The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-16


The seventh annual banquet and
reception of the Miller Commercial
Club Thursday night drew out a
large crowd of members and their
families who enjoyed a good pro-
gram and splendid banquet. After
selections by the Miller Orchestra
there was a ladies chorus of eight
composed of Mesdames p. j. Dunn,
w. G. Redmond, Glen Richardson,
C. E. Garrett, +. ID. Greene. F. E.
Saltmarsh. Misses Rilla Mccoy and
Elizabeth Halloween, Miss Dollie
Bushfeld, piano. The Misses Marie
Coquillette, Nav Saltmarsh, Lucy
Conner gave an instrumental trio
with violin. horn and piano, and
Otto Nelson sang Perfect Day."
President Wilson introduced MIR
George Schlosser, Of Sioux Falls, for
a very good talk upon commercial
club work, enthusiasm and harmony
of purpose to advance a community's
interest.
Mr. Schlosser was known to this
scribe more than thirty years ago
when he had taken Horace Greeley's
advice to "go west and grow up
with the country" He located at
boom town of Blunt, some fifty
miles west of Miller, where he es-
tablished a newspaper and started
out to make a new Chicago Fate
was a bit cool to the proposition,
and his dreams became IA mirage.
He remained. however, urtil there
was little left in this locality ex-
cept short grass and prairie scenery,
then he walked out. After a time
we caught sight of his energy and
boosting qualities in Sioux Falls,
where he evidently struck his gait.
becoming postmaster, president of
the orphan home, secretary of the
commercial club-and a g a d
father. What more could man
want?
On his return home Mr. Schlosser
gives his impressions of this locality
now to the Sioux Falls Press:
1T has been my privilege during
the past few DAYS to visit for the
second time SIEGE Sept. last that Sec
tion of country west of Huron.
which has been reported as having
been favored with a good crop
and an especially well matured corn
yield. All previous reports are
fully substantiated. In small grain
there is absolutely no question,
either as to weld or quality, and
you can q great strings of wagons
along well Travelled highways haul
ing their grain to market. using
four horse teams on AL outfit that
easily holds 100 or more bushels.
and when you figure the price, 81
per bushels for wheat the day | was
in Miller YOU will not wonder at the
broad smile worn by the MIllerites
whose well stocked shelves of mer-
chanjise are disappearing under the
heavv demand. While the corn is
of small variety, they have plenty
and to spare. good both for seed and
for feed. One of the very best
assets Miller enjoys is a well or
gained commercial club and they
know how to get together too, for
there must have been close to 200
men and women that enjoyed the
annual banquet and entertainment
on Thursday evening last"
The banqet was held in the Nc
Gov hall. where all were seated at
two long tables. The hall and tables
were tastefully decorated, and the
splendid e was prepared and
served by ladies of the Presbyterian
aid society. POSTMASTER Saltmarsh,
Attorney Duffy. of Washington, and
C. M. Carroll, entertained the BAN
Gueters with humorous remarks.
The banqueters returned to the
club rooms where dancing, games.
visiting. a smoker. etc., entertained
than until two o'clock.