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From the Ipswich Tribune May 15, 1930 edition Towns Worse Foe Like every town in America has something it wishes it didn’t have, some things we could get along far better without. At the head of the list of unnecessary evils with which we have to contend is the chronic gossiper. We feel sure we have as few of these as any other community, yet so long as there is even one gossiper in our midst it is one too many. Everyone appreciates the value of constructive criticism. But there is a vast difference between constructive and destructive c...
From the Ipswich Tribune April 17, 1930 edition Bank of Ipswich Poultry Contest Proving Popular The Bank of Ipswich Boys and Girls poultry contest has far exceeded anticipation. 600 entrants are reported. That means that 600 boys and girls of Edmunds County in Ranges 67, 68, 69 and 121-70 and 122-70 will be raising White Plymouth Rock chickens this summer. The second best chicken is to be delivered to the Bank of Ipswich in the fall when a poultry show will be held. Eggs for the contest have been purchased by the bank from Hecla, Claremont,...
From the Ipswich Tribune May 29, 1930 edition Hard Fought Cases Feature Court Session Crowds have thronged the court room at Ipswich the past week, listening to the proceedings. Two cases have occupied the limelight – State of South Dakota vs Adolph Zahalka and Joe Zahalka and state of South Dakota vs Lou Mikolas. The Zahalka case was a hard fought legal battle. Four days was consumed in presenting the evidence. The charge was that of grand larceny in unlawfully taking one black mare belonging to Gottlieb Pade. The jury deliberated on the e...
From the Ipswich Tribune December 19, 1929 edition Early Substitutes for the Modern Toothbrush Toothbrushes are quite a modern invention. In the Vernel Memoirs we are told that in 1649, Sir Ralph Verney was asked by a friend to inquire in Paris “for the little brushes for making cleane of the teeth, most covered with sylver, and some few with gold and sylver Twiste, together with some Pettits Bouettes (? Boites) to put them in.” There is another reference to these, in a later volume of the Mehoirs, as “teeth brushes.” “Turkish toothbrus...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, April 3, 1930 Rogers Circle Gives Fancy Costume Party The Rogers Circle gave a fancy costume party at the home of Mrs. Robert Hill, Tuesday evening. The costumes were many and varied, some were beautiful, others humorous and old fashioned. The occasion was one of extreme merriment. Prizes were given for a number of things. Mrs. E. C. Salter and Mrs. O. O. Sharp dressed as the Gold Dust Twins won first prize for the best costumes; Edith Benson, 2nd. She impersonated a man and Miss Lola Olson, 3rd as Aunt Dinah....
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, December 19, 1929 TWELVE “IF’S” If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself and others. If you want to control others, you must learn to control yourself. If you want friends, be friendly. If you want love, don’t be stingy with your own love. If you want justice, be fair with others. If you want consideration, be considerate. If you want to be great, be simple and humble, but firm. If you want courtesy, be courteous. If you want to be strong, be quiet and unafraid. If you want to keep your charact...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, June 10, 1930 Fossils Given to Library Museum R. H. Lent has left with the Bank of Ipswich to be placed with the library museum some very interesting fossils that he picked up about 65 miles south of Miles City where a number of Edmunds County homesteaders took land a number of years ago. One is a part of a petrified eel, another a clam shell which spells that thousands of years ago that country was part of a great sea, but the most interesting one is a perfect tree leaf presumably of the elm family which is a...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, June 10, 1930 Albert Jeschke Killed by Lightning Thursday Albert Jeschke of near Roscoe met death early last Thursday morning during the electric storm which passed through the county. Mr. Jeschke was struck by lightning, the bolt penetrating from the shoulder to the hip, causing instant death. The family has just returned from a birthday party at the home of Mr. Jeschke’s mother Mrs. Adolph Jeschke of Roscoe and was preparing to retire when the lightning struck the house. He was carrying an oil lamp and t...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, March 6, 1930 ROGERS ON RADIO MARCH 12 A great radio program is announced for Wednesday evening, March 12, from 9:30 to 10:30 with Will Rogers, America’s favorite “wisecracker”, as master of ceremonies, Sousa’s Band to play “Stars and Stripes Forever” and other world-famous pieces and Louise Homer to sing the home ballads which have endeared her to music lovers. Advance notices say that this will be the outstanding radio event of 1930 so far. The program is to be broadcast throughout the middle west in con...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, February 6, 1930 STOVE EXPLODES; BELIEVE DYNAMITE CAP CAUSE Mrs. F. C. Getsman had a peculiar experience last Thursday when the hard coal heater exploded. Mrs. Getsman had shaken the stove down and being a self-feeding type of stove the coal moved down into the firepot. She went to the kitchen to do her work. She heard a terrific noise as if an explosion. She ran out of doors to call for help. Sandy Jones and A. Herrboldt came to her assistance. Upon entering the front room it was discovered that the hard coal...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, March 27, 1930 edition White Way Lighting System Being Installed A crew of workmen from the Northern Power & Light Company is at work in Ipswich installing the new white way lighting system. Charles Carl is in charge of the construction work. He informs us that the system should be in use within ten days. This will be an added attraction for Ipswich and we hope it will light our main street to better advantage. Nine other towns are having white ways installed this month. Work has already been started on the...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, December 5, 1929 edition A Christmas Candle, a Christmas Story by Katherine Edelman Lowly, almost reverently, Nora Carney set the Christmas candle in the window, whispering a prayer as she looked out into the cold, still night. Bravely the little flame gleamed out into the darkness; a beckoning light to any wanderer that might be seeking shelter. “Mother, won’t you tell us the story of Christmas again?” little Micheal asked. “Tell us about the coming of the Christ Child and - and the reason they light the Chr...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, December 19, 1929 edition CHRISTMAS TREE IS PLACED There is a Santa Claus—and every youngster in Ipswich and surrounding territory will know it Saturday, December 21st when jolly old Kris Kringle arrives in Ipswich from the North Pole to distribute treats to all the good boys and girls. He has telegraphed the Ipswich Commercial Club that he expects to be here between 3 and 3:30 p.m. His pack will be loaded down with good things-candy and nuts. So be on hand. He will make his headquarters at the Community C...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, April 3, 1930 edition Famous Writer to be at Bowdle April 15 Ozark Ripley, of Chattanooga, Tenn. the famous writer of Outdoor America will be in Bowdle, April 15 to address the Selby and Bowdle chapters of the Izaak Walton League. The meeting will be held at the school house. Ozark Ripley who is known as the dean of sports writers, at an early age was a great lover of the outdoors. He was educated in France, but after finishing his education left for the wildest parts of the Ozark Mountains and became engaged...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, April 10, 1930 edition Beebe Addresses Lions Club on Hawaiian Trip Lions Club met as usual at the C & C Café on Monday. E. J. Quinn, State Theatre manager and Mr. Hamilton of the Norther Power & Light Co. were guests. H. S. Crissman and Lloyd Cronholm had charge of the program. L. T. Mickelson led the group in the singing of several songs. Mrs. W. A. Brown was the accompanist. H. E. Beebe gave the address of the noon hour which was on his recent trip to Hawaii. He had many objects on display which...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, May 8, 1930 edition CRISSMAN DRUG STORE GIVES AWAY KODAKS The Crissman Drug Store gave away 12 Eastman Kodaks to boys and girls whose twelfth birthday occurred this year. The first twelve children at the store on a certain date accompanied by one of their parents received the prizes. The Eastman Kodak company distributed 500,000 kodaks to their dealers throughout the United States to be given away as gifts in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the company. The rules were that these...
From the Ipswich Tribune December 5, 1929 edition THE QUESTION OF A NEW COURTHOUSE Tribune Asks for Discussion of Question Through Its Column-What Do You Think About It? The question of a new jail or a new court house for Edmunds County is one that confronts the county commissioners and the people of the county and cannot be passed up much longer without serious results. The jail and living rooms for the sheriff in the basement are in a very unsanitary condition. At one time as many as eleven prisoners were in the jail. Of course, it was for...
From the Ipswich Tribune November 28, 1929 edition Tribune adds prizes in rural paper contest The Rural Newspaper contest sponsored by the Ipswich Tribune has been entered into with much enthusiasm by the rural schools of Edmunds County. It is taken on such proportion that we decided to offer a second and third prize. The first prize is a large Websters International Dictionary, the second prize, a Library of Pioneering and Woodcraft set of six volumes by Ernest Thompson Seton. This is a set of fascinating books, which unfolds the secrets of th...
From the Ipswich Tribune Decembr 19, 1929 edition Storm plays havoc with telephone, light wires The past week this section of South Dakota, experienced one of the worst fog and sleet storms on record, causing thousands of dollars of damage to Public Utilities operating in this section of South Dakota and causing serious interruptions to electric light, telephone and telegraph service. Electric light, telephone and telegraph lines were down in many places and in some sections the poles carrying the lines were broken off, due to the excessive...
From the Ipswich Tribune November 7, 1929 edition Eastern Star, Masons Have Hallowe’en Party The Hallowe’en party was held Friday evening at the Temple for the Eastern Star and Masonic members and their families. The rooms were appropriately decorated in Hallowe’en novelties-black cats, witches, skeletons, bats, owls and Jack-o-Lanterns appearing in profusion. Several members of the entertainment committee wore costumes-old-fashioned and were witches and ghosts. As the quests entered they were met at the door and properly initiated into the f...
From the Ipswich Tribune September 26, 1929 edition Blacksmith Shop Burned to Ground Tuesday The blacksmith shop belonging to Thomas Schirado, Jr. better known as the Lowenstein shop, burned to the ground Tuesday morning at 3:20 a.m., defective wiring being the cause. The fire was first noticed by Chas. Bostock who was awakened by the reflection of the flames on the window pane in his room at the Conrad Rooming house. The alarm was turned in and the fire department responded. However, the flames had made such rapid progress that nothing could...
From the Ipswich Tribune October 10, 1929 edition COLORED SINGERS COMING The Williams Famous Colored Singers are to appear in a grand concert entertainment in Ipswich, October 29 at the high school gymnasium under the auspices of the high school athletics association. These singers are not semi-professional, as are those who appear on the small lyceum and Chautauqua circuits, neither are they students out from a negro school, but they are an established company of professionally trained musicians who entertain with Southern melodies. Many...
From the Ipswich Tribune October 24,1929 edition ADDS NEW EQUIPMENT Dr. A. Auchampach has assed new equipment to his dentist office in the form of an instrument cabinet. This cabinet is not only practical for everyday use but an ornament for the office as well. It is of mahogany finish. There are numerous compartments for the various dental instruments. These compartments contain porcelain trays for instruments. These slides can be easily removed and cleaned. Dr. Auchampach finds his work much more pleasant with his added eq...
From the Ipswich Tribune August 29, 1929 edition Woodward Chain Stores OpenHere on Saturday The Woodward Chain Stores Co. of Ipswich is having its opening day Saturday, August 31. The Jones building formerly occupied by John Scullin has been completely remodeled for this company. New floors were laid, a new partition placed between the store room section and the stock room. New shelving, tables and booths have also been constructed under the direction of John D. Williams, contractor. W. S. Galbraith of Ellendale, N.D. is the manager in charge....
From the Ipswich Tribune August 29, 1929 edition CANNED HEAT VICTIM FOUND NEAR TRACKS The body of a man was found Saturday morning beside the Milwaukee railroad tracks two and one half miles east of Ipswich. The crew on a freight train passing through noticed the lifeless body and notified authorities. The county coroner was summoned and the body was removed to Bowdle. Canned heat was the cause of his death. There were no marks on his body, indicating that he had been thrown from the train. He had visited places in the vicinity asking for...