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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
Buy a Farm

Once more the time has arrived.
and conditions are right, to buy a
farm, because:
1t can be bought cheaper today
than it could two years ago.
The reason is found in the fact
that very little real estate has been
sold for the past two years, and
after a season of quietness many
people want to sell. One may say
the aus Is a series Of poor crops;
another may say it is because Of a
democratic administration; another
that money is tight on account Of
the war, and capital is scared. You
may take your choice of reasons or
causes. Or. you may have one of
your own, as we have. Ours is that
a whole lot of people have a yellow
streak in their make up. and duck
for cover at sight of the first little
cloud. Some of these people bought
land in South Dakota. Some of
them are ready to let go at a lrss.
Find one of them and buy his land.
Why? Because we are simply re
peaLlng the experience of Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota. Ask any old resi-
dents of any of the states and he
will tell you that he could have
bought his neighbors land for $40 to
$40 per acre but wouldn't have it;
because--xell, any of the many rea-
sons usually given. 1t didn't look
good TO HIM. What is that land
worth today?
And who proftted by the raise in
land values in above states. Was
it the fool who got q hold Of some
land, scratched along and held on to
it. or was it the wise guy who knew
too much to own any worthless
land?
Think it over-if you ever do such
a foolish thing as to waste time
thinking.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
Basket Ball War

In answer to the challenge made
some weeks ago by married men of
the east side for a basket ball match
the west siders have issued the fol-
lowing ultimatum: Owing to the
mobilization of the Russians on the
east side, the Germans of the west
side do hereby declare a basket ball
war to occur at the high school
gymnasium.
Defenders of the west side are:
s. Kegler, d. II. Smith, ID. A. Lew
is, Rev. A. P. Cooper. o. H. Collins,
Dick Spain, F. McCarI, H. M. Snod-
dy. H. X. Schroeder, A. B. Catalan.
F. d. Greene, r. F. Mathews. Jim
Murphy. A. L. Greeves, Dick Davis,
A. G, Mohr. l.. Dlouhv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
HOWELL

DR.. Wallis. of Miller, was a pro-
fesslonel caller at Houdek Sunday
and Monday. Owing to the drlfted
roads he could not return the same
day.
Chas. Moore purchased a new
power washing outfit, also a new set
of harness.
Ernest Shaw was a business visit
or in Miller Monday.
Miller Bros. spent Sunday even
ing at Joseph Struts, also Mrs
Chas. Moore and two children.
Roads have been in a bad condi-
ton since the heavy snow and are
drifted badly in some places.
Mrs j. Hehnesey, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs j.. Strut,
is visiting Mrs John Costigan.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
GUARANTY LAW
FOR STATE BANKS
Under Control of a Five Men
Board

Sioux Falls Press-The admins
tiation bank guaranty bill, which
was introduced ty Sen. McMaster
and has already passed the senate,
has undergone a marked evolution
since 1T was first brought out. We
believe it is now a much more salts
factory measure than it was before
Sen. Isaac Lincoln, of Brown county.
took it in hand with the view of
finding a common ground for the
supporters of the so called bank
er's BILL and those back of the add
minlstration measure. Our staff
correspondent at Pierre credits Mr.
Lincoln with having achieved an in
telligent compromise which will pass
muster in the house.
The bill as it passed the senate
provides for a board of five mem
bers, three of whom are to be ap-
pointed by the governor. The bank
examiner will be the fourth and the
governor himself will be the fifth
member of the board. This board
Is to take ny Immediately the work
Of examining every state bank in
South Dakota to determine their
eligibility to come into the system.
Since it is made compulsory for all
state banks to enter the guaranty
organization, those that are not
sufficiently sound to be included will
be lluuidared at once. BY January
|. 1916, the guaranty provision will
be in effect and it is the theory of
the bill that by that time all un.
sound banks, If there are any in the
state, will be out of the way alto
gether. Member banks are required
the set aside in a separate fund one
fourth of one per cent of their de
posts which shall be available at all
times for each banks share in max
ing good the losses of depoSitors oc.
casioned by the failure of any one
state bank. 1t is provided that ma.
tionai banks in South Dakota may
come into the system if the fedora,
laws will permit, but the state law,
of course, cannot compel national
banks to join.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
Why Raise Wheat?

The Northwestern Agriculturist,
a farm paper, published at Mime.
apolis in making a plea for diversi-
fled crops with which to feed more
live stock makes the following state.
ment:
The average yield of spring
wheat in Minnesota in 1914 as re-
ported by the Department of Agri-
culture, was 1915 bushels per acre
and there were 1000, 900 acres in
the state. 1t cost $l7.30 an acre to
raise it or in other words wheat in
Minnesota cost farmers 81 So a
bushel to produce it and the Decem.
Der LIST farm value in spite of war
prices was only $l.02. The net loss
to the farmer was 80 cents a bushel,
the total loss to Minnesota farmers
on the 1914 wheat crop being $22,
260, 900 In North Dakota the aver
age yield was 11.2 bushels costing
Sl.54 per bushel to produce and IN
Dakota the average Weld was
8 bushels with production cost of
81 80 per bushel."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
ALLIES CONTROL
D~ARDANELLES
Panic at Turkish Capital Follows
Entrance of Fleet Into
Strait

London, March /, Il. noon The
flags of Great Britain and France
are flying at the entrance of the
DardanelIes over the Turkish forts,
reduced by the sea power of the
allies.
While it would appear to be a
fact that the allied fleet has reached
Chanak, fifteen miles from the Medi.
terranean entrance to the strait,
the British press warns the public
not to expect the immediate fall of
Constantinoplc. Nevertheless the
operations Of French warships
against the sea defenses of Constan-
tlnople are creating a tremendous
stir in the near east. Brousse, in
Asiatic Turkey, has been selected by
the Turks as their new capital in
case it becomes necessary to eXacu-
ate Constantinople. Germans in
Turkey it is declared, warted the
Turks to move TO AdrianopIe in
Europeon Turkey. hut the Turks
would have none of this and started
shipping their archives to Broussa.
Interest in the fighting along the
eastern battle front has been de-
iected for the moment from the
Carpathians to the north of Poland
where the Russians appear to be
making and desperate effort to re,
gain the ground Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg won when he threw
them back from East Prussia. Con.
sequently the stubborn struggle
continues or the line from the Bobr
to the Narew where Grand Duke
Nicholas has yet to establish his as
tendency.
Vienna reports a violent engage
ment in Bukowina without saving
ANYTHING about the outcome, while
Petrograd claims to have checked
the Austro German offensive in that
region.
In the west interest is centering on
the fighting in the Champagne re-
gion where fierce attacks and coun-
ter attacks have marked the opera
tons for the last week. Berlin
claims to have repulsed the contin-
ued French advances in this region
while Paris asserts that the French
troops have been successful in max
ing progress and repulsing the Ger
nan counter attacks. Paris claims
also the capture of 1000 yards of
trenches to the northwest or north
Of V~eauseiour.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
Battering Down Forts

The battleships of Great Britain
ana France have been making his.
tory during the past few DAYS. A
large fleet has been bombarding the
Turkish forts scattered along the
Dardanelles, a narrow strip of water
connecting the Mediterranean with
the Sea of Marmora, which is the
land-locked harbor of Constantine
pie. The Sea of Maimora is also
connected with the Russian Black
Seq. by another narrow strip of
water called the Bosphorus. These
narrow channels would give Russia
access to the ocean through a warm
water route. but the Turks, with
Great Britain's undoubted encour-
agment and protection, have held
onto their priced natural harbors
Had it not been for fear of Great
Britain's fleet Russia would certain.
ly have taken this water way years
ago. And now the fortunes of war
shifts the scene so that Britain sends
her W ships to demolish the Tur-
kisk forts. This prize was AMI is
greatly desired by Russia. and the
moment turkey entered the war
Russians have openly boosted that
now they would take Constantinople
and her waterways.
Perhaps Russia has waited too
long, or depended too much upon
her callers. Will Great Britain use
her ships to sieze this wonderfully
advantageous bit Of natures handi-
work, and then just hand it over to
Russia? 1t is very. verv doubtful
il those European nations ever prac-
tlce the AIphopse. CASTOR act in any.
thing thev have taken. If Russia
gets her coveted prize it will be with
a string upon it.
1t is more than probable that the
Turkish forts and harbor defenses
are obsolete, because they are old,
have had no actual use, and could
not hold out against modern guns.
IL the allies capture these possessions
it is thought the Turk will be driven
out of EurOpe,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
The Richards Primary Again

A petition has bee filed with the
secretary of state by K. o. Richards
and others asking for amendments
to the old Richards law to be sub
united to the voters of South
Dakota. The general impression
prevails that all parties have had
enough of the Richards method of
holding primary elections, and if
they get another chance to vote
upon it the vote will be very deci-
slve against it.
The legislature has passed a bill
for the old Crawford primary which
very much preferred to the
Richards primary. With a few
necessary amendments it can be
made very practical
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
st. AIMS Church

Services on LIST, 3rd. and 9Th Sun
days.
Masses at $50 and 1890 a. m.
Evening services 7:30 p. m. sun
days.
Week days, Mass at s o'clock.
Holy Days, Masses at 6 and $3.50
a. m.
Confessions, Saturday evening at
z p. m.
Those desiring instruction in the
Catholic Doctrine will call at Priests
residence on Monday and Thursday
evenings. Father Duguay. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
What is Life TO You?

To the preacher life's a sermon.
To the joker its a jest,
To the miser life is money,
To the loafer life is rest.
To the LAWYER life's a trial,
To the poet life's a song.
To the doctor llfe's a patient,
That needs treatment right along.
To the soldier life's a battle.
To the teacher life's a school.
Lies & good thing to the CRATER,
It's a failure to the fool.
To the man upon the engine
Lies a long and heavy grade;
It's a gamble to the gambler,
To the merchant life's a trade.
Lies a picture to the artist,
To the rascal life's a fraud;
Life perhaps is but a burden,
70 the man beneath the hod.
Life is lovely to the lover.
To the player life's a play;
Life may be IA load of trouble
To the man upon the dray.
Life is but a long vacation
To the man who loves his work;
Lies everlasting effort
To shun duty. to the shirk.
To the earnest Christian worker
Lies a story ever new.
Life is what we try to make it
Brother, what is life to you?-Ex.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
Alfalfa Seed

The Commercial Club has made
arrangements to ship in 1000 pounds
of western South Dakota alfalfa
seed to be sold to any one who will
SOW it in Hand county. This seed
will be sold at whatever it takes to
cover the bare expense of seed,
shipping and handling. Announce
ment will soon be made as to where
this seed may be obtained.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
HAND COUNTY
CORRESPONDENCE
Interesting Items From Various
Twps.
WHEATON
Goo late for last week.

Nloo Idle lOT IdSI week
c. F. Porter delivered some horses
which he sold recently, at Rockham
Friday.
Harry Kroning visited at the l.. L..
Sisson home Sunday.
Rev. Held came out from Redfeld
Friday and assisted Rev. Sisson with
his pastoral duties Sunday.
l.. L. Slsson sold some horses this
week, which he delivered at Miller
Monday.
l.. o. Bobseen and c. f. Grey de-
llvered horses at Miller Wednesday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
Hand County Teachers Meet

Saturday, March 18th. teachers
meetings will be conducted at st.
Lawrence, Miller and Rec Heights.
The meeting for Miller rural dis.
trict will be held in the court o
and for Miller city at the high
school. Supt. of Schools, Miss Jes,
sic Moncur. has prepared the follow.
ing program which will be carried
out at each meeting. thus giving all
teachers the benefits of a meeting
without travelling the distance to
the county seat:
Music.
Roll Call.
Discussions on Teaching:
Arithmetic.
Geography in Primary Grades.
History.
Civics.
Agriculture.
Music.
Hygiene of the School Child.
Paper, The School as a Social Center
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENT
Presbyterian Church

A. p. Cooper, pastor
1920 m, Sermon:
ll:45 a m Sabbath school
The lessons are interesting. come
and join a class.
$50 p. M. Christian Endeayor.
7;30P M sermon.
We want you to come.
We aim to begin all services at
the minute appointed. Be on time
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
Methodist Church Services.

tHO .NHuTCH SefVICes.
Preaching next Sunday, by the
pastor at HOO a m.
S. S. at 1000.
Epworth League devotional meet.
ing at 700 p. m.
Evening service at 500 D m
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening
All are invited to attend.
j. II. Kearton. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
Christian Church

Lords Day School at 10 o'clock a.
m.
Communion service at IL O'Clock
a, m.
Christian Endeavor at $50 p. m.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04
BILLS UP FOR
FINAL ACTION
Bridge Bill Among Those to
Reach Governor for his
Approval

Pierre, March There will be
many more dry towns in South Da-
kota as a result of the bill which
passed the senate striking out the
words voting on the proposition"
from the liquor license law of 1918.
With these words IN the law, it has
not been necessary to get a majority
of all votes in a town or city to Ii
cense saloons, but a majority only Of
the vote cast on the license ques-
ton. Many towns of the state are
quite evenly divided on the saloon
question and will go dry under. the
new law. The bill has passed both
houses,
The bridge bill, which compile tely
changes the system of bridge lettings
in South Dakota, which has brought
n of the strongest opposition lob
bies of the session here this winter,
Is now ready to go to the governor
for approval, the house taking up
the senate bill Yesterday morning
and pushing it through with very
little open opposition,
The governor is made custodian
of the capitol building and grounds
by the house today, passing senate
bill l76 of Urdahl. The governor is
allowed a deputy at a salary of ST.
600 per year and all supplies are to
be purchased on competitive bids.
Heretofore this business has bee, in
charge of the secretary OF state.
A system to guarantee bank de-
posits was practically assured IN the
senate when the house today adopt.
ed the administration bill. Some
amendments were added which will
call for a conference committee.
By action of the house TODAY on
the senate joint resolution regarding
the question of empowering the leg
is!ature to raise salaries of state Of
~ficials, it will be submitted to a vote
of the people.
The Crawford primary bill with
the registration feature included
was passed as a combined bill in the
senate and the bills for the same
measures separately passed will be
permitted to die in the house.
The South Dakota ballot of 1916 is
likely to be as badly complicated as
its predecessor with direct legisla-
tive proposals and constitutional
amendments. There will be two in
itlated laws the bankers bill and
the re-RichardSized Richards "pri-
mary" and there are good prospects
for a suffrage amendmeet and a
prohibition amendment. Other res.
olutions for amendments which have
passed n or both houses are: Civ
ing the legislature power to raise
salaries of state officials; permitting
a system of rural credits; relating
to sale and lease Of public lands;
limiting the state tax levy; providing
for irrigation districts; permitting
towns to bond for construction of
railways. electric or other
lighting plants. There are a few
other proposed amendments which
have not been acted on by either
Safety First
All PROPOSALS i'm the l%epislature in
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04

The Crawford primary bill with
the registration feature included
was passed as a combined bill in the
senate and the bills for the same
measures separately passed will be
permitted to die in the house.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04

By action of the house today on
the senate joint resolution regarding
the question of empowering the leg
is!ature to raise salaries of state of
~ficials, it will be submitted to a vote
of the people.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-04

A system to guarantee bank de-
posits was practically assured IN the
senate when the house today adopt.
ed the administration bill. Some
amendments were added which will
call for a conference committee.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-16
SLAYER OF ALLEGED WHITE
SLAYER PROUD OF DEED

New York, Nov. 16-'It was the
best job 1 ever did," Michael Rogoz-
zinc told detectives who arrested him
early today for killing Joseph Dele
rio, wealthy Italian and alleged white
SLAYER. Rogozzino shot Delerio be-
cause the young Italian was about
to get his clutches on pretty coun-
try girl living near York, Pa.
The police said that Rogozzino fell
in love with the girl when he and De-
lerio met her on their summer vaca-
ton. Rogozzino denied this.
'"She was a good girl" said the
prisoner. 81 told Delerio not to
touch her with his Shiny hands. Last
night he showed me letter from
her. She was going to run away, she
said, and meet Delerio in New York.
He waved the letter in my face and
laughed. Then 1 shot him."
1870
New York.-"LiYing picture" act in
basement of New York theater puz-
zled management Percy Faskally,
clad in smile, couldn't tell how he got
into building.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-16

FENDERLESS AUTOS KILLED
227 PEOPLE IN NOVEMBER
In proportion to population so per
cent more people were killed by au-
tomobiles in Chicago during NoVem-
Der than in New York. The number
killed monthly by autos in Chicago
is generally twice that killed in other
cities in proportion to population.
The New York; Chicago figures are
being used by those who are cam
paigning for greater safety to pedes-
TRANS on Chicago streets through
the placing of safety Tenders on all
auto trucks.
The report, made public today,
shows that 227 people were killed by
autos in Chicago during November,
while but 301 were killed in New
York during the same period. New
York's population is twice as large as
that of Chicago.
Auto tenders, say experts, would
have reduced the November death
rate in Chicago by half. The city
council ordered the tenders six
months ago by almost unanimous
vote, but the department stores and
express companies, who. would be
most affected by the order, have so
far successfully fought off enforce
ment of the ordinance.
$1,000
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-16
BRITISH BLOCKADE CUTS OFF
SALVARSAN SHIPMENTS
New York, Nov. 10. - Scores of

New York, Nov. 10. -. Scores of
men and women are dying, thou
sands are suffering untold agonies
and the lives Of more than 100000
others in the U. S. are being racked
because it has become almost impos-
sible to obtain salvarsan with which
to battle virulent blood diseases.
Negotiations have been begun by
the state dept in an effort to obtain
from allies permission for the ship
ment of salvarsan from Germany.
Several leading New York physi-
clans described situation as fright
full and declared the public should be
awakened to danger of widespread
infection.
The British blockade has cut. off
the supply of salVarsan and neo-sal-
varsan (the newer FORM, which
come to the United States only from
Germany.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-04-30
Volcanoes In New Zealand.

New Zealand's volcanic phenomena
are accounted for In the Maori legends
In the following manner: One of the
first chiefs to reach New Zealand from
the ancient home in Hawailz brought
with him a trusted follower. Ngauru-
hoe, with whom he set out to examine
the country. When they reached the
highest peak they suffered much from
cold, and the chief shouted to his sis
tiers on far distant island to send
some Of the fire which had been
brought in canoes from HawaikL This
fire Immediately came In a southwest
erly line, subterraneously bursting
forth on the summit where the chief
and his follower sat freezing. It arriv-
ed In time to save the life Of the for
mer. but not that of Ngauruhoe, whose
name Is commemorated In the highest
peak of the Tongariro mountains Geys-
ers. hot springs and fumaroles mark
the course of the subterranean pas
sage. Mount Egmont stands in soil.
tary grandeur because he. as one of
the three giants. quarreled with the
other two. Tongariro and Ruapehu.
and had to fly to the coast to escape
their wrath
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-04-30
No Business Good Business.

Yes" said the quiet man. business
has been good with me this week-or
bad-I don't know which you would
call it. have been buster than the
company likes to have me-"
What do you mean by that? Is
there an employer who does not like to
have his employees work? Could get
job there? 1t seems to me that such
position would suit my temperament
exactly"
1.-The company doesn't care to have
anything doing in my department. 1t
would be glad to pay me my salary
and never have me do a stroke of
work"
What an ideal job! What kind Of a
place is it?''
II am an adjuster of death claims
for life insurance company 2" New
York Press
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-04-30
Our time is too valuable to he wa

Our time is too valuable to be wasted
in travelling over bad roads. Until we
have good roads we will not have better
markets. The cost of good roads is less
than the tax of bad ones. Out of the
mind hole and on the pike should be your
slogan. Fortune lies on the improved
highway; misfortune on a poor one.
The growth of any community is depend
ent upon good roads, Even heather
countries realize the value of good high.
ways. Mud holes are civilizations great.
est parasite. Abolish them Unto an
other generation the benefits of good
roads will extend. Do deeds that will
live after you. Boost and build roads,
The Patton Courier.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-04-30
A Tartar courtship.

Among the Tchulian Tartars a curl
GUS mode of popping the question"
exists. The Tchulian bachelor in
search Of wife, having filed brand
new pipe with fragrant tobacco.
stealthily enters the dwelling of the
fair one upon whom he has bestowed
his affections. deposits the pipe upon
a conspicuous article Of furniture and
retires on tiptoe to some convenient
hiding place in the neighborhood, local
etiquette requiring that he should ex-
ecute this strategic movement appar-
emily undetected by the damsel Of bis
choice or any other member Of her
family. Presently he returns without
further affectation of secrecy and looks
into the apartment in a casual sort Of
way. A single glance at the pipe he
left behind him enables him to learn
the fate Of his proposal If it has been
smoked he goes forth an accepted and
exultant bridegroom; If not. the offer
Of his hand and heart has been re-
iected.