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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
WILSON l39
NORBECK l53 PLUR.
Vote in County Furnishes An Inter.
esting Study

Hand county's vote totals 1880 on
President, divided as follows: Wilson,
DEM, 963, Hughes, rep, S24, Benson,
Soc, SIS, Hanley, prohib., 35.
On governor, the vote gives Norbeck
rep, 947, Rinehart, dem, 794, SO it
looks as If the two parties are very
close to a $3.50 break in Hand county.
For Congress Johnson, rep, has SS3,
Batterton, DEM, 7S2.
For state senator, the complete vote
gives Ping, dem, 500, Waters rep, 500.
For representative Magness,s dem,
received 90S, Sedan, rep, $50.
For auditor Sweetland 795, Thorn
son. rep. ISL, Wilson, ind, $50.
For Register of Deeds, Cree, rep.
972, Dwyer, dem, $50.
For States Attorney, Fisher 1908,
Christ, dem, 764.
For Coroner, Reck,, dem, 96S, Cog
uillette TAP.
This yer the county vote upon
candidates, except those on the state
ticket under governor, and those on
the county ticket without opposition.
The vote IN state wide prohibition
was 942 for, to 704 against, q major
ity of 23S for the drys.
The suffrage vote was $50 for to 725
against, a majority of 2O5 for suffrage.
On the question of county court
house bonds the vote stands for 319,
against 1871.
For new court house site 263, against
1259
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
Grade Flour Same As
Wheat, WOman's Idea

Chicago, Nov. 13.-Entrenched be-
hind an Office desk on the top of a
Chicago skyscraper a lone woman has
fired a shot at the soaring prices OF
bread which is likely to halt the ex-
listing system of grain inspection and
smash the carefully guarded method
of marketing flour.
Miss Florence King, president OF
the Chicago Woman's Association OF
Commerce, has for some time been
marshalling an array of facts and
figures to lay before the government
In laying the matter before the
secretary of agriculture Miss King
made two distinct proposals. First
that the grading of wheat as estab-
lished by the department of agricul-
ture shall follow the produce SO that
the -four be known on the market by
the same grade number as the wheat
and, second, that the act shall apply
to the present crop of wheat.
On actual milling tests in the gov
eminent mill at Fargo, Prof. Laid, OF
the Agricultural College says that
No. 2 wheat does not produce more
value for the miller than rejected OF
No. A. Miss King is determined to
get the 1000, 900 benefit this year
for the consumers who are paying
war-prices for -four.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
EAST SIDE NEWS
(Wessington Times


A message was received here Sun
day morning bearing the sad tidings
Of the death Of Mrs. Jake Fischer in
California where she had gone just
two weeks previous In the vain hope
that the change of climate might be
beneficial. Mrs. Fischer came to
Washington in the early eighties
with the first great rush of homestead
ers, she fled on a homestead in Bates
township, not far from Mr.. Fischer's
homestead. She and Mr.. Fischer were
married in 1888. Seven children were
born to this union, six sons and one
daughter, all of whom are left to
mourn her loss. The body is now on
the way home for burial here.
II. A. Ohlinger burned his hand bad
ly in putting out a fire which started
from the gasoline stove in the kitchen
in his home. The stove was a new one
and was completely ruined, and sever
al articles of clothing were burned.
Had the fire gained more Roadway
before it was discovered 1t is quite
likely that the building and contents
would have been consumed.
est. Lawrence News)
On last Monday night the house on
what is known as the old ~Strickling
farm in Pearl twp. caught fire from
a defective chimney and was entirely
destroyed. The farm is occupied by
Chas. Muth and family who saved
only a few pieces of furniture. The
building will be replaced by a new
two-story house, on which the work
is already begun.
H. N. Cassidy. who resides on the
p. M. Sorenson farm in the eastern
part of this township, suffered the
fracture Of two or three ribs Tuesday
evening when an auto. driven by John
Bowman. hit him while standing on
the sidewalk in front of Pings store
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
South DakOtanS
Prominent in @, F. S,

Sioux Falls Press:-After three
years of service as most worthy grand
patron of the General Grand Chapter
of the World, Order of Eastern Star,
DR.. George A. Pettigrew of this city
retired from that position at the re-
cent %triennial session of the general
grand chapter at st. Louis, and at the
same session Mrs. George A. Petit
grew was appointed to the position Of
Worthy Grand Ruth in the general
grand chapter.
During DR.. Pettigrew's regime he
has greatly enlarged the field of the
Eastern Star, extending it into Cuba,
Porto Rico, Canal Zone, Alaska and
several Canadian provinces by per-
sonal visits upon which he instituted
chapters. The increase in member
ship of the order the last three years
is 179,074 making the total member
ship $4,000 who were represented at
the %triennial session by 407 delegates
from all over the world.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
Farm Diversity
ChaSes MOnOtOny

Minneapolis Journal:-Wil the
South go cotton-mad again, now that
its staple crop brings twenty-cents,
whereas it vas a drug on the market
al seven cents three years ago? Not
il the newspapers, the agricultural
colleges and teachers, the merchants,
the manufacturers, and the bankers
Of the south can prevent it.
The campaign for diversifcation of
Southern crops produced notable re-
suits, when backed by the low price
of cotton. The production of corn
was considerably increased. 1t re
mains to be seer whether the South
ern planter will be able to resist the
returning to the single crop system,
now that cotton is bringing so high a
price.
The Northwest has pretty we'll
learned the lesson of diversification.
Time was when the failure of the
wheat crop meant disaster to this sec
ton. But our farmers gradually
learned not to entrust all their eggs
to one basket. Corn has steadily
grown in Importance as a dependable
crop for the Northwest, and concur
rently the live stock industry has
thriven. Other grains have become
ore popular, the culture of potatoes
is widespread, and altogether the bas-
is Of agricultural prosperity among
us has become too broad to be affect
ed very much by the failure Of any
one crop.
In the old farming cycle the crop
that brought the best prices one year,
was sure to be overplanted the next.
But the philosophy of diversification
has appealed to the common sense of
the farmer generally.
1t makes a better rounded life on
the farm, IL there are many diverse
interests. The chickens bring a steady
and welcome income to the farmers
wife. The cattle and hogs are sure
proit-makers and besides engage the
best skill of their owner. Many farm
ers are just finding out that bees are
mighty interesting as we'll as highly
profitable, without involving a grea,
deal OF labor. Soon the bee-keepeI
learns that fruit trees help out the
bees. and are themselves induced t.
bring forth nor and better fruit by
the pollenizing helpfulness of the
little honey-gatherers.
The fact is, farming was never o
such absorbing interest as II is today
But it should be diversified, so tina
the monotony Of raising main crop
may be chased away by the fun O
pursuing profitable specialties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16

and EXCHANGES
Personal and News Notes From
Over the County
LPHA-GREENLEAF

The Current Event Club met with
Mrs. Janet B. Moncur as hostess NJoy.
2, as she had the meeting OF Mrs Maud
Vessels date, plans will be made ftr
the latter to entertain soon.
With the cold weather at 6 below
zero Monday morning, cnrn husking
is no joke. A great many have corn
yet in fields.
The c. L. S. Halloween party held
at Andrew Roalstads was quite L sue
cess. There were ghosts, witches AMI
fun galore. s<Ssei
Mrs. Winfred Bauer has b.en on the
sick list this week but is feeling some
better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Price, Green-
leaf twp, are the proud D rents of a
little son which came to stay at their
home Friday, Nov. 8.
Miss Mary Keock from Rec Heights
is caring for and helping Mrs. Win
field Bauer, who has bean sick.
Mis- Inez Pierce wh) is staying at
e. A. Carliles and is going 20 school,
visited home folks Sunday.
Miss Anna Moncur was on the sick
list last Sunday.
Mrs. John Vessels returned Friday
evening from Hubbell, Nebr, her moth
ers health is much improved lis both
parents accompanied her 20 Omaha.
Mrs. Joe Steinleitner AMI children
visited home folks Monday afternoon.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
COMMERCIAL CLUB BANQUET

The annual banquet and reception
of the city Commercial Club will be
held Thursday, Dec. '7th. 1t will con-
sist Of a musical program, speaking,
dancing and amusements al the club
rooms, and banquet at the Mccoy hall.
The committee in charge announce
that there will be no tickets sold to
members after Dec. 9Th, as 1t is neces-
sary for them to know some hours
ahead how many plates to lay at the
banquet tables. Every member of the
club should attend and take a lady.
Such social affairs are greatly enjoy
ed by the ladies, whether IL be moth
er, wife, sister, best girl, or any other
lady relative or friend. Get into the
game and do somebody some good.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
HEREFORD CATTLE
ATTRACT BUYERS
A $25,0OO Sale of Hand County White
Faces

Magness Brothers offering of White
Face cattle at their yards in st. Law
renee Friday attracted buyers from
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyom-
ing, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, In
diana, and Missouri. They sold IS
head Of cattle at an average price OF
$376.40. The top bull brought $1,575,
n cow and calf sold for $1,000, one
COW for 1,225, and one yearling calf
for sos. These are record prices for
South Dakota for pure bred cattle,
any breed. A considerable number of
these cattle were purchased by Hand
county stockmen for breeding on
Hand county farms.
The Magness herd bull, which they
retain, is "~Shadeland Donald" con-
sidered by critics Of the Hereford
strain, as being one of the very best
ever purchased in the United States.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
Tire Factory To
Locate At BrOokiags

The Brookngs Commercial Club has
secured the location of a S1OO, 900
factory for B%rookings whose principle
output will be auto tires of various
kinds.
The company also expects to utilize
the by-products from bothi rubber and
leather and leather articles, such as
rubber shoes and boots, rubber heels
and soles, door mats and other mech
anical rubber goods. Leather goods
such as leather parts for gloves, NIT
tens, husking gloves and pins, halters
small parts for harness, sporting
goods, leather gaskets, washers, boots
for grease joints on autos and other
machinery, will be made.
The articles of incorporation were
filed at Pierre Saturday, November 4.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
WEST SIDE NEWS
Cree Heights Review

~
Mrs. j. w. Leach was called to Mad
ison Monday where her daughter,
HERNIA. who is attending normal. was
taken suddenly Ill with appendicitis.
She was operated on the next day
and is doing we'll since the operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. voelker welcom-
ed a sweet little baby girl into their
home recently.
Mrs. G. C. Shrefler and young
daughter arrived home from Osceola,
Iowa, last Thursday. where she has
been keeping house for her son, Roy,
who is managing their farm there.
r. X. Campbell. accompanied by
his wife and Wallace and Grace, ar
rived in Rec Heights Friday, after
noon after an eight day trip from
Fredonia,, N. ID. They brought with
them over 40 head of cattle and some
20 odd horses, and will again settle
on their farm in Campbell township.
Mrs. II. A. Morrow and the two
younger children left on Sunday even
ing for Lyons, Neb., to visit a sister
| of Mrs. Morrow's who is sick.
A new boy Is reported at the C. B.
Pierce home in Greenleaf township,
Friday, Nov. 3rd.
The fine weather has permitted the
grading operations to go forward
without much interruption. The Black
and Yellow Trail has been finished
up in nice shape, and the county rig
is now working on the section line
north.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
Wealthy Indian
Owns 5000 Acres

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 11.-Owners of
5000 acres Of rich South Dakota
land and SO many cattle that he makes
no effort to keep a count on them,
Louis Agard, probably the richest In
dian in the northwest, is not much in
terested whether cash wheat goes to
50 or SO. Mr.. Agard is a great deal
more interested in the cattle trade
than he is in the wheat market, and
when he disposed of a load of stock
calves at South St. Paul recently at a
record price, the South Dakota Indian
pronounced it "a good market, and
said his "hunch vas right" But any
effort to make his hands itch for some
of the $1.S1 wheat money was unavail
ing.
Nothing to this wheat farming"
said Agard emphatically. 81 raise just
enough for feed and no more. Cattle
is the business. | have been raising
cattle for q years, and I guess | am
entitled to own some land. Part of il
is in allotments, but most of it ]
bought. | was born and raised on the
Standing Rock reservation"
Recently Agard sold an entire Sec
ton of land within the city limits OF
Mcintosh, the county seat. He still
owns considerable property in that
town.
AS near as he can figure he owns
10 quarter sections of land, all in one
bunch, on the reservation. He has
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
WIN STATE
SUFFRAGE LOSES
-Four Amendments Carry, Referred
Laws Lose Out

Pierre, S. ID. Nov. 11.-All but II
counties give the following totals on
amendments and referred laws:
Good roads amendment-For, &C..
45S; against, 23,905.
Irrigation amendment-For, $500
against, 32,157.
Taxation amendment-For, 1854;
against, 1861.
Rural Credits-For, 4l,911; against
3O,5SO.
Constitutional Convention-For 26,
SSS; against 42,906.
Suffrage amendment-For, 41,717;
against, 45,167.
Prohibition amendment-For, So.
sos; against, ABBA.
School Lands-For 3o,44S; against
44,S52.
Salary amendment-For. 27.621;
against, 1886.
Referred Laws
On the initiated and referred laws
the vote from these counties stands
as follows:
Richards "primary"-For, 39,6SSi
against, 39,S97.
License election law-For, 36,167i
against, 39,947.
Bank law-For, 33,749, against, 3S,
$50.
Other bank law-For, 22,959
against 37,431.
Five-Sixths jury verdict-For, SO,
21S; against, 3S,373.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
To Get Big Profits
From Flax Crop

Onida, Nov. 10.-L. e. Snyder
threshed 5000 bushels of fax from
his 800 acre field this week. The
present price is something vel $2.4O
per bushel, but Mr.. Snyder has been
offered quite a little more than the
market price for his fax by a large
seed house which will net him an ex-
ceedingly snug sum from the crop,
Counting all expenses Mr.. Snyder
will undoubtedly clear better than
$40 pei acre, net profit from the half
section and already has it seeded
again to winter rye.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
CLOSEST ELECTION
SINCE THAT OF 1876
The Vote of California Alone Would
Change Result Upon
President

The Presidential election OF 1916 is
one of the most peculiar in the coun-
try's history, comparable only to the
Hayes Tilden contest of 1876, which
was finally settled in February, by a
commission of Is members of Cong
ress and Supreme Court Judges, in a
strictly party vote of s to 7, which de-
clared Hayes elected.
On the face of the unofficial returns
President Wilson appears to have re-
ceived 276 and Charles E. Hughes 255
electoral votes. Republican managers
say that the election is so close that
il will require the official count in a
few states to remove all doubt. In
justifying this position they point to
1912, when CALIFORNIA; vote of IL was
given t. President Wilson at first,
while the official count later divided it
Roosevelt IL and Wilson 2. California
alone would change the result. The
present figures give Wilson 276, and
Hughes 255.-necessary to a choice
266. Take CALIFORNIA; vote from Will
son, and add it to Hughes would leave
Wilson 263 and Hughes 26S. This
closeness justiies managers to patti
emily await the official count, although
the country generally accepts the re-
election of President Wilson, by this
division of the states:
For Wilson
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
For President

Prehaps the hardest times, and con-
sequent loss OF population in this new
state, was in the decade from 1890 to
1900. The first vote gave 1896. Four
years later II had dropped to 1921.
This was the states most disastrous
four years, while Cleveland was presi-
dent, and a free trade tariff was in
operation. In 1906 a slight gain is
shown in the total vote, which has
been increased each four years since,
until the 1916 vote gives a total of 1880
A very conservative estimate of citi-
Gems who failed to vote for one reason
or another, would now place vote of
Hand county at 1000. This>total was
reached once in the county's history,
in the remarkable county seat struggle
OF 1888 between st. Lawrence and Mil
Ter, when both sides got out every vot-
er who had any possible right or ex-
cuse for voting in the county. That
was in boom days, when many young
men were here only temporarily, and
the 1000 votes did not indicate a regu-
lar, permanent population as now
possessed by this county.
The presidential votes Of 1896 and
1916 indicate that the county has al
most doubled its population in the
twenty years. That this growth and
population is now permanent will be
readily admitted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
OFFICIAL VOTE

The County Commissioners are in
session this week, making the official
count of Hand county's vote, the to-
tails of which are published in this
paper. There is no change from the
results announced in last weeks Press
II possible the detailed official vote
will be published next week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
GROWTH OF COUNTY
SHOWN BY VOTE
Largest Vote Ever Polled In County
on President

The 1916 presidential election re-
turns give Hand county its record vote
upon president. The state of South
Dakota was admitted in 1889, and the
next presidential election thereafter
was in 1892, when the state cast its
first vote for president. The totals for
each four years following are:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
Two County Seat
Locations Changed

In the county seat election in Greg
DRY and Charles Mix counties, both
old county seats lost out. Lake Andes
won by "a in Charles Mix and Burke
in Gregory county. There has been
a number of elections in Charles Mix
county to get the county seat from
Wheeler on the Missouri river to a
railroad nOint.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
FIRST SUFFRAGE VOTE 1880

The first vote cast in the county up
on the question Of woman suffrage
was in 1890, when the county voted
against by a majority of 40. In the
vote of last week Hand county gave
a majority Of 205 for suffrage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
Hereford Experts I'm State

Following this sale other sales were
announced for the present week OF
Herefords, at Webster, Flandreau, De-
Smet, Washington Springs, Draper,
and at Highmore. The latter sale is
j. Ii. BevingtOn's.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16
ID

The principals in a double wedding
of Hand County people which occur
ed Saturday, Nov, 18th at high noon
In Redfield, were Clarence Wharton
and Miss Ruby Snodgrass. James
Dynes and Miss Naomi Wharton.
These young people are all residents
of Holden twp, and members of prom
inent families in that locality. The
Press joins their many friends in
extending congratulations and best
wishes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16

Word was received in Miller this
week Of the marriage of Doran II.
Sutphen, son of Il. p. Sutphen, Of this
city, and Miss Marion A. Hart, of
Gooding. Idaho. The wedding occur
red Saturday, Nov. 18th at the home
of the brides parents in that city and
the happy couple left Immediately on
a trip to the Pacific coast. They will
return to Gooding to make their home
where Doran has established a sue.
cessful law practice. The Press joins
the Miller friends in extending con.
Oratulafionc
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-16

Hugo Slender. of Holden twp, and
Miss Katie Rinehart, Of Plato twp,
were married Saturday by Judge Hell
tibridle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-04-07
ESTATES OF
Elizabeth A. Stokes, Hazel F. Stokes
and Helen C. Stokes.
STATE OF VERMONT !
oDISTRICT OF ADDISON, IS. !

STATE OF VERMONT
oDIsTRICT OF ADDISON, S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
A forsaid:
To all persons interested in the estates of Eliza
beth A. Stokes, Hazel F. Stokes and Helen G..
Stokes all of Shoreham in said District,
GREETING
Whereas. application in writing hath been made
to this Court by the guardian of said above named
wards Tor license to sell all of the real estate of
said ward, viz: Being their undivided interests
in lands of which their father Edward F. Stokes
died seized and possessed in said Shoreham repre-
senting that the sale thereof for the purpose of
putting the proceeds of such sale at interest or
investing the same in stocks or other real estate
or using the avas thereof for the benefit of said
ward as the law directs would be beneficial for
said ward.
Whereupon, the said Court appointed and as
signed the 10th day of April 1916 at ten o'clock a.
m. at the Probate Office in Middlebury in said
District, to hear and decide upon said application
and ordered that public notice thereof to be given
to all persons interested therein, by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in the Middle
bury Register newspaper published at Middle
bury in said District, which circulates in the
neighborhood of those persons interested therein
all which publications shall be previous to the
time appointed for the hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear be-
fore said Court, at the time and place aforesaid,
then and there in said Court, to object to the
granting of such license, If you see cause.
Given under my hand at Middlebury, in said
District, this goth day of March, 1916
IL Charles |. Button, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-04-07
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