Reminiscences of Dakota Blizzard Tales and Heroic Horses
Arthur E Towne revisits pioneer days in Central South Dakota and recounts a blizzard of 88 and a dramatic rescue near Dekota. He details a boy's narrow escape on a fast pony, a rider guided by a stall in a sod barn, and a later solitary drive through a night storm near Redfield with a lantern and rough prairie trail.
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Arthur E. Towne
Obis
South Dakota
Sweet
Western Springs
Painesville
Ohio
Little Mountain
Geauga County
Deketa
Berdena
Herbert
Chicago
Orio
Alien Harrington
Huntsburgh
Clayton
Ewing
Alsyton
Father
Sound
Darkiess
Redfield
Parmelee
Reese Howell
Howell
Rie Rum
Big Run
Michigan Avenue
Prairie winters and roads reshape the plain country
The author recalls old prairie life and compares it with today noting fewer blizzards and harsher winters of the past. Population density increased with closer communities, better roads, and personal autos. Modern daily weather reports help residents prepare for storms.
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Northern Plans For Educational Conference
Under the auspices of Northern State Teachers college the Spring Educational Conference will be held March 21 and 22 at the Northern campus. Aberdeen collegiate institution cooperates with city and Brovar counties in sponsoring the event. A six reel film Dakotah will be shown Thursday evening, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at 2:30 Saturday by the American Association of University Women, and a Spring luncheon for primary and elementary teachers in the Dutch Coffee Shop at 4:00 Saturday noon.
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Northern Plans
Aberdeen
Mar
Northern State Teachers College
Brovar County
Northern
South Dakota
American Association of University Women
Trequois High Students to Hear Halladay Address
J F Halladay editor of the Trequois Chief will speak on journalism in the vocational guidance series at the high school next Friday. Pierre reports H B Reese of Wessington Springs filed a nominating petition for the Republican state representative nomination from the fifty eighth district, a Buffalo and Jerauld county seat.
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Halladay
Trequois
Iroquois
J. F. Halladay
The
Wellington Springs
Pierre
H. B. Reese
Wessington Springs
Buffalo
Jerauld
Virgil Father Son Banquet Highlights Local Event
Virgil March 20 Special report describes the Father and Son Banquet at the Virgil Methodist church. A two course supper was served by the Ladies and Society in St Patrick’s day style with toastmaster J Flys. Speakers included John Klude Erwin Schmidt Rev J E Washburn and Rev Krueger. Washburn contrasted Hick and Lindbergh, followed by a Cornell duet by Arthur and Calvin Engel.
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Virgil
Mar
Vir
J. Flys
John
Klude
Erwin Schmidt
J. E. Washburn
Krueger
Washburn
Hick
Lindbergh
Cornell
Arthur
Calvin Engel
Onida High Declamatory Winners Named
Ruth Corning will represent Onida at the district contest with In Memory of Our Heroic Dead. Dorothy Brown performs The White Hands of Telham in dramatic class and Alma Glessner delivers Sane in humorous class. Judges were Mrs. W. J. Trythall Mrs. C. J. Crandall and Rev. P. Williamson.
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Onida High
Onida
Ruth Corning
Highiore
Dorothy Brown
Telham
Alma Glessner
Volga Commercial Club Plans May Field Day
The Volga commercial club met for its second monthly session to discuss a field day in late May inviting all rural Brookings County school students. A committee led by Superintendent E J Erickson and including R M Horton G W Blonk C O Lee and W C Veenhaas was appointed to organize the event.
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Volga Commercial Club
Volga
Brookings County
E. J. Erickson
R. M. Horton
G. W-Be Blonk
C. O. Lee
W.C. Veenhaas
Volga to Erect Highway Signs for Town Promotion
At a Volga meeting business leaders agreed to raise funds to cover expenses for sending the Volga high school basketball team to the state meet in Mitchell. Mayor Mertinson addressed the club about promoting the town with highway signs.
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Volga
Mertinson
Volge High School
Mitchelister
Linux
Lennox Man Still Missing After Sudden Departure
The case of Cari Hoek from Lennox remains unsolved as family and police search for clues. He left home recently with no explanation and has not contacted anyone since the disappearance, with only a brief letter suggesting he might have gone to Holland, though no proof supports this. authorities see no clear foul play and expect a long absence before any contact.
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Lennox
Cari ‘Hoek
United States
Holland
Hurley Schook Leads Music Progress at Hurley High
Hurley high school reports strong music progress with over 100 fourth grade pupils starting instruments this year. New classes start each semester and top students are placed in band or orchestra. The school boasts a 61 piece symphonic band and a 23 piece symphony orchestra. The district aims for recognition at the Madison music contest in May.
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Aubley
Hurley High
Madison
Hurley to represent at Madison contest and private music instruction listed
The report notes Hurley will compete at the Madison contest. It states music instruction is private with Sr. Ivan Hendrickson handling the work and the instrumental clinic led by Miss Helen Cheedal. Aduar students may perform solo before audiences three times yearly.
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Hurley
Madison
Ivan Hendrickson
Helen Cheedal
Aduar
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