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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27
Death Calls Pioneer
Al Rec Heights

MRS F. r. Gardner. wife Of Hon.
Frank Gardner, the pioneer mer.
chant of Rec Heights. died suddenly
and unexpectedly Friday at Minnea-
polls aged IS years. She had passed
through q minor operation at a hos
pital and was apparently recovering
so readily that she expected to start
home that evening. She was taken
suddenly with heart trouble or some
other complications. and died almost
instantly. The remains were sent
to the home.
Mrs. Gardner was one Of the most
prominent ladies of western Hand
county. and her place in the life and
activities of Zee Heights and vicinity
was IN important one. She will be
greatly missed by family, friends.
and the general public as few others
would be. She was married to Mr..
Gardner in Iowa in 1886. and came
as Q bride to reside or the Gardner
farm in Spring Hill twp. a few years
later moving to Rec Heights.
The husband and three children
survive to mourn her loss. The two
sons are Charles and Hugh. and
daughter Margery, all grown, and
residents of Rec Heights. Funeral
services were conducted at Rec
Heights Monday by Revs. Swartout
and Starr. end a procession of 80
automobiles filled with friends and
neighbors, escorted the remains to
their last resting place in the Miller
cemetery.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27
HARVESTERS ROBBED
IN JUNGLE HOLDUP
Five Gun Men Take Money From
Harvest Hands

Tuesday night five masked men
entered two or three freight cars in
the C. & N. w. yards. Weakened up a
number of harvest hands, and robbed
them of sums varying from so cents
10 SIG, and beat up one man.
In the past few days some seventy
Eve men have come to Miller on
freight trains seeking work in the
harvest fields. Their habitat is about
the freight yards, in box cars. and
under the machinery loading plat
form at the east of the Yards. A
common term applied to the camp
ing place of these wanderers is
Jungle"
Most OF them came from the south
ern harvest fields. following along
north as the harvest advances. They
claim that q bunch Of crooks got in
among them, and robbed them.
Three men who had lost SIG. SO and
o respectively, appealed to local Of
hcers for the arrest of the robbers.
Their story Is that while sleeping
IN Q box car Tuesday night they were
rudely awakened by some one kick
ing them. with orders to get up"
They opened their eyes to see five
men wearing masks. holding electric
Nash lights IN one hand and guns in
The other. They got up and were
ordered to line up and face the side
Of the car. All but one complied
without complaint. His emphatic,
but not diplomats. zemarks, got him
q rsp over the head with q gun. The
amount taken perhaps totaled around
$40.
They wanted only cash. One fell
low had q local bank deposit slip.
which they gave back. Another had
Q draft for $50. which they overlook
ed. Still another who had only one
arm reports that everything was re-
turned to him as soon as the bold
makers discovered his handicap.
There's sentiment for you. and a
Rent)eman iobber Of the old school!
Officers have been making a search
for the holdup men, but have no
clues yet to work on. None Of them
were recognized BY The men who
were robbed. In fact, thev may
never have seen them, but it is more
likely that they were crooks who miy
among the laborers for the express
purpose of getting the ha, vesters'
money in one wav or another
Life on the road has its drawbacks.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27

$500
1000

l.. L. Sutpnen Z0UO
G r. Chase 1000 1000
Motion made and order that the
banks be assessed net undivided
profits as shown by tLeir published
statements May l, 1916.
Petition Of Robert l.. Gillmor OF
Florence twp. that his assessment
on grain be lowered to 57S bushels
OF wheat, Mr.. Gilmor filed state.
ment of and affidavit setting forth
the action Of the town board and
the error in assessment. On mo-
tion Mr.. Gilmor's assessment on
grain was ordered reduced to 5000.
Petition from the owners Of land
in sec. "a and 25, 10 70 praying
that the assessment on structures
be lowered as it was much to high,
on motion structures on sec. % was
reduced from $500 to $3.50 and on
sec. "a from 500 to 500.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27
Fats Defeat Leans
In Annual Game

The one game Of ball that nom
players and has bcens indulge in was
pulled off FRIDAY at the ball park.
The fats we're too fast for the leans
this time, and piled up a score of II
to IL The big boys managed to get
together several who had been ball
players at some time in their lives
and they haven't forgotten it all vet.
The leans had a few also who knew
the game many years ago. but it is q
difficult proposition to come back
in athletics after one has gone into
low or intermediate speed very long.
A considerable number of ladies en-.
iivened the occasion. as thew were
interested in half the receipts for the
suffrage league.
The victorious fats have now been
challenged by the clerks. and another
game is promised in the near future.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27
OFFICIAL WORK
COUNTY BOARD
Checking up Offices and EquaIiz-
ing Taxes
Miller, S ID. July 5, 1916.

Board of County Commissioners,
met in regular session. AN MN
bers were present.
Minutes Of the April meeting AID
OF the special meetings in May an I
June were read and approved as
corrected.
Warrants drawn were checked
with bills allowed and found 10 be
drawn Correctly.
Members Of the Board and the
Auditor qualified as member. of
the board CT equalization.
On petition from Howell town:
ship that the township be permit
ted to use the county elevator grad
er for building 7oads WAS on motion
granted, provided it be returned
sa:isfa ctoyily to the Road Overseer
Motion was made and carried
that Gilbert township be allowed
$4,000 for fixing the grade in road
between sections Is and "a, 113 &C
AM that two SIT. extensions be
bought by county for culvert.
Board of equalization read and
discussed the letter Of instructions
rom the Tax Commission in re-
gard to the duties Of the Board.
Board began the equalization of
real estate OF the county equaliz'ng
in accordance with the table per
ce- Is on pag SSS.
The board CONT ued the equali-
zation of property OF the County
and from day TO day until the day
Of adjournment July 10.
July 6. Motion made and car.
RED that the assessment of Harri-
son township be approved as re.
turned by tie ass, s3or.
Completed the equal:zing of real
property and began he equa}isa.
ton of personal pro erty was equal
lied according to the schedr lie o!
per cents on page $3.50 and 800.
E evat0rs were OF motion equal.
lied in Miller city by rails ng 33 la
per cent; Rec Heights raised1 OC
per cent; Grad twp. raised 20 per
cent
All stocks of lumber were order.
ed raised 20 per cent.
On motion goods and merchan.
disc were equa: lied as follows, Mil.
Ter city raisek % per cant; Grand
township, raj ed % per cent; Bur
dette raised 10 per cent; Rec
Heights raised 10 per cent.
Mr. j. r Hoover of st Lawrence
appealed from the town board Of
Review OF st Lawrence Village,
claiming that ar assessment Of S52e
on grain was excessive, he gave evi.
dence that a portion of the grain
asse :sed hid been sod in April,
On motion his assessment was plac-
ed at $4,000.
On petition of Peter Engelmann
of Ohio township his quarter inter.
est in trac.or and threshing ma
chine S400 90 was off the assessment
roll as the entire outfit was assessed
in Logan township.
On motion the following persons
were notified to appear AM show
cause il any why they should not
Re assessed credits in addition to
other assessments. II was voted
that they should &c assessed as fol.
lows:
Nance Amt notified Amt assessed
.JoseDh Rucher g 1hOO q 15OO
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27

II 10 reported that the Mrs M.
Geiver farm in Spring Lake twp,
wss sold last week for $40 per acre.
The Knox farm. in Pleasant valley
wa sold q second time recentlv to q
Washington Spgs. man at $3.50 per
acre.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27
100 Births in Co.
From Jan. ! to July |

The vital statistics record for Hand
county for the first half Of the wear
gives 100 births. 81 deaths, 26 mar.
riages. and / divorce. First natuy-
alization papers were taken out bv 6
foreigners, and ! final papers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27
Selection of City
Teachers Completed

Supt. C. l. Fairchild announces
that at a recent meeting of the CITY
board of education the list of teach.
ers for the city schools for the com
ing year was completed and every,
thing is in readiness for the opening
of school on Sept. 4th. A compile te
course in Domestic Science will be 9
new feature this year and the neces.
sary equipment for such a course is
being installed. Following is a list
of the instructors and the work they
will have:
HIGH SCHOOL
Supt., CT. Fairchild.
Principal, Miss Halloween, Latir
and English.
Miss Catalan, English.
Miss Blackburn, German and His.
tory.
Miss Bartlett, Mathematics anc
History.
Miss Cowan, Domestic Science anC
Music.
C. R. Gotthold. Manual Training
and Athletics.
GRADES
Miss McVay. LIST and End grades.
Miss Stratton. Bird grade.
Miss Cochran, 4th grade
Miss Walsh. 5th grade
Miss Welsh. 9th grade
Miss Wellington, 7th grade
Miss Moore, 9th grade
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27
Miller IL, Highmore 9

The local team and Highmore
played a rather loose game at the
ball park Sunday. resulting in a
score of IL to 9 in favor of Miller.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21

Yesterday ! stood ana watched
IIvc thuue3nd children, more
or lc's. and as they struggled
Here and thcrc to gain an
Entrance through door,
Wondered what It all did
Mean, apd when ! asked n little
Glrl who told me she had
Waited there for hour, to buy
Her books for school, knew
What the commotion was. ana when
| asked. "Why don't you 30 to another
Place ana not be jammcd aud
Crowded here" she told me there waa
But one more and 1t was ins; as
Bad as this Now tell me, please.
WHY ~ II So' why not II dczen
Sores IKE this? Is there a law
Prohibiting Ana truly should
Like 10 know
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21
POLICE DRAGNET
SHARES SUSPECT
Harry Vale, Captured by
Patton and Powell, Is
Wanted i'll Chicago.

Harry Vale. alias Jack Dare. al
eyed to be good one by the po-
lice was arrested last night about $50
O'Clock by Detectives Jim Patton uhd
To mPowell, who caught hi min the
act of breaking into the landlady's s
room 1t tho Antlers hotel 1927.
North Main street.
Vale, who has been rooming at the
Antlcrs, has been under the obscrvl-
ton of the police for several days and
the detectives had been ordered to
find him and arrest him.
Patton and Powell were Intending
to arrest the man when thty entered
the hotel. Vale has a criminal record
in Chicago and 81. Louis, and has
been photographed and measured by
the Rertillon experts in these cities
according to tho word OF Charles Me
Donald, HCrt!lion expert of the Tulsa
police department.
When caught. Vale had pried off
part OF the board at the side of the
door leding to the room occupied by
the lndlady at the Antlers hotel. when
ordered to surrender, Vale at first
showed fight ana Patton was com
PEELED to drop his gun on him to
make him give up.
A search of the room occupied by
the man revealed two black masks. a
long knife and hypodermic needels
Mcdonald. who knows the record of
the nan. contends that he is a well
Known burglar and hold-up man as
well as an accomplished crook along
all lines
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21
THREATENS JUDGE
WHO FINED HIM S75
Attorney NorNcll Attcmps To Enter
Crump's Chambers but Is
Held Back.

The only real exciting feature Of
the trin, of u. z Boyer In tha district
court yesterday occurred Tuesday
night at IL O'Clock after court had ad
journed. After paying "A tino ~ $25
assessed by the court during the
evening Attorney Wood.on r.. Norvcll
wheeled on his heel and made & rush
for Judge George &. Crump's cham
hor but was stopped in the DOORWAY
by friends who grabbed him.
Norvell had interrupted First As
sistant County Attorney r. l.. Wallace
during his argument and the court
told him he would he fined s2S che
day previous fine OF $50 had hcen
imposed ON the attorney for COM
tempt
The announcement so angerel Nor
Vel that he did not try 10 conceal IL
during the remainder Of the evening
and before leaving the bench Judge
Crump said to sheriff WoolleY, If
Mr. Norvoll does not pay his fine you
VIII see that ne IS placed in jail until
he does"
Judge Crump left the hcnch and
walked into his chamber ana the
sheriff walked up To- the attorney who
paid the fin" No sooner had he placed
the money In the hands Of the official
than he turned around and Jammtns
his hat ON his head started into the
chamber
Cooler heads intcrfored and barred
the way and he was finally persuaded
to Leave the courtroom with his
friends
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21
MASCULINE CHARACTERISTIC
Pertinent Views on Pcculiaritics OF
the Sex.

Out Of 109 people who blow to-
bacco smoke of brand you don't
like into your face on the street and
In public buildings where the sign
mo Smoking casts its cynic glow.
1857 are men.
If your companion in a strange city
refuses to inquire his way, PERSISTS in
taking cGr without asking whore they
go, pretonds to know the points Of the
from the place you sought, he isn't
woman.
II any one complains of the expense
of lighting, goes about lowering lights
that you need to use, keeps the front
hall so gloomy that young men won't
call and then goes to oed leaving two
lights head on in the upper hall and
the big one on in the bathroom. that
person IL a man.
If YOU are commuter taking a
train, from n suburb, and II twenty
people jump onto the car step as the
Train slowly backs into the station. 2l
of them win be men, and all of them
will occupy the windows on the shady
side when You get in.
If YOU make a clever suggestion on
4 current topic in the morning. and
your interlCCutor SAYS. Nonsense"
and IL that same person says at night.
"A fellow at the bank said mighty
good thing about that today" and re-
peats your remark of the morning to
y1u. the person who does that is not
a woman.
If somebody at your house flatly re-
fuses to let the girls learn any mar
kctable industry. because they are go
ing to marry, and then fills the house
with gloom whenever Il young woman
approa ches, that somebody is logical
minded man.-New York Tribune.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21

but vhl,l, docs not sanction the be
travail Of the pcrplc's interests There
is the otLor kind OF Democracy which
exploits state or commonuIty in
the name of those traditional pr,nci-
pies ANA that is the sort Of pemoc-
rae, from which oklahoma Is suffer
ina now and has suffered for many
Years n i- worse than the yellow
dog" Democracy which asks onlv that
"a nominee ho , Democrat hut wants
him 10 b.. "A representative. citizen. tho
sort which votes blindly for Dem
ocrat rcgauilcss of the character Of
his H,pubupan opponcut ana regard
less of the fact that the national poll-
cics Of the party are opposed 10 the
best Interests of the state and nation
Tho platform ndoptcd by the Re
Iuhhtaus Of oklahoma al their state
convention lust held sets the issues in
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21
BRISTOW AUDIENCE
HEARS PARKINSON
Republican Candidate for CORPORATION
Commissioner Speaks To
Large Crowd.
Special 10 The World.

Special 10 The World
BRiSToW, okla. Sept. I9.--Iast
night Frank a. Parkinson. candidate
toi the long term Of corporation com
missioner on the Republican ticket.
spoke here last night on the issues
both state and nat!unal--to Il good
sized audience in the city hall. 1t
was late when he arrived-S:1O. from
the caSt-and was taken al once TO
tho hall whore in few minutes he
,uEtn his address.
lie told the Republicans TO be of
good cheer, - the indications pointed
to natioral ana state election Of The
Republican ticket. He told the voters
tha The Democrats re scared vas
the reason they were Dragging so
much about gettinE the Progressive
vote, when they knew that ,hcre was
was not one Progressive .Out OF every
hundred that was going TO vote the
Democratic ticket.
Mr Parkinson paid his rornpli-
mcnts % Campbell Russell ;ha, was
worth hearing It brought out SO many
points that the average voter is u
uoart upon. tle told them the
90 aiming az an Of Campbell Rusecirs
amendments and Of Russeil's aims IT.
elected as one of the commissioners.
The speaker predicted that nu lumt
ballot the next stare legislature would
be against the Dcmocruts--lni that
the Democrats were afraid OF H. too
from the way they were campoign-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21
THEIR Duty Is PLAIN.

inc vienna h"sIe' VICTOR Mur-
u"'k paper mas neeh 'oNIy iir''hI
win p"'h 'he Ola parties since the
'hl'as" 'pls"d', apparently unable 10
se''lc upon iiush'a or WILSON II was
consistent 'h"'EH" tor u was always
able l" give reason Tor It's "I"oin'Ss
"hd would '"N' turns hhout IN COM
mehuihg or 'r'uclsihg hoth MT VIII
son ana MIR HuSh"s The Eagle has
never neen qu'' 'nIe To reconcile H.
SeIt 10 'h' sunSlo'h'c or MT Hoose-
NeIt ana mas urged FrogressiNeS every
"n're To MAINTAIN u separate party
organization as prsV'u'i"n against
t"iur' deNeI"p"ch'S. IL has l1mcntcd
'h"' certain Progressive principles
were NOT more distinctly Incorporated
INTO the platform or the other parties
'IIh"ugh II "'Nho"I'uRed I" having
more illth IN k'pupl'au practices
ana professions thah II had In the
democrats ana mas several times
t""huIy scored the kepuhll'dns In
congress for apparently taxing the
hce or r'acti'n when progressive
measures were put to vote hut the
o'htr Gay some one put II Sauarely up
To the editor Tor an opinion ms To
WI" 'IoSr'ss'Ne voter ought To do
III 'he coming contest ana me Eagle
h"S''hed I" sci itsef right before the
punHc declaring that hoth tho prom
lSes ana practices or hoth the old
Poiues were unsatisfactory II was up
To the Progressive voter TO make "a
'h"l'e between TWO OWLS As TO
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21
For All Departments Call
5000
LOSING THEIR MORALE.

AdNccs from the border indicate
that the national guardsmen are get
ting :estless under recent develop
ments and are growing tired OF their
monotonous round of training with no
objective I'm sight There is a falling
off Of enthusiasm and determination
20 20 their best for their country since
II has become evident that us fast as
troops have become Injured to their
Job they are being sent home and
the green ones called ont 20 take
their places. Al first It was given out
that gunrdsmcn were called home I'm
expectation OF the threatened railroad
strike, but the strike has been called
off and the war DEPARTMENT has made
no change in It's program. making It
evident that the strike was only used
as u prcteNt for what the government
had already planned Ia do II Is cv-
planned now to ho the purpose of the
president TO give every guard orsAui-
a6tion tutns about In border duty. 40
that I'm case they were wanted FOR
serious business thoy would be that
much better fitted for actual service
This sounds like reasonable and log
teal plan. for the guard can never he
depended upon as an efficient aid 10
the regular army unless II is trained
The peculiar part OF II is that tho
president seems TO have figured out
that he could never induce the men
TO voluntarily acquire the necessary
training So he used the subterfuge Of
a threatened rupture with Mexico 70
get them under his authority aud then
make them do what was needed. THIS
may be wise. but II is not honest. and
II leaves out of the calculations tho
one greatest strength of the American
people In timc of War-their individ-
ual zeal FOR the flag Your American
soldier wants To know what he ~
fighting for and Why--whcn ne knows
that he IS almost invncihlc But he
is not an nutomaton. like his Euro
pesn cousin. who knows only 10 obey
his supcriors and cares little what the
war is about This fine zeal is what
is suffering now because of the unex-
plGined and dshcartenine maneuvers
OF the war department. The loys are
willing, but they want To be treated
honestly as froe-horn American ciu-
Eens who are Just as good as the
bosses up al Washington
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21
VILLA SHOOTS DOWN
MEN SEEKING TREATY
BlttOMi'S ANGRY WHEN \GE\T
ASKS IIIM TO NRE\DEK,
NND DEATH FOLLOWS.
I"raliStn Agent Not Able 10 SHOW
Bandit Reason For plan
AID iS Killed

FL PASG. Sept 20.-Of two legai-
istt agents who approached villa last
week with scheme for his surrender.
one WIS killed outright 10y the bandit
leader, while the second managed I,
escape and effect a return to the
American side according TO a state
ment last night by one OF the lcgalis-
ias now IN III Paso.
Tho ach'mc. said the lcgalistl
leader, who withheld the names of the
agents. was to induce Villa to come
to the border and surrender to the
americas authorities. under guaran-
tees of a fair trial and lcnicnt prosccu-
ton villa Is saiG to have been seized
with such q rage at the proposal that
he drew q revolver ard killed the of
tendinE Agont on the spnt
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21
STUDENT RUSH
FLOODS KENDALL
New Building Must Be Constructed
Immediately for
Overflow.

Twenty students signed up on the
roll Of Kendall Ccollegc Tuesday ac-
maltes the unprecedented number Of
makes the unpreccdent number OF
420 during the past week
In the liberal arts department there
were go on the lists while many more
have designated their intention of
joining.
The department OF fine arts also
shows a heavy enrolment and the
registrar has been ore of the busiest
m,n in Tulsa in the last few days and
his lahors are not yet over.
The increas se this year over last is
bcvond the expectations of the most
imaginative man on the faculty and
will necessitate many new buildings.
The contract already has been let
for n new building containing three
rooms. This will serve for the tenn
porarN accommodation of those stu
dents who are unable to meet in the
crowded administration hall.
In fact. the enrolment of the people
of eastern oklahoma has been so
great that the college expects to make
an outlay of $500 600 during the next
six months which will he used in the
building Of science hall and two new
dotmitories, one for women and one
for men.
II is expected that there will be
five hundred teachers enrolled In the
summer course and there is some
likelihood that even this number Will
bc surpassed.
The correspondence and extension
departments have been started. They
are under the direction of G. !. Will
Jams and with the heary cooperation
of II II. Maxwell. the county superin-
tendent Of Tulsa county large mum
ber OF teachers will be trained to more
efficient work during the years 90
come.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-21
NIGHT IN PADDED
CELL WAS A CURE

The hysterical mood that swep,
over Mrs, Clara Hess Monday after
noon and which led her to attack Nu-
mano Agent A. NJ WClch and his as
sistant, Miss Carrie Roberts gave way
TO ponltence Tuesday and no inquiry
into the woman's sanity wih be made
AS had heon planned.
Mrs. Hess was carried To the county
Jail after she had thrown herself On
the floor and began TO tear her
clothes from her body whlc her
screams and curses echoed through
ont the courthouse. she spent the
night IN "A padded cell In tho 'ail ard
In "a conversation with the hum1nc
agent yesterday told him he had lonc
his duty and apologized fy. het un-
seemly conduct