Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
SOUTH DAKOTA EDITORS
MEET AT SIOUX FALLS
The Editorial Convention Is Large
y Attended and the Program
Of Much Interest.
KiPP REFUSES TO Be BOUNCED
The Governor Will Go Into the SUI
prone Court Today aud Test
His Powers as Executive
of the State.

Sioux Falls. Feb. l2.--The South Da-
kota Editorial association met for a
two DAYS session in this city at 10
o'clock yesterday forenoon. 1t is the
first meeting OF this organization in
the metropolis and the local members
o. the fraternity have completed ev-
cry detail calculated 10 render the
gathering profitable and pleasing to
the visiting newspaper boys. The first
delegation of the pencil pushers-ag-
gregating an even score - arrived
Wednesday and was royalty enter
tanned by the local committee. The
city is wide open for their convenience.
Everything is free TO them.
The forenoon session was devoted TO
the discussion of encouraging home in
dustry, and it was well handled, The
following South Dakota editors we're
admitted TO membership in the associ-
alton:
Harry Mcwhirtcr, Toronto Herald;
NJ. l.. Fox, Sioux Falls Press: X. f.
Dana, Howard Democrat; &. w. Mat
thews, Armour Herald; c. II. Bruce,
Elk Point Courier; F. ID. Lawton, How
ard Press; ii. L. Bras, South Dakota
Educator; Henry Wentzy, Pukwana
Press; p. j. Dunn, St. Lawrence Jour
nal; \. f. Linn, Canton Leader.
A number Of interesting and in
structiye papers were read during the
afternoon session. Mortimer Crane
Brown, who was elected the poet lau-
reate Of the association, made a big
hit by his recitation of an original
poem on The Man Who Wouldn't Adj
yertise." l.. Y. Doty Of the Doland
Record, read a paper on How
to Conduct a Weekly Newspaper" f.
S. Danforth Of the Ncrmillion Repub-
iican, gave his idea ON the Financial
Problem Of a Newspaper" Glen W..
Farley's paper on Editorial Expert
ences' was well received.
BY unanimous vote the association
decided to hold its summer meeting in
Sioux Falls.
The following newspaper men are
attending the convention:
Geo. Mathews, Armour: Glen W.
Farley. Madison; j. NJ. Kelly, Sioux
City; w, II. Rogers, Sioux City News
paper union; w. {. Wass, Centeryille;
II. s. Nolkmar, Miibank; S. II. Bron-
son. Howard; T. i. Ball, Minneapolis,
Leslie & Mc.tfee Paper company; Ruei
+. Dana, Howard; 5. ID. Waite, How
ard; \. c. Nash, Canton; {. X. Tinan,
Kimball; G.. II. Linn, Canton; {. j.
Maynard, KimbalI; Harry Wentzy,
Pukwana; {. +. Hackett, Parker; G.
W. Ainsworth, Plantations; L. c. Tay-
Tor. Alexandria; c. +. Nerin and wife,
Plankinton: Il. +. Dowdell, Artesian;
j.. I. Halliday, Iroguois Chief; l.. j..
Bates, Lake Preston Times; Len V.
no'N, nor~~-o sS~----~ II Mnn-
ger, Carthage News; j. f. Patten Spe-
ciai; /, y. Lukes, Pierre Journal; y. b.
Reed, Woonsocket Times; L. VI. Bailey,
eN-editor, Whiting Paper company,
Chicago; f. S. Danforth, Vermillion
Republican; w. +. Bancroft, Messing
on Springs True Republican; T. V.
Taubman, Plankinton Herald; Thos.
w, Bishop, Nolga Tribune: 4. Sherin,
Britton Sentinel; w. G. Brown, Hurley
Herald; II. L. Mayhem, Letcher Blade;
i. ID. Lawton, Howard Press; NJ, c.
Brown and wife, White Lake Wave;
{. \. Blake, Washington Times; Harry
Mewhirter and wife, Toronto Herald.