June 18, 1914
George McDonough and Edward Bushnell have opened a plumbing, heating and tin shop in the Henry Peetz building adjoining his jewelry store. Both men are experts in their line and Newell is fortunate that they have decided to engage in business here.
Silas Dunmire is treating a horse that was bitten on the nose by a rattler last week. The animal was in great distress but is recovering.
The shingles on the Joe Richards and August Fredlund, homes were badly beaten by the hailstorm of last week.
June 22, 1924
Vale Hall was crowded Sunday afternoon for the Annual Memorial Services of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah’s, Alfalfa Lodge No. 145 and Lucerne Lodge No. 197. Rev. C. S. Erskine of Sturgis delivered the inspiring address. Afterwards everybody marched to the graveyard where the graves of 26 former lodge members were decorated with lilacs and carnations.
The Moreau River crossing is now passable for teams and cars, a crew having started on the work yesterday. While it will take several weeks to complete the job, yet teams and cars will have no difficulty to cross aside of having it a trifle rough. This, however, is better than making about 15 miles additional travel which the public has been forced to do for the past few weeks.
Jack Barrett has put in the very latest barber shop appliances, one of those violet-ray things that removes facial blemishes, brings out the bloom of youth, starts a hirsute growth on the hard-pan spots and cleans up a guilty conscience. A few minutes application of the little violet rake on your bean makes you feel like a millionaire. A must try.
June 14, 1934
Carl E. Settle, Sulphur merchant, was held up and robbed last Saturday evening by 3 tough looking men, reported to have been traveling in a 1934 Ford. About $70 was taken and groceries and apparel valued at about $130 was also carried out of the store. Mr. Settle was covered by a shotgun in the hands of a member of the gang. Mrs. Gladys Bay, a shopper, was also compelled to join Mr. Settle in the center of the store. The robbery occurred just after dark and to make a safe get away, the men took the distributor off Mr. Settle’s car.
A large number of farmers were in Newell Thursday afternoon of last week to hear first-hand information about the new government buyout program. The meeting was held in the A. E. Richards building next to the hotel, with Mr. McRann of Nisland explaining the program. The first shipment of cattle under the government relief program left Butte County from Newell by rail Wednesday morning and enough cattle were purchased by the government to make 5 carloads. Another shipment will be about 15 carloads out of Belle Fourche on Friday.
Clem White met with a serious accident last Friday while carrying a pail of hot tar, he slipped and fell, the tar spilling over his right hand, causing severe burns. At the time of this writing, he appears to be making a good recovery.
June 15, 1944
Deputy Sheriff Sam Michelson was called Tuesday evening to arrest a man seen sneaking around back yards of the residences in the south part of town. He was finally located in Einard Muotka’s garage and turned out to be Harold Townsend, a former well-known character here. He had gone totally berserk, declaring a mob was trailing him. He was agreed by those who talked with him, that he was either full of dope or in the those of an attack of delirium tremens. Deputy Michelson locked him in the city jail for the night and later sheriff Elmer Hill took the prisoner to the County Jail.
T-5 Paul H. Dell arrived at Nisland, Wednesday night on a furlough for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Amelia Dell and family. Paul received the Purple Heart for wounds received in the North African Campaign and has also served in Italy.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hafner and baby daughter, Donna, arrived here Sunday night from Leadville, Colorado and are visiting at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. & Mrs. M. E. Hafner. Don is on a 60-day leave of absence from his job to help out during the rush season at the Wool Warehouse here.
June 17, 1954
Direct operation of the Newell Liquor Store will become a responsibility of the Newell City Commission according to action taken by the stockholders of the Newell Liquor Corporation at a special meeting Monday evening. The Corporation was formed in 1935 to finance the City’s operation of a liquor store as permitted by State Law. The Stockholders and Directors of the Corporation; O. Christopherson, G. Martin Berg, Maurice Townsend and Robert A. Price voted to assign their stock to members of the City Commission. With the City now having a 5-member Commission, it appeared to be a consensus of the majority of citizens ought now to be responsible for operation of the liquor store. Felix Busse has served as manager of the store and continues in that capacity.
Dean Oliver, son of Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Oliver, of Newell & Vale Communities, announced this week that he is going into the ditching and excavating business. He has purchased a new truck-mounted ditcher, delivery of which will be made today and will handle all kinds of basement, trenching or other excavating work. Young Oliver was formerly engaged in such work with an uncle in Sturgis and has also been farming with his father near Vale.
Ray Rivinoja, who has operated a shoe repair shop in Vale, announced this week that he is moving his equipment to Newell and expects to have a repair shop in operation Saturday. Mr. Rivinoja purchased the former Cola Clark building north of the Lyons Dray & Transfer Warehouse. He has rented the upstairs apartment in the Brodsky Building over the Gamble Store which the family moves into next week.
June 11, 1964
Daniel and William Schnackenberg of Newell are staying at the Thornton Vallery, rural Nisland home. Mrs. Schnackenberg and David are in Huron to be near Rev. Schnackenberg who is ill in the hospital there.
Walden Lemm, the government hunter and an assistant of Spearfish were hunting fox by plane in the Castle Rock vicinity Thursday and were successful in getting 2 female fox and a den of pups off Square Top Butte. The fox have been exceptionally plentiful this year.
The first free public band concert of the current summer will be played at the Newell Lighted Field next Wednesday evening, June 17 beginning at 8:00 PM, it is announced by Harold Mollet, Director. Since such concerts and summer music training for all persons interested are provided under a city-sponsored program, it is hoped that a large crowd will attend same. The members also enjoy presenting such concerts, especially so when playing for large audiences. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be played inside Austin Auditorium.
June 25, 1914
Peter Stolnack will sell at public auction at his place 4½ miles north of Newell on Dry Creek, beginning at 10 o’clock Tuesday 30th the following livestock: 8 milk cows, 20 head of calves; 3 sows and 7 pigs. Six months’ time given in bankable papers at 6%.
A large crowd attended the dance Saturday night at Arpan. Mr. & Mr. Ole Tysdale and Mr. &n Mrs. Louis Maass from the Horse Creek community attended the dance and reported everybody had a good time.
Another car of barb wire and feed fencing has arrived at the Newell Hardware. Also, Deering and McCormick sickle grinders at wholesale prices.
June 19, 1924
A volunteer crew of citizens got together Tuesday and did some needed work on the Newell School grounds, plowing and leveling the ground in preparation for planting next year. Among those who responded to the call were: H. Jaskela with 4 horses; R. C. Keene and 4 horse; T. G. Wall and 4 horses; A. F. Kennelly a man and team; Bratton’s Merc Co. a Man and truck; John Salmen, J. N. Rarick; E. R. Hill, Beyer Aune and O. R. Mathews as laborers. Mrs. J. W. Scott served dinner for the workers.
A score or more of people killed many times that number injured and property losses running into millions of dollars is the toll of a wind and hailstorm which swept through South Dakota last Saturday afternoon. The weather station recorded the wind velocity at 80 miles per hour, the highest previous recorded at the station being 76 miles per hour in July 1917. The storm moved in a southeast direction and apparent that the storm was one of the most disastrous in the history of the State.
School elections in Vale District resulted in the election of Harry Adams and W. H. Gladden as members of the Board of Education for 3-year terms and Paul Ashley for 1-year. There being no contest at the Newell School election Tuesday, little interest was manifested, and a small vote polled. J. W. Scott and J.H. Lewis were elected to serve on the board for the next 3 years.
June 21, 1934
Ole Tysdale and son Whitford; Paul Schmele; Oscar Johnson, Eric Balo and Alfred Holsten were at the Wm. Schmele home Thursday evening listening to the prize fight,
The school census taken May 1st shows a total of 415 pupils in the district of school age. According to a report made by Superintendent G. W. Austin. This total is the same as that of last year. The report shows that 15 reached the age of 21 years and 47 moved out of the district, but 21 attained school age this year and 41 new pupils moved into the district.
The Newell Extension Club will meet with Mrs. Andrew Sieverts on Friday, June 22nd. All members are urged to attend and bring your reports; so, the secretary can send in her report for the year. All other business will also be finished for the year.
June 22, 1944
Mr. & Mr. J. C. Brodsky received a telegram Tuesday from the US War Department reporting through the International Red Cross that their son Capt. Edward J. Brodsky is a Prisoner of War of the German Government. Since he was feared dead, the welcome news was received with rejoicing by all friends of the family everywhere as well by their neighbors and citizens generally of this community. Anxiety of the boy’s fate has since been intense and now the fond hope that he might have parachuted and safely behind the enemy lines has been fulfilled.
Mr. & Mrs. Bert Ellis of Govert were overnight guests Wednesday at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Virgil VanderBoom. The Ellis family and Van derBooms enjoyed some fishing at Orman Dam.
Mrs. Jas Gadsden left Wednesday with a group of 4-H girls to attend the 4-H Camp being held near nemo this week. In the group were: Roberta Post; Eleanor Eickelman; Jeanne Lund; Esther Anderson; Verna Alice Lyons, Barbara Lakson; Nettie Orwick and Barbara Kinghorn. They expect to be home on Saturday. Mr. Gadsden will bring them from camp.
June 24, 1954
The number of rabies cases reported among wild and domestic animals in South Dakota stands at 37 this year, which is far below the 63 cases reported during a similar period last year. By June 1, 17 skunks; 7 cattle; 6 cats; 5 dogs; 1 pig and 1 mink were reported as rabid to the State Livestock Sanitary Board of Pierre. Last year by June 1; rabies reported: 16 skunks; 14 cattle; 13 cats; 11 dogs; 3 mice; 3 rabbits; 2 squirrels and 1 muskrat.
Mrs. Everett Barber took Everett, Jr.; Allen Klein; Chester & Ray Garness and George Breidenbach to the 4-H Judging School at the Walter Taylor ranch near Rapid City Saturday. Patty Jacobsen was an overnight guest Friday at the Virgil Van derBoom home. On Saturday Romme & Craigg Van derBoom, Danny Fredlund and Patty also attended the Livestock Judging school at the Taylor ranch.
Governor Sigurd Anderson has endorsed a Resolution passed by the SD Federation of Women’s Clubs recently protesting against littering of highway rights-of-way by travelers who throw liquor bottles, beer cans and other articles from their cars. Not only do these items constitute something unsightly for the driving public to see, but at the same time it is costly for the State Highway Department to clean up such trash. Further costs are incurred when our mowing machines cut into the beer cans and bottles.
June 18, 1964
Sixty Army ROTC Cadets from South Dakota State will attend summer camp at Ft. Lewis, Washington, June 20-July 31. The Cadets are Junior and Senior advanced ROTC personnel. The Cadets include Gary Coe of Prairie City and Morris Schallenberger, Newell. Both are NHS Graduates.
Approximately 60 persons, members of the Horseless Carriage Club of Sioux Falls and their families who are visiting at Spearfish this week, made a tour in their vehicles to Newell Tuesday afternoon and were served coffee, donuts and cookies at the City Park by Mr. & Mrs. Tom Lyons and Mr. & Mrs. Don West. Lyons met the visitors in his 1917 Marmon and escorted the group of 22 antique vehicles to Newell. The oldest vehicle was a 1907 Brush one-cylinder, the newest a 1931 8-passenger Buick.
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Eichler and children returned home Friday from a vacation trip. While away, Mr. & Mrs. Echler attended the State Fire School at Hot Springs and also visited with the Harold Falk family in Gillette, Wyoming. The younger children stayed at the home of Mr. & Mrs. tony Kulisich in Rapid City. Mr. Eichler is employed at the Newell office of the Black Hills Power & Light Co.
