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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1929
Page
3
April 27 report from Archie Joy Stanley County agent outlines wheat baiting for mice in corn and small grain fields. He advises thin bait in every fifteenth or twentieth row and mars furrows every sixty to eighty feet for broad coverage. The bait uses strychnine coating and should be avoided before rain.
County agent Joy outlines an at home seed corn test using newspaper layers to hold kernels in place and a rolled paper cylinder with a loosely attached lid. The method aims to test germination and vigor, suggesting 6 to 100 kernels per square and noting cost efficiency and practicality for farmers in Stanley County.
Pierre prepares for April 30 aerial dedication as part of South Dakota Aviation Week. Col. Charles A. Windbergh’s 1927 stay cited. two army planes and other aircraft expected, with a full program including a parade, musical performances, and aviation demonstrations.
A string of federal and county sentences were handed to residents of Turon Sioux Falls and surrounding towns. Gillian Carsten received four months in Minnehaha jail for violation of the federal motor vehicle theft act. Ray Capps drew eight days in Yankton jail for liquor sale. Ley Sionson received one month in Minnehaha jail for transporting a stolen car and probation. William Ward got 90 days in Yankton jail for Mann Act violation. Frank L Worthen 11 months in Minnehaha jail for removing money from mail with probation. William Eutinger and Sylvia Anderson received 10 months in jail for use of nails to defraud. Anderson probation. Henry Rosenborth fined 100 for buying property and signing for liquor manufacture. Chester Jaavsen three months in jail and 100 fine for liquor sale and transportation. James Stanton 30 days in jail and 100 fine for same offense. Jack Wearham fined 100 for liquor possession. Henry Lee Muron six months and 500 fine for possession and sale of liquor. Wd Smith and Henry Olson Cham berlain 60 days for sale of liquor. Oli Smith fined 200 for liquor possession.
South Dakota livestock shipments to the Sioux City market were reported with cattle prices around 4.27 per hundredweight and multiple shippers listed including Wrickson Brothers Fruitdale and Christensen Trees. Lambs sold over 17.10 per hundredweight with various loads noted and weights up to 1 800 pounds for some cattle bringing receipts.
Howard area remains free of tuberculosis after spring re testing of cattle in four herds from a county wide test last fall. Five reactors were found among 127 cattle in the re tests. Federal veterinary in charge Dr R J W Arbistgs of Sioux Falls reports the area remains tuberculin free. In fall testing 24042 cattle were tested with 256 reactors shipped to slaughter. Over two and half years since Miner became a free area farmers have received 22700 in premiums above market price for breeding cattle through county tests.
Twenty two pure bred gifts were shipped to Get tysburg and German pig clubs, two new Potter County clubs. A dairy calf purchase in Wisconsin includes 25 Guernsey and Holstein calves for Haven club and 15 for Gettysburg club.
April 27 report warns against buying insurance from unauthorized companies supervised by the South Dakota Insurance Department. D C Lewis notes a new solicitation method by American Benefit Casualty Insurance Company of Springfield Iowa. A card distribution scheme enables agents to earn commissions from premiums, violating state law and subject to prosecution.
Vermilion April 27 high school musicians reach the State High School Music contest finals at the University of South Dakota May 9 and 10 with May radio programs on IkUSD. Broadcasts run 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm May 9 and 8 to 5 pm finals. The May schedule includes twelve other IkUSD programs plus talks by USD faculty on education, art, radio, and nutrition.
Waulkton hosts the annual Waulk county Club Rally Day on May 4 featuring a free movie parade lunch and games. County Agent Leo K K Mossing said 4 H club members and local leaders will attend with HL Jones state club leader and Miss mean Rodgers from the extension service expected to be present.
ROCKHAM April 27 Special The local board of education retained the entire teaching staff of the public school. Supt C B Hook was re elected with a salary increase and Miss Marie Remster of Huron received a principal salary raise.
In San Francisco on Thursday, Mrs. Veto Mauro gave birth to quadruplets three boys and a girl. One boy died soon after birth but the remaining babies and the mother were reported to be doing well. The Mauros already have three other children and the father works as a bootblack.
Musicians representing Walonta high school scored the most points at the sub-district contest held in April. Teams from Yankton Ben Hone Clay and Unjan counties competed, with Walonta earning the top score.
De Smet high school will send forty three pupils to the district music contest in Brookings next week. Students compete in girls and boys glee clubs, chorus, band, orchestra events, and voice and instrumental solos.
In Av Welonwa Wetonka and AKaska area farmers bought several new tractors as spring fieldwork begins. The Alaska Farmers' Cream association reports about 4 000 pounds of butterfat valued at 2 500 to 5 000 handled during March.
Twelve hundred acres on the Giddings flat about seven miles west of Ft. Pierre are being broken for flax planting. The same interests plan to break another large tract near Meers.
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