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VOLUME XII.
01'-; NEXT PXESiDEm
'Vho Will He Be?
Another presidential election is at
hand. The 11)24 campaign is already
under way. National committees of
both big parties are feeling the public
pulse trying to discern ints temper
toward this and that candidate.
In line with this political activity
the Pioneer proposes and will conduct
a nation-wide vote on the people’s
choice for our next president.
Vlhrough its membership in The
Publishers Autocaster Service of New
York, this newspaper is in a position
to conduct this Presidential Election
Test. Voting will start at once, with
tne issue of this edition and will con
tinue until July 1.
You can vote for any man you think
would serve the country best for the
next four years, so long as the per
son of your choice is a citizen of the
United States.
Of course, you will want to vote. It
offers you the opportunity of testing
your judgment. When the final vote
has been cast July 1, you can then
learn how vour ability to pick a man
big enough for such high office coiry
• pares with the opinions of other vot
ers all over the country.
It is an open field with no favors to
any man. Political party or conven
tion jockeying will have no bearing on
this test vote. In voting for your
choice in this election you are not re
stricted by party lines or limited to
convention elkoices.
When voting ceases July 1 and re
turns have been received, the Pioneer
will publish complete returns of the
voting from every state in the union;
telling who is the majority choice and
the names of the runners-up.
You can vote for a Republican; a
Democrat; a Socialist; a Progressive;
a business or industrial leader, or any
one you think would make the best
president for the next four years,
1924-1928.
Wouldn’t you like to know the
nafne of te man in this nation of 110,-
000,000 people who is the majority
choice for President? And under such
conditions of voting as this, with all
party lines down and out from under
the sway of political bosses and com
promising convention rules?
All you have to do is to cast your
ow’n free vote. —choosing and naming
your candidate. Fill out the blank
ballot below, then mail or bring it to
the Pioneer office. We will do the
rest.
Do you know of a man yon think
would make a better president than
F'tfue of those named below? If you
do—write his name on vour ballot
and send it to this office.
The men named below are at the
present enioyinsr booms as possible
choices of the various party conven
tions. We publish their names here
only in the effort to help you in your
selection, or to at least trive you a
comparative list to start from. If
vour favorite’s name is not in this
list, simplv write his name on your
ballot and disreerard this list.
President TTardiner.
Wrdrow Wilson 1
Henrv Ford
Senator Hiram Johnson .
Senator Oscar Underwood
Senator William Borah
Governor Al Smith of New York
Herbert Hoover
William Randolph Hearst
William McAdoo
William Jonnines Brvan
Governor Ra'son of Indiana
Dr. Albert Shaw of New York
T dm W Davis of West Virginia
Farmer r! ' %v Lowden of Illinois
Eugene Debs 4 %
id! die ConntH pioneer
James M. Cox of Ohio
Secretary of State Hughes
Senator LaFollette
Senator Arthur Cupper of Kansas
MELLETTE COUNTY PIONEER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
TEST BALLOT
My chice for President of the United States for the next four years
1924-1928, is
Tou)n and State where vote is cast
Polls clos« July t*t. 1923. pill out this ballott today and mall to Pioneer. Wood. S. O.
MAY OPEN NEW MARKET
FOR SOUTH DAKOTA SEED
A new market for South Dakota
altalla seed may develop as a result
of correspondence between the agri
cultural adviser to the Danish govern
ment and Ralph E. Johnston, exton-*
sion specialist in agronomy at *Stato
college.
The representative of Danish agri
cultural interests has written to Mr.
Johnston asking for information in
regard to the value of different
strains and varieties of alfalfa, be
cause of the interest of the farmers
of Denmark in seed from the Grimm
alfalfa. The agronomist replied that
South Dakota has fields of genuine
Grimm, Baltic and Cossack registered
seed, and that there are many fields
of common alfalfa in South Dakota
which are 35 years old, produce good
crops for hay and seed and are still
thriving.
During recent years the South Da
kota experiment staion has done valu
able work on alfalfa tests and do
velopmen of various strains which
lias resulted in many benefits to
growers in this state. Many of the
alfalfa fields in this section are reg
istered now, this being a valuable aid
to growers in disposing of their se(^.
Rev. IT. C. VanValkenburgh, who
was the pioneer preacher in the home
'•toad days in Mellette county, and
who w’as the regular minister of the
Wood Community church for several
vears, and w’ho last year moved to
a suburb of Lincoln, Nebraska, and
took charge of the Havelock Congre-
gational church there, we are glad to
OFFICIAL. F j a( j ER OR MELLETTE COUNTY
WOOD, MELLETTE COl NTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. UNE 1, 1923.
hear is u *,• ih in• * good in his new loca
lion. In the Con'.’n gational Record
of Nebraska for May we notice where
Brother Van has mici ceded in adding
sixty new members to his flock,
twenty-nine by confession and thirty
one by letter.
1 WILLIAMSON RETURNS
FROM BLACK HILLS
Congressman Williamson has re
| turned to Onconia from a brief so
| joiirn in the southern Black Hills,
I where he has been engaged in cutting
i timber, snaking in logs, and doing
{other work in connection with the
j construe! i-m of a commodious log
cabin. As soon as it is enclosed he
intends to take his family out there
for the summer. The Judge will de
vote mo t of his vacation to an inti
male study of a number of questions
that will have to be dealt with by the
next congress and in meeting engage
ment- for public addresses, requests
for which aw* coming in such num
bers that it is impossible to grant all
Any nv those to be made in the near
future are the commencement address
at the Gregory high school, Decora
tion Day address under the auspices
ol the \morican Legion at Bolvidore,
and “Coyote Day” address at the
State University.
Louis Storm ,owner of the famous
( ry -tal Cave near i'n*nd City, passed
through Wood ye terdav (Thursday)
with a big fifteen passenger auto bus
and a truck loaded with his housc
( hold goods, and his family, cnroute
to the Hills to open up the season of
the cave for the tourist trade this
sum,mer. Mr. St< rm spends his win
ters in Gregory, but miiv always be
found at Crystal Cave during the sum
mer months.
)um 'dsl wmi
r.ojs have the greatest respect for the fellows who
play scjnuie. The hoy who cheats, who breaks the
rules o' the game tray seem to he successful; he may
claim the fruits of temporary victories, hut once he
is discovered in wrongdoing, he has lost more than
in all the hollow victories tie seems to have gained.
11 is playfellows view him with suspicion; he has lost
the priceless possessions of confidence and trust.
The world is ever ready to cheer for the fellow
who will honestly lose and find victory In losing. The
world has nothing hut contempt for him who seeks
victory bv a conduct that short-circuits character.
When the New Kngland baseball league brought Its
season to an end a few years ago excitement run
high among the fans. The two teams that played off
for tlie pennant had each won two games in the tinal
contest. The bleachers were packed to witness the
1 one last struggle that should d^ide.
} In the last half of the ninth inning, the score stood
j 2 to 1 against the (earn at bat. There were two out;
two men on bases; the batter up had twice fanned
the air; the grandstand was tense.
The pitcher delivered; the batter swung; the grand
, stand sprang to its feet —a phenomenal hit. The ball
; shot upward and outward as If started on a Journal
1 to Mars. The fielder raced to the corner of tht
grounds; it was a desperate race. •>
f The keeper of the grounds had not calculated that
, any ball would ever be driven ao far. Along the
fence there was a margin of tall grass. Into this the
fielder raced. He sprang for It, and with It fell Into
the grass. The crowd stood breathless. Then from
JUN 2 BUGS
and I’. S. Richardson returned home
Tuc>day evening from Demi wood,
where Mr. ( leaver and Mr. Richard
son had been attending U. S. Court
as witnesses. While court had not
adjourned when they left DuadwooO,
it was supposed to end Tuesday of
this week. The following eases from
thi> section were disposed of:
Harold Estes of ( alter, who was up
• ii ;i liquor charge, was found guilty
mid would probably receive his sen
tence Tuesday. 11 is wife, who was
also up on a liquor charge, was re*
leased < n good behavior. Harry Berg
I,f ( alter plead guiltv on two liquor
counts and he received a fine of
$500.00. Louie Hansen ot ('alter, who
lives on Oak Creek, plead guilty to a
liquor charge, and will probably re
<eive a nominal fine. Kdgar Menard
ot Wood plead guiltv •to a liquor
charge and was to receive his sen
tence Tuesday. William Balfany of
Winner also plead guilty to a liquor
charge, and was to receive his sen
tence Tuesday. K. L. Tomsik of
White Kiver plead guilty to a liquor
charge as did also Sam ganders of the
same place, and they were to receive
their sentences Tuesday. Bert Bur
gess of White Kiver, who was up on
a liquor charge plead guilty and he
was fined SIOO. I). Walker, who was
up on a liquor charge was released.
Have Weisenberger of Murdo plead
guilty to a liquor charge and lie was
to receive bis sentence Tuesday.
Miss Bessie Berry, who taught the
Kosehud Valley school, left Wednes
day of this week for her home at
Neligh, Nebraska, for a few days’
visit with her parents, before enter
ing summer school at Wayne, Neb.
Abourezk is paying 30c for cream
U. S. COURT NEWS
K. S. ( leaver, wife and daughter,
UMPIRE YOUR
OWN GAME •
the crass the fielder rose and held high the bull 1*
his band, an evidence that he had made the catch,
that he had made an out, cortlpJeted the luning, won
the game, gained the i>ennant for his team.
The moment was his. The fans of his city silent
their wild enthusiasm in maddening cheers. Then
all changed. The hand that held the ball high was
lowered and the head that had risen defiantly out of
the tall grass sank and was shaken negatively Tb*
cheering ceased; funeral silence lay over the bleachers
like a cloudy blanket.
The fielder had won a victory that was above the
pale of pennant*. He who hung his head in humilia
tion was lifted Into the glory of heroism by men who
admired a man who dared umpire himself honestly,
who could be as fair by his opposing team as by hi*
own team, who could put the Golden Kule upon a
baseball diamond and make it a thing of matchless
glory.
Every man Is instinctively honest. Every traa
wants to he honest But the hunger for success, the
ear that aches to hear his fellow men cheer, oft time*
dull* the conscience to compromise with self to shade
the truth with shallow falsehood. But each such
compromise make* more blunt and bending that con
science which Is the prop of character. And vio
tory, real victory, comes only to those who have mado
character the Gibraltar of their live*. *
The boy who learns to play the game squarely will
become the man who plays the game cf life squarely,
who will take no mean advantage, who know* that no
ga „' e 18 tvef wou u u
SHERIFF BUUM MAKES
A BIG LIQUOR HAUL
Sheriff Chris Buum last Monday eve
ning was tipped oft that a ear with a
big cargo of real booze was headed
south and would probably come into
port at the county seat tor n»<»tor
fuel. The sheriff kept his « es <*pen
and sure enough a car laden with two
barrels —one of about thirty-five gal
lons capacity and another keg ol
fifteen gallons of real honest to good
ness liquor stopped at the garage to
take on some gas to continue the
journey southward. Sheriff Buum
a*o>roaehed the suspect and finding
the contraband, confiscated the liquoi
and placed C. R; Edwards and Saul
Johnson of Valentine, Nebraska, who
were piloting the rum ear, under ar
rest, Justice Burlington ol White
River called his court to older about
midnight, and Edwards and Johnson
waived preliminary hearing and were
bound over to the circuit court undei
a cash bond of $250 each. This was
without doubt the largest and most
valuable cargo of liquor yet captured
by our local officers.
Mrs. P. V. Tuell, Mrs. .1. 11. Bundy
Mrs. A. I. Sinklcr, E. S Cleaver am
wife and the Editor and wife attend
cd the meeting of the Older of tin
Eastern Star at White Kiver on Wed
nesdny evening of this week. Tin
Associate Orand Matron, Mis. dessii
Wendall of Huron, was present on
that evening. The members of th<
local chapter are high in their praisi
of entertainment and the exemplifica
tion of the work as put on by tin
White Kiver chapter.
Abourezk is paying 30c for cream
Subscribe for the Pioneer.
CODY COMMUNITY WILL
FEED ALFALFA TOURISTS
The people of the Cody neighbor
hood h:i\e volunteered to provide tike
noon dav lied lor the alfalfa tourists
on Tuesday, June 26, at the Cody Sin
ion.: farm at Cody postoffice. Interest
in the alfalla tour is still growing
no! i he prospects are very bright at
this time that a moving picture will
la taken of some of the most inter
esting points of the tour. This pic
rim* film, however, lias not been defi
nitely settled at this date, but some
v< rv encouraging letters have been re
ceived from the State' Extension divi
sion, and the chances are that the pic
tun* man will make the tour and take
a lew hundred feet of film that will
he used in the State Extension depart
ment. - <**
It you have not as vet enrolled to
take in the big alfalfa tour that is to
he held in Mellette county June 26
and 27, you should do so without de
lay. Everybody boost for the alfalfa
tour from now on until the date set,
and it will he a success. There is but
one tiling that could s|*>il the pro
posed tour, and that would be a heavy
rain (hat would make the roads im
passable.
If you have some friends living in
adjoining counties or states who
might he interested in a new location
or who might like to get a good first
hand look at this county, don't fail
to invite them to come and make tho
tour; it will he a wonderful oppor
tunity to see all parts of tlie county.
Here i.s the enrolment up to the
time of going to press:
N Size of C»r— Have room for
t'ftMeatfert ft'aascnirer*
E. 11. Hamilton 5 3
11 ugh Sinclair 5 3
C. Ahoure/k 5 3
Fred C. Kirch 5 3
A. J. krieger 2 1
M. C. Hordes 5 3
O. L. Schaeffer 2 1
S. C. Cary 1
J. 11. New 2
I. T. Hocking 5 4
Guy Smitli 2 1
Oscar Spear 4 3
Joe Petra nek 6 4
C. E. Keever 4 2
G. F. Brood 13 12
S. Funk 5 4
Herman Breier 5 4
M. I. Strain 5 4
('. B. 1 folland 5 4
I. E Tail ft 4 3
vV. 11. Bohanau 3 2
Inhn Pat not* 4 3
fay Pearsall 4 3
Burnett 5 4
Harry I light 10 9
Fred Schwartz 3 2
Harry Rasmussen 5 4
B. A. Olson 5 4
B. \V. W itherspoon 4 3
F. 1. Terpin 4 3
Don E. Terpin 5 3
E. (iiaham 4 3
Jus. Mitchell 5 4
Art Turner 4 3
0. P. Anders 10 9
C. If. Blakely 4 3
O. V. Hotline 3 2
1. G. Cordell 2 1
Lewis \V. Hansen 5 3
Fred Matouseck 5 3
icorpe B. Moore 2
A. C. Kaufman 2 1
las. A. Pa leek 4 3
P. A. Petersen 4 3
A. O. Brown 4 -
Here are the non-ear owners who
van! to join tour and the number
n their party:
\ C. McDonald 2
1 arrv E. Atwood 1
’laude Sills 2
. L. Schaeffer 1
olin Nolan 1
\ S. Schaeffer 1
Frank Barcal 1
Saturday evening, May 19, Miss
*erry and her pupils of the Rosebud
\ alley school gave a soejal and pro
ram. The program consisted of three
ngs l»v the Girls* Sewing Club and
) song by the b >vs, and three one
ct plays, as follows: “A Change of
lea it.” City Cousins* r and “The
’utic Family.” It was a laugh from
tart to finish and showed much hard
ark on the part of both teacher and
upils. After the program Miss Ber
v trented tlm crowd to a lunch of
buns, hot weiners and coffee, after
vhieh the young people played
'll went home voting th
» success and feeling it W
ling well spent.
C. Ahourezk and family /
to Winner Tuesday even!
in the circus, and then I
Gregory, where thev n
Decoration Day exercises./ __
NTMBER IS.