The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-27

Yankee Robinsons Circus will tx
hibit at Colome July Atm.
Day School Inspector Scott was
here Tuesday and Wednesday visit
ing the Butte Creek School.
Jos Nasser who has been confined
to a hospital in Omaha, for several
mouths arrived in Wood, Tuesday to
visit with his brother in law Chas.
Abourezk. Mr.. Nasser is looking
quite well after his long sick spell,
but is still pretty weak.
E. Eriksen last Thursday brought
the Editor a nice box OF Mellette
county Strawberries from his garden
1t was nice, large juicy fruit, of an
exceptionally fine flavor, Strawberries
do we'll in Mellette county and every
farmer should have a strawberry patch
large enough to supply his family
with this very luscious fruit.
F. S, Richardson is advertising a
biz sale for next Tuesday, July ]st
at which time he will diepose of his
cattle horses and some machinery.
Mr.. Richardson has decided to quit
farming and in the future will devote
his time to the sale Of the Watkins
Remedies in Mellette aud Jones coun
ties. He expects TO be on the road
with a full line Of medicines by July
18th. He expects to continue to
make hishome on the farm.
L. M. Stinson, who disposed Of the
Wood Garage here about two months
ago, returned to Wood, Tuesday for
a short visit. He was accompanied
by his brother Robert who only re
Gently returned from overseas where
he was a member of the l47th Fled
Artillery. Bob saw considerable heavy
fighting, but escaped with a whole
skin for which he is duly thankful.
His many friends were glad to see him
and greet him with a hearty hard
shake.
Lieutenant A. B. Hancock arrived
here Thursday Of last week on a short
furlough, to take in the home again"
celebration for the soldier boys Fri
day. Lieutenant Hancock certainly
makes a fine looking soldier and of
icer. His many friends here were all
glad to see him and especially look
ing so well. He returned to Camp
Dodge Sunday. where he expected to
be mustered out of the service some
this week. He expects to return to
Mellette county when lie receives his
discharge.
Mack Vaughn who just recently re
turned from overseas, where he saw
} considerable service on the battle
J front in France with the Eighteenth
Field Artillery, returned to Mellette
county last Friday and greatly sur
i. pri.ed his mother and sister, when
! they returned to their home from the
home coming celebration iu Wood
8 that night and found their soldier son
and brother there waiting for them.
Mack arrived SO late that day, and
1 was so tired that be concluded it was
+. best fer him to stay at home and rest
until his folks should return home
. from the celebration ard give them 9
real surprise. he is looking good.
Cody Civil Township was oreauiz d
ia the year 1914, at which tune the
assessed valuation of all property in
Z the township was $a6,OOO.M. Thi.
spring the Assessor found th.t there
was $4,000 90 worth o. assessable
property in the township, an increase
: in Ave short years of about 400 pei
: cent, certainly a very good showing
We might say that Cody township
3 was the lrst Civil township to be or
ganlzed in the county, and as yet Il
the only organized township in thu
county, brit they have a very progress
sive bunch IF people in the Cod,
neighborhood, We believe the time
q Is here when we should organize. mor'
civil townships in this county If "
O. would progress and forge ahead as ",