Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-12-03
Pioneer Special Service by Western Newspaper Union
OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The annual Rec Valley Poultry
show will be held at Miller January
3 to 9.
John o. Melham, prominent lumber
man and banker, died at WATERFOWL
after short illness of pneumonia.
June % and 20 are the dates named
for the 1916 convention of the South
Dakota Bankers association, which is
to be held in Sioux Falls.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Corrington Abstract COM
pany, at Kadoka, with a capital Of
$4,000.
AS the result of mass meeting neld
by the Estelline business men, COM
mercial club was organized, with a
good charter membership.
Mystery surrounds the robbing Of
the cash register in the Hofer drug
store at Vermillion of about s35 in
cash. The robbery was committed
during the night. 1t evidently was the
work of local talent.
Joseph Selwyn, a well known Sioux
warrior belonging at Yankton Indian
agency, without doubt enjoys the
doubtful distinction Of being the first
Sioux Indian ever arrested Oh the
charge Of stealing chickens.
More than 14O members already
have, been enrolled by the athletic
club which recently was organized in
Deadwood, and it is expected the men,
bership will reach above $50. Fine
club rooms have been secured.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Willhoite, prom
inent pioneer residents near Owanka,
a few days ago celebrated the fifty
seventh anniversary of their marriage.
Mr.. Willhoite is 70 years of age and
his wife is "a. A son and daughter re-
side at Lytton, la.
A. X. Eggen of New Ellington was
seriously hurt in a peculiar manner.
In the darkness he collided with the
cylinder Of e manure spreader, and
one of the sharp teeth struck and
penetrated his stomach. He has since
been in great pain.
Through the efforts of members Of
the Gregory volunteer fire department,
arrangements are being made to hold
a f1remen's tournament in Gregory
next spring, to which all the volunteer
fire departments of the Rosebud coun.
try will be eligible to enter competing
teams.
The section of the state around Up.
1wich is having more than its share OF
trouble with threshing hands. Claim
ing that Jim Smith, member of a
threshing crew on which he was work
ing, was paying too much attention to
his wife, Jorgen Swanson assaulted
Smith with hammer.
If Sioux Falls is pleased over the
voting of bonds for a bridge over the
Missouri at Yankton, it is evident that
Omaha also finds something to her
advantage in the spanning of the Mis-
souri, at that point according to the
Omaha Trade Exhibit, published for
the wholesalers and retailers Of that
city.
R. Orenstein of st. Paul, travelling
salesman for the Minnesota Distribut.
ing company, who pleaded guilty at
Milbank to soliciting orders for liq-
uor in dry territory without a H.
cense, and who was fined 5000 and
costs and 30 days in Jail, has paid the
fine and costs and the balance of his
iail sentence has been suspended.
A. L. Ramsey, aged AZ, for ten or
twelve years a resident of Lead, died
suddenly of hemorrhage of the brain
while partaking of a meal in Lead
restaurant. When the attack came he
arose to his feet, but had only taken a
few steps when he fell to the floor, be-
ing dead when a physician arrived.
He is survived by a widow and a
daughter.
Two prisoners, each convicted Of
grand larceny we're taken to the Sioux
Falls penitentiary by Sheriff Frank
Elkins of Codington county to begin
the serving of their terms. Winnie
Barley will serve a sentence of one
year and six months, and Frank Dunn
mer a term of three years. The sheriff
also had in custody boy who was
taken to the state reform school at
Plankinton.
Sentence was imposed in the state
circuit court at Canton in the case of
Arnt Orstad, who was foand guilty of
being the father of the child of the
complaining witness in the case, a
young woman of Lincoln county. Tie
court entered decree against Orstad
for the child's support, requiring him
to pay $3.50 the first year and $3.50 per
year for 10 consecutive years, in addi-
ton to the entire costs of the prose-
cntion.
Damages for injuries sustained in
being elected from train cannot be
collected in cases where the passen-
ger is stealing a ride, according to the
verdict in the circuit court of Davi-
son county, where Joseph Kirkes,
cripple, sued the Milwaukee road for
$4,000 for hurts he received in being
put off freight train at Yankton last
summer. Evidence in the case showed
that Kirkes had not paid his fare and
was stealing his passage when thrown
from moving train.
While endeavoring to pass fright
ened horse on a country road, j. ia
cobson, of Watertown, lost control Of
his motor car, which turned turtle, re-
sulting in the injury of two of the oc-
cupants.
Married 81 Years.
Owanka.-Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Will
hottie, prominent pioneer residents Of
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