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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Alfalfa Production

The Chicago and North western
ailway has recently published a
andsome booklet dealing with the
reduction of Alfalfa and its adspta,
on to the agricultural conditions
the territory reached by the
Iorth Western Line. and its infu,
nee upon cattle, hogs and dairy
lterests.
This booklet is a work of great
alue to all farmers who are desir,
ms of increasing the producing va,
le Of their farm lands, especially tc
he new settlers in the country west
{ the Missouri River, and to every.
ne interested in the upbuilding and
development Of the west.
Free distribution of this publica,
lon is being made to farmers and
n other interested parties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Rec HEIGHTS

Misses Nina and Jessie Scott, are
housekeeping in one of Mr. Rich
Imond' cottages. Three Sivertson
sisters from Bailey arc also living in
the same house. and attending
School.
M and Mrs Jas Hill, Hubert and
Ruth, returned Saturday from a
visit in the east, they spent two
| weeks with Mr. Hills aged mother.
and his two sisters at Rochelle, Ill.
1t has been nineteen years since
| Mr. Hill visited the old home, and he
notes many changes. On their way
home they visited Mrs Hills parents
and sisters at Ortohyille, Mimi.
Rev. O'Neil is now having Sunday
|evenmg services, which are we'll
ATTENDED.
DIR. VIM. Shredder and wife have
returned from Iowa, and are living
in Mrs Richmond'S house. All are
glad to have the DR.. with US again
Little Earl Spurgeon living on the
Watkins farm was quite i'll the first
of the week, with stomach trouble.
Cliff Wilmington has sold his cot
tage in the southeast part of town
to Mr. Jas. Wenrich, and has remov-
ed to st. Lawrence. Mr. Claud
Jones will occupy the house.
We were very glad to receive a
call Tuesday from Rev Benz Irons
who was pastor here twenty years
He is very glad to see such an
Improvement in the town. and to
hear of the church being in such a
prosperous condition.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
PRESIDENT TAFT
TO REPUBLICANS
Advises United Party At The
Polls

Beverly, Mass. Aug. 90 assume
that when this letter is given pub
licity the lines will be drawn. the
party candidates will have been sell
ected, and the question for decision
will be whether we shall have in the
House of Representatives a Repub-
lican or a Democratic MAJORITY.
The question, then. will be not what
complexion of Republlcanism one
prefers, but whether it is better for
the country to have the Republican
party control the legislation for the
next two years and further redeem
its promises, or to enable a demo-
cratic majority in the House either
to interpoSe a veto to Republican
measures, or to formulate and pass
bills to carry out Democratic prin-
cipleS. Prominence has been given
during the preliminary canvass just
ended to the differences between
Republicans; but in the election such
differences should be forgotten.
Differences within the party we're
manifested in the two sessions of
the present Congress, and yet never
in its history has the Republican
party passed and become responsible
for as much useful and progressive
legislation. So, while issues will
doubtless arise between members of
a Republican majority as to the de-
tails of further legislation, the
party, as a whole, will show itself in
the future, as in the past, practical
and patriotic in subordinating indi-
vidual opinions in order to secure
real progress. Hence it is import
ant that after Republican Congress
sional candidates have been duly and
fairly chosen, all Republicans who
believe in the party principles as de-
clared IN its national platform of
1908 should give the candidates loyal
and effective support. If this is
done. there will be no doubt of a re-
turn of a Republican majority.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
NORTH HAND

DR.. Collie of Miller had a call to
Park twp. at Midnight Tuesday.
The Bryant O'Conner carpenter
crew finished Antoine Hardes new
house this week.
Webster l.. Davis was canvassing
last week. We believe Web. will
win out and be the next Register of
Deeds for Hand Co.
The Swim sale last Thursday. in
Spring, was excellent. 1t was a
large sale.
j. F. WATERS. of Harrison, has
moved to Orient. He is occupying
the Will Davis house.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. A. Mckay of
Park attended the Methodist Con-
ference at Mitchell.
The Bird boys were in Orient last
week.
Ethel Sebring drove to Orient
Saturday.
Art Cummings and wife visited
Orient on Monday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
}TY SPEAKERS
OPEN P
Country is Saved" And
ffiCial Notices Published

campaign is now officially and
ely opened by party spell
RS from both the republican
democratic camps. Gov"
and Cong" Soule have held
hgs in Miller for the demo-
and Hon. John l.. Erickson,
stary to Senator Crawford, has
meetings at Miller and Burd-
for the republicans.
r Erichsen's meetings were very
ones and he presented the
es cf the campaign forcefully.
sizes up Hand county as
e for the republican ticket by the
majority, and I'VE allow" he's
With this issue the PRESS gives its
Iders the regular election notice,
laws and constitutional
endments, as required by law,
ice the campaign is officially
med. Now go to it.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
CAMERON DAM
HERO ~SURRENDERS
One Man is Killed and Several
Wounded i'm Gun Fights

Winter Wis. Oct. 10-"If papa
comes out will you promise not to
shoot him? He is shot through the
hand and wants to surrender"
These words spoken to Sheriff
Mike Madden at the edge of the
clearing surrounding the besieged
home, by little Helen, the youngest
daughter of John f. Deitz, brought
to an end Saturday afternoon the
stubborn resistance of the man.
whose stand for the last six years
against what he considers injustice,
has attracted widespread interest.
The surrender did not come, how
ever, without death and bloodshed.
One man is dead three men and a
woman wounded and much property
has been destroyed.
Harp, the only man killed in the
fights, was found on a small hill be-
hind the Dietz home, with a bullet
in his head. He with Mont Wiley,
Tom Pomerie and William Rankin, all
deputies, had tried to crawl to a
place of vantage IN the lumber piles
near the Dietz barn, where a bullet
caught him. According to Wiley,
three bullets whistled through the
air at about the same time and one
struck Harp. The other deputies
retreated without trying to rescue
their comrade. He was found at
$3.50 O'Clock In the afternoon. He
had been dead three hours.
Dietz had not been wounded dur
ing the morning fusilade as suppos-
ed. HIS drop to the ground was
merely an excuse to fool the deput-
les. He was injured while firing
from the arr during the afternoon,
when a bullet went through a crack
and passed through mis- left hand.
DietZ denied that the wound caused
him to surrender. To Father Joseph
PilOn, the priest, who was largely
instrumental in bringing the long
drawn out contest to a close, he
whispered that a baby was about to
be born to his wife and he feared
that both she and the infant NAV
die.
The surrender of Dietz was dram
attic. The alert lumbermen, leaning
on the rifles at the edge Of the clear
ing and gazing intently at the win
dows of the log cabin. suddenly saw
the futter of a white handkerchief at
the door. Then Helen appeared and
advancing with a cloth over her head
walked to the edge of the clearing
where she announced that her
father was willing to surrender.
A short consultation followed be-
tween the sheriff and his deputies.
Deputy Heffelinge volunteered to
go back with the girl. In the mean
time, Father Pilon, in his eagerness
to bring the combat to an end, had
started running toward the cabin.
He waved a handkerchief and I'M
hesitatingIy entered the door.
When Helen and Heffelinger got
half wav to the cabin they met the
priest returning. He hurried on to
meet the sheriff.
Dietz will surrender" said the
priest, but he wants a doctor to
dress his wounds and he desires to
talk with the newspaper men,"
II won't trust him." said the
sheriff. IF he wants to surrender
let him come out with his hands
over his head"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
The Climax

1.-THE Climax which comes to the
D. House on Saturday evening
is a simple and pretty little play
that never fails to make an impress
sion on even the most Indifferent
~thaater-goer. 1t is particularly at,
tr active to lovers of music as the
herolne is a girl, who mas a wonder
FIJI voice and has the promise of a
great career. Her dream is rudely.
ciueIly broken. and that forms the
biz dramatic moment Of the story
ard is told in il rarely sympathetic
an appealing way. Of course its
ends happily. but there is never a
minute when the play is noU natural
absorbing and we'll worth while.
The characters are drawn with skill
ard move in and out of a very hui
human story.
There isn't a grain of trash IN a
Single line of The Climax.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13

The PRESS has Just received the
announcement Of the marriage of
Miss Jessie Mabel Loew to Mr.. Fred
Weaver at the brides home, Dorr.
Michigan. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs David Loew,
pioneers of Miller, where the bride
was born. The old family friends
here will JOIN the PRESS in congrat-
ulations.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
The Christian Church

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.
Christian Endeavor a 700 p. m.
Prayer. meeting and Teacher-train-
ing Class on Thursday at 8 p. m.
This church invites all to its mem
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 15:1-5; II:
20-2l; Cor. l:l0-l3; 3:c-5; Eph. q:
So; Rom. CAS-; Col. 2:l2-l3; ! Pet.
3:20-2I; Acts 2:4l-42: 20:7.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Presbyterian Church

Kew. C. Howard CRUDE. Pastor.
Services Sunday at Miller HOO a.
m. and in ST. Lawrence at 12:45 p. m.
Sunday Bible School at 11:30 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
500 on Sunday evenings.
Church prayer meeting ever
Thursday evening at Miller at 500
The Wonen's Home and Foreign
Missionary society meets the last
Wednesday of each month at 2;30 in
the church.
All are cordially invited to attend
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Notice to Voters

The Board of Registration will be
in session in City Council Room at
the Ostrander land office on the 1st
day of November 1910 from 8 A. M.
to 6P. M. every qualified voter is
requested TO register for the Elac-
ton on November 9Th 1910.
+. j. Hellmuth,
City Auditor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Methodist Church Services.

Preaching next Sunday, by the
pastor at 11:00 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. +. Lombard. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
StOut-Pitzer

Dee Stout. of this city, and Miss
Leona Pitzer, of ST. Lawrence, were
united in marriage last Wednesday
night at the Metht ,dist parsonage in
Miller. Rev. j. E. Lombard ~officiat-
ing. The happy couple are spend
ing their honeyn loon in Nebraska
with relatives. irhe PRESS joins
their many frien DIS IN extending
congratulations
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13

Pierre, S. d. Daily Dakotan--He
not only led his audience through
all important epochs in Sevenoaks,
but enabled them in the most won-
derful manner to see and almost
touch every person or character liv-
ing in that beautiful story. So vivid
and true are his representations that
the audience is almost persuaded
to believe that, magic like, people
come and go from the stage at the
simple exercises of his will.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Many Live S Lost i'm Fires

Fosest fires are again claiming
their toll in human lives. This time
the fires r in Minnesota along the
Canadian line. and it is known that
several hundred people have been
burned. towns DESTROYED, and miles
of timber land burnt over.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13

Mr. Everett Kemp will give his
dramatic recital Sevenoaks at the
Miller Opera House Friday evening
Oct 21st., under the Auspices of the
Epworth League. Come and spend
an enjoyable evening with us.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13

H. w. Roswell accidentally drove
into the Coquillete addition
water main ditch near the
court house yesterday evening. One
horse fell on top of the other in such
a manner that one was killed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Notice
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD

FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD
A reward of fifty dollors will be
paid for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of any person
or persons who tamper or have tam
pered with any artesian well fix
lures, or other waterworks property
of the City of Miller.
Water Committee of the City
Council, Miller, South Dakota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13

Watertown. S. d. Daily Public
Opinion-Thls dramatic story,
"Sevenoaks." brings in fourteen
characters and they all appeared on
the stage with a vividness that made
it seem impossible that one man
was doing it all.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
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 7:30p. m
All are cordially invited,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
For Supt. OF Schools

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Supt. of Schools on the In
dependent ticket. Please vote for
me at the November election.
Juniatta Watson, Miller, S. ID
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
House for Sale

We have a well located dwelling
for sale for 10 days only. Easy
terms. Will give possession Nov, /.
Come early. Bushfield & Bushfeid.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
OFFICIAL WORK
COUNTY BOARD

Miller, S. ID. October 4th, 1910.
Board of county commissioners
met IN regular session, members all
present, The Board was called to
order by chairman Scott, and pro-
ceeded to draw juryman for the
January term of court, which are as
follows:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
CONTINUED next week J

well, plague-on-it, Pm jist tick
led; bein' licked amt no sim
Everett Kemp.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Roman Catholic

Mass at $3.50 a. m. and at 1890 u.
m. first Sunday of every month, and
at 1920 a. m. third Sunday. Sun
day school at 300 p. m. every
Sunday.
Rev. Father Fox, Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Evangelical Church

Evangelical Church
Services next Sunday as follows
Sunday school at 10
Rockdale at HOO A. M.
Golden Shield at $3.50 p. M.
Miller at 500 p. m.
Prayer meeting every Wen'sday
evening at SOU
Every one cordially invited.
O. G.. Johnson.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Current Political Comment

Republican Press Bureau-Con-
gresham Burke and Martin are the
right men in the right places at
Washington, and the loyal voters of
South Dakota will in November re-
cognize true worth and vote to keep
them there.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13

South Dakota will in November re-
cognize true worth and vote to keep
them there.
1t is recorded that Chauncey l..
Wood in issuing his bombastic chal-
lenge to a joint debate with Gov.
Wesley, made a mistake and should
have issued the challenge to the
democratic member of the legisla-
ture, who voted for the measures
which he now denounces thruout
the state whenever he can induce
anyone to listen.
Lake Preston Times: November
will show that this is a republican
year IN South Dakota if not in
Maine. The thinking people of
South Dakota recognize prosperity,
and who reapS a greater reward for
the high prices of produce than the
farmer?
Webster World: Gov. Robert S,
Vessey will sweep the state by
a big majority and likewise
Martin and Burke, who won the con-
~gressional nominations in a fair
fight, will be equally well endorsed.
We believe the sentiment in the
state points directly to a fair deal
and an honorable submission to the
will Of the people as expressed in
the primaries.
Pierre Cap~ital-Journal: Chauncey
l.. Wood and w. w. Soule are not
even fair democrats. They are
making a campaign for themselves
only and not for their ticket. Both
should be defeated the same as
claim-jumpers. Mr. Soule is posing
as a progressive" and thus trying
to mislead some insurgents into
voting the ticket.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
Special Cloak and Suit Sale
Thursday Oct. 20

We have made arrangements with
the Fleming Cloak & Suit Co. for
one days sale Thursday Oct. goth.
Don't Fail to see this line if you are
in need of anything in coats or suits
at the J. J. Casserly store.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13
GRAIN REPORT
OF THE STATE
Show Crops Were, Very Near AS
Good AS Usual

Pierre. Oct. S.-The state census
office has published it's preliminary
estimate of the acreage and yield of
wheat, oats and barley for the cur
rent year which reveals some unus-
ual conditions, though the aggre-
gate is not so seriously below the
average Is has been supposed. The
wheat schedule is as follows: Acre
age, 2, 80, $50: bushels, 1860, 900,
The average per acre is about 12I
bushels this year and for five years
it has been a trife above fifteen bu-
shells.
A great deal of winter wheat has
been grown in the southern coun-
tries and the yield is splendid, some
fields going as high as fifty bushels
per acre.
OF oats we have grown Al ,0OU, 600
bushels against Al, 900 900 in 1909,
but last year was a very poor oats
year. OF barley we have Is, 500, 900
about one million less than a year
ago, when only a light crop was
grown. The acreage this year is
reduced because of the poor crop
last year, which discouraged farmers
from sowing as freely as usual. The
quality of all crops this year is
superb
The cash value of these three crops
for the respective years. based on
prices current in South Dakota on
October ! in each year is as follows:
1909 1910
Wheat. ..$35, 1856, 1915 $34, 122, 400
Oats. ....... II, 1858 800 9,7OS. $3.50
Barle-..... 9,l95, 030 1854, 800
Total. S57, 4l0.S45 $53, 6S5, $50
That is to say in this year when
bad conditions have so generally pre-
vailed the three cereals have a cash
value only So. 725, 275 less than that
of 1909.
The corn estimates will not be
ready until about November /.
-Doane Robinson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02
RELIC OF FAMOUS RACE HORSE.
Hide of Animal Valued at 100000
Made Into Fantastic Couch Cover.

Hide of Animal Valued at 100000
Made Into Fantastic Couch Cover.
There is among the possessions of
August Belmont in the residence oc-
cupied by Superintendent Ed Kane at
Nursery Stud, near Lexington, KY, a
100000 couch cover which was great
ly admired by Eleanor Robson, the
charming bride of the great financier,
turfman and chairman of the Jockey
Club, when recently they stopped off
here in their honeymoon encourage
for a day at this famous farm Of
course, this couch cover did not actu-
ally cost 100000 in its making, and
its market value, based on the price of
choicest leather, is nothing approx
mating that vast sum, but the senti-
mentality of the wealthy master of the
Nursers would doubtless preclude its
sale at any price. This couch cover
is the hide and hair of the celebrated
race horse and sire, St Blaise, who
had the distinction of having been
sold by auction for 100000, and who,
under the weight of his twenty-nine
years and attendant infirmities of old
age, died at the Nursery October 81,
1909
Superintendent Kane sent the rich
chestnut coat of st. Blaise 10 a tanner
in New York, with instruction to pre-
serve as much as possible of it, and
it came back beautifully finished.
minus only the skin that had covered
the face and legs, the long bright hairs
of the name and tail remaining to fall
gracefully over the head and foot of
the couch which the coat of the cele-
brated equine now covers in the hall
way of Mr.. Kane's home. St. Blaise
was bred in England by Lord Airing
ton, and was foaled in 1880. AS TWO
year-old he won four of his six races,
including walkover and a dead heat,
this latter with Elzevir in the Mole
comb stakes at Goodwood-St Louis
Republic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02
The Creeping kaffir.

The sun was shining brightly down
on the farmyard, and under a large
willow tree a number of rooibekkjes-
small, red beaked birds-were feeding.
Suddenly Kafir appeared and fell on
his knees about ten yards behind the
birds. He crept a yard nearer but if
had not been watching him very
closely l could have sworn that he did
not move. The man seemed to be all
in one piece. He moved entirely, not
in sections of knees and legs and arms
and upper body. Then he winked at
me, so certain was he of the success
of his exploit. l am certain some of
the birds saw this alien figure, yet SO
bmperceptible were his motions that
they they did not suspect he was hui
man being-and a foe. Nearer and
nearer he drew. Suddenly he lay still,
measured the distance with his eye,
and then, with a lightning motion, he
stretched forward and grabbed The
birds arose, alarmed, shrieking shrilly
all but one. And that one was f1ut-
tering, terrified and helpless, in the
Kaffir's huge hand-London Standard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02
HARD ON CHILDREN
When Teacher Has Coffee Ha

When Teacher Has Coffee Habit.
Best is best, and best will ever
live" When person feels this way
about Postum they are glad to give
testimony for the benefit OF others.
A school teacher down in Miss.
says: Il had been coffee drinker
since my childhood, and the last few
years it had injured me seriously.
''One cup of coffee taken at break
fast would cause me to become so ner-
vous that | could scarcely go through
with the days duties, and this ner-
vousness was often accompanied by
palpitation.
II am a teacher by profession, and
when under the influence of coffee had
to struggle against crossness when in
the school room.
When talking this over with my
physician, he suggested that l try
Postum, so l purchased a package and
made it carefully according to direc-
tons; found it excellent of flavor and
nourishing
In a short time l noticed very
gratifying effects Ny nervousness
disappeared, I was not irritated by
my pupils, life seemed full of sun,
shine, and my heart troubled me no
longer.
Il attribute my change in health
and spirits to Postum alone"
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter? A
rev one appears from time to time.
They are genuine. true, and full of
human interest.