The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-31
LOCAL ITEMS
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Valentines Day.
Another very light snow fell here
Monday night.
Bert johnson of Murdo was 4
Wood visitor Monday.
We were visited by \ refreshing
shower Monday afternoon.
Lent commences a week from We'd
pssday next, February 18th.
Martin Anderson and wife drove
over to the Agency, Wednesday.
Vim. Culbertson came over from
MuTdo, Monday, with Henry Hunt.
Nelson Brothers have finished fill
ing their ice house with someA mighty
fine ice.
Get your drug wants supplied by
parcel post from McMurray.s Phar-
macy, at Carter. 81
G. L. Watson returned last Satur-
day from a few days business trip to
Sioux City, Iowa.
Miss McGilvera came over from
Draper, Sunday and is visiting here
with her brother.
Boss Farmer Film, Blame Scrivens
and wife and Dabney Miller vent
over to the Agency Wednesday.
Lenard Ellmaker is making an ice
cave for Messrs. Green and Watson,
just back of MIR. Green's residence.
Frank vogelstein and Sam Mud
lon are digging au ice house for W.
NJ. Becker, just back of the Pool Hall.
II February is as good to us regard
ing weather as was January, we Ger.
tainly cannot complain about our
winter.
VIM. Gillette returned to Wood
Monday from Trip county where he
had been looking after his interests
the past two weeks.
If you want anything in the drug
line, send your order TO McMurray's
Pharmacy, at Carter, and get what
you want by parcel post. 81
No use making an extra trip if you
want drugs; just send your order to
MISUNDERSTANDING, at Carter, and
get what you want by parcel post. 81
DR.. Edmonds returned Monday on
the stage from Sioux City where he
attended the meeting of the Iowa
State Medical Association last week.
Twin girls were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Stranger Horse three miles
north west of Wood last Thursday.
One of the twins lived but a short
time.
1t is reported that the claim shscks
of Frank L. Larson and Miss Green,
eight miles north east of Wood were
broken into last week and some pro
perry carried away.
Rev. II. .. VanVecklenberg posed
through Wood Sunday with a load of
household effects, on his way to his
new home near White River, from his
former Nebraska home.
S. NJ. Smith of the U. S. Depart.
ment of Agriculture representing the
Bureau of Animal Industry, wac here
Thursday and Friday inspecting
horses and cattle. We understand
that Re found at least one case of
CHAMBERS, q horse belonging to White
Eagle, andItbe animal was promptly
shot.
A fence was put around that cellar
hole on Main street this week, to
keep anyone from falling into il after
dark. The owners ought to put up a
building there and if they did not
want to occupy it themselves, il could
easily be rented at a good price with.
in forty eight hours after ii was com
pleted.
A number OF private parties in town
and a number of hcmesteaders In the
country are either putting up Ice CT
contemplating doing so. Ice is a
mighty convenient thing to have dur
ing the hot summer months and there
is no good reason why everyone should
not store a sufficient supply at this
time of the year to run them during
the summer months.
The Meilette County PIONEER con-
tains a lengthy write.up of the death
OF Mrs. q. p. Jordan, wife of Col. g..
p. Jordan of that place, which occur
red on January 9Th, at her home on
"The Orchard Ranch," near Wood, in
that county. The many friends Of
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