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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
Night Riding For Rustlers

Belle Fourche-Reports from the
Slim Butte county north OF here, tell
of the frequent losses incurred by
stockmen there within the past few
weeks of stock through the depreda-
tons of cattle thieves. Numerous in
stances of beef being killed and cart
ed away, have been reported to the
authorities in Harding county, in one
instance a whole wagon load being
hauled to Buffalo, Wyo., and sold at
far below the market prices. The
stockmen got together and formed a
secret alliance and have taken active
steps toward stopping the work of the
thieves. Some of the old time vigilant
tactics are being employed night rid
ers from the Boutwell, and other
ranches being sent out on the range
where the beef stock are most expos
ed, and the stockmen intimate that
they will mete out summary venge-
ance to the first thief caught.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

grazing and meadow leases are given
any additional rights under the pro-
visions of the new law, and cultiva-
ton nuder the provisions of their
present leases is just as much a viola
ton of the trespass laws of the state
as if they had no lease at all to their
tracts.
Along with the letter they are send
ing copies of the trespass laws as
they now stand, and a warning
against violation of the same. All
leases which have been made in the
past hold just the same status as they
have had under the old law, and there
Will be no change in conditions before
next year when matters will be in
shape to practicany take up the work
of leasing the lands for agricultural
purposes, and not until such leases
have been made Will it be legal to
attempt cultivation Of the lands I'M
der lease.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
Mild Winter in Hills

Rapid City-To show what a re-
markedly mild winter the Black Hills
has enjoyed, figures compiled by I'm
tied States Weather Observer Geo.
V. Sager at this point, are of in
terest. The average mean tempera-
ture for the fall and winter of 1910
1911, including the months of Oc-
tober, November, December, January
and February, was "a, October show
ing the highest mean figure of 81 for
the month, while during the same
month the mercury reached So degrees
maximum and the maximum for No
vember was 6S, December 81, January
60, February 60 and so far this month
81. The minimum temperature of the
winter was reached on January l with
IA degrees below , December having
one Of 3 below and February one day
with zero, all other months record
ing figures above zero. Old timers all
declare this to be the mildest winter
ever experienced in the Black Hills.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
Strengthening Up Titles

Pierre-The people Of Capa, one
of the towns on the Northwestern
railway line in the northwestern
part of Lyman county, have up to now
been holding their lots as squatters
only, without any title, which ON
ditiOn has applied or ccou OF AN
giles in claims to ownership of the
ground on which the town is built.
At attempt is now being made to get
titles cleared up and in that direction
County Judge F. +. Muller, OF Ly-
man county offered proof at the local
land office to the forty acres on which
the squatters have most of their build
iAgs located. This proof was accepted
and papers sent to Washington for
final adjustment.
BY the provision OF the law under
which such proof was offered the
county officials will transfer to the
squatters title to the tracts which they
hold, and after such title is perfect
ed the holders al proceed to make
permanent improvements. or transfer
such tracts.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
Morris Corrects Statement

Sioux Falls-A misstatement crept
into Speaker Morris review of the
work of the last legislature, which has
been widely published in the newspa-
pers of the state, in connection with
the good roads law. The bill goes
into effect without a vote Of any
kind, July /, provided that it may
be suspended in any M county by
the fling of a petition Of ten per
cent of the freeholders Of said coun-
ty. When such a petition is filed, the
law is held up until a vote is taken
on it al the next general election. II
a majority of the voters then vote
against its adoption it does not go into
effect at all i'm such county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
GUARDS , FRONT
Twenty Members of State Guard Who
Will Serve on Border

Watertown-Adjutant General Eng
lesby announces the following list Of
lively members Of the state guard who
have been selected to do service on
the Mexican border:
Brigadier General c. Fl. Englesby,
adjutant general, WATERFOWL; Major
A. S. Frost, u. s. A, retired, Sioux
Falls; Major w. s. Bentley, medical
corps, Hot Springs; Major A. j. Fin
nerud, medical corps, Watertown;
Colonel j. II. Holmes, commanding
Fourth regiment, Aberdeen; Colonel
Boyd Wales, Howard; Major w. A.
Halle, Fourth regiment, Aberdeen;
Captain C.. w. Boskie, regimental ad-
jutant; Captain II. S. Howard, regi-
mental commissary; Captain J. G.
Southwick, inspector of small arms
practice; Captain Otto b. Linstad,
company d. Highmore; Captain E. T.
Eneboe, company e, Canton; Captain
L. B.. Shade, company f, Mitchell;
Captain Il. L. Morris, company G, Red
field; Captain l.. NJ. Hedrick, COM
pany II, D~eadwood; Captain Arthur o.
Olson, company |, Sisseton; Captain
James McNanny, company X, Sturgis;
Captain w. II. Hickenbotham, COM
pany l., Aberdeen, and a number OF
officers of separate battalions in the
state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
To Propagate Pheasants

Pierre-State Game Warden w. II.
Bancroft did not secure the new
game law which he desired from
the last legislature, but he is go
ing ahead under the old law, in at
tempting to eur new varieties of
game birds for the state, and is send
ing out notices over the state that he
will provide parties who will agree to
care for and protect the birds until
they have had a chance to propagate
themselves, pairs OF Chinese golden
pheasants. Parties in the state who
care to look after such birds until
they have become numerous enough
to place them in the list of game birds
of the state, can be supplied by noti-
flying the state game warden depart
ment at this city.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
DOUBLING His Word.

Two Irishmen occupied beds in the
same room BY and by one OF them
woke up.
Mike" said he, did you put out
the cat?"
II did," said Mike.
An hour later Patrick woke up
again.
Mike" said he. Mike, did you put
out the cat?"
Sure l did" said Mike, sleepily-
ION me word Of honor"
Some time later Patrick again
walked up.
Mike" said he, Mike, We divvis,
ye did not put out the cat"
WELL" said Mike angrily. If -
will not take the word of honor Of .
gtntleman get UP and put her out
yerself."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
S STILL IN SUSPENSE
Private leahy Questions Sergeant
Donahue Regarding a Point In
Military Law.

Private Donahue and Private Leahy
were the best Of friends. but when
Private Donahue became Sergeant
Donahue. Private Leahy saw the fall
ings of his former companion with
amazing clearness.
Sergeant" he said one day, after
long, fixed gazing at his superior In
rank. IF a private stepped up to .
sergeant and called him a consated
little monkey, phwat wud happen7"
He'd be put In the gyard-houss.~
said the sergeant
HE wud?"
"He wud."
But II the private only knew the
sergeant was a consated little mon
key. and said niver a wurrd, wud hs
be put In the gyard-house for thatf"
"Av coorse he wud not" said the
sergeant. loftily.
well. thin, for the present wen
rave 1t 60 at that" said Private
Leahy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Sioux Falls Announcement was
made at the Office of Clerk Pendar OF
the federal court yesterday that the
next term Of federal court In and for
the district of South Dakota will n
vene in this city at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon OF Tuesday, April 4. Judge
Willard of st. Paul will preside. There
will be no grand jury summoned for
work at this term. The petit jury
will be organized and begin work i'm
mediately and it Is stated that Judge
willard will clear the calendar be-
for the terll a%djourns and that about
two weeks will be required for that
proceeding.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
A LAND LEASES
Holders r Cautioned Against Guilt.
vating Lands

Pierre-The state land department
Is receiving so many inquiries as to
the rightes of leases OF state lands
under the provisions of the law, which
provides for the cultivation OF state
lands, hat they are sending out a cir
cular letter to all holders of state
lands under lease, as to the rules
which govern. The department will
not make any agricultural leases this
year, as 1t will be impossible to get
the provisions Of the new law into
practical working shape until too late
for the carrying on of agriculture for
this year.
None Of the present holders Of
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Mitchell-South Dakota is without
a bloodhound. The hound which
State Fire Marshal Craft bought a
year ago, was poisoned by some per-
son throwing the animal some meat
containing poison in midday. The
hound cost the state 5000 and 1t has
been the means of tracking down sew
eral criminals in various parts of the
state. The hound has been used in
tracking local parties Of late who have
been mixed up in petty thieving and
1t Is believed these parties decided to
get rid OF the hound. 1t is not like
ly that the state will purchase another
hound.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Mitchell-The condition Of DR.. S. r.
Kerfoot, former Mankato, Mimi, pas
tor, now president of Dakota Wesle-
yam university, who has been i'll, is
reported much better, following a
weeks treatment in a sanitarium at
Chamberlain. Prior to his going
there DR.. Kerfoot was in a serious
condition due to a nervous breakdown
and a severe attack of neuralgia.
These have been practically overcome.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Huron-Many farmers in this 10
cailty are in the fields preparing for
seeding. The ground in most places
is in good condition and while there
has been little rain and snow since
last fall. there is, apparently ample
moisture, and farm work will be ad-
vanced as much this season as las,
year at this date.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Huron-The snow fall in South Da-
kota during February, 1911, averaged
rs inches the monthly amounts rang
ing from less than an inch In some
extreme northwestern localities to
about thirty inches in the mor ele-
water parts Of Lawrence county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Plankinton-When the state legis-
lature passed the law requiring sa-
looms to close their doors at 9
o'clock it set the example to close
up other places which afforded a loaf
ing place. With that state law as an
incentive the city council has passed an
ordinance requiring the pool halls ana
bowling alleys of this place to close
their doors at the same hours.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Sioux Falls-At a meeting OF the
state board OF charities and correc-
tons held here, s. II. Packard of Red
field was chosen as chairman and w.
H. King of Parker. secretary for the
ensuing year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Onida-The citizens have donated
to Walter Spencer a tract OF land in
a fine location, the consideration being
that he will erect thereon a brick
hotel costing $4,000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Bridgewater-The largest land deal
ever co~nsummated in this portion of
the state has just been closed, where
in the M. B. Murphy farm comprising
$50 acres, located eight miles north
west of here, has been transferred to
Andrew Smith, an Emery banker, for
a consideration of $72, 246, an average
price of $75.25 per acre.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

Highmore-The cooperative cream
cry at this place will be reopened for
business April 1, with Ted Hompter
in charge as manager. A very success
fpi seasn Is looked for.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23
kreiter Case at April Term

Aberdeen-It now is a practical
certainty that the trial of Mrs. Eva
May Kreiter will he held late in
April, instead OF next fall, as the
court decided last week. When the
states attorney last week asked for
a continuance of the case until the
fall term the attorneys for Mrs.
kreiter objected, and demanded an
immediate trial. This was refused
by Judge McNulty, who granted
the states attorneys request for post
ponement. Yesterday, States Attor-
ney Harkin stated he had secured new
evidence which justified an earlier
trial, and accordingly the court ex-
cused the jurors until April "a, when
the case will be taken up. The States
attorneys Office is extremely reticent
concerning the nature OF the new tes-
timony. 1t is known that the stom-
ach OF Kreiter was sent away for
chemical analysis, and that an occu-
pant of the Kreiter house claimed the
dying man stated that his wife had
paisoned him, as well as stabbed him,
but it is not known what the analysis
of the contents of the stomach show
ed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-23

The sudden ending OF the Hubbard
Jackson damage suit by the summary
dismissal of the case by Judge Nc
Nulty on motion Of the Defendants
attorneys, ended the jury cases for
this term until April "a, the only re-
naming case of Importance on the
docket being the Kreiter case.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-09
HAS new SCHEME TO SHOW
BALLpLAYfRS' TRUE WORTH
ST. LOUIS MAN iNVENTS SYSTEM
TO KEEP AVERAGES.
Thinks II Would Be FaIirer Method
Than That Now Employed.

st. Louis man mas figured out a
system Of keeping baseball averages
which is intended 10 make the figures
show more clearly than they do at
present just what a players value to
team is His plan is TO score by
bases instead Of simply by hits.
There is great interest among both
players and fans as TO the batting
averages and all players would rather
get four hits in a day than have a
good dinner that night. 1t is feared
that many athletes would prefer to
get three or four hits than TO have
their side win the ball game without
any hitting assistance from them.
Hitting is the delight of the athlete
and the fat batting average his great
est pride. But under the present sys-
tenn of computing the averages sim
gle with two men out and no one on
bases counts just as much in figuring
the percentages as a nome run with
the bases full
The idea is TO dope out tine averages
so as to show more plainly than they
do now just what actual execution
toward winning ball game a batter
has done.
The ST. Louis plan, which Is en-
dorsed by Harold Lanigan, the sage of
sport ana stage, is to count, I'm figur-
ing a players batting average, the
number Of bases which he makes him
self on his hit, as well as the number
of bases which he causes others to
make. The base is taken as a unit
not the hit. For instance, a player
making a single with no one on base
would be given one point, as he has
gained one base. But If there is a
runner on first when he makes his hit
and the runner advances to second
on the bingle, the latter gets credit
for two bases. If the runner got To
third on the hit, the batter would
get three bases, one for getting to
first himself and two for advancing
the runner from first to third a play
or making home run would get four
bases. provided the bases were empty
when he sent out his drive. If the
bases were full he would get credit
for ten bases, four for himself three
for the man who went home from
first: two for the runner who scored
from accond and one for the runner
on third.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-09

with her husband or other person, or
who owns property on contract. and
pays the taxes thereon, shall be en-
titled to register and shall have the
right to vote on all such propositions
as are referred to in said act:
A question has arisen i'm Laurium
as to whether the woman above re-
ferred to, who registered for county
election, will be entitled to vote at the
coming village election, without regis
toring again. Some contend that as
her name is enrolled on a book proVid-
ed especially for the enrolment of
qualified women voters that it will not
be necessary for her TO register again,
while others claim that as the election
she registered for last was not viii
lage election, she will have to register
again if she cares to vote. The mat
ter probably will be put up to the viii
lage attorney for his opinion.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-09
"MUGGSY" McGRAW
HAS LONG CAREER.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Manager John ]. McGraw Of the New
at Truxton, n. Y. on April Z, 1873. His
first professional engagement was with
the Olean club i'm 1890, when but II
years of age. In 1891 he Joined the Cc-
dar Rapids club Of the Western asso-
citation. Before the season was over
then tail-erd Baltimore club McGraw
played second base for a time In Bal
timore. but his remarkable talents
were not appreciated until Hanlon took
charge of the team I'm the summer of
1892. Hanlon's keen eye at once saw
the possibilities i'm the little infielder
and he placed him on third base, where
he played ever after. He remained
with Baltimore until 1899. In 1900
Manager McGraw. along with Catcher
Robinson was sold to the St. Louis Ma
tIonal league club and played that sea-
Robinson organized a now Baltimore
club and played it In the expanded
American league. That season he had
many clashes with President Ban
Johnson. Matters did not mend in the
season of 1902 and i'm the middle there
of McGraw sold out the Baltimore club
to the New York National League club,
which transferred McGraw and sew
eral of the players to New York after
selling Seymour and Kelley to Cincin-
natl. Under McGraw's management
the New York team has always been
a potent factor in the National league
race. 1t won the championship in
1904-O5. the worlds championship in
1905. lost the pennant only by a tech
nicality in 1908. finished third in 1909,
and a good second in 1910.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-09
s1O,os3 is COLLECTED.

Tax collections i'm the village of Lau-
rum to date amount to S10,03345,
compared with $S,S55.O4, at the Same
time last year. The total roll this year
is $33,557 II behooves Laurium resi-
dents, who do not care to pay the eX-
ira collection fee which will be added
after the roll is returned to the county
treasurer, to pay their taxes at once,
as the council cannot extend the war
rant on the tax roll beyond oct. 16. and
Treasurer Rashleight insists that the
books be returned by Nov. /.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-09
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LAURluM BRIEFS.


Miss Catherine Carroll has left for
ner home in Detroit after spending
two weeks as the guest of local
friends
Attorney w. J. Mccormack has left
for Elkhart. Wis. where he will join
Mrs. Mccormack, who has been
spending a vacation with friends and
relatives there.
James T. Fisher is expected home
today from a short business trip to
the west
Miss Helga Dahl leaves this after
noon for Greenland ana Mass City
where she WILL spend about two
weeks.
President NJ. e. O'Brien of tho De-
troit Life Insurance company. and
formerly Of Laurium is expected here
next week on business.
The dancing party given under tho
auspices Of thefIaurium Knights OF
Pythias at the Electric park last even
ing was largely attended and proved
n very enjoyable event
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-09
WANT NATIONAL A. A. U. TO
CUT OUT FIVE Mile EVENT
ATHLETES CLAIM RACE is TOO
STRENUOUS IN SUMMER.
Britons Content Themselves With Four
Miles Though Cooler.

New York, Sept. S.-There is gen.
eral feeling in athletic circles at the
present time that the five-mie race
now listed on the program for the Ma
tional A. A. u. championship annually
is too long and hard for a midsummer
contest and more than likely this idea
viii resolve itself into some action
at the next meeting of the Amateur
Athletic union. In support OF the above
view IT is pointed out that in the five
mile race mt New Orleans in 1910 and
at Pittsburg this year the athletics
suffered cruelty from the heat.
George Bonhag. who won the five
mile title this year, admits cheerfully
that he went dizzy because of the heat
after going three miles. Bonhag roll
ed all around the track like drunken
man and finally ended up by turning
his ankle badly by stepping on the in
side border OF the track. 1t was only
by the exercise of his tremendous will
power that George was able TO finish
the race, and he admits that had any
good runner been close to him the title
" ould have gone elsewhere.
In England where the climatic con-
ditions are not nearly so severe. the
longest race contested at the summer
championship meets is at four miles.
That the Englishmen would fare no
better than Yankee distancers in real
American summer heat was proven on
the day Of the London marathon in
1908. 1t was a fierce, burning, sultry
day-just like we have over here in
midsummer, and quite unlike the av-
erage British weather. What was the
result? The Britons went out to run
their usual "all- the-way" race. and ev-
cry one of them went down under the
fierce heat The Yankee runners who
were well used to the intense heat, fin
ished first, third, fourth and fifth.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-09
Laurium Department
WILD RICE CROP LOOKS
LIKE FAILURE THIS YEAR
LAURlUM sPoRTsMEN STILL BE-
LlEVE 1T CAN BE GROWN.
Duck and Partridge Plentiful In ke-
weenaw This Season.

Laurium sportsmen are endeavoring
TO explain the mystery of the disap-
pearance Of the wild rice, planted a
few years ago i'm the chain of lakes
near Bette Girls, to provide feed for
wild ducks. The rice was planted in
the nature of an experiment, as it was
believed it could be successfully
grown. it would provide n feeding
ground for the duck and thereby i'm
prove the hunting conditions. The rice
took root beautifully last year. and
there was an abundant crop. This year
however, it is reported that most of it
has disappeared. The only plausible
explanation seems TO lie i'm the fact
that a heavy field of ice formed over
the rice last winter, and it is pre-
sumed that when It drifted out into
the lake. stalks of rice were pulled up
by the roots. The sportsmen are not
discouraged and will make another at
tempt to cultivate rice, probably Sc
lecting waters further inland for their
experiment next year.
Duck and partridge are reported to
be plentiful in Keweenaw county this
year and the hunting conditions should
be very satisfactory. So far the game
appears TO be very tame and If all Of
the hunters wait until the season OPP
ems on oct. 15 the hunting should be
excellent