 9, and 10, and the State
Fair is the week following, and the
exhibits that are shown here will be
taken to Huron for that occasion
So It is patent that Hand county
farmers cannot afford to miss this
opportunity of exhibiting their crops
to thousands of outsiders, in a year
that is commonly supposed to be a
failure.
We jewellers in this favored land
have known full well of its magnifi-
cent resources for years, but the bal
ancG of the country does not know
and only one half believes the story.
You may hammer statistics into a
man for years; you may prove to
him by cold figures that the South
DakOtan creates more annual wealth
per capita than any other man,
houses, feeds, clothes and educateS
his family better than any other man
simply because he is able to do it
and that he is able only because he
tills a richer soil under more genial
skies than the other fellow does:
you may show to him that a share
in all these good things are at his
command for less than half the price
per acre of the stony hillside in his
boyhOOd home; and he NAV believe
you in a dull, uncomprehcnding
fashion, but YOU have not impressed
him.
But-talk to his ewes, Consider
every man a MiSsourian and show
him Show the grain, the hay. the
vegetables, the sheep. hogs, horses
and poultry that South Dakota can
produce in 4 year of universal
drought, that SHE HAS pRODUC-
ED THIS YEAR when not one of
her most favored sister states can
show half d crop. Let him see what
the state has done this year and
you have convinced him NOT ONLY
THAT WE HAVE A GOOD STATE,
BUT THE BEST STATE.
A state that can not only produce
wealth IN abundance when prosper
ity is universal, but can produce
splendid paving crops in ayear when
failure is universal, is a state which
has only to place the proof before
his ewes to become the Mecca of
every intending immigrant.
OF all years. past or to come,
South Dakota should this year make
a showing of what she has produced.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
ARE GOOD ROADS ONLY
FOR THE AUTOMOBILES

crop of last year was hauled from
the farms, the other third being
consumed on the farm. On this
basis it cost our farmers DDS millions
of dollars more to haul their pro.
ducts over the wagon roads than ii
would to haul the same amount over
EuropcOn roads. This only refers
to the difference in the size of the
loads hauled, and does not include
the back haul of supplies to the
farm, nor the wear and tear upon
horses, wagon and harness. Taking
these into consideration il would be
safe to say that the real difference
in cost would be at least 25 cents
per mile, or the total sum of 375
millions additional expense to
the American farmer, to say moth
ing of the comforts to both man and
his faithful horse.
1t is the opinion of the PRESS that
this question should have the best
thought and most energetic action
of our national, state, county, and
township governments, and that we
should remodel all old road laws.
This movement for good roads is
spreading, and many states are
changing their old laws to get better
results. South Dakota should take
hold of this question in earnest,
enact a new road law to pay all road
taxes into Il county fund. and have
the work let by contract to expert
road makers.
The commercial club will take up
this question with all county candi-
dates for the legislature and insist
that they support some measure in
the coming session along the lines of
the new laws now being advocated
in rational and state good roads
conventions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
ittE HEIGHTS

Glen WiIlett and wife have moved
into their new house. The interior
is finished in yellow pine and Mr.
Mooney has displayed rare skill in
finishing it.
Mr. Robt Holmes and family have
moved to Huron, +. G.. Jones is
occupying his house.
"RoOSh'' Ramcy and family have
returned to N. Dakota TO live.
5. M. Rhodes is building a nice
house on the north side, his son will
live in 1t when finished.
K. W. Speirs and family left Tues
day morning for a three weeks visit
in Iowa. Mrs May Whorton is TAX
ing his place IN the dry-goods de-
partment.
Mrs Rlcc's mother, Mrs Sheen, re-
turned last week from d hospital in
Chicago, where she was onerated on
for gall stones.
Mr. johnson is building a new
house on the north side. We will
be North Rec Heights and
South Rec Heights.
Mr. Whjtcomb and wife with re-
latives from Iowa visited Miss Eva
Whitcomb last week.
The oldest child of Mr. and Mrs
O'Neil was very sick last week.
With small pox not many miles
from US, and dyptheria and sore
throat quite near. and "a number ex-
posed t0 both diseases. it will be a
wonder if all escape. and every pre-
caution should be taken.
While there are some good fields
Of corn, most of ii will not amount
to. mucS,
Mr. Hills ~artesian wei! was given
up, after putting down three wells
the flow not amounting to anything,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
The Christian Churcr

Four Strategic Points in the Ulti-
mate religion of America and the
World:
An Inspired Bible. or no Script
ures. A Divine Christ or no Saviour.
Scriptural Baptism, or no Baptism.
A United Church, or no Christianity.
Sunday School at 1000 A M, Mrs
Allie Butler.
Morning Service at 100 a. m.
Theme-''So Great Salvation"
Christian Endeavor "A TOO D. m.
Miss Helen Eakle, leader.
Evening Sermon at 800 D. m.
Theme-"Excuses for Di sobedi-
ence."
Prayer. meeting and Teacher-train-
ing Class on Thursday at 8 p. m.
This church invites all to it's men,
bership who believe that Jesus Christ
is the divine Son of the living God, and
who purpose for themselves lives of
service according to the pattern His
life and teachings. John l5:l-5; II:
2O-2l; Cor. l:10-l3; 3:3-5; Eph. d.:
3-6; Rom. CAS-; Col. 2:l2-l3; Pet.
3:2O-2l; Acts 2:41-42; 20:7.
Willis M. Cunnl ngham,
Minister Protein.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
FIRE DESTROYS
FAIR BUILDING
Bolt OF Lightning Causes Dam.
age i'm State Fair Grounds

Huron Herald-During the severe
electrical storm late Monday after
noon, n of the Severest bolts of
lightning struck the handsome Bea-
die County building at the state fair
grounds and IN little more than an
half an hour nothing but shoulder
ing embers remained of the build
ing.
1t was about 6 o'clock when the
sharp, vivid bolt of lightning de-
scended from the heavens and struck
the north roof of the Beadle county
building. The shock Of the light
ming vas plainly felt by those living
anywhere near the grounds. The
bolt descended to the floor of the
building and the man who takes care
of the grounds, who was standing in
the doorway of another building.
witnessed it strike.
If the fire had not been preceded
by a rain, the Woman's building
would have surely caught fire also,
but the rain and the work of the
chemical crew kept 1t from catch
ing
The Beadle county building cost
something like 81. 900 to construct
and it was learned last night that
there was something like $1,000 in
Surance upon it.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
Commercial Club COMMITTEES
COnpletes Five Miles
of Roads
Committee Reports Farmers
Interested i'm the
Movement

Tuesday night at the regular
meeting the Commercial Clubs
standing committee on Good Roads
made the following report:
Mr.. President:
Your Good Roads Committee has
practically completed the work it
had mapped out, and is now ready
to make its report to this club.
The purpose Of your committee
was to improve the public highways
leading into Miller. We decided to
undertake this work last spring by
raising a general subscription. The
enterprise met with approval from
nearly all citizens, and we raised a
fund of $l323.OO.
Work was begun on the bad strip
of road leading north from the city,
and completed to the township line.
Then meetings were held with the
officials of Alpha twp, and they
agreed to carry the same road on
north, which they done to the extent
of several hundred dollars.
This work was did with an engine
and elevated grader, and with scrap
ers and teams to fill in the low
places
The Miller-St, Lawrence road was
graded with teams and side scrapers
i st. Lawrence assisting in the
work.
The west road, the northwest road,
and the two south roads, were grad
e1 by gasoline engine and side gra-
der. Altogether your committee
has graded about five miles of road
way. and obtained promises from
township officials to carry on the
good work in other districts.
The amount received and eXpend-
cd for this road work stands thus:
|Rc,rlved general subScrip.
ton $ 1873 0O
Paid OFT for road work. 1929 90
Balance on hand ........ 90 OF
Which balance is in the hands of Mr.
Strut, the committees treasurer.
The general subscription list,
showing WHO paid 10 this fund, and
a detailed list Of expenses, showing
who received the money IS attached
to this report.
A fair start has thus been made
upon a long needed improvement,
and we hope these roads will be
kept up by frequent use of the King
drag, a simple contrivance now in
very general use on dirt roads IN
many states.
Your committee extends its sincere
thanks to all citizens for their gener-
Gus aid and encouragement which
made this enterprise possible.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. Bushfield
j. J. Strut Com.
W. }. Halbower>
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04

We have gone along 50 many
years expecting Providence to make
Our public highways that we have
grown Indifferent to them, and vet
a very brief investigation will read
ily disclose the fact that there is no
question of greater Importance to
the American people, both in COM
fort and from an economic stand
point.
Some people imagine the improve
ments of roads is only for the bene-
fit of automobile riders.
As a matter of fact the automobile
has only emphasized these deplorable
conditions, and brings a new army
of people to the aid of the farmer.
The farmer realized these conditions
long ago, but lacked the power of
organization to obtain results.
They are too scattered to cooperate.
This power of concerted action must
be supplied by the automobile peo-
Pile, commercial clubs, and other like
organizations.
Government statistics show that it
costs the American farmer ID cents
more per mile for each ton of pro-
duce he hauls than it costs in Eur
opean countries. because Of their
roads being better than ours. 1t
is estimated that two-thirds of the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
Scarcity Of Water

Minneapolis, July 3l.-The biggest
Touring mill in the world, the Pills
bury, was closed today to allow the
Twin City Rapid Transit company to
use the water power to keep the
street cars running. The action was
necessary because of the low stage
of the water in the Mississippi river.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
Church

Kew. c. Howard CRUDE. Pastor.
Services Sunday at Miller HOO a..
m. and in St. Lawrence at l2.45 D. m.
Sunday Bible School at 1870 IN st
Lawrence and at 9:45 m. in Miller.
Preaching at Beulah church on
alternate Sundays at 3 p. M.
Christian Endeavor at Miller
every Sunday evening at 700.
Evening service will remain at
800 on SUNDAY evenings.
Church prayer meeting ever
Thursday evening mt Miller at 800
The Wonen's Home and Foreign
Missionary society meets the last
Wednesday of each month at 2;3O in
the church.
All are cordially invited to attend
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
Methodist Church Services.

Preaching next Sunday, by tn.
pastor at 100 a. m.
S. S. at 1900.
Epworth League devotional meet.
ing at $50 p. m.
Evening service at 7:30 m
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening
All are invited to attend.
j. K. Lombard, Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
OFFICIAL WORK
COUNTY BOARD
continued from last week.

continued from last week.
Hayes Lucas Lumber Co. coal for
Richardson poor person.. .....1 80
Hayes Lucas Lumber Co. coal for and
lime lOr Co....... .... ..... . Is 10
Jessie kintigh work in Supt. office Il
% %
f. A. Lindsay Co. draying. .......6 95
w. f.. Morrow Court work lbs %
w. L. Morrow postage and express.
w. K, Morrow for reporting 173 births
33 deaths, IS marriages and - nat
u~rallzations total. -. 1900. 80 90
The following amount was allowed
from vital statistics for the year
ending June 30, 1910. total amount
.............o w
Ellie Morrison ! days work in Supt.
Orlce Ia 90
John MCCullen insurance on court
house and fixtures ..... "a 90
Edith MdCoy nurseIng Mrs. Wilder
$50 . ......lo w
National Office Supply co. co. supplies
......... % So
Chas. | ode express and postage. 4 ~
Chas. |. ode money paid Mrs. Ber-
ger '.'''''''.... ''.'''' '..'..''o w
Perkins ros. 20. co. supplies. ID 10
5. Pauly Go. Co. supplies. ...... As 90
w. Il. Raffety Ice for Co.,. -. 3 10
j. i. Redmond co. supplies. S25
E. II. Schmieter postage. ...... Ii %
State Publishing co. school bonds.
On motion Board adj till | o'clock
=. NJ. met as per adj,
ThoS. Stratton 70. printing 80. 80 80
w. ). Thomas freight x postage. 3 80
W. 5. Thomas Witness and Juror
certificates. .......... 500 I'D
). Il. Wallis C%oroner's acct with
HUlLwarth allowed at. .....,... 80
J. u. Warkc flowers for courthouse
yard ....... ....,..... .......,..l 40
Dakota central Telephone Go. for
June. ........ - ~
Wade & TempIemen meat for Mrs.
BerSer..... .......... ...... Is 10
Frank Aymar posting primary notices
w
+. p. CalkinS posting primary notices
w
j. cain posting primary notices. - 90
+. l.. Furman posting primary no
lcc z 90
>. t.. Ferguson posting primary no
tICcS ....- on
John Goeken posting primary notices
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04

The following amout was allowed for the
Judges and clerks and returning ballot boxes
for the primary election in the different
voting precincts in Hand Co. total. ..... s71 O5
On motion Board adj. till 3 o'clock A. NJ.
July 18th 1910.
July 18th 1910 Board met as per adj. and
bOunties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
Christian Scientists

The Christian Scientists Of this
city hold regular Sunday and mid
week services at their Reading room
in the Masonic Temple. Sundays at
HOO a. m, Wednesdays 7:3Op. m.
All are cordially invited
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
EYangelical Church

EVdngeIiCaI Church
Services next Sunday as follows
Sunday school at 10
Preaching at Miller at IL A. M.
Subiect-''The Period of Retire
ment."
Preaching at Pearl at $3.50 7. NJ.
Miller at 1880 p. m.
Subject-''The Period Of Judean
Ministry"
Prayer meeting every Wen'sday
evening at S:OI
Every n cordially invited.
O. G.. johnson.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
Pop. the friend of the small

Pop. the friend of the small boy,
is the latest thing to come under the
ban Of the pure food investigation,
and it has gone the way of the ice
cream cone in Chicago, because of
several cases Of lead poisoning from
-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-04
Roman Catholic

Mass at $50 a. m. and at 1890 a..
m. first Sunday of every month. and
at 1890 a. m. third Sunday. Sun
day school at 300 p. m. every
Sunday.
Rev. Father Fox, Pastor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-15
SUPREME COURT
IS BUSY At WORK
Hands Down Decisions In Number
of Important Cases of State
wide Interest.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 15-The fol-
lowing decisions were handed down
by the supreme court late yesterday:
BY McLain, Commissioner:
c. L. Rushing & Co. VS.. Stropen
Computing Scale Co., Lauderdale
county; affirmed.
]. w. Robins, Jr., VS.. state, Sunfiow-
er county; affirmed.
Sam Washington VS.. state, Winston
county; affirmed.
Thornton Green VS.. state, Adams
county; reversed and remanded.
Cotton States Lumber Co., VS.. Jos.
A. James, Lauderdale county; re-
versed and remanded.
J. L. Plat VS.. c. E Marion, Tate
county; motion to strike out over
ruled.
BY Smith, J.
Illinois Central Railroad Co., VS..
Maria Dodds, Alfalfa county; sugges-
ton of error overruled.
Phoenix Steam Laundry VS.. Rich
Lumber Co., ct al, Perry county; mo-
ton to arrest judgment overruled.
Minge and Sons Limited VS.. Gulf &
Ship Island Railroad Co., Harrison
county; reversed and remanded.
Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., VS.. state, Lauderdale coun-
ty; reversed and remanded.
BY Mayes, C. J.
Commercial Bank of Brookhaven VS..
Mrs. Minerva Handy, ct al, Franklin
county; motion for judgment sustain
ed.
r. Tanner VS.. d. l.. Moore, ct al,
Issaquena county; affirmed.
r. flanders and Mrs. F. L. Anders
vs.. w. P. Kimball, Kinds county; af
flrmed.
w. Denny & Co., VS.. Mrs. Ella Smith
ct al, Jackson county; affirmed.
C. r. North VS.. S. C. Culpepper
Harrison county; reversed and re
manded.
This case covers the county game
and fishing laws, which are declared
null and void.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-15
OLD CLERKS RETURNING.
Vacancies Being Filled on the Queen
G. Crescent.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 15.-The old
clerks of the Queen & Crescent Sys-
TEN, who went out on strike some time
ago, are gradually being taken back.
Many of them have been given their
old positions at points along the lines
in Mississippi, and it seems to be the
policy of the road to take all back in
a short time.
Conditions are gradually improving
all along the line, as a result of the
old men being taken back, and as a
vacancy occurs in the force at any
point an old man is Immediately given
the position. In this way large per
centage of the old men are again at
their places in Meridian, Jackson,
Vicksburg, Hattiesburg and other
points in the state, and all of them
are expected to be back in a short
time.