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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29

A cheap quarter Of land to sell
Surrounded with good range. Ar
ideal place for stock ranch. Close in
quarter. all tilable, DO acres now
under cultivation Inquire Of Puse,
land Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29

Residence Property for Sale:-
Small residence. recently built. cheap
for cash. Inquire at Press Office. 15tf
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29

The Press and The Dakota Farmer
one year for $500.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29

FOR machine and
wringer. nearly new
y. j. Weber
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29
STRAYED

wANTED-BOARDERS, by the
week or month. Mrs. Sam'l Honey
well, East 3rd street, Miller, 8. d.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29

s25. 100000 private money to loan on
good farms in Hand County at 8 per
cent. r. B. Hill. Huron, 8. d.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29

.BREAKING-we have 70 acres Of
breaking to let In Greenleaf twp.
Apply 10 Bushneid q Bushfeld. 1853
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29
HAY AND FARM LANDS FOR RENT

Hay land 10 being rented early this
year.. Get yours before It IL too late.
II you do not o what you want in
this list tell US and we will get II for
you.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29

FOR SALE:-One slightly use,
steel range. at . bargain.
14tf Rhoades Bros.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
THE coLoREp MAN AND THE REQ CROSS

Inc colored man approached the Red
cross committeeman with a dollar in
his hand. Said he, Boss, | want one
of those buttons. Here's dollar"
Replied the Red Crosser, I'm getting
81 from men of color" But" expos- :
tulated the c. M, Il heard that a dollar
got button" "Ordinariiy it does"
admitted the r. c. man, but I'm ask
ing double from colored men who earn
good wages and are lucky with the
bones or handy at pitching dimes.
There's reason. The biggest war we
ever had in which the most men lost
their lives was over whether the col
ored man should be as free as l am
or be sold and driven like cattle. So
figure that a button and the maya
zine is worth s. to you" And you
is certainly right, boss" came the re-
ply. Here's the other bone and gimme
that button"
The colored man was willing to pay
for the service rendered. He gave Is
per cent of his weeks wages to settle
what to him is a debt of honor That
men had died and suffered for his lib
erty and that men are to die and suffer
for the liberty Of the masses and the
esta blishment Of freedom everywhere
was enough for him. He paid. And
did il with smile,
And still the colored mans debt is
not as great as ours. He gained lib
erty under the law but the Fifteenth
amendment did not and can not accord
him equal opportunity with the white
man. He hasn't the chance at pro-
fession or in commercial pursuits that
the white man has; and yet his con-
tribution out of his s12 weekly is as a
rock in a weary land compared 10
those of some who enjoy every ao-
vantage that race and opportunity
have to offer.
1t was worth it to him. He owed II
and is honest enough to acknowledge
the debt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28

In the last story ! left off just
where Billy Bunny was setting out to
make call on his good kind Uncle
Lucky, you remember, and II you have
forgotten please take my word for IT,
for I keep scrapbook Of all these 1T
tie stories and I'm sure I'm right, TOT
I just looked to see. Well, as the little
rabbit hoped along, with his KNAPP
sack on his back and his striped candy
cane in his right paw, he heard rob
in redbreaSt singing in her nest, ana
this is what she sang:
Some day you'll be old enough
To leave the dear home nest,
But till that day just grow and say
TIL try to do my best
To make my wings grow big and
strong
And learn to sing the whole dag long,
For some day when I'm big and free
I'll build nest in an apple tree.
And then tho robin flew down to the
ground and pushed back the pink sun
bonnet on her head so that she could
see the little rabbit without standing
up on her toes.
We'll here is my dear little friend,
Billy Bunny" she twitterd. How is
he today?'
Very well, thank you, ma'am," re-
piled the little rabbit, and then ne
opened his knapsack and gave her a
piece Of sponge cake for her little
brides. That won't hurt them bit"
said he, "for my mother made 1t and
It's very simple"
And then the little robins peeped
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
He l. facing quite another, prob

wisely. AA0 - ASOAuo VuiSO Sssvsss0A 49,
lem.
His Job Is to feed Europe instead Of
the American garbage can. He knows,
and when we stop long enough to think,
we all know that what goes into the
American garbage can is the surplus
that will keep Europe from actual hum
ger
Get that once firmly into the heads
of the American women and this sur
plus will be saved. Spend money If you
have it, but do not waste food Most of
ALL save bread, meat, butter and all
oils. You will do this only if you con-
stantly have in mind that the women
and children Of Europe need This food.
They need those crusts, that piece of
bread, that remnant of cake, those
scraps of meat, those bits of butter
left on the plates. Save them See that
they are eaten If any are left. they
can be used.
More than this, the piece of bread
or meat or anything else left is proof
positive that it was that much too
much. The youngster or man or woman
who does not eat all of piece of bread
or cake or cookie did not need any Of it..
1t is an American habit, begun in
childhood, to take on the plate more
than can be eaten; to ask or take a
second service after the stage Of
enough, and find that it is too much.
When we do this now, we are depriving
the hungry of Europe of just that
much.-Duluth News Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
Billy Bunny and His Friends

over their nest and cried, "Oh, hurry,
mother dear and give us the cake,
for they were just as fond Of sponge
cake as Billy Bunny was Of lollypops,
ana while they were eating the cake
he took lollypop out Of his knapsack
and ate 1t, for he was hungry too FOR
1t was ha4-p past noon, and that's the
hungry hour for rabbits, I am told.
Well. after that he said good by and
started Off again for Uncle Luckys
house. Il must get there before sun
down." he said to himself, for don't
want to sleep out Of doors tonight II
can help It." So he hoped along az
fast as he was able, but Mr.. Happy
Sun was in hurry. too, and pretty
soon he went down behind the purple
hills and II began to grow dark. "Oh,
dear. oh dear!" sighed the little rabbit.
"where am I going to sleep If don't
get to Uncle Lucky's house pretty
eoon?" And just then a sleepy voice
exclaimed:
Under this bush 10 soft pile Of
leaves. Come and sleep on it Il you
please"
So Billy Bunny hoped under the
bush and there he saw a little ruffed
grouse, who is often called quail and
sometimes pheasant. ooh, thank you,
Mrs. Quail" said Billy Bunny, you are
very kind" and then he made q soft
bed for himself and went to sleep, and
il he wakes up early enough in the
morning I'll tell you in the next story
how he reached dear kind Uncle
Lucky's house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
SPEAKING OF BILLY SUNDAY.

Billv Sunday has held revivals in SO
many western cities that thousands
and hundreds of thousands of persons
watched his invasion of the east with
great interest, The east was not anX-
ious to invite Mr. Sunday. 1t looked
upon him as a sort of religious mounte-
hank and prepared to laugh at the
man and repudiate his methods. AID
so we, of the west, who had come un-
der the influence of the Sunday re-
vivals and had seen changes folio"
them in plan and purpose Of commun-
tiles were anxious to see whether the
centers of "culchah", like Boston and
the queens of commerce like Ne"
York would fall for Billy"
They fell. They came to laugh and
remained to pray. Boston shuddered al
the slang but accepted the truths
Bluestocking and wharf rat they found
common ground at the Sunday meet
). ~
sensation found one entirely new and
far from laughabe. 1t fell in line
Nearly 100 900 hit the trail and New
York gave Sunday a free will offering
of $4,000. Then Sunday finished
New York by turning the entire sun
over to the Red Cross and the Arm!
Y. NJ. C. A, $4,000 apiece.
of the Sunday meetings and Bill Sun
day it doesn't count much one way OF
another as against the verdict of the
people of this continent. The Sunday
| meetings are approved by popular
agree. And when all extremes NEE
and agree upon any dispute point
what place is left for argument?
The farm boy who struggled for {
little schooling by sweeping the school
| in a Marsllalltown establishment a
| $3.50 a week the young man wh'
! played baseball for a living, is one o.
| the great and successful IoWans. Hi
work is matter of pride to the stat'
| that produced him. He's a winner
He's useful. He has been grea
| force not only in Iowa but nationally
| And if Bill should go to the from
to preach to the fighting men as h
contemplates they will fight harder an
! stay longer because Bill has beel
| there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
Topics of the Times

Let's quit talking about cultivating
the roadsides and cultivate that inside
the fences. There's as much arabic
soil inside as there are men to till 1t
properly.
The noise over the special session
has ouieted down There was occa-
sion for neither the session nor the
noise.
Canada's commissioner ran over TO
Calgary where a strike was on IN the
coal mines and quietly ordered the
operation Of the mines. AS the gov
eminent stood ready to take the mines
and dig the COAL the operators went 10
work, Canada has been hurt enough
to govern instead of play politics.
No cant in the cantonment says
a Des Moines paper. Please see that
there's nothing in the canteen that
ought not to be there.
Potting submarines isn't as easy as
shooting fish but it's a good deal
like 1t.
Regular army officers agree that the
volunteer is likely to be sergeant when
the conscript is learning which foot to
start with.
Make it a quiet Fourth Maybe it's
the last Fourth we shall all celebrate
together. B.
Towser, Watch and Old Shep go on
the chain July l. Why haven't we
provided a dog warden and force OF
collar and kennel inspectors?
Wherever you find a neutral nova
days you don't find a true American.
Not any more.
OF course It isn't exactly the same
training but month of harvest work
puts a man in physical condition tit
for a soldier,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
DER nINTERLAnD OF SCOTT COUNTY,

The Davenport Democrat editorially
inquiries What is the matter with the
Iowa farmer? Doesn't he know that
America is in the war;"
The cause Of the Democrats anxiety
is found farther on where 1t states
that out Of 1000 persons appealed te
for the Red Cross outside Davenport
city ninety have sent in subscriptions
of s671. In the same time, relates the
Democrat, Davenport has oversub
sscc-r::sca &c the amount Of so. nnn an'
hopes TO double that.
So to the Democrat it seems that:
The Iowa farmer has something t.
explain. Is he faced with poor crol
prospects? Isn't he getting enough TO
his corn, his wheat, his hogs and hi:
steers?
| The same result met the recent Cal
upon his loyalty to the government il
| the shape of subscriptions 10 the ito
| erty loan.
The portion Of Scott county outsid
Of Davenport put about $4,000 into tn
i liberty loan. Most Of it came from
| the country banks, and even they re
sponded poorly enough to arouse tn
Indignation Of anyone who was at al
awake to the country's need. Wha
| the farmers Of Scott county did 70
the loan was hardly worthy Of tabu
! ;attion.
The Democrat is Ike the Irishma
] who declared he could lick every ma
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
Ripping Rhymes
" WALT MASON
THE SUN.

THE SUN.
The clouds were strung across the
sky, day after day, week after week.
they wouldn't let the earth get dry, tor
every hour they'd spring leak. There
was no let-up to the rain, it wouldn't
do a thing but pour; all day we heard
it on the pane, and sobbing, stopping
at the door. All night it sloshed ana
streamed and wept, and beat ana
pounded in the dark, till weary peopie,s
as they slept, would dream or Moan
and his Ark. At last the rain no long
er dripped, no longer soaked the acn-
ing land; the dingy clouds broke up
and skipped, the sun appeared at his
old stand. Then did the air with JOY
resound and it was most instructive.
fun to see the people stand around, and
heap their blessings on the sun. lbs
matron and the lovely lass, the husky
man, shed tears and cried, 1t takes
the sun to cut the grass 1t is all WOOL
and three ellis wide!" We don't appre-
ciate the sun while it pursues its daily,
course; but when it hides two weeks
or one, we boot and howl until We're.
hoarse. And il it shines a bit too long,
as in the middle Of July, we groan be-
meath our load Of wrong, and throw
some dornicks at the sky.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28

in the state and after having been
trimmed admitted that he had taken
in too much territory. 1t will please
excuse the Farmers Of Iowa" and con-
fine it's criticism to Scott county. For
the farmers Of Iowa have met the REQ
Cross appeal magniflcently. From all
over the state come reports of doubled
allotments Of townships toward inc
Req Cross fund. The farmers of Iowa
Will refuse to be classified with the
Scott county "hinterland," To do SO
is to SANDER the Farmers of Iowa.
It is a deplorable situation when a
leading newspaper finds it Impossible
TO conceal and must expose the shame
of it's own people; for to refuse ana
avoid it's obligation to the Red Cross
and common humanity is nothing less
than shame and disgrace in commun-
ty wealthest of all rich Iowa. The
Democrat, however, must not expect
and should not attempt to distribute
that disgrace among the FARMERS OIL
Iowa" For 1t belongs upon the farm
ers Of Scott county. And it will stick
where it fell.
The Scott county hinterland needs
1t needs house-to- house
canvass conducted by real Americans
whose stock in trade is not mere
mouth Americanism. Surely in Scott
county outside of Davenport there arr
those who may be aroused to the duties
and responsibilities of the time and the
shamefulness Of inaction and opposl-
ton. And surely outside Of Davea-
port in Scott county there exists pity
and the desire to relieve suffering and
save life. Perhaps there have been
weakened committees as we'll as
negligent and greedy and unpatriotic
farmers in the hinterland of Scott
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28

becomes. The more he seeks the
beauty of things the more beauty he
finds. The more he lives outside HIM
SELF for the common good, the rlcheF
his life becomes.
No one will be hurt by giving to the
Red Cross No one can give until II
hurts" Because we give to the Red
Cross after buying liberty bonds as an
investment, after taking a frehch
baby, giving to Belgian, Armenian
Serbian, Jewish and Polish relief, does
not mean the last gift will hurt.
1t is the first break that hurts. 1t Is
the first giving that looks big. 1t is the
first separation from a piece OF money
that pains. 1t is then we lay awake
nights wondering how we can make II
good or somewhere save an equa!
amount.
The last gift is the easiest, brings
the most enjoyment and it Is inoeeo
never the last 1t Is only when giving
has brought a simplicity in hvms'
which at first was thought Impossible
that we reach the heights OF self re-
nunciation and self forgetfulness thal
brings the full realization OF human
obligation as a great family.
1t ia not hard, it does not hurt t.
DENY yourself for your children o.
those others you love- It is not self
denial, but intense satisfaction TO 40
without that they may have. The only
trouble there is the difficulty OF wise
discrimination that they may not have
too much
When all the world becomes your
children, when you love all mankind
to this same degree, giving can not
hurt it can only be a source OF SUI
preme joy. Giving then becomes easy
and the curb is on that excess wnlch
today is impossible because OF the
vastness Of the need OF others
This country has but begun to give.
That is why it may hurt. The hardest
war loan any country has hoated mas
been the first. The hardest sums raised
to support the army in the field to care
for the dependents left behind, TO sue
cor the helplessness In devastated
lands, to supply the Red Cross, nave
everywhere been the first.
The regeneration OF America mas
begun. Before being in the war we
gave in a desultory way from our su-
perabundance as token of our con-
scious superiority In virtue. We are
so super that we would not get into
the war scramble, but we piousiy gave
to wars victims with an apology Tor
their benighted state. We gave ano
prayed for their forgiveness.
Now giving is OF another spirit. we
should indeed give, If for no other
cause, as penance for our sins. Bue
most of ALL let us give because the
surest ladder up the mountain to the
beatitudes has joyous giving as every
round, and none is stronger than tna'
marked RED Cross. Duluth News
Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
Times REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILrowN IOWA: JUNE g

those parts Of the world where nature
has been least generous in bestowing
these natural places of recreation, the
people would be most solicitous o.
them, and would go farthest in pre-
serving them.
Iowa has only few lakes, and what
rivers 1t has are shallow. Should they
not on that account be the more care
fully treasured, deepened, clarified ana
made available to the public?
Yet it Is only recently that we have
begun to protest at the draining of one
lake after another, and the man who
figures how much land at 5000 an acre
can be reclaimed by emptying lake
is still looked at without scorn or an
ser. We permit the blowing up OF
hillsides sloping to rivers, and close to
the beds of tributary creeks. despite
the fact that this land, If forested
would produce quite as heavily and
would keep the rivers clear as crystal,
instead of muddy whenever the ground
is not frozen We do nothing toward
public ownership OF river banks and
hcadwaters Of streams
Isn't it time to take a little more
active interest in the natural watering
places to be found in Iowa?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
Masonic Meetings
v,sitor, always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1os A. +. q
A. M.-Special communication. Worh
in First degree Thursday, June Il, o. 81
o, m. John W. Wells, secretary w.
H. Steiner, w. M.
slGNEr CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. NJ
Special convocation Monday evenlhs'
June 20, at 1880 o'clock. Royal Arsi'
degree. Carl Shaffner, H. P; Johh W.
Wells, secretary.
|.-sTATEp ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, R. & 5. NJ MON
day. July 16, p. m. Regular business
Il. T. Forbes. Recorder; George 1res-
Dry. ]. NJ
SPECIAL coNcLAvE, St. Aldemar
Commandery, No. 80, K. T" MohuaS =,
July . 7:3o, for Illustrious oroer u
the Red Cross. 7. T. Forbes, recoroe''
H C. Mueller, commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. Q, Z.
S.-Regular meeting for business Weo-
nesday. July II. at 8 p. m. Mrs. GEORGE
Downing secretary; Mrs. ]. T.. Freo-
erick, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
OUR LAKES AND RIVERS.


4 What is summer resort without
water sports?
A recreation number Of neWspa-
per, picked up by chance and exam
ned for land and water preferences,
revealed the fact that out Of fourteen
summer playground news pictures,
twelve were of water scenes and that
ee-fourths Of all the illustrated ad-
|vertisements were Of resorts by lake,
river or ocean.
1t is not the GOODNESS Of lake OF
river which proves so attractive, De-
cause man can keep much cooler e.
home with dish Of ice cream ana an
electric fan, than he can with the com
bination Of a summer sun beating down
| on his head, and its reflection peerlns
up at him out Of the water, as ne Sue
all day, fishpole in hand, or pubs ia
! boriously against head wind.
What the water does is to stril
a-ey ccn"e..inns and ordinary naplts
Of thought and action. It introduces
a mode of life 50 entirely d1neren'
from that to which man is accus'
| toned that he forgets temporarily ina
there is anything else in the world. !,
When natural advantages OF SOL
/ climate and industrial resources nav
been praised for all they are worth !
| is still true that they do not outrani
q running stream or quiet lake y
the summing up of the eiements
happiness. ),
j One would naturally suppose that y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
Iona Newspapers
SCAT!
TGuthrie Guthrian.1


l wish people generally would make
an onslaught on the cats. The foliage
is heavy this year and it gives them
an opportunity to slip up On birds, es-
pec.ally the young robins and t 10y are
killing them by the hundreds. Don't
think your cat is not killing the birds.
She is and she is doing it night ana
day. Nests are also destroyed by them
There is no good reason for keeping a
cat about for it is known that they are
disease breeders and carriers beyond
any other agency. Diphtheria and scar
let fever they are susceptible to carry
the germs with facility. Many an in
nocent little one has forfeited its life
by fondling cat Stop the practice and
also stop the bird killing by stopping
the cat with a good dose of chloroform.
1t is an easy way, no suffering and cas-
lily administered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Now the national senate promises
to inquire into the coal prices, re-
marks the Burlington Hawkeye. There
seem to be inquiries without number
and perhaps by and by somebody will
discover just what is to be o: can De
done, and how the people are to get
relief. After we get it, the whole thing
will appear as simple IS the little tick
Of Columbus. who set the egg on end
And we shall all be wondering why it
did not occur to all Of us long ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
Bianess Of Little rhinos,

Mr.. Hoover keeps pounding along to
impress upon the American people that
these war days must be the days Of the
bigness Of little things. He knows that
lot of his fellow citizens will 60 on
wasting money, spending it in all sort
of ways.
But it is not money he wants. That is
some other fellows job. " does not
matter to him how much money is spent
] In big wayseor little ways, foolishly or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
Earnina His Keep.

why don't you get rid of that dog.
son? He's useless and has no spirit.
Hes big help to me In the JUNK
business, dad. Comes home nearly
every day with kettle tied to his
charlottesville Courier-Journal.