The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-06-17

n LaQleS Alu society VIII meet
with Mrs, Ray Rankin in Butte Val
ley on Friday, June oath. All ladies
are earnestly requested to be present
at this meeting.
Little Dorothy Salter celebrated her
seventh birthday Tuesday by inviting
a number of her young friends to
come and spend the afternoon with
her at the parsonage. Refreshments
were served.
Sunday evening our people enjoyed
a free open air picture show at the
Legion Hall. 1t was a beautiful
evening and after a rather hot day
those present rather enjoyed seeing
the movies from their cars. Four
reels Of war pictures were shown.
The First Annual American Legion
Celebration that was held at Mission
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
last week, according to report, was a
grand success. There were immense
crows in attendance all three days.
The weather was all that could be
expected, and the program presented
was a good one whice pleased the
crowds in attendance. 1t was perhaps
tie biggest and best celebration ever
held in Todd County. =,
John Krieger, who lives about five
miles northeast of Wood, on last
Saturday brought to our Office a
sample Of mica he had mined on his
farm. The sample submitted was only
a small one but Mr.. Krieger informs
us that he has a butte on his place
that is apparently full of this mineral,
and it is possible that by digging
a little deeper this mineral might be
found in large enough sheets and in
sufficient quantities to make the find
a valuable one. Mr.. Krieger expects
to investigate his find a little farther.
The sample he brought to our office
seems to be of extra good quality.
Winner is going to have a recreation
park a half mile west OF that city.
They already have boating and
bathing facilities and expect to add
golf links, teunis courts and to erect
a large dance pavilion. According
to the Journal the new park has been
christened "Pipe Dream Park"
Every town ought to bave a park,
and we have at various times advocat-
ed the park idea for Wood, and we
have not lost all hope of realizing our
"pipe dream on that score. Ii a good
substantial dam were built just above
or just below the bridge that spans
Butte Greek just east OF town, it
would store up the flood waters and
provide a mighty nice place for boat
ing, bathing and fishing; then if by
some hook or crook title could be
procured or the use of the ground
could be obtained for a number of
years, extending from the Memorial
/, Highway south to the Day school,
the grounds neatly fenced and the
Timber cleared of underbrush, the
weeds kept down and some nice foot
paths laid out, We could have one of
the prettiest little natural parks and
camp grounds right here at Wood
that could be found anywhere. It
would be something hat would be
greatly appreciated by the. auto
tourists that travel oyer the Memorial
Highway, and they would show their
appreciation by speaking we'll of
Wood wherever they might 90. Il
would be a big id for our town and
we'll worth every cent 1t would cost.
1t would also be q nice place for our
own people to go picnicing, fishing,
bathing or boating. IL would cost
some money to get such a park in
shape and keep it in shape, but the
expense would not be p~rohihitivs if
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