The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-25
LOCAL ITEMS
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When in Winner stop at the Cerny
Rooming House Formerly aedricks)
Good clean beds. 24ti
Mike Plunkett, a cattle buyer from
Iowa, was here the first of the week
buying up cattle.
We were visited by a nice refreshing
shower of rain Sunday. The precip
itatiou amounted .lS inches.
Fred Lewis came out from Winner,
Monday. He expects to commence
putting up hay in a few days.
White River is making biz prepare.
tons for their Frontier Days celebra
tion, which will be held this year
August 5, 6, Z, and X.
The following shipped cattle to the
Omaha market last Saturday: Nj. b.
Weed, two car loads; Sam Funk, one
car, and j. T. Hooking, one a r
Kindly send or wire me your order
for a Fordson Tractor at once. By
doing SO | can make delivery for
spring work. Fred w. RAIN, Wittep
S. D., Phone No. 13. Itf
w. G.. Burnham last Friday took
home with him a fine cabinet Grafton
ola that will brighten his: home with
plenty Of good music in the future.
j. III. Bundy and wife and daughter
of Lake Andes, 8. D., were Wood
visitors last Thursday and Friday
They were enroute to the Black Hills
Corn is certainly coming along fine,
and it is now beginning to tassel and
silk, and we need a good shower or
two a week now to obtain the best
results.
Murdo had their big Soldiers and
Sailors homecoming celebration Wed
nesday and Thursday of this week.
and a number OF Mellette count,
people attended this celebration.
If you want a new Ford or a Fore
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
l.. q Riggls returned Monday
from Des Moines, Iowa, where b..
went a week or ten DAYS ago 10 get
his wife and baby. They expect to
make their future home o. the.
Rosebud.
Frank Hakl and wife and daughter
returned Friday of last week from a
ten days visit with relatives and
friends near Lake Andes, s. d. Frank
says hat crops look a lot better In
Mellette county than they do east oil
the river.
Clarence G. Jones Of Ainsworth,
Nebraska, publisher of the Brown
County Democrat, passed through
Wood last Friday, with AN auto party
en- route to the Black Hills. The
Pioneer acknowledges q pleasant call
from Mr.. Jones.
Last Saturday Mrs. VIM. Hare OF
Rosebud Valley brought the Editor
q fine mess of sweet corn, cucumbers
and onions, and they certainly were
mighty fine eating. This was the
first home grown corn and cuoumbers
we have seen this season.
Mrs. Ellie johnson and daughter,
Miss Bernadine, who have been
making their home at Colome for
some time past, returned to their
homestead in Rosebud Valley last
Saturday. Their friends will be glad
20 see them back in Melletts county
again.
George rdrrin, another Of Mellette
county's soldier boys, returned home
Tuesday Of this week. George served
with the 8ath, and was invalided
home early this year, and he has been
il the hospital here for some time.
Since resolving his discharge he has
been visiting with bis mother in
Kansas. His many friends here ere
cIad 10 see him back in Mellette
county again.