Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-22

Chas. Mclaughlin came in from
yesterday with a load of
coal for the Indian school.
Jack Carignan, Jr., returned
yesterday from Bismarck, where he
spent last week receiving treatment
for his eyes.
Cashier Hans OF the First Nations
al Bank has adopted stray dog.
dc prizes the brute which is OF the
setter breed very highly.
Culbertson, Scott, Crow e. Com
pany's frcighting outfit went to
Cannonball yesterday after freight
for the local stores.
Chief Bearface, one of the we'll
known older Indians of the Stand
ing Rock reservation, died at his
home near the Farm school We'd
nesday afternoon, aged IS years.
John Gates was in town yester-
day on his tirelees mustang bound
for Mclaughlin, Timber Lake and
other points in South Dakota after
a bunch Of horses. He expects to
be home in about a week.
There will be wrestling match
at the Opera House, Mclaughlin,
S. D., Wednesday, January 9th
between w. f. Bowen Of Milbank,
and three local men. Bowen agrees
to throw the three best Mclaughlin
wrestlers in an hour.
Dan Engelson, we'll known con-
tractor who formerly was located
here, was in town yesterday from
Mclaughlin accompanied by Joe
Robbery and John Whiteshield on
business at the Agency. Geo. c..
Jewett brought the trio up with his
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Black Of
Selfridgc, were Fl. Yates business
visitors Saturday and remained over
Sunday. While here they had
their name enrolled on the Pioneer
subscription list in order to keep
posted on the happenings in Sioux
county.
F. W. Heger, who has beer,
doing sheet metal work on the In.
dian hospital during the past sum-
mer, is Of an inventive turn OF
mind and has Just been granted q
patent on q camp cook stove. The
invention meets q long felt want
among Indians and others who are
given to travelling and camping out,
and should be valuable one.
Superintendent Convey who is in
charge OF the Standing Rock Agency
states that he contemplates holding
q sale Of Indian lands some time in
the spring. A list Of the land to.
gether with appraisments will be
prepared this winter and advertis.
ed in conformity with the require
ments OF the Indian office in dut
season.
I Deputy Warden Reed OF thu
Leavenworth, Kansas federal pen
itentiary, was here Friday last weel
after Joe Bowe, the Montana In,
dian held here on the charge O
violating his parole from that in.
stitution. Bow, or Harris, as ht
was known, has two years to serve
and when that time is up faces an
other serious charge.
\ r. G. Means OF the Standing
Rock Agency force, who has beer
looking after the probating of In.
dian estates, has been promoted tt
assistant to the superintendent il
the classified Indian service. Hi
former position will be taken b,
Miss Fiske, who by virtue of he
new position may now be addressed
as Judge" Fiske.
Oscar Baumaiih'a and James Jan.er
son wilB are repairing the govern
ment telephone line returned Mon
day from o weeks trip during which
they inspected and made necessar,
repairs to the line running from tn,
Agency to the Farm school. Wax
pala, Mclaughlin, Little Eagle AM
Bullhead, Tuesday they went from
here to Porcupine Station. Tn
telephone line is now in first elias
working order for the first time il
several wears,