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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Manchester and guests celebrate Mrs Gilmore birthday at Erwin near, while Elk Point visitors join graveside rites for Bernard Gartland. Local families host showers, illness notes, and teachers attend a De Smet Institute amid a flurry of travel and local calls.
Danforth and Archie Geiver hosted Sun-Guy dinner guests at George Exigle’s Buffalo County home. Mrs. T H Kintigh, an elderly early settler of south Hand, died at St Lawrence Monday with burial there. Dave Barrett sold hogs at Wayland last week as hog prices drop to a six year low. Helster farm sale drew a large crowd with horses and cattle noted. Frank Hart, 56, early Buffalo County settler, died on his farm and buried at Duncan Cemetery with Father Ogerman of Kimball officiating. Pete and Archie Geiver butchered a fat beef Wednesday. Reg Hose and Irvin Ruger of Coleridge were visiting neighbors last week with a truckload of barley. Laurence Lewellen was ill last week. Town clerk posted March election notices. Mrs Annette Thornton, Giver school teacher, commuted from Washington Springs daily for 25 years. A deceased Buffalo County settler burial occurred at Gann Vale. Buffalo County Ladies Club held a card party at Herman Koch’s Saturday night. Progressive 500 at five tables, Mrs Web Koch won high prize, Launch served. Miss Julia Hart, Mary Dunn and Bernard Burns drove from Denver to attend Mr Hart’s funeral and began return trip Sunday.
Woisey Jr and Mrs Gibbs visit Gibbs family in town. Kaisers travel to Plankinton to see relatives. Streeter and daughter Ruth visit from Lake Preston. Mills visits Pierle. Pierson ill at home. Closing sale by Herman Horn set. Bussell and Ray visit from Bonilla. Enid Martin, Miller School teacher, weekends with Juergens family. Masonic dance at Temple features Copenhagen orchestra. benefit dance by Odd Fellow Rebekah lodges planned. Allison building receives paint for gas station opening managed by William Heckensable. Card party by Rebekah lodge a success. Jensen family visiting from Walpace. Streeter visitors from Sioux Falls. Dickens family from Sioux Falls arrive for a short stay. Bert Bowden from Highmore calls on Maxwell home. Wolsey school reports 0% balance after expenses. minstrel Land O’ Cotton by upper grades underway.
Lane district notes announce the birth of a son to Lane residents Mr and Mrs George Deucke in January. Various visits occur including the Frank Weeker Emily move near Alpena and health updates with Mrs Claude Stewart injured, Miss Helen Winters returning to Huron work, and Mrs J S Fillis ill with influenza. Local farming, hog sales, new Dr Clara McManus settling in Lane, and people traveling to Huron and Alpena for gatherings or visits are recorded along with illness notes for John Kingdon and others.
Local residents and visitors travel to Sioux Falls Sioux City Aberdeen and Carthage. Notable movements include Bruha family editors and staff changes at Iroquois Chief, Ed Finthers taking hogs to Sioux City, Bernice Whyte visiting Aberdeen, and Kilby family attendance at a Carthage funeral. Basketball doubles slated as Irwin and Iroquois teams meet.
A Friday night shower and dance honored newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Joe Anderson in Rockwood Community hall. Guests from Frankfort, Ladeile, Hitchcock, and surrounding areas attended. Lunch served, gifts given, and dances plus bridge games noted amid local hospitality.
St Lawrence Den Morrow stays with aunt Miss Jessie Kintigh as broadcasts from Sioux City station KSCJ. Reports note influenza illness, a Chicago funeral for Charles Flint, and various local incidents, visits, moves, births, and recent deaths including Mrs Kintigh and pioneer W J Morris.
Yale Ritner of Huron called at the Garry home. Miss Helen Gasper of Bridgewater stayed with friends. The home talent play Rainbow Inn will be staged at St William's hall February 6. Various residents traveled or visited relatives in Aber deen Bridgewater Iowa Mont Missoula and Aberdeen. Guests attended a Mitchell basketball game and birthday dinner at the Basse home.
Wayland Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Williams returned home Thursday after visiting relatives in Iowa and Nebraska. They saw Mr. Williams' parents in Sac City and Mrs. Williams' relatives in Nebraska. Carsten Wichorst, her father, is much improved in health. Viola Paulsen, 11, daughter of Berney and Mrs. Paulsen, has been ill at home for over a week. Verlyn Wood returned to school after a two week absence due to an operation. W. J. Cassidy, formerly of Wayland now in Holabird, visited friends in town Friday. Attendants from Canton attended a ski tournament Sunday. Mrs. B. E. Van Deventer and others from Huron visited Clark Anderson's home Sunday. James Bailey and son Paul of Hiland visited L. D. Ballantyne Sunday. R. W. Lilly is building a hog house on the old Spiers farm west of Milo. W. J. Hart is driving a new Dodge coupe.
Raym ond employes of the Erling Construction company finished work at Phillip and prepare to leave for home, shutting down for winter. Lloyd Riddle starts invoicing stock at the Cooperative store, Wilmot Uecker hosts high school friends, and local businessmen dine with Doland Service Club. John Sorby moves to Turton to run a blacksmith shop. Mrs. Nommensen returns to Clark courthouse after surgery. Elizabeth Hubbard dies. a Masonic hall party and whist clubs are recorded. Blanche and Norville Sorby depart for Turton. Gurneys at Yankton hires John Schneck for the merchandise dept.
Eight members attended at Mrs. Harry Thorp’s home on January 23. Mrs. Geiger summarized the important events of 1990. A lunch was served. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Oscar Forest’s home.
Wessington updates report Charles Prob recovering from tonsillitis and illness delays. Carl Peterson of Tulare visited on business. Heattae of Huron stayed briefly. Boyd Granberg improving and expected to return to school soon. Ed Shaw buys a new De Soto. Mrs Hazel King in Sioux Falls. Robinsor ill again after influenza. Fred Warren treated for leg infection and improving. Rothsahm family moved. Al Prentice and others fished Lake Poinsett with good catch.
Friends and relatives gathered at Theresa township and in Hartland to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs George Johnson who plan a Vermilion visit then move to Washington. J E Benson hosted guests including Henry Caraway Windom and Burnam Huron with Clayton Burnam and Robert Phelps among attendees. Ed Christensen of Wasta visited old friends while C E Lester Lyle Hopkins and others shared Sunday meals at local homes.
Esmond Kerry Lorene and Walter Hammers attended services in Canton and Sioux Falls. Mulholland family visit in Arlington and Sioux Falls. J G Hoege family and Roy Brace visited Guthrie Center. Olaf Skatvold of Centerville did business in Esmond. Esmond Ladies Aid to serve dinner February 5 with a listed committee. Local Masonic card party attended in Carthage. George Massey of Carthage visiting Mrs Mattie Baird. Funeral services for Charles B Nelson of Esmond area held in Carthage Congregational Church. burial in Carthage Cemetery. Surviving kin include eight children. Mulholland, Costello, Lovell did business in Huron. Salter and Beachlet return from Nebraska. Esmond folks listened to Ames Iowa quartet. Frank Vernon noted as former local resident.
Bonilla Ransen Swaney and son Lawrence visited Miller on Monday. Milburn McKichan has regained his health after two weeks of illness. The auxiliary met at George McKichan hall with several new members joining. Clyde Palmer stayed Sunday night at Halley Brobst’s. William Gose and his wife of Wolsey spent Sunday visiting L. M. Russell. A play titled Ruling the Roost was planned for church fundraising. Merle Baptist Marvin Dale Wilford Martin and George McKichan fished at Lake Pelican on Monday.
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