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The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-03
saOp. .xCNpMENT NO. 13.
 TOE AMENDMENT NO. Ia.
.s .,,,o,,dment 70. F.

r.ono.ed f1Uclldment 70. v.
 4'y C1I..tyn of Ar , of the lnenott,at--,t of tEe E.a.' Jf Arkan- Consan,d Amendment 10. 10 thereto, sas' nr and puIar-4ug the powers of nifnnHitiatIyc and Referendum, and tn lnr other purposes.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-03
PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ARK
 ANSAS
No. 7. Vocational Education.

By A. M Jordan, Assistant Profess sor
 of Education, University Of
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Youno Globe Trottcrs,

Embellishments and Raymond
Benner, the globe-trotting youngsters
who had travelled 10000 miles this
year prior to their coming to Mitchell,
have again taken up their journeying.
They have gone to Spokane, Wash,
where they will join their father. Gin.
evra and Raymond arrived in Mitchell
about a month ago. after completing
a 1O,OOO-mile trip alone. They had
gone to Buenos Ayres. Argentina. and
found that the schools there were not
adapted to their use SO they left their
mother there and returned to Mitchell.
Their father. John II. Benner. at that
time was located in Yuma, Ariz., but
was looking for a business loca-
ton. Apparently he has found it, for
he ordered his children to meet him
there and proceed to their new home,
although they do not know where it
will be.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
DIDN'T RELY ON GUESSWORK
What Was the Hidden Force in
Teachers Bicycle.

A certain country school teacher, In
~endeavoring to explain to his class
what compressed air was, brought his
bicycle into the room and leaned 1t up
against the wall.
"Now," he remarked, "under the cut
er covering of that back wheel there
is a hidden force. What is it,"
"Injy rubber, " said n smart youth.
"No. Try again"
The boy tried again. as did nearly
every member OF the class, but without
success.
At length one of the youngsters, who
had beer making n close inspection OF
the machine, turned on the teacher
with a beaming face.
81 have it," he exclaimed. Its wind
Jest wind"
After commencing the youngster.
the teacher asked how he discovered
the hidden force"
"Why," was the astounding reply.
"Tve just stuck my knife in 1t to
sect"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Rich Man Ends Life.

Observation-Disclosures over the re-
mote possibility that he might become
a dependent on charity despite the fact
that he was the owner Of over 1900
acres Of land in Aurora and Lyman
counties. Peter McGovern, pioneer
farmer here, committed suicide by
hanging himself in a bedroom in his
home. His mentality, which had been
undermined by worry over his fnan.
cial projects, had recently been the
subject of court inquiry. 1t is be-
lieved that a land deal several months
ago, in which the deceased found him
SELF in the unusual position of loser,
caused him to worry. His daughter,
Miss Blanche McGovern, had been ap-
pointed his guardian. The deceased
vas born in Ireland and left an or
phan at an early age. He came to
America as a young boy and settled
on a homestead in this country In
1882.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
TO BOOST THE RATES.
INCREASE TO BE MADE ON FED
ERAL RESERVE IN BLACK
HILLS.
HAPPENINGS CT TAE STATE
What Is Going On Here and There
That is Of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South Da.
kota and Vicinity.
Western Newspaper Union News serv,ca

western Newspaper Cnicn News Seryica
Pierra-Effective March /. 1917.
rates on grazing lands On the govern
ment reserve in the Black Hills re-
gion Of South Dakota will be in
creased, according to a statement is
sued by the National Forest service.
The increase is made lin an effort
to have the rate based more nearly
on the value" it is stated. Even with
the increased rates there still remains
a big difference between the value
of the grazing and the charges made
says the statement.
THE rates have been extremely
low to stockmen and the forest serv-
ice has made a careful study of the
rate matter throughout the country,
with particular attention given to the
present rates charged for the national
forest lands, and the proposed rates
for national forest lands will be about
two-thirds of the amount of the pre-
vailing charge for grazing privileges
of similar character on private lands"
the statement concludes.
The government, in making the raise
in rates, is following the fundamental
policy governing the administration OF
national forests, in ~disposing OF tim.
Der and other resources under the
market prices on a commercial basis,
it is said. Heretofore the rate has been
kept at so low a figure as not to come
under that policy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
No Yellow "OIeo."

You can't eat yellow colored "oleo"
or butterine In South Dakota public
eating houses. It's against the state
law to serve anything but u~ncolored
butter substitutes. Oleomargarine and
butterine, not colored yellow, may be
served or used for cooking in hotels,
restaurants, lunch counters and other
places of public entertainment, proyid.
ed that the specified card or notice
of regulation size (ten by fourteen
inches) with black Roman letters one
inch in length by one-half inch in
width, with words Substitute for But.
ter Used Here" Is placed opposite
each table or lunch counter in the
room where such substitute is served.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm. for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
manufactures, he Is, without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago.
reply.
On the small farm there is special
need of furnishing housing for the live
stock, machinery and other objects
which require shelter with as few
buildings as possible. This requires
the combination of several buildings
into one building, or rather the use of
one building for several purposes. This
practice a great deal of space
and makes the farm more convenient
than it would be if q larger number
of small buildings were used, to say
nothing Of the saving in construction
cost.
In eliminating some of the unneces-
sary small buildings, the saving is
h'uiiuuic W lIupIONc Tic Quullly VI Tue
larger barn. A type of construction
must be selected which will furnish q
maximum capacity barn from a mini
mum quantity Of lumber. Recent i'm
provements in barn design have been
directed largely in the field Of lighter
construction which provides strength
equal to that of the heavier barns
from very much reduced sizes Of lum-
Der. This type Of construction is now
applied to the larger barns, but its adj
vantage is even more marked in the
case of smaller barns because of the
fact that it furnishes an increased
barn volume ut the same cost as that
of heavy timber construction.
The most noticeable difference in the
new type, as compared with the older
type of construction, is found in the
roof design. The plank frame con-
struction, as this improved system is
called, involves the use of a number
Of sets of light, trussed rafters SPAN
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Dances THROUGH Window.

Decentralization Ryan, a DeSmet
young man, has demonstrated that he
is the most strenuous dancer in the
state. While dancing with a number
of friends in a hall on the second floor
of q building he became so strenuous
In gliding over the floor that he acct.
dentally backed through a window and
fell to the ground below, a distance OF
about 20 feet. He struck the ground
on his head and was rendered uncon.
scious. in which condition he remained
for several hours. For q time 1t was
feared that he had sustained concus
sion Of the brain.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
$3.50 Hfstoricai society.

rasnner of finishing barns. The use
OF red paint in barn finish, which al
most became a habit not long ago, is
slowly giving way to less conspicuous
and more artistic methods Of finishing.
Barns painted light gray with white
trim, pure white with light-tinted
roofs, and in many other pleasing
ways, are now quite common through
out the country.
A combination barn built on the
lines shown in the accompanying illus
trations is a very convenient barn for
the smaller farms. 1t is a structure
SO feet by 46 feet designed in accord
ance with modern practice and ar
ranged to furnish space for the live
stock, wagons and implements of a
small farm.
The foundation is well built of con-
crete, having the walls carried down
below frost, and up above grade so
that moisture cannot get to the stills
and rot the wood. The floor is of con-
crete throughout and is level and fin
ished smooth, with the exception Of
the COW stable floor, in which the man.
ger and gutter are formed. The smooth
concrete floor is easily kept clean and
is therefore an ideal floor in all parts
of the barn except in the horse stalls,
where the hard surface is objection
able. In the stalls a wood block or
other floor may be laid over the con-
crete, giving a construction which is
to settling. The concrete surface may
be made gritty in back of the cow
stalls to prevent slipping.
The floor plan shows stabling for six
cows in one corner of the barn, while
the opposite side is given over to the
horses. There is stabling for four
horses in the single stalls, and a box
stall is furnished to provide space for
an animal which requires individual
attention. A harness room is built
handy to the horse stalls.
There is q small grain room and a
space for wagons or implements, with
a convenient doorway 10 feet wide.
The concrete floor in the implement
is an advantage, since it keeps
the wheels Of the implements in the
best of condition.
Overhead is q considerable storage
space for hay or other kinds of fod-
der. The NOW is nearly 80 feet in
height, measured from the haymow
floor, and this space is free from posts
or crOsswise timbers. This NOW space
is ample for the small farm and will
be greatly appreciated by the farmer.
The NOW may be filed easily and
quickly by means of a horse fork,
which operates from the projection at
the front end Of the barn.
The ~hay-carrier track is suspended
from the short collar beam close up
under the peak OF the roof. The car
is one of the new varieties that work
so easily and freely that the Oldtime
horse-fork troubles are forgotten. The
car rolls out on the track projection,
so the fork drops lightly onto the cen
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
TO OFFER HIS PLAN
DoWDEll WILL PROPOSE COM.
MISSION FORM OF Gov
EMINENT.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.


The proposal of State Senator Rob-
ert Emmett Dowdell hat the commits
sion form of government be adopted
for the entire state as a substitute for
the legislature promises to be dis
cussed at length during the session OF
the legislature which will convene at
Pierre early in January.
Senator Dowdell is of the opinion
that legislative bodies in South Da.
kota and other states now have be-
ccme too large and unwiediy TO prop
erly transact the business coming be-
fore them, and believes that a MAORI
ty Of the members of any legislature
are not properly equipped TO legislate
for the people of a state.
The state assembly, or commission,
such legislation as the state needs,
according to his plan, would be made
up Of n member from each of the
judicial districts of the state, the men,
bers to be elected for terms of four
years each. The members would be
subject to recall. There are twelve
judicial districts in South Dakota.
and therefore the state assembly,
or commission, would have a member
ship OF twelve. The members of the
body would receive annual salaries OF
from $4,000 to IS, 000-the exact
amount to be fixed by the voters of the
state when the matter is submitted to
them for adoption or r~ejection-and
they would be expected to devote their
entire attention to the legislative
needs of South Dakota.
In discussing his plan Senator Dow.
dell said:
Under the plan proposed by my.
self our charitable, penal and educa.
tional institutions would not be used
as trading stock; a legislative grist
for a single session would not mean
zoe or 800 laws, written to be mis-
understood and misconstrued, but the
people would learn hat ten or fifteen
laws each two years would meet the
changing demands of the state, and
that these laws would be written to be
understood. as the members OF the
commission, Dr. assembly, would be
men trained In legislative affairs, and
as they would owe their election to the
voters Of their districts and would be
subject to recall il they failed in their
duties. they would give the people OF
the state the best service possible"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
GREGORY Saloon Closed.

Gregory.-For the first time in many
months a saloon license has been can
celled in South Dakota, the defendant
in the action being Jacob Reuther,
who for some time has conducted a
saloon now has been closed. Reuther
voked by the unanimous vote of the
members of the city council, and the
salon now has been closed. Reuther
or several occasions was warned that
he must cease permitting mis- saloon to
be run in such a disorderly fashion.
and as there was no improvement in
conditions the council revoked his
license. Under the state statutes he
has 70 appeal from this action.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Farmers Bows Club.

Sioux Falls.-In order that they may
secure the necessary knowledge to en-.
able them to become expert scientific
farmers. a large number of the farm.
er boys Of Kingsbury county have or.
ganized a boys club, with a large char,
ter membership. The object of the or.
ganization is to enable the members
to gain a more extensive knowledge
of scientific farming methods and the
most successful methods Of raising
live stock and poultry and looking
after various other branches Of mod
ern farming.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
918 New Teachers.

At the late examination for teach
ers' certificates in this state there
were 1872 applicants, of whom 642
received second grade certificates, 26S
secured third grade and eight primary
certificates. There wee 30l failures
and II certificates validated cn certif-
Gates from other states. The percent.
age OF failures at this examination is
much lower than for most of the ex.
aminations In the state. In fact 1t
probably is q record in that line for
several years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Whv the Grams

"See, here" said the policeman,
what were those groans and moans
l heard from your upstairs window
Just now? You been beatin' your
wife?'
81 should say not" replied Mr.. Yer
Quentin. EDO you think I'd try to Beat
n two hundred and forty-pound wom-
an? Those yer her groans all right,
but I had nothing to do with IL. She
was merely w. Earl Flynnlng' in her
bedroom In place OF eating breakfast"
Kansas City Star.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
For Alfalfa Palace.

Rapid City.-Rapid City plans to
build an alfalfa palace. Eleven lead.
ing business men have applied for a
charter for an incorporation which
has for its purpose the building of
an alfalfa palace in the city and deco
rating the building with alfalfa and
other grains for one week in each
year after the nj the corn
palace az Mitchell is decorated each
year. The farm land adjacent to
Rapid City raises some Of the best
alfalfa seed that is produced in the
United States and this is becoming the
chief agricultural industry in this Sec
ton of the state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Butter Prizes Awarded.

Watertown.-E. N. Loongen Of Web
ster was awarded a silver cup for the
highest honors in six butter scoring
contests at the close of the South Da-
kota State Dairymen's convention
here. James Greig Of Brookings won
second place, and third went to the
Huron Dairy depot. The average
scores were: First, 1852; second,
92.41; third, 90. In the single entries
the Madison creamery won first with
a score of 95. James Greig of Brook
ings was second with 94.5, and e. O.
lynda of Milbank third with "a. Out
Of SO enries in this contest sc scored
OF 3S entries in this contest SO scored
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Court House at Lake Andes.

Sioux Falls.-As a sequel to the re-
cent county seat location election in
Charles Mix county, wnen Lake An
des succeeded in capturing the county
seat from Wheeler. a special election
now has been called by the county
commissioners to vote on the question
= issuing bonds for the erection of a
armament county court house in
Ike Andes. The special county cleo
ton will be held on Tuesday. Deem
Der 10. The voters will have submit.
ted to them the proposition of issuing
bonds in the sum of $4,000 for the
court house and Jail building.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Dies Alone in Home.

Sioux Falls.-To die alone and not
be found by neighbors until some time
after his death was the fate of Matt
Abrahamson, a pioneer farmer Of
Grant county. He was a widower and
lived alone. He was So years Of age.
Death is supposed to have resulted
from an attack of heart failure. He is
survived by n son and two daugh.
tiers, all of whom are residents of
Grant county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14

ming the distance between the plates
Of the side walls, firmly tied together
and braced by the roof sheathing. The
gambrel shape is used for the roof,
and there are no cross braces from one
side of the barn to the other to clut-
ter up the haymow. Cross braces in
terfere with the storage space, and are
eliminated, since they are not needed
to develop the strength of this type
of barn. Another advantage in the
plank frame construction Is found in
the ease of construction. 1t is not
necessary to call in all of the neigh
bors to get the barn framed. The roof
trusses, which were formerly heavy
and hard to place, have been replaced
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Huron Wants New Hotel.

Huron-The building committee O,
The Huron Commercial club. together
with Ed B. Dinneen of this city, has
launched a campaign looking toward
the incorporation Of a hotel building
company. The Dinneen site, now oc.
cupied by the Dakota house, is tht
one proposed, and the cost Of the
building is placed at 500, 900. Of
which $4,000 is planned to be raised in
the present campaign. Mr.. Dinneep
has subscribed an additional S25, 900.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
County Has Visiting Nurse.

Huron.-Beadle county is the first
county in South Dakota to have a Wis
iting nurse, Miss Margaret Ferguson
just having arrived here to take up the
work of that position. The services
of a permanent visiting nurse were
secured through a campaign carried
on by the Commercial club and other
organizations interested. The gospel
preached by the visiting nurse in the
schools and the homes of the county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Campaign Expenses.

The Republican state campaign
committee has filed it's financial state
ment with the secretary of state, show
ing a balance OF hand OF $3,176.06. 1t
received $l0,675 from all sources, of
which $4,000 was from the national
committee. 1t expended $16,498. Roy
al c. Johnson, Republican candidate
for congress from the Second dis
trict, spent $61S. Jacob Fergen, the
Democratic candidate for state treas
urer, says he spent SSS.46.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Boy Imsalsd on a ritchfork.

Mitchell,-Floyd Steckel. Is years
old and o Of a farmer north of Mitch
ell, received injuries which are ex.
pected TO prove fatal. While walkins
around the top Of a straw stack ne
slipped and fell, landing squarely on
a p~itchfork, one tine Of which pene-
trated his abdomen and perforated his
stomach and intestines, going almost
through his body. He is under the
care Of surgeons in a local hospital.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Breaks Jail.

Plankinton.-George Jonaski, after
pleading guilty and being sentenced
to three and a half years in the state
penitentiary for the theft of an auto.
mobile, broke out of the Aurora coun-
ty Jail here by climbing to the top
Of his cell and kicking a hole through
the roof.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Wanted the Real Ihinn.

Edith's grandfather had been dead q
good many years and his picture hung
in her parents room. One day she went
visiting her little playmate, whose
grandfather played with them and
amused them to their hearts content.
When Edith returned home che said
to her mother, 81 wish 1 had q grand
daddy that walks and not just one that
hangs on the WALL"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Ask for and Get So
SKINNERS
THE HIGHEST QUALITY
MACARO mi
IS Aye Reape Book free
SKINNER MFG. co. OMAHA, u.SA
Resicned to the Inevitable.
IS Ase Reobe Book free
uRotsT MAcAAoM fAcroaY IN ANEMA

II hate SOAP said Kitty. "Why
do they put soap on you, / should like
to know?"
"WEy, you don't want to be a dirty
girl" said the nurse. you have to
put soap on you to get clean"
well, the birds and the horses and
other things don't have soap, and they
are always clean"
Nurse was stumped for a few min
utes, and then Kitty answered her own
question. "Of course" she said, II
haven't Il bin or a tongue long enough
to lick myself clean, so / suppose I'll
have TO put up with SOAP
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Death at Woonsocket.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS N. White, for
many years n of the prominent bus
mess men Of Woonsocket, died at his
home here, after an illness of several
months. Mr.. White vas especially
successful in business affairs. He is
survived by his wife and daughter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Horrible Thouuht.'

Philip, being an enthusiastic auto
mobilist, though only four years old,
had heard q great deal of talk about
carburetors. One evening, lying on
the floor with his dog Bob, he said:
Bob got SO cross at the postman to-
day that he drowled and drowled till
l thought he'd drowl all the carbu-
retOrs out of his neck"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Entertaining LEGISLATORS.

Sioux Falls.-The members of the
Rotary club in this city entertained
at a luncheon the members-elect OF
the state legislature from Minnehaha
county and other counties in this part
of the state, and during the gathering
much needed Legislation was discussed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14

ter of the load and the big forkfuls
are lifted easily, quickly and noise
lessly. The large upper doors are II
feet in width and 16 feet in height, a
size large enough to give free access
to a large forkful of hay without knock
ing against the sides.
The door sill reaches down to admit
forkfuls of hay with a lower hoist I'M
til the NOW is well filled.
The perspective view of the barn
gives a suggestion which is useful.
The round watering tank may be made
at the same time the foundation walls
and stable floor are made, so the whole
job is finished while the mixing tools
are on the ground.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Peter Norbeck's Expenses.

Peter Norbeck has filed his xpens
account as a candidate for governor
at the late election, showing that the
campaign cost him S,424. Frank
Wells, the newly elected railway
commissioner, shows expenditure OF
$266 in his campaign.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
Radio Fertilizers Fail.

Experiments with radium and other
radioactive fertilizers for soil conduct
ton prove that none yet suggested can
rival the old-fashioned %farmyard ma
nure or the best of the commercial fer
t~iliZers.