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Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
More Oil Found
 In Arg na

Oil has been discuvertd between Tucson and Ben-oD on the west slou, oi tie W het-tone muuniaIrr, sccolC- 'ug to J \ turtIs, ~ho Claims l., nave seen crude petr lrum on wa,el Tn pool cau,'d by a epriug.
 He -a q II Vas not tLe tnir. metal he scum ~h.ch l. suin.tlrne. ul.t,k en Tor "iI, 'ut wSs thIck and heay, pArting ID glpoule- Nhen trukep.
 l"O oi" b"ring derTIck- have b-ei ec.ed and afe sb, Ut reacy for ou efatIon. One ie that of the Reidylll. "pany Di Tucson about l5 mile from Naii and the other Is Tn Dav d ms canyon ou claims owned by tn fehnsy!yania company.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
WOULD ADD $150,O00 FOR
 ARIZONA PENSIONS
Washington dispstch sa ys:

A Washington dispstch says: Postmaster General HitcLcrck vil accompany Delegate Camer,n, Chair man Ssnes former Chairman Hoval Smith and We'd Creighton to the White House, for a conf, renee on Statehood or Arizrua.
 Delegate Cameron i- working fo. the general pension bill increasing the snldier-' pensions for those 62- years of age to Sl5, sisty syc ear- go, seven.- ty five ye-rs s25. seven y five years or ever, to $36. Indications are that i. " Il psss. It expected it will mean $l5o 900 more 10 Arizona tban at present.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
Greetings
 0f the Season

VI "V SoooSh
 The old year, with its sor- rows and its joys; its oppor- tunities gained and lost, has come to a close Many of us, perhaps. will never see another New Year Tn this temporary stopping place called Earth. God in his wisdom has so willed If in past year we have lost oppor. tunity, we must strive harder 10 grasp a greater one Let this Christmas time teach us to live a more generous, more cheerful and a more useiu' life. The new year has taker its place upon the ped estal of time. so let us all re sclve to do better. With thi The PRosPECToR wishes all
 Happy New Year. May tn spirit of the season be wit you not only today but ever day during the next twelv mouths.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
GOVERNOR SLOAN PARDONS ONLY
 WOMAN PRISONER

Governor Slnsn -IgDed a parole that releases Fannie King from the terri torisl penitentisry, che being the on ly female cunvIct in the institution. Fannie k.Is IS a Tuntn Apache equsw who was cent to the penIten'iary on June 30 l9 g. under two years sen. tence for mnnsisught-r. She h.s been d good prI- ner and only had q short tune longer ,o serve so the gov erDor decrded to rt lease her on parole, for a Chr stma- pr-sent, the mair. reason being hat she is now practical. ly an invalid.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

ing An entire change Of program each night, las decidedly caught on, and the big tent i= beng crowded nightly
 with :epthusias'ic aud ences. The hYpe Ferris Wheel, Of cour-e, IS st- ,racting d great deal of patronage,
 and the Ruby glass stand will un-
 douptedly furnish the entire town
 with their pretty suuveniers before
 the engagement closes. Ow,ng to the bad weather At the be. ginning of the weeE V en the com- pany vas unable to open on schedule time the engagement Will con inue the entire week
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
Grand New Year Ball
 Saturday Night

The thirtieth annual dance o, the
 Rescue Hose Company will he held New Years eve, Saturday the 3lst at Gage Hall. The custom nf dancing out the he old year and dancing in
 he ne"' ha- been observed in Tnmb- stone each New Years eve for the past thirty years and each annual event has cen conducted under he auspices oi the Re-cue Hose Company with signal success,
 The coming da ce Saturday night will 'e no exception to the rule and all fortunate attendants will have a, opportunity to enjoy A terpsichoreau treat and participate in novel and time honored custom.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
MARLER IS
 BROUGHT TO v~. TOMBSTONE

Sheriff White returned this morn ing from Phoenix, having in custody one Geo Marian, who i- charged .ith murder ot Geo Woodward in thi- county five years ago. M rlsris said 10 belong to a religious set known a- the "holy rollers" and insists he knows nothing ofthe murder. He + in Jail here, being mid on an indct- ment i-sued at the time of the mur- der.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
A2IZ0NAN WHO MISTOOK OFFICER
 FOR A H0LDUP

h Wiuslow Night Marshall Fran. ketchum started to s-rest Anderson Whalen, and Whalen mi-took the of- ticer for nold-up man, and h. drew "is pistol ani cnnmenced to shoot. One shot which msy prove fatal, en- tered below the officers left shoul- der.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

About the most contempt ible creature on earth ,is the creature in human form who betrays his best friends and treats with impotence those who are kind to him.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
C0CHIsE
 GENTLEMAN
 KILLS INDIAN Walter Williams Returns Fire of Red Marauders
 With one Fatality

While riding the range 50 miles from GlOhe Walter Will ans, Fore man of the Chiricahu. Cattle Co.,, and well known in CochIse county WIS fired upon b. Apache Irdlans whom he surprised while thsy were slaugh- terinS beef. Williams returned the fire and one Indian fell. He rode to Fort Apache and surrendered.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

There is some consolation in the fact that the govern ment has ordered four new seats for the senators from Arizona and New Mexico. We can wait for the rest.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

Women's weapon used to be the broom; but how much more effective is the: carpet sweeper Tn putting to rodt an offender?
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

President Harahan is.to be retired on a pension of $6.OOO a year. This makes some other pensions look like 90 cents.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
Carnival Show
 Attract Crowds

The seasonable amusement Nhicn 's al sys s necessary adjunct to Christmas week is being very ably rovided ny the Carnival c mpany, which Is giving performances on the It Tn front of the railroad depo: :h g week.
 Every night crowds of fun seekers are patronizing the various en certain. merts presented
 The moving picture show, pr-,ent-
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

If they keep on making these steamers longer and longer, we may ultimately be able to walk across the ocean.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

An average man IS glad that Christmas comes but once year,
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01
ARIZONA
 PRISON
Penal Institution Con- tai7s 437 Inmates
 Many Discharges

On June 30 1910. there were the territorial prison 437 prisoners; there were received during the year 256, Of
 hich 8 were United States prison CTS; there were dIschargad during the year 22S, AS follows:
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

ng. scout was sent out with 100 mall pieces of paper, dropping a piece every i5 -te sDd hid sitter ie lTopped his lsst pspr. Fi.tsen mia
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

Fewer resolutions with a true intent to observe them
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-01

H mo. AT d .o pnpuI,r is the resncn n .,ere from all oyer the count V, it's nr.saeTs ca lv secured that 'he creation of,b. sdjuIct w.il be started immedistelv
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
RAISING TO
SUPPLANT WHEAT
South Dakota Farmers To Turn
To Corn Next Year

That many farmers who have been
planting big fields Of wheat will
turn to cOr next year, is the pre-
diction of those who have made a
study of the situation. This condi-
ton prevails in Hand county and
that it is gradually becoming recog-
nized over the state will be seen by
the following from the Aberdeen
American;
With the commencement Of fall
blowing and other arrangements for
next years crop comes the indica
tiCn that the coming season nearly
one-half of the plOWed land Of Brown
county will be planted to corn. The
rapid development of the corn crop
lately and its turning out Of the
crops Of small grain has had much
to do with this decision to raise
more cOrn
Those who have come to the de-
cislon to divert their attention from
the small grains say that statistics
show that since 1896 there never has
been a year when the amount of
moisture was not sufficient for a
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
EIGHT PERSONS
TO SQUARE MILE
Interesting Facts Brought Out
BY National Census

That there are eight persons to
the square mile in South Dakota,
SIT in Rhode Island, and one in Ne
vada, we're facts brought out in the
national census bulletin recently
published.
This thirteenth decennial census
cost the nation $l4. 000, 900, OF about
Is cents a person. The population
of the United States was found to
be nearly 90, 0G0, 600, an increase of
about 10000, 900 since 1900. Of this
increase, about one-third was i'm
migrants. making the rate of the
native increase Ia per cent, compar-
ed to Is per cent in the previous de-
cade. These figures show a very
decided falling off in the birth rate
of the country.
In regard to the crowding of the
population into cities, it was found
that Al per cent of the total live in
cities of 5000 or more inhabitants.
The rate of increase in cities was 40
per cent, while that of the rural
districts was only II per cent. In
Soath Dakota, the urban increase
was II per cent and the rural 43 per
cent. Iowa showed a loss of II per
cent in her rural population, and
also a loss in her total population.
Other interesting facts about
South Dakota were that the total
population numbered 5S3,S 1893, an in
crease of 45 per cent, and that only
9 per cent of this number live in
cities of 5000
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
CITY MERCHANTS
IN PRICE WAR
Local Dealers In Merry SCrim-
mage For Business

The selling out" announcement
and cut in prices of one local mer-
chant has opened up hostilitieS all
along the line, and most of the city
dealers are taking a shot at the price
cutting.
How long they can stand it to
sell goods for less money than it
costs to get them here and place
them upon their shelves is a prob
lem, but the wal is on now for fair,
and the purchasing public is not
stopping to ask the why's and where,
fOrs.
About all kinds and classes of gen
eral merchandise goods are offered
at these competing prices. AS soon
as n dealer establishes a schedule
of prices, some other one will go hun
one better.
Of course this method of business
can not last long, but while it does
the buyers are Drofting by it
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
CITY SCHOOLS
OPEN SEPT. 4th
Ten Members To The New FaCul-
ty. Successful Year In
Prospect

The good old school days" may
sound all right in song, bit they are
approaching too rapidly to the
youngsters to have n glamour of
romance about them at present.
The happy, r free days of kites.
baseball, and swimming are about
over, and in one short week school
books will he taken up again.
The city schools will begin their
first complete years work in the
new building Monday, September
4th, with a faculty Of ten teachers.
Prof. w. R. VanWalker, of Waubay,
is the new superintendent, and his
work will consist in the supervision
Of the entire school, with such teach
inc as he has time for in the high
school. Miss Bernice Frye, Of Min
neapolis, is the new principal of the
high school. and Miss Clara Brown,
of Iowa. of the grades.
The new building offers many ad-
vantages over the old buildings in
equipment, and with a strong facul-
ty engaged, it is safe to predict the
most successful years work in the
history Of the city schools, This is
the largest teaching force the Miller
schools have ever had, but the in
creasing attendance made it neces-
sary to add two more members to
the faculty this year.
Following IS the faculty Of the
city schools:
w. r. VanWalker, Waubay, Supt.
Bernice Frye, Minneapolis, High
School.
Letta Horst, Yankton, High School.
Lula Long, Mt. Vernon, Ia, High
School.
Clara Brown, Iowa, Eighth Grade.
Harrietta Herman, Mason City,
Seventh Grade.
Hester Anderson, Canton, Sixth
Grade.
Adeline Edwards, Wisconsin, Fifth
Grade.
Luella LeClere, Iowa, Third and
For rth Grades.
Maude McVay, St. Lawrence, Pri-
mary
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
Have You ANY Troubles?

Crowded into a small single seat
buggy. Mrs Connors and four child.
rem reached Miller Monday after a
trip of six long weeks across country
from Canada. Living on a home,
stead in Canada with her husband
and four children and no resources
was bad enough, but imagine her
plight when the husband died, and
some cold blooded rascal filed a con-
test against her claim. She had
nothing to fight it with, and had to
let it go. Hitching up her one
scrawnv team of ponies to a light
buggy, she bundled herself and four
children into it and started for South
Dakota. At Miller she was helped
by a subscription taken up on the
street. And right here it NAV be
stated that this was a meritorous
case for the milk of human kindness
to flow, far and away ahead of the
professional beggars who pass along
the streets every day or two. This
unfortunate family was bound for
Wheeler, where they have some re-
latives. And how small our little
troubles appear in comparison!
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
BIRD MEN AT
THE STATE FAIR
Aviation Meet Strong Feature OF
South DakOta'S Greatest
Fair

The greatest aviation meet in the
west will be featured at the coming
South Dakota State Fair. The Cur
tiss flyers have been secured at great
price, and will soar high above the
grounds every day during the fair.
The Curtiss people have inspected
the grounds and estimate that moth
ing should hinder them from max
ing record breaking 1ights-and
this they are planning to co. For
real daring and sensational interest,
nothing can compete with this feat
ure.
Nothing is too good or too eXpen-
sive for South Dakota, and the very
fact that this feature will be pre-
sented at our fair places the South
Dakota fair among the fewgreat ex-
positions at the top of the list. The
great reputation of the Curtiss fly
ers limits their operations to the
greatest fairs only.
The WOmen's Department of the
State fair, which is in charge of Mrs
T. NJ. Luckey, is being swamped
with requests for entry space. The
women of many towns in the state
who have organized their exhibits,
will make systematic displays and
compete for the city prizes. Three
prizes will be offered for the three
best city exhibits, in sums of 500,
$75 and $50.
The railroads Of the state are
charging a flat rate of one fare for
the round trip to and from the State
Fair. Passengers tC the fair will
not get off at the depot. but will be
taken directly to the fair grounds,
thus the usual fees for carriages
will not be necessary. The trains
will also take on passengers at the
fair grounds for their home points.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
FEDERATION OF
COMMER'L CLUBS
Proposed Plan For Organization
At Huron Sept. Is

South Dakota Federation of Com
mercial Clubs is the name of the
new organization which will be
formed at Huron Sept. 18th by the
various local commercial clubs of the
state. Every club in the state is
asked to send one representative to
this meeting to assist in the organiz-
alton of the federation.
The following is an extract from
the proposed constitution of the fed
Grafton:
Section |. The name of this or
g~anization shall be, and is hereinaf-
ter referred to as the South DakO-
ia Federation of Commercial clubs
Section II. The object of this fed
Grafton is to maintain an active
working central organization Of the
commercial bodies Of the state of
South Dakota, and to stimulate work
and interest in the individual organ
izationS.
Section Ill. The membership of
the South Dakota Federation of
Commercial clubs, shall consist of
one representative from each of the
commercial bodies Of the state of
South Dakota, which representative
shall be elected by the commerce.
body which he represents.
Section V. The secretary shall be
the recording officer Of the meetings
Of members, and the executive CON-
mitee thereof. He shall be in active
charge Of the work Of this fedora
ton, applying all of his time to the
work thereof, conduct an adVertis-
ing bureau for the purpose of get
ting the name South Dakota before
the world.
Section vi. The meetings of this
federation shall be held at such time
and place each year as the members
of the federation shall election.
Section VII. The dues of the
commercial bodies which are repre-,
sented by members in this fedora
ton, shall be as follows:
Cities having 5000 OF more pOpula-
ton,
$50 per annum,
Cities having $500 to 5000 population,
$25 per annum.
Cities having 1000 to $500 population,
$40 per annum.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
AUTOlSTS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
Train SmaSheS InLO Car Near
Watertown And Demo-
fishes Ii

Watertown. Aug. 18.-RoIIed
along the ground under a freight
train for a distance of l25 feet be-
fore it could be brought to a stop
Alfred Stormel. of this city, and
Dennis Burns, of lroquis, were TAX
en- alive from the wreckage of their
automobile in the most miraculous
escape IN a grade crossing accident
in the history of the city. The two
gentlemen had started for the lake
in a five passenger Pullman car,
when just as they reached the tracks
of the Great Northern they were
run down by a string of freight cars
pushed by a South Dakota Central
switch engine.
The a vas struck square IN the
middle before the men could jump
and was whirled over and over and
was being slowly ground to pieces
under the wheels of the train. The
men we're caught beneath the top
of the tonneau, which proved their
life ~preserver. Frantic cries to the
engineer brought the string of cars
to a stand still, and the frenzied on
lockers dragged the unrecognizable
mass of wreckage from beneath the
train expecting to find but the man.
gled bodies of the two men. When
the top was torn away both men
we're alive and though bruised and
covered with blood neither man had
even a bone broken.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
TAFT WILL TOUR
SOUTH DAKOTA
Will Pass Through Miller With
Special Train I'm October

President Taft will tour South
Dakota during his western trip this
fall and pass through Miller enroute
from Rapid City to Huron. SO says
the latest information given out at
the White House this week. The
president had already promised to
speak at the Corn Palace at Mitchell
but the complete tour of the state
was not contemplated until recent
ly.
The list of cities in the state at
which President Taft will stop in
clIdes Rapid City, Pierre, Huron.
Redfeld, Aberdeen, Milbank. Nit
chelI, and Yankton. Speeches will
be made at these points, but the
presidents train will pass through
Miller and will probably make a
short stop here.
President Taft leaves Beverly
September 18th, and will spend six
weeks on his western trip. His
itinerary as given out at present
takes him westward through Iowa,
Nebraska, and Colorado to Caliior-
MIA. and then north to Seattle and
back through Montana, the Dako-
tas, and Minnesota. This will bring
his tour Of this state toward the lat
ter part of October.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
Farmers Raise Fruit

One day last week Albert Kelley,
of Valleyview, in southern Hand
County, brought us a box of fine
Compass cherries, which he raised on
on his place this year.
Mr. Kelley said that he set out the
trees two Years ago. and will have
so quarts of the fruit this year.
The fruit trees have no shelter
Just stand out exposed to the ele-
ments. There is one secret to the
raising of hat Standardization.
Mr. Kelley says he cultivated and
cultivated, and then cultivated some
more.
Henry Heasley also reports sue
cess with the Compass cherry, and
has some Sand Cherries as we'll
kee Heights Revue s..
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
INTERESTING NEWS FROM
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Rec Heights, North Hand, and Pleasant
Valley News

place in Park, started for their
former home in Iowa on the 2tst.
Will Rudd, II. G.. Rudd, and Phil
Welblen are putting up hay in the
hills They have to drive nearly
ten miles.
Orient and Howell played at Her
man Nabor S last Saturday. How
ell had the best of the game.
Mrs Mcclure has been visiting
here for over a week. She is having
a good time among her old neigh
bors,
Anna and Lizzie Matter, of Spring
drove to Seneca Sunday, returning
Monday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
Pearl Hunting On The Jim

Redfeld Journal-O Observer: The
lure of pearl hunting is drawing a
good many on the banks of the placid
Jim these days. Several good finds
have been made and the elements of
chance in the hunt is leading a great
many to dabble in the muddy stream,
looking for the CLAIMS. The success
of a few is aroLsing quite a little
interest and pearl hunting may be-
come one of Redfeld's leading in
dustries-if a good find is made oc-
casionally to arouse new life in the
interest of the discouraged hunters.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
NORTH HAND

Webster L. DAVIS and wife. of
Miller, were visiting in this locality
over Sunday.
H. G. Rudd, Of Spring is cutting
hay in Harrison twp. He is assisted
by Frank Grey. CT Orient.
w. Sorenson, Of Park. started for
Nebraska Tuesday with a car load
of stock and household goods. His
family will follow and they will
reside there.
Peter Gayil and family who have
been living on the Walter Rudd
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
Tornado Carries Bow 100 Rods

That this state was in the cyclone
belt during the recent storm period.
will be realized when one reads the
following from the Dallas News:
Scattering reports Of wind damage
on Wednesday indicate that a real
tornado was registering at various
points in this section. At the Caleb
Schmidt homestead about Is miles
southwest of Dallas, a bow and five
horses were carried through the air
for nearly 100 rods at the rate Of a
mile a minute. They were dropped
on the hard pasture ground and
was rendered unconscious, but re-
covered from the shock without SER
ious injury. One of the horses was
so badly injured that it was killed,
while the other four escaped injury
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
Half A Million Acres Open To
Settlement

President Taft has proclaimed the
opening of the Rosebud Reservation
in Mellette County and the Pine
Ridge Reservation IN Bennett Coun.
ty, So. Dakota. Registration
points, Gregory, Dallas and Rapid
City, S. OAK, October 2 to q, 1911.
Drawing at Gregory Oct. "a. Direct
Route, The North Western Line
convenient train service. For rates
and descriptive literature concern
ing the opening apply Ticket agents,
Chicago & North Western Ry., or
address A. c. Johnson, T.. NJ. 226
w. Jackson Blvd. Chicago. 3St2
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
Noted Author Kills Herself

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-The police are
looking for James SNYDER McCul-
Tough to notify him that his wife,
known as Myrtle Reed, a celebrated
authoress, had killed herself after
leaving a servant a check for 81, 900.
Myrtle Reed wrote Lavender and
Old Lace and MANY other works,
She was born in Chicago in 1854 and
her first book, The Love Letters of
a Musician" appeared in 1899.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
Low COIOnist Fares To Pacific
Coast

September 18th to October 18th,
inclusive, Colonists one way second
class tickets will be sold to principal
points in California, Oregon, Wash
ington and British Columbia. via
Chicago, Unicn Pacific and North
Western Line. Tickets available on
daily and personally conducted tours
in Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars.
For full information apply ticket
agents. Chicago and North Western
Ry. 3St2
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-24
Miller Horse In Fast Class

G.. +. Erickson has received word
that his speedy little trotter, Swanee
has established a good record for
herself in her ace this week on the
Illinois circuit, at Galesburg. She
took the race on a mile track IN
three straight heats. trotting the
first in the exceedingly fast time Of
2:1l4, the second IN 2:12i, and the
third in 2:123. This mare has made
a great record for herself this sea-
son and is still a conner"