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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Second Floor Plan.

feature is particularly good during the
warm months, when 1t Is pleasant to
spend leisure moments on the porch,
which is then really another room, and
an entrance directly to the dining
is very convenient. The kitchen is in
the rear Of the dining room, with Il
serving pantry between. This pantry
is a special feature of the house in
that its position and equipment make
1t a very decided aid In carrying on
the work in this part of the dwelling.
A table situated below the pantry win
dow, where plenty of light is always
provided to assist the housewife In the
preparation Of table d~elicacies. Near
at hand are the row of shelves on the
other side Of the swinging door into the
dining room. The chute ieuding to the
laundry room below saves many steps
in disposing of soiled linen. The sink
Is placed conveniently near the door
leading to the kitchen. The kitchen is
large enough TO assure an absence of
STIFFNESS while meals are being
cooked. A further point of interest to
the housewife Is the attractive real
porch. which is SO designed that 1t
may be used as an inner to the
kitchen when weather conditions per-
nit. The entry contains the ice box
and a closet capable of holding a great
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Musician Averts Panic,

Watertown.-When the new fifth
floor to the Lincoln hotel vas wrecked
by wind, striking and tearing two
holes in the eight inch concrete rein.
forced ceiling Of the Metropolitan the
atre adjoining, a panic was averted by
the presence Of mind displayed by the
German orchestra leader, Wilhelm
Schwartz. Quickly sizing up the stu
alton he babe his musicians strike up
a lively two step which aided material
ly in calming the audience and fore
stalled a hasty, and, as it proved, un-
necessary rush for the outside. An
enormous timber tore a hole in the
ceiling over one Of the boxes which
was vacant, while other debris wreck.
ed another small portion of the ceiling
and the striking of falling brick added
to the din.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03

many articles stored for use in the
kitchen.
The second floor contains three bed
rooms and a bathroom opening from
the hall, all being independent Of one
another. The front and back bedrooms
are built into dormers. A double glass
door opens from the front room leading
to the open balcony, which is not only
a pleasant feature of itself, but is also
very effective in improving the gen.
eral well-balanced appearance of the
front of the house. The third bed
oom and the bathroom are built into
the tables on either side of the hall.
Each dormer bedroom has a large
closet and the gable bedroom has two
closets. A spacious trunkroom which
may be used also for u general storage
room is provided. A closet with
shelves, next to the trunkroom on the
hall, provides a place for the clean
linen and other articles needed on the
second floor. The bathroom Is large
and well arranged. Here again Is pro-
vided the chute to the laundry room,
which proves to be an indispensable
feature In tightening the housework.
The external appearance of this
house Is nor than commonly attrac-
tive. Special attention has been paid
to detail in the window arrangement
on the front part of the house, and a
result which is distinctly artistic has
been obtained. The long, narrow pam
els on each side Of the three front
entrances, with the small panes of
glass in all windows and doors, the
neat ratings on both the porch and the
balcony above, and the wide expanse
of porch unbroken across the entire
width Of the house, are all blended
with the exposed rafters Of the main
roof and the dormer roof to produce
a very pleasing house front. This eff
feet Is not lost In viewing the house
from any angle, there being something
to attract attention no matter what
view Is taken.
1t seems safe to predict that the fu-
ture will find the story-and-a-half
house coming more and more into
prominence, both from its many posi-
bilities or exterior design and from
its special adaptability to convenient
interior arrangement.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Stolen Goods Recovered.

Olivet.-The local authorities evil
IDENTIFY made On important capture
when they arrested a man, giving his
name as John Murray, on the charge
of peddling without AAlicense. He was
found guilty on this charge and was
fined $50. In default Of the payment
of the fine he was lodged in the couG-
ty Jail. Since his arrest the authori-
ties inspected some of the goods he
had with him, and which he had been
peddling over the county, and some
of the goods have been identified as
part of the loot taken by an unknown
person who recently entered the gen
eral store of G.. Doering & Son Of
Trip, and carried away goods to the
ralue of several hundred dollars.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Too Late,

J. F. Edelstein of Dallas should have
attended the Democratic convention
as delegate from South Dakota instead
of H. F. Fellows of Sioux Falls, who
did go. The reason has now develop
ed. When counting the votes at Pierre
a clerical error occurred and instead
of giving Fellows 191 votes from Pea
die county. the clerk made an error
and credited him with 1871 votes
thus giving Fellows a higher vote
and consequently he was given the
proper certificate of election. The only
consolation now left Mr.. Edelstein,
who should have gone, is hat he stay
ed at home from the convention and
is that much ahead in expense money,
as the delegates to this convention
had to bear their own expenses en-
tirely.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Autoists in Luck.

Irene.-To have their automobile
turn two complete somersaults with
out either of them being seriously in
:jured was the experience of Lars Ag-
gergaard and Leonard Larsen while
automobiling neal Irene. They were
on a narrow grade and had turned
out to pass a team when the car shot
off the grade and turned over twice.
Fortunately, both men were thrown
clear Of the car. Aggergaard sustain
ed numerous bruises, while Larsen
also received a bad cut on the back of
his head. The car was damaged, but
was driven back to town under is own
bower.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Onida Reports Prairie Fire.

Onida.-The first report of damage
by a prairie fire for several weeks
m from the Onida territory. 1t is
supposed that the fire was started by
men in an automobile throwing a cigar
o cigaret stub into the dry grass be
side the highway along which they
were passing. Much land was burned
over and several farmers had difficulty
in saving their small grain crops
standing in fields.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
LESS IN FIRE Loss
BETTER SHOWING IN SOUTH DA-
kOTA OVER YEAR AGO-94
LESS FIRES.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

PIERRE
There has been a decided decrease
in the number of fires in the state the
past year, as compared with the pre-
vious year, and a large decrease in
loss by fire. The number of fires in
the 1915 fiscal year was 56S, with q
loss of $3.50, 900 on buildings and $780,
900 on contents. For the 1916 fiscal
year there were 474 fires, with a loss
of $4,000 on buildings. OF the fire
losses, v $4,000 is credited to de-
fective fiues and careless dumping of
ashes, both ~preventable to a large de-
gree. About the same amount is
charged to lightning losses, and about
$20,00 to incendiary fires.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
A HAPPENINGS.

Tuesday, August s, has been ixed as
the time for the annual picnic and eel.
ebration Of the old settlers of Gregory
county, which will be held in Dallas.
The highest price ever paid for Rose
bud hogs on the Omaha market was
received by Ernest j Willis recently,
when that man received $9.S7k for a
shipment.
AS the result OF a mass meeting OF
New Ellington business men and lead
ing farmers Of that territory, a good
roads club was organized, with a good
charter membership.
Since the new enlarged homestead
act went into effeffct many filings
have been made on Mellette county
lands recently and chances are there
will be no vacant land in the near
future.
Minneapolis daily newspapers have
been giving considerable space to the
attack made upon Archibald Z Priest,
the former Sioux Falls resident who
had his skull fractured by a blackjack
in the hands of a drunken st. Paul de-
tective.
From all sections Of Gregory and
Trip counties come reports that the
1916 crops of small grain will be the
best ever raised in the history of this
new country. Corn as it looks now
will be equally as good and the feeling
among farmers and business men 10
unusually optimistic.
While out walking one evening
County Auditor c. w. Kerlin of Mel
lette county was bitten by a rattle
make. The snake ratified and struck
1t the same moment. The wound was
above and with prompt medical aid
10 serious results developed.
Charles Anderson, who for the past
20 years has been connected with the
Yeblen postoffce, has rendered his
resignation and will retire as soon as
his successor qualities and assumes
the duties Of the place. In point OF
service Mr.. Anderson Is one of the
oldest postmasters in South Dakota.
John Olson, son OF O. N. Olson, who
lives north of Dallas. was severely in.
jured by a team hitched to a binder
and which became unmanageable.
Young Olson stepped in front of the
team and was thrown to the ground
and trampled upon by the frightened
animals. the binder afterwards passing
Apn. bic hDIu IYn c,nfas.11 n~,.
pound fracture of the left leg and was
ininged internally, narrowly escaping
To deliberately and coolly wander
from their grandparents home at
Bonesteel, and to spend a might out"
was the plan and procedure of the
three small Potter boys, aged 6, 8 and
10 years, respectively. They walked
late at night to Fairfax, and spent the
night at a farm home at the edge of
town. The next morning the local au
thorities found them, and the grand
father came to take them homo. They
were true to boy instinct, as each boy
blamed one of the Others for having
suggested the escapade.
Shock ald grief caused by the sud.
den death OF his wife. who was burned
to death when the kitchen range ex-
ploded, led Nick Schon. a farmer re-
siding a mile and a half from Ellen
dale. to attempt to take his life. The
knife was dull and he will live.
Fred Wright and E. w. Beyerle of
Dimock, while engaged in painting q
grain elevator, were precipitated TO
the ground 80 feet below when the
platform on which they we're working
broke in the middle, both sustaining
serious injuries and having a nssrow
escape from death.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
l. w. WIS Take Passenger Train.

misunderstanding to be impa'
tient because the Milwaukee railroad
~wreckage at Trip, two hundred mem
bers of the l. w. w. took charge of a
northbound afternoon passenger and
obtained free passage from Yanktor
to Mitchell. At several points in the
journey, the crowd threatened to come
down into the coaches and rob the
passengers, but were held in check by
the organizers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Entrance may be made to this room

Entrance may be made to this room
through the French doors opening
from the front porch. A door at thsI
rear of the living room opens into thsI
only bedroom on the first floor. This,
bedroom Is Of generous proportionsl
and is furnished with a closet having
built-in shelves. The room Is lighted
from three windows in the bay and
one in the rear. The position Of a bed,
room placed with connection to the
living makes 1t particularly con-,
venient for the accommodation Of
guests.
The dining room, on the left Of the
hall, Is entered either through the
double plateglass doors from the hall,
or directly from the front porch by
Of the French doors. This
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Forming a New Regiment.

Gov. Byrne says that the work OF
organization of a new regiment is
now actively under way, with C. H
Englesby, Of Watertown, colonel of the
organization, and Lieut., Arthur l.
Fuller, of the regular army, as lieu
tenant colonel. Applications are com.
ing in from many different places
where there is a desire to secure the
organization Of companies, and 1t will
not be long until the new regiment is
organized. Under the new law, each
enlisted man is allowed approximately
one dollar for each drill he attends UP
to forty-five a year, beside pay while
In annual encampment.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Picked Hymns for Own Funeral.

Sioux Falls.-Conscious up to the
moment Of her death, Mrs. C. w. Tay-
lor, aged GA, wife of a prominent Min.
er county farmer. during her dying mo-
ments selected passages OF scripture
to be read at her funeral, also selected
the hymns to be sung at the funeral
services over her remains and ar
ranged that her four stalwart SOM
should act as pallbearers at her fu.
neral. The arrangements made by her
were carried out after her death.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Students and ". S. Volunteers.

State college students who enroll
for military drill do not thus neces-
al guard and are not, therefore, sub
ject to military duties at the call of
the state or national government. This
statement is made by DR.. G. l.. Brown,
dean of the college at Brookings, to
set at ease the minds or many par.
ents who fear that by sending their
sons to state college they will be push.
ing them into military service.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Queer Freak Of Storm,

Pierre.-Mrs. William Anderson, lis
ing near Faith, was surprised to see
the new barn just completed on thei.
farm go sailing through space, and
after a flight of over fifty feet, turr
turtle on the prairie. She was looking
out of a window of the house in thu
storm, and there was no evidence Of
wind at the house, which vas a few
hundred feet from the barn.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Ask for GRAZING,

Unusually strong is the demand this
year for grazing privileges in the
Black Hills national forest. Two wet
springs have made the grazing valua-
BILE and as a result OF the increased
number Of applications this year. SUI
pervisor Kellenten at Deadwood has
decided to make reallotments OF range
in order to give all an equal chance
and to take advantage of some areas
not now graZed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03

family, there being four rooms on the
first floor and three bedrooms and a
bathroom on the second floor. The
front entrance Is from a large porch
set under the projection of the main
roof. The details Of this entrance are
exceptionally we'll handled, the dis
tinctive window design being clearly
seen from the front Of the house on
account of the elimination Of support
ing posts at the center. Entrance is
into a well-lighted hall which is a r
ried back throughout the length of the
house. The stair is placed on n side
Of this hall, there being a cased open
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Fall from Bed Kills Child,

Onida.-Oliver Henry, the 10-months
old baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pop
pens of this city, was almost instant
ly killed in a fall from the bed while
playing. At the time of the tragedy
Mrs. Poppens was out working in the
back yard and it is presumed that the
baby crawled too close to the edge OF
the bed and was struck in the head
by a table while falling to the fiooI
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Tent For READING Room.

A call has gone out from the regi-
ment in camp at Redfeld for a fund
of about $3.50 for a tent to be used
as a reading and assembly room. The
soldiers have no place to go to do
what writing they may desire to do,
and Chaplain SQuires is attempting to
supply the need of the regiment in
the way OF a reading and assembly
room. This city has sen in a dona-
ton for that purpose, and the differ.
ent towns can easily raise the amount
desired.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Rattle at RedfieId, s, .,

Sioux Falls.-In a pitched battle at
Redfield between a band Of 800 mem,
bers of the /. w. w. and 200 "tnde-
~pendents," organized in opposition to
the l.. w. w. three of the former were
wounded, one of them seriously. The
names of the injured men are un-
known. About $50 shots were e
changed. A force of $50 deputy
sheriffs dispersed the fighters and
drove them from town.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Pssteurizinu Plant.

Deadwood.-A pasteurizing plant Is
being erected here, and with the pass
age of the new city ordinance only
milk and cream from this establish
ment will be handled in Deadwood
The new plant will be of concrete ant
will have a daily capacity of 400 gal
Ions. The plant will handle ice cream
milk, cream, cheese and byproducts
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Child Wanders IS Miles.

Philip:-With almost the entire
neighborhood participating in the
search, little 7-year-old Bertha Weiss.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. Weiss,
about two miles south Of here, was
found about twenty-five miles from
her home after a continuous search
latsing several hours. According to
her story she started out to go to the
pasture, but lost her bearings and con-
tinued walking. When found she was
nearly exhausted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Bio Inheritance Tax.

E. f. Green, a DeSmet attorney.
turned over to the county treasurer
in that city a check for 36,S35.70, to
pay the inheritance tax on the estate
of ]. S. Trip, late of Prairie du Sac,
Wis, who owned a great deal of farm
land and other property In Kingsbury
county. Ten per cent of the tax goes
to the county and 80 per cent to the
state. This is the largest inheritance
tax ever paid in that part of the state,
and one of the lergest ever paid in the
entire state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
browns While BATHING.

Armour.-Leo Dennit, a farm boy IL
years Of age, was drowned while in
bathing with. some companions five
miles south of Armour. None of them
could swim. Dennit got into deeI
water and the others were afraid "
go in to help him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
DRAWN BY MULES.
An Old Indian Uses Hearse for a Fam
iiy Carrjaoe, q

M Viz tUOtdU SSCS pCAT80 IoT q F2Up
lily Carriage. a.
Pierre.-An old Indian, driving o
hearse with a pair OF weary looking
mules drawing the sun Llistered vehi-
Gle along the street, was not an EVIL
dence Of death nor a trip to the eme
terry. 1t was only an old Indian from
the Crow Creek reservation who uses
an old hearse for a family carriage,
and finds 1t very convenient for car
rying the camp equipage inside while
his family rides in state on top of the
vehicle. The hearse has been used
as a family carriage for many years,
since the Indian had only the hearse
left to pick from in a stock Of car
rages' which were offered them
when the reds got a government pay
ment, and took the first opportunity to
spend it.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Five SCHOOLS UNITE
TOWN OF ST. CHARLES cRosEN
AS PLACE FOR coNsoLi.
DATED SCHOOL.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What 10 Going On Here and There
That IL of Interest to the Read
ere Throughout South D.
akota and Vicinity.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Fairfax.-At a special meeting by
the school patrons, it was decided to
consolidate five school districts into
one at the small town of st. Charles,
west of here. A substantial modern
school building will be erected, and
competent teachers employed. 1t is
expected to have the building ready
for occupancy by September Is or
October /.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
No County Division Vote.

It appears that there will be no vote
on division of Butte county this year,
as the county commissioners held that
the petition asking for the vote was
not sufficient to warrant them to grant
the vote. The same condition was
filed for a vote on county seat removal
to Brandt.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Circus Bandit At LARGE.

Mitchell.-A lone bandit entered
the Truli Wright clothing store while
the parade of Ringing Bros. held the
attention Of the crowd outside and
forced Truli Wright. at the point of a
revolver to surrender the contents of
the cash register.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03

Ing into the living room and a double
glass-paneled door into the dining
room on the two sides Of the hall at
the foot of the stairway. The light
which Is admitted into the hall through
these openings, and the front doorway
with its two single-panel windows, is
ample to display the woodwork Of the
stair.
The living room, to the right Of the
hall, is made coy by the massive fire.
place with the corner seat built to ex-
tend part way across the back wall.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
w. 6. StockweU Dies.

Yankton.-Wnl S. Stockwell. prom
inent in state Masonic circles, and for
many years a well known cigar manu-
f~acturer, died suddenly at his home
here. He leavs several brothers and a
sister.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
J.. w. WIS Want Sc a Day,

Armour.-This county is overrur
with 1. w. w. members, who are ask
ing for work and demanding Sc pei
day for their services. Result, bu,
few of them have been engaged, short
of help as the farmers are.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Winters Estate Case.

A second effort on the part of the
state Of South Dakota to obtain posses
sion Of the Winters estate, at Dead.
wood, valued at 100000. and prevent
its going to an alleged heir in Min.
neapolis, is being made by Attorney
General Caldwell, who is taking de-
positions in the case.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Eureka Has Nicht Fire.

Eureka.-A fire which broke out dur.
ing the night wrought a great amount
of damage to the stock of the Interior
Lumber company's yard here. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
WlndfalI For Stare.

The state has come into possession
Of a tract Of 800 acres of land near
Piedmont. in Meade county, through
escheat. the tract being the estate Of
Bryan Kehoe, who died without heirs,
and the property came to the state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Many Counties VII, Exhibit.

About 20 counties are expected to
send In entries for competitive exhib-
its at the 1916 state fair al Huron,
practically all of the counties compel.
ing last year having signifed a desire
TO re-enter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
ona Of Field Force.

James Clayton of Leola has been ap-
pointed n of the field force of the
state land department for the work of
this fall.