The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-30
LOCAL ITEMS

Dance at the pavilion Saturda,
night. All invited.
Alex Bordeaux, of White River wa
in this vicinity, Wednesday, visiting
friends.
J. @. Buchanan, Of Omaha, Neb.
wa, IN orr city this week, the guest Of
4 X. Wool.
hnutc Splawn, stock inspector fol
this section Of the country, was in the
city Monday.
j. l. Brown. Wn. BRONSON and O
Mr.. Stearns were i'll town from Win,
nor, Tuesday.
John Hagemann. OF Miller, Nob.
arrived Monday and secured Il good
claim near this place.
Ed. Hunt, who drives a livery car
for Dallas Shaw, is driving ont OF
" hit Riv during the filing.
Word IRON Rev. Russell is to the
effect that he is well and busy doing
cvangelistic work in New York.
c. + Thompson drove his Hup in
from Platte, Wednesday, and went on
To the temporary county seat.
VI Jurg"ns, Of Gregory, was in the
city Thursday. aud out in the count.,
looking for land on which to file.
II this weather isn't hot enough for
you, YOU had better take a trip right
straight down for about "a million
miles.
Frank Boyles, who drew No. 2 last
spring, is building a house Oh his
claim which he selected northeast of
town.
Geo. Schretter, of Chicago, ILL.,, was
in the city a short time Thursday,
while in this vicinity looking at land
on which to file.
This part Of thu county is being
thoroughly looked over by the nun
Der holders for any remaining land
that can be filed on.
Messrs Olson and Scovel, Of Hard
ington, Neb., stopped here Wednes'
day night while on their way to Per
kins county in the northern part o.
the state.
II. G.. sherman, Bert Hancock, Mrs.
ohrrma n aud aunt, Miss Whitacrr,
went via automobile to the Rosebud
agency, Tuesday, where they spent a
few hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. L. Jarboe, parents
of +. W. Jarboe, arrived from Bur.
irctou. Hans IN tate up residence
uu ;Grir farm vest uf town. On which
t.. " has b. u nuildilS a home for
h. m. Tn y arrived on Wednesday.
o. S1unrrs. Who dr,w No. 1870,
tyy.i lreu Cir en Mountain, Iowa,
-..ut. y and has bought a hou-e OF
Wm. Gilett and j. LAYING it moved
onto the clam. Earl Keelcr, OF Al.
bio, Ia, come ont with him and is
spending some time here.
Tn. Wood people have received
, pcnuaut, barring the words, Wood
for County Seat" They are very at
trlctiye and never fail to bring TO
mind u very interesting subject You
wIll tiud them on nearly every car
aud vehicle you rhance to meat.
Mr. Dallas Shaw, OF Wood, MeIlette
county, S. d. ard family, have been
| is,tiug friends in Bennett couuty,aud
yesterday drove over from Bear creek
and visited Martin. Mr. Shaw has
long been engaged in Episcopal work
and fills the position of Deacon in
that denomination Martin Meosen'
ger.
7. Fl. Green returned from an ex'
tended visit in Nebraska, Tuesday
and reports that a o was born to
Mrs. Green and himself on Ang. 9th
A sister, Miss Cressa Green, accompa
MED him here and will take up resi-
deuce OH her claim which she was
fortunate enough to secure near this
place. Mrs. Green will return later.
Information reaches us that thu
homestead house Of Fritz Lyon wa
broken into recently and several mr.
tieles stolen during his absence. Tha
is mighty poor business, and we I'm
derstand that the h~omesteaders ar
going to arrange matters around thei
houses In such a way that any ma
rauder on entering during their ali
sence will get his in such a way tina
he will be right there when they re
turn, although somewhat mussed W