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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-16
REAL ESTATE MEN
President Parmley Outlines Pressing
Matters al Pierre Meeting

Pierre-At the meeting OF the
state Real Estate Dealers associa-
ton in this city Hon. J. w. Parmley
Of Ipswich, president Of the associa-
ton, took as the subjects Of vital i'm
portance to the people of the state
1t the present time, the following five
propositions:
Greater Improvement of our primary
transportation facilities.
Improved methods OF farming by
mean of the extension Of the farmers
Institutes work.
The proper conservation OF our ar
tesian waters.
The management OF our state lands.
The proper advertising of the op-
portunities South Dakota Offers TO the
homeseeker.
With these five subjects he allows
the first three TO go as matters too
apparent to need any explanation, but
goes into considerable detail in regard
to the last two. He declares the pol
icy of the state in the past to have
been that of n permanent investor
who does not improve his property,
but waits for the development o. the
country to give it increased value. fIG
shows that in some townships of tha
state the state lands take up so great
a portion or the territory that the
settlement left is not sufficient to build
up anything, an dthat IS there are
no ''ncighboring farmers to lease
the state lands they go Unbiased and
bring no evenue His doctrine is that
by q sale Of one-fOurth the lands, the
increase in value of the rest through
improvements on the land sold would
more than make up the difference TO
the state. He cOmmends the ad~ pt'on
of the constitutional amendment
which provides for lease Of such lands
for agricultural purposes, bit believes
that sale outright would be far more
beneficial.
His strong talk is for an immigra-
ton bureau, with a man at the head
Of it who believes strongly eno"gh in
the state to put himself into the work.
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An Early Dau February

Sioux Fal's-Some pioneer, writing
of carrier Februarys, for The Press
and Dakotan at Yankton, has occasion
to mention a pioneer, in connection
with a blizzard in February, more
than fifty years ago, in Dakota. He
says: o
There is nothing unusual about
these February 10Y storms. Way
hack in the pioneer year OF 1859 w.
w. Bookings, First Pioneer" as his
mCnumeri IN YanktCn c~metery now
reads tried to ride horseback to
Yankton from Sioux Falls. Re got as
far as Split Rock, got caught N a
blizzard and tried to return t. Sioux
FAILS. He broke through the ice on
the Big Sioux AMI was compelled to
make a run on foot for Sioux Falls in
an a,l-night journey to save hi life.
Both feet were so badly frozen they
had to be amputated. Since that early
day snow storms and rel snug wealth
err has often been expert need when
February showed up On the calendar.
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k%nocker, and standing back with his
head ON one side to see if it was
straight.
What are you doing?" Jim de-
,manded tlercely, but the man only
drove another tack. 1t was Mr.. Har-
bison who stepped outside and read
the card.
Ii said Smallpox"
Smallpox" Mr.. HARRISON read. as
If he couldn't believe it. Then he
turned to us. huddled in the hall.
1T seems it wasn't measles, after
ALL" he said cheerfully. Il move we
get into Mr.. Reeds automobile out
there, and have a vaccination party.
| suppose even you blase society folk
have not exhausted that kind of diver
sion"
But the man on the step spat his
lacks in his hand and spoke for the
first time.
mo, you don't" he said. Not on
your life. lust step back, please, and
close the door. This house is quar-
antincd."
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SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as nc IS called
BY his friends. Jimmy was rutuud aud
looked shorter than he really was. Ills
ambition IN lie was 90 b@-takcn seriously.
but people steadily refused 20 do go. his
art IS considered d huge joke. except TO
himself, it he asked people to dinner oE-
GryOue expected q frullc. Jimmy maTrin8
Bella Knowles; they live together "a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
Of his divorce. Those who attend the
party are Miss Katherine NcNair. who
every one calls Kit. Mr.. ana Mrs. Dallas
and q Mr.. Thomas HARRISON, "A South
American civil engineer. The party Is In
full swing when Jimmy receives q tclc-
gram from his Aunt Selma, who VIII ar
rive IN four hours to visit him and his
wife. Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
tehna and after he marriCs she doubles
bis allowance. He nCglcCts TO tell her OF
his divorce. as she ~ opposed TO il. jim
my takes Kit into his confidence. he triea
90 devise ONE way so that his aunt will
not learn that he mas no longer a wife,
1ie suggests that Kit play the hostess for
one night. he Mrs. Wilson pro tenn. Kit
refuses, but Is finely prevailed upon TO
act the part. Aun Selma arrives and the
deception works out as planned. as she
had never seen Jim's wife. Jlm's Jap
servant IS taken III, his face is covered
with spots. Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife.
Ing taken away In the ambulance? Bella
insists II Is Jim. Kit tells her Jim IS We'll
and Is In the house. Bella tells Kit II
wasn't Jim she wanted 10 see. but Taxa
MIRA. the Jap servant as she wished to
secure his services.
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a LENNON BOQUET
Lively Coast Extension Town Doing
Biggest Business

Aberdeen - Government reports
show the United States land Of
flee at Lennon, this state did the
largest business of any govern
ment land Office in the United States
in 1910. There are 1913 government
land offices in the country, and
in 1909 the Office at Rapid City led
all the others in the amount Of bust
ness done, with the Lennon Office
second in entries but first in receipts
and the Office at Great Falls. Mont,
third. In 1910 the positions Of the
leaders were changed, Lennon reach
ing first place in receipts, with Great
Falls first in entries and second in Ie-
CeiTts and Rapid City third.
The figures show that in 1909, 1870
entries were made at Rapid CT y, Gov
ering 92S, 1874 6 acres and the rece pts
were 1926, 046.27. The Lennon oHce
was second, with 6,434 entries for SOL
463.56 acres and the receipts were
1928 0S3 &C. The Great Falls Cfica re-
ported 3,0702 entries. covering 5'S.304.-
81 acres, and its rece pts wee S11S,-
950.07. In 1910 all the offices showed
tremendous gains the Lennon ofine
ranking first with $40 entries, cover
ing S77.21S.02 acres, with recei7ts of
$3S2,959.73 Great Falls first in entries
and acreage with 9.677 and 1854, -02 06
respectively, but with receipts Of but
s239, 1857, while Rapid City was third
with entries Of 6,423, ACREAGE of GSl,-
561.7S, and receiDts Of S?42 ,S14.27.
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lime for

Mrs. Mac Lachlan was kind to her
American boarder, but she did not pro
pose to allow her to overstep the lin,
its of a boarder's privileges, and she
made 1t very clear.
One Sunday the boarder, returning
from a walk. found the windows Of her
room, which she had left wide open,
tightly closed.
"Oh. Mrs. MacLachlan, l don't
like my room to get stuffy," she said,
when she went downstairs again. 81
like plenty of fresh air."
Your room will ma get stuffy in
one day." said her landlady firmly.
Twas never our custom, miss, to hae
fresh air rooshin' about the house on
the Sawbath youths Companion.
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ming around-iike this-but there Is
not q servant in the house! They
have gone, the entire lot
That's odd" he said slowly. Gone.
Arc you sure?"
In reply | pointed to the servants
wing. Trunks packed" ! said trag,
ically, rooms empty, kitchen and pan
tries full of dishes. Did you ever
hear Of anything like it?"
Never" he asserted. 1T makes me
suspect" What he suspected he did
not say; instead he turned on his
heel, without a word Of explanation,
aud ran down the stairs. / stood star
ing after him, wondering if every one
in the place had gone crazy. Then
/ heard Betty Mercer scream and the
rest talking loud and laughing. and
Mr.. HARRISON came up the stairs again
two at a time.
How long has that Jap been ailing,
Mrs. Wilson? ?" he asked.
II don't know" | replied helpless
ly. What is the trouble, anyhow"
Il think he probably has something
contagious" he said, and it has
scared the servants away. As Mr..
Brown said, he looked spotty. / sug-
gestcd to your husband that it might
be rs well to get the house cmpticd-
in case we are correct"
"Oh, yes, by an means" I said
eagerly. / couldn't get away too soon.
TN 80 and get my" Then stopped.
Why, the man wouldn't expect me to
leave; / would have 10 play out the
wrctchcd farce to,thc end!
"Ill go down and see them off" |
finished lamely, and We went together
down the stairs.
. Just for the moment I forgot Bella
altogether. I found Aunt Selma
bonuctcd and cloaked, taking a stirrup
cup of Pomona for her nerves, aud the
rest throwing on their wraps in a hur-
ry. Downstairs Max was t~elephOning
for his car, which wasn't due for an
hour, and Jim was walking up and
down, swearing under his breath.
With the prospect of getting rid of
them all, and Of going home comfort
ably to try to forget the whole wretch
ed affair, cheered up quite a lot. |
played up my part of hostess, and
Dallas told me, aside, that | was a
brick.
Just then Jim threw open the front
door.
There was a man on the top step,
with his mouth full of tacks, and he
was mailing something to the door,
just below Jim's Florentine bronze
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Haven't you anything moro
Runs on the Bank Of ENGLAND.

Even the Bank of England has not
been entirely free from runs from
the necessity Of saving itself by
strategy. In 1745, for instance. IL was
forced to employ agents to present
notes, which were paid as slowly as
possible in ~sixpences, the cash being
Immediately brought in by another
door and paid in again, while anxious
holders of notes vainly tried to Sc
cure attention. In 1925, too, only the
accidental discovery Of 100000 81
notes saved the bank from stopping
payment.-London Chronicle.
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Has an Ole Relic Of WASHINGTON.


One of the most interesting relics OF
George Washington is owned by the
city Of Salem. 1t is a medallion in
wood, carved after a sketch from life.
Tho same artist executed both
sketch and carving, which gives the
relic added value. He was Samuel Nc
lntire, native genius with q gift for
pO%rtraiture. He studied Washington
when the father of his country visited
Salem on his tour Of the east, and
made the medallion shortly afterward,
to adorn the arch ver the west en-
trance Of Washington square, Salem.
Here the effigy remained from 1907
until 1850, when the arch was taken
down to give place TO an iron fence,
still in use.
This Washington relic is kept in the
fireproof al the Essex institute,
Salem, where it is frequently studied
by artists and others as an odd and
striking likeness Of the great Ameri-
can whom no two artists pictured
Rlike.-Boston Globe.
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Wolf Hound Bite Fatal

Aberdeen-The town of Newark is
suffering from 4 mad deg ecare !. NJ.
va cngarb WINS 2 IA r of + uss an wo f
hounds. and has frequently hunted
wolves with the animals during the
winter. Andrew Masenga~b, a brother
to the owner, was feeding the anil
mails when. one of them, which had
been behaving strangely for a day or
two -sprang at him and bit him. The
wound was cauterized, AMI the dog
shut up. He grew worse and died in a
few hours. His brain was sent to a
specialist, who stated the dog had
suffered from rabies. A general re-
drction of the dog population of Ne
wark followed the receipt Of the sre-
,ialist's information. and no frr her
outbreak of the disease is feared, be-
rause there are no more dogs to get
II
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All. WHO KNOWS?

DO you know" she said, Il didn';
want to come to this place at all
had an idea that 1t would be awfully
stupid
And haven't you found 1t stupid
he asked.
You know haven't"
How should | know"
mo place could be stupid II you
were there"
1T is very nice OF you to say So"
II shall be so sorry when you leave
1t has been the most glorious week Of
my life"
II am glad to know that: but hope
there may be many more glorious
weeks in store for you"
After he had gone to the tennis
court and left her alone on the wide
veranda, she sighed and said to her.
self.
How sad II is hat a oma Is de-
MED the right to tell a mar she cares
for him! Who knows what would
have happened If l might have told
him all?"
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CHAPTER v.
From the Tree Of Love.

From the Tree of Love.
There is hardly any use trying to
describe what followed. Anne Brown
began TO cry, and talk about the chill
dren. tShe ven to Europe once and
stayed until they all got over the
%whooping eough.) And Dallas said he
had a pull. because his mill controlled
forgot how many votes, and the
thing to do was to be quiet and com.
Portable and we would get out in the
morning. Max took it as a huge joke.
and somebody found him at the tele.
phone, calling up his club. The Mer-
Ger girls were Historically giggling,
and Aunt Selma st on a stiff-backed
chair and took aromatic spirits of am.
monia. AS for Jim. he had collapsed
on the lowest step of the stairs, and
sat there with his head In his hands.
When he did look up, he didn't dare
to look at me.
The HARRISON man was arguing
with the impressive individual on the
top step outside. and l saw him get
out his po%cketbook and offer a crisp
bundle of bills. But the man from the
board Of health only smiled and
tackled at his offensive sign. After
a while Mr.. HARRISON came In and
closed the door. and we stared at one
another.
Il know what I'm going to do" !
said, swallowing a lump In my throat
I'm going to get out through a base
ment window at the back. I'm going
home"
"home!" Aunt Selma gaspeo
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His Wish Gratified,

NJ. Jean ROBBIE, the celebrated Bel
gian artist, died at Brussels the other
week aged 80. He was the son of a
blacksmith who worked at his fathers
forge early in life, and afterwards de-
veloped a taste for painting. NJ. Robe
was also famous as a horticulturist,
and was an authority on oses. He
used to say: 81 want to die among my
roses" and his wish was fulfilled.
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Stranger-Yes, l have the general
location of my friends building and
the name Of the street, but l can't find
the place.
Cttizen-Haven't you anything moro
definite?
Stranger-Nothing except the archI-
techt's print of how the finished build
ing would look.-PuCk.
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Some Dc.

In Brooklyn a few weeks ago II Sun
day school teacher asked his class OF
hopefuls this rather debatable qUes-
ton:
"Who will tell me what is the chief
end Of mann"
From the most attentive pupil came
forthwith this answer ITO gloEify
God and annoy hirl forever"
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Another Kind.

-Ha!" said the Russian count. with
q fierce scowl on his Muscoyite fea.
lures. This worm OF an American
writer has ipsulted me with his pen!"
"Has he written a biting satire
about your" inquired the fair charmer
to whom he spoke.
Nothing so gentiemaniy!" yeiles
the count He has named hts pi.
after mel
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Caution.

81 have a remarkable history" be-
gan the lady who looked like a possi-
BILE client.
To tell or SELF" inquired the law
yer cautiously.-Washington Herald.
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Pierre-A homesteader named Miles
was found murdered in his cabin near
Fort Pierre Sunday night. He had
been shot in the back, the assassin
lring through a window.
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Huron-Ffve Of the ten suspend
I'd railway mail cler'ys on the Tracy
Pierre run, four of whom reside fere,
viii not be re'nstate1. 1t IS doubtful
II the other Ave will resume wo k.
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The saint who says he cannot sin
may be an earnest man. but it is
wisest to trust some other man with
the funds of the church.
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Many people have receding gums. Rub
Hamlins Wizard Oil on gums and stop the
decay; chase the disease germs with a
mouth wash of a few drops to q spoonful
of water.
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Bruce-It Is reported that thoussnd
" FISH IN Lake oakwcod, near he ..
ire dying as the result OF the lake
reez!ng to an unsual depth.
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Drink Garfield Tea at night! It insures
normal action of liver, kidneys and bowels.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-16

The very best advice: take Garfield Tea
whenever q laxative is needed.
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Let us make the best Of u friends
while We have them, for how long we
shall keep them is unCertain.-Seneca-
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angelic.

Angelfood cakes seldom make boys
angelic.
The oasis., 1911-04-15
Self Protection Was Justified.

Thursday in the district court there were tried the cases against F. c. Lightfoot and z. A. Taylor, who had appealed from a fine levied upon them in the justices court of Nogales precinct, at the time of the strike of locomotive en- gineers on the Southern Pacific of Mexico in January last. The cases occupied the attention of the court about half the afternoon and at an evening session from 8 o'clock to 10. District Attorney w. A. O'Con- nor conducted the case for the Ter ritory and Noon < Barry appeared for the defendants.
 The Territory called as witnesses Deputy Sheriff J. J. Lowe and Mir. John J. Raphael Jr. Deputy Sher- if Lowe testified that on the even- ing of January 24th he had arrest ed the defendants at the depot and taken away from each a Colts automatic pistol, the two weapons being introduced in evidence. Mir. Raphael corroborated the tesli. mony of MT. Lowe. Both witnesses testified that at the time of the ar rest everything was quiet and peaceful, and that the defendants were in no danger of bodily harm from any source whatever.
 The defendants testified that they came from a detective agency in Los Angeles several days before the time of the arrest, escorting ten strike breaking engineers, and that when they arrived they were met by delegation of strikers, who en- ticed away from them three of the strike breakers, using harsh and threatening language to the detec- tives. Upon the evening of the arrest they had come over the line, from Mexico, where they had re- mained, to meet and escort another party of strike breakers, and escort them trom the place where they disentrained to the Mexican side of the line. They crossed the line just as the train from Tucson was
The oasis., 1911-04-15

SOMEONE has computed that Q delicate miss who cannot walk a mile without fatigue will waltz eleven and one-half miles in the course of night at a ball. Just so: and a man hunting will carry a gun all day with no more incon- venience than he will feel in push ing the baby wagon to the post office and back to the house.
The oasis., 1911-04-15
'anta Cruz County DepOsitary

priests prevailed" That, again, was the referendum.
 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; !; but he delivered Jesus to their will" That was the recall again.
 Then followed Calvary.
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THE GREATEST REFERENDUM.

At this Easter season when all the Christian world stands at the open door fthe but recently vacated sepulcher of Our Risen Lord the re- fective mind turns naturally 10 the tremendous events of that most remarkable time, when there passed upon stage of human history the most deeply loved, the most thor oughly revered, the most lofty character of the ages; and in re- viewing the accounts that have come down from contemporaneous writers of the tremendous events that occurred in the City of David nineteen centuries ago there is forced upon the thoughtful the reflection that we find there pre- sented a practical application of certain principles that now, nearly two thousand years later, are her aided widely as the very sum of human wisdom and a sovereign panacea for the ills of the body polite.
 Of those tremendous events there may be found several clear and lucid accounts. For the purpose of this article there is presented that found in the twenty-third chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke, which reads as follows:
 The whole multitude of them arose. and led him unto Pilate. And they be- gan to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, say ing that he himselfis Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, l find no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, saving, He stirreth up the people. teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galil@an. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusa- lem at that time And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long sea- son, because he had heard many things of him and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. Then he ques-
The oasis., 1911-04-15

FALSE weights and measures are said to cost the people of the United States many millions each year. Just the same as in the time of King Solomon who declared them an abominalion.