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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
The States Health.

Pierre.-The report of the state
board of health for the past two year
has been filed with the governor. The
report declares the common house
fly to be one OF the worst menaces to
hath that exists, and recommends the
use of screens and sticky paper to re-
duce this trouble to the lowest posi-
hle point. The report shows that Of
the common contagious diseases for
the fiscal years of 1901 and 1911-12
the following figures: In 1901 there
were $50 cases of diphtheria and SO
deaths; 1862 cases of scarlet fever, SO
deaths; 767 cases of measles, Is
deaths; Gle cases of smallpox, 4
deaths; 20 cases of spinal meningitis,
II deaths. In 1911-12 the report shows
$40 cases of d~iphtheria, so deaths; 54S
cases of scarlet fever, 16 deaths; 263
cases of measles, 2 deaths; $50 cases
of smallpox, l death; 9 cases of spinal
meningitis, 4 deaths. This report
shows that measures has been the
cause of more deaths in that time
than has smallpox with approximate
ly the same number of cases.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
DEATH IS VERY SAD
NORWEGIAN IMMIGRANT AFTER
HEROIC STRUGGLE LOSES
BENEFIT OF TOLL.
HAPP ENiNGS OVER THE STATE
What Is Going On Here and There
That is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Da-
kota and Vicinity.

Aberdeen.-The death of Sievert
Anderson, Milwaukee section fore
man at Warner, was especially sad in
view of ell the circumstances. An
derson, who vas SO years old, left his
home in Norway two and a half years
ago, heavily in debt. He owned n farm
which was heavily encountered, and
had other debts. He secured work
here and devoted every cent he could
spare to paying Off his debts. A few
months ago he succeeded in doing
this, and then commenced to save
money to pay his fare back to Norway,
where he could live with his young
wife and child on the farm he had
worked so hard to hold. Two weeks
ago he succeeded in getting together
the desired sum, and he purchased a
railroad ticket to New York and q
steamer ticket home. The next day
he was stricken with appendicitis, and
died in a few days. Acquaintance
here have written the wife of Ander-
son in Norway, conveying the sad
news in as delicate a manner as posi-
bic.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Epidemic Of Burglary.

Rapid City.-There is an epidemic
of burglaries in the city which has
thus far baffed the efforts of the po-
lice. The Peter Duhamels returned
from a trip to Montreal recently to
find that their home had been entered
during their absence and ransacked
from top to bottom. Rugs, bed linen
to a value of several hundred dollars.
The "Jap-O'Lantern,' a tea room and
woman's exchange, conducted by Miss
HALEY, a daughter Of the president Of
the First National bank, was broken
into recently and candy, cake and pre-
serves, together whit articles left for
sale pending Christmas, were taken.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
A FRIENDS ADVICE
Something Worth Listening To.

A young Nebr. man was advised by
a friend to eat Grape-Nuts because he
was all run down from a spell OF
fever. He tells the story:
Last spring I had an attack Of fe.
yer that left me in a very weak con,
dition. l had to quit work; had nc
appetite, was nervous and discour
aged.
"A friend advised me to eat Grape.
Nuts, but I paid no attention to him
and kept getting worse as time went
by.
Il took many kinds of medicine but
none of them seemed to help me. My
system was completely run down. my
blood got out Of order from want OF
proper food, and several very large
boils broke out on my neck. / was
30 weak ] could hardly walk.
"One day mother ordered some
Grape-Nuts and induced me to eat
some. ] felt better and that night
rested fine. AS l continued to use the
food every day, I grew stronger stead.
lily and now have regained my former
good health. ] would not be without
Grape-Nuts. as I believe 1t is the most
health-giving food in the world
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Read the book, THE Road to Well
ville." in pigs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
IRE genuine. true aad full of human
Interest. Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Frontier MeiicaI List.

In good old frontier days castor oil
was the principal medical beverage
good full measure, too. Only the big
gest person could hold a whole dose
one-half a dipperful, with half a dip
perful of New Orleans molasses add
ed to help slick 1t down and make IL
taste good, only 1t didn't taste good
In those historic days every old won.
an was a doctor and gathered her own
YARDS" in the woods, and knew how
to mix up medical messes that would
stir the vitals Of a brass monkey OF
a cast iron pig. All backwoodsmen
believed in "yarb" doctors. Something
in YARDS" at that.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
MANY improvements at Dallas.

Pierre.-Dallas, in Gregory county,
which is one of South Dakota's newer
towns, o has a population of 1,277,
and has been very busy during 1912
in enlarging the good water plant;
building a $4,000 brick high school
building! installing a complete cleo
trio light system; placing electrolier
lights down their main boulevard;
holding the second annual Rosebud
fair; establishing the Rosebud Com.
mercial college; building the very fine
new Episcopal parish house, and in
erecting a Swedish church OF consid.
able size. -.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Presents for EMPLOYEES.

Deadwood.-According to an an.
nouncement made by T. j. Grier, su
p"erintendent of the Homestake Min.
ing company, that corporation will
give their employees a Christmas gift
that will cost approximately 800, 900.
Each n of the $500 men in the EN-.
ploy of the company whose name ap-
pears on the December payroll will be
given an amount equal to 7 per cent
of tho sum he has earned in wages
during the year. If all of the $500
men had been in the employ of the
company through the year, it would
cost about $4,000 to carry out this
plan, but as many of them have gone
on the payroll within the past several
months, the total cost of the proposed
Christmas gift is considerably reduced
below that figure.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Old Soldier Captures Thief,

Webster.-That the spirit of '61-65
still burns brightly in the breasts of
soldiers of the Civil War was proven
to the sorrow of a man named James
Garvin here. Garvin entered the tailor
shop of X. c. Holland, a cripple, and
picked up a suit and ran out. Owing
to his crippled condition, Holland
could not pursue the thief, so he hur-
ried to the door and called for assist
ance. The only man in sight was John
Ray, an old soldier. Ray forthwith
began a pursuit of Garvin, and sue
ceeded in overtaking him. Ray took
the man back to the tailor shop, where
Garvin dropped the suit and started to
run. Ray took after him again, and
after chasing him three blocks, again
captured the thief, whom he turned
over to the chief Of police. Garvin was
given 20 days in jail.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Couldn't Stand Disgrace.

Mitchell.-Walter McCffntock, a
wealthy farmer who lives about seven
miles south Of this city, was found
hanging from a rafter in his barn by
his hired man when he went to call
him for dinner. McClintock was ar
rested recently in connection with the
hog stealing case when several men at
Milwaukee stock yards stole a batch
Of hogs from Mr.. Jensen, a hog buyer.
He was put in the county jail and was
finally released after his bonds had
been raised from $500 to $1,000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
To Celebrate Fortieth Anniversary

Yankton.-The First National bank
of this city rendered a banquet to it's
guests on the occasion of it's fortieth
anniversary, which event took place
on November %. The guests of the
institution included those who have
lived in Yankton county during the en-
tire life of this institution which also
enjoys the distinction Of being the old
est national bank in the two Dakotas.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Fractured His Skull.

Mitchell.-Ludwig Liendl, living at
Goodwin, is lowering between life and
death in a hospital, as the result of
falling down a stairway and fractur,
ing his skull, a portion of which press,
ed on the brain. Some time elapsed
before a doctor could be secured, and
n of the men watching the patient
used a chisel to let some of the blood
out, and thereby saved the life of the
injured man There is a strong chance
for his recovery.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Cleared Of Murder Charge.

Rapid City.-After an expenditure
of $1,000 for detective service and un.
limited work IN the part of the author.
tiles to link the acts of Francis M,
Gage with the murder of Bert Morri.
son, the jury brought in a verdict OF
not guilty in the circuit court now in
session In this city. States Attorney
Denue admitted that the state had
failed to bring sufficient evidence to
warrant a conviction and the judge
directed the jury to bring the above
"ardiet.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Why lie Wept.

At a reception one night, says the
Woman's Home Companion, a loud,
voiced young man was invited to sing
Desultory applause followed, and he
responded with a vociferous rendering
of MY Old Kentucky Home" The
hostess was passing among her guests
beaming at the success of her enter
tainment and sure that everybody was
having a good time, when suddenly, to
her surprise. she came upon a middle
aged man but slightly known to her
who was weeping silently, but bitterly
in a secluded corner. Thinking thai
his heart had been touched by the ole
song. she asked alphabetically:
why do you weep? Are you a Ken
tuckian?"
mo. madam" he replied. Il am
musician"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Who Are the Shooters?

Ncester.-Mystery surrounds the
identity of two men, who, while driv-
ir. by the home of Henry Veiths, liv-
ing on a farm some miles from here,
fiIei a bullet into the house. The
bullet passed through a window and
entered a bedroom, but fortunately
without hitting anyone. The motive
of the unknown men also is a mys-
terry, as so far as known Veiths has no
enemy who would seek to take his life.
The authorities are endeavoring to I'M
ravel the mystery surrounding the
identity of the men so arrests can be
made.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Gamble Wins in Loffler Case.

Chamberlain, trying the case fo.
Judge r. B. Trip, the Judge instruct
ed the jury to find for the plaintiff in
a suit to recover $500 broug&' ~ Sen
ator r. J. Gamble against DR.. c. ID.
Lofier, formerly of Sioux Falls. The
case was n in which alleged obtain
ing money through false pretense In a
land deal, was the issue at stake.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
PATIENCE Is REWARDED.
Milwaukee Decides to Shift Track 90
as to Make Town of Springfield.

"aNe ioWn OF in9ue
Sioux Falls.-Arrivals from Spring
field, one of the pioneer towns OF what
now is South Dakota, report that after
waiting patiently for more than 40
years the residents of Springfield arr
about to realize their ambition of pos
sessing an uptown railroad depot. The
town is situated on the Marion-Rup-
ming Water line Of the Chicago, Mil.
waukee and st. Paul railway. When
the line was built the railway company
demanded a bonus from the people OF
Springfield to run the line through
town. The residents of the then little
frontier community were unable to
raise a bonus of the size demanded,
with the result that the town was left
off the railway line, and from that day
until this the railroad depot has been
situated about two miles from the bus
Inconvenience of the travelling public
and of the Springfield receivers and
shippers of freight.
Now, however, the residents OF the
town have interested the chief Off
Gals of the Milwaukee Railway COM
rany in the business of their request
for the reconstruction of that portion
of the line so the road will pass
through town. A few days ago a mum.
Der of the railway officials visited the
town and looked over the situation,
with the result that a corps of rail-
road surveyors nov have completed
the work of surveying a line into town.
In fact, four different routes have been
surveyed through the town and the
head officials will have the selection
OF the route deemed the most feasible.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Loses Thumb in Shredder.

Aberdeen.-Carl Johnson was
brought to st. Luke's hospital from
Stratford, where he suffered the mis-
fortune of getting his right thumb
caught in a corn shredder. The bone
a badly splintered and the skin torn
away, but it was found possible to am
pGtate the injured member at the sec
ond joint, thus saving a most useful
part of the hand.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Mun.

Senator Borah was talking about a
d~isgruntled political opponent.
His attitude" said the eloquent
senator, reminds me of a young lady
a. the seashore.
Discussing this young lady and a
Chicago millionaire, a girl remarked:
She says that he's not a very good
catch, after ALL
Another girl, tossing her head then
made the comment:
She says that, Toes she? Then
he must have dropped her."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-28
Deadly Corn Shredder.

Chamberlain.-While feeding a corn
shredder. Ed Andera got his right
hand in the cylinder and it took nearly
m hour to loosen the machinery so
rs to release the injured member. He
was at once brought to the s%anitarium,
where they are trying to saw a part
CT the hand.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25

continued its use until I was made well" !"
Mrs. HENRY LEIsEBERG, 743 Adams St.
Kearneysville, w. a.-"I feel it nv
duty to write and say what Lydia E.
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done for me. / suffered from female
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Vegetable Compound and following you,
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Words fail to express my thankfuiness.
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The above are only two of the thou.
sands OF grateful letters which are con.
stantly being received by the Pinkham
Medicine Company Of Lynn, Mass. which
snow clearly what great things Lydia E.
rinkham's Vegetable Compound does
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
Origin Of Vaudeville.

Writing to the Kansas City Star con.
cerning the origin Of the word vau-
deville. Raymond Weeks, professor of
romance languages at Colombia uni.
versity, says ''the word is derived
from the Vaux de Wire (the Wales of
Flre), village in Normandy.
Oliver Basselin was a French poet
who resembled Robert Burns and who
lived at Vaux de Wire in the fifteenth
century. He wrote many popular
songs. largely jolly drinking songs.
These spread far beyond the obscure
hamlet where he lived, until, finally,
the name of Vaux de Wire, by which
they were known, not being under.
stood, they and similar songs were
called Vaux de Vile. They are men.
toned by Boileau in his Art Poetioue,
Early in the eighteenth century in
France, such songs were interspersed
to vary light operettas, which later
were called by their name. The songs
of Basselin in praise of cider and wine
are probably the finest of their sort
in any language.
"As for the fact that we have taken
vaudeville from the French. let me
observe that most of our important
terms relating to the theater came
into English from French"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
Made II Diamonds.

Mrs. Percy V. Pennypacker, the new
president of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs, said in San Francisco
Of the new woman"
My type of new woman has a high
sense OF honor. manly sense of hon
or She isn't like certain old-fash
ioned type Of woman who does dis
honorable things without the least no
tion Of their being so.
"A woman of this type was playing
bridge. Her partner passed the make
to her, and she made it diamonds, bu,
her hand, on being put down. was
found to contain only two diamonds
both very low cards.
What on earth induced you to &c
diamonds on such hand as that? her
partner asked.
It's your fault she answered net
ulantly why did you twiddle YOU,
diamond ring?'"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
MAKING USE OF WASTE LAND
cogent Thoughts on Subject That Is
Being Forced on the Attention
Of the People.

A genuinely civilized country-eco
homically speaking, at least-is one
whose land is divided into small hold
ings, each of which supports its own
family. This is the lands final, sta
tionary stage. so to speak-The sort
of thing one sees, for instance. in the
smiling. truly prosperous provinces
OF France The French lend money
to all the world. They are perhaps
the most prosperous of peoples.
country divided into such small self
sufficient holdings is defended in
the strongest way against financial
explosions and shipwrecks. What
ever may be the zest of cow-punching
or the charm of the old-fashioned
plantation life, no state can be said
to have reached social maturity when
1t is composed of large holdings and
Its Inhabitants are dependent on the
financial ups and downs of the few.
The swamp lands of the United
States are particularly good examples
OF this sort Of backwardness. They
are useful for nothing but timber,
and oftentimes not for that. Anything
more unsocial or desolate than a
southern cypress swamp 1t would be
difficult to imagine. Yet those who
are interested in the tremendously
important question of swamp drain
age often meet with a curious local
opposition, in addition to the obvious
mechanical difficulties and the tangle
of state lines. Owners do not want
to break up their large holdings, even
though the value of the land will be
vastly improved. They have been
big landholders for generations. and
big landholders they wish to remain,
even though much of their land be
worthless
1t is a tradition of prejudice to
which the tendency of the age is op.
posed.
However far or near Socialism NAV
be, there is no doubt that-in broad
sense of the word-we are becoming
every day more social. This may
now be a matter of taste. 1t will
presently be a matter of necessity.
People will have to touch one another
whether they like 1t or not. For there
is less and less elbow room.-Oficer's
Weekly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
Made His Demands Definite.

The minimum wage" idea appeals
10 one English boy who was asked the
other day by his teacher to write, as
the daily composition, letter to his
father asking for an increase in pock-
ct money. The boy set forth the need
Of large funds, and ended with a
courteous demand for minimum
sum of money" One of the reasons
FOR the demand was that the boy did
not get enough taffy to eat and had
40 papers to read.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
When Wrinkles Come.

The first wrinkle of age comes on
the side Of the cheek just in front of
the ear and its possessor is, as rule,
the last person to notice it. Just be.
hind the ear there is usually falling
off of the roundness of the neck, and
the hair becomes thin, leaving bald
look on the woman over 40 II she is
not careful to remedy these important
blemishes. Massage will do more for
these growing imperfections than al
most any other facial defect.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
A Colossal Schema.

. The great highway of the commerce
II the future will be the Pacific ocean.
Mighty capitalists throughout the
world are putting their heads together
20 erect the most colossal system for
wireless telegraphy in the world. The
system contemplates the linking to-
yether of all points along the western
coast of America from Bering sea to
he Straits of Magellan, and spanning
:he isles of the ocean, to link with this
chain the whole easterly shcre of
Asia, running on down to the Straits
Settlements The contemplated sys-
tew will cost in the aggregate many
millions of dollars.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
Eight Who Deserve sIaps.

Eight men who deserve to be slap.
ped on the face: He who despises a
man Of power; he who enters house
uninvited and unwelcomed; he who
gives orders in house not his own !;
he who takes seat above his posi-
tion: he who speaks to one who does
not listen to him; he who intrudes on
the conversation Of others; he who
seeks favors from the ungenerous, and
he who expects love from his enc
mies.-From Persian Saying. 80
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
Health and Cheer.

There is longevity in the sunny soul
that eases our jolts and makes our
sides shake with laughter. There is
a wonderful medicinal effect in good
cheer. Good news and glad tidings
have magic effect even upon inva.
lids. We often see a whole store or
factory or home transformed by one
sunny soul. On the other hand, we
have seen them blighted and made
dark by a gloomy, morose. fault-find
ing person.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
Rumanian Amazons.

M. Vechiu, the superintendent Of a
large farm at Buzco, Rumania, was at.
tackled by an army of SO women, says
Bucharest correspondent. M. Vechiu
mad refused to allow their cows to
Craze on his land and to frighten the
reputation away he had fred over the
heads Of the women. Infuriated the
milkmaids rushed upon him and 1t was
only by the Intervention of some shep-
herds that he was rescued from theii
vengeance.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-25
Birds Nest In Human Skull.

A bird has built its nest in a human
skull lying in vault beneath church
at Rothwell, Northamptonshire, Eng.
land Apparently the bird entered the
vault through the ventilator and after
selecting the largest Uranium among
the rows of skulls on the shelves pro.
ceeded to enlarge hole. which had
probably been made originally by a
battleax.-New York Sun.