Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1894-01-26
SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLISHERS.
They Meet In Brookings DO Business
and are Banqueted.

South Dakota PfeSS association met
in Brookings last Tuesday-at least a
portion of those who intended being
present did. Others were blOckaded
at Huron until Wednesday morning
and owing to the storm some did not
venture a battle with the elements in
order to come.
An informal meeting was held at
the G. A. r. hall just after dinner
and when the association adjourned
it was thought that another session
would be held there that evening.
The storm was raging and when the
editors started for the hotels they be-
came separated. A portion found
their way to their quarters, but Tom
Bishop, John Longstaff, Dick Halla-
day. Paul Goddard and Tom Roberts
wandered away and no doubt being
bewildered took refuge in the base
ment of Shaffer's butter and egg COM
mission house. Fearing they might
have been lost" committee was
sent out in search of them, with in
structions to bring them dead or
alive" and after deligent search found
the unfortunates. Haladay was ION
ice,' Longstaff was sitting on tub
full of butter with no head on the tub
and had made a ''lasting impression"
Bishop had something somewhat re-
sembling an ice cicle about fourteen
inches long sticking to his lips: Rob
ertS was endeavoring to cover himself
with sawdust to keep warm and Paul
Goddard was feebly calling for help.
The rescuing party at once removed
the ''perishing ones" to the CONNER
cial house. 1t was sorrowful to de-
part from the dead but when the
rescued were thoroughly warmed
their spirits revived.
In the evening the parlOrs of the
Commercial house were thrown open
for the use of the association. The
address of welcome was delivered by
S. A. Cochrane, and President John
Longstaff responded in happy man.
ner. Communications were read, APP
plicants for membership voted upon,
committees appointed and adjourned
until Wednesday morning at 1000
o'clock. The morning passenger
train brought number of members
who were delayed at Huron. The
regular program was continued as fol-
lows:
Paper-"What are we here fOr?" by
Thos. w. Bishop, of the Volga Tri-
bune.
Paper-"Early "reminiscences of
the Art Preservative," Chas. F. Hack
EFT, of Parker New Era.
Some of the benefits of a Member
ship in the South Dakota Press Asso-
ciatiOn." Paul r. Goddard. of the
Pierre Journal.
V. G.. Wass, of the Centerville Jour
nal was not present, but his paper en-
titled "The Form and Style of a
Model Country Weekly" was read by
Secretary Halliday.
The association adjourned for din
ner and those who wished to go were
provided with team and were escorted
by DR.. McLOuth to and through the
different departments of the Agricul-
tural college and were highly pleased
with what they saw. At 200 O'Clock
the association was called and the
program continued. The following
papers were read
The DEVILS Transformation" J. E.
Patten, of the Salem Special
Can the Interests Of the Press of
the State be Subserved by any Further
work of our Legislative Committee" "
w. S. Ingham, of the Canton AdvO-
cate.
A lively discussion occurred over the
question of excursions and it was final
ly decided not 20 chose an excursion
manager until it had been fully decid-
ed upon that an excursion would be
taken. A committee was appointed
to investigate regarding the feasibility
and practicability of taking an excur-
sion to Alaska and TO report at some
future date.
1t had been arranged by the com
mittee to spread the banquet, which
occurred Wednesday evening, in the
opera house, but by some misconstruc-
tion the spread was made in the G. A.