The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-12

The Ernest Aeschbacher sale We'd
nesday was we'll attended considering
the dlsagreable day, and everything
sold at a good price
All those Mellette county boys who
went to Winner last Friday to take
Their second physical examination for
military service, were accepted by the
District Medical Board, save one, V.
4. Branson, principal of our city
schools Mr.. Branson seems quite
dp"ncast to think he was the only
one In the bunch to be rejected.
] he big drive for the third Liberty
Loan IN Meilette county, did not start
last Saturday morning as announced
in last weeks paper, for the reason
that the county chairman failed to
get his supplies from Minneapolis ID
time to start the drive on that date.
This was quite disappointment to
the committeeman down in this eud
Of the county.
There has been a little stir in local
politics this week and several nomi
natipg petitions have been circulated.
The time is rather short for the clrcu.
lating and filing of nominating peti
tions and it behooves prospective can,
didates to get busy. Candidates, in
this county, this year, show a dispo
siton to be rather coy and timid a
bout telling the public generally, Of
their desire to serve the dear peepul',
The buttons which will be given
to every subscriber to Liberty Loan
Bond OF the third issue, whether of "A
$50 bond or a $4,000 one, will have a
border of brilliant red. and a blue
field with liberty bell, and the words
Third Liberty Loan" in white. Six
teen million OF these buttons are now
ready for delivery and will be given
out when the subscriptions are made.
Sheriff Breier was in town Monday
and Tuesday on official business. On
Monday he took into custody Louie
| White Horse, who is member of the
National Army and who has been
here since February on fifteen day
furlough; and who failed to return to
camp when his furlough had expired.
The command at Funston ordered his
arrest. On Tuesday he served a war
rant on Collins Jordan and Happy,
charging them with cattle stealing.
j. 6. Cordell informs us that down
in his neighborhood there is large
acreage of spring wheat and other
small grains being sown. There is
more wheat and oats, barley and speltz
being sown in this end of Mellette
county this spring than was ever
known in the history of the county,
and if good crop is harvested, there
will be plenty of work for several
threshiue rigs this fall, We are glad
to note that our farmers are giving
more and more attention to small
grain.
There was an exceptionally good
crowd out to church last Sunday morn
ing and Rev. VanValkenburgh preach
ed very good sermon that was ap
preciated by all present. The Rev
rend will preach again at the school
house next Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock immediately after Sunday
school. The first session of the new
Sunday school was held last Sunday
morning and there was good attend
ance and considerable interest was
manifest, although the school was I'm.
der considerable of handicap as
the supplies had not yet arrived
1t is hoped the supplies will be here
by next Sunday. Come to Sunday
school and shurch next Sunday morn
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