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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-16
H MILLER PRESS

Iii MlLLEk PkESS
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER l6. 1915
AND
o BRltfS{
Richie Schriver went to Mitchell
last week.
Mrs II. w. Woodruff returned
last week from a visit to Iowa.
New fall and winter cloaks and
coats at Greeves Bros.
Lewis Shuster. of Mitchell, was a
Miller visitor Monday.
B. Z. Banning has returning from
an extended visit in Iowa and Hi
nois.
Buy summer underwear. hose,
fancy soX, and all hot weather goods
at Greeves Bros.
Clate Porter is back from Cali
fornia on a brief visit and business
trip.
The hunters report a very light
bag of prairie chickens. but plenty
of ducks.
Mrs VIM. Tamblyn returned last
week from a visit to relatives in
Wisconsin
Big new stock of fall goods at
Greeves Bros.
A stave silo of 100 tons capacity
is being put up on the Waters farm
in St. Lawrence twp.
Clarence Hansen and a party of
friends autoed to Miller last week
for a fe v DAYS hunting.
w. l. Sutton, of Des Moines, was
a Miller visitor this week, looking
after property interests.
Large loose leaf note books. cover
and so sheets of paper complete tor
25 cts at the Corner Drug Store. adv
Crescent Chapter No. A, o. Z. S,
will meet at the lodge rooms Tues
day evening Sept. 2lst.
Dewey Fintzel, assistant at the
city light plant, went to Salem last
week for a short vacation.
The Dakota Farmer, the leading
agricultural paper of the northwest,
and the Press one year $1.50.
Look here girls. Slippers. Ok
fords and Pumps at reduced prices
at Greeves Bros.
Nick Bornong, of Sioux Falls, vas
in the county last week, looking af-
ter his farm north of town.
A marriage license was issied last
week to MI FLOYD Reeves and Miss
| Hazel Flint, of St. Lawrence.
Dick Purcell, OF Pierre, visited at
the home of P. J. Dunn last week,
and put in a day or two hunting.
Pilot Brand fresh roast ed and
ground coffee in four pound pals,
$1.00. Greeves Bros.
DR.. w. II. Lane and wife returned
last week from their trip to the
The state herald., 1915-04-02
SYNOPSIS.

The Watermelon and James. two
tramps. bantering each other regarding
Their personal appearance. decide to
clean up. acquire new clothes and let
as to who is the better looking. Water
melon goes to a barber shop. wins the
contents of the cash register from the
barber by a., clever trick and gets a
Ing in a lake and steals his clothes. While
sitting in an automobile he discovered
standing empty by the roadside, General
Crossman and his daughter, Henrietta,
drive up In car. Assuming that his car
is disabled, the general profrers assist.
ance Watermelon hands him card
bearing the name William Hargrave
Batchelor. The general recognizes the
name as that of young man who broke
Ways before. He invites him TO dine with
them. Watermelon is introduced to Bart
lett big Wall street operator. and his
daughter. Billy. with whom he proceeds
to fall in love. Bartlett. who has been
keep the supposed broker with him for
n week while he works coup In the
market. He wires Instructions to his
broker, While chatting with Billy. the
TO Watermelon. Watermelon decides to
Join Bartlett and the general In week 9
auto trip. Watermelon slips away and
tells his hobo companions Of his adven-
ture and asks them to find Bachelor and
give him the tramp clothes, The party
starts out with Bartletts and Crossman's 5
cars. Late at night they come to a de-
serted house. break in and eat their lunch.
They spend the night in the house. In
the morning Watermelon discovers that
the police are coming The party attempts
TO escape. but Is stopped by the officers
who are hunting for Batchelor's car. Wa.
termelon, by clever ruse. gets them out
of trouble. As Bartlett had planned the
party becomes lost.
The state herald., 1915-04-02
STATECAPITAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU NAMED.
Governor Carlson Selects COMMITTEES
Of Three to Assist Men Out
of Work,


Denver.-Governo Carlson has ap.
pointed a state committee on unem.
ployment and relief which, with the
aid of the state highway commission,
VIII try to furnish labor for distressed
workers. The members of the com
mittee are F. ]. Radford, president OF
the Trinidad Chamber of Commerce.;
II. J. Alexander of Denver, and Albert
A. Reed an attorney. of Boulder.
The subject of furnishing work for
unemployed men is one which the
governor has had under consideration
ever since he took office. Several
weeks ago he conferred with a mum.
Der of wealthy men about 1t. Later,
he discussed the subject with w. l..
Mckenzie King, investigator for the
Rockefeller foundation and formerly
of the Canadian labor bureau.
He announced his appointment OF
the committee in letter to President
Radford of the Trinidad chamber.
Radford is to be chairman Of the com.
mittee. In his communication Cover
nor Carlson recites that there is dis
tress through unemployment in all
parts OF the country, that the state
Highway Commission has outlined
comprehensive system of road build
Ing and that these highways pass
through or are within convenient dis
tance of the places where unemploy.
ment is congosted."
After expressing regret that the
hali'mill levy for roads voted by the
people will not be in effect until next
year, he announces that the highway
commission Will apportion the i'm.
proyement fund so that 1t can be used
at once for road construction.
The suggestion that donations may
be made TO further the road work and
give work to the unemployed is made
in his letter
He declares that certain citizens and
organizations are interested in tho
completion Of particular portions OF
scenic highways and he understands
that other citizens and organizations
have Indicated an intention to cooper
ate with the state In the same work,
but primarily to provide immediate
employment for distressed workers" 4"
The committee is to "conier with all
such individuals or organizations as
to ways and means OF providing EN-.
ployment and administering any re-
lief funds" It will seek ito focus
construction upon such places as will
best carry out the purposes OF the
/ donors"
The state herald., 1915-04-02
S 9 ag Is sg1s1ss sgSsa SsaasgD q
sss5s = NzSss u sss52 }y

Read his pook1 No, Frank Craw.
ford ride pookT lmpoaaibici"
20, yesi no doubt OF II. Giuseppe
calling n raioHmhn-"lct mo have n
copy OF Mr.. inaacs,' please"
When tho volume was brought TO
the lnorcduloua bookseller ho held Il
at arms length. looking at II curious
" aH he turned II from side to aide
and from cnd 10 end. then ho eau.
tioualy examined the titlo page. with
ita "-th edition" which he greeted
with a cultural HUH"
Next ho turned TO tho last paE,
aud read tho concluding sentence
with another Hrunt OF Astonlshmon,
Then he dipped into tho volume In
two or three places. and finally, salts
Ned that he was not being deceived
handed back the book 10 Giuseppe
without looking at hin. and said,
"voli, volli dot brooyoa dot you
must nsfrer uown a poy."-Tbs Cen
tury
The state herald., 1915-04-02

had been forced to suppress the desire
sternly. and now in the garish light
Of day It was still upon him. He took
. seat beside her on the stone wall
where she tried to be comfortable as
she fished olives from a nearly empty
bottle, the remains of last nights
supper.
Il WONDER" said he, towering on the
edge Of his foolish desire. "if any one
can become q man with nothing to
regret"
Certainly not" said Henrietta
There would always be the years"
81 mean something that he had done
himself" explained Bartlett soberly,
Don't tell me your troubles" said
Henrietta, thinking miserably Of the
years 1t would soon be so hard to
deny. 81 have enough of my own
Confession may be good for the soul
but it's the death.blow to your repu.
tation."
Father used to say that II there
were public confession instead OF pri
vate In the Catholic church, there
would be no Catholics" said the Wa
termelon.
Let's have public confession.
cried the artless Billy, Everybody
tell the worst thing they ever did in
their lives"
The Watermelon laughed and leaned
toward her. a moth flirting with the
candle flame. "Oh, kid; III bet the
worst you ever did was to swipe the
jam-pot when ma wasn't looking"
NO." said Billy, 81 did an awfu
thing once"
Let's hear it."
Billy took the olive bottle from Hen
rietta. speared an olive and passed the
bottle on before she spoke. "Will yor
confess, If do?" she asked, pausint
with the olive half way to her mouth
Sure" said the Watermelon. &c
robbed an apple orchard once"
You're fooling," accused Billy. 'fn
lot I'm really serious"
so am l." vowed the Watermelon
"Billy." said Henrietta. spare us
am too young to listen to a tal'
of depravity."
But the lure of the confessional helC
Billy and she passed Henrietta's re
mark without notice. She turned t
the Watermelon. IF / tell you tn,
The state herald., 1915-04-02
No, Twenty. bu, Two.

The president declares that "ontor
prise has been checked In ia coun.
Try for almost twenty yoaru. because
men were moving among q maze OF
Interrogation points" During the last
twenty years the business Of the ma
tlon showed tho greatest expansion
In our history All Industry lonpoi
forward, II there was anything tho
matter with our pfosfcua. II was that
II went too fast There IA q suspicion
that doubt nnd hesitation aud lack OF
confidence did not begin twenty years
ugo Tho cipher should be- leu on
The state herald., 1915-04-02
CHAPTER XIV.
Love In ldleness.

One not born a vngnbond in heart
can never understand yagabond's
love for the open places. for absolute
freedom. to go where he wants, see
what he wants. work when he wants.
To vagabond an ofiice In intoiernbic.
the accumulation OF dollars. grinding
another man TO gain petty advance
for oneself. utterly uninspiring. con.
ventionality, the ccnseless humdrum
round OF existence an n clerk at ten
yer. revolving.
For the last few ycarr the Water.
melons feet had followed his errant
will. now here. now therc. He was
impervious To hardship while he could
wander as he wished. Indifferent To
GOOD clothes when the price was eight
hourr day spent In stury office.
bent. round-shouidored. hump backed.
over column OF figures. Beneath
good clothes or shabby. there was
nothing but n human body. all more
or less alike. SO the Watermelon had
gone his careless. contented way. now
resting here. now working there. un.
Worried by rent days falling due. by
collars fraying around the edges. coats
getting shabby and nhiny at the seams.
and then Diily came along. Billy.
Young. sweet. conventional. an hon.
orcd member OF conventions band.
walking around and around tho same
well'bea,en path. In the same small
inclosure. II ho hnd elected TO BE- one
OF the throng. he would never have
met her.
hut now he was out aud a fence ui
seaiablo was between them. II he
climbed the fence again. Il would do
no good
Bartlett, like Dllly. wondered n he
were growing simple minded. A desire
10 eonnde In Henrietta. 20 toll her
what he was ~ TO. had come upon
him and seemed too utrong TO be- re.
sisted. Last night. up the quiet
country road. alone with iisnrietts. ks
The state herald., 1915-04-02
Pu, This to His Credit.

The most important thing that
Woodrow Wilson. president OF the
United States. has done, In tho second
year OF his tenure OF Office. has been TO
give bis individual attention to the de.
partment OF state. TO lobster II up by
placing Its important work under the
direction OF competent II little known
politically men. Whereby he has been
enabled. l. one OF the greatest crises
ir the nations life. despite the sccre.
tary OF state, TO avoid laundering the
country into war. although maintaining
the dignity OF the government and the
essential rights of lis citizens .-Phlla
dciphia Ledger
The state herald., 1915-04-02


her. not as he had loved other women.
not as a careless, lazy tramp. taking
what offered, good, bad or worse. with
airy Indifference. but as the son of
his poor. virtuous mother and of his
gentle. reverend father would love and
cherish the one woman.
But who was he to love like that?
The past few years had branded him
as thing apart from Billy. A COM
panion of Mike and James. who was
he TO talk of love to Billy? God!
Henrietta and Bartlett strolled up
as they approached the cars. where
they found the general pacing up and
down the road, filled with righteous
Indignation and anger.
1t seemed Alphonse had long ago TAX
en- his rug and pillow and retired to
the edge of the woods and slumber.
Left alone the general had lighted a
cigar and was walking slowly back
and forth in front of the cars, waiting
for the others to return. when bug
gy, with two men in 1t. passed. the
horse shying bit and the general Of
fering his assistance and advice. To
his surprise they had not gone by
more than three yards. when they
stopped. tied the horse and came back
on foot
First" said the general. as the
four gathered around him In the light
of the car lamps, first thought they
were hold-up men. The lamps on my
car had gone out and they did not see
it. thought that there vas only one
car. so there would not be many to
defend It; besides, was the only
one they had seen. and doubtless they
surmised was alone and they could
have held me up easily"
Father" cried Henrietta, what did
you dor"
Before | could do anything they
asked me the make OF my car. told
them. They said 1t didn't look like a
Packard, and ! saw that they were
looking at Wills car and hadn't seen
mine, back near the wall and with the
lights out pointed to It and said
that was my car They seemed sur
prised to see two cars. l told them
my name. gave them my card, and
told them was motoring to Maine
with party Of friends and asked
them what they were going to do
about IT,"
what did they say!" asked Bart
lett. while the Watermelon slowly
rolled cigarette.
"oh. they apologized." admitted the
general. But what want to know,
and what ! don't like at all. is why
everyone is 30 curious to know the
make OF my car. the engine number
and the license number. What bust
ness ia II OF theirs1"
The two girls slept In one car. Bart.
lett and the general In the other. The
Watermelon lay on the grass on Billy's
side OF the car and sought to reason
the thing out, to plan what to do.
Alone In the dark. he did not sleep,
but stared before him. ears attuned
TO the many sounds OF the sum mer
night
In every whir OF insects wings, in
every whispering breeze that passed.
he heard Billy's soft. sweet voice. He
stared up at the stars and likened
them to Billy's eyes. twinkiing points
OF light as far above him as Billy was,
for Billy was Billy. and he was n
tramp. hobo-a Weary Willie.
The state herald., 1915-04-02
CHAPTER xIv.-con,lnued.

Billy and the Watermelon soon drift
ed away by themselves up tiny COW
lane. fragrant with sweetbrier. They
wandered up it side by side. like two
children, neither saying thing, con-
tent to be together. At the end of the
lane they leaned for while on the
pasture bars.
The two stood side by side. their
elbows on the top rail. their hands
before them. They said nothing
There was nothing to say. Just the
night and they two. alone. among the
sweetbriers and the fireflies.
Now and then Billy sighed. uncon-
sciously and happily. A great silence
had enwrapped Billy for the last two
days, n silence In which she was con.
tent to dream and in which words
seemed superfiuous and uncalled for.
without warning the bushes at her
side parted and a COW with great,
gentle eyes peered out at them, SO
near that Billy could feel the breath.
warm and sweet, upon her cheek.
with little cry. she shrank close to
tho Watermelon.
He felt her slender body. soft and
yielding. nesting against him. smeit
the fragrance of her curly hair. and
suddenly a great tide of longing, of
passion. of desire welled up in him
and choked him. He wanted to crush
her to him. to cover eyes and hair
with kisses. to hold her so tightly that
she would cry for release. All the
ungoverned feelings OF the past few
years surged over him and threatened
to carry both forever out OF sight Of
land and decency. But. blindly. not
knowing what he did. he turned from
her and picked up stick TO hurl at
the COW. She had turned to him In
her fear. and with the honor OF his
clerical fnther. he controlled himself.
Bully laughed and Strengthened up.
Ms the COW. grioved and surprised.
backed on In the dark. I'm not afraid
OF cows. WILLIE" said she Don't you
know IT. She Just came 70 suddenly
I was startled"
Yes agreed the Watermelon
duly. so was l. Why did you call
me wiiiie1"
Short for william. and William IL
vour name. goose. Don't you remem.
The state herald., 1915-04-02

worst thing ever did. will you tell
me the worst you ever didf"
Il haven't done the worst yet." eI.
plained the Watermelon.
The general having nearly wrecked
the cars and seen the damage re-
paired by Aiphonse. hurried to the
four sitting on the stone wall.
Come on" said he. 1T is time we
were going. We have no blue book.
you know"
Il shouldn't wonder" said Henri.
eta. III there were not rare chance
for some one to confess n heinous
crime"
She looked at Bartlett as he held
out his hand to help her down and
her eyes laughed deep into his.
In selfdcfense-" he pleaded In a
whisper.
So In the freshness OF tho early
morning they dipped down the hill
into the valley. passed farm.houses
and corn Ia" DIS They stopped about
nine at farmhouse and partook Of a
breakfast OF coffee. bacon and eggs.
Aiphonsc filled the cars at a village
store and they went on. The glory
of the day, the close proximity OF Hen.
rietta. who snt beside him. dainty.
merry. feminine. tn. success so far
OF his plan. which In his saner mo
mcntn he stiil cherished. raised Bprt.
lett'r spirits higher and higher and
they went faster and faster. Farm.
houses appeared and disappeared In n
The state herald., 1915-04-02
HARD TO SEE THE FUTURE
German Bookseller. Compelled TO
Praise, Relieves Himself OF a rrv.
Ism Mos, People WIN indorse.

Many visitors TO Rome will r.mem
bor the German bookstore on the
P.azEi d Bpagna. kept by Herr s..
OF whom u story Ii told which throws
backward light upon tho apparently
troublesom. activities. as boy. OF
a distinguished American novelist
Herr s.. who had been established
In Rome aA bookseller almost life.
time. once met In hia store an~ther
elderly gentleman. who said
Isn't II ilne Mr. s.. about Frank
Crawford"
"Flne about Frank Crawford vot
you meanf"
why. about his book-a great sue.
cess Haven't you haardi Haven't
you read uY-
The state herald., 1915-04-02
Coal Company Asks R. r. Rat, cu,,

Denver.-A petition has been filed
with the State Public Utilities Com.
mission by the South Canon Coal
Company, asking that the same rate
on coal from Fremont county to the
station OF the Portland Coal mine at
Victor be enforced as now prevails
from Walsenburg to the mine. The
walsenburg rate is si.GO a ton. while
the rate from Fremont county to the
mine is 81 ton. The Colorado Mid.
land and the Florence a Cripple
Creek roads are tho defendants, the
company asking for ss3 damages. al
legged oyercharge.
The state herald., 1915-04-02
ooveronr Exercise. Parole First Time.

Walter Valley. c. " Gar
rctt. @. T., Morgan. John A. Frazier
and G. H. Gnlpin. sentenced to terms
OF five months each for padding the
payrols of the Colorado Fuel aud Iron
steel plant at Pueblo. were paroled by
Governor Carlson at the request OF
the Judge. the prosecuting attorney,
the sheriff and officers OF the com.
pany. Tho mems sentences expire In
three weeks. but their families are
destitute. and the governor granted
executive clcmcncy for tho first time
since he took office.
The state herald., 1915-04-02
Legislator, Slash State Budget.

Denver-Demands OF state lnstitu-
tons and departments totaling upward
Of sG,bOO,00O for the present biennial
period have been whitfield down to ap.
proximatoly the s3.OOO.0OO mark by
the SENATE finance and the House ap-
proprlations committees or TO within
100000 OF the estimated revenues OF
the state for the period. Under the
measure, few salary appropriations
will be slashed, although several instl-
stutlons and departments will be re-
qulrod to get along with smaller
number Of employees than heretofore.
The state herald., 1915-04-02

bor your own namcr" erooned Dilly.
leaning toward him In the dark
Eyes. surely" said the Watermelon
-ilut I hate pay name. Call me Jerry.
That's what III. boys call me"
"jcrry7" laughed liiiiy question.
inxly.
"yeH." uaid jofoboam grayoly. and
added abruptly, "Let'a 20 back"
They turned and rotfaeed their
steps, Billy ap athrill with Hha knew
not what. singing foolish little song
bcneAth har breath. tho Watermelon
staring anErily before him. denying
.hoti, TO himself what would not -
The state herald., 1915-04-02
Museum con,rse, Declared Forfeited.

Despite the protests Of
Jesse Il. Fleming. the State Board Of
Capitol MnnasorB has declared for.
fcitod the contract for furnishing glass
display raaon for the state museum.
held by l. Scott rwogood, FlemlnK's
noninllaw.
The state herald., 1915-04-02
Splendid Achievement.

True. the Wilson administration has
not made any prosperity TO speak OF,
but look nj the splendid national
deficit II Is plling upl Kansas City
Journal
The state herald., 1915-04-02
Attorney General rayors Farm loans

Denver Speaking TO tho members
OF tho Denver Real Estate exchange
Attorney General Fred farrar urged
support for the bill In the Legislature
to authorize tho lonninE OF moneys In
the slate school fund ON farm lands
lie declared thni the state will bono
M from the enactment OF this law by
reason of the fact that Il viii furnish
an outlet for tho investment Of school
funds that under existing laws remain
uninyoutrd. and further. BY profidihF
funds Tor legitimate Development Of
AGRICULTURAL lands.
The state herald., 1915-04-02
Preliminary Tralnlna.

Those who have bocn surprised by
the hrmncss OF some OF Mr.. Brynn's
diplomatic notes should remember
that he has had practice In making
terms with chautauqua managers.
The state herald., 1915-04-02
A Reverslon.

A ProgrcsHiyc who becomes a little
excited ia very likely to talk like an
out andout Republican Quincy whig.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-03-12
COUPLE ARRESTED, BOUND
OVER TO CIRCUIT COURT

j j r Mock. accompanied by
Mrs Florence Unopalos, arrived
in the city Monday night from
Leith, n. ID and registered at a
y '+I under he maiden name of
Mrs UuopaIos rs husband and
vile, the husband of Mrs UnOpalOS
heing suspicious of his wife :
action, hid on the train and trailed
them fro m Leith to the hotel and
as soon as they retired from the
hotel lobby examined the register
and then looked up the police.
On being informed of what was
going on they immediately al rested
rhe couple. The police did not
wait to have any information filed
and warrant sworn out but took
the matter in their own hands and
acte with commerdable zeal.
Deputy States Attorney A. Ii
Smith arrived Wednesday from
Selby AM took charge Of the case
for the state. States ATTORNEY
Brown is i'll A preliminary hear
ing was given Mock aud he was
bound over to the circuit coui
and placed under a $500 bond
Examination was waived by the
lady in The case and the sam,
action wa, taken in her case as
was dealt out to Mock
Carpenter & Morrison are the
attorneys for the defendants and
the state will be ably represented
by A H. Smith.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-03-12
BOTTOM LANDS IDEAL
FOR TRUCK FARMS

A peculiar feature Of the soils
on the tiats alOng the Missouri is
the Homogeneous condition Of the
soil for a great depth.
The residents along the bottoms
claim that person can dig ever
SO deep and all the way down the
soil is Of the same character; the
fiat in the course OF time were
built up, rs is we'll known. by the
silt from he hillsides and noun.
tains that lay along the course of
the Missouri river: being gradual
ly raised by deposits Of sand, clay
vegetable matt. in the nature of
dead limbs and leaves and also q
ceitain amount Of animal matte,
and shells-lime until the surface
of the flats were raised to a leve
with the river. which in the course
Of time washed the bed down to q
sufficient depth to make the prop
oaition NJ living IN the immediat'