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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25

know OF one where the section line is
being left open and there will be no
gates t. take up peoples time and
make them "cuss."
Miss Margret Meyer Is away enjoy
ing a visit with her mother. Miss
Meyer expects to return some time
this week amt hopes the folks from
Windy Ridge won't worry because
shells coming home single and unfet-
tered,
Windy Ridge has been pretty well
re represented In our chief metropolis
the city Of Winner the fore part Of
this week, Mrs. Olive Voaman. Hank
Sanders, Mrs. Claud Mcdonald and
Roy and Jessie Reinohl. Also Benja-
min Larsen from No Mans Land.
The merchants OF Reubenviile had
a shipment Of freight come to Pre- no
a week or two ago and on account o.
the river raising we're unable to cross
1t for several days. However alls well
that ends we'll and the freight was
across and in stock by Easter Sunday,
There was quite a crowd out to the
celebration at the Windy Ridge Cath
Ollie Church Easter, Sunday. The
fore part Of the afternoon was taken
up with a ,nappy ball game which
Was only the first of a series which
will be held there. The pleasant
afternoon wound up with a broncho.
busting exhibition, which did credit
to some Of our prominent young men.
We are not the dead and forgotten
place some people might think we
are.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25
PURE BRED CATTLE SALE
AT WHITE RIVER MAY oath

The County Agent Of Mellette Coun
ty and some Of the live StOckmen
la 'e made arrangements with the
County Agent Of Jerau)d County, 5.
d. and the leading pure-bred cattle
growers Of that county to hold a sale
of Pure Bred Cattle here at White
River, S. ID. These bulls have been
picked by the committee from Mel
lette county and are big boned rug
ged types especially valu: ble TORRANCE
purposes. This is your sale put on
for your benefit Mr.. Cattle Grower.
These men who are selling raise their
own cattle. Wait for this sale and
count out tie middle man, who buys
to resell to you at a profit. These
cattle are HerefordS and ShOrthOrI,
breeding. Watch for detailed adver-
Using in this paper. Mellette COun-
ty State Bank will clerk the sale. NJ
l. Strain, of White River and II. w.
Shoop of Vivian, s. D, will be tie
a]uctioneers. Write the County Ag-
ent Of Mellette county here at White
River for particulars, adv L.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25
n RIDGE ITEMS.

Some people are planting tatoes
and garden already.
Tie wind blows pretty lively up
Windy Ridge these days.
The bort is out Of the hospital a,
gain I'm again. out again. then In
again, Finnigan.
Harry Larsen from No Mans Land
was present at the bal game on Win
dy Ridge, Sunday.
Red Chaplin, Wittens spit ball
champion pitched a winning game for
the Windy Ridge Popoyers Easter
Sunday.
Mrs. Richard KittO purchased a
dozen first class laying hens last week
AM IS going into the chicken bust
ness now days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Anderson called
at Ben Larsens Easter, Sunday, Mr.,
and Mrs. Will Kemnitz also called
there in the afternoon.
Mrs Agnes Kemp and daughte,
Mrs. Mcconnell are back in good ole
No Mans Land again. Mrs McCon'
nell is up here visiting for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams had
to rush their baby to the Doctor early
Sunday morning. The little fellow
was reported to be in a serious condi
ton,
There are some pretty poor cattle
in this neighborhood this spring
Several are unable to stand on Wind.
Ridge. The best they can do is tt
lean up against the side Of a hill
Here's hoping for green grass soon.
There are a good many new fences
going up in our community and w
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25

Rev. II, G. Van Valkenburgh was
here last Monday to get the balance
Of his household goods, and he aud
his family expect to be comfortably
located ia the parsonage at White
River this week. The R"v. vas the
pastor Of tie Wood Community
Church during the past year, and be
was the first resident minister the
town ever bad, aud while the fiji epl
trmic intcrtered with his work to
SOM extent, yes he accomplished much
good ard their friends here regret
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25
RID0ELAND

James Orr called at the Horton
home Sunday.
NJ. a.. Weed and family were callers
at the Orr home, Monday.
Evald Erickson spent Thursday
evening at the Carter home.
E. Eriksen and J. L. Orr we're call.
ers at the Hal Durrin houe Sunday
Christene Erickson visited with
Mrs. Orr and Mrs. Carter, Friday az
ternOon
Archie Orr and Clayton Wood were
Sunday evening callers at the Erick'
sen home.
Mr.. and Mrs, VIII Horton were cal
ing in our neighborhood, ThursGal
aftern on. They called at the Or
and Carter homes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25

TAR. Week called at Wilson's Of 3
one day last week.
Jake Gillen and Cspikes went to
Murdo, Wednesday.
liver Week called al Helleksons with
the mail Friday night,
W. III. LOOMS called at Il. Weeks
Thursday Of last week.
Iver Week shocked corn for Htl.
lecks' rs SATURDAY a week ago.
Mrs. VIM. Bauman and daughter
called at Mrs. R. Weeks, Friday. :
The White Thunder was higher last
week than it has been for some time,
Willie Wolf helped NJ. Jams unload
his emigrant car Thursday of last
week at Murdo.
Mrs. VIM. Bauman and daughter
called on Mrs. Matt Gillen, Sunday
morning.
Miss Hellekson was an overnight
guest at LOOMS Monday night on
on account of the creel,
Iver and Mons Week and Goldie
LOOMS took the finals Of the Seventh
Grade examination at Wood, Thurs.
day and Friday.
Mrs. JAMS moved on the old Riley
honest, ad last week. He brought
some high grade milk COWS with linn
from Iowa.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25

so that they Will have some helpers
when the books are distributed w
the entire county next year, The fol
lowing mcn will instruct classes in
farm accounting: G. W.. Kerlin 5
men, Leroy Hodges 5 men, j. W,
Beckwith 10 men, White River State
BANK % men, Mellette County State
Bank 10 men, Wood State Bank III
men. That will be all the books a
valuable so get ore and select your
own instructor. G. II. Blakely. Coun
ty Agent.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25

The Chicago Great Western Rail
road has adopted French twins, who
are coming to this country with the
18th r. r Engineers. 1t never ocs
Cured to US to picture railroad as a
tender parent, but it will probably lie
very gentle in taking care Of these
two pretty little girls, Aline and De:
Mise Chicago-G Great Western-Railroad
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25
PLEASANT ITEMS.

Miss Helleckson was a Wood caller
Friday.
Proctor Richards called at r. Weeks
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Week were Wood call
ers, Saturday.
Hay is a precious thing In our val.
ley this spring.
R. Week helped Hellekson butcher
a porker, Friday.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25

The Farm Account Books have ar
rived aud will be available TO those
wishing TO keep them. apply to go' r
Bank for one. The supply = very
lini,ed as the bankers will help only
:. few to do the work this ear intend
ing to have the books properly kept
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25

ted to see the family move away.
However Rev. VanValkenbur&h has a
ranch property not far from the coun
" hub, aud by living at White River
it gives him a much better opportuni
ty to look after his interests there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
MRS. JAS. BADEN'S HOME
ROBBED BY SNEAK THIEF
Cash Exceeding so Stolen From
Pocketbooks-other Thefts
Reported.

A sneak thief entered the residence
Of Mrs. James Baden, 2sos Wisconsin
avenue. yesterday and stole between
$40 and $50 from several pocketbooks.
- Report of the theft of a package
containing two dresses worth sss. so
was made by Mrs. JEANNE Kafka.
10th and streets. The package was
taken from a counter in her store.
@h Sorsiars erected an entrance
Max Phillips, 1898 7th street, early
this morning, and robbed the cash
register Of check for 81 and sew
enty-dvs pennies.
Miss Sarah Ward. 1895 Massachu-
setts avenue. asked the police to re-
cover her handbag that was left in
. restaurant yesterday. 1t contained al
more than $40 in cash and a pass To
q government building.
coming here with two men whom he
met IN Baltimore. John w Wray of
fb.m 70 COUNTY our Va. went with
psnnsylvania avenue. where, he told
the police. his companions hit him
on the head with . water pitcher and
1 rs1ie. from .prs,t his r PICKET. The
and robbers. The other man escanad
When Harry Penchuk of 1909 Al,
street southwest was stopped by two
coiored mon at 9Th and @ streets south
west and told to surrender his money.
Harry obeyed with $40
Burglars ransacked the premises Of
Sprigg Poole. 1890 r street. The
family Is away and the loss could
not be learned
An unidentified white man, who
said he had called to ix the roof OF
the house of Daniel NJ. Reidy at Ib
d street southeast, was found in one
of the bedrooms. according to the po-
lice. He was driven away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
PLANS ACT FIXING ARMY
STRENGTH AT $4,000
War Department Likely to Submit
Such Reorganization Bill to
Congress Soon.

1t is expected that the War Depart
ment will submit to Congress at an
early day a bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the Army on a strength of
about $4,000 officers and enlisted
men. The reorganized military es-
Enlistment, it is said. is planned un-
der three principal heads: An en-
larged Regular Army with strong re-
serves; an expanded National Guard.
and form of national training
whereby the military instruction will
be entirely subordinated to the aca-
demic and vocational.
In the enlarged Regular Army. it
is expected, will come a material ex-
pansion of the Coast Artillery Corps
in order that that branch will be able
to furnish the trained personnel to
handle the mobile ordnance, which is
to be a prominent feature of the
coast defenses. The expansion of the
National Guard, Secretary Baker has
indicated, will be along the lines laid
down in the Hay-Chamberlain bill, a
skeleton organization of sixteen COM
plete combatant divisions being pro-
vided. 1t also is predicted that the
guard will be given a part in the
supervision of the methods adopted
to instruct whatever ORGANISM ton
grows out of the third element.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
FORMER SENATOR LEWIS
SAID WEST WAS Deceived
Gives Own Version Of State
ment; Found "Sinister" Oppose
ton to League of Nations.

Former Senator James Hamilton
Lewis Of Illinois, who was widely
quoted on his return to Chicago from
the Pacific coast to the effect that the
west was hostile to the league Of ma
lions. telegraphed to friends here
yesterday to explain that he ia still
heartily in favor of the league and
that what he had really said was that
the west had been deceived in regard
to the league. In his telegram Sena-
tor Lewis said:
please explain that I said the OPP
position of the west was to the league
as it had been represented to him.
But I also said that the representa-
tions were false and unfair. and that
when the west learned the truth of
contents Of provisions of the league
they were strongly in support of the
President. I was deprecating the at
titude which had been brought about,
as had understood, by the misrepre-
sentation or misconceptions of certain
orators who had been speaking in
that country against Wilson and the
league.
II was also deprecating how sinister
the west as to everything Of the adj
ministration.
II feel that the manner of my ex-
preston might have been responsible.
as much as the manner in which it
was printed, for the erroneous i'm
preston created"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
INDIAN HEAD RAIL SPUR
NOW IN FULL OPERATION
Completion by Government Makes
New Facilities for Business at
Big Naval Station.

After several months delay, due to
war conditions. the government-own-
ed railroad spur. giving the big naval
station and proving grounds at Indian
Head. Md. land connection with the
outside world, has been finally COM
pleted and now il in full operation.
The spur is fourteen miles long and
connects Indian Head with White
Plains. Charles county. n station on
the Pope Creek branch of the Penn
sylvania railroad. 1t was built by
the New Jersey Cement Construction
Company of Newark. under unit
prices aggregating nearly 100000.
Completion means considerable to
the government and to the thousands
of men employed and having business
at the great plants at Indian Head,
the new nitrate plant and
the smokeIess powder factory. Here
tofore the station was accessible only
by water and desperation was seri-
ously handicapped by lack Of rail-
road transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
WOULD PROBE COMMISSION.
Senator Penrose Wants to 1nvesti-
: gate Expenditures in Paris.

Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania is
planning to introduce in the Senate a
resolution looking to an investigation of
the expenditures of the American high
commission attending the peace confer
ence in Paris. His resolution will re-
quest the President TO submit to the
Senate the vouchers of the commission.
The President has maintained a large
encourage in Paris. To accommodate
all of the experts of the various
branches of the commission and other
employees practically all of the Hotel
Crillon. on the Place de Ia Concorde,
was rented by the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
MANUFACTURERS WILL
HEAR MAYOR HANSON
Seattle's Head Will Be Chief
Speaker at National Asso-
Citations Banquet.

NEW YORK. May 17.-Mayor Ole
Hanson of Seattle will be the chief
speaker at the banquet held in con-
nection with the annual convention
of the National Association of Man
ufacturers here on May 10, 20 and
81. Responses from members indicate
that the registration will be double
at any meeting in recent years.
Committees Of the association have
been carefully investigating readjust-
ment problems and will report There
will be a round table discussion on
May 20. when the plan of the asso-
citation for the formation of trade
combinations under the Webb-Pomer-
enc act will be considered.
Formal addresses will be made by
William c. Redheld. Secretary Of
Commerce: Walker D. Hines, director
general United States railroad ad-
ministration: A. J. County, vice presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania railroad:
William Starr Myers. professor of
history and politics. Princeton Uni
versity; ]. E. Edgarton, Lebanon.
Tenn; Col. Arthur Woods, re-employ-
ment service. War Department.; Har-
ry F. Atwood of Chicago, I'LL; F. c.
Sehwedtman, vice president National
City Bank. New York city. and by
James A. Emery. general counsel
National Association of Manufacture
ers of Washington,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
WANT WIRES RETURNED.
Senators Cummins and Kellogg
Have Drafted Resolution.

Senator Cummins of Iowa, slated to
be chairman Of the interstate commerce
committee. and Senator Kellogg of
Minnesota have drafted resolution pro-
viding for the return to private owner
ship of the telegraph and telephone
wires on July 81. The resolution will be
introduced as soon as the Senate as
sembles. Every effort will be made to
pass it as speedily as possible.
II this action is taken, and it appears
that Postmaster General Burleson is not
averse to the return of the wires to
their owners, it is said. the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company will
again be under the Jurisdiction of the
Public Utilities Commission Of the Dis
trict and that the commission may have
something to say about the increase in
telephone rates which the company, I'M
der government control, has put into
effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
To Help Get Jobs and Met Together

Twenty-four thousand agents Of the
Department of Agriculture have been
instructed by Secretary Houston to
exert all efforts to bring jobs and
men together. This ia the first step
in campaign intended to aid in Sc
curing employment for. discharged
soldiers and sailors. The agents were
told to ascertain how many were
needed in their respective communi-
ties, qualifications necessary and rates
of pay. The War Department has an
nounced that various field forces of
other departments soon would engage
in similar CAMPAIGNS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
PLANS DISPOSAL
Of us. ARMY CAMPS
Among Suggestions of War
Department Is Purchase
of Meigs Site.

Plans of the War Department as to
ultimate disposition of the various
Army encampments in and about
Washington have been announced by
the departments committee on con-
struction and rehabilitation. Local in
terest in the plans centers in the an
nouncement that the Department
would recommend the. purchase of
the present site of the Meigs encamp-
fair price for their property. and that
tho Secretary Of War has personally
disapproved the proposed acquisition
Of Boiling Field for permanent use of
the Army.
It was announced that the engineer
buildings at Camp Leach have been
definitely abandoned, that the chemi-
cal warfare service at American Uni
versity has been turned over to the
disposition rests in the hands of that
ONCE, a laboratory being retained by
the Ordnance Department.
To Abandon Potomac Park Camp.
The encampment in Potomac Park
will be abandoned and enlarged as
soon as 1t can be spared" Inquiries
made with q view to getting some
moro definite statement az to when
Washingtonians may expect the re-
moval Of these unsightly temporary
barracks resulted in the statement
that inasmuch as the buildings are
at present used to store the surplus
office furniture Of various depart
ments Of the government. there being
no other buildings available for this
purpose, the encampment would prob
ably not be abandoned and salvaged
until after next winter.
In connection with the salvaging
of the material used in the construc-
ton of the camps which the War De-
partment will eventually abandon. it
was stated that no definite plans have
been formulated, but that 1t is the
policy of the department to sell all
such material on the spot Of the en-
campments in question. It was said
that there is no reason for believing
that this policy would be deviated
from in the local cases.
Will Revert to Pre-War Status.
Fort Myer and Washington bar
racks revert eventually to their pre-
war status and no plans have been
adopted for charging these proper
ties, according to the committee.
Camp Humphreys will be retained as
the permanent engineer camp. A
new lease has been obtained upon the
government holdings at Camp Meade.
1t was announced, but no plans of a
permanent nature have been adopted
for that property. The remount depot
at Front Royal will be retained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
CoNDUCT0RETTEs AT MANILA,
Young Filipino Women Helping
Out in Street Car Shortage.

"'Conductorettes" are the latest In
novation in the Philippine Islands.
According to reports received by
the Department Of Labor. young Fill
ipino women have walked right into
well paying jobs as "conductorettes"
on motor bus lines established at
Manila to supplement the shortage
OF street cars. And this In the imme-
diate vicinity OF places where head
hunting was a popular pastime not
many generations ago!
Directors of the bus lines have ex-
pressed themselves as being highly
gratihed with the results of this
work. according to the reports, and
the girls with 40 pesos per month I'm
pleased.
To date the average monthly run of
the buses Is said to approximate a
million fares a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17

During the war the number Of wom-
an bank employees I'm Great Britain In
creased from 1900 to $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
Hilarious Hun HOrdeS Here
HOwl "HOch!" Haiing Heroes
What MIGHT Haze Been Had United States Lost
World Wm-Compare This With
Allies Peace Terms.

around the Botanic Garden will be
taken down.
Altogether a very pleasant time is
promised, and the management OF the
pany has kindly consented to furnish a
goodly supply OF straps and to limit the
number of tie-ups to three or four per
hour.
Pretzels Predominant.
Tho meeting at Frankfurter Hall
last night. at which arrangements for
these festivities were perfected. was
largely attended by the foreign hords
that followed in the wake of the Hun
armies when they swept into the U.
s. A. Capitol. Few familiar Wash
ington faces were to be seen. The
hall was festooned with respondent
strings Of pretzels. and above the
proscenium arch was suspended a
tastefully wrought book beer sign.
The LIST Regiment Band. in gray
green uniforms. opened the services
by playing that sentimental ballad
entitled THE Watch on the Rhine:
Has II Run Down fet?" Herr Won
Hofbrau Pilsner raped the assem-
blage to order with a bungstarter. He
said in part:
Berates Bloodthirsty Belgium.
MY Fellow supermen: This is
the first time yet is it yes that
assembled we have hero since
the g-g-r-r-e-e-a-a-t-t power OF Bel
gium ruthlessly and feloniously as
snulted and invasioned and sought to
carry off our beloved Faderland. (Ap-
plause.) We have assembled, yes. yet is
it not to commemorate the mighty
victory of the g-g-r-r-e-e-a-a TT
Cherman navy over the wicked and
the cruel Lusitania. (More applause.)
We have all-together assembled to
proclaim the triumph of the
g-g-r-r-e-e-a-a-t-t Cherman nation
over all the allied nations, the States
United and all the other powers Of
darkness and evil. We haf arosen in
der Capital of the Districht
of Kolombia to celebration our
gg-r-r-e-e-a-a-t-t victory. und to
teach kultur and the beautiful bless
ings Of Prooshun civilization to the
heathens Of America. We hat come
to celebrate at this time, and when
yet it is not, that our tearly beloved
kaiser vas eading his lunch in Paris
und his dinner in London. (Some
more applause) We hat come to col
lect der g-g-r-r-e-e-a-a-t-t fndemni-
flcation vich der States United hass
to pay to der Cherman people. We
hat arosen in Washington to ap-
point a commiddee to celebrate the
g-g-r-r-e-e-a-a-t-t treaty of peace
under which the German empire rules
Uber alles."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
West Point Men to Go Overseas.

About 200 members of the present
first class at West Point will be given
an opportunity to round out their mil.
itary studies by personal observation
of the battlefields in Europe. The Of
f1cers will be sent overseas imme-
diately after their graduation in
June and assigned to units of the ex-
peditionary forces.