The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-06
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The County Commissioners are IN
session at White River this week.
This is fine weather for small grain
and grass, but pretty tough on corn
Not much auto travel the past week
too blamed much rain for the auto
lists.
4. l.. Wilmoth and Kenneth Mel
lott went to Murdo, Tuesday after
noon where Mr.. Mellott bought a
Ford car.
l.. w. Rhoades has purchased a
new Chevrolet Truck Of w. A, Halt
and will now do his own freighting
to the railroad.
Before you buy a talking machine
of any kind, call at our office and let
us demonstrate one of the latest i'm
proved Columbia Grafanolas.
Every business house in Wood is
earnestly requested to elise from one
to six o clock p. m. on the day OF the
big Home Again" celebration.
The new Methodist Church at
White River, which is said to be tie
finest church in the Rosebud country,
was formally dedicated last Sunday
Remember the annual school cleo
ton will be held on Tuesday the 18th
inst. Let there be a good attendance
and lets all work for better schools
this year.
Jess Burns who has been at Elk
celisior Springs, Missouri returned
Monday evening. Jess says that be
is feeling considerably better. but he
looks rather thin yet.
Kindly send or wire me your order
for a Fordson Tractor at once. By
doing SO I can make delivery fol
spring work. Fred w. RAIN, Witten
S. D., Phone No. ID. III
Now lets give the streets of Wood q
good dragging after it dries of a bit
Dragging is just as important, If NO
moreso than grading, IN making and
maintaining good roads and streets
If you want a new Ford or a Fore
Truck see Anders at White River
agent for Mellette county for Fore
productss He will do his best to &c
you what you want, when you want i
Our fruit crop may have gone glin
mering after that freeze Monday nigh
but say boy! just watch the hay crop
the corn crop the small grain crop
the spud crop and the garden sass
We should worry.
Postmaster q. w. Sawyer on las
Tuesday received a German helmet
as a reward for having sold the grel
est amount CT Victory bonds in thi
District of the county The helme
is on display at the post Office.
Yes cir, Wood is going to spen'
one day in welcoming the soldier boy
of Mellette county back home, an
everybody is invited to be present o
that day and assist in extending tn
glad hand to our soldier boys.
The mercury dropped down to 8
above zero Monday night, which
two degrees below freezing. Thin ic
formed in places and there was quit
a heavy frost in the low places. Tn
cold snap probably destroyed our pre-
poets Of afruit crop this season.
Leroy Beemer. of Pisrre, represer
ing the Capital Supply Co, Of thl
city was here several DAYS the first =
the week. We understand he close
q contract with the School Board
Wood School District 10. l. to insta
up-to-date heating plants in all 81
school houses in this District.
Orson S~chafer, q member Of Il
69th Division who just recently
( turned from Trance and German
arrived home last Monday. Hsis q
Rrst Of ths recently returned 10y
ssess boys Y gss back bone, oas Z