The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-27
Next Wednesday is New Years.

lutions IN shape'
Our school children are enjoying a
holiday vacation this week.
Eliza Place painted neat. sign for
the Wood Hardware, Tuesday.
Mrs. Hansen and daughter Miss
Alice of witten spent Christmas in
Wood.
AK. Wood and family ate Christ
mas dinner with Dabney Miller and
family.
Some o! the young folks enjoyed
dance in the hotel dining room Christ
mas night.
Well, We had a green Christmas
all right, all right. Now will we have
a white Easter!
The Abourezk Store will have a
good line of new up.to.date suits aud
Christmas goods. 43-4tad
Mr.. and Mrs. ailkeso:hand Robert
Miller Of Carter, spent Christmas day
with d. c. Miller and family in this
city.
Il. Z. Carter, Dallas Shaw and the
First State Bank are each handing
out neat calander for 1913 to their
customers.
Send your clothes to. II. G. Burger
at Carter, and have them cleaned and
pressed. II you prefer leave them at
PIONEER office. It
The Draper Mercantile Co., this
week commenced the erection of a
ware room - feet square as an addi-
ton to their store.
j. c. Wineinger and wife left Mon
day for southern Iowa where they
will spend the holidays with old
friends and aeighbors.
Herman Smith arrived Tuesday
from Sioux City and is spending the
holidays with his son John about
fourtcea miles north of Wood.
If you are interested in buying a
REIMBURSEMENT near the best town in
the best part of Mellette county write
the First State Bank, Wood, S. d.
This is the last issue of the PIONEER
in the year 1912 and we take this OPP
portunity to wish all our readers a
Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Max Rudolf of DeSoto, Nebraska
arrived here Saturday and will visit
for time with Mr.. Cochelin ard fam
lily eleven miles north east OF Wood.
John Wacek and wife stopped 10
town over night Friday. They we're
on their way to their homestead, near
! White River with their household eff
fects.
+. B. Townsend and Jack Canaan
were over from Murdo, Monday. VIM
Culbertson returned with them to
spend the holidays with relatives
friends there.
Mss Name Houchin who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. Incl, about
fourteen miles north east of Wood
left Thursday OF last week for her
home at Omaha.
A. X. Wood, G. L. Watson, Theo.
Film, Dabney Miller and Albert Mel.
son were among those from here who
attended the sale of Indian lands at
the Agency last Friday.
Now let us all resolve to strive to
make Wood bigger and better
town during the year 1913. Boost
for Wood, the best town in the best
county in the best state in the Union.
Henry Hunt received a message
last Saturday announcing the death
OF his uncle Alva Hockett, who lived
fifteen miles north west OF Murdo.
Henry went to Murdo, Sunday, to at
tend the funeral.
Quite bunch of White River folks
passed through town last Friday on
their way TO Winner where they ex.
pected to board the steam cars for a
visit to the folks back home during
the holidays.
Every stranger that looks over Me-
llette county says that. el.country
surrounding Wood is the best in
Mellette county. Then why shouldn't
Wood double in size during the year
1913. Join the Booster Club for 1913
Rev. Russell OF Carter, preached at