By Linda Velder
June 11, 1914
A German Lutheran service with preaching in German, will be held at the Congregational Church on Wednesday, June 24 at 2:00 PM, instead of July 8, as was previously announced. Rev. W. Nitschke is the Pastor in charge.
One of William Quinn’s stage teams used in the Dunnebeck Line in charge of Chris Diass, broke loose from where they were hitched at the depot on Tuesday afternoon and ran through town and were caught in front of the Van Horn place, after a run of 2 miles. No damage was done except to a bridle off one of the horses and the lines were badly broken up. The team ran through town at full speed, and it was luckily they didn’t collide with any team on the streets.
A grand picnic and celebration are to be held at the south end of the Orman Dam on July 4th, under the auspices of the Water User’s Association. The Belle Fourche, Fruitdale, Nisland and Newell Commercial Clubs are going to make this celebration a grand affair. Three bands will be there to dispense music and 3 ball teams will be there to play the National Game. Tents have been ordered and bathing suits and several launches will be on hand to make the day pleasant. Everyone should be on hand to help make the day pleasant. Everyone should plan to spend the 4th at Orman Dam.
June 5, 1924
That the railroad has moved farmers with their household goods and farming equipment to points west of the Missouri during the first 3 months of 1924 than during the previous 5 years put together was the information given out here in a letter from H. F. Hunter, General Agent. He also is convinced we are at the dawn of a new era on the settlement and development of the Dakotas and Montana. The cheap lands of the west are selling, and farmers are going to make their homes here.
Mr. & Mrs. W. F. Long went to Rapid City Wednesday night, May 28 to see their daughter Bessie, graduate from the Methodist Deaconess Hospital at that place. A class of 7 Cadets received their nursing degree diplomas. The group went to Pierre the following Monday to take their State Examinations.
Mrs. Anna Champney, who recently closed a most successful term as teacher at the Milberg School, left Sunday in her car for Piniele, Montana to look after her affairs at her sheep ranch. Mrs. Champney has been re-engaged to teach again next winter at the Milberg School.
June 7, 1934
A heavy wind hit the community Friday night, tipping over a sheep wagon near Castle Rock belonging to P. A. LaFayette, blowing tops off haystacks at the Albert Cram ranch and breaking tops from the trees at the Wilson place. The windstorm hit the H. G. Richman’s garage and wrecked the garage, lifting the roof several feet in the air and then setting it down on their car but not damaging the car much.
The world’s largest free balloon was pronounced completed by the builders today, to ascent to the greatest altitude ever reached by man. A masterpiece of balloon making, has a gas capacity of 3,000,000 cubic feet and when in mid-air will be 295 feet high about as tall as a 30-story office building. Major William E. Kepher and Capt. A. W. Stevens will take the craft on the ambitious flight from a field near Rapid City, with the first favorable weather after June 20. They will attempt to break the present unofficial altitude record approximately 12 miles established by a Russian balloon. Captain Stevens believes his great craft will be able to break the Russian mark at least a 3-mile margin.
Robert Guindon, who has been Superintending the planting of garden seeds on the State Rehabilitation Camp east of Newell, states that this morning everything looks extremely promising. Seeds already in the ground and coming up now include 4 acres of table beets; 4 acres of onions; 27 acres of potatoes; 2000 tomatoes plants with 3,000 more to be planted and 1,200 cabbage plants with 3,800 more to be planted.
June 8, 1944
Tentative plans are in the making to revive the Annual Picnic Day at the US Experiment Farm, near Newell. The event held annually for many years, was cancelled in 1942 and 1943. If no unforeseen difficulties arise to prevent it, the picnic will be held on Saturday, July 5th. Dr. Carl Larson, Farm Superintendent will arrange for good speakers, a good band and a loud-specker service. Families are expected to bring picnic baskets, and towns are urged to furnish entertainment composed of local talent. Free coffee and iced tea by the Newell Commercial Club; Church ladies will have concessions stands for those who are unable to bring lunch baskets.
Mrs. Ethel Workman and son Billy arrived last Thursday from Nellies, West Virginia and have taken up residence in a cabin at the Tourist Park to be near her other son, PVT Clark Workman, who is stationed at the North Bombing Range east of Newell.
Dr. C. J. Potter, Department Solid Fuels Administration of War, in an interview, warned the people of a threatened coal shortage and declared it is better to buy what coal they can get now then to burn the Christmas tree next winter, instead of hanging presents on it. Dr. Potter advised fuel dealers to lay in every pound of coal they can get at the present time and to advise their customers to buy right away. With the demand of war, we might not possibly make it through next winter. Get coal into our bins during the summer to avert a shortage next winter.
PFC Henry Albrandt, son of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Albrandt of Vale, spent a short furlough at home the past week. While Henry was stationed in Tennessee, he has completed a 3-month course in the maintenance and repair of Jeeps and other war vehicles and is now transferred to Camp Cooke, California.
June 10, 1954
A 2nd and 1st place were earned by horses from Newell in the Annual Race Meet held at Winner last weekend. They were Autumn Lass owned by Phil Sheridan, which won 1st in the 5-furlong race and Mae Greene, owned by Sheridan and Kirk Malcolm who won 2nd in the 4½ furlong race for 2-years olds. Kirk Malcolm is the trainer of both horses. Also attending the meet from Newell where Walt Milberg and Mrs. Malcolm and sons Jerry and Jack.
One day of freedom was apparently too much for a Parakeet in Newell last week. The pet belonging to Louis Maass given by his daughter to help cheer him during his illness. While painting at the Maass home, the windows were open to air the house of paint fumes, and the bird flew out of an open window. Searching failed to locate the bird, but the next day it flew into the open window of a parked car in which Mrs. Lee Engle and Mrs. Reggie Pickard were sitting. The ladies drove it to the Maass home, where Mrs. Maass held the open cage, the bird lost no time in returning to the abode, where it immediately displayed a happy healthy appetite.
George Johnson of Castle Rock and Roger Van derBoom of the Newell Implement Company returned last Friday from Indianapolis and Ft. Wayne, Indiana with a new International pickup and truck for Johnson and the Hafner Brothers of Newell. They had attended the annual Memorial Day Auto races at the Indianapolis Speedway and reported the court was packed with excitement and thrills.
June 4, 1964
The Castle Rock Volunteer Fire Department held a meeting in the Community Hall Monday evening. Alfred Burke and Francis Jacobsen were re-elected as Directors for 3-year terms. A discussion was held on making plans to erect a garage for the fire truck at Castle Rock. A special meeting will be held later. Motion was made and approved to sell the old fire truck to Roderick Carriers. A number of firemen from the Newell Department were guests at the meeting. Lunch was served at the conclusion of the meeting by the firemen (assisted by the ladies).
Ruth Ann Marty, former Newell Rodeo Queen and Newell High School Senior, was named Saturday as Regional High School Rodeo Queen at the event held in Sturgis. Miss Marty is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bill Marty of Prairie City. She also took 1st place in the clover Leaf barrel race and 2nd in girls cattle cutting. Judy Milberg also Newell. Placed 3rd in the barrel race and 2nd in pole bending, besides being named as runner-up in the queen contest. The first four place winners of the Regional Rodeo become eligible to enter the State High School Rodeo at New Underwood. The rodeo was completed mostly in mud and rain Sunday after some-what better weather Saturday.
Warren N. Golliher, son of Mr. & Mrs. Zoder Golliher of Hoover, received his Doctor’s Degree from the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas at Lawrence Monday of this week. Mr.& Mrs. Golliher left here Saturday to attend the graduation exercises there.
