The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-25
LOCAL ITEMS

Winner last week.
A few Of the citizens of Wood tool
in the fair at Berkeley Tuesday.
Ray Rankin has nbeen enjoying /;
visit from his father. in.law the pas
week.
Eliza Place has secured the oontracr
for painting the new school house a
Carter.
Messrs Prokup and Elmaker hav,
completed barns on their claims norti
OF town.
DR.. Ednunds is now located in hi.
Office in the Wood Mercantile Co.
building.
T. Lundblade purchased a team oil
horses at Carter and brought them
home Monday.
John Atkins went over To Sioux
Falls the latter part of last week fol
4 few days Stay.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Theo. Film are spend
ing this week in Sioux Falls and other
points in the state.
! have for sale somr good oak am!
ash native posts AT l5c each.
u IL. \ X. Woop.
i q Smith went 10 Beloi,, Kans.,
last week Thurs law, ~ meet his wife
who has been vi ting her parents.
Julius Henke. superintendent OF
Indian Schools. and Paul Afraid of
Bear, of Rosebud, were in this vicinity
Wednesday.
Jake Guthrie. independent candi-
date for register of deeds OF this
county, was in this end of the county
Wednesday.
Frank Hakl has returned from
Lake Andes, s. D., accompanied by
his wife, and they are now making
their home on the claim.
Miss Helen Moore went over to the
U. S. Land Office at Chamberlain and
filed on a quarter of land about five
miles southeast of town.
John Renwick has finished putting
on the second coat of paint on his
house and now has as fine a claim
home rs there is in the county.
NJ. J!Ronau, so the neighbors tell
us, is some hunter. When he starts
out with his team and gun, wild game
takes TO its hiding place in a hurry.
Coils Ga,lineaux will leave for
Rapid City, Sunday, to attend to
some business in regard to the Black
Hills treaty of which he is secre-
tary.
Geo. Klabau and Frank Diehs
have their houses built within q block
of each other, as their claims join
They can keep each other from over
sleeping in the morning.
C. S. Kidwiler and j. F. Eggers, Of
Washington Springs, S. D., are here
this week. They have leased severa'
quarters of school land near here and
will stock it up next spring.
C. +. Manson, Of White River, ha,
been appointed by Governor Vesse,
as county Judge of Mellette county t.
Gil the vacancy caused by the resigni
ton OF the former incumbent, Judg'
McManus.
Alex Macay, of White River, mad
this Office a short call Wednesday
He is a candidate on an Independent
party ticket for County Auditor o
Mellette county and is a very pleasan
gentleman to meet.
Many narties are trying to buy re
liuquis y sats in this eastern part o
the county but are not succeeding
without paying a good price for them
Our homestesders realize hal the,
have something exceptionally gooS
here and will not let go without a bi,
price is offered. DOESN'T that speal
well for this part Of the county!
C.E Krll, of White River, paid u
a. call in our den Thursday. He wa
rather sore-not at us-but from th
effects Of sleeping on a plank floor a
our suberb on the southwest where b
was caught Wednesday night ans
where there are no hotels. Mr.. Kel
is a candidate on the republican tickle
for states attorney and was in thi
part Of the county looking after hi
political fences.