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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1930
Page
3
J A Plamann of Springfield Minnesota was chosen by the city commission to manage the Brookings city power and electric plant replacing Earl Hyde whose resignation takes effect August 45. Plamann has long run Springfield’s plant and was selected for his proven efficiency. Hyde plans for the future are unsettled though he will stay in Brookings for a time.
A field examination and soil identification in Brookings and Moody counties capped the first South Dakota soil and land valuation conference at State College. Speakers included J. G. Hutton, T. S. Thorfinnson, and B. L. Patty. The event drew larger-than-expected attendance, with plans noted for an annual gathering and discussions on farming systems and land values.
Redfield chamber of commerce offers 100 in prizes for a 10 acre corn yield contest in Spink county. County agent Pred B Willett says aim is to stimulate standardizing varieties distributing Superior seed corn and studying production methods. All county farmers eligible to enter. contest runs through October to November, with yield determined by contestant and community officials.
The county grading crew completes the Doland project and shifts to Spring township to build a 1.5 mile road from the August Nilsen farm. The freshly graded road is 20 feet wide and designed to resist winter drifting snow.
In Yankton on July 18 David Floyd of Kansas City Kansas suffered several bruises and a fractured shoulder after a car driven by three young men struck him. The hitchhiker was walking in front of the vehicle at a hill crest and reportedly stepped into the path as the car approached. The car occupants transported Floyd to Yankton for treatment.
Spontaneous combustion of hay in the loft is believed to have started a fire that tore through the large barn on the Art Karli farm seven miles south of Garretson. The ranchers were milking cows inside when the haymow door burst open and flames engulfed the barn. All livestock were saved. the barn had been remodeled last year.
South Dakota highway officials favor concrete roads only where necessary and advocate gravel surfacing on most of the state system. State Highway Engineer J Maughs Brown explains that paving is a luxury until traffic reaches about 1500 cars daily. The commission uses a minimal annual paving plan to secure federal aid and stretch state funds.
IRENE July 18 a house on wheels has been constructed by Nels Lee of the Midway section Yankton county Mr and Mrs Lee recently left in their house car for a leisurely trip through Minnesota and Wisconsin They have spent weeks equipping the home to be as cozy and convenient as a bungalow Mc Lee suffers asthma and a pine woods trip was hoped to bring relief
FT. PIERRE July 18. County Agent Archie Joy suggests Stanley County farmers feed wheat to pigs or chickens to access a profitable market. Mixed with ground barley, wheat makes good hog feed and 10 pounds of pork can be obtained per bushel of grain. For distant farmers, feeding wheat to pigs may be especially profitable.
Sioux Falls July 17 A provisional annual budget shows operating expenses reduced by more than 100000 and the levy raised by 1931 tax levy decreased nearly 25000 compared with 1920 figures. The 1931 expense total is 616278.87 versus 717166.37 in 1930, while the levy to be raised stands at 362375.84.
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