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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-10-15

JiMMYs COAT.
sTsake a slant at Jmmys coat,
Tiger-strlped. as you will note;
Murpheyesque In lines and hue.
Taggart-lik In motif too.
How can he proclaim he's dry
With this garb to shock the eyer
TAilors wouldn't dare to put
Such thing on "Pussyfoot."
Jimmy's raiment hanks us back
To the festive racing track.
Can't you hear the 'bookies" shout
And the whispers Of the toutf
Needn't tell us where he's at
Wet or dry--his coat tells that
Bryan took one slant at 1t,
Then his heart curled up and quit.
CARLTON FITCHETr.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
BURDETTE

Harry Kenyon transacted business
ia Vayland and Miller Tuesday.
Mrs. II. A. Bultman and daughter
Dolores were Redfeld shoppers We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Kenyon attended the
Shriners meeting at Aberdeen Wednes
day.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Shell
don Bottom Thursday and made ar
langements to have a supper at the
bazaar December nth.
Mrs. Adolph Scheller and son Don
aid are spending a week at the home
Of Mrs. Scheller's mother, Mrs. Annie
Bushong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Justice, formerly
| Of Tulsa, Okla. arrived at the Harry
Kenyon home Saturday night and will
make their future home in South Da'
kota. Mr.. Justice will open the new
hotel at st. Lawrence IN the near fu'
ture . Mr.. and Mrs. Justice are wei
known in this vicinity as both were
formerly Burdette young people. Mr.
Justice has been engaged In the hard
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
Local Basket Ball Teams
Defeated ass; 1929

The High School Basket Ball team
net defeat at the hands of the Redfield
High School team. in a game played
1T Redfield last Thursday evening.
The result was As to 5.
Huronite-The Huron college basket
Lall team defeated the fast Miller Am
erican Legion team at the auditorium
last night in one of the closest games
played on a local floor in a long time.
This was the first game of the eason
FOR both teams, and very little real
basket ball playing was shown by
either team, Huron just happening to
be one point ahead when the final
whistle blew.
The two Schroeder brothers, AL for
Miller and the "Swede" for the col
lege, were easily the stars of the game,
both all over the floor and fighting all
the time. While AL was making eight
points for his team the "Swede" made
fourteen for the college. Lettick and
Connors for the visitors both played
good games and with a little more
team work should give any team in
The state something to do to beat them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
State Wins Estate OF
$25O,OOO In Moody Co.

Flandreau, S. d., Dec. 10.-Judge
Fleeger, presiding at a term of circuit
for Moody county, today decided
that none of the claimants to the $780,
900 estate left by Louis Nelson, an
eccentric Moody county pioneer. were
the legal heirs and awarded the estate
to the state of South Dakota for lack
of heirs.
The judgment was rendered OF mo-
ton of e. r. Winans, assistant attor-
ney general of South Dakota, who rep
resented that state at the hearing.
The estate consists of $50 acres of
land and considerable other property,
and under the judgment it now has es-
cheated to the state for the benefit of
the public schools or South Dakota.
Under the judgment the commissions
er of school and public lands is vested
with authority to take possession Of
the estate.
This is the largest estate which has
ever escheated to the state of South
Dakota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
Sell DOWN
NEAR $500 MARK
Lambs and Hogs At Years Low Point
Narrow Demand for Dressed Beef
Checks Advance for Live Cattle

United States Bureau of Markets a
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
South st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. IL, 1920
Features of the past weeks livestock
trade have been reduction in hog VAL
ues to the years lowest levels and
lower than any time since late in 1915,
severe declines in lambs that sent bet
ter grades to bottom levels Of the year,
and a continued narrow demand for
dressed beef aud veal which e%ffectual-
ly checked any material advance In
prices for live cattle.
Marketings of little more than half
as many cattle at leading yards early
in the week compared with the previ-
Gus week prompted shippers and spc-
cuiators TO pay sharply higher prices
for cattle locally, gains measuring un-
evenly Csc to as much as $1.00. Trade
continued with a firm undertone dur
ing first half of the week but packers
were fighting the advance and follow
Cd it only under protest, giving the
boost an artificial appearance. The
market weakened Thursday and Fri
day. losing some of the early boom. A
few loads of shortfed beef steers OF
medium grade have been included, sell
ing from $500 up to $500. with
straight loads of western grass steers
at $685. to $3.50, but the quality for
the most part has been common, and
hulk of sales were made at $500 to
S7.75. Butcher cows and heifers are
selling largely at $3.50 to $3.50, with a
cair showing up to $500, and a few at
$500. A few Gamers sold at 800, but
bulk sold from 1925 to $3.50. cutter
cows 1915 to $4.25, bologna bulls at
$500 to $3.50, few at $500. Best veal
calves declined $1.0O to $1.25, closing
top being $500. Good to choice stock
ers and feeders have sold well with
best sale of the week at $685., and
strictly choice feeders quotable to
$500 or better. Bulk OF the supply
consisted of common and medium
grades selling from $3.50 down to $3.50
After dropping down to near a $500
average Friday, the hog market rallied
today, with bulk of sales at 1920 to
1925.
Best lambs around $1,000 at the
| close are about SLIPS lower than a
| week ago. Top ewes are selling at
| $500. One string of good fed year
lings brought $S,75 Friday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
SCHOOL CHILDREN
Sell R. c. SEALS
Great Fight Being Made Against Tu-
berculOsis

tuberculosis is receiving a stiff jolt
over the State of South Dakota accord
ing to reports of the State Chairman
Of the Christmas Seal Sale Of the
South Dakota Public Health Associa-
ton. A number of counties have ex-
ceeded their quota. Hand County is
having a brisk sale in some quarters.
The pupils of the Miller School have
sold large numbers of seals.
In Hand County the fight on this
disease is being waged in every school
room by bringing to the attention of
the growing children the proper meth
eds of prevention. Every opportunity
possible is taken also to bring to the
attention of the grown ups similar
methods of prevention.
A few figures may serve to impress
the importance of preventing this in
siduous disease. among the 100000
persons killed by tuberculosis in the
United States every year, 10000 are
innocent children under five years of
age. These children did not inherit
this disease because tuberculosis is
not inherited. They became infected
after they were born.
More than SO per cen of children in
fected, become so before they are ten
wears of age. The percentage in
Creases until at Is years of age it
reaches 60 per cens to 20 per cent.
The Modern Health Crusade now be-
ing carried on in nearly every county
III this and other states is gradually
starting the fight that will eliminate
tuberculosis. 1t needs money with
which to do it. Every penny obtained
from the sale of seals will help.
Il. II. Afcher,
Chairman Hand County Red Cross
Seal Committee.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
FARMERS-BANKERS
MEET AT ABERDEEN
Meeting viii Be Held Next Monday
and Tuesday at Mitchell and
Aberdeen

Huron. S. Oak, Dec. 16.-Two big
farmer-banker conferences will be
held on Monday and Tuesday of next
week, December 20 and 81, in Mitchell
and Aberdeen for the purpose of dis
GUESSING the present financial situation
confronting the agricultural interests
of South Dakota.
Farmers and bankers of every COM
munity in the state are invited to at
tend the meeting most convenient.
The Mitchell meeting will be held on
Monday, December 20, in the City hall.
The Aberdeen meeting on Tuesday, De
cember 81, will be held in the Munich
pal auditorium. Two sessions will be
held at each place, beginning at 10
o'clock in the morning and at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. Preliminary arrange
ments were made last Saturday in the
offices of the South Dakota Farm Blu
reau federation at Huron by represent
atives of the State Bankers associa-
ton and the federation.
The following are some Of the sub
jects which will be discussed by farm
err and banker representatives chosen
by the South Dakota Farm Bureau
federation and the State Bankers as
sociation. Present Banking Conditions
and the Future outlook for Agricul-
ture in South Dakota; a discussion of
the Federal Reserve Bank by r. A.
Young, governor of the Ninth District
Federal Reserve Bank; discussions Of
livestock and grain marketing condi-
tons and plans being developed for
cooperative marketing. The executive
board of the South Dakota Bankers
association has endorsed plans for CO.
operative marketing in this state. A
report will be given of the meeting in
Chicago last week when representa-
tives of the American Farm Bureau
federation and bankers met to outline
plans for 500, OOO, 1000 export finance
corporation to open foreign markets
to farm products.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16

ware business at Tulsa, for the past
several years and has proved himself
TO be a genuine business man honored
and respected by all with whom ne
came in contact. Burdette people wish
them success and happiness in their
new enterprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. A. Bultman enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Ruhlman
of Tulare and Mr.. and Mrs. o.. Cream
er at dinner Sunday.
Sheldon and Geo. Bottum Jr. tram
sacted business in Miller last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ARA Lawson, OF Tu-
lare spent Sunday at the Bushong
home.
Bazaar and supper at the Burdcttc
M. e. church Friday, December l7th.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
Increase Per Cent

The items above listed are the prin-
cipal elements Of cost of farm ma
chinery. The costs of coke, coal, pig
iron and steel are chiefly determined
5y the wages of the labor required
20 produce them and by the expense OF
transportation. The recent heavy ad-
vance in freight rates was made by a
government board working under a
federal law. Its purpose was to en-
able the railroads to meet an advance
in wages fixed and prescribed by a gov
ernment board and to provide for i'm
provement of transportation facilities.
1t is under the conditions here out
lined that the farm implement manu-
facturers must prepare without delay
to make the new machinery that will
be required to produce Americas
share of the worlds food supply in
1921.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
New Hotel AT ST. Lawrence
To Open January Isl

ST. Lawrence News.-Chas. Justice
arrived from oklahoma a few days
ago with a carload or new hotel furni-
ture and fixtures ana is busily engag-
ed at unpacking the same and placing
il in position in the new st. Lawrence
brick hotel building. He expects to
open up for business about January /.
This is one of the most substantial
and neatest finished hostelries IN the
state, hot-water heated and electric
lighted, equipped with laboratories and
toilets-in fact, it is up-to-date in ev-
cry way.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
Circuit Court Convenes
Many Cases On Calanier

Judge Hughes and his son court
stenographer Kiran Hughes, arrived
Tuesday for the term of circuit court.
An unusually large calendar is before
the court this term. Several of the
cases have already been tried.
In the case of the depot robbery
cstee Drafal and Jack Arnold both
pied guilty.
The date for setting sentence will
be given out at the opening of court
Thursday morning.
I'm the case of the state VS. Frank
Burke, for assault. Burke was fined
500. The trial of Smith, who was ar
rested for the robbery of Ping Bros.
store is on today.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
ALPHA-GREENLEAF

The Farmers Union met wednesday
December s at Marston's. After the
business Of the meeting had been tran
eacted. the members enjoyed a social
evening.
O. l.. Carson has been visiting and
~transacting business in this commun-
ity the last week.
Mr.. Earl Rymer departed Friday for
|Lincolnn. Nebraska, where he will
spend a few days.
The community was entertained at
the vessels home Friday, December
10 at a dancing party. given In honor
Of Jim and Jessie Moncur, who expect
20 depart for California quite soon.
Mr.. Thomas Mullaney left Saturday
for Nunda, South Dakota.
Mrs. Mclean delivered a sermon at
the Moncur ~schoolhouse, substituting
for her husband. the Rev. Mclean. who
unfortunately fell and fractured his
shoulder blade.
Sue Myers took supper with the Cree
family Saturday. December IL.
Mrs. Wilson and Goldie called Sat-
ulday on DR.. Wilson's OF Miller.
Earl Spinner, Mart Davis and Austin
Myers attended an exhibition OF horse
manship, last week.
w. b. Loves called on Wm. Spinners
one evening last week.
Mrs. Angus McFee visited with the
J. w. Allen family Sunday. December
18th.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
TOWNLEY LEAVES
NORTH DAKOTA
Statement Made BY Leyang, State Sen.
atOr, That Farmers VIII Take
Over Reins

Fargo, n. D.-A. c. Townley is out
of the Non-Partisan league in North
Dakota. He is at present organizing
for the league in Nebraska. He is
never expected again to be the active
dictator of league affairs in this state.
His successor will be William Lempke
who will direct the policies of the
league, while a board of five farmers,
now temporary directors, is expected
to run the leagues affairs in North
Dakota. The five farmers will act if
they can first get the league on a
sound financial footing. 1t is now said
to be insolvent in this state.
This resume of the sudden turn of
league affairs here followed the an
nouncement of Townley's retirement
in a speech at Langdon, N. d., by Chris
Levang, Non-Partisan state senator
and one OF the board of five. Others
on the board are A. A. Liederbach, w.
J. Church, Stephen Terhorst and one
cher to be named.
The move is said to be a political
ore by the league which saw certain
extinction unless they could make the
public believe that the dictatorship had
come to an end.
In addressing the league farmers at
> I , d, prlnp I cxyonn cold fhnt tho laauttn
would hereafter be directed by a state
committee of actual farmers, and that
the farmers them selves would hire the
state manager. Heretofore the league
affairs have been directed entirely by
Townley as president. Levang explain
ed that To wiley regarded his work in
North Dakota as having been complet-
cd.
Levang said that he would make a
tour of the entire state, holding meet
ings with league members for the pur-
lose of explaining the new situation.
He indicated in the Langdon address
that the organization is in need of
/ finances.
Leader Absent from State
Townley had been absent from the
state the last three weeks. Not until
Senator Levang's statement today was
it known outside of the circles that
Townley would no longer be the active
head of the work in this state.
Townley founded the Nonpartisan
tleague about six years ago. 1t COM
pletely controlled the affairs of the
state for four years, but on January 4
hen the new administration is
inaugurated, the state House of Rep
resentatives will be controlled by the
forces opposed to the Nonpartisan
league and the league will have a ma
jority of only one in the state senate.
Move ArOuses Suspicion
The absence of Townley from North
Dakota at a time when the financial
affairs of the league were pressing has
been the cause of much comment and
not a little speculation. Just where
Townley is at the present time no one
in North Dakota appears to know. To
all questions, those who should know
nave answered vaguely that he was
organizing in Nebraska or some
where"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
MANUFACTURERS
FACE UNCERTAINTY
Implement Makers Face Highest Costs
With Dim Prospect Of Reduction

c. b. Evans, in the Chicago Journal
Of Commerce: The race of the manu-
lecturer who is looking over into 1921
has a troubled look, for the clouds and
sunshine he see in that year are diff
ferent from any he has heretofore OBJ
served in the period of a life time. He
has the aspect of one asking a friend
to "show me- but there is nobody to
show him. He wants a little profit,
for without it he knows his stock
holders will blame him, some of them
possibly becoming boishevists.
In his part of the county pernap-
the manufacturer of farm implements
Is the most distinctive in that regard.
He respects the heart beat of the hus-
bandman, but also he thinks of the
bakeries of Boston and the fiat stom-
ach of Central Europe. And the price
of steel affrights him. How definitely
he is figuring on the materials shown
by some enlightening comment obtain
ed from trustworthy sources.
On the marketing side he is con
fronted by the public's belief that, be-
cause certain commodities have reduc-
ed somewhat in price, all commodities
are Immediately going back to prewar
price levels! He also is confronted by
the fact that there has been a sudden
and sharp decline in the price of farm
products.
On the manufacturing side he faces
the certainty that labor and transpor-
tation costs will not soon be reduced
and he sees no sign that raw materials
and fuel costs will be any lower in the
near future.
In this industry 1t is not a case of
maintaining prices in order to get rid
of goods manufactured at abnormal
costs. When the supplies of raw ma
terials now on hand are exhausted,
the implement maker must go into the
open market and continue t. pay cur
rent high prices.
Based on the lowest obtainable mar
ket prices, the following figures strik-
lingly show the conditions under which
the farm implement maker must make
his plans and contracts for materials
t. manufacture machines which the
farmers of the country will need to till
their soil and harvest their crops next
year:
Percentages of increase in cost of
commodities, transportation and labor
between October l, 1914, and October
II, 1920:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
New Savings Securities
To Arrive Here Soon

Within the next few days the post
master here expects to receive his new
supply of Government Saving securit-
les to be sold during 1921.
The new securities include the well
known % cen green Thrift stamp, a
new 81 Savings stamp bearing a like
ness of Alexander Hamilton, the first
secretary of the Treasury; 1921 S. Saw
:ngs stamp, larger than the present
ones, orange in color and bearing a
v~ortrait of Lincoln; a new $25 Treas
TRY Savings Certificate as we'll as the
present 500 and $1,000 Treasury Saw
ings Certificates.
In calling attention to the fact that
the Government has made permanent
the sale of Savings securities, David
F. Houston, Secretary of the Treasury.
emphasizes that endeavors will be
made to promote the continued popu-
lar purchase of the Government Saw
ings securities.
In line with this thought, the gov
eminent seeks to familiarize the public
with the advantages of the Savings Sc
c~urities as a means of safe and con-
~venient investment and the suggestion
is made by the. Government Savings
Organization that all who can will
form the habit OF regularly buying
these securities.
In the meantime the postmaster is
wondering who will be the first here
to purchase the new 81 stamp and the
new $25 Savings Certificate.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
co. NEWS BY
CORRESPONDENTS
VAYLAND

was held Friday evening, December 10.
We were favored with a short lecture
ny Miss Claire DeLange, travelling Red
Cross Instructor and a performance
~ the Bouncing Beauties and another
by the Tennessee Minstrels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Karokis and Miss
Henrietta LEM were Huron shoppers
Saturday night.
Miss Claire DeLange visited the
past week with her sister Mrs. Bar
hour. Miss DeLange left Saturday p.
m. for Aberdeen to make connections
from that point for Chicago and At
lanta, Ca, where she will take up
her work as travelling instructor for
the American Red Cross. Mrs. Bar
hour accompanied Miss DeLange as
far as Aberdeen.
Misses Blanche Brown and Irene
Hubert and Miss Anderson were Way
land visitors for the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Horne left
Tuesday evening for a short visit at
Wolsey.
School children of Vayland have
sold 1900 Christmas Seals.
The next Literary Program will be
Tie Christmas number to be held on
the evening Of December 2Srd. Every
one welcome.
washington High School pupils hia-
Cd to Vayland THURSDAY night.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. j. Williams gave a
large dancing and card party to their
many friends Saturday evening. All
enjoyed a very pleasant evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Borkhuis autoed
to- Pierre Saturday to see Mr.. and
Mrs. Wiley Cassidy.
Miss Leone Stevenson and Miss Gladys
Noble spent Saturday at Miller.
Wiley Cassidy's. arm was amputated
below the elbow at Pierre hospital as
The result of serious laceration caused
by accident with a corn picker. Ii Is
feared that the arm will need to be
amputated near the shoulder,
Wiley Cassidy sustained a lacerated
arm last Wednesday as the result of
an accident with a corn picker. He
was taken to Pierre and is under the
care of DR.. Riggs. At this writing
Wiley is reported in bad condition.
Miss Blanche Brown and Miss Echo
Blair visited at A. J. Ravenscroft home
Sunday.
Next Literary Program December 10
at the school house.
Miss Gladys Noble as a Miller visitor
Saturday.
Miss Claire DeLange arrived Mon
day evening for a short visit with her
sisters Mrs. Pauline Grey of Highmore
and Mrs. Barbour.
A large party of friends completely
surprised Mr.. n. j. Lloyd on the even
ing of his birthday. The evening was
spent at cards and dancing and a de-
ilcious lunch served. All present re-
pert a delightful evening.
Henry Lcnz and family are leaving
Vayland to make their future home al
Wolsey. Mr.. and Mrs. Horne will oc'
cupy the Homestead for the coming
year.
Geo. Edelman expects to move his
family to Harold Thursday. The,
will live on a farm near Harold.
Cleo Hanson is quite i'll will chicken
pox.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Sedan and sol
Robert were over Sunday visitors will
relatives i'm Huron.
The large dancing party given b!
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brown at theil
home Friday night was well ATTENDED
and greatly enjoyed by all present
Mrs. Byers and children spent Sat
urday shopping in Huron.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
Woman.s AuxilIiary Elects Officers

The Women's Auxiliary was delight
<..Ily entertained Tuesday evening at
Tie home Of Mrs. Nate Johnson, as
sisted by Mrs. w. ID. Johnson. At this
rleeting it was decided to re-elect the
present officers for the coming year.
PRESIDENT, Mrs. Jameson; Vice Presi-
dent. Mrs. w. ID. Johnson; Secy. Mrs.
Chas. Rudd; Treasurer, Mrs. l.. e.
jones.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
WORKERS Strike For Longer Day

Paris-Two hundred and fifty gov
nmen workmen rebuilding wartorn
France. are on strike here against the
S-hour day. They declare they won't
return to work unless given the right
10 work 10 hours.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
woman's Club Buys Health Bond

The Pierre Woman's Club" have
purchased a s25 Health Bond and will
frame it for their club room. This is
the first Club of the state that has been
reported as buying a Health Bond.
Other Clubs buying Health Bonds
should send information of same to
headquarters OF South Dakota Public
Health Association, Armour, South
Dakota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16

II all the Farm Bureau members Of
the United States were to march down
the main street Of u city at the rate
Of five thousand a day, it would take
The line about ten months to pas s the
post Office.