The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-08-27


Merrill Kaufman and wife and h.
l.. Wilmoth and the Editor were en-
tertained at fine dinner at the JuZek
Ranch south Of town near the county
line Sunday, and one OF the good
things about this dinner was that
practically everything outside of the
sugar, coffee and bread, was produced d
Oh the Juzek farm right here in Mel
lette county. Tbis'is the sort of IA
dinner we always enjoy and especial
ly when prepared by such good cooks
as the ladies there proved themselves
to be. Martin Juzek is farming a
little better than 100 acres this year
and he has some mighty fine corn
that will average eight and ten feet
high, is clean of weeds and is shoot
ing an average of two good ears to
the stalk He has fine field Of oats
in the shock and has oceans of feed;
he was just ready to stack his second
cutting of alfalfa. They have one of
the best farm houses in Mellette
county, and have good substantial
barns and hen houses, which give the
place an appearance of stability and
progress. They have about 100 head
of sleek cattle that are growing fat on
the nutritious Mellette county grass,
and about % head of horses. In their
garden almost every known vegetable
is growing to perfection and a large
variety OF flowers give the place a
home!ike appearance. They also
have very Eice strawberry patch
started which will give them an
abundance of this luscious fruit next
season. A visit to the Juzek Ranch
will convince anyone that with the
proper amount of determination and
sticktoitiveness anyone can make a
success of ranching in this county
and build for himself comfortable
home in a comparatively short time.
In the evening h. G. Sherman and
wife, Bert Hancock and Mrs. Unthank
and j. T. Hooking and wife of Wood
were also guests at the Juzek home.
Politics are beginning to warm up
some-especially in the congressional
districts, and perhaps tits getting a
little better S. rt in some states than
in South Dal ia, although there are
number that have already been 'men-
toned" in this state. 1t is little
early yet to talk politics, but while we
have no vote and but very few OF the
Pioneer readers will have vote in
the Big Seventh Congressional Dist
riot in Kansas, nevertheless we can
not refrain from expressing our sin
cere wish that the Republicans of
that district will nominate Frank y.
Russell ofLaCrosse as their candidate
for congress. We note that he is re-
ceiying much favorable comment from
the press of that district, and as the
Editor and Mr.. Russell grew to man.
hood and had much in common up
until a few years ago, when we LETT
there, we cannot help but take an in
terest in this campaign. We know
that Frank is good, honest, straight
forward young man, one who has the
ability to represent that district in the.
halls OF Congress with credit. He is
a good lawyer and has the distinction
of having thrice been elected to the
position of county attorney of his
county. the last time without opposi,
ton. He makes friends easily and
has a faculty of holding them, for he
was never known to betray trust or
go back on friend. he is usually
found on the right side of the question
in national issues, is deep thinker
and close student of the economic
needs of the times. We want to see
him win the nomination, for once
nominated we feel his election is as.
sured.