Preston Plunge Opens With Large Turnout At Sanitary Pool
The Preston open day drew about 500 attendees from Sioux Falls and towns including Huron Water town Howard Flandreau Brookings Madison Carthage Esmond Iroquois De Smet Arlington Oldham Erwin Hertland Bryant plus two Milwaukee city tourists. Music by Wendland Bigelow Isenbergs Barnhouse, El Capitan March, and Sousa tunes filled the field. A portable misting device and a 60 000 strong network will later enable nationwide messages when integrated.
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Preston
Goke
Sioux Falls
Huron
Watertown
Howard
Flandreau
Brookings
Madison
Carthage
Esmond
Iroquois
de Smet
Arlington
Oldham
Erwin
Hertland
Bryant
Famoos
Milwaukee
Wis
Wendland Bigelow Isenbers
Barmbhouse
Peslaiogsi General Funstan
Smith el Capitan
Lek - Sousa
Lennox Fire Dept Buys Chassis for Chemical Apparatus
Members of the Lennox volunteer fire department decide to purchase a new car chassis to mount the chemical apparatus of the department. The chemical apparatus had previously been mounted on a different vehicle platform.
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Lennon
Lennox Volunteer Fire Department
de Rent
Sparrow Nest Thrives Amid Polo Field Chaos
In Pierre on July 2 a sparrow family survived 16 polo chukkers with a nest in the middle of the field kept intact by the mother bird. Horses rode over and around it, one hoof print within six inches of the hatchlings, yet the mother returned as play moved to the field ends.
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Pierre
Pierre Polo Field
Dole
Fire department plans vehicle upgrade to cut costs
A large fire truck is seen as essential, but authorities propose placing apparatus on a smaller car to avoid using the heavy truck for rural fires and minor town blazes. The change is expected to reduce operating costs and improve response efficiency.
Three Injured In Minnesota Auto Crash
WATERTOWN July 2 Special Mr and Mrs H A Halvorson and their eight year old son Roger of Clears Lake suffered injuries Sunday when their automobile overturned near Clivia Minnesota A rear tire blowout caused the crash Attending officer reported the Halvorson man suffered severe lacerations the boy minor bruises and the child Roger escaped with slight injuries
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Watertown
H. A. Halvorson
Roger
Clears Lake
Clivia
Mirn
Attendinglyotsen
Halvorson
Milwaukee awards contract for new Sioux Falls roundhouse
Milwaukee railroad announces Sioux Falls Construction Company has been chosen to build a new roundhouse. Work starts immediately, with completion targeted for early September and an expected cost of $30,000. Additional minor projects are under way as part of the railroad’s general improvement plan.
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Sioux Falls
W. BD. Griff Sith
Milwaukee Railroad
Jnew
Oux Falls Construction Company
lGritish
Minser
Bear Cloud the Brave Unearthed in Sioux Grave Mystery
Vermillion reports recount the uncovering of a Sioux chieftain grave dubbed Bear Cloud the Brave. The lifelike regalia and relics suggest a storied warrior linked to Lewis and Clark era exchanges and early white contact. A Dane worker sparked excavation by probing an old mound behind a barn on a Clay County farm.
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Vermillion
Aeftain
Bear Cloud
Pocaboritas
Lewis and Clark
Clay County
Win
Over
University of South Dakota Museum
Bear Cloud’s remains found and laid to rest at USD museum
A red man’s legacy lingers as Bear Cloud’s remains were recovered from Centerville and finally placed in the University of South Dakota museum. The discovery followed plans to bury the relic there, though the burial never occurred, leaving the artifact as mute testimony to a once powerful figure.
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Bear Cloud
Centerville
University of South Dakota Museum
Red Man
Pioneer Picnic Program for Tri County at Lake Poinsett
The fifth annual Tri-County Pioneer’s Picnic will be July 15 at Arlington Heights Lake Poinsett, including Hearlin Brookings and Kingsbury counties. Warren E. Greer, GOP governor candidate, is on the program, with President Pugsley of South Dakota State College delivering the main address. Music by North Preston, led by Alfred Mortenson, will feature old time Norwegian songs. The association plans to mark Medary’s historic site with a monument and pursue future historic markers. Also noted is a University of Illinois scientist developing a chemical dust to clean corn and wheat.
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Lake Preston
Hearlin
Brookings
Kingsbury
Arlington Heavh
Lake Poinsett
Warren E. Greer
Didate
Hammin County
Pugsley
South Dakota State College
North Preston
Alfred Mortenson
Volga
P. TR. Crother
Badser
Tri-County
J.L. Barber
Helland
Secturer
P.O. Svarvari
Hamlin County
Hobart Tenty
South Dakota
Medary
Crop rains lift northwest outlook for grains and flax
A weekly crop report from the Farmers Union Terminal association notes fair rains across the northwest improve prospects for wheat barley oats and flax. Corn looks good though lagging by about one to two weeks. Rye stands thin in places with spotty conditions and some storms.
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Paul
Minn
Northwest
Farmers Union Ter- Tainal Association
Iis
Preston Firemen Annual Qat: Lake Presto
July 2 to 5 at Lake Presto details describe Preston firemen and events with Campbell in a setting of weather interruptions. Notes mention rain and activities including games and swimming, with residents interacting and preparing for community gatherings.
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Preston Firemen
Lake Presto
Preston
Picn
Campbell
Volga
Ajihoush
Good
Svwimny
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University of Illinois
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Mitchell
D. IL
Redfield
Aberdeen
Webster
Kimball
Dakota
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Huron Clinic
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