July 1929 District Farm and Business Outlook Report
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve preliminary summary shows July 1929 district business outpaced July 1928 with farm income from cash crops and hogs more than doubling year over year due to higher grain prices larger marketings and heavier hog weights. Debits and the country clearings index rose while some sectors like department stores and flour shipments fell. Prices for several commodities increased month to month with dairies slightly higher in June and farm product values listed for July 1929 and July 1928 across bread wheat durum wheat rye flax Hogs and Dairy products.
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Minneapolis
Federal Reserve
South Dakota
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Ft. Pierre Realtors Company Is Formed
Articles of incorporation filed in Pierre establish the Wischer company of Ft. Pierre as a general real estate and development firm with capital stock of 250 000. Incorporators Anton S. Fischer Frank F. Fischer and Carl T. Fischer, all of Ft. Pierre, listed on the document.
Near Finish Of Shock Threshing Near Action
Argonne Aug 15 special report notes shock threshing nearing completion in this area. Farmers plan to begin haying and corn cutting soon. Ora Beal, living a mile from town, has already cut fodder corn and others will begin at once unless rain interrupts in the coming days.
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Argonne
Ora Beal
Marshall County Entrants at State Dairy Judging Team
Britton August 15. An oral test selected Marshall county dairy judging team for the state fair with Fern Carson Langford Magda Severson Havana Ivin Olgien Langford Marion Johnson Britton as alternates. A prior trial at the Tri-State fair in Aberdeen also showed strong performance.
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Britton
Marshall County
Brookings Fern Carson
Langford
Magda Severson
Havana
Ivin
Olgien
Maiion Johnson
Aberdeen
Farm ice house outmoded by electric refrigeration say farm study
Brookings Aug 115 Researchers from State College report electric refrigerators on 17 farms along the Renner electric line cut costs and heat demand. The study finds average yearly use about 379 kWh costing 11.91 dollars per owner, with winter costs around 6.57 dollars, and humid units averaging 42.46 degrees Fahrenheit. The bulletin suggests rural electrification makes refrigerators cheaper than ice houses and a future farm necessity.
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Brookings
State College
Kear Renner
Ralph Patty
Renner
Jleing
Patty
Plays Over Radio Is United With Daughters
Alfred Ames of Grand Rapids Michigan was reunited with his daughters Mrs Maud Champlin and Mrs Ruby Jackson after 50 years. A Sears Roebuck old time fiddlers contest won him a communication that sparked the reunion held July 1. Champlin had not seen her father since she was 15 months old when they lived in Sioux City Iowa. He now 82 enjoys good health and the daughters plan to move him to Grand Rapids for a new home.
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Ipswich
Alfred Ames
Grand Rapids
Mich
Maud Champlin
Ruby Jackson
Ames
Sears Roebuck
Champlin
Sioux City
Jackson
Attorney General Clarifies South Dakota Pass Law Change
Sharpe explains revised 1929 intrastate pass law in South Dakota. He states the amendment omits prohibition on accepting or using passes for travel wholly within the state. The opinion, issued after inquiry from Chamberlain’s state attorney, addresses section 5 and public officer use of passes.
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South Dakota
M. Q. Sharpe
M. Ass Brow
Chamberlain
Sharpe
Eneril Con
Redelm Claim Deepest Oil Well In South Dakota
Aug 15 Redelm reports a South Dakota oil well as the deepest yet drilled in the state at a depth between 3300 and 3500 feet. Early drilling showed rapid progress of about three feet per hour but the pace has slowed due to unusually hard rock. The contractor still has about 700 feet of piping on hand and indicates more piping remains beyond that.
Yankton Plans Modern Store and Office Building
A petition to vacate an alley between Second and Third streets on Douglas avenue seeks to clear space for a modern store and office building. Dr. J. E. Trierweiler and partners own adjoining property and would gain 100 feet on Douglas if the alley is closed.
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Yankton
Douglas Avenue
H. A. Doyle
J. E. Trierweiler
G. J. Kendall
W. GC. Kendall
Trierweiler
Third Street
Douglass
Memorial Service Honors Preacher Smith in Black Hills
Lead Aug 15 The memory of Rev Henry Weston Smith known as Preacher Smith a famed figure of 1876 gold rush days was honored at a monument north of Deadwood. About 16 people attended the service presided by Rev W E Hartting with participation from Rev A G Campbell and other Black Hills Methodist pastors.
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Black Hils
Henry Weston Smith
Preacher Smith
Deadwood
W. E. Hartting
Deadwood Methodist Church
A. G. Campbell
Lead Methodist
Black Hills
Wind Cave Postoffice Draws Visitors Names
In Wind Cave South Dakota visitors leave names and addresses inside a cavern nicknamed the postoffice near a 200 foot underground chamber. The practice yields paper scraps stuffed in rock formations, showing names from every state and foreign countries across hundreds of little rock boxes.
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Coster
Gaye
Vermillion Melon King Forecasts Bumper Crop
Vermillion reports J. R. Dunlap, melon king, says last week's rain guarantees the largest melon crop yet. He plans to begin harvesting musk melons mid month with 50,000 dozen or more than 500,000 melons to market, then about August 25 he will ship 200,000 watermelons.
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J. R. Dunlap
Scarlet Fever Reported in Wayland Area
In Wayland on August 15 a number of scarlet fever cases were reported in the vicinity. The Wald family is not currently in serious condition.
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Wayland
Wald
Start Surveying New Road In Black Hills
State highway engineers under BR C Spitzer began a survey for a federal and state aid surfaced highway from Hull City to Rapid City via Keystone. Seven-man party started Hill City survey on a preliminary plan by J H Lake and R Co Livingston. Federal checks may delay progress. under federal supervision the route would resemble the Black Hills main trunk lines.
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BR. C. Spitzer
Hull City
Rapid City
Keystone
Hill City
J. H. Lake
State Department
R. Co. Livingston
Federal Bureau of Roads
Black Hills
South Dakota to launch state youth newspaper
A new four page monthly state paper for young citizens will begin in September with 5000 copies mailed to county and league officials. Aleen Erickson will edit the publication featuring profiles of Governor Wed Bulow and Lt Governor John T Grigsby with statewide news sourced from county papers.
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Pierre
South Dhen
Youn Tate
League
de CG Pines
Public Injury
Giffen
South Dakota
Aleen Erickson
Department of Public Instruction
Youth League Grows to 4500 Chapters and 75000 Members
Mr. Giffen notes about 4,500 Young Citizens League chapters exist in the state with an estimated 75,000 members. The program gathers winning stories from members to showcase youth achievement.
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League
Giffen
11 Year-Old Lad Swims Missouri River at Pollock
Frikjof Larson, 11, son of Captain Ben Larson who runs a ferry boat across the Missouri river at Pollock, is noted in this item.
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Lad
Missouri
Pollock
Frikjof Larson
Ben Larson
Missouri River
Youngest known swimmer completes Missouri River crossing
A youth swam across the Missouri River, believed to be the youngest to achieve the feat. The crossing covered just over half a mile, marking a remarkable bodily feat against the current.
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Missouri River
Girl Recovering After Appendix Operation
Velma Gilland six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Casper Gilland is recovering satisfactorily from an operation for a ruptured appendix. The girl was operated on in Juron during Operation Wayland on August 15.
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Wayland
Velma Gilland
Casper Gilland
Juron
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