Deadwood Readies for Annual Days of 76 Fete
Deadwood prepares for the Days of 76 celebration set for August 6 7 8 in the Black Hills. A grand three mile historical parade greets thousands while top rodeo talent competes for cash prizes with bucking horses longhorn and Brahma steers.
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Deadwood
Black Hills
South Dakota
Tires Prang
T and
Black Hill
Deadwood Gulch
United States
McCarty and Elliott
Brahama
S. F. Youth Says He Was Slugged Robbed
Sioux Falls police dismissed the boy Herman Bingner an 11 year old who claimed four men offered a ride to Marion for a job. He said they slugged him near Grass Lake and robbed him of 25 dollars and 90 cents before tossing him out. Paxersby hesitated to help until a motorist sought neighbors.
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S. F
Sioux Falls
Herman Bingner
Siouic
Binger
Here
Marion
Grass Lake
Paxersby
Hhits
Feed Shortage Hits Platte County Harvest
Special harvest report notes a light small grain crop due to grasshoppers and rain patterns. Farmers are mowing, turning pasture, or feeding hay as shortages of hay and alfalfa threaten livestock holdings. Some areas report grasshopper damage to corn and alfalfa, with little fruit or garden produce expected.
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Platte Platy
Hyde County Crop Prospects Dim in Hyde County
Hyde County farmers report the dullest crop prospects in several years with grain partially mowed and not rakeable, wild hay scarce, pastures short, and grasshoppers damaging crops. Rain is badly needed as the prairie remains dry and dusty while few wildflowers bloom and weeds resist growth.
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Hyde County
Butte County Cancels 1931 Fair at Nisland
Belle Fourche July 15. The Butte County fair scheduled for Nisland on September 3 4 5 is canceled by the Belle Fourche irrigation district board due to floods and irrigation damage. The decision cites unavoidable conditions and a potential large deficit, with other options discussed.
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Butte County
Belle Fourche
Nisland
Dynamite Joke Too Serious For Police
Sioux Falls July 1 Peter Duffy a police chauffeur handles dangerous prank. A visitor picked up a dynamite stick and mimed throwing it onto the floor near Duffy. Fearing mishap he moved the dynamite to the Eighth Street Bridge and cast it into the river.
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Sioue Falls
Peter Duffy
Sioux Falls
Duffy
Eighth Street
Cars Overturn In Downtown Watertown Streets
Two cars collided at a downtown Watertown intersection on July 15. Driver J B Strohfus headed east while Raymond Stoltz traveled north. both vehicles sustained heavy damage. All involved were Watertown residents and, besides cuts and bruises to Sylvania Strohfus, no serious injuries were reported.
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Watertown
Jon
Sylvania Strohfus
J. B. Strohfus
Eert
Raymond Stoltz
Transient Anxious To Eat Refuses Work
A Madison report describes a hungry transient who entered a local bakery and asked for food. Offered a broom to sweep in exchange, the man refused, mumbling he did not care to do that kind of work and left without meal. Local bakers note transients are often fed but rarely refuse chores.
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Madison
Madison Bakery
Iupen
Science To Study Carvings In Hills ROT SPRINGS
Rugged canyons of South Dakota's Black Hills will be a laboratory this summer as nationally known scientists study unexplained rock carvings scattered along rocky gulches in more than a score of places. Theories propose records of Coronado or Pueblo visitors before white men. Researchers include Warren K Moorehead University of Illinois Alonzo W Pon Beloit Fay Cooper Cole University of Chicago M W Stirling Smithsonian Institution.
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South Dakota
Black Hills
Coronado
Cerel
Black Hilla
Waren EK
Moorehead
University of Napis
Alonzo W. Pon
Beloit College
Fay Cooper-Cole
Archeological Divise
University of Chicago
M. ‘W. Stirling
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithaonian Institution
Vermillion Awards Contract For New Municipal Power Plant
Vermillion city council awarded the 100000 municipal light and power plant project. Henry Carlson Sioux Falls won the brick building contract at 2121 including a traveling crane and storage tanks. Two 525 horsepower Diesel engines will be installed by Fairbanks Morse at 50635 with installation, switchboard by Commonwealth Electric Minneapolis.
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Vermillion
Henry Carlson
Sioux Fallz
Morage Toorie
Fairbanks ‘Moree Company
Commonwealth Electric Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Truck registrations rise in first half of 1931
Pierre July 15 1931 registration records show trucks and motor vehicle licenses in South Dakota increased from the previous period. The state motor department notes a decline in moped registrations, with figures dropping from 252 to 9 as of mid year.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Snetarie Department
Exhibition Plans Mentioned By Meek Family
Mrs. Frank Meek and relatives plan to exhibit cattle at multiple fairs in late July after the South Dakota state fair. The note suggests preparation for a regional livestock event sequence.
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Deketa
Placer Mining Grows In D D Black Hills Region
Pierre July 15 Placer mining for gold in South Dakota's Black Hills has expanded rapidly this year from about 30 to 308 workers, state Agriculture Secretary L. G. Troth reports. The Custer area shows the greatest increase with French Creek and Lightning Creek reactivated. most rich ground remains privately owned and restricted to small areas. Troth says many miners earn 45 to 15 dollars daily and warns against a flood of outsiders seeking to join the activity.
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Custer County Bank
Secretary of Agriculture
Troth
Black Hill
Mr. Treth
Small grain harvest limited by drought and locusts
In Sully County only about a quarter has actual small grain harvests, with the rest mowed for feed. Grasshoppers are blamed for significant losses, while corn prospers but shows drought effects. Pastures brown, prairie scarce, cattle needing roughage. some farmers travel 20 to 30 miles to find hay land for winter feed.
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Sully
Absence of Signs Draws Tourists to Black Hills Scenery
Deadwood officials explain no advertising billboards in northern Black Hills. Forest land and state highways prohibit billboards, with landowners and merchants helping keep the scenery clear. Assitant supervisor G W Pike says cooperation will attract more visitors to the Hills and its famed bluffs and highways.
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Deadwood
Black Hills Forest
Black Hills
Chicago
South Dakot
G. W. Pike
Assistent Forest Sipervisor
Black Hilla Forest
Bridgewater Well Furnishes Water Supply Test Planned
Drifters drilled a new artesian well in Bridgewater to boost city water supply. Officials express optimism that the flow will be ample for all needs. A test will determine if the water can be conveyed to the city under the contract terms.
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Bridgewater
Prairie Fires Threaten Hay Crops Near Onida
Prairie fires menace Sully County hay fields near Onida with unexplained origin sightings of planes prior to blazes. One pasture fire sparks a cigarette theory. another devours half a section of hay, starting at midnight and reemerging next morning. Neighbors and rural telephones aid rapid containment.
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Onta
Sully
Kill Many Hopper In Lawrence County
Farmers in Lawrence County report heavy grasshopper kills using poisoned mash with white arsenic. County agent H M Critchfield says most infestation is in the forest reserve affecting about 13 farmers. Twelve thousand pounds of mixed bait were used with orders for 600 more pounds to make about 12 tons of bait.
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Lawrence County
H. M. Critchfield
Sully County Cooperative Holds 1931 Onida Meeting
The Sully County Cooperative Association gathered in Onida's court room on Saturday for its annual meeting. President Hubert Goddard and the old board, including Robert Goddard as president, C R Garner secretary, W H Durstein Ed Young Harvey Huffman John Hofer and Hivenes, were re elected. Mr Woodworth of Woodworth and Company Minneapolis spoke to stockholders in the afternoon.
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Sully Cooperative
Onida
Sully
Social well attended at Robertson lawn ice cream social
A large crowd attended the Junior Altar society ice cream social on Main street near Robertson lawn on July 15. The event drew local families and neighbors for a neighborly afternoon on the community lawn.
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Conde
Junior Altar Society
Roberteon
Main Street
Storage Space Discussions At Northwest Shippers Meeting
Sioux Falls July 15. The mid summer session of the Northwest Shippers Advisory board will weigh possible storage space shortages in terminal elevators at Minneapolis and Duluth Superior and their impact on 1931 grain markets.Railcar supply is expected ample for next quarter while spring wheat harvest nears. the meeting will address potential warehouse blockades and propose remedies. The gathering resumes after a six month hiatus and features H. F. Brownell and Curtis L. Mosher as speakers with Ralph Gunkelman presiding.
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Sioux Falls
Northwest Shippers Advisory Board
Northwest
Twin Cities
Head of the Lakes
Minneapolis
Duluth-Superior
Minnesota
Joint Grain Committee of
The
Northwest Board
Southwest
Northwest Railways
H. F. Brownell
South Dakota Chamber of Commerce
Curtis Lb, Mosher
Federal Reserve
Ralph F. Gunkel
Nan
Fargo
N. D
McKelvie Buys Hereford Cattle in Belle Fourche
Sam R. McKelvie former Nebraska governor and farm board member buys 10 registered Hereford cows with calves and 42 two year old Herefords from C A Wescott Eminence herd in Belle Fourche. Cattle to be moved to Mr Me.
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S. R. McKelvie
Black Hills
Belle Fourche
Sam R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Farm Board
C. A. Wescott
Ranch purchase links to former governor and Sunclzer bull
A fragment notes Keme's ranch about 26 miles south of Valentine and Nebemm eluded in the shipment. It mentions a herd bull once bought by the former governor from Tom Sunclzer, tying a political figure to the cattle deal.
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Keme
Valentine
Nebemm
Tom Sunclzer
Thieves Apprehended Stripping Car In Sioux Falls
In Sioux Falls on July 13 a group stripping parts from a Ford touring car was chased by motorcycle officer Hale Keith. The car, stolen from Clifford Nelson, bore a Colorado plate and was later held locally. One suspect possibly Jack Drunigan, who escaped Oklahoma jail in June, is suspected after a letter found in the vehicle.
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Sioux Falls
Hale Keith
Clifford Nelson
Keith
Colorado
Jack Drunigan
Oklahoma
Brown County corn contest entries close in Aberdeen
Entries closed today for the Brown county maize contest sponsored by the Farm Bureau and the South Dakota Crop Improvement Association. Prizes are offered for first and second places by the Chamber of Commerce. The aim is to boost corn production, uncover better growing methods, and identify top yielding varieties for the community.
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Aberdeen
Brown County
Farm Bureau
South Dakota Crop Improvement Esseciation
Chamber of Commerce
Windshield Wiper Cause Of Accident
In HOT SPRINGS on July 15 a car crash near Newcastle involved M Allred of Elkin North Carolina. The windshield wiper, apparently faulty, led to a broken upper jaw and multiple teeth removal. hospital treatment followed. Local incorporations were filed for a machine company in Rapid City with 525000 capital stock.
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Hot Springs
M. Allred
Elkin
N.C
NEW Incorporations
Pierre
Jaco
Machine Company
Rapid City
Newcastle
Jace
Alice G
Orville G
A. L. Olson
Sioux Move
Jaw
J L. Burke
Jaw City
John Rapid City
Heating plant contract let in Aberdeen region
Aberdeen July 15. Contracts for the new heating plant at Northern Normal have been let by the state board of regents. The building contract was delayed slightly due to changes in specifications to allow installation of electric generators. The plant will be in operation by next fall’s cold weather.
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Seswechae
Spee
N.N. L
Aberdeen
Northernor
Northern Normal
State Board of Regents
Assessments Pared In Brown County
Aberdeen July 15 Farm real estate assessments in Brown county have been reduced 25 percent by the county commissioners as a board of equalization. Chair man Leon Well said the reduction reflects present valuation since land is often unsalable and farm produce prices are low, deflation shown in the assessment records.
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Brown County
Aberdeen
Board of
Leon Well
Box Car Thieves Steal Raisins In Rail Yard Heist
In Sioux Falls on July 15 thieves broke into three boxcars at a railroad yard and stole a carton of raisins, the sole merchandise. The cars were billed to Aberdeen Mitchell and Sheldon, f.a.
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Sioux Falls
Aberdeen
Mitchell
Sheldon
Harvest at Tulare under dry conditions report
Harvesting has begun in Tulare with light yields expected. Oats are being cut for hay while corn leads in growth but suffers from a lack of moisture. Weather and soil moisture influence the season, with growers monitoring irrigation needs.
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Tulare Tulare
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