The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-29
PURE WATER DISTRICT

The war is raging.
No ioafers allowed
I Plant spring wheat
! Mothers are weeping.
Farmers are farming.
Churches are growing.
Wagners sale next Friday the 9th
Art Turner planted spring whea'
asst Friday,
John EndeS was guest Of Alber
Moorhouse last Saturday night.
J. A. Bailey and Tom Gallagher
called on Frank Tisdell Sunday.
There Is something else TO think o
these days besides having a good time
Lige Graham and Arch Maxwell
drove to Murdo Tuesday after seeC
speltz.
The Misses Sterner were guests a,
( the ilouseman home Sunday evening
1 for supper.
}. l., Hardy and Lige Graham drove
to Carter, Wednesday after spring
wheat seed.
The Easter service next Sunday
will begin at O'Clock sharp, at Hap.
py Hollow church. Be on time,
Lige Graham, VIII Palmer and TED
and Jake caught a coyote in Fritz
Lyons pasture last Sunday. Three
| others got away.
Rev III. g. VanV Valkenburgh, Yer.
non Bronson and Frank Jarboe were
callers Sunday evening at the hospit
table Gallagher home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher expect to
entertain Col and Mrs. Slaughter
next Thursday night. Mr.. Slaughter
will cry the Wagner sale Friday.
The price Of gas is advancing sup
pose II goes up another Ice or even
higher, then no doubt there will be
some nice new Fords for sale cheap.
What this county needs greatly, il
a line road from White River to Muir
10. Let us all Join in and build that
road first, for it is much needed EX-
thanges please copy,
Mr. and Mrs. Turner entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerig last Sunday after
noon and in the evening Mr. and Mrs
5er.g 0rp e TO White River to attend
'durf a services there.
fho Ladies Society pospon2d thel
nee,ing this week on 9ccoun. of srry
tG f'ch AT the W. ON, 4!s.4 4Aorl ! =
4 }oif uGIt fAse.li.- s,,,eFs rfrss3is,a
v j. PallDerS, April nth. @ ~
Mr. and Mrs Jake Schol accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs NoIsch as far as
Winner last Wednesday, going to
Gregory for short visit with rela-
tiveS and friends, and TO attend a.
wedding while there.
Walter Bast and A. c. Moorhouse
drove TO Winner last Monday Mr..
BaSt will depart for his old home il,
Illinois and Mr.. MoorhouSe remained
ut Winner untii Wednesday to have
some dental work done
Ism it a pity farmer has to spend
the best part Of two days to get f.
the county seat to pay his taxes or al
tend court. If the county were half
the size it is, it certainly would save
4 lot of folks the long trips over poor
roads and the expense of hotel bills
as we'll.
Last Friday night a large company
Of friends gathered at the Nollsci
home, for a farewell to Mr.. and Mrs
NOllsch and Walter Bast. Sandwich
es and cake were served and the even
ing was most pleasantly spent. 1t is
With much regret to the entire com
munitv To loose these people from our
midst, and the good wishes of all 90
with them.
At "a business meeting of the Hap
py Hollow Church last Sunday even
ing it was voted unanimously to re-
tain our pastor, Rev. III. c. Van
Valkenburgh another year. An invi-
tation was read inviting the congre.
ration to attend the recognition coun
Ill of the Community Church to be
held at Wood next Wednesday April
3. Mrs. Gallagher and J. e. Mitchell
we're appointed as delegates to repre-
sent the Happy Hollow Congregation
Il Church at the council
1t is reported that w. +. Ogden has
rented the John Atkinson place, and
will be counted among the Happy
Hollow boosters in the near future
Ills family are at Gregory and are ex-
pected the last of this week. Won
Ter if the abundance of good soft wa
Ter and fine Rosebud soil didn't have
"a iCo w w III VI ihS'uS WI = OHdCIl UI
our locality? And no doubt it will
bring many others If they will only
investigate for themselves. We have
the water and the soil that Is the
very best, and plenty Of 1t too TLa.
is why 1t is called the Pure Water
District.
There were 26 at Sunday School las,
sunday afternoon, and 40 at the
preaching service at eight o'clock i'm
he evening. The beautiful moon
light night added much to the joy ot
attending an evening service. and the
young people certainly took advant-
age OF 1t, as they were very much in
evidence. Among some of the things
Tie minister said, was the Importance
of the children saving the money
they spend for chewing gum TO buy
Thrift Stamps. He failed to say any
thing about the usa of many other
foolish things however-that older
people indulge In daily.