The Mellette County pioneer. [volume], June 14, 1912, Image 1

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

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VOLUME I
LUMBER AND BUILDING
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any bill you may bring us, at Prices that
are Satisfactory to ail, right from our yards
here at Wood.
Call on us when wanting to build Jook over
our stock,ask for prices and estimates,and
your building troubles will end right there.
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Breeders of servicablc acclimated draft horses. If ia need of a
team or saddle horse that is worth the money, cali on or address
the above. RANCH one mile north of town. Office in Wood.
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WOOD, MELLETTE COUNTY. SOUTH DAKOTA, JUNE 14. 1912
Program for Wood's Big Six Day
Celebration, June 29 to July 5.
Speeches every day by noted white
men and Indians.
Music by Indian bands.
Full dress intrude by the Indians.
Bowery dunces every day and night.
Big display cf fireworks every night.
it a< em
One fourth mile-horse race.
One-Lid f ** ** “
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< )ue half mile slow “
One half milecmvboy **
Relay rue*-.
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1 rotting race.
One fourth mile fmt race.
One half mile ** “
J'ot.ito races.
Boy's races, 12 vi's old, <V) yrds.
Three legged race.
Wheelbarrow nice.
Fat man’s race.
Squaw’s race
sports:
Ball games.
Polering jump.
Broncho riding.
Shinny games.
(’haseing steer with bow aud urrow.
Uoapiug contests.
amusements:'
The way the Indians used to do
over fortv years ago.
Uharge on town every morning.
Sham battles.
Big Bel ley, Fox Omaha, and Kiss
dances.
To go on scout.
Moccasin game.
Deer hoof playing.
Shooting moccasin on horse back
with bow and arrow.
Cooking b'vf without pot.
I law hide woven hoop game.
Old fashioned moving with tryvoid.
Come one and all and help us have
a rip roaring good time
Arriving Every Day.
Homesteaders who select**! la rut
near Wood are arriving so rapidly now
days that it is almost impossible to
keep track of them all. Here are a
few of them: Frank Hakl and bro
ther, Frank Richardson. wife and
mother. J. F. Fenwick who bought a
relimpiishnieiit to No. I. of Mary .1.
Kendaft. all are camping on the W.
B. Armstrong farm northwest of town
while building on their own claims.
They all have good wells aud are get
ting breaking done.
Dess Ferguson, who purchased the
relinquishment of No.has also ar
rived and is building on his claim in
the same neighborhood.
Annual School Election.
To the qualified voters of School
District No. '2. in the County of Mell
ette and State of South Dakota.
Notice is hereby given, that on
Tuesday, the 1 Sth day of June, IM2,
being the third Tuesday in June, tin*
annual election of said district will lx*
held at the Shaw Church school house
where we have school now, School
Dist. No. 2. for the purpose of electing
(>no Clerk, One Cliairinao, One Treas
urer. The polls of said election will
lx- ojH>n at 2:00 o’clock p. m. of said
day, and close at 5:00 o'clock p. m. of
the same day.
Dated this 7th day of June, 1912.
Herman H kllkknox, Clerk.
Dav id Colombe Sentenced.
David Colombo, of Tripp county,
was was tried liefore a jury
in l. S. court at 'Deu< I wood
last week and found guilty of intro
ducing liquor onto an Indian allot
mont Itelonging to John Bordeaux, a
Sioux Indian. Judge Klliott sentenc
ed Dave to 1 year anti t» mouths in the
V. S. |>cnitentinry at leaven worth,
Kaos., and he is now serving his time.
—Winner Advocate.
Strayed!
1 l»ay gelding, wt. about 1200, dia
mond brand on shoulder. 1 bay
gelding, wt. about 1100, white stripe
down face. Both hobbled. Last seen
in range 20, twp. 42, sec. 14. Finder
notify John Cobb. White River, S. D.
Strayed!
1 gray mare, branded horseshoe
on left hip. 1 bay gelding, big wire
cut on right hind leg. They weigh
about 1400 each. Finder notify Shaw's
Livery at Wood,S. D. $lO reward. IR-2
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new town has more or Jess shacks,
unfinished, uupainted buildings and
a Loiter skelter ap|>earuuce. Wood is
the one exception in the two new
counties of Mellette aud Bennett.
As rapidly as a new buildiug goes up.
it is finished up un<Upainted. Anoth
er thing that pleases the eye, is the
uniformity of mlor. Nearly every
building has the same color—gray,
with white trimmings -a very neat
color scheme.
The reason for the completeness of
things is that the town has never Ikjcu
I loomed. Its rapid growth is due to
the necessity for buildings to house
the business enterprises that have, are
still and will eontiuue to thrive, be
cause our \a.st territory demands their
thrift.
Nothing temporary here, nothing
which the territory will not support-
Aud there is still room for more busi
nesses, for instance, a drug store.
John Mc.Math. an old timer in these
parts, stopped to camp near a couple
of buildings southwest of towu the
other day, thinking that lie would
meet with the same hospitality that
is customarily dealt out toeveryone iu
this new country. But he found that
he was badly mistaken. Instead of
beiug welcomed by the few souls who
seemed to ha hi ta te the place, he was
told that he was in a town aud that
his mules were not supposed to eat
the grass off the townsite. His mules
drank up all the water nlxiut the place
*■ out of a bariel- aud he got abused
for that, although he ha<l been in
formed that they had three good
wells 011 the townsite. After having
suffered a few more unpioasantarios,
John hitched up and drove over to
Wood, where ho knew he would be
welcome at all times. The reporter,
after hearing his story, asked him
where the place was and he answered
in a disgusted tone, “Berkeley.”
According to latest returns. Ster
ling. for senator, has won over Gam
ble by übout 1.100. Byrue, for gov
ernor. 36,752, Fgnn 27,923, Cull 6,331.
On presideut. Roosevelt won lirst
place. Taft next, LaFollette next.
The democrats seem to favor K. S.
Johnson for governor, aud Wilson for
president.
It would seem that with this elec
tion, the old standpat-progrossive
factional light which has troubled the
republican ranks iu South Dakota lor
so many year* has ceased to exist.
If you have nothing else to do. put
in all your time boostiog the ton u aud
community you live iu. If you are so
busy .you don't kuow where you’re at,
forget it for a minute aud do a little
boosting anyway. You will lx* repaid
a thousand-fold. Don't wait for the
other fellow; lie is probably busy. too.
I'se your brain in studying out wavs
of advancing the progress of your
towu. spend a little time and money
and if the town is iiot worth boosting,
in your estimation, you had better
move out. Do thiugs.
C. Wilson and Madge Lillie, lioth
of this city, were unitetl in marriage
at the home of the groom’s parents
at Colome, on June sth. After a few
days honeymoon they returned here,
where Mr. Wilson is in the well con
tracting business.
Neither of the happy couple need
any introduction, as they are well and
favorably known here. Congratula
tions from Tiif. Pioneer.
Today is official llag day aud it was
fittingly observed. The business men
have purchased a (lag the dimensions
of which is seven by fifteen leet. A
forty foot flag staff was erected and
this tnorniug the flag was unfurled to
the breeze with fitting ceremonies.
This section was visited by a good
soaking rain Wednesday, which came
just when it was needed to freshen up
the grass aud crops. A few more like
it at weekly'intervals will make a
bumper crop and that will forward
the progress of the new counties im
mensely.
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Neatest 1 own in Rosebud Country.
It is a noticeable fact that every
Why Not Fence It In.
Sterling Conceeded Winner.
If Nothing ElsJ, Be a Booster.
Wilson-Lillie.
Flag Day Observed Here.
A Good Rain Wednesday.
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First State Bank
CAPITAL, $10,000.00
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• public that our doors are now open W .
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k We invue you to come in and j
: get acquainted, look over our new I'
j building and investigate our way of | *
• doing business. You arc welcome * V
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YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED
F. A. McCornack, President
A. K. Wood f Vice -Pres. G. L. Watson, Cashier
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We have a forty-five horse power
tractor and gang plows and are ready
to contract for breaking
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED AND CAN
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WOOD, S, D.
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Groceries
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Fine Candies and Tobaccos a Specialty • K
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