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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
.Sl6,ll7 States Share For
Y. W. c. A. Campaign

In 1920 the Y. w. G. A. of the
United States begins its fifty-ffth
year of service for Women. Half a
century ago the Association was re-
presented by a handful of prayer
circles" and two boarding homes, one
in New YORK, the other in Boston.
Today, It stands fer more than eleven
hundred centers of work in the I'm
tied States and foreign countries and
a multitude of activities and oppor-
tun.ties which touch practically every
phase OF a girls existence-physical,
educational and religious. 1t reaches
out to the girl away from home, the
girl in the city, the girl in the coun-
try, the girl in industry, the business
and professional woman, the colored
girl, the foreign-born girl. the high
schoc! and grade school girl, the girl
IN the war devastated countries of
Europe, the girl of the Orient and the
girl OF South America.
The wal is over, but its aftermath
of hunger, poverty. disease and death
still ravages the devastated countries
of Europe. The Young Women's
Christian Association war work
cannot humaneiy be stopped until
Europe's wounds begin to heal. Every
mcmbre, every woman. every man,
and every child. has an opportunity,
right now. to help bring true the Y.
W. C. A. hope for 1s20-the hope OF
a program which shall be literally one
OF world service. The financial cam
paign is now on. It closes Sunday
February goth. when the Churches all
over the nation will be asked to OBJ
serye that day az Womsn'a Day.
We want a splendid record this year
and we want you to help In this cam
paign by talking Y. w. G. A. in your
community and by using your efforts
to raise the South Dakota share
SIG III. E. A. Wiley,
County Chairman.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Teachers District
Institute, February e

The Teachers District Institute will
be held in Miller, February 2S. at the
High School, at 1870 p. m.
The following interesting program
will be given:
Community Music-Miss Baldridge,
Moral Education in the Home and
School,
Chapters VII.-IX.-Charley Dan
forth.
Chapters X XI. XII.-Ethyl Berry.
Chapters XIII. xIv.-Electa Pen
well.
Music-Miller Grade Pupils.
Model Class-Jessie Kintigh.
characterization Through Educa-
tion"-Mrs. s. V. Christ.
1.-THE Teacher, the School and the
Community"
Chapter VIII.-margaret Post
Chapters TX. X.-Nellie Bang.
Chapters XII. XII.-Bertha Borge-
lalen.
Roll Call-Quotation on the Flag.
Leaders will please prepare the
Reading Circle Work on the recitation
plan. and teachers are requested to
FIRING note books and be prepared for
discussion.
Excuses for absence must be re-
ceived within five days
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
HOPE E FOR 0 new new
SCHOOL BUILDING
Architect Investigating Cost Of New
School Bailding-School News

The grade children under the lead
ership Of Miss Garrett will give a
musical patriotic program at the
Opera House next Monday night.
February %. 1920 at 500 O'Clock.
Admission will be fifty cents for
adults and twenty-five cents for
school pupils A very good program
has been arranged for and ] am sure
that all who attend will be we'll
pleased. The proceeds 60 into the
music department of the school to
purchase new music and instruments.
One architect was in town last week
looking owe the building and sug-
gesting new prospects for a new
building which we hope for next year.
re is at present figuring out the cost
of a new building for the Senior High
School and Gymnasium and also for
an addition to the present building.
Said costs will be before the board In
the near future IL Ia hoped that we
can vote for bonds In a few weeks.
The school Is badly in need OF an
addition or a new building and we
all hope that we will get II soon.
Another literary society has been
organized in THE High School and
will give their first program on We'd
nesday night Of this week This
makes two societies in the high
school now, both Of which are work.
ing in good shape and doing valuable
wrk under the leadership OF Miss
Hurr. A few of the grade rooms have
their own societies and meet once a
month for a program.
Pupils in the Upper Grades and the
High School are working On the Essay
Contest this week. The subject is
''The Advantage OF Enlistment in the
United States Army" Three local
prizes have been offered by Mr.. Downs
Mr.. Churchill. and Mr.. Bohning. 1t
Is hoped that we will have a few fairly
good essays to send to the district
neSt wdek.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
South Dakota Third In
Automobiles Per Capita

South Dakota ties with Nebraska
for second place in the number OF
automobiles per capita, according to
a table prepared by the Omaha
chamber OF commerce. Last year
this state held fourth place with one
car for every seven persons. This
year there is n IA for every 6-S
persons in the state.
According TO the figures, Califor-
MIA is frst with more cars per cap
iia than any other state in the union,
he number Of carr being 4s3,463 or
enc for every So persons. South
Dakota and Nebraska each have one
car for s.s persons. while Iowa and
Montana tie for fourth place with
-. Five next states rank as fol-
lows: Minnesota, 8.S; Wyoming,
s.s: Kansas. 50; Arizona, 81;
sccTth Dakota, 90; Mississippi IL at
the foot Of the list having one car
tor eveFy II persons.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
AMERICAN LEGION
TO HONOR DEAD
Exercises To Honor Service Dead On
Feb. 22nd. Certificates of Honor
To be Presented

Exercises to honor the men who
lost their lives in the military SER
vice, will be held at the Opera House
Sunday evening, February % at eight
o'clock.
The exercises will be In charge of
Hand County Post Number 38. OF the
American Legion. These exercises
will be held by American Legion
posts throughout the United States.
Uniform programs Will be used.
French certificates OF honor will be
presented to the nearest Of kin OF
those men who died OF were killed
while in the service.
There will be no services held in
the churches Sunday evening. Every
one is urged to attend the service in
honor Of the e~xservice dead.
Following is the program to be
gwen:
Orchestra of voices-"America."
Opening remarks by chairman or
the pest commander of American
Legion.
Prayer by Protestant Minister.
Music; orchestra of voice.
Reading of Edwin Markham's
poem. France in Battle Flame"
1917.
Address by the mayor OF other rep
resentative of the community.
Music: orchestra of voices.
Presentation of memorial certih-
Gates.
Singing of tho "Marseillaise" and
the "Star Spangled Banner"
Benediction by Catholic Priest.
According to latest information the
following is a correct list of Hand
County Boys who gave their lives in
the service.
Names Of Men Who Died In Service
Neil Fox Mcmahon. Miller.
Carl H. Schrader. Miller
Walter Walton, Miller
Bernard Huisman. Miller
John Brodie, washington
Miles Abernathy, Miller
Jessie e. Arbogast, Miller
Henry C. Heasley. Rec Heights
RaInh r Freimark, st. Lawrence
David Thompson, washington
Frank Shea, washington
Earl Kelley, Miller
Walter Hemmill, Miller
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Governor Writes For
Country Gentleman

Governor Peter Norbeck OF South
Dakota is the author Of an illustrat-
I'd article in the Country Gentleman
of February IA on For the Whole
Family. describing how South Da-
kota's Sane Legislation helps am
Litious farmers to succeed
In this article Governor Norbeck
describes the workings Of the rural
credits plan, the bank guaranty law
aid he state insurance. In addition
he makes some interesting comparl-
sons between these progressive laws
in South Dakota and the more radi.
cal legislation Of the N~onpartisan
league OF North Dakota.
The article shows many farm
scenes in South Dakota which des.
oribe to the outside states the pro.
gress tn estate is making in agricul.
ture.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
ORGANIZE FARMERS
FOR LOWDEN
Illinois Man TO Organize South Da.
kota Farmers In Behalf Of
Gov. Lowden

Harvey j. Sconce Of Sidehill, Ill.
is at present in South Dakota fol
the purpose of organizing the farm.
ers of the state liz behalf of move.
ment for the nomination and election
Of Governor Frank o. Lowden OF
Illinois. for president. Mr.. Sconce
who is a practical farmer himself,
consented to abandon his farm work
at the request Of Governor Lowden
to take up this job" as he calls II
because he believes it to the inter
est of the nation, and particularly to
The interest Of agriculture, to have
a farmer and business man in the
White House during the next four
years
Mr.. Sconce himself is an Amer
lean farmer with a genuine Ameri-
can pedigree. He owns and operates
in Illinois a 400 acre farm which
was originally settled by his two
grandfathers, and has never been en-
numbered, MOI has never been out of
the family. The title to one portion
of the farm, in the form of a gov
eminent land grant, is signed by
James X. Polk as president, The
other portion, an 80 acre piece, the
government grant to which is dated
liz 1924, is signed by James Monroe
as president. Mr.. Sconce vas also
president of the Illinois Agricultural
association until a few weeks ago
when he resigned tina: Office because
engaged he is in the promotion of
Governor Lowden's candidacy, he did
not want to inject party politics in
the organization in any way, and
therefore felt impelled to quit the
presidency Of the association.
Mr.. Sconce's plan Of operation is
to secure the best possible man, well
informed on agricultural topics, to
head the farmers Lowden for pre-
sident movement in each state. In
South Dakota after careful investi-
cation. he selected w s. Hill OF Nit
chell for the work in South Dakota,
and after a conference with Mr.,
Hill, the latter consented to under
take the work. Mr.. Sconce express
ed the opinion that no better man
could be found in the state for the
undertaking, and, indeed, that there
are few better informed agricultur-
lists in the union than Mr.. Hill. The
Mitchell man will at once take up
the work of organfzinfi the farmers
of South Dakota to assist in winning
rbe Republican nomination for pre-
Nsident for Governor Lowden, and af-
terward to secure his election.
Mr.. Sconce feels very optimistic
concerning the prospects for Cover
ncr Lowden's success at the nation
al convention and at the polls in Nov
ember, and believes he will make an
IDEAL executive from a farmers view
r0int.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19

The marriage OF Miss Ruth McKen-
zie and Lloyd Tamblyn occurred
Thursday evening February IL, at the
home of the brides aunt, at FIT. Pierre
the Rev II T. TarIeton. of this city.
officiating.
Promptly at nine o'clock, to the
strains of Mendelshon's Wedding
March, the bridal couple formed in
the living room, where the ceremony
was performed, the ring ceremony
being used. They we're attended by
Miss Jean Garrett and Hobart Mead
of this city. Two small cousins of
the bride acted as flower girl and ring
bearer. Alter the ceremony a we'd
ding supper was served to twenty
guests.
The bride is we'll known here. nav
ing been employed In the First Ma
ltionaI Bank OF this city for the past
year. The groom is well known to the
readers of the Press having been q
member of that family for a number
of years
The happy couple departed the
same day for a short wedding trip to
the Twin Cities.
They win be at home after March
first at their home on West Fourth
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Davis Mentioned As
Secretary Of State

Frank l.. Polk. former under Sec
rotary of state, is acting in the cnpac-
ity Of secretary. following the res
ignation OF Robert Lansing. He will
handle the duties OF the ONCE until a
successor to Lansing is appointed
by the president, which must be done
within 80 days. John d. Davis. now
.amsssszsor to the Court 9: St yancs.
London. Is mentioned as = propable
successor TO Mr.. Lansing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Chester White Gifts
Bring Average Of $233

Roy Rush of st. Lawrence. reports
the sale recently OF three Registered
Chester White Gifts. Two of these
gifts were purchased by A H.. Peter
son. OF Aitamont, s. d, the price paid
being s225 each. The third was pur-
chased by Walter Ruebush, Of NAL
comb. ILL.,, for $3.50.
Registered stock is becoming more
and more popular. and the time is
nos FAR distant when the farm that
has little or no registered stock will
be considered out-of-date.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Try This on Your
Quipping Machine

New York, Feb. 13.-Bishop F,
W. Keator of Olympia. Wash. has
brought east a new political quib,
He say that politicians out in the
salmon country, when IT became
evident that w. J Bryan might pos
ribly be a candidate again. PROFOUND
ed to each other this question.
why is Bryan like a salmon"
And the answer Is: because he
runs every four years and gets can
ned"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Death From Influenza

Walter Slower, the eighteen year
old SON of Mr. and Mrs. John Slower,
of Rec Heights, died Thursday morn
ing. his death being caused by bron-
thial pneumonia, following influence
The BODY wSs shipped to onidl
Thursday night, where internment
was made.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
THE PAVING QUESTION

Petitions are now being prepared
for circulation asking for the paving
of the entire downtown district of the
city. 1t will be necessary to have the
owners of a majority of the property
along the streets sign these petitions
to make them effective. Obviously
it will be easier to get a better,pid on
a big job than on several small con-
tracts, as paving involves the NOV
ing of big construction outfits.
Paving is one of the big questions
that must be met at Willmar in the
near future. The success of the petit
tions will indicate that our citizens
want the matter proceeded with in
earnest
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
Miss Anna Olson left Wednesday
noon for her home at Dassel.

Miss Anna Olson left Wednesday
noon for her home at Dassel
*. E. Berg LETT Wednesday on a
business trip to Sandstone
Mrs. P E. Cootey of Minneapolis
is visiting at the S. B. Qvale home.
Miss Lottie Syverson returned to
her home at Norway Lake Wednes-
.ay alter visiting her sister here the
past week.
Miss June German lett Wednes-
day to visit Miss Edith Johnson of
Minneapolis
Mrs. \. Hegberg left Wednesday
tor her home in Minneapolis after Wis
iting friends here.
Mrs. Lingvall Johnson and chill
uren lett Wednesday for visit with
her parents at New London.
Lambert Rodelius of Lake Lillian
left Monday for St. Paul where he
will attend the Bethel Academy.
Mrs. G. Parnell and son OF Gal
lion, Ohio, arrived Wednesday noon
for visit at the J. D. Parnell home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Olson of
Kandiyohi are the proud parents of
boy born September q, at the DAY.
isOn Hospital
Mrs. A. G. Larson returned on
Wednesday noon from Williston, N.
D., where she has been visiting her
sister-in-law, who is ill.
Fire Chief Severt Benson attend
ed the Fire Prevention School put on
under the auspices of the State In
surance Department in the cities last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hildar N. Hoaglund
entertained the H. and D. force and
Wilton Eundquist at a dinner party
at their cottage at Eagle Lake last
Monday evening,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
Restoring Elasticity Of Rubber.

Rubber articles that have become
hard recover their elasticity IN a short
time if placed in 8 per cent carbolic
water or per cent aniline solution.
In the case of the -carbolic solution
it must not be forgotten that black
goods exposed to become gray. II
it is desired to preserve the black
or red color of the goods, that, too,
can be done. A ! per cent solution Of
pantasulphate of potash is employed.
1t is true that this smells unpleas-
ant, but the restoration of elasticity
is quite considerable.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
Composers Peculiar Method.

The worlds masters of art and mu-
sic and literary geniuses have used
different means for arousng inspira-
ton and stimulating imagination, an
exchange recalls. Thus, Grieg, the
musician, when he was about to COM
pose, used to heat his head for sew
eral days, whereupon he would lose his
appetite and his eyes would become
inf1amed and his Imagination thereby
stimulated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
SnowbaIIinq in Summer.

On the hottest day of the year in
Chicago, with the mercury SO degrees
above zero, crowd of boys on East
Austin avenue amused themselves by
throwing snowballs made from a drift
of snow that steadily increased in size
until it was more than three feet deep.
The snow was being scraped from the
pipes of refrigerating company, on
which it collects sometimes to q depth
OF six inches. 1t is scraped of every
day.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
Months Of Winter,

Automatically winter is reckoned to
begin in northern ATTITUDES when the
sun enters Capricorn. or at the SOL
stice (about December 21), and to end
at the equinox in March; but in o.di-
nary speech winter comprises the three
coolest months-December, January
and February, being reckoned the win
ter months in the United States, and
November, December and January In
Great Britain.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
Chinese SkiIIfuI Candy Makers.

The Chinese are very skillful in
making confectionery. They are able
to empty an orange of it's pulp entire
ly and then fill it up with fruit jelly
without one being able to find the
smallest cut in the rind or even a
tiny hole. Indeed. they even empty an
egg in this manner and fill it with q
sort Of almond nougat without one be-
ing able to find the slightest break or
:ncisiOn in the shell.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
land Love.

Like a great poet, Nature produces
the greatest results with the simplest
means. These are simply sun.
flowers, water and love. Of course,
If the spectator be without the last,
the whole will present but pitiful
appearance; and, in that case the sun
Is merely so many miles in diameter,
the trees are good for fuel. the flowers
are classified by stamens, and the
water is simply wet.-Heine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22

"A marriage license was issued
last week at Minneapolis to Miss Es-
Their Erickson, daughter of Ole b.
Erickson of Lake Lillian, and Lloyd
Ward, son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. C.
Ward, formerly of Lake Lillian, but
now of Minneapolis.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
A WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, D. c. 49, Doctor
LaGd's report to the people of the
Northwest that the Farm Bureau fed.
GRAFTON is going to tackle the job of
Kidding the country of the useless mid.
dleman, either through co-operatives
on tremendous scale or by the North
Dakota method of state ownership of
marketing facilities, has created
near-panic in lobbying circles in the
|! national capital.
Here the Farm Bureau federation
has been supposed to be wholly or.
namental and standpat body, created
in many places by the active aid of
chambers of commerce for the purpose
Of preventing the farmers from falling
under radical" influence. The idea
that a body so big and prosperous and
SO capable of getting what it goes af.
ter, should ever go after anything that
the profteers have nailed down, had
never before occurred to the minds of
tie dinner-dance statesmen who draw
thousands a month from the food gam.
blers to keep them "in touch" at Wash.
ington
They are going to look into this sit
uation, and if the Farm Bureau feder-
alton is shown to be getting actually
disloyal, like the Nonpartisan league,
they are going to turn the case over to
the Public LEDGER the Chicago Tri-
bune and Bill Taft.
A NEW CAMPAIGN MANAGER
Congressman DOremus of Detroit,
who led the forlorn hope of the house
Democrats who opposed the repeal of
the Panama canal tolls act some years
ago, is announced as manager of the
Cox campaign in the West, with head
quarters at Chicago. Doremus is a
typical big-city Democratic politician,
reactionary to the last degree, and past
master of the tricks of the vote-catch-
ing trade. He has remained defiant
wet, persistent worker for high tar
ifs on automobiles, and valued advis-
e1 Of every big corporate interest in
his bailiwick :,
At the time OF his battle with
President Wilson over the canal tolls
issue, Dorenus was chairman of the
Democratic congressional campaign
committee. He gave up that job at the
end of the year and permitted the par
ty to notice his absence. Later, the
White House made truce with him,
and now that Cox has come to the
leadership of the national organization
the Detroit sachem is called upon to
show how practical corporation law
yer can run a practical business mems
campaign.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
Famous Statue Of Liberty,

In 1886, on the 28th Of October, the
Statue of Liberty, presented by France
to the United States and placed ON
Bedloe's island in New York harbor,
was unveiled. The total height Of the
colossal statue is 300 feet. The rcdes-
tad rises 155 feet and the statue tow
ers ISL feet above it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22

Albany, N. Y.-The purchase by the
state of 2A grams of radium, the
largest commercial transaction of its
kind ever made, and the first purchase
of radium by any state for a purpose
of social utility, was announced by
Governor Alfred E. Smith. The &C.
QUESTION of the radium was made pos
sible through an appropriation Of
$225,000 by the 1920 legislature.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
First Written Presidential MESSAGE.

President Jefferson was the first
chief executive of the nation to read
his message to congress. The event
took place December s. 1901. Prior to
this it had been the custom. inaugu-
rated by Washington, for the president
to appear in person before congress
and speak his message, reading from
manuscript if he desired.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22
Janitor.

The Romans always had a slave
who stood by the door. Since the lat
ter was called "janua," the term "jan-
itor" came to be applied to him. Our
janitors have great many duties 9TH
er than those connected With waiting
upon the door; but this detail Of Rom
all house management is crystallized
in their name.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22

observation-disclosures of profiteering
In oil on the Pacific coast are being
investigated by the department of JUS
tice. At the same time the depart
ment is following up sales of coal in
various parts of the country and check
ing up prices paid to determine
whether dealers are profiteering.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22

FOR RENT-16O acres in the town
ship OF Union Grove and Irving,
Meeker and kandiyohi counties, 12O
in Union Grove, 20 in Irving, Secs
81 and SO. Write O. R. Hermanek,
325 Hennepin Ave-, Minneapolis.