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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08
Murphy Makes Up His Mind in
Advance, Then Swings on Ball
If He Misses He Looks Fool
ish, But When He
Connects

they knew Of who made practice OF
doing 1t.
And Murphy certainly has got 1t down
to a fine point. Seems to me that ne Is
uncanny in that respect. said Evans.
Il have worked behind the Dat when
wind up, ard when II made no dHerellce
whether the catcher heard it or not, ioi
il was too late for him to call LOT SOM NJ,
thing else Murphy would say, wen, II
certainly pickle that one.
Reason for Mighty Swing.
"And he always swung. That is. when
the hall was anywhere near the plate. OF
course. If ii was apparent that the ball
n,o,,d no ont Of his reach, he didn't go
after it. 800. ;.
THAT'S the reason he gets such
nowerfuI swing on the ball You see
most of those fellows up there anu mp
are chopping at the ball. IheS VA, VA.
until the bail is right upon them. Inen
thew take short swing, just chop ~
II In that way they do NOT get .iS
lawmakers that the fellows VINO s~lns
hard do But they do not ian as oieeH'
either. ~. that He
makes I'm his mind before the pail STAR
and then he swings or doesn't SWING
Pitchers Try to outguess.
eft Is a battle of wits when Murph
Is I'D For the opposing pitchers nave
discovered his system, and all the WINE
they are trying to outguess him. nana-
ing him a straight ball when he ngures
o,,r,ra tossing him a curve when he Is
s ~, Gov. fast one. They are trying
~ snaak over a strike when he has fig
49,, ~ ~ vii no a ball. and keeping the
snhara On the corners when they think
he is ready to swing.
Murphy has made that system pay.
But whether it's good or not is mys-
terry to me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08
HOHNHORST FOR FIRST
BASE OF CLEVELAND TEAM
Nap Management Feels Secure in Belief
That the Kentuckian Is Ready
to Advance.

1gan ranks with the finest in the land.
Jake Stahl was sterling first baseman.
Mcconnell. Charley Wagner and Harry
Lord rounded out wonderful infield.
which looked every bit as strong as the
Athletic inf1eld OF 1910.
In the outfield there were iris Speaker.
Harry Hooper. Doc Gessler Harry Wolf or
and Harry Niles.
There was a cluster of youn- athletes
who never knew when they were defeat
ed, VINO had no respect for regulations
of opposing teams and pitchers, and who
were just as liable to drive great
pitcher from the box as the rawest re-
cruit.
Full Of Pepper.
1t was a magnificent combination in
every sense of the word. 1t possessed
pepper every minute. 1t looked like a
crowd OF college boys. always out for a
irohc and never contented unless rompinr
over the opposition.
but the team has faded unf.l TO-DAY !,
IS Just shadow of its former saIf rh.
spTH mas TO great extent gone Tho =
IS no LONGER that care-free enthustasm
"ucn made the team so dfstin.,;stad
ana SUCH a great drawing card In 1000
mere are still great possibiI{ties a.
6oston for a clever manager &c.,.
Inc most loyal base ball town IN asr.h
auieis OBSERVES a first-grade team The .
ho. ian In the country who docs
not ssInpathlze with Boston because ~
the fetrogression of that 1904 co,,hI
nation. i'Vo conDI-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

Mechanicsburg, which Is a small town
and evidently the home OF artisans. is
being doomed by Bob Bescher OF the
Reds. Bescher says sc changed his
clothes in a room at hotel there and
left $500 and much jeweiry forgotten on
the bed. When he returned the next day
the valuables and coin were still there.
although Bescher says the door of the
room was open II thought at first that
perhaps It wasn't the season for chang
ing the Sheets" EXPLAINED Bescher. but,
looking again, I saw that the bed had
been made up."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

nao the eagle lamp of Johnny Eyers
neen on the job 1t is a pretty solid Ger.
tily that Larry Doyle would have been
In the fifth worlds series game Are ell
an ounce OF gray matter is ofttimes inst
as good as nine ounces Of the rough stun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

Speaking OF managers and such, Hugh
Jennings. II he signs renewal Of his
last years contract with the Tigers. will
be the fanciest priced manager In the
league. barring. OF course, the managers
who own a big slice of the clubs they
manage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

Connie Mack has written an autobiog-
raphy in which he tells the ungarnished
truth about himself and his team. The
Athletics chieftain has evaded some
burning details, but he mentions that
Eddie Collins gets q total Of 5000 for
his services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

players in the business. He doesn't know
when to quit because he doesn't know
when he's licked. The Iron Man was a
lot more game than he was wise when
he held out for three innings with a bum
interior
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

home run that Art Griggs, former Nap
manager. intends to shift his infield.
Johnny Miller will play first. Mccarthy
will take care Of second. Wagner will
stick at short and Byrne. who is respon
sible for the entire statement. will play
third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

The emblem could be painted on buttons
and worn by the bugs as a sort of fra
ternity pin all over the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

At a New York base bali banquet a
fan distinguished himself by suggesting
that base ball ought to have a flag, colors
and adjust like the American banner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08
Talking About Speed.

The mention of speed brings back to
mind the thought that only a few years
ago Boston had team Of speed boys
which electrified the American Leagu
patrons, and which gave promise of de
yeloped into the greatest team ever seen
In the American League.
Following the season OF 1905, when
Cleveland finished second 10 Detroit in
the greatest finish ever known in base
bail. IL was almost the unanimous verde
Of critics and old players that the season
OF 1910 or 1911, at least. would see III,
Boston team galloping out in front an
completely distancing all other Compel
itors.
Group of Speeders.
There seemed TO be little doubt about
Il Boston had the pitchers The catch
trs were also there. Today Bill Car
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
NEW COMMIS'NER
OF IMMIGRATION
John ID. Deets Appointed Head OF
New Department

Pierre, July IL. The state board
Of the department of immigration
on Monday evening appointed as
commissioner of immigration, John
d. Deets of this city, at present a
clerk in the department Of school
and public lands.
The office, belonging to this de-
partment which vas created by the
last legislature, will be located at
the Capitol. and will De conducted
as provided for by the law on the
subject. The commission consists of
the governor, secretary Of state and
commissioner of school and public
lands. and was formed for the pur-
pose, as the title indicates, of pro-
noting immigration to South Dako-
ia through the distribution of pro-
per literature giving desired infor-
nation about the state and her re-
sources in a comprehensive, attrac-
tive and reliable way.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
COUNTY WORTH
SEVEN MILLIONS
Equalization Board Checks Up
Statistics Of Hand COun-
ty Property

The total value Of tie real estate
and personal property of Hand
county is 81, 18l, 051.00, according to
the figures of the township assess
orS. The county commissioners met
last week as an equalization board
to check up the assessors reports
and equalize taxes.
There are 837, 929 acres Of land in
the county, valued at S6,249, 6S2.C co,
according to this years assessment.
Horses numbering 1851 are placed
at a 5aluation Of $445, 800. 90. and
cattle numbering l9,939 are valued
at 1888, 1884, 90.
Household furniture is valued for
the purposes of assessment at $26,-
$500 There are 2l2 pianos in the
county, valued at $40, 9lO 90.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
Obituary

Carrie Gail Trotman died at her
home IN this city Saturday morning,
after a six weeks siege of typhoid
fever. She was convalescing, but a
sudden relapse early Saturday morn.
ing caused her death in a short time.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. Gibson at the Methodist
church Sunday afternoon and the
remains laid to rest in the e. A. X.
cemetery.
Gail was the third daughter of
| Mr. and Mrs F. Trotman and was
aged Is years, Z months at the time
of her death. She was born in Bur-
| dette twp. and spent her early child
hood there, moving to Miller a few
years ago.
The many friends of Mr. Trotman
and family, both in Burdette and
Miller, extend their slncere symIa-
thy to the. bereaved family.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
Some AIDE Humor

William H. AIDE, If Kenton, Indi-
ana, brother of George AIDE, lndi.
ana's famous author and humorist,
whose name is a household word
over the country, is spending IA few
DAYS in Aberdeen and vicinity, visit
ing with some of his old friends.
and incidentally picking up a few
horses for shipment back to the
east.
A strain of the AIDE humor runs
through this AIDE, the older brother
of the humorist.
George AIDES brother?" he re-
sponded. when accused of the fact.
why, yes, | am George AIDES
brother. You know, it sounded
sort of peculiar to hear it put that
way. Now down in Indiana, in our
home county. they all go at it this
way:
George AIDE? Let's see, George
AIDE? 1t that Will AIDES brother?
But" the visitor added serenely, u
can see how you look at it out here,
and | am sure that no one is offend
ed"
Mr. AIDE leaves tonight with a car
load of horses for the east. He liy-
ed in the Dakotas some time ago,
spending the year 1928 out near
Frederick when the county was just
opening up to settlement. He has
been enjoying visits with a number
of the old timers abont the city
while ere.--Aberdeen News.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
FEWER CATTLE IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
Live Stock Census Shows Cattle
Decreasing. Horses In
%creaSing

Washington, July 17.-Statistics
relative to the domestic animals,
poultry, and bees reported on farms
and ranges for the state of South
Dakota at the thirteenth decennial
census, April Is, 1910, are contained
in an official statement issued today
by Acting Director Falkner.
The aggregate value of all domes-
tic animals. poultry, and bees in 1910
was reported as 1927, DAT 900, as
compared with sos, 1875, 900 in 1900,
the amount of increase being SOL
1872, 600 and the rate 50 per cent.
In 1910 horses and colts had a
greater value than any other class of
domestic animals. whereas cattle
had the greater value in 1900. The
total value of horses and colts in
1910 was $73, 1886, 900, while in 1900
it was $40. 0S6, goo, and increase of
1861 per cent. The total value of
cattle in 1910 was $50, l89, 900, as
compared with $37, S48, 900 in 1900,
a decrease of A per cent.
The total number of farms in the
state in 1910 was 1874. OF these
1913 per cent, or II, 100, reported do
nestle animals; 9l.3 per cent, or TO-
ga, reported horses or colts; 1914
per cent, or 64,463, reported cattle;
GIL per cent, or 1889, reported
swine; 81 per cent, or 5,l55, report
ed sheep or lambs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
Lodge Goat No More

Horseplay IN the rituals of lodges
is rapidly dying out and except in
those organized solely for the bur.
Iesque it will soon have no standing.
At the grand lodge session of the
Eiks held last week in Atlantic City
the elimination of ten years cam
paign came to pass IN the vote to
eliminate all sorts Of hazing from
the injtiatory work.
For years the members of the Elks
and other lodges have had much IN
rocent fun in comforting some ofthe
degrees upon candidates. 1t was
JOY to the members and aid no harm
to the candidate but now all of this
is over in the halls Of the b. p. 0.
E.-Aberdeen American.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
Harvest Hands Needed

North Dakota will have work this
season for over 5000 harvest hands,
according to a bulletin just issued
by the Great Northern railroad.
The circular contains a list of the
towns and the number of hands
wanted at each place, also the wages
ranging from 81 to SO 80. The
probable dates of the harvest are
given as July c5 to August 10. Our
sister state is unusually fortunate
in producing a good small grain
crop this year, and it is expected
that manv homesteaders In the two
states will seek work in her harvest
fields this n .onth. The South Dako-
ia harvest will precede that of North
Dakota because the grain is farther
advanced.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
COUPLE
UNITED IN DEATH
Mrs GuStave Wren Goes To Join
Her Husband

The singular coincidence Of the
death of the husband and wife with
in a week of each other occurred
Friday when Mrs Gustave Wren,
Of Rec Heights, passed away at
Rochester, MINI.
Mr. Wren died at the home of his
daughter while on a visit at Turton
the week before, and the shock has
tened his wife's death so that she
went to join him within q week.
Mrs Wiren's death came suddenly
Friday morning while she was under
treatment at the hospital at Roches-
ter, MINI. Her daughter, Mrs Al
fred Nicholas, had left FIR Roches.
ter Friday morning in response to a
telegram, but failed to reach there
before the mothers death.
The remains were brought to
Turton and buried beside the hus,
band, who was laid to rest there last
week. Mr. John Wren and family,
Mr. Alfred Nicholas, and Mrs August
Marston left Friday evening fol
Turton to be present at the funeral,
Mr. ard Mrs Wren are pioneer
settlers of Greenleaf twp. having
come TO Hand county in 1888
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
NORTH HAND

Merl Davis, of Miller, who has
been visiting at his Grandpa Elder
Davis in Orient, visited at his
Uncle Bert Sebring's Friday. Sat
urday he returned to Miller. accom-
panied by his cousin, Bonnie Sc,
bring,
A. S. Peters, who is cutting hay
III Park twp, is delivering it as fast
as cut in ORIENT,
Mrs Will Rudd was in Orient from
Spring Thursday.
Mrs H. Matter and her son Frank
of Spring were in Orient on business
Friday.
Mrs Withee of Spring has return
ed from her visit to Oklahoma. She
says the heat and the jiggers were
very hard on her.
Mrs }. F. Waters, Of Harrison,
who has been sick with blood poison
ing for some time is at this time
thought TO be improving.
George Dill drove to Orient from
Harrison Saturday.
Arthur Leu and family were TAX
ing a survey Of their old ranch and
the surrounding locality last Sunday
in their auto.
Gust Salomo and DurelI Clouse
are keeping batcheior quarters row.
Miss Elizabeth Anglin who has
been visiting at PostviIle, Iowa re-
turned to her home in Fairview
Saturday.
John Anglin, Jr. drove to Miller
Saturday.
Catholic church at Polo Sunda,
last.
Clara Meier returned to her home
in Howell last Friday. She had
been helping in the Duckeck restau,
rant in Orient.
Minnie Matter, OF Spring, has
been attending institute at Miller,
August Matter, Jr. and p. p.
Thompson Of Orient autoed to Miller
Monday.
Anna Matter, CT Spring, is sewing
for Mrs T. G.. Dignan, Of Orient.
Quite a party from Orient passed
through to Miller Sunday. 1t was
made up as follows: Grace, Verna,
and Lawrence Conway, Kit Thorn
as, Charley McShane, Leo and Ethel
Sebring, Mrs w. N. Myers and Lucy
Kelley. They we're entertained at
Webster Davis and at Mr. Kelley's.
Mrs Theron Holt and a cousin
from Iowa drove to Orient from
Park Monday.
Donnie Sebring is visiting his cou-
sins, the Davis, at Miller.
Charley Rudd, of Spring, attend
ed institute at Miller last week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
Open Season For Chickens

The two years or closed season
under state laws expires Sept. 18th,
and the chicken fans will take to
the field like a swarm Of bees. The
protection of the law for two years
has been of benefit to TIE prairie
hen, and her hocks are now said to
be numerous. But no sooner" or
pot" hunting. gentlemen. Game
Warden Dwyer has his weather eye
on you.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
License Contest Appeal

Attorneys for the defense upon
the recent license contest case tried
before the circuit court have been
served with notice o. a motion for a
new trial. This is probably the pre-
hminary step for an appeal to the
state supreme court.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
Methodist Church Services.

Preaching next Sunday, by the
pastor at HOO a. m.
S. S. at 1900.
Epworth League devotional meet.
ing at $50 p. m.
Evening service at 1880
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening
All are invited to attend.
J. F. Gibson, Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
IOWA SUFFERS
CROP SHORTAGE
Conditions Resemble South Dako-
ia, Corn Good. Small
Grain Short

Crop conditions as they actually
exist in Iowa, are very similar to
South Dakota this year. There is
promise of a good corn crop, but
small grain is very much below nor
NAL, and this is axactly the situation
as it exists in most parts of this
state today.
The following clippings from Iowa
and Nebraska papers give first hand
information regarding conditions
there:
Sheldon la Sun: The city pa
pers, as a rule, are saving; Crops
are generally good" They cannot
refer to Iowa, for crops orc not
good in Iowa. To be good they
should at least be up to the average,
and except in a few sections, where
rains have come just in time, the
crops are far below that. Take the
hay crop, and the yield is less than
half what it would have been with
the usual rainfall. Oats are very
little, if any, better than hay, and
the same is true Of nearly all kinds
Of small grain. Corn, alone, prom
Uses to be a good average crop, and
it may be better than an average
crop, provided conditions are favor
able from now on. And corn came
mighty close to getting burned out
"a few more days like several of
last week would have fixed it plenty
Corn is ahead of the season by at
least two weeks, and where there
have been rains it is doing nicely,
but there are sections in Iowa where
corn is suffer.ng for moisture.
Jefferson 1a.) Bee: The crops Of
Greene county, and in fact of all
Iowa, are more imminently threat
ened with destruction today than al
any time for years past. The short
age of nearly five inches in the
normal rainfall for the first half OF
the year, coupled with the terrific
heat and hit south winds, have
brought about conditions which are
truly alarming. The oat crop, such
as it is, is now beyond the possibility
Of help from moisture, and opinions
vary as to the result of the oat har,
vest There are some very good,
and more very poor oats. The corr
crop is now the chief concern. This
is in a critical stage, as the tassels
are now shooting, and the hot
weather is b eaching and blighting
them as fast as they come out. The
farmers r praying for a cessation
of the droyth. as the damage will
be incalculable unless rains occur
within the next few days.
Stella (Neb.) Press: No rain, ex-
cept two mere s%prinkies, has fallen
at Stella in a period of more than
four weeks. The heat has been in.
tense much of the past two weeks,
but yesterday was cloudy and q
great deal cooler. The grasshop.
pers are feeding to a certain extent
on some fields of corn, which is
standing the dryness in frst-class
shape.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
Presbyterian Church
A. P. Cooper, pastor

a. T. Cooper, pastor
Sabbath, July 20, 1911.
9:45 a m Sabbath school
The lessons are interesting. come
and join a class.
HOO a m. Sermon:
800 p m evening services all con-
bined in one hour for the hot weat-
her short sermon:
A song service and practice for
fifteen minutes, beginning promptly
at las p m.
We aim to begin all services at
the minute appointed. Be on time.
Come,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-20
HIGH SCHOOL
ALUMNI ASSN
Graduates OF Miller High Organ
ize And Elect Officers

Miller High School Alumni Asso-
citation is the name of the new or
ganization which was created by the
graduates of the high school Friday
afternoon. There are fiftY-four
members at present, including the
classes from 1904 to 1911. The
class of 1904 was the first to gradu-
ate from the full high school course
of four years.
The meeting Friday was attended
by about twenty-five representatives
Of the different classes. 1t was
called to order by Joe Carroll and
the first business considered was the
election of officers for the coming
year. Miss Bessie Woodruff was
chosen president by a unanimous
vote, Printa Reel secretary and Will
:>altmarsh historian.
The next consideration was the
formulation Of bylaws and the fol
lowing committee was appointed by
the president for that purpose, Joe
Carroll, chairman, Miss Vera Caha-
Ian. and Floyd Reeves. The COM
mittec held a meeting after the
session and drew up a set of bylaws
which were to be presented for &C
ceptancc at the next meeting of the
association.
Among the plans for the coming
year, it was decided to edit one
number of the High School Argus
as the alunni number and the COM
mittee appointed for that purpose
was, Albert Shaw, chairman, Miss
Kate Catalan, and Chas. Rudd. 1t
was also decided to have an annual
entertainment or banquet and
business meeting, to be held the
latter part Of June.
The association then adjourned to
meet again Friday and accept the
constitution as presented by the
committee on rules.
The organization Of this alumni
association is a step forward by the
city schools and will prove valua &c
in many WAYS, notably by arousing
and preserving school loyalty. The
Miller schools have made a wonder
full record Of growth in the last ten
years, from a small school of eight
or nine grades in one old building,
which had done service for many
years, to an accredited four year
high school course and a modern
brick building, equal to any of its
size in the state
The inauguration Of the complete
twelve year curse was accomplish
ed by Mr. and Mrs G.. H. Grace dur
ing their five years of work here,
and since that time the high school
has been steadily gaining ground in
attendance, in courses Of study of
fered, in athletics, and numerous
other ways. Two years ago, the
high school paper was started. and
now comes the Alumni Association
to hold the interest of the graduates
after they enter into the larger
fields of life.