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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-03-21
IS AFTER SP|NDLER.
A DENVER DETECTIVE AGENCY
WANTS TO MEET WITH FOR. ,
MER LEAD RESIDENT.
HAPP ENlNGS STATE
What 10 Going On Here and There
That 10 of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South pa.
kota and Vicinity.

Lead.-Sheriff Noonan Saturday re-
ceived a telegram from E. E. Pretty
man, chief of the Pinkerton Detective
agency at Denver, which adds to the
mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of w. j. Spindler, the Deadwood
rancher, who left here the latter part
of February to visit his wife's brother
ut Hoehne, Colo. On March 4, a draft
for $11 900 On the First National bank
or Deadwood, payable to Sprinkler was
presented for payment at a Denver
bank by a suspicious character, named
Demerest and al associate, both of
whom were taken into custody and are
still being held. In the meantime
Spindler had disappeared and as no
trace of him could be found either by
the Denver officials or the local sher-
IFS forces, his wife left for Denver
last Saturday.
The telegram received from Pref
lyman by Sheriff Nocnan, says that
Mrs. Spindler arrived in Denver Sun
day, was met by a Pinkerton man and
conducted to a hotel. The following
day she was introduced to the officials
of the bank where her husbands GER
tificate of deposit had been presented
and arrangements made for attempt
ing to locate Spindler. 1t was then dis
covered that Spindler was at Trini-
dad, Colo, and his wife was instructed
to induce him to come on to Denver
to assist in the prosecution of Demer-
est and his companion, if they had
came f%raudulently into possession of
the certificate of deposit. When the
Pinkertons next looked for Mrs. Spin
dler, they found she had left the hotel
and her whereabouts could not be as
%certained. She had left no address,
and thus far they have been unable to
find her. In his telegram Prettyman
expresses considerable anxiety about
the case, as he describes Demerest
and his pal as "a pair Of cracker
Jacks" but fears he will not be able
to hold them much longer unless Spin
der shows up.
The peculiar action of the Spindlers
is causing much speculation, especially
since Mrs. Spindler is evidently try
ing to keep herself hidden from the
authorities who are anxious to prose
cute the men whom they believe to
have swindled her husband. It is
feared that Spindler entered into some
kind Of a deal with the crooks, that
they have induced him to believe that
he is as deep in the mire as they are
and have threatened to drag him to the
pen If he peaches on them.
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Shnnts Self In Head.

Belle Fourche.-Despondent for no
apparent reason, Mrs. Halvor Chris
Hansen, a bride of but a year AMI a
half, committed suicide at her home
near Date, Perkins county, according
10 word received here. With her nus
band she resided on a claim, and just
after supper Christensen went out
When he returned a few minutes later
he found his wife's body on the kitch-
en- floor, the dishes half washed and a
80 revolver at her side. She had shot
herself through the head and died I'M
mediately. Neighbors were called IN
and the coroner held an inquest, at
which the verdict was suicide. MIS-
Christensen was 26 years old.
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MANY COURT DEATH
Hunters Every Year Venture
Forth on Niagara River.
Nlmrods Caught In Running Ice Jam
Observed by Man With Glass, Who
Watches Them Plunge Over
the Falls.

Buffalo, N. Y.-The fascination Of
hunting must be very great when 1t
will lure men out onto the Niagara
river in the winter to an almost GER
tain death trap. 1t Seems that the
duck hunting is especially good but
very dangerous about a mile above the
falls. Every winter adventurous duck
hunters put put in small boats and
dodge the ice cakes while they hunt
their favorite game. AS a rule, how
ever, most Of the hunters perch them
selves upon a ledge of ice and hunt
from 1t. They take a terrible risk even
by this method, for the ice jam that
is constantly moving down stream Is
at any time liable to dislodge the hunt
er's perch and down he goes a victim
to the merciless cataract.
Not many years ago two men were
observed in a duck boat trying des.
perately to row out of a running Ice
jam which had carried them down the
Canadian channel from far up the
river. Their terrified efforts were
closely followed by a man with a spy
glass, who had discovered them from
the windows of one Of the large shore
factories on the American side. The
unfortunate men had already drifted
too les the first roaring cataract to
admit of any possible rescue, so the
watcher could only helplessly wait for
their pitiful death.
In describing the incident afterward,
be said: God, what could / do to help
them-what could any man do? The
Almighty alone seemed to hold them
In his power. One man seemed to be
w%renching his shoulders from their
sockets with the oars; the other stood
In the stern, desperately plying a pike
pole. An a broke, and was replaced
by a third. The man didn't lose a sec
ond in It's replacement. Then, in a
mighty stroke, the other a went,
and he fell sprawling back in the boat.
He stood up, pulled the good oar from
Its pin, and began padding ~insanely
from the side.
They made little progress. Slowly
the great field of ice swept them
down, down toward those snarling,
angry cataracts below. l writhed in
agony before the hopeless vision. Into
the rapids swept the fore part of the
Ice jam. Then the first great wave
seemed to rise up and hover hungrily
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TO INVESTIGATE RoADWAYs.
Committee to Make Auto Trip Over
Proposed Routes.

Mitchell.-Johp Stransky of Puk-
wanna, chairman of the good roads con
yention held in this city last week,
has appointed a committee Of nine
men to make a investigation Of the
north and south state highway route
between Mitchell and Sioux Falls. The
committee consists of s. H. Lea, state
engineer; John Nelson of Mitchell,
and Mr.. Hartgering of Rapid City, CIV
ii engineers, and E. l.. Meisch of Alex
andria, George Todd of Bridgewater,
Tug Wilson of Salem, j. E. Hamaker
of Spencer, o. H.. Dye of Chamberlain
and Thomas Taubman Of Plankinton.
The committee will meet in this
city and make an auto trip be-
tween Mitchell and Sioux Falls, via
Alexandria and the intervening towns,
and the return trip will make a thor
ough investigation of the roadway on
each route and listen to the PROPOSE
tons Of the towns along the routes.
Another convention will be called ear
ly in April in Mitchell, at which time
will be decided the official route of the
state highway between Mitchell and
Sioux Falls, and thence on through
Chamberlain to the Black Hills coun-
try. At the convention last week 800
men were in attendance.
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NOTED SUFFRAGE LEADER ILL
DR.. MARY e. WALKER IN GOTHAM
HOSPITAL WITH BRONCHITIS.
Friends Doubt II She viii Recover
Hard Work Causes Break
down.

New York, March 19.-Dr. Mary e.
Walker, widely known as an advocate
of woman's rights and of dress reform
in which she set an example by wear
ing male attire, is in the Presbyterian
hospital here and reported to be dan
gerously i'll. Relatives in Oswego, N.
Y, have been notified.
DR.. Walker had an engagement to
make an address here. Upon her ar
rival, however, she was found to be
suffering from a nervous breakdown
and was taken from the train to the
hospital. On account of her advanced
age (she is an octogenarian), her
friends fear her illness will prove a
critical one.
Among other distinctions, DR.. Walk
err has that Of being the first woman
physician in the world to hold a com
mission as assistant army surgeon. She
was promoted to this position after
service as a nurse on the battleields
Of the Civil war. during which she
had adopted the plan of wearing trous-
ers. During her service she had the
unique distinction Of being exchanged
as a prisoner Of war for q lar of her
rank. Later she was awarded a medal
of honor for bravery.
OF late years, DR.. Walker had been
leader in the woman suffrage move
ment, and claimed to have been the
first woman to attempt voting at the
polls. She had made suffrage speeches
throughout the United States and
England.
DR.. Walker is suffering from a Sc
we're case OF bronchitis. which is
threatening pneumonia.
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Winter Wheat Doing Well.

P,erre.-Jud Robinson is In from
Smith, Stanley county, and reports
the large acreage Of winter wheat
which he put in at his ranch asst fali
70 he IN as good condition as 1t could
possibly show at this season OF the
wear. He decided to plunge" on win
ter wheat after the rains OF the latter
BART of last summer, and put In over
zoo acres, with the indications that 1t
will get a fine start this spring, ana
with anything like normal rainfall
bring him a big return for his venture.
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END OF HISTORIC HOUSE
Residence Of Nine. de sevlgne Of Paris
to Be Turned Into Homes for
Workmen.

Paris.-One Of the residences of
Madame de Seyigne, whose letters re-
vealed SO much of the inner history of
France during the days of "le grand
monarque," is about to lose its his
toric character. It Is a country house
ear Livry, on the way to Gargan, and
1t used to be called Madame de Sc
vigne's "%folie." "Folie' was a name
given in the days of Louis XIV, and in
later years to any country seat over
which an owner INDUCED an uncom-
mon fancy in the matter of its design.
One of the characteristics of
Madame de Sevigne's "folie" was q
quaint, little chapel, and near It a GU
rious sort Of belfry, which long ago
fell into ruins. The rest Of the cha.
teau is fairly well preserved. 1t was
in this quaint residence that Madame
de Sevigne is believed to have writ.
ten many of her letters to her daugh.
ter.
1t Is now sharing the fate of many
a similar relic OF the past. 1t Is being
transformed into a modern resort OF
utility. An association providing cot
tage accommodations for the working
classes has obtained possession of the
house and grounds. The old hall has
already been converted. and. with the
additions In progress, 1t will become
a vast caravansarv of about 100 rooms,
with as many Kitchens and Offices
Most of the old walls will remain
standing, but the transformation will
be such that future visitors will hard
ly recognize any vsstige of Madame dc
Sevigne's "folie."
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Must Cut Up Clothing.

Watertown.-Adjt. Gen. G. H. En-
glesby has received orders from the
wal department at Washington to sell
10000 pounds of heavy wooden cloth
ing, which will be suitable for rags
to be made into rugs, etc. The war
department will not allow the cloth
ing to be sold, and it is necessary to
cut it up in order that it can be used
only for rags and as above mentioned.
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On the Ice Field at Niagara.

over the little boat. Both men saw It
and rushed toward each other. Locked
in each others arms they disappeared
into the curling swell. That was the
last saw Of them"
Niagara also plays the death trap to
hunted as well as hunters. Hundreds
Of wild fowls are swept each year over
the falls. During densely foggy nights
strange ducks often stop to roost in
the upper waters or the river. Drift
ing unconsciously toward the brink,
they are suddenly hurled down into
the abyss Of ~plunging water.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-03-21
Another Factory.

Aberdeen.-A large eastern firm is
negotiating for a site and building
with the intention Of locating a shirt
factory in Aberdeen. A clothing fac.
tory, manufacturing ~overalls and work
ingmens clothing, established here sew
eral years ago. has prospered exceed
ingly, and the eastern people after
looking yer the field and Investigate
ing Aberdeen's railroad facilities, be-
lieve the shirt factory will pay good
dividends from the start.
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Nav Reopen Bank.

Deadwood.-State Bank Examiner
J. L. Wingield of Mitchell is in the
northern part of the state ON a bust
ness trip. While in Deadwood he de-
clared that the prospects for reopen
ing the Meade county bank at Sturgis
were good; that the stockholders were
paying their assessments and meeting
obligations and that he looked to see
the bank resume within a very few
weeks.
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Naturally.

Robert, at the age of twelve, was
much puzzled over one question in
his examination paper on civics. 1t
ran, IF the president, vice-president.
and all the members of the cabinet
should die, who would oficiate?" Rack
ing his brain in vain to remember the
order of succession, a happy thought
came to him, and he wrote:
THE Observation-Disclosures Home
Companion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-03-21
Fever Seems 70 Be Checked.

Yankton.-No new cases of scarlet
fever have developed recently, and
those who were quarantined are rap
idly recovering. If the present i'm
provement continues it will be posi-
BILE to open the public schools again
within a few days.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-03-21
Is Getting Over IL.

Aberdeen.-Lillian Putnam, the
young girl who attempted suicide by
swallowing carbolic acid to avoid be-
ing returned to the state industrial
school, is still alive and physicians
state the prospects for her recovery
are excellent.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-03-21
100000 Ransom Demanded.

Shanghai, March 19.-Bandits kid
mapped the young o Of Sheng Kung
Pas. the millionaire oil magnate,
known as the Rockefeller Of China"
A note received by his father said II
100000 ransom is not paid. the boy
will be murdered.
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Final Recourse.

do you want to get a hearing In
this court?" shouted the magistrate.
"Sure, sir" replied the very deaf
defendant.
Then" yelled the magistrate, with
a last mighty effort. you will have to
60 to a specialist"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-03-21
Lived Year with Broken Back.

Lead.-Almost a year from the DAY
he was injured, during all OF which
time he suffered intense agony, Geo.
H. Lane, a young miner, died at mis-
home here as the result OF a fall
which broke his back.
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When Your Eyes Need Care

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Stop the Pain.

The hurt of a burn or a cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalye Is applied. It heals
quickly and prevents scars. Csc and 50c by
druggists. For free sample write to
J. W. Cole q Co.. Black River Falls, Wis.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-03-21
Its Nature.

Does anybody aver win at a tea
hght?"
"Of course not. 1t is a drawn bat
tle."
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appointment for Minnesota Woman.
Minneapolis. March 19.-Ada Louise
Comstock. dean Of women at the Uni
versity of Minnesota. has accepted an
invitation to become dean of Smith
college at Northampton, Mass.
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No, Alonzo, a girl isn't necessarily
an angel because she Is a high flyer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-03-21

Some women are passing fair-and
some others cannot pass.
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When the Millennium comes Garfield Tea
and Holy Church will not be longer needed.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-10-09
Killing QUITS THE
Big LEAGUE
GAME
FORMER CHICAGO STAR QUITS ne
MANAGER or BOSTON.
NATIONALS

Boston, Oct 9.--Manager Johnny
King Of the Boston Nationals, in a
letter to newspaper friends In Boston
today, announces his retirement from
baseball He states that he Is satis-
fled, after vainly seeking for con-
ference with President Gaffney OF the
Boston club for over week, that the
runofg Of George stallingg being his
successor are true, although be has in
E1is possession telegram from Gaff-
Dey advising him not to place any
credence in the story that stalling
would be the manager Of the Boston
club for 1913.
King did not attend Saturdays ball
game between the Braves and the
1shilIies, but left for his homo In
Kansas City early in the evening
King refuses to be disgraced or de-
graded. He feels that President Gaff
ney intends to trade him to New York
or Pittsburgh Or philadelphia or some
other club. King refuses to be trad
"a any more, nor will he accept a sub
ordinate position in the Boston club
IN his letter announcing his retire
raent he hints that the club was &c
badly handicapped By the former
president, John NJ. Ward, that the
team was really disOrganized. Since
Ward was bought out the Boston clut
has won almost half Of its games. i
has finished eight games better thar
last year, and he points to the fac
that he was without q real shortstoI
for half Of the season. King declares
he 6id as well as anybody could undei
fhe circumstances He declares tha
he has played bis last major league
gam8 He hints that he would lik'
70 get bis release 80 that he coult
open negotiations With an American
Association club to act as manager.
While Killing has not been the Klini
Ne was . few years ago, yet his bat
ting was fine this year and he wal
behind the bat in more than half O
the clubs games His batting aver
age was over 100 II ID doubtful 4
King can get out Of the Nationa
E.eague, for he would be Just the mar
FOR New York, Philadelphia, cincin
natl Or Pittsburgh.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-10-09
PASS HAS
MADE IHEGAME
slower
QUARTERBACK is ONLY SURE
MEDIUM TO HANDLE
PASSES
(By Hamilton Fish, Jr, in New)
York Worfdl

(By Hamilton Fish, Jr., In New
York WorFdl
In one particular the new rules point
to reversion to the old school theory
of attack. The addition of one more
down makes 1t highly probable that
the offensive team, as soon as It gains
possession of the ball, win attempt,
for two downs at least to rush A
premium has been placed upon con-
tinued possession Of the ball, and luck,
which played such a large part In the
games last year, has been materially
abolished.
Straight football viii be more in
evidence this year; consequently more
attention than ever will be paid to the
development Of a swift attack. Now
that pushing and pulling have been
abolished, 1t becomes increasingly Inn
portant that the backs get to the OPEN
ing before the defense has time TO
size Up the play. There are many de-
vices for speeding up the attack. One
is the starting signal; another, not
much practiced, Is having the back
field watch the center's wrists before
the ball is put in play. It is possible
by doing 80 to tell, by the snap Of the
wrists before the ball is passed, just
when It is coming, so that the backs
can start with the ball and not a
shade Of a second after it, as SO many
baclraelds do today.
The direct pass from center to half
back, used considerably at Yale, is an
other device for increasing the speed
Of play. In reality, the direct pass
sows up play. The speed Of a play
depends upon the amount Of time the
runner takes to get to hit the line.
Anything which prevents the run
ner from concentrating his whole at
tention upon this essential is bad. The
direct pass is bad in this respect be-
cause, instead Of removing all respon-
sibility from the runner by permitting
the quarterback to feed the ball to
him, the runner must think Of getting
the ball before he gets to his hole.
and II the direct pass Is in the slight
est degree untrue hesitation on the
part Of the runner results and the
speed Of the play is negadyed.
The only, sound, sure and swift
manner Of feeding the ball to the back
is through the medium of the quarter
With the return to straight football
win come the sustained attack. It il
likely that we shall see more goal
line marches" this year.
When the offensive team starts on
its march down the field it will be
good policy to wear down the defense
by the use of highly diversified at
tack
Speed not only in the execution Of
the plays but in the rapidity with
which the plays follow one another
viii be in evidence.
The defense must not be given time
to guess the psychology Of the attack,
and in proportion as the distance to
the goal line diminishes the speed Of
the attack should increase.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-10-09
THRILLERS FOR
new AVIATION
field
BEATTY PROMISES SOME SUR
PRlsEs AT OAK HEIGHTS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

New York, Oct 9.--Interest in avia-
tion circles is now directed to the wi
alton meet next Saturday at Oakwood
Heights, Staten Island. under the aus
pices Of the Aeronautical society,
whose new aviation field the days
events will formally open.
1t win be the last attempt at an
event" for the season. which is now
practically over. The society has Tex.
tnded itseIfg to provide features which
should make the meet one to be re-
membered, even though it be the
swan song" of aviation in this coun-
try for the next two or three years.
Aviator Beatty promises to pull off
stunt" that will set the spectators
gasping. 1t will be an aerial turkey
trot." Other ayiators in and around
New York have entered, and both oy-
erland and hydroaeroplane flights will
be made. F. Rodman Law will make
a parachute drop from an aeroplane.
Application has been made to the
secretary Of the navy for permission
to have one Of the battleships used as
a target for the dropping of make
believe bombs. The idea is to have
the battleship anchored in the lower
bay so that the aviators can fly with
their hydrooeroplanes from the anchor
chorage of the new flying grounds
Rear Admiral Osterhaus and all the
officers and sailors OF the fleet have
been invited to attend.
Aviator Harry B. Brown, few days
ago, made the first flight on the new
field. His arm was bound up in
splints, his wrist having been frac
tured couple of weeks before al
Riverhead. L. l., where 1t was caught
in his propeller. He took up with him
his mechanician, Hazard. The inten
ton was to fly across the Narrows and
over Brooklyn, but Browns arm be
gan to swell and he had to come down
The flight was made against orderf
of his physician. His arm was found
to be swollen to twice its normal size
It looks as though the long warfare
between the Aeronautical eociety and
the Aero Club of America has come tC
an end. At meeting last week II
the rooms Of the society it was decid
ed to bury the hatchet, the interests
of aviation at the present stage Of The
game requiring a conservation and {
concentration of all possible sources
Of support. It was decided to invite
the Aero club to participate in ths
coming meet, with the understanding
that no events Of a purely sporting ma
ture be included in the program. Thii
clause was inserted to allow the par
ticipation of the aviators suspend d
by the Aero club for participating in
the unlicensed meet at Boston OF
July 1.
Despite the loss Of five army await
'ors this year the government viii con
tinue its experimentation, recognizing
that the aeroplane must be factor II
warfare.