Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-18
RETAIL DEALERS e
Ninth Annual Convention of South

GckOtd Association.
Mitchell. s. d., Jan. 9.-The ninth
annual convention of the South Da-
kota Retail Dealers association will be
held in This city on Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday. January %. 24 and
% President Grimm, of Parkston, and
Secretary Tyler, of Sioux Falls. have
been here for the past two days formu-
lating the program for the occasion.
aud they have succeeded in securing
some strong talent from outside the
state to present paper ON questions Of
vital Importance to the retail dealers
OF the state.
The following is the program out
lined for the three days:
Tuesday. January %
"Our Purposes, and Why We Come
Together" a.. +. Grimm. president.
Welcome to the City of MITCHELL
Mayor George a. Silsby.
Response. Hon. p. r. Wickham. of
Alexandria.
Wednesday. January pa
p OF the secretary, l.. s. Tyler.
of Sioux Falls.
Report of treasurer. w. j. Andrews.
Special Sales" r.. f. Goltra. of Madi-
son.
Discussion. A. J. Berdahl of Garrett
son. A. Mittelstadt of Milbank, Elmer
Waters of T%roquois. b.. f.. Cords of did
ham and Adolph Harms of Wentworth.
How Will We Get Needed Legisla-
tion?' Hon. L. f. Gross, of Gettys-
burg.
Competition of Catalogue Houses
The South Plan" E. i. Hannix
editor of the Commercial News, Sioux
Falls. NN
Discussion. j. d. Barlow of Plankin-
on. c. p. Hanson of ~Bridgewater. n.
+. Henry of Flandreau. D.. II. Lotus
of DeSmet. Oscar K%valshaug of Beres.
ford and +. l.. Meisch of Alexandria.
Retail Advertising" C. r. Broders
of Minneapolis.
Discussion. o. II. Anderson of Cotton.
w. II. Bennett of Castlewood, p. w.
Ashley of Coleman and George Nc
Bride of Huron.
"Co-Operation OF the Travelling Mar
and the Retailer. and the Travel
ing Mems Association w. +. Enright,
of ST. Paul. Mimi.
Discussion. 'Rural Mail Carriers Car
rying Merchandise" H. O. Rhine OF Dell
Itapfds. w. "A. DuXbury of Canova. T.
J. Courshon of belmont, II. w. Schmidt
of Valley Springs and j. H. Mallett of
Groton
Science of Government Fl. M.
Jones, of Sioux Falls.
Address. George W. irving. represent
ing the Chicago Dry Goods Reporter.
Discussion. Giving Of Premiums-Is
It a Benefit to the Merchant? Is 1t
Fair Competition! ?" Owen Carney of
Yankter. A. Fergen of Parkston, Noah
Keller of Woonsocket. G. E. Ffckes of
Sioux Falls. r. 8. Wesley Of Wessine-
ton Springs and August Krudt of Em-
cry.
Thursday. January IS
Health Insurance for Commercial
Men," A. j. Alwefn, Of Milwaukee.
Wis.
Pure Goods" George L Dingman. Of
, Minneapolis. MINI.
The Work in South Dakota on Pure
Foods" +. w. Small. state dairy and
food commissioner. of Webster.
Address. s. Is. Nelson. of Luyerne
MIMI. manager of the largest depart.
rncnt store outside of Minneapolis and
st. Paul in Minnesota.
Address. Fl. V. Jones. publisher of the
Commercial Bulletin and Northwest
Trade. of Minneap polls.
Address. A. f. Young. of Finch.
Young 6 McConville. st. Paul.
How I Treat the Customer Of the
Catalogue House in My Own Business"
Hon. d. H. Evans. Tracy. Mimi.
Address. w. L. Evans, editor of the
st. Paul Trade Journal.
I Benefit the Banker Derives from
Catalogue House Competition" ]. r..
Walker. of Chester.