The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-07-15

Highway Superintendent for Mellette
county last year, has just been award
ed the contract for building the White
River Westoyer State and Federal Aid
road. This is a big contract and we
are glad to learn that Mr.. V~anSchaack
was successful in landing the JOB.
The job will have to be completed be
fore June lst next year.
Mr.. Hutchens brought US a mighty
ace sample of barley that he raised
on his farm south west Of town this
wear. 1t is of a fair height and has
a good head of we'll filled grain. He
says be has about thirty acres of this
grain, besides some pretty good oats.
We believe that the small grain crop
in this section of the country will be
the largest eyer harvested here, and
there will be plenty to keep the thresh
ermen busy this year.
George Schanbacher who was here
visiting with old friends and acquaint
ances for the past ten days, left last
Friday for his home at Carrier, Okla
homa. George still has unbounded
faith in the future of Mellette county
and said that as soon az we got a rail
road out here he was of the opinion
that he would return to Meilette
county and make his permanent home
George has many friends here who
will be glad to welcome him back to
this county as a permanent resident.
1t is reported that there was a bad
auto accident last Sunday evening on
the road between here and Winner
about five or six miles out from the
railroad metropolis. According to r.
port one car was going to Winner and
the other coming out, and when about
to pass each other the dust vas sc
dense that it was difficult for the
drivers to see, with the result thai
there was a collision, and the wheels
and tenders on one side of each cal
were stripped off, but luckily no one
was hurt.
Five years ago Mrs. Indoh! OF Ged
des, S. D., was here to visit at the
home of Carl %Sorensen, about sever
miles west of Wood, and during tina
visit she lost a small gold locket anC
chain while chasing some rabbits {
bout the yard. Although due anC
di!!igent search was made for thu
missing piece of jewelry at that time
it could not be found. A week age
last Saturday evening just before the
shower of rain, Mrs. Sorensen founc
the missing piece of jewelry in TIT
grass where it had undoubtedly beer
LAYING undisturbed for the past iv'
years. 1t was in a very good state o
preser walton and apparently unharn
ed.
Col. G. p. Jordan, this week handed
us one of the little golden stars that
had been sent to him by j. M. Bucl
of Omaha, with a request that he SET
; that it was delivered to US. Some
time ago we made mention of the fac
that Mr.. Buck, a poor mar of Omaha
had become heart sore at the seeming
neglect Of the people of that city in
giving any sort of welcome to tht
bodies of the soldier boys who were
returned from over seas for burial ir
this country, so this man, at his owr
expense, had a small golden star pre-
pared with appropriate inscription
which he placed on the casket of al
returned fallen heroes unloaded al
Omaha. This little act Of r-al patrio,
ism, we are told, has aroused the biz
city and now when bodies OF oul
soldier boys arrive !here, there is ar
appropriate delegation at the depot tc
receive them. Mr.. Buck seemed to
greatly appreciate our reference to hi'
patriotic act. Would there were NOR,
Of his kind in this grand old United
States OF America.