The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-26
LOCAL ITEMS
AS taken frCm anothers lip,
And iotted down upon a slip;
And If someone has lied to US,
Please shun this Office when you Gus,

Herman Hellekson made a business
trip to Spencer, Nebraska, Monday,
returning Tuesday.
When in Winner 60 to Feeney's
Confectionery for good cigar, a nice
box of candy,or fresh fruits. stf
Mrs. III. G.. Sherman and Mrs. Frank
Kriehn returned home Saturday even
ing from Chicago and other eastern
points.
The Hedrick sale was we'll attended
considering the busy season of the
year, and syerything sold at very
fair price.
Contractor Long left lest Friday
evening for Ashelton, Iowa, in answer
TO a message announcing the serious
illness of his aged mother.
w. s. Himmelwright of Aberdeen,
S. D., state agent for the North Brit
ish Il Mercantile Insurance Co., was
here Monday looking after the inter.
ests of that company.
While riding after some stock last
week, horse E. L. Wjlmoth was ride
ing fell with him, and as result
Earnie has been having to limp a.
round considerable.
George Moore returned Thursday
of last week from Leon, Iowa where
he had been to attend the funeral of
his father. Mr.. Moore reports all
kinds OF crops looking we'll in Iowa.
We were visited by mighty fine
shower early Sunday morning which
cooled the atmosphere and was a
great help to growing vegetation of
all kinds. The precipitation measur
ed about 81 inches.
Frank Richardson and Fritz Lyon
went to Omaha with nine car loads OF
cattle the latter part Of last week be-
longing to themselves and some of
their neignbors. They drove them
to Valentine, Nebraska to load.
Herman Hellekson and Fl. P. Will.
SON had sale of some odds and ends
on the streets here last Saturday.
Both of these gentlemen expect to
leave for the Pacific coast country in
the formers tin Liz within a few days.
Several from here attended the
farewell reception at White River last
Monday evening given in honor of the
Mellette county soldier boys who left
for Camp Dodge, Iowa the next morn
ing. Those in, attendance report a
rousing good reception.
An item we failed to get for last
weeks issue wss to note the arrival of
a SOIL TO bless the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy st. Clair on the 18th inst.
Papa st. Clair was so excited about
the event that b, failed to inform the
Editor of the fact that he had a son
and heir.
Don Cameron who conducted a
saloon at Carter during the palmy
days of that burg, but who for the
past two years or mere has resided on
. farm near Sioux City, died at his
home about two weeks ago. Mr..
Cameron had wide acquaintance on
the Rosebud.
Earle Hall, better known as SCOOP"
who has been employed in the Pio-
Reer Office, on Monday left for his
home In Gregory, and as result we
are running this great moral newspa-
per rather short handed. Advertisers
and correspondents can confer favor
on the Editor BY handing in their
. 3py as early as possible in the week.
8. h. Moore who homesteaded near
he townsits of Chiffon south east CT
Wood, died at his home in Sioux City
Wednesday of last week. He was
luits we'll known to the early home.
Iteaders in this part of the county.
- is survived bv his wife and an
'nlv daughter Miss Helen, who also
'roved up on q homestead in this