This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1930
Page
8
Market notes indicate steady to strong tone for Armour cattle with varied lots. Beef prices span common to medium quality, vealers milk fed at 5.50 to 18.06, stockers and feeders around 5.0 to 10.50, lambs steady to higher, ewes and weights range from 0.00 to 2.75 per unit while overall demand remains firm.
Livestock and cattle prices edged mixed as buyers and sellers adjusted at Sioux City market. Beefs held firm to steady, yearlings around 14.15 per cwt, short fed cattle near 8.25, hogs steady to 1 cent lower with top 7.60 for choice 170 to 200 pounds, sows 5.60 to 6.65, sheep market opening steady to weak with fat lambs and feeding lambs showing softness.
Sioux Falls livestock prices show steady cattle with heavy and prime steers near 12.00 and 13.00, calves around 1.00, hogs higher on lighter weights, and sheep steady. buyers note bulk sales and variable bids from Monday quotations across multiple markets including South St. Paul and Chicago with cattle, hogs, and sheep priced by weight and grade.
MINNEAPOLIS December 22 Wheat futures fell with May and July contracts down as traders digested Russian acreage signals. Farm board purchases reportedly totalled 4.6 to 5.0 million bushels for Minneapolis May wheat, cash markets showed weakness across varieties, with demand mixed for oats and rye.
The New York session shows a quiet drift downward as short covering fades and a secondary rotation develops. Major shares such as American Can, U S Steel, American Telephone, Westinghouse, American Power, and Union Pacific drifted with occasional gains in select ties while many issues declined.
Named leaders including B Davies and Miss Wildes will chairs committees to study fare topics. Their findings will be presented at a general county agricultural program meeting. A general meeting will be held at the Marvin Hughitt hotel Elke hall with 16 committees meeting across the hotel chamber of commerce rooms and local churches.
Sioux Falls high school defeated Watertown Arrows 14 to 2 in a rough Eastern South Dakota Conference game. Referee Cy Holgate called 33 fouls, Watertown ousted Aus and Stick and Wagner in the third quarter, Cope injured, Freeburg out with an infected toe. Bean set up Hanson’s scoring as Sioux Falls led 16-6 at halftime and won their second conference game.
Judge A K Gardner arrived in Huron from St Lowi after securing a judgeship in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Mise Alva secretary to Judge Gardner also returned to Huron today.
Mrs William Habel and her young daughter from Arlington visit Mrs Habels Parents Mr and Mrs Beaching for Christmas. The note mentions stock liquidation for tax purposes and slight gains in copper and silver markets. Oil sentiment edges up after a price slump. Closing quotes list numerous industrials and commodity shares with mixed movement.
A police report confirms the death of Joe Sisin, a restaurateur near the county jail, after a prior contact with authorities. Washington recalls a late restaurateur named Stein who served chicken dinners, reflecting on past pardons and meals from that era.
Rev Stovall of Minneapolis NW district praises Bethel A M E Church at tenth anniversary in Huron. He notes debt-free status, trained membership, and improved cooperation, with pastor W R Stewart starting debt-free work. Stovall cites overall district progress in his decade as presiding elder.
Gifts for the King a white gift service written and directed by Mrs AL S Carlson was performed at the Congregational church yesterday afternoon. The pageant traces gifts from shepherds and wise men to modern carolers with angel and antiphonal choirs. The church school offered gifts of service and substance at the altar.
Flo Irwin, lifelong actress famed with sister May as a vaudeville duo, died yesterday at 71 in Los Angeles from a heart attack sparked by excitement over her sister May Irwin’s pending visit. May Irwin, traveling from New York, will arrange the funeral.
Hopkins charges Charles Worral with possession and storing liquor after a Saturday raid by Huron police and federal agents. Four pints of liquor were reportedly found in Worral’s room above the Munden cafe, per police chief A. M. Hopkins.
Madison police failed to identify the robbers who hit two local businesses Saturday night or early Sunday. The Farmers Elevator door was torn off and about $8 in cash taken. At Kurth grocery the bake window was damaged during the break in.
Funeral services were held today at Sven Beeadene Cafe for Fred H. Kent a pioneer resident of Huron who died at 80 last week. Kent was proprietor of the Kant house once a social center of Huron in the eighties. The service was attended by Senator Borah a Republican from Idaho.
In the hospital listing, Walter Alley is admitted along with Cavour. The note also mentions a surgeon named Eisenberger in attendance.
G J Tofting of Huron died at 4 o clock yesterday morning at his daughter Mrs Chris Figlsangs home after a five week illness. Funeral services to be held at Kinyons chapel with Rev D Disrud and a second service in Tracy Minnesota Tuesday afternoon. Burial in Tracy cemetery beside his wife. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Puglsang Huron and Mrs Alford Gas solgna Deadwood and three sons J T Tofting Winnipeg A E ing Manitowoc and A N Tofting Bank Rapids plus seven grandchildren. He was 75 years old and had resided in Huron since 1922 after living in Tracy and Willmar Minnesota and Azer een. He was born November 15 1841 in Besger Norway.
H M Cass of the South Dakota State Public Health Association reports strong Christmas seal sales in major cities. Sioux Falls and Rapid City exceed 1928 marks by 200 dollars, while Aberdeen Yankton and Mitchell show gains of 100 dollars or more. Smaller towns come in slower, with total proceeds unavailable until after New Year.
Dr. Margaret Koenig continues county health survey by examining children at the Wolsey Lutheran parochial school today after visiting Wes sington and Wolsey city schools last week. She plans further clinics in other independent county schools.
Mrs Henry K Warren wife of a former president of Yankton college died suddenly at her home in Yankton of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 72. She is survived by her widower a son a daughter and a brother. Funeral services will be held here Tuesday.
In a heated Senate dispute Nebraska figures dominate the scene as Norris defends his renomination while Lucas, executive director of the Republican National Committee, disputes accusations of distributing anti Norris literature. Cutting denounces Lucas statement as an attack on the party structure.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.