The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-27
LOCAL ITEMS
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Some snow storm.
We had a white Christmas all
right.
A Happy and Prosperous New Year
to you all.
Sleighing is good, but we don't see
many sleighs in these days of the
autom bile.
When in Winner go to Feeney's
Confectionery for a good cigar, a nice
box of candy,or fresh fruits. 2ltl
Elmo Mitchell, wife and family
came out from Winner, Friday amt
visited with John Krieger and family
north of town.
There was no church in Wood last
Sunday on account of the big storm,
and then too, the Minister was SHOW
boudd at White River.
There were quite a number of coun
try people who braved the storm last
Saturday and came to town to do
their weekly shopping.
Mrs. Helga Wagner who has been
employed as clerk in the G. Abourezk
store, has resigned and returned to
her home in Happy Hollow Christ
mas eve.
Fred Lewis returned home Monday
evening from Sioux Falls, 5. D.,
where he had been in attendance at
the annual meeting of County Gem
missioners of the sta'e.
The Christmas entertainment and
tree that was announced for Tuesday
evening of this week was called of IN
account Of the prevalence of the Hu
and the big snow storm which practi
cally made the roads impossible.
We got no mail here Saturday and
only the first class mail came through
Monday evening late. Tuesday a
bout moor Rem Cross and Pat StinsoD
son started out with Mr.. Dustrude's
REQ truck and brought back a truck
load of mail Friday.
Mrs. Walter Good Shield died at
her home north west of town last Sun
n
day evening. She leaves a husband
and a new born babe to mourn her
death. The funeral was held Mon.
day and the remains were laid to rest
in the Catholic cemetry west of town.
Mrs. I. Kaufman went to Winner
Friday with her son Merrill and wife.
They returned about ten o'clock that
evening in the face of the storm.
They had a somewhat strenuous yoy-
age, and Mrs. I. Kaufman was now
bound in Wood until Tuesday of this
week.
tt is reported that Ernest Route
who lived in Rosebud Valley died last
Sunday night from the effects of the
influenza. His wife died on the 18th
instant from the same cause. The,
leave q little three year old daughter
to mourn their death. We failed to
get further details.
E. Erickson brought the Editor a
mighty nice mess of home made pork
sausage last Saturday, that reminded
us of the good old days on the farm
when we had sausage for breakfast
most every morning at this season of
the year. II certainly was d treat
which we appreciated.
MI. Swoboda, a real estate agent Of
Herrick and a party of land seekers,
got stuck in q snow drift about seven
miles west of town Monday and had
to be pulled in. Noah Gerig hooked
on his teams and pulled the auto and
the party into town, and they follow
cd the mail truck to Carter, Tuesday
morning.
Mabel Leora, daughter Of Mr., and
Mrs. Miles Leedom died Sunday
night from the effects OF the influenza
The little one was aged one year and
seven DAYS. The remains were taken
70 Witten for intermens Christmas
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