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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, 1t is deemed advisabl
by the Board Of County Commission
efs, within and for Mellette county
South Dakota, for the protection o
the owners Of property within Thu
county, that a reward be offered TO
evidence leading to the apprehension
arrest and conviction of any p.rsol
violating the laws of this state agalns
the larceny of live stock, or the lar
ceny of any property amounting t
a felony,
1T is HEREBY ORDERED, Tha
this Board of County Commissioner
offer a standing reward of $500;
for evidence leading to the apprehen
sion, arrest and conviction Of any per
son violating the laws of this stat
against the larceny Of live stock, o
the larceny of property amounting
to a felony within the said county c
Mellette and State Of South Dakot,
rs provided by law.
Dated and entered of record this
9Th day of June, A.. d., 1923.
c. S. Hight
p. II. Putnam
Chas. Kimball
Board Of County Commissioners.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

More peole are interested in the
problem of how to live fast and meet
the expense than how to live long.
The fellow who is loudest in pro.
claiming that he wants what he wants
when he wants it, is the first to ac-
cept a substitute.
If you think your husband is {
paragon of goodness just keep OF
thinking SO. The rest of us neeC
something over which to crack an oc
casional grin.
Some people can rip out a prayer ;
mile long on Sunday and forget al
about it the minute they step into
their Offices 0 n Monday. They arc
more holy than thou.
The man who reaches the top of the
ladder of life is in a sad way. He
can't go forward, and he doesn't
want to go backward, and he doesn't
know which way to turn.
"Give q oma authority over /
man and she will impose upon him.
says an exchange. But in the case OF
most men it depends upon whethe
the woman is a good locker.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

a survival in a way of autocracy-should
continue to control the actions and cripple
the freedom of the party.
The rule is the antithesis Of Democracy in
that it makes possible the rule not of a ma
Jority but Of a minority. It violates the
theories Of jefferson and The practices of
jackson. It is q survival Of the times when
the Party had ceased to be national and had
become sectional. IT was born out Of fear Of
the South and has been made the instrument
of power for the corrupting and reactionary
forces that control the great delegations from
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

We have Il mighty nice quarter sec
ton oil lsGo about five miles from
Wood un Memorial Highway, that
would make a mighty nice home.
Plenty Of good soft water. All raw
lard It's q real snap, at less than
$500. Can give terms or part. Call
Of THIS Office for full particulars.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

the largely populated manufacturing States. 1t enables So
called leaders-who represent only the powers of money and
greed for ofice-to control the Convention. 1t enables a clique
OF bosses to dominate and places a veto power over the majority
In the hands of the minority. 1t cannot continue unless the
majority of the Convention so d~ecide-for each Convention is
an absolute law unto itself and the first act Of the next Con
ventlon and one that would strongly appeal to the country
should be to abolish this undemocratic rule with It's twin mon
strosity-the unit rule.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

The following are the dates for the
regular Teachers Examinations to be
held in Mellette county during the
year 1923:
July %, 26, q.
October 81.
November l, 2.
Helen M. Fridv. Superintendent.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

BY DANIEL +. {

BY DANIEL F CGEALAN, surrene (, ut Jumec, State of New York.
AS 1924 approaches, the interest of the country is naturally
beginning to centre upon the next National Election and upon
the selection to be made of candidates by the two major parties.
Much OF the strength Of the answer, particularly in the
Democratic party, depends upon the disposition to be made by
the Convention Of the ~two-thrds rule by which many of its
predecessors have consented to be bound.
1t is hard 10 find any Democratic reason why this rnle-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

Warning-All parties are warned
against getting sand on the Stephens
formerly Mary ERNST farm, set Sec
ton l0-42-26, without first obtaining
permission from j. A. Joneschiet, who
has authority to sell same at $1.00
per load at the pit. 1882
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

For Sale-Three hundred bushels OF
flax seed. Frank Horstman, 8 miles
cast and 2 miles south Of Wood. P. o.
address, Carter, S. d. 1913
We have a very good half section
of Mellette county land located with
in seven miles of Wood, with plent,
Of good pillow land, water and pasture
and. that can be bought for less than
$500 and We car give good terms TO
he right party. This is raw land
with no improvements, but it is a
snap. Call at this Office for furthe,
particulars.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29
Seventh Grade Graduates

Seventh Grade Graduates
Mellette County-l929
Hazel Joneschiet, Wood.
Redella Hurst, Wood.
Helen Abourezk, Wood.
Mildred Paulsen, Carter.
Margaret II. Balint, Wood.
Dorothy Sawyer, White River.
Rodney Manson, White River.
Lucille Walker White River.
Dora keever, White River.
Ada V. Funk, White River.
Ben Huber, White River.
Eugene Strain, White River.
Lyle Graham White River.
Maudie Pigg, White River.
Charlie Pigg, White River.
Joseph Srb, B~eividere.
Herbert Lees, Belvidere.
Fred Hutchinson, Belvidere.
Wesley Hutchinson, Belvidere.
Charles Garrett, Belvdere.
Wilbur Heaton, Belvidere.
Edna Peterson, Belvidere.
Autumn Berg, Okaton.
Lorine Anderson, Brave.
Orville Cayler, White River.
Louis Beckwith, Cedarbutte.
Florence Patnoe, Cedarbutte.
Mary Harrison, Neville.
Results Of Spelling Contest
Winner N oral contest, Rodney Man.
son, White River. Second place,
Paulina krogman, White River.
Winners in written contest, Paul
Putnam, Norris, Lucille Hrachovec,
White River.
The award to the winer in each
contest is a trip to the State Fair al
Huron in September. Because the
winners in the written contest have
the same average, it is probable that
both may be sent. Definite arrange
ments have not yet been made.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29
W. H. Still Opens Office in White Lake

We note in last weeks issue of the
White Lake Standard that DR.. w. II.
Still, formerly of White River, over
south of here, has returned from Min
neapolis where he spent the past few
months, and liked the looks of White
Lake well enough to establish an Office
in that city.-Murdo Coyote.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

Wanted-Cattle to pasture, plenty
Of good grass and water. Fifty cents
per month. AL Moorehouse, Wood,
8. D. 22-tf
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

Strayed or Stolen-Brown horse
single footer saddle horse, branded
OK 10 above the k on right shoulder.
Reward for INFORMATION leading to re-
covery. Chas. Eaton, Wood. 22-3-p
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the 10th day of July, 1928, at the
hour of two o'clock p. IN, a special
meeting of voters will be held at the
Butte Valley school house in Berkeley
School Dist. No 3 of Mellette county,
S. D., for the purpose of locating site,
Voting bonds to the amount OF
100000, payable in five years, this
amount to pay for site, material,
erect and furnish school.
Dated this 9th day of June, 1923.
Claud Stills, Clerk.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

Wanted to Buy-Cream separator,
DeLaval preferred. Give capacity,
condition and price. Write, care OF
Pioneer Office. 1S-tf
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29

Subscribe for the Pioneer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
TO DISCUSS ROADS
Manager of Texas Highway Ass0cis
ton to Come Here.

w. 7. Wheeler, secretary manager
of the Texas Highway Association will
attend the highway Association will
held in the auditorium of the Cham
Der of Commerce Monday morning al
. 80. This conference will be the
opening avent of the Fiesta de San
Jacinto, April IL 10 u, and looks to-
wards the building and maintaining
a connected, unified system of high
ways of durable type throughout
the whole state of Texas.
While this conference will be i'm.
portant in itself and will be attended
by county judges in this section. it is
considered in the light of a prelimin-
airy meeting to stimulate interest in
the annual convention of the Texas
Highway Association to be held in
Dallas. Texas. April 90 and II. w
ii. Furlong, of the Highway Depart
mcnt of the Chamber OF Commerce.
arranged the San Antonio conference
and invited Mr.. Wheeler as the sneak
or with that purpose in view. Those
who attend the conference in this Sec
ton of the state will then go on to
Dallas for the general state conven-
ton. George Holmgreen will preside
at the San Antonio meeting. ~
The principal matter before these
conferences will be work for the con-
stitutionnl highway amendment. pass
cd, by the Thirty-eighth Legislature
and to he submitted to the public for
approval July 26 Of this wear. This
bill gives the state the right TO take
over. build and maintain the desig-
mated highways in this state. thus
building mp and maintaining a unified
system of durable roads.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
rum ROW" NO MYTH
New Dry Official to Take Reporters
on Beard Wet Fleet Boats.

New York. April H." Rum. Row ="
is not n myth. a dream, dreamed ny
reporters. but is tangible thing sup
plying much of the liquor being SNUG
gled into the United States. Palmer
Garfield, the new federal prohibition
director for New York and Northern
New Jersey. has admitted.
The New York Herald published to-
day an invitation of Mr.. Garfield 10
newspaper men TO accompany the
party of prohibition enforcement Off
Gals who are arranging TO visit the
tattcrlemalion fleet anchored off the
New Jersey and Long Island coasts.
"We'rc going 10 take you newspa-
per men and go aboard some of those
run ships you've been writing about,
Mr.. Garfield declared. @
The trip will be arranged for one
day next week If possible. | am sat
isfied that an official survey of the
armada is necessary before we can
ston its operations.
The LIQUOR being consumed in re-
sorts here is coming from that
fleet
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
ROBBERY BOND $500
Gil5erto Beltran Alleged to Have
Robbed X. l.. Brown.

Gilberto Beltran. 81. Sinner alley,
resident. is held under $500 bond.
charged with robbery by assault with
firearms as result Of the recent held
up of II. L. Brown. building .contrac-
tor. ODD Palo Blanco street, who was
robbed Of 5000.
An affidavit was filed against Bel
tran by Detective Walter Harvey late
Tuesday afternoon in Justice Fisk's
court and the alleged gunman trans
ferred to county authorities. lie
waived a preliminary hearing and the
amount of bail was fixed by the court.
Brown was held IN at the point of
gun on the Fredericksburg road by
two men. after they had invited him
out for an automobile ride. The 9th
err man is still at large Beltran was
captured Monday night by Detective
Ruhnke. has been positively identi-
fled by the victim and detectives have
written and signed statement from
n woman who says she was present at
the robbery and that Beltran was i'm
plicated in the stick-up.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
REPORTS SAY PLANE
WILL SEARCH ISLAND
FOR "KING" PURNELL
Seventh Angel" Believed
to Be Hiding on Lake
Michigan Isle.

Lansing. Midi. April 1f.-Uncon-
firmed reports that q trip by airplane
would be made today TO High Island,
in Lake Michigan, owned by the
Israelite House of David colony, TO
learn whether Benjamin Purnell, lead
or of the cult is in hiding there, per-
sisted in the state capital this morn
ing.
Purnell has been variously reported
as at Hirh Island, in Australia and
Canada. as well as in secret hiding
place at the colony's headquarters in
Benton Harbor
The state today continued its task
of gathering Information about the
colony in connection with IFS quo war
ranto proceedings designed TO compel
the cult leaders TO show cause why
the organization should continue to
exist in Michigan.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11

in the air and for 1 hours AMI Is
minutes were out of sight Of land.
"There was not a ship to be seen
under u.s." the ..flier said. ''and il
looked like we never were going to sec
land again. We were bucking a
strong wind on this flight and il
anybody's motor had gone wrong he
would have just been out of luck"
On the return flight the flying was
much better. as the wind for, the mos;
part was with the aviators.
"But there was really only one
pretty day for flying" Lieutenant
Woodruff said, "and that was on the
return hop from Havana to Mimi
The sky was clear AMI bright and we
could see for miles. We flew about
5000 feet above the water"
The Photographic shin. flown by
Lieut.. Guy Kirksey and Lieut.. f. L
Seller. made several unscheduled stops
due to its small gas capacity. The
original Photographic ship was the
one wrecked on the Florida coast
and was replaced by standard Dc
Haviland Alb plane carrying only s.
gallons Of gasoline.
Took Many Pictures.
The big camera on the Photographic
ship was kept busy all during the
trip. and a most valuable collection
of pictures secured. The films are
now being developed in Washington
and set will be prepared for each
of the twelvesaviators.
1T was impossible TO miss landing
fields on the island countries" Lieu
tenant Woodruff said. I'VE used the
Cuban flying field at Havana. and
the navy and marine fields at Guanta.
namo and Camaguey. They are marked
so flier could not miss them"
Lieutenant Person. air service, went
to Cuba and the other island coun-
tries and arranged for the stops that
were made by the Porto Rico fleet.
In commenting upon the Porto
Rico flight. Mai. Gen. Mason NJ. Pat
rick. chief of the air service. who i
now in San Antonio. said that il
proved beyond question the feasibility
Of establishing an insular air base "
the Caribbean sea, and that in fol
lowing up the Porto Rico flight. a
similar one will be made to Panama
in the near future. and that even still
longer flights are being contemplated
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
By the Associated Press.

Danvil:e, Va, April 11.-Protected
from intrusion by the lofty clefts of
Patrick county mountains. little col
ony of men and women, under the
leadership of Rev. Allen Stickley. is
quietly at work founding modern
utopia. The purpose of the colonists
is TO establish a Christian community,
ard now, after nearly a years labor,
they are preparing for the arrival of
new families.
Rev. Stickley announced last spring
that the time had arrived for his peo-
pie to get away from the temptations
of RECKLESS world He stated his
intention of going into the remote sec
ton of Patrick county, "where close
communion with nature can be had.
and where daily religion, based on
the fundamental truths of the Bible,
can be practiced."
Six Families in Utopia"
Not many months later the colon
lists bought large stretch of land in
the Smith river valley. far from any
community or railway.
There were six families from Geor-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
DECIDE ELECTION CASE
Court Awards WiIIacy
County Office TO u. S. DuffieId.

i. s. Duffield was awarded the Of
flee of county and district clerk OF
Willacy county by decision of the
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals We'd
nesday. rendered in a suit between
Duffield and II. W. Huff. growing
out of an election contest. Duffield
and Huff both ran for the office in the
last general election. According TO the
record. the commissioners court can
-vassed the returns which gave Huff
16S votes Cnnd Duffield 1863. Contest
was filed. the votes counted and after
q review of the case. the higher court
found that Duffield is entitled to 164
votes while Huff received 1G2.
Other proceedings of the court arc
as follows:
Motion for rehearins overruled /:
Pablo de Ia Cara VS.. r. f. Rich
mond. Maverick: +. o. Evans VS.. Lula
+. Evans. Maverick: Ada Elkins
Davis VS.. f. |. ElkinS. Bexar: Mime
de Arment VS.. II. s. De Arment. Bex-
ar; W. $. Lilly vs.. ESiar NJ. Lewis.
Medina: John A. billiard VS.. W. r.
Kyscr & Co.. Tarrant: Herman Mosel
VS.. $. A. & A. +. Rc. Co.. Kerr: W.
\. Thompson VS.. Devine Independ-
cnt School District. Medina.
Motion TO affirm on certificate.
granted: c. ". Gurinsky vs.. Selig
Deutschmann. Bexar.
Motion for leave to file transcript
and statement Of facts overrulrd: \.
VI. Flernon VS.. Robert NJ. Silsbee.
Bcvar.
Cases affirmed: r. W. Huff VS.. r.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
RELIGIOUS COLONY QUIETLY
AT WORK FOUNDING MODERN
UTOPIA IN THE MOUNTAINS
Little Has Been Heard of Six Families Who Migrated
to Lonely Spot Under Lofty Clefts Year Ago
But One Man Who Climbs High Peak and
Looks Down Upon Small Colony Says
Houses Are Going Up for New Adherents.

gia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and In
diana. The minister declared he was
mot counting publicity" and asked
to be left alone" in order that he
and his followers might develop their
plan according TO their own ideas.
Little has been heard from them
since. Inquiries, however. have re-
vealed that the project has been defin-
itely established.
Building New Houses.
One Patrick county man who climb
cd a mountain from which he could
look down on the winding stream of
Smith river, said that. in addition TO
the six farm houses. built by the pion-
GERS. the framework of other homes
stands out and that there are several
other buildings built for new adher-
ents.
Such contact as Patrick county fruit
growers have had with the colony is
said to have resulted in n favorable
impression.
/ The trend of the colonists is along
agricultural lines. Ii is their plan to
become entirely self-supporting.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
FRISCO MEN COMING
Trade Trirpers 10 Stop Here En-
Route 10 Mexico.

That San Francisco merchants arc
turning their eyes toward Mexican
trade is evident from the fact that n
delegation OF Sc Of the leading bust
ness men Of the city will pass through
here Saturday on route TO Mexico. a
telegram was received at the Cham
her Of Commerce "Wednesday morn
ing from r.. y. Lunch. assistant sec
rotary of the San Francisco chamDer.
advising of the arrival OF tho party
here. stating that they would stay
three hours and would be pleased to
meet San Antonio business men and
have n look at the city.
c. Il. Yandall. manager ~ the
chamber has advised the San Frar-
cisco chamber that the delegation will
be met at the denot when it arrived
and taken for ride over the city.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
BLACKS TICKET
To the Editor of The Light:

To the Editor of The Light
l was at the Stoner Beethoven Hall meeting
Mr.. Stoner said that Black is the best Mayor San
Antonio ever had.
Mr. Stoner also said he is for a flilf dinner
paip' and that-he used to run for alderman on a
Prohibition Ticket in town of 1400 people,
Of course he can't mean that his hotel is to
furnish voters like me with full dinner pail;
he evidently means that us tax payers must do
the feeding. Now what would like to know is
who is to get the feed" from out the dinner
pail' should he win. -
Black said he is So years old and weighs 200
pounds. Maybe he has been around full dinner
pail" will he still put on flesh Stoner is elected
and who will fill the "pai?"
What will Ed. Koerps pronounced
'corpse") do around full dinner pail" unless
this is Chinese funeral, with the by-standers
eating his share
Of course LeStourgeon with his coat off to
show that he had nothing on the hip and no patch
on the place where the patch ought to be, may
be the Guy to get the full dinner pail
Mr.. Willard Simpson had enough to
keep away from the meeting. He wants flood
prevention because he is civil engineer, and is
not much interested in full dinner pail
Herbert PEARS pronounced Pares) is for
law and order so long as it don't interfere with
the slot-machine business. He is for business
administration.
It strikes me as poor old fellow without
much education, that the drift of the meeting was
that those who know least about the jobs make
the best public officials Even Black promised
us business administration, two years ago. Our
experience with him makes me "gunshy" of these
unknown phenoms
EZRA BLUEBONNET.
political Advertsng)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
ACCUSED CASHIERS
COMPANION WILL
GET JOB AND WAIT
Girl Who Shared Wander
ing of Fugitive Remains
Loyal to Him.

Philadelphia, April 11-With Coney
c. Slaughter in MoyamenSing prison
awaiting removal TO Colorado to face
charges of looting the Mercantile Ma
tional bank of Pueblo. and his com,
panion, Enola Landrey of New Or
leans. looking for a job. the pair were
today separated for the first time in
eighteen months.
The blonde-haired girl of n. stead
fast in her loyalty to the man with
whom she shared the fortunes and
wanderings of fugitive from justice
said she would work and wait for
Slaughter until he was out of his
troubles.
There was no dramatic demonstra-
ton of affection between the two
when they parted at the grim walls
of philadelphia old county prison.
"All right. DEAR he said. as he
tightly held the girls hand and kissed
her goodbye.
The girl told the government agents
she was married TO Slaughter in Gov
ington, KY, under the name of Hunt
er.
slaughter does not aumit inns.
I've worked most of the time since
we've been together the girl said.
I'm stenographer and il has beer
easy for me to get work. How / will
get it now without being able to give
references / don't know, but i will dc
something."t ~
Slaughter. according to the girl, told
her he was awaiting the expiration OF
"ten-year law" TO invalidate ans
possible Indictment against him and
intended TO return to Pueblo or Dial
las and start life over again.
Miss Landry has wired g. G.
Wright of Dallas, in Slaughter's name,
requesting him to inform Slaughter
parents of his arrest.