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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
Different Ways to Cure
Newly Placed Concrete

Recent survey of numerous high
way construction projects show that
contractors employ different methods
10 cure newiy-laid concrete. This cur
ing Is said to be n of the very I'm
pOrtsnt processes In building a first
class concrete pavement.
On level sections of highway, the
preferred method, It was found, is the
building Of earth dykes along the edges
Of the pavement and flooding the In
side area az shown In the illustration.
The water Is then kept on the surface
of the concrete for ten days OF two
weeks. This method was thought TO
be cheaper than covering with earth
because OF the labor necessary to
shovel the dirt ON to the pavement
and later clean II off. The water re-
qulred to keep the earth wet was
about as much as IL the surface Of
the pavement was flooded.
Some contractors reported that the
use Of hay was best. They said 1t
would hold more water and could be
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
POLLY OF PAPEETE
BY n. LOUIS RAYBoLp
9. 1928, by Mcclure Newspaper sypaios..)

81 lszS' by Mcclure Newspaper rynoicata)
TT GEORGE MALCOLM and Mary
= Malcolm could have foreseen the
sad elimination Of their world tour
tthclr sudden Illness with O tropical
ease, their deaths In a little one
oty hotei In Papeete, Tahiti the
u~nnequent Stranding of their eleven
rod ~daughter), why, Of course,
~ would have abandoned their jour
).
I.u; tier TisiOn could not pierce the
,vii uI toe future, and events occurred
Exactly us ed above. So sud-
lcnly were they Smitten that there was
40 tin g 10 make arrangements for lit.
lie Polly. She simply became a legacy
- kind-hearted Mother Kenyon, who
ran the Beach HnrbOr house, along
"ith the few effects left by her par
entS and what money there was about
her persons.
SO Polly stayed on, growing into Il
slim, reserved young person, and a
grC.t help To Mother Kenyon, who did
well 10y the girl ms far as lay in her
power.
When sic was sixteen two things
occnrred. Letters began to arrive re-
g%Hrding one George Malcolm and his
wife-cautious, investigating letters
apparently written by some n who
didn't wish to be let in for any re.
spoDs!hility until he or she were sure
Of It's justification. OF equal impor-
British consul took up his residence
On the hill behind the hotel.
HIS name was Dean Everett t. He
was very g"0d-'o king and ~thifty-two.
He was unmarried and heart flee
when ne came. He met Polly ana al
most immediately fell head owe heels
n love.
Nom hS went by while Mother Ken
ven received and answered letters
.vitl'out making much UI them TO
Polly, and Dean watched Polly daily
growing into that winsOue woman
hood when he would feel ut liberty
to ask her to marry him.
Then came the eliminating letter.
Il seenied that the person behind all
The INQUIRIES was n distant cousin If
George Malcolm. an elderly aunt, evil
IDENTITY n well-to-dO woman who had
never seen Polly or PolIy's mother,
hut who had heard Of their journey
and its sad ending months nfterward.
1t GEMS remittanCeS had piled up at
another port of call and authorities
there had communicated with the bank
on which the checks were drawn.
The bank I'm turn had sought for
relatives or information of the unfor-
tnnate couple. A steamer CARRYING
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

mail which might have straisisteheJ
out matters had been lost In a South
ern Pacific hurricane. The whole af-
fair had been involved, and tedious.
But at last to Polly, nearing her
eighteenth birthday, came the IN
formation that considerable money
or so II seemed to her-was due her,
and a to come home and
live with the aforesaid aunt and re-
ceive the care and education which
must have been sadly lacking at the
ends Of the earth.
Polly took the letter to Dean In
troubled bewilderment. What should
he do? Mother Kenyon thought she
should go. What did he Think
You must 60, derr, by all means"
ne advised In what he conceived to be
an elder b~rotherly fashiOn.
And so It was arranged. Polly was
to go back on the very teamer which
1ad brought the letter.
An hour before the boat was due to
20 Polly slipped away for a few min
ltps by herself down on the silver
beach, where q radiant zoe rode the
heavens and the deep boom Of the
surf SmOte on ones ears from beyond
the reef. Would her new home be as
wonderful as the one she was leaving?
She sat for some moments drinking
In the beauty of the enc Then as
she turned to go she saw a lonely fig
ire pacing the shore, head bent, some
distance down the beach. She recog-
n'zed Dean Immediately, started TO-
ward him, then thought better Of it
and ran back toward the hotel.
The Maronia's whistles blew shrilly
as Everett waited on the dock. Either
Polly had not come or else she had
gone aboard and forgotten him. Yet
there stood Mother Kenyon, the MI
CleuS Of q little group. True. every
one come down tn see the boat leave.
but she would hardly stand there s
C0mplaCently had not Folly been duly
pur aboard.
Now they were polling In the gang
plank. Now there was a steady
widening gap between the boat and
he dock. GOod-by, little Polly. Good
by,
Eut what was this sudden whirlw'nd
NJ his side. which thrust a warm hand
confidently into his? He turned and
loo'.ed into Polly's shining eyes.
aJA,-. ID ,GI1.e NUI. ~
you tell me yOu-yOu cared. Instead
of that II had 10 he Mother Kenyon.
I asked her IL she thought you did, and
she said Yes and then-why, of
course. | couldn't GO"
AND youm stay Mt the end of the
earth with me, dear?" asked Dean, not
yet sure OF his wonderful fortune.
END Of the earth, Dean?" cried
Polly. "Why It's home"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
Complaint About Heavy
Trucks Injuring Roads

Speaking about maintaining good
roads. there Ii much complaint about
big trucks that make trips over the
roads Immediately after every rain.
cutting them up. making travel diff
cult. and causing a lot of extra work
10 keep the ruts filled and the roadway
In travelling condition. Some day we
shall have TO plan some restrictions on
travelling with biz trucks Immediately
after . rain
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

used several times over. Moreover,
II was not hard work to distribute the
hay or rake II up after the curing
period.
Where water was plentiful, some
contractors expressed themselves in
favor Of using sprinklers. A water
pipe was laid down the center Of the
road, with lawn sprinklers attached ut
frequent intervals. These were kept
running several hours = day.
The advantages Of one or another
method OF curing were not found to
be such ms to affect the strength or
wearing qualities of the concrete. Al
thouS concrete begins to harden o
after 1t is mixed, the full strength is
developed by progressive hardening
owe a period of time. The hardening
process Is said to be not a drying
process, as the presence Of moisture
IL necessary to assist the chemical
action which causes concrete to harden.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
Funds Spent on
Highways in Year 1922

During the calendar year 1922 the
amount Of federal funds spent on high
ways by the United states Depart
ment Of Agriculture totaled $5,603 100,
which constructed 2.420 miles OF for
est roads and 4,190 miles OF forest
trails. An additional $95o.000 was Sc
cured for this construction work from
state and county authorities. During
this same year 1850 miles Of roads
and 1900 miles Of trails were main
tanned Mt a cost OF 100000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
SNAKE PEERS IN WINDOW
Ohio Minister'S Wife Finds IL on
Iedoe OF Second Story Of Home.

Getting up from a chair in a second
story bedroom, to call her husband
through an adjoining window, Mrs.
J.. l.. Peck, minister's wife OF Thorn
Vile, O., saw a blacksnake peertng In
through the window, near the lock.
She pinched herself TO see II she
was dreaming, and looked again.
Hanging on the window ledge was
the snake. Going to another window
she called loudly for help and in a few
minutes, citizens Of the east part Of
town had gathered with instruments
Of warfare Of all kinds.
One neighbor knocked the intruder
from the window with a fishing pole,
while another deCapitated the offender
with a hoe. The. unwelcome visitor
measured five feet.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
Hard Roads Movement Is
Gaining in Popularity

The hard roads movement is gather
ing power M II moves. Il. C. Powell.
vice president Of the Eris Railroad Co..
"a reported 10 have said THE time has
come when the nations railroad IA
cilities are so heavily taxed by the
enormous tonnage offered that there
Ia only one WY In which we may get
freight hauled. And that 10 by asking
business men "a employ motor trucks
for the short hauls. say. up TO thirty
miles o. %. thus releasing railroad
facilities and equipment for the longer
haul which can 20 by no other means"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
Care Given to Highway
Work III National Parks

Great care nas been given to the
construction 81 highways In the ma
tional parks Of the United states.
Roads have been built through deep
-. canyons across towering noun
tsin ranges. beside ripping streams
aIled with the nshtins atrout and Into
primal forests. Hotels and camps
havs been erected 80 provide corn,
Scrtsbls accommodates N the most
6irtnnt ana inaccesnbIs places.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

called him, Dut he oi tVine On.
"He can't" said the copper. his
tails caught In a doorway on Fifteenth
street,"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

kota, at the front door of the Court
House in the city OF Miller. Hand
County, S. d.. on the 4th day of April,
1924 at one o'clock p. M. of said day.
The Mortgaged premises are situated
in Hand County, South Dakota and
are described as follows, to-wit: The
north half of the north west quarter
Of section thirty, township one humid
red ten, range sixty seven. west of
the 9Th p. NJ. containing eighty acres.
Dated February &c, 1924.
Hand County State Bank.
Mortgage.
Harlan J. Bushfield,
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
BENZ. THOMAS, M. ID.

Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat
Special attention paid to fitting
Glasses. OfCe-Rooms 4, 5 and 6
Masonic Temple. Huron, S. Oak.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
Barber Shop.
Milt Ulrich. Pro1

Milt Ulrich, Prop.
A nice. clean, quiet. strictly sani-
.tary place to get your barber work
done. Bath room In connection
Agent for Aberdeen laundry. Stovei
Building. Miller. 8. Dak.
Laundry Leaves Monday evening
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
Poor Pup /!

Miss" said the policeman, "is that,
your dachshund peeping around the
corner Of Sixteenth street,"
"Ncs.Lt Is. she renlied-"rn
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
II. L. SAYLOR, M. D.

Practice limited TO diseases Of the
eye. Ear nose and throat, and correct
fitting of glasses.
Office at Huron Clinic. Huron, :. u.
Phones, office 416 and $50. Residence
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
3. r. & ]. M. MAGNESS
AuCtIOnecrS

Terms Reasonable
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Phone Green 143. st. Lawrence. s. u.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
DR.. J. +. P~ADDLEFORD

Physician and Surgeon
Office IN First Floor First National
Bank Building
Phone No. 1342
Miller, \. OAK.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

buy, Sell, Kent Lands
Loan Money. Buy and Sell Mortgages
Special attention given to handling
lands Tor non-residents. Office Bush
Held Block, Miller. South Dakota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
r. I. SEDAN

Painting and Decorating
Estimates Furnished. Write or Phone .
Red "a.
ST. LAWRENCE. s. OAK.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
6. nj. DWYER

Official AEstractnr
Under $4,000 bond Office In Firsr
National Bank Ruildi ne, Miller, South
Dakota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
A Proclamation

cooidses proclamation the death OF Woodrow
Wilson follows:
BY OF Prociama
he o United States
deat Wilson. president OF the United
which o'clock
his Washington District OF Columbia depes the
distinguished citizen
universal and genuine To OF brings the
profound
His early profession lawyer abandoned 10
the
his the intellectual thought
this high office
he of United
republic
he
a He %
OF
all America enlarged influence the
destiny of mankind.
which his the
the the White House the departmental
buildings displayed half OF
military orders
the the of the be rendered the day OF
the funeral.
city Washington this third
United America hundredh
forty-eighth.
by the president,
COOLIDGE
Charles Evans Hughes Secretary OF State"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
Ground Hog
Saw Shadow

Mud has been the piece de re-
sistance" OF the weather program
the past week. This disagreeable
condition was not helped either. by
an occasional rain and some snow
yesterday morning, which quickly
melted.
Unsurfaced roads have been al
most impossible. and the dirt streets
of the village have been the scene
of many stuck cars. No surcease
from the unpleasantness is promised
by the weather man. despite the
fact that ground hog mythology in
dicates a continuance OF winter
weather for six more weeks.
Saturday. which was ground hog
day. was sunny. making IL easy for
the porker to see his shadow. So.
according to tradition. he has re-
turned TO his winter quarters to
await the arrival Of spring. the mid
die of March.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
CONTRACT BEAN
PRICES HIGHER
Than LAST YEAR
Garden Seed Crop VIII Bring q. a
and Cents Pound; Large
Acreage Signed.

Contracts for the growing OF gar
den seed beans In this vicinity we're
out Thursday of last week. and the
prices offered by the five principal
firms handling this line OF beans In
this community has been the cause
OF much announcement on the part
OF growers and those dependent upon
local agricultural success.
The contract prices offered this
year are Just cent higher on seed
beans than was offered last season,
the per pound prices running s, s l-2
aud 6 cents. Local firms now sign
lng contracts seed beans include the
Filler Seed company. N. b. Keeney 4
Son. Inc. The Everett b. Clark
Seed company, ID, Landrefh Seed
company and Rogers Bros. Seed com
pany.
Due 70 the large acreage OF COM
mercial or white beans grown In this
section last season and the demand
for acreage by the two distinctive
types of beans. II was found sdvan-
tageous by the contract bean people
TO this year advance the price. hop
Ing thereby, IL Is said. TO keep their
acreage up 10 the average.
II Is generally recognized that the
contract bean crop In this section Is
one OF the DISTRICTS most important
assets. Dealers report an encoursg-
Ing demand on the part OF growers
for contracts. with prospects indicat-
ing AS large or larger acreage than
last year.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
Telephone Offers
New Delights to
unsteady Inclined
Experiments of Local Enthusiasts
Reveal Increased Possibilities for
Pleasure.

For all intents and purposes Filler
has q radio broadeasting station and
il is as successful as are most such
stations. say those who have been
listening in. The single advantage
OF the local station is that Il has the
pick OF all the talent in the country.
being broadcasted each evening
whereas most stations are limited TO
the particular talent at hand.
Through the courtesy OF r f.
Drake local radio dealer. who also
has a receiving set in his home. aud
George Potter. manager OF the
Farmers Mutual Telephone system.
several homes In the community have
lately had the privilege OF hearing
excellent m1sical programs broad
east from coast and other cities aud
relayed to their homes via telephone.
These men do not claim any par
ticular originality IA the idea. aud
Il presented no unusual difficulties.
but they are 10 be given credit for
introducing the plan locally. prov
ing IL 10 be successful. and revealing
the unlimited possibilities OF trans
hitting radio programs by telephone.
Tuesday night OF this week. for in
stance. an elaborate musical pro-
gram was broadcast from radio
KGO. the new General Electric sta
ton at Oakland. Cal. The program
also included addresses by Julius ~
Barnes and other prominent nation
al speakers. This program wac re-
ceived by Mr. Drake on his set In
HIS home. In order to transmit this
program on the telephone all that
all was necessary for him 10 do TO
take down his telephone receiver.
place the amplifier OF the radio set
near the mouthpiece OF the phone
and central, was hearing the program
Ia detail The Record office was Civ
en- the privilege OF listening In on
the program. and Manager Potter
stated at the time that there were
five parties. including the operators
of Twin Falls and Bull. enjoying the
evenings concert.
Addresses are not heard so easily
on the phone as are the musical pro-
grams. but as most OF the programs
are music the telephone method 81
Transmitting Is only exceeded for sat
isfactory results by radio receiving
set itself
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
WILDCATS ROMP
AWAY With Two
HOOP VICTORIES
Bull Teams VIII BE Next Victims
OF Denman Proteges Friday
Evening.

Two clean victories for the Filler
Rural high school boys basketball
team have been scored during the
past week, with the defeat OF Burnley
here Friday night. 20 to %. and the
trouncing of Kimberly on their own
floor Tuesday evening by a score OF
IA TO 26.
The two Filler teams will journey
TO Buhl tomorrow, Friday night
where they hope to continue their
series OF winnings.
A large number of fans accompa-
MED the players to Kimberly Tues
day and besides seeing the local boys
return victorious witnessed the Wild
cat girls team walk away with the
long end of an IS to 6 score.
In the boys game Filer's first SIX
points were the result of fouls on
their adyersaries. During the first
half Kimberly got but two baskets
while Lapp for Filler captured three
ringers, making the half end IL TO
in the Wildcats favor.
Lapp again distinguished himself
in the last half, coping six more
points. During the game, Shlnn'
Filters left forward. rolled up tota
of 10 points. Love, Filters fast for
ward, was too well guarded to ac-
complish much in the scoring line.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
SAYS ABSENCES
FROM CLASSROOM
SHOULD BE LESS
school Superintendent Pleads for
Closer Attention In Matter 81
Regular Aftendsnrs.

A tabulation OF the excuses written
by parents 10 explain the tsrdfncss
or absence OF their children In at
tendance at the Filler grade schools
shows that there are a variety Of
reasons why pupils srs NOT regular
In attendance. .jnrlns the non'h ~
December all vss,tul excuses ~sre
held and grouped "a follows. or the
total excuses for oo,a tardinsss aud
absence. "a were for illncss: IL were
needed 10 help at home: IS were en-
plantations covering a seors of ways
that parentf were too SLOW In set
ting the children started: - toll "
slow clocks; 20 were faults OF papiis
who played on the way: 3 were visit
ing were delayed by car trouble:
complained OF severe weather. and
10 were miscellaneous In character.
"Of the total OF 249 excuses ae-
cepted In December nearly one half
OF them could be eliminated by very
little effort on the part OF pupils
and parents. says supt. r. l.. Peck.
The present system accepts most
any excuse for absence II the teacher
Is convinced the parent wrote the ga
cuse II Is serious 10 the effieieney
u the school to have 10 many pupils
absent from classes and even a few
hardness disturbs the class
and some point In the recitation Is
missed by the tardy pupil. suE-
gested remedy would be to demand
Df the parent an excuse for permit
ing the child to absent himself IL
Il for the best good OF the child alone
hat teachers urge every pupil 10 be-
10 place al each class time. No teach
n can get satisfactory results with
pupils who are not present all the
line"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
Fair Grounds to
Be Scene Of 3rd
Annual Contest
Grade School Athletic Association
Finals Set for May 81; Loving
Cup To Winner.

Leaders OF the Twin Falls County
Grade School Athletic association
met in the office of the county SUI
perintendent Saturday and consid-
cred plans for continuing the work
this spring and set May 3. as the
date of the final meet. The officers
serving the past year were re-
elected. They are: Supt. ]. f. John
ston. Kimberly. president; Supt. r.
l.. Peck. Filler. secretary-treasurer
board of control consists OF the pres
ident. ecretary-treasurer and Supt.
l.. r. Bear, HOLSTER.
The organization will carry out
the springs activities similarly TO
its two previous years programs.
The county is divided into nine dis
tricts that include all the grade
schools with the exception OF Bull
and Twin Falls. Winners of the dis
trict meets will enter the final meet
to be held in Filler at the County
Fair grounds.
In addition to the ribbons awarded
last year to the first and second win
ners. this year winners of first. sec
ond, and third places will be award
ed a ribbon and a cup is to be of
fered to the school winning most
points and this trophy will pass each
year to the school making highest
scores.
There will be events for both the
boys and girls and each group will
be divided into junior and senior
classes.
II is proposed that the business
men of Filler defray the cost of the
loving cup.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
SHERIFF SITS DEADTINE
FOR AUTO LICENSE PAYMENT

Motor vehicle owners who attempt
10 operate their machines after Feb
ruary 10 wiih0x licenses for the
current year will be liable TO arrest
and prosecution. according 10
warning issued Tuesday az the sher-
IFS office. In this county no prose
entions have been instituted hereto
fore this year against motor vehicle
owners who have been delinquent IN
this respect, although a number have
received yellow tags put out by the
state bureau Of Law enforcement call
ing for interview with the county as
SCISSOR.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
PRISON BREAKER FAILS.

In an attempt 10 escape from the
county Jail on the fourth floor OF the
courthouse building late Tuesday
evening. Henry Moore. Il. held on
charge OF automobile theft, to
which he has confessed. fell. il is
believed. between 80 and 80 feet TO
the ground when the rope he had
made out OF strips OF his blanket.
broke soon after he began the des-
cent. He was removed 20 the county
general hospital after the county
physician had been summoned. when
Moore told officers he believed his
collarbone had been broken
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-07
SUGAR COMPANY
ANNOUNCES 1924
BEET CONTRACT

The price demanded BY repre-
sentatises OF the beet growers
from the various beet growing
districts OF Utah and fdah o and
the farm bureaus. for the 1924
crop has been granted BY the
Anaigamated Sugar company.
The new contract gives tho
grower an even split Of $3.50 on
the price received for sugar. also
on the sugar content OF the
beets IN addition to a xusran-
teed minimum OF 50 per ton az
delivery time.
This early settlement on the
price h said 10 indicate a mark
ed improvement In the spirit OF
cooperation between the grow
er and the manufacturer The
contracts will be available early
next week says a statement from
the company.