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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
APPREHENSION is FELT FOR The
CREW SIGHTED BY CANA
DIAN LuM8ERJAcKs.
DUSSELDORF WINS RACE
Daring Aviators Fight 80 Miles With
= out Fcod.-sIanckerts and Com.
=" panion Reach Railroad
e Almost Dead.

Montreal, Quebec. - 1t is tn
.Qpinion OF August Blanckerts, aid of
the balloon Germania, that Allan r.
Hawley and Augustus Post of New
York, pilot and aid respectively of the
America H., which left St. Louis last
Monday and from whom no word has
since been received, are fighting for
their. lives through the wilderness of
northern Quebec.
/. Mr.. Blanckerts arrived here from
IA TOque, Quebec, some distance
from the spot where The Germania
landed on Wednesday. he and Cap.
tain Hugo Won AbeTcrOn had a. des.
perate fight for their lives after com.
ing to earth. They were 80 hours
forging to the railway line with only
a few crusts of bread for s~ustenance-
Their clothing was torn to shreds and
they were almost in a state of collapse
When they struck the railroad. There
they met a construction gang and from
them learned that a large yellow bal
loon had preceded the Germania over
practically the same route by half an
hour. The railroad men told Blanck-
erts that the other balloon was very
high up and maintained the same alti-
tude until she passed out Of sight to-
ward the Ungaya wilderness.
MIR. BIanckerts Is Positive.
Mr.. Blanckerts expressed the opin.
ion that the balloon was the America
II. The later report of the landing of
the Dusseldorf II. in the same region
explains to the satisfaction of many
the appearance of the first balloon,
but MIR. Blanckerts has not changed
his opinion.
Colonel Theodore Schaeck, pilot Of
the Helvetia, met Blanckerts here Sat
urday night and after comparing notes
found that the Gcrmania had gone 100
miles farther than the Helyetia. The
Dusseldorf H., according to unofficial
estimates, exceeded the distance rec
ord of the CeTmania by about 70 miles.
The Germania came to earth at
HE a. m. Wednesday. At that time
there was still considerable ballast on
board, and the big balloon could have
kept in the air for several hours
longer, but Captain Won Abercron
feared that they were passing entirely
beyond the lines of civilization and it
was this that prompted him to land.
Balloon May Be in Forest.
Colonel SChaeck Of the Helvetia
came down for the same reason. He
had enough ballast to continue for 40
hours he said. 1t had been gaDeraIly
believed that the balloons could not
have kept afloat later than Wednesday
night, but the evidence of Won Aber-
cron and Schaeck has exploded this
theory and if the America II. kept
them company on the journey into the
far North, her crew may still. be strug-
Cling through the almost impossible
forests of the Ungava district, many
hundred miles from succor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Or. X. RI. Crippen.
were considered unusually favorable to
tho nrOcapution

were considered unusually favorable to
the prosecution.
Muir c%ontended that the circumstan-
tial claim against Crippen was com
plete in every link and declared that
Crippen's own story on the stand only
strengthened the prosecution. He
went carefully over the statements
made by Crippen on the stand, and
with clever analysis attempted to
break down the accused dentists de-.
tense.
AS to the Identification of the body
supposed to be that of Belle Gilmore
Crippen, Muir declared there could be
no doubt.
IF there were no other means Of
Identification thar the abdominal scar"
he said, that would be still enough.
That Mrs. Crippen had just such a scar
as was found on the remains in DR..
Crippen's cellar, we have the evidence
OF a number of witnesses, including
that of the prisoner.
THE prisoners attempt to show that
the body which we identified as that
of his wife, might have been that Of
another person and be placed in his
cellar without his knowledge, was real
ly too ~fantastical for serious consider
alton"
Muir argued that the body when
found had evidently lain in the cellar
not more than a few weeks instead Of
several years, as the defense had tried
to show, and that not until the abb
ence Of Mrs. Crippen began to occa.
sion surprise and inquiry had Crippen
left the home for a sufficient length
Of time for anyone else to have sue
cessfully entered the Hilldrop Cres-
cent home and buried a body in the
cellar.
The instructions consisted in the
main Of q summary Of the testimony.
The only feature that might have been
considered In Crippen's favor was the
usual instruction that the jury should
resolve any reasonable doubt hat 1t
might have in the prisoners favor.
The instructions generally supported
most of the chief contentious OF the
closing speech of Counsel Muir.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
DR.. cRIPPEN JUROR PAINTS.
Trial Delayed Two Hours When Man
in Box CoIIaDses,

London, Eng.-The prosecution to-
day continued its case against DR..
Hawley Fl. Crippen, charged with the
murder of his actress wiie, Belle FL
more, by Introducing the testimony of
Inspector Dew Of Scotland Yard. The
inspectors evidence was a repetition OF
the now familiar story he recited prev
iously in the lower court.
While Alfred Aspinall Tobin, chief
counsel for Crippen, was c~ross-examin-
ing Dew with the object OF showing
that the defendant exhibited no trace
of anxiety or nervousness during tho
police investigation at his Hillsdrop
Crescent home one of the jurors faint.
ed and the court was adjourned for
two hours.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
General.


senstsr Elkins is seriously IN nj
his home in West Virginia.
Professor Woodruff of Cornell uni.
versity IN a speech called Colonel
Roosevelt an unmitigated liar.
The Nobel prize for medicine has
been awarded to Or. Albrecht Kossel.
professor of physiology at Heidelberg
university.
Walter Wellman and party were
picked up on the ocean. put On board
a British steamer and returned to
New York.
Stanley Ketchel, champion middle
weight pugilist of the world. died at
Springfield. Mo-. as a result Of being
shot by Walter A. Hurtz. a ranch
hard.
The controversy over the sale of
the Rio Grande railroad, recently
bought by William C. Guy of st.
Louis at a foreclosure sale, is believed
to have ended.
The funeral Of Senator Dolliver was
held at Fort Dodge Thursday.
Senator Dolliver. of Iowa, died sud
denly at his home In Fort Dodge on
the 18th, after an illness of abut one
week. His death was due to dilation
OF the heart.
Insanity will be the defense of
James J. Gallagher when he Is tried
for shooting Mayor Gaynor OF New
York.
Regular operation of Michigan Cen.
trial passenger trains through the re.
Gently completed tunnel under the
Detroit river. connecting this city
With Windsor. Ont. have begun.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Personal.

John E. Moissant gained new fame
as an aviator at New York.
President Taft made an inspection
on conditions at Ellis Island.
Col. Roosevelt was unable to attend
the funeral of Senator Dolliver.
Walter We''man has not given up
the idea of crossing the ocean in an
airship.
Insanity will be the defense of
James J.. Gallagher when he is tried
for shooting Mayor Gaynor.
Men accused Of Illinois Central
graft are shown to have had sig bank
accounts.
A proclamation Of sorrow for Sem
ator Dolliver was issued by the gov
erpor of Iowa.
The small vote OF governor by
Massachusetts democrats puts Eu-
gene N. Foss slightly in the lead.
Both branches of the Vermont leg
~islature unanimously voted for the re-
election of United States Senator Car.
roll 8. Page.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
CHICAGO Live Stock,

Chicago, Oct. 24-Cattle-Market
steady; b%eeves, s4.s007.S5; Western
steers, $4.1006.S5; stockers and feed.
ers, $3.40@5.70; cows and heifers,
s2.25@6.30; calves, S7.25@1O.
Hogs-Market SOLO up; light, $3.50
@9.25; mixed, $S.109S.95; heavy. $7.Ss
@S95; rough, s7.S5@S.1O; good to
choice heavy, sS.1oQS.95; pigs, $4,000
S.95.
Sheep--Market steady; native, $3.50
GAO; western. S2.750435; y~earlings,
S4.50@5.50; lambs, native, S4.7597.16.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Lifeboats Keep Close.

Meanwhile our lifeboats kept close
to the airship as possible and finally
she got all her men in her boat and
cut adrift at a height of about five feet
from the water.
This proved successful. The Ameri-
ca Immediately rose in the air and
shortly afterward, at 8 o'clock, l had
the pleasure of welcoming on board
Mr.. Wellman and his five ~lieutenants
and a cat which seemed little the
worse for its air experiences. l then
picked up the boat and proceeded.
"Wellman and his crew are honored
guests oE board. After a wash and a
brush up they ate a hearty breakfast.
The America was abandoned in lati-
tude 35.1S north, longitude 6S.13 west,
40S miles from Sandy Hook, and the
craft is now having a great time
among the clouds.
THE America e. making a speed
of about eight knots when abandoned
and when released drifted to the west
ward. Her motor had been broken and
Wellman was out of his course. All
hands were mighty glad of being res
cued.
(Signed)
capt. DOWD.
Royal Naval Reserve,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Black Bass Sent TO Brazil,

New York, n. Y. - The steamship
Verdi, leaving Brooklyn for Brazil,
carries 1000 live small mouthed fng-
erling back bass that have been sup.
piled from the United States govern
ment hatcheries at N~orthvslIe, Mich.
for ex portation to Sac Paulo, Brazil,
where they will be used to stock a
fresh water lake to accommodate
Americans with a desire for angling.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Senator Aldricn Receivers.

New York, N. Y. - Senator Nelson
w. Aldrich of Rhode Island, who a
struck by a Madison avenue car on
Thursday night, is much better. He
passed a comfortable night at the
home of his son, and according to Dr.
III. Holbrook Curtis will be out In two
or three days.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Road Wins Land Suit.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The suit by
the government to $3.50 an
acre for about 1000 acres of land in
Kossuth, Palo Alto and Dickinson
counties. Iowa, claimed to have been
patented enormously to the Milwau-
kee road. was decided by the supreme
court of the United States in favor of
the railroad.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
WELLMAN FAILED
DISPATCH TELLS OF RESCUE
FROM OCEAN OF DARING
BALLOON VoYAGERs.
STEAMER BRINGS CREW
Abardons the Airship and the I'm
successful Flight in Diri.
gible Rirship
america"

New York, n. Y. - wireless mes
sage from Captain Dowd of the Royal
mail steamer Trent says the Trent
picked up Walter Wellman and the
crew of the balloon America at 5 a. m.
Tuesday. The airship had been aban-
doned. The rescue was made in lati,
tude 1918, longitude 68.13.
Crew and Cat Saved, Balloon Lost.
The position reported by Captain
Dowd indicates that Wellman and his
crew were picked up at a point about
$50 miles due east Of Cape Hatteras on
the North Carolina coast.
Wellman and his crew sailed from
Atlantic City, Saturday, at 4 a. m. The
cruise was planned to test the d~irigible
but the start was so promising that
Mr.. Wellman determined to continue
the flight in an effort to cross the AT
lantic.
The course taken by the airship up
to the time of it's wreck shows TO what
an extent it was the prey OF wind and
weather. Sunday morning it was 800
miles northeast of Atlantic City. Mon
day it must have encountered strong
winds from the northwaTd, as it was
driven $50 miles southwark, finally
bringing up east of the North Carolina
coast.
The total distance covered by the
balloon, while under control and drift.
ing a prey to the winds appears to
have been approximately $50 miles.
The wireless message received from
Commander Dowd read as follows:
The Story by Wireless.
On board Steamship Trent at sea,
- I'VE sighted the dirigible airship
America at 5 a. m., Tuesday. She sig
nailed us by the Morse code, and the
wireless played a wonderful part in
requesting me to stand by her till day
light. We kept a boat close by her
till dawn broke when she signalled
that she could not launch her lifeboat,
and asked me 70 keep close, in order
that a line might be attached.
1--WE made several futile attempts to
attach a line, then the America wire
lessed that she would come down %
the water as soon as possible and
drop her boat if | could stand by and
pick the boat up.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Bio WOODEN Mills Burn.

Stafford Springs, Connecticut - The
burning o. the Forestville wooden
mills here was followed by the de.
structlon of fire of the mill of the
Fabyan wooden mills company, with
a loss OF approximately 500, 900.
Spontaneous combustion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Mark rwaln's Relics TO Be Sold.

New York. N. " Literary treas
ures of the late Samuel l.. Clemens
. MARK Twain) are to be sold at u
ton in this city. and among them will
be many manuscripts and documents
the contents Of which have never been
published.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Empress SLAYER kiIIs Self.

Geneva, Switz.- Luigni Lucchen,,
who assassinated the empress of Aus.
tria in 1898. committed suicide in his
cell in the prison .nown as l. 'Eveche.
Two days ago Luccheni went violent
insane, and after smashing everything
In his cell. was put in a strait jacket.
jacket.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
servant ceIebrates n 30.

Chicago Ill. - Mrs. Hilda Sven
son, for over fifty years in the employ
of Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick. ST., and the
oldest servant in Chicago in length of
continuous service. celebrates her
e~ighty-seventh birthday anniversary
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Bumper Cranberry Crop Predicted.

Newark. New Jersey.-New Jersey
Is assured OF a traditional Thanksgiv.
ing celebration this year for reports
from all parts of New Jersey show
that the cranberry crop will probably
be the largest ever harvested.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Six New p. E. Bishops Chosen.

Cincinnati, Ohio. - The house of
bishops of the %triennial convention of
lected five new bishops and one mis-
sionary bishop. The additions of these
new bishops will Increase the member.
ship of the house of bishops to 10.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
WHITE MAY Be CHIEF JUSTICE
Associate Justice of Supreme Court
Urged for the Place.

S'SNN VN 'HNN'
New York, n. Vt is learned
here that among the candidates for
chief justice of the United States SUI
preme court whom President Taft is
considering is Associate Justice Ed
ward Douglass White. Justice White
is being strongly urged for the place
and President Taft is giving serious
attention TO the recommendations.
Justice White a appointed to the
supreme court from Louisiana and is
q Democrat.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Oct. 24.-Wheat, De-
cember, $1.02h; May. S1,07h; No. 1
northern, $1.O4k; No. q northern,
$1.021a; No. l Durum, SAGE; No. 3
corn, 4Shc; No. 2 white oats. 29%c;
barley. Tic; No. 2 rye, 7Sc; No. l fax.
$2.5Sh.
Duluth, Oct. 24.-Wheat, December,
s1.03B; May. s1.0s%; No. / northern.
s1.O3B.
South st Paul, Oct. 24.-Cattle-
Steers, $5.5o0e.O0; cows, fair, $4.00u4
$50; calves, $500. 600; hogs, 5000
800: sheen. yearlipcs. si2a44.75.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
CAPT. DOWD.
Royal Naval Reserve,
Accessory Dies A Penitent.

Denver. Colorado. - By the terms
of the will of Rufus Clark, the United
States government is ~bequet.thed
$500 because, according to the will.
in 1863 Clark knew of the ~defrauding
of the government of an equal amount
by a man whom he does not name.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Encine BLOWS 10; Man Killed.

Mason City, Iowa.-lrgineer Cole
mar vas XII ed, Brakeman Fialan fatal
ly isjured. and Fireman Debates badly
injui ed by the blowing up of an engine
on the Chicago & Northwestern. south
of Belle PLANE.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Arizona's Population 2o4.s54.

Washington. d. c. - The popula-
ton of the Territory of Arizona is
2e4,354. This is an increase of SLAB,
or 66.2 per cent. over the 1909 pop
u~lation. which was 122,931. Arizona's
population increased 40,558, or IS per
cent from 1890 to 1900.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Trick Elephant Kills Mar.

New York, Oct. 21.-"Queen," a trick
elephant, became enraged at Robert
Shields. a new keeper who tried to
shackle her in her winter quarters in
Jersey City and crushed him to death.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Thompson Ecker. Dies.

New York, N. Y. = Thompson Eek
ert, former president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, died at
West End, Long Branch. after an i'll
ness of several days.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Earthquake Felt in Maine.

C~astine. Maine. A distinct
earthquake was felt in the eastern
Penobscot Bay region, a tremor with
a low rumbling like thunder lasting
about 10 seconds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Missouri Pacific Ia Fined.

Jefferson City. Missouri. The
Missouri Pacific Railroad company
was fined from $40 to $25 each ON "a
covlts for violating the 16-hour law.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27
Sarah Bernhardt COMING

Paris, France. Sarah Bernhardt
sailed on the steamer Provence from
Havre for another tour of America.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-01-21
TOWN TALK
WORTH NOTICING

Regular meeting of the Fire
Company next Tuesday evening.
There is going to be a dance
out at R. V. Fuqua ranch this
evening and a good crowd is re-
rorted to be going.
Word is received from Mar
marth that J. F. Divine former
Camp Camp merchant will open
up a gents furnishing store there
about Feb. 1st. His many
friends here wish him success in
his new location.
He walked right in and turned
around ard walked right cut
again And while he was
turning around he left two dollars
for a subscription to tie paper and
while he was paying the two
dollars, he put in his brand and
while we were fixing the brand
he said he might subscribe fol
10 more and after giving us
twenty dollars he left US home
made pie and invited US up t(
dinner and--well we woke up.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-01-21
MAKES GOOD SHOWING
Business Done at Miles City Land Office a
Credit to Officers. Receipts For
Quarter, $57, ,706,03.

The report of Receiver Auld
shows that during the quarter,
the number of homesteads en-
tries of 100 acres each were 270,
comprising $4,000 acres, the fees
and commissions from which
amounted to 5,O40.
There were $40 entries under
the 32O-acre homestead law,
comprising 1850 acres, the
fees from which were $40, 81.
The number of desert land
entries were 65, covering 1000
acres, the first payment on which
at 25 cents an acre, aggregated
S2,735, aside from the costs of
reclamation.
There were % desert land final
proofs, comprising 4, 236 acres.
the final payment being $1.OO
per acre making the revenue
from these 81, 236.
The largest revenue was from
commuted homesteads. There
were 60 of these, comprising
1892 acres, and the money re-
ceived from this was $21, 41O.
There 81, 754 acres Of railroad
land selected by the Northern
Pacific, the fees of which to the
office amounted to $742.
The was one timber and stone
entry sold at $2.5 SO per acre, the
total being 5000.
There was one sale of coal lane
q 4O-acre tract, which brought
$500, or $40 an acre.
The grand total was $57, 706, o.
Register Kircher and Receiver
Auld are naturally feeling elate(
over the record made by theil
office and they have a right to bt
as it is a showing Of which the.
should be proud. independent.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-01-21
HEAVY LOSSES
IN WYOMING

A. Moreh of Wyoming was in
the city yesterday, having dis
posed Of a band of sheep and is
anything but hopeful over the
outlook in his section. He states
that it has been the severest
winter since 1886 and that there
is a great apprehension among
the sheep and cattle men there.
He states that sevral large bands
have perished and that more are
in danger. He says the sheepmen
are feeling very dubious about
the outlook as a whole and that
losses will necessarily be very
large.
The situation in Montana is
nothing compared to Wyoming.
There the snow is very deep
and the cold has been pene-
trating. On two days the
Thermometer was as low as
"a. People Of that state are
not as fortunate as they are in
Montana, because here there
is a considerable quantity Of
grain and unless the winter be
long and, drawn out no losses
Of magnitude will be expert
enced. Independent.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-01-21
REPORT
THIS MONTH

From the report gathered at
U. S. Weather Observers Sta
ton here, 81 inches of snow has
fallen during the present month
making about 1-3 Of an inch Of
moisture. At the present time
about IL inches of snow is laying
on the level. There has only
been five days during the month
when the thermometer regis
tered below zero, the coldest
being % below on the 3rd. A
chinook was reported at Belle
Fourche this week, taking off all
the snow and starting the ice in
the river. Such a change has
failed to make connections
here yet, but is expected at any
time. A part Of the blizzard
struck town about 2::30 Wednes-
day afternoon and continued
until 4:3O. While it lasted it was
hummer" and from reports
south of us it made other calls
besides Ekalaka. The telephone
lines were badly tangled and
crossed, but are now working
again.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-01-21
W. H. Peck.

example must be set by the
business men. Advertise and do
what buying you can at home
yourself. If you don't, can you
blame the people if they follow
your example and send to
Montgomery Ward, or go to..some
of the neighboring towns to dc
their buying. Ekalaka is no
worse than any other little town.
But the matter of bettering con-
ditions is constantly before the
residents and business men in the
small village and it is Of vital
Importance in order that it may
expar d and accomplish all that
is possible. that these defects
should be remedied. We have
the interests Of the village Of
Ekalaka at heart Every dollar
we are worth is invested in here.
Help US to boom it, Farmers and
oil -
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-01-21
NEWS NOTES
ABOUT TOWN

DR.. Geo. A. Baker has again
moved his office, this time to the
residence of J. H. Booth on
Norman street. He will install
a phone as soon as the weather
permits.
A communication was received
from Judge Sidney Sanner this
week assuring us, that our rec
commentator of DR.. j. F.
Hedges for commissioner would
have careful attention.
DR.. Dave Baker raturned to
Bowman Sunday where he met
his brother Geo. who returned
from visit with his mother in
Bowen, Illinois. DR.. Geo. is
again at his Office here having
arrived Tuesday morning.
Another horse belonging to
Campbell the horse Dyer, was sold
at public auction by the sheriff
Monday. Mrs. R. 7. Ramsey
purchased the animal at $50
which money goes to pay for a
judgement rendered against
Campbell in Justice court some
tins ago.
Dan Stewart was in from his
ranch Friday and swore out a
warrant for Mrs. G.. E. Chapman
charging assault. 1t is re.
ported that a row was started
between the two and that the
latter applied a pitch fork handle
on Stewarts arm, with the re.
suit of a broken arm for Dan.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-01-21
NOTICE.

All money due me on account
must be paid to me personally,
or to John Oliver who is hereby
authorized to collect and receipt
for accounts due. This is nee
essary as my business has been
sold to men who have formed
& company to be known as The
w. H. Peck Co." and for this
reason | must ask that all ac-
count be paid as soon as pos
sib!e.
w II pncl,