The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-09
COUNTY NEWS
CORRESPONDENTS
News Notes and Personal Items Of In.
terest Over the County
YAYLAND


Mr.. and Mrs w. o. Tolman made
an over Sunday auto trip to Yale. s.
D., last week end. They visited at the
new home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Oleson.
Mrs Robert Higgs and son Donald
returned to their home last week.
Tuesday. after spending a few days at
the III. r.. Smith home.
Mrs. G. l.. Guyer and Mrs. III. j.
Clifford went to Huron Thursday even
ing to visit at the home Of Mark Gift
ford and family.
Mrs. II. Il. Smith and grandson ar
rived from Sioux Falls Saturday even
ing after spending a few days with
Ciautes mother who has recently had
an operation at the hospital there.
We Internationally overlooked an
item which should have appeared In
print a month ago. This concerned
Miss Nora Carr and her brother Har-
old who had recently returned from
their school work in Lincoln and oma-
ha respectively. They are now n
joying their vacations at their home
in Gilbert township.
F, NJ. Hackett drove to Montrose,
South Dakota, in his a on Friday
of last week He returned home the
first part OF this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Andrews and
children spent Sunday in Huron at the
home OF Mr.. Andrews parents Mr.. and
Mrs. M. T. Andrews, Sr.
T. M. Dundee, of st. Lawrence, for
medly OF vayland went to Huron Hos
pitai last week with what was thought
to be pneumonia. but which later
proved to be an attack of pleurisy.
Mr.. Dundee's condition is improved
at this writing and he is back at work
In st. Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Thalka, Of Mi
kama, near Rice Lake. Wisconsin,
have spent the past two weeks at the
F. w. Otto home. They expect TO
leave for their home sometime this
week,
Mrs. J. W. westenhayer and daugh-
ter returned last week from Illinois
where they have been Waiting the
formers mother for the past few
weeks.
Miss Mary Crosswait came from
Highmore Saturday evening for a few
days visit at the II. N. Cassidy home.
Mrs. J.. G. Mccormack spent the pas,
week at the Gwynne Thompson home
eareing for her daughter and the new
baby.
Miss Cora Weston completed a term
OF school at the Otto school last FRI
day. The day was celebrated by a
school picnic in the Major GsIch south
OF vayland. Miss Cora leaves this
wednesday for her home near Rapid
City, s. ID.
Mrs. Eva Harrington and daughters
Mable and Myrtle arrived Saturday
from Chamberlain to make their home
with the Hackett's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McMurtry de-
parted Saturday morning for Blunt,
s. D., for a visit with his sister, who
lives north of that place.
On the banks OF the Creek ear the
r. w. Gamble home was the OF
a jolliication last Thursday evening.
Wienies were roasted and a general
social time was had. About forty
guests were present.
Obituary
Carl Otto was born In Germany,
October IL. 1897, and he died In Hand
County, April 28, 1918 at the age OF
eighty years. He was married In 1858
to wilhelmina Reinke and to this
union were born FIVE children. three
IONS and two daughters, three OF
whom are living. The children are
Mrs. Augusta Schmui, Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Thalka. and Frank w. Otto. all
of whom we're at their fathers bed
side.
In 1874, Mr.. otto came from Ger
many to Horican, Wisconsin, and In
1882, from Wisconsin to Hand County,
where he resided until the time OF mrs
death Being a pioneer of this county.
Mr.. Otto had many friends among the
older people, as we'll as among the
younger ones.
Funeral services were held on We'd
nesday at the Frank otto home north
OF vayland and in washington at the
German-Lutheran Church, of which
Mr.. Otto was a member. Both SER
vices were conducted by the German
Lutheran Minister OF wolsey. Burial
was made In the cemetery at Wess-
iagton.
Gard Of Thanks
We wish to thank the neighbors and
| friends for their kindness during the
iursss and death Of our father and
| grandfather.