The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-08
LOCAL ITEMS
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Joe Nasr was out from Winner
Sunday.
Don't fail to attend the Fair meet.
ing Tuesday evening.
E. B. and VIM. King Of Winner
were Wood visitors Monday,
J. B. Brown and family left Mon
day on a motor trip to the Black Hills.
There are a number of buildings in
Wood which a coat of paint would
benefit.
Merrill Kaufman and wife spent
Sunday at the home of his parents,
south of town.
When in Winner stop at the Cerny
Rooming House formerly Hedricks)
Good clean beds. 44p
There was an unusually large crowd
in town Saturday and all our
merchants did a good business.
G. o. Dustrude is putting a cement
floor in the Star Garage, and is treat
ing the building to a coat of paint. Sc
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Nelson are
the proud parents of a baby boy,
which arrived at their home Saturday.
L. G.. Evans has been awarded the
contract for the erection OF the new
school building in Berkeley school
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Of Quinn, S.
D., arrived in Wood Sunday and are
visiting their son, Geo. w. Nelson,
and wife.
Place that order for a Fordson
Tractor with Anders at White River.
Do it now and get it in time for
spring work. ltf
MIR. and Mrs. G. A. Meinig, Mrs.
W. Nelson, E. f. Meinig and Mr..
Nissen of Omaha are visiting at the
f. Eriken home, south of town.
M. H. Weed and Roy Galbraith
with their families were dinner guests
at the j. p. Norup home last Sunday.
They report a very enjoyable day.
If you want a new Ford or a Ford
Truck see Anders AT White River,
agent for Mellette county for Ford
products He will do his best to get
you what you want, when you want ii
Kindly send OF wire me your order
for a Fordson Tractor at once. BY
doing so l can make delivery for
spring work. Fred w. Rain, Witten
S. D., Phone No. ID. ltf
That long looked for rain arrived
onday afternoon and it has done a
world of good to gardens and crops,
which were beginning to show the
effects of the long dry spell. The
precipitation amounted to 1.37 ioches
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Eriksen entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Meinig, Mrs.
w. Nelson , Mr.. Nissen and E. F.
Meinig of Omaha, and w. j. Palmer
and family and Miss Proctor, j, l..
Orr and family, E. l.. Wilmoth and
the writer ut a turkey and chicken
dinner, at their home south of town
last Sunday.
Our village blacksmith, Wash Lee
dom, drove to Winner Thursday ait
ernoon and returned that night, bring
ing with him Mrs. Leedom, who had
arrived in Winner on the night train.
Wash rather surprised everyone, Tor he
'done got married" last January and
has kept the marriage q secret.
Wash's many friends here wish him
and his bride all the happiness in the
world.
rr. Bouza, formerly of Nebrasks,
arrived in Wood Tuesday. The
doctor was recently discharged from
Uncle Sans army after serving for
nearly two years with the A. E. F.,
and is now looking for a location. He
is Investigating conditions in Mellette
county and if satisfied may decide to
locate Ia Wood. We hope he does
decide TO locate here for we certainly
stand in great need Of . resident
physician.