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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Pioneer Special Service by Western Newspaper Union
IMMIGRATION BILL IN EFFECT.
Measure Not Referred According to
Official Opinion by Linde-Pe-
titions Not Alike.

Bismarck General Linde
has given written opinion to the eff
feet that the referendum petition as re-
lating to Senate bill 1874 was not suf-
ficient. holding that neither of the
class of petitions presented had
enough signatures to refer it to vote
of the people in the fall of 1916.
Mr.. Linde was looking up the stand
ing of the old immigration appropria-
ton and had occasion to examine the
petitions of the Office of secretary Of
state and discovered that the petition
circulated by Hellstrom asked for the
holding up of the. entire bill while
those petitions circulated by the So
ciety of equity asked for reference of
only part of the bill.
Mr.. Linde holds that inasmuch as
one petition calls for one thing and
another petition for another, the sig
natures should not have been placed in
one sum and for that reason neither
petition carries and the appropriation
of $4,000 for 1915 and $4,000 for
1916 stands and the immigration
board will hold meeting shortly to
organize and start work.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
APPOINTED TO STATE BOARD
Weil-known Writer Becomes Score.
tary Of N. D. Regents-Sclectlon
Gives Universal Satisfaction.

Fargo.-Charles f Brewer, veteran
newspaper man, and widely known
throughout the northwest as writer,
has been appointed secretary of the
North Dakota State Board of Regents.
He has spent "a years in active news
paper work.
Colonel Brewer was born in Char
lotte, North Carolina, and was reared
on farm. He graduated from the
State University of South Carolina in
1891 with the degree of Bachelor Of
Arts. He came to North Dakota i'm
mediately after graduation and enter
ed at once into newspaper work. He
was associated with the Fargo Forum
from the time of its organization for a
period Of q years, large part Of that
time being editor-in- chief. For the
past two years he was secretary Of
the State Game and Fish Board and
has worked increasingly to protect
the fish and game preserves Of the
state. He is an enthusiastic sports
man. During this time he kept up
his newspaper work, writing for sew
eral publications. Probably no man
is better posted on North Dakota az
fairs than he and he is always an &C.
tive booster for the state. His ap.
pointment gives universal satisfaction.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Band 4. Maxine Good.

Watertown.-Local citizens are eX-
ceedingly proud of the record made by
the Fourth Regiment band of this city,
the official band of Watertown lodge
No. S38. b. p. o. Elks. while en- route
to Los Angeles, where it arrived Sun
day. The Mankato papers speak Of
the band as being 1.-THE best non-pro-
fessional band that has ever visited
Mankato." At Omaha the boys were
entertained by the Elks lodge, going
to South Omaha in the afternoon and
being initiated into the "Ak-Sar.Ben"
in the evening. They were honored
by being selected as one of the three
bands to play at the Liberty Bell pro.
gram upon the arrival Of the bell from
Philadelphia en- route to the exposi-
ton. 1.-THE band played themselves
right into the hearts of the Omaha
people," wires Secretary Miner of
Omaha lodge to Secretary Ray Of Wa
tertown lodge, B. P. o. Elks. The
band have made the hit of their career
so far and expect to receive additional
honors at Los Angeles. Stops we're
made at Grand Island, Cheyenne, Salt
Lake City, San Bernardino and other
places before arriving at Los An
geles.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Chance for the Girls.

Pierre.-Bonhomme county shows
that there is an opening for the
unmarried women of the east, as 1t has
male population over Is years of age
far greater than the unmarried women
in the county. The ratio in Bonhomme
is 1,O85 men and 767 women. In the
county there are 1876 children OF
school age, and 1853 under years OF
age. There are $500 in the common
schools, 299 in high schools, 204 in
normal schools. 1875 with college educa-
tion, and SO college graduates. There
are 81 illiterates in the county. The
county contains 3,165 voters. of whom
1,151 are foreign born. and there are
2,455 males of military age, and 80 In
dian residents. Homes are owned by
2,466 families. Among the predomi-
mating foreign born residents are sol
Bohemians, 63S Germans. 1882 Holland
ers. OF their descendants, 1858 are
Bohemians, 3,745 German, and 635
Holland.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
WOULD PRESERVE OLD FORT
Citizens Of Ransom County Start
Movement to Convert Post Into
State Park.

Lisbon.-For the purpose of preserv-
ing the historical value of the old fort,
citizens of Ransom county have started
a movement to have Fort Ransom con-
verted into state park. This fort
was one of the frontier posts estab.
lished in this state by the govern
ment in the Indian period, and troops
were first located there forty.eight
years ago, remaining five years. The
fort was abandoned for military pur.
poses in July, 1872.
The military quadrangle, the sites
of the buildings and the cellars are
easily traceable. It is one of the
states beauty spots near the sinuods
Cheyenne river, and has for years been
a favorite picnic resort for farmers.
State parks have been created at
other frontier army posts and those
at old Fort Abercombie, Fort Rice and
elsewhere are very popular.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Sioux Fail. Street. Flow.

Sioux Falls,-July Is was one of the
stormiest this section has experienced
this summer. In one rainstorm early
in the afternoon LA inches of water
fell, flooding Easements and doing 9th.
damage. The storm was preceded by
a fierce wind. The wind affected some
fields of oats. The grain was badly
bent over, but not lodged sufficiently
to cause damage to the crop, which
will recover. A carnival company,
which was showing in the eastern Sec
ton, was flooded. Water ran in small
rivers through tents and through the
temporary streets. In some instances
performers fond their wearing appar-
ell in adjoining tents. The carnival peo-
pie suffered a heavy loss. The rain
was so heavy that the overflow basins
could not carry it, and water to depth
of three or four inches ran over the
paved streets. Salem, Madison and
other cities in this immediate terri
tory report rains about as heavy as
that which fell here.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
Anton Goettner Commits Suicide In
Aberdeen Hotel.

Aberdeen Hotel.
Aberdeen.-Anton Goettner of En-
gohling, Germany, committed suicide
in the Morrison hotel in this city last
week
Goettner came TO this city some time
ago from Canada. He is a native Of
Germany and only come to this coun-
try at the beginning of the war Sun
day evening the proprietor of the Nor
rison heard a peculiar noise coming
from Goettner's room and upon inves-
LEGATION found that Goettner had lock-
ed himself in and turned on the gas.
At this time he was breathing heavily
and although it was thought that he
was seriously affected, no doubt OF his
recovery was entertained
The matter was kept quiet and
Goettner was taken to the hospital.
dying shortly after his arrival there.
Goettner served in the German army
under Prince Rupert in 1904 and the
fact that he had had several brothers
slain during the present war is thought
to have had something to do with his
act.
The dead man had just taken out his
first naturalization papers and had con-
siderably more than 500 on his per-
son when found.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
scaffold Falls, One Dead.

Wentworth.-Whilet three men work.
ing on the barn of Frank Hare, four
miles from Wentworth, the scaffold on
which they were working gave way.
John Hare was taken to the Madison
hospital and died in a few hours. ]. b.
Peterson had one arm broken and sew
eral ribs and spine injured, and is in
the Madison hospital in serious con-
dition. Tim Manhauser had one leg
fractured
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Presence Of Mind Saves Farmer.

Oldham-Nick Johansen, farmer
living near Oldham, had thrilling ex-
perience with bull. and after being
badly mauled saved his life by lying
quietly OH the ground within reach Of
the animal, which evidently believed
him to be dead and walked away. The
bull threw Johansen into the air sever
al times and when he attempted to
arise the animal would attack him.
finally leaving him when he pretended
to be dead.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
To Fight Leased site Tax Case.

To Fight Leased Site Tax Case.
Bismarck.-The whole question Of
taxing leased sites along railroads will
9 fought out before the state board
of equalization when that body meets
in Bismarck next month, as result of
action taken by the several county
boards of equalization. The county
boards have refused, unanimously, to
abandon the leased site assessments,
turning down requests from the lessees
of such property for abatement Of the
taxes.
The state commission has brought
the matter to a head by ordering such
property assessed. Holders of the prop
erty, under lease from the railroads,
contest the right of the state to tax
them, maintaining the property is tax
ed as part of the railroad right Of
way. In several Of the larger cities
of the state, the property involved is
actually plated as a part of the CITY.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
CALLS DRY FARMING A JOKE
Delegate to Great Plains Experiment
Society Meeting Never Saw
More Ideal Conditions.

Mandan.-"It's the greatest joke of
the nation" said one of the delegates
to the annual meeting of the Great
Plains Cooperative Experiment asso-
citation, which was held at the govern
ment farm here. He continued: Talk
about dry farming-why, never saw
more rain or more ideal small grain
crop conditions than you have had
here"
The present year has set a record
for North Dakota. Throughout the
western half of the state there has
been superabundance Of rain, and
with the exception of corn, crops will
all break records.
About 200 members of the National
Experimental association were in at
tendance at the session at the North
ern Great Plains field station at Man
dan, including experts from Texas,
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, South Da-
kota, Wyoming, Colorado and the de-
partment of agriculture headquarters
at Washington.
Prof. E. C. Chilcott, chief o + the
bureau of plant industry, Washington,
and DR.. A. E. Sanders. chief of the
Canadian experimental station work,
Ottawa, Canada, had interesting ad-
dresses on the departmental work.
A definite statement was issued that
the Northern Great Plains field station
at Mandan is now the largest expert.
mental farm in the nation operated by
the government, ranking above the
great botanical gardens at Arlington
Md
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
IS DEAD IN FRANCE
FORMER LYMAN COUNTY HOME.
sTEApER is KILLED IN
BATTLE.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What Is Going On Here and There
That is of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South Dako-
ia and Vicinity.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Murdo.-Information has reached
the state Of the death in battle in
France of Robert Watts. formerly a
Lyman county homesteader and who
SO far as known, was the only former
resident Of Lyman county who was in
any of the armies of the countries now
at war in Europe.
News of the death of Watts was re-
ceived through his son, Robert Watts,
Jr., Of Bloomfield, N. Y. who spent his
younger days on South Dakota home
stead with his father. In May a letter
was received by South Dakota friends
from the elder Watts stating that he
had enlisted with the Canadian con.
tingent and was member of the
"Black Watch" (Royal Highlanders)
and was leaving England for France.
This was the last heard from him
by any of his friends or relatives in
this country except his son in New
York state, who wrote to old friends
in South Dakota.
Watts resided in Lyman county up
to a few years ago, when he made
final proof on homestead near Muir
do. He was man who had host OF
friends, being Of an unusually jovia
nature. After leaving South Dakota
he took up his residence in New York
state, where he remained until he ell
listed in the Canadian contingent o.
the British army. He had been at the
front less than two weeks when he was
killed.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
KEYNOTE
OF ADMINISTRATION
BOARD OF REGENTS WILL EN-
DEAvoR TO GIVE STATE FULL
VALUE FOR MONEY.
INTERESTING NEWS OF STATE
North Dakota Events Of Past Few
Days Selected and Edited for the
Convenience Of Our
Readers
nts Of Past Few

Bismarck.-Economy and efficiency
will be the keynote of the State Board
of Regents in it's administration of
the affairs of the state educational in
stitutions, according to word given out
by the members. This does not mean
that economy will be practiced to a
point where efficiency is impaired or
the quality of service lowered, but an
effort will be made to give the state
the most for its money. When the
board met here recently for organiza.
ton Lewis F. Crawford of Sentinel
Butte was chosen president and Frank
White. former governor, of Valley City.
vice-president. The regents selected
Charles Brewer of Fargo for secre-
tary and the matter of naming COM
missioner of education was left open
till the next meeting, as a numter
Of names suggested by U. S. Commits
sioner of Education Claxton and others
are under consideration.
Divided into Committees.
In order to get, as quickly as posi-
BILE. some first-hand information re-
garding each educational institution,
the board was divided into commit
tees which. accompanied by the secre-
tary, will visit each school Informally
and gather such data as is necessary
to gain general knowledge of the
systems used. Later on the entire
board will visit in turn each institu.
ton and secure more information in
detail.
The next session of the board will
be held in Bismarck, Aug. 8, when the
preliminary work will be completed.
For the present each institution will
continue to be conducted by the same
officials as had been selected by the
boards having charge of them up to
June 80. Necessary changes will be
made as the situations develop.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
child PLAYA Near Rattler.

Scenic The little child of Roy
Hunt had narrow escape from being
bitten by huge rattlesnake. He was
playing in the yard when there en-
tered large rattlesnake, which SEEM
ed to like the company of the little one.
The boy was not in the least afraid
of his strange companion but contin-
ued his play watched over by the
CLASSY eyes of the serpent. When he
was removed from the vicinity of his
snakeship, he seemed loath to go.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
ROADS TO PAY CLAIMS.

acknowledgement to holders of
claims against the several railroads
in this state, growing out of the lig-
mite coal rates, recently declared I'M
constitutional, is insured by the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail-
roads, which will not contest the pay
ments. Other railroads, however, will
oppose payment.
The claims arise out of the fact that
during portion of the period that the
state legislative act was effective, the
railroads were charging the full tariff,
and now the shippers, under the
United States Supreme Court decision.
are entitled to recover such differ
ences.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Restraints TAX COMMISSION.
Supreme Court Order Prevents County
Auditor From Placing Mortgages
on Tax lists.

Fargo.-An order restraining the
North Dakota state tax commission
and the county commissioners of Cass
County from placing $20,000,000 worth
of mortgages on the tax lists of this
county for assessment, was served
upon County Auditor Addison Leech,
it coming from the supreme court of
the state as the result of an action
taken by Attorneys Lawrence and
Murphy of this city, acting for Henry
Amerland, president of the Amerland
Real Estate company of this city.
The order, which was signed by E..
r. Goss, acting chief justice, is made
returnable September 10 at 10 o'clock
in the supreme court room at the state
capitol building in Bismarck, when
the defendants will appear before the
court to show cause why they should
not be enjoined or restrained from GO.
ing ahead with the placing Of the mort
cages on the state tax roll.
In the order issued by the court and
In which the petition of Henry Amer
land is made part, Amerland alleges
that the law referring to the taxing of
moneys and credits as enacted by the
legislature is unjust and unconstitu-
tional.
BY the order, the county commits
sioners of Cass county, sitting as a
board Of equalization here, are pro.
.hibited from considering in any way
the order of the tax commission in
placing the $2O,0OO,O0O worth of mort.
cages in this county on the state tax
roll.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
REoRGANIzE N. D. GAME BOARD
New Members Meet in Farso-To Pro.
vide Better Protection for Land
and Water Fowls.

Fargo.-For the purpose of organic.
ing, the new members of the North
Dakota game and fish board met in
Fargo. The new law repealed the old
appointments. The term of Vice-Presi-
dent Byerly expired some time ago
and Charles Brewer of this city, q
member of the board, who acted as
secretary, was recently selected as sec.
rotary of the state board of regents.
]. P Reeve Of Beach, president of the
board, was renamed by the governor
and ]. T. Purcell of Fargo also was
appointed. The successor of Byerly
has not yet been named, but will prob.
ably come from either Bottineau or
Ramsey county. Reeve will probably
be reelected president and Purcell,
secretary.
Governor Hanna also reappointed r.
w. Main of Cando as game and fish
commissioner. The board will next
select two chief game wardens, two
statewide deputy wardens and twelve
judicial district warde1s as we'll as q
deputy game and fish commissioners.
Chiefs McCutcheon and Reko will be
reappointed. 1t is not known who will
be the selections for the other deputy
wardenships, but Alfred Eastgate will
undoubtedly be selected for deputy
game and fish commissioner.
To Use New Provisions.
The new board intends using the
new provisions of the law for better
conservation, propagation and protec.
ton Of game. The provision for pro
tecting both land and waterfowl prom
Uses to be popular.
1t provides for the purchase and es.
Enlistment of game farm, the re.
duction Of the bag limit on ducks and
geese from % to Is and the number
to be in possession at one time from
80 to 80.
The law also contains an anti-alien
measure which prohibits foreign-b born
residents who have not been natural
lied who have not applied for citi
zenship from carrying either shotgun
or a rife.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Eliot Nav Direct survey.

Bismarck.-Dr. Charles Eliot, presi-
dent emeritus of Harvard university,
has been recommended by P. P. Clax-
ton, commissioner of education, Wash
ington, D. c., to the newly created
North Dakota board of regents as
director of the impending educational
survey of North Dakota.
The survey is authorized under the
general board of regents act, and will
be preliminary to the establishment Of
a new basis for the educational work
of the state as related to the higher
institutions of learning.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Working Elected Mayor.

Helena.-Lincoln Working, present
mayor of Helena, was reelected to the
same position by a majority of III
over E. G. Day, his opponent. w. j.
Beckett and A. E. Cummings were
elected councilmen.
At an election few weeks ago Hell
ena voted to adopt the commission
form of government, and the later
election was for the purpose of Sc.
lecting a mayor and two councilmen.
The vote in detail follows:
Working, 1.svO; Day, 1923; Cum
mings, 1865; Beckett, 1851; Gleason,
1,109; Dutton, 1,102.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Liahtnino Kills Cattle.

Belle Fourche.-Lightning in an elec-
trio storm on the upper Wedwater
killed five head of cattle on the Gun.
ningham ra3ch and struck down many
others. whach later recovered. The
lightning struck fence post and ran
along the wires over a quarter of a
mile to the cattle. Some of those killed
showed no marks nor burns.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Use North Dakota Grown Seed.

Use North Dakota Grown Seed.
Bismarck.-Wlth much greater
percentage Of North Dakota grown
seed used in the seeding operations
this year, the fact that the crop is
now about 20 days later than the aver.
age, is not looked upon with as much
concern as it would otherwise be.
Discussing the corn situation Commits
sioner Of Agriculture r. F. Flint of
Bismarck says good weather from now
till Sept. is will return to the farm.
srs an excellent crop. The corn acre.
age in the state is greater than ever
and q great deal was sown with Moth
Dakota grown sNed.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
pureha.es aio Sheep Gin.

Winner.-E. H. Lohse of the Omaha
Hide and Fur company. has just COM
pleted deal whereby lie secured the
entire sheep clip of Trip county,
total of $4,000 pounds, for trifle over
$4,000. This is one of the best clips
ever furnished from this section of
the Rosebud.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Sun Struck.

Pierre.--Henry Esselbrugge, one of
the leading farmers of Sully county,
and for twenty years commissioner
of that county, was brought here suf-
fering from an attack of sun-stroke.
This is rare in this section. but for sew
eral days the excessive hmidity in
the atmosphere made conditions right
for such attacks which are not met
when the atmosphere is dry.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
States Population Increases.

Bismarck.-North Dakota will show
an increase in its population during
the last five years of approximately
100000. according to reports now
available. The increase is between
Is and 20 per cent, and with more
than 100000 by the last population,
the new census will show more than
100000 people.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Hor.e and Cattle saIes LARGE.

Hecla.-Recent horse and cattle
sales from this vicinity have totaled
$13,725. Twelve thousand dollars of
this amount has been paid by the rep.
resentatives of a st. Louis horse buy
ing firm in this district, while SLIPS
was paid for cattle by local dealer.
The average price paid for horses was
$3.50 each and that paid for cattle was
s115.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Noncompetent Lands Sold.

Fort Yates.-At sale here of non.
competent Indian land, 1906 acres
were disposed of at an average price
of $3.50 an acre. The receipts totaled
$54,799. Superintendent c. G. Covey
of the Standing Rock Indian agency
was in command of the sale, and AZ
bids were received on the different
tracts, though only 81 tracts were dis.
DOSed Of
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
Storm in Black Hills.

Sturgis.--An electrical storm here
July Is did considerable damage to
property. A heavy rainfall caused
creeks to overflow their banks and
bridges were carried out and cellars
filled with water. Some washOuts have
been reported.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-23
DAMAGE TO crops,

Deadwood.-The heaviest rainstorm
in years, over one and a half inches,
fell here July Is. Considerable dam
age is reported to crops in the valleys.
and the Burlington railroad had to dig
out its tracks along the hillsides.