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Runs AWAY with Child.

Colome.-Love for the baby that she
had been mothering induced Mrs. EN-
ma Anderson, who lives near Clear
field, to disappear with the child in
an effort to avoid giving it up to its
father, who has married again and now
wants his child. Mrs. Anderson is
the grandmother of the missing baby
whose mother, her daughter, died a
few years ago. At that time the IA,
Their, Eliza Fast, gave the child into
recently he remarked and demanded
the child. When he went to get il
he found the grandmother had fec
with the girl, who is now s years old
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-01

ciai rates given to the settlers on the
railways for both himself and his eff.
fects.
The natural resources Of the coun.
try are SO vast that they cannot be
told in mere figures. Man can only
tell of what tiny portions have done.
lie can only say Il am more prosper
Gus than ever expected to be-" And
yet If a farmer expects to succeed on
land that he has been forced to pay
$50 to 500 an acre for, he ought to
feel assured Of attaining prosperity
when he finds the richest prairie soil
at his disposal absolutely free. If he
has a little capital, let him invest it
all in live stock and farm implements
he will find himself ten. years ahead
of the game. Some day such a chance
will not be found anywhere on the
face OF the globe. But now the same
opportunities await you as awaited the
pioneer and not one hundredth part
of the, difficulties he encountered and
overcame. Success in Canada is made
up of two things, natural resources
and human labor. Canada has the one
and you have the other.
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Ghosts Have Flashlights.

Pukwana.-Flashligh powders are
a part of the properties carried by up
to-date ghosts to brighten the super
stitious, as witness recent discover
les in a graveyard near Pukwana,
where many of the residents of near
by homes have been visiting the an
tics of the departed spirits at various
times this summer. 1t was found that
flashlight powder has been exploded
from the top of several tombstones,
where they could be seen for several
miles in a CHASTITY glare. The work of
the jokers attracted considerable at
tention during the summer, especially
among the superstitious. A box in
which the powder had been carried
also was found, concealed in weeds
near the cemetery.
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Furnishes WASHER
NAN ALSO ARRESTED AND is
FORCED TO PAY
A FINE.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What Is Going On Here and There
That Is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Dako-
ia and Vicinity.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Sioux Falls.-Mashers have no ter
rors for Mrs. Goldie Pomeroy, a young
society woman of Garden City. she
pummeled and put 4 masher TO flight
and then caused his arrest, he being
subsequently fined. Mrs. Pomeroy and
a girl friend, Miss Lizzie Knee, were
on their way home late in the evening
when in a secluded street they were
stopped by a tharshing hand named
Joe" Burton, who was under the in
fiuence of liquor. No sooner had he
placed his hands on the W women
than a we'll directed blow delivered
straight from the shoulder by Mrs.
Pomeroy put Burton down for the
count. The blow was of such force
that he was in a dazed condition for
some little time. Mrs. POmerOy then
filed a complaint against Burton.
charging assault and battery, and he
was required to pay a fine and costs
a~ggregating SIS rs. Mrs. Pomeroy's
action in this case has effectually put
a stop to the operations of Washers in
Garden City.
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S
Rosebud Young Man Ends Life
DOMESTIC Trouble Cause.

Sioux Falls.-Believed to have be.
come temporarily demented because OF
domestic and other troubles, Chester
A. Mitchell, since last spring proprie-
tor of a Burke hotel and well known
through the Rosebud county, ended his
life by swallowing a quantity of poi
son. The deed was committed in his
room at the hotel. Only a few min
utes before he had greeted several
friends and appeared to be in his
usual good spirits. His relatives, ex'
cept a brother, live in Virginia. The
brother is a resident of Fairfax, s. D..
Because of trouble in which himself
and wife had become involved, his wife
returned to Virginia several weeks
ago, taking their little son with her.
The suicide of Mitchell came as n
great shock to the wide circle of
friends he had made in South Dakota.
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Shows the Folly Of Totins a Gur-

A little sermon on peace by Horoer
Hoch: "Old Bill Jones always carried
a gun or two, and by much practice.
when he should have. been at work--h<s
became a crack shot!E He said that hD
didn't propose. tos'be caught unpre~
pared, and that heswent armed ftE. mrs
der to keep out of trouble But ola
Bill Jones was in more brawis THAI
anybody, and was finally gathered tD
his FATHERS by a gent who was a Mnnsv
quicker on the trigger. Nations huyS
been proceeding on the Bil Tdnes'
theory. This theory-playssa Ip'stro1H.
by the Honorable Krupy and others
has been that in order to insure peace
they must be ready to fighttthe, ysrofHi
or a moments notice. But ~thFnatiunp
are just like old Bill. The Bin JoDei
theory is ready for the Junk pEze"-
Kansas City Star.
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Burns Prove Fatal.

Sioux Falls.-As the result of in
juries received when his clothing was
set on fire, the infant child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Jackson, we'll known resi-
dents of Britton, is dead. The mother
had left the infant in its cab while
she stepped outside the house for a
few minutes. In the room was a s.
year-old brother. The little boy was
playing with a stick, which he set on
fire by poking it into the stove. In
swinging the burning stick around he
set fire to the covers in the cab of
his infant brother and in an instant
the cab was a mass of flames. The
mother returned in time to save the
baby from being burned to a Grips, but
the injuries sustained were such that
the infant died a short time later.
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PEOPLE DID SOME THINKING
OF Course This 10 a Fable But Il 10
Possible That Such a Thing
May Happen. I.

A certain people were much given
TO deploring war. War, they kept in
.sisting, was poor business.
Their king heard them, but he
didn't take them seriously. The very
first chance he got he picked a quar-
rel with neighboring power, and
that done he lifted up his voice in the
old way.
The fatherland is in danger!" he
cried. Tho honor of the nation is
assailed! My children, be patriots,"
But they couldn't see him. Not on
your life," they made answer. You
can fool all the people some of the
time and some of the people all of
the time. but YOU cannot fool all the
people all the time!"
Whereupon the king made haste to
patch up his quarrel and was very
careful forever after not to pick an
other.
This fable teaches that we have still
some distance TO 20 before universal
peace can be anything but a joke
New York Evening Post.
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You want a coy home, a&free life,
and sufficient income. You want edu-
cation for your children, and some
pleasure for your wife. You want in
dependence. Your burden has been
heavy, and your farm hasn't paid. You
work hard and are discouraged.
You require a change. There is a
goal within sight, where your chill
dren will have advantages. You can
get a home in Western Canada and
freedom, where your ambitions can be
fulfilled. If the Prairie Provinces are
full of Successful Farmers, why should
you prove the exception? Haven't
you got brains, experience, courage?
Then prove what these are capable
of when put on trial. 1t is encourag.
ing to know. that there is one country
in the world where poverty is no bar
rier to wealth!
Besides the grains spoken Of, all
kinds of grasses do we'll in Western
Canada. At n Of the fairs held a
short time ago the writer saw no
less than eighty varieties of wild grass.
OF the cultivated grasses, Alfalfa gives
a splendid yield, and although not yet
generally grown, it will soon become
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-01

fully up to the average. The por-
tons referred to had ample rainfall
and blessed with conditions that put.
them into a more enviable condition
than the districts first referred to.
Fortunately in most. places where lack
OF precipitation prevented harvesting
a good crop this year, this is the
first of a number Of years that it
has happened, and the farmers are
in a position to withstand a partial
failure. Throughout all of Manitoba.
Central Saskatchewan and the largest
portion of Alberta conditions are
good. The raising Of cattle, sheep and
hogs is now playing. an. important
part in the success of the West
ern Canada Farmer. From these,
and the product of the dairy and
the Dreaming, he is placing himself
IN an excellent financial position. 1t
Is expected that during 1915 the acre
age sown to grains of all kinds will be
largely In excess of all previous years.
In the districts that had not the crop
that others had. there is no disheart-
edness, but embracing the opportunity
ITO get their land ready in good time,
and pursuing more definite methods
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universal. At a recent contest of fields
sown not later than June, 1912, there
we're prizes awarded in all districts In
Saskatchewan. The quality vas ex-
cellent. In Alberta it will soon be-
come the popular feed. In Manitoba
the growing of alfalfa is quite success
full, and many farmers are now prepar-
ing land. for it.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on his re-
turn from a trip to Western Canada,
furnishes the following contribution:
I'll dream again OF fields Of grain
that stretch from sky to sky,
And the little prairie hamlets, where
the cars go roaring by
Wooden hamlets as I saw them-noble
cities still to be
To girdle stately, Canada with gems
from sea to sea;
Mother Of a mighty manhood, Land Of
glamour and Of hope,
From the eastward sea-swept Islands
to the sunny Western slope"
1t is the inspiration that led Sir
Conan Doyle to pen the above that
has led the many Americans that are
now in Western Canada to make their
home Observation-Disclosures.
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OF conserving the moisture, the farm
ers are now busily engaged in prepar-
ing larger areas for wheat, oats, barley
and flax, and in this way very much
will be added to the large acreage
placed In crop in 1918. There are none
that take any comfort out of the war
in Europe because it will mean in
creased prices for everything they can
raise, bat they propose taking advan-
tage Of che opportunity that is afford
ed. Western Canada is the recognized
grain Held Of the world, and will be
SO for all time. Looking into the fu-
ture, thousands Of Americans are now
contemplating joining the band of
Western Canada grain growers and
they are wise. in doing SO, for they can
secure the best Of land in good local.
ties, convenient to market, at from SIS
to $40 per acre if purchased from rail-
way or land companies, or they can
still get homesteads within reasonable
distance Of railways by making entry
for them. The. American settler is al
ways welcome, and he will find in al
most any district in which he cares
to locate, scores Of American settlers,
who are doing well, and few, if any,
over prove a failure. There are spe-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-01
To Meet at Rapid City.

Huron.-The grand executive com.
mittee of United Commercial Travel
ers recently met in Huron, the follow
ting being present: Grand Counselor
E. M. CLANCY, Mitchell; Grand Secre-
tary l.. r. Campbell, Huron; Grand
Treasurer w. II. Wildung. Sioux
Falls; j. L. W. Zeitlow, Aberdeen;
Hayward Marshall, Sioux Falls, and
Andrew Ellwein, Mitchell. Thursday
and Friday. June 10th and 18th. we're
he dates set for the fourth annual
grand council! session, to be held in
Rapid City.
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Each n SOS.

Pierre.-Homer Akin and Oliver
Marion were found guilty at Fort
Pierre on a charge of assault and bat.
terry and each given a fine of SIS,
which was paid. These were the
young men who, while guarding a
melon patch on on the Marion farm,
were charged with shooting into a
party OF young people from Fort
Pierre who were riding along the
highway near the patch and w~ounding
several of them.
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Durable Snow.

1t was in the smoker of the limited,
and the Yankee was talking of Joe
Knowles. the Boston artist, who took
to the woods without food or clothing
and lived there for some weeks, by way
Of proving that nature is an adequate
provider. The man from the 500 was
skeptical.
Well" said he, maybe he might
do that in Maine, but out here where
we have weather he never could have
done ii. Why, man. I've seen good
Shedding out here in August"
The Pine Tree man W. blinked,
but replied: Nothing wonderful about
that. Why, up Pennington, Me-, way.
where Joe and come from, they new.
err think of using the snow until it's
two years old"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-01
Black Hills Man Passes Away.

Lead.-Word was received here Of
the sudden death in Los Angeles OF
Thomas j.. Greir, superintendent of the
Homestake Mining company for the
past twenty years. Heart trouble was
the cause. About a year ago his
health forced him to withdraw from
much of the active work of the big
company and he went to California a
few weeks ago, He will be tempo,
rarily succeeded by Alex. ]. Blackstone,
assistant superintendent. Mr.. Greir,
who was 81 years old and n of the
:host prominent men in the Hills, is
survived by a widow and four chill
dren.
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Makes a "Sweet Discovery

Gary.-When G. o. Inlagen reshin.
gled his house he discovered quite a
gold mine between the root boards
and ceiling. 1t had been known for
five years that bees had made their
home in the root and as it was torn
off, two rows of honey was found be
tween the rafters. The men were
protected by wells but received a mum
Der of stings. Through the kindness
of Mrs. Inlagen all her neighbors
Toasted on very delicious honey.
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Bio Daneo Wins

Centerville.-In a wrestling match
here Oluf Karp, the big Dane from
Viborg, S. d., won in two straight falls
from Roy ellis, of Whiting. Ia, who
is recognized as a good man in Iowa.
Karp secured the first fall in 10 min
utes fiat with a body scissors and a
half Nelson. The second fall was Sc
cured in 16 minutes and 30 seconds.
Karp is heavier than ellis, but he is
also stronger and apparently more
clever at the game.
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An Immense Help.

The beautiful duchess Of Marlbor-
ough, at a tea at Marble house in New
port, praised the toilets of a Baltimore
girl.
She dresses exquisitely," said the
duchess, who, dressing exquisitely her
self, is an admirable judge. Her hats,
her shoes, her coiffure-it's all ex.
quisite.
And I like to see her take such
pains with her appearance" the
duchess added. TT is wise. For a girl
can't help her looks, but her looks can
help her"
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Fall from Horse Fatal

Rapid City.-Injuries received in a
fall from his horse proved fatal to
Robert B. Tarrant, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Tarrant, of Viewfeid, near
here. Young Tarrant was associating
in a branding when his horse became
unmanageable and threw him, concus.
sion of the brain resulting. He was
eighteen years old and had an unus
ually large funeral on account OF his
popularity.
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WESTERN CANADAS
GRAIN CROP FOR 1914
THE WHEAT CROP ALONE WILL
BE WORTH UPWARDS OF
ONE HUNDRED MIL
LION DOLLARS.

The yield Of wheat in Western Cana
da for 1914 is now safely estimated at
1876 million bushels. This is not as
large as in 1913 but for various rea.
sons will net the farmer considerably
money. Had it not been for
drought that struck some portions of
Southern Alberta and Southwestern
Saskatchewan, shortly after seeding,
there would have been a phenomenal
crop and with present prices there
would have been a year of un-
~precedented prosperity. In a large
district of the country the crops are
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-01
ECZEMA ON CHlLD'S BODY

$40 High ST., Oshkosh, Wis.-"When
about two months old my nephew had
sores break out on different parts Of
his body. The trouble first began as
a rash which itched SO at night some
one always held his hands, even while
sleeping, as at the least scratching it
would run together and form scabs.
His night clothes had to have mittens
on them or the scabs would be raw
and bleeding by morning. His cloth
ing or the least friction irritated the
trouble. His face and scalp were ov-
cred. They called it eczema
I'VE tried different treatments but
none cured hi1. At three years old
we commenced the use Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. 1t took nearly a
year to effect a complete cure and he
never had anything like it since"
(Signed) Mrs. F.. Scofield. Mar. II,
1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston.'-Adv.
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Evidently Knew Him,

At a recent public meeting of retire
ing councillors in a certain ward in a
country town, one of the speakers was
boasting that he could bring an argu-
ment to a pint as quick as any 9th
er man.
On hearing this, n of the audience
who was acquainted with the speaker
shouted out:
AYE. man. and We can bring a quart
tae a pint a guild bit quicker.
Tit-Dits.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-01
Cycle Thief Is Mystery.

Spencer.-Mystery surrounds two
motorcycles. which were found aban.
doned on a highway at a point about
one and one-half miles from Spencer.
One bore a Mitchell, S. d., pennant.
1t is believed the motorcycles have
beer stolen and that they for some
reason were abandoned by the thieves
while they were making their way out
of the country.
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MitchelI's New Iheatcr.

Mitchell.-Work has commenced up.
on the new theater to be erected in
Mitchell by a local corporation at a
cost OF 100000. The former play
house was destroyed by fire on March
20 of the present year. The municipal
hall has been converted into a tenn
porary theater to meet the demands
of the citizens for dramatic attrac-
tions.
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BURNS ARE FATAL.
Rapid City Woman's Clothing lsnited
from Gasoline Flames.

from Gasoline Flames.
hapid City.-Mrs. A. B. Airey died
from burns she received in an acct
dent with a gasoline stove in her
apartments on St. Joe street. She was
filling the stove, after supposedly
turning off all the burners, when the
funnel she was using upset, spilling
the gasoline over the stove. The room
was Immediately filled with flame.
Mrs. Airey caught up her child and
rushed screaming into the hall, where
Morris Appel found her and succeeded
in exinguishing the fire in her clothing,
but she was so terribly burned, how.
ever, that she died within an hour.
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True at That.

A deaf man was being married and
the parson asked the usual question,
DO you take this woman for your
lawful wife?"
Ear" said the deaf man.
do you take this woman for your
lawful wife,"
This time a bit louder.
The groom seemed to get angry.
"Oh, / don't know" he said. "She
amt SO awful. I've seen wus than
her that didn't have as much money"
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Quite a Problem.

Summer has its Inconvenience"
II don't get YOU"
IL was just thinking OF, the, vestless
man who tried to carry a lead pencil.
q fountain pen. his watch and his CT
CARS In the top pocket of his coat
Detroit Free Press.
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Farmer Falls Under WAGON.

Brandt.-Peter Paulson. a farmer
three and a half miles west of this
place, met with an accident while haul
ing grain from the machine. A wagon
wheel went down in a hole and he slid
of the load and the wheel went over
his breast, breaking a rib, which
pierced his lungs. He died from the
injury.
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Different Sorts.

The farmer and the comic opera
directors training a chorus are en-
gagged in similar labors."
How do you make that out?"
Aren't they both raising chick
ens?"
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Clever AdvertisinG.

The sale Of the average novel In
this country is less than 1000 copIe1~
yet, after readipg-the publishers
announcements / seem to hear le,gas
presses roaring night and day to fiE5
the orders"
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Youthful Distinction.

"Oh, yes, We are 80 pleased WITH
him, Just think! He's the latest In
his whole class!"-Paris LIE Rire.
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Miller.-John Scott, q liveryman,
Miller.-ohn Scott, a liveryman,
dropped dead here. He was As years
old and single.
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Put your best foot forward and you
won't have so many kicks coming.
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Safely over IL.

Yes, l have a nice home In the
suburbs"
Raise chickens, do your"
NO, l passed that stage two years
ago"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
TO COOPERATE ON
|. BAY IMPROVEMENT
Trade Boards of Four Cities
Will Combine on New
ark's Plan.
Especial to the Newark start

ELIZABETH, Jan. 22.-Repre-
sentatives OF the Bayonne and Eliza
beth Boards Of Trade. at a confer
ence in the Kean building here last
night, received with enthusiasm the
plans of-the Newark Board of Trade
for the improvement of the Newark
Bay Port District. Curtiss R. Bur
nett, r. W. Jenkinson, and Secretary
James NJ. Reilly, of the Newark
Board of Trade, were present and
spoke in favor of the proposition. As.
result, the representatives will urge
their respective bodies to begin con-
certed action with Newark and Jer-
sey City.
In outlining the plans Mr.. Burnett
told of proposed dredging of the
Newark Bay and the XIII Won Kull,
and filling in of the meadows be-
tween Newark and Elizabeth to make
the land available for wharves and
factories. The plans include the crea-
ton of a board of twelve commits
sioners. three from each municipality
to be appointed by the governor. MIR.
Jenkinson predicted that in fifty
years the Newark Bay Port District
would become one of the most i'm
portant shipping centres in the coun-
try
In view of the opening of the
Panama Canal and the increased
South American trade, Mr.. Reilly
urged immediate action on the
proposition. An outlet for Increased
sea freightage was needed, he said.
and he advocated the government
assessing of the land, and that the
owners pay d stated sum each year.
In two years, Mr.. Reilly stated, the
commission will have completed its
work, and after that the matter
/ would be. up to the municipalities.