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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1931
Page
8
Armour Stockyards in Huron reports hog prices held steady with 6.45 top during Saturday trading as receipts reached 1,500. Chicago trade observed as slow, while week’s livestock totals show mixed demand for cattle, calves, and lambs across major markets.
Sioux City Livestock market notes May 9 20 show cattle mixed with vealers strong for week declines in old crop lambs and steady hogs with 2 500 head day tally. Hogs steady to higher with top around 6 70. cattle mostly steady. vealers sharply higher. lambs weak to steady. regional prices for various weight ranges listed.
Chicago and St Paul livestock results show declines across cattle hogs and lambs with mixed demand. Choice heavy steers around 6.25, best yearlings near 8.00, beef cows about 4.25 to 3.75, hogs 6.75 to 6.85, light weights firmer, lambs strong on lightweights near 10.00, feeder trades slow though some finishers to 7.25.
Minneapolis markets report higher grain prices as wheat futures rise on good demand and short covering. May up 4 cents, July up 27 cents, September up 4 cents. Corn gains from covering, oats and barley firm to steady, flax strong with light trade. Cash wheat scarce, quality in demand. amber durum strong but smutty weaker. Winter wheat unchanged. Cash corn quiet to fair, oats fair, milling rye in good demand. barley quiet.
Markets show Huron and Sioux Falls listings for hens, eggs, and butterfat with prices for Leghorns and lights. Chicago and New York outputs reveal declines in butter, firm eggs, and steady poultry demand with varied regional quotations across meat and dairy commodities.
Beadle county commissioners reviewed distress warrant collections on delinquent personal taxes and praised Sheriff Huntley for clearing old accounts some eight years old. They examined collateral from designated depositories and agreed county participation in buying right-of-way for a township road to avoid building two bridges, routing the road around a creek between sections 38 and ZL.
Mrs Lulu DeVore of Wessington died at a Huron hospital this morning at 10 o clock after a long illness. Funeral at Kinyon chapel Monday at 10 20 in charge of Rev F B Lochridge. Burial in Riversideside cemetery. Born Lulu Beedle in Winegate Indiana December 1 1870 she was 62 years five months and three days old. She married John Broe in 1890 and he died July 5 1905. She later wed J W DeVore and moved to Beedle County South Dakota then to Wessington two years ago. She was a Methodist, a Willing Workers member, the W C A, and served on the W Surviving: husband J W DeVore two sons Carl and Morris Brow all of Wessington three brothers and one sister John Beedle Faulkton Gif Ford Beedle Seattle J R Beedle Huron and Mrs F M Shewari Tacoma Washington.
The agriculture department reported an increase of more than 40,800 bushels in storage capacity across 14 large markets, rising to 343,995,000 bushels on April 1 from 301,859,000 on July 1. Unfilled space remained similar to last year despite the gain, with concerns over July 1 storage as this year’s crop moves in. The Grain Stabilization Corporation said it sold about 20,000,000 bushels held at these markets, and Minneapolis, Duluth, and Milwaukee saw the largest new construction.
The Baptist church will observe Mother's Day tomorrow at 11 AM with a program led by Marjorie Fryburger Helen Bandy and Miss Frybarger. Items include hymns Old Time Melodies The Church in the Wildwood and How Firm a Foundation and solos by Mrs Laughlin Saylour Frank Brown and Mrs Busch. Rev W H Bay will give the sermon and a postlude titled The Sweet Bye and Bye closes the service.
Police blame amateur safe-crackers for an attempted robbery at the high school last night. Burglars entered through a basement girls locker room window and left a mud trail but caused no noted losses. Authorities believe students were not involved as footprints were large and the safe remained unopened.
Walter Travis of the Rapid City Journal was elected president at the spring meeting held Friday afternoon at the Game Lodge in Custer State Park.
In Huron, National Music Week wraps up as R G Nordness and leaders hail a successful program. A week of concerts fostered community interest, with plans for a Junior Music club by Wednesday Musicale and city schools contributing a harmonica band and school choirs under notable directors.
Merchants and business men meeting yesterday by the Chamber of Commerce approved three hour closures on Memorial Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All stores except food grocers will close, aligning with local service organizations. A July Fourth all closing was endorsed with exceptions for grocers and meat markets. Grocery and most firms may open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday night shopping urged for rural areas.
About 100 members and three out of town guests attended Mizpah chapter No 9 Eastern Star annual past matrons and past patrons night at the Masonic temple. Mrs O R Whitey sang while former leaders led initiatory ceremonies for a new class. Mrs A A Wallmann sang a solo dedicated to past matrons and patrons. Guests included Mrs H A Bell of Sioux Falls and Mrs Helene Ohman Larson of Irene. Refreshments followed the program.
More than 300 Huron children enjoyed four rides each at the Siebrand carnival yesterday afternoon, hosted by the carnival company and M. L. Tobin. Tobin praised the Siebrand team and thanked Rev. S. D. Disrud, Edwin Walsh Jr., and Cleo Chapman for help entertaining the youngsters.
Mr and Mrs E A Halvorsen and son Harold of 965 Illinois Ave SW left by car for Harris Iowa to attend the funeral of Mr Halvorsen's father R Halvorsen on Monday afternoon Burial is planned in the Ocheyedan Iowa cemetery He died at home in Harris yesterday afternoon at 3 o clock after about a year of illness He was 80 He is survived by his widow two sons and two daughters
Mrs. Kate Peterson of Wessington died at a local hospital Friday afternoon after a long illness. She was 73 and is survived by son John Swab of Wessington. Funeral arrangements are handled by Wikert Funeral Home.
Dentists will begin arriving in Huron tomorrow for the South Dakota Dental Society convention. About 200 dentists are expected for the two day event at Hotel Marvin Hughitt and Huron Country Club. The Monday morning opening follows advances registrations running about 15 percent higher than last year. Dr. C. K. Walker notes the society will feature a golf tournament and a dance Monday evening inviting physicians and druggists as guests.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock for Mrs. G. S. Foote who died at 6 at age 64 years 2 months and 9 days. Burial was in Pitroche Cemetery. Kate Amanda Fuller was born January 28 1867 in Williamston Michigan. She married G. S. Foote March 14 1886. They moved to Erwin then north of Yale where they resided. Eight children survived with two daughters predeceased. Survived by husband five sons and one daughter Clea Foote Grindstone D. Dan Foote Bath Mich Kellei Foote Bancroft Beulah Feicke Glenn Foote Burr Foote Yale. 14 grandchildren and one great grandson.
Elkton police and Brookings county officers continued to hunt two bank robbers who blasted the Corn Exchange Bank yesterday morning and escaped with 2500. Bank officials said losses were insured and detectives pursued leads as to the suspects escape route remained unknown. Vault workers were locked in during the heist and released eight minutes later.
About fifty bankers from South Dakota gathered in Yankton and at Wankton for a group meeting with talks by Parms ley of the coal mining commission and others. Notable speakers included Kepperud on Pioneer Banking, and Truth on American Ideals. An open forum followed with an election of officers and a dancing party.
Mayor E T Gitcheil proclaims May 10 as Mother's Day urging cooperation with organizations to curb the high childbirth death rate in America by improving maternity care. The notice notes South Dakota needs adequate state funding since federal aid ended with the Sheppard-Towner Act in 1929.
Twenty three Groton high school seniors with Principal H W Iverson toured Huron industrial plants and visited radio station KGDY's studio. The group were guests of the city for the day and a broadcast program was aired. Iverson praised the educational value of the trip.
Adolfo Luque scattered eight Philadelphia hits as the Brooklyn Robins won the opener 8 to 3. Elliott, Schieser, Watt and McCurdy contributed in the Brooklyn lineup while Lopez and J. Elliott appeared for Philadelphia. The game featured a rugged late burst by Brooklyn and set the stage for the nixed second game.
Classified clippings list car requests for Ford or Chevrolet models with price hints, household items including beds and mattresses, rental notices for a cottage at Lake Bryan and rooms, job ads for barber and modern rooms, sales for Janalene Frocks, and roofing and carpentry services. Names, phone numbers, and addresses appear with brief descriptions and offers.
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