Farm Study Underway in Potter County
GETTYSBURG March 3 A farm management survey covers 40 000 acres in Potter County jointly conducted by the U S Department of Agriculture and State College Brookings under Paul Christopherson. About 22 000 acres are cropland. The survey catalogs farm types including 10 intensive dairy farms 10 beet farms with 60 cows per farm and eight mixed operations. It tracks 1 200 sow litters 700 ewes and costs on 60 tractors and 18 trucks with aim to help farmers organize profitable farm plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Potter County
United States Department of Agriculture
State College, Brookings
Paul Christopherson
Christopherson
Lake Preston Gets New Bouchard Store
J Edgar Bouchard returns to Kingsbury county to open a Bouchard department store in Lake Preston after leaving two large chains. A local group plans to erect a building for the shop, while E J Bouchard returns to Sioux City. The Smet store was sold to J C Penny Company about a year ago.
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DE Smet, Mar
Swere
Bouchard
Lake Preston
de Smet, Bryant, Wessington
Aberdeen
J. Edgar Bouchard
Bouchard & Son
Kingsbury County
Lake Preston Goen
E J. Boucherd
Sader
Sioux City
Davison Bros
Smet
J.C. Penny Company
Athol Debaters Win District Final Over Toland
Athol high school defeated Toland in the district finals, ending Toland’s years of dominance and sending Redfield to Vermillion for regionals. Coach Jiss Moller earns praise for two years of debate progress. Athol also beat Rockham in the first round while district judges included Principal Fort, Mr McCarty, and Mr Griehn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athol
Rockham Arguers
Fort
Mitch—ell
McCarty
Hurgn
Griehn
Absrceem
Her Honor the Mayor comedy by Ashton Auxiliary
The three act comedy Her honor the Mayor, presented by the American Legion and Auxiliary at the Opera house on Wednesday evening, drew strong praise for its polished cast and staging. Directors Nel Small and Mabel Jones guided the performance featuring W. & Ewing, E. L. Myers, Bernard Ven Stone, Alberta Plympton, Bernice Ewing, Esther Stahl, Florence Rockwell, and Mabel Jones.
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Ashton Auxiliary
Ashton
Mar
American Legion and Auxiliary
Opera House
Tmisces Nel Small
Mabel Jones
Plex
W. & Ewing
E. L. Myers
Ber
Ven Stone
Alberta Plympton
Bernucee Ewing
Esther Stahl
Florence Rockwell
Missouri Man Appointed Clay County Agent
Wissouri Man New Clay County Agent Vermillion Mar Selected from a list of several applicants C 5 Mad dox Lineus Inc has been chosen as Tiny county agent to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of L A Eb erlein who goes to Lake county as county agent The new county agent specialized in animal husbandry in the agricultural college of the University of Missouri from which he was graduated in 1925 Is spent three years in cooperative extension work in beef and cattle for the University of Missouri the United States department of agriculture and the Sinz Bar farms
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Wissouri
New Clay County
Vermillion
Mar
Maddox, Lineus, Inc
L. A. Eberlein
Lake County
Agricultural College of
University of Missouri
Avhich
United States Department of Agriculture
Sinz-Bar
Milwaukee Road officials visit Mobridge on inspection tour
Seven Milwaukee Road officials stopped in Mobridge on their annual spring inspection. They reviewed the 1930 budget of 28 million dollars for improvements and additions to the railway property. Attendees included C. H. Buford general manager R. D. Middleton general traffic manager J. T. Gillick vice-president W. H. Penfield engineer and maintenance of ways K Nystrom superintendent car department H. W. Anderson superintendent motive department and J. T. Kelley general store keeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road
Mobridge
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway
West Coast
C. H. Buford
R. D. Middleton
Seattle
Wash
J. T. Gillick
W. H. Penfield
Engineer and
Chicago
K. ¥. Nystrom
H. W. Anderson
J.T. Kelley
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Food Law Breakers Given Stiff Fines
Prosecutions for violations of state food and tax laws reported by T. O. Ronayne. Names include I. L. Sonduck fined 10 dollars and costs for uncandled eyes, Oren Mettler fined 10 for mislabeling gasoline can, A. T. Tompkins and C. E. B. Cranston fined 10 for unsanitary milk sale, Clarence Mickelson fined 50 for untaxed cigarettes, C. W. Fort fined 35 for ice cream container misuse, C. A. Smith fined 25 for false tests, John Souhrada fined 60 for untaxed cigarettes, Martin Wanderscheid fined 50 for untaxed cigarettes. stock confiscated.
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T. Tompkins
Brookings
C. EB. Cranston
Clarence Mickelson
Aurora County
C. W. Fort
Chamberlain Water Co
Chamberlain
C. A. Smith
Amherst
John Souhrada
Tyndall
Martin
Wanderscheid
Sharpe Rules On Primary Losers In South Dakota
In Pierre March 4 the attorney general ruled primary losers cannot become independent candidates in the general election against their successful primary opponent. The ruling, responding to S R Law, says the signed declaration requires candidates to abide by the primary result and prohibits running against the nominated party candidate, though there is no explicit ban on such an independent bid.
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Sharpe
Waubay Produce company organized with $7500 capital
Waubay March 3 The Waubay Produce company organized here with a capital stock of 7500 dollars. The same directors as the creamery were named to head the new firm Frank Smith C C Bush J Hammer Mancel Peterson and Herman Bartlet. The first board meeting is set for Tuesday March 1.
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Waubay Produce
Waubay
Waubay Produce Company
Frank Smith
C. C. Bush
J. Hammer
Mancel Peterson
Herman Bartlet
Springs Electric Plant Cuts Rates in Wellington
Wellington Springs municipal light plant announces a rate reduction of about one cent per kilowatt. The cut, effective April 1, applies to general power and services such as refrigeration plants. Officers stated the measure aims to ease consumer costs.
Man is badly injured in saw accident at Missouri River ranch
Leon Schaffer, a ranch hand on John Ham's Missouri River spread, fell while sawing wood with a bare saw. He lost part of an arm and mangled a finger requiring amputation. Employer gave first aid and rushed him to a hospital.
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Bliod Hills
Mars
Leon Schaffer
John Ham
Missouri River
Here
Mrs. W. H. Hughes Dies in Gettysburg
Mrs. W. H. Hughes of Gettysburg died at her Elida township home early Tuesday morning after months of ill health. Survived by husband, one step-son, two daughters, two sisters, and four brothers. Funeral services were held at the home Thursday afternoon with interment in Gettysburg cemetery.
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W. H. Hughes
Gettysburg
Potter County
Elida Township
Hughes
Gettysburg Cemetery
City Votes On Franchise and Fire Equipment Upgrade
Rapid City voters will cast a special ballot on March 28 to decide a franchise for providing electricity. Dakota commissioners approved a petition with 437 signatures requesting funding to purchase additional firefighting equipment and plan to bring it to the spring election.
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Rapid’ City
Peo
Dakota R
Mellette Horses Bring Good Price
Mellette, Mar. Special: The finest load of horses shipped from these parts arrived today by Curtiss and Shaw of Poinette Wisconsin at an average price of 260 dollars per head and an average weight over 1400 pounds. The horses were bought from farmers east of Mellette and will be sold in Wisconsin. Disposing of horses to eastern buyers is declining as power equipment expands on farms. Breeding stock is fast diminishing and farms may soon have only one or two horses.
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Mellette
Mar
Curtiss and Shaw
Poinette
Wisconsin
Kludt Elected to Head Mitchell Elks Lodge
Mitchell Elks elect Carl A. Kludt exalted ruler at annual officer election. Dowdell steps down as chief, W. R. Danforth leads as leading knight, T. C. McCall royal knight, K. E. Stair lecturing knight, J. Wethe secretary, A. F. Smith treasurer, Harry Hopper tyler, George G. Kimball trustee for three years. Dowdell delegates grand lodge, A. N. Brodstrup alternate. Installation set for April 2.
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M. E. Dowdell
Grand Lodge
A. N. Brodstrup
Neighbors Launch Sympathy Fund for Bechard Orphans
Neighbors and friends in Letcher started a sympathy fund for the Bechard children after a house fire killed Mr. and Mrs. Bechard. Billy Bechard, who fled on foot for help, and his sister Jean, 7, are with relatives, while 5 year old Alair suffered severe burns and is in a Mitchell hospital. The effort aims to provide a start in life for the three orphans.
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Letcher
Mar
F. A. Bechard
Billy Bechard
Jean
Alair
Mitchell
Juries begin to view him as persecuted and pure
A fragmented OCR snippet suggests a speaker portraying himself as persecuted, claiming to expand Huron through extensive local buying and urging others to follow suit, implying a broader push toward prosperity via merchant purchases. The text remains unclear and partially garbled.
Rates On Building Materials Reduced in South Dakota
The South Dakota State Board of Railroad Commissioners ordered substantial carload rate cuts on sand, gravel, and crushed stone after a board investigation and hearings at Watertown. Officials said the reductions aim to lower construction costs, aiding highway and bridge projects and encouraging general construction activity statewide.
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Pierre
South Dakota
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Watertown
Carload sand and stone freight rates cut at multiple distances
Rates for sand gravel and crushed stone dropped across ranges. Ten miles from 70 cents to one cent per ton. Twenty five miles from 90 to 74 cents. Hundred miles from $1.30 to $1.00. Two hundred miles from $1.90 to $1.50. Three hundred miles from $2.40 to $1.85. Similar cuts applied to other distances.
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Agriculture Department
State College
Rapid
Onetric
H. E. Cartwright
Robinson
Huron
Olympia
B.A. Johnson
Earnspach
Huron Lumber Co
Wisconsin, S.W
G. O. Martin
Laughlin
Doan
Eewi
Detroit
Mich
Dr. Haspeat
The
Peter Mintener Lumber Company
Reno
Mintener: Lumber Co
Kans Ave
Dr. J. Spink
oVew Isonet Hotel
Minneapolis
Nicollet
Washington
Thenneven
Avenues
We. 2 Ceancawager Mama
WCCO
R. A. Stratton
Huron Clinic
D. Sev de Bere
J.C Suirley
D. W. H. Griffith
Belen Olson
Second Street
Wyoming Avenue
Fulton
Minnesota
Siberian
Amber
Sudan
Marquis Wheat
Cavour
Esmond
Jack Fordson
John Deere
Anconas
Drake
A. E. Simon
National Bank OF Huron
Roy Housman
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