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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
AS THE EDITOR SEES II

Much Of the future progress
town depends upon the home lif
the community.
/ the town is divided into busin
social, religious and political gro,
or chques, with hard and fast liz
drawn and each pulling against
others, there is but little opportuni
for real progresss. The people ca
not Get together on common plan
of understanding and work No on
faction is willing to accept the lead
crship of another.
But when a town is comparatively
free from paralyzing cliques and jeal
ousies there is great opportunity TO,
advancement. Everybody knows ev
erybody else, each feels free to al
vance suggestions to others and il
turn is willing to receive them.
In this way the best points of ever
proposition are brought to the surfac
and the logical leader to carry a wor
to completion is easily selected.
The closed mind is the heritage
a town divided against itself. II in
bibcs but few new thoughts, and thos
few are centered around the partic
ular clique to which the mind belongs
The open mind gathers in mucl
food for new thought, aud tha,
thought is capable Of expansion ant
development i'll many ways.
The open mind is the one for tli
town.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
INDIAN BOYS FRE2zE FERG

II has been reported to us that a
number Of Indian boys who are at
tending the Indian school at Pierre,
during the recent cold snap, tired of
school life and decided to come home.
They started to walk home and got
within few miles Of Murdo. Among
the Mellette county boys who were
with these students who took French
leave We're Henry Fly, Matthew War
Ronnctt, Nelson Stranger Horse anA
some others whose names we did not
learn. One of the boys had to have
his left foot amputated at the instep,
and young War Bonnet lost all ri
his toes
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
THE FARMER S WIFE
Weekly Service Hints Furnished BY
State College Specialists
Mary Ann Gray

"Shingle Bread In answer to
several requests for directions for
making ''shingle bread,' more COM
monty known as "flat bread" the
following recipe has been recon-
mendcd: 112 cup cornmeal, p cup
sugar, Il. melted lard. Add enough
boiling water to make the mixture
about the thickness Of mush and stir
while water is bciIfg added. Let
stand until cold, then add enough
flour to make dough stiff enough to
roll out very thin-it is this part of
the making that entities the bread
to he name of "shingle." " The bread
is then baked until dclicately brown
directly on top OF the stove.
To Make Cording-A cord made
after the following directions may be
used for several purposes-for max
ing dsigns on silk suits or dresses by
COUGHING it on with rope silk or by
slip stitching it on-for making a
belt or sash by braiding three cords
together and using a tassel or bail
to finish the ends-and for making
loop buttonholes.
Cut bias strip the desired length
and as wide as the type of your INA
terial requires for padding. Try a
small piece as follows: Fold bias
through the center Stitch from the
fold the desired size of TIC casing Of
your cord.
This stitching produces n tuck, the
material part of which is to be used
for the padding of the cord. Use
safety pin small enough to pass
through the casing. Secure it at one
end of the casing wrong side out.
This draws the maetrial through the
tuck turning it inside out and actirg
as padding. If the tuck is too mar.
row to use a safety pin rs bodllin,
cacth one end with stout thread,
run the threaded needle, blunt end
forward, through the tuck. Pull on
the end of the thread and the tuck
will turn inside out.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
WHAT ABOUT A TOUR
IST CAMP GROUND7

Al various lllllpS III ltlc past W.
have advocated the establishment of
tourist camp ground at Wood. We
now have a good graded highway
that connects with other well graded
roads that are attracting more and
more auto tourist travel every year,
The indications are that the coming
season auto tourist travel enroute
TO the Black Hills will be heavier
than ever. Auto tourists are wont to
select routes that they know provide
the greatest convenience. We know
Of nothing that is more appreciated
by the average tourist than a good
road and a good convenient camp
ground. 4 good tourists camp
ground is one Of the best advertise
mcnts that town can have, and
while it attracts tourists, it can also
be made a recreation ground for local
people. We want to see this project
undertaken by our people this sum
mer and We believe that it is none 100
carly to begin tic preliminary steps
One Of the most ideal spots for such
a camp ground is ju south Of the
bridge on Butte Creek On the Gov
elnmcnt Reserve We believe that
if an organization were formed 10 de-
velop and maintain such o park and
camp, and the matter were properly
presented to the Interior Dcpar ment
that that department would gladly
help out by setting aside tract of
ten or twenty acres from this reserve
for permanent park and camp pur-
poses, and what a beauty spot could
be created there. With the natural
timber already there, the undcrbrush
cut away and the grounds properly
fenced, with convenient camp tables
and benches, and fire places built
under the trees, with a dam thrown
across the stream just above the
bridge, a fine body Of water could be
created that would afford good bath
ing, fishing and boating in summer
and ice skating in winter, a few nice
flower beds could be started on the
grounds, the entrance could be ncely
arched with gateway suitably in
ribed inviting Ahe weary auto
tourist to drive in and make free
use Of the grounds. This gateway
could also be made o permanent ad-
vertisement for err county.
Handsome pannelled pillars could
be erected at small cost and in these
pillars, under glass, could be dis,
played the various farm products Of
the county. AS this camp ground
would be on the Memorial Highway,
we believe a complete roster Of the
boys who joined the colors from this
county should also appear on the pill
lars, together with the names of those
who made the supreme sacrifice.
Then in addition to all this there
should be provision made for a care
taker, who at the same time would
also act as sort of information bu-
reau to the traveller who might stop
there. Besides takin@\ care of the
grounds and keeping them in clean
and tidy condition at all times, he
should be willing and able to answer
the many questions that the average
tourist is wont to ask, and give reli-
able. information. Such park as
this, would prove ono Of the biggest
if not the biggest al that Wood could
put out. Such camp ground could
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

Members of the Otterman Post
Of the American Legion are making
preparations for large Pep
Dance on the night of Washington 's
birthday. at White River The Ia
dies of the Red Cross are going to
serve nice midnight lunch in tho
hall, for the benefit of the Mellette
county hospital. Strong's Melody
BOYS will furnish the music. Come
on, boys. Let's 60. Burringtnn )
Hall. IN.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

We received a letter from Ernest
Seiffert last Saturday, i'll which he
said that he had undergone one OPP
Grafton and was to have another, but
that as yet his condition had not
much improved. He sends regards to
his Wood friends.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

Mrs. Ida Mcdonald who was on
the sick list last week, we are glad
to say is able to be around again.
Mrs. Mcdonald is the field matron
here and when she is incapacitated
she is greatly missed by all, as she
ministers to those that are sick in tho
absence of physician.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
Winner to Pave Forty-Two Blocks

Winner to Pave Forty-Two Blocks
At a meeting of the city council
Monday evening a contract was let to
Hanlon & Okes, of Minneapolis,
MINI. for the paving Of forty-two
blocks Of Winner streets. This COM
pany'S bid was found to be consid-
erably lower than any other sub
mitted at the opening of bids on Jan
uary 30
The kind Of paving decided upon
by the council is to be asphaltic con-
crete. The paving on Main street
will be Natural Lake asphaltic con-
crete on a cement concrete siX-inch
base with two-inch top, and on
other streets the Natural Lake as
phaltic concrete on q five-inch cement
concrete base with a two-inch top.
The contract price for the Main street
paving will be 1886 per square yard
and for the paving of other streets
$3.31 per square yard.
The Hanlon & Okes company is one
of the largest paving concerns in the
Northwest. They will move into
Winner a $l5O,OOO equipment, con-
sisting of an asphalt plant, rock
crushing outfits, paving mixers and a
feet of White trucks.
Suitable rock for use in paving is
found in Tripp county, and will be
purchased here. Mr.. Okes, one of
the members of the firm, announced
that the company will pay $500 per
ton for the rock delivered at their
stock pile in Winner and they will
be ready to begin buying rock as soon
as the contract is executed. Mr.. Okes
also stated that they will employ all
the local men the Job will allow in the
construction work.
The work Of grading and paving
the streets will be begun as soon in
the sprine as the weather will permit,
which will probably be about April
Is. 1t is plaaned to have the paving
completed before September /, 1922.
Winner Advocate.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

When the disarmament conference
first met in Washington it attracted
widespread attention, and scareheads
plastered the first pages of the daily
press.
Of late days it has been almost
forgotten, important as it is, and
generally n half column on an inside
page was IT'S recognition.
We have too many murders. and
holdups, and bank and mail robberies
and divorce scandals and other at-
tractive> forms of light amusement
to remember anything of serious
nature for long at time.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
Takes His Own Life With Gun

A phone message was received here
this morning announcing the death of
L. S. Mcmmrr, by suicide, at Colome.
According to the report, Memmer,
who was boarding at a restaurant in
COlome, after eating his breakfast
this morning went to his room in the
back end of the restaurant building.
A little later at 1880 O'Clock, q shot
was heard, and parties rushing to his
room found him lying on the floor
dead with a bullet hole in his right
temple and a revolver lying by the
side Of his body.
The bullet had passed through the
brain and resulted in instant death.
DR.. Overton, OF Winner, county cor
oner, was notified by phone of the
shooting and went to Colome to bold
an inquest.
Memmer was well known in Tripp
county, having been engaged for the
past several years in driving over the
country selling Watkins remedies.
This is said to be his third attempt at
suicide. The second attempt occurred
III Winner about year ago, when he
jumped out Of a second story window
of the Milosh building in this city.
He was confined to the hospital here
SeveIa! weeks following, but com
pletely recovered from the injuries
received by the fall 1t is reported
that he had been very quiet and act
ing quecrly for several days prior to
the shooting which resulted in his
death this morning-Winner Advo-
cate.
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strong for dairy cattle, and expects
to import a load of IIolstein cattle
into the county for a starter in the
dairy business.
G. {. Patterson Of Norris is going
10 plant sweet clover this spring and
use ii for cattle and hog pasture,
then turn it under for a green ma
nure Anyone who has ever been ON
his place knows that he is good
farmcr and manages his farm in
a practical way
The county agent made n t4ip to
TcXsam last Saturday to meet with
the farmers of the ncighborhood and
inspect hoes that were reported not
10 be doing well. The meeting was
arranged at Chas. Shouldis' place,
but on account Of the weather only
one farmer appeared.
Ray Rankin, at Wood, is n breed
cr of stock hogs and last fall, when
fat hogs were drug on the market
at around 1915 a hundred, he sold
sixty head at $500 a hundred.
With an estimated 40 per cent re
duction in hog production last year
it looks like a safe bet to try two
httcrs for next year, with the spring
pigs going as stock hoes in the carly
tall nj WEIGHTS from So to l25 pounds.
Corn belt breeders have been hard
hit by cholera, swine plague and
pneumonia this last year and in many
cases even breeding herds have been
greatly decreased on account Of these
diseases.
Corn Belt Looks to us for Stock Hogs
The stock hogs that have been
shipped from Mellette county in the
past few wears have evidently made
their impressions on corn belt farm
ers, as OF the present time four letters
OF inquiry have been received askin2
for stock hogs for next summer and
fall. Last yea; one Of the biggesi'
feeders in Iowa, who fed over 5000
head OF hogs at West Liberty, Iowa.
got two loads from this county. and
he has asked me for five car loads for
next summer
For the men who are equipped with
warm, dry sheds and can raise two
Filters Of hogs q year it would seem
like good proposition to sell The
spring pigs and stock hogs in The fall
and feed out the fall pigs for the later
winter market
In the fall stock hogs are at n
prcmium on any market and i'm the
winter months the LIGHT weights brine
the tops. The stock hogs that have
cone out Of the county 10 corn belt
feeders have done 50 well, on account
Of their freedom from disease, and
their quality, that they have made
reputation for the country. They
have developed n profitable market.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

For fifty years or more Amcrlc ,
capital has been engaged IL build IN
railroads, with which to haul our sp,
plus OF grain and olher product :, 7,
the sea ports, During that fifty voors
this surplus has been shipped 70 for
ei2n countries in foreign sh ms md
the transportation charges yent IN
TO foreign pockets.
This was good business for the for
cion shipping interests.
But now we propose to. have q NOR
chant marine ourselves sor-e dav. -
n r CIR S0VGs auroad "a our own
hips, and keep the vast sums of mon
cy paid for transportation in Amer.
ican pockets.
Foreign countries don't like this
which is natural.
They object nightly to the crea-
ton OF an American merchant marine
because it will cripple the earning
capacity OF their own ships. This
IS also but natural and to be expect
cd.
But when they attempt to tell us
that we have no right to build a mcr--
chant marine, as some of them have
done, they become presumptious and
must expect to hear a few words OF =
homely truth.
What they don't like they can
lump.
1T is none of their business. We
will DO as we please.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
}. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT


Total precipitation from JanualT =
lst, 1922, to date, | 1U2
Totai precipitation for 1913 1876
Total precipitation for 1914, 1857.
Total precipitation for 1915, 32.42.
Total precipitation for 1916, 1882.
Total precipitation for 1917 1874
Total precipitation for 1915, 1858
Total precipitation for 1919, 20 @2.
Total precipitation for 1920. 2s.l5
Total precipitation for 1921 Is 20
FRED G.. KIRcH. Observer
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

Conditions were bad in Russia un-
der the autocratic rule of the czars.
But the people had bread, and ell
Joyed life, if but little more.
Then they overthrew and murdered
the czar and beggared the nobility
and formed government of the peas
ant class. They would be free and in
dependent, and all had dreams Of
sudden wealth.
Now they have not even bread and
are starving by the hundreds of
thousands.
America is feeding many of them,
as usual, but while engaged in this
work of the Samaritan we can not
forget that they brought their plight
upon themselves.
Mob rule sounds good to the mob
only until hunger begins to gnaw.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
FARM BUREAU NEWS NOTES

Ligc Graham intends to 90 in
strong for dairy cattle, and expects
to import load OF lIolstein cattle
into the county for a starter in the
dairy business.
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Motorcycles and Bicycles
Service Stations-Repairina

ULCANIIING-And repairing of all
kinds. Bring your tires for expert
attention. Also new auto top maxi
ing. repairing and upholstering while
you wait. Service day and night.
Augusta Auto Supply & Vulcanizing
Co. opp. Colonial Theatre.
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Chicago Produce Market

S1lttdso. hdItH
Approval given by the Senate finance
committee to 80 cents import duty on
wheat had good deal TO do today
with an advance of prices in the wheat
market here. Closing quotations We're
unsettled at to 81 cents net higher,
with May 1854 to 1859 and July 1874
to 1l9I. Corn gained to an cent
and oats to tms. In provisions the
close varied from II cents decline to
gain of 10 cents.
Ina smuch as the proposed duty on
wheat would mean an increase Of five
cents over the rate in the Fordney
bill. and as the Senate committee has
also approved an increase of 20 cents
hundred weight on -four. an .mme-
date effect was to stimulate bullish
view was taken by many traders that
such law would go far to shut out
all wheat importations to this country
from Canada or Argentina. An une=-
rccted advance in Liverpool quotations
together with gossip that smaller ship
ments from Argentina to Europe this
week might be looked for, tended also
to lift values her3.
Persistent buying by eastern inter
ests that were the leading sellers last
week was feature of trading in the
May delivery of wheat, and gave that
month much more OF an upturn in price
than was the case with July and Sep
TENDER. In this connection it was not
cd that shipments from most of the
primary centers were exceeding the
receipts. Nearness of the opening Of
lake navigation formed an additional
subject of comment.
Wet weather and wheat strength
accounted for gains in the price Of
corn and oats.
Res.izin.- sales by small packers
and by commission houses largely
csApnter-ba lanced in the provision mar
ket the effect Of higher prices on hogs.
For the ed consecutive time,
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OATS-Spot firm; No white Al.
LARD-b,a sier: middle west 1000

OATS-Spot firm: No 2 white A.
LARD-Easier; middle west 1GSO@
100.
BTTTER-Firmer; receipts 7345:
reamery firsts IS to 81 score 343m35S
EGGS-Barely steady; receipts 3d.
$50.
POTATOES-Steady; Bermuda bar
rel 500 a 1900: Florida barrel 35O495O;
sweets, Jersey ba sket 1000 PTS.
The raw sugar market was dull and
as no sales were reported prices were
nominally unchanged. Spot Cubas were
quoted at 9-32 cents cost and freight,
equal to $50 for centrifugal. with sec
ond half April at sis cents, equal to
3a2.
The raw sugar futures market wa.
quiet and prices ruled within point
or two of the previous close. Trading
was of an evening-up character with
operators inclined to holt off and await
developments in the spot market The
close was unchanged to one point net
lower. May 2.4S, July 2.68, Septern-
Der 2.S5 December go
In refined the demand was moderate
and prices unchanged at 5.o5 to $50
for fine graduated.
Refined futures were without tran,
sactions. Closing: May $50, July
and September sos.
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Stock Markets
NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
tho Leading Stocks

New York March 30.--The favorable
review of business conditions issued by
the department of commerce. continued
expansion of iron and steel products at
higher prices and the reported can.
collation. of tax penalties by the MeNi-
can government, served to enhance
quoted values in today's lively STOCK
market.
Onsetting incidents such as the APP
preaching coal strike and decrease
In car loadings at principal railway
terminals exertcd no adverse effect n
trading circles where bulllsh sentl-
ment was uppermost.
Additional Withdrawals OF local re-
serves by interior banks impaired
tirmer tone to money rates. Call loans
held at a per cent. however. ana QUO
modations were unchanged at ~ to ~
per cent.
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Practically the entire list shared IN
the days rise. but equipments. mo-
tors. steels and oils again dominated
the movement. Rails, shippings. cop
rers and food chemicals specinities
trailcd along together with many mis-
cellaneouS issues.
Foremost individual features en-
braccd Studebaker Baldwin. Bethlehem
Mexican Petroleum, Dawson Chemical.
L. $. Rubber, Reading and several of
the other dividend-paying rails. these
closing at net gains of one to four
points. Sales amounted to 100000
shares.
bility reserves. the weekly statement
OF the Bank of England showed no
change from recent reports. hut mar
ket conditions in London reflected the
confused state of the British political
situation.
Further dullness was shown by the
foreign exchange market, sterling
again easing from yesterdays rally on
small offerings of bills. French, Bel
gian and Italian rates were STEADY. the
German mark made further progress
towards recovery and almost all of
the Far Eastern remlttances strength
ened. Dealings in central European
exchanges were nominal. the Czecho-
SloVakian rate making non-responSc 10
reported loan in London.
The upward movement of bonds made
further progress today, but Reading
was most active in rails. industrials
and utilities, government offerings
falling off.
Many Of the low-grade western,
southwestern and eastern railway is
sues rose from fractions to one point.
New York Central debentures showing
especial strength. Manhattan Elevat-
ed and New York, West Chester & Bos-
ton AIS also were strong.
Mexicans were strongest Of the for
eign division, the two per cent. issues
gaining II and Il points. British.
French and other European Rotations
showed irregularity and realizing for
profits contributed to The moderate re-
action in the Liberty group. in which
nominal losses predominated at the
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Boston. March 30.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 12Gls.
BuTTER-Extras 37363s; firsts IS
937.
CHEESE-F'resh choice 22d2s3:
frsts 21G213.
CORN-No. 2 yellow 74d75.
EGGS-Nearby hennery 31132:
western extras 29d3o.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 1as-lb.
sacks, special short $685.; standard
369.
HAY-No. 2 timothy 27029.
Handspring 27@29.
OATS-Fancy 40 pounds 54655.
ppRk-Medium backs 267Jm2775.
POTATOES-Green Mountains 1850
$50 per hundred pounds.
NI;AL-10m2o.
SIGAR-Amegicap Sugar Refinery
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New York Stock Market
Corrected Daily by
KINNEY & GREENWOOD

STOCK BROKERS
2s7 Water ST. AUGUSTA
Phones 1264-1265
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$500 Gets 240- Farm With
Horses, Poultry. Is Cows and

Calves. vehicles. tools, etc. thrown In;
on improved road. close village and r.
r.: machine worked fields, 30-cow
spring watored pasture; about 500
cords wood, rs apple and plum trees;
water, overlooking lake: loft. barn,
45-ft. stable. garage. Owners other
interests force sab> $3.50, only 800
down, easy terms. See page II our
new Illus. Catalog 1900 Bargains.
FREE. STROUT FARM AGENCY
2S4-r, Water St, Augusta, Nc. -
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New York Produce Market
New York. March

New York, March so.
WIiEAT-Spot firm: No. red and
No. hard 143t: No. / Manitoba 1861
and No. = mixed durum 1881
track New York to arrive.
CORN-Spot firm: No. 2 yelIowsand
No. . white 75s ana No. mixed IS
{ New York all rail