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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
SEALED BIDS FOR
A NEW PIANO

A unique method of advertising
their business is announced by
Rhoades Bros, piano dealers of this
city. They propose to accept sealed
bids from anyone on a Cable Nelson
upright piano, and the highest bid
der gets the piano. Any m can
send in a bid Of what they will give
IN cash or approved note for the
piano. the bids will be opened by the
judges at 3 o'clock p. M. on Tues
day. Jan. 25th, at the Rhoades Bros.
store. The highest bid gets the
piano, which is a first class upright,
worth 1925
ANY person can bid any price they
want to. and no cost is attached to
the bid, EXCEPT the one which gets
the piano. Details of the PROPOSE
ton can be found in the advertising
| columns of this paper.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
FARMER
FEED II PEOPLE

Brookings, S. D.-More than two
hundred attended the second annual
farm and home course at the state
college, closing on New Years day.
Class rooms in both home economics
and mems departments were gener-
ally well filed with farm men and
women from all parts of South Da-
kota,
At the conference practical ad-
dresses were delivered by Hon.
George Carroll. of Miller, Regent
J. w. Campbell, of Huron, Hon. j.
w. Parmley, Of Ipswich, Hon.
Charles McCaffree, commissioner of
immigration, and President E. C..
Perisho.
Every farmer has to feed twelve
people in this country, and in order
to do this better and more profit
able the farming operations must be
more efficient and business like
said George Carroll, a prominent
business farmer Of thirty-three
years experience at Miller, S. d.
He developed the subject of corn
especially, and its relation to South
Dakota agriculture in a well balanc-
ed system of rotation. He said:
"Procede small grains with corn;
plant corr that will mature; do not
strive after big ears; do not plant
too thickly; and plant South Dakota
seed which has been tested"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
RED CROSS NURSE
TELLS OF WORK
Letters Sent Home BY American
Nurse i'm France

Mrs c. L. Ostrander. of this city,
has received several copies of the
Burt, Iowa, Monitor. in which is
published interesting letters from
the pen of Miss Stahl, a Red Cross
nurse in the European War. describ-
ing he. experiences. She is a rela-
tive of Mrs Ostrander, and her home
is at Burt. Iowa.
Miss Nellie Stshl sailed from New
York in June. and describes it thru
to her destination. After reaching
England she says Their trains
here are divided into two apart
ments, and there is room for six in
each apartment. and no sleepers. I
wish YOU could see the fields and
farms. Thew are about the size of
your gardens. And the quaint little
old houses just like you have seen in
pictures. W. arrived in London a
little after 500 o'clock a. M, and
you never saw a worse looking bunch
of ITO people.
Nearly every man we met on the
streets of London were in uniform,
some of them mere bows. There are
so many beautiful buildings and
things to see in London that we
have been on the go all the time.
We visited Westminster Abbey and
Shakspeare's grave. We took tea
with the Duchess of Marlborough,
She was a Vanderbilt. We met
Lady Churchill, and Lady Owen
ruth Bryan. also the niece Of j.
P. Morgan. These are all American
women, who are doing wonderful
work. They were very nice to us.
We had a special train to Falk-
stone. and crossed the English Chan
mel in about two hours. We landed
at Boulogno. The British red cross
had a regular banquet for us. 1t
was grand but would have been bet
ter if an American had cooked it.
Paris Plague is much nicer than
Etables, 1t is right on the shore.
and there is where we go bathing.
but we r forbidden to go without
a doctor. The water is nice and
warm. This is the most historical
spot Of France, where j. Caezar had
mis- army. This is also where Napo-
leon had his army, and some of the
buildings are still in use.
/ would love to tell more particu-
lars, but we are forbidden to tell
the things that would be interesting
to YOU folks. | could not write a
neutral letter.
We Joined a little country club
last night. composed of British.
Canadian and United States sisters
They have two huts. a tea room.
reading and writing room, fixed up
so cosy and nice. 1t costs US 40
cents per month.
We live in a cute hospital village.
covering about 40 acres. We have
everything to work with that one
could ask for. The trains loaded
with wounded soldiers are called
convays, and comprise 500 to 1000
wounded.
must quit before | say some
thing | ought not. But | must say
that | am having the time of my
life, and have never regretted
came. | would not take all | could
earn in five years at private duty
for what l have seen and learned
since | left home"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
DAKOTA
A in CORN

Sioux Falls. Jan. S.-Aeeording to
a bulletin just sent out under the
direction Of the South Dakota Bank
ers' association. South Dakota
stands at the head of northwestern
states in corn crop.
The percentage of huskabie corn
in South Dakota is larger than that
of Wisconsin. Minnesota, North Da-
kota or Iowa. The circular sent out
by the bankers association IS as fol-
lows:
I'VE give the following interest
statistics relatives to the seed corn
situation this year taken from five
states"
Proportion of crop which was fit
to husk this year:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
A MASTER WORKMAN
ON LOVE

Members of the local Masonic or
der attended services in a body at
the M. E. church Sun day morning
and heard a very eloquent sermon
by the pastor, Rev. j. H. Kearton.
The brother laid aside creed and
church orthodoxy, and discoursed
forcibly and eloquently upon the
broad christianity of brotherly love
and the fellowship of man.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
DEATH MYSTERY
YOUNG FARMER
Harry VanGorp Found Dead at His
Farm in Como Township

county. After working at his trade
at several different towns they final
" located on a farm near her family
home. where the accident occurred.
They had no children. He was a
Mason. and very highly spoken of
by those who called him friend. AS
stated above, his remains were to
be buried at his old home at Oska-
loosa. Iowa.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
RAINFALL,
IN YEAR JUST PAST

Pierre, Jan. 10. That the past
year has been n especially favor
able to South Dakota in the way of
rainfall, is shown by figures compil-
ed for the immigration department
and for the department of history.
The department of history covers
the growing season covered in the
months of April. May, June, July
and August, while those of the i'm
migration department are for the
first ten months of the year. The
figures of the first column being
those of the department of history,
and the figures Of the second column
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
M. Ii. B. B. TEAMS
DEFEAT HIGHMORE
Girls Win by a IS TO O Score and
Boys Game Results 81 to 10

A loyal spirit of basket ball was
shown by the citizens of Miller. and
the faculty with MANY high school
students last Saturday night when
they saw the first real basket ball
of the winter series.
A number of the best players Of
the high school girls were barred
from the game on account of their
low marks in their school work. A
girls team, made no from four
grade and two high school, was
trained which proved more than a
match for the Highmore girls.
At the opening of the game Esther
Schroeder started the work by
caging the first basket. Oma wv
land at center PLAYED a splendid
game, out jumping her opponent
from the start. Naomi Ostrander,
one of the grade girls. PLAYED we'll
at running center for her first
game, and the guards. Marie Cog
uillette with Cecilia Lawler. better
known as Saxy, proved to be irwin.
chile by not giving the Highmore
girls a single free throw. Cora
Schroeder worked hard at forward,
altho getting only two field throws
and two free throws, she played the
ball to Esther who made Ii field
throws and one free throw, giving a
total of 80 points while the High.
more girls made only six free
throws. The Highmore girls play
ed hard but were out classed in
shooting and passing.
The game resulted Miller 35,
Highmore 6.
The local high school boys are now
showing results of their hard train
ing and signal work. Their game
Saturday night was won by superior
playing. They surpassed the High.
more boys in jumping, passing,
blocking and shooting. The NJ. H.
S, style Of game proved the wiser
and better sticking to team work,
frequent passes ard short throws
for the basket. while the Highmore
boys played the long throw game,
which was a complete failure.
M. H. S. took the lead at the
start and maintained it all through
the game. increasing it materially
in the second half. Captain Wy
land, better known as Ike, was the
prime favorite of the audience. HIS
sensational work being cheered
through out the entire game Of
the % field throws Wvland scored
II field throws and l free throw,
Erb A. Sellers 4. Schmeiter 5, MAX
a score of 81 to Highmore's 10
points, Erb at forward covered the
floor we'll and PLAYED a fine game.
while Schmeiter at center played
his usual good game, out jumping
his opponent all the time and work
ing the signals well. The work of
the guards, Sellers and Dye was no
less remarkable. holding their for
wards to two field throws each.
The Miller high school students play
the return game at Highmore Jan.
2Sth.
Earl Spain and Hugh Connor of
Miller were the referee and umpire
for tho games -
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
COLD A
SNOW

A few inches Of snow fell at Miller
Tuesday. followed by the winters
lowest drop of the thermometer,
and first real cold wave. The low
point reached early Wednesday
morning was given at SO below by
one thermometer. 1t is probable.
however. that reliable government
thermometers will not show so low
a record.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
COLLEGE MILITARY
BAND AT MILLER

The State College Band of thirty
six pieces will play in Miller on Feb
rua-y Srd, under the direction of
its famous leader, Carl Christensen.
Professor Garrett Hodge, tenor. ana
Mics Laura Ferguson. soprano. will
appear in special vocal numbers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
NOT A CANDIDATE
FOR ATTORNEY GEN

The Sioux CITY Tribune and the
Redfield Journal published the name
of Harlan Bushfield in the Richards
minority republican ticket for attor-
ncy general. MIR Bushfcid was
asked by parties interested in that
ticket to accept the nomination, but
he declined.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13

Local poultry breeders who have
birds on exhibition at the Pierre
show this week. Mrs Mary Stratton.
A. P. Cooper, K. N. Hunt, A. G.
Swee,lar.d and l.. ID. Sweesland.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13
CUP WINNERS
AT POULTRY SHOW
Election of officers For Ensuing
Year

The Rec Valley Poultry show lust
closed. while not so large as pre-
vi)us years. was truly remarkable
IN the showing Of exceptionally fine
standard bred poultry exhibited by
Hand county breeders. 1t is to be
deplored that more people did not
take advantage OF the opportunity
to see and discuss the many different
breeds of chickens on display at this
show.
Judge Glen f. Richards, of LIE
Grand Iowa. placed the awards and
remarked very f~avorably on the
quality displayed in the various
classes.
Breeders from neighboring towns
were here with Al quality and
several carried away prizes worth
competing for.
The list of winners are:
Champion male of show. -Chas.
Struck, of Redfeld, on a white Ply
mouth Rock Cockerel.
Champion female of Shove. F.
Babcock. of Wolsey. on a Rose Comb
Rhode Island Pullet.
Best display of Plymouth Rocks,
A. G, Sweetland, of Miller. on barr
ed Ply. Rocks.
Best display of Rhode Island Reds.
G.. F. Rabcock, Woisev.
Best display of Wyandottes, A. P.
Cooper, Miller. White Wyandottes.
Best display in the English class.
Ed Crenewoldt, Woonsocket, on
Buff Orpington.
A. P. A. gold medal for the best
ckl. in classes ! to 8 inclusive ex-
hibited by a member of the Ameri-
tan Poultry Assn. was won by j.
o. Gage. Rec Heights. on a Part
ridge Wyandotte.
The SIS. 90 cup given by the s. ID.
State Poultry Breeders Assn. for
the four best birds exhibited by a
member of the American Poultry
Assn. was won by B. F. Sayre, of
Bookings on Barred Plymouth
Rocks.
The SIS 90 loving cup given by the
S. ID. Poultry Assn for the largest
and best display was won by Il. ".
Hunt, Miller, S. D.
Best dislay in the Asiatic class,
+. r. Gardner, Rec Heights, Black
Langshans.
Best display in the Mediterranean
class, Eta Knox, Woonsocket, on S.
c.. White L~eghorns.
Best display all other breeds and
classes, won by r. N. Hunt, Miller.
on S. S. Hamburgs.
Best display of brown eggs. W.
L. Schroeder.
Best display Of white eggs. Mrs
j. M. Schmidt.
Local breeders who won class
prizes in addition to the above cup
winners we're: Hal Wyland, j. H.
VanLoon. A.. c. Sweetland. r.. N.
| Hunt, A. p. Cooper. J. 0. Gage,
G. E. Richardson. j. r. Hewett.
Mrs Mary Stratton, j.. M. Williams,
f. r. Gardner, r. G. Waring. John
Coke. /. ID. Sweetland, j. f, Ware
ing, Elmer II. Brown.
At the annual meeting Of the
members of the Rec Valley Poultry
Assn. the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Pres A. C. Sweetland.
Vice Pres.-G. E. Richardson.
Secy. -Treas.-R. N. Hunt.
l.. d. Sweetland
* Hewitt Executive Com.
j. o. Gage
j. E. Wareing
Local poultry breeders who have
birds on exhibition at the Pierre
show this week, Mrs Mary Stratton,
A. P. Cooper, K. N. Hunt, A. G,
Sweetlar,d and l.. d. Sweetland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-27
BELIEVE VOTE NEARLY
UNANIMOUS TO STRIKE
Forecast Is That Ninety-eight Per
Gent of Members of Railroad
Brotherhoods Voted "Strike."
WILL FINISH COUNTING
VOTE By AUGUST 9
Monster Mass Meeting OF Railroad
Men VIII BE Held That Night In
New York, When Result VIII Be
Announced.

ST Louis. July 26.-The Strike
hrotherhoods complete tonight at
midnight resulted overwhelmingly in
favor OF strike.
CONFIDENTIAL advices from all sec
tons of the country. justify the fore
cast that from between 80 and IS
per cent of the brotherhoods' mem
bership has voted in favor OF ma
ton wide strike. affecting practically
every railroad in the United States
and approximately 100000 employees.
IN the ST. Louis district the percent
age will probably exceed this esr-
mate. On reliable authority It is
estimated that Frisco employees have
been particularly unanimous IN cast
ing the strike ballot. Ninety nine per
cent of them are said to have voted
for the walk-out
The vote on the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas is said to have fallen lit
tie short of that on the Frisco. the
percentage in favor of a strike being
estimated at 90. The strike percent
age on the Missouri Pacific was esti-
mated tonight at approximately 81
Neither brotherhood nor railroad
officials would discuss the matter for
publication tonight Leaders OF the
employs, however, predicted that the
tabuIation of the vote to be made in
New York within the next few days
would show that from 81 to 9s per
cent of the men had voted for the
strike.
The ballots in the St Louis district
will be taken to New York unopened.
They will be delivered to the brother
hood headquarters. II is expected that
tabulation will be commenced within
the next few days. 1t is Planned to
have the counting finished by August
s and a monster mass meeting OF the
four brotherhoods has been called for
the Amsterdam Opera House in New
York that night The result of the
vote will then be announced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-27
AMERICAN WARSH|PS
To Do NEUTRALITY
DUTY At CAPES
Cruiser North Carolina and
Three Destroyers on Watch
Against Violations
SAW NO BRITISH
CRUISER In BAY
Pilots Believe Report That
Ship Entered Chesapeake
Bay tuesday, Morning Due
to Misapprehension

Washington, July 26.-The Navy
Department today ordered the cruiser
North Carolina and three destroyers
to take station off Cape Henry on
neutrality duty. following the alleged
clandestne dash OF a British war
ship into Chesapeake Bay yesterday
morning.
It was pointed out that a belliger-
ent war vessel has the right to come
into an American port, If ii so de-
sircs, for "a twenty-four hour stay
once an three months. The British
cruiser ALLEGED to have Waited CheSsL-
leake Bay took advantage of this
sght, it is believed here. to inter
cept the Deutschland. The night was
9deal for the escape of the Deutsch-
land and officials believe the British
naval commender thought the under
sea liner might try TO run out under
the cover Of darkness, The fear was
expressed hy officials that Great
Britain might attack the submarine
while in American waters. even in
Chesapeake Bay. If opportunity offer
ed. Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
sent to the state Department a report
Of the alleged act of the British
cruiser. The official report from the
commandant Of the navy yard at
Norfolk follows:
Report of louisiana"
The commanding officer of the
Louisiana reports that about $50
\. NJ the 25th while he was at
anchor in Lynnhaven Bay and using
his searchughts and signal lights, and
otherwise indicating that he was a
man-of war. he was passed by ves-
sci that was barely discerDible. ex-
cepting for two man-of war lights dis
played aft AS this vessel passed the
Louisiana she made the signal.
which read English cruiser The
vessel was then standing apparently
up the channel towards Hampton
Roads The lights disappeared very
soon after the signal was made and
nothing further was seen OF her,
though the louisiana kept bright
lookout for her"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-27
Won HINDENBURG STRIKES
HARD ON RIGA FRONT

London, July 26.-With the Rus
slams making further inroads into Ga
licia and delivering heavy blows on
the main road to Lemberg. Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg has launch
ed a counter blow in the far North.
Fighting of the heaviest character
took place along practically the entire
eastern front today extending from
the Riga sector 900 miles southwark
10 Folhynia and. Galicta.
The German stroke in the north
was delivered both by land and in
the air. While an aeroplane squadron
was hurting bombs on the Russian
station on Oesel. an island in the Gulf
of Riga, Hindenburg' troops drove
against the Russian front twenty
miles west of Riga The official state.
ment received tonight from Petrograd
admits that they pierced the Russian
front. but declares they later were.
driven back.
That this is only the .frSt move N
an offensive designed to relteNo the
pressure on Linsingen aud -
Boehm- Ernolls corps in the anun -.
the opinion here.
The Russians succeeded In 4uD1e
bending back the Austro-og
lines in the south and hAvs capGF04
more than 1000 ad3dtional prt.onqres
OF. the Slonveka River. . branch A.
of the Styr. have been made. wh4
Against EEsncll,a fenuf !. tbs 4nqe
vites are oonducting n eA1tgg
movsmsnt Asn1n1t 1soAys - ap
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-27
VILLA SUFFERING
FROM OLD WOUND

Chihuahua City, July 26.-By
courier to FL Paso--Suffering from
the reopeninv OF an old bullet wound
"Pancho" Villa has been forced to
abandon his operations temporarily.
This report has been brought to Gen
-erai Iacinto Treyino Tram ParraL
Villa surrounded by about 1000 men
is lying In a hut near Cuevas, soul n
OF Parral
AT Parral two weeks ago. when he
was repulsed by Carranzistas through
disobedience of one Of his officers,
Villa was forced to take fight on
horseback The wound he received IN
the leg several months ago was re-
opened in So doing While his condi-
ton Is not serious II is said. still he
Is suffering great pain He has doc
tor and a ira ned nurse with him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-27
LITTLE CRI1DFNCF PLACED
IN REPORT IN NORFOLK

Norfolk VA July, 2s-Pepa-ts Of
the presence Of a British cruiser in
Hampton Roads early yesterday
morning are questioned from various
reliable sources in Norfolk today
According TO the report from the
Relief the vessel OF the Virginia
Pilots Association, the pilots aboard
that vessel saw no British cruiser
pass in the capes ard saw none so
out.
The T. s s Louisiana passed IN
the capes about A n. Yesterday
morning according TO the report from
the Relief, followed shortly after by
the L. s transport Sumner. They
were the only two government yes
sells observed 10 pass in during the
morning.
According 10 the report from Cape
Henry however. the Sumner passed
in at II p. NJ. The observer at Cape
Henry did not sec the Sumner, but
continued on Second PareS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-27
ST. THOMAS. DANISH WEST IN
DIES, AND KING CHRISTIAN
OE DENMARK

A treaty for the purchase of the
Danish West Indies by the United
States has been negotiated between
the governments OF the United States
and Denmark and in the near future
is TO be submitted 10 the Senate of
the United States and to the two
houses of the Danish parliament for
approval 1t is announced. If the
treaty Is ratified as II stands in pro
Ject" form the United States will pay
for the islands s25, 900, 900 and in ad-
dition viii relinquish to Denmark the
rights of the United States in Green
land. Greenland. is Danish possess
sion. and the rights which the United
States will abandon are merely rights
of discovery, the scope of which ls
III defined. The United States will OBJ
tain from Denmark full possession OF
the Islands OF St. Thomas. St. John
and st. Croix. or Santa Cruz, as II
is better known. These islands lie
about fifty miles off the coast Of Porto
Rico. They are 142 square miles In
area and support a population OF a.
tants of the islands are negroes who
live by the cultivation OF sugar cane.
The islands will be useful TO the Uni
ted States as coaling stations or naval
stations Many efforts have been
made in the past half century or so
10. have ~fhe United States take over
the islands from Denmark. Photos
show St Thomas and King Christian
OF Denmark. who will cede the islands
to the United States.