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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1929
Page
2
The county allocates 17453 dollars and 33 cents for schools this year, a rise of 450 dollars from the previous year. The notice covers all counties in the state and notes the funding level for public education.
Depositors of the National Bank of Wessington Springs will receive interest on their deposits as federal examiners found a $thousand range of misappropriation. Howard C Thompson and local businessmen ran the bank, closed March 1926, with shortages covered to pay 100 percent of deposits under national banking law.
Miss Georgie Amos Dorothy Ryan and brothers Tom Martinson Olaf Nelson, all of Brookings, were sentenced by Judge W. W. Knight to five years in Ere state penitentiary after pleading guilty to assault with intent to commit robbery. The case stems from an attack two weeks earlier on Anon Henningsen, Brookings bachelor, who was lured to a secluded part of town and struck, with a robbery attempt following.
Dewey, 96, former commander of the state G.A.R., died yesterday in Beresford. Born in Royaton VI, he enlisted at 13 and served at Bull Run and Gettysburg. He moved to Illinois in 1255 and later homesteaded in South Dakota near Draper. Survived by his widow and six children.
Groton January 5 Special Randai Hall a local farmer reports strong profit from hogs. He bought eight bred sows last spring their litter totaled forty pigs he sold the sow and pigs except two choices kept. With sale proceeds he bought sixty five feeder pigs now grazing with feed costs only for the sow and brood for six months. Hall says high grade brood sows show clear profit.
GANN VALLEY January 6 Special Due to larger enrollment an extra teacher was added to the grade department. Florence Wilson, a former teacher at the school, will fill the new position and begin work Monday January 7.
In Aberdeen on January 6 Special. more than 2 400 pounds of poison bait were used in a county wide rat extermination drive led by Wallace W rodent control and Smith leader of the bureau of bio. Initial efforts killed about 75 000 rats with 25 000 in the city and environs. The campaign drew enthusiastic civic support as studies show an adult rat eats two bushels of grain annually. The county board voted to provide poison bait to all residents at cost.
Pierre juries deadlock on Frank Upelford charged with assault and battery after two trials. he remains in custody on 52 500 bond for drunken driving. Vermilion reports 84 000 eggs sold between 1927 and 1928 by Fimer Lelkrold who uses electric incubators for custom hatching. Wall notes five carloads of hogs shipped recently. local business scene recalls past eagerness for hogs and rural trade.
Three carloads of hogs were shipped to Huron by W. A Sowright, who also sent one car from Fairburn. T. B. Miller of Beaver Valley loaded two hog cars and one cattle car for the Omaha market.
Spink County commissioners plan to install new officers on January 7 replacing Redfield officials including Treasurer William Case and State’s Attorney A F Schleher with Redfield ties. George Hurd of Athol will assume auditor duties March 2 replacing E G Joy. Mrs Walter Hodge Som awaits January start as superintendent. Owen J Roberts nominated by President Coolidge for reappointment as special counsel in naval procurement cases. Volga Creamery distributes dividend of about 6000 dollars in cash and stock and plans regular cream routes to farmers.
Pierre January 5 Special The funeral for John Laughlin will be held at the Masonic temple Friday afternoon Laughlin completed his fourth four year term as Hughes county sheriff Officials note the constitutional limit on consecutive terms prevents holding more than two 2 year terms in succession Smalley Sanborn county superintendent of schools announced Laughlin served 16 years in the last 30 years
A party of Iroquois natives hunting rabbits at night in a car near Exsil Luras farm succeeded in bagging a coyote. Albert Engel drove and Melvin Samuelson fired the shot. The coyote’s presence troubled Mr. Luras, who had suffered losses from coyotes before.
BERESFORD Jan 5 Two Beresford New Zealand white rabbits owned by Albert Meile placed second and fourth in their class at the national show of the American Rabbit and Dairy association in Toledo. Meile notes jackrabbits still boost state income, while improved domestic varieties gain in meat and pelt popularity.
BLK POINT January report notes a power poster contest as part of the winter show and 4H short course. County pupils compete to advertise the show and course with entry deadline January 15 at the county superintendent’s office. County Agent Harry Drews explains prizes depend on handiwork and quality.
Woonsocket reports Twin Lakes Improvement Association plans a large rabbit hunt to raise funds for lake development. Hunters will start in pairs and cover two square miles at a time to allow rabbits to escape.
Readable text shows garbled items mentioning Mrs Helgeland and Miller home and a first part of the year in a county, with unclear names and numbers such as 3926 and Lester Delore. The fragmentary OCR yields no coherent event or outcome to report.
Onida January 5 Special Clarence Ludwig, while riding two horses, fell and suffered a bent knee and dislocated ligaments. The injury will prevent him, a junior at State College, from returning to Brookings for the term start.
PIDARS notes a weekly meeting where dues rise from 19 to 15 dollars for the year. Mes Whitlock from the Indian school presents a girls glee club of 20 Indian students who sang several numbers including By the Waters of Minnetonia and Pale Moon. The gathering aims to elect new officers and prepare for the coming year with practices planned and no special events yet arranged. Milwaukee farm product market report included for November mentions eastern markets.
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