The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-18

Mrs. Burns had a small two roomed
house moved back of the hotel last
Monday.
President Wilson has vetoed the
bill repeating the daylight Saying"
law that was enacted as a war time
measure. This Daylight Saving law
is not at all popular with the farming
communities.
Al Moorehouse who has been visit
ing with relatives and friends in Kan.
sas for the past six weeks or two
months, returned to Mellette county
Sunday, and is now employed in Hap
py Hollow. AL had intended going
to his old home in England, but thus
far has been unable to get his pass
port, so he concluded to return to
Mellette county until such time as he
can get his passport, when he expects
to return to England for a visit with
his aged mother.
Murdo is advertising a big Home
Coming celebration for July % and "a,
next Tuesday and Wednesday. They
have a large carnival company booked
also airplane flights each day, with
base ball games, dancing and plenty
OF music by their home band. This
celebration was first planned to be
held July 4, but on account OF not
being able to secure some of the
attractions was postponed until this
later date. No doubt all those who
attend this big two day celebration
will be we'll repaid.
There will be another good roads
meeting held at the school house in
Wood on next Monday evening July
2lst, at which time no doubt a perma
nent local organization will be made
and a permanent good roads program
mapped out. 1t is expected that sew
eral officers of the County ASS citation
will be present and give US a talk on
what is being planned with regard to
the Memorial Highway. 1t is earn
estly requested that everybody who
possibly can, be present at the meet
ing at tho school house in Wood next
Monday evening July 2lst at eight
o'clock. Come and bring some one
with you, and lets keep this good
roads movement moving.
M. p. Kerlin of Murdo who owns
the south half of Section "a, Al Is,
appreciates the value of good roads.
Last week County Engineer Van
Setback was at Mcrdo and told Mr..
Kerlin what we were doing over here
in the way of building the Memorial
Highway, and after the matter had
been presented to him, Mr.. Kerlin
donated BIZ feet the entire length OF
his land, or about four acres, as a
right of way for this highway, and
also gave Mr.. VanScha,.ck a check
for $5O,to help. pay for grading the
highway. II there were only more
non resident land owners who were
made Of the same stuff as Mr.. Kerlip,
we would soon have good roads all
over this county.
Tuesday evening the Editor in
company with Merrill Kaufman made
a trip out to the Shady Nook farm in
Happy Hollow. This was our first
visit to this place, and Mr.. Graham
certainly has a nice home. The paint
ers were there just finishing giving
the new residence and the big barn a
good coat of paint which certainly
adds greatly to the appearance of this
property. The residence i. OF the
bungalow style, and it is q of the
neatest and roomiest homes in that
section of the country. Mr.. and Mrs.
Graham can certainly be mighty
proud of their home. Il is such i'm
provemants as these that make the
stranger set up and take notice, es
pecially when they realize that this
country was only opened H. settle
nnank seven wears LOO.