The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-02-08
GLENDALE

On an average, to date, we've had a
delightfully."- mild and pleasant winter
season-everybody living here will
cheerfully tell you so. Spring the
question to a bunch Of men In the
kitchen at a ladies aid meeting as to
the prospects for the rest Of the win
ter and it's hen the fun begins, es-
pecially if it's shortly after ground
hog day and their pipes are drawing
good. For some of our ablest prog
nosticators base their predictions on
the habits of the muskrat and ground
hog. Some others, or more or less
local rcnown, will aver that cornhusks
and the breastbone of a fat hen are
| mighty good signs to use as a sort Of
supplement TO Shakers Almanac"
Many other manifestations of equal
merit were offered and discussed.
| Finally a shrewd old timer, who no
doubt has often been fooled by Indian
signs, Muskrats and g~roundhogs, de-
clared. We've had a powerful nice
Writer so fur but II KANT last and
that we have about so much winter
every winter unless we happen to get
a late fall, a February thaw, or an
| early Easter" Whereupon another
close observing ~forecaster declared
| that "all the most reliablest signs and
| tnker" pointed to a short, mild win
ter frd he'd bet we'd have it II the
weather held good from now on
| Dinner! Dinner! Yep, we're comm
| NANNY. The ladies aid meets every
two weeks somewhere. You're in
vited to attend.
1t was reported that Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Robinson's little son was taken
seriously ill on last "wednesday with
symptoms of appendicitis. DR.. Pad
| dleford was called ON Thursday; later
the Title fellow is reported some bet
ter.
Bert Reid has been afflicted the past
| three weeks with ringwOrm or q SINH
lar infection on the right arm. It's
painful but Pert's gritty and getting
better slowly. .
| Chester Whittier breeder from Willow
| Lakes, VIC believe last Sunday.
We're told that Billy Johnson ex-
poets to move onto and improve his
| own quarter of raw land this spring
located just north of Lew Ruff on the
Cam Valley road. The country needs
more men like Billy.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Farrell Parmley en-
tertained a house full Of young folks
| on last Sunday evening. Games, mu-
| sic and ice cream were the social
features of the evening.
The Campbell school conducted by
| Miss Hazel Campbell put on a first
| class literary program and oyster
| supper at the Pleasant Valley hall on
| Friday evening, January 26th follow
| ed by a rollicking free-for-all dance.
The G. F. B. c. club have arranged
| for a big oyster supper at the Glen
! dale Union Church on Thursday even
ing, February 18th. Everybody invit-
| ed. Free hot coffeeas usual in Glen
| dale, with your oyster stew at a fair
| price. The early evening address will
| be given by a gentleman from Brook
ings we're told followed by some or
| sanitation work conducted by Co.
| Agent <. III. Aicher. To mention that
| Jim Alloway looks after the oyster
| supper is a sufficient guarantee OF
quantity and quality. Bill Avery has
| been engaged to act as chief sampler.
Rev. Or. A. c. Damon, of Wessing-
ton Springs College, is busy this week
making final arrangements to give the
| Glendale community a reading and
musical program at the church on
Friday evening, February 23rd. We
haven't learned of the character of
the reading or number of musicians,
but we're promised something worth
while. We hope to announce more
fully next week.
Johnny Avery reached his fourteen
tn milestone on last Saturday, and
as Johnny is a pretty good kid his
folks planned a first class birthday
party, inviting fourteen neighbor boys
to help him celebrate. The big birth
day cake and ice cream were too good
TO last indefinitely.
Harry Huisman. accompanied by his
son. Harry, Jr., drove his truck to
Miller on Monday loaded with oats,
returning with a good supply Of -four
and other groceries. The roads are