New Underwood Builds Town Hall and Fire Station
At the August board meeting in New Underwood a contract was awarded to C F Tollinger for a combined municipal building and fire station. The new hall will occupy the present site and measure about 20 by 28 feet with space for two vehicles. Work is proceeding and the structure is being adapted for farm center use by early week.
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New Underwood
Underwood
Board of Trusters
C. F. Tollinger
Farm Debate Teams Prepare for Statewide Contests
Community club debaters in Brookings are shaping up for the statewide Farm Debates this fall. The topic asks whether better marketing raises farm profits more than production efficiency. County champions will vie, leading to a Brookings final during Farm and Home Week in February.
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Brookings
A. M. Eberle
State College Extension Service
Eberle
Gether
Eberle Ath
Lightning Strikes Webster Area Cause Destruction
Webster reports a severe storm with lightning striking the power house causing a blaze. C A Wells residence electrical wiring burned. three horses died on the Mike Bierschbach farm. Julus Anters injured after sheltering under a wagon. Emul Becker jolted when struck while raking hay as his team ran away.
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Webster
Jake Marscell
C. A. Wells
Mike Bier_schbach
Mr. Becker
Hot Weather Kills Thousands of Fish in Lake East Choboti
SiouX City Iowa Aug 14 Thousands of fish have been destroyed in East Choboti Lake between Orleans and Spir at Lake during a hot windless dry spell. Workmen are trying relief with oxygen jumps ordered to maximum. Dr H E Bart fish pathologist estimates about 15000 fish lost this summer.
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Sioux City
East Choboti Lake
Orleans
Spirat Lake
H. E. Bart
State Extension Meet in Huron Plans Discuss 4 H Lab trip
The Federation of Home Extension with more than 100 members in South Dakota will meet in Huron on September 11 to review its 193 agricultural program. Each county will send two voting delegates as the executive board meets at Marvin Hughitt hotel with a noon luncheon. Doris Conway and Hazel Tol yerson will discuss their Washington National 4 H Lab trip. A E Anderson will speak and Mrs Perry Clifford presides. Election of officers will highlight the luncheon program.
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Federation of Home Extension Pages
South Dakota
Huron
Hari Extension Clubs
Federation
Marvin Hughitt
Perry Clifford
Cresbard
Doris Conway
Ft Pierre
Hazel Grayce Tol‘Yerson
Melletta
Washington
Pges
A. E. Anderson
Clifford
Sioux Falls Viaduct to Be Lighted as Plans Change
Sioux Falls officials describe the East Tenth street viaduct project as to feature a brilliantly lighted design. Contractors plan a double row of lights over 120 feet long spaced 10 feet apart providing daylight illumination once installed. Construction on the bridge and retaining walls is progressing rapidly.
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Sioux Falls
East Tenth Street
Timber Lake Opens Anniversary Event
Timber Lake celebrates its 20th anniversary with a two day program. A Thursday pageant starts the festivities followed by an address from D A McCullaugh and a Timber Lake against Cheyenne Agency Indian team baseball game. Other events include horse races bowery dance free acts and a Mobridge band concert. Senator W H McMaster will speak on Friday as Timber Lake faces the Thursday winners in a final baseball game and horseshoe contest finals cap the day with a fireworks display.
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Timber Lake
D. A. McCullaugh
Standting Stock
Cheyenne Agency
Indiana
Mobridge Band
W. H. McMaster
Sully Women Win Fair Club Demonstration in Onida
Sully county team led by Mrs Gea Becker and Mrs Forrest Byrura won the Home Extension clad demonstration contest at Onida, defeating Stanley county with the topic Getting Your Money's Worth. Members Mrs Vander Cook and Miss Mardell represented Stanley county. The win promotes the Hughes discussion and marks Sully Stanley sharing honors at the Huron fair.
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Sully
Onida
Gea, Becker
Forrest Byrura
Sully County
Stanley County
Fternoon
Vander Cook
Mardell
Hughes
Stanley
Huron
Weather outlook unchanged as drought bites Great Plains crops
In a Farmers Union Terminal Association grain review dated August 14, prospects for small grains in the northwest remain constrained by weeks of drought and heat. Harvesting in North and South Dakota Minnesota and Montana proceeds early but overall conditions vary, with some districts reporting fair crops while others in western regions are unsatisfactory. Rain could affect later corn and potatoes, but year end prospects remain largely fixed.
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ST. Paul
Northwest
Farmers Union Terminal Association
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Stockmen Rely On Summer Fallow To Save Feed
Report notes farmers cut everything available for feed and straw to stock in reserve as auxiliary feed. Law and prices favor keeping cattle on farms longer. Optimism seen in crops from summer fallowing and relatively high yields this season.
Jerauld Pioneers Recall Early Days At Picnic
Wellington Springs August 14 Special A large crowd attended the Jerauld County Pioneers Association picnic in the park Friday. County commissioner and pioneer William Sheffield spoke on early Jerauld County life detailing living conditions schools and libraries blizzards drought burning of flax straw buffalo chips crude farming tools and the shift to modern roads and transport.
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Jerauld
Wellington Springs
Jerauld County
Local Club Officers Elected For Coming Year
Mrs Henry H Kieser of Wessington Springs was elected president of the association with Mrs Ernest H Wood as vice president. Mrs George Seafield from this vicinity retains the secretary treasurer role for two more years.
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Henry H. Kieser
Wessington Springs
Ernest H. Wood
George Seafield
Indian Woman Dies At 802 Acre Ranch Near Missouri River
Mrs. William Daugherty an Indian woman died Friday. A widow for 12 years she managed her 802 acre ranch stocked with pure bred white faced cattle and a herd of draft horses. She leaves a van and three daughters who inherit the ranch bordering the Missouri river.
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Joe Creek
William Daugherty
Missouri River
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