The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-08

busy building house and barn on
his farm this week preparatory to
moving in.
The young folks of this vicinity en-
joyed social dance at the Henry An.
derson ranch three miles east OF town
last Saturday night. All present re-
port it having been very pleasant
affair.
All p.ople who are interested in Q
band should not fail to attend the
meeting at the Wood Hardware this
friday evening. We need q good
band, We can have u good band by
united effort, so why not have band.
Attorneys j. l.. Honurtt of Winner,
aud W. j Hooper of Greogery were
here Saturday and went over to White
River with the Wood delegation, to
look after our interests in the injunc.
ton proceedings that came up tor a
hearing on that date.
Jack McGraw returned to Wood.
last Saturday from three months
sojourn with relatives and friends in
Nebraska. Jack is q pretty jolley
Irishmsn and his many friends il,
Wood were mighty glad to see bis
smiling faoc ouce more.
David Hattenbach who has been
her,' for the past week or 80 building
home Oh his quarter north east OF
here left Wednesday for Sioux City.
Mr.. Hatteubach is travelling in the in.
t-rest of the New York Life, but frem
now OH his permanent home 10 in Mel
lette county.
The final result was rather a disa.
poiutment &c our people, but We
should take comfort in the thought
that thereis nothing so bad but what
It might have l,een worse. So cheer
up, aud let's join bands in boosting
our town. and make it the best in the
county.
We want TO congratulate A. h.
Wood OF this place. who was unani.
mously elected to the Office Of County
Commissioner from this District, at
tuesdays election. From our short
AGO uaintance with the gentleman We
feel perfectly safe in saying that he
will make good.
The Indians who were croamped a.
round town enjoyed an Omaha dance
in the rooming house building on cleo
lion night. They seemed to have a
good time, and many whites On the
outside also enjoyed this affair IS il
was the first time they bad ever seen
u real Indian dance.
G-orge Schanbscher who has a
good homestead eight miles south
west of here vas in town Saturday
aud took out the material to build u
good barn on his homestead. George
is getting some very substantial im'
proveinents Oh his farm and expects
10 stay right there.
The young people enjoyed a social
'ance y, the Fairvlew Hotel in this
city election night. Cake, sandwiches
aud coff.,c were served about mid.
uight to all presrui. 1t was . very
enjoy able affair aud every body se-m.
ed ~ have cool time until the wee
small hours oi moruing.
Tn Stars aud Strip s were at hall
mast sunday i'll memory OF James
Scloolcraft Sherman, wee President
Of The Unitesi - ates, who died at bis
b pme Ia Uira,. New York, at 9:42 o.
81 rk on the evening OF October Both,
Jji2 In his death the nation los,
o,e of its most illustrious citizens.
John Sherwood OF southwestern
I IVA who has been here looking over
our county with view to locating
left tuesday uight Tor his home. He
was very favorably impressed with
this part OF Msllette county and be
expects 10 return in the very near fu.
ture, when he will probably locate
here permanently.
Now that election is over we can all
devote our ,ime aud energies to max
iug Wood d bigger and better town.
he seeming loss Of the permanent
county seat at shis time should not de.
ter this town from forging to the
front. We have the surrounding coun.
try, aud in the end this is really what
keep up good town.
+. p. Gavin who has fine home.
stead four miles south east OF here