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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-04-06

If you want to buy anything not
advertised in this paper. place a
brief adv. IN the classified column,
and it will quickly reach more people
than you could talk to in several
weeks.
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Notice to Auto Owners

Please get your 1916 numbers anu
avoid any trouble as this license law
will be fully lnforced.
S. i. Wyland.
15tf Sheriff.
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Ladies see the free Claxtonola and
Diamond Ring now on exhibition in
our store. Ask for information.
Bring in your enrolment cards and
get your pass book.
Corner Drug Store.
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Announcement

hereby announce myself as can
date for the Office of County Audi
tor, subject to the will of the voters
at the November election.
Jack Wilson.
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Get an all cotton mattress of
Coquillette now at the special
price.-Adv. Is
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POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Political announcements for primaries
VIII be published In this column for So.
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We have no cut price store. Our
prices are always right, they need
no trimming down. You will find
us always on the square. Furniture
& Undertaking.
Reck. Montgomery & Co,
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For State Senator

Approaching the past support of
the voters of Hand county, and
pledging myself to policies advanc-
ing the best interests of the county
and state. | announce my candidacy
for reelection to the State Senate,
subject to the will of the Republican
primary.
C,x M vi rrnc
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Look up Coquillette's new furni-
ture and millinery add in this issue.
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GLEN M. WATERS.
For County Auditor

| hereby announce myself as q
candidate for the office of County
Auditor on the Republican ticket
subject to the will of the Republican
voters at the primary.
Charles Thomson.
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II MILLER PRESS

Entered at the Postoffce at Miller. South Dakota
asSecond Class Mail Matter.
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Miller. 20 March, 1916.
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Reck. Montgomery & Co
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weeks.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
Wins IN CITY AND COUNTRY
IN LARGEST VOTE POLLED IN TWENTY YEARS

The largest vote In Louisiana since
| the negro was DISTINGUISHED vas cast
! In Tuesdays election, In which Col
RaIlih e. Pleasant, Democrat. defeated
John M Parker. Progressive. for gov.
ernor by lead approximatIng $4,000
Col Pleasant carried both New Orleans
aud the country parishes by substan.
tIal maloriiles. Just as he did In the
primary
But one congressional district Is
placed in the Progressive column, that
being the third, as was expected The
estimated Parker majority In this dis
trlct was $500 but the returns gave
only 1000 majority. Even the solid
third vas broken. ST. Martin staying
Democratic by n VOTES.
Outside the third district and few
of the other parishes IN the sugar dis
trIet 1t sss waIkoeer for The Demo
Gratis Boosted maiorities for Parker
In the larger cities such as shreve.
port, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles and
Alexandria failed TO materlalize,
At the time this Is printed the vote
stands Pleasant 72,94s; Parker 4T,i64.
total, l2o,le7 ;Pleasan. majority, ASH
II 10 estimated that there are at least
10000 votes yet TO hear from, which
will probably place Peasants majority
In the neighborhood OF 3o.o00
The vote for Lieutenant Governor is
slightly lower than that for Governor,
though Mouton, Democrat, wins over
Broussard, Progressive, by about the
same percentage that Pleasant wins.
Col. Pleasant returned TO his home
al Shreveport 10 vote remaining over
Wednesday To receive the eongratula.
tons Of his friends and neigh bora On
Wednesday morning Mr. Parker sent
the following telegram Permit me to
congratulate you on your election as
governor OF Louisiana. and 10 sincerely
wish for your administration the sue
cessful accomplishment Of those laws
and reforms 80 essential 10 the pros.
perity Of this state.
Mr., Parker, accompanied BY Mrs
Parker and their daughter, came up to
81, Franeisvllle, Thursday morning, for
n rest after rather strenuous cam.
paign.
Political Notes.
Col. Pleasant Ia nov In New Orleans
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
LOYAL WEST FElC|ANA
STAMPS THE ROOSTER

The result Of Tuesdays election la
West feliciana justified the prediction
claims of the Democrats, who had
figured on majority Of thirty votes.
aud was a distinct disappointment to
the ProgressIves. who had also figured
OH carrying the Parish
The fact that John M, Parker. the
Progressive candidate for governor,
received the hattering vote cast for
him In West felielana cannot be con
strued that any considerable number
Of West FelIciana citizens are In sym.
pathy wlth him In hts Republican. Pro.
gfessive ideas. as the registered Pro
gfessive vote In the parish Is negligible.
The West feDleiana Parker vote was
tribute TO the personality Of the man.
Mr. Parker has been long and favor.
ably known TO many OF our citizens
lie has recently acquired large plan.
tatIon In the parish and many voted
for him as neiglbor aud friend Then.
TOO. the sting Of defeat In the primary
caused some 20 so to the enemies Of
Democracy for consolation.
These are the reasons WIS the Pro
gresatves got as large a vote as they
did in West f'ellciana These are,
possibly the same grounds upon which
they based their calculation Of carry.
ing the parish for Parker.
There Ia little use In attempting to
anslyEe the vote In the parish The
tabnlated returns speak for themselves
Two incidents concerning the cleo
ton In the parish give little variety
to the news. Mr. Parker received 20
votes In the 10th ward But three Of
these were cast on the Progressive
ticket. The other seventeen were east
oh the independent ticket and recorded
on the compiled statement as indie
pendent Democrats IN Bayou Sara. |
Il faetlonal scrap for constable caused
ten men. who stamped the rooster. 10 |
lose their Yotes
Tabulatea Returns,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
THE ROOSTER CROWED
LAST TUESDAY NIGHT

Tuesday night April is. was Rooster
Night In 81 Franeisyille. u, \. A., aud
both the feathered aud whlskered
members OF the tribe lent full aest 70
the occasion,
Al o'clock. recognizing that DE.
moeracy was triumphant by some steen
thousands, maa wearing. among ether
things Texas ranger hat. and smok.
Ing a corn.eob pipe. got good old
Democratic rooster crow out of his
system, somewhere between The TFue
Democrat office and the court house
where the election returns we're being
received. John Wilcox's big red rooster
did not hesitate an instant. hut took up
the refrain Justify The smiling men
at the court house Joined In and rooster
crows were the rule rather than the
exception for the balance OF the night
and far into Wednesday. The Growing
of the men seemed TO excite the sea,h.
cred tribe. and every time a man would
crow he would be- answered by chorus
from his barnyard friends.
After becoming accustomed TO the
innovation IT became easy for one 10
tell from where The sounds came. In
fact, by taking into consideration the
location and the note of exultation, or
the lack of H. II was az easy as falling
of log 20 tell whose rooster was
making the noise The first rooster up
ths W0odviiie road couldn't make much
of neise and gave evidence that he
had been in a pretty hard scrap, that
was Willie Howell's rooster aud Col
Fort had been after him all day A
terrific eackling set up farther an up
the road No mistaking that Noise. II
vas Charlie Argues bird The ioudeat
noise. although II had long distance
10 come, was frem the 9TH ward No
here. either as Il was Inn.
recognized as Uncle Bobble
Thom's rooster From the east came
4 faint eaekle -Cheston Folkes' fowl
Dave Norwood was IN town and said
the noise from The eighth ward came
from Bennett Barrow's direction From
lp the river came a lusty crow and 1911
Davidson said II was from a bird that
was too swift for him Then from
he seventh ward II terrific clalier set
ip. Some Democrat started 10 tell
ahose rooster Il vas when George
ple,tinser cut In with "Aw. that chick.
~ Is la a cage up at Cap'n Whlttaker's
amp"
But Il was rooster night. aud don't
iou forget IL,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
[ BATON Rouge State Times !

tftaton Rouge State Timesi
There are three little negroes In the
Louisiana State reniientiary who have
no business there. These little negroes
are between 10 and 10 years Of age, aud
have about az much Idea of what they
are undergoing now IA the man In the
moon. The little plckauinuies have
been ON the streets wearing their con.
Wet suits Of big. bread stripes. These
little negroes were sent up from st
james parish for stealing some crack
era and cheese. II is a Teproaeh TO the
State that such boys, even II they are
negroes, are sent TO an institution in
tended by the State for hardened erin
saals. The peniientiary is no place for
q boy 10 or Ii years Of age. II he cant
be sent to the reform schaol AT Monroe
be should be KEEP, al home In some
local institution.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22

and that city has become the mecca for
state politicians Thursdays gossip
was that Senator Stafford Of New
Orleans IL slated for president pro
tempore OF the Senate. when the Leg
islature conyenes May 5. The speaker.
ship has not been determined. though
II looks as though II will go to the
sixth district the two candidates from
that section apparently having a lead
over the held. Representative Hewitt
Bouanchaud Of Point Coupee has long
been an aspirant for that honor, Ills
parish went for Parker. but the ma.
jority was 80 small shat his friends
claim 1t will not interfere with his
race. Col r sambola Jones' also
aspires 30 the speakership. tie did
excellent work for the party during
the campaign and has large following
The Inauguration will take place
May Is.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
THE BEN GREET WOODLAND
PLAYERS COME APRIL as.

One Of the features Of college life ~
/. s, II, In the annual visit of The Ben
Greet Woodland Players They come
this year ON April rs. and will present
The Comedy of Errors. and Romeo aud
Juliet, The l.. s. Il. Dramatic Club
will be sponsor for the company this
year as they have been In years past
A platform In the east side Of the
we'll shaded by llveoak trees
IL used for staging the Ben Greet per.
formanees. This natural setting adds
much To the beauty and fascination OF
the plays.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
COMMUNITY COOPERATION.
tFarm and Ranch J

have always contended thar a town
or a community IL Insi what the people
who live in Il choose To make IT,
A small town tina, ! visited not long
ago serves as a splendid basis Of proof
Of nay contention
Five years ago this town looked
dalapldated run down at the heel 70
day II IL attractive In every way, and
the change was brought about through
properly directed community effort
under the leadership Of few wide
awake women. who determined 10
ma ~ their neiEhborhood more at.
traetiye aud consequently more pleas.
ant to live IN
One of the women stated to ME most
emphaticaliy that the creates, obstacle
they had TO overcome was "oatoftowa
buying" She further stated that de-
sired results could not be gotten units
the people were In the main induced to
spend theIr money In the local stores,
Effective work Of this Kind can be
done In any community and every one
taking part will share IN the good
accomplished
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
posr.MoRrEM EXAMINATIONS
DANGEROUS.

Postmortem examinations of char.
bonous, or even suspected, earcasses,
should never be- made, nor their skins
removed, as they are highly infeetive.
and any blood from them vii spread
the disease, besides the danger to the
person, pr persons, making the post
mortem The best way to have the
disease identified IL TO make a small
pnnctare with a needle, or small cut
With the sharp point Of knife in the
jngUlar vein, or Al the base OF the ear,
ard allow q drop Of blood from the
carcass just after er within an hour
after DEATH 10 fall on a piece Of clean
thin glass preferably a microscopic
slidel then draw the drop into q thin
smear or film with q second piece Of
glass dry IL In the sun place the two
pieces Of glass together. with the blood
In between, place the specimen In q
proper mailing package, bearing the
name OF the sender, and mail II 10 the
State Live Stock Sanitary Board, Baton
Rouge, for Identification, with letter
from the person sending II Pieces OF
flesh, or other Tissues. should not b.
sent through the mali In ordinary
packages. They decompose In warm
weather. and are useless fnr examt
nation. DIR w n, Dalrymple, l. i, u.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
TOWN ELECTION.

Town officers were elected Tuesday.
to serve for the ensuing two years.
This election waa the arst time there
has ever been any opposition 10 the
Democratic nominees for town officers.
Abe Mann running as an independent
candidate for mayor against Mayor
Brlaht. The vote for mayor shows
that 81 votes were cast In this election
and the figures for the Ave eounelimen
and marshal indicate tha. considerable
scratching was done. The vote follows.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
REGULATIONS FOR
THE PARISH FAIR

the statement was made tina, the
premium list would amount TO $3.50 90
This should have been 100000
Ruler and Regulations
The following rules and regulations
have been adopted TO govern the Yves,
Felleiana Fair:
|. All exhibits must be in place on
Wednesday evening. 6 D M October
II. 1915.
2. The Fair will open Thursday, DE.
tober IL, and will close Saturday. DC.
tober II, 1916
3, Pens aud stalls will be reserved
on application to the Secretary
I Judges In all departments will
report to the Secretary on the morning
the Fair opens.
6 There sill be- no charge for admis.
sion This Is to be Free Fair.
Il 6 There VIII be no entry fee charged
on any exhibit.
Il 7, No fake shows. immoral shows,
gambling games, or other games of
chance will be- licensed or allowed.
8. Persons wishing concession priyi.
leges or spaces must procure a license
from the Secretary.
g. No article or animal. unless deem.
ed worthy, will receive premium
whether there IL a competitor or not
10 The Judges viii attach ribbons to
all articles and animals winning
premium as follows: First premium,
blue ribbon; second premium, red
ribbon.
IL All animals that are catered must
be cared for by exhibitors. Care will
be taken 10 prevent accidents. bur the
Fair Association will not be RESPONSE.
Bile should any occur.
IL II lie requested that all parties
intending To make entries will, several
days in advance of the Fair give notice
In writing of all the articles tIley wish
TO enter Mall notice 10 the Secretary.
Il All contestants shall reside In
West FelieIana Parish.
Financial Statement
Previously acknowledged .,. SAGE 90 |
DR. l. L. Ball ............,... $50
Total to Wednesday morning. st4i 80 |
Now that the political elections are
over IL is hoped that cur people wilI
begin thinking more about the Fair
The people have responded generously
in the way OF voluntary contributions.
II Is desirable that every person In the
parish make some contribution to the
financial success OF the Fair II you
can give only si00. don't hesitate TO
send Ia the pledge We would rather
have 100 one dollar contributions than
have the whole amount donated By one
person. because In the former case we
would have one hundred boosters"
Instead OF Que
lust put your name down on a postal
and opposite the amount you wish TO
nate. Mall card TO the Secretary
This Fair Is TO be Free for everybody
ia the parish. You would certainly
spend more thaE dollar In admission
ees. II The Fair were not Free. Why |
not send In dollar TO ensure the
perpetulty OF the Free Fair idea'
Mrs o d Brooks, general chairman
Of the ladies' department Of the Parrish
Fair. requests all ladies interested In
the Fair to meet with her at the court
house on Tuesday afternoon, April Is.
AZ .. m II Ia hoped that there will
be al least one lady representative OF
each ward ia the parish. At this meet
Ing the organization 81 The ladies' de-.
paFimenl SIll be completed and pre-.
muais selected for the various depart.
ments Of interest 20 the ladies'. Al
ladies Of the parish are cordially In.
vlted to attend this meeting. Ii
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-22
Political Mates.

Col. Pleasant Ia nov In New Orleans
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-04-07

He handed to Doctor Hoff a thin
clipping; marked Daily Saw, March
20:
LOST-SPANISH LETTER AND MAP.
z OF no value except to owner. Return to
No. l6. this Office. and receive heartfelt
thanks
Well" said Doctor Hoff, after read
ing it over twice, that don't tell me
nothing"
mo? Yet it's pretty plain. The two
crooks slipped letter and map into a
pocket Of his coat while he was drunk.
Then they inserted their little ad. and
casually called the advertisement to
his attention. The rest would be
easy"
'Whatche goin' to do next?"
!, Pack for Yuma or Calexico. III
need five hundred dollars expense
money"
Say, you don't want much. do yer"
snarled the doctor, his ayaricious soul
in revolt at the prospect OF immediate
outlay.
quite So" agreed the other bland
". 1t isn't too late to call it OF. you
know"
''No, do wanta do that" said the
other with contorted face.
And about the five thousand dollars
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-04-07

ears Jones heard an irregular. insist
ent scufiing sound. lie crouched in
silence while the captain crept M 10 a
ledge and cautiously peered over. then
went forward in response 10 the 9TH
er's urgent beckoning. They looked
down a rock-basin OF wild and curious
beauty. A figure, naked from the
waist up. huddled upon the hard
baked mud. digging madly at the
earth. A sharp exclamation broke
from Average Jones. The digger half
rose. turned, collapsed to his knees,
and pointed with bleeding fingers to
his open mouth, in which the tongue
showed black and swollen.
They went down to him.
An hour later. Hickey Hoff was
sleeping the sleep Of utter exhaustion
in camp. Average Jones felt amply
qualified TO join him. But it was not
in the Advisors character to quit an
enterprise before it was wholly COM
pleted. So long as the two bandits
were on their way to cash the young
spendthrift's ehecks--Jones had heard
from the victim brief account OF the
extortion- success was not fully won.
We've got to get that money back"
he said to Captain Funcke with convic-
ton
The hunter made no reply in words.
He merely leaned his shotgun against
his thigh, reached around beneath his
coat and produced a forty-fSe caliber
revolver. This he held out toward
Jones.
Good thing to have" conceded the
other. 'But-well, no; not in this
case. I've a notion that we can get
the swag back by straight sale and bar
ter. Provided, always. we can catch
them in time You say it's an eight
hour hike to the tenaja?"
Eight. the way they'd go. There's
shorter way across the Padre cliffs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-04-07

It cuts off about four hours. But it's
not what you'd call safe. even in day
light"
"But to hunter, wouldn't it be well
worth the risk for record pair of
horns-eyen if they were only tin
horns?" queried Average Jones sug-
gestively.
Captain Funeke relaxed into a grin.
He nodded.
~What1l we do with him." he asked,
Jerking his head toward the sleeper
Leave him water, food and a note.
Now, about this Tenaja PoQuita we're
headed for. How much water do you
think there is in ito"
IF there's hundred gallons it's do
ing we'll, this dry season"
Average Jones got painfully to his
feet Looking carefully over the scat
tered camp outfit, he selected from it a
collapsible pail and hung upon his
shoulder not only their canteens, but
also the empty one which they had
found in the camp. Their own third
tin. almost full, they left beside Hoff,
with note.
I've notion" said Jones, that I'll
need all these receptacles for water in
my own peculiar business"
"An right" said the other patiently.
He took one of them and the pail from
Jones and skillfully disposed them on
his own back. Ready? Hike, then. .
Two hours of the toughest kind Of
climbing brought them to the Tenaja
Poquita before dawn. Scouting ahead,
the captain reported no fresh trail ex-
cept coyotes and mule deer, and not
more than seventy-ive gallons of wa
ter in the basin. OF this they both
drank deeply. Then after they had
filed all the canteens, Average Jones
unfolded his scheme to the captain.
IF anyone caught US at it," COM
mented that experienced hunter, wed
be shot without warning However,
the water would be eyaporated in a
few days anyhow. and III post notices
at the next water camps. I'm with
you"
Taking turn and turn about with the
pail, they bailed out the rock basin,
scattering the water upon the greedy
sand. What little moisture remained
in the sticky mud at the bottom they
blotted up with more sand. They then
rolled in powders. Average Jones
looked down into the hollow with sat
isfaction and moved his full canteens
into a grotto.
This company" he said, lis now
open for business"
At eight o'clock there was a clatter
of boots upon the rocks and two men
came staggering up the defile. Colonel
Richford and his partner did not look
TO be in good repair. The coloneFs
face was drawn and sun blotched. His
companion. the Fred of Silent Char
leE's bar, was bloated and shaken
with liquor. Both painted with the