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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-01
Hats

straw Hats. Stiff and Felt Hats excepting
DunIaps and 9tetsons) Outing Caps, Grips,
Trunks and Travelling Bags
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-01
Come at Once

and get first choice as many IF the styles can
not be duplicated at any price, especially n
the Fine Grades and Special Numbers.
MULLINS HOME STORE
9Th and Market
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-01
UNHEARD OF
Our June Unloading Cash Sale

Never in our history have We put on q Special
Sale In June before, but we are overstockec
and mean 10 reduce
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-01
2O% Is Off Ready-to-We Clothing

Mems and Young Men'e. BOYS ard Little
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
Prominent washington Man
Dead, Result Of Accident

Washington, Sept. 4.-Frank Domek,
age 80, manager of the Washington
Equity Exchange was killed here this
morning, when he attempted to cross
the railroad track between two box
cars near the station.
Mr.. Domek did not see the engine
which was approaching to couple up
a string of box cars, on a siding and
was caught between two of the cars,
as he attempted to pass between them.
lie was removed to a local hospital
Immediately but died from his injuries
about two hours later. He was con-
scious from the time of the accident
until his death.
Mr.. Domek is n of the prominent
citizens of washington and is we'll
known throughout western and central
South Dakota, having spent consider
able time among the farmers buying
grain He is survived by his wife who
resides in washington.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09

Sioux Falls, Sept. -Four persons
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Wagner, Frank
Dobinske and his brother. Roy, on
their way to the Minnesota State Fair,
were killed at the outskirts of Noun
tain Lake when Omaha passenger
train No. 6 crashed into an auto at a
grade crossing
The tracks run parallel to the road
at the scene of the accident and Off
Gals are unable to explain why the
occupants of the auto failed to see the
approaching train.
When the locomotive crashed into
the front of the auto, n of the occu-
pants was thrown more than 100 feet
distance. The auto vas wrecked.
The victims were all from Sioux
Falls. The bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wagner were badly mutilated.
A coroner's investigation placed no
blame on the railway company.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
Farmer And Three Children
Killed In Auto Accident

Philip, Sept. flames Harvey, a
member of the firm of Kertzman &
Harvey, General Store. Miiesville, s.
D., while returning home from the
Iiaakon County Fair in Philip with
his wife and five children, on Friday
evening, ran off an e~mbankment with
his car, into a water hole, Mr.. Harvey
and three of his children, a girl age 8,
a boy age 6 and 8 months old baby
were killed, the accident occurred near
Elbon. 1t is assumed that all were
stunned and we're drowned before help
could be secured, the wife and other
children escaped without serious in
iuries. The headlights OF the a were
out of order and Mr.. Harvey was try
ing to reach his home without, when
he passed a team and turned out.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
ACCIDENT FATAL
TO TWOCHILDREN
Team Hitched to Manure Spreader
Run Away and Children We're
Run Through Machine

A terrible accident occurred on the
Forrest Burnham farm, about fifteen
miles southwest of Rec Heights, two
children meeting instant death and a
third in very critical condition.
The father and children were in a
corn field picking corn, and h team
hitched to a manure spreader was
standing on the edge of the field. The
children became tired and returned to
where the team was left. 1t is sup
posed the children climbed into the
spreader and the team becoming frigh-
tened, ran away.
1t is said the lines were wrapped
around a lever which controls the ma
chinery and when the team started
running the lines threw the machine
into gear. The two children were run
under the cylinder and according to
reports were horribly mangled. The
other child was thrown over the cy-
Under and is reported to be in a very
critical condition from injuries receiv-
ed.
Mrs. Burnham is a daughter of Mrs.
Walker Berry, and is quite well known
here. The family have the sincere
sympathy of the entire community.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
Red Cross Exhibits at Fair
Show Work Done for Children

Red Cross exhibits at the South Da-
kota State Fair, to be held at Huron
from September IL to rs, feature par
ticularly the work which the organiZ-
alton is doing for the children of the
state.
They include a presentation of the
health playiet known as THE Magic
Basket" a Health Clown performance,
a weighing and measuring contest for
children of school age, a baby welfare
exhibit, and an exhibit Of the garments
which the ONE of the Division are
to make for the babies and children
OF eastern Europe. In addition, ar
rangements are being made to have a
room fitted up as a typical health CEN
ter, with a Red Cross rest o in
connection; and the dentists of the
city have agreed to contribute their
! services in urn for a dental clinic.
Miss Maud Tollefson, Beadle county
Red Cross nurse, has charge of all
Red Cross exhibits; and she will be
assisted in the final preparations by
Miss Emelia Thoorsell, of the North
ern Division Headquarters.
"The Magic Basket has been work
ed up in the Huron schools, and all
the parts will be taken by pupils. It
is designed tosteach the children the
value of certain foods, such as car
rots, beets, milk, eggs and spinach,
and the harm which may result to
them from drinking coffee and eating
pickles and other injurious foods. The
children who appear as vegetables,
milk and eggs, will be appropriately
dressed in picturesque costumes.
The weighing and measuring con-
test will take place in the Red Cross
tent, and will retermine what children
are under weight. Rochelle, the
Health Clownette, who will assist the
nurse in this work, will also talk to
the children personally regarding
their health and what they should do
to be well. Preceding the contest, she
will give a special performance for
the boys and girls, emphasizing, by
her characteristic combination OF fun
and fact, the vital Importance of obey
ing such health rules as brushing
teeth, drinking milk, eating the right
vegetables, and sleeping at least nine
hours each night with the windows
open.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
VAYLAND

Last Sunday Clifford Boutwell, vas
seriously injured in an accident on his
farm south Of Vayland. Some sup
ports under a shed gave way and the
building fell, breaking both OF Cliff
ford's legs below the knee.
Big baseball game Sunday between
ST. Lawrence and Vayfand resulted i'm
a victory for Vayland. Score 3 to 1.
Miss Lucy Common, of Miller, visited
the past few days with Lucille Noble.
Marcia Hackett returned home FRI
day night after a short visit at Lake
Preston and Bookings.
Mr. and Mrs. John Marsden visited
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. II. b.
Sedan. They left Saturday morning
for a visit with other relatives at Ber-
esford.
l.. l.. Murphy spent Monday visiting
at the f. NJ. Hackett home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hackett left Wednes-
day morning for Sioux Falls. They
expect to go from there TO Cottonwood
Mimi, to visit relatives a few days.
Fred Schilling was a Pierre visitor
over Sunday.
Ada Conkey, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. ID. Conkey left Sunday to take
UP her high school work at Huron.
She will be with Mr.. and Mrs. r. M.
Jones.
Miss Hazel Hoffman left for Storm
Lake, Ia, where she will attend school
this year.
Miss Alta Gregg is visiting at the
G. Z. Major home for a few weeks.
Henry Saubers has been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Simons this
week.
w. A. Boutwell, made a business trip
TO Sioux City Tuesday.
Miss Cora Weston left Monday night
for her home at Philip, Sd.
About twenty-five Vayland young
people surprised Miss Meta Schilling
on her birthday Tuesday evening. Tho
evening was spent at dancing. Every
one reported a good time and lots Of
jokes.
W. r. Davis spent the week end at
Hurley.
Miss Vivian Hackett returned Tues
day from a weeks visit at Miller with
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Mullaney.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
Employees of Revenue
Office Asked To "Kick In"

Aberdeen Americana { G e II
young women, employees in the inter
nal revenue Office, Aberdeen, were
blackjacked by the democratic state
committee Friday into paying, or !ag-
.reeing to pay $40 each for the demo-
cratic campaign fund in South Dako-
Ia. None of these girls is making
more than $3.50 a month. At least two
Of them are SO heavily in debt they
were forced to give post-dated checks
one for $40 dated Oct. /, and the other
for $50, dated Nov l.
The blackjacking operation was car
ried out in Room 213 of the Sherman
hotel by Il. M. Waterbury of Center
Vile, S. D., who told the young women
taat he was representing Clarence III.
Nee of Centeryille, member of the
state democratic committee and ac-
oording to Waterbury, chairman of
the budget committee.
None of these young women was
ordered to pay any set amount. They
we're given to understand, however,
that their bread and butter depended
on the political status"
August 81, 1920.
"The democratic national committee
are raising in this state a fund for
campaign expenses and those who are
partaking in the benefits of Office are
asked to assist.
you are cordially requested to ar
range this matter by calling at the
Sherman Hotel, Room 213, during the
next three days.
(Signed) "E. NJ. Waterbury
Democrats of Aberdeen were
strangely silent Saturday on the
blackjack" letter through which L
M. Waterbury, representing Clarence
II. Nee, chairman of the budget com
mittee OF the democratic state com
mittee, obtained $40 apiece from
number of 1920 aamonth girl clerks
in the internal revenue office.
The nice. Mr.. Waterbury, as tn
girls described him Friday, very quiet
iy folded his tent, or rather turne'
the key to Room 213 in the Sherman
hotel, and departed from here. ]
was said lac went south. He left n
forwarding address.
]. Walter Nee, internal evenue col
lector, was bot in a frame Of mind I
discuss much OF anything early Sat
urday morning.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
co. NEWS BY
CORRESPONDENTS
BURDETTE

Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Lawson and Miss
Ruth Payne of Chicago motored to
Zell and Redield Tuesday.
The Ladies Aid met at the home OF
Mrs. III. A. Bultman. The ladies sew
ed for the coming bazaar.
Miss Francis Hill is visiting at the
Mcdonald home.
Veda Dempster and Reynold Daley
will start Tuesday to attend the Mil
Ter high school for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Creamer, of Red
field are spending the harvest and
threshing season on their farm
Miss Ruth Payne. Of Chicago, who
has been spending the past two weeks
at the S. w. Lawson home has return
cd to her home in Chicago.
Harry Kenyon and son Clifford tran
sGcted business in Bonilla Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Lawson and Mrs.
BYRON Dempster were Miller visitors
Sunday.
Master Albert Suelkie will attend
the acadamy at Mitchell the coming
year.
Miss Viola Kivet has been spending
a few days at Rockham
The schools in Burdette township
will open the school year Monday with
Miss Jackson, Miss Smith and Miss
Gale as teachers.
Miss Ola Edelmann, who has been
spending several weeks with her brot-
hers at Highmore, has returned to her
home.
Robert Kenyon, of Bonilla, spent
Saturday evening at MS home here.
Miss Grace Deiblc, of Mitchell, is
visiting at the Busnong home. How
about it Hubert?
The ladies of the Burdette M. r..
T.. church will serve a chicken fry
supper at the Harry Kenyon home
Friday evening.
II. A. Bultman and family spent
Sunday with Jake Westenhaver.
Harry Kenyon and family spent Sun
day at Rockham.
Mr., and Mrs. Geo Bottom, of Red
field, were week end visitors here.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
TALK
BY COUNTY NURSE
Public Health Conference and Discus.
sion on Tuberculosis

The Annual Conference of the Mis-
sissippi Valley states of which South
Dakota is one, was very successful.
Topics of vital interest were discussed
Four tuberculosis Clinics were held
during the Conference Discussions
on "My Greatest Problem as a Tuber-
culosis Worker" tuberculosis Nurs-
ing" What are we Doing for Chill
Gren Exposed to Contact with Open
Cases of tuberculosis" Care Of Child
ZEN of pre-school age" Care of School
Children" place of Preventorum,'
How the Public Health Nurse can
Best Cooperate with the Sanatorium,"
and How we can Meet the Urgent
Need for Recruits for Public Health
Nursing and General Nursing" Sew
cral Public Health exhibits we're
shown.
The need of a Public Hospital in
Hand County is a long felt want, plans
for which are already under way.
Two hundred and fifty free-holders
Of the different voting precincts have
already signed the petition. The
people are much in favor of the pro-
ject. A County Hospital is open to all
kinds of cases. Our Tuberculosis pat
tents and other communicable diseases
will be taken care of in a hospital of
this kind.
Mary A. Curley,
County Nurcn
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
Weather Report For
Month OF August

The monthly weather report shows
twenty-five clear days out of a total
OF 81 days in August There were
three partly cloudy days and. three
cloudy.
The highest temperature reached
during the month was on the 4th,
when the thermometer registered 80
degrees; the lowest on the 22nd. with
IS degrees. The total precipitation
Tor the month was LIZA inches.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
WANTED

State Fair Exhibits for Hand County
Let us know what you may have. and
lei US have a little OF the best that
you have Any variety. of corn. pota-
toes. watermelons, muskme.ons. squas-
bes. pumpkins. all kinds Of vegetables.
Yours for q good exhibits
John "A. vanLoon. Mgr.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
SEN. HARDING NO
WHIRLING DERVISH
Challenges Cox to Prove Charge
Against Republican National
Committee

Marion, Ohio-Plainly enough. the
campaigns of the two great parties
are being conducted on vastly differ
ent lines. The Democrats and their
candidate, Governor Cox, whether by
accident or design, apparently have
chosen to make an appeal to the emo
tons, whereas, the Republicans, un-
der the personal leadership of the
nominee, Senator Harding, are direct
in gtheir arguments to the reason.
One is a rapid-fre pop-gun affair; the
ether a carefully mapped out plan of
action, based on logic and vital issues.
Senator Harding wants to show by
force of argument that the issues he
presents to the voters, as the spokes-
man of the party, are the important
issues and that the Republican party
has the right position on these issues.
Senator New, chairman of the speak
ers' bureau, said: Senator Harding
is running for President; he is 10
whirling dervish."
Senator Harding has challenged his
Democratic opponent to prove his
charge that the Republican national
committee has an campaign
fund in reserve " to buy an underhold"
on the government Stating that he
desires the fullest publicity regarding,
sll campaign money, the senator an
ticipated another charge, to the eff
feet that bankers and men of large
affairs have beer making surrepuitious
contributions to the Republican COM
mittee by using the names of clerks
and employees.
Let them show it if there is any
such thing" the senator said. He sec
onded the motion made by Chairman
Hays that the truth be made public re-
garding all campaign funds,
One Of the campaign firecrackers
thrown by Governor Cox is the big
fund charge. He has asserted from
the stump that the Republican ma
tional committee has $751; 00, 900 avail
able to finance the presidential contest
Asked about the $4,000, 900 fund, the
senator said:
THAT is ridiculous, wholly without
foundation"
The senator said he knew that when
the campaign opened the national
committee was practically without
funds, all the $4,000, 900 or more raised
in the last years having been spent
in the committees extensive work.
The national committee had to borrow
money last April, he said. On the
subject of campaign funds, the senator
referred to the small amounts raised
in his contests for offices in Ohio and
said he believed they touched the low
water mark.
Senator Harding expressed the opin-
Jon that no national campaign could
be financed for less than about $4,000
900. Recalling the Mckinley cam
paign of 1896, he said: THAT was
twenty-four years ago and it cost 3d.
000, 600, Mark Hanna told me, and
81, 000, 900 was returned to the contri-
butors. In 1900 Hanna had to get
down Oh his knees and scratch for
money, and they spent q little more
than 1000, 600"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
Trainload OF Stock
Shipped To Market

A train load of cattle and horses
was shipped last week by local deal
ers TO the market. Sheridan and Cor
coran shipped thirteen cars; Chas.
Schriver one car, and K. l.. Burgher
one car of hogs on which re topped
the market at sf5.5. VIM. Groves ship
ped a carload of horses to Pennsyl-
vania.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
HUSBAND
WITH POISON
Woman Coniesses Murder Of Husband
by Strychnine Poisoning

Sioux Falls. S. d., Sept. 6.-Mrs.
anna Mathason OF Sherman, arrested a
few days ago in the poisoned peach
Is" case on a charge of murder, has
a complete confession, according
to officials. Martin Mathesen, her hus-
band died from %strychnine poisoning.
In her confession, Mrs. Mathesen
said that the poisoning was first pro-
posed to me by my cousin, John Digre,
and that said John Digre wanted and
repeatedly asked me to get rid of my
husband either by divorce or other
wise. Digre suggested to me that
should give him poison and told me
that s%trychnine was the best kind to
use, because it was the surest: and
most deadly, and advised me that when
/ bought poison | was to give a ficti-
tioUs name.
Cousin Implicated
81 do further say that said John
Dlgree has bought me dresses and has
promised 10 buy me other things.
John was 20 tell Martin things about
re and get him sore at me and was
to keep on the good side Of Martin. 1t
was further understood hat John and
/ were to get married as soon after
Martin died as we could.
The confession, according to the Of
ticials, further states that on July II
Mrs. Matheson put strychnine in two
different cans of peaches which were
purchased for her husband; that stry-
chime used at that time had been
found on a shelf in the pantry of her
home at Sherman. She further con-
fesses, they say, that on July "a she
administered another dose of strych-
nine to her husband in a dose of salts,
and that As minutes after he swallow
Cd it he died. This st~rychnine, she
states, was purchased al Dell Rapids
by her under a fictitious name.
Second Cousin Cleared
In her confession she clears Carl
Digre, another cousin, from all con
nectiOn with the case.
As a result of Mrs. Matheson's con
f~cssion, officers proceeded to the home
of John Digre, near Sherman. and
placed him under arrest. He was
brought to Sioux Falls and lodged in
the county Jail. Digre is q farmer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
Esaee Drafel Injured in FAN

Estee Drafel, while working on a
thirty-foot telephone pole near High
more, was badly bruised Wednesday,
when the pole fell with him. 1t is
thought that no bones were broken.
although he was painfully bruised.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
John Douglass Buys Plane

John Douglass has purchased an
airplane from the Aberdeen Aero Com
pany. The pilot, f.. T Vance. has q
half ownership in the plane.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09

Creamery Supplies Butter for FaiI
The Miller Creamery has received
an order to furnish 1000 pounds Of
butter to a Huron party. to be delivered
the first Of next week.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-01
BIG TEN FOOTBALL
RACE Is CLOSE
Ohio State and Illinois Tied
for Lead in Conference
GridirOn Series.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3i.--The halfway mark
in the Western conference football sea-
son finds Illinois and Ohio State tied for
first place. but neither showing sufficient
consistent strength In last Saturdays
victories to give either q tight hold on
the top rung OF the championships lad
der, although both at times displayed
latent power that may develop high skill.
Illinois disappointed its followers, de-
spite a II To z triumph over Minnesota.
for the Gophers, apparently woefully
weak this season, outplayed Illinois IN
the first part of the game and showed
ability to stop Illinois's famous off-tackle
dashes.
Ohio State also made disappointing
showing early in its contest with CHI
cage, but in the final period they turned
what appeared to be a TO setback
into to 8 victory Strength that
should be unbeatable If carried through
the season was shown by Ohio State In
this period. Every offensive play was
carried out perfectly, and when Chicago
got the ball the Maroon attempts were
soon upset.
uinoiss play left the same problem
as Ohio's for after n miserable start
the Illinois showed remarkable skin.
Many experts believe that the champion
ship lies between these two, but APP
parently there are just as many VINO
are loyal to teams already defeated. and
expect Michigan. Wisconsin or Chicago
to furnish IN upset In the race.
Indiana climbed back into the race
by q 10 to Z conquest over Northwest
ern. but this eleven has not shown
enough ability to warrant consideration.
1t lost to Iowa, which was defeated by
Chicago and Illinois.
Next Saturdays games are expected
to leave Ohio State or Iliinois---or both
virtually clear field to fght IT out,
or to so compiicate the race that there
will be no choice between several teams.
Illinois plays Chicago here and Ohio
State meets Michigan at Columbus. VIC
tory for the two leaders would leave
Wisconsin as their only real obstacle,
but q defeat for each and victory FOR
Wisconsin over Minnesota would find IL
linois, Ohio State. Wisconsin, Michigan
and Chicago fighting for the top row
In the standing, with each having o
chance at first place. Northwestern
will play Iowa. The game is not OK
pected to have much Of bearing on the
championship race
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-01
NAVY Ready for Georgetown.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Oct. Si--Interest has
reached q high pitch here over the game
between the Naval Academy and George
town. which will take place next Satur-
day. and which will be the big contest
on the local grounds for the season.
The Naval ACADEMY saved three or its
regular backs, koehler. Cruise and
Noyes, in yesterdays game against the
Western Reserves and changed it's whole
line after a short period OF play, but
expects to have It's full material avail
able next Saturday. Noyes and Cruise
were hurt in the Princeton game and
have not played during the week but are
in shape to do light practice tomorrow
and are expected to start In the George
town game II needed.
r. Georgetown was the only team TO win
at etiehr football or baseball from the
Midshpmen last season, which increases
the Naval desire to win Saturday.
Georgetown scouts saw the Navy team
In action against the Western Reserve
Saturday, while the Navy had it's out
posts at the Georgetown-Johns Hopkins
game In Baltimore. Neither saw much.
tho teams sticking to simple football and
taking out their regulars as the game
was in hand.