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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1931
Page
9
Armour Stockyards reports 5,000 head traded Saturday with strong hog and lamb demand. Chicago cattle and hog prices rise, with choice hogs 109 pounds at 4.25, top cattle around 7.75, yearlings at 130, and lambs holding near last week’s peaks. Receipts total 18,000 head this week, with feeders and sows showing varied gains and losses amid brisk trade.
Sioux City livestock report for Saturday January 17 shows mixed cattle and hog markets. Better grade steers and yearlings hold firm while vealers rise, bulls and fats ease, stockers steady. hogs fairly active with butchers steady to Friday's levels and sows steady. sheep trade strong with fat lambs down slightly and good demand for feed and mixed classes.
Wheat pressure dominated Minneapolis trading on January 17 amid country cash wheat liquidation and a Soo Line crop holding report showing farmers own 48 percent of the wheat. Prices moved lower across May and July, with oats, rye, and barley following weaker on scattered selling and light demand. Sioux Falls livestock market mixed as cattle and hogs declined slightly while hogs near 7.75, with various stocker and feeder prices quoted.
Market reports from Mitchell Falls Sioux City and Chicago detail dairy eggs butterfat and live poultry prices. Leghorn hens spring ducks and geese are listed with varying weights and prices across several markets. New York Chicago and Minneapolis updates cover eggs butter and flour with receipts and steady or unchanged pricing.
Stock Mart shares slid toward a new low as traders weighed earnings and market sentiment. Analysts noted weak volume and cautious guidance, while rivals posted mixed results amid sector headwinds and inflation concerns.
Agee, president of Ber bore tomorrow, creational schools in De. Agee will return to Huron January 35 to attend the Huron college board of trustees meeting here January 31.
South Dakota nurserymen report high seedling distribution under the Clark McNary plan. Nebraska purchases 4000 seedlings. South Dakota claims the program succeeded, with federal and state support for payments to offset costs.
Miles of Minneapolis, manager of the United States Chamber of Commerce Northwest division, will speak at the Huron Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in March. Paul K Myers secretary announced. Miles oversees activities in six states and will discuss developments in chamber work. The date will be set at the bi-monthly board meeting. Presidents and secretaries from other clubs in the state will be invited.
Attorney General Sharpe informs Leo Temmey that county deputies’ salaries come from fees collected by the sheriff, not from an independent budget. Deputies require county commission sanction for appointment, with wages drawn from fees.
In Hot Springs on January 17 a dramatic rescue unfolded at the Osage oil field. Driller Crayne, trapped by a severed hand and flames from a torch, endured two and a half hours pinned in the wreckage as fellow workers, including C. W. Smoot, battled the blaze with a welding outfit and wet blankets. Fire crews freed him, doctors later hopeful for hand restoration.
A night of high winds in England caused the Claydonetyne Chemical factory roof to collapse spilling 100 tons of sulphuric acid. Workers neutralized the acid to avert broader harm. Three people were killed by falling scaffolding and signs as debris damaged nearby properties while few pedestrians were outside at the early hour.
In Ligionier Pennsylvania on January 17 a stubborn dog halted work at the new high school excavation for nearly an hour as workers waited. A passerby found baby Jane, about 18 months old, sleeping under a rock near the site. she was unharmed and the dog stood guard during the delay.
Ham and bacon weights headline the day as Clyde C. Weitleigh, farmer of Newville near here, butchered a hog named Huntedale Rainbow weighing 1104 pounds live and 1015 dressed. The haul included a 42 pound ham, a 1 ¼ pound ham, 75 pounds of lard and 130 pounds of sausage from the same animal.
Lincoln January 17. The Nebraska legislative reference bureau announced it drafted the outline of a bill to be introduced in the state senate. The measure aims to repeal the prohibition statute and regulate sale and use in the state.
Roy Orr of Claremont South Dakota reports the obituary note for Robert Addison who died yesterday. Addison worked for Hinton at E B Ulrich's barber shop for about a year before moving to Brentford three years ago where he and his wife ran a barber and beauty shop.
Judge Dirk Haney presided as Eagles and Wilbur Engies faced charges for driving a Calvin Hearth owned car without permission. Hearth testified that Engies took the vehicle to Alpena where it wrecked. Engies claimed the car was badly damaged. Mrs. Paulson testified Hearth gave Engies the keys. Conviction would bring a $10 fine and jail time. The proceedings drew a large audience.
PYERRE Jan 17 Announcement that the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railway will reduce local passenger fares on two South Dakota segments from 3 6 cents to 2 cents per mile. The routes Flandreau to Westerington Springs and Platte to Yankton will see the cuts effective soon. The move follows experiments in other states to test if lower fares revive traffic and earnings and may extend to other lines.
A 7 PM radio program from Huron station KGDY commemorates Ben Franklin’s 225th birthday. Sponsored by local DAR SAR C A R chapters with announcers R E Cone C A R state president Mrs C A Lafferty Lois Keck. Features include two violin solos John Wherton address by Judge A K Gardner solo Mrs Max Royhl reading Mraz B H Karr and a talk by Richard Cave on Franklin as a Child.
Beadle county plans to send four delegates to the Northwest Crop Improvement Association seed school at Aberdeen from February 11 to 13. County agent R A Cave said two committees will meet in Huera January 23 to select delegates, with traveling expenses provided. Farmers from Beadle are among the committee membership to name the delegates.
A pike weighing between six and seven pounds was caught yesterday in the James River by Camelinen of 104 Colorado Avenue. The catch indicates a healthy river angling season and adds to local fishing notes.
Health survey led by Igaret Koenig with Nellie Brumm directing school scheduling. Examinations completed in Yale and Cavour and other schools with 10 percent of students examined. Marjorie Pickel assisted Dr Koenig, addressing health issues with girls and boys. Merit buttons awarded to numerous students including Seth Zeigeldorf and Rose Marie Ryser.
Mrs. Charles W. Hager sister of R. and Leonard Hoffman of Huron died at her Aberdeen home yesterday morning at 6 30 after years of illness. Lora B. Hoffman born July 41 1878 in James town Wis. Married to Charles Hager Jan 1 1900 in Sioux Falls. Survived by husband, one son William R. of Aberdeen, two daughters Dorothy Fisher Naperville IL and Gin Hager Chicago, one grandson Richard Gordon Fisher Naperville IL, mother Mrs. Cora Hoffman of Troy ND, two sisters Mrs E M Stani Troy and Mrs C M Mitchell Watertown, four brothers Fred R Leonard Hoffman of Huron Clifford C Hoffman Watertown and Harry M Hoffman Fargo. Funeral at Wilson Funeral Home Aberdeen 2 pm Monday with A L Curtis of Plymouth Congregational Church officiating. Burial Riverside Cemetery Aberdeen.
DETROIT Jan 17 Ford Motor Co president F Deel B For announces price cuts on 15 Ford models from 5 to 45 dollars. He cites world dealer reports of improving auto business and notes larger reductions on deluxe and higher output models. Reductions take effect Monday.
AP reports admissions include Stowell in medical at Stowell hospital Huron Hu ron Olsf Petes Jr surgical De Smet Charles surgical Huron Ellen Gladys Wipf Huron rural Mrs Huerst Weesington Soeings Mrs F ollister Huron
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