The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-05-03
WOOD GROWING
STEADILY
Not Boom Town, but being
Built Substantially and Keep
ing Up with the Needs
Of Ito Territory.


'rom ans direction, east, west, north
or south, invariably exclaims, "what
= beautiful locatiol for town, what
substantial buildings. and what M
xcellent territory surrounding"
The stranger is right. Wood is 10.
Gated in rs pretty territory as there
Is anywhere under the sun. The
iownsi,e was exceptionally we'll chosen
aud Is ~ cool location as could be
iouni III Me.!ette or any other county.
The lani OF which the town is built
Is neither too rolling nor too fiat; but
i ideal, for good drainage can b.
obtained with very little assistance
from man and there are no fills or
cut, to be made, thus reducing street
building TO the minimum "a far as
labor is concerned.
The next important question is the
water question. That is easily answ.
cred. Several wells have already
been sunk aLi plenty ol good water
secured at depth Of thirty feet.
Butte creek, which runs its course
within a half mile OF Main street. fur.
nishes a good supply Of soft water.
This is certainly good point in favor
OF any good water and plenty
of il, easily obtained.
Another point in the towns favor il
its easy accessibility and the good
roads leading TO it from all poilts;
Valentine, Neb., Murdo, Winner, Car.
ter, White River, etc.
Wood is ouly yearling; in other
words, the FIRST buildings were con.
structed year ago, and now there
are the following businesses estab.
lished in good substantial buildings
One bank.
Two general merchandise stores.
One hardware store.
One holel and one rooming hotel.
One restaurant.
One livery barn.
One feed and sale stable.
Ono pool hall.
One meat market.
One automobile garage and repair
shop.
One blacksmith shop.
Ono barber shop.
A postofiice, of course.
One law office.
One weekly newspaper.
Carpenters, building contractors,
painters, we'll digging contractors and
photograph gallery.
Above is a partial list Of what is nj.
ready located here in we'll built, sub
stantial buildings. Following are tho
new enterprises which are busy get.
ting buildings constructed and ready
for business: One pool hall with
lunch room in connection. Ono drug
store. One lumber yard, and others
which We do not call to mind just nj
present.
One would have to. go long ways
| 10 find a bunch OF business men who
are rs accommodating, enterprising and
hustling as you find in Wood. They
have commercial club Of which they
are oil members, which is working
for the good of the town all the time.
Such an organization is a necessity
and can do more boosting than any
other thing, il they go at IL right, and
any ono wanting information On any
| matter pertaining to Wood and sur
rounding territory, will do well to
visit or write the president or secre-
tary of the commercial club. An,
assistance or accommodation will I've
accorded anyone with free heart
by any or NIL the business men at
any time.
\ bail team already organized and
q band in contemplation, will help tc
amuse in idle moments, although
EVERYONE is too busy building up the
tow" and country to have many idle
moments to dispose OF.
Every number holder who comes
through Wood, on their way to White
River to file, thinks we have the picl
|of the land right in our surrounding
TERRITORY aud comes over here to file
Must of them are buhding good sub
stantial buildings and will develop
the country rapidly.
Wood has mighty good territor.