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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1929
Page
4
A formal AP notice states exclusive rights for re publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not in this paper and related local news. It mentions the Associated Press Bureau of Circulation and underscores distribution controls.
On February 16 events mark Yankton Treaty ratified in 1859. 1874 notes educator and legislator F. Krenger born in Late County. 1816 Gen. Crook destroyed Crazy Horse village on Powder River. 1891 James H. Kyle elected U S senator. 1924 Judge Asa Forrest of the second circuit died in Canton at 55.
The legislature debates House Bill No. 86 a proposed tax on all conditional sales contracts with high interest. Advocates say it targets finance companies while critics warn the burden falls on borrowers and consumers, especially farmers and appliance buyers, with loopholes benefiting outside lenders. The paper argues the plan is impractical, costly, and likely to shift costs to the general public rather than the intended entities.
The legislature faces a budget choice on an 8000 dollar item to continue the South Dakota soil survey, first cut in 1827. Proponents argue the survey safeguards soil fertility and future cultivation, while critics frame it as fiscal restraint rather than economy.
Beadle County supporters press for soil survey citing benefits from Beadle county mapping and the broader agricultural programs. Experts like Woods Hopkins and Knight stress the survey as fundamental to land classification and a sound agricultural policy, arguing its cost is small compared to the value of national soil information.
Prohibition enforcement officer E L Erin, now in Sioux Falls, says he has never cared for Huron and has shown clear dislike for the community. He claims this attitude explains the lack of cooperation between federal and local officers, noting Mr. Senn is also reluctant to cooperate.
The incoming secretary faces a hard task following L N Crill. Rumors say J E Hipple aspires to the post, with HL Hebe as an alternative. A Webster creamery paid local farmers over 243000 for cream last year, showing strong industry but few political whispers from Pierre.
The article notes William E Barton discussing Lincolns upbringing with few books and intense self study. It cites his memory of state laws, limited reading of English classics, and a belief democracy rests on inner character rather than external aids. It mentions a conference in Pittsburgh considering church union.
In Pierre a heated session sees protests over a Perry bill taxing deferred payments. Delegations flood the scene with letters and crowds. Remarks spark a row over house rules and a humorous tangent on wives’ dress colors during a Lincoln county delegation visit.
An open letter to the editor argues for establishing a memorial highway along the Missouri River to honor Louis N Criley former Secretary of Agriculture. The writer notes Criley as a dreamer who analyzed ideas before public sharing and envisioned power plants and a scenic route to boost state progress.
Letters from Pierre and other towns weigh in on Prohibition policy and a looming school funding bill. Citizens warn the proposed tuition shift could bar rural students from high school, while political gossip tracks gubernatorial prospects and party lines in a busy state.
The letter from B B Edwsiller, Superintendent of Schools of Spink County, challenges the idea that national agricultural prosperity rests on the educational poverty of rural children. He argues for improved educational resources to lift the country child.
Kadoka Press notes ratcheting interest in the two years hence US Senate race with committees, reform proposals, and county implications. Alexandria Herald cites the busy junior senator mixing medicine for constituents while Lake Norden Enterprise flags cornstalkmilling proposals and dam plans affecting several counties. Sioux area papers debate Boulder Dam scale and Missouri River concerns, while Selby Record and Bisor Couxier discuss depictions of war trench politics and fossil fuel debates. White River News notes Republican fear of Governor Buron facing a public candidate demand, Wolsey Herald foresees a Democratic wipeout in SD Senate elections.
Aged items recall Lyman Hinckley performing "Drifting" in a minstrel, Mrs J J Robins retaining a keepsake furniture piece from a walnut tree near Armstrong Idaho carved into six chairs. Locals Seely Hitchcock Bachman Gellerman and Baker are listed with recent travels and notes.
Black Hills Water Carnival set for July 17 and 18 as announced by Jerry Holly Legion commander. Event lines up activities and community support in Hot Springs South Dakota.
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