The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-06
SOUTH DAKOTA!
RETAIL. MERCHANTS
Twin City Speakers. Secured forsthe Sioux
Falls Meetlnq.

Twin City Speakers Secured forsthe Sioux
Falls Meeting.
s SIOUX FALLS, s. D.-The committee to
which was assigned the duty OF preparing
the program for the annual meeting of the
Retail Merchants Association Of South
Dakota, to be held in Sioux Falls, Jan. 20
%. has completed its task. Among the
prominent men from outside the state who
Will address the gathering are W. e.
Davis, oftthe Commercial Bulletin, Of Min
neapolis; Fred Mason Of st. Paul; G. S.
howard or Edgerton, Mimi; w: A. Scruby,
OF Des Moines;%George w. Irving Of the
Dry Goods Reporter. Of. Chicago; J. H.
Barney of Sioux City; Thomas L. Fitz-
gibbons of st. Paul; Elmer Halling of Min
neapolis; W.sD! Amsley of st. Paul; Fred
Lorenz deputy national organizer, of Min
neapol1, and A.. J. Alvin of New Ulm,
Mimi. -. ~ -
On Thursday evening. Jan. %, the dele
gates and others will be entertained at a
party at the New %hTeater, the attraction
being Walker Whitesi}e in the Merchant
OF Venice" New officers of the asso-
citation will be elected at the afternoon
session on Thursday, Jan. %.
At the opening session the convention
will be called to order by HI. Rice OF
Huron, president. The address, of well
come will be delivered by Mayor G. W.
Burnside, and J. D. Barlow of Plankin-
ton, will respond. Interesting papers have
been prepared for, the occasion and will be
presented during the various sessions.
Among the most important will be, ad-
dresses on Are Present Fire Insurance
Rates Excessive? If So, What Is the REM
edy?" by F. T.. Larsen of Vioborg, and
State Insurance Commissioners Shober OF
Pierre. %. D. Morcom Of Sioux Falls, will
present the side of the insurance com
panles, and Will argue along the line that
the present rates are justified. G. P. Sher-
wood of rDeSmet, food and dairy commits
sloner Of South Dakota, will present a pa.
per on The State Food Departmental:
Needs" Gentlemen from Minneapolis
Mankato. and Sioux City will discuss thu
subject of rs Competition in the >Tele
phone Business a Good or a Bad Thing TO
the Retail Merchant?''
The announcement several weeks ag,
that Nye e. Phillips of this city, ex-ward
en- Of the Sioux Falls penitentiary, had re
| signed the position Of private secretary t.
Senator Kittredge, aroused keen interes
| as to who would be appointed to fill tn
! vacancy: Senator Kittredge has departet
4 for Washington to resume his duties there
put when questioned about the matte
stated that he had not yet decided upo
the man who would be selected perman
emily to the position. e. R. Winans, on
Of the senator's law partners, has bee
l
Secretary W.. H. Stanley of the stat
board of railroad commissioners, who's
headquarters are in Sioux Falls, has de
parted for Pierre, where tomorrow tn
board will hold a meeting.
"DEADWooD, s. D.-Congressman z
w. Martin has started on his return t.
l Washington, after passing the holida
with his family He went from Dead
7 wood to Hot Springs for Sunday with Mrs
l Martins parents and proceeded eastwar
Monday, after being Joined by Mrs Mar
t1n.-Ehirty applications were filed wit
Seth Bullock, supervisor of e. the Blac
Hills forest reserve, during December, fo
the purchase of insect killed timber on tn
reserve. The timber applied for Wi
7 amount in the aggregate to 5000 90
board feet, for which the selling price
SO cents a thousand feet. The timbe
sales of this reserve are increasing rap
idly, and the government is finding it
prolific source of revenue. Under for
rner regulation it was necessary for tn
purchaser to make cord wood out of tn
amused portionseef trees cut, but this ru
ing has been suspended for that part (
the reserve Lying west of the Spearfis
river. Acting on the suggestion of Su
pervisor Bullock the department has de
.cided that the purchaser of bug-kille
timber be required to take also the ir
fected timber adjacent to that which h
purchases. This will be great benef
to the timber purchasers, as the infecte
timber has not begun to decay and henc
| is more serViceab1e