July 2, 1914
The Irrigator is indebted to Henry C. Wilson for a 5-pound pail of excellent honey. Mr. Wilson secured a ton and a half of honey from his bees last season and has disposed of all of it, except 50 pounds. There is no better honey made than that sold by Mr. Wilson. We understand he will sell hives complete for $6.50. Everyone in this country should have a few swarms of bees.
Mr. Beals, from the Vale vicinity, was stung in the eye by a bee and was forced to secure medical attendance.
The directors of the Horse Creek School District No 9 met on Saturday to open Bids for their proposed new concrete school building. Only one bid was submitted and as the law requires at least 2, the Bid was returned unopened and the date for opening Bids was postponed until July 10th. The building of the Harmon School house on Willow Creek District No 9 was let to Jack Wickman.
June 25, 1924
The Stoneville vicinity was visited by a tornado on Friday, June 13th at 12:10 AM. The storm came from the northwest and while lasting but a few minutes did considerable damage. It blew down all the sheep sheds on the Van Sickle ranch, turning over their sheep wagon, etc. At the McConachie place it destroyed his blacksmith shop. On the next farm south, it tore up several large trees by the roots. The next place struck was the A. E. Jones ranch where it picked up a large barn, 32×36 feet and carried it off its foundation, smashing it into another building. The barn was a total loss.
The Reclamation Bureau has erected signs warning all persons to keep off the face of Orman Dam. This may help to deter some people from exposing themselves to the danger; but boys are prone to take chances with a record of 3 boys drowned at the face of the dam in the past 12 months, it behooves parents to keep the youngsters away from the lake unless accompanied by grownups.
The Vale Farm Bureau is giving a free 4th of July picnic in the grove just north of Vale. The usual program of sports will take place. Everybody is invited to participate. There will be free lemon aid, but you must furnish your own firecrackers. Big dance in the evening at the Cal Woods barn.
June 28, 1934
Dr. O. H. Clark plans to leave on July 2nd, in company with 2 brothers, one from Wyoming and the other from Nebraska, for Chicago to visit a sister there and enjoy a family reunion. They expect to be away for a month. Dr. G, G. Robinson, of City Hospital, St Louis, will occupy Dr. Clark’s office and residence during the month of July while the latter is away on a vacation.
Robbers broke into the J. E. Ireland Hardware Store at Sturgis Tuesday night and helped themselves to a stock of guns and rifled the safe of $100 in cash, oil and government stocks, according to word reaching Newell. Entrance was made by breaking the glass in the front window.
Rice Edward Nichols, 62, a resident of Newell since 1910 passed away at his home here Saturday. In 1910, he and his family moved to Newell, where he started a livery barn which he conducted until 1920. He carried the Star Mail Route from Newell to Cedar Canyon and Newell to Stoneville from 1918 to 1922. In July 1922, he started a candy and soft drink parlor, which his sons, Harry and Roy, are still operating.
June 29, 1944
Mrs. John Moser, who recently sold her ranch near Hoover to Howard Sheridan and held a public sale of her property on Wednesday, left today for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she will spend some time with her sister, Mrs. Mike Kober.
PFC Palmer Albertson, who is now with the US Army forces in England, writes that he hasn’t been around much since he arrived. No use going into town, as you can’t buy anything in the line of food; so, if a soldier does go to town, he has to eat before he goes,
Mr. & Mrs. M. J. O’Brien were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Kirk Malcolm and sons. Jerry accompanied his grandfather George Malcolm to Sturgis on Monday afternoon and visited there until Wednesday morning when he returned home on the mail truck.
The Newell Post Office will advance to Second Class on July 1, 1944, according to notice received by Paul A. Wiest. The new Classification is a result of increased business during the past 5 years, has shown steady growth and the stamp sales amounting to $9,522.84, which is the highest since 1930. There will be no change in the office personnel, C. M. Smith and Cora Anderson who will receive increases in salaries.
July 1, 1954
Fred McNally, meteorologist in charge of the Rapid City Federal Weather station, will be the principal speaker at the regular meeting of the Newell Community Club next Tuesday evening. Secretary Art Jones announced this week, Mr. McNally will explain operation of the federal weather bureau and also answer questions relative to weather reports and forecasting. The meeting will be held in the Skyroom of the Cove at 6:30 PM and all members or other interested parties are urged to attend.
The first in a series of play days for children of the Newell Community will be held this Saturday, July 3 at the City Park under sponsorship of the Westerners Home Economics 4-H Club, leader Mildred Van derBoom announced. The hours for the supervised recreation have been set for from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and all children are welcome to join in the fun. The park is open for similar activities, on alternate days, according to Robert N. Price, Chairman of the Newell Community Club.
Mr. & Mrs. Tom DeGarlais and family moved over the weekend from an apartment in the Erdman Building to the Ireland residence which they recently purchased. Mr. & Mrs. Willim J. Clark have moved from the Lee Engle basement apartment to the apartment vacated by the DeGarlias family.
Janet Parson, daughter of Rev & Mrs. Horace Parsons of Placerville, has been dismissed from the Black Hills General Hospital in Rapid City where she had been suffering with an infection, the after-effects of the measles. David Parson is now a patient at the same Hospital. He also had the measles recently.
June 25, 1964
Initial steps to further the progress of the Newell community were taken at a special meeting in Newell the past week, another meeting is set for Thursday evening July 2nd to perfect the organization of the proposed Newell Development Corporation. Approximately 20 persons are interested in the formation of such a group at a meeting with Attorney Harry Stephens of Belle Fourche at the Newell City Hall. Unanimously voted to incorporate for $500,000 set for the construction of a building for an 8-lane bowling alley as its initial goal and elected as Chairman Lyn Gladstone and Secretary/Treasurer Bill Stoick as temporary officers. Ken Bernheise, Rapid City contractor also met wit the group to give estimates on the cost of a modern block building sufficiently large enough for the alley with a coffee shop. The cost he estimated, would vary from $30.000 to $32,000, exclusive of the real estate.
A large one-story 25×70 foot building went through Newell yesterday morning, enroute to the Newell Municipal Golf Course, where it will be set on a foundation to become a new and additional attraction to the Newell Course. The former barracks building at Ellesworth Air force Base was purchased by the Golf Club from Loyal Barker, Sturgis, who moved it from that place and placed it on the foundation. The local club had already planned for the installation of plumbing and water to the building and expects to add heating, kitchen equipment and other improvements. With such improvements, the local club has more than doubled its membership so for this year.
The Art Arpan’s were Friday evening supper guests of Mr. & Mrs. Preston Turbiville and family. The Arpan’s reciprocated and the Turbiville’s were dinner guests the following Wednesday of the Arpan’s and later they called at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Carl Hansen, and all enjoyed a good game of cards.
