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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Former City Teacher
Off For Siam

Rec Heights Review: Miss Ger
trude Shearer left on Wednesday
evening on her long journey of about
$4,000 miles, her destination being
Bankok, Siam, where she will take
up missionary work, teaching in a
school at OF near that city. She will
go via Denver. Ogden, and San Fran
CISCO. sailing Aug. 18th on the Persia
Maru. a japanese liner. The voyage
will be made by way of Honolulu.
Yokohama and Nagasaki. Japan. and
Hong Kong, China.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
HARVEST HOBOES
OYER-RUN STATE
Cities And Towns Having Trouble
With l.. w. WIS.

The influx of harvest hands into
the state this year is larger than
usual, and new elements have enter
ed into this annual problem.
The labor organization calling it.
self the Industrial Workers of the
World" or /. W. W. have joined the
harvest hand immigration in large
numbers. They seek to control
prices, and try to force all )aborers
to join their order by payment of
$3.50. Where the membership fee
goes is not clear. Some say to the
fellow who collects 1t.
Towns along the Milwaukee rail-
road north from Sioux City have
been over-run with both laborers and
the ! Won't Workers, resulting in
fights. and two or three killings. If
there is a bunch of l. w. WIS. on a
freight. and any other laborers at
tempt to board. they are given a
chance to come across with $3.50, or
be thrown off the train.
At Mitchell the citizens formed a
big vigilance committee who armed
themselves and drove hundreds Of
boes out of town The vigilants
finally adopted the method of meet
ing freight trains two miles out of
town. where they stopped the trains,
searched the boes for firearms, and
then made them move on. Redfeld
and other towns have adopted similar
methods.
Miller has had over 100 of these
wanderers. including some /. W.
WIS. They have a Jungle" near
the stock yards where they camp and
cook their own meals. Several have
been employed in the harvest work,
and some have boarded trains for
other localities. Only a few remain
now. The only trouble experienced
here was that of c bunch Of five
crooks robbing the harvest hands
last week. The officers made 6
search. but were unable to pick out
the guilty parties.
The stories of big wages and al
summer work from Oklahoma tt
Canada have attracted more mer
than needed in the harvest fields Of
the west. AS usual the real worker!
and their money attract numbers Of
camp followers and gamblers. Anc
this year gun men and holdup mer
are getting into the game. 1t il
probable that either state or nationa
officers will have to take charge ane
maintain order.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
A Movie" of Life
Not On The Screen

He was just a DO, limping along
the street on a couple of rough
boards used as crutches. One foot
was held up. and his face was con.
siderably scratched
His worldly possessions were on his
back, consisting of a sweaty shirt, a
pair of trousers under a pair of
o~veralls. shoes and a hat. His sweat
streaked face showed the pain he
suffered as he labored along in the
hundred degree heat Of one day last
week.
He was directed to a doctors office
to have a wounded leg attended to.
A couple of good Samaritans took
his boards and fashioned them into
something like convenient clutches,
and he was given a cot to rest upon
in a city building.
He was a wanderer upon the face
OF the earth, with M where to 60. or
stay-and none to care. Coming
east from Montana to work IN the
harvest. he had boarded a train at
Pierre, and bumped into a bridge
beam. Perhaps he was lucky not to
be killed. Perhaps not. Who may
say? No relative. no friend, no
home. and not a dollar to buy the
bare necessities Of q meagre exist
ence. What a life to contemplate
from the vantage p,int of home, its
comforts. its care and love! And
yet-he was some mothers boy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Fingers Cut In Machinery

Charles Thompson had the misfor-
tune to lose the ends off three fling,
ers one day last week. while working
at the mill. Charley is the republ-
lean candidate for county Auditor,
and his friends of curse are josh.
ing him about this mishap just being
a part of his regular campaign! He
insists. however. that he had forgot.
ten all about being a candidate and
was just working about the machin,
cry. but considers himself in luck to
get off as lightly as he did, and that
it was his left hand injured.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Mexican Bandits
Kill 2 Americans

FL Paso. July 81. -American sod
iers reinforced by a small detach.
ment of Carranzistas engaged Mex
lean bandits who had crossed the Rio
Grande into the U. S. about 5 miles
below Fl. Hancock, Texas, IS miles
east of here early TODAY. Two
Americans were killed and three
we're wounded, while three Mexicans
we're killed and two escaped across
the river into Mexico and are being
pursued by Mexican troops and a de.
tachmento of the Carranzista customs
guard.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Light Fingered Boes
Among Harvesters

Reports of offering are coming in
from the large number of transient
laborers who have reached this point
during the past ten days. Local Of
icers pinched one fellow who had
stolen a SUIT of clothes from j. D.
Miller's residence in this city. He
was picked up at the Nelson farm
south of town.
A pair of trousers were ''swiped'
at the l.. A. Smith barber shop. and
q set Of harness at the Henshaw
livery barn.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
WHO Will Be QUEEN
OF THE CARNIVAL
A, Miller Next Week-S5O Dia-
mond Ring Free to Some
Young Lady

The Firemen will do it! They will
present a beautiful diamond ring to
the most popular girl in Miller.
The voting contest will start Thurs.
day. August 3rd. and will close, Fri,
day, August 11th promptly at 1C
o'clock. This contest Is open to any
lady in Miller and the prize is well
worth working for. Girls. send in
your names if you want to enter this
race and the Firemen will take pleas.
ure in explaining the method of vot.
ing and the rules that govern the
contest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
State Out of Debt
For the First Time

Pierre, s. d., July 29.--For the
first time in many years. or perhaps
the first time in its history. South
Dakota is out of debt. The state
ment of business for the state treas
ury for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1916. shows that there are $780,,
600 worth of revenue warrants out.
standing in lndebtednesses. and that
there is $210.6l8.1 Is in cash in the
general fund-consequently the state
is more than $40. 600 out of debt. on
an actual cash basis.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
OFFICIAL WORK
COUNTY BOARD
Checking up Offices and Equaliz-
ing Taxes
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
July 5. Board met as per adj
journment.
On motion claims were allowed
as follows:
Ernest Leafgreen, assessing Har-
rison township-$45.O0
Walter Bouren, road work Har.
rison township $4,000
Herman Eschenbaum, road work
Harrison township, $500
John Gross, road work Harrison
township, $500
VIM. D,sngers, cleaning two
typewriters, $1,000
Motion made and ordered that
$4,000 be appropriated for exhi-
bit at State Fair to be used under
the direction of J III. Van Loon.
Warrants drawn were approved
as follows:
Salary claims for April. 1891 81
Salary claims for May. S91 81
Circuit court expense certi-
hcates. ........ 936 OC
Salary Claims { r June. sol 81
Circuit court certificates. . 35 &c
Motion made and ordered that
Scot Taulock an old nan crippled
and without means be allowed
$500 for support
Monday, July 10th p. M, began
checking Auditors aud Treasures
cash receipts, continuing s a m e
through July II and completing
same July 12lh.
July 18th, che ked the Auditors
and Treasurer's Disbursement rec.
ord and found the following semi,
annual statement OF Treasurer cor.
rect
Statement Of receipts and dis
bursements for six months June 80
1916.
Ian I balance on hand eA7 029 81
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Young Girl Hurt
On A Binder

The twelve year old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Burton. Flor.
ence twp. had her arm cut Monday
in falling from the platform of a
binder. She was riding on the bind
er while 1t was being taken to a
neighbours field for work. She lost
her balance and fell into the machine,
receiving a bad cut on the forearm.
DR.. McWhorter dressed the wound.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
Kicked BY q Horse

The young son Of Ed. DeGeest,
Rec Heights. was brought to town
Monday for medical treatment. He
had been kicked on the right side by
a horse. and considerably bruised up,
but no bones were broken. He is
about IL years old.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
lar of a Bird Dog

August 1st.-"What a good and
kind master | have now. He seems
to have entirely changed just lately.
He gives me every attention. a good
bed. good things to eat. and pets me.
Why, he even takes me out to ride
in his auto!
What is the reason for this won
derful change? Well. ! don't know.
or care. But will try to repay his
kindness to me, by hunting good
when chickens are ripe"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
EAST SIDE NEWS
(St. wrence Newsl

Bernard Pike returned from HUI
ron last Saturday. having undergone
an operation for appendicitis.
J. M. Magness. accompanied by
his wife, went to Hot Springs Satur-
day night to take baths for the re-
lief of rheumatism.
The Misses Edna Starr, Myrtle
Clegg and Anna Van Brunt arrived
home Saturday morning and Sunday
morning respectively from attending
school in Spearfish.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03

The reported falling off in estim-
ates Of the wheat crop in all grain
raising states. due to excessive heat.
rust. etc.. has started prices upward.
The price Of wheat has raised some
Is cents per bushel, which helps ma
terially to balance the. shortage.
All other grains show some raise in
sympathy with the wheat crop.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03

Increase. 23S 6,436
The total increased value of all
livestock over 1915 is 1852. 729. and
the total increased value since 1912
IS $625, $40. the gain this year beng
equal to ! the gam in the three years
from 1912 to 1915.
Improved Farms
For the first time, the county Of
fcers have made a record of the i'm
proved farms of Hand county, under
the head of structural buildings"
hence no authentic comparison can
be made with last year. The figures
are:
Farms, 1885, Value, $438, $50
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
40 Bushel Oats
Thresher's Record

The first report of threshing of the
1916 crop came in Yesterday from the
Alex Brown place. adjoining the city
on the east. The machine gave q
weld of 40 bushels of oats Ger acre.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03

/, j. c. Wilson, Treasurer of
Hand county, S. d., hereby certi-
fy that the above and foregoing
g. statement Of receipts and disburse-
ments for the six months en- ling
June Both, 1916, that the ba ance
is the true balance for June Both
and the amounts deposited we're
actually deposited N the within
named banks.
j. c. Wilson,
Treasurer Of Hand county, S. d.
Subscribed and WORE to before
me this 18th day of July, 1916.
ID. A. Lewis,
County Auditor.
Register OF Deeds Fes book was
checked and found correct as had
been reported as follows:
Fees collected during Jan.
uuiy HAsI w
Fees collected during Feb.
ruary iIZ III
Fees collected during March 355 70
Continued to page 81
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03

Increase POS ..... ........ 9,4l0
The total increase in 1--we stock is
1913. An important feature of this
is the fact that cows alone increased
3,706.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-08-03
COUNTY PROPERTY
INCREASE OVER 1915
Gain In all Stock and Property
Values I'm County

A gratifying increase of property
in Hand county is noted IN the asses
sors' figures turned into the County
Auditors Office for 1916. Notwith-
standing the high prices and large
sale of live stock, the number of
horses, cattle, hogs and sheep. as
well as value other property. show a
healthy gain over 1915. All of which
indicates that the county is safely
upon the road to complete mixed
farming. Assessment details follow:
Real Estate Value
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
VERDE EX. OFFICIAL TELLS SOME EARLY
 HISTORY OF DAISY
L. E. Whicher, Vice-President of United Verde Extension, Speaks of Times Little Daisy Was Not Even a Prospect.

JEROME, Aug. 12.-L. F. Whicher. vice president of the United Verde Extension, is in Jerome in the inter ests Of that mining prOprty. MT, Whicher has mining interests in oth- CT sections of the country. including properties in the Couer de Alene dis trict in Idaho. and Nevada and Cali. fornia mining districts
 Speaking of Jerome. Whicher de- plored the lack of improvement dur ing the r years he has observed af- fairs here, but struck keynote of optimism in remarking that he believ ed the natural advantages of Jerome. which he thinks are unusually attrac- tive from the standpoint of health and comfortable climate, will gain for the town a recognition of what it's future can be made He spoke hopefully Of changes which he hopes to see come about. with a general expression of interest in the future destinies Of the dwelling place of the numerous fami- lies who come here in response to the call of the mining industry.
 Speaking of the United Verde EX- tension. by which name the young bonanza is known elsewhere almost to the exclusion of the home name of Little Daisy. MT Whicher recalled the different phases Of it's history, includ ing the entrance ot the DouglasTen- CT interests into tf management four years ago, and it's more recent pro nounced success after years of try ing ordeals that might have feazed men less determined and optimistic than the few who guided it's destinies. The year following the arrival of Mir Whicher in Jerome. 1899. Geo. w. Hull. who al that time owned one third interest in the '. V. Extension. sold if for Is claims including the
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
TOM REED AND TIMES MAKE TERMS ON WATER
 FROM LATTER WORKS
Times Property Has Devel- oped Much Water and Is Now Selling It to The Tom Reed People.

OATMAN, Aug. 12.-The water in terests the Tom Reed Gold Mines company and the Times Mining com pany have been consolidated. The deal resulted from trip of W. F. Gray, manager of the latter company, to Los Angeles, whence he returned yes terday.
 The terms of the deal as yet are private. but since the Times has the long end of the water. relieving a shortage of the Tom Reed, it is pre- sumed that the long end of the cash consideration of the deal favors the Times.
 For nearly month past the Tom Reed has been using the Times water under a temporary arrangement. This is said to have been on gallon meter measurement. at a rate not far below the prevailing commercial rates for water
 In the meanlliut llc iVu hSSu company has secured additional water from the new company organized by V. $. Rowley and associates, and now makes permanent it's arrangement or a modification of its former arrange ment with the Times.
 The Times water comes from Grape vine canyon and was purchased at an outlay understood to be upward or $25.O0O. for the use of the Times town site and mine There has been much further outlay for pumping and piping the water to the town and mine. which was completed only at the moment the Tom Reed well Jailed and all of the surplus was required to fill the needs of the Tom Reed mill and the people of Oatman.
 lt is known that the deal means great deal for the companies interest ed and is said to have further signifi- canoe that will develop later
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
TARIFF NEEDED ID PROTECT
 METALS
Co-Operation Between Metal Producing Associations in West Advocated by Colo rado Organization.

DENVER, Aug. 12-Co-operation with other metal mining associations in the west. discussion of plans for urging tariff protection of the tung- sten industry and proposed changes in federal mining laws were among the questions to be considered ct the sec ond annual convention of the Cobra do Metal Mining association, which met here today. Other matters ex- pected to come before the convention are consideration of rates of the pres ent state compensation insurance law. regulation of smelters by the state public utilities commission and the proposed repeal of the present taxa ton system as applied 10 producing mines.
 Mining men expressed the opinion that an effort probably will be made to unite the metalliferous mining in dustry throughout the west in move ment to protest to congress against the imposition of federal tax upon copper. lead and zinc.
 In support of the sentiment favor ing tariff protection of the tungsten industry. delegates asserted that the
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
RICH QUARTS FOUND.

PHOENIX. Ariz... Aug. 12-A four
 foot body of free-milling quartz has been struck in the old Evans shaft on the North Maricopa property, seven teen miles north of Phoenix. The strike was made at a depth of thirty feet at the water level. A sixteen inch streak of red quarts. which pans well in free gold has been struck at he same level in the old Union Shaft
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13

Just what is meant in the con- servation blanks of both Repub lican and Democratic platforms viii be the subject of inquiry at a gathering held in Niagara Falls, Au- gust 19, 20 and 21. An invitation has been issued to Chairmen William L. Wilcox and Vance Mccormick of the Republican and Democratic national committees, asking each to be repre- sel.ted by speaker who can reduce the glittering phrases of the plat form makers to a cold recital of methods.
 The invitation has been issued by Daniel Kiefer of Cincinnati, chair man of the Fels Fund Commission.
 Conservation blanks of the two party platforms are similar. Repu5- icans declare for Careful husbandry of natural resources, development
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
Organization of Jerome-Supe- rior Copper Company Per fected in Yavapai County. Rich Claims Owned.
GROUND ADJOINS THAT
 OF FAMOUS PRODUCERS
Prominent Men of North Country Interested in New Property and Active Work Will be Started.

Organization of the Jerome Supe- rior Copper company. for the purpose of developing 5000 acres of mineral ground just north of Jerome. has been concluded. This sregarded as one of the most important moves made in the Verde district since the tinted Verde Extension strike was made and tre present boom began.
 The ground that this company owns. approximately 100 calims. adjoins the Extension, United Verde. Arkansas & Arizona, Jerome Victor, Extension. and other well known properties. But it has osmething more than location and extent to recommend it.
 Some of the most prominent men of tn edistrict are members of the new company J. J. Stanton, master mechanic Of the United Verde com pany. is president O. NJ. Wold. who resigned from the employ of the United Verde last spring after serv- ing five years as mechanical engineer. is vice presidnt. Frederick Thing, forman pipefitter at the Clarkdale shelter, is secretary. Thomas Tay- Tor. superintendent of the smelter, is treasurer. These officers, with Matt Bohn. assistant master mechanic. form the board of directors.
 Leroy Anderson. of Prescott. at torney for the United Verde, is oen of the organizers of the Jerome-Supe- rior and is counsel for the new con ceTn. The other organizers are Tons Sutcliffe. F. $. Standridge. R. D. Tally and Kent Reese. Tally is superin- tendent of mines for the Uited Verde and Standridge is also connected with that company. Sutcliffe is better known as "Scotty" and located a num- Der of claims included in the big con solidation.
 The company is capitalized for S750, 900. with 100000 shares each having a par value of 30 cents.
 All the organizers of the company are inclined to be very conservative in their claims. They do not claim that they have a mine but there is no doubt that they have acquired terri tory which has great possibilities.
 There are twelve claims in the group. about one-eighth of a mile northeast of the United Verde Exten- sion companys Edith shaft, that have particularly good surface showing. One of these claims is a shallow hole with copper impregnated wate rin the bottom. A pick recently left in this water for few days was ruined
 Another shaft on one of these claims is down 75 feet This is the deepest working on the entire property There are two tunnels. each in about 90 feet, and esveral shallow shafts. There is no commercial ore in any of these workings but they all yield rock which carries little copper and trace of gold.
 Several ten-foOt holes. sunk at ran dom merely for the purpose of doing assessment work as rapidly as pos sible, opened rock carrying copper and gold.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
TABLE.
Price reed. for copper sold
 and delivered
Average

of a the table of sales in 1915 and published Mining These figures great interest and the
  period another the through a discrepancy between the Mining Journal those which printed all brokerage
  higher official quotations do
 
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13

couraging their use and preventing both waste and monopoly"
 "I concur heartily in both planks,' says Kiefer, "but what the confer ence would like to know is how the successful party proposes to go about its task.
 "Our program would be to make the user of natural resources pay the government in full for the value of the opportunity which these re- sources represent. This would pre- vent speculative ownership. In lieu of this payment, we would leave ul- taxed all mine, mill and farm equip ment, and all product of labor. This would encourage development"
 Kiefer's letter asks each chairman how the objects of his party platform can be accomplished better than ty such course as this.
 The Fels Fund Commission wa: founded by the late Joseph Fels, 70 work -G experimental single tax ir AmC-icG. -
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
With the Increase and Decrease in the Price of Copper the Wages of Miner Are Effected. The Basis of This Slid ing Scale Is Ably Explained by the Vice President of Phelps-Dodge and Company.
Great Difficulty Is Had in Arriving at Average Price of Metal and That Decision Is Based Wide Knowl- edge of conditions Affecting the Sales End of the In- dustry. Editor of Journal Is Authority.

With the increase price sections  the subject of quotations They information the subject ended has comprehensive article the sub jec interesting perpexng question
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
s7t ORE IN CARTER.

Oatman. Ariz., Aug Fore run ming $71O0 a ton in gold has been struck on the $50 foot level of the Carter mine The drift has been ex- tended for a distance of 100 feet the vein being over two feet wide A large tonnage of free banning ore is already on the dump.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
DENVER WANTS MEXICAN
 AND U. S. COMMISSIONERS.

DENVER. Aug 1l.-The joint inter national commission which expected 10 reflect. a place of meeting to dis cuss the Mexican situation have been invited by Governor Carlson to meet at Denver.