The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-27

j. A. Bailey, VIM. Peta and F. w.
Jarboe were callers at the w. j. Pal
mer home Sunday evening.
+ E. Lyon and F. w. Jarboe were
guests last Saturday night of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kerlin at White River.
The Basement Committee of the
H. II. church met on Wednesday
evening at the Gallagher home.
Mrs. Lige Graham and children
spent very pleasant afternoon with
Mrs. w. j. Palmer last Tuesday.
Mrs. Art Turner has invited num-
ber of the ladies to an afternoon next
Fciday in honor of their tin wedding
anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Sorenson and
Art Turner and family were callers
SUNDAY afternoon on Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Palmer.
Will Peta left last Tuesday via
Humphreys auto stage for Hamill,
S. D., after short visit with his
brother John and family.
VIM. Peta reports killing a rattler
last Sunday athis place. There was
one killed the same day near the dog
town on Art Proctor's quarter
Hal 'Dufrin bought 3 head of cattle
of Carl Sorensen and took them to
his place last week, during a foggy
day and they got away from him. He
found them the next day.
The threshing outfit has been busy
several days in the Schmidt neighbor-
hood. 1t is reported the machine
will remain in this locality and as a
result several are contemplating
planting oats this spring.
G. w. SAWYER is having good-sized
patch plowed for garden truck, on his
homestead west of the Catholic
church. No doubt be will have
enough garden for all his neighbors
and own family as we'll. Mrs. Sawyer
and three children are expected soon.
The grass is beginning to show up
on the burned prairie. No wonder it
seems so very slow coming this
spring as there was plenty Of ice and
snow the first Of this week in the
ravines where the largest drifts lay
all winter. But it is fast disappear
ing now.
Just before Easter j. A. Houseman
made and presented to the H. II.
Congregational church a fine pulpit,
which matches the pews and organ.
1t is fine piece of workmanship and
a most acceptable gift, that the
church was greatly in need of, and
came as a surprise to all.
Rev. H. G VanValkenburgh con-
Quoted the services at the Happy
Hollow church last Sunday with 30 in
the congregation. 1t was an excel
lent sermon. He will be with us
again on May at which time there
will be special service. Come and
bring friend. Sunday school every
Sabbath at 800 o'clock.
When the new was received recent
ly, it brought much regret to the con-
gregation to learn the fine big church
bell that Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Groom
were to send had accidentally been
broken while workmen were prepar-
ing to load it for shipment to the
Happy Hollow church. All would be
glad to hear church bell in Happy
Hollow every Sunday, and while we
shall miss it for the present, yet we
take great pleasure in the memory of
the good intentions of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Groom, and their efforts in our
behalf.
Hagman Bros. and Pete Petersen
did some mighty fine work at the
prairie fire last Saturday afternoon.
Their timely arrival with teams and
plows and the assistance Of MANY
others proved great aid. The fire
was confined to few sections in the
north part Of Township 4l-27. There
were a number from White River
that "did their bit" with Tom Green
as leader. A backfire was started
ahead of the main fire by an Indian,
which got away from him and only
for the timely arrival of the delega-
tion from Wood, which with a plow
ran a furrow and backfire north,
along the Wood-Murdo trail. and pre-
vented the headtire crossing. All did
remarkably well and deserve the
praise and thanks of the entire county.
These fires are becoming too COM
mon and serious, and all should use
every effort to prevent more of them.
Winner is planning on having big
patriotic demonstration, Saturday
Nav 18th