The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-20
PURE WATER DISTRICT
f. E. Lyon was a caller at the Sor
ensen home last Monday.

iPete PeterSen'S S this week.
John Gretschman and Frank Jar
Doe called on Pete Didier last Friday.
The threshing outfit is to come
from Mission, S. d., and not Missouri
Chas. Wagner called at the Sjoholm
residence last Wednesday afternoon.
Frank Jarboe was guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Gretschmann last
Friday.
P. Scott Merrill purchased three
head of fine work horses last week Of
Mr.. Heiey.
John Peta returned last Saturday
from Winner with the balance Of his
household effects.
Ward and Ruth Houseman were
callers at the Gallagher home last
Thursday evening.
Carl Sorensen and P. S. Merrill
helped Will and John Peta move a
shack last Monday.
Fl. F. Gillespie has been busy the
past week hauling posts and fencing
his half section homestead.
al Moorehouse and Fritz Lyon were
callers at the Ski Hi Monday after
noon. There was some swapping
done during their visit.
Another big prairie fire west of the
Little White last Friday afternoon
which lasted only an hour or SO,
until it was under control.
Mrs. John Gretschmann and Mrs.
Houseman and Messrs. Rosenstone,
Briggs and Jarboe were guests of the
Gallaghers at supper last Thursday
evening.
The Ladies Society of the Happy
Hollow church will meet at the home
of Mrs. John Gretschmann on Thurs
day, April 26. A full attendance is
earnestly desired.
Martin Sorenson and wife are now
keeping house for T.. e. Lyon on the
Oscar Ingraham place, which has
been repaired and greatly improved.
Fritz says, No more patching for
me-"
VIM. Peta has just completed fine
big barn, 20x36, on his quarter miles
west, on the Wood highway, which
adds materially to the appearance of
his place. Walter Bast did the car
penter work.
Messrs. Conrey and Durrin called
on Jarboe and Lyon last Thursday
morning and later were guests at
dinner Of Mr.. Lyon. They came over
to purchase some horses to use in
their spring work.
AL Wolford sold bunch Of cattle
to Ray Briggs last week. Mr.. VOL
ford has sold almost everything,
preparatory to returning to his old
home back in Virginia. We trust he
will soon be back in the Rosebud and
bring a wife with him.
The Ladies Society met last week
| with Mrs. Jake Scholl, with the
largest attendance of any of the
meetings this spring. Two of the
Mrs. Hutchens were present as visi-
tors. An excellent luncheon was
served, and all report fine time.
A. G. Moorehouse sold all his cattle
last week to w. j.. Palmer, who later
sold them in White River. Mr.
Moorehouse has moved his horses and
household effects from the Ray Briggs
quarter to II. p. Wilson's. where he
will make his headquarters in the
future.
Bis Nollsch left for Winner and
Dixon last Friday. He had load
of soda fountain fixtures from White
River that have been in the O'Reilly
store. which were recently sold to q
man at Dixon. Mr.. Nollsch expects
to bring Il load of grain back from
Dixon.
J. A. Rosenstone Of Burke, 5. ID.
returned to Happy Hollow last weel
i'm his car and spent several days a:
guest of Il. y. Gallagher. Togethe
they looked at several tracts Of lanC
with the view of starting big sheer
ranch. if suitable location is found
Mr.. Roscnstone says there is hi,
money in sheep.
Miss Alice Lundberg returned th
first of the week to her Nebraska
home after an extended visit will
: Mrs. II. y. Gallagher and othe
: friends. All wish her well and regre
her stay is at an end. Those VIII
knew her best are her best friends
and she has many. May she Away
be appreciated wherever she goes L
9 she is here.