The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-16
PURE WATER DISTRICT
Boost the Pioneer.
Everybody reads the Pioneer.

Geo. Laden called on Frank Em.
erick last Wednesday.
Everything has gone up but land
and the price Of the Pioneer.
Pete Petersen vaccinated bunch
Of his young cattle last Monday.
P. S. Merrill was a guest at the 9OG
ranch several days the past week.
Mrs. j. b. Mitchell called at the
Sjoholm home last Monday evening
Fritz Lyon was supper guest of
Jarboe and Schanbacher last Monday
evening.
Charging Iron Shooter was caller
at the Big Butte and Frank limerick
ranches, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Gerig were out
from White River and spent Sunday
on their homestead.
Miss Ruth Stried and Howard Walk
er called on Mr.. and Mrs. Chss Wag-
nsr, Sunday evening.
Land prospectors are beginning to
come in, anu there promises to be
more than ever this spring.
Mrs. T. N. Gallagher and Miss
Lundberg called on Mrs. Elijah Gra-
ham last Thursday afternoon.
Eaton Brothers, from north of
Wood, called at the Petersen, Lyon
and Jarboe places last Saturday.
Geo Schanbacher, Scott Merrill,
Frank Jarboe and w. J. Palmer help
ed r. E. Lyon vaccinate over ITO head
Of cattle recently.
Harry Starlin of Witten came out
last Sunday to Happy Hollow, and
while here called on w. J. Palmer,
F. w. Jarboe and F. f. Lyon.
Rev. VanValkenburgh braved the
inclement weather last Sunday, sand
preached good sermon to ain unusal-
ly small audience for Happy Hollow.
#. Z. Lyon and F. w. Jarboe assis-
ted G. F. Schanbacher build an en-.
gine house and made some other
much needed Improvements at the
Big Butte Place this week
P. S. Merrill helped W. ]. Palmer
vaccinate bunch Of young stuff last
Saturday at Geo. palmers. They
brought home four head of yearlings
which Geo Palmer was wintering for
w. J.
Mrs. T. n. Gallagher will entertain
the Ladies Society of Happy Hollow,
at their next regular meeting, on
Thursday, February -, Washingtons
birthday. A full attendance is de-
sired at this meeting.
Geo. Laden reports his wife has
been in poor health for some months
and that he expected to take her to
Omaha this week for an operation.
We trust she will return much bene-
fitted and improved in health.
Last Wednesday night Bis Nollsch
and Jasper Roberts, foreman at the
Indiana ranch, called on Geo. Schan-
bacher and Frank Jarboe. Mr.. Nollsch
spent some time relating his exper-
ience in killing coyote recently-over
| which he is much elated.
II. f. Gillespie who is working for
Fritz Lyon spent the latter part Of
last week, at the home of his sister
Mrs. e. Graham on account of lame
back, returning to his work last Sun.
day evening much improved. He
stopped for a social call at the SIX
Hi, whifr on his way, both going ant
returning.
| Mrs. w. j. Palmer and her little
two weeks old daaghter, Naoma, anC
also Norma came out from Winner
last Thursday in Mir. Watson's car az
far as Wood, Mr. Kriehn bringing
them on to the Palmer homestead
that evening. w. j. has been dancin.
around at merry gate, and happ.
as lark, playing nurse girl, whil
Mrs. Palmer does the cooking -%hicl
| is great relief to Bill.
The Box Supper at the Happy Hol
low school last Friday night was wei
attended and all report an exception
ally enjoyable evening. An excellen
program was rendered by the schol
ars, and much praise is due Mr.. Bake
the teacher, for the success of the en-
tertainment. The school provide
hot coffee and the boxes sold wei
netting the school $3.50. The pre-
ceeds will be X,sed in purchasing a
organ.
Elijah Graham and Rismark Nollsc
called at the Big Butte Ranch. MOI
day. Mr.. Graham was showing tn
boys, with much pride, fine bi
black hound, which he had just pa
chased of the Wagner Brothers. Tn