The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-05

he daily paper failed to arrive on
Tuesdays mali and our local war
stratlSists were rather mp against it
For news from the front.
The Indians appeared on our streets
Tuesday afternoon M their paint and
feathers aud danced their native dance
to the beating of the tom toms.
Fritz Lyon returned last Saturday
from Malmo and Omaha, Nebraska
where he has been visiting for about
three weeks. He brought IA nice bunch
of cattle back with him for his ranch
north west of Wood
NJ. Fl. Weed of "Homedae Stock
Farm" furnished c. Abourezk with
another one of those nice young dress
eel beeves for the indian payment
this week. He also assisted him in
the store two days during the pay
ment.
Mrs Ella Mae Lanyon, who has
Eeen guest at the Gallagher home
in Happy Hollow for the past two
weeks, was an east bound passenger
on Wednesday mornings stage en-
route to her home at North Platte,
Nebraska.
Jimmie Killstwo, of Bad Nation,
died here in camp Tuesday morning
of tuburcolosis. He was about 20
years old at the time Of his death and
had been a sufferer from the disease
for about two years. The funeral was
held at Bad Nation where the remains
were laid to rest in the Catholic Gem
etery.
Theodore A Rohn who is seeking
the Democratic nomination for sheriff
of Mellette county was here Monday
TO cry the Mrs. Wood sale, and while
here called at this office and contract
I'd for some display space to announce
his candidacy to the voters in this end
OF the county, Ted is making quite
an active campaign for the nomina
tiOn
l.. W. Hiliard of Bad Nation, was
in town Monday and had a couple of
his young stations with him that be
was exhibiting. They are certainly
fine specimens of horse flesh, and they |
were raised Oh his ranch right here in |
MeIette county. They are of the
Belgian breed and are every bit as
good as the high priced imported ami
mails, as far as we can see. Mr.. Hill |
lard makes specially of breeding
fine horses and thinks there is no
place like MeIette county to raise
good horses. If you are in the mar
ket for good horse, it might pay
you to see him, there is certainly no
reason for going outside OF Mellette
county when such animals as these
are grown right here.
Miss Della Ward who is candi
date for the Republican nomination
for County Superintendent of schools
of Mellette county, returned Monday |
from Nicola, Iowa, where she had bet n
on an extended visit with her parents |
and relatives. She was accompanied
by her sister Miss Anna Ward who |
will spend the summer with her sister
in Mellette county. The Misses Ward
made the trip from Neola to Mellette
county ina new Fod which Miss
Della expects to use i'll making can
vess of the county in the interest of
her candidacy. We are informed
that when she arrived at her home
stead she found that some one had
broken into ler shack and hel ped
themselves to nearly everything that
she had lett there.
Last Thursdays Sioux City Jour
nal contained special under Yank.
ton, S. D.. date line, which noted the
passing away of Charles Wright, faith.
er of the Wright sboys. Charley and
Dock, who have lived west of town
for the past two years. Both of the
boys were with their father in his last
illness. The dispatch is as follows:
"Charles Wright, veteran policeman
and pioneer of this city, is dead at his
home here after shCrt illness OF
pneumonia. He was 69 years OF age.
Mr.. Wright came to Yankton in 1861
serving during the civil war in Com
pany A, Dakota Cavelry. He was
twice sheriff of Yankton county and
for thirty years az active member of
the police force. He experienced
many thrilling adventures during the