Pioneer Days in Huron and Central South Dakota
An account recalls early Huron in the Dakota Territory as settlers build homes and farms while facing floods typhoid and prairie fires. It notes a buffalo stampede 40 miles of fire breached prairie and the decline of buffalo herds, with the wagonsmith tale of horse trains amid the Little Missouri frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
South Dakota
Ohio
James River
Dickenson
Mio
Etter
Crandon Township
Dakota
Pine Hills
Civilization
Montana
Missouri
Local Society Notes Save and Socialize in Alpena
The Norwegian Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Fred Koppman’s home with supper served. The next gathering is at Mrs. Petter Evenson’s on September 5. Friends visited the Hat home to meet Ralph Eaton and his Kalamazoo guests. Womans Foreign Missionary Society met at the M E church parlors with devotionals led by Mrs. W S Leighton and a Mystery box activity. A picnic lunch followed and $17.95 was added to the treasury from mite boxes. Relatives and neighbors joined picnics and reunions in nearby towns, including visitors from Des Moines and Rapid City, with note of departures for home after weeklong visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Koppman
Super
Petter Evenson
J. M. Hat
Ralph Eaton
Kalamazoo
Mich
Orval Eaton
Melvin
Thelma Eaton
Wolsey
Orra Barringer
James Blow
Silas Hayes
BE. IF. Coursey
A. B. Lawrence
Harry Miller
Des Moines
Frank Barringer
Iona Bichra
Orra, Jr
Wessington Springs
Floyd Davis
Rapid City
Davis
Wessington Springs Park
Alpena
Yegge
Mitchell
C. M. Yegge
T. B. Yegge
Archie
June
M. F. Yegge
Henry Plate
Roland Plate
Melvin Yegge
Thure Lindstedt
Rose Ellen
Crow Lake
W. I". Yegge
Wellington Springs
Ed Plate
St. Louis
Fred Riley
Charles and
Juanita
Madison
Wis
Josephine Yegge
Women’s Group Breakfast and Golf at Pony Hills Club
Thirty women gathered at the Pony Hills Country Club last Thursday morning for breakfast at eight. The morning featured golf and a bridge session as out-of-town members joined the event.
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Pony Hills Country Club
Social Gatherings Highlight Summer Hosts and Guests
A March weekend of events features Miss Hazel Hobart hosting a breakfast for sixteen guests including Mrs. Wagener of Salem and out of town visitors from Chicago Minneapolis Des Moines and Huron. Bridge prizes awarded and a later party honors Mr and Mrs Dzie with a five hundred card game and a club house picnic under warm summer hospitality.
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Haze Hobart
Wagoner
Salem
J. Theisen
FE. B. Oddy
Wagener
R. Pier
Chicago
Burniece Stakke
F. 3. Kidd
Minneapolis
Olive Dillon
Des Moines
Rh. O. Sabin
Cuthbert
Patton
Broderick
Huron
Diary Entry From Centra South Lakota Farm Notes Rain
A diary entry reports a half inch of rain renewing corn growth and describes potato digging. The author observes a pasture white with gulls, noting their tame behavior as they feed on grubs and worms exposed by plowing in spring.
Farming notes on potato digging and corn field yield
The report describes digging potatoes and inspecting the corn field. It notes many barren stalks this year which will reduce the yield but overall the field looks fairly promising.
Threshing Interrupted by Odd Noises in Field
Dan and FI heard a hob white this evening and saw activity near the oats field. They note the figures seem to appear occasionally and expect work to resume tomorrow after today’s pause.
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Dan
Shipwreck Prompt Inspires Theatrical Aspiration
An exchange imagines a fish monger musical aspirant asking if his voice will matter. The professor quips that it might be useful in a shipwreck scenario, blending nautical mishap with performing ambition.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur E. Towne
Geauga Republican Record of
Chardon Ohio
Ittle Valley
M. Cc
Alford Optometrist
Alpena Society
Woonsocket Society
Ierpent
Dak
Bindy’s Market
Bak Ave
CERTO
N. W
Florence Marshall
Ortarte
Calif
S.A. Dalton
M. E. Dowdellees J.m.ornes
Schgl
Alice
H.S. Dzie
Enebee
Dale
John Dodge
Hobart
Hazel
Misa Marie Sneve
Bratsberg
H. S. Dzie
Eneboe
Dzie
California
Centra South Lakota Farm
ACMAN
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jerry C. Jarvis
Palmer, Mass
Lydia
Pinkham
Mobil Oil
D. Urquhart & Sons Incorporated
Bridge Club
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Goetz Country Club
Country Club
M. K. Goetz Brewing CO
ST. Joseph
Huron. Grocery CO. Distributors
Goetz
Josep Evr
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