The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05
The Twin Cities.

Oi ohdSudilN Shloy'o
ING last week in a visit to the great
Twin Cities of the northwest, Min
neapolis and st. Paul, whose enter
prising representatives did every
thing possible to make life a contin-
ual round of pleasure for the news
paper people.
A newspaper nan is expected to
say something about everything he
sees and every place he goes, not be-
cause it is himself interested. but be-
cause it is his business to do so, and
so long as this writer is engaged in
the business we believe it is emf
nently proper to be identified with
those who are following this PROBES
sion.
The Press man and his better half
departed Monday July 26, accom-
panied by Mrs. W. H. Smith and son
Howard who were ON their way to
visit in Wisconsin, and +. j. Miller,
bound for Minneapolis on business.
Nearly every town reached added
some one to the newspaper crowd,
until the party numbered nearly a
hundred. The best crops seen along
the line were in South Dakota just
this side the Minnesota line, and
reaching about to DeSmet, where a
magnificent yield awaits the thresh-
er. Doubtless there is some grain in
Hand County just as good as that
of the eastern counties, but the great
difference comes in the amount OF it.
There, every inch Unavailable ground
seems to be in crop, and naturally
enough a bic c:opOf different colored
grains, one field adjoining another
and reaching in every direction as
far as the eye can reach, looks
mighty fine. The crops Of Minnesota
were hardly so good, but farther
advanced, u great deal of harvest
ing being done last week.
The run to the twin cities, which,
by the way should be one city, is a
nice days ride, at the end OF which a
hungry Traveller can do justice to a
square supper at the Nicollet hotel
where the party stopped in Minneap-
oils, and were treated to the best the
city affords.
The weeks entertainment consist
ed briefly of banquets, visits to the
theatres, the beautiful parks and
lakes surrounding the two cities,
boat rides on Lake Minnetonka, and
on the Mississippi, and inspection OF
factories, the great falls, and various
enterprises that abound in these
~rustling western cities. This 18th
annual meeting OF the state associa-
ton was perhaps one of it's most in
teresting, made delightful by the
committees who took the party in
charge, rushing them from one pleas
ure to another, al keenly enjoyed by
those present, but the details of
which would not be interesting to
the average reader.
These two great cities built SO
closely together, are u wonder of the
age, both haying their distinctive
features, and there is certainly no
place a western person could go for
Il combination OF pleasure and bust
ness that would equal them. Fol-
lowing are the officers OF the associa-
ton elected for the ensuing year:
President, l.. J. Bates, Lake Pres
ton; vice president, J. A. Bushield
OF Miller, j. W. Taubman OF Plank
enton; secretary, j. f. Halliday, Iro-
quois; treasurer, c. A. Blake, Wes-
sington; executive committee, j. ID.
Reeves OF Groton, c, c. Fletcher of
Aberdeen, Charles Hackett of Park
er, j. f. Patton OF Salem, A. Sherin
OF Britton; delegates to the national
convention, Thomas W. Bishop OF
Volga, W. F. Bancroft of Wessing-
ton Springs, l.. c. Taylor OF Alexan-
dria, T. b. Roberts of Armour, H.
c. Shober OF Highmore, A. c. Nipple,
II. f. Dowdale OF Artesian. w. G,