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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1929
Page
12
The council considers revisions to the court statutes with proposals from notable jurist Busha Roct. A public session will handle the matter tomorrow to invite testimony and gauge public opinion on the American initiative. Sir Austen Chamberlain is expected to introduce the necessary regulation draft.
Rapid City area expects a near million visitors to the Black Hills as Dakota streams lure tourists with brook, charr, rainbow and speckled trout. R L Ripple, state fisheries chief, moves thousands of fingerling trout to New Cleghorn Springs hatchery as camps and log cabins expand. Sylvan Lake and nearby sites advertise new accommodations, while the former summer home of ex president Cootlige hosts visitors in 1927.
Frank Horton near Blunt eight miles southeast of Blunt outlines a busy spring planting schedule. He intends to sow 106 acres of barley, 100 acres of corn, and 60 acres each of wheat, spelt, and oat varieties, hoping moisture in the soil gives crops a strong start. Horton will also manage about 100 cattle, 100 pigs, 10 calves, and around 400 chickens and turkeys for the season.
C A Liebenstein of Milbank was elected resident of the South Dakota Retail Lumbermen association as the annual convention closed. J B Johnson of Brookings named vice president. Directors elected include A Doolittle Garretson and Charles Entsminger Chamberlain, with Carl Benz of Sioux Falls reelected secretary treasurer.
Rain swollen Salt Creek and Clear Creek unleash tidal floods near Ashland Nebraska. Ice gorge breaks flood the highway blocking city access except by rail. Railroad station near Bigbridge reachable only by rowboat. Local crews battle high water as residents brace for isolation.
W H Smith, one of Beresford’s last Civil War veterans, died after an influenza illness. Born in Germany, he came to America as a child and enlisted in the Union army. He would have been 1 years old Sunday.
A retrospective profile recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. from Civil War wounds at Fredericksburg to Harvard Law professor and Massachusetts chief justice, then U.S. Supreme Court associate justice. It notes his liberal stance, dissenting influence, wit, courtesy, and impact on rising lawyers, ending with an anecdote about his humanity.
Washington rumor mill swirls yearly around Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes who, at 88, is said to be near retirement. He denies resigning and continues to work from his Washington home to the Capitol, maintaining a brisk pace and sharp mind despite age. He is married, lives quietly, and attends to briefs and court sessions with notable energy.
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