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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-06-08
QUARTER BILLION
1915 new WEALTH
Governments Give Totals of New
Wealth in South Dakota

immigration Department, Pierre
The year Of 1915 has surpassed the
splendid production quoted in the
literature put out by this office,
Here are the figures given in the
United States Government report.
price value Of December LIST. As a
fact the purchaser has received
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-06-08
Successful County Band

Orient Argus:-The Polo band, un-
der the leadership of Jake Meils,
came up last Saturday evening and
gave a concert in the Myers Hall.
The band consists of about twelve
pieces and the Orient band will have
TO pep up if they do not wish to be
outciassed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-06-08
Chinese Ruler Dead

Washington, June 6.-The state
department has received an official
report that President Yuan SIN Kai,
Of China, IS dead.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-06-08
Circuit Court
Here Next Week

The June term of circuit court for
Hand county will convene next Tues
day June 18th with Judge Hughes
presiding. Following is a list Of the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-06-08
4. Miller ?

A small crowd witnessed a good
game yesterday between the locals
and Hitchcock. The home team
won by a ia score. E. H. Brown
umpired.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-06-08
OF COUNTRY
NOW ON CHICAGO
Population Doubled For the Great
Party Battle.

Chicago, June 5.-Chicago started
TODAY to make good on the prediction
that for the next week it will be the
moisicst spot in the world-unless it
be Verdun. Certainly it will be the
spot where mora words are spilled
than anywhere else.
All of which is by way of preface
to the fact that the convention
crowds began arriving today. They
came chaperoned by bands, mega,
phoned assistants, singers ard just
PLAIN noisemakers.
By Wednesday Chicago will be
swollen with people to nearly twice
its normal size.
There are some twelve candidates
before the convention. with all oil
their partisans issuing claims
But the most able newspaper writer:
predict that the favorite sons will
soon lose their votes. and that the
real fight will simmer down t
Hughes and Roosevelt. A nomlna
ton may occur Friday.
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price value of December LIST. As a
fact the purchaser has received
more when he sold.
Corn go. ga, $50, 600. 49,. $40, 1872, 900
Wheat. GO, 1852, 600. 49,. 54,S35, 900
Flax. 1,650. 600. 49,. 2.756. 900
Oats. -. 10. 450. 600. .... 20,2S6, 600
Rye. .1.755. 900. 80. 1884, 900
Potatoes. $4,000. .... 2.737, 900
Tame hay 100000. 6,466, 900
Wild hay. .4,340. GOO, -. II, 800, 900
Barley "a. 900, Bo0:.. 80. ii, 040, 900
The following items are not given
by the Government and figures are
estimated by the South Dakota De-
partment of History.
Vegetables and fruits. IS 2.750. 900
Dairy products ....... 10000, 600
Poultry products. ....... $50 600
Live stock .......... 5l,250, 00O
Minerals $500, 00O
Production of new wealth for the
year, $244, 966. 600.
The Department of History esti-
mates u population at present as
600, 900. so new wealth produced
would amount for each man, woman
and child in the state to $500. 08.
1t may be well questioned whether
any other state any where has ever
made such a record as this.
The last assessment Of property
in the state was $3.50, 600, 900 which
amount, if divided equally among
our population, would make 81, 133.-
33 for each man, woman and child,
or $40. $685. for the average family
of five. through all the state.
The April call of bank deposits
showed more than $l13, 000, 900 in
the banks. That would give $1S8. SO
for every one of our population, big
and little.
In these items likely no state has
ever equalled South Dakota.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
TEXT 0F GERMAN
 LIFE BOAT NOTE
"Small Boats Not a Guaran- tee of Safety"-Status
 of Frye Matter.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Germany' note, accepting the American conten- tions that the mere placing of non combatants in life boats when a prlEe is to be destroyed is not under all con- ditions to be regarded as assuring them a place of safety, was made public today by the state department.
 The most important part of the text relating to the sinking of ships carry ing contraband and the safety of non- combatants, follows:
 Until the decision of the perma- nent court of arbitration the German naval force will sink such American vessels as are loaded with absolute contra band, when the presentations provided by the Declaration of Lon-
 Con are present. n this the German government quite shares the views Of
 the American government that all possible care must be taken for the security of the crew and passengers of a vessel to be sunk. Consequently ] the persons found on board of vessel may not be ordered into life boats | except when the general conditions, 1 that is to say, the weather, the con- l dition of the sea and the neighbor- | hood of the coasts offord absolute certainty that the boats will reach the | nearest port For the rest the Ger
 man government begs to point out
 that in cases where German naval
 forces have sunk neutral vessels for | carrying contra band, no loss of life
 has yet occurred ..
 Germany declined, however, to have i the commissioners who will settle the
 Frye damages meet in Washington
 because, its pointed out that the Ger man expert, Dr. Greve, of Bremen
 would be exposed to danger of capture l during voyage to America. "In con- 1 sequence of the conduct of maritime
 war by England contrary to interna- | tiCnal law"
 Germany also declines to assent al l this time to the nomination of an i umpire in the absence of a determina- 1 ton of whether the experts would 1 settle damages or principles. Ger l many refuses to have an umpire con l stder the question of principle
 1 For the arbitration of the Prussian- | American treaty, Germany in the | note, proposes a special court of five l from the permanent court at The 1 Hague, of which each country shal 1 choose two and the four shall choose | 15.
 The United States has contended
 that the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich had no right under the treaty to sink the Frye
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
TROLLEY PASSENGERS
 ESCAPE COLLISION
Factory Extra Returning From Hart. ford Narrowly Escapes Dinly at
 Chestnut Street Crossing.

A factory extra returning from Hartford behind the SOY trolley mar rowly. escaped collision with the Berlin dinky at the Chestnut street railroad crossing at s o'clock this morning. Only the coolness of the motorman saved the day.
 The regular trolley due at the tri- angle at S:o7 had passed safely over the crossing and the conductor of the extra was preparing to follow with his red flag, when suddenly the gates were lowered to be raised a second later. Believing the coast clear the car then started and had reached the crossing when the gateman discovered he had made an error.
 The gates dropped with a bang, those on the east side of the crossing hitting the car roof. with a crash. Instantly the motorman shut off power and applied the air, bringing his car to a dead stop. He had no sooner completed this operation than the dinky shot by with but inches to spare. There were dozen passengers in the trolley car and their feelings can be better understood than described. Not a word was spoken for a moment, but the silence told of volumes of thought. It was close shave from a sudden and violent end.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
ICE HARVEST BEGINS.
Fine Quality of Eleven Inch Ice on Local Ponds.

Whether the city ever gets under way with it's belated and much cri- ticised ice harvesting project, the people of New Britain need not worry over an ice famine next summer Steady winter weather during the past few weeks has produced a fine crop of clear ice, eleven inches thick, and local ice men are busy in har- vest preparations.
 In fact the Glenwood Ice company on Shuttle Meadow Road started cutting Thursday and this morning M. l.. Rhodes began marking out the old ice pond at the foot of Arch street. It is expected that the New Britain Ice Corporation, with which MT. Rhodes is associated, will begin cutting at Doerr's Shuttle Meadow avenue pond and at White Oak as soon as the harvesting at the Rhodes pond is finished. Nothing but an ~entire upset in the weather conditions now prevailing can prevent the har- vesting Of a large crop.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
CONSTANTINE HAS NO
 PR0.GERMAN TENDENCY
So Declares Greek King War Brings About
 Blind Hatred.

Athens, Jan. G. via Paris, Jan. z, 9:2O D. m.-"I hope you will make the people of the United States under stand that I am no more pro-German than your president said King Con- stantine to the Associated Press cor respondent today. tI am pro-Greek just as your president tries to be only pro-American.
 "It is one of the saddcst evidences of the blind hatreds and prejudices evoked by this war that people who should, in their sober senses don't know better than to insist on imput- ing to others motives which they never could conceivably have entertained v
 The kings statement was made in communicating to the correspondent an important declaration of his policy which he had given to a representa- tive of the Lokal AnZieger of Berlin. This declaration was made with a view to clearing up any m1Sunder- sta anding respecting his intentions which may exist in Germany.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
POST OFFICE THIEVES
 SURPRISED IN BUILDING
Posse in Hiding Traps Five Men-Three Injured
 Two Arrested.

Penn Grove, N. J., Jan. S.-Six or seven men were surprised while rob- bing the post office here early today with the result that three are in a hospital with bullet wounds and two others are in the Camden county jail after a battle with citizens, policemen and postal inspectors.
 Because of the great increase in the number of employees at the Du Pont Powder Works at Carney's Point N.J., Penn Grove now has a population Of about 25,000. On pay day at the pow der plant two weeks ago an attempt was made to rob post office and as yes- terday was again pay day another visit from the robbers was anticipated. Chief Marshal Harbeson enlisted the services of half a dozen citizens to help his four policemen, and postal officials sent four inspectors. All were armed.
 The post office was surrounded at midnight by this guard and at 2:3O a. m., the robbers silently approached the little building from different di- ections, jimmied open the front door 1 and entered. One man stayed outside | as lookout. Soon afterward the posse | closed in on the post office and the | lookout opened fire. Instanly the | other robbers at the doors and win
 dows had started shooting, the posse returning the fire vigorously. | The thieves retreated under contin-
 uous fire of the posse but three fell
 wounded. These were taken to the
 hospital where they gave their names
 as John Mayo, of St. Paul, Minn | Frank Matson of GaIsburg, Ill. and | Charles Collins. Two other men were 1 arrested later
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
ROLLER SKATING :
 PIONEER IS DEAD
Charles l. Hobson, Who Introduced Sport at Hanna's Rink in the
 Eighties, Passes Away. |.

Word reached here today of the death in Falmouth, Mass, of Charles L. Hobson, formerly of this city. MT. Hobson came here in the early eighties as pioneer in the roller skating business and with Henry Hall opened rink in Hanna's East Main street armory. Roller skating was new thing in those days and the craze took like wild fire. Every body ill New Britain went roller skaing mad and many of the most prominent people in the city were pa irons of the rink in those days. The sport was very popular for period of four years and went out just as quickly as it had become the vogue. MT Hobson then went into the hotel business and for several years con- ducted the old Strickland House, now known as the Hotel Bronson, at Main and East Main streets. Later, form ing a partnership with George W. Giddings brother of Frederick W. Giddings, who died in Hartford this week, MT. Hobson went to Falmouth, Mass, where they conducted the Pick wick house. The name was changed to the Vineyard Sound house. They also ran 9 hotel at Leicester, Mass. Finally MT. Hobson sold his interest out to MT. Giddings and bought a place at Falmouth Heights. Here he opened the Falmouth Heights Casino. It proved to be a fine location and was patronized for years by wealthy people. MT Hobson prospered and continued to conduct the place until recently when owing to i'll health, he sold out. Besides his wife, he leaves one son, Harry B. Hobson, of Springfield, Mass.
 MT. Hobson was a member of Cen tennial lodge, A. F. & A. M; Giddings chapter, R. A. M., and Doric coun- cil, R. $ s. M, of this city. The funeral will be held Monday after noon at 2 o'clock in Worcester fror, Sessions chapel with burial in that city
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
INDIANS AFTER NEPHEW
III. k. Jones Interested in Uprising of
 YaqIis in Mexico.

H. K. Jones, patent expert con- nected with the Corbin Screw corpor- alton is fearful for the safety of his nephew, Barrett Jones, a former Greenwich man, who now owns a ranch in Mexico and who recently had an encounter with the Yaqui Indians.
 MT. Jones-of Mexico-has had a number of hair raising escapes from the Yaquis and has been run off his ranch several times. On one occa- sion he was captured and sentenced to be killed. He managed to notify John Hay, secretary of state, who in formed President Taft. The latter sent message to the American consul at Guaymas and Jones' life was saved only by a few hours before he was to have been shot by the Indians. Jones has been ir Mexico several years
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
LIFE BOAT FIRED UPON?
Fishing Vessel Picks Up Small Boat From Ancona-Holes in it Were Apparently Made By Shells.

Rome, Jan. T. 7:20 p. n.-A fish ing vessel put in at Azio today with the life-boat from the steamship An coma, which has been picked up. Ex- animation of the boat see'..s to bear out the assertion that it was fired upon and sunk by the Austrian sub marine which torpedoed .',e Ancona. Many hair pins were found in the boat. Several holes in it, apparently made by shells from the submarine, had been stopped up with shawls and torn skirts.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
German Statement.

Berlin, Jan. 8, via London, D. m.- The German official statement given out today says: T
 Western theater: Fighting along the greater part of the front was un- favorably influenced by bad weather. By surprise attack south of Hart manns-Weilerkopfw we wrested a DOT tion of a trench from the French. More than sixty chasseurs fell into our hands.
 Tn the eastern and Balkan theaters there was nothing to report.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
Bzartorysh Captured in Drive
 Against AuStriaDs
fEUTONIC PLANES LOMBARD
Austrian Machines Visit Montenegro Allies Said to Have Occupied Island
 prise Attacks.

London, Jan. 8, 1l:2G . m.-The Russian offensive still occupies the most important place in the present news of tho war, with the capture of Czartorysk as tho latest achievement reported. The Russians claim full possession of the village, but the Aus trians deny they have advanced any further than the cem atcry.
 The Austrians apparently are fight ing desperately in this region in the Effort to hold their positions as a screen for Kove1, and a link between the Austro-German armies in Galic:tl.
 The news regarding Czartorysk must port dated later than that of the Russians claims that all the lost ground has been retaken. The town anay become a second Czernowitz, which apparently is untenable by either side
 On the British front in the west the Germans have attacked near the Lille Armentieres railroad, but ac- cording to official British advices have heen repulsed.
 Corstantinople reports the allies have again bonbarded the narrows from land and sea.
 i. Adjournment of parliament over the weekend has brought a It'll in the controversy over compulsory military service.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
RIOTING IN STRUTHERS
Trouble Similar to that in East Youngstown Takes Place in Nearby TOMn-Situation Now in Hand.

Youngstown, O., Jan. 8.-General Speaks has received an appeal from citizens of Struthers to send help at once to that village for protection from rioting there. The message stated that a mob has formed and is engaged in a general fight in the streets, men shooting and beating up each other Gen. Speaks at once sent two companies of militia to Struthers in automobiles.
 Later reports said that the situation at Struthers was under control but troops will be kept on duty there to prevent further trouble
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
MAY CONTEST WILL
Oregon Brother of Late Hugh kerwin Said to Be Considering Idea-In- competency May Be Grounds.

It was reported today that the will of the late Hugh Kerwin, her. init farmer, may be contested by his brother Patrick, of Portland, Oregon. Out of an estate totalling about 5000 the Oregon brother was left only S1,OOO, while the Remainder of his wealth went to various insti- tutions and friends.
 The presumed grounds on which the will may be contested are that the testator was unduly influenced when he made his will last October and that he was incompetent. The claim is also set up that during the past six months of his life, Hugh Kerwin's mind was such a blank that he could not recognize old friends.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
CLOTHING STORE ROBBED
Burglar Obtains New Outfit at F1x-
 pense of Farrell and O'Connor.

The police learned this morning that sometime last night 8 burglar entered Farrell x O'Connor's Main street clothing store and secured a new wardrobe. Entrance was gained by forcing a rear door
 Among the articles stolen were a new oVercoat, a heavy woolen sweater several suits of underwear, six stick pins, silk hosiery and $4 in cash. The police state that indications are that the job was done by some man who needed new clothes and stole them as the only way to get theIn.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
FAILS AT HIGH FINANCE.

George Lucas was yesterday arrest ed by Sheriff M. D. Stockwell and Officer William Grace on a writ is- sued by M. Fl. Camp. J. H. Hoffman is suing the accused for S250. It is alleged that Lucas sold Hoffman a Broad street bologna business which was not his to sell. The accused has been taken to jail in lieu of being sble to furnish bonds. The writ is returnable before the city court on the fourth Monday of this month.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
RUNS IN FRONT OF AUTO.
Maple Hill Girl Run Down Near Chest
 nut Street Crossing This Morning.

Jumping off the inbound Hartford car near the Chestnut street crossing at 10:15 o'clock this morning, the twelve years old daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Slater of Maple Hill ran around the rear end of the car and directly in front of an automobile driven by Charles Russell of 3S2 Elm street.
 Although MT. Russell did his best to avoid the accident, the left mud guard on his car struck the child and knocked her down. She was some what bruised but not badly injured and was taken home by her father.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
LEFT DAUGHTER HERE.
Father of Mrs. Carrie Weber, Dead
 in SacO. Me. ..,'#s
Especial to the Herald.)

Saco, Maine, Jan, S.-John G. Newell, aged 80, confectionery dealer, was found dead this morning at 51 Story street. The medical eX- aminer was summoned, but the cause of death was not determined.
 Mr. Newell was apparently in good health despite his age. Besides a daughter, Mabel Newell, with whom he made his home, the dead man is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Carrie Webber of New Britain, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
Austrian Planes Active.

Cettinje, Montenegro, Jan. 6, via Paris, Jan. ', 11:15 p. IT. The war office statement today follows: Aus trian aeroplanes were exceptionally active today. They dropped a quan- tity of bombs on our positions at Mount Lovcen and three ar Cettinje, but without result"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
TOWNSEND'S FUNERAL.

New Haven, Jan: 8.-The arrange ments for the funeral of Dr. Joseph H. Townsend, late secretary of the state board of health, had not been completed early this afternoon. Dr. Townsend died last night following q hard cold which quickly developed into pneum onia and brought on heart failure. He had been ill for only a few days
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
MeIos Occupied.

Berlin, Jan. 8, by wireless to Say ville.-Announcemen is made by the Overseas News Agency that the Greek Island Of Melos off the southeastern coast of the mainland, has been oc- cupied by entent forces.
 Public opinion in Greece is great ly aroused" the news agency says.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
INVESTIGATE FREIGHT RATES

Washington, Jan. 8-General inves- tigation of freight rates on milk and cream between New England points and the regulations of the Boston and Maine and other rail- roads, relating to such traffic, was ordered today by the interstate com- merce commission.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
ALLIES ARREST MORE.

Berlin, Jan. 8, by Wireless to Say ville.-Reports from Italian sources, as given out today by the Overseas News Agency, state that further ar rests have been made at Saloniki dur ing the last week on orders of the all lied commanders.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
ESTATE TO CITY,

Berlin, Jan. 8, via London, 10:10 a. m.-Wilhelm Ehrecke, Berlin merchant who died recently, be- queathed his entire estate of about 5,O00,000 marks, to the city.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
EMBARGO ON WOOL.

Wellington, New Zealand, Jan. s. Acting. under imperial ins: ructions the government has prohibited the export of wool to neutral countries.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
STEAMER SUNK

London Jan. 8, 4:35 D. m.-The Norwegian steamship Bonheur, l,l5S tons gross, has been sunk. Fifteen members of the crew have been land- ed.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
WEATHER

Hartford. Jan. S.-HartfOrd and vicinity: Fair weather with rising temperature to- night and Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-01-22

was well known throughout the county
from the fact of his prominent connec-
ton with military affairs in his youn-
ger days. He was member of the
Elkton Cavalry troop. Capt. Whann,
in 1872. Of the sixty men who com
posed that troop there are now. we
believe. but three living. In 1878,
when the British burnt Frenchtown,
and came up to Fort Defiance, Capt.
Bennett was one of the % men who
went under Major Armstrong from
Cedar Point across the fields to cut
off the retreat of the two boat loads of
British. who had been sent to recon-
hotter the town-before they could
join the main body at Frenchtown;
but they were too late, and only a few
shots We're exchanged as the whole
body of the enemy retreated down the
river.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-01-22
DIED.

Neutrality-suspicious. 31st., 1865, at
his residence in Palmyra, Missouri,
James Mccullough, formerly a resi-
dent of New Castle county, Del, in the
8lst year of his age.
Smith-At Zion, Jan. 7th, ldaSmith,
in the Sth year of her age.
Gallaher- Near Fair Hill. Jan. Sth,
Letitia, relict of the late Matthew Gal
laher. aged 81 years.
Scott-Near Oxford. Chester county
Pa. Dec. Goth, 1865, Nancy Scott, of
this county, aged 63 years.
Wells-In E!kton. on Saturday, the
18th inst, Carrie G. Brock, daughter
of George W., and Martha F. Wells,
in the 4th year of her age.
Reynods-In Wilmington. Del. on
the 29th day of December last. Viii.
liam Mccullough Reynolds, in the AID
year of his age.
Meguyer-At her residence on the
morning of the 18th inst, Ellen N,
wife of Lewis Meguyer, in the 64tn
year of her age.
Savans-In this town, on the 9th
inst. of typhoid fever, James H. Saw
ans Cco'd) in the 9th year of his
age.