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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
9
Wheat firmed with prices up about one half to one percent near session end. Oats gained on corn strength while May barley rose on cash demand and light receipts. Durum steady with milling demand. flax firm yet quiet. Cash wheat offerings fair, demand varied. winter wheat quiet, rye mixed, no export business reported.
Huron markets report receipts to noon today with Armour & Co Hog receipts noted. Public market quotations are unavailable due to Huron yard not being a public market. readers are directed to quotations from other markets. The Huron grain market lists No 1 dark northern, No 1 red durum, mixed durum and other grains with varying prices, plus poultry butter and eggs terms and live poultry categories.
Dressed eeese and Poultry items priced per dozen or pound. Leghorns and light fowls listed with weights and catches. Live and dressed ducks and geese offered. heavy hens and dressed ducks noted. Huron Dairy Market shows direct shipper prices at station.
New York amid rising brokers loans and new money flowing from outside sources the stock market showed strength. Major averages advanced with many high priced issues climbing while bond offerings rose to 32.6 million dollars. Notable gains included Manville International Nickel National Cash Register and U S Steel as investors cheered business expansion and tariff news.
A dense list of company names and share percentages ranging from Al chem to Woolworth, including giants like American Can, General Motors, Exxon Mobile, Pennsylvania, Union Carbide, U S Steel, and Westinghouse. Contains numerous percent figures, partial company names, and odd spellings, formatted as a single archival clipping item.
On the curb market the Standard Oil of Indiana stock closed today at 96. The report notes little change from prior trading and lists the closing price as the sole detail.
Governor Clyde Reed leads a statewide dry drive in Kansas with federal and state raiding squads arresting ten. He requests a $40,000 special appropriation and directs county attorneys to vigorously enforce prohibition laws, warning hotel managers that violations will be prosecuted.
About 25 delegates gathered at the courthouse as county agents and officials presented income sources from assessor records and agriculture department statistics. The session explored principal income limits and possible remedies to advance agriculture and set a long term development policy for the county.
Mrs. Josaph-Kotrba of Mitchell was elected president of the South Dakota State Poultry and Pet Stock association at the last night business meeting. Earl Homan of Ethan was elected vice president and Will Scallon of Mitchell was re elected secretary treasurer for the twenty first time. Dates for the 1920 convention and show were set for January 20 with the event opening midweek and extending over the weekend to accommodate breeders who contend earlier in the season.
BROOKINGS Jan 18 A 19 year Gary youth Gary Stettmacher was sentenced by Judge Knight to 28 months in state prison for attempting to do bodily harm with a dangerous weapon. He had fired a shotgun at the Hoy household after being rejected by his 14 year old daughter. no one was injured.
Pierre campus notes report that Prof N B Hansen of Brookings led a public lecture on hardy Sears in the mountains of port chins, drawing attendance at the horticulture meeting and signaling leadership in the department.
At the annual meeting here officers were elected for the South Dakota Horticultural Society. Prok Hansen was named president, John S. Roberson Jr. vice president, Charles McCaffree secretary and treasurer to be filled by a special committee. Prof. Hansen continues as secretary treasurer and succeeds W. A. Simmons. Robertson Jr. and McCaffree were re elected.
Pierre Jan 1 Legislation shifts focus to tax relief measures. Bills propose an eighty percent general property tax share to fund public schools, a ninety eight percent motor vehicle license tax to county funds, and sale of the state coal mine with land-adjacent expansion allowed. A luxury tax on cosmetics tobacco and malt products would fund schools and higher education. Cigarettes taxed separately. Senate measures propose rural tax credit reimbursements. Emergency declared.
Sylvanus Knight escaped from the county jail in 1926 while held on a two thousand dollar larceny charge. He was recaptured today after being brought back from Hasla Wyoming under the alias Roy Hill. Knight, a former resident of Hunt City, faced cattle stealing charges and likely will plead guilty in circuit court.
A speeding complaint against B W Bennett led to a collision with W L Snooks at Fifth Street and Ltinois Avenue. Both drivers were uninjured. Bennett admitted speeding in city court and was fined 16 dollars by Judge Dick Haney.
Sunbury on Thames reports an injunction restraining the Salvation Army high council from electing a successor to Bramwell Booth. The ruling arrived as Catherine and Mary Booth attended. a scene of commotion followed. Commissioner Haines, vice president, collapsed and died after an emotional council session.
Mrs J G Gunderson died at 5 this morning at 221 rows avenue southeast after a two week illness. She would have been 83 on January 13. Funeral Sunday at 2:40 pm at the American Lutheran with Rev H O Arness in charge. Burial in Riverside cemetery beside her husband and her son. Survived by one son Harold and four daughters Mrs L A Meluin Mrs Johan Melvin of Huron and M Henry Iverson of Wolsey plus others.
Nearly 200 members and officers of the 40 et 8 from South Dakota Iowa and Minnesota gathered for their tri state district promenade. Eight candidates were passed through the ritualist work. Speakers included Walter Dice state departmental commander of the American Legion Pearlie Keer Brookings state Grande Chef De Gare Cecil Clark Sioux City Grande Chemi nale Bernard Roth Valley Chemiante Nationale and S T Wolcott secretary of Monahan American Legion post at Sioux City.
Ambassador Herrick returns to Paris after illness at his Cleveland home. The crowded station platform welcomed him as he stepped from the car. Becq De Fougnirez greeted him on behalf of Foreign Minister Briand and the government, signaling relief in French circles.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Alfred E. Smith has been elected a director of the County Trust Company of New York. James J. Riordan, president of the trust company and ally of the former governor, said the chairmanship would not be determined until after Smith’s return from a southern vacation.
At the annual meeting and banquet in Wellington Springs, officers were reelected. James Carson, W R Stockstead, and C W Tiede will serve as trustees. Claude Price and F E Tapper named deacons, Mrs Hermen Lyte deaconess. Finance committee includes R J Cook, Mrs C W Tiede, Charles Haven, Norma Vims, Mrs Fred Dunlam. Social service and young people committee names listed. Music committee features Mrs Br Ie Cook and others. Missionary committee includes Mrs F E Tupper, Mrs Charles Hatch, and Margaret Duttle.
A new 32 page bulletin from South Dakota State College extension service outlines major shifts in the state's agriculture over the last 25 years. It notes a move from pioneer one crop wheat farming to diversified farming, improved production, better living standards, and expanded opportunities for farm families. The bulletin highlights progress in crops, Livestock, marketing, and education, aiming to foster continued growth and citizenship.
The newly formed Double C 4-H Club with members from Clifton and Clyde was chosen at the second meeting held last night at Edward Levine’s home. President Levine organized the farming community group south of Huron and eight members enrolled, with Martin Shpporell added at last night’s session.
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