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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Boy Robbed Safe
In Postoffice Store
13 Year Old Boy Burglarized Postof.
flee Store Sunday Night. Took
Only $40 from Safe

Carignan u Stiles store WAS burg
larizcd Sunday night. entry being
made by Il 13 year old Indian school
boy. througha rear window. Four
change purses containing 50 each
was taken from the safe which was
unlocked, also. two pocket knives
and plug OF tobacco from the stock
When learning of the entry Mr..
Stiles became suspicious OF the boy
whomc he had seen about the store
during the evening, and when qucs-
toned he admitted his guilt. The
money and knives wus also found
on him, except 25 cents which he
had spent. What action will be
taken has not been determined.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Bad Indian Convict
Back To Fed. Pen
Joe Bow, Montana Indian on Parole
From Federal Pen Again in Bad
Must Finish Sentence

Joe Bow, Il Fit. Peck lndian, bet
ter known in this section as Joe
Harris, is held at the Agency guard
house awaiting the arrival of war
den from the Lcvcnworth federal
penltcnliary, who will take him
back to serve out an unfinished
term Bow was recently released
on parole and returned to Montana,
where llr violated the parole by
running oil with Il team, which he
is alleged to have sold, and came
here with the proceeds. He was
locked up last week, but made his
escape with another prisoner Thurs
day evening. Together they crossed
the river and struck out for Linton
The sheriff at Linton was Motif
ed, and went to place them under
arrest. When they saw the officer
they stole a team, and rig and alter
a sensational chase abandoned the
outfit at the mouth OF the Cannon
lrlll river From there they made
their way ON foot To No. Day
school where they wrr" captured by
the Indian police and brought here.
Ii is understood that no action
will hc brought against them by the
Emmons county authorities, as the
superintendent will see that proper
punishment is mrtcd out.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Additional Local
News Happenings

Agency Farmer Rccdy returned
home the first of the week from Il
visit with his wife and son at Regain,
/ North Dakota.
DR.. Duncan returned Monday
from Bismarck, where llc had Il
successful minor operation perform
cd OH one OF his eyes Saturday.
The Sioux County Motor Co.,
Baulnann & Endres, proprictors,
who have the Ford agency for Sioux
county,, will have an important
announcement in this paper next
/ week. Look for it.
J Sister Superior Laura of the
. Indian school went to Bismarck
I yesterday morning to receive treat
nlent at the st. Alexius hospital.
Rev. Fr. Ambrose took her to Cam
nonball with his car. (
Harry Whipplc OF Thinner. was
the first Of the week arraigned in
district court at Mandan on the
charge Of illegal liquor selling. 1t
is alleged that he is the party who
furnished Geo. Rcdfox, the Indian
who is in Mandan Jail OIL an assault
charge, the liquor under the inllu-
encc of which he attempted the
crime. 1t looks as though Whipple
is up against bunch Of trouble
After the state gets through with
him he is in for whirl in Federal
court.
r. c. Means is receiving a visit
from his brother F. b. Means and
wife who arrived the first OF the
week from Popular, Montana, and
expects to remain through, the
winter. F. B. Means is .classed
among the best ball PLAYERS Of the
Northwest and last year travelled
with a base ball organization that
met all comers. It is hoped that
he can be induced to remain here
and Join the Ft. Yates ball team
for the 1915 season which it is ex.
pccted will he organized shortly.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
additional Local

Subscribe for the Pioneer
Fifteen members of the Standing
Rock Temperance, Society held n
meeting Tuesday evening at the
home OF rllos. Frosted. 1t was de-
cided to hold q two-tlay general
meeting with delegates from every
section Of the reservation at 1T.
Yates beginning january. 25.
Financial Clerk W. j. Powers
and Prof. Christie of the Indian
school. spent. Sunday hunting cot
ton-tuil rabbits along the river bot
tom. They had good luck and
secured a bag OF Dummies reported
anywh hcrc from Is to $50. For
exact number the writer will not bn
responsible.
There wasa masquerade ball at
the i}trrains school Monday even-
ing for the school children. Music
was furnished by the famous TT.
Yates Orchestra which is composed
OF Jack Carlngnan, Jr., Francis
Zahn, Dick Grow, Thos. lIalscv,
Roy Scott and Miss Margaret Carig-
nan.
John Littlccrow Of Cannonball
the first OF the week killed two por-
cupincs near No. | Day school
These are the first porcupiles seen
in that locality for many years.
Formerly porcupincs aboundcd
along Porcupinc creek from which
the stream gained it's name, but in
late years they have been killed off.
Porcupinc meat is regarded a tooth
some delicacy by the Indians, and
also some white people.
Tresspass claims filed during the
past two years by Indians against
Field & Zimmerman for damage
caused by stock running outside
their lease, were recently. settled,
and "Wednesday individual checks
were issued sent to the various re-
servation districts for distribution
to the parties who sustained dam
ages. This payment is putting
considerable money in circulation
on the reservation.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Foxy Redfox

Whether George Rcd Fox will
fight the charge Of assault brought
against him by States Attorney Will
liam Langcr, or whether he will
plead guilty, is something that so
far only the Indian himself knows.
Judge s. l.. Nuchols before retiring
from office, appointed Attorney
John i. Sullivan to defend him.
Tho counsel is not able to
talk Indian, and has been coinpell-
cd to send for an intcrpretcr.-Man-
dan Pioneer.
Redfox has a college education
and speaks English Auently. In
fact, the average young Indian has
had much better educational adyan-
tagcs than the average white citizen.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Additional Local

Jake Whihaglc of Cannonball,
champion base ball pictlcr of North
Dakota, was an Agency visitor
Tuesday.
Andrew Tuntland and wife OF
Shields, were in the city Tuesday
on their way to Pollock, where they
expert to spend a day or two visit
ing friends and transact business.
DIR. Rice, government physician
on the Standing Rock reservation, |
last week returned from Cannonball
with three Indian girls who ran
away from the Indian school at
Bismarck Jan. 2.
Boyd Stewart, ST., arrived from
Montana Sunday evening, coming
via Fort Yates. He was accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. Dan
Urell of Yates. who made a short
visit here the first Of the week.
Pollock Progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Littlccrow re-
turned last Friday from Bismarck,
where they took their little son for
treatment at the St. Alcxius hospital.
The little fellow is reported improv-
ing rapidly.
John Turner, clerk Of TT. Yates
school district, has completed taking
the census OF the children Of school
age in the district. and reports a
total enumeration Of 139 children.
School facilities will be provided by
the school board in the spring.
j. G. Zahn of Solcn, was TT.
Yates visitor Tuesday on his way to
Morristown, where he went We'd
'nesday to visit for Il couple OF
months with brother who lives
near there. While here he suD-
scribcd for the Pioneer.
G.. a. Drake, who supcrintcndcd
the construction of tho government
hospital building recently complct-
ed, returned from Minneapolis
Tuesday where he went before the
first Of the year with IBIS family.
Mr.. Drake expects a government
building inspector here in a few
days to look over the structure and
accept the building from the con-
tractor. The hospital is fine
building. modern throughout and
the institution will be credit to
tho Agency.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Death of Mrs. Uber,itz;s

Mrs. Jos. Ubersitzig, youngest
daughter of John d. Howard of
Mclaughlin, died Sunday morning
after Il lingering illness from tuber-
colosis, aged % years. The body
was brought here Tuesday evening
and interment made in the Ft.
Yates f;Catholic cemetery Wcdnes-
day, Rev. FIR. Bernard officiating.
Deceased was well known hero
where She made her home for IL
number. of years, and leaves a two
year old daughter Among others
who attended the funeral was her
father Mr.. Howard and brothers
James and Charles.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Hanley New Judge
In Twelfth District
J. M. Hanley,- Mandan Lawyer, Appoint
ed District Judge vice S. L. Nuchol..
--Courier.News Knocks

+ j. NJ. Hanley OF Mandun, one of
the best known lawyers in Western
North Dakota, was last Wednesday
appointed Judge for the Twelfth
judicial District, vice S. l.. Much
|ols, who rendered his resignation
after serving Il term OF four years.
The action OF Governor Hanna
in appointing MIR. Ilanlcy to the
|sjudgeship will meet with general
|approval throughout tho district
which embraces Morton, Oliver,
Mercer and Sioux counties. No
better selection could have been
|madc. Mr.. lImley has been in
active law practice for Is years, II
years of which he has been located
at Mandan, and during that time
Ehis firm has handled more law
business than any dozen lawyers i'm
| the Slope country combined. He
has also served Norton county as
representative and state senator.
! At the 1911 session Of the lryisla
ture he was speaker nf the house,
| and altogether he has taken Il Icul-
ing and active part in political al
fairs of the state.
Judge Nuchols resigned in order
to resume the practice OF law. and
has formed a partnership with J. +.
Sullivan, Mr.. lIanlry late partner.
The alleged vigorous and whole
! some protest. against the appoint-
! nent Of Judge lIanlcy, referred to
in a recent editorial in the Fargo
Courier News, comes with bad grace
from one who has scarcely been in
the state long enough to get his feet
warm, and who during his brief
stay has been mixed in unsavory
litigation before the courts. The
Pioneer holds no brief for Judge
Hanley, who is amply capable of
his own defence. hut common Justice
prompts the writer to state that
ldurine regent years no lawyer i'm
fthc state has been elevated to the
bench with a better record of achieve
mcnt to his credit than MIR. lIanlcy.
His open mind, clean habits and
high standards are all that can be
desired in any man. This was
shown in the Judge Cowan impeach-
mcnt proceedings during the 1911
legislative session of which Judge
IIanIey was speaker. Judge Ham
ley will not surprise his critics.
they know he will make good.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Suspended Sentence

Bismarck, n. d., Jan. 12--Jae'i
Guycr of Raleigh, reservation cat
tic rustlcr, pleaded guilty before
Judge Nucsslc in district court to-
day, but his sentence of .nnc wear
was suspended because Guyer al
ready has spent eight months in
Jail awaiting trial.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Special Meeting Feb 2

There will be a special meeting
of the county commissioners Of
Sioux county Tuesday, Feb. 2, to
accept the transcript OF county re-
cords. Any other business that
properly comes before the commits
sioncrs may also bc brought UP at
this time.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
MR.. SAMPLES SISTER

1 was serving my first and only term
of sheriff in an Indiana county when n
smart-lOoking aged man, wl1 gave the
name of Samples, arrived at the county
seat and gave out that he was looking
around for a site for a large factory. He
was provided with letters of recorhmen-
datiOn, and the air of a man of business,
and soon had the two bankers in the
town and other business men interested
in his project. His factory was to make
a new kind of cloth out OF what he called
Persian hemp" He had samples OF the
cloth to show, and il could be made and
sold at 900 per cent profit Samples him
self would put SJ0O.OOO into the enterprise,
hut he wanted the town to subscribe
$4,000 additional, so as to make il n
home affair. That was n pretty large
and after the first half of il had been
subscribed, the thing began to drag. Sam
pies was coming and going but making
our town his headquarters, and II was
remembered afterward that several tough
looking men called to see him.
On the second night of Samples ar
rival In our town fine horse was
stolen from q citizen. During the first
In three weeks time twelve of the best
horses in our township were taken. AS
sheriff l was not idle for an hour after
the first horse was taken. Even IL /
was a little green myself as an officer,
l had two or three constables and depu-
ties who were old hands at the business.
some OF the horses we traced few
miles, always headed for Ae Ohio River.
but the thieves were slick fellows and
covered their tracks so we'll that not a
horse was recovered. My position was an
uncomfortable one. as you may guess
l got redhot criticism from all sides.
and, even though offered large re-
wards out of my own pocket and went
TO the expense of employing a detective
for three weeks share of the public
still insisted that ought to resign and
open a kindergarten for children.
One day. while ] was shivering in my
boots and expecting to hear that the
thirteenth horse had been stolen, a flash
of light came TO EN-. Every horse taken
had gone south by a certain road. At
q certain point all trace had been lost
Ten miles to the south Of Us was a big
huckleberry swamp OF 1000 acres. II was
a wilderness and had only been explored
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

ing his cheek a little he claimed that he
would be able to prove his entire IN
nocence before a jury, and he was so
cheery and gOod-natured that I came to
like him He had three months to walt
for the circuit court. and he made no
move in regard to lawyers or witnesses
until half the time had expired. BY that
time the public had lost most of It's in
terest in the case.
One day Samples announced to me that
his sister would soon arrive to see about
getting him a lawyer and so forth, and
day or two later she called at the Jail
woman of about twenty-five. spoke
In choked voice and wore
veil. and without questioning her
much ] led her to Samples cell andsieft
them alone. 1t so happened that I had
to go into court directly after, and I
left Il to a turnkey TO let her out. He
did so. and IL was three hours later
when made the discovery that the two
had exchanged clothes and the woman
had been left behind. The turnkey
hadn't noticed anything out Of the way
as the woman" passed out.
/ didn't faint away or have a fit or
commit suicide. l simply rendered my
resignation and went on ON a vacation.
I knew my public. and I knew that al
though I had recovered the horses, that
sister" business had taken me out ot
politics forever. She got ninety days I'm
jail as punishment, ! believe, but Samples
got clear of. and no doubt. worked his
little game TO advantage in other loeali-
ties.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
HE FOUND NO SYMPATHY

Yes. went to the war;" somewhat re-
luctantly replied the man with the long
legs. but don't go shouting it all over
creation. AS a matter of fact, some of
my nearest friends have no idea that
l ever soldiereu, and I've no mind to
tell them about it, 7 was the creature
of circumstances. and nobody has any
sympathy for such a person"
oh. I don't know" said the man who
had started to talk. Having seen some
thing of the war myself, l think I could
sympathize with you"
You do. eh? Well, I'll relate my story
then. was first lieutenant of a com
pany when we went to the front, and for
three months ! fairly ached to distin-
guish myself. got it in our first fight
We were under fire, but standing up
bravely when my captain was shot down
Ihat was my glorious opportunity.
sprang TO the head of my company
waved my sword around and cried out:
on menIon: l will lead you to vic
-. Those were noble words" said the
listener.
Yes. I know" said the man with the
long legs. but I had scarcely uttered
them when l also fell
Shot down, eh?''
No. sir. That's where my consuming
SORROW comes in In dashing forward to
victory or death I stepped on the end
OF crooked stick. and the other end
jumped up and hit me in the solar
pleXus The breath was knocked out OF
me to the rear, while the second lieu
tenant led the company into the fight
ard covered himself with glory
But you were not to blame
MAYBE not but | was dished for all
that. II ] had been hit by a spent ball
Il would hav" been all right Even II [
had not shouted out what did the boys
would nave forgiven me, but exclaimed
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

There were two men 10 take care of tn.
horses. One of them was n blacksmith.
and nc had a forge and dozens of horse
shoes. As the animals we're run out tn.
plan was to shoe each one with the
shoes reversed and thus deceive us i'm
case We struck n trail. We made a caII-
ttous approach. but in spite OF US the
two men got away. We scarcely regret
ted II. however, in view Of the capture
Of the third one. who had just arrived.
IL was Mr.. Samples, the flax cloth man,
the factory man, the man with letters
OF Introduction Yes. sir. he had ar
rived TO give his subordinates directions.
and as he fled with the other he trfpped
and fell. and we were enabled to over,-
haul him. He didn't even bluff We had
got him so pat that he could not saw
anything. In his pockets were letters
sufficient to convict him twice over, and
his game was UP.
You know what human nature Is In
small town. l had been maligned and
abused without stint for failing to cap
ture the horse thieves. Now, that I had
got all the stolen horses in a bunch, and
the horse thief in addition. nothing was
too good for me. / was called a hero
and all that and got a serenade from the
band and had bonfires galore in my hon
or. The arrest of Samples was thun-
deTclap. but the public soon got over its
6stonishment and demanded that he re-
ceive the maximum punishment of the
law. He was examined. committed for
trial. and / took care to give him the
strongest cell in the county jail. The
man gave me no trouble. Aftar recover
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

Eaf"ryhudy vhas talking about dot in
."mC tax. und 50 ] ask man who
ynants lift on his heel how it vhas.
III Hhas shust 80 easy ash some
"T"a Sc. h" says. IF you take in one
million dollars a year ~ dis shop You
must pay der Goferment two million
'I;y u"lIy. but Why | do dot
Don't it b" some fun to earn Z mill
luU dollars year.
Nhri. maNpe."
"p"n >ou mIsl pay for dot fun. Be
.adt nit your cash when der collector
7IIS"
asks half a dozen more how she vhas,
uni no two VhilI tell me alike | yhas
'N'itcd und worried for time. Und den
] iUrgel all about her. OL, day. as I
NHa~ putting a lift on heel und sing
mG German song about | won't 20
humc 'tiIl morning a man VhalkS in und
lakrs mr by der collar Und says:
Hans. YOU vhill come ny dot Jail house
ufi; me"
"I:ut don't kill or rob anybody :
Yes. YOU do. You rob der govern
w'ut. You don't pay your income tax ''
I'ut I don't talk" in one million dol
1rrS.''
Don't You lie TO me-
1t VhHs only $500
''Vhas dot so:'' he say. 'VhslI, vhv
don't YOU rall AT my OtiisC und pay some
tax on dot? DO yo2 lseliHf have time
g." =" hunting all around for old Dootch-
UIHUS who don't pay der income taxi"
But some mans tell me dot don't
hat to pay on dot"
"Ha, You vhas SOOCh a fool as to be-
lief dot, vhas YOU, Now come right
along to dot Jail houser.
But how much vhas she, Und | yhin
pay" l says.
Dot vhas better. cobbler Now, YOU
don't haf to go to some Jail for ten long
years. Dot tax on your income vhas
shust three dollars
1t ought to be FIVE. but as you vhas
an old DoOtChmans, und as YOU haf n
squint to your left eve und a wart on
your chin, | am letting you OF easy"
''Nhell, ! pay him und thank him, und
two weeks go by. Den a mans comes in
init had look in his eye Und roars out:
SO l haf found YOU at last, haf IT,
What Vhas it, I saws.
You shall hear queek enough, YOU old
rohberI''
But I vhas no robber"
Don't talk back to me! Haf you some
wifCs und children
u haf''
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

| course, ami. Of course that was the
plot. BY thunder. woman. but things
| have conc to a pretty pass
"Mr' ..Nr Bowser Bow r. how silly you are" ,..
want to look like a man straddel Of a
barrel | am silly! How much did you
have to pay the tailor to carry out this
conspiracy with YOU" And when YOU
ncighborhoOd what other scheme did you
have to work? 1t would have been sweet
music to your cars to hear the boys
shouting: Old bow-legEed Bowscr" after
me on the street.
Il wish you'd be reasonable" said
Mrs. Bowser as she tossed the trousers
on the lounge. One minute you praise
me. and everything is all right, and the
next
Never he interrupted as he kicked
at the cat. I have never praised you
and don't mean to. There will be no
theater and no card parties. \ wife
who'll conspire against her husband
ought to be sent to state prison, ] take
my trousers To n tailor to he creased
You sneak down after me and bribe him
to squeeze the CreaS"S so that | will be
an object Of Tidicule. Why don't YOU
poison my coffee? Why don't you muir
der ME in my sleep
She passed him and went up stairs. and
the cat held its breath and realized that
a crisis was at hand. Mr.. Bowser glared
about him for a moment As he made
ready to break loose. and then, with
yen, lie seized tne OIenulnE trousers, and
with a mighty wrench he tore the back
seam up and held leg in either hand.
There was nothing alive i'm the room
except the cat. He jumped for her
with a leg swinging above his head.
and Mrs. BOwser heard q meow. a crash
and fall. He had struck a chair and
fallen over it and plOwed along the car
pet with his nose. while the cat had es-
capped. An appalling silence followed.
and she heard a voice hOarsely whisper
ing:
Il don't wonder that husbands arc
driven to drink. 7 only wonder that they
don't become murderers as well as drunk
ards