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Newspaper
The Mellette County Pioneer
Location
Wood, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
1
U S Weather Bureau report lists daily totals for Mary min and precip with values like 0.00 on several days and totals from January 1, 1919, to date at 11.93 inches. It notes yearly totals for 1913 through 1917, with figures such as 17.96 19.57 32.42 18.82 18.%1 and 19.58. Kiron observer Frep C. Kiron signs the record.
Postmaster G. W. Sawyer has leased the old Eastman Pool Hall on Main Street and will move the post office into the building. The rear will be living quarters for the family. The central location will provide more lobby space for the public and be appreciated by patrons.
Tuesday, Wood S O Dustrude closed on the Star Livery Stable known as the Red Barn on Second Street. He will lower the roof, lay a cement floor, and outfit an up to date machine shop. The remodeled garage will provide ample storage for growing auto tourist traffic.
F O Lewis resigned from the Mellette County Board after being elected county commissioner in 1916. At the January meeting he was named Board chairman for the year and plans to move to Winner. P C McDonald of Runningville was appointed to fill the vacancy and has qualified as commissioner.
In a June 4 circular letter Blakely announces his resignation as Mellette County Agent effective last Monday. The Mellette County Fire Bureau meets June 21 at White River to elect new officers and likely decide on continued county support. If approved, an appropriation near $2,000 may be requested by the county commissioners for the coming year. Blakely plans to stay in the county and pursue the beef cattle industry.
The piece argues that taxes on infant care items like cod liver oil and zinc stearate burden parents while bird seed for canaries escapes tax. It notes a paradox where babies are penalized versus pets, compares old English costs, and urges reconsideration of penalties on child-rearing essentials.
C H VanSchaack was named County Highway Commissioner and visited with Commissioners Beckwith and Keller to review the project. He brings road building experience from Iowa and is expected to reduce past highway waste and deliver better roads at reasonable cost. The editorial urges immediate dragging of all graded roads after rain as a further improvement.
Stars and Stripes notes the Eighthy-Ninth Division of the National Army with headquarters in France from June 21. It details sector actions around Toul and St Mihiel, Meuse Argonne offensives, and front-line advances totaling 35 kilometers. Prisoners totaled 192 officers and 4,869 men. 127 artillery pieces and 455 machine guns were captured. The division insignia features a dark blue W inverted to MW for Middle West and its three wartime commanders: Wood, Wine, and Wright.
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