The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-06-12

[iller Celebrate Their Col.
unded by all of Their
lmerous Friends
confined there. The boys were all
afraid of him, for he'd knock one OF
them over at tie slightest opportunity.
One day Will started to feed the hogs
some ear corn, hut was rather back.
ward about entering the feed lot
where tue old ram stood in a belliger-
ent attitude. His father, anxious to
get the work out of the way, grabbed
the basket of corn out OF Willis hands
and told HIM that if he'll go about his
business in u bIsiness-like way and
show the ram that he wasn't afraid Of
him he wouldn't touch him. Then he
proceeded to show Will and Mr.. Ram
how it was done. But he hadn't got
half way across the yard when the
ram caught him where he sits down
the most-and "the blow almost killed
father" When Will saw bis father
knocked hors-de-combat and the old
ram contentedly chewing the corn
well, he ''just liked to died. The
Old gentlemen threw the corn to the
hogs from safe distance after that
and he and the ram never spoke to one
|anDther atterward.
Fl Mr.. and Mrs. Miller we're rememb ber-
Eed by their children and friends by
many handsome and valuable presents.
The children gave them a beautiful
silver service Of sugar, creamer, spoon
holder, butter dish and cake dish, $40
in gold, two pair OF gold spectacles,
two gold rings, and a cane for their
father and dress bonnet for their
mother.
Mr.. Miller presented each OF the.
children with a $40 gold piece.
Other presents were a globe Of gold
fish from the grandchildren, china
sadad dish from Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna,
gold berry spoon from Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Miller, gold penholder from Fay
Freeman, gold-headed cane from o. NJ.
and Z. A. FOote, water set from Mr..
and Mrs, Hansen, silver cracker dish
from Mr.. and Mrs. Close, gold spoon
holder from G. a. Miller, silver bon
bon dish from r. H. Ames, gold berry
spoon from Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pulse
and two rocking chairs from Messrs
and Mesdames Bowles, Tinan, Miller,
Ochsner, Willy and Loft,
The guests present at the golden
wedding we're C. Miller, and Mrs.
A.J. Reber OF Waterloo, Iowa. Mrs.
Milo Miller Of Pocahontas. Iowa, Mrs.
A. B. Murray of Memphis, Tenn, j.
NJ. Miller and Mrs. e. FL. Nedrow OF
this county-all children OF the prin-
cipals in the happy assemblage, Milo
Miller, Mrs. j. NJ. Miller, L. III. Ned
row, A. J. Reber. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Hansen, E. FL. Ames, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pulse,
Hon. j. FL. Close and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. III. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hanna and Messrs and Mesdames
Willy, Bowles, Ochsner, Loft, Foote,
O. M. Foote and Mrs. v. w. Wilson Of
Ikimball.
M. j. Kuchera, the kimbalI- photo
grapier, was present and caught a fine
groupe picture.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were married in
Somerset county, Pennsylvania June 5,
1858 and both were born there
spriDging from that good old stock
which builded one Of the greatest
commemorative in all this land after
I William Penn had bought it.from the
| Indians. Mrs. Miller's maiden name
was Elizabeth Bittner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller lived in Pennsylvania one year
after their marriage, then moved to
Illinois, resided there three years and
then went still farther west--to Water.
leo, Iowa. This was in 1857, when all
lof Iowa was practically a. prairie
wilderness. In 1884 Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller again struck out for the west
coming to Brsle county and locating
on their farm sixteen miles sonth-
west Of Kfmball, where they have
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