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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
Miller Day AT State Fair

Monday, Sept. 18th will be one of
the best days of the State Fair, SO
far AS the racing program is con-
cerned, and doubtless just as good
as any other day in all other re-
spectS.
On that dav will occur the 2:2O
stake trot for 81, OO0. Two local
horses are entered in this race,
Swanee, owned by County Commits
sioner G. F. Erickson, and Baumains,
owned by o. H. Collins, and a large
field of other horses. This is a
stake race, in which the entries
were made several months ago.
Since that time both local horses
have beat 2:20. the mare going down
to 2:lli in the Illinois circuit. Mon
day will therefore attract a large
attendance from this locality to see
the local horses perform.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
CreameriIS

Milking COWS and caring for milk
and cream is a tedious job, but it is a
sure and profitable industry, and it
Is very likely that South Dakota will
again realize its Importance. Some
years ago it was quite a business in
this state, and a considerable num-
Der of creameries were established,
but then came the era of good crops
and high prices and the business
diminished. At the same time
cream plants in central locations
began bidding Tor cream sn1 paying
cash therefor. In a short time these
Influences closed up many month ly
paying creameries.
Ii is now claimed that the central
lied creamerIeS paw six to eight
certs less for cream than local
creameries, end that their butter
never sells as we'll on the market as
the local creamery product. Whet-
her we have enough mixers ada
cent to Miller for a creamery the
Press does not know, but it does
know that there is no better friend
to man, or to any agricultural COM
mun;ty than the milk COW.
Minnesota has nearly 900 co. Oper-
alive creameries, and the list is said
to be rapidly growing since pure
food laws have taken away the au-
vantages formerly enjoyed by cen
tralized plants.
If state and national laws protect
the small creamery now, better than
they did some years ago, it NAV be
we'll to make a careful investigation
Of the modern creameries in this and
adjoining states.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
DISASTERS BRING
DEATH TO MANY
Death Toll Numbers SIS I'm Weeks
Disasters To Pleasure
Seekers

Fifty-five dead and over six hun
dred thirty injured, was the record
of Friday ana Saturday in thee
national disasters to pleasure.seek-
ers. One occurred in a moving
picture show, another at automo-
bile races. and the third was the
wreck of an excursion train.
The wreck on Friday was at Man.
chester, N. Y. An excursion tram,
loaded with old soldiers and others
returning from the National En-
canlpment of the G. A. R., ran off
of a trestle on account Of a spread
rail. killing rs and injuring about
60. Several old veterans are among
the dead. Saturdays disasters were
at Elgin. III in the afternoon. and
at Cannonsburg, Pa, in the evening.
At Elgin a grandstand, crowded
with people watching the automobile
races, collapsed, killing 2 and injur-
ing over 500. An accident to one of
the cars also resulted in the death
of 2 more persons.
The theater death list was the re-
suit of a senseless panic, caused be-
cause some fool lost his head and
shouted fire. The danger was all
over before the audience knew any
thing about it, the operator of the
picture machine having put out the
fire from an exploded film, but
someone saw the smoke and yelled
fire. The audience crowded madly
into the stalrways and 26 persons,
mostly boys and girls. were tramp
led to death and GO others injured.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
Rec HEIGHTS

Mrs, Layson is now in the post o.
flee learning the WORK pertaining to
that Office, as she will succeed Miss
Helen Shepperd. There is talk of
the Hart drug store moving into
the p~ostotfice building.
Mr. Elgar and wife are holding
revival meetings. the church is we'll
filled every night. Mrs. Edgar has
charge of the music, and possesses
a sweet and powerful soprano voice.
We hear Mrs. Laccross Is not so
well.
j. H. Hill and family left Tuesday
for their pew home in Minnesota.
Mrs. Hill and the three younger
children went on the morning train,
and MIR. Hill and Clifford. with a car
each, on the freight.
Mr. and Mrs Shreffler gave a dim
er recently in homo of Mr. and Mrs
Hill to which all the old settlers Of
Riverside we're in Jited. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs Price, Mr.
and Mrs Watkins. Mr. and Mrs Will
Gardner, Mr. and Mrs Edgar Whor-
ton, Miss Minnie Brussell. Mrs A. j.
Whorton, and Mrs c. l.. Willett. 1t
was remarked that Will Gardner
and Mrs May Whorton got into the
charmed circle by marriage. Mrs
Shreffler served a three course
dinner and a pleasant time was had
talking owe the old pioneer days.
Mr. and Mrs Shrefler, Mr. and Mrs
Price. Mrs C.. l.. Willett and Mrs
Watkins were present at the MARI
iage of Mr. Hill and Mrs Mona
Graves % years ago.
Tuesday evening a few ladies' of
the aid society met at Mrs F. r.
Gardeners and in behalf Of the ladies
of the aid. Mrs c.. l.. Willett pre-
sented Mrs Hill with one dozen tea
spoons. butterknife. sugar spoon,
cold meet fork. and gravy ladle, as
a slight token of appreciation of her
work in the society. Mrs Hill will
be greatly missed in church and S S
and all social work, and the whole
family will be greatly missed, and
they go to their new home with the
best wishes of all.
Mrs. C. L. Willett spent last week
at the Watkins farm in Riverside.
Rev. Arthur Rinearson and wife
are occupying one Of Mr. Richmond's
cottages.
Mr. and Mrs Schermerhorn re-
turned from their Kansas visit last
Thursday night.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
NORTH HAND

G. W. Rudd and wife, of Miller,
were in this neighborhood over Sun
day returning home Monday.
A ball team from Howell and
Fairview played Orient on Satur
day. A good game, but the south
was beaten. Milton Mckay umpir-
ed.
I. N. Mcclure was up from Miller
seeing to the p~loughing on his farm
in Park.
Mrs Anna Kuper Steinlitner, of
Miller visited with several families
in this vicinity Friday and SATURDAY..
Chas. Weiblen and family. of Mil
Ter, visited at the home of his broth
ers in Spring Sunday.
Miss Carrie Matter is sewing for
Mrs Will Mckay, in Orient.
Rev. j. A. Reilly, of Faulkton,
held services at Polo Sunday during
the absence of Rev. Burkel,
Mike Allen, accompanied by John
Anglin, Jr. left for Watertown
Thursday, they expect to bale hay
for a time.
German Luthern services were
held in Orient Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs John Bahr, of Ho-
well. spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs H.. Weidman and
family, Orient.
Henry Kramp, of Fairview, is
drawing lumber for a new house.
Belle ard Barbara Mckay, of
Ncrth Park attended the teachers
institute at Faulkton Wednesday.
Laura Conway and the Gafney's,
of Arcade took dinner Sunday at
Joe Struts, Howell
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
GREAT DROUTRS
IN PAST YEARS
Hist Hry OF Dry Seasons Over
United States

The Miller Press
Enclosed find clipping from our
paper. the San Diego Union, on the
drouth, which | thought might
be of some benefit to you IN holding
the farmers in line this dry season.
1t is natural of course for people to
get the idea that some other locality
is much better than where they are
living, but when they come to make
a move to the flower garden over
there, they find they have been rain
bow chasing. The proper thing to
do in these bad seasons, is to cut
down expenses, and pitch in harder
than ever next year, and hope for
the best. In other words, learn to
take a joke There Is no better soil
on earth than in Hand County, and
with your normal rainfall, So. Oak.
will pay a greater profit on the
money invested, than any other
state in the Union. All well here,
and with best wishes to all, | remain
Yours very truly,
j. w. Coquillette.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
SIDE LAD
SHOOTS SISTER
Children FIay with Shotgun,
Little Girl Dead

Washington. S. d., Aug. ga
sad accident happened on the F. F.
Dammipg farm nine miles north of
MS place, resulting in the death
of the little 5.year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Demming.
A shotgun had been left in a
wagon in the barnyard, but the
cartridges rad all been removed
from the gun. In the afternoon the
children, a couple of boys aged z
and 8 years respectively, and the
little girl we're playing about the
premises. They were naturally at
tracted by the gun, and securing it,
pretended to be shooting rabbits.
Finally the pretense raled on them
and they began looking around for
cartridges. Knowing where their
father kept them, they climbed Mp
on top of the cupboard and got one.
the charge was sent off. taking
effect in the little girls side. Death
followed within a very few minutes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
Stock Shipments

Fifteen cars of live stock left the
city stock yards Saturday for the
eastern market, consisting of two
cars of horses and thirteen of cattle.
Mr. Grove sent one car of horses to
Pennsylvania, his regular market,
and J. H. Schnur one to Illinois.
Joseph Clouse shipped two cars of
cattle to Chicago. Cooper and Spen-
Ger four cars to Indiana, and C. E.
Schriver seven cars to Chicago.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
PLEASANT VALLEY
Services Sunday next:
HOO and 300
Sunday School IL, Is

Services Sunday next:
HOO and 300
Sunday School 1915
G f. 7:30
A hearty welcome given to all.
The Pleasant Valley Christian
Endeavour extends a hearty invita-
to all. to a social to be held at Mrs
Murphy's of Inland twp, Friday
next the lst.
A party of Ia left the Valley, a
week ago last Monday for Fort
Thompson. A very enjoyable time
was spent, all returning on Friday
morning.
A interesting and profitable must
cal service was held at Pleasant
Valley Congregational Church last
Sunday evening. Special music was
rendered by Miss A. M. Winsell, Mr.
E. Frahm, and Rev. H. C. Stallard.
A very interesting sermon was
preached also by the pastor on The
Parable of Lost Sheep" as recorded
in st. Mathews Gospel.
The B. S. l.. Basket Ball team
meet for practice. Wednesday last,
at Morrison's grove.
Here r some prices of the year
1867 which shows that prices of GER
tain dry goods were somewhat high
er "A years ago than they are now
l pair boots $3.50, l hoop skirt 2.25,
10 yards calico 2.20, II yards table
linen POP, towellng per yard 45
cents. l spool thread 10 cents, alpa-
ca per yard Is cents, cottonade per
yard So cents.
The A schools in this township
start on Sept. 4th.
The creamery man is in the Valley
soliciting creamery stock.
How would a creamery check
look to you each week.
continued from last week.
AZ years ago the 7th Of this month
a total eclipse of the Sun took place
in this country. Being a bright
cloudless day every one had an ex-
cellent opportunity of observing the
interesting phenomenon and doubt
less many will remember the occur
rance. At about half past 2 y. m.
the shadow touched the Suns rim
and from that time on the strange
twilight deepened until 2 hours lat
er almost total darkness prevailed.
Bees swarmed home in their hives,
work horses were evidently excited
and some cases refused to work,
chickens hurried to their roosts and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
Roasting Ears

Elbows on the table,
Cheeks with butter smears,
Like a streak of sunshine
Stretching to my ears,
Fingers rather sticky.
Still my pulses throb,
Here's a food for princes.
Corn upon the cob!
Just across the table
Nellie's eyes | see,
Sending sparkling glances
Ger the way to me,
Her sweet mouth is hidden
But | sigh nor sob,
For ! know she's smiling
Behind the luscious cob,
Marjorie. the winsome,
Laughing little miss,
Fairly beams with goodness,
Gladness and Nth bliss,
Smeared with yellow butter
See her bright face bob,
Just a touch of pink behind
Corn upon the cob
Now you see us at it,
Picture of content:
Needless of our manners,
Free from sentiment,
Care is quite forgotten
Joy is on the job,
With mussy but delightful
Corn upon the cob.
Detroit Free Pr,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31

Although cOpiouS rains in the past
few weeks have restored the parch-
ed vegetation of the farms of the
United States, the summer of 1911
will be long remembered as a season
of widespread and unprecedented
drouth. In other years there have
been more severe droughts IN GER
tain sections of the country, but this
year the rainfall was far below nor
NAL IN the early summer in nearly
all of the states. The rainfall in
1910 was generally below normal,
also. and the resultant shortage in
the stock Of moisture in the soil
caused the drought to be even more
injurious to crops than usual.
1t is a remarkable feature of the
American agricultural resources,
however, that even a general
drought. following a period Of low
rainfall in previous years, has not
brought a threat of famiue. For
mer droughts have in most cases
been confined TO one or two sections
of the country, but this year it pre-
vailed throughout the whole United
States, with the exception of a few
isolated localities. The greatest
droughts on record this summer, as
measured by the decrease in rain
fall, are in South Carolina and Kan
sas, where during June and July the
precipitation has been from 80 to SO
per cent below normal.
The auses of drought, like vari-
Gus other phenomena Of nature,
have never been explained. They
have happened from time to time
since the beginning of the world, and
in former years have brought a far
greater suffering to mankind than
they are ever likely to cause again.
The first great drought on record
n tie United States took place in
New England in l749. Historians
record especially the suffering of
the cattle, which could not find food
in the dried-up pastures. In some
places the ground died up and
cracked open in deep assures. The
fish died in the dried up streams and
ponds.
A second drought in New England
took place in 1862, which caused
even greater suffering than the
first. 1t is claimed that at this
time there was absolutely no rain
fall from May 7 to July 80. 1t is
said that in this drought thousands
of cattle persisted and that the loss
to the colonists was felt even Up to
the time of the revolutionary war.
Previous to the drought Of this
year, the full extent of which can
not yet be estimated, the greatest
drought in the United States in a
century eliminated in the Mississip-
pi and Missouri valleys in 1894 arc
in the Great Lakes region and along
the Atlantic coast in 1895. This
drought of 1894 was a elimination
of deficient rainfalls for 1893.
In 1881 there was a great drought
from July to September, which ex-
tended to various parts Of the COM
try. In Indianapolis that year the
rainfall from June % to August 80,
a period of seventy days. was less
than II inches. while from May Is
to June A, preceding, a period of
twentv-one days, it was less than
one-half inch.
Springs and wells which had al
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
Interurban INCORPORATED

Pierre, Aug. 28.-Articles of in
corporation were filed here TODAY
for the Twentieth Century Trans
poration company to construct an
electric line from Chicago to Rapid
City to cross Illinois, Northern Iowa,
Minnesota and South Dakota by way
of DEBORAH. Minneapolis, Watertown
and Pierre.
1t is capitalized at one million
dollars, the principal office being
given as Pierre.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
Low CCDOniSt 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 Lire. 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, 1911-08-31
Notice

We the undersigned will allow no
limiting on am land owned or leased
By the undersigned Of Rockdale
tOwnship, Hand Co., South Dakota.
AL hunters will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
Robert Scott. d. w. Chadwick,
M. B. Hickox. w. f. Wiley, O. B..
Wangsness, John bingham, w. w.
Collins, E. H. Morrow. jim Jensen.
Il. II. Collins, w. w. Spicers, w. S.
Steed. A. j. Ferguson, L, F. STRAINS
berry, S. G. Mccarthy. j. A. Al
mond. Ira Steed, M. r. Trip, l.. b.
Rust9p. M. A. Hammill, Horace
Aarpbw, E. A. Hancock, A. Robert
son. 39t6*
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31

ways run freely went dry that year,
and in manv parts of the country
the water famine took very serious
aspect.
Services to pray for rain were
held in different churches in a large
number of cities.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
INTERESTING NEWS FROM
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Rec Heights, North Hand, and Pleasant
Valley News

birds twitters curiously when the
shadows began to leave the Sun.
ROSTERS began to crow and later
came down frow their perches. To
those who recall the incident it will
be remembered as a strange and in.
teresting experience.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
Excursion Rates South Dakota
State Fair Huron S. ID. Via
The North Western
Line

Daily, Sent. 9th to 18th; return
limit Sept. 18th. Large list of at
fractions. Great exposition of live
stock and farm products. Apply to
ticket agents The North Western
Line. 39t2
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
State Fair Notes

Huron, Aug. % Special-Everv
other person at the State Fair on
Wednesday. Sept. 18th, will be a
German. That day has been set
aside as German Day at the State
Fair, and it goes without saying that
the Teutons will flock in on that day
to meet and hear the leading Ger
mans of the northwest.
Don't forget that Hugh Robinson,
one Of the worlds daring avlators,
will make daily aeroplane flights at
the State Fair. He has just been
engaged from the Curtiss people at
great expense and to see him in &C
ton is as good as being at the great
Chicago meet. His flying isdescrib-
ed by a prominent Chicago journal
list as the 'Scooting of a lightning
hug" He is a real thriller.
The wonderful Scotch sheep dogs
to be demonstrated at the South Da-
kota State Fair have arrived at New
York, and will soon be shipped west
ward. The sheep dog trials bid fair
to attract as much attention in this
country as in foreign lands. Each
dog vii! drive a herd of native Dako-
ia sheep over a given course on the
grounds within a given number of
minutes. Each will perform IN turn
and be judged on points.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
EIGHTH GRADE
CLASS GRADUATES
Program To Be
Given At Opera House
Sept. LIST.

III . ~ o.~I +Lo
u puoiic Is ih'l'eu ~ a''eiio 'Ae
isho' si"ue
Uses a' 'he opera MUSE r'
"'is' d. eiSn' I'o.N
Tie program anu GLASS io"
invocation. lev. GlpSon
Violin Solo Stratton
Address .......... M. Carroll
Vocal Solo'........MrS Mauu Duhil
address,. .......G. M. waters
Address ...........H. j. Bushfleld
Presentation of Diplomas Nav R9dd
PIANO Solo.........'''..Oari Moyer
Vocal Solo MISS eCler
song QuarCeCle
catherine Angiln Edna Allen
NERVE blddle EChel hlachloru
William Bartlett Margaret Berry
orle Cummlns MaDel Clouse
Hazel Carr Johh Cummings
Hugh cummings maze Do"'e'
Matlle Doty rosa Duhn
beryIe Dearborn anna hhgeIina'lh
Hazel Flint bess Grll1ln
harry Gardner Milureu uolhe
Lucille Guyer Eugene NH
flosSle hartley Earl mn
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31

The public is invited to attend the
Eighth grade commencement eXer-
discs at the opera house Friday we
hing, at eight o'clock. following
Is the propram and class roll:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-30

In the June number of The Amer
lean Magazine, Ida II, Tarbell says;
THE history OF protection in this
country is one long story of injured
manhood Tap il at any point anu you
find il encouraging weak. base, human
traits seifinterest. self-decepuon' IN
difference TO the claims OF others,
Take the classes chiefly involved IN
making a tariff bill--the suppliants for
protection and the legislators who
grant il. What kind OF men does this
make OF them? To begin with, 1t de-
stroys their self-respect. No man can
carry on the kind of lobbying done In
washington and not lose finally the
ability to blush for himself. In the
contest over the Payne tariff bill |
watched the struggle OF group OF
men new to the work, TO gel duty
on their product They left their bust
ness at home TO keep up IN Washing
ton for many weeks a large and ac-
tive lobby. They lived at the best
hotels and entertained royalty. They
sought from all over the country all
aid of persons all kinds OF profess
sions, and or all grades of character
and intelligence, and for what? On
the chance that through them they
might for few moments secure an
interview with this or that senator
or representative whose support they
hoped to win. II was new work for
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-30
ADVERTISING TALKS.

gether, and then some other
agency swoops down upon that
advertiser and tells him what a
great blunder he has made. He
proceeds to CREATE DOUBT
in the mind of the advertiser.
The aggregate circulation OF
the newspapers printing these
stories is nearly 1000, 000-that
is, these papers are carefully
read by the members of nearly
z, 600, 900 families.
:. When an advertiser buys
space in the Saturday Evening
Post, he buys its TOTAL CIR
.CULATION. No advertising
man-no agency man will claim
that its circulation in Bingham
ton, n. Y, is very different from
its circulation in Jacksonville.
Fla.
The nearly 100000 family
circulation of these newspapers
gets IMMEDIATE ACTION for
the advertiser in sixty separate
communities because he gets the
IMMEDIATE COOPERATION
of the dealer, plus the co-opera-
ton of the local advertising
forces of these newspapers.
There are other newspapers in
each community that can profit
ably be employed by advertisers,
but they are not on this list any
more than is Everybody's Maya
zine or McClure's Magazine a
part of the Saturday Evening
Post.
Why should not agencies
CREATE BUSINESS OF
THEIR OWN and stop the habit
of trying to take business away
from other agencies?
Why should not newspapers
CREATE B SINESS FOR
THEMSELVES without mini
mixing the power of other news
papers?
This subject will be continued
tomorrow.
(To Be Continued.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-30
Protection Breeds Bad Men,
SAYS Ida NJ. Tarbell

them. They had spent their lives at
home attending 10 their own enter
pFises. There they were aggressive,
outspoken. sure of themselves. Here,
they became suddenly obsequions,
huttered, thary OF speech. Their days
were spent in scurrying around. III
concocting petty schemes for getting
at men. in marshaling motley delega-
lions OF individuals who should have
been at home at work. before senators
who gave them a hurried hand and as
often as not answered their applica-
ton with curt7'Not interested. Ny
state does not produce the article.
These gentlemen, so deep In their
own business. such admirable judges
OF men. in one case employed Sec
ond-rate lobbyist on a good salary,
man whom they would not have al
lowed in their home Offices for day.
IL seemed as IL their common sense
as well as their self-respect was shat
tered their task.
The final case against the doctrine
OF protection as we know IL lies then
IN the kind Of men IL makes Men who
are worse NOS better for its practice.
10 system against which they, the
greatest of human offenses. the cor
ruption OF manhood, can be proved
can stand.
Protection must ultimately disap-
pear from this land because IL Is
breeding bad men,"