Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-11-30
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
ANNUAL ELECTION FRIDAY
EVENING AT CLUB ROOM
LAST YEAR WAS A GOOD ONE
Entire List of New Officers For
the Coming Year Elected.
All Good Men. That the
Club Will Prosper Is
Now Assured.

The annual meeting of the CONNER.
cial club was held at the club rooms
last Thursday evening and was quite
well attended the weather considered.
The bills for the past quarter were
allowed.
Several gentlemen made remarks for
the good of the city.
l.. G. Ochsenreiter, president for the
past year read the following remarks
which were we'll received by those
present and ordered spread upon the
records of the club:
ANNUAL REPORT OF l.. G. OCH
SENREITER, PRESIDENT:
To The Members Of The Commercial
Club OF Webster, South Dakota:
In accordance with the usual u
tom, it is in keeping that we give an
account of our stewardship during
our encumbaDcy.
One year ago, when we were cleo
ted as officers of this club we found:
First: The treasury practically EN-,
PITY.
Second: That the Club was in ar
rears for rem for six months and the
property of the Club was about to he
taken for sal 4 debt.
Third: That the Club WAS in debt
for it's lights and fixtures to the city,
which had never been paid since ii
was organized.
Fourth: That a large number OF
bills for goods and merchandise were
unpaid.
Fifth That nearly every member
was in arrears on dues, with a very
d~isgruntIed feeling.
These were the conditions confront.
ing as when we were elected to Office.
| now wish to call your attention &c
the work We have done curing our in.
cumbency.
All of the items above mentioned
have been satisfactorily adjusted and
paid. We have furnished new CLOTH
for the billiard and pool tables. with
new cues; we have supplied the Club
reading rooms with six leading maya
zines, n Chicago daily paper the
Record Herald, the weekly Scientific
American. and all .our home papers
We have kept open house every day
during the year from 8 a. m, to IL D
m, we have held regular monthly
meetings OF the Club. and in addition
to the regular meetings we have giver
the members six social entertainments.
We have increased the membership
and have been able to keep up the in
terest in the Club 80 that our member
ship has not fallen off. As statee
above, we have all bills paid and q
handsome balance in the treasury tc
turn over to the new officers.
1t vas through our efforts that Web.
ster today is tho proud possessor I'd
one of the largest and best equipped
Opera Houses in the state of South
Dakota. In fact tnere is none better
between the Twfo Cities and Miles
City, Montana.
We were also instrumental in Undue
ing Mr. Erwin to put a second story on
to bis new brick block. which ie
handsome addition to the business
structures of Webster.
1t vac through our efforts that the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way Company put in complete new
crossings on all Of it's tracks crossing
Main street.
1t was through our efforts that 25,
600 descriptive phamplets of Day
County were issued and distri buted,
letting the world know that Day Coun-
ty is still on the map.
1t was through our efforts that we
have an exhibit in o of the exhibit
cars Of the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway also an EXHIBIT in the
state booth at the Land Show 20 be
held In st. Paul. December 18th to
23rd.
It was through u efforts that the
Day County Fair had one of the best
exhibits this year that 1t ever had.
In addition to the above there are a
large number of minor items that have
been given attention during the year.
We have no complaint to make to-
ward any members Of this Club. The
monthly meetings did not always have
a full membership in attendance, nor
did we expect that We felt that the
bulk OF the work to be done would
fall on the officers 1t would save a
great deal of extra work and time if