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

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night. All Invited.
Alex Bordeaux, of White River wa,
IN this vicinity, Wednesday, visiting
hicuds.
J. O.. Buchanan, Of Omaha, Neb.
wa, in M city this week, the guest OIL
4. X. Wool.
kuutr Splawn, stock inspector fol
this section Of the country, was in the
city Monday.
j. l. Brown. VIM. Bronson and a
Mr.. Stearns were in town from Win.
nor, Tuesday.
John Hagemann, OF Miller, Neb.
arrived Monday and secured IA good
claim near this place.
Ed. Hunt, who drives a livery car
Tor Dallas Shaw, is driving ont OF
hit Riv during the fling.
Word IRON Rev. Russell is TO the
effect that he is well and busy doing
evangelistic work in New York.
c. + Thompson drove his Hup in
from Platte, Wednesday, and wen, on
To the temporary county seat,
NJ Jurg"ns, Of Gregory, was in the
city Thursday. aud out in the COUNTRY
looking for land on which to file.
If 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 on 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 hle.
This part Of thu county is being
thoroughly looked over by the uum
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.
H. G.. sherman, Bert Hancock, Mrs.
ohermt n and aunt, Miss Whitarrr,
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.
Iirc'op. kans to take up residence
their farm vest of town, IN which
T.. " has ben hu,ldiUs a home for
'h,m. Tn y arrived on Wednesday.
- Sluurrs. Who dr No. 1870.
.try..i lrpn Gr en Mountain, Iowa,
1..nr. D., AID has bought a hou-e OF
Girlrtt and j. LAYING it moved
onto the clam. Earl Keelcr, Of Al
bio s., Ia, come out with him and is
.uuuding some time here.
TIL Wood people have received
]penuant> barring the words, wood
FOR County Seat" They are very at
trlctive and never fail to bring TO
mind \ very interesting subject You
viii Gud them on nearly every car
and vehicle YOU chance TO meat.
Mr. Dallas Shaw, of Wood, MeIlette
county, S. d. ard family, have been
,istiug friends in Bennett couuty,aud
vy-ttrday 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.
T. Fl. Green returned from IN ex'
tended visit in Nebraska, Tuesday
and reports that a son was born tc
| Mrs. Green and himself on Ang. 9th
A sister, Miss Cressa Green, accompa
MED him here and will take up resi-
dence OH her claim which she wa
fortunate enough to secure near thi'
place. Mrs. Green will return later.
Informotion reaches us that thu
homestead house Of Fritz Lyon wa
broken into recently and several ar
tieles stolen during his absence. Tha
is mighty poor business, and we I'm
derstand that the homesteaders ar
going to arrange matters around thei
houses in such a way that any ma
rauder on entering during their ali
seuce will get his in such q way tina
he will be right there when they re
turn, although somewhat mussed VI