Farmers to See Automatic Plow Demo at Frankfort
Master farmers and farm managers from the northwest will tour Frankfort July 16 to witness WW Swan’s automatic tractor steering device. The system guides the tractor, stops if furrow strays or a rock is hit, potentially removing the need for an operator. The device, praised by Brookings’ South Dakota Agricultural College and major tractor makers, promises easier plowing and labor savings.
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Frankfort
Northwest
WW. W. Swan
South Dakota Agricultural College
Brookings
Clark County Wool Shipped After Auction Declines
Clark county wool offered at auction drew no bids and two carloads were shipped via the South Dakota Wool Growers association to Toston. Buyers and growers disagreed on marketing methods as prices hovered around 26 cents for A grade wool, with state association aiding some growers at 21 cents. The Clark County Wool Growers Association, led by manager Harry Thomas, aims for fair prices despite foreseeing lower returns than 1925.
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Clark
Weel Cl. Clark
Clark County
South Dakota
Wool Growers’ Association
Toston
Harry A. Krug
Boston
State
Alsena Boys Ride to Eslle Wourche Round-Up on Horseback
Two Alpena youths TW Grace and Farleigh Webber join a Woonsocket lad in a horseback trek toward the Eslle Wourche round-up, planning about 25 miles daily for roughly 16 days, with likely delays for the July celebration.
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Alphena
TW Grace
Farleigh Webber
Woonsocket
Eslle Wourche
Alpena
Spink County 50th Anniversary Celebration Planned
REDFIELD July 6 Special The fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Spink county will be observed July 22 with a homecoming reunion for old residents. Committees have been appointed to plan sports and parade floats.
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Redfield
Spink County
Former Pulsre Pastor Recovers From Stroke
The Rev. A. F. Rinne, former pastor of the Evangelical church in Tulare, is recovering from a right side paralysis stroke. Reports from St. Louis say the illness likely resulted from overwork and nervous strain. He is 26 years old.
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Tulare
A. F. Rinne
Evangelical Church
St. Louis
Rinne
Wheat Cut For Feed At Wessington
Wellington July 5 Special Farmers report drought has damaged small grain near Wessington. Some have started mowing wheat and stacking for feed. Corn stands still. a good rain would improve prospects. Late garden vegetables badly in need of moisture.
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Wellington
Repainting Begins At Wessington High For Fall Term
WESSINGTON July 5 Special. New paint and marresco will be applied to walls of the assembly room and several classrooms at Wessington High School next week as preparations for the September reopening get under way. Janitor Robinson plans to start fall term preparations once painting is complete.
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Wessington
Wessingtons High School
Robinson
Tulare Elevator Reopens July 1
Tulare Grain Company's elevator in Tulare resumed operations July 1 after a year closed. Lee Gilby of Tulare is placed in charge as the new manager, with the board of directors overseeing the reopening and future operations.
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Tulare
Lee Gilby
Tulare Grain Company
Masons Plan For Picnic In Tulare
The Masons plan a final picnic at Cottonwood Lake in Tulare on July 7. Members invite neighbors and families to attend the community event.
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Tulare
Sharpe rules on stamp law for South Dakota dealers
Attorney General M Q Sharpe rules that county treasurers must provide cigarette revenue stamps for licensed dealers in their counties under the 1929 amended statute. The opinion states collect stamps from the state and county treasurers, report monthly sales, and collect a 25 cent service charge, with the legislature implying mandatory duties for all county treasurers.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Cream record set at Broadland dairy station
Broadland cream station reports a new record after purchasing about 6 870 gallons of cream from January 1 to June 11. Mrs. Ralph Krump, operator, says the figure shows greatly increased interest in dairying in the community.
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Broadland
Ralph Krump
Krump
Rain Needed Across West Says Iowa Couple
S. D. Mian notes drought across regions from South Dakota to the west coast. William Hinselman reports crops badly dried in many areas after a westward trip, underscoring the urgent rainfall need for western states.
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S. D. Mian
West Ames
South Dakota
West Coast
William Hinselman
West
Hinselman
Picnic Brings Turtle Creek Fedfield and Crandon Together
Members of Turtle Creek Fedfield and Crandon held a joint picnic at Beulah park on July 5 in Tulare.
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Methodists
Piciig
Potter County Farm Ownership Rises While Rents Hold Steady
Potter county saw a steady rise in farm ownership from 1926 to 1930 with 351 owners in 1926 increasing to 405 by 1930. Renters fluctuated, from 259 in 1926 to 258 in 1930, while 63 farmers held 481 711 acres outside town limits.
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Cettysburg
Potter County
Harry Patton
State Heads Visit Spink 8 et 40 Meet
FRANKFORT July 5 Special Mrs Linnie Bender state president of the et 40 and Mrs Elizabeth Spitzer state secretary both of Rapid City made an official visit to the Spink county salon. Mrs C J Haag of this city was the hostess. After the regular business session hours were spent at bridge. Refreshments were served at a late hour.
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Frankfort
Linnie Bender
Elizabeth Spitzer
Rapid City
Spink County
C. J. Haag
Bridge
Mitchell Auditor to Fight Charge Over Parking Lines
Mitchell city auditor Thomas Hast catt faces an improper parking charge tagged by Sheriff W H Snow. Hast catt vows to hire the best attorney, plead not guilty, and protest the city for not painting guiding lines bright enough to be visible.
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Mitchell
Thomas Hastcatt
W. H. Snow
Tam
Success In 17 Years In S. D.
Arriving in South Dakota from Tyreland 42 years ago Mick McKldowney and sons now own 560 acres near Alpena. They bought the Verry quarter from C. G. Titus of Wessington Springs for about $5,000 and are building a new two story eight room dwelling on the home farm.
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Alpena
South Dakota
Tyreland
Mick McKldowney
Timber Creek Extension Club Elects New Officers
The Timber Creek Extension club met at the Rainford home with fourteen members and four visitors. New officers were elected: Mrs. Msse Blank as chairman, Mrs. Blanche Brink as vice chairman, and Mrs. Laura Davidson as secretary. Membership cards were signed for the coming year.
Bey Tumbles From Pony Breaks Arm
Onida July 5 Bobby Claire son of Mr and Mrs Lee Claire suffered a broken arm when he fell from a pony he was riding.
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Bey
Onida
Bobby Claire
Lee Claire
Walkington Buys Garage at Esmond
The item notes Walkington purchasing a garage at Esmond from Mr Minor. It mentions Minor plans to leave for Minneapolis soon to enroll in a mechanical training program at a school. The brief signals a change of ownership and upcoming relocation.
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Walkington
Esmond
Waling
Rage
Minor
Minneapolis
Deadwood Plans Days of 76 Celebration
Deadwood announces a Days of 76 celebration recreating 19th century western life. The event features re enacted mining prospectors gamblers Wild Bill Hickok Calamity Jane and a vintage stagecoach with a six horse team. Indian encampments pony races bead work and moccasins will be shown daily. The Burlington band from Lincoln Nebraska will perform in parades and concerts.
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Vigante
Hank
Ronette Wheel
Wild Bill’ Hickock
Calamity Jane
Jéd Rentz
Northwest
Coburn
Burlington Railroad
Lincoln
Neb
Tulare Man Sentenced for Selling Intoxicating Liquor
Tulare July 5 Jim Stewart of this city was sentenced to 0 days in jail and fined 350 after pleading guilty to a charge of selling intoxicating liquor.
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Tulars
Jim Stewart
Barnhardt To Be New Onida Coach
Onida selects Kenneth Barnhardt of Mitchell as its new high school coach to replace Elmer Lund who resigns and moves on as Union county agent. Lund's departure leaves the Onida team seeking new leadership.
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Barnhardt
Onida
Kenneth Barnhardt
Mitchell
Onida High School
Elmer Lund
Lund
Union County
State probes rail rates on fruit and brick shipments
Pierre July 5. The South Dakota board of railroad commissioners filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a complaint seeking lower, nonprejudicial rates on canned fruit and vegetables from Colorado and Utah to South Dakota robbing points. They also seek revisions on brick and other clay products from Illinois and Indiana to South Dakota. The action responds to years of complaints and ongoing grain rate arguments.
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Pierre
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colorado
Utah
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Railroad Commissioners
Illinois
Indiana
Hrick
S. D. Judge To See British Procedure
James Brown of the state supreme court and Mrs. Brown leave Pierre to join the On to London club for an excursion to London and the British Isles. The party will entrain for Chicago after Cham berlain.
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Pierre
James Brown
State Supreme Court
Zinsep Compound touted for hyperacidity relief
A sufferer with chronic hyperacidity credits Zinsep Compound with lasting relief after fifteen doctors and makeshift remedies failed. The ad claims the remedy corrects the cause and offers a money back guarantee via Sherman & Moe and other druggists.
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Sherman & ‘Moe
Delegation Heads to England with Montreal Mayor
The group will be guests of the Montreal mayor before traveling to England on July 10 to inspect the English bar. Judge Brown plans a visit to Scotland as part of the tour.
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Montreal
England
Judge Brown
Scotland
Carthage Girls Tour East Visiting Milwaukee and Big Campanile Donor
Kathryn Coughlin Marcella Finley and Gladys Looby of Carthage are in Milwaukee at the home of Charles Coughlin a former resident who recently donated a large campanile to South Dakota State College. After Milwaukee they plan an extended eastward trip visiting New York City Philadelphia Chicago and Detroit.
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Carthage
East Sarthagh
Kathryn Coughlin
Marcella Finley
Gladys Looby
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Coushlin
Coughlin
South Dakota State College
New York City
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Daughter To See Singing Father In Reunion
Mitchell July 5 Mrs. M mn Schram Mitchell recounts a planned reunion with Jules Verne Allen known as the singing cowboy. The daughter born October 15 1904 in Shirgis D and separated fathers and mothers later remarried.
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Mitchell
M Mn, Schram
Jules Verne Allen
Hollywood
Shirgis
Shirgis, 8. D
Texas
Stursis
Schram
Ethel Myrie Allen
Allen
Lightning Sets Wires Ablaze Near Wakonda
Lightning struck a high line west of Wakonda causing a wire to fall onto telephone lines and ignite phones. Residents Tom McChristy John and William Carr narrowly escaped house fires as the current burned through the telephones.
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Wakonda
Tom MecChristy
John
William Carr
Christy Cuts Tean Wire With Axe in Telegraph Mix
Telegraph mishap reports suggest Christy used an axe to cut a telephone line. residents faced outages as technicians worked to restore service. The incident highlights dangerous handling of tools near live wires.
Sargon Purchases Reported By Patient With Digestive Ailment
Mrs. Edson W. Statbneh of Minneapolis testifies that Sargon relieved long dieting related indigestion and heart fatigue improving sleep and energy. She says pain eased and digestion improved, enabling easier daily work. Claims drug available from Lonestaff Drug On and Corner Drug Sto. in D. C. Wobart and MelSay Tras.
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Edson W. Statbneh
Tarrys
North
D. C. Wobart
Weesington
MelSay Tras
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Hoy
Prankfort
Pulsre
Wessington High
Sharpe
Gettysburg
Spink
S. D
Extension Club
Pennsylvania
Brown’s
Tulare Kian
Bill
Hete
Huron Grain & Coal CO
Cavour, S. D
Ari
Nich
R. P. Bethke Chiropractor
Christy
Mrs. Epson W. Stanbact
Goetz Country Club
M. K. Goetz Brewing CO
T. Joseph
Missouri
Gunter
Huron Grocery, Distributors
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