The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-11
SPECIAL TRAIN TO
BOOST ABERDEEN
SOUTH DAKOTA CITY HAS A BIG
SCHEME.
Citizens Organize $4,000 Club and Plan
to Exploit Advantages Of Hub City
Thruout Eastern States-Lutheran
Conference Closes It's Fifteenth An
nual Meeting. "
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal. ~
Aberdeen. s. D., July 11-There is every |
club will change Its name to the Twenty five |
Thousand club and that an organization will be |
effected in the next few days. The promoters |
General s. II. Jumper and Charles A. Howard, |
find the possibilities great that they have de
cided to invite other citizens to lend their aid
In working out the details of the organization,
and another meeting has been called for. tomor
row. when 1t is expected a temporary organiza-
tion will be perfected. --" e.. ~ -
1t ts proposed that the new club begin an
active campaign to advertise Aberdeen, exploit
Its advantages and do everything possible to
build up the city to population Of $4,000. One
Of the plans which is meeting with general
approval is to start special train from here
about the middle of September carrying several
good speakers, a band baseball team,
good newspaper man and big supply of ad-,
vertising literature. 1t is also contemplated to.
carry a moving picture machine with scenes OF
Aberdeen, the largest buildings and industries
and other pictures that will lend valuable aid
in illustrating the short and crisp lectures that
will be delivered by the speakers. -.a
Arrange Big Carnival.
An agricultural exhibit will be carried, and
at every stop there will be enough happenings
to provide good live news matter for the press
| all of which is needed to carry out the gen
eral scheme Of advertising Aberdeen. While the
| special Is away touring Iowa, Wisconsin, nli-
| nois and neighboring states the club will be
arranging for big carnival to be held in the
fall, announcements OF which will be sent broad
cast thruout the country.
There will be no lack OF capital to carry out
| these plans as offers Of financial assistance
have already been made. The entire city Is
interested In the movement, and when the
meeting of citizens is called there will be nc
lack of members Of both sexes ready to lend
their aid in boosting for the city.
Lutheran Conference Over.
The Dakota district, Iowa synod of the Luth
eran church closed its fifteenth annual session
last night with the election of delegates to tht
general synod which meets next spring at Aus
tin, Texas, and the election of officers for tn
ensuing two years. The following were electe
delegates: Rev. Messrs. G. G. ,Eisenberg, G
H. Elster, A. schoebel, o. Bruntsch, g. Kirch
doerfer The lay delegates will be elected fror
the congregations at Melvin, Iowa, Trip 5. D.
Aberdeen, 8. D., and Casselton, n. D.
The district decided to raise a fund for age
ministers. and adopted resolution 10 To- TO Una
a committee to be appointed later by the pres
dent All the old officers were reelected Ihe
are as follows: President, Rev. G. g.. Else1
berg, Hull Iowa; vice president, Rev. "
8 Baedtke Pringhar, Iowa; secretary, Rev. v
s Schroeder, Casselton, N. D.; treasurer, Rev. 1
n | Reinhardt, Eureka, s. D.
e. Bank Holds Meeting.
The stockholders of the First State Saving
l. bank Of this city held their annual meeting t
l. day and elected the following directors: lsal
Lincoln. A. E. Boyd, J. L. Browne, J. G. Basse
e and c. H. SeeIey. The directors then elect'
Is the following officers: President, Isaac LII
con vice president j. l. +h Browne srne:s shoaE
Is that the deposits for the fiscal year ending Ju
o. 20 are 50 per, cent more than those. OF, la
a., year. .'.-s ~. '@-... D.. -