Survey shows many South Dakota farmers may quit if loans fail
Pierre August 15 The statewide county survey of 24 counties shows severe drought and grasshopper damage with up to 43 percent of farmers possibly quitting without feed and seed loans. Mortgaged livestock and limited local credit worsen access as drought dominates.
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Beadle County
Aurora
Beadle
Brule
Buffalo
Butte
Charles Mix
Carson
Dewey
Fall River
Hand
Hughes
Hyde
Jackson
Jones
Lawrence
Lyman
Meade
Mellette
Pennington
Perkins
Stanley
Sully
Tripp
Ziebach
Kingsbury Tuition Rates in Kingsbury County Schools
Aug. 15 Kingsbury county announces monthly high school tuition per pupil. Arlington 12.51 Lake Preston 14.20 Iroquois 11.48 De Smet 12.52 Hetland 13.21 Oldham 13.60 Esmond 14.00 Bancroft 15.00 Osceola 15.00 Manchester 15.00 Boards report costs can exceed 15 dollars a month, with some figures as high as 45 dollars.
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Kingsbury
DE Smet
Kingsbury County
Arlington
Lake Preston
Iroquois
Hetland
Oldham
Esmond
Bancroft
Osceola
Manchester
Feoblems Meeting In Watertown Aug 21 For Livestock Contracts
Agricultural agent DB Nichols announces a Farm Bureau meeting in Watertown to discuss feeding cattle and sheep on contracts and potential livestock imports from drought areas into northeastern South Dakota. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs George Brink in Raymond on August 1. Father Burker of Frankfort holds a religious instruction school at the Deland Catholic church with Raymond children attending.
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Watertown
DB Nichols
Codington County
Farm Bureau
South Dakota
Raymond
George Brink
Tom Norton
Burker
Frankfort
Deland
Man Who Listened To Famous Debate Visits At Miller
Civil war veteran 87 recounts hearing the Lincoln Douglas debate by climbing a tree. He and his wife 79, William and Mrs Ewing of Freeport Iowa, visit Miller after two months in Yellowstone and the West. Their daughter, an Indianapolis high school principal, travels with them.
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Miller
William Ewing
Freeport
D. L. Johnson
Mitchell Auxiliary to Stage Home Talent Play West of Broadway
Mitchell American Legion Auxiliary will present a two act home talent play titled West of Broadway on September 15 and 16 in the city auditorium. Proceeds will fund general auxiliary expenses for the year. A committee is handling arrangements and details for the production.
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Mitchell Auxiliary
Mitchell
Mitchell American Legion Auxiliary
Selec
Broadway
City Auditorium
Road Authorities Gather for Northwest International Highway Meet
Road authorities from four states and three Canadian provinces will convene in Rapid City on October 9 and 10 for the Northwest International Highway association annual convention. The dates were announced by C. T. Bates, South Dakota highway commissioner and association president. Members include North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba with W. W. Pertie of Regina as secretary. The program is not yet completed.
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R. C. Pierre
Rapid City
Northwest International Highway Association
C. T. Bates
South Dakota
International Association
North
Minnesota
Montana
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canada
W. W. Pertie
Regina
First Bond Set In Kingsbury County Drunk Driving Case
DE SMET Aug 15 Special Garrett B Kuschen of Oldham is the first drunk driving defendant sentenced in Kingsbury County since July 1. He must post a $2,000 bond for two years, was fined $50 and costs, and forbidden to drive for one year after arrest by Sheriff Swartz and sentencing by Judge Taylor Huton.
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Kingsbury
DE Smet
Garrett B. Kuschen
Oldham
Luschen
Swartz
Taylor St Huton
Kingsbury Adopts Much Lower Budget
DESMET Aug 15 Special Kingsbury county board of commissioners adopted a budget two thirds smaller than last year totaling 73615 down from 125312. The cut largely comes from eliminating road construction accounts saving 32000 and reducing bridge appropriations.
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Kingsbury
Desmet
Kingsbury County Board of Commissioners
Wessington Merchant Plans To Leave town
Wessington August 15 Special L Levin a general merchant plans to close out his Levin Mercantile Company stock in Wessington and move west. He began a sale Friday and will sell home store building furniture and fixtures. He has been owner and manager since returning six years ago after selling out earlier. He came to Wessington about 20 years ago.
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Wessington
D. Wessington
L. Levin
West Coast
Seattle
Wash
Levin
Levin Mercantile Company of
Wessngion
Wessington School Opens September 7
Wessington prepares for the new year with the building cleaned and rooms morescoed and some new shingles added. Superintendent Merton Aldrich has been at Brookings and is expected back soon. A son was born Thursday to Mr and Mrs Soren Jensen of Harlan Iowa.
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Wessington
Merton Aldrich
Brookings
Carpenter
Ajson
Soren Jensen
Harlan, Ia
Jensen
Mabel Madsen
Sale at Carpenter Farm Sees Generally Lower Prices
The George Brent farm four and a half miles northeast of town hosted a well attended sale where items moved well though prices trended lower than usual given the quality of goods. The Aug 15 sale noted strong demand for some pieces while overall prices softened.
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Carpenter Carpenter
Mila
George Brent
Ten Mile Federal Highway Connects Ft. Thompson to Highmore
The Jarvin and Howe Construction Company have completed a ten mile federal highway segment north from Ft. Thompson through Crow Creek Reservation in western Buffalo county. grading crews move to Tyndall for a twelve mile project. The new road will be graveled this fall with abundant local gravel. Engineer Schader inspected and approved the work. The route plans to connect with another federal highway from Highmore toward Chamberlain via Gregory county.
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Schader
Hisoiet
Highmore
Ft. Thompson
Gregory County
Chamberlain
Codington County Seen Safe From Aid Need This Year
Heavy rains have secured a good feed crop in Codington County, reducing federal aid needs. C H Nordby, chairman of the county feed and seed loan committee, notes unusually heavy rainfall earlier in the season and floods of over seven inches. Buyers from drought regions visit, paying strong prices for grain and hay, with hay fetching up to 12 per ton.
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Farar
State Secretary of Agriculture
G. Troth
State Highway Department
Agri ‘Cultural Education Division
State of Public Instruction
Green
Codington County
Watertown
C. H. Nordby
County
Nordby
South Dakota
History of Ancient Pitchfork on Display at Adams Hall
Deadwood Aug 15 A wooden bar Jey fork displayed at Adams Memorial hall traces its manufacture to 1876 by Town Farming Tool company. The Hawkeye Barley Fork from American Fork and Hoe company of Fort Madison Iowa, patented in 1876, sold across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Dakota until late 1880s. The wooden fork was abandoned as steel forks proved lighter and better balanced. The fork is preserved in the museum for its prior utility.
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Deadwood
Adams Memorial Hall
Town Farming Tool Company
F. G. Niebel
American Fork and Hoe Company
Fort Madison
Iowa
Iowa Farming Company
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Kncem
Wessington Farmer Stricken By Lockjaw
Walter Ranft, a young farmer near Wessington, is critically ill with lockjaw after a facial abscess failed to drain. A Huron doctor arrived early Wednesday with a nurse in attendance. Serum treatment is being given.
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Wessington
Walter Ranft
Jis
Showers Help Highway Work In South Dakota
Showers aided highway maintenance across South Dakota this week but many gravel and earth roads remain corrugated due to lack of moisture. The weekly highway commission report lists main routes in generally fair to good condition with ongoing construction and several detours across counties from Milbank to Renner and beyond.
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Pierre
South Dakota
State Highway Commission
Nereas
U. S. 13
Yellowstone Trail
Minnesota
Milbank
Marvin
Webster
Bristol
Groton
James River
Aberdeen
Ipswich
Mobridge
McLaughlin
Thunderhawk
North Dakota
U. 5
Goodwin
Bemis
Watertown
Henry, Clark and
Redfield
Cheyenne Agency
Fair
la Plant
Dupree
Earth
Red Elm
Newell
Belle Fourche
U.S. U4
Isne
U. S. 16
Custer Battlefield
Sioux Falls
Ton State
Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon
Pijankinten
Kimball
Murdo
Stamford
Kadoka
Rapid City
Sturgis
Wyoming Line
U. S 18
Black Hills
Iowa Line
Canton
Davis
Delmont
Lake Andes
Dallas
Winner
Okreek
Mission
Rosebud
Martin
White River
Edgemont
Hot Springs
U. S. 81
Yankton
Dalton
Salem
Madigan
Freeman
Madison Trough
Adlington
Codington
U. S.22
Tyndall
Huron
Doland
Throgh Silyseton
Peever
Wilmot
Brookings
Colman
Dell Rapids
Renner
Road Condition Report From Sions Falls to Sioux City
Road conditions described from south of Sions Falls through Harrisburg to Beresford and beyond to Elk Point and Sioux City. Pavement segments vary with gravel rough stretches and fair surfaces noted, including sections south toward Sioux City and Beresford.
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Sions Falls
Harrisburg
Beresford
Fair
Elk Point
Sioux City
Ninth District August business declines from July
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve reports a drop in the ninth district July activity driven by lower farm income and weaker trade. Debits, county clearings, and carloadings fell versus a year ago while freight and department store sales slumped. Electric power use rose in some areas.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Reserve Bank
Sas
Aberdeen Doctor May Practice In Blunt Area
Aberdeen physician Dr White has visited Blunt to explore practice expansion and may relocate to widen his field. He is noted as practicing in Aberdeen and recently graduated, signaling potential establishment in the Blunt region.
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Aberdeen
Blunt Blunt
White
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W. A. Hicks
Alfred Johnson
Presbyterian Church
Ames
Mondamin Township
Hay Arbogast
Heezen
Ernest Alexander
Ross
Bessie Campbell
Robison
Qaen
Harry Larsen
Brive
Omsha
Mr. Larsen
Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic
Bent, Thomas
Robert W. Vance
M. D
M.C. Alford Optometrist Huron
Huron Clinic
Sprague Hospital
J. C. Shirley
D. Sewell
Saxton
B. H. Sprague
H. L. Saylor
Armin Maytag
Axelrad Brothers
Third St
George C. Hunt
Johnson & Sewell
Northwestern Public Service.co
4Th St. and
Oak, Ave
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