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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-09-02
How Markham Lost
His Cook
BY DOROTHY WHITCOMB.
(9. 1921. Western Newspaper Unlon.)

(9, 1921. Western Newspaper Unlon.)
L~indsay's mentality was not devoid
or an element Of humor In its compost
ton, and the incongruity of his mis-
sion appealed to this latent sense as
he stepped quietly out Of his house al
night and looked back into the well-lit
parlor. He saw his wife seated in
her chair, reading as calmly as though
he had gone out upon the most ordi-
nary visit to some friend. She hardly
raised her eyes when he said good.by
to her, yet there had been an Emotion
al scene only that morning, and 1t
was this that had nerved Lindsay to
his resolution.
He could endure his wife's COM
plants no longer. He was resolved TO
pu an end to them for ever. And he
was going like a thief by night to
steal the most precious jewel Of
Markham's household.
He had fought down the impulse
toward dishonor for many weeks. But
now the time had come when he could
resist no longer. Life without Lucille
would have no zest. His home had
grown to be no home to him. His
very food had lost it's SAVIOR.
Markham had brought her back TO
America after his last visit to France.
When she arrived she was q simple
country girl, innocent, ignorant OF
the language Of her adopted country.
She had met few men she had never
ever beer engaged before. And once
In Markham's power he watched her
jealousy. He would hardly permit
her to leave home.
Strangely enough, 1t was Mrs. Lind
say who had first met her, and II was
she who had introduced Lindsay on
one OF the rare occasions when Lucille
mad snatched a short respite from
Markham's tyranny. 1t was at a
friends house. Mrs. Lindsay was taken
at once with the pale, beautiful French
girl. But 1t was Lindsay who had
pursued the acquaintance.
Markham and he were not on
friendly terms. He knew enough Of
the mans cOwardly nature to be
aware that, once Lucille and he were
together, there would be no pursuit.
At last the time had arrived when he
was able to propose his plan.
She looked at him with yelled ter
ror, and yet with a Joy that she could
hardly conceal.
Il VIII give you more than Mark
ham can ever give you," he said gaily
and then outlined his plan. Markham
was not always home before nightfall.
Let her appoint some day when he
would he detained at his office. 1t
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Both the Farmers Co. machines
are in u neighborhood this week.
1t was thought at first that this was
going to make us short on threshlng
help but as both machines are rated
in the coffee mill capacity, there is
no shortage Of helpers.
1t was our intention this week to
send in report. Of the yield Of differ
ent grains that have been threshed in
our valley, but since returning from
Winner and getting market prices Of
grain, we decided it wasn't worth
while.
This is not half of what has trans
pired in peacefully valley since
our last letter. but since getting grain
prices and writing school house news,
we are short on paper, ambition and
patience, and will quit now because
we are tired and will grant the read
ers of the Butte Valley Items the
same privilege.
A. E. Townsend of White River
was at tie school meeting on Tues
day looking for a solution Of the build
ing proposition and presented to our
School Board for their signature a con-
tract and specifications Of his own
drawing, the same being different to
plans and specifications that were on
file at the Clerks Office when the call
for bids was made, and in our opinion
this is liable to cause more litigation
and delay.
The litigation over the location OF
the school house in 1925 was again
the main topic at the special election
which was held at the Butte Valley
school Tuesday. The litigants being
defeated this time by a vote Of 20 to
IL, and seven spoiled ballots which
were not counted. This litigation
and delay in building school houses
does not hurt the voters Of Berkeley
| School District, but it does deprive
the children of educational advant.
ages and the parties that were obliged
to read, anaIyze and decipher some OF
the ballots cast at the election will
readily agree that if the coming gen
Grafton will be better educated than
the present, there will be no harm
done.
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BUTTE VALLEY ITEMS.
Nj. G. Cordes left Monday for a few
days visit at Rapid City.

M. G. Cordes left Monday for a few
days visit at Rapid City.
George Hauptmans little girl was
quite sick for a few days this week.
A. J.. Krieger and Geo Horstman
bought oats of l.. G. Evans this week.
Al Krieger and Ray Rankin were
callers at the Evans home on Sunday.
George Sues of Omaha was out for
a visit with his uncle and aunt Mr..
and Mrs. George Balint.
S. A. Hill left the fore part of the
week for points In Nebraska to at
tend to business matters.
Charles Strawshine, foreman at the
Weaver ranch on Oak Creek, resign
ed his position on Monday and is now
staying with John Nolan.
Miss Freida Horstman had the mis-
fortune Of breaking three bones in
her foot while attending a party at
the Paulson home last Sunday.
Lon Crosser the engineer with the
Butte Y alley Co.'S. machine Is being
kept quite busy between eating musk
melons and changing spark plugs.
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would then be the simplest thing for
him TO cover the two miles between
their houses and meet her after dark
when there were no prying eyes to
see. She must have her possessions
what she could pack into a suitcase
ready, and he would take her away,
never to see Markham again.
But if he comes after me?" she
askaa, stM half afraid.
Lindsay had laughed at that, and
his contempt for Markham seemed to
find an answer in the girls soul. She
told him many little details Of the
a his tyranny, his greed. Once,
when she had not prepared a dish ex-
actly to his liking he had sworn at
her. She had never forgotten that.
Yes, she would go.
And Lindsay, looking back at his
conjunction. For he was going to
end her complaints effectively and for
ever.
Markham was not to be home that
night. SO much he had discovered,
and he had sent Lucille a message by
a trusted confidant. Now he strobe
out into the dark eagerly, his MIND
tense Upon his mission, every nerve
tingling with the thought OF the &C.
static happiness that lay in store Tor
him.
And she was waiting for him. AS
he approached the unlit house where
the man he hated lived he saw acr, a
sinuous shadow in the doorway.
Lucille !" he whispered.
And so he led her way.
The suitcase was weighty, but ne
walked as though he trod on air. and
Lucille strobe at his side. AT last they
stood outside his house ageIn, and,
looking through the window, Lindsay
perceived that his wife still occupied
the same chair and hello the samd
book. All the emotions that had pos
sessed him had been entirely unknown
to her; she read as TRANQUILITY as though
nothing were at stake.
Then a sense Of unutterable love for
tnlS Quiet WOlIlulI Ill tiC SihA WSAASN
up in Lindsay's heart. He turned tn
the girl and spoke almost CURLY.
81 am going in to tell her." he said.
ITO tell your wifeT
"Yes-everything. But wait for me.
I shall not abandon you Have nd
fear. 1t will be but a moment"
The waiting girl saw Lindsay disap-
pear wiss'n the house; she saw him
bend ovi} his wife, saw her start up
incredul6nsly and look at him with
ewes that searched his soul. Then
she was running out of the house
with Lindsay at her side.
"'Youj Lucille!" she cried
"Yes, madame"
"And you have came to stay? You
will not leave u.s." She turned to her
husband. 30, my dear" she cried, ito
think that we should own the only
French cook In stapleton. And it's
true!" She seized the girls hands and
almost pulled her through the door.
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NV mind filled with these thoughts,
I hardly realized we had circled the
demonstration field, and had once more
landed on the ground.
How did the Red river look from
the skye" asked q farmer as | stepped
out of the airship. "How did it lookF"
I repeated. well, I never saw 1t, l
saw something much more wonderful
that wiped out every other thought"
"What was it?" asked the farmer, as
the crowd quickly gathered around.
at was a new view Of power farm
ing" said, "where tractors are
taking the place Of horses IN field
work as automobiles have displaced
them on the highways" And l
wish every farmer in this country
could have been up with me in the
airplane 20 get that vision Of power
farming l got in the flight over the
Fargo demonstration field. Power
farming is here to stay-and to grow!
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WHAT THE BIRD MAN SAW
Pv GEORGE E. FULLER

Whiz-zzzzz! A rush of ARA sensa-
hon like shooting upward in a speedy
elevater-and my plane rose swllu!
from the ground at the Fargo farming
demonstration.
"Circle the demonstration helo
where horses and tractors have been
blowing" / instructed the pilot, ana ne
pointed his plane owe the paddock
tents and headed for the extreme corn
er of the 640-acre demonstration neld.
"Zip!" clicked the camera, as we
banked for a turn, and here's the PIC
ture the camera saw: Right down In
the foreground 10 acres striped with
giant swaths Of green carpet Where
the horse-drawn outfits, after sixteen
hours, were still tolling on their I'M
finished ten-acre plots. Along side OF
them, and on either side of the ROAD,
like great fields of black velvet, lay 36o
acres of soft black ground plowed'
disked and narrowed by tractors IN
less than ten hours.
Convincing? Yes! Mighty convincing,
I thought, as l looked over the whole
scene and saw the tractors lined up
in their paddocks, with their Job com
pleted, while the horse outfits were
still hard at work, slowly turning FUR
rows from the great swaths of green
weeds.
How can the horse compete with
the tractor in the face Of such evil
dence?" l thought Looking over the
side of the airship, ! saw thousands OF
farmers automobiles streaming in n
out of the demonstration grounds, and
l realized then and there that 1T rs
inevitable that horses will be displaced
by tractors in field work just as surely
as automobiles have displaced them on
the road.
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NOTICE o BIDS.

The undersigned Beard Of Berkeley
School District M. 3, Mellette coun
ty, South Dakota, will receive sealed
bids, up until II o'clock noon, Satur-
day, October lst, 1921, for the con-
s%truction of a frame school building,
on the south west corner of the south
west quarter of Section Is, Township
4O-N, Range 25-W, Sixth Principal
Meridian, according to plans and speci
dcations now on file, at the office OF
the clerk Of said Board.
Bids are to be made for the COM
pleted building on the above described
premiAes.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
CLAUDE A. STILLS, Clerk.
Berkeley School District No. 3
31-5t P. o. Address, Carter, 8. ID.
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STILL WAS RUNNING WHEN OFFICERS
ARRIVE

The first Of the week Deputy State
Sheriff Smith and Sheriff Huston Of
this county made a trip down on the
Burnt Rock creek north Of Bonesteel
to look after the distilling operations
Of Will Raymond and his wife. The
officers arrived just as the Raymonds
were running off a batch Of corn juice
The still was hidden in dense growth
Of underbrush and trees, but as both
Of these men have the reputation OF
being able to follow a booze scent like
a blood hound does a criminal they
soon found the still with Raymond and
his wife operating it. The still was
destroyed and the parties taken to
Burke where they were given immed-
late tria... Raymond was sentenced
to six months in the county Jail and
fined $500. Mrs. Raymond was re-
leased under suspended sentence
Gregory Times-Advocate.
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AFTER BAD CHECK ARTISTS

The merchants of Winner are COM
PEELED TO take drastic measures from
time to time against bad check artists
and such a movement is again con
templated. The merchants have to
pay their bills, and feel that every
precaution must be used against this
nuisance.-Tripp County Journal.
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INTERESTING ITEMS FROM OUR
EXCHANGES.

The J. Fl. Scriven family leave Sep
LIST for a ~sojourn in California,
with the hope Of benefitting the Ma
health. The HOcking family
will occupy their home in Winner.
County Journal.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-09-02
BITTEN BY RATTLEsNAKE.

Lew Haukaas was bitten by a rat
tlesnake last Sunday evening. He
threw a hammer at the snake and
stunned it, then picking up the ham
mer he attempted to hit it on the
head when he was bitten on the fin
ger. He was taken to the hospital
ana at last reportLe was getting a
long tine.-TOdd County Tribune.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-09-02
PUTTING DOWN NEW WELLS

The Kelly Well Company, Of Grand
Island, have begun work on putting in
two new wells for the city at the sup
ply springs even miles south. The
ne " wells when completed will double
the city's water supply.-Winner Adj
vocate.
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TAKE NOTICE.. DESTROY WEEDS

All parties living along any public
highway in Cody Township, according
to law. must have all weeds and grass
moved or otherwise destroyed on
both sides of said highway, by Octo-
Der lst, 1921.
BY order Of CODY TOWNSHIP BOARD,
Bits HARRY ATWOOD, Clerk.
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FROM n

jim Andrews was a calle4 at Hares
Friday evening.
Mrs. John Ham and family called
at the Hare ranch Tuesday.
l.. O. Dustrude has sold his lamb
crop to a party from Witten.
Vaughn Briscoe and Mrs. Stone
called at the Hare ranch Saturday
evening.
Vaughn Briscoe and mother-in-law,
Mrs. Stone, autoed to Carter, Satur-
evening.
John Ham assisted VIM. Hare with
the repairing Of hayrack last week
Tuesday.
Mrs. Joe Bray We and Miss Ida Brave
called at the Hare ranch last week
Wednesday.
l.. 0. Dustrude came out from Wood
Saturday evening and spent Sunday
with his family.
John Ham made a trip to Murdo
Friday with wheat, He also took a
load for Joe Brave.
The Weeks boys arrived at the Hare
ranch Monday, where they will put
up some hay COR Mr.. Hare.
Mrs. l.. O, Dustrude and sister Miss
Dancer from Nebraska were callers at
Hare'S Wednesday evening.
Vaughn Brisco and Mr.. Stone, Mrs.
Blivings Of Winner were callers at
the Hare ranch, Thursday evening.
Mrs. Mary Emery and children and
uncle Frank West from Pine Ridge
were visitors at the Hares, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Vaughn Briscoe and Mrs. Stone
started out OIL an overland trip to the
Black Hills to spend a few weeks va
cation before winter sets in,
jim Emery who has been helping
his uncle VIM. Hare for the past two
weeks has quit and is getting ready
to go to school work at Haskell, Kan
Sas.
Mrs. Albert Joneschiet came out to
the ranch Saturday evening in order
to be able TO attend the funeral SER
vices Of Mrs. Bachman, Sunday norm
ing.
The L. O. Dustrude and john Ham
families went berrying on Thursday
but i'll luck seemed to be their fate
as it was but very few berries they
gathered.
Miss Marguerite Dancer of Collins,
Nebraska arrived here Wednesday
and is at present the guest of her Sis
ter, Mrs. l.. O. Dustrude and family
Miss Dancer intends to remain in our
midst about a couple of weeks.
The Andrew Eastman 'threshing
rig has entered our community. At
ter threshine Joe Braves grain the rig
moved onto the Briscoe place Thurs
day where it threshed some John
Hams wheat. Saturday it moved over
to Glen ~Sherwoods place.
Mesdames VIM. Hare and L. O.
Dustrude, Misses B. Weber and Mar
garrett Dancer and Ray Dustrude
motored to Murdo, Tuesday, where
Miss Weber boarded the Milwaukee
train for Aberdeen. After attending
to their shopping the rest of the la
dies returned to No-Mans-Land.
Jim Emery and John Ham motored
down to Okreek and White River,
| Sunday, where Jim looked after some
matters pertaing to certain arrange
ments about attending the Haskell
Institute at Lawrence, Kansas this
coming fall. The gentlemen returned
to the Hare ranch the same day.
Mrs. Gotlieb Bachman who has
been suffering wit tuberculosis for the
| past several years died at her home in
No.Mans-L Land, Saturday, August Goth
| at 5 o'clock a. m. Funeral services
took place at the home Sunday morn
ing August 2lst. Rev. Salter Of Wood
| officiated at the services and inter-
ment took place at the Wood cemetry
The many friends Of our community
extend their heartfelt sympathy to
| the grief stricken husband, children
and relatives.
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customed to the old quarters rather
an awed feeling at first, but you will
find within its walls the same accom-
modating public servants which Trip
county voters elect to ill our offices.
Trip County Journal.
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Remember StrattOn the Presho
Dentist will be at the'ROtel in Wood
September 8 and 9, prepared to do
your dental work. He makes regu-
lar trips. so
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BIDS WANTED

The undersigned committee will re.
ceiye sealed bids for the rebuilding OF
Masonic Hall ut Wood, s. D., accord
ing to plans and specifications now on
die with said committee.
Bids will be opened at 6 p. M, or
Friday September Is, 1921.
The Committee reserves the right
to accept or reject any or all bids.
j. B. BROWN, f. L. WILMoTH,
j, II. BUNDY, Committee.
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fool Advice: Follow your own ad-

Fool Advice: Follow your own adj
vice.
Keeping on the level is often an up
hill drive.
A flower dies young bat it is hard to
kill a weed.
Pity the poor devil who gets no fun
out of his job.
It's something to have the friend
ship of a dog.
Getting mad never helps you beat
the other fellow.
When a woman sees her Own beauty
others see her vanity.
All a fellow has TO do to be good
these days is to quit being bad.
Marriage is a lottery in which they
frequently Scrap over the prize.
The mar Who knows all things is
not poor. He-EFIeh in conceit.
Being comfortable is a sensation
that usually costs a lot of money.
When experience is to be the teach
er there are few who care to learn.
A hearty appetite is a choice pos
session. It-helps the grocer along.
People who respect themselves are
never without the respect Of others.
Good advice Is a thing Of great val
ue that few people care to pick up.
Anyway, a wise man is wise until a
pretty woman makes him act the fool
Very few men believe in gossip, but
did you ever hear of n who failed
to listen?
All men make mistakes, but the
successful nan doesn't make the same
ones twice.
Study the good points Of the mar
you don't like. He may possess some
of your own.
Some people are In nc possible dan
ger Of being killed by overwork. They
never do any.
Some folks begrudge the price they
pay for necessities-they spend lavish
ly on luxuries.
The wisdom of the wise man does
not always protect him from the fool
ishness OF fools.
Ont of sight is not always out of
mind. Sometime the absent n for
gets to pay up.
Some people are such inveterate
liars they are believed when
they tell the truth.
All persons are not crazy who act
that way. 1t is just the modern way
of appearing smart.
''Sox have no visible means OF sup
port" says a brother editor. But
that depends on the SEX.
y There isn't a person in this town
who eats three square meals a day.
They are always scrambled.
You don't know what distance is
unless you've walked the length of
the church at a wedding party.
To maintain good humor and opti-
mism under trying circumstances is
one of the hard jobs If the world.
II it be true that We pass from
death to life again, why should we be
afflicted with all the discomforts of
1t requires brains to keep the pace
today. And possibly that accounts
for SO many people ambling along at
night.
1t is fine to be born a hero, but
here's to the fellow who goes into the
fight whislling to keep his teeth from
c~hattering.
Inquisitive people are seldom salts
fed with what they learn. They al
ways imagine that the pump didn't
work freely.
The question of cleaner money does
not interest US to any great extent.
What we want to know Is when we
are to get more of it.
Good enough! The tax exemption
figure is to be 50, 800 next year, and
by dint OF extreme prodigality the
poor man may I've able to keep his net
income within that figure.
We admire the man who readily ad-
mits that there are smarter men than
himself. He has reached the age
where the assimilation Of knowledge
and wisdom II not difficult.
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A G. StrattOn the Presho Dentist
will be at the Hotel i'm Wood, Sep
TENDER 8 and y, to do dental work.
Tell your friends. 80
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WHY NOT TRY IT.

All over the country merchants are
adopting the three per cent method
of advertising and 1t is proving SO
profitable and satisfactory TO them
that we believe our business men
would do we'll to give it attention.
Actual tests in hundreds of cases
have proved that an advertising APP
preparation Of three per cent Of the
previous years gross sales have increas
ed the business 80 per cent. This in
crease doesn't happen the first week
after advertising starts, but in the
cumulative effect Of a campaign car
ried on regularly each week for the
whole year. If the three per cent
we're all spent in one grand blow out
out it would be wasted. But distri-
buted over an entire year 1T is the
surest business builder in the world.
Big city stores spend from 5 to ! per
cent. but in towns like this three per
cent will do as much and even more
on the capital invested. There is one
sure way to prove this, and you can't
lose, either. And that is to try 1t
out.-Minden Courier.
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MOVE INTO NEW COURT HOUSE

Chas. leigh and his force Of dray-
men are moving county officials into
the new court house this week, the
auditor and treasurer having moved
into the new building Monday, with
others following as rapidly as possible
Trip county citizens need no longer
apologize for housing their employees
in a poor building, although it will be
some time before all the offices will
be fully equippd.
AS you enter from the main entrance
on the south you find offices for the
sheriff, county agent and superinten-
dent of schools. A large assembly hall
adjacent to the county s%uperinten-
dents office will be used for teachers
examinations, filling a long felt need.
There is also a very convenient rest
room in the south east corner, which
will be a boon to many a tired moth
er having a few hours to wait in Win
ner, and it is hoped that this conven-
fence will be used by both country
and town ladies.
On the next floor we find the offices
OF register of deeds, highway superin'
tendent, county commissioners, audi
tor, treasurer, states attorney and
the public library.
On the floor OF the landing between
the second and third stories the state
seal of South Dakota is shown in mos
ale.
Tie last office floor Is the oficia
home of the county Judge and CLERK
Of courts, with a large court room anc
many small rooms for the use OF the
court reporter, circuit judge. attor,
news, witnesses and juries.
The tap floor which is approached
by an iron staircase opening into The
sheriffs Office in the basement, is oc
cupied by the jail and living quarters
for the jailer.
The new court house, with It's large
rooms and spacious halls gives one &C