Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-28
LOCAL NEWS

george Wollcr OF Llnton, was
here Wednesday visiting the old
timers and looking over the country.
Merrill Thundcrlawk was down
from Hekton Saturday with load
OF flour and remained over for the
base ball game Sunday.
q. w. lIokanson, John Turner
and Larry Ccrmack returned Satur-
day from Il business trip to Bis
marck.
When you want to sell your land
or make Il loan on same, write or
call on G. A. Patterson, 7O7 New
York Life Bldg, Minneapolis,
MINI. 24-tf
Miss llcrmina Witzleben went to
Duluth, Minnesota, Saturday to at
tend the alumuni gathering at the
graduation exercises of the Villa
Santa Scholastica Seminary held
this week.
Arthur B. Payne of Pollock. pas
scd through the city the first of the
week on his way to Mclaughlin,
from where he took the train to
Lcwistown, Montana. where he ex-
poets to work this summer.
Ben White, the hustling locator
and bonanza Indian farmer, has
been busy the past week planting
potatoes and corn. Last year he
had a big tubcr crop and marketed
over LOCO bushels OF the finest
spuds ever grown in Sioux county.
Chairman Stiles Of the county
board made a tri p to Solrn Friday
in his new automobile. MIR. Still, $
says that Solcn is forging to the
front rapidly and many improve
ncnts are under way there, among
them Il new depot, an addition to
tn" lumber yard buildings, etc.
DR.. R. ii. Treacy, president OF
the First National Bank, was in the
city Friday from Bismarck on his
way to Miles City. While here the
directors of the newly organized
First State Bank, which will con-
tinue the business of the present
bank, had q meeting, and the
change will be made in the near
future.
DIR. Rapp who has been in charge
OF the work on the Standing Rock
and Cheyenne reservations for the
U. $. Bureau OF Animal Industry
the past three years, has been
transferred to Montana and will
make headquarters at Great Falls.
DIR. Rapp leaves many friends in
this section whose best wishes follow
him to his new field of endeavor.
Cashier J. l.. Haas rf the First
National Bank, went to st. Paul
Friday on business with f. B.
Lynch, one OF the heavy stock hold
ers in the institution. While at
st. Paul MIR. Haas will also visit for
a few days with his family, and it
is possible that they may accompany
him on his return. During his alb
sence the bank is in charge of A.
Colvi]le, who was formerly cashier.
w. w. Butolph, commissioner
from the third district, who was
here attending special meeting of
the county board Tuesday returned
home i'm the evening. Owing to bad
roads and the unsettled condition
OF the weather he did not want to
take chances OF remaining over
tearing the roads would get worse.
Mr.. Butolph stated that prospects
in his part OF the country were
never better.
Joe Culbertson who made deal
to take over the Mclaughlin mail
and stage line from d. Babbitt some
time ago, will take possession the
first of June. Mr.. Culbertson has
u bunch Of fine horses and two good
automobiles, and should be able:::4a
give the people first class scrwHx;
Mr.. Rabbit who has operated HEa
line for the past four years is unde=,
cided regarding the future but ex-
poets to go to California, the land
of perpetual sunshine, women,
wine and song.
John Keller is seriously i'll, and
will probably have to be operated
on for appendicitis. His sister at
Lake Andes, South Dakota, was
called to attend him the first of t he
week. He has been confined to his
home since last week. and has suf-
fered much pain, the original cause
of his ailmcnt is diagnosed to have
resulted from strain which has
caused hernia and is aggravated
by appendicitis symptoms. At
present he cannot be operated on,
but it is hoped that with proper
treatment he can be moved to a
hospital in the near future.