The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-05-26

Miss Lucy Mullen of Lead is a guest
at the F. II. Sinkler home here.
Don't fail to see the big picture
show at the Legion Hall tomorrow
night.
The mortality among our Indians
seems to be especially heavy this
spring.
See the perturbation Of Harold Bell
Wright's great book, 1.-THE Eyes OF
the World" at the Legion Hall IN
Wood, tomorrow night.
L. O. Dustrude last week moved his
family to Wood. They r located in
the residence just north OF the Star
garage, where Mr.. Dustrude is en-
ployed.
The Ladies Aid Society will be en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. George
Nelson on Thursday afternoon, June
S. All ladies are especially requested
to be present.
f. p. Hall of Burke, S. d., passed
through town Wednesday, on his way
to the Neal limerick place in the Pure
Water District, where he will make
his future home.
Joseph Coursey, of Rosebud, Exam
iner of Inheritances, has been holding
probate court at the Issue station in
Wood, this week. A number of cases
are being disposed of. The hearings
are being held to determine the heirs
of deceased Indians.
Oliver Sturdevant of Spencer, Neb-
raska, was here the latter part OF last
week visiting with his father, John
S~turdevant, on the ranch. He return
ed to Spencer Sunday, accompanied
by his sister, Irma, who will visit at
Spencer, with her mother, for a week
The little two-months-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Black Horse
who live about six miles east of Wood
died last Saturday and the funera.
services were held at the Episcopa
church just south of town, Sunday
afternoon. The body was laid to rest
in the Episcopal cemetery.
NJ. D. Payne and wife returned
home Tuesday from a several days
business and pleasure trip to Piers
| and Lake Andes and Platte. Marx
had the misfortune to burn his RICH
hand about a week ago, and bloo'
poison developed, and as a result h
is now carrying his arm in a sling
We are glad to report he is gettin|
along nicely at this writing.
Rev. J. J.. Hull, of Huron, S. D.
field secretary of the South Dakot
Sunday School Association, will be il
Wood on Sunday, June 4. He Wi
give a talk at the school house IN tn
morning. In the afternoon, at 2:3(
he will give a talk at the Lee Andei
son school house. At $50 p. m, tn
same day he will make a talk at tn
Cody schoolhouse. Rev. Hull Is
very interesting talker and all VIII
possibly can should hear one of tn
talks announced above.
J. A. HousGman was in town Tues
day. Mr.. Houseman is moving bac
to his homestead in Happy Hollow
from Huron, where he has been hvin
for the past few years. He is breal
ing up considerable sod this sprinI
and increasing the abount of his til
able land. He is the man who intr'
duced Rosebud King corn into Me
lette county. He says he expects
give considerable attention to bree'
ing corn, and has about six or seve
different varieties that he is going
try out this year.
The many Mellette county frien'
of Miss Mary c. Ernst, who HON
steaded northeast of Wood in Ros
bud Valley, will no doubt be gls
to learn of Miss Mary's recent ma
rage. Tn writing to us to change Il
address on her copy of the Piones
she says: "Will you please SCI
nv paper to Madison, Nebraska,
I have changed my name a little fro
Mary G. Ernst to Mrs. Fred A. 81
phcn." We join her many Mellet
] county friends in extending to b