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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1929
Page
12
Denhert fired four times at thieves after an alarm woke him to a break in at Leikvold’s plant. Thieves forced the main gate and broke coop locks. Earlier a rural pastor frightened chicken thieves. Nearly 1000 purebred chickens have been stolen in the county across three incidents.
Deadwood South Dakota hosts Days of 76 August 8 to 10 with Sioux from Pine Ridge and rodeo stars. The three day event features a historical street parade mounted band and Fourth Cavalry drill acts along with roping bucking and trick riding contests.
Aug. 6 South Dakota man John Wright of Volga has been named instructor in civil engineering at the state university. Wright graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1926 with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and later worked two years for the state highway commission as a transit man before joining the locating engineering department of the state in recent years.
Howard August 6 Special reporting threshing began this week amid a rapid field clearance due to short straw. Wheat is reported good quality, oats and barley hurt by hot dry weather, corn looks fine but needs moisture. Many threshers started Monday as cutting of small grain finishes in the vicinity.
Howard reports a heat wave with daytime temperatures around 95 to 100 plus causing the deaths of at least 30 horses used in harvest work. Many died while laboring. others became ill afterward. Loss to the farm is estimated in the thousands. A separate item notes Mr and Mrs Gerald Rounds of Tacoma visiting Conde.
Special report notes a remarkable harvest where Albert Schellenbach combined a quarter section of wheat near Onida and Mt. Daley in a single 22 hour period. The feat across a western county highlights efficient farming methods.
Sully county club day is scheduled for August 20 with demonstration teams competing for honors and a substantial program. The Oneidas of Onida will host a free banquet dinner in recognition of the work community clubs are doing.
The newly organized Agar Shipping Association made its first shipment on Saturday a carload of hogs. Arnold Schreiber was elected president Ed Wagner vice president C M Lomhheim secretary and treasurer. Board members include Carl Weideman Ivy F P Shuitz Art Verner Swen Nystrom.
Onida reporter J. 8. Foster, manager of the Sully County co operative association, said 144 truckloads of wheat were unloaded in a single day this week at the local elevator along with additional grain.
Mr and Mrs Will Massey and Mr and Mrs Ray Klapperick of Mission Texas look after farming interests near Conde.
About eight miles remain to gravel highway 20 linking Conde with the Sunshine trail toward Melletie. Completion will connect Conde by gravel with the Sunshine trail to Melletie.
In Flandreau the city park pool drew 800 bathers in a single day and a subsequent day saw 600 people enjoying the clean cool facility. Visitors came from nearby towns to swim and refresh themselves at the pool.
Brookings Aug 6 after five years of experience with electric lights and power the 17 farmers served by the Renner line in Minnehaha county report satisfaction with the farm electric service. Ralph L Patty head of agricultural engineering says the study shows cost savings from displacing other power and significant gains in farm work speed and efficiency especially with milking machines. The test line aims to determine costs for farm uses and potential power savings across operations.
Fragmentary OCR item notes land or farming activity near Onida in the vicinity of Garner farms. Details unclear but references a town area, farms and local land use.
The Madison Kiwanis club plans a large picnic at Chautauqua bedch at Lake Madison on August 20 for grade school children. Elks band will provide music and a program. families bring picnic suppers. Welfare committee sponsors event expecting at least 600 youngsters.
Funeral services were held at St Michael's church for John W Wright a Clark resident for thirty five years. He had not been well for several months and spent the winter in California in hopes of regaining his health.
A fossil field in manganese ore near Oacoma and Chamberlain, rivaling South Dakota's Bad Lands, has drawn attention from eastern scientists led by government geologist D. F. Hewitt. Marine fossils are fully mineralized and include snails, snakes, fish, lizards, and large marine animals, with many fine specimens in local hands.
A trained monkey broke loose from its trainer at Lake Madison chautauqua grounds causing a stir as the animal roamed around the summer resort areas. Eyewitnesses reported excitement as the troupe moved through the crowd before the animal was recaptured.
A monkey on the grounds of a residence caused alarm after pulling at a cottage door with children nearby. It ate bread with apparent pleasure but spurned crackers. The chain slipped as it climbed a fence and the animal was easily recaptured.
In Vermillion at the Ebner Leikvold poultry plant a midnight alarm sounded and Fred Denhert, an employee, fired a shotgun at intruders who fled the scene. No injuries reported. thieves scared off by the electrical burglary alarm.
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