Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-12
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Concerning Our People. Dusinert and
PcoEreSl IN CounkY ToUn.

Work on the new school house at
Solcn began this week.
John Bainc returned Tuesday
! from Shields, where he went las
week to tune some pianos.
, States Attorney T.. S. johnson
went to Fargo last Saturday on
some business and legal matters.
Sam Bruiguirc the veteran freight
or, brought up load ofsupplies for
/ the Agency from Mclaughlin Tues
day.
Thos. Crownecklacc is working
these days ON the government tcle
! phone line. making repairs where
necessary.
| DR.. Nater, J. b. Hitch and G. a.
! Riecker were duck hunting the first
of the week, and returned with a
good sized bag of ducks.
j Joseph Huse, the Selfridge ranch
CIR, was in the city Monday on his
way home after spending Sunday
with his parents at Winona.
Sidney Mclaughlin came up from
/, his ranch near Mclaughlin Saturday
and spent Sunday here transacting
business and visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zahn, &C.
companied by Henry and Francis
Zahn came down from Solen Tues
day Oh business, making the trip in
John Zahn's new Ford car.
l.. w. Harris and wife made a
/ trip to Wakpala Tuesday by auto
mobile after some repairs for the car
belonging to a. c. Wells Of Can
nonball, which Mr.. Harris is re-
pairing.
L. W. Colebank Of Swastika,
county superintendent OF schools,
passed through the city Monday on
his way from Cannonball to Self
ridge. Louis Endrcs took him from
here to the latter point.
Misses Jean and Hermina Witt
lcben went to Bismarck Tuesday
for few days visit with friends
Oscar Baumann took them to Cam
nonball with his new car, and from
there they took the train.
John Buckley was down from
Solcn Tuesday on business and stat
that Mrs. Buckley who has been re-
ceiving medical treatment at Man.
dan for the past three weeks return
ed home Monday, and isgreatly i'm
proved.
| J. W. Culbertson is now living in
his mothers home on the townsitA.
His mother, Mrs Graydog, left dur
ing the summer for Devils Lake,
where she was married in Septem-
Der, and will make her home there |,
| for the winter. /.
James and John Turner expect /
their parents here in the near future
and have the house which they
rented from the bank ready for their
occupance. All the furniture is in
stalled. stoves set up and everything
ready to move in.
Dr. Pfaffman, the government
veterinarian who has charge Of the
work of the U S. Bureau of Animal
Industry on this reservation, return
cd Monday from Wakpala, and
Tuesday went to Cannonball to look
up some dourine cases.
John Brown who had charge of
the work of blowing and burning
guards in Sclfridgc vicinity, .
states that the older Indians who
helped doing the work are entitled
to much credit for the interest taken
in fire prevention work.
l.. B. Gisncss Of Minneapolis, re-
presenting T. w. Stevenson Com
pany, was at Hokanson-Turner Co
pany's store "Wednesday with
sample line of the famous Patterson :
hats which are handled exclusively 4,
in Fort Yates by the above firm. !
Frank Blackhoop, who was in the
of the Pioneer for q
short time this summer, and whose
home is at Shields, left last week
for Hampton. Virginia, where, he |
will attend the Hampton Normal
md Agricultural Institute for a few
years. -
Francis Zahn returned Tuesday +,
rom Bismarck, where he has been n
treatment, and will remain h
It the hospital here under the care O
" DR.. Allen until the first of the :
ear, when he expects to resume his
luties at the Agency if his health b
will permit. q
Benedict Horseman OF Harlem, p
'lontana, who has been visiting with >:
w. Culbcrtson, returned home r