The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-04
WHITE RIVER WHISPERS
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Joe Weeks was t~ransacting bushes
In the county seat Monday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Findley
OF Texsam, Thursday, a son.
Harold Oldham. the land man o.
Winner was in White River, Thur.
day on business.
Mr.. Jansen, of the JanSen-Haisci
Co., Of Winner, was in White River
Monday on business.
There are several strangers in towI
having come for the purpose Of look,
Ing up some good cheap land.
Mr.. and Mrs. CHASE left Monday fol
their home in Lead, after spending q
few days with the Jones fami In
White River.
Harry Kelsch has been looking at,
ter A. j. Blackburn and James vii,
der, both of whom have been having
an attack of the .hu.
Miss Margret O'Conner was confin.
ed to her room Thursday, but was
able to attend to her duties on Fri.
day Nurses are hard to find.
White River needs a laundry. II
Is next to impossible to get washings
done for people who are 81 k. Seems
like all emergency flu laundry would
meet with the hearty approval of all.
The Misses O'Conner who have
been nursing Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chase
returned to White River, Wednesday
night. They were immediately en-.
gagged to care for Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Richards. Mr.. Richards Is better,
but Mrs. Richards is still quite sick.
Fred Chase died Of pneumonia at
his home near Westover last Tuesday.
He was about % years Of age and the
only son Ct Mr.. and Mrs. Chase of
Lead. Interment took place Thurs.
day ct Murdo. Deceased leaves a
wife, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Jones of this city, and a father and
mother to mourn his untimely death.
John Corrigan is at home from a
trip to the oil fields Of Wyoming and
western South Dakota. He states
that the Standard Oil Company and
others are very active with their ma.
chimes testing for oil. There seems
to be quite a little excitement over
the prospect to get rich quick. He
says it is the wild west for sure, and
there have been a number of shooting
affrays, though none to'L place while
he was there. He visited Newcastle,
Wyoming and Fdgemont on the trip
CToo late for last week.
Don Terpin has built a new garage
George Morrow returned Thursday
from a business trip to Winner.
Arthur Zickrick brought four fox
hounds to Mr.. Steele, Thursday.
Mrs. Addie j. Price purchased the
Terpin property and moved in Mon.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A Gallagher, Mrs,
Manson and Mrs. Kelsch autoed to
Murdo, Sunday.
Two new Dodge cars and one truck
were brought over to the Schwarz gar
age from Murdc, Friday.
Excavation for the new Breier home
has been made. 1t is just north OF
the Congregational church.
Mrs. Willis Boyles returned last
week from Kansas. She is visiting
Mrs. Addy In White River a few days
Don Jones arrived Thursday. He
has been in Chicago the past winter
attending the Lewis Technical Insti
tute.
Mr. Renniek OF Wood was In Whit,
River, MOndar IT, get medicine fol
his wife and child who are i'll Will
Influenza.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Chase OF Lead, arri'.
cd last week. They are here on a
count Of the serious illness Of thei
son, Fred.
1t is good to see tile boys returninl
h me. Charles Leonard, Harry Mar
Shall and Clarence Hanson are NOR,
the late arrivals.
II. A. Searle has returned from
OMAHA and other points in Nebraska
where he has been as administrato
t, lis fathers estate.
A.. chuler started to Hutchinson
county fiday. lie is making tn
trip with a team anu expects TO re
turn somet, ne in June.
Mrs. S. Jones went to Westover
Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs
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