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The Meeker herald., 1914-06-27
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Sunday School every Sunday l0OOa. m.
Preaching. Sunday --...-.--....ll. 90 q. m.
Preaching, Sunday -----....-. 7.sO D. m.
Junior League, Sunday. 100 D. m.
Prayer meeting, Thursday 7.SO p. m.
Choir rehearsal, Thursday 500 o. m.
Monthly business meetings of the
church. Monday after the last Sum
day, at 7.3O p. III.
McKENDREE DENOTE, NJ. D., D. d.
Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Unable to Identify Body

Aberdeen.-But little progress was
ade in the Identification of the dead
bandit at Lennon. The Great North.
ern detectives have returned to their
homes without either affirming or de
nying the identity of the lead man sup
posed to be Harry Matthews of Bel
lngham, Wash, who held up a Great
Northern passenger train. Citizens OF
Lennon declare they arc being dou.
Die crossed in the matter, owing to the
large reward of $4,000 on the head OF
Matthews, and inasmuch as neither d.
}. Lavalle o G, NJ. Cook, railroad de.
tectlves sent to pass on the identity OF
the dead man, will make any positive
statement one way or the other, citi
zens have determined TO take the mat.
ter into their W hands in an effort
10 learn who the dead man really is.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Aull A. Ml1I(aI EDITOR

where around 81, 900 to $1,000, UNDER
favorable conditions Of the market
for materials and labor. The interior
Of the house, for instance, where most
of the money in building is usually
spent, can be simplicity itself. The
ceilings cal be beamed, and the sides
Of the walls finished with panels or
with w~ainscoting and vanished or
stained.
AS for the exterior, the design Is adj
mirably adapted to being finished with
cement stucco. On the sheathing, tar
paper should be tackled; and owe this
Turing strips nailed. Then either
expanded metal or wooden lath can
be used. Two coats will be required
The first or scratch Goa may be q
mixture of lime or cement mortar con-
tanning plenty of hair, and should be-
pressed well through so as to size a
good bond where wood lath is used
or to completely embed the metal
where metal lath is employed. Before
this coat is dry. 1t should be scratched
to make a holding surface for the &C.
lei mortar hat is to be the finish
coat. This coat can be applied to bring
out any desired finish. One of the most
popular finishes in cement stucco Is
called the slap-dash finish. 1t is APP
piled by being thrown on with q
trowel. 1t makes a rough finish, most
attractive. Pebble-dash is a cement
mortar containing small pebbles. and
is similarly applied.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
NapoIeon's Vain Effort.

One hundred years ago Napoleon
found himself face to face with the
allied army under Prince Swartzen-
berg. The encounter took place be-
tween the towns of Troyes and Arcis.
The meeting was something OF a sur
prise to the French, for they had not
expected to come up with the enemy
so soon. Neither we're they prepared
to find the foe so numerically strong.
The first charge of the Russian cav.
airy threatened Napoleon's person,
and a Polish battalion had scarcely
time to form In square for his protec.
tion. A few minutes a%fterward q
shell fell at his feet and severely
wounded his horse. The French SOL
diers, though only one against three,
fought everywhere with prodigious
valor, but all their efforts could only
succeed in rendering the result doubt.
full. The action checked only momen.
tarily the onward march Of the In
vaders.
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GRANDMOTHER HELD
coRoNER'S JURY FINDS BABY
WAS BORN ALIVE AND MET
VIOLENT END.
HAPP ENINGS OVER THESTATE
What Is Going on Here and There
That Is Of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South Da.
kota and Vicinity.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.


Huron.-The c~oroner's jury called to
investigate the cause of death of the
female baby plowed up from a vacant
lot in this city returned the following
verdict:
I'VE, the jury impaneled in the in.
quest upon the dead body of an un.
known female child, now proven to be
the illegitimate child of Rethel Chaus-
see and Marie CHaussee, find that the
said child was born alive ON the 18th
day OF November, A. ID. 1918, and came
to Its death Immediately thereafter at
the hands and by the act of one Mrs.
Lora e. Cook, the same being an act
of violence"
Mrs. Cook is the mother of Marie
Chaussee, who claims her child was
born living. The physicians who per-
formed the postmortem on the body
declare the child was not still-born
and that the c~ongested condition of
its face and certain bruises on it's neck
indicate it died from strangulation.
The body was buried by Rethel Chaus-
see, a cousin of the girl. Mrs. Cook
was alone with her daughter when the
child was delivered and she declares
1t was dead at birth, and that she kept
its birth quiet to save the family
good name.
Mrs. Cook is being held to appear
in circuit court.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Fire DESTROYS Home.

Pierre.-The residence of Capt. Ben
iamin f. Horn, an old time Missouri
river pilot, was destroyed by fire
which started in a defective chimney
in the attic. Captain Horn died about
ten years ago and his widow and
three sons were in the house when
the fire occurred. After retiring from
the river work, Captain Horn visited
the Klondike and brought back a mag
nifcent collection of furs, which have
been made into rugs and wraps, and
all were destroyed. Mrs. Horn had
her trunk packed and was prepared
to leave for Fort Bennett with her son,
to spend the summer. The house was
a fine structure and contained many
valuable relics.
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Floor Plan.

porch being fitted up for sleeping
quarters. this room a be used as a
den or as a nursery.
People today have come to realize
the value and hygienic necessity OF
plenty of fresh air. This has come
about through long education. The
fresh-air cure for consumption is even
now established as a fact, and camps
are maintained In many parts Of the
country for the treatment of this dis
ease by the fresh-air method. 1t is
needless to say that no member of a
family living in a bungalow like this
will ever need treatment for that
dread disease. The open window at
night is the greatest safeguard against
disease. 1t is in the winter when the
windows r closed, shutting out the
pure air. that most ailments are con.
tracted.
The bungalow displayed here can
be built for a nominal sum. say some
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Watertown to Have HOSPITAL.

Observation-Disclosures will have a
$4,000 hospital this year, built by
DR.. Harry j. Bartron of the Water
town s%anitarium, who has been oc-
oupying the second and third floors
of the Ohtness building for a num-
Der of years. The doctor has recently
purchased from S. M. Smell, formerly
of this city, now of Minneapolis, the
fine corner south of the court house
square. The hospital will be 4Ox100
feet, four stories, with all modern ap-
pointments. DR.. James Benjamin of
New York will be associated with DR..
Barton and will give his exclusive at
tention to x-ray and laboratory dag
oosis. Another physician will special
lie in internal medicines and obste.
tries, while DR.. Barton will devote his
time to surgery.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Woman Cut Her Throat.

Lahe.-While temporarily ~deranged,
Mrs. Brandenburg, aged Sc. OF PerauId
county. made a desperate attempt to
n e life by slashing herself about
the throat with a butcher knife. Re.
GREETING her action before loss of blood
a weakened her to any extent, she
wrapped a shawl about her head and
hurried to the business place of her
son. informing him of what she had
done. He hurried her to a physician's
office. where she tainted from loss of
blood. Prompt action on the part of
the physician saved her life.
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doors and the indoors. The side OF
the porch adjacent to the kitchen, for
instance, can be utilized as an out
door dining room; and IL all the re-
naming porch space is not needed for
bedrooms, 1t can be set aside for other
purposes. The building itself is "a
feet square, and the porches added
make 1t "a feet 3 inches square. The
living room, provided with window
seats, as the plan shows, and a CHEEKY
fireplace for use In cold weather or on
rainy days, is 16 feet 3 inches long and
13 feet 8 inches wide. The kitchen is
10 feet long and 9 feet wide. The sin
gle bedroom is 10 feet long and 9 feet
wide. A closet is provided off the
bedroom, and a pantry of ample size
is placed off the kitchen. If the bed.
room is not used on account of the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
TRIPLE EUNERAL HELD.
Mrs. Eli Malone and Twin Sons laIc
"a Rest

to Rest.
Sioux Falls.-The Baptist church IL
wagner was the scene of one of the
triple funerals ever held in the state.
The victims were Mrs. Eli Malone and
her twin sons, aged ! year and ]
month. Mrs. Malone became seriously
Ill about a week before her death and
was removed to a hospital at Geddes
Tor treatment. Efforts to save her life
were u~navailing. While she was
breathing her last her twin sons were
attacked by pneumonia, one dying In
the forenoon ard the other in the aft.
ernoo OF the same day. The remains
or the mother ana two children were
buried in n casket. The mother was
quite 81 years of age. For some
years she was a resident of Crawford
county, Ia. In 1894 herself and Mr..
Malone were married at Charter OAK,
la. They resided there until 1906,
when they moved to a farm near Bris.
tow, Neb. In 1912 they came to South
Dakota and took up their residence
In Wagner. Mr.. Malone and seven
children survive.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Tentative Market Site Selected.

Fargo.-The city commission will
designate the stub end of Fifth street
north for the central market site. The
proposition was recently Endorsed by
the voters Of Fargo and the commits
sioners will put it into operation as
soon as possible. Should it prove
popular a larger site will be secured.
The location is on the i~nterurban and
all the Moorhead street car lines and
within a block Of all the cars operated
in Fargo.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Was q Pioneer.

Brookings.-Ole N. Trygstad, one of
the oldest residents Of Brookings coun-
ty, was buried in the Lutheran GENE
terry here. He was one of a family
of seven boys who, with their father,
settled along the Sioux river in this
and in Moody county in the spring Of
1869 and 1870. He was born. in Nor
way in 1888 and came to Minnesota
in the Cos, thence to Dakota. There
were but eleven white residents in
Brookings county in those early days.
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Boy Narrowly Escapes Death,

Ethan.-To have the wheel of q
wagon loaded with stone drawn dag
onally across his body and not be
crushed to death was the unusual ex-
p%erience Of the three-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Moquist, living
on a farm nea Ethan. The little boy
fell under the wagon load of rock
while it was in motion, and one o.
the wheels passed across his body
from the hip to the shoulders without
any apparent injury. 1t is feared in
ternal injuries may develop.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Boosting for CoIome,

Colome.-Members of the Colome
Commercial club held a public ban.
quet for all residents of Colome, re.
CARELESS of whether or not they are
members of the club. 1t is expected
these public banquets will be held at
intervals, as they afford an effective
means of getting the residents togeth.
er and planning projects for the up.
building of the town.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Fear For AurtrIan Emperor.

Vienna, Austria. "The health OF
Emperor Francis Joseph is not unsat-
~isfactory." This was the official bull
letin issued at the palace Of Schoen-
brunn. The guarded language of the
official bulletin caused apprehension
In Vienna that the emperor's condi-
ton was graver than admitted by his
physicians. Fear was expressed IN
court circles that unless the catarrh
from which he Is suffering diminishes
within a short time serious complica-
lions will develop
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
What Is Gravity2

The first experiment which a baby
makes is connected with the force OF
gravity. 1t is born with an instructive
or ancestral dread of the unrestrained
action Of that force upon its w
body, and it is said to be able to cling
with ~tenacity to a stick or branch of
a tree. Later on 1t takes pleasure in
dropping miscellaneous objects to see
them fall; perhaps to see IL they all
fall alike.
And q very remarkable fact II Is
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Collision In New York Harbor.

Network. - The New York and
Porto Rico line steamer Carolina,
while coming to anchor at quarantine
collided with the neutrality-suspicious.
line steamer Cleveland. which had
previously arrived from Naples and
was at her anchorage. The Carolina's
stem was twisted above the water line
and the Cleveland's plates on the port
side were denied for some distance
above and below the water line, caus-
ing her to leak. Nearly all of the
passengers were asleep.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Hoslnu ConvIcts-

In Canada 1t is said that peniten
tiary officers have been "hosing" the
convicts. What Is ito hose?" Evf
IDENTIFY to play upon with the hose
the size Of the hose and the pressure
Of the water varying with the OF.
tense that Is to be punished. "Hos,
ings" began about five years ago, and
their disciplinary value is held to be
considerable. II is asserted that they
cause no physical injury to a prisoner.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Burns Prove Eafai.

misunderstanding a fire with coal
oil cost the life of Mrs. Rudolph Turk
at her home at Te~rraville. near here.
The resulting explosion set fire to the
kitchen and seriously burned her hus.
band, who attempted to extinguish the
flames that enveloped his wife. Mrs.
Turk leaves a 2-month old baby.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Old Settlers to Celebrate.

Murdo.-At the annual meeting of
the executive committee of the Lyman
County Old Settlers association, Muir.
do was selected as the place for hold
ing this years picnic and celebration
OF the association. Friday and Satur-
day, June 10 and 20, was selected as
the time. Elaborate preparations will
be made for the event.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Hog Cholera at Ravjpja

haVinia.-Hog cholera again has
made It's appearance in this vicinity
and a caused alarm among hog rails.
ers. Fred Van Orsdel, living in this
vicinity, in two days lost twenty of
his hogs from this disease. His loss
Is about 5000. Efforts will be made
to prevent the spread OF the disease.
1t was believed the cholera had per-
manently disappeared from this re-
giOn.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23

The cross town cal had reached tha
top Of the incline when the conduc.
tor stopped In front OF an old gray.
bearded man and said:
Excuse me. sir. but did I get your
fare?"
Yes. SIR" was the reply. Tn the
little boy who got on at PEBBLES Coz.
ner."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Farmer Ordered to Pay AIimony.

Parker.-Judge Trip has recently
rendered a decision in the Mabee case
which has aroused much interest here.
Sylvia Mabee brought suit against her
husband, Freeman Mabee, for alimony.
The decision is to the effect that
Freeman H. Mabee is TO pay Sylvia
Mabee the sum of $50 per month the
remainder Of her life. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mabee have been living apart for sew.
eral years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
No Leprosy in Bon Homme

Bon Homme.-For some time the
rumor has been current and generally
believed that there was a case of lepro.
sy lin the Mennonite colony neal this
place. Public health officers have just
conducted an investigation as to condi.
tons at the colony, and brand as abso.
luteiy false the reports of the exist.
ence of a leprosy case.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Value of Insurance.

Hudson.-When Harry Aiken, who
died recently. took out an insurance
policy a Few months ago for $4,000
he little dreamed that he would make
but n full premium payment on it.
The amount of the policy has just been
paid to Mrs. II. M. Aiken, the bene-
ficiary.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Insane Convict Attacked Farmer,

Grand Forks.-Olaf Boon. sentenced
to states prison a year ago for horse
stealing, Is insane, and will be taken
from the state p%enitentiary to the asy-
lum for the insane in a few days.
Boon attacked Duncan Ferguson, a
farmer of Drayton, leaving him uncon-
scious on the road and driving away
with his horse and buggy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Anti-GambIino Move

Brookings.-The city council recent.
ly passed a stringent anti-gambling or.
dinance. The old one had been de-
clared defective and the new, one is
intended to incorporate the latest of
the state laws in regard to gambling
in the city's statutes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
New Church Planned

Flandreau.-Plans are drawn for a
new 100000 Catholic church In this
city. The building will be 5Sx110 and
it is expected to be nished late in
the fall of 1915. 1t will be built OF
pressed brick and will have a seating
capacity Of $50 people.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23

been the object of the Huerista au-
thorities to create, that the govern
ment of the United States was being
singled out and might be singled ou:
with impunity for sights and affronts
In retaliation for it's refusal to recog-
nize the ~pretensions of General Huerta
to be regarded as the constitutionalist
provisional president of the republic Of
Mexico.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23

Alcester.-Fire on the farm of Al
bert Omdahl. near here, destroyed a
large barn. 400 bushels Of corn and
other property and burned to death
four head of horses. The loss Is esti-
mated at $4,000. with insurance OF
$1,000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Observe Golden Wedding

Wallace.-Mr. and Mrs. John Strom,
highly respected pioneer residents. of
the region south of town. recently
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23

which is thus being observed; the
most familiar of all material facts.
and n of the least understood-least
understood, that is, of all the simple
physical facts which must surely be
well within the limits OF human COM
~prehension. For If a philosopher is
asked why all bodies tend to move to-
ward he earth, and why they all fall
with steady. equal acceleration unless
retarded or checked somehow, he has
to reply that he does not know.-Sir
Oliver Lodge, in Harper's Magazine
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23

Can you imagine yourself far from
the madding crowd" living in a bun
galow like this, with never a care or
a thought except the comfortable ex-
ertion Of breathing the pure air from
h fields or the woods? To suggest
this to the tired city dweller who is
Gagged in a fiat may seem cruel, yet
even he or she hopes some time to
live amid such surroundings. A bun
galow like this fills the day dreams
OF thousands OF people who are able to
keep up their ambition by the hope
or some time being far away from the
scenes of confusion and hustle that
tax the nerves and the strength.
Now, to come down out of the clouds
20 more practical things. The plan Of
thIs bungalow, you will observe, is
simplicity itself. There is more porch
than house. And while there are only
three rooms, We shall see how roomy
the structure can be made. The porch
extends all around the house, with
steps on each OF the four sides. This
porch is 5 feet 3 inches wide. AT a
very small expense, the open spaces
between the pillars of the porch can
be screened in, and screen doors pro-
vided at the entrances. Divisions or
partitions Of tapestry can thus divide
the entire porch into outdoor bed
rooms. Privacy or protection against
beating rains or sunshine can be pro-
vided by the placing of canvas shades
on rollers at the openings.
This plan is an ideal conception in
tended for the man or woman who
wants to live, outdoors. In fact, it
Is a compromise between the out
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Other ofenses May Come.

THE manifest danger OF such a sit.
uation was that such ~offenses might
grow from bad to worse until some.
thing happened of so gross and intol.
cradle a sort as to lead directly and
inevitably to armed conflict. 1t was
necessary that the apologies of Gen
eral Huerta and his representatives
should go much further, that they
should be such as to attract the atten-
ton of the whole population to their
significance and such as to impress
upon General Huerta himself the
necessity of seeing to it that no fur
Their occasion for explanations and
professed regrets should arise.
Il, therefore, felt it my duty to sus.
tain Admiral Mayo in and to the whole
of his demand and to insist that the
flag of the United States should be
saluted in such a way as to indicate a
new spirit and attitude on the part of
the Hueristas.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
READS MESSAGE BEFORE CON-
GREss ASKING PERMISSION
TO USE ARMED FORCE
IN MEXICO.
HONOR OF UNITED STATES
AT STAKE, SAYS EXECUTIVE
Thinks High Office Carries Power to
Meet Situation, But Seeks Co.
operation of Both Houses
DiscIaims Intention of Az
gression on Part of v. S.

Washington, April 21.-President
Wilson laid the Mexican situation be-
fore congress in these words:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Honor of ". S. at Stake.

There can in what we do be no
thought Of aggression or of selfish ag-
grandizement. We seek to maintain
the dignity and honor of the United
States only because we wish to keep
our great influence unimpaired for the
Uses of liberty, both in the United
States and wherever else it may be
employed for the benefit of mankind"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
A. Radford viii answer

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building, for the readers of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufactures, he
is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
Chicago. ILL.,. and only enclose
stamp for reply.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
Asks Support for New Course.

such a salute General Huerta has
refused and | have come to you to ask
your approval and support in the
course now propose to pursue.
This government can, | earnestly
hope, in no circumstances, be forced
into actual strife. If we are to accept
the tests of its own constitution.
Mexico has no government. General
Huerta has set his power up in the
City of Mexico, such as it is, without
right, and by methods for which there
can be no justification. Only part of
the country is under his control.
IF armed conflict should %unhappily
come as a result of his attitude of per,
sonal resentment towards this govern.
ment, we should be fighting only Gen
eral Huerta and those who adhere to
him and give their support, and our
object would be only to restore to the
people Of the distracted republic the
right to set up again their own laws
and their own government. I earnest.
ly hope war is not now in question. !
believe now speak for the American
people when ] say we do not now de.
sire to control in any degree the af.
fairs Of our sister republic.