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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29

Wonder if they have any better
climate in California or Florida than
we have been enjoying right here in
Mellette county, South Dakota, the
past week.
December in South Dakota is not so
bad, especially in Mellette county.
People have their front doors open
and we see men walking about in their
shirt sleeves.
This is December, and the small boy
may be seen playing marbles along
the streets and the roadside. In the
more frigid ~rotions Of u great
country seeing small boys begin to
play marbles is given as a sure sign
of the approach of spring.
Just now everyone is complaining
about high taxes. The real fault be-
hind the unholy burden of taxes is
that we have elected to Office good fell
lows, handshakers, name rememberers,
baby kissers, spenders, good-natured
drunkards, heroes, relatives OF rela-
tives, orators, lawyers and prominent
citizens. Yet we need stingy, success
full business men in public office, men
who would be just as close with public
money us they are with their own,
and men who would get a dollar and
ten cents of worth for every dollar
of public money spent. There are
hundreds of such men who couldn't
bear to spend your money or my
money recklessly, because their mind
is developed that way, instead OF
being warped to squander money be-
cause it is money!. w. Ross
Somewhere in Oregon.)
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
PARTITION IN METHODIST
CHURCH CATCHES ON FIRE

Last Sunday Afternoon what might
have proved to be a disastrous fire.
occurred in the basement OF the Meth
odist church. Mrs. Moore and some
bows, who were practicing OF the main
floor, discovered that the rooms were
filling with smoke. Upon investl-
CATION they found that the smoke
was coming from the basement, where
the partition between the kitchen and
furnace room was on fire. The boys
went for help and were fortunate Iii
finding Rev. Richards just as he was
leaving the parsonage. But for his
timely assistance it is probable the
church would have suffered serious
damages, as it is, the damage done
was mall.-Gregory Times-Advocate'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29

Subscribe for the Pioneer.
Read the ads III the Pioneer.
NJ. y. Payne and wife returned
home Wednesday from Platte, where
they had been spending Christmas
with Mrs. Payne's father and brothers
j. A. Siegmund and wife entertain
ed Arthur Siegmmd and wife, II. K,
Stahl and wife, james Shepard, wife
and daughter Miss Mamie, and We're
Hutchcns, at Christmas dinner on
Christmas day.
Mr.. aad Mrs. George Nelson enter
tanned A. !. Sinkler and family,F. I.
Sinkler and family, l.. c. Sinkler and
family, Miss Jessie and Edith Sink
Ter, and Fritz Sinkler at a sumptuous
Christmas dinner on Christmas day.
The Editor and wife entertained
the following guests at a Christmas
dinner, Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. j.. A.
Siegmund and son Orval, Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. A. Shepard and daughter,
Miss Manic, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Sieemund and Mr.. and Mrs. H.. K.
Miss Catherine Cordes who is teach
ing the Sinclair school i'll Butte Val
lev, and Miss Ina Fugate, who is
teaching the SclIaeffer school in Butte
Valley, left last Friday via Murdo for
Rapid City, where they went to spend
the holiday vacation with their re-
spective parents. NJ. c. Cordes took
the young ladies to Murdo in his car,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Sinkler enter
tanned the following guests Sunday,
christmas Eve) at dinner: Mr.. and
Mrs. F. I. Sinkler and daughter Miss
Guineyere of Garter, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
C. Sinkler of Dallas, George Nelson
and family, j. II Bundy and family,
Miss Jessie Sinkler and Miss Edith
Sinkler,G George Nelson, Prof. n. IT,
Creighton and Fritz Sinkler.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
E. M. sTARCHER APPOINTED
REFEREE IN BANKRUPTCY

Attorney E. M. Starcher received
word Tuesday of his appointment as
referee in bankruptcy for the state OF
South Dakota. The appointment was
made by Judge James D. Elliot, OF
Sioux Falls.
Heretofore there has been but one
referee in bankruptcy for the state OF
South Dakota, Attorney Robert +.
Gamble of Sioux Falls, and it has been
apparent that another was needed.
BY establishing a referee here, both
the east and west Of the Missouri
territory can be better served.-Fair-
fax Advertiser.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
MEDAL PRESENTED PHONE
WORKER FOR SAVING LIFE

Gregory, S. D.-Erwin Paul How
ard, line gang foreman for the North
western Bell Telephone Co., was
awarded a Vail medal for heroic serv-
ices in this city Monday afternoon at
the assembly room in the city hall.
Mr.. Howard saved the life of G. III.
Florell while the two were repairing a
telephone line at Blair, Neb., February
%, 1927. Mr.. Florell was up on a
pole repairing the line and in some
way got hold of a live wire and was
slowly being electrocuted. Mr.. How
ard quickly noticed the predicament
Of his fellow workman, climber pole
and suspended himself form the pole
and cut a high voltage power line,
thereby saving the life of Florell and
taking great chances of losing his own
life.
R. Fl. Blair, of the Northwestern
Bell Telephone Co., of Omaha, pre-
sented the medal to Mr.. Howard in
the presence of a numbr Of fellow en-
nloycos and officials of the company of
Omaha and Norfolk.
Mr.. Towards home is at Schuyler
Neb., and, accomoanied by a number
of men, he is doing some general re-
rair work on the company's lines
through the Rosebud country.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29

F. S. Richardson received word last
SATURDAY. that his aged stepmother,
who lived at vandalia, Michigan. had
died ON December 10, and MI. Rich
ardson left on the stage Saturday aft
ernoon enroute to Vandalia, where
he went to spend the holiday season
with his aged father, and if possible
persuade him to return with him to
Wood to make his future home. The
elder Richardson is a stakeholder in
the F. S. Richardson & Sons Inc, of
this place, dealers in hardware and
implements.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
~LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

Frank Brink has been busy the past
week hauling hogs to market for
Frank Paseka.
NJ. d. Payne left last Friday for
Platte, s. d., where he spent Christ
mas with his wife's folks.
The roads were in terrible condition
at the Christmas time and made IT
rather unpleasant to get around.
AT the Indian land sale held at the
Rosebud Agency on December 18th,
forty seven parcels Of land were sold.
Mrs. J. A. Burns and daughter Nil
dred, went to Winner, Sunday, where
they spent Christmas with the Hoy
family.
We wonder what good things the
year 1923 has in store for Mellette
county--the long-looked-for railroad
we hope.
Miss Jessie and Edith Sinkler are
spending this week with their parents
F. T. Sinkler and wife on the ranch
near Carter.
Merrill Kaufman and wife enter
tanned A. j. Kriegcr and wife ard Mr..
and Mrs. |. Kaufman Mt a Christmas
dinner, Monday.
f. S. Cleuver end wife anil VI
Frank Richardson and two sons spenI
Sunday at the Simpkins ranch in the
Cody neighborhood.
The Christmas mail at the Wood
postoifce, both incoming and outgoing,
was the heaviest this year OF any
year in its history.
f. S. Cleaver, wife and little daugh-
Frank Richardson and two sons spent
were dinner guests at the j. II. Bun
dy home on Christmas day.
Mrs. Frank Paseka, living in Rose
bud Valley, has been very sick for
more than a month past, and is not
gaining as rapidly as could be ex-
pected.
Miss Julia T'uell, who is attending
school at Spearfish, S. d., arrived
Saturday evening to spend the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. V. Tuell, ut This place.
Miss Bessie Berry, who is teaching
the Langley school north east of Wood
departed for her home at O'Neill,
Nebraska, where she will spend the
holiday vacation with her father.
Mrs. Ben Larsen returned home
Wednesday from Ewing, Nebraska,
where she was called about two weeks
age to attend the funeral of her aged
Father, who departed from this life
on December Is.
The Pioneer proved to be a poor
prophet last week when we said that
we would have a white Christmas,
the fact was that we had a "black'
Christmas, and the weather riyalled
that Of California or Florida.
Postmaster G.. w. Sawyer and wife
entertained Dave Sawyer and family,
Charles Eaton and family and G. VS..
aged mother Mt dinner Christmas din
ner. There were four generations
represented around their festive board
on hat day.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
INSURANCE co. DOUBTS TITLE

John Green and wife were up from
Lake Greek yesterday transtacting le-
Gal business and visiting friends.
John reports that the insurance
company in which his residence was
insured will not or have not paid the
policy because they contend that the
land is still trust land.
This is a matter that other people
had better investigate, before having
to be deprived of the protection OF in
surance The legality of patents in
certain lands in Bennett county is
growing to be an important question
and has now reached a point where
only the courts can quiet the question
Martin Messenger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-31
Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday
Morning.

The Baptist church was the scene
of an interesting occasion Sunday
morning when all the congregations
of the town met together to hear the
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. A. T..
Allen before the eleventh grade of
the Edgefeld High School.
A large congregation was in at
tendance, and the subject of the SER
mon was the four square life and was
very practical and inspiring, many
saying as they left the church that
they had been uplifted and helped.
The choir gave several very lovely
choruses and the orchestra, which is
such an addition to the wholesome
musical atmosphere of the church
service played a special selection du-
ring the offering, and throughout the
service in addition to the other mu-
sic.
The subject, the four square life
was very appropriate, as the class
motto for 1922 was "Be Square"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-31
FLORENCE MINIS.
Edgefield, S. c.,
May 29, 1922.
McKendree News.

On the third Sunday in May Chill
dren's Day was observed at McKen-
dree church, a large crowd being
present. The program, previously ar
ranged, was perfectly carried out.
The church was beautifully decorat-
ed with flowers and ferns. In the af-
ternoon the congregation listened to
two good speakers, Mr.. w. L. Mich
olson and Rev. Mr.. Murray of Green
wood.
The farmers will be very busy this
week harvesting grain as the oat crop
is very good.
1t seems as though the farmers of
this section are beginning to realize
the cotton and boil weevil situation
and are turning their minds to rails
ing food stuff, good quantity of
sweet potatoes being already planted.
We are glad to report that Mr.. j..
M. Shaffer who has been sick for some
time is able to be out again.
Two weeks ago the death angel
entered the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Zonnie Dorm and took to its heavenly
home the soul of their infant son. We
extend to the bereaved parents and
loved ones our heart felt sympathy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-31
Death of MIR. Pearce Lowry.

Mr.. Pearce Lowrey, a son of Mrs.
America Lowrey and a nephew of
Mr.. j. T. McManus, died in the hos
pital in Columbia Tuesday of cancer
of the liver and his body was taken
to Good Hope church, Saluda county,
the church of Mrs. Lowrey, for in
terment Wednesday. Mr.. Lowrey was
born and reared in the Meeting
Street community but for number
of years had been making his home
in Eastover, Richland county, being
postmaster at Eastover at the time
of his death. He had many friends in
Edgefield and in the county who were
saddened by the announcement of
his death.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-31
Tragic Death of MIR. David
Johnson.

The Trenton community was great
ly shocked on Wednesday morning
when the news came from Augusta
that David Johnson was dead. Mr..
johnson was serving his apprentice
ship in line for section foreman. On
Monday he was at work near Edge
field and was accidently injured. At
first it was not considered serious,
but later it developed that surgical
treatment was necessary. He was
taken to the University hospital OF
Tuesday. He survived the operation
but died Tuesday night.
The funeral services and interment
took place on Thursday at Stellaville,
Ca, his former home. Several from
Trenton attended the services.
Mr.. Johnson was only 22 years of
age but was universally popular on
account of the high and noble ideals
that characterized his life. He was
loved and respected for the true
Christian life he lived. He was the
teacher of the adult class in the Bap-
tist Sunday school, and the leader in
the young peoples meeting. He not
only was faithful to his church, but
always Joined in Christian work with
other churches. His was one of the
most beautiful Christian lives ever
lived in this community.
He was reared at Stellaville where
host of friends gathered to pay
their last tribute of respect.
Mr.. Johnson is survived by his
wife, also from his old home, and two
small boys.
J.H. COURTNEY.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-31
Piano Recital.

Friday evening in the auditorium
of the High School the annual recital
of the music pupils of Miss Fanny
Sheppard took place, and was one of
the best of the many good entertain
ments which Miss Sheppard has ar
ranged.
The people of Edgefeld manifested
their appreciation by attending in
large numbers. The program will be
found elsewere in this issue.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-31
Notice to Executive Com
mitteemen.

All members of the County Execu-
tive Committee are hereby notified
and requested to meet in the Court
House at Edgefeld, S. c., on first
Monday in June for the purpose OF
appointing enrolment committee for
the various clubs of our county. Hour
of the meeting, 12 o'clock, M.
j. H. CANTELOU,
County Chairman.
May 2sth, 1922.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-31
we were less slaves to haste.

if we were less slaves to haste.
The following day at Little Rock, l
went through the Arkansas State cap
itol. Here I had Choctaw Indian as
a guide. This capitol was a little less
magnificent than the Oklahoma cap
itol and on Monday when / revisited
the Georgia capitol, it seemed small
and colorless in contrast to the other
two. So westward the star of empire
takes it's course" yet the sun of the
East is not set.
FLORENCE MINIS.
Edgefeld, S. c.,
Mo-, 90 1000
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-31

Buy a FORD and bank the
difference.-Adv.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
WeIl;KnOwn Physician Dead.

Last Friday morning, about nine
O'Clock, DR.. Ed Sallee, who had been
almost helpless for long time, died
at his home, Garlan, four miles from
Columbia. He was about82 years old
and had many friends in Adair coun-
ty. He was man who had opinions
and he expressed them. Policy-play-
ing was not engaged in by him. He
was an honorable man, one who
weighed what he had to say and when
he was ready to say, he said it, He
believed in honesty and Ihe practiced
it. He snvied the position Of no man.
and all good deeds met his approval.
He was not . member of any Church,
but he was believer in the goodness
of his God. Before he was taken sick
he did great deal of practice without
pay. He leaves one brother, ". S.
Sallee androne sister.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
To Members Of the BurIey TC
baccO Growers Cooperative
Association.

We are forced to discontinue receiV.
ing tobacco for few days on account
of not being able to get sufficient sup
plies for the prizing department. We
hope to secure the necessary equip
ment at once and to relieve the con-
gestion by the early part of next week.
After that we expect to be able to
handle the crop more rapidly.
We must again urge the growers tc
bring their tobacco on the stick if il
is at all possible, and to have it prop
erly graded, no two kinds on the same
stick and each grade kept separate OF
the wagon. If this is not done thG
expense of handling the crop is goinl
to be entirely too high. ..
. Remember that this is a co.opera
tive movement and we must all co
operate if we expect to get the mos
out of it.
L G. r. Reed, Manager.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
Successful MseIlns.

The series of meetings which were
conducted at the Methodist Church
for nearly three weeks by the pastor,
Rev. SIeamaker, assisted by Rev.
SQuires, of Louisville, closed Thurs
day night. 1t was largely attended
throughout the series, and during its
progress something like one hundred
persons made professions. Many
church members were revived, and
the meeting evidently accomplished
much good. The minister, Mr..
Squires, speaks plainly and to the
point, no trouble to understand his
meaning. The song service was good
throughout the meeting.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26

The three young men who got badly
burned when the truck Edwin Hutch
ison was conveying tobacco in to Lex
ington, caught on fire, near Bloom
field, were conveyed to a Lexington
Hospital. 1t is said that the lives of
the young men we're saved by Mr.
Stewart Rutchison, who extinguished
the flames with his overcoat and other
pieces of cloth he could get hold of,
the clothing of the young men being
ablaze. .-
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
An important Notice.

The old year is.fast fading away
and at the end ofithis month between
seven and eight hundred subscribers
who are. on our books will receive
their last paper for the amount of
money paid In. We do not want 10
lose a single name, but we hope 10
add many new ones, to start with the
coming New Year. Call or send in
your renewal, and If you are not al
ready on our subscription list, send in
the price of the paper and start with
the year 1923.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
The Kingdom OF hearts Content.

The title of this notice is the name
of a play given last Friday night by
pupils Of the High school in TUFTS
Hall. 1t drew a large crowd and it
was a real entertainment. The plot
was well laid, the stage attractively
arranged, and the acting was first
class, and it goes without saying the
audience was delighted. While the
performers were all ameteurs, they
acted like they we're use to appearing
before the public. The costumes
were In keeping with the play. Mrs.
@. N. Russell, who is skilled pianist,
furnished the music.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
Total Production.

Kentucky's total production Of to-
bacco of all types in 1922 is estimated
at 446, 400, 900 pounds in the November
crop report for Kentucky issued by
the Louisville Office of the United
States Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomfcs in cooperation with State
Commissioner of Agriculture, W. C.
Hanna. This is about 81 per cent in
crease over the 325, 7lO, 900 pounds pro-
duced in Kentucky in 1921, but only
about 96 per cent. of the states aver
age annual production of 67,000,0OC
pounds from 1915 to 1920, both inclu'
siVe. Both hurley and dark types
show a sharp increase in acreage il
Kentucky this year compared to 1921
the per cent of increase being greater
in the dark districts than in the bur
ley district. The average yield pc
acre this year in Kentucky, including
all types of tobacco, is 800 pounds, a
compared to 846 pounds in 1921 ant
the 1O.year average of s62 pounds pc
acre ~
The United States entire tobacc
crop, of all types. is estimated at l,
$50, ,275, 900 pounds this season CON
pared to 1,O75, 41S, ,0Oo pounds in 1872
and an average annual production G
| 1917 1856. 600 pounds 1916 20 inclusive
Quality of tobacco in Kentucky is II
ported as SS per cent. this season
compared to "a per CENT, in 1872
while the quality otthe United Stat'
total crop is S4.s per cent. this ssasc
compared to 7o.7 last year.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26

A year ago, when speaking of the
prospects for farming in 1922, we said
that while there was no reason to ex-
pect boom times for the farmer in the
near future, there was promise of bet
ter times; both for the farmer and for
those whose business is largely depend
ent upon him. The year has brought
fulflment of that promise. Speaking
generally, times are better, much bet
ter, than a year ago, both for agricul-
ture and for industry
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
MannSVlIle, Ky.
Dec. 20, 1922.

Dec. 20, 1922.
Dear Editor and News Force
AS Xmas time is drawing very neal
and my thoughts drift back to the
bright Xmas fires in the home coun'
ty, 1 am reminded that 1 must send
in my remittance for the News, be-
cause it brings me happiness each
week Of the year, to hear from Sc
many of my acquaintance through
the columns of the News. 1 do moi
like to miss single copy.
As News is scarce in Evansville
will close.
Wishing the News and News forc'
and all my friends in Adair a Happ!
Xmas and Prosperous New Year.
Ethel Moore McWhorter.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
Resolutions.
Committee,

GradyVille Lodge No. 251, E 8 A. NJ.
Whereas, 1t has pleased God to re-
move from this earthly temple to
that Celestial Temple, Brother John
Henderson McMahan, Of Fry, KY,
who was the oldest member of this
Lodge He had been a member for
more than fifty years. y,
Resolved. That in his passing
away, GradyVille Lodge has lost an
esteemed brother, his family a true
husband and father and the communi-
ty in which he lived, a highly re-
spected citizen.
Be it further Resolved. That We
extend to his widow and children, all
relatives and friends, our sincere SYM
pathy in their sad hour of bereave-
ment and commend them to Him,
who alone can give consolation.
Be it further Resolved. That a
copy of these resolutions be sent to
his widow, copy spread on the min
utes Of our Lodge, copy be sent to
the Adair County News and that q
copy be sent to the Masonic Home
Journal.
]. w. Rayburn,
N. II. Moss,
H. E. Kinnaird,
Committee.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
Resolutions.

Hall of Breeding Lodge No. 5l6 f.
& A. M
Whereas, again it has pleased the
Almighty God to enter our ranks and
remove from our midst one Of our es-
teemed brothers, William Harvey,
who departed this life Nov. %, 1922.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That we bow in humble
submission to the will Of our Heaven
ly Father, who doeth all things well.
Be it further Resolved, That his de-
mise has created loss to our Lodge,
that his relatives have lost a devoted
friend and the community a respected
citizen.
Be it further Resolved, That We ex-
tend to his relatives and friends con-
dolence.
Be it further Resolved, That a copy
Of these resolutions be spread on our
minutes, copy furnished the family
Of our departed Brother and a copy
sent to the Adair County News for
publication.
o. W. Breeding,
S. B. Rowe,
]. E. Pulliam.
COMMITTEES.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26

Two business houses were burned at
:CampbeIlsVills last Monday night en-
failing loss of about 500, 900. They
tWere on Main ST., and it took heroic
teforts to save the block in which they
were located. J. W. Kerr was the
heaviest loser, he owning the building
hin which there was general store.
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
A Correction.

And ad in last weeks news of the
Service Transfer Company, implied
there was only one auto line between
CampbellsyilIe and Columbia. This is
a mistake, 1 am still in business, and
expect to continue if my friends con-
tinue to patronize me as in the past.
1 also have closed cars as heretofore,
but will put nOre on if necessary.
Only safe and reliable drivers are EN-,
ployed. -
Calls win be received at J. P. Mil.
ler's residence or Kelsay & Miller's
Butcher shop.
President, Secretary and Treasurer
]. P. Miller