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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-04
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-04
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
The Garage As A hospital

The following description of a
garage and its usefulness to a com
munIty where autos are used was
written by Howard l.. Ram and is
clipped from one of our exchanges.
About all the ailments to which the
auto of today is heir, are enumerat-
ed therein:
The garage is q quiet retreat for
crippled, discouraged and defunct
automobiles, which are rebuilt from
the ground up and returned, o
panied by a bill which makes father
CLASSY eyed for a week. Whenever
an automobile goes lame on a side
bill, and refuses to walk back to
town, it is dragged into the nearest
garage by its hind legs, and taken
apart at 81 an hour, by near sighted
men who never think Of the spark
plug until the last minute of record
ed time. Every form of disease
known to the modern automobile is
treated successfully in one of these
hospitals, from a mild case of insan
ity to string halt, and the delirium
tremens. The most common ailment
is paralysis of the self-starter, and
when this is followed by other COM
plications. such as congestion Of the
carburetor and cyrrhosis of the spark
plug. it costs more to effect a cure
than it does TO go 10 Hot Springs
and have the sciatic rheumatism
rinsed out of ones system. The
garage is also an automobile agency,
where cars which are not sold bv the
owners are turned out so blind that
they frequently mistake a telephone
pole for the center of the street. A
man never knows how near to deaths
door his automobile is until he runs
it into a garage on low gear, and
sees it disse cted with loving care and
a large. blue monkey. wrench. An
automobile may look to be in perfect
health, but the minute It gets inside
of a garage, it develops catarrh of
the stomach, curvature Of the spine,
liver complaint, loss of appetite.
Bright's disease, hay fever, and a
hectic flush, and has to have three
or four doctors and trained nurses
in leather aprons hanging over its
bedside. Yet. nobody ever hears of
a garage losing any patients. a.
though the owner of the machine
loses quite a little.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
Rec Valley Poultry Show, Jan. SO, inclusive
POULTRY SHOW
NEXT WEEK
Exhibition Begins Monday And
Continues Five Days

The officers in charge of the first
annual show of the Rec Valley Poul-
try Association have about compiet.
ed their arrangements and the Ex-
hibition will begin on Monday, jan
uarv 9Th continuing five days.
All entries for the show will close
on Monday, Jan. 9Th and the judg-
ing will be done the following day
by A. B Shaner of Illinois, an ex-
pert in the poultry business. The
silver cups recently displayed in the
various show windows about town
are among the special premiums to
be awarded fer largest and best ex-
hibits.
A small admission of 10 and Is
cents will be charged for entrance
at the exhibition, but on Thursday
evening there will be a public meet
ing with no charge for admission.
At this meeting lectures will be
given by j. N. Crow, editor of the
Progressive Poultry Journal and
Judge Shaner, election of officers
will be held and the next show will
be located. Those interested in the
raising of poultry cannot afford to
miss this show, the first of its kind
in this locality.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
NORTH HAND

The holiday season has been rich
Iy enjoyed and people YER seen on
TIE move everywhere going or COM
ing from Christmas entertainments,
and family a. d friendly Christmas
dinners. and now the year is just
slipping its last links away and in a
few days we shall be taking hold of
the sterner stuff Of life, and CRAP
ping with affairs that we have laid
aside for a little while at least, May
we in the end be able to say of 1914,
1T is a big one"
Merl, Lawrence and Amy Davis,
of the county seat, are visiting rela-
tives in this part of the county for a
few days.
John Gross, of Harrison, drove to
Orient Monday.
Mr. w. Provoznik and family and
Mr. Nelson and family, of Park. had
Christmas cheer at Mrs A. ID. Webb's
Orient.
Milton Mckay and sister. Doro-
thy, spent Christmas at their Uncle
Georges, north county line, Park.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Sebring enter
tanned on Christmas day. Among
he guests being Theson Holt and
wife
The Swedish Lutheran people had
services in the NJ. +. Church. Orient
between five and six o'clock Christ
morning.
Harvey G.. Hall. of Genoa. Iii.
with his little daughter. is here
spending the holidays with his fathel
ana mother IN spring. He returned
to his home Monday.
Albert Lindauer. of Spring, was
Faulkton visitor Monday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
HOWELL

Weather has been quite cold the
past week but has moderated the
last few days.
Mass at Polo on Christmas day a
large crowd present in spite of the
cold day.
Bert Gaspar and family have the
La Grippe.
Lawrence Alhertson spent Christ.
mas in Miller with his parents.
Mrs John Miller who have been
visiting in Iowa has returned home.
Quite a number of people have
bad colds.
Mrs Henry Wilson's parents are
visiting her. They recently returned
from Montana, where they expect to
take up a claim in the spring.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
GETS
INDIAN SCALP
Local Team Wins Hard Fought
basketball Game

Winning a hard fought game over
the Pierre Indian School by a score
of u to %, Miller High began an
suspicious basket ball season Tues
day evening. The game was PLAYED
in the gymnasium of the high school
before a large crowd of spectators
and rooters.
The BOYS PLAYED basket ball from
the start of the game to the last
whistle. The Indians showed splen-
did team work and upheld the red
ilan's reputation for lightness and
q~uickness on the athletic field. AL
though outplaying the local team in
united work, they we're unable to
compete with Miller's splendid bas-
ket throwing, and the game was
easily a home victory as soon as the
teams had measured their strength
at the basket.
bayafu NnflSt refereed the game,
with the Pierre coach as umpire.
The lineup of the local team is,
Schroeder, captain; Carroll, Tam
blyn, Erb, Spain, Mead, Kenyon and
Scott. the latter three going in on
the second half to replace Carroll
and Tamblyn.
Miller came into state notice last
year with a basket ball team that
was a worthy candidate for the
high school championship, and she
expects to come back this wear and
put up a harder fight than ever with
a stronger and better trained team.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
Hens Lay a Corner Stone

Chicago Inter Ocean: In the
sprightly controversy now going on
over eggs, hens, cold storage, monop-
oily and the high cost of living every
now and then We catch a note Of
peevishness over the fact that the
hens are in the habit of taking a va
cation every year just at the time
when every BODY wants fresh eggs,
Well, why not? Nature made the
hen that way. And # there is any
Woodworking national institution it
is certainly the Great American Hen.
If you don't believe it, listen To this
unadorned hen tale from Nebraska,
the home Of that other national in
stltution, William jennings Bryan.
The Lutherans of Hebron have
long wanted ali additional school
house for their church and last East
er the women Of the diocese agreed
to set their hens at work to build it.
They promised to set aside for the
Schoolhouse fund the eggs laid by
their hens on the twenty six follow
ing SUNDAYS.
There were so, 900 hens thus dedi-
Gated to this public work. And
nobly did they fulfill the trust.
They laid "a, l66 dozen eggs on those
twenty-s six successive SUNDAYS. This
means 500, 600 eggs. And this. mind
you. was all done on a dav Of rest.
after a hard week of laying for the
ordinary everyday purposes,
AS the average price of eggs in the
country towns is about 2 cents each,
last Sunday it was announced that
there was $l3. 900 in the schoolhouse
fund. Thereupon there was much
rejoicing and the contractors are
now preparing for the erection of
the building. The corner stone will
soon be laid with elaborate ceremon
les. However, whoever lays the
stone will be a mere fgurehead; il
was the hens who laid the corner
stone of this schoolhouse.
Thus it is seen that the Nebraska
hen is as hard working as the Ne
braska statesman on the Chautauqua
platform and no language can say
mere.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
COUNTY NEWS
BY CORRESPONDENTS
Locals and Personal Items From Various
Townships.

Mrs Chas. Weiblen, of Miller, is in
Spring having a good time with her
friends.
Mr. and Mrs Rudolph Riessorer, cf
Goudyviile. attended German-Luth-
eran church in Orient, Sunday.
Lena Hoffman came from Forest
City Christmas. to spend the holt
days with her mother and other re.
latives.
H.. G.. Rudd and family took
Christmas dinner at Elder DAVIS,
Orient. and afterward attended the
Christmas tree entertainment in the
M. f. church.
Henry and Charles Rudd were
both home for Christmas.
WebstersD Davis made a flying trip
to this vicinity Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
Frank and Ross Blatchford drove
to Orient Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs John Anglin, Victor
Pawtorich, of Fairview, drove to
Orient Monday.
Mr. and Mrs John Bahr, of Howell.
visited their daughter Mrs Weide-
mar and family, Monday.
Herman Nabor and Ed. hammers.
of Fairview, were Orient callers,
Monday.
Lillian Bolton, of Howell, was In
Orient Monday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
Don't be EuSSy

Good resolutions are all right to-
day all of them. perhaps. But
there is one that would do US all
good, and that is Don't fuss"
Smile and be good natured. even if
those about you do not ALWAYS do
things as you would have them. A
crouch is d~isagreeable person to
everybody, and q person who fuses
and finds fault is very close to a
crouch. Besides. when you stop to
think 1t over calmly. very few Things
make much of any difference-if we
can only bring ourselves to think SO.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
A Christmas Blaze

Washington Times: What might
have been a very serious affair oc-
Cured during the Christmas enter
tainment at the Ross school house in
Rose Hill township. The Misses
Estella Erwin and Elsie Hubert who
teach the Todd and Ross schools. had
combined forces and were giving an
entertainment and tree. The tree
had been trimmed with cotton and
tinsel. Candles were distributed
over it and in some way the milan
able cotton caught fire. In less than
a jiffy the whole tree was atame.
Everyone naturally was scared and
there was ageneral stampede for the
outside. In the rush little Eben
Moves had his shoulder blade broken
and otherwise bruised. Luckily
everyone else e ms to have escaped
without serious injury and the fire
was put out before the building
caught fire. Quite a number of the
presents, such as handkerchlefs,
neckties. ETC., were burned, 50 that
some were a little shy on gifts. but
it was very ,ucky termination. Mr.
Moves took the little boy to Miller
where the injured shoulder was fixed
up. He will have to remain under
the doctors care for a week or So
but will come out alright eventually
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
RATES In
PARCEL POST
Change in Rates and Weight Ell
fective January 1st

On and after January /, 1914 the
limit of weight of parcels of fourth
class mail for delivery within the
first and second zones shall be in
creased from 20 to so pounds and in
the third, fourth, fifth, sixth. sew
enth and eighth zones from II to 20
pounds.
The rate OF postage on parcels ex-
ceeding A ounces in weigh in the
third, fourth, fifth, and sixth zones
shall be as follows:
Third zone. Six cents for the first
pound or fraction thereof.
Fourth zone Seven cents for the
first pound and four cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof.
Fifth zone. Eight cents for the
first pound. and six cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof.
Sixth zone. Nine cents for the
first pound and eight cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof.
All regulations OF parts of regula-
tions in conflict herewith are hereby
rescinded.
Table of postage rates on fourth
class mail, effective January /, 1914.
Parcels weighing A ounces or less
are mailable at the rate of ! cent for
each ounce or fraction of an ounce,
regardless Of distance.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
Rec HEIGHTS

Captain Throchmorton of the Vol
unteers of America gave a fine lee
ture at the church Monday night.
Dee. %. Collection was S57. 90.
which was pretty good as it was just
before Xmas.
The hall vas well filled with people
Xmas eve. and a nice program was
given, especially good was the drill
given by Is girls each bearing two
lighted candles. The hall was terri
bly, cold, and the program was rather
long. Some Of the small boys, we
presume it was small boys, were
rather noisy. Family dinners were
held at many homes.
Mr. and Mrs Swartout VIII 90 to
Seneca Wednesday and spend New
Years day with their son and wife.
/. j. Leyson and wife spent last
Sunday with her people at Messing
ton.
Charles Price and wife had just
time TO eat Xmas dinner with the
home folks between trains. No fun
in being station agent on holidays.
We thank the Press for their sweet
remembrance of us at Xmas, and
nav the New Year be a prosperous
one for the Press.
The Ladies Aid are planning for a
hard time" social Jan. 10th.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty

Highmore Bulletin. The adjourn
ed term of the October term Of Cir
cult Court adjourned last Saturday
after a four day session. Only one
case was disposed of, the State of
South Dakota VS.. c. +. Noel, who
was found guilty of grand larceny.
An appeal will be taken to the Su-
preme Court. Attorneys. M. Harry
O'Brien and A. X. Gardner acted for
the state and l.. l.. Stephens and
Theo. II. J. Studt were the defend
ants attorneys.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
No Change in Woodman Rates

Rock Island. H.. Dec. %. The
executive council of the Modern
Woodmen of America announced to-
day that it had abandoned its fight
for increased insurance rates. and
that the question would not be pro-
posed at the national head camp
meeting to be held in Jure at To-
ledo, O.. unless it originated from
the membership.
This ends a bitter Sight that has
been waged within the society since
the increased rates ordered at the
head camp meeting IN chicago TWO
years ago.
Several months ago, the society
vas enjoined bystls court from en-
forcing thGs3N4 and.lt has since
been operatK&sskr Vthe old plan,
~ kSaS,ax3
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
Aged Citizen Passes Away

AS the Christmas chimes were
ringing Wednesday evening. the
spirit of Lucian B. Case departed its
earthly casket, and took its flight to
the Maker. He died at the home of
his SON, H.-H-Case, IN eastern Hand
county, where he had gone from
Miller a few weeks ago.
He was born at Windsor, Connect
icut, Apri! IA, 1888. and had passed
his four score years when death
claimed him. His wife died two
years ago. after a happy welded
life of more than so years
Mr. Case was a passenger conduct
or for many years until ~incapacitat-
Ell by a stroke of paralysis. about 10
years ago. He came to Miller some
seven or eight years ago, residing
alternately in the city and on his
sons farm. He was a quiet, gentle
manly man, a great reader, and a
pleasant man to meet. He leaves
two sons, Frank l. and II. H.. and a
brother to mourn his loss. The
brother resides in Iowa. and the son,
Frank. at indianapolis. They were
present at the funeral, services being
held at the Presbyterian church in
Miller Saturday, conducted by the
pastor Rev. Cooper Burial was
made in the g. A. K. cemetery.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
The Political Pie Counter

Our democratic friends are having
their thrills now over the federal
pie counter. and we hear loud cries
of bosses etc. which used to be
applied to the republicans. Over at
Gettysburg. a democratic county
chairman got state chairman CoffY'.s
endorsement for the local postoffice.
and the other democrats Of that
town, are petitioning the president
not to a~ppoint.him until they hold
a primary in March. At Yankton
another scrap was on over the post
office, which went tc Mr. Bennett,
endorsed by Chairman Coffv. The
current report is that all the posi-
lions have been handed out by Mr.
Coffy, and that his endorsement will
go at Washington 50 there you are.
Human nature is much the same,
eh!
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
For Register of Deeds

hereby announce myself a can-
didate for the nomination of ltegist-
er of Deeds for Hand county. SUBJ
ject to the will of the republican
majority proposal committee of said
county. Chas. +. Sontag,
5lt7 Alden Twp.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
For County Commissioner

hereby announce myself a candi-
date for nomination for county com.
missioner of the 9Th district of Hand
county subject to the republican
primaries of Hand county.
j, ID. FINNERTY.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
For Treasurer

hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the nomination of treasurer
of Hand county, subject to the will
of the republican primaries.
Ross HANNUM.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
For County Commissioner

hereby announce myself a candi
date for county commissioner. of
Bird district, subject to the Will OF
the republican primaries.
CLARENCE MILLER,
Glendale Precinct.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
For Sheriff

] hereby announce myself a a
didate for nomination for sheriff OF
Hand county subject to the repub
lican primaries of Hand county.
2tf HENRY ERB.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
For Sheriff

! hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the nomination of
sheriff of Hand county. subject to
the will of the republican primaries
It's T.. NJ. DUNN.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-01
For Sheriff

| hereby announce myself as a
candidate for sheriff of Hand county,
subject to the will Of the republican
primaries of said county.
52tf. JOHN F. SCOTT,
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
GOVERNMENT DAM
 GOES ID PIECES
Washington is Lost-Country is Flooded-eridses Go Out

SEATTLE. March l4.-Ihe big government dam between Lake Un- ion and Lake Washington broke last night and considerable of the sur rounding country was flooded. doing great damage One large bridge was destroyed. An investigation will be made immediately by War department officials to place the blame for the loss of the big dam.
 The government is completing the canal from Elliott bay to Lake Un- ion and Lake Washington. where it is proposed that the big ships of the navy and merchant vessels will go to kill the heavy mass of barnacles that cling to the ships while in salt water.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
HEL|CA PREACHER
 |S CONVICTED
Of Violating the Mann White 6 sa..
 Had to Have Money

SEATTLE, March l4.-A:ber; Dahlstrom, the Tacoma preacher wt,o invented the new cult and secure many converts from among the wom en. and who married 27 of them ill order to secure their money, W, convicted today of violating the Mann white slave act.
 Dahlstrom was convicted of taki':, a girl from Washington to CaliforE $, for immoral purposes
 The preacher would marry any nir-. looking girl without money. bu, wh,-n they were homely he insisted tl,: they have some of this worlds soo,.-. and later, after borrowing the mon for the good of the church. he ;baH doned them. The police were at !a to find only 27 wives.
 The new religion was called lie ga'' and he worked it mostly alnu'i, the Scandinavian women.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
LANE SAYS SHOULD
 BUILD ID DAWSON
Connect With Proposed Canadian Line From Victoria or Van
 couver to Dawson.

WASHINGTON. March 14.-Sec-- retary of the Interior Lane amour ced today that he favored the exten-- sion of the Alaska Government rail- road from Fairbanks to the boundary line at Eavle to be connected there with the proposed railroad to be built by the Canadian government from Vancouver or Victoria up through British Columbia into the Yukon ter ritory and connecting with the Ameri- can line. The two lines would provide for railroad connections from Seattle to all parts of Alaska
 The secretary stated that the seen cry of Alaska was one of it's great est assets and that in time as the peo- pie of the states became aware of the wonderful scenic beauties of the north they would forsake the beaten roads of travel to Europe and would See America first"
 We should cooperate with Pre- mier Mcbride in his efforts to provide transportation into the north" says Lane, which would be of as great benefit to the United States as to Canada"
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
5000 NURSES TO GATHER
 AT SAN FRANCISCO IN 1915

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.-San Francisco will be inundated in 1915 with tidal wave. white-capped and wide reaching. Retreat to the hills. however, will not be necessary for the nurses from hospitals and training schools in Europe. Asia, the two Americas and the isles of fthe sea. Preliminary plans were completed to- day for conventions of four great in terhational organizations of nurses which will be held here simultaneous ly. The sessions will be the trien nial meetings of the international or ganizations.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
J0SL|N fAv0RS
 W|CKERSHAM BILL
Says the Tax on Alaska Railroads of s2oo a Mile is confiseatory and
 Should be Repealed.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Falcon Joslin, president of the Panama Mines railroad, and also believed to be representing the Alaska Syndicate in Washington. appeared before the Committee on Territories of the House yesterday and urged the passage of theWickershaIn railroad tax bill, which would practically kill all the taxes now imposed on Alaska railroads. The Wickersham bill provides for the pay ment of five per cent of the earn ings of the road. The old law provid- ed that railroads pay $200 year for every mile of road in operation.
 Joslin stated that he had violated the law until today fine of $5,000, 900 and life imprisonment stared him in the face, but he felt confident that no jury would convict or that any court would sustain the law, because it meant ruin for every railroad in Alaska.
 The Fairbanks railroad magnate stated that the government was not and could not collect the tax and that therefore they might better repeal it, as it was unjust and unfair and con- fiscated private property.