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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
State Republican Factions

Tomorrow the Taft element Of
the republican party in South Dako-
ia will foregather at Huron to ar
range preliminaries for a campaign
to secure South Dakota's delegation
to the national republican conven-
ton for President Taft. Senator
Gamble, Representatives Burke and
Martin are leaders in this move
ment. Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson will be present to
represent the administration and
address the meeting.
The insurgent, or progressive,
element, headed by Senator Craw-
ford, has issued a call for a like
meeting at Sioux Falls Jan 18th, to
arrange for the LaFollette cam
paign. They have already held
two meetings, n at Huron during
the state fair. and one at Mitchell,
during the corn palace. And this
last meeting is called at the same
time of the conservation congress
at Sioux Falls. The La
Toilette supporters evidently like
to meet at a time and place when
there is sure to be a crowd present.
So, they are off,, as everybody
cries when the ponies start. This
party scrap produces political thrills
enough to suit anyone, but what the
result will be later on, when it
comes to election, is difficult to pre-
dict.
At present all indications point to
the denomination of President Taft.
While Senator LaFollette has some
following. and is a game little fight
er, it does not appear as if he has a
ghost Of a show for the presidential
nomination. He will have his own
state delegation, Wisconsin. possibly
North Dakota, on account of the
feeling there over the Presidents
reciprocity measure, and some scat
tering delegates here and there, but
it will not seriously affect the re-
suit. Under these conditions it is
probable that President Taft will
get the South Dakota delegation.
Also at this time it appears that
there is only one man who can take
the nomination away from Taft, and
that man, of course. is Roosevelt.
There is no doubt bat what he would
satisfy m,re republicans than any
other living man, but he will not be a
candidate against Taft.
Senator LaFollette is agGod legis-
lator, a persistent worker. radical,
aggressive and useful in the Senate.
President Taft is conservative. level
headed, safe and careful-agood,
steady executive, Each man fits
into his presenc place better than he
would to exchange places.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Get Busy, Girls!

Elgin. Ill.,. Dec. 30.-George R,
Thompson, a justice of the peace. to.
day offered to marry free Of charge
and at any hour of day or night. any
couple, if the bride made affidavit
that she actually proposed. The Of
fer holds good throughout 1912, leap
year. If a man is so slow that his
sweetheart has to wait until leap
year. she ought to be awarded by a
free ceremony" said the magis-
trate.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
GOOD ROAD PRIZES
GIVEN BY MILLER
Commercial Club Holds Annual
Business Meeting and Starts
Good Roads Project

One 500 prize for the best mile
of new road, and one $50 prize for
the mile of best maintained road on
the main north and south road
through Miller, were offered by the
city commercial club at the annual
business meeting Tuesday night.
The main business of the meeting
was the election Of officers for the
coming year. The five directors
chosen were H. J. Bushfield. DR. E..
h. Wilson, c. L. Ostrander, j. T.
McCullen, and John Pusey. The
directors then held a short session
and elected H. j. Bushfeld presl-
dent, DR.. E. H, Wilson ylce-presi-
dent, C.. l.. Ostrander secretary. and
J. 7. McCulIen treasurer. Four
new candidates were voted on for
membership.
The good roads project was dis
cu1sed at some length and plans set
On'foot for an extensive campaign
along this line this year. 1t is the
intention of the club to hold a road
meeting IN the city later and more
plans will be formulated by that
time.
The club decided to offer a prize
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
E HEIGHTS

At the Xmas entertainment the
collection for the Children's Home
at Sioux Falls was $1,000.
Owing to the cold stormy day,
but few were out to the annual
church meeting. Aside from the
debt on the parsonage, all bills
were reported paid and a few dol
lars in the treasury. Mr. Robbins of
Orient, a former pastor sent a
check for $3.50 to help out on the
apportionment. We are sure he
has the thanks of all the members
for his generous gift. The follow
ing were elected to office for the
coming year, Mrs f. r. Gardnes,
clerk and Mr. J. G. Gardiner, trea-
surer. reelected, Jas. Berry, trustee
for two years. John Speirs, trustee
for three years. The society has
one hundred and twenty-five men,
bers. of whom several r non
residents.
At the Sunday school meeting,
Mrs O. Neill was reelected supt, and
Mr. Waterman, assistant.
Miss Stella Fulton was dangerous
ly i'll Sunday night and Monday
with asthma. See has resigned her
school in Spring Hill, and as soon as
she is able to travel, will go to
Neb.
Mrs I. ]. Levson entertained the
Crossman family of Washington on
New Years. as the train was about
five hours late, the dinner was Ger.
tainly well cooked.
Miss Fannie Snyder has returned
from Long S iding. Mimi, where
she went with the Hill family. Nh
Hill IS not well pleased with hi'
new home. Twas ever thus
people that lie ave Dakota. are mos
always anxious to return.
Otto johnson , is on the sick list.
Glen Willet t and Jim johnson
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
SIOUX WANT
TO KEEP LAND
Petition Government Not To
Throw Open Any More
Reservation Land

Wakpala, S. D., Jan. 1.-The
Standing Rock Sioux have just end.
ed what will probably be the last
general council they will ever hold,
concerning the disposal of their sur
plus lands.
They are strongly opposed to the
opening Of the remainder of the re-
servation at this time. and have sell
ected a delegation of eight men to
present their views to the Indian
committee. Their main objections
appear to be that there is such g
small amount of surplus land left,
and the most of that only grazing
land. They say it might as we'll be
left for the Indians intact.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
LARGEST CROWD
AT RECEPTION
President Taft Greeted By Thou
sands At New Year
Gathering

Washington, Jan. 1.-The great
est throng that has passed the por-
tails Of the White House at any New
Year reception of recent years,
greeted President and Mrs Taft to-
day at the third public reception
81 zen by them sirce entering the e.
ecutlve mansion. When the long
line had passed, the official count
said that 1902 diplomats. officials
and citizens had shaken hands with
the president. At last years recep-
ton the count showed that about
$500 visitors were received.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Earthquake Shocks

Chicago, Jan. Northern Illinois
and southern Wisconsin were Jared
by an earthquake at IL o'clock to-
day. The shock was felt in many
towns and in some places j. slammed
the doors and tumbled china from
the shelves, and people ran from the
houses, fearing they would tumble
down.
At Aurora a large press in the Of
flee of the Aurora Beacon was shift.
ed from its base and fell with a loud
crash. Many at first thought an ex'
plosion had occurred.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Old Soldiers 10 Mile Race

Pittsburg. Jan. 2.-"Old' Sol.
der" Barnes. 6S years old, has tax.
en- up the challenge issued by Col
onel James l.. Smith of Michigan to
race a relay team Of ten Grand
Army veterans yer a ten mile
course for a purse of $1,000 at the
ercampment at Los Angeles IN June.
Barnes has already started to organ
ize his team. and one of the first en-
tries received was that of Rev. John
F. Edmond, aged Go, of C~reston,
\Ohio. who is better known as the
1"athletic ~parson." Edmond says he
will walk from his home to Los An.
geles to train for the event,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Road School i'm Wis.

La Crosse, Wis, Jan. 1.-The first
annual road school of the Wisconsin
highway commission will be held at
Madison Feb. 1916. Governor Nc
Govern will make the address of
welcome and u. j. Kuelling, a Mil
waukee county commissioner. will
be the principal speaker. Moving
pictures will show road construction
processes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Christmas In California
The Miller Press,
Miller, So. Oak.

I'm hiiiS tASoSs
Miller, So. Oak.
Gentlemen
Please change my address as we
have sold our house in this city, and
will try life in a fiat until we re-
turn to Miller, which we expect to
do about July 1st.
This leaves the Miller Colony"
all well, and ENJOYING nice bright
weather with frosty nights for the
past week, and it is certainly very
i~nvigorating. The reports from the
back country and valleys are that
there has been some damage to the
fruit orchards by frost, caused by
the heavy fall of snow in the noun
tains, but nothing serious. The
Coquillette family including Mrs
Fales. and s. number Of San Diego
friends, scent Christmas dav with a
boat ride on the bay and ocean to
Point Iona, Fort Rosecrans, and
the Bennington monument, light
house etc. and enjoyed the sights
very much. 1t was almost a per-
feet day. and it did not seem much
like Christmas. The view from
Point Iona out across the Pacific
ocean at sui set, is about the most
magnificent we have ever found.
and one not soon to be forgotten.
The CITY is full of tourists, at least
twice as many as last year, and from
all parts of the United States and
Canada, and they meet at The
Plaza" every morning and look over
the weather reports from their sew
eral homes. and discuss current
events, and seem to be having a
good time. Hoping that the fine
weather YOU are having this month
will last till spring, and that if you
do have any more bad storms, you
will not let them stray down this
way, | remain. Yours very truly,
j. w. Coquillette.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Twenty Nine Years Ago

As Uncle John McMurtry, COM
missioner from the 4th district,
came in to attend the boards re-
gular meeting Tuesday. he remark
ed that this was very similar wealth.
err to that of Twenty-Five years ago
when he came to Miller for a like
duty His wife then drove him to
near VaYland and he walked the
balance Of the way in a light snow,
with the thermometer chasing
around the 20 below mark. The
Captain was then to be sworn in as
"A member of Hand Countv's first
elected board of commissioners. He
is now serving his third term. one
term in the early eighties and two
just recently.
Captain Bailey. of the 1st district,
has been longest in service. some
fourteen years.
C. F. Erickson of the End district,
Henry Scott, of the 3rd, and Edward
Andrews, of the 5th, are all serving
on their second terms.
The present session is the regular
annual settling up meeting of the
board, at which time they reorganize
for the year. Henry Scott was re-
elected chairman. The session usu.
ally continues over one week. All
members are in attendance.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Through Pullman Sleeping Cars
Via The North Western Line

Now run daily between ST. Paul,
Minneapolis and Los Angeles.
Leave Mankato 1875 p. m, leave
Sioux City 5.35 a. m. Trains from
stations in Minnesota and South
Dakota make direct connections
with this through service. Full par
ticulars on application to Ticket
Agents, Chicago and North Western
Ry.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
PLEASANT VALLEY

Services HOO and 7:30
C. E. TOO
Mid week prayer meet Thursday at
500
A seat and a welcome to all.
Mr. and Mrs A. Parmley have re-
turned from Templeton. where they
have been spending their Xmas.
Miss A. Barrett returned from
White Lake last week.
Mr. and Mrs 1Stoudt entertained
Mr. E. Frahm Christmas day.
Mr. l.. l.. Fry was at Mr. P. Cot
tons Sunday last.
Misses j. and B. Kintigh and
Messrs Frank and Willis Kintigh,
l.. l.. Fry and Rev. Stallard were
callers at Mr. Eddy's Wednesday
evening of last week.
There was no literary at Spring
Lake school house last week on ac.
count of bad weather.
Mr. Phi. Cotton and Rev. Stallard
were in Miller last Tuesday.
The parties who assaulted MI
Glen Durham last Sunday night
should be brought before the in
sanity board.
Our school teachers are at their
schools again after the HOLIDAYS.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
INTERESTING NEWS FROM
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Rec Heights, North Hand, and Pleasant
Valley News

have taken the contract to fill the
ice house. no doubt about the ice
being thick enough to harvest.
Teachers and pupils were on hand
Tuesday morning for school, after
vacation.
A sleigh-load of young people
went out to John Gibson's Monday
night to an oyster supper.
And now the young misses are
hustling for votes, for the piono to
be given by the Mercantile Co. AS
there are 1913 names on the list
(they may not all enter the race)
there will be many disappointed
ones. We think the votes ought to
go to the girl who has neither
organ or piano.
The Ladies aid society will meet
Jan. 18th. Thursday afternoon with
Mrs Ida Watkins. Let every MEM
Der be present. as there will be
important business to attend to.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
HOLIDAY Trade

From newspapers and from local
dealers come the reports of as good
or better business during the holiday
trading season as in former years.
This comes from dealers who went
after the business, as usual. The
pessimist who thought there was
nothing doing and just drifted got
little business-as usual. The fe|-
low who gets business starts some
thing-and keeps on starting it.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
PRESBYTERIAN Church

A. Z. Cooper, pastor
1916 a m Sabbath school
The lessons are / interesting. come
and join a class.
HOO a m. Sermon:
$50 p. m. Christian Endeavour
7:30P M sermon.
Let us all rally again to the life
and work of the church for the fall
and winter.
We want you to come.
We aim to begin all services at
the minute appointed. Be on time
Come.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Church of Christ

Lords Day services with the
Church of Christ Sept, "a as fol-
lows:
Bible school at I0:00a a. m.
Communion services at 100 a m
G. E. at TOO p. m.
Cordial invitation to all.
All verv welcome to these services
Special music at every evening
service.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Evangelical Church

Evangelical Church
Services in the Evangelical Church
for the present will be as follows:
Sunday school at Miller 10 a. m.
Preaching at IL a. m.
Preaching at s p. m.
A most cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
If you are not a regular attendent
elsewhere YOU are especially invited
to worship with us.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Roman Catholic

Mass at $3.50 a. m. and at 1890 a.
m. first Sunday of every month, and
at 1920 a. m. third Sunday. Sun
day school at 800 p. m. every
Sunday.
Rev. Father Cafferky. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
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 7:30 m
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening
Ali are invited to attend.
j. II. Kearton, Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04

Arepcrt is current that Captain
E. T. Sheldon. a former prominent
citizen of this county. had died at
Colorado Springs, Colorado. where
he had relatives living. No particu-
lars were learned. The Captain was
a pioneer, farmer, an old veteran,
and aleader in republican party af-
fairs of county and state. Some
years ago he sold his farm in eastern
st. Lawrence twp, and removed to
Manchester, S. ID.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
Holiday Society

The Merrv-GO-ROund club began
their second series Saturday evening
with Mrs c. NJ. Dwyer and Mrs F.
J. Weber as hostesses, at the home
of the former. There we're a num-
Der of visiting guests and a pleasant
evening was spent at the card tables,
after which the hostesses served one
of their usual excellent suppers.
The club will hold its regular weekly
meetings through the remainder of
the winter.
DR.. and Mrs W. G. Redmond en-
tertained their young friends most
delightfully."- Friday evening at their
home on w, Second street with a
dancing party. There were about
twenty present and several hours
were spent with music and dancing,
after which a buffet luncheon was
served by the hostess.
Mrs l.. DlOuhy entertained at sup
per and cards Saturday evening in
honor of her visiting guests, Misses
Dickey and Ford, of Pierre. A very
pleasant evening was spent by those
present.
A New Years dance at the opera
house Monday night was the occa-
sion of a very pleasant gathering of
the city's dancing people. The
MILLER orchestra furnished good
music for the large crowd present.
Misses Vera and Kate Catalan
served supper to about sixteen of
their Young friends Monday evening
after the dancing party. The guests
were taken to their home at the
close of the dance and given an ex-
cellent two course supper
The Merry-Go-Roun club will be
entertained at the Bushfeld home
FRIDAY evening in honor of Mrs R..
M. Cross, of Tulsa, Okla.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04

For Sale-Pure blood Rhode Is
land Red BOOSTERS 81 each. Ollie
Smith, 6 miles south st. Lawrence.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04

Oats for sale at Sexour's Eleva-
tor. ltf
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04

The Merry-Go-Round club will be
entertained at the Bushield home
FRIDAY evening in honor of Mrs r.
M. Cross, of Tulsa, Okla.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-01-04
BUSINESS......
5 OPPORTUNITIES
FIVE CENTS PER LINE

fyou have anything TO sell. or II you dc
sire to buy anything, n three or four line
notice In the PRESS will bring results.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-14

six hundred sold; OF nearly thirty
thousand dollars worth Of tax that
had been allowed to become delin-
quent, S15,9l1.51 was disposed OF at
this annual sale. much OF II having
been settled BY the owners shortly
before the sale. In fact, there was a
rush OF delinquents the few days i'm.
mediately preceding the sale. There
were but a dozen bidders present.
After using the small thresher for
their own threshiag and for some
custom work, +. T.. Johnson and J..
NJ. Watson sold the machine last week
to w. C. 4Collis. Mr.. Coils took the
outfit home Tuesday, and vii haddle
about q hundred acres OF oats this
winter. Johnson and Watson bought
the thresher from a brother of Mr..
Coils at Mandan; they did consider
able ~threshing near Medora, thresh-
ed over a hundred acres Of oats for
themselves, and, after refusing sew
eral good offers before they we're
done with it, sold the thing to- Mr..
Coils for just what it cost them.
This machine and the money of our
country are the only two things
known to science that do not lose
value with continued use.
A temporary restraining order was
served on the officers of Billings coun-
Hty Monday, restraining them from
selling the lands for taxes that had
become delinquent and which are in
Lone Tree township. The PLAINTIFF in
the action is F.. D. Haigh. The cause
arose from the claims that the town
ship had moi been properly assessed,
the valuation 10 averred to have been
fixed In the county Ofllces instead Of
by the assessors. The case will prob.
ably be tried at the next term OF
court.
When it was definitely found that
| theer was a case Of smallpox in Me
| dora, vaccination was the one thing
demanded by a weeping populace. DR.
Bowen came to our rescue Thursday
ana irritated the arms of the suffer
ing people without regard for race
age, sex, color or condition of adipose
tissue; DR.. Perkins came Friday
with a blood-lust, and there was a
most pleasant scab.fest that evening
in a citizens home, and one c~alculat
ed to make us each 60 lame in a nigh
fore foot. We ere nov patiently
awaiting manifestations of the tiny
devils introduced asleep into our sys
tens. like detotees of the spiritual
istic seances.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-14

the time, the supper which was serv.
ed In the evening III excellent and
80 was the entertainment after the
supper. The program consisted OF
solos by Mrs. K~0nnarske, Miss Louise
Bratzel and. VIM. Bulge, piano solo
by Mrs. SChierbaum, duet by Misses
Louise and Tina Bratzel, recitatiOns
by Mrs. Woolery. speech by M. d,
MOrfOrd and Rev. Lovelaxc and reel.
tations BY the children. Mrs. b. Mas.
ters q In charge Of the program.
r. Culeman was a%uctiOneer and sold
those articles not sold during the day.
The fair brought a handsome sun,
which will be used for the benefit
OF the church.
The blacksmith shop OF Henry Trei.
her was burned to the ground, togeth.
er with all the contents, and all tina.
Is left of It are he chimneys and iron
parts Of the machinery and nipple.
ments. The fire was first seen at II
o'clock by Herman Stelter, who rush
ed towards the fire hall. Near the
Columbia he met Cloyd Patzer, who
finished the run to the fire house, as
Herman was out OF breath, and rang
the bell, assisted by other men who
happened to be near. Soon the wills
tie OF the brickyard sounded, also.
The fire guard responded quickly, but
1t vas too late to save the building,
as the fire was too far gone. The un-
derground pipes were frozen and 1t
was necessary to connect the hose
with the tank. which meant a waste
Of ten precious minutes. Fortunate.
~, there was no wind that night and
the fact that the chop was standing
isolated helped to localize the fire,
Although the night was calm, burn
ing cinders flew all over the neigh
borhood and two hay stacks in R
! Culeman's yard and a straw pile be.
hind Wehmeier's shop could only be
saved by hard work. The attention
OF the FIRE fighters was turned to-
wards saving the barn connected with
the shop in the rear, which was &C
cOmplished. 1t is thought that the
fire was burning inside for a LONG
time, as light was seer in the shop
windows by several persons, but no
body thought OF fire. A few minutes
after the fire broke through the root
the building was a mass of flames
The shop was insured for nor than
$4,000, but this does not cover hall
of the damage done. Mr.. koveric
who had rented the shop from Mr.
Treiber. loses, also. heavily. There
were about $500 worth of nipple
mentS wagons. etc in the ShOn tC
be repaired, which belonged TO farm
-srs and were also consumed. The
origin of the fire Is unknown.