The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-12-10

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+. l.. Wilmoth and the Editor made
trip 70 Ninner Monday, returning
Tuesday.
Several from here attended tie
masquerade ball ut Carter last Satur-
day evesinS
Boss Earncr Cogdr3 made trip to
Winner Tuesday evening retnrFPlng
the next day.
Field Matron Ida Bouga, who has
! hetr q! ihe Agency forseveral weeks.
past returned home the first OF the,
week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Thin Elk, living
two miles north of Wood are the par
ents Of daughter born to them. De.
cember B.
There seems to be a great scarcity
Of eggs, not only in Wood but in the
surrounding towns. Hen fruit is now
worth 3Oc dozen.
w. III. Gilkeson and wife came over
from Carter Wednesday and are Wis.
iting with Mrs. A. X Wood and d.
&. Miller this week.
j. L. Hooking, Tbeo. Film, Henry
Anderson and John Souka went
to White River Monday to help the
latter with his final citizen papers.
Rev. II. c. ~VanValkenburgh will
preach at the school house in Wood
next Sunday morning at eleven o'clock
You should come out and hear him.
Gasoline and oil are going up al.
most every week. Gas is now retail
ing for 3Oc per sgallon on the local
market, while oil is quoted from l6c
to zoe per gallon.
MIR. and Mrs. Don Z. Terpin who
live north of Wood, are the proud
parents of a seven pound daughter,
Monica Rosamond, born to them
Sunday, December 5.
Merrill Kaufman, the Assistant
Cashier at the bank was ON the sick
list this week, and was unable to be
at his post OF duty. We hope to be
able to report him convalescent soon.
Z. Abourezk starts big sale at his
store tomorrow morning, and it will
pay you to look over his big ad, and
take advantage OF some of the bar
gains he is Offering for the next ten
days.
Miss Martha Kennedy, who has
been employed at the Fairview Hotel
for some time, resigned Saturday
evening, and went to her homestead
between here and White River, to
spend the winter.
Miss Tillie Helleckson, who has
been away since the latter part OF
June visiting the Black Hills, Mime
sofa and Sioux City returned today
and will establish her residence ou
her homestead north of town.
Earl Mcclure who has been clerk
ing at the Wood Hardware for several
months last past, resigned from his
position the first, and George, Smith
the garage man, is now lentling
helping hand at the post Office during
the mail hour.
DR.. o.. o. Benson and Roy Wsgner
OF the Agency were in town Tuesday.
DR.. Benson is just recently from
Washington, d. c., and be and Mrs.
Parker as nurse are in charge of the
hospital at the Agency, during the,
absence of DR.. Beal,out and wife, who
are at present at Rochester, Mime
sofa, where Mrs. Beabout is being op.
Grated on for appendicitis.
Scott Merrill killed a coyote early
last Friday morning lust west Of
town. Coyotes have been doug quite
a good deal OF damage to the fiockA
of chickens in all parts of the county,
and we believe it would be good
stunt if a big coyote hunt could be
organized for say, during holiday
week. In that way We might be able
to rid the country of a few OF the
pests.
Jane, Martin, the infant sou Of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Juzek, died yester-
day morning December $, and che
funeral will be held tomorrow or Sun
day and interment will be made made
in the Catholic cemetery. The babe
was born October 10Th and il tarried
but about six weeks on this earth: !.
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