The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-06-25

Mr. and Mrs Frank Coqrillette de-
parted this week for Chicago, where
they will take Up the study of chiro.
practices.
Chas Halbig returned recently
from a two weeks visit in Topeka,
Kansas, at the home of his sister,
Mrs II. c. Kilbee.
Was it fun" when a bunch OF
friends of a Mitchell bridegroom
roped and handcuffed him for a par.
ade through town, and then made
him walk six miles back to town!
Or was it brutality?
Auditor ID. A. Lewis and family
have moved into the Butler residence
on West 2nd street which they re.
Gently purchased. Mrs Butler having
purchased the Percy house across
the street and which she now oc.
cupies.
Jack Reason, of Midland twp,
went to Pierre last week where he
underwent an operation for appen
dicitis at St. Mary's hospital. A
card received at this Office states he
is getting along nicely and will re
turn to his home soon.
A twenty-three acre field of pota.
toes on the A. b. Catalan farm lust
north of town attracts the attention
of anyone passing by. 1t is a fine
field, and promises good returns.
1t is being well cultivated. to prepare
the ground for alfalfa next year.
The alfalfa train carried a photo
grapher and a newspaper man
among their dozen or more speakar S.
A photo of the band and crowd was
taken at the depot. Also one with
Prof. Holden. and little Genevieve
Dunn holding a bunch of alfalfa in
her arms
DIR. and Mrs p McWhorter autoed
to Highmore Friday evening and at
tended a meeting of the District
Medical Association. The counties
of Hand. Hyde, Hughes and SuIly
comprise the district and the next
meeting will be held in Miller in
A number of Miller people attend.
ed the North Hand Old Settlers
at Burdette Saturday and re
port a large crowd in attendance.
A much larger number will ate nd
the South Hand picnic tomorrow as
the local ball team and Fireman's
band expect to go.
Friends of Miss Freda La Vines.
who visited often at the home of her
brother, Fred Evarts, a former resi-.
dent of this city, have received pro,
grams of a concert company of
which Miss La Vines is soprano SOLO
list. The company is filling chautau-
qua dates through Iowa.
The Yankton College Quintette
which appeared in concert at the op-
era house Saturday evening was
greeted by a small audience owing
to the fact that they were not ad-
vertised previous to their arrival
Saturday. Those who were present
report a splendid musical program.
The local vegetable gardens are
causing many city farmers to swell
40 with pride this year. New pota-
,oes, peas, beans, beets. radishes,
lettuce, etc. in abundance
md of fine variety are the reward of
little morning and evening work.
But everything grows easily this
vear.
Miss Margaret Duthie. formerly
'ounty superintendent of schools of
land county. is in Huron for a six
weeks stay. She is one of the in
tructors in the Beadle County
'eachers' Institute and Huron Col
eye Summer School She teaches
Dakota History. photography
nd Geography.
The cream dealers of Midland in
county report that they have
aid out to the farmers of that Sec
ion more than $4,000 for cream in
he month ending June 18th, which
With similar reports from other 10
emphasizes the fact that the
airy industry is making rapid
.rowth in South Dakota.
A new cross-state highway known
S the Red and Yellow Trail has
cen established east and west
cross the state about midway be-