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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14
LOCAL ITEMS
AS taken from a%nOthers lip.
And jotted down upon a slip;
And &c someone has lied to us,
Please shun this ONCE when you Gus,

f. S. SinkIel left the fest of the
week for Sioux City aud other points
Those who attended the dance here
last Friday night report having had a
very good time.
Fred Banker OF Spencer, Nebraska
is here looking after his radch inter
ests north of town.
John Sturdevant and E. l.. Will
moth made a business trip to Preshc
the first of the week.
The Zeitner sale in Todd county
Wednesday, is said to have been ex-
ceptionally we'll attended.
The bake sale conducted by the
Ladies' Aid Society at Weeds store
last Saturday was a success in every
way.
First class stenographers wanted
Can you fill the place7 Get ready at
Nettleton Commercial College, Sioux
Falls. 35tz
We have been having an unusually
lot OF windy weather of late and the
days have been very disagreable as a
result.
Mrs. Kirch received her piano last
Monday morning, that had been stor.
ed at Fargo, North Dakota, for the
past several years.
LANCE EYE MAN at Winner Oct
ober 18th and 10Th; Colome, October
18th; Herrick, October 18th a. m.
Burke, October 18th p. m.
The Methodist conference which was
in session at Huron last week, has APP
pointed Rev. j. X. Koch to be pastor
of the church at White River.
j. II. Bundy, wife and daughter
Ardeth; returned home Sunday even
ing from a weeks visit with relatives
and friends at Lake Andes, s. D.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. NJ. a. Weed on Thursday
afternoon, October Goth. All ladies
are especially requested to be present.
j. B. Brown and family returned
home Sunday evening from a weeks
automobile trip to Sioux City and ON
aha. They report fine roads and a
very pleasant trip.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14
japanese judicial ReoaIia.

Speaking Of robes, that worn by
the first judge Of the japanese Su.
preme court Is a work of art and as
heavy with embroidery as the vest.
ments Of the padres Of the little San
German church In Porto Rico. The
color Is black and the texture fine.
Around the neck is a collar, woven
into the gown itself and not worn sep
arately, as is the collar Of the chief
justice Of England. The color Of the
embroidery of this collar is royal pur-
pie, and Is called the "crest Of the
seven flowers Of ponlownla." The
cap, something after the order Of the
very smart sport hats worn by the
American women, Is also black, with
a design Of clustered clouds" around
the top and sides.-New York Tribune.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14

Orwell Siegmund went to Dallas
last Saturday, where he goes to spend
the winter with an uncle and attend
high school there.
The Boys Corn Club annual meet
ing will be held in Wood n week
from tomorrow, October %. Come
and see the hoys corn exhibit, and en-
JOY the day with them.
Mrs. John Hagman an dson John oil
Oelrichs, s. D., arrived here Friday
Of last week and visited with her sons
Walter and Chas Hagman Of this
place. They returned to their home
on Monday.
County Agent Gray accompanied
by g. Y. McCurdy Of Jones county,
Secretary of the South Dakota Alfalfa
Seed Growers Association was here
Monday interviewing some OF our al
falfa seed growers.
DR.. Mcdonald the White River and
Murdo, Dentist, who has served the
people on the reservation for over six
years will be at the hotel in Wood one
full week, October IL TO %. Save
your work for him, he will treat you
right. 3lt4
I Jess Burns this week contracted to
build another Indian house east Of
Wood about four miles. Jess is de
veloping into quite a building con
tractor, and be manages to keep his
crew Of carpenters pretty busliy en-
ployed,
We would like to have a few more
stories Of those who made a success in
Mellette county. These stories are a
good advertisement for the county
and might induce others to come here
I'D IJdht lutll uOLltS hOu 4 YOU give
us your storyf
The second annual meeting Of the
Rosebud Association of Congrega-
tional Churches and Ministers is be
ing held at Gregory, Yesterday and
today. Among those ia attendance
from Wood are Rev. +. G. Salter, Mrs
F. T, Sinkler and others.
While coming in from the west
Wednesday morning, Bert Humphrey
our stage driver, reports seeing a fee
mirage of the Battelyon buttes north
of Winner. He first observed the
mirage about five miles west Of
Wood and said he could see it plainly
for d considerable distance.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14

TIE American Legion are making
arrangements for a big dance at their
hall in Wood on Armistice Day, Nov
enber nth.
j. W. Pokorney Of Valparaiso, Ne
braska, arrived here Yesterday morn
ing to look after his landed interest
north Of Wood. Mr., Pokorney is
looking hale and hearty and sa Us he
has prospered very we'll the past year.
de was accompanied by F. l.. S.harf
of Valparaiso, who came along to look
al this part of the universe.
F. P. and George Forgy who oper-
ated a ranch northwest OF town for a
few years, but who a year ago last
spring left for pats unknown leaving
a number Of unpaid obligations IN The
various towns of the Rosebud, have
been adjudged bankrupts at Spokane,
Washington, according to a notice re
ceived by some OF the creditors here
the past week. They are now located
at Clayton, Washington, and were ad-
Judged bankrupts on October Bird
1927. At the time they left here it
was surmised they had gone to Cana
da.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14
Indians Built Of Stone.

Ruins which are held by archaeOlO-
gists to be the f]orerunners Of the
Pueblo cliff dwellings have been eXca-
waited and explored in the Texas Pan
handle by w. w. X. Moorehead, d.
rector Of an expedition sent out by
the University Of Pennsylvania. Pro
fessor Moorehead believes that he In
dams In the Canadian and Cimarron
valleys were the first to desert the
buffalo tepee for stone construction.
Later these housing pioneers, in his
opinion, moved west, and built their
famous cliff dwellings in the Colorado
River valley and other parts of the
Rocky mountains.
The expedition has worked through
four counties in northwest Texas and
several counties in. Oklahoma, and
has observed about one hundred stone
foundations, usually in groups of a
dozen or more, but situated in almost
inaccessible canyons and wild places.
The foundations range from three to
five feet deep and apparently support
ed structures very much like the Mex
lean adobes OF todaH.-Detroit News.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14
NIAGARA Travelling Backward.

Floyd w. Parsons says in the
Worlds Work:
"Niagara's total practical energy
equivalent Is In KEGS Of 6,OOO,OOO-
horse power. This stream of energy
is kept constantly renewed by the ac-
ton of the laws Of nature and 1t finds
expression through the medium OF
noise. The falling water at Niagara
presents a grand spectacle which Is
viewed each year by less than l per
cent of the population of the country.
But this spectacle, though grand, Is a
travelling show, for the falls have re-
coded $50 feet since the first survey
was made In 1854.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14
Watch Would Be Useless.

Not long ago a number of masons
left Scotland to settle In this coun-
try. One of them wrote to his wife
shortly after his arrival and instruct
ed her to sell their household property
and to take passage out to him.
The good wife had a neighbor who
came to help her with the packing.
In the midst Of 1t they fell upon
Thomas watch. The n~eighbor exam.
ined 1t closely and then said:
"It's a grand watch, Catherine.
Yell be takin' 1t WI YET"
INA, ma !" was the reply. ut wad
be o. nae $ DOT there, for Thomas
tells me In his letter that there Is
some 'OOrs O. difference between the
time here and In California. SO l need
ma be takin' useless things"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14
MOVES BACK TO
18TH CENTURY
Turkish Nationalist Shift Their
Capital to SivaS.
ONCE AN IMPORTANT CITY

Armenian Kings Ruled It for a While
and Under the Byzantines II Was
the Second Most important City in
Asia Minor-in Marco Polo's Time
Ii Was One of the Show Places OF
the Near East--Sivas May Be a
Turkish Ruhr or Selesia.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14

He caused a thousand children TO be
trampled to death under the hoofS Of
his war horses, and followed this
strous proceeding by having 1900 Of
the defeated Armenian defenders Of
the city buried alive. Since it went
through that narrowing experience the
city has never risen to a position Of
any great Importance"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14
HOG RECEIVERS RING
Roots Up Wedding Band Lost Twenty
Five Years.

To the snout Of a hungry hog Mrs.
Omego King of st. Joseph, Mo-, owes
recovery Of her gold wedding ring lost
% years ago, three days after heS
marriage.
Mrs. Kings husband went out to
chase the pOrker from the %barnyard,
where he was roofing. Looking down
he noticed a glittering ring, just a
little furnished from the dirt.
The hog will not be butchered. He
will be kept as an heirloom, to die his
natural death.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14
Greeting
Cards

We haze GIL exceptionally
fine line of Holiday Greet
ing cards for Uhich Ue are
noU booking orders for
December deHDeTy. We
print them, emboSs them
or engrdDe hem---ds you
Dish. Your friends UW
be glad TO receive one of
these beautiful cards.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14

sc2aammedan women Of every other
country-go about their duties when
called into the streets with wells
which hide their faces from the eyes
OF passerSby. Tradition tells us that
one day when Mohammed was with
his favOrite wife, Ayesha, who was
unveiled, as all woman then were, a
stranger happened to see her lovely
race became enamored of her, and
offered to buy her at the price Of one
camel. 1t is said this so angered
Mohammed that the prophet decreed
that women, thereafter, should wear
wells to hide their faces from the
gaze of other men.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14

Made Veil In Institution.
Ike women Of Persia-like the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14
Monogram
Stationery

Makes a most acceptable
gift at any time and espec-
tally at the Holiday season
We haze an unusually at
racfiUe line of Box Staten
erV. in Unite and tinfs.
We wW place any Mono
gram either in plain print
Jug. enclosing or engraU-
ing on any box you select
and lag il aside until Uou
UQnf ii. We Uould like
ycur order noD.
Calendars. Blotfers, Pencils,
and Novelties for Business
Men. See our line.
Pioneer Print Shop
Wood, S. D.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS CONFER WITH BOARD

President B. G. Humphreys, Vice
Presidents ). M. Taylor, S. p Head
ley and G, A. Taylor and Secretary
Crisler appeared before the board Of
supervisors yesterday relative to the
widespread complaint regarding tax
assessments. The Taxi Payers Asso-
citation was DESTROYS of learning upon
what basis the assessments were made
and to discuss in a friendly way with
the board the relative assessed values
Of Claiborne county as compared with
those Of other similar counties.
The matter was thoroughly thrash
ed out, The board suspending all other
business for the conference. It de-
veloped that Claiborne's assessment
on real estate is about on par with
that Of Jefferson and other counties
in this section; and the members Of
the board stated that the increases in
assessments were made simply to
place the values back to where they
were in 1919, very many Of the tax
payers having reduced their ASSESS
ments to the 1917 basis. Assessor
Herlong, who was also present, stated
that he had been notified by telephone
chat the State Equalization Board
would not accept any reduction on real
estate; that it was generally eonced-
ed that personal values were expected
to be lower, but there could not be re-
duction in the real values.
There was some discussion regard
ing the relative values between the
various sections Of the county, but it
was agreed that there could he no
changes in this respect.
The officers of the Tax Payers As
ISOLATION left feeling that the board
was doing all It could do under the
circumstances, and that even had
there been a disposition to allow the
assessments Of the various tax payers
to remain where they had placed them,
the State Board would refuse to APP
prove the ssessnent rolls when they
were sent to that body.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04
PORT GIBSON Is PAYING
OFF ITS INDEBTEDNESS

The town Of Port Gibson Is now
paying off its accumulated indebted
ness. Within one year, including the
interest on its bonds, the municipality
has payed debts and accumulated mon
ey to the amount Of about $4,000.
This is a big sum, and few people in
the town even knew that more than
running expenses were being met.
a year ago there was a bonded in
debtedness Of $I02, 500, there was an
outstanding loan warrant Of $4,000,
but the treasury contained $1,000.
Since then $4,000 worth Of bonds
have been paid; the loan warrant of
$4,000 has been retired, $500 has
been paid in interest and there re-
mains IN the treasury $4,000, max
Ing q net gain for the year Of $780,
The towns income for the fiscal
year amounte to about 100000.
The present administration is wor-
thy Of commendation for this showing.
The average man, knowing that prac-
ucally every business is on strain
to break even, must be surprised to
see these figures, which have been
taken from the towns books.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04
ANNUAL SESSION
SCHOOL BOARD
Fix Dates for Opening Of Schools for
Sept. 18th and 18th. Prohibit Dane
ing in School Houses.

The regular meeting Of the County
School Board was held at the court
house Monday, Aug. 1st. Those pres
ent were superintendent c. A. Nc
Amls, ]. N Magruder, w. A. Fife and
II. WI Clark.
Following were the dates for the
opening OF the county schools: White
schools, Monday, Sept 18th; colored
schools, Monday, Sept. 18th.
1t was ordered that the school house
Improvement fund be apportioned
among the several districts in accord
ance with the amounts paid into said
fund by each district.
1t was ordered that Allen colored
school be allowed $50 out Of the
school house improvement fund, same
being recommended by the member
of the board from Dist. No. 2.
It was ordered that Pine Grove col
ored school be allowed $3.50 out Of the
school house improvement fund, same
being recommended by member of
the board from Dist. No. 1.
1t was ordered that Jeffersonville
colored school be allowed $100 out Of
the school house Improvement fund,
on recommendation Of the school board
member of Dist. No. 5.
1t was ordered than Brumfield col
ored school be allowed $3.50 outof
the school house improvement fund,
to be paid by the county superintend-
ent in February, 1922, same being
recommended by member Of the board
from Dist. No. 5.
It was ordered that Hermanville
Consolidated School be allowed $3.50
out Of the school house Improvement
fund on recommendation Of the mem
Der from Dist No. A.
1t was ordered that the colored
school on w. G. Guthrie's place be al
lowed $50 out Of the school house inn
provement fund.
1t was ordered the Center colored
school be allowed $50 on Recommended
ton Of the member of this board from
Dist. No. 4, out Of the school house
fund.
It is the order Of the County School
Board that the public school buildings
Of this county shall not be used for
dancing.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04
LONNIE BARLAND'S REMAINS
TO BE BURIED SUNDAY

The remains of Lonnie A. Barland,
son Of Mr.. John Barland, arrived here
this week and will be laid to rest in
the Port Gibson cemetery Sunday af-
tefnooh at three O'clock. Arrange
ments are being made to have a large
gathering Of the veterans Of the late
war attend the funeral, at which ap-
propriate exercises will be held
Lonnie died Of wounds received in
France soon after the American forces
began storming the German trenches,
and since his death his body has been
resting where it was buried near a
hospital. But his father, longing like
other parents whose sons had died for
their country, wished the body to rest
IN the native land Of the hero, and
made application for its removal.
Mr.. Barland has arranged for the
burial to take place at Port Gibson.
He says that he wants his sons body
where the grave will be cared for, and
still near enough for him to visit the
sacred spot.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04
NEAR TRAGEDY

Last week Bayou peirre came near
claiming two more victims. The small
son Of George Hay and the two little
sons Of $. G. Bradbury went swim
ming in the deep hole in the bayou on
Mr. Hays place The smallest Of the
Bradbury boys got into the deep wat
er and began sinking. Willie Hay i'm
mediately went to his rescue. Willie
is only about twelve years of age, but
he had the courage to attempt 70 save
the life Of his companion. He got the
drowning boy on his back, and not be-
ing strong enough to keep above the
water himself, swan to the shore with
his head under water. BY the time
the little fellows crawled out on the
bank the rescuer was as near drowned
as the victim.
But Willie Hay displayed courage
of which any man would be proud.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04
STATE REVENUE AGENT
SUES WARREN SUPERVISORS

The State Revenue Agent has filed
suit against the supervisors Of War
rem county and their bondsmen for
over 100000, which he claims has
been illegally spent, This suit may
affect every county in the state, as
the laws, especial those governing
road building, are ambiguous and diff
ficult to thoroughly comprehend.
The Vieksburg Herald has the fol-
lowing to say Of the suit:
Lamar Easterling Of Franklin g.
Easterling, Jackson, attorneys for
Stokes v. Robertson, state revenue
agent, for the use Of Warren county,
yesterday filed two suits IN the cham
cery court against the board Of SUI
pervisors Of this county, serving for
the four years prior to 1920, and
the present board, and the sureties
on their bonds, for all moneys ap-
proximately $4,000 alleged to
have been Illegally paid out by the
respective boards, and seeks an in
junction to restrain the present board
from making any further unlawful
OF illegal appropriations out Of the
funds Of said county, or paying any
and all claims not authorized by law.
The suits are directed against j.
W. Tucker, president Of the former
board, now county assessor, and the
members who served on the board
with him viz. 4 ] Mackey, E. p
Goff, J j. Ring and e. S. Martin
AN but Mr. Tucker are members ID
the present board, the new member
for this year and president, is P. NJ
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04

~ planted in the Mississippi truck
belt, is a great improvement over the
Red Valentine, being one-third longer
than that variety, with pods perfectly
round and straight and of excellent
quality. 1t is suitable for late plant
ing and is very hardy. Il will With
stand early and late frost. Is an ex-
ceilent shipper, a large yielder and of
handsome appearance.
refugee beans is esteemed for late
planting and for use as pickles. The
vines large, spreading, exceedingly
hardy, with small smooth leaves, very
late and bear long, cylindrical green
pods Of excellent quality.
So much for green pod beans; now
forwax pod variety. The latter take
with people who look at the beauty Of
the vegetable and on the table I'M
proved Golden Wax highly valuable
for fall planting, is of vigorous, bushv
growth, not susceptible to rust. II Is
very productive. The pods are hand
some, large, uniformly broad, thick
and almost solid flesh of food quality.
Under and brittle without string on
coarse fiber, The color is a rich gold
en- yellow. 1t is reliable in producing
a heavy crop for market.
The Kidney Wax Beans are strong
growing vines and yieldalarge crop Of
long, nearly straight white wax-like
handsome pods Of good quality. It
natures the same time as the Golden
Wax. Rust is the great enemy Of the
beans and this is brought about in wet
weather and by cultivating when wet.
The average time for beans to Be
ready for market after planting is
fifty days. Therefore August 10th to
18th viii be safe in this latitude to
plant bean seed
TRUCKER
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04
PATTlSON

Mrs. Sylvester Greenwald gave a
pretty birthday party Saturday after
noon, complimentary to her attrac-
tive young daughter, Elise,
Mr. key Freshman returned Mon
day from a months stay in New York
City where he not only had a delight
full time socially with his relatives
there, but in view Of the fact that
price of cotton is more promising for
this fall, Mr.. key laid in an attrac-
tive new line Of dry goods for his
mercantile house at Pattison.
On Thursday night Mrs. Schooler
gave an enjoyable sociable to the
young people, in honor Of her guest
Miss Carrie Lee Townsend Of Carpen-
ter.
Mr.. Francis Whitaker Of La, spent
a few days this week in the Darden
home with his brother Mr.. Jeff Whit
talker.
Misses Jennie Freshman and Marie
Jordan gave a party, conformity, in
the home Of Mrs. Becky Freshman
Tuesday night, which the young peo-
pie seemed greatly to enjoy
Mrs. Schooler's accomplished guest
Miss Townsen left Monday for her
home.
On Monday afternoon Mrs, G. B.
Darden gave a lawn party TO little
Norman Beayden In honor Of his10th
birthday, to which all Of the children,
and number Of Mrs. Dafden's grown
friends were invited. Delicious re-
freshments were served
But for the active work Of Dr..
Chapman, our County Health Officer,
in insisting on a general ordinance Of
vaccination, quite an epidemic Of small
pox would likely have prevailed
through Claiborne County. AS it is,
negroes returning from working al
lumber camps have, in several IN
stances. CONS down with the dread
disease, la cabins alarmingly close to
white people, and, what makes it es-
peeially dangerous, if the disease is
mild in form, no physician Is called
the case being diagnosed by the vic
tim as chicken pox.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04
VARIETIES OF BEANS
FOR FALL PLANTING

The Claiborne county truck growers
will plant considerable acreage in
fall beans. The date seems to bother
them, and the variety too. There is
q difference between the early and
the late beans. That which is good
ior spring planting will not do for
ian planting, vet we have beans that
do for both seasons We are speaking
p push beans for market. The Yafs
sntlne on the green pod varieties are
truckers.
The Red Valentine, early and extra
and late is one of the most prolific
round green podded beans, wonderful
producer and good, almost perfect
ssnlpper. It remains in perfect con-
altlen for two weeks after picking.
me Black Valentine, which Is most
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-08-04
DIR. SIMMONS To HAzLEHnRsr

DIR. G. l., Simmons, who has been
practicing medicine SO successfully in
the Mcbride neighborhood for the
past twenty years, has decided TO re-
move his office TO Hazlehurst. His
office furniture is expected to arrive
at any time, and as soon as it comes.
which will be about next week, the
doctor will move TO his new field Of
labors.
pr Simmons has been wonderfully
successful, both as a physician and d
surgeon, and he will be missed by the
people Of his old neighborhood. DR..
Simmons has been a patron Of the
Reveille office for many years, and
while we expect him hereafter to
patronize our good friend Of the Cour-
ier, at the same time we will miss the
pleasant business relations.