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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-01

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to the adventures of Billy Paul
Monday night, when he and
Andrew Myers gave Jailor
Mohr the slip and hiked for the
tall grass. Billy is clever, and
has caused annoyance and en-
barrassment to several peace
officers in his brief butnotorious
career as an Apache. Hence
this latest exhibition of a talent
that would be valuable in the
modern "movie" drama is no
surprise to those who know
him. 1t happened thus:
Monday night about HOO
o'clock when Deputy Sheriff
Adam Mohr, who is county
jailor, went into the cell occu-
pied by Paul and Myers he did
not find the electric light bulb
in its usual place. The young
fellows had either changed, or
put it on the blink in the day
time. 1t was the custom to al
low them in this cell room dur
ing the day. and lock them in
the steel cage at night. They
left the room dark and when
the deputy unlocked the room
door and CROPPED his way to-
wards the light, the two in
mates were hiding in readiness
and made a dash for the door.
They got out, and tried to lock
the door, but Deputy Mohr
came against the door too
quickly, SO they made a dash
for freedom across the court
yard.
The deputy sent up a wire
less for help that fellows claim
ed to hear at the depot. He
soon had several parties out
looking for the escaped men,
and also sent automobiles to
the country, but they had made
a clean getaway, as no trace
of them was found. The next
day men were sent to the coun-
try, and the telephone lines
were kept busy spreading the
word over the county and to
neighboring towns.
BloodhOunds Take Trail
Sheriff Wyland sent to Nit
che'l for a pair of bloodhounds
to trail the men. Two dogs ar
rived Tuesday night in charge
of a man named Scott.
They were taken to the jail,
given scent of Paul and Myers
by clothing or articles handled,
and then the hound master led
the dogs south to the railroad
yards, insisting the men had
gone that way and escaped in
a box car. The local officers
however, thought that this was
only a preconceived idea of
what might be expected, and
asked that the dogs be given
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-07-01
Hume Produce Over .OO(

June Produce Over $4,000
The shipments of produce at Miller
for the month of June are as follows:
Cream and butter. ....$2865 %
1890 dOz eggs........... 1893 40
-
Total. ......... $10263 40
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22
PAWNEE ROCK.
From The Herald

John KOehn was in Dodge City
the last of the week looking after
business matters.
Bob Miller was down from Net.
Teton Sunday, being called here
by the illness of his little son.
Daniel Miller was up from GreaI
Bend Monday visiting at the
homes of his sons, Arthur and
Robert.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Schultz who
had been in the city visiting
Henry Schult and family, went on
home to HanstOn Monday. They
had been visiting east of here and
stopped off for a short stay with
Henry last Friday.
MoSbarger & Gilbert have in
stalled a large Coleman gi,oiine
lamp in the barber shop Of 1860
candle power that gives an excel
lent light. The lamp is placed with
the idea of being ready for an
emergency, as they will use the
electric lights again as soon as
they start.
We regret TO report the illness
of Mrs. w. H. Bowman, who has
been suffering the past week viii
a complication of ailments. Mrs.
Bowman first complained of an
attack of lagrippe. A severe at
tack of erySipelaS followed which
was so acute that a trained nurse
was sent for. Miss Elliott, of
Great Bend, came up Monday
evening and is caring for her, in
addition to medical attention.
The Ray Baird family has been
having a little more than its share
Of hard luck in the way of sick
ness lately. Every one of them
from the father down has been
a grip victim with tonsilitiS
thrown in. We are glad to report
hem all on the safe way to re-
]
Mrs. John G0aIley very pleas
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22
HOISINGTON.
From The Dispatch.

Otto Kopke returned the fore
part of the week from a visit with
his brother at EmpOria.
G. w. COOney bought the Jones
bungalow on west Broadway from
Mrs. Hattie Shafer Tuesday.
NJ. E. and G. A. Fields returned
the first of the week from a visit
with relatives in Oklahoma.
Mai ThomaSOn has closed his
shoe shop in the basement of the
Morrison building and will return
to the Bend.
A son was born to C. w. Baker
and wife last week. Papa Bake"
feels justly proud of the addition
to the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. ShapIand
returned Saturday night from a
three weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Roberts at Kansas City.
They had a very enjoyable time.
The condition of ChaS. Boyle at
Pueblo is about the same as for
the past two weeks. AT times he
shows some improvement and
then has a set back. He is being
cared for in a hospital at present.
Robert BOxwell, little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson BoxwelI, has
a very sore eye caused from fall
ing on his tricycle.. One of the
handle bars struck him in the
right eye and injured the eyebaII
but the sight was not injured. He
is recovering nicely.
John NiedenS and wife and
George Bitter and wife returned
Tuesday night from Hodgeman
county where they visited J. B.
Dumler and family. George says
they have not had much snow
there and most of the wheat has
just Sprouted.
The friends of Warren WeIch
will doubtless be sorry to learn
that since moving to Oregon that
he has been in poor health and
that the last two weeks he has
been bedfast. However, the neigh
borS have been very kind and
have taken turns sitting up with
him and caring for his stock. They
say that they like the country fine.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

may perhaps be presumptuouS to
propheSy, but | doubt very much
whether there will be a single law
of moment passed by the last leg
iSlature that will be repealed or
that a single policy of moment
now in effect in any of the state
departments will be changed.
Minor details may be, changed as
is always the case, as we correct
by the benefits of experience.
bespeak for my success from
the Democratic papers of this
state that which has been denied
me by the Republican preSS-the
truth. earnestly hope that the
citizenship of Kansas, irreSpec-
tive of politics, will cooperate
with the governor of this state in
each and every righteous endeav-
or that he may attempt. | ear
neStly wish for him a successful
administration. Our love for our
great commonwealth and our 10y
atty to Kansas, not only inspires
me but should inspire every Kan.
san, irrespective of politics, to be
ready to assist in any and every
manner whatsoever for the con.
tlnued growth, prosperity and up.
building of the great SunfloweI
stale.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

|. B. Cessna was here from
HOisingtOn this week visiting
with his wife who last week unT
derwent an operation in the ST.
Rose hospital. He reports that
she is getting along in fine shape
and will be able to return home.
shortly.
Word received from DR.. Charles
Hooper at Baltimore reports that
his mother is getting along in fine
shape from her recent operation
and that she is now able to be up
and they expect to return home
some time next week.
Frank Mead was in from Dun.
dee The first of the week on a bus-
mess trip and for a visit with rel
ativeS and friends.
Mrs. Julia Wesley-Brown re-
turned to her home in Hutchinson
The first of the week after a visit
of a few days here with her mo-.
Iher, Mrs. Susan Wesley, and her
sister, Mrs. E. E. Eppstein and
family.
Robert Hlavaty was among the
Olmitz people who were visiting.
with friends and attending to bus,
ness matters m the city last Fri
low
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22
STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL
MEETING.

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Pawnee Rock
State bank was held on FRIDAY
last; The meeting was largely at
tended and all present expressed
themselves as very much pleased
with the earnings for the wear. A
good dividend was paid and the
bank enters upon the new wear
confident that it will be a good
one for business. w. M. Zieber
takes the place of ]. T. Kell on tbe
board of directors, otherwise the
directorate and the officers of
) tne institution remain the same.
AT this meeting it was decided TO
erect a new building on the lot
just north of the bank, recentJv
purchased, The building will be
OF brick, one story, 50 feet long
ana possibly longer. A modern
building ,! with plate glass front and
! ilrSt class in every particular. The
bank not only wishes for itself
Dut Tor Pawnee Rock and com.
munlty health, happiness and
proSperlty.-Pawnee Rock Her.
aid.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

Richard COyfe, the court sten-
osrapher, has been very popuIar
among the young ladies of the civ
and especially those employed in
the court house, and had a close
cal. from being mObbed by a num-
per OF the aforesaid young ladies
Monday evening after supper as
ne was returning to his rooming
house. He was boldly siezed
from behind and while some held
his arms, others proceeded to
give him a good face washing with
snow, and really treated him in a
SeandalOuS manner, and then
they mysteriouSly disappeared
before he could discover who his
aSSailants were. Of course none
OF the girls at the court house
know anything about the event.
bAt they have a bad case of the
giggles" whenever the subject is
naationed.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22
FOREMAN ARRESTED.
Santa Fe Extra Gang Boss Is
Charged With Padding
Payroll"

E. G. Crump, and extra gang
foreman of the Santa Fe, was ar
rested at Ellinwood Saturday
evening and brought to the Reno
county Jail on a charge of pad
ding the pay roll"
His son, Lynn A. Crump, a
school boy, 16 years old, who was
used by his father in the alleged
fraud, was arrested at Arkansas
City and brought here in connec-
ton with the case.
According to EuStace Smith,
counsel for Crump, the charge
against him will mot hold water"
Crump was foreman of an extra
gang working on the re-laying of
track between Mission and Kent
this summer.
In June the timekeeper on the
gang was discharged and Lynn
Crump was put OH the payroll as
time keeper. He worked during
the summer vacation but in Sep
tember when school opened Lynn
went to Arkansas City and has
. been attending school there.
His father continued TO carry
his name on the payroll, however,
as timekeeper, and it is claimed
by him The books were taken care
of by his wife. The son continued
to draw the pay, coming tC Hutch
inSon at the November and De-
cember pay days to draw his paw
checks. He was carried on the
payroll for 500 per month.
Tim OLeary, chief special
agent for the Santa Fe, who has
been investigating, swore to the
complaint Saturday and a war
rant was issued for the arrest of
Crump and his son. Crump's
gang was laid off at Kent Decem-
Der 10, on finishing the track at
Al
that point, and he has since been
in charge of a gang at EIlinwood.
An officer arrested him Sat
urday night at Ellinwood and
brought him 10 the county Jail
here yesterday. The boy was ta-
ken into custody at Arkansas City
but on account of his youth he
was not locked up, but is here
with his mother.
The hearing has not been set
yet. EuStace Smith, counsel for
Crump, declares the company has
not been defrauded. The charge
against them is obtaining checks
under false pretenSes.
'"The Santa Fe Company has alb
Solutely lost nothing, and has not
been defrauded," declared Smith
today after a conference with the
accused foreman in the county
Jail. Mrs. Crump had been keep
ing the time record and doing the
work of timekeeper for the gang,
and the boy has been helping his
father on track work. Instead of
the Santa Fe being defrauded the
company was getting ten hours
extra work without having to pay
for it,
1t is intlmated by Santa Fe Of
ficialS, however, that there is
more to the case than merely this.
and that others may be involved
before the investigation is ended.
Hutchinson News, Jan. 1S.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

One way TO relieve habituaI
constipation is to take regularly
a mild laxative. Doan'S Regulets
are recommended for this pur-
pose. 25c. a box at all drug
stores.
The firm of Kern & Mead at
Dundee have been doing some i'm
proving the past week. They have
fixed up the building east of their
old location, have put in new fix
lures, and now have room in
which TO fix up their store in nice
shape, and will add a much larger
line of goods than they have here
tOfOre carried.
G.F. Koch, trustee of COmanche
township, was in the city Tuesday
looking after business matters
and visiting with friends.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

antly entertained her class of girls
of the Christian church on Fri
day evening after school at her
home. The fore part of the SeS-
sion was spent playing games,
pulling taffy, ETC, while delicious
refreshments served by the hos
tess brought to a close a very hap
py time for the girls who pro-
nOunce it one of the best occa-
SiOnS they ever enjoyed.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

TOWNSHIP STATEMENT oR RRcRpre
Inc udsigne Township Treasurer
Kansas issues the following statement Expndre and IDsiedne %
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR That
Of all the
Indebtedness Township of
A. d. 1911 and for the full
statement So help me God. ~ "u "Ac Such
asned-T H. B0ESE Township Treasurer
SuDcrlDed and to before this 18th day A.
JOE McMULLEN Trustee
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
EDITING A NEWSPAPER

If subscribers want to baw
out anybody-the editors the
| goat.
If the town is tagging behind
and the people won't get out and
make things hunts because
the town paper is on the bum.
If business is bad-it's be-
cause the editor wants too much
money for his advertising space.
If business is ood-advertis-
ing hasn't anything to do with
it, but conditions are right.
If we print what pleases peo-
ple-that is our duty and we de-
serve no credit.
If we print what is displeasing
we are a crouch and a crepe
hanger, and don't deserve the
patronage of the public.
If we print the news as it is
actually people call US over the
phone and tell us y to stop their
paper.
If we garble it-they tell us
we are subsidized by the corpor-
ate interests.
Editing a newspaper is a
pleasing business-it is not!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
5000 M. U. ALUMNI LIVE IN
MISSOURI
Forty Per Cent of Graduates of
State University Are Scatter
ed Through As States and
22 Foreign Countries

Nearly 5000, or 60 per cent
of the graduates of the Univer-
sity of Missouri at Columbia are
now living in the State of their
alma mater. The others are
scattered through As States of
the United States and in % for
eign countries.
According to the alumni di-
rectory recently issued by the
University, the State outside of
Missouri having the largest num-
Der of Missouri graduates in it's
borders is Oklahoma. There are
181 Missouri alumni in Oklaho-
ma. Illinois comes next, being
the home of 155 graduates, CAL
ifornia of 122, New York of 107,
and Texas of 103. The large
number of graduates of the
State University in States so
widely scattered shows the wide
distribution of the alumni of the
University.
There are 103 Missouri alum
nj now living in % foreign coun-
tries. They are distributed as
follows; Alaska, 1; Australia,
2; Brazil, 5; Bulgaria, 2; Cana
ola, IL; Chile, 10; Cuba, 2; Egypt
L; England, 1; Germany, 1; Ha-
wall, 6; India, 2; Japan, z; Mex
leo, 8; Panama, 8; France, /;
Philippine Islands 20; Porto Rico
4; Russia, 1; Uruguay, 1; Scot
land, 1; Spain, 1.
There are no Missouri grad
yates located in India, South
Carolina, or Rhode Island, ac-
cording to the records of the al
umni association. There are ap-
proximately 5000 graduates of
the University of Missouri now
living. Degrees were granted to
about 400 men and women in
June, 1915.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
AN OFFER WORTH YOUR
ATTENTION

For 20 days-from Septem-
Der "a to October Is, 1915, we
will send The Pennington Times
to clubs of A subscribers for
$500. Should this number de-
sire to club together and make
an order for the paper under
these terms, we will appreciate
your cooperation and will be
more than pleased to enroll you
among our list of readers. Send
all club orders to
THE HARRINGTON TIMES,
Pennington, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
Democratic Rally at St. Joe
a Big Success

1t was glory enough for one
day--and for many more days.
One Of the fondest of Repub.
lican decisions with which they
for years have pampered the
people was relegated to the real
buried so deep that it can new
er be resurrected-for the sun
shown-and it shown all day,
making it a real Missouri Champ
Clark Day. The old and shop
worn claim that the Republican
party makes the sun to shine and
the rains to fall, is emphatical-
ly contradicted.
Never was there a more per-
feet day-and never a more per-
feet attendance. There never
was more ideal weather for a
gathering of the hosts of mill
tant Democracy and never did
they more fully take advantage
of it.
Champ Clark Day will go
down in the history of Missouri
as a red-letter event-a history
making occurrence.
An Immense Attendance
And the most carping could
not ask for a more magnificent
attendance. From far and near
from Atchison to Pemiscot-
from Clark to Donald counties
the flower of the great army of
Democracy came and listened to
the words of cheer and wisdom
from the lips of their great lead
ers.
A striking fact is patent and
that is that every county in the
State was represented-some
but very slightly, but everyone
had some representation, and
those within a hundred mile ra-
dius were largely represented.
The close-in counties could not
get all of their people here on
the regular trains and special
trains were run on the local
lines here, while the two inter
urbans were taxed to the utmost
with their specials.
The hotels were crowded to
their utmost capacity and the
Robidoux, which was headquar-
tiers, was a seething, jolly, good
natured, enthusiastic crowd
from Thursday night till long
after the chickens crowed Fri
day morning. st. Louis sent ov-
er $50 in one bunch to help to !
swell the throng, while Kansas
City had over a thousand repre-
sentatives. Every town in this
part of Missouri had a special
delegation-Maryville, Fairfax, |
Tarkio and Craig sending dele I
cations that pleased the eye and
quickened the heartbeat of J
those who witnessed their arriv-
al, preceded by their joy-raising
brass bands. There was music
all of the afternoon and night.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08

Use the drag to get roads in
to the best possible shape for
winter. They may be bad
enough at best, but proper work
will help greatly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
The Distinguished Visitors.

And the visitors who were
here who stand high in the es-
teen and confidence of the Dem
ocratic party were too nemerous
to mention. They were the
guests of st. Joseph and the city
was proud to meet them.
Speaker Champ Clark, accom-
panied by his son, Bennett
Clark, and his daughter, Mrs.
James M. Clark Thompson, of
New Orleans, arrived Thursday
night and were quartered in the
Robidoux, where Speaker Clark
was accorded an ovation every
time he appeared in the lobby.
Senator Stone arrived early
Friday morning and he could
hardly make his way about the
hotel lobby for the great crowd
which desired to shake his hand.
Senator Reed arrived Friday
forenoon and was in demand all
of the time by his friends.
Governor Major and staff
reached the Robidoux at noon
and he was given a welcome
that dispelled any thought but
that st. Joseph was his friend.
David R. Francis, the Nation
al Chairman Edward Goltra,
came up from st. Louis, and
they were in demand all of the
time of their stay.
Congressman Joshua A. Alex
ander, Thomas L. Rubey, James
T. Lloyd, William M. Igoe and
Charles F. Booher were on hand
and occupied seats on the speak
ers' platform in the crowded au-
ditorium.
Francis nj. Wilson, United
States District Attorney, was
here and his hundreds of friends
started boom for governor for
him. He, with his usual NODES
ty, would not talk.
Other distinguished visitors
were, Judge w. w. Graves,
Frank McAllister, John T. Bar
ker, John M. Atkinson, Cornell
us Roach, John P. Gordon, Jas.
A. Houchin, Judge F. P. Dwell
bliss, Col. Fred Gardner, Judge
James Cowgirl, Collector Ed M.
Harder, Judge w. C. Ellison, and
so many more that stand high |
in the party estimation that it |
is not possible to enumerate |
them.
Major Stone Francis
And when the first great
meeting opened at 2 p. m. in the
Auditorium, the great structure
was. crowded to the doors with
an enthusiastic, joyous crowd
which waved the National en-
olem, with which everyone SEEM
ed to be provided, with great
gigor at every well made point
made by the speakers. 1t was
magnificent audience and hun
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08

You'll enjoy the music of Bar
rolls Orchestra at the Monarch
October 18th. A dime to all.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
UBIQUITY OF THE DIPH-
liberia BACILLUS
Widespread Prevalence of This
Germ Among Unsuspecting
Persons

1t has long been known that
diphtheria germs are present in
the Threats of many perfectly
healthy persons and that many
cases of this disease may be &C
counted for only by their infec-
ton from such carriers" To
what extent these germs occur
among healthy persons has been
a point that has never been def
initely determined, some workers
claiming that as many as one in
every twenty persons carried
these germs and distributed
them more or less indiscrimin-
ately. To determine this point
the U. S. Public Health Service
conducted an investigation of
the prevalence of diphtheria car
riers in the city of Detroit dur
ing the winter Of 1914. This
investigation stands as one of
the most thorough and palms.
taking researches of it's kind.
Should this report be read by
all of the inhabitants of Detroit
over 1000 of them would recall
the visit Of the Health Officer"
who examined their noses and
threats and took cultures"
from both locations.
In the labratory the officers of
the Service examined the 8758
cultures taken from 4093 per-
sons; five psychologists exam
ined the "smears" from an aver
age of 1853 cultures a day. The
results of this examination were
that very nearly one per cent
1923 per cent to be exact-of all
the persons examined was found
to carry diphtheria germs in
their throat or nose, or both.
One per cent does not ordinar-
lily sound large to the average
person, but let us see what it
means to the individual. In
time of epidemic prevalence
probably one in every hundred
persons he meets has diphtheria
germs in his throat and in all
probability on his hands and
clothes as well, since it is one of
the most common practices in
the world to put the hand to
the mouth. 1t is probable that
the average individual comes in
contact with a hundred or more
persons every day and is hence
practically daily exposed to in
lection with diphtheria. Some
persons, mainly those remain
ing at home, associate with but
few, but other members of the
household are not so isolated.
School children come in close
contact often with more than a |
hundred others in a day. Oc-
casionally one may even see a |
hundred persons on single
street car and none will doubt
that many more than that num-
Der will cough into the air of a
moving picture theatre during |
me evening.
To demonstrate further what
me per cent means, let us see
what are the actual figures. In
1914 the official census of De-
rot was 537,650. One per cent
# this is 5376. 1t would be diff
icult indeed for anyone living
n Detroit to avoid contact with
me, two, five or more of these
1916 disseminators of diphther-
a germs. Nor is there reason to
'elieve that in time of epidemic
he figures for any other large
community are lower in proper
ion.
These data, gathered by the
public Health Service, as well as
Iata of the same nature obtain
d by other workers, demon
k~a4o 49, aF ...-.. 49, 49, -