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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
FLORENCE

Truth is a small word. Has II ever
dawned upon you the magnitude or
this little word when your own life
lives it I'm the eyes of the World"
Some day the writer is going to give
"a few lines on christianity Outside
the Church"
The at the Farmers Union
meeting Friday evening was what
might be termed a bumper. The crowd
being so large they could not crowd
in the house. Here's hoping the day
is not far distant when we can build
a community hall. The debate was
exceptionally good and we surely hope
this Is only the beginning of u de-
bates.
Members ef the Andrews family
have been reported sick this last week.
Miss Alice Croll was unable to re-
turn to school this week on account
of illness.
Church services were held Sunday,
Jan. 80 at the Union Grove school
house.
Mrs. Will Lange and children visited
the Hutchinson family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson and children
of st. Lawrence visited at the A. w.
Schwartz home last week.
We notice there are a number OF
Community Clubs in the county under
the Farm Bureau but we want 1t to be
made known that the Community Club
of Florence Twp was not organized
under the Farm Bureau. It's member
shin consists of ladies OF the commun-
itv
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
PUPILS APPEAR
In RECITAL
Piano Students Of Miss Sim0ns Give
Pleasing Recital Tuesday
Evening

The piano pupils of Miss Simons
gave a recital at the Presbyterian
church Tuesday evening. The recital
was heard by an unusually large and
appreciative audience, and was a dis
.inct success.
Although a number of the perform
ers appeared for the first time in pub
lie recital, the work Of all was very
ccmmendable, and we'll merited the
applause so generously bestowed.
The numbers by Russell Danburg
were especially pleasing, while the ap-
pearance of all reflected much credit
upon their teacher in her capable
teaching of "The Progressive Series of
Piano Lessons"
Following is the program rendered:
THE First Lesson"
Lowell Johnson
George Catalan
(a) French Child Song. .Whithorn
Calvert Simons
(b) 1.-THE Happy Farmer. 49,.
......S chumann
Cb2) Silent Night"
Piano Solos: Paul Burke
(c) Travellers Song. .Oesten
Gwendolyn Weber
Id Indian Dance. 80. .Kroeger
George Catalan
Chorus-"O, Mother Dear" ......
from Operetta
(a) "%Sprinning Song" OPP. 81, No. A..
...... Mendelssohn
OBJ Cradle Song Op, AZ Gottschalk
Russell Laverne Danburg
Song-"Goose Girls" from Operetta
ta) Spanish Dance" ....... Behr
John Redmond
Piano Solos: (b) "Pastorale"....
...... Bachmann
Helen Mcdonnell
Co Chatter"
Mary Simons
ta) "Valse in G-Flat, OPP 70. Chopin
Cb) "Tarantella" ........... Heller
Russell Laverne Danberg
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
LAND COM.
MAKES REPORT
South Dakota Received Over 81 Million
From Sale Of School Lands

Pierre, s. d., Jan. 29.-The report Of
the commissioner of State Lands, N.
r. Knight, in his letter of transmittal
shows that the state school fund de-
rived from sale of state school lands
amounts at the present time to S27,-
434,9S3.S3, which is an increase of 49,
SS9.1S0.63 in the past two years from
sale of state school lands. The larg-
est sale of state lands for any one year
since statehood was held in the spring
of 1920, when over ninety thousand
acres were sold.
For a number of years the matter
of trespass was one of the features
which the department vas required
to give considerable attention, But
for the past two years but little tres
pass work has been done as the de-
nand for unsold lands by those who
desired to lease the same for hay or
pasturage, has been such that there
was little land on which ~trespassing
was done.
The report shows that the state yet
holds 1887, 1922 acres of common school
land, and in addition, endowment land
for the various endowed institutions
of the state to make a total of 2,713,010
acres of land held by the state for
these institutions. The largest amount
of this state land held in any m
county is Harding, in which the state
holds 3S0,5S1 acres, which IL about one
fifth the total area of that county. Of
her counties i'm which large areas are
held are 67,31S acres i'm Meade and
1880 in Mcpherson with land of
different areas in every county of the
state except Clay and Lincoln, in
which all of the state lands have been
disposed of.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Many Modern Farm Homes
Now Found In S. Dakota


Brookings, S. d., Feb. Exposure
made necessary by the use of the out
side closet in severe weather is respon
sible for a very large amount of sick
ness in unsewered districts, says
Ralph l.. Patty, extension engineer at
State college. 1t is exceeded only by
the dread of exposure, which results
in the turning back of poisons and
weakening the resistance of the body
to disease. The bathroom containing
the inside toilet is the most important
of all modern improvements to u
health. This is one of the reasons
for the many modern farm homes al
ready to be found in South Dakota.
1t is also the reason for the large num-
her that will be made modern in the
n1xt few years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
N. OAK. Mill
RUN AT Loss
Manager McGOyern Admits Mill Is Not
A Business Success.

Bismarck, N. d., Feb. 1.-Leaders of
the Nonpartisan league have dropped
all efforts to show a profit on the OPP
Grafton of the state mill at Drake,
which has about a 100 barrel a day
capacity, but there is a scramble to lay
the blame on the other fellow.
This little institution in a town of
four or five hundred in the northern
part of the state is probably the most
famous mill of anywhere near its size
in the world. It's profits have been
painted in big red letters in every
state in the union where the nonparti-
sans have attempted to organize.
Mill Too Small
Carl Kositzky, former state auditor,
charged that it was being operated at
a loss and the league press came out
and called him every kind of a liar,
but now j. A. McGovern, manager of
the state mill and elevator association,
as frankly admitted that it has lost
money and that il is too small a mill
to be a business success.
Anderson Blamed
Most of the money which was lost
the amount has no. been made public
yet-was due to lack of hedging, it is
said, and Mr.. McGovern blames W. A.
Anderson, former secretary of the in
dustrial commission, for mistakes in
management, asserting that since Mr..
Anderson came to Bismarck from Min
neapolis about a year ago to become
secretary of the commission, he has
really been. in actual charge Of the
Drake mill. He was a Minneapolis
attorney who had had milling expert
ence and is said to be a former social
list office-holder.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Predicts A Return To
Normal Business By May

business conditions by April or May
was predicted by Prof. Charles j. Bull
lock, chairman of the committee on
economic research at Harvard Uni
versity, i'm an address to the Associat-
ed Savings Trust Companies of Massa-
chussetts, last night.
I'VE would have suffered the worst
panic in history" he said, but for two
factors: for the first time Europe was
our debtor to the extent of Is or 20
billions and we had our federal re-
serve system. Wholesale prices never
fell so fast nor so far in so brief a
period as now. We now appear to be
in the last phase: liquidation of raw
prices and labor"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Farmers Want Constructive
State & National Legislation

Hnron, S. Oak. 3.-The South Dako-
Ia Farm Bureau federation in its an
nual convention at Brookings last
week adopted a number Of recommen-
dations asking for constructive legis-
lation as a part of it's 1921 program.
Among the special items of legislation
requested of the present session OF the
state legislature were the following:
Recommended the passage of House
pill 90 In regard to the regulation OF
boards Of exchange, allowing full mem
bership of cooperative commission
companies.
Recommended the passage OF an act
to amend Section IL of Chapter 244
| Is. b. 29) laws of the session of 1919,
pertaining to hail insurance be made
to read so that parties wishing exemp-
zion may file such exemption with the
assessor at the time the assessments
are made instead Of with the auditor
as provided in said law.
Recommend the passage of the live
| stock sanitary law now being urged
by the federation of livestock breeders
associations, and which calls for the
reorganization of the present Live
stock Sanitary board.
Recommended that a law be enacted
providing fer the classification for tax
alton purposes of comparatively owned
sales p~avilions and farmers commun-
ity buildings when these are not oper-
ated for profit to the stockholders, to
the end that such property shall bear
q low rate of taxes.
Recommend that all soldiers mem
orial buildings be exempt from taxa
ton.
Recommended that the present fence
law be amended to include standard
size split posts, steel and concrete
posts as also constituting a legal fence
Recommend that the present doc
law be amended to assist sheep raisers
IN checking depreciations; also the
passage of the bill introduced to aid In
control of coyote and other predatory
animals.
Recommended an annual state ap'
preparation of a Reasonable sum Of
money for the purpose OF mixing .
survey of the cost Of production Of
farm products, and that such a surve,
should be made by the extension de
partment of the State college of agri
culture through the South Dakott
Farm Bureau federation and other ex
listing farmers organizations.
Recommended that the present legi'
lature should exercise strict econom.
in the distribution of the state finances
but not to the extent OF %crippling tn
Institutional work Of our state educa
tional institutions.
Recommended that the 10 per cen
of the net profits of farmers coopera
tive companies that is required by la,
to be set aside in the building OF
surplus be used only in that part Q
the business of such concern as woul
make it a readily liquid asset.
Recommend that a system OF stat
auditing Of farmers cooperative con
} panies be established.
The Farm Bureau convention issue
the statement that 1t does not advt
lcate state ownership of terminal ele'
ators nor governmental price fixing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Steel Mills Start Work
With 40 Per Cent Capacity

Pittsburgh, Feb. MANY %indepen-
dent steel manufacturing concerns in
the Pittsburgh district today increased
operation, On what executives were
united in saying was a cautious, con-
sentative basis" after six weeks in
which operations have been entirely
suspended or greatly curtailed. 1t was
predicted would be about 40 per cent
Of capacity with prospects OF increased
activities, II conditions warranted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Commercial Club Holds
Election OF Officers

At the regular meeting of the COM
mercial Club Tuesday evening, direc-
tors were elected for the ensuing year.
The following were elected: HI. w.
Woodruff, President; w. G. Tamblyn,
Vice-President; Geo. Richardson,
Treasurer; John Pusey and z. o. Reck
directors.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Special City Election to Vote
Bonds To Be Held Soon

According to Mayor Halloween, a
city election will soon be held to vote
bonus Tor the erection OF a standpipe.
Bonds for this purpose were voted a
year ago, but were unable to be sold
because of the interest rate of five per
cent. The mount to be voted will be
less than a e a ago, as $4,000 was vot=
ed to the light plant, but during the
past year the plant has paid up its in
~debtedness, and show a balance in the
treasury.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Ex-Service Men May
Re-Instate Insurance

Former service men and women who
have dropped their War Risk Insur-
ance may be reinstated by paying only
two back monthly payments with their
application. For additional informa-
ton, inquire of any American Legion
fost or OF the Bureau of War Risk In
surance at Washington.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Income Tax Collector
To Be Here feb. 9-lO-ll

A communication received from w.
j. Coulter. Deputy Income Tax Col
%leotor, states that he will be in this
city from the ninth to the eleventh
of February in order to assist tax
payers in making their income tax
return for 1920. His hours will be
from 900 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Mr.. Coulter will be at the Hotel at
st. Lawrence from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
on February 18th.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Hand Injured, In
Corn Shelter Accident

A serious accident occurred Wednes
day when Forrest Gibson of Rec
Heights had his right hand caught
in a corn shelter. He was at once
brought to the hospital here, where
it was found necessary to amputate
the thumb and fore-finger.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Fine Three For Keeping
Children Out Of School

DeSmet, Jan. 27.-Three farmers of
this (Kingsbury) county were arrest
cd on complaint of Ira Howell, state
trbant officer, on the charge of keep
ing their children from school.
All three entered pleas of guilty and
paid fines and costs amounting to near
ly $50 in each case.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Miller Hardware Co.
In New Location

The Miller Hardware Conn ,any have
moved their stock of hard ware into
the Coquillette Building on East
broadway. In the ir new location
Messrs Carr and :schro ed err have a
much better oppor tunity to disploy
their large stock AS they have over
twice the floor sp ace as at the old
location.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
GA PHYSICIANS In s. d.

Pierre, 8. D., Jan. 2S.-There were
604 physicians registered and prac-
ticing in South Dakota Jan. !. of this
year. according to the records in the
once Of the state board Of health.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03
Insurance Dept. Report
Shows Success OF Hail Law

Pierre, S. d., Feb. 1.-The report Of
the hail insurance department for the
year ending December 31st, 1920 has
been received from the printer and
shows:
Acres insured .3,741,SS2
Remiums Reported $50. S ,309, 65S.7l
Losses for 1920.
Paid to Dec.
81 ........ $~8S9,t44.00
Losses Paid since
Dec. 81 49,. 4~0,545.2l
Losses in process Of
settlement 49,. 39,565.27
Total losses sus-
tanned ...... 1868, 163.4S
Expense of administration 4~9,S56.73
The year was one of the worst hail
years in the history of the state and
losses exceeding the premium income
was sustained in twenty counties of
the state, to-witf
Aurora, Brown, Corson, Custer, Day,
Deuel., Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds,
Jones, Lawrence, Mcpherson, Meade,
Fall River, Harding, Hyde. Jerauld,
Mellette, Pennington, Ziebach.
vi tHe various SIdISo anu pioNiiNcc
OF Canada that have state hail insur"
ance, the South Dakota law is the only
one that has been successful every
wear OF it's operation. In the three
states that have so called voluntary
hail insurance montana, Oklahoma
and Nebraska) and whose legislatures
are now in session, members of the
legislature have requested and been
sent copies of the South Dakota Law
for enactment in these states.
The showing of the fund since the
beginning of operations shows:
Balance in hail fund Jan.
20, 1921 ............. 2O2,522.29
Premiums reported due :
Jan. 1, 1921 ........... 1,209,65S.7l
Liabilities in warrants
sold and refunds san. 512,1S1.0O
Approximate balance in
fund July /, 1921 ...... 1000, 100000
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03

The next regular teachers examin-
alton for all grades of certificates will
be held at the Court Room in Miller.
February "a. rs and 26. beginning at
nine o'clock.
Adnie G. WEIGH,
Its Co. Superintendent.
The New York herald., 1921-11-26
NINE. GAUTHIER IN CONCERT.
Heard ms soIoist with Gambler
Music Art Society.

delightful concert was given In
Aeolian Hall yesterday afternoon, when
the Gambler Music Art Society and Nine.
Eva Gauthier. soprano, gave their first
programme here of works by classic and
modern composers Before an interested
audience. The societys members are
Charles Hart, piano: Messrs. Towbin and
Kraeuter. violins; Messrs. Moldavan.
Such and Mix, viola. cello and contra
bass, and Messrs Grisez. Lora, Corne.
Schon and Franzl. clarinet, flute. oboe,
b7ssoon and horn respectively. Yester-
day there were eight assisting players
as English horn, harp, bells, percus-
sion, &c
The works were for different combina-
tons and taken from Mozart. several
modern British writers, ns Goosens with
his Two Sketches which were played
here before, and Arthur Bliss--repre-
sentcd by a number with the old title
"Rout," and others, including Eichheim.
Two beautiful selections finding favor
we're Schubert's Der Hirt auf dem
Felsen." for voice, clarinet and piano.
and an "1nterlude for a Drama" for
(ntonlng) voice. oboe. viola. cello and
piano. by Water Kramer.
The programme was given with life
esprit color and finish Nine. G1uthier
asked INDULGENCE for cold, but she has
never sung better here.
The New York herald., 1921-11-26
NEW RUSSIAN TENOR SINGS.
Vladimir ROsing Gives His Firs,
Recital I'm Aeolfan Hall.

vladimir Rosing. Russian tenor.
with Carl Deis at the piano. gave his
first recital here last night in Aeolan
Hall The house was sold out.
Mr. Rosing, who was born in Petro-
grad. chose first the law as a profess
sion. Later he went into o0era. He
has sung all over Russia. and as a con-
cert singer ne is well known in Eng
land. where he has lived for the last
Ave years. In London alone he gave. II
is said. 104 recitals. His recital was
the first of three connected In nlan and
with theme" programmes. His theme
for last night was the soul Of Russia
as expressed in songs by Russia's
greatest composers" Many of the
standard Russian writer's were repre-
sented. Glirka began the list with his
lyric, ASK Not a Song from q Singer"
Gretchaninov's my Beloved Country
and Russian folk songs followed. then
came groups of songs expressing peasant
life. oppression. suffering, love. satire
and gaiety. Mr.. Rosing stands near
the front OF the stage. his attitude that
Of supplication and prayer. with hands
clasped before him and eyes closed. and
sings. He Is q singer of true Russian
type. He revels in the field of emo
tional and dramatic expression. With
a lyric voice Of poor quality in the lower
range and agreeable in the upper. he
makes his effects by remarkably clear
pianissimos running into falsettos and u
powerful forte. A realistic interpreter
Of his own language and sentiments he
is, and II not an artistic singer, he is
an interesting one. He had great
success with his audience.
The New York herald., 1921-11-26
DUPRE PLAYS GREAT
ORGAN ATWANAMAKER'S
Paris Virtuoso Clues First
Public Recital.

The first public inaugural organ reci-
tai by Marcel Dupre. organist of Notre
Dame. Paris. in the Wanamaker Audi
torium took place yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Dupre had made his first American
appearance in the same place last Friday
evening In private organ recital, for
which invitations had been accepted by
distinguished assemblage, including
many prominent New York organists.
His programme was then arranged TO
display the splendid new wanamaker
organ. his own brilliant powers as
virtuoso. his far famed ability as
Bach interpreter Che played for one
number by Bach the G iiinor fantasy
and fugue) and his genius for impro-
vlsing, themes by different organsts
being given him. and during one-half
hours time he produced on the organ
symphony quite remarkable, which
aroused great enthusiasm
Yesterday his list comprise 4 n 'Dia-
logue" by Clerambault. the "Noel" with
variations by D'Aquiu t1G94-1772).
Bacfn's choral prelude on "Christ Lay in
Bonds Of Death" and the D major pre-
lude and fugue Franck's finale In =
fiat, OF which DR.. Russells notes said
there is probably no work which so
completely reveals the resources of the
organ as this giant of thunder and
lightning" Carlton" dedicated %
Mr.. Dupre by Emile Bourbon, Glis own
prelude and fugue in @ minor. and in
closing an improvisation on a theme sub
mitted by DIR. William c. Carl Of this
city.
The great new organ upon which Mr.
Dupre played was made In the artistic
Wanamaker laboratory, non-comner-
cial shop constructed for the sole pur-
pose of building the Grand Court orL.
in John Wanamaker's store in Phla-
delphia and the present new one. which
is said to be the largest in New Yoik.
The new one. inaugurated yesterday by
Mr.. Dupre. has 100 speaking stops. $500
pipes, 60 couplers, 4 manuals and pedals.
7 separate organs. Of which are "foat-
ing'--playable from any -keyboard--7
expression pedals and so combination
plstons.
The entire organ IL incloscd In boxes.
except few softly voiced pedal stops
The instrument has m ny unusual fe
lures such as on echo organ, a piano
chimes and expression pedals. The larg.
est pipe weighs 1.735 pounds and Is
large enough for two men to crawl
The New York herald., 1921-11-26
FIVE HUNDRED GREET
DU POINT DEBUTANTES
NerD Buildings of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. S. du Pont Used.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 25.-The
largest reception ever held in q pri-
vate home in this section OF the coun-
try was that given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierre s. du Pont this evening at their
beautiful house at Longwood. Pa, In
honor of three of wilmingtons debu-
tantes. Though large party the enter
tainment was simple and there was an
absence of display.
The party was given for Miss Mar
garetta du Pont. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Irene du Pont, Miss Paulina du
Pont. daughter of Mrs. w. K. du Pont.
and Miss Victorine du Pont. daughter
Of Mrs. b. G. du Pont. In the receiving
line were the three debutantes and Mr..
and Mrs. Pierre S. Gu Pont.
Mr.. and Mrs. du Pont have as their
house guests over the event Mr.. and
Mrs. N. G.. Robertson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Belin. Mr.. and Mrs. D'Andelot
Belin, Mr.. Pratt Mr.. Nat Robertson.
Jr.. of Scranton, and Miss Dent of
Bradford. About 500 were present, In
Guiding a few from New York, Phila-
delphia and Scr..ntcn.
The reception and dance which fol-
lowed took place in the horticultural
BulidlnBS. Two or the buildings. the
Exhibition Hall and Assembly Building.
lend themselves to a party of this size
and nature because of the spaciousness
resulting from the simplicity and gem
erai openness OF their layout In the
grade below the Exhibition Hall Is
large entrance hall, suitable for use as
a reception suite, with rooms on both
sides intended AZ dressing rooms for
guests.
Music for the reception and dance
was furnished by Joseph G. Smiths
Plaza Orchestra of New York.