The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
DISAPPEARS
AUTHORITIES AT HOT SPRINGS
BELIEVE SHE MAY HAVE
MET FOUL PLAY.

Mrs. Marine Nieser disappeared
about May "a. the authorities Of Fall
River nave been notified. Duck creek
has been dragged as foul play Is
but no clue Of the missing
woman has beea found Mrs
Nieser lived on her farm three
miles from Ardmore. Her former
husbands father, a German so years
old, ant who can speak no English.
says Mrs. Nieser sold her place to q
stranger on May % and left with him,
the stranger, the ext day In q big
automobile. She is supposed to have
carried the cash FOR the farm sale.
$500, with her. hut all OF her good
clothes. shoes, jewelry, ETC.. were left
In the house. The father-in-law says
she said she would return In Fl days.
The missing woman is IS years old,
good looking and had an excellent
reputation. She was born In Austria
and is said to have a brother In the
Austrian army.
Time was not so very long ago
when Gypsy bands visiting Aberdeen
and camping on its outskirts had Tor
their travelling outfits disreputabie
horses and tumbledown wagons In
looking rigs, consisting of decrepit
which they toured the country. But
the old order changeth. Four loads
of them we're seen recently riding
along Main street In automobiles. On
the end Of one OF the cars "a Navajo
blanket was draped and pedestriankS
noticed the picturesque costume OF
the women and children. On n
whole they present a clean looking
lot
The Jackson county home guard re-
ceived criticism from nonpartisan or
ganizers for its order to the organ.
izers that they must get into some
essential occupation, or get out OF
Jackson county. The latest move OF
the guard in that county shows that
it's playing 10 sayerites. II Is said.
their order to two picture frame So
licitors being the same as that to the
league organizers: Get into some Is
sential labor, or get out" and the so
licitors travelled just as did the organ.
ixers.
On. account OF the situation In the
state where dealers purchased stocks
Of lemon extract before the ruling
against its sale was made. State Sher.
liz Shanks has issued a ruling that
the dealers who have such extract In
stock will be allowed to ship 1t back
to the dealers who supplied them, and
will not be required to destroy the
stock purchased prior to the order.
This applies to extracts which con-
tain alcohol only, AID not those which
are prepared without the use OF alco-
hol.
BENJAMIN Thompson. OF Fort Pierre,
was sem along with the last contin'
gent to Camp Dodge. Ia. the day
after the amputation OF his right fore
finger from an alleged accident while
trying to shoot a rabbit. The local
exemption board investigated the "ac'
cident" and utterances Of the young
man concerning the war, and sent
him on t camp and sent q copy OF
their findings and asked that the
young man be dealt with by the mill
tary authorities.
At a meeting held by a number OF
business men of Sioux Fails and other
points in Minnehaha county a coun'
ty good roads club was organized. II
was aaacisddcd to have a district and
membership committee in each vii
lage and township OF the county. I'm
der the direction of the new club and
its members, acting in conjunction
with the county and township officers
extensive good work Will be com
menced in the near future Throughout
the county.
A letter received by Mrs. e. L
Hand, Of Winfield. from her brother
Lieut. Bert Bowel. the in
formation that he Is in q hospital n
| France recovering from a wound II
the left shoulder, inflicted by a ma
chine gun bullet. and wounds in the
left leg from sharpnel. Lieut.. Bowel
| praises the Red Cross for what it has
done for him and for other wounded
comrades. He expects oon to recover
and stated he would soon "be at Ell
again.
Classified as q menace TO the safety
OF the public. Sylvester Lundwohr. q
years old, and August Burgdorr, 30
enemy aliens, have been taken to ar
internment camp by Deputy United
States Marohal Anderson, OF Sioux
Falls. Lundwohr was born in Ger
many. He was arrested In Sioux
Falls the latter part OF June during
a roundup by the police and homo
guards. Burgdorr was arrested si
Aberdeen about q month ago.
The home guard Of Gregory held
memorial services In honor Of Private
Alfred Hutchison. q Gregory boy. who
recently was killed in action In
France. where he ives serving with
the American army. and in memory
OF his baby brother. who was drowned
. few days later. The churches
united With the home guard in the
memorial services.