The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-14
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Please shun this ONCE when you GUS,
1t rained some Monday.

Paul Abourezk is reported as being
on the sick list this week.
j T. hooking was on the sick list
the first of the week, bit is able to be
at his post again at this writeing.
When in Winner go to Feeney's
Confectionery for a good cigar, a nice
box of candy,or fresh fruits. 2ltf
Archie Orr and his mother and j.
G Ccrdell and wife were at White
River, Wednesday, making the trip
in Arches podge car.
That vas a pretty heavy fog and
mist we had Wednesday. The day
was surely a dreary dismal n and
pretty severe on stock.
Quite a bit of the recent heavy snow
disappeared this week, due to the re
turn of that spring like weather for
which we art duly thankful.
We understand w. Fl. H-drick and
wife, formerly of Butte Valley. are
now back in Winner and are engaged
in the rooming house business.
Andrew Eastman, Kenneth Maiott,
Arthur Bice and the Co Operative Co.
have this week been busy putting up
their supply of ice for next summers
use.
Kindly send or wire me your order
for a Fordsop Tractor at once. By
doing so / can make delivery for
spring work. Fred W. Rain, Witten,
S. d., Phone No, 13. III
j. L. Orr took l.. X. Larsen 5 % Win
ner, Wednesday of last week where
the latter boarded the train for Spen
Ger, Nebraska, where he went to take
treatment at a hospital.
If you want a new Ford or a Ford
Truck see Anders at White River,
agent for Nellette county for Ford
products. He will do his best to get
you what you want, when you want il
The mail did not arrive from the
east Wednesday, as we understand
the mail car broke down before Il
reached Carter. The roads are said
to be very heavy just now and the
mail carriers certainly have their full
share of trouble.
Clarence Dustrude has contracted
with w. j.. Delesky of Winner to car.
ry the mail for him from Winner to
Wood, and he made his first through
trip Monday. Clarence doesn't know
just exactly what he will do. but may
decide to 60 into business.
Fritz Lyons was here Friday and
Saturday shaking hands with old
friends. He was recently discharged
from the army and he Is certainly
looking well. He has not fully decid
ed whether to re engage ia the stock
business right away or wheter to dc
fer such a venture for a while.
G. w. Kerlin came down from
White River, Monday evening to at
tend the meeting of the stockholders
0 t the First State Bank. Sheriff
Breier brought him down in his Over
land, and when they started f..r home
about one a. m they broke q rear axel
right in front of the bank and there.
fore both gentlemen were compelled
to spend the night in Wood. The
repairs came out from Winner the
next day on the stage and they start
ed for home in the afternoon.
The stockholders OF the First State
Bank of Wood held their annual
meeting at the bank last Monday even
ing. All of the officers were ~re-slect
ed, with the exception Of F.. w. Jar.
Doe, vice president, who recently dis
posed Of his interests Ia this bank.
9. w. Kerlin vas elected to the vice
presidency. Fifteen hundred dollars
was added to tho surplus fund aid .
10 Der cent stock dividend was d.
dared. This bank is doing : good
business end is growing in strength