Looking Back

              120 YEARS AGO
Hutchimon Herald
(Olivet)
December 21,1893
Henry and Wesley Baney were ar-rested
Tuesday by Sheriff Murner on a
charge preferred by parties east of the
river for taking a cupboard or ward-robe
from the Phillip Neuharth farm
house some miles north of Menno. As
to their guilt, we are unable to state, as
they are to have a hearing before Jus-tice
Ashley of Menno. It is to be hoped
they may be able to clear themselves
of the charge.
Scotland Republican: A farmer be-ing
unable to meet the payment on
his land this fall, wrote to the mort-gagee
and asked for an extension on
the ground that the crops were poor,
prices low etc., and on account of
those democratic times, he is unable
to borrow. A relay was received from
the mortgagee who lived in the east,
saying: "Stringency in money matters,
scarcity of crops and low prices are no
excuse, but good old democratic times
excuse everything and ought to relieve
any man from performing his contract
on time. Therefore I extend the time
one year.
100 YEARS AGO
Hutchinson Herald
December 18,1913
The Kimball Graphic tells of a
Turner County Norwegian who left
an estate valued at $200,000 when he
died because his friends took advan-tage
of him every time he got on a big
drunk and unloaded a quarter section
of land on him and when he sobered up
he insisted on keeping it. The fellows
who sold him the land were evidently
drunker than the Norwegian. -Ex.
Petroleum is obtained from the
earth in Siam by the natives digging
pits about 60 feet deep and dipping it
out with pails.
Practical work in sewing, cooking
and other household arts is required in
all English schools for girls above the
infant grade.
Bewarder again charged with theft
of a hog. Madison, S.D., Dec. 5 -
Chris Bewarder, a farmer living west
of Madison, is again held on the charge
of stealing hogs. Last year he was ac-cused
of stealing six hogs and selling
them at the market. He was tried in the
winter term of court and the jury dis-agreed.
The case was carried over to
this October term when he was again
tried and acquitted. This time he is
accused of having stolen one red hog
from Clark Wingert who lives north-west
of Madison and about six miles
from the Bewarder place. Wednesday
morning Wingert missed the hog from
his pen and followed a wagon track
to the Bewarder farm where he found
the hog which he accuses Bewarder
of having stolen. A peculiar feature is
that the hog in question has only three
feet, helping to enforce Wingert's
idenfication. A warrant was issued for
Bewarder and Sheriff Butts brought
him to the courthouse where he was
given a preliminary hearing and put
under $300 bonds.
80 YEARS AGO
Hutchinson Herald
December 21,1933
Had To Be Worth While: "I dropped
a nickel in front of a blind beggar to-day
to see if he'd pick it up." "Well,
did he?" "No. He said, 'Make it a
quarter, boss, and I'll forget myself.'"
The marriage of Eidella Wahl and
Fred Heiydt took place at the home of
the bride's parents Dec. 14 with Rev.
Huenemann officiating.
John Schempp took a load of cattle
to Yankton for Emil Schoenfish and
August Wollman to be sold at the
stock sale.
Fred P. Mueller said they raised
about 150 turkeys this last season and
they were all sold around this neigh-borhood
excepting what was stolen.
They were away one night and 16
toms were stolen that night and some
hens. It was the week before Thanks-giving
that they were taken.
Frank Solay and Helen Aisenbrey
were married Nov. 29 at the Catholic
church in Tripp with Rev. Fr. Cuniff
officiating. The bride is the daughter
of Katherine Koerner of Menno. Nine
geese, 10 chickens and a pig supplied
the feed for the crowd which gathered
at the Solay home that evening when a
dancing party was staged which lasted
until seven o'clock in the morning.
50 YEARS AGO
Hutchinson Herald
December 19,1963
Mrs. Carl M. Sanders ST., died of
a heart attack Dec. 11 in the Samuel
Freeman Hospital in Englewood, Ca-lif.
She was en route by plane from
Sacramento to Mullins when the fatal
attack occurred. Mrs. Sanders (Metha
Schnaidt) was educated in Menno and
was postmaster here for a time.