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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1931
Page
3
Thousands of raspberry bushes in South Dakota fail to yield as expected due to improper pruning. A. L. Ford of State College Extension horticulture advises dormancy pruning, thinning canes to 12 to 15 per plant, and pinching tips in June to boost fruiting wood. Varieties Latham Ohio Sunbeam are winter hardy.
BROOKINGS March 7 The South Dakota State college agronomist Dr. K J Klages argues standardizing crop varieties will raise grain grower incomes. He warns against growing many varieties across markets, noting inferior yields and mixed quality, with Quality wheat discounts and malting barley risks from Trebi variety.
A Canadian barley variety bids for broad distribution in the static market. An agronomist notes it belongs to a different Class than prior varieties and will fetch only feed prices. Mixtures of feed and malting barleys would lower the entire lot to feed prices. Farmers were urged to review tests from the State college economics department before choosing a new field crop.
Vermillion March 27 At the request of the University of South Dakota the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools moved the chairmanship of the South Dakota committee from the university to the State Department of Public Instruction. The change follows a cut in appropriations. H W Frankenfeld longtime registrar had held the post. RW Kraushaar of Pierre becomes the new chairman. The move accompanies a new teacher preparation requirement stressing subject-specific preparation in English language sciences mathematics social sciences and foreign language for teachers in new and accredited schools.
Harold G. Burman a Dakota Wesleyan senior in chemistry receives a four year Chemical Foundation fellowship to study at Johns Hopkins University. From Flagstaff Arizona his work as water-analyst for Northwestern Public Service supported his grant, earning him a path to a Chemistry doctorate with full annual stipend.
Yankton college Men's Glee Club returns from a 20-venue tour including Chicago, Westfield High School, and radio broadcasts on WOC Davenport and WGN Chicago. The April 6 home concert at Forbes Hall Theatre features light and choral works directed by Dr. L. N. Dailey. Notable members listed include Joseph Mielde and Blake Wyman among others.
The University of Wisconsin offered 12 hours of assistant work per week with high pay, but the Johns Hopkins fellowship raises compensation nearly to double without lab or teaching duties. Wisconsin released Burman from his contract to allow the Johns Hopkins move.
TYNDALL, Mar 27 An active weed eradication campaign is planned by the county weed committee. Monthly farmer meetings will run until harvest to study weed control methods including chemicals pure seed and weed machinery. The committee includes a representative from each township. Officers: Fred Klinker Scotland chairman and Dewey Thompson Tabor secretary.
The piece notes a belief that a wet season is coming, citing traditions of a storm on March 23 followed by a wet summer. Observers recall rain and snow on that date this time, reinforcing the local impression of a soggy season ahead.
Pierre reports on South Dakota once being known as a divorce hub with easy separations in territorial days and early statehood. Historians cite legislative acts, residence requirements, and court practice shifts that curbed abuses, noting Sioux Falls as a center for divorces and nonresident schemes challenged by 1877 reforms and later measures.
The 1907 legislative session passed a bill setting a one year residence requirement for divorces after lengthy debate. Voters approved it 60 21 to 38 749 at the 1998 general election lifting the reproach from the state's name. Henry K Warren opposed earlier efforts, later voting against a 90 day residency bill that failed after clergy protests.
The Church of Christ program presented by church members on Friday evening March 20 will be repeated at the Wessington church on Friday evening April 7. Several young people who missed the first show will join again as the cast. The first performance drew very favorable comments.
Plans are underway to rebuild the barn of John Newberg after a fire five miles southeast of Custer. The blaze started about 8 30 p m with sparks from a nearby sawmill, also owned by Newberg, believed to have started the fire.
An advertorial touts Tanlac as a cure for indigestion gas bloating and stomach pains claiming many have regained vigor and weight. It cites Mrs Arvena Bowers of Topeka Kansas noting relief after five years of trouble and says the first bottle often helps with dizziness headaches and constipation. The medicine is described as a pure herbal root bark remedy backed by a money back guarantee.
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