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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
Murphy-Pusey NuptiaIs

Married, Monday morning at the
Catholic church in this city, Mr.
Thomas J. Murphy and Miss Anna
May Pusey. the Rev. Father Duguay
officiating. After the wedding the
happy couple and twenty guests en-
joyed a wedding breakfast at the
Northwestern hotel. The groom is
now engaged in farming near Way
land, but formerly lived near Miller.
He Is an industrious Young man of
good habits. The BRIDE is the oldest
daughter of Attorney John Pussy.
She was born in Miller, grew to
womanhood here. secured a good
education. and for the past. few
wears has been one of the efficient
teachers in the city schools. The
Press joins the friends Of this happy
young couple in congratulations and
best wishes Tor their jeurne,
through life.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
LIVES ARE
LOST IN FIRE
Farm Home In Edmunds County
Scene Of Tragedy-Four of
Family Saved

Roscoe, July 26.-Four children
are dead as the result of a fire which
destroyed the farm house of Rocef
Myers, seven miles from Roscoe.
between midnight and l o'clock
Saturday night.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The house was a two. story one. The
20-year. old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Myers. who slept upstairs, awoke
during the night. almost stihed by
smoke and flames, to find the hous
all ablaze.
The remainder of the family. con-
sisting of Mr. and Mrs Myers, a boy
of II. a boy of IL, a girl of 9, a girl
of 8, and an infant child, we're asleep
downstairs. The girl ran down the
blazing stairway, seized the infant
from her parents bed. and after
awakening her father and mother.
fought her way with the baby to a
place of safety. The father and
mother then fought desperately to
save the other children. The elder
boy managed to get out, but was so
badly burned that he died next day.
The three Younger children persisted.
their bodies being burned until
nothing but charred bones remained.
Mr. Myers was severely burned
and his back and side were severely
injured, trying to rescue the smaller
children, but will recover.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
HAND COUNTY
CORRESPONDENCE
interesting Items From Various
Twps.
WEST HAND
(From,Ree Heights Review)

MIR K. II. Dawson says they have
a hundred acres of the finest wheat
he ever saw. This is the tale nearly
everybody has to tell.
The Van Dusen Company has taken
over the Atlas Elevator Co. property
here. and both elevators are to be
run this fall by the former company.
Harvest began this week. j. R.
Speirs started cutting barley with
two binders, and Gibson Bros. began
on 40 acres of winter rye. with 100
acres of barley next. Others will be
cutting this week.
Quite a number of the multimil-
lionaires of Rec Heights went to
Miller the first of the week to appear
before the county board in regard to
possible wealth possessed by them
and not appearing on the assessment
rolls.
Efforts are being made to organize
a Farmers Elevator Company at this
place and be ready to buy grain this
fall. When the paper comes round
to you, be ure and take a couple Of
shares. If you have a crop Of grain
coming on. you want all there is in it.
Calvin and James SNYDER came in
Wednesday from Meade county,
bringing ten head of cows and nine
horses. They were twelve days on
the way. The boys MIXED the cows
enroute. but found dairying some
what difficult under some of the
weather conditions they went thru
last week.
Don't remember whether we ever
said anything about Hugh Nickel
vey's new artesian we'll. He has a
good n with an eighteen gallon
flow. Hugh is fixing up a good place
in northern Riverside. having built
a new barn and stock sheds, and with
a good bunch of cattle. will surely
succeed.
c. b. Hendricks is hauling lumber
to put up a new set of buildings on
his land two miles south of town.
He will erect a house, barn. granary,
hen-house and other necessary struc-
lures. He already has a fine well,
with windmill and tank. Mr. Hen
bricks will have a very fine place
when he gets his improvements COM
pleted. He expects to reside there
| himself.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
Late War News

The Presidents last note to Ger.
many stands pat upon the rights OF
neutrals.
Another American ship. the Lee
lanaw, was torpedoed and sunk off
the north coast of Scotland. They
also sunk a French steamer and five
British traders.
The Germans are continuing their
terrific drive towards Warsaw, and
it looks to the world as if they
would succeed in capturing the Pol
lsh capital. They are within ten
miles of the city.
A British submarine entered the
Dardanelles and sunk a Turkish
transport, two gunboats and a
steamer
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
1t Rains in South Dakota

All bane Swede en- South Dakota
Liven out neer town of Kimball,
All not Lark does Meenesota,
Not leeve haar if | had a chance.
All come haar to get a farm.
Max mai home SO long Al can.
Bust da prairia, plant da sod corn.
Max a leeven lax a man.
Last year, back en- Minneapolis
Man he boiler: Hay dar Swe1e,
We're you goin'?" South Dakota
"Vy, ri tell you vat you need,
To be put cen on asylum
We're you can't get out again;
w, out dar in das Dakota,
Das is ware ct never rain"
Veil, All coome an get my farm,
Grass all wavin' nice en- green;
Den All tank das man bane liar.
Dis da fines All bane seen.
All dis mont ct bane a-rainin',
Wagons floatln'. horses swim,
Eff All had das fool mans out haar
All would shorely duck heem in.
Graphic
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
RAIN MAKING
IN EARLY DAYS
Rainfall of This Year Recalls Eff
forts to Make Rain
1915 RAINFALL AT MILLER

There was a time when we hired a
rainmaker to come to South Dakota
to operate. Now we are looking up
the address of some rain stopper
Sioux Falls Argus.
The above item refers to a bit of
ancient history in which some nine
or ten counties of central South Da-
kota were interested along IN 1892.
In January Of that year a "rainmak-
ers" convention was held at Miller,
and it created considerable interest
all over the west.
Here is a brief report of it from
Press files of Jan. q, 1892:
"A. B. Montgomery. Of Goodland,
Kansas. Manager of the Kansas Arti-
fetal Rain Co.. arrived in Miller
Tuesday, Jan. 10. 1892 for the pur-
pose of organizing a COMPANY in this
and neighboring counties to produce
rain artificially through the crop
season of 1892. Mr. Montgomery
comes from a western county of
Kansas, where he says the climate is
dry and very similar to that of South
Dakota. A large audience assembled
at the opera house in Miller yester-
day to hear the "rainmaker" talk
upon the subject.
AS far as he will explain his sys-
tenn. it is to cause precipitation by
the use of chemicals shot into the air.
He is very confident that it can be
done. So much so that if no am is
produced. his company asks no pay"
Several counties organized and
prepared to call on the rainmakers,
but the regular ralnmaker was doing
business the folio wing spring, so the
Kansas company was never called
upon to produce rain in South Da-
kota. Their scheme was tried out at
Pixley, California. and along the
Rock Island R'y in Kansas and Okla
homa. but without much success.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
GREAT BRITAIN
USING UP CATTLE

London. July 18.-High meat
prices threaten to rob the British
Isles of their breeding stock. Farm
ers. tempted by the high prices Of
fered IN the markets, are disposinQ
of blooded cattle. Cows and heifer
calves are slaughtered in large num-
bers, with the result that the pro-
ductlon of local meat will be scarce
after the war and high prices are
kept up.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
OVER 1000 LOSE LIVES
IN CHICAGO RIVER

Another one of those awful ex-
cursion boat disasters occurred at
Chicago Saturday, in which more
than 1000 people lost their lives. A
big boat, the Eastland, was loaded
with $500 people at a dock in the
river. just ready to start out on
Lake Michigan. The boat listed and
turned over on her side. Three
causes are given for the accident.
viz: Defective construction. defec-
tive water ballast system, over
crowding. Further details are given
elsewhere in this paper,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
NORTH HAND
From Orient Argus

Three more carloads of hogs took
their departure last Saturday noon
for South st. Paul market. Dienslake
& Co. shipped one. Henry Eggerling
going with il; August Schafers. one,
and G.. L. Moncur. one. both of whom
went with their shipment. Another
$4,000 of the wherewith to jingle in
the pockets of our good friends, the
Dutchmen to the south of US.
Billy Myers and father went to
Miller, Tuesday. where the latter
remained a few days to visit. hoe the
weeds out of the garden. etc. On
the return trip, Billy had for passen-
gers Mrs Carl Douglas and children,
Of Deadwood. Mrs C. L. LudIum. of
st. Lawrence, sisters of Mrs Myers,
and Pat Dunn, Of Miller. Ten pas
sengers in a five-passenger car is
working it over time, me thinks.
The Joe kindle new house. II miles
southwest of Orient, built under the
guiding hand Of BARLEY O'Donnell,
plastered by Otto Vetter, is now in
che hands OF J. o. Hagen, the paint
er, who is painting both exterior and
interior. The house is 28x28 feet,
with four large rooms and pantry on
the lower and four large bedrooms
on the upper floor. When complet-
ed, will be one of the niftiest in the
neiRhborhoOd.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
HARVEST BEGINS
ON RECORD CROP
rs to 80 Bustel Wheat, 90 to rs Oats, 40 to 50 Barley
is Prediction of Hand County Farmers
HARVEST q
ON EARLY GRAIN

The rush is now on to handle
South Dakota's greatest harvest.
Machines. Irvine, supplies and har-
vest hands are going out to the
country, and the work will be in full
blast next week.
The winter rye crop is now cut and
in shock. Some barley has also been
cut and shocked. Early wheat and
oats is beginning to turn. but will
take another week to be ready for
the binder. The crop is all filling
well, and will make a good yield.
The heavy rains have caused some
lodging in spots, but it is not consid
cred serious.
Corn is progressing. notwithstand.
ing the cool. wet weather which has
been better for small grain. Farm
ers hope for a warm August, which,
they believe. will make the corn.
1t IS considered by experts travel
ing over the state that South Dakota
has the largest and most general
small grain crop in all sections that
the state has ever raised.
Harvest hands are coming into the
state, $50 being reported at Aber-
deem.
Harvest Hands
Men are now coming into Miller.
and all farmers needing help should
register their wants at the CONNER
cial Chubby phone. by letter. or in
person.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
AUTOS TO ENTER
FAIR FREE

Huron, s. D., July 26.-There will
be no extra charge for the admission
of automobiles at the 1915 South
Dakota State Fair. according to a
recent ruling by the state board of
agriculture. All cars this year will
be parked on the grounds in a place
specially provided for that purpose
under the supervision and protection
of the state militia. This new rule
is a distinct concession to the thous-
ards who attend the State Fair b,
the auto route.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
$I42 PER ACRE FOR
McCOOk co. LAND

Bridgewater, July 23.--The Carl
Schlimer farm. consisting Of 100
acres, located adjacent to the town
of Canistota, has just been sold to
George Starkev, of Parker. for a
consideration of $22, 800 on, or $142.-
so per acre, the record price for Nc
Cook county farm land. Four years
ago Robert Mcmillan. bought this
farm for an even $780, 90 per acre.
This land is AZ miles south and 72
miles east of the southeast corner of
Hand county. If land less than 100
miles away is worth SAP per acre.
what is Hand county land really
worth? 1t would be interesting to
take the products of a dozen farms
in McCook and Hand counties and
compare them! Would McCook over
top Hand three to one? Twenty odd
years ago both counties went popu-
list. Same reason-poor crops, and
a hope to improve conditions of
those days by legislation. OF course,
with its present development, the
poor crops and poverty conditions of
the early days have been forgotten
IN McCook county; it is better set
tied; it is nearer markets; it has
more railroads-but twenty years
ago McCook county land could be
bought for $40 per acre.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
The Letter "E"

Someone has advanced the opinion
that the letter re" is the most I'M
fortunate character in the English al
phabet. because it is always out Of
cash. forever in debt. never out of
danger and in hell all the time.
But we call attention to the fact
that re" is never IN war and always
in peace. 1t is beginning to exist,
the commencement Of ease and the
end Of trouble. Without it there
would be no life and no heaven. It
is the center Of honesty, makes love
perfect, and without il there would
be no editors. devils nor news. LEX.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
HORSES
By NOSE FLY

Philip Review: The nose fly is
making himself particularly obnox-
ious this season. and horse owners
are having quite a little trouble in
keeping the pest off their stock. The
fly is said to be particularly harmful
to horses. 1t lays its eggs near the
nose of the horse and the eggs,
Matching out become very irritating
to the animal. A gentleman, who
is connected with the national bu-
reau of entomology, is spending the
summer in the state devoting his at.
tention to the study of this pest and
means for it's eradication.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
THE BANKER
AND THE FARMER
As They Appear in Different Lo-
caIities

The bankers all over the state are
reported to be making fortunes.
The next legislature should reduce
the rate of interest to 8 per cent or
less. Then the country would begin
to prosper and increase in popula-
ton. Miller Sun.
The farmers all over the state are
reported to be making fortunes.
The next legislature should reduce
the price of wheat to so cts and the
price of cattle to 5 cts. Then the
country would begin to prosper and
increase in population. Rec Heights
Review.
Chicago Herald Often the most
significant movements are not recog-
nized until thew have passed into
history. The leaders are familiar
and often find the fate of prophets
in their own country. 1t is difficult
to see the drama in a man whose
tailor and grocer and druggist one
knows. Intimacy doesn't breed con-
tempt. but it spoils perspective
The banker farmer conference late
ly held in Chicago is a case in point.
Twenty or twenty. five years ago
the typical Illinois farmer went to his
bank and asked for a loan of a hun
dred dollars. He was asked to pay 8
or 10 pr cent and to have two in
dorsers on his note. The bank did
him a favor and he was humbly aware
of it. Today the farmer goes in and
announces his wishes: 81 want ST.
500; and you can give me half today
and the rest-ITl let you know"
The banker respectfully assents. He
asks only for the farmers note and
doesn't mention indorsers. He
charges the lowest market rate. II
gifted with a sense of humor, he may
note the change; but he accepts ii
without protest.
The banker does still more. All
the farmers problems he makes his
own. The farmers son must be
kept on the old place. The agricul-
tural methods must be the best. The
rural schools must satisfy the farm.
er's family. The club and the schooI
center must afford entertainment fol
the farmers wife.
The banker has arrived at q con
ception of his community as a whole
He has realized that the welfare OF
every group is interviewer with that
of every other. He has begun tt
assist in the building up of sociaI
control.
That not only ia the banker the
farmers best friend, but the farmer
is, as well. the bankers best friend,
and while neither could well gel
along without the other, the farmer
could get along without the banker,
better than the banker could gel
along without the farmer. IS just
coming to be realized by the laymar
the mar who is neither banker mol
farmer-though it appears the bank
ers and the farmers have discovered
the fact for themselves some time
ago.-Aberdeen News.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
800 AUTOS, 800 PIANOS
OWNED IN COUNTY

There we're 260 autos and 2I5
pianos returned by county assessors
on May LIST in the county. The num-
number of autos IS easily increased
to 300 by this time. And the pianos
sold since then by city firms alone
will nearly bring them to 300. On
a reasonable average the autos rep
resent $500 each. and the pianos
$3.50 each, which would make a real
value on these two luxuries as fol-
lows:
800 autos at $500. ........ $240, 900
800 pianos at $250......... $1,000
Total. ......... 1915. 900
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
LIVE STOCK IN
HAND COUNTY

The assessors returns show that
Hand county had on May LIST 80, 1856
head of cattle. 1892 head of horses
and mules. 1887 head of hogs, 1854
head of sheep. Their assessed value
was placed at So, 26O, 8t8.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29
Green Auto Tags

South Dakota's next auto num-
bers will be a light green on a black
background. The order for these
numbers has already been given to
q st. Paul manufacturer They
vii! cost the auto owner So.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-29

Daniel Murphy Passes Away
WORD came from Washington yes
terday of the death of Daniel MUIR
ply. a well known pioneer business
man of that tewn.4Ne particulars
were learned.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-04-30
mes, reste dune colonie FRANCHISE
autrefois tres prospere.

L'Union st Jeau-B aptiste, q la
reunion DIS mardi soir, a decide de
fater.avec 6clat lie "a Juin. C'est
celia, gardens vivaces les traditions
nationales. Un peuple qui oatbt'e
les jours de fetes patriotiques est
vou6 a la mort. ST nous voulons
que la race survive dams nos en-
fants, sachons nous s0uVenar des
couttumes ch@res d nos peres ct en-
seignons-les a la jeune generation.
Et lei une remarque: Pourquoi ne
pas adopter une coutume du vieux
Quebec? les p%aroisses dun certain
rayon fetent ensemble la Est jean
Baptiste', chaque p%aroisse, q tour
de role, recoivent les paroisses
avoisinantes. Ces contacts patrio-
tiques avivent lie sentiment natio-
nal ct afirment notre volont9 de
roster ce que Dieu nous a fats.
Pensons-y.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-04-30
Son Sort Probable

"Eh b1en, je voudrais, puts, dun
autre cote je ne crois pas que je lie
ferai. ST je commandals cette en-
cyclod6die en- quarante-sept par
ties, y compris l'appendicite, j'ai
peur que je DOVE TRAVELLER 81 fort
pour la payer que je serai trop
fatigue pour jour de sa lecture; ct
81 ie la lis a mon loisir, CONNIE je
lie devrais, atm de proiter du bien
que sd lecture pourrait me faire, je
n'aurais pas lie temps de gagner lie
montant pour la payer. De sorte
que toutes chooses consid6r6es, je
crois que je devrai me refuser ce
privilege. Je crois que je me pale:
raj un comfort reel en- commandment
une autre caisse de golden grain
belt BEERS.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-04-30
FaribauIt, Mimi.

Joseph Durand est decide ces
iours derniere, a la demeure de sa
file Nine Joseph King, q Canon
City, victime dune bronchite.
NJ. Durand naquit a Kildare,
Canada, lie IL mars 1885. II etait
done age de 80 ans q sa mort. A
20 ans il 6pousa Mile C6lina Ne
ven du meme endroit ct I'M an plus
tard lis d6m6nagerent aSt-Gabriel
de Brandon qu'ils indifferent %
ans. A Page 45 ans i vint s,@ta-
blir u une ferme a Canon City,
Oh son spouse d6c6da il y II ans.
Depuis 8 ans M Durand habitat
avec sa file Nine King.
De leur union, M. ct Nine Du-
rant current II enfants don't Z leur
survivent: Mines Joseph Pa4uette,
L. G. Contois, Joseph King, de
Canon City, ct Fred Caron, de Fa-
ribault, ct NJ. Eugene Durand, de
st Paul; M. G. Durand, de Canon
City ct M. M6d6ric Durand, de
Wilton, N. D., ainsi que Is petits-
enfants.
NJ. Durant 6ta:t un bon chr6tien.
un p4re tout d6vou6 ct un membre
fdele de la paroisse du Sacre-
Occur, Oh current lieu ses fun6rail-
les. LIE R. P. Monge a c6l6br6 lie
service. ILLUMINATION a Gu lieu au
cimetiere du Mont Calvaire.
r. [. P.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-04-30
No. 1911

ORDER FUR
In the Matter of Proving the Alleged
Last Will and Testament of Henry
Spies, Decedent.
State of Minnesota, County of Henne-
pin. In Probate Court.
On receiving and fling the Petition
of Frank E. Jorris of Hennepin Coun-
ty, Minnesota, praying for the
allowance of an instrument purporting
to be the last Will and Testament of
said decedent and presented Herewith
as and for such last Will and Tesla
ment and that Letters testamentary
be granted thereon to said petitioner;
1t is Ordered, That said petition be
heard and that all persons interested in
said matter appear before this Court
on Monday, the 18th day of May
1916, at 10 A. NJ, at the Probate Court
in the Court House at Minneapolis in
said County and then, or as soon there
after as said petition can be heard,
show cause, if any there be, why said
petition should not be granted.
And it is Further Ordered, That
notice of such hearing be given by pub
fishing this order once in each week
for three successive weeks, prior to said
day of hearing, in the Echo de POuest
a newspaper printed and published in
said. county, and by mailing a copy OF this
order to all the legatees named in said
will and .heirs-at-law of said de-
cedent when their address is known or
can be ascertained by due diligence, at
least fourteen (14) days before the date
of said hearing unless notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 10th day
of April 1915.
By the Court:
81 JOHN A. DAHL
Judge of the Probate Court
F. E. Jorris, 404 Lindley Blk.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-04-30

La maladie de rognons est celle
qui fait 10 plus de ravage chez les
hommes. Dams lie rein SO centra-
lisent la force ct le pouvoir ener-
gique. Or, 81 Pom fait une trop
grande dkpense de Pune GU de
l'autre, il va de sol que c'est le
siege principal de ces deux emf
nentes faculties qui en- SQUIRE tout
d'abord ct en- est le plus serieuse-
ment affecte. Sur cent hommes
malades, nous ne craignons pas de
dire que quatre-vingt-dix souffrent
DIES rognons. Les Pilules Moro pre-
parees specialement pour les hon.
mes, sont toutes designees pour
olivier aux announcements qui alte-
rent leur sante ct fnissent par la
miner complement. Files recons-
tituent lie systemic d@labr6, restau-
rent organisme, font du sang nou-
veau, DIES muscles forts, donnent
du nerf. Dams DIES cas- d'extreme
faiblesse, de debilit6 tres avancee,
Giles ont prouve 6tre lie restaurateur
par excellence ct lie plus puissant
dispensateur DIES forces physiques.
M. Ephrem NORM est pref a re-
pondre a tous ceux qui doutent de
Peficacite des Pilules Moro,
"J'avais etc sous les SONS de
plusieurs medecins pour une ma
ladie de rognons qui datait de
plusieurs annees ct j'avais tant
de douleurs, mes forces s'@taient