The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-14
LOCAL ITEMS

! mack drove over to Murdo, Wednesday.
Messrs Youngquist and Miller, of
Carter, spent a lew hours in our city
Tuesday.
j. Holm is busy these days having
buildings erected on his claim south,
east of town.
Mrs. w. H. Trow came up from
Jordan and visited with her husband
here over Sunday.
Glen Larmer and wife came up
from Carter and attended the dance
last week Thursday night.
Methodist Sunday School Mission
AIRY Lane, of Mitchell, S. D., was in
the city few hours. last week.
A party serenaded the newly marri-
ell couple, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Wilson. in
true western style, Tuesday night.
There are about so volumes of good
reading at the hardware store to be
loaned to those who care to read them.
Geo. Whirlwind Soldier, while on
the roundup, Saturday. was badly
hurt by having mis- horse fall on him.
Harry Presho. Of Rosebud. was in
town Monday. after some horses that
had strayed up here. and paid this
office pleasant call.
Isaac Kaufman has built an add
ton onto his bakery. as he found it
necessary to have more room in which
to handle the increasing business.
VIM. Tackett drove in in his new
Hupmobile Thursday and informs us
that there is but little political ex.
element left in Trip and Gregory.
The Bridgeman Lumber Company,
of Witten, has just received a full line
of UNDERTAKING GOODS. Cask.
cts, Collins and Trimmings. liz
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Bailey arrived
from Chamberlain last week and have
resumed charge of the photograph
gallery and the Wood rooming hotel.
". +, Rehm, of Bonner Springs.
Hans. who has been attending to the
affairs of Bonnie Heney, deceased, for
the past few weeks. has returned to
his home.
I This Office has turned out large
bunch of full page 4th of July posters
which have been distributed every
where within fifty miles of Wood in
all directions.
c. L. Thompson and sons arrived,
Sunday, FROM Platte. 5. d.. to visit
with an aunt of the boys. Miss Mar
garet Tenney. who is holding down a
claim near this place.
q. l.. Watson and wife drove to
White River Monday, and on their
return brought back +. A. Mccormack.
of Sioux City, Ia, who is president of
the Wood State Bank.
Barber Wilmoth has moved into his
new building on Main street, has in
stalled his new barber furniture, and
now has shop that equals any that
you may find anywhere,
W. V. Parkinson, formerly boss
farmer at the government station
here, now living at Mineral Point,
Wis. has been here for several DAYS,
visiting old friends and acquaintance.
The Draper Democrat informs us
that most of the Draperites will spend
the 4th in Wood. Right you are
folks, come where they will celebrate
right. We will show you good time.
VIM. Nelson has started an ice
cream parlor in the rooms recently
vacated by the barber shop in the
rear of the meat market. He has
fitted up the rooms in nice shape and
now has an attractive place.
The race track and ball ground
now under construction, is ra pidly
taking on the appearance of speed
way and league diamond. In a few
days we Will have a racing pavilion
and ball park second to none in the
state. Before the date for the big
celebration arrives, there viii he "a
grand stand, fences, ETC., erected and
everything will be in first-class shape.
We have it doped out that this
country ows us several million dollars.
Why? Just because we are the cause
of all this rain and the rain is worth
millions to this country. This is the
dope we have mixed up: We are
having the exterior of our buildings
painted and every time the painter
starts work he brings up shower.
Don't attempt to pay US those millions
you owe us until after harvest. how
ever,