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Ohio aualness EIat.

Sanford Snyder, OF Athens, O.. IN.
ternational organizer. Of the United
Mine Workers, today stated that the
business in the Hooking Valley in
Ohio was very dull. Some mines are
working but two days a week and a
large number are not at work at all.
Mines in eastern Ohio according to
MI. Snyder. are working half Of the
time.
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Buying Plants,

Qnuite a number Of people purchas
ed potted flowers from Duff Morris to
day. Mr.. Morris is handling a few not
ted flowers in his lunch room.
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Entertainment.

The extension department OF the
Fairmont Normal school, will give a.
program Thursday evening, April 10.
in the M. L. church at eight o'clock.
The proceeds are to pay the cost OF the
grade pictures in the Paw Paw" the
high school year book. The admission
IA % cents
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FAIRVIEW
Visited Sister.

Miss Alive Virginia Cook. Of the
Fairview High school faculty. spent
Sunday. the guest Of her sister at
Clarksburg. :.
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and Fri
Lees, Readings.
r. P. Hall Oh.
Temperance al
; a. m. today s..
Yesterday wealth
r clear; tempera-
ira, maximum 81;
lmiBum 81; pre-
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sire. 1879 falling
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EVENTS TONIGHT.

6Id Normal school-Knishts Of Malta.
sei1htr building - Lady Golden
Eles.
6tng building Mountain City, Is.
%. i. hall-Patriarchs Militant.
Ted Mems hail-Ren Men.
NfSffayo hall-Golden Eagles.
1bfhdai school-Story Telling club.
Temple-Union Day Of Prayer
atl7s80 o'clock.
Iacff6n street Negro soldiers to
meet at jackson & Scott barbsr
sbpp et 1870 o'clock.
Ne1tS soldiers Meetins-Negro sol.
|Iefs 81 the city will hold a meeting
HE evening at 1880 o'clock at the bar
.tf8hif OF Jackson & Scott in jack
.on street; They are urged to be at
afedsin uniform
n Confer Work - Mountain City
Lodge. "a, Knights Of Pythias, will
.5ntsf the first rank upon a class OF
candidates. The meeting will start
>i oclock
son bern-Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
< NJ Magyre, Of 1870 Benoni ave,
N qnssday April 8, q son. James Al
marriage DEMONSTRATING licen.
~ Naar issued ia. ANGELO OS.
..ntitni 80 and Giulo Perilli, %, Mon
1ncai Leonardo Montana, 81 and
8lahche Uphold. Il, Pennington.
fUkaeco Lieenses-Tobacco licenses
bfse been issued to H. c. Satterfield,
~at4esSfiie;: q. c. Martin, Benton's
Ferry. Carl Sopchack, Grant Town;
Hayes Hughes, Norwood. and the M.
V company, Riyesville.
P6Stoffies Sui. Observation-Disclosures
Holt has had station No. / in the First
4nfdFeopened In the Harr building a.
40 Merchant street. The station has
o6en Gosed six months.
DEEDS for Record - The following
ieedsk have been filed for recording at
,he county clerks office: Ida NJ.
tHltz and husband to Asa 7. McEl-
fresh, land IN Second ward, $3.50;
samuel I. Hite to Ray Z. Hunsaker,
land "a Fairmont district, $4,000,
chaf1es w. Meredith and wife to
howard Vincent, land on pike to Bar
,eskxfie, $1,000; 3. c. Bowman and
wife to Oscar L. Wilson and wife, land
h Hdgenont, $500; John F. Phil
lbs. executor OF estate of George NJ.
Liilt 10 Model Steam Bakery, land
"a EatrM6nt Development company's
,idftfons in Park avenue. so feet by
70 10000; Guy W. Linn and wife
,nd1tAers 10 Bruce F. Grim and wife,
cal esate In Fairmont Development
omvany's addition, $4,000.
Wright Returns-Joseph Wright.
ftI2 Fcnnimore street, returned
jhme yesterday from France. where
IL aslia army service.
sSiIor Is 0echardSt - Lindsay
frame. ION OF Attorney e. Carl
fai1e. has accepted q position with
ne State Department Of Agriculture
West Virginia and is located at
Haftinebufg. having gone there on
londSy. MI. Frame Is anxiett to
tsfR orrhafding, a line OF work
fh,6hflsad attartted his attention for
|6nie years. Mi. Frame was in the
United States naval service during
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Comfort and sharlow are the names
OF two postoffices which the P. o. de-
partment announces have been estab-
lished in West Virginia. Postmaster.
ship commissions have been issued to
John NJ. Terrell, OF Rector; Chiron 9.
Brtnkley, OF Sharlow, and Dora Walk
err, Of Vaughan.
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THE

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Wright Return-Joseph Wright.
fl2 Fcnnimore street, returned
5hhte yesterday from France. where
s &aslia army service.
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A marriage license was issued In
Washington last Saturday TO Howard
w. Starting. OF P~arkersburg, w. Va,
and Mary =. Leonard, OF this city.
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Private Secretary John v. Fenton,
IT., announces to West Virginians
planning gardens that Senator Davis
Elkins has had a limited supply OF
garden seeds and flower seeds placed
at his disposal by the Department OF
Agriculture, which, so long as they
last, West Virginians may have It they
will write a request for them and send
addrAsses
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
Central Powers Armies
0~utnumbered Eight to One

Washington, April Figures on
the latest status of the military forces
in Europe, General p. c. March an
nounced today, show that the armies
of the Central Powers as now consti-
tute about Is per cent of their strength
when the armistice was signed, while
the Allied forces still organized COM
prise rs per cent Of their total
strength on Nov. IL.
Official dispatches show the aggre-
gate strength of the Central Powers
now as LIPS, 600 men against their
combined strength in November last OF
100000 men. The Allied armies in
November totaled 1868, 900, of which
only 25 per cent have been demobiliz-
ed. (This means the Allied forces now
organized number about 10,000,000.)
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
Philippines Request
Complete independence

Washington, April members o.
the special mission sent to the United
States by the Philippine Legislature to
ask complete independence for the is
lands established headquarters today
and prepared to present their case to
the government. Secretary Baker,
who, as head of the wal department,
directs relations with the islands, will
see the mission FRIDAY and engage
ments are being made with other Of
fiCials.
Soon after congress convenes the
house insular affairs committee and
the senate Philippines committee will
hold a joint session to hear a formal
memorial from the islanders.
Manuel l.. Quezon, president of the
Philippine senate and chairman of the
mission, said today that the request
for independence was based largely
on the conduct of the islanders during
the last four years, since the outbreak
of the European war, and especially
since the entrance of the United
States into the war as a belligerent.
He pointed out that when America
withdrew a large part of its military
force from the Philippines that the
Philippines raised a division of sol
diers and stood ready 10 raise as many
more as might be requested to fight
with the United States on the fields
of France, that the islands prospered
under the extensive self government
granted then by the United States, n
had subscribed more than their quota
OF every issue Of liberty bonds and
other war contributions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
COUNTY NEWS
CORRESPONDENTS
VAYLAND

Mat Heller OF North Hand arrived
home on Tuesday Of last week having
just received his discharge from Camp
Dodge and having been sent there
from a camp in Virginia,
Mrs, X w. Schubert departed Mon
day evening for her home in Mime
apolis, Mimi, after spending a week
with her sister Mrs. A. c. prent'cc.
w. o. Andrews arrived home Mon
day from Huron where he had been
receiving medical treatment for the
past ten days.
John LEM is at home from Camp
Funston, Kans., on a ten day ~furlougn.
Lester Andrews of Huron has been
at the Vayland store assisting there
during the recent absence Of his brot-
her w. o. Andrews.
Recently Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. Mum
ion and children were stricken with
the "fu." Both Mr.. and Mrs Munion
have passed within the last few days
and the children are still i'll with the
disease. Surely this family is having
It's share of trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Olson returned
home Friday from st. Paul, Mimi.
where the former recently went for
medical treatment. Mr.. Olson's on
dition is much improved, although he
is able to be about but little.
Mrs. Chas. Hanon spent the past
week at Sibley, Iowa, visiting her
daughter Miss Blanche, who is at
ending school there this term.
Frank Hammond OF WATERFOWL, s.
D., an international Harvester Co.
service man, was an over-Sunday Wis.,
itor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Borkhuis, Sr.
Ralph Carlton arrived last week for
a visit with friends in this locality.
He left Thursday evening for Woon-
socket for a visit with relatives.
Ralph received his discharge from
Camp Dodge having been sent there
upon returning from overseas service.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A Patterson gave
a neighborhood dance affair in their
barn last Wednesday evening in honor
of Olaf Peterson recently returned
from overseas. The turnout was good
and those present reported a pleasant
time. @.~#"NNs
Mrs. Ned Lloyd was hostess on
Thursday afternoon to a 5company or
ladies who gathered to pack the refu-
gee garments recently collected at this
point. The donations here consisted
Of nine sacks of clothing and one sack
of shoes which go to help make up n
Red Cross Hand county shipment.
On April 18th there will be a Way
land Red Cross meeting at Mrs. A. M.
Anderson's for the purpose Of continu-
ing the work necessary in this line.
On this day the county women's IL
berty loan committee will provide a
speaker and we hope there will be a
good turnout.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
LAND BATTLESHIP
TO VISIT MILLER
April 18th Designated as "Tank Day"
For Hand County

A land battleship notified heav-
lily by the brush of the camoufieur,
driven by a member of the United
States Tank Corps and showing scars
of German bullets an American whip
pet" tank will visit Miller on April
18th i'm the interest of the Victory Lii
berty Loan.
The tank that will visit Miller is one
of a feet of 20 that are operating in
various parts of the Ninth Federal
Reserve District. They plan on visit
ing as many towns as possible between
now and May 10th.
Some of the tanks carry the famous
French 81 millimetre gun and others
are armed with the Marlin machine
gun.
Before starting through the Ninth
District the 30 tanks and their 40 driv-
ers were modified in Minneapolis.
Before scattering. they staged parades
in st. Paul and Minneapolis. The
~pageants attracted thousands of per-
sons along the line OF march and pO-
lice reserves were obliged to force
the crowds back so that the land bat
tleships could pass.
The "whippets" are 16 feet long,
weight 7 tons, have a maximum speed
of II miles an hour and can show a
Rocky Mountain goat some things
about getting over impossible trails.
They can climb hills that are almost
perpendicular, go headfirst over cliffs
without injury to tank or driver and
can wade sloughs like a duck.
This will be the first chance for the
people of Hand uconty to see a war
machine in action, and will be worth
coming miles to see.
A program has been arranged for
the day consisting of music by the
Miller band, singing of patriotic songs
and speaking, besides the many stunts
that will be pulled on by the tank.
The tank will arrive in Miller on the
morning of April II, accompanied by
two army tank men, coming from
Highmore on the 1920 freight, and
will remain here until 1890 the next
day. The program will not take place
until afternoon.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
Conference Gives Allies
Use Of Danzig as Port

Paris, April marshal Foch has
telegraphed the allied governments
that the right of the allies to use
Danzig as the port for the return to
Poland of the Polish troops in France
had been formally upheld in the con-
ference with the German representa-
tives.
After Marshal Foch had presented
his statement to Matthias Erzberger,
representing the German government,
the latter formulated a counterpart
position to the effect that if difficulties
arose from the transport of the Polish
troops across Germany a fresh meet
ing should be held between Marshal
-Foch and him to decide the cOnse-
quences Of m incident should be.
The counter proposition was reject
ed, Marshal Foch maintaining that de-
spite Erzherger's representation, he
had the right to debark the men at
Danzig in ease of difficulties.
The question of the guarantees to
be given Germany regarding the flu
ture of Danzig, Marshal Foch inform
ed the German representative had no
place at this meeting, as they belong
ed in the peace treaty, not the armis-
tice.
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Belgium's Needs Laid
Before Conference

Paris. April 4.-Belgium's case las
been laid before the peace conference
by the most distinguished advocate
Belgium could have chosen. King Al
bert has been in raris for the past
three days, and in conference with the
representatives of the great powers,
he outlined the needs Of his country
and told of the steps that must be
taken Immediately II Belgium is to be
restored.
King Albert has had conversations
with President Wilson, Colonel Ed
ward NJ. House, Premier Clemenceau
and David Lloyd George. These con
versations led up to his appearance
before the council of four today.
A member of the Belgian peace dele
CATION told the Associated Press to-
day that, shorn of all its diplomatic
niceties, what King Albert told the
council might be summarized thus:
"The time Of promises has passed
II Belgium is to live the council must
act
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YEAR
MOVEMENT IN
STATE and COUNTY
Activity Reported Among Dealers,
Abstracters and Recorders

A very decided movement in South
Dakota farm lands is reported from
several localities in the state. with
prices rapidly increasing. 5000 per
acre land has already been sold in
eastern counties of the state, gradL-
ating downward as the tide w
westward to newer localities of less
population.
In Hand county real estate dealers
are more active than for several years,
and abstracters are crowded with the
work of bringing abstracts up to date.
In the county Register of Deeds Office
an extra force of clerks are making
heroic efforts to keep up their books
with the food of transfers pouring
in upon them.
The sales are reported to be both
to local people and to ewcomer from
eastern counties and from nearby
states.
Among sales reported recently are
the following:
The Burlington farm in Miller twp,
at $113 per acre. This farm was sold
a short time before by o. H.. Collins
for 500. The new purchaser is a
farmer from Kingsbury county
Magness Bros. sold their Dean farm
in York township at SIS per acre.
The David Watts section in st. Law
renee township sold for $66 per acre;
the Humphrey farm for SIS, the Hink-
lie farm for SIS, the Elliott farm for
$65, and the Starr farm at $50.
II. II. Greeves sold two quarters in
Miller township at s65 per acre.
The Salisbury farm section II in
G~reenleaf township bought $45 per
acre.
The S%tansbury farm in. Midland
township was purchased by Hugh Nc
Kelvey for $27, 900. The farm consist
ed Of $40 acres.
Many other sales are noted at the
Registers office, both of improved and
unimproved farms.
This unusual activity was undoubt-
eddy started because of the great pros
perity in farm products during the
past year, and investigation has de-
veloped the fact that Hand county
farm lands were very low i'm price,
compared to lands i'm adjoining coun-
ties and neighbOring states.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
26,4OO ACRES OF
LAND TO BE SOLD
Department Of School and Public
Lands VIII Make Offer to High.
est Bidder on April 10th

Twenty-six thousand four hundred
acres of land will be placed on the
market Wednesday, April 18th at 10
a m. Nearly very township in the
county is represented, only ten have
no land for sale.
The easy terms offered will attract
a large number of buyers, and II Is
expected that a large number Of the
tracts will bring considerably more
than the appraised values.
The land is appraised in 40 acre
tracts and will be offered for sale in
that size tracts unless the state deems
it best to sell them in larger bodies.
Anyone desiring information re-
garding terms of sale or manner of
settlement may get it at the county
auditors Office.
Following is the appraised value of
the land offered at this sale:
BATES TOWNSHIP
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
THREE CITIZENS
OF MILLER die
Chas. z Ross, Chas. Albertson and
John Cushman are Flu"
Victims
Charles z. Ross

Charles Ross died Saturday, April
fifth, at his home in this city, after
a ten days, illness. His death was
caused by influenza and complica-
lions.
Charles p. Ross was born in Can
ada, in October, 1883, one of a family
of nine children. He was married in
October, 1909 to Miss Anna Neary at
Akron, la. To this union were born
four children: Helen, Gordon, Nal
vern and Herbert, all of whom sur
vive him D.
Besides his wife and children, he
leaves to mourn his loss, his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Ross, four sisters,
Mrs, J.. b. Kianer, Mrs. e. p Elaner,
Mrs f. Smythe of Akron, Ia. and
Mrs. Frank Lowell of Rock Rapids, Ia,
four brothers. j. B., of Miller,
Geo. b Of Glendale township, w. b.
and Clyde of Akron, la,
Mr.. Ross came to this city about
nine years ago, going into the imple-
ment business with Mr.. Foley. in
which business he was very active
At the time of his death he was chief
of the fire department.
The remains were shipped to Akron,
Ia, Saturday evening for burial.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
Pres. Wilson Escapes
Attack at Influenza

Paris, April 5.-President Wilson
narrowly avoided having a serious at
tack OF influenza, IL was officially an
nounced late today. The president
came very near having a serious at
tack Of influenza" said a statement
signed by Rear Admiral Grayson, "but
by going to bed at once under my
direction. he apparently has escaped
it. He still is necessarily confined to
his bed"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
Chas. AlbertsOn

Chas. Albertson died Thursday
April 3rd, at the Vanderbilt Hotel,
where he had been staying since COM
ing here two weeks ago from Iowa,
preparatory to making his home here.
Death was caused by complications
of influenza.
Deceased was So years of age, and
is survived by four sons, Louis, Law
renee, Maurice and Ralph, his wife,
Mrs. Beatrice Albertson having pre-.
coded him q week before.
Services were held Sunday morn
ing and the remains YER laid to rest
in the G.. A. r. cemetery.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
John CuShman

Death called John Cushman on
Monday, at the city hospital, death
being caused by influenza,
together with a weak heart. He had
suffered a stroke about a year ago,
and had never fully recovered his
strength, and was a ready victim for
influenza
He was well known in this city,
having made his home here for several
years. He is survived by a son in
Sioux City, and a daughter, who lives
in Illinois. No arrangements have
been made for the funeral, until word
daughter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
SOUTH DAKOTA
HIGHWAY LAW
Details Explained by One Who Has
Had Experience I'm Road
Building

J. w. Parmley, OF Ipswich, President
of the State Development League. has
compiled a list of the provisions of
the new State Highway Law, which
was approved on the 18th of March,
1919.
Perhaps the most important legis-
lation enacted in South Dakota during
recent years is the highway law, which
was approved by the governor on
March IA. 1919. | have just secured
an advance copy thereof, read il care
fully and believe it is q model and
that we will begin to get something
for the money that goes into public
highways. In brief, the following are
the main provisions of the law.
Three systems of roads are provic-
ed for, trunk line roads, county roads
and secondary roads. The trunk line
system is in vogue in the more pro-
gressivc road building states. The
South Dakota law provides for trunk
lines connecting county seats, also
towns o: $50 population that are not
county seats. Very few towns come
under the last provision so that a sys-
TEN of roads from one county seat to
another will practically constitute the
trunk line system. In determining the
route for such system, the state high
way commission shall hold meetings
at different points to hear suggestions
and complaints, to be the better able
to Judge as routes. Trunk line roads
shall be marked by some design and
number on convenient objects along
the routes, the numbers to coincide
sued by the highway commission. "No
| similar design shall be used for mark
ing other routes in South Dakota"
The highway commission has power to
change routes already established and
marked. Federal and state funds are
to be apportioned and used in each
county according to the assessed valu-
alton of the preceding year. AS to
how roads shall be constructed, the
law says:
THE highway commission may ar
range to have the work done by day
labor or by arrangement with the
board of county commissioners, and
machinery. and the cost of the labor,
materials, small tools, and rental OF
equipment required to properly per-
form the work shalf De paid by the
state treasurer upon pay rolls and
vouchers approved by the highway en-
gineer, boards of county commission
ers are authorized to bid upon work
in their respective counties"
when such roads are constructed,
each county shall maintain its part
under highway commission rules. The
highway commission may publish bull
letins, maps and other literature to
disseminate information relative to
the construction and maintenance OF
roads.
A New Department
THE law abolishes the present high
way department and creates a state
highway commission OF three members
consisting of the governor and two
members appointed by him for a term
of four years, removable at the gor-
Continued to page g.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
senator Sterling will Tour State

Washington, ID. c., April 5.-Senator
Sterling departed today for South Da-
kota and will remain there for several
weeks. He will make a number of
speeches on the question of a league
OF nations. He is opposed to certain
features Of the original covenant. He
has been making an intimate study
Of the Monroe Doctrine and what it
means. He said the senate would in
all probability discuss the peace treaty
in open sessions instead of secret
ones. He has received resolutions of
the legislature against grain gambling
and will present them to the senate
when it meets.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
Peace Treaty Soon Ready
Authorities State

Paris. April 5.-rhe opinion was ex-
pressed last night by responsible Brit
ish authorities that the peace treaty
would be ready for signing by We'd
nesday next
London, April 5.-The Paris cores
pendent Of the Daily Telegraph wires
that he is able to state on the highest
authority that by next Sunday a COM
plete agreement will have been reach
ed by the council of four.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-10
Gal Voters REGISTERED

There are 631 registered voters in
the city of Miller according to the
records of City Auditor Coquillette.
This is quite an increase caused by
the registration of our new citizens"
who will have the opportunity of cast
ing their first ballot at the city cleo
ton next Tuesday.