The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
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school, Tuesday.
Louie Black Horse was a caller at
this school, Wednesday.
l.. w. Hillisrc was a caller at the
Retz home Wednesday.
z. {. and Mrs, Mcdonald called at
the Retz home Tuesday.
Lee Anderson marketed q load OF
hogs the arst OF the week. &
Poor Old Blue Cloud had his house
to burn down Tuesday night.
J, R. Retz and family called at the
Chaplin home Tuesday evening. '..
J, Il. Retz and A. B. Chaplin drove
to the Ben stoltenberg heme Saturday
Charley Chaplin hauled . load Of
corn from Ben Stoltenberg's Monday,
P, C, and Mr., Mcdonald, were cali.
er, at the l.. w. HHliard home Mon.
J. R. Retz and A. B. Chaplin are al
so among the sailing ones" this week.
Lee Anderson and Mr.. Shervini' we're
callers at the Retz, home, "Wednesday
Charley Chaplin wvas d pleasant cal
Ter at the 'Retz home, Thursday morn
ing. y
Lee Mcdonald and ,Clarencs McGin
were working at Mr.. Jphnson's, Tues
day. !,
| FRANCES. Nc Donald was "a pleasant
caller at the Chaplin home Tuesday
evening. + n
This Is certainly fine weather. 1t
won't be long now until, the ducks
and gesse WILDE dying ever,
Those OH the slcklfst' tTiIs week are
ID 'nnis Mclean, George Squirrel Coat
and Mrs, Jacob Eagle Hawk. x
Gross Cut Saw" Vanderzee is get
ting ready for spring work, This is
something w all will hayeto do short
ny.
Frances Mcdonald took care Of our
local post Office Q few days. this week.
Everybody satisfied With Frances as
postmaster. -"
Our wants for q preacher are. not
satisfied, as yet. There d . good open
Ing here FOR some good preacher who
is iull Of ginger
Mr.. Gillespie had the bad Tuck to
lose five Of his donkeys this winter.
He lost one jack that he valued at
onevthousshd dollars.
Narcisse Jackson went to ths Farm
er'stonhce 40 Wood, Tuesday, ind did
not return until Thursday night, hay
Ing some polisce work TO do st the Is.
sue house. =
II anybody wants . good stehogra.-
pher, make your wants Known to
John Mclean His ofice 10 open day
and night. . Writeing communications
IS his speciality. ~
Through the courtesy OF one Of his
neighbors, Gross Cut Saw Wander
gee received q COPY Of Mellette CounI
tvs best paper; the Mellette County
Pioneer, last week He no doubt, VIII
shortly become a. regular raubscriber
for this paper because Anyone can see
1t is worth double the money. This.
would be- q good plan, " seems to. The
reader, Hand your Pioneer to a non,
a, scEiber, speak = good worI for tile
paper, then let him decide II he doesn't
want to become a regular subscriber"
A great many cattlS'i It Is rsportel
are dteing because Of lack OF feed and
shelter. When cattle die from these
es, the writer feels sorry for the
cattle but not .fofthe owner We all
know what South Dakota winters are
and we should prepare for them by
putting up plenty Of feed for our
stork, rs well, as making some kind Of
shelter fr them. Another thing lots
OF people neglect is water, for their
stock in the winter. Where the' cat.
tie drink from water holes, 7 pSohd4
creeks, etc., the Ice should be kept
cut open. The writer knowsof herds
Of cattle that ha' . zone without wa.
ter for w.eks ala time. this winter
These cattle are in anything but good
SHAPE this spring. ApetbeE Z hing
the writer has leaned this, winter as
that you cannot turn the horses you
use out to pick most Of their living
the winter months, per
son expects horses to do good, work Ia
the. winter. he, will have to, ksep them
In the barn and care for them.
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