The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-06-12
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Miller Celebrate Their Col
den Wedding, Surrounded by all of Their
Children and Numerous Friends

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Friday, June 5, was the fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Miller of Torrey Lake
township, and they celebrated tine Inn
portant event in their lives by gather
ing under the home roof all their liv-
ing children, grandchildren and one
great standardization generations IN
all-and a score or more OF friends and
neighbOrs-a dozen or more Of whom
were from Kimball, sixteen miles
away. 1t was the first golden we'd
ding party ever within Brule county
we believe, and as OF such is more than
passing interest.
The reception was set for the hour
of 2 D. m. and by that time all had
met and congratulated the jovial
couple, aged in years, but youthful in
mind and body. An hour or more was
passed in extending the usual felicita-
tions and then the company was in
vited to partake of the repast that had
been with so much care pre- pared for
their well-knOWn South Dakota an
petites. The average newspaper re-
porter usually writes It: tile tas1e.1
fairly Rroaned." Had he been present
at this function and gazed upon the i
tables he'd have said that the
tables fairly grunted and he'd have
hit it pretty closely. II a reader nf
the GRAPHIC is curious to know
what the menu was try and think OF
something good to eat that wasn't
there and fail-then you'll have it.
Rev. Mr.. Greene OF Platte was pres
ent and made a short address to the
assembled company, which was replete
with many good thoughts. He spoke
particularly Of what had taken place
in the world S history more especially
in our own country since the wedding
of the aged couple whom they had
gathered there to honor-of the pro-
gress that had been made in the arts,
the sciences, inventions and the life
and conveniences Of the man who
titled the soil today compared with
that Of fifty years ago.
The children gathered about the
organ and with violin accompaniment
sang several hymns and sacred songs.
1t was the only really pathetic and
touching incident of the happy occas-
ion-but as they sang the sweet songs
tears came to many eyes as the thought
came over the listeners that probably
never again could this loyable family
be gathered in an unbroken circle.
But it was a time Of laughter and
good cheer, not of tears, and the boys
soon had everybody nearly falling out
of their chairs as they told stories on
their father-incidents of their boy
hood days when he was trying to bring
them up to be good, practical farmers.
Milt was a great hand to whistle
when he was boy more intent on
the melody he was producing than his
work. One morning he was carrying
swill to the hogs, but was SO slow
about it that his father took the pals
away from him and said he'd show
him how to feed hogs. Grabbing a
big pail OF swlll in each hand he start
ed into the hog yard, but in his haste
reckoned not of the board over which
it was necessary to step at the gate,
caught his heel on it, and down he
went into about six inches Of hog
yard mud and turning two pals Of
swill all over himself. Will was just
drying into the yard. He heard a
swhoof!!''' 'whoof!' and sputter as
| if someone were blowing OF swill and
mud as an engineer blows out his
boiler, turned and saw the situation
and fled for the house until the storm
should blow over; while Milt ran
around behind the barn, thrust an ear
Of corn in his mouth SO that the ssold
man" couldn't hear him laugh.
There was fractions ram on the
farm that was pretty near boss Of the
barn-yard when he happened to be