The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-06

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Chamberlain.
The Abourezk Store will have a
good line of new up-to-date suits and
Christmas goods. 43.4tad
The Draper Mercantile Co., have
erected a substantial hitch rack just
west of their store.
Mike Abourezk left Tuesday for
Omaha, where he went to buy stock
of holiday goods.
John Sherwood and wife. and his
brother Glen went to White River
Monday on business.
Mr.. ID. b. Miller, of Wood, spent a
short time in town Wednesday on his
way home from an auto trip toWinner
Garter News.
c. L. McGilvera vent to Draper,
Friday of last week to visit with his
family and look after business there.
He returned Wednesday of this week.
Thos. Fredricks has rented the ia
cob Eagle Hawk ranch in Bad Nation
about seventeen miles north of Wood,
and moved there Tuesday with his
family.
Anren House of Ainsworth, Nebras.
ka stopped in town Saturday evening.
He was on his way home, having
helped to move Rev. Voltenburg
to his farm.
John Colome of Winner, and Chas.
Lunderman, Walter Odonnell and X.
Ellston of Herrick were Wood visit
ors Saturday. They returned home
Sunday morning.
VIM. Becker spent a few hours here
Thanksgiving. Bill says he was
thankful to spend few hours here. a:
gain. He reports good business at
Wood.-Jordan Journal.
The head officials of the NJ. w. A.
have withdrawn the new rates that
were to go into effect January LIST
next. until the legal status of the new
rate law is finally settled.
The new Richards Primary Law
will not go into effect until 1914, it is
said. Some of the politicians. were
pretty badly scared up as it was
thought the new law would take i'm
mediate effect.
Edward Reynolds of Rochelle, Ill.
arrived Monday and is busy building
a house on his daughter Margret's
claim four miles south. Of town. He
and his daughter expect to make
their permanent home here.
We are now on the last lap of the
year 1912, and it once more becomes
necessary for us to think about DO
ing our Christmas shopping early"
and ii is not too early to begin think
ing about those New Years resolu-
tions either.
| Among those from here who attend
ell the dance at Carter Thanksgiving
night were Miss Anderson, C. Home
quist, Earnest Wilmuth, George
Brown, Henry Hunt, Ross Bunting,
two Misses Krieger, and others whose
names we''failed to get.
George, Moir, our contractor, return
ed from Carter, Monday with his
crew of workmen and Is finishing up
several jobs here. Wouldn't it be
mighty good idea to get that Auditor
ium started now while our boss con-
tractor is here and the weather is so
nice!
Rev. VonVo.tenburg, OF Ainsworth,
Nebraska. passed through town Fri.
day with his household goods on his
way to his homes tead south west of
White River. The Rev. is Congre-.
gationalist and besides holding down
his homestead, expects to preach the
gospel.
q. l.. Watson made q trip to Win
ner, Monday night. He reports court
in session there this week and the
most interesting case up for trial is
that of f. G.. Kurtz, formerly cashier
of the German. American Bank at
witten who is up on four separate
charges of epbezzlement.
Thanksgiving, day, Atlanta, Georgia
WIS covered with blanket of snow
while out here in Mellette county,
South Dakota we were enjoying nice
bright balmy weather. You may talk
about your weather in the SunnySouth
but oh you South Dakota. New York
also had white Thanksgiving.
Sunday was the fist OF December
and raw north west wind was blow
ing, and the sky was overcast with
dark threatening clouds, and it COM
menced raining and splitting little