The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02

ernor or South Dakota in the las
campaign, has been found here b!
mis- son Ben Wood, of Rapid City
1t is a little old make-shift tina
bears no comparison with the roll TOT
desks in his Offices today, but the relic
appeals to the affection of the sons
and they intend to keep it as a me,
mento Of his early days in the prac
ticc of law.
Aberdeen-The various offices .oi
South Dakota and the northwest have
received notice from the land depart,
ment at Washington that President
Taft has signed the bill extending the
time for homesteaders to locate or
their land until May Is. This informa-
tiCn was gladly received by hund eds
who expect to take up their residence
On claims this spring, and who have
hoped 10 be able to wait until the
spring season opened before moving
on to their land.
Mitchell-The post Office fight in
this city has begun. w. A. Branch,
editor of the Clarion, a progress
i've republican organ, is ciIculat-
ing his position TO Gust James Z.
Wells, who was placed there by the
progressive element three years ago.
His term does not expire until early
in 1912, and it is evident that there
will be 4 warm campaign later in
the year, which might lead eventually
TO an election to secure the name OF
an appointee.
Pierre-Two little sons Of Harley
Kephart, who lives a few miles
north of Fort Pierre, were burned
10 death Thursday afternoon. Mr.. KEEP
hart was not at home, and Mrs. KEEP
hart had gone to a nearby pasture
TO get a horse and left the children,
II 4 and the other 2 years old, alone
in the house, and while away the
building caught fire from some cause,
burning the helpless children before
anything could be done to rescue
them.
Miller-A rural mail carrier nam
ed Paul Kieffer, near washington
Springs, in starting out on his trip
placed the patent foot warmer in
the sled and walked behind 10 make
1t easier for the horses in the deep
snow. Soon the contents of the s'ed,
including caluable mail, was a mass
of flames shooting high in the air,
which frightened the team into a wild
run. When they were finally stopped
1t was found all was burned but the
sled.
Deadwood-To Frank Murphy and
Martin Berg belongs the credit for
the capture of the largest trout ever
found in the Black Hills. The lucky
pair found it in Sand c eek a private
preserve and hooked it but it required
an hour and a half battle in the icy
water to land the prize. The trout
is of the speckled variety, measures
26 inches in length and weighs nine
pounds and five ounces. 1t is 0
on exhibition.
Aberdeen-A rumor is in circu'a-
ton in Aberdeen, which appear
to have some foundation, to the
effect that the Northwestern road
which now rms its PASSENGER t ans
through TO the terminus of the line
?t Cafes. n. D., will herea ter run
the night trains only as far as Abb
erdeen. putting on local day trains
between Aberdeen and Cakes. and vir-
ITALY making this place a passenger
division point.
Gov. Vessey has sent a reply 10 r.
o. Richards as to his reasons for de-
clining to support the Richards pri-
mary bill, giving a number of de-
tailed reasons, one of which is that
the bill seeks to destroy party o gan
ization and government by party, and
providing for government by factions,
which in the end will mean a number
of factional followings with nc ity
nominations and no benefits to be
gained.
Rapid City-Mike Shy, forty years
old, threw kerosene on a fire in n
bunk car on the Rapid Canyon line
to hurry ii up. The expo ion fired
the car, demolishing it, burned the
clothes from Shy, horribly disiguring
his body. The fire was at five Sun
day afternoon. Shy d'ed at two Mon
day morning. His mother lives at
Shaynesville, Ohio. Shy was employ
ed as derrick man on the railroad last
year.
Chamre~lain-Bridge Sureri~ tond-
ent Drum, of the Milwaukee rail-
road, has assembled a large amount
OF piling on the river bank at
this place, and TIE LIST few days
workmen have been engaged in the
preliminary work of placing piers In
the Missouri river several hundred
feet above the railroad bridge. This
piling is calculated 10 break up the
ice before it reaches the bridge.
Aberdeen-Desnondent be~a~sa o.
an attack of asthma of long stand
ing. Christian Keppler, a farmer
living twelve miles I ON Aberdeen
suicide by sending a re-
volver bullet through his ban. His
wife attempted to prevent the act. BIT
Keppler had been aoting
strangely for several days and IS re-
lieved to have been mentally derang-
ed.
Spearfsh-Scarlet fever has brok-
EN- out in the dorm'torv of the
Normal schco, and seve al o.
the students have been removed to an
isolated place and the first for OF
the dormitory is under qua antine.