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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-08-25

E. s. Woodwork of Muscoth. Kan
sas, arrived Saturday to visit with his
mother and sister south east of town,
de reports it very dry in Kansas, and
says the corn crop there will amount
to little or nothing. He was accom-
panied by j. G. Norris of Winchester,
Kansas, who came to look over our
country, with view to locating here
if he coald find something to suit him
At present he is engaged in the gro
Gerry business. The Rosebud, and
especilly Mellette county, with her
fine green corn fields and her heavy
growth of grass looked especially
good to both Of them.
H.. O. Satree who was deputy coun-
ty assessor is in receipt of a letter
from the State Tax Commission un-
der date of August 18th in which tho
information is given that the valua-
ton of Mellette county cows have
been reduced from an average ofs44. l6
to S39I Is for taxation purposes, by the
State Tax Commission. This is re-
duction of ten per cent and leaves
Mellntte county on a par with sur
rounding counties.
j. T.. Scull and family arrived Wed
nesday of last week from Lincoln,
Nebraska, and they are now comfort
ably located on their homestead
six miles south east of Wood. Mr.
Scull proved up on his claim about
two years ago and then moved to
Lincoln, Nebraska, where he has
since beeu doing contracting. He
says he and his family are here now
to make Mellette county their per
manent home.
Fralk Kriehn and wife arrived
Thursday from Kansas City and will
take up their permanent residence on
their fine ranch four miles north west
of Wood. They left here couple of
years ago and tried ranching in Colo,
RADIO, but finally decided there was no
place quite as good as Mellette coun-
ty. We are glad to welcome them
back to this community.
Chas. Abourezk returned from Win
ner, Thursday of last week. Charley
expects to build a twenty foot addi
tiou 20 his store building in time tC
give him more room for his fall anC
winter stock.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-08-25
Commissioners Sells Visits Wood.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Cato Sells of Washington, d. c.,
made stop in Wood, Wednesday
afternoon Of about one and half
hours, and met number of Indians
who he addressed for a short time,
met a number of our business men,
aud shook hands with Everybody.
Mr.. Sells has been at Rapid City
where he addressed a number of the
teachers of the Indian schools of the
Reservation, and he was on his way
to the Lower Brule Agency where he
is to make an address at a Convoca
ton today, and having few days to
spare in tbe Intern decided to visit
his charges on the Rosebud Reserva
ton. Hesvisited number of the Day
Schools, the Agency and the Board
ing School and a number of the Dist
rict Farmers, and great number of
Indians in their homes, on the way.
He was accompanied by Fred Won
Seggern of Gregory, who was plotting
him over the Reservation in his car.
We behave that if the Commissioners
OF Indian Affairs would make more
such visits and thoroughly familiarize
himself with the conditions existing
among his charges, that it would re
vert to the good of both Indians and
whites.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-08-25
Statement of Receipts and Expendi.
lures of School District.

Statc Of South Dakota o.. Berkeley School
County of Meliette District No, 3
To WHOM RI MAY CONCERN:
fhc following is a statement Of the receipts
iud expenditures of Berkeley school District
n :. ), OF Mellette county. s. ID. as ascertained
UpJn settlement between the Treasurer and
the school Board Of said school District, for
bic year ending June 80, 1916, which statement
l. hereby posted (or published, as the case may
hc,. according to law, viz
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand at beginning of school
year, July1, 1918 los 60
Amount received from district tax 1922 81
hInount received from apportionment 762 Os
Total receipts s--....-.---....--.- 5l93 81
EXPENDITURES.
Amount paid for school houses and sitesS so 90
amount paid for furniture, apparatus
and fixtures -.-...-..---..- l53 AZ
Amount paid for teachers salary 767 30
amount paid for school officers aaries
Chairman. IS 90; Clerk. $50 90:
Treasurer. $40 90: Total . 10 90
fmOunt paid for redemption of wGrrantS2 2774 43
HGI iunt paid for interest on warrants POO IL
Amount paid for purposes not before
mentioned ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $50 90
TOTAL expenditures for year.-......-- 1896 Ii
June 90 1916. 597 %
NHtcd June 80, 1916, G. II. BfGLER, Clerk.
School District No. ,.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-08-25
Could Do The Same Here.

Al Barron. Wisconsin there is a
GO operative creamy. that has lSI
patrons, and during the month of
.Iu'y they paid these lS1 patrons $52,
G@ for cream. A right nice tidy lit
lie sum to put in circulation in any
community. The largest check re-
rplved by any one patron was $223.4l.
The company uses six motor trucks
10 gather in the cream from its patrons
MeiIette county could do as well or
even better with a little cooperation
and organization Of the right kind.
Wisconsin has the reputation of being
one Of the greatest dairy states in the
tnion, and the industry is growing.
We should like to see more co-opera-
Non along creamery lines in this coun
IT, and wewould like to see the motor
truck cream gathering system install
cil. 1t could be made to pay big divi-
deads. This is an idea that could be
worked out in Dairy Club such as
We suggested in our article two weeks
a4o. There are ample opportunities
ia this new country for making mon
ey. if we will but take advantage of
iGem.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-08-25
u. s. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
For Week Ending August 23

Total precipitation from January
ist, 1916, to date, l642
fotal precipitation for 1913 1876
Total precipitation for 1914, 1857.
! jtal precipitation for 1919, 32.42.
FRED G.. KIacH, Observer
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-08-25

Mrs. Matilda Heliekson, mother of
he Hellekson boys, has been quite
i.'k the past week, but is some bet
ter at this writeiug.
Washington Journal., 1916-06-16
German American Pire Insurance Co.
0entid-I nierifaniide
Ucmers

Office 51f Siebente strafe, N..@.
6tuii6eH g. unb SsStraBe.
Washington Journal., 1916-06-16
ym Gcbiete Ses GOttes @urs.

llniere oiplomotihen 9edebun9en gu Werito nebmen ernen oroDeh'
Sen Character an. @orronao beiebt boronf, OoB Die Imerfoner it'd aus
iGuen Gebietc aurTd8ieben. s%yortuGbrenb Ioupn 8eri6te elm, bob Dos
Soupt ser nerifuniihcn &egierung auf einen angrif ouf trnlere Srnp-
ben porbereitt III. Mit elmer be6euten0en llebermadt itebt er n19t melt
pon ser nertfoniid1en @ren5e. @oS fonnte unere idNpade Stretmadt
qeqen euen Itdrferen Seino o~isridten2 SIN Staats0eportment lit man
OBJ ser unqunfigen Sohloge re6t peiimithh. -
Mn Ser iioofGben G%ferreifHhcn 5ront bringen, einloutenoen De
ridten aemGB, bic HuHen Sen Senerreidern re6t beoentenoe yieoerlngen
bel. Ser numeriM6 lbenegene 6enO bot fh Die @elegenbet gu gube ge.
moht umo sic 0eferreider unoerboft nit elmer OHenfpe uberroldt
Ienn man Sen bon 2onoon, @eroeroO ooer 9oris berbreheten go3rtb-
ten @louben I1enfen oorf, Damn bnben Die Oeferreider ibr gelHten. Sc
Dnd lance fam ons nbt moouern; benn Der oeutihe @eneroltob miro
ifou oair iorgen, ooB GerfGrfnngen an Die Sitfront gelongen. einige
Reqintenter Ser brupen 9aprn fonnten Sen aoiafeu ben 8ooen reft 6eB
maiden.
9r 0ero1n miro Ser &ompf nit Ser iblhen SetigfeIt fortgelest.
Die sSrouaoien fmo natirId, nme |aris beridtet, INNER I'M Sortel, troy
oen1 oe Dauiden INNER n1ber on Gerorn beranriden. Die Mittelmatte
meroen fiferlih ndt BON ibrem @lone obIaien, es lei oenn, Dob Dies gan5
beionbere llmitanoe erbeiifen. Afiitarfritifer Ser Iliieren be5eidpnen
0e oeutfhe 8elugerung Ser Seflng Serbun os alsi6tslos uno 5pedlos;
lie beouuern ole u~n8Gbligen OpRr, oe BORT ge6raft meroer. Ser oelt-
Idle @eneraGtab miro jeood bel ieinem ge6arren, Seroun 81 nebmeh gdn5
6eIonoere abidten boben. oe Ser @elt ndt befannt lno. 8aritm grefen
Die NQiieren nidt bel Salonii on2 @orrm mortet man oor1 10 LANCE?
g4etl ibre SruSpen Dor &eroun Iteben mo nit Der ibnen IN Salontl our
Nerfiaunq Itebenoen Streitmodt f6nnen tie feline Sffenftpe beginner. 8te
bic 3eitungen beridten, eepinnen sic @miierten ~fortpGbreno, mdbreno Die
Deutffen. immerfort berleren. Naf SdluB oes &rieges miro man oas
@egenteil erfabren. -~WolTram"
Washington Journal., 1916-06-16
Ser fanftigc 9rGiiOent.

Die &onbention ser republfoniihen Tarhi IN 0btcdgo bot EN- repl
befrieoiqenoes Grgebnis ge8ehigt obibm Ole fortlhrtttlFbe ForcL mn
Rooiepet an ibrer Spite, unfGngid cine Orobenbe Steaune etnnaDm.
Sic gSobI feI of cn MitgIeo 0eS ObergertftS, 9errn eDares Y.
Slabes. Ser neue 9auoioot erfreut ih rmer pinen anbdn9ern, . b.
lnter Sen 8ertretern Iciner @artet, zines boben @niebenS.
Rooieoelt I6Iug gegen abihGub ser repufl. SonoenttOn etnen mil
oer Son an. as Elm @artei, bic 6Odibrttler, ibn oS &anOlodf oT
iteaen uonten, Iebntc er oiIe Gbre ob. Die Mebrbett Der Sepitb1taner
III ser geeimmo, 0o6 err fb ohne 3peifd nod fr &ugbeS erfdren miro,
Dies ieooEl inter Ser 9eoingung, Dob @u9beS Soeen lmo Trogronr1 mn
Den IeiniQcn nbereiniinnen, menigtenS IN ibrer Gren5. Solte HoolcOe1
0eien Sdrtt uuternebmen, Damn mir0en Die neuten 1ener InDan9er
c6enfons fir Suq6es iimmen, unb ionrit Den &epubhfanern etne naftt
qe Stise ~peridoffen. Der aonoiOot fir bic @rGioentidoft bat unnuttel=
bar nod ser Grnennung bic Steaun9 I'M 0bergeridtc aut9e9eben. va
foniIh NOR iene Geiignuton obgcoBt, uno ebenio lofont1t1 erWelf CT
bos ugccipio" 0S GrGiDenten. Sn 3uunft miro Serr Sn9beS 3lt tmo
QrGfte ieinem ncuen MrbeisIbe piOmcn.
Sett mer6en sic 0entofratcn in Ct 2ouiS Deriuden, oh tie cine
ftGrfere @eocnportei ouffcQen fGnnen. @cingt CO ibnen, 10 fonnte 8l-
ion ebentuea in ieinem qmtc b1Gben. 9ec Anna1mc nnB leoob as
lmuohr5deinln5 bngene1t peroen, menn mon Die eln5elnen 0otforeh III
9etrodt aiebt, 6e gegen @iron ouf rnter Den Gen1ofroten rttnrn1en mere
Sen. goI0 miro uns Ser ne1e &on6i0ot Ser oenofrdtnden Fortet betannf
mcr0cn, ltno ser SCRIPT mir 6nmn Sic @ntiheioung bringen.
Soils Sug6es fir mabren nno dufridugPn Nmerfonisnus eiutreten
miro, ipe er perIprpden bot, 1to be Snterefen nno Die Nobltobrt oes
qonoes no6ren miro, oann nnBte CT 5peifeIo8 ols 5nfnnthger Srdroert
beorift meroen. 8enn er gerooe inter ben gegenporttgen Serboltnt1en
benefit, ooB er Elm unporhiiher Wfonn 1o Gbarofter it, DEM MIR oe
SntereIen Ser 81 m erifone r uno niht Der Gngldnoer am 9er5en lp'
qen, oonn beBen mir i'm i'm @eBen Souie tpiatcnnen, mo- ieHner ldpie.
rion qrobIpne ,mn Mnodeoenheiten mouen. -v@oIfrom".
Washington Journal., 1916-06-16
. E ~ tungsratb:

8. s. Seramann, Sefretdr;
o.. DC. @mmeri6, 9iilfssS etretdr.
Washington Journal., 1916-06-16
gmerifa IoGte sic aase meinc @se6rpflidt e%infa6rem.

Nrmee uf 2tt 900, uno sic &rngsf1rfe of 236,500 Nfonn. Gs lit pobl
5ehr letht, oieie boben 3ubIen ouf5uiteqeu. 8iro fb ode Sbeorie aber
ouh 10 Ieidt in Sic YrariS unpanoeln lalen2 8iro es cine binreiben6e
2ohI BON gRefruten geben? 9ie mermuniife Sltgeno lit nun nidt g-
robe Elm 9reuno bon Disaipln lo 3u6t. Der aG5ufreie @eHt unierer
iunqen M6nner miro fb nitt 10 leidt ben 8egeln Ser freneen un0 ri
ooroien giIitarifuIe beugen. gMe miro man oMe sic &efrlten 5uian1.
men tromneln?
0e reoraaniierten geationolgor6en ooer MiG5truppen meroen 457.-
600 Neann s1Mn - ouf Dem Hnper. I6er ipelhen @ert on5c WiIiMmp.
ben hoben, mnien mi raus @rfabrung.
sic fonnen 3r SCOT our l1nterormdung bon Strife llnrltben pernen6ef
fper6er, ober ie fonnen nibt gegen eien ihIaeferhgen Seino geianot mr.
Den. Sir miien audi os g~rfabring, pe Idmnrig es H, oe gRiiareqi.
ntenter p~oG5Gbg Su baIten. 9e gegenpGrtiaen &nItangsberiud5e fno
spieIerei; Der gonereB miro fd iiber fur5 ooer lang oaSu 6eqnemen naf.
fen, nod benz ibuei5crihen Spfen Die aasemine @ebrtf i6t ein5ufib-
rem. -,8olrom".
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

MARRYING a chip on your shoulder is
all right if you can get away with it.
But when there is always somebody
around ready to knock it off, it is another
thing. There is always at least one of each
sort in the Balkans. 1t is like Tweedledum
and Tweedledee:
"Of course you agree to have batte?'
Tweedledum said.
81 suppose So" the other sulkily replied, as
he crawled out Of the umbrella; "only she
must help us dress up, you know"
In the Balkans "Shc" means Europe. Poor
old Europe has taken it upon herself to dress
up the Balkans so many times that TO tabula-e
them is wearisome. Every time that she has
said to any one of her pawns down there,
"Now, you're all hunky dory-run along and
play" there has been some one to break it up.
You can fix the Balkans up all hunky dory,
but they won't stay-either hunk or dory
There was the great Bulgarian kingdom at
the end of the eleventh century, stretching from
the Danube to the Egean Sea and from the
Black Sea to the Albanian mountains.
wicked Greek king surrounded $4,000 soldiers,
blinded all but one in each 100 and sent them
back to their old king, who was so affected that
he died of a broken heart.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

ly in twenty places along the Danube, Save
and Drina rivers-north and west. They
crossed and the Serbs retreated. Most of the
soldiery had been sent to the East where the
eternal Bulgarian enemy was mobilizing
Rather they were on the way. Just at the
moment that the greatest possible number was
stalled in its weary journey from Bosnia to
Bulgaria there was war all along the eastern
frontier But the Allies were landing at
Salonica. Aid was coming as promised Nish
was decorated gaudily by Austrian prisoners
for the reception of the French, already re-
ported as entraining. But one dark night five
KisseKar trucks backed up TO the Foreign
Office and took away the records Still, the
hope held. Besides, there were still the Greeks
and Rumanians Then Venizelos resigned as
Prime Minister Of Greece, and Serbia was
told that the Greek would fight the Bulgar if
he came alone; not if he came with the Ger
man and Austrian. Even at that the Minister
of War took time to write me a special per-
nit to photograph the detraining French at
Nish The Allies would certainly come in
time. Children stopped their homey street
games to wave the tricolor wildly in the streets,
initiating the faith Of their elders. Returning
wounded told in Nish that the German would
not fight.
when we take strong position" they COM
planned, "the German goes around"
Balkan guerilla warfare would not suffice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

never come now, and black despair replaced
the pride of the summer There lies the real
tragedy of Serbia-the loss of faith in herself
through loss of faith in the Allies. Another
band of Bulgars came across the hills north or
Nish. Prot an almost impregnable pass on the
east between the two invading marauders, was
threatened on both TANKS, and they must with
draw to Nish Delay meant being surrounded
In that it was typical Of some part of the Serb
ian army continuously. A bad break anywhere
meant humiliation. SO they all retreated, and
retreat means defeat with them. After that
it was a funeral dirge for the Serb, while
for the invaders it became triumphal march.
The lines of German, Austrian and Bull
garian constantly converged. The free Second
Bulgarian army to the south had little trouble
with the Allies from Salonica, for they came
too late to prepare real resistance. The Allies
withdrew into neutral" Greece, and the Serbs
left a frozen and starved soldier every 500
yards for fifty miles in the canyon of the
Ibar. The "Hunky Dory Spotless Land" OF
Serbia had become the former home of the
now Wandering Slav
Bulgaria was greeted all along the line with
cheers and flowers. The first scouts to enter
Nish resembed travelling bouquets when they
reached the centre Of town. Women and chill
dren ran into the streets to kiss their hands,
their dirty clothes, and to shower them with
chrysanthemums. In Scoplye bands of gypsies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

Late IN September, unable to get passes, /
went without them to Vichegrad, little town
in the edge of Bosnia, 200 miles northwest of
Nish. When l asked the captain for permits
sion to spend the night in the trenches he said
"You will see nothing. 1t is going to rain.
Besides that we fought last night-four shrap
mel and three mortars."
That was military Serbia.
About the same time met little Serbian
nurse in a field hospital always eating
Laughed at for her habit she said:
"My motto: Eat while you can, for you never
know what God will provide for your belly
tomorrow"
That was civilian Serbia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

and Turks harried the retreating Serbs from
behind typhus gravestones with stolen rifles,
and then Joined the Bulgars as irregulars.
West of Scoplye in the neighborhood of Te.-
ovo, where for a month previously fires on
the hillsides had shown the last of Albanian
villages burned by Serbian comitadjes, The
population was not averse to new ruler, no
matter who. Far to the south of Macedonia,
where the population is admittedly largely
Bulgarian. hundreds of deserters from The
Serb army were identified by Mayor or priest
and turned into Bulgarian gendarmes. The
old nation was reestablished; San Stefanska
and Bucharest were avenged. There, how
ever. il halted. Although Bulgaria hates and
despises France, she loves England. To Rus
STA she owes her freedom from the Turk.
ANYHOW, she stopped to think over her
triumph Tutored by the Allies in diplomacy
as we'll as in military matters, she had drawn
a lesson from England and refused to say
whether she would fight until the time was
more than ripe. Russia is so good-natured,"
the Bulgars say, "that she will forget it in
ten wears" England had already offered her
n division of Macedonia-perhaps she could
be bought off later. At least, Macedonia was
barc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
THE ALLIES, LIKE THE BROTHER
OF MRS. BLUEBEARD, WOULD
SURELY COME IN TIME.

On October an aeroplane appeared at Nish
from the north, killed six civilians, swerved
eastward and spent the night in Sofia. The
censor gave me permission to send cable
about it, and l asked the Serbian Press Bu
reau for certain facts about the raid.
"What raid?" asked the chief.
When explained he said:
Eve know nothing about it, and we shall
not until the Press Bureau at Kraguyevatz
sends US word"
That was official Serbia.
Two days later the Germans attacked fierce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
GREATER SERBIA'S DREAM OF
EMPIRE, WHICH WENT BY
CONTRARIES," AS DREAMS
OFTEN DO.

"Would the American leader please to take
the wife away again." He did, and that was
the beginning Of a siege for jitney service.
With the Serb confidence means the end of all
caution, and he placed the chip on his shoulder
again. Some vague power in vague some
where had made an equally vague promise that
no harm should come 10 him, and that was
enough for his mercurial temperament Pro-
fessional chauvinsts began to talk again OF
the Greater Serbia" aftr the war. There
was desire to meet the German and drive him
back as the Austrian had been driven. Bull
garia should be crushed from the earth again.
Serbia was 10 be the Power of the Balkans.
So the Serbian endings were substituted for
the Bulgarian ones in the names Of Macedonian
subjects, and the tea parties Of women in Off
cial circles Of Nish gossiped Of the hardshlps
imposed by cramped living conditions. So they
boosted Of their 100000 soldiers - probably
more than they had after the winter cam
paigns against the Austrian and the ravages
Of typhus-and lived in snug self-content all
the summer Of 1915
To be sure there were frequent rumors OF
large German army north Of Belgrade, but Vt
was never taken seriously. 1t would take half
million Germans 20 destroy the 20O,O 900 Serbs,
and besides there was the promise Of the Al
lies, not 20 speak Of the Greek and Rumanian.
They well remembered that Bulgaria was far
from satisfied with the Treaty Of Bucharest,
and that she still talked bitterly Of "San Ste
fanska," the treaty just preceding the 1873
Treaty Of Berlin, by which she had control "
Nish, Prot and adjacent provinces English
diplomacy promised ~ protect Serbia from
that, and she was easily stiilcd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
BULGARIA'S POSITION TO-DAY IS
SIMILAR TO SERBIA'S ONE
YEAR AGO.

Railroads were rebuilt. Russian prisoners
made new roads and repaired the old ones
During the winter civil government was estab.
lished. The names which Serbia had changed
to the witch" ending were changed back %
"off." EFF" or "ov." The underground church
at Scoplye, disputed between Serb and Bulgar
for 500 years, had Bulgarian priest installed,
and the pillars were painted with bright rel,
green and white so that they resembled barber
poles, but they proved the nationality. Quar-
tiers were established where peasants nigh:
present their claims for goods confiscated by
Austrians Bulgars and Germans, and g..
money in return. These saw, and they might
be called good-but money in marauded land
where there is nothing to buy gives little re-
lief. The Germans found other needfu places
for their soldiers-Galicia and Verdun Aus
tria withdrew many of her men to Italy Bull
gara was left with more than doubled area
to be protected and no additional forces.
Worse than this, Russia went south in tho
Caucasus, and Turkish forces held in reserve
against the Salonica threat were needed else
where. Forces at Salonica mounted by the
thousands. Italy still retained a port and per-
haps 100000 men in Albania. Russia became
unmanageable again in Galicia, and the Ri
manan again was restless. Bulgaria is super.
stitious, and she well remembers how she was
surrounded by hostile forces in the second
Balkan war; brought to her knees, in fact
Careful ntrospection will remind her that her
present condition is identical with that of Ser.
b;o q ,,ear aOo Rumania and Russia 10 the
north, French and English to the south, with
Italy on the west; her own allies extremely
busy somewhere else.