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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
Road Work in Black Hills

Deadwood, Nov. IL. Although
the unusually cold and snowy fall has
hindered the work, the Lawrence
county commissioners are carrying
on an important piece of scientific
roadmaking in a mountainous coun-
try, on a large scale.
The county Is prepared to ex-
pend something like $50, 900 on inn
provements of it's roads and is nov
spending SIC 1000 of this on a four
mile stretch toward Spearfish val
ley.
Here the grade is being reduced
from 20 per cent to 6 per cent by
means of an entirely new road,
thirty feet wide.
Between Deadwood and Puma
the grade is also being lessened, and
the road widened and Strengthened
The road work is all being under
the supervision of engineers who
have replaced the road supervisor of
the old system.
During a recent visit to this &c.
| ton of the state Engineer Samuel
V. Lea of Pierre was in an auto.
| and declared that Lawrence county
was at present conducting an expert
ment in its. scientific roadmaking
that would be of practical benefit
to the whole state in the results
shown by the new methods and that
the encouragement this work would
lend to other counties to improve
their roads, should be worth mil
lions of dollars to South Dakota.
This present work is employing
about 200 men all of whom will be
paid off in cash when they are
through. instead of the usual road
warrant.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23

hooks enough to hang all the clothes
| should get, but now there are
rows of this feminine stuff and | am
left out in the wet. If | look for
something that ought to be there |
hear in accents of distress: Il
moved it way back in the corner
from where it vast was wrink-
ling nv dress" | had fifty hooks
there were forty to spare and ten |
intended to use-and those | reserv-
as my own special share are hung
with pink slipsand with blues. And
| can find wrappers and calicoes
bright, and linens and worsteds and
crash and limp, skirts and starched
ones and hued waists and white and
house gowns and all sorts of trash.
So when | want something in
there that was mine and that was
hung right near the door, | plunge
in this ticket and grope down the
line and find it somewhere on the
floor, all wrinkled and crumpled and
spotted with dirt and then | look up
and | see SOME COMPOUNDED wrapper
or clock or silk skirt that's hanging
there grlnning at me
So now | am planning a closet for
clothes not written about in the
books, designed for the husbands
and fathers Of those who never can
find enough hooks. Twill be in the
attic and up a stair which no woman
would dare to ascend. and there |
will moat it all round with a ditch
and mouat a spring gun at each
end. I'll bolt it and bar il with
burglar-proof locks and every pro-
tective device, and burglar alarms
and electrical clocks, and barbed
wire wound round once or twice.
There'll be just one key to this
closet of mine that no one a Dor
row or beg, for I'll fasten this key
to a cham strong and fine and I'll
rivet the chain to my leg. 1t may
be some trouble but blessed the day
that may 60 soundly to sleep, well
knowing that when | have hung
clothes away I'll not find them six
fathoms deep. in overiowed ward
robes of daughters and wives, who
find my best clothes near the door,
and move them back, back, until
some one contrives to hang them at
last on the floor. w. Foley.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
Rec HEIGHTS

Thos. Maxwell and family haye
moved into the house vacated by
Mr. CHM.
The Young men and bows have
organized a band, and meet Monday
evenings for practice. under the
direction of Mr. VanCamp Of High
more. They will give an entertain
ment FRIDAY night Nov. "a, at the
opera house. to which all are invited
Pete Suhn will spend the winter
in Campbell twp, with his brother
in-law Cfas. Falkenhainer, and win
ter his horses and cattle where there
is plenty o. hay.
There will be no school next week,
as the teachers will attend the state
meeting of teachers at Pierre.
Miss ELLA Fulton was very i'll
last week with asthma. she thinks
she will have to resign her school in
Spring Hill twp.
Mr. and Mrs VIM Connolly leave
this week Wednesday to spend the
winter with their daughter Mrs
Frank Myers at FoXholm, MINI.
We shall all miss this worthy couple
and will be glad when they return
in the spring.
There will be d Thanksgiving
missionary meeting at the church
next Sunday morning.
Peter Watkins lost a gooI horse
last week by It's rolling onto its back
in a dead furrow.
John Wren and family moved in
to Mr. Wenricks cottage in the
southeast part of town Monday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
INTERESTING NEWS FROM
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Rec Heights, North Hand, and Pleasant
Valley News

ed that FLOYD Stevens. of Orient,
and Laura Cummins, of Park twp.
Hand Co.. were married at Miller.
the 18th inst. May JOY and pros
perity attend every step in the
journey of the newly married
couple.
Mr. Charles Withee and daughter
Dora were in Orient. Saturday.
Mr. Withee was returning from
where he had been carpentering
near Buckmere.
Frank Butcher a former resident
of California, brit who has been
touring in Europe. arrived here
Saturday, and will reside with Ed.
and his mother in Fairview.
Charley McShane and L. L. Seb-
ring, will be able to sleep a little
easier after this, they are getting
their flax crop threshed.
Jake Houdek and j. o. Bickel
from the west of the county, drove
to Orient, Saturday.
Those who attended the enter
tainment given by Everett Kemp.
at Orient Saturday evening. re-
port a first class affair.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
GIRLS BODY
IN KANSAS
Masked Men Decoy School Teach
er and Mistreat Her

A trial now IN progress at Lincoln
Center, Kansas, may be the answer
to Will Whites historic inquiry,
What IN hi is the matter with
Kansas" The daily newspapers
contain these reports dated Nov. 81:
Lincoln Center. Kan. Nov. 2l.-
Before a crowded court room. Miss
Mary Chamberlain. the school teach
err. told the Jury how a mob tarred
and feathered her on the night of
August Z.
She said sne went buggy riding
with Ed Ri cord, and was held up by
masked men. RE ord fled, then the
men stripped off her clothing from
the waist down, and while she called
for help, applied the tar to her skin
with a brush.
Chester Anderson. a laborer of
Beverly this county,, related to the
jury the startling story of how ten
men of Lincoln county, himself one
of their number, dragged Miss
Mary Chamberlain. a school teacher,
from a buggy near Twelve Mile
school house and administered a
coat of tar to her naked body.
Under cross examination Ander-
son admitted that he had never
heard any gossip against Miss Cham
berlain and said his part in the tar
ring" followed a talk at Clarke'S
mill the day of the party when
Sheriff Clarke or Mr. Simms asked
me if | would take Mary Chamber
lain out that night. That they
| wanted to tar her | said no. Ander-
son told how he had arranged with
Ed Ricord, a barber TO take the
girl for a buggy ride and of gong
back to Clarke's mill to notify the
gang The night of the 'tarring'
Anderson and Delbert kindelstar
drove to the scene in a buggy while
other members OF the mob came on
motorcycles. When he got to the
scene of the 'tarring' Anderson
said he was forced to laugh for
there stood Everitt Clarke, the
wealthy miller of Beverly with a
| gunny sack over his head through
which eye and breathing holes had
been poked and by his side was Jay
Fipewater, his head covered by a
mill bag.
Alpha Lindemuth, one of Ander-
sons companions, corroborated the
testimony. He said he recognized
eight of the men since arrested for
the crime. Lindemuth said he took
no part in the tarring. merely hiding
behind "A fence to see the fun"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
Prizes For Corn And Potatoes At
Farmers Institute

To encourage the farmers to turn
out to the fathers Institute on
December first ard second the mer-
chants have offered the following
prizes for the best corn and pota-
toes.
Shroeder's Clothing Store offers
five dollars for the best dozen ears
of corn.
Reck and Montgomery furniture
store offers two dollars for the sc
cond best corn and n dollar for
the third best corn.
A. H. Churchill offers five dollars
for the best peck of potatoes
Bohning Bros. offers two dollars
for the second best peck of potatoes
and one dollar for the third best
peck of potatoes.
These prizes are given in trade.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
NORTH HAND

Miss Dolly Gross, of Harrison, re-
turned to her home Saturday, she
has been visiting Mrs Mumo and her
husband Of Redfeld. Mrs Mumo is
her sister.
Charley McShane and l.. l. Seb-
ring now have ne arly all their flax
in shape for thresI ling.
ID. B. Sebring and wife, of Park,
drove to Miller, Friday and return.
ed home Sunda 3. They visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Wei
Davis,
The Cathe ,lic church service wa!
held at p ,lo. SUNDAY; as usual q
good cong fegation.
Your c correspondent. has just learn
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
As Others See Us

Pierre Journal.-M. A. Adams re-
from Miller last night, where
he went on a hunting expedition.
He reports the ducks he got very
fine and speaks very highly of the
commercial rooms of Miller. they
being furnished as we'll as any city
apartments of that kind and this
reminds us that Pierre needs a club
room for travelling men and other
visitors TO spend their evenings in
Pierre ought to be able to support
a club as we'll as a town the size OF
! Miller.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION
State of South Dakota Executive
Chambers

The benefcient hand of an allwise
Providence has again brought US to
that season in which. according to
American custom. a day is proclaim
ed and set apart as a day of prayer
and of praise.
Throughout various sections of
the country, the year that is dying
has been one Of unusual drouth and
portions of our state have been
numbered among the sufferers. Be
that as It may, the cause for our
Thanksgiving are still manifold.
The temporary cloud of depression
resultant Of the adverse weather
conditions of the past season. is
passing and through its shadow APP
pears, undimmed and unfailing, the
CRY sta,line star of constant hope.
We yet continue TO enjoy in full
those rights and privileges,
the way for tie attainment Of which
was pave ! in the long ago by the
Pilgrim Fathers. who inaUgurated
our National Thanksgiving custom,
and for this our hearts may well be
truly grateful.
1t is evident that intellectually and
morally our citizenship has made
marked advancement and although
progress may be slow, it is, never
theleaS. sure and, little by little, the
vital rac's of true living are being
recognized by our states people.
ThcI etore |, r. 5. VeSsev, Gov
ernor of the State of South Dakota,
in conjunction with the prOcIama-
tiun Of the President Of the United
State, hereby appoint as
THANKSGIVING DAY,
Thursday, November 30, A. D., 1911
and recommend the day to the en-
tire citizenship of the state as one
of rest from the usual occupations
and pursuits. to be dedicated by
South Dakota'S people to thanks
giving and devOut prayer to AL
mighty God, in becoming appreci-
alton Of His mercIes and the bless
ings of peace and progress received
from His hand throughout the wear.
For the contributions of the earth
to our need. for the temperance,
c~heerfulness and content of our
homes, for the maintenance of the
public health, for all these and
other blessings, let US render thanks
to Him. PRAYING that out OF his in
finite mercy and goodness He may
continue to lead us or u way.
In Testimony Whereof, | have
hereunto set my hard and caused to
be affixed the Great Seal of the
State of South Dakota.
Done at the Capitol in the City Of
Pierre this 2ni day Of November,
A. ID. 1911.
r. S. Wesley, Governor,
Bv the Governor:
Samuel c. Policy,
Secretary Of Satate.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
PLEASANT VALLEY
Services HOO and 1880
c. +. TOO

Services HOO and 7:30
c. E. TOO
A seat and a welcome to all.
DO not FORGE thanks offering ser
vice, THURSDAY 30th November,
Thanksgiving day at II.
Glen Durham and Rev. Stallard
were in St. Lawrence and Miller
Saturday.
A pleasant evening was spent at
Spring Lake school house last FRI
day; at the meeting of the literary
society. Instrumental music by
Messers H. Vinegar and G.. Snyder.
Solos and duets by the following:
Misses H. Winsell. A. M. Winsell,
Laura and Sarah Winseil and Rev.
Stallard. Reading by E. Frahn,
G Durham, and H. Kenyon. We
invite all to attend next meeting, a
| week from Friday.
1t is reported that Mr. Lester is
sick.
Miss Stoudt has taken the man.
agement of the Xmas music for the
Xmas song service in the church.
J. A Johnson Of Gam Valley and
Chas. Sloan of Parker, South Dako-
to were the guests of Phil Cotton
over night Thursday. Mr. Sloan
purchased another quarter section
of land that joined his farm while
here.
Warren Kintigh sold a pair of
horses to the Miller buyers Saturday
When dimes jingle in your Jeans
it is the time to pack away a few
more for the hard days that are sure
to come sooner or later; mine came
sooner. God pittisth the poor
but he doesn't pity the poor wht
never save anything or try to b.
ANYTHING else but poor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
A Closet for Clothes

Sometimes when | GO in my closet
for clothes that | hung there one
time on a hook. | ind skirts and
dresses in rows upon rows in every
niche. GRANNY and nook. ! find
suits, waists and such on every
hook. nail, knob and shelf. but try
as | may | can not get in touch
with the suit that | hung there my
self. | fume and | sputter while
cropping about in the dark for that
SUIT that | hung in plain sight be-
fore me, all neatly pressed out, one
day when the season was young.
Somebody has moved it, that's plain
to be seen, from where it was then
in plain sight, for here's a blue
drop-skirt or yellow or green on the
hook, but my suits taken flight. So
/ make inquiry a terrible cry:
Say. where is my light suit, or
dress?" And from the next cham
Der my wife makes reply: Its way
in the corner. | guess. | needed
that hook for my new velvet sacque
and your garments ere right in
the way, so | moved your suit just a
bit farther back. What's that? /
can't hear what you say" So then
| 60 hunting way back in the dark
by feeling each clothes hanger Ger.
and after an hour Of clothes hunting
lark | find my suit on the floor.
thought when | planned it | had
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23

Bridgewater, Nov. l8.-The worst
fire in the history of the town broke
out in the second story of the Hofer
drug building at noon today entail
ing a loss estimated at $4,000, par
italy covered by insurance. Among
the heavy losers are J. P. S. Hofer.
building .and stock of drugs, esti-
mated loss $4,000; Butts e. Mc-
Donald, stock of general merchan-
disc, estimated loss $500; Ed Dele
gar, cement store building. loss
$1,000; DR.. G. A. Clauser, 81. 600.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
Depot Hotel Has New Manage
ment

Huron, Nov. IF. L. Holbrook,
manager of the Royal hotel, has
purchased the Depot hotel, for a
quarter Of a century under the man.
agement of F. H. Kent. Possession
has been taken by Mr. Holbrook, and
after a few minor changes the hotel
will be running under its new man.
agement. 1t is the purpose to con-
tinue the Depot hotel as first-class
place, thus preserving the reputation
gained for 1T under the management
or Mr. Kent. Mr. Kent has made
business arrangements in Los An
geles that will necessitate his becom-
ing q citizen of that place.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23
Total marketings, 1911 Sl2l, 900, 655
Total marketings, 1910 S,4O2. PA

The above figures represent the
actual cash brought into the state
from the products of agriculture,
from the crop of 1910. marketed be-
vond the state lines during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1911. and do
not include anything from the crop
of 1911 1t will be noticed that the
average price Of wheat has been
considerably over a dollar.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-23

CROPS OF 1911
South Dakota's Shipments BY
Railroads

Pierre, Nov. Incomplete re-
ports from all roads operating in
South Dakota, except one minor
line, show the following shipment of
the staple products of the state to
markets in other states for the last
fiscal year ending June 80.
Wheat Sc, TOE. 900 bu. 37,439, 100
Corn 13, 173,O 600 bu. 9,4S4. $50
Oats II. 644, 900 bu. 5.239. 900
Barley ii. 69S. 900 Blu. {. 52S. 900
Other Grain 1873, 900 blu. 155, $50
Flaxseed I.4S4, 900 bu. SIG, 900
Horses %. l47, 900 lbs. 1908, 800
Cattle 440, U05, 900 lbs. 22. 900. $50
Hogs 2l0, 08s, 900 lbs. l5,23J, 900
Sheep 26,563, 900 lbs. 1875 1876
Dairy Pro
ducts,
Poultry. Eggs,
Hides. Wool,
Hay. ana Vegetables
approximate Is. 900, 900
Washington telegraph., 1911-01-13
REN0VATING THE SETTLE
old-Fsshicned Bench With a Back Can
BE Easily Converted Into a
Porch Couch.

If you are lucky enough to own one
of the long, old-fashioned settles that
are little more than wooden benches
with high, open back, 1t can be con
| verted into novel couch for a porch
or the living room of a country house
| Fasten to each arm of the couch the
inverted lid of large flower barrel
This lid should have an ineh-high rim
If the dimensions are too large to fl
securely to the arm a prop can be add
| ed on the outer edge.
This prop may be a strip of wood
fastened to the seat Of the couch dag
onaily, or a broomstiek handle can be
nailed to the lid to form leg.
The lids at each end of the settle
make convenient and ornamental
shelves for books, workbags and vases
of flowers. When the couch is GOV
cred the lids scan be adjusted In then
natural position,
To finish the settle scrape off thf
paint and varnish and give all the
woodwork three coats of dark green
dark red or white paint, ending with e
coat of enamel.
For the seat, make a thin mattress
stuffed with hair or some patent fill
ing Cover with gay efetonne or den
I'm. Arrange the cover so it buttons
at the back for greater eak hGss6nul
ing. A fiat pillow or .tAw
cred with the came M
When intended fol .
settle may be left
/ a coat or two OF paint
and couch alike will cost -
work is done at home.
Fasten a thin mattress TO sear an
back and fit to the settle cover
striped linen, such as is used for sun
mer furniture coverings. The tw
toned gray effects are cooling and G
not soil SO quickly as the more pop
lar white.
The inverted lids are supplied Wi
s.... s.1,, prop 70 the lid is used Il
covering is fitted around it to sive L
effect OF winged couch, the covert
lid extending beyond it. q
None OF the woodwork Of the s(A
shows the cover reaching to the ~.
all around. If making such a cogz
beyond your skill, it can be dones.i
I>c-eaply by having an upholstl
and fit it while you do the 81,
binding. o.
Washington telegraph., 1911-01-13

# government officials, are not sent
~ telegraph, because of the danger
hey are subjected to by the operators
Who leak" and make known their
,outents. Az the country has enjoyed
ifteeu revolutions in as many years
here is always q strife by those out
,f Office to get back in again and the
lifrerant factions are always looking
or opportunities to gain an adgan-
age The slow mail service naturally
aakes business drag along proper
.1ouately. The carrying Of the mail
s let BY contract and the men who
co it through to its destination are
ubiectod to much exposure and long
ours Of weary mountain climbing
Along the coast the mail is taken
~ Carrib sailors in small sail boats.
hey encoenter storms that drive
tarn out Of their course and occasion
.1ly the boat is lest with an aboard
lie sailors axe frequently given go
rinl,ing and this enhances the dan
er. Post1nasters 90 not sell postage
tanus for they cannot always he
guetcd to rot1yn all tEe money re.
.eived. 4 reliable business ls1r gaa-
ally sells the stamps Tor taa sew
Washington telegraph., 1911-01-13
ualttaptnet GRteprnplt
70 PAGEssoNE DOLLAR PER YEAR. nNADvANeE
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY
Telegraph Printing Co,
Entered at Postoffiea at Washington
Arkansas, as second>class mail matter.
W. H. EfTER, Editor / E. GOLD, Publisher and Me.

The GOVERNOR was wroth because
the launching Of the battle ship
Arkansas could not be put off until
he was ready. While the builders
'f The Arkansas should have given
the Governor more time in which
to Prepare, still the launching of
the ship could not be delayed, once
the.tim was fixed, and the Cover
nor bad to get a move on himself
or be left out.
Washington telegraph., 1911-01-13

bronze tablet, three feet by four feet,
was made in Philadelphia and is very
handsome. The design of the border
of oak and laurel and the Liberty
bell" with the same emblams of valor
and strength are IFS only ornament.
The memorial is placed in a grass
plot in front Of the Fourth church.
The first church was built in 1863, Of
logs, the second one was built in 1872
of stone, the third one was built Of
brick in 1888. and the fourth ore of
brick, with granite faeings, in 1878.
The Liberty bell and the Christ
church bell were the pl3de of the Phil
adelrhians, and upon the approach o.
the British forces In 1777 it was gen
orally feared that they might be seized
and transmitted into artillery. Accord
ingly, one morning it was discovered
that the bells were missing. and for a
while, it was supposed that they had
been buried or sunk in the Delaware
but they were safe under the floor o.
the ZION church In Allentown. In rhe
bethlehem Diary" the then resident
Molayian bishop records the arrival
OF the bells at Bethlehem.
The bells remained in secure cor.
cealment beneath the fcor Of lions
Reformed church until after the Rev
olutionary war, when they were re-
turned to Independence hall and
Christ church, Philadelphia
Washington telegraph., 1911-01-13
EoNNY CLAsBER.
LLANE Iesrnod LN.l .occess h

Porny clabber is m old time dish that
is worthy Of revival, and is good at
any meal. Allow good sRimmed milk
to sour Without disturbing it. After
about The second day, dish ii out in
spconlula and serve with sugar ant
nutmeg busted over ii.
Nothing could Re more delicious
than Devonshne cream served eithe,
on berries or on the breakfast cereal
scald rich new milk, at least two
quarts, put in cool place for the
crean to rise. The noXt day remove
1he cream and serve Oh fruit or cereal
Fruit olnelets make pleasant
charge for breakfast dish. The fruit
may be added to the omeiet and
cooked in it or served around it as a
sauce.
For hygienic reasons it is vel! to
have days throughout The summer
when a meal may be omitted entiiely
Washington telegraph., 1911-01-13

COMMANDER w. VI. Simms is ia
be called to account for saying that
every man and all the money of
THIS country could be depended ON
should Great Britteuever be serious
" threatened Commander Simms
Las evidently forgotten the Monroe
doctrine and is goiugou the theory
that blood is thicker thun water
Washington telegraph., 1911-01-13

when the streams are swollen. the
mall carriers frequently swim the
5treams with the letter bags on theid
heads
Owing to the slow mail service mucn
business is handled by telegram, the
government owning the lines and the
rates being very low. Confidential
messages, however, especially those