The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-02-20

Dallas for short visit with relatives
The ice crew is still working anC
everyone in Wood who has an ice
house is getting supply stored away
for summer ust. The ICE Is ol very
fine quality.
George Schanbacher passed throug /
town yesterday morning on his way
for Omaha aud ether eastern points
He expets to be gone about thret
or four weeks.
There is big pool tournament be
ing played at the Monarch Billiad
Parlors here in Wood, and the win
ner will be awarded a handsome bll.
lard cue Considerable. mt 81 /.
! being Manifested.
five more weeks until rhc pnmarl
election lime sou was D,gluulus
20 make up your mind vEo you ale
gong to support for Senator, cong
ressman aud state officers. There Is
nothing for you to decide in county )
affairs, as athere is but one ticket H.
the field IN each political party.
As we go to press this THURSDAY
morning it is again showing, and it
looks as though it might continue
| for week. The Same conditions pre-
vailed we went to press last week, but
before we had got half through print
ing the edition, it had cleared up ana
that snow really did not amount to
much.
John Cook, one Of the best knowh
old Indians of Bad Nation, died Sun
day morning of congestion of the
lungs He was about eighty TOUR
years Old at the time of his death anu
leaves wife and several children to
mourn his death. He was buried in
the Episcopal Cemetery at Bad Ma
ton Tuesday.
G. T. McGilvra came up from Wood
Tuesday by auto--not BY auto all tie
way, howeveE He got stalled in the
snow about four miles below the
Smith ranch and had to walk to the
ranch and carry little Francis, who
was with him, which he assures us
was no snap. At this ranch he secur-
eu the necessary assistance and arriv-
ed home safely.-Draper Democrat.
j. l. Scull, who is homesteading
about five miles southeast of Wood,
expects to leave the last of this week
or the first of next for Lincoln, Neb-
raska, where be has several large con-
tracts to build fouses this spring and
summer. he says he expects to re
turn to his Mellette county farm next
| fall, when he hopes to have sufficient
money to stock his place with milch
cows.
Cary A. Donohoe, of Witteu, who
is the Democratic proposal committee
choice for Representative of this dis
trict has his political announcement
in this weeks PIONEER. MIR. Douohoe
is one of the leading merchants of
Witten and is we'll fitted for this res
ponsible position. If nominated at
the March primaries which he no
1 doubt will be, be will make a very
aggressive campaign to win at the
November election.
John Hauer, who has been running
the blacksmith shop here for the past
two years, this week sold the shop to
Alex Desersea, who has taken charge.
Mr.. Hauer and family left Tuesday
noon via Deans auto stage for Win
ner where they took the stage the
next morning for their old home at
st. Lucas, Iowa, where we understand
that John will engage in the general
mercbantile business. We regret to
see Mr.. Hauer and family leave Wood
but we join their many friends in
wishing them success and prosperity
in their new venture.
Hon. John G, Bartine, who, is a
candidate for the Republican nomina
tion for Congressman of this district
has his announcement in this weeks
Issue of the PIONEER under the head
of Political Announceme It's. Mr.
Bartine is Que of the younger repub
licans of the district, but is brigh,
young man who would represent this
district with credit. He is progress
i've and aggressive and as he halls
from Lyman county just north of us
he should poll very heavy vote in
the Rosebud country at the March
primaries. He is running in the
Independent colurnn.