The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
ElEcyE0 IHlR OFFICERS
glss uen ot On.ev- .al tAe Reports
Il Committees Occupied the
session

llartieNlro Mes A>>oolllQh reached.
ae tIut ots4 sisaaeaJ lhuts5ay.
A|trasaooa. Az 4#oe loeN ani the Work
OF The weel WIS cleaned up, The
dealers uade good ase 81 their time
while In Mitchell aud she sessions
were rot allowed 10 lag in the least
in the way OF uatelial FOR addresses,
aud some OF the best aud most inter
estlng speakers we're secured for this
convention who have ever appeared
on a business convention platform in
Mitchell in years, aud That is saying
a good deal, when ii is taken into
consideration that Mitchell is some
thing OF a convention city.
President Hawkins and Secretary
Keller kept the business moving
along lively ana the president Afford
ed every opportunity for men to be
heard, either in presenting infor-
nation for the rest to absorb or
seeking it through the presenting OF
questions, 1t was quite a tribute to
the energetic work OF President
Hawkins, as displayed in the past
year, that he was the unaniIuCus
choice OF the convention for re-elec-
ton and many DELEGATES were heard
to express the sentiment that a
stronger or more able man could not
have been selected.
The committee on resolutions made
the following report in substance:
Thanks were extended the city Of
Mitchell and t. j. Spangler, the
attorney, the former for the hospi-
tlity extended and the latter for the
legal information gwen on questions
that were of vital Importance to the
association; S. r. Miles was also ex-
tended a vote OF thanks for the
interest diplayed in coming out FROM
Iowa and for his addresses given;
thanks were extended to President
Hawkins, Secretary Keller and Trea-
surer Watson for services rendered /;
also. to the trade journals for the
valuable assistance rendered during
the year; the action OF the Retail
Merchants Association was endorsed
relative to the request OF the state
legislature to amend the pure food
laws; a demand was made of the
legislature to pass a pure paint law
in conformity with the North
Dakota law; representatives in on
gless we're urged to vote against the
parcels post hill; was recommended
that a comittee Of two be appointed
to attend the legislative session at
Pierre to try and secure the passage
Of a pure paint law.
The committee on nomination Of
officers made the following report on
officers for the ensuing year, and it
was adopted:
President-E. D. Hawkins, of
VermilliOn.
First vice-president-Otto b.
| Mueller, of Aberdeen.
Second vice-president-F. L. Pixley,
of Montrose.
Secretary-H. E. johnson of Red
field.
Treasurer-B. G. Watson, of
Chamberlain.
Executive committee, r. |. Greg
CRY, Of Alexandria, +. S, Bi1kenbine,
of Scotland, j.. Fl. Roper, Of Parker,
FL. E. Johnson. Of Redtield, E. D..
Hawkins, of Vermillion, B. G..
Watson. of CHAMBERLAIN, j. 2. Rum
mel, of Sioux Falls, W. e. Webster,
of Mitchell, S. o. Steensland, Of
Beresford, C. W. French, of Elk
| Point.
When it came to selecting a place
for holding the convention next year
there were two or three candidates,
and while Mitchell was presented by
W. a. Barber, there vas hardly any
hope that she could be successful in
landing the third convention of the
hardware men. The present conven-
tion was to have been held at
Aberdeen, but owing to to a fire
which destroyed one of the leading
hotels a few months ago, the hard
ware men found it necessary to seek
another location. When it came to
selecting a place for next years con-
! vention the candidacy of Aberdeen
was very naturally favored by the
| convention ard 1T was located there
for the next year. The date Of the
meeting will be arranged by the ex-
ecutive committee.
The delegates to the convention
returned to thier homes Thursday
and today, and it was the one
common opinion among them that
the convention had been a thoroughly
successful one from teginning to end.
President Hawkins went home to
Vermillion this morning and secret.
airy Keller returned to Woonsocket
on the afternoon train. Mr.. Keller
will be succeeded as secretary by III.