The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29

SOutn west OF tOWu.
John Croa,, is now pulling the rib
bons on the Carter stage vice Frank
Boyle who has been promoted TO head
stable boss ut Shsw's barn.
Miss Cresa Green who has a home
stead eight miles north east OF town
left Wednesday morning for Superior,
Nebraska. 10 visit with homo folks
for while.
Dan Feeney who lives four miles
North Of here, left on the stage We'd
uesday morning 10, Sioux City, Iowa
where he goes to visit with couple
OF daughters.
DR.. Edmonds got mixed up with
the fau on his automobile engine last
Sunday inoruing, aud as result tine
llllic nuser nn his right hand was
pretty badly cut.
Chris hicken who is head stable
man at Shaw's barn left Tuesday for
Midland, South Dakota, where he
goes TO visit home folks awhile. He
Mas accompanied by his sister Miss
May.
A.. c. Miller of Pierre, S. D., sort
of travelling evangelist, was here last
Friday night and billed Rev. Russell
to preach at the school room here last
Sunday morning at eleven O'Clock.
For some reason unknown to the
writer. Rev. Russell did not appear.
The Cuibersan building, occupied
by the Draper Mercantile Co., has
beeu plastersd this week and work
men are now busy installing the shelly.
my and counters, and this firm will
now soon get their stock in some re-
gular order and feel more at home.
Since opening here they have labored
under some difficulties on account of
the building not being finished.
Married:-John Sherwood Of Ellis
ton and Miss Nellie Weeda Of Tngley
were united in marriage Tuesday af-
ternoon at the Christian parsonage 10
Mt. Ayr, the pastor, Rev. c. L. Swan
officiating. The young couple left on
the evening train from Tingley for
their new home at Wood, S. d. The
young people certainly sprunga sur
prise on most of us, but the Vindica
tor joins with the host of friends in
extending hearty congratulations
IYngley, Iowa, Vindicator.
Carter and White River both had
big Thanksgiving balls while in
Wood there was nothing doing in a
social way. The need of an Auditor
ium in this town is felt almost daily
and II bebooves our people TO get
busy ON this proposition. We mus,
provide suitable building for dances
and other entertainments and meet
ings, if ~e want to keep the young
people in the habit of coming TO
Wood. Ii is FOLEY 10 delay this en-
trrprise aud real public ueed We
on yht to b.. able to have swell ball
in the new Auditorium either Christ.
mas or New Years.
Libbe- Meyer OF Paxton, 5. d., aud
Amey +. Gleason of Dallas, who
have claims eight miles uort east OF
here, while returning from White
River Tuesday, when about a mile
out OF that town, something went
wrong with the harness on their team
and they began kicking and broke the
tongue and did some other damage
10 the rig. About that time the
Wood stage came aloug and Sam
M1dliu the driver, rendered first aid
10 the ladies in distress by getting
them aboard the stage and trailing
the wrecked buggy, and team, TO
Wood, where the damage was repair.
ed.
C. X. freeman OF Sibley, Iowa was
here Sunday. He has been out on
his homestead eleven mikes north
west Of here the past month building
. house, putting down we'll, doing
some fencing etc. He has leased four
additional quarters adjoining his
claim which he will fence, giving him
a pasture of some 500 acres, and next
spring he will come out to live on his
homestead with his family perman.
emily, and will stock his big pasture
with cattle. He informs Us that they
have fine neighborhood OF settlers
up there and that he is we'll pleased
with his homestead and that he has
great faith in the future OF Mellette
county. At present he is travelling