The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-20

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in this locality.
Several Wood people are eontemp.
lating spending the holidays with the
folks "back asst."
The Abourezk Store will have a
good line of new up.to-date suits and
Christmas goods. 48-4tad
j. c. Wineiger and son Clyde went
to Carter, Sunday, where they are
busy making wells.
Wouldn't it be nice il Old Santa
wonld put that Auditorium in the
town Of Woods stocking'
VIM. Flood went to his farm in Tod
county Sunday afternoon, returning
to Wood, Tuesday morning.
Miss Sadie Shives of White River,
County Superintendent, was in Wood
Wednesday, visiting our schools.
Ed Desersea of Martin, S. D., arriv-
ed here Sunday ana is visiting with
his parents Alex Desersea and wife.
Oscar Ingraham has hauled the
lumber for his new house and barn
on his claim FIVE miles north west of
Wood.
Ira Thompson of Trip county Wis
tied with his sister Miss Ella Thomp
son at the Fairview Hotel, Monday
night.
Send your clothes to r. c. Burger
at Carter, and have them cleaned and
pressed. If you prefer leave them at
PIONEER office. It
Miss Fredrickson who has been Wis
it,ng her sister about nine miles north
of here, departed for her home in
Kansas, Sunday.
Karl Utz and wife left yesterday
morning for Chicago where they go
to spend the, holidays with friends
and relatives.
Oliver Doin and wife of Burke we're
in the city Saturday night. They
were on their way to White River to
visit with friends.
H. o. Lester left this morning for
Omaha, where he will spend the holt
days. He expects to be gone some
two or three weeks.
Santa Claus has certainly establish
ed headquarters at the Draper Mercan
tile Co., store. Gifts for everybody
can be found on display there.
Rev. Russell was over from Carter,
Wednesday, completing arrangements
for the Christmas entertainment to be
given here next Monday evening.
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.
Miss Fannie Dickinson, junior mem
Der Of the Draper Mercantile" Co.
came over from Draper Monday and
will now make Wood her permanent
home.
The Indians OF White Thunder
camp have just finished building a
new dance hall on White Eagles al
lotment, one and half miles west Of
town.
Frank Brown the popular clerk at
the Wood Mercantile, departed yes
terday morning for Ohio, his old
home, where he will spend the holt
days with his parents.
Coyote" white Wyandotte roos.
ter owned by William Scallin of Nit
chell, S. d., won the highest honors
at the Iowa State Poultry Show held
at Sioux City last week.
Day School Inspector Hence of the
Agency was in town Wednesday. His
car went dead on him at White Thun-
der school Tuesday and he had to be
pulled into Wood for repairs.
Ben Boyer and wife and his sister
in law Miss Josephine Svoboda of
White River stopped in town short
time last Sunday while on their way
to Dog Ear Lake to visit friends.
Rev. Father westrop Of st. Francis,
S. D., held mass in st. Marys Church
at White Thunder Creek, two miles
west of Wood, last Sunday morning.
A large number were present, both
Indians and whites.
The Draper Mercantile Co.. have a
good assortment of fruit for Christ.
mas. Apples, Oranges, Grapes, Lem.
ons and Cranberries, also Candies and
Nuts, decorations for Christmas trees,
Candles and Candleholders, Tinsel, etc
w II Cillett this week commenced