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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-31

| BY wireless the "America's surgeon
called for a detailed history of the
aching molar. and when he had been
given the desired information, he de-
cided that all immediate extraction
was necessary to give the freight
captain relief. The toothachy sailor
mas informed DIR. Wood that his chief
engineer was prepared to pull the tor
mcntng molar wilma pair Of wire pill
ers, providing detailed directions were
furnished.
With all the exactness, of which ne
Is capable, the surgeon of the "Amer-
lea" sent specific directions for the
extraction of the nlolar. Back cama
a message from the freighter stating
that the directions were fully under
stood and that the volunteer dentist,
armed with the wire pliers, was about
to execute the job.
Half an hour later the following
message was shot through the void 10
the "America":
NTooth successfully yanked. Your
generous assistance warmly apprc~
ciated. God bless YOU"
And, S having participated in the
making of wireless history, DR.. Wood
returned to his cabin to complete hts
interrupted sleep. Since the perfection
of wireless, ship surgeons are being
called upon more and more to give
aid to small vessels that carry 40
doctor. Pulling a tooth BY wireless.
however. 10 o test that had Eevcg be~
fore been attempted.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-31

pSaa Dana, star o6 calico and
Romance believes that every jack
should get his Jill and every VILLAIN
his hiss
II Viola Dana, the little Metro
comedienne, had her way, every
story would end happily, the hero
would always get the right girl and.
aac villain always receive his MITCH
deserved KICK into oblivion.
eff every Jack shcssld have his.
m said Miss Dana recently,
severy villain should have his hiss.
and ne won't be happy until he
acts It.
II like the happy ending, and |
wish il were always SO, X life al
wefl as in the pisotoplay. | don't
Eka gloom. FrSexds sometimes ask
me Why | dout play a tragic role.
occasionally. Ny answer 70 that
saA artistic stlouA be able to play.
~pryth;ng, brit she KhOsld scsed~
kess play that whscA abe likes hesA"
Miss Dana's new Metro pASrwre
- ACalico and Romance" hgrc2Gd.
by Harry Beaumont.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-31

forced evacuation from the public ser
vice Of superfluous and disloyal job
holders inherited from the Wilson ad-
ministration. The National Republic
an makes no apology for it's attitude,
but is willing to leave Mr.. Foulke
alone in his glory as an advocate of
the retention Of incompetent and dis
loyal job holder inherited from the
administration of Mr.. Foulke's pre-
decessor as president of the National
Civil Service Reform Association.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-31

Mexico City's board of arts and ed
ucation will receive increased funds
TO carry on its work. Dir. George
Prieto Laurens, the new mayor, has
said SO.
The new mayor Of Mexico City has
decreed against city hall loafers. This
means that one class of grafters will
be eliminated.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-31

The state of Vera Cruz, having de-
cided that high schools are antiquat-
ed in these modern times, has or
dered all of them closed.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-31

The Huasteca Petroleum Company
has concluded to pay the state of Vera
Cruz the tax demanded, which
amounts TO ten million pesos.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Want a Railroad

In recent issue the Sioux Falls
ArgusLeader says: SIN a hearing
held before Examiner Donnelly of the
interstate commerce commission in
the federal building the matter Of
extending the Milwaukee railroad
from Platte in Charles Mix county,
to Biiou Hills, 19 miles distant, was
brought up and witnesses for the
railroad of that section of the state
were called. The statisticians for the
railroad and two other officials of the
railroad testified Eight witnesses
from the Bijou Hills district gave
testimony as to the producing
qualities of the land"
One of the witnesses from the dist
rict asking for the railroad testified
that million bushels Of grain were
raised and harvested in that district
each year, that many of these people
have to travel as far as thirty miles
to railroad point and that there are
1000 people living in the area embrac-
ing the territory which is asking for
the extension of the read.
1t is interesting to watch the diff
ferent methods used by people asking
for the extension of railroad and
those who already have the blessing
afforded by good railroad facilities.
Where the railroad is "the people
think they are being robbed" by the
said company and where the railroad
is not the people are willing to go to
most any length to get it to build in.
The first thing that will happen when
the Charles Mix county people get
that road to build on will be good
substantial increase W ,pry.,erty val
ues. People are rather queer.--Murdo
Coyote.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
KEEP UP YOUR STOCK

There are some people living in
Wood who absolutely have no respect
or regard for the rights of others
They turn their stock loose and allow
it to roam where it will, and there is
scarcely garden, flower bed or a
back yard where this stock has not
done more or less damage. This town
is not incorporated and therefore We
have no local laws or enforcement
officials, but there is state law that
says the owners of stock must keep
up their stock and not allow it to tres
pass on the property of others. 1t is
rather disheartening when one plants
flowers and shrubs and worke hard tc
beautify their grounds to have a stray
cow or a bunch Of pigs come and de-
stroy a whole season s work, when the
owner happens to be away from homf
for few hours. There is but one
thing to do and that is to let the
owner thereof either pay the full
amount Of damage done or else turn
the stock over to the sheriff.
Few people like to take such eX-
treme measures, as it always creates
III feeling, but when people owning
stock persist in turning it loose to run
at large, to roam where it will, they
are not entitled to any consideration
and anyone is justified in making the
owner pay for the depredations com
mitted by their stock. We cannot ex-
pect people living in Wood to spend
good money and considerable time and
effort in identifying their grounds a:
long as such a condition is allowed to
exist.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Plenty of Favorite Sons
SIOUX ATTORNEYS TO BE HERE

Ralph Chase, A. c. Calhoun and
Victor j. Evans, the Washington, ID.
c., attorneys, who are representing
the Sioux Indians in their recently filed
suit against the United States gov
ernment for $75O,0OO,OOO.OO for the
Black Hills, will visit South Dakota
during the month of September to
take depositions in the case. They
will be at the Rosebud Agency on
September 26, 27, %, when they will
take the depositions of some Of the
Indians who are familiar with the
treaty and other conditions involving
their claim. The Assistant United
States Attorney General will also be
present at these hearings to repre-
sent the government when these depo-
sitions are taken.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
LOOKING FOR LOST SON

Mrs. Marie Whitaker of New York
City, was an overnight guest in Wood
last Saturday. Mrs. Whitaker had
been in attendance at the Frontier
Days celebration at White River. She
is looking for lost son, and is travel
ing over the country in Ford com
mercial car in which she left New
York city on April Is, 1922, and has
since been wandering over the United
States in search OF her son, Sidney
Leroy Whitaker, who was last heard
of at Topeka, Kansas, in July, 1919,
when he shipped to Brewster, Kansas
as a harvest hand. On the sides of
the car in which Mrs. Whitaker is
travelling is large cloth banner bear
ing the following inscription "Am
looking for Sidney Leroy Whitaker
Any information will be greatfully
received by the occupant of this ear"
Mrs. Whitaker has travelled many
miles in her thus far fruitless search,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
EDITOR AND WIFE FEASTED

While up at White River last Sat
urday the Editor and wife received
very hearty invitation from, Frank
Barcal, OF the Cody neighborhood, to
spend Sunday at their hospitable
home, and in order to further tempt
us, told US to come and help pick
strawberries-that they were bearing
well and we could eat our fill. We
went, and certainly were treated most
royalty, and we enjoyed our visit and
the very elaborate meal that Mrs. Bar
cal had prepared. There was roast
goose and roast pigeon, nice ripe.
fresh tomatoes, strawberry pie and
strawberries and cream, fresh cucum>
bers and new potatoes, and all raised
right on the Barcal farm. During
our visit with Mr.. Barcal we got the
facts of one of the best stories we
have heard in long time, Of his
struggles when first landing in Mel
lette county, how he was discouraged,
and would have taken the back track
had he the ready funds to do SO, how
he landed in Murdo with a wife and
two children and $3.50 in his pocket,
how he lent the two dollars to u
friend there to buy a horse collar,
and actually landed III this strange,
new, untamed country with but fifty
cents in cash, how he and his wife
worked and saved, and finally contest
ed homestead that was nothing but
a prairie dog town, and finally won
title to it, how he worked for ten
months to pay for a shack that was to
be their own first home in Mellette
county, how they improved their farm
since then, eradicated the prairie dogs,
broke up the ground and planted
crops and an orchard, and now have
perhaps the largest strawberry patch
in the county, and more flowers than
you will find at any other home in
the county. We gathered many facts
that some day we expect to use in a
story that ought to epcauraS8 Others
to emulate the efforts of the barcals
md lead others to real prosperity, by
intelligent diversified agriculture, and
true, happy and contented home build
ing. 1t is really a wonderful story
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
BE A BOOSTER

Are YOU willing to write at least one
booster letter to some friend or ac
quaintance now living in some thickly
populated section of our country urg,
ing them to come to Mellette county
with a view to locating here and en-
gaging in diversified farming and
dairying? We want to get every re-
sident of Mellette county to pledge
themselves to write at least one such
letter a week for the next six months
making twenty-six letters in all. We
want and must have more real farm
ers in Mellettc county and we believe
such a personal letter writeing cam
paign will help materially. Mellette
county offers the best opportunities
we know Of, for real success IN diver,
sified farming, and we should have no
trouble at all in doubling the number
Of actual farmers in this county with
in the next year if cncerted effort
is made by the people now living here.
spreading the news of the real oppor-
tunities offered here for building hap
py and contented farm homes. Write
letter today, and then write one
every week for the next six months,
come IN and tell Us you have decided
to be real booster and will make this
pledge. More farmers in Mellette
county will provide more neighbors,
add materially to our annual produc-
tion Of wealth, and more wealth will
increase our taxable property and thus
reduce our tax levy, will provide more
conveniences and be big help to in
ducc the early building of rail road.
Let's get busy, pull together, and go
after more farmers to locate in Mel
lette county next spring.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
McMAsTER REDUCES GAS PRICE

Governor w. H. McMaster of South
Dakota last week started something
when he ordered the state supply
station at Mitchell to begin selling
gasoline to the people generally at l6
cents a gallon. The Standard Oil Co.
last Friday gave orders to their deal
ers in South Dakota to cut the price
to 16 cents a gallon, and in some
places they are selling the motor fuel
at 15.5 cents. Before the governor
ordered the state supply station to sell
the gas at l6 cents the filling stations
at Mitchell were selling gas to the
public at retail at 26.10 and prices
over the stae ranged at about that fig
ure. Gas is now selling at from l6
to 20 cents a gallon all over the state
and the auto driver is saving some
money. The governor of Nebraska, of
North Dakota and other staes have
given indications that they are ready
to follow McMaster's lead and will
try to beat down the price of gasoline
in their states by adopting the same
methods unless the oil companies give
them the asked for relief voluntarily.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
FRONTIER DAYS A BIG SUCCESS

The big Frontier Days show at
White River officially closed last Fri
day evening, although few of the
events were finished up Saturday
morning. This year the show drew
the largest crowds in the history of
the big annual event. Rain interfered
some with the crowds, and a heavy
rain last Thursday night at White
River ratherhandicapped the last days
program on account of a wet track
but all in all it avs a very good show
and it pleased the visitors. OF course
for local people it was not much of
novelty, and as some remarked, sit
was old stuff" But this annual show
attracts more people from a distance
to our county than any other event,
and in this way it does a considerable
amount of good, for it gets strangers
from other states to come to Mellette
county, and give us the once over, and
eventually some OF these VISITORS are
going to locate here. They all ennjoy
the riding, the bulldogging, the Indian
dances and the many frontier events
for it is something they cannot see in
{ states from whence they came, and
it is not going to be so many years
until this sort of amusement will also
be back number here, for with the
settling of our county the elimination
of the cowboys, etc, the sport events
here will also change. At present the
Frontier Days show at White River
is serving a very good purpose, and
it is an advertising feature that is
worth while.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Written Specially for The Pioneer
BY Robert Fuller
(Autocaster Service)

With the next national convention
less than a year off one of the big
problems confronting the Republican
party in selecting a presidential can,
didate is determining the type of
man to be nominated.
With the internal struggle now evi-
dent, each Of the various divergent
groups--Progressives, Conservatives,
Old Guard, Radicals and other ele,
ments-are anxious to influence the
selection Of a candidate for President
and the determination of the plat.
form of principles and policies.
The majority of leaders felt conf
dent that President Harding would
be nominated at the 1924 Republican
convention.
AS President he held in check many
of these divergent elements of the
party and influenced the Progressives
and conservatives alike to such an
extent that they stayed in line on
major matters of party policy.
Now that this actual and titular
leader is gone, a political turmoil of
almost unprecedented proportions
has been precipitated in the Republi-
can party.
Almost overnight the 1924 nomina.
ton situation changed from that of a
placid affair az planned to nominate
Mr.. Harding, to wide open free-for
I'll with no less than dozen ambi-
tiOus candidates in the field. A bat.
tie in which every element of the par,
ty will take part. That the next con
vention will be hotly contested one
is the opinion on every side among
politicians
Coolidge's New Prestige
Heading the "sure. to rum candi-
dates is President Coolidge, who's new
prestige disconcerts the plans of many
Republican chiefs. They had never
considered the possibility of the lacon-
ic and reserved Vice-President run
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17

A lawsuit of more than passing in
terest was started in the circuit court
last week, in which Joseph Week, the
Independent hog buyer, brings action
to recover a. thousand dollars damages
for serious injuries sustained by him
in an unlawful assault committed by
Charles Frescoln, aided and abetted
by Charles Smith. Mr.. Week in his
complaint alleges that the defendants
were acting in pursuance Of con.
spiracy on their part to drive him out
of the hog market at Winner.
Weeks lays claim to being independ-
ent of the other hog buyers and pays
any price for hogs he can afford re-
gardless of the wishes of other buy
ers who conduct an open market on
main street just north of the railroad
yards.
The causes leading up to the alter
cation seem to be in dispute but the
assault by two men both considerable
larger than Weeks appears unjustifi-
able by disinterested spectators.
A hearing was held before Judge
Burch at Dallas last Thursday. The
plaintiff is represented by P. A. Hos
ford while the firm of Hannett and
Hannett represent the defendants.
Winner Journal.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Covey Out for Lieutenant Governor

Word has come to us that Senator
n. f. Covey is being mentioned by
his friends as a candidate for the Of
flee of lieutenant governor. Mr.. CO.
vey has three times been elected to the
state senate from this district. Dur
ing the last session he was chairman
of the appropriations committee and
his constructive work at the head Of
that committee made him many
friends, as well as one of the out.
standing men of the state senate.
Senator COvey is q practical farmer,
having settled in this county on .
homestead at the time the county was
thrown open for settlement. He has
always taken an actiye part in oil
improvements for the benefit Of the
farmers and no doubt wonld draw .
heavy vote from the rural communi-
ties. Prior to coming here he was
professor of the high school at Monte
video, Mimi, and is graduate %
Northwestern University Of Chicago
Winner Advocate.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17

and she has not yet given up hope Of
finding her son. She is now ,enroute
to Kansas and Oklahoma, where she
expects to attend some of the big fairs
and picnics with the hope that she
may find some trace of her missing
son.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17

Any person who will deliberately
and persistantly allow his stock to
roau at large. and destroy the proper
ty Of neighbor. is not good citizen.
Neither is he adding to his circle of
friends. Take proper care of your
stock, and you will gain friends, and
the respect Of your neighbors and the
community in which you live.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17

., Fred Sinkler made business trip
y Pnf,e the first Of the week.
Build foundation for business sue
cess. Attend Nettleton Commercial
College, Sioux Falls. Fall term opens
Sept. 3. Send for free catalogue.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17

fIany leaders see in DR.. Albert Shaw,
noted editor and publisher of ere
view Of Reviews" and successful
dirt y farmer, strong possible con-
vention nominee for President.
National political leaders at this
time are casting covetous eyes on
Pennsylvania rs votes for the next
convention and are wondering where
they will 90. 1t is recalled that this
vote carried Harding over the line in
Chicago in 1920.
Governor Pinchot Of Pennsylvania
is we'll known and is rated Progress,
sive. This is regarded as a good APP
peal to the Westerners, yet not Of a
variety which would alienate the esat.
Plenty of Favorite Sons
A number Of Republicans are ex-
pected to be brought forward as fa-
vorite sons. The Senate is full of po-
tential candidates-Senator James E.
Watson of Indiana, Senator Borah of
Idaho, Senator Wadsworth of New
York and Senator Pepper of Pennsyl-
vania. There seems to be no limit to
senatorial ambitions in this 1924 Re,
publican nomination wrangle.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17

Who will Harding party question being
According
listed candidates 1924
Coolidge Hiram 3Charles
prchae will Hays proabe Dr Albert Shaw editor dirt
possible
7HIert IaFoete probable; and serert probable
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Favor Progressive Candidate

While it is early to forecast, how
ever, considerable portion of the par
tvs leading men seem to favor giving
the honor to some prominent Repub-
lican who appears to be reasonably
progressive but not radical. Others
think that if Coolidge is turned down
the party organization may turn to
Hoover.
Secretary of State Hughes in the
cabinet, was defeated by the history
making hairbreadth margin in 1916.
Hoover has been a loyal supporter
of late President Harding and has
made the Department of Commerce a
business organization.
1t is regarded as certain that Sen
ltor Hiram Johnson, former running
mate for Theodore Roosevelt on the
Progressive ticket, will become an
active candidate
Johnson was blocked at Chicago
three eyars ago in the famous three
way deadlock between his forces, those
Of Governor Frank O. Lowden and
General Leonard Wood. Of these
three Johnson is regarded as "sure"
candidate and the former Illinois gov
ernor potential one.
1t is probable that Senator LaFol-
lette of Wisconsin, will enter the ring
with the radical forces concentrating
around him.
Shaw Compromise Possibility
Among the farmers and publishers,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Selecting Presidential Candidate is Big
Problem Confronting Republican Party

ming for the party nomination. Now
Mr.. Coolidge is in a position to WELD
real influence in party councils.
However, during the year and a
half President Coolidge has to serve
he will become the arbiter Of his own
fate. He has inherited the Harding
administration, has pledged himself to
carry out its policies, and there are
many progressives who sympathise
with his difficulties, especially the
more conservative in the group. These
would like to see his administration a
SucceSS.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17

WOOD MELLETTE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA AUGUST IT, 1928