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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-08
Co. Commissioners
Held Annual Meet
Sioux County Board Of Commissioners
Held Annual Meet.-Assessors and
Road Supervisors Named

The ANNUAL meeting of the board
OF commissioners for Sioux county
was held at the court house Tues.
cay and Wednesday with Commits
siomcrS Stiles, Butolpl and Leach
present.
In the regular order of business
j. \. Stiles Was reelected chairman
for the ensuing year.
Among the more important mat
tors taken up M this meeting was
the appointing Of county assessors
and road supervisors. The county
WAS divided into three assessment
districts, and the following named
aSSrS>urS:
First district. Frank Wells. Snlrl,.
Second district. G. Christensen,
Fit. Yates.
Third district, j. c. SmitI, Swa-
~,iIia.
The county waSdividrl into scvcl,
road districts, and rua. supervisors
appointed ~, follows:
ThuncrrItawk district. ". NJ.
Storm. supervisor.
Morri.lown district. Sam Irons,
supervisor.
Swasliku district. IL. Il. IIcicl,rl,
supervisor.
SrlIridgc district, Sam Guyton,
supervisor.
Cannonball district, c. X. Wilcox,
supervisor.
solrn district, VIM, T.. Z;.Im,
supervisor.
A description OF the territory in
the various districts will be found
in the commissioners proceedings
which will be published next week.
The Sioux County Pioneer was
designated the official county news
paper for lol5.
The first National Bank of Yates,
was designated dcpositary forcounty
funds.
Harry lIincklcy Of Solcn, was APP
pointed county constable for Judge
VIM. Clark court.
Owing to the fact that the COM
missiomcrs had 40 list of names from
which to select qualified jurymen,
the usual jury list was not drawn.
ii is not likely that any list will
be drawn until after assessments
hnve been made, when it will be pos
sible to select jurors from the asses
sor's rolls.
After allowing a number of mis-
ccllancous bills and disposing Of
other routine matters, the board
adjourned to April 1.
The official proceedings will be-
published in this paper next week.
Subscribe now and receive the CONF
plctc report OF this and all future
meetings.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-08
Dist. Farmer Wells
Will Help Indians
A. c. Wells Want Indian Farmers to
Make Plans for 1915 Operation.
During Winter Months

a. G. Wells, farmer in charge of
Cannonball District, has issued the
following open letter to the Indians
Of his district, which is published
below at the request of number
Of the Indian readers of the Pio-
necr.
Cannon Ball Sub Station, n. ID.
My Dear District Indians.
In these days when farming and
stock raising, arc being brougt for
ward as the principal source of our
!Ewelfarc, therefore it is wise to con-
slider carefully these winter months
Just what you arc going to do il,
agricultural efforts the coming
spring and summer. You would
not, OF course, want to throw away
time in idlcncss and loose all inter-
est in industrial dcvclopcmcnts,
along tho line of stock raising, or i'm
the improvement of your farm and
home.
1t Is important, therefore, that
you gather in meetings and discuss
with regard to your agricultural
plans for the coming year. This
is your opportunity to make 1915
the greatest year in your career.
and i want you to grasp it.
The hunting OF game and govern
mcnt rations arc no more, thus in
creasing the demand for all food
stuff at Il tremendous rate. TO
/ meet this demand and to live COM
.Ifortably, you farmers must till
more acres or get a for greater yield
lfrom your present acreage. There
are Adolph Wise and other farmers
\. t,huihcreascde 4thciY earnings over
fifty per cent last year by adopting
sunfe suggestions and advice gave
1 them. They did this, mind you,
without adding Il single man to
H their working force.
H There arc questions propose to
help you answer at these meetings.
| am going to try to point out the
way, am going to tell you how to
90 about it to get the greatest re-
| turns from your work and how to
handle your farm and labor prol,-
lem. Give me Il chance, as your
advisor to help you.
want you, ut this time, to select
your seed. and to know the kind
and quantity which you propose to
grow the coming year, that | may
be able tu obtain the seed YOU want
in time for carlry spring seeding,
as in the past We always got ollr
seed too late to raise a good crop.
! am going to visit all your homes
| this winter, to see and to know,
whether or not, want or suffering
exist, and what you have in store.
from the products OF your gardens
and farms, and the live stock you
own.
i Whether or not you have tried .tc
provide, as you should, for you,
wife and children. Ii not. you must
ut once arrange to do some farming
| i'll the spring, for a man is unwor.
thy OF the name if he neglects hi.
family. [ want my district Indians
to be the leading farmers of the
reservation, want you, as in the
past. to merit all the leading premi'
ums offered by the agricultural fail
of your reservation. am proud %
you, for you have shown your abil'
ity.
Il You have taken first premium
at the Morton county fair. In rep
rcsenting Sioux County, i'll compc
tition with Morton County your ex
hibit was fine. The stuff is in you
and we must have as good showing
If not better next year.
am yours respectfully.
. A. G. Wells
l Dance Big Success.
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for the ladder leading farther UP into
the steeple.
Kennedy followed.
Elaine had recovered consciousness
almost Immediately, and. hearing the
commotion, stirred and started to rise
and look about.
From the church she could hear
sounds Of the struggle. She paused
just long enough to seize the crooks
revolver lying on the floor.
She hurried into the church and up
into the belfry, thence UP the ladder.
whence the sounds came.
The crook by this time had gained
the outside of the steeple through an
opening. Kennedy was in close pur.
suit.
On the top of the steeple was q
great gilded cross, considerably larger
than a man. AS the crook clambered
outside, he scaled the steeple, using
a lightning rod and some projecting
points to pull himself UP, desperately.
Kennedy followed unhesitatingly.
There they were, struggling in dead
ly combat, clinging to the gilded cross.
The first knew OF 1t was Mortified
gasp from my own crook. looked up
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/ holding the deadly box OF Illuminate of
mercury carefully balanced so that
if anyone shot him from hiding place
1t would drop.
No sooner had we gone than Gertie
hurried to the nearest telephone to
inform the Cluching Hand of our
escape
Elaine had sunk back into the chair
as the telephone rang. Clutching
Hand answered it.
A moment later, in uncomfortable
fury he hurled the instrument to the
floor.
"Here-we've got to act quickly
that devil has escaped again." he
Kissed. I'VE must get her away. You
keep her here. I'll be back-right
away-with a car"
He dashed madly from the church,
pulling off his mask as he gained the
/, street.
Kennedy had forced the crook ahead
of us into the car which was waiting,
and followed, taking the wheel this
time.
Which way. now-quick!" demand
ed Craig. "And If you get me in
wrong-Ive got that tube yet-you re-
member"
Our crook started off with a whole
burst of directions that rivaled the
motor guide-"through the town, fol-
lowing trolley tracks, Jog right. jog
left under the railroad bridge, leaving
trolley tracks; at the cemetery turn
left, stopping at the old stone church"
"Is this it?" asked Craig incredu-
lously.
"Yes-as l i've" swore the crook
In cowed voice.
He had gone to pieces. Kennedy
jumped from the machine.
Here, take this gun, Walter" he
said to me. Don't take your eyes off
the fellow-keep him covered"
Craig walked around the church, out
of sight. until he came to a small
vestry window and looked in.
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DENIES ENDORSING NOTE
Retired Altoona Grocer Says He Never
Signed Paper Given by Aurand

Altoona, Pa, April Thomas NJ.
Gift, retired Altoona grocer, yester-
day received notice form the Farmers
National bank, of Selinsgrove, that a
note for $1,000 bearing his name as
endorser would be due on May 5.
The note was placed in the bank
two years ago by the Rev. G. NJ. Au-
rand, who died under mysterious cir
cumstances, and was renewed last year.
Gift declares the note a forgery and
says he never endorsed it, He is a
member of Temple Lutheran church, of
which DR.. Aurand was pastor. The
two families were very intimate and
had planned trip to the Holy Land
last year, but were preventd from ta-
king it by the war.
Heirs of Robert Taylor, one of the
leading members of st. Matthew's Lu-
theran church, Martinsburg, of which
DIR. Aurand was pastor, were notified
by Selinsgrove bank that note
bearing his name is due. They pro-
nounce it forgery.
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four BOLDLY LOOT BANK
and leave CASHIER TIED
Substitute Serving For Brother Is
overpowered BY Unmasked Ban
dts in Gage Carelessly Left Open
Bound Man Freed Self

Pittsburgh, April 1.-Quietly en-
tering the Hays National bank, Hays
borough, at 2.40 yesterday afternoon,
four unmasked highwaymen bound and
gagged Albert Ball, clerk, the only
person in the bank at the time, and
gathering the bills, gold and small
change from the counter, escaped with
several thousand dollars.
The robbery was not made known
until Ball freed himself fifteen min
utes later by cutting the clothesline
which bound him and called Justice
Miller, of Homestead, who in turn
notified the county detectives.
The cash taken is said to be $1,000
but Hugh Nevin, vice president, later
stated, that the loot did not exceed
$4,000.
According to the story told detec-
tives by Ball, the four bandits entered
the bank short time after the mes
senger, w. E. Tompkins, had left to
take some money to the Monongahela
Trust Company, which controls the
Hays bank.
"When the messenger left the
bank, - said Ball. che forgot to close
the door leading into the cage. 1 did
not notice that it was open. About
fifteen minutes after the messenger
left four men came into the bank. i
was busy at the books and did not look
up for minute or two. Two of the
men entered the cage while l was en-
gagged in work and one of them,
stout man, wearing green cap, push
ed two revolvers in my face and yell
ed, Hands up.
81 threw up my hands and the see
ond man, who was about 5 feet 6
inches tall, weighing about 100 pounds
and who was wearing a dirty brown
overcoat, drew part of clothes line
from his pocket and tied my hands.
He then placed one handkerchief in
my mouth and tied, another over my
mouth.
The man with the revolvers order
ed me to lie down on the floor and
did as ] was told. The other two men
were outside the cage. One of them
stood near the cashier window, while
the other stood at the door. After the
second and smaller man in the cage
had gathered up the money from the
counter, they joined the two outside
the cage, and all four left the bank to-
gether. l could not see from my posi-
tion on the floor which direction they
took.
81 worked with my hands for some
time and finally succeeded in getting
them in position to draw my penknife
from my side pocket. Securing the
knife, / cut the ropes on my wrists
and removed the gags from my mouth.
l then called Justice Miller, of Home
stead, and notified Mr.. Nevin, who
came to the bank in an automobile. -
Ball, who is about 23 years old and
who resides near Dravosburg, is not
steadily employed at the bank His
brother, Arthur Ball, the cashier, has
not been at the bank for several weeks
having undergone an operation at the
South Side hospital. In the meantime
Albert has been attending to his
brothers duties at the bank.
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turn HAIR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA
Grandma Kept Her Locks Dark, Glossy
and Thick With Simple Mixture
of Sage Tea and Sulphur

The old-time mixture of Sage Tea and
Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked
and faded hair is grandmother treat
ment, and folks are again using it to
keep their hair good, even color, which
is quite sensible, as we are living in an
age when youthful appearance is of
the greatest advantage.
Nowadays, though. we don't have the
troublesome task of gathering the sage
and the mussy mixing at home. All
drug stores sell the ready-to-use product
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" for' about so cents a bottle.
It is very popular because nobody can
discover it has been applied. Simply
moistcn your comb or soft brush with
it and draw this through your hair, tax
g one small strand at time; by morn
rg the gray hair disappears. but what
'e'ights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur is that, besides beautifully
darkening the hair after few applica-
tions. it also produces that soft lustre
and appearance of abundance which is
SO attractive; besides, prevents dan
hruff, itching scalp and falling hair
Adv
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CONTINUED


While these astounding events were
franspiring in the little church, Ken
,nedy and had been tearing across
the country in his big car, following
the directions of our fair friend.
We stopped at last before a pros
porous, attractive-looking house and
entered a very prettily furnished, but
small parlor. Heavy portieres hung
over the doorway into the hall, over
another into back room and over
the bay windows.
Wont you sit down moment?
coaxed Gertie I'm quite blown to
pieces after that ride. My, how you
drive,"
AS she pulled aside the hall por-
there's, three men with guns thrust
their hands out turned. Two 9TH
ers had stepped from the back room
and two more from the bay window.
We we're surrounded Seven guns
were aimed as us with deadly preci-
sion.
Gentlemen" he said quietly. Il
suspected some such thing Il have
here small box of illuminate of mer-
curry. If l drop it, this building and
the entire vicinity will be blown to
atoms. Go ahead-shoot!" he added,
nonchalantly.
The seven of them drew back rath-
er hurriedly.
Kennedy was dangerous prisoner
He calmly sat down in an arm
chair, leaning back as he carefully
balanced the deadly little box of full
inmate of mercury on his knee.
Gertie ran from the room
For a moment they looked at each
other, undecided. Then, one by one,
they stepped away from Kennedy to-
ward the door.
The leader was the last to CO. He
had scarcely taken step.
Stop" ordered Kennedy.
The crook did SO. AS Craig moved
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"PUsHMoBILE' A VEHICLE
Court Finds Boy Had Right of Wa,
Under Traffic Rule

New York, April 1.-Justice Bene
diet in Brooklyn has held that child 5
"pushmobile is vehicle under the
law and has refused to set aside YER
diet of 5000 in favor of Rudolph Barr
of No. 726 Cleveland street against
Harry Kaplan for injuries sustained
by Leo Barr, ten years old, who was
injured by one of Kaplan's s grocery de-
livery wagons.
The accident happened August 26
1913, when Leo was riding his "push
MOBILIZE on Blake Avenue near Essex
street. He was ON the right side of
the roadway when struck. James P
Kohler, Barr's attorney, asserted that
a pushmobile' is vehicle and Leo
had the right of way over Kaplan Is
wagon.
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'smy, the Clutchlng Hand.
mere was Elaine, sitting IN a chair,
and near her stood an elderly-looking
man In clerical garb, which to Craig's
trained eye was quite evidently a dis.
guise.
Elaine happened just then to glance
at the window and her eyes grew
wide with astonishment at the sight
of Craig.
He made a hasty motion to her to
make dash for the door. She nodded
quietly.
With a glance at her guardian she
suddenly made rush.
He was at her in a moment, pounc-
ing on her, catlike.
Kennedy had seized an iron bar that
lay beside the window where some
workmen had been repairing the stone
pavement, and with blow, shattered
the glass and the sash.
AT the sound of the smashing glass
the crook turned and with a mighty
effort threw Elaine aside, drawing his
revolver. AS he raised it. Elaine
sprang at him and frantically seized
his wrist.
Utterly merciless the man brought
the butt of the gun down with full
force on Elaine's head. Only her hat
and hair saved her, but she sank un-
conscious
Then he turned at Craig and fred
twice.
One shot grazed Craig's hat, but the
other struck him in the shoulder and
Kennedy reeled.
With desperate effort he pulled
himself toward her and leaped forward
again, closing with the fellow and
wrenching the gun from him before
he could fire again.
Just then the man broke away and
made dash for the door leading back
into the church itself. with Kennedy
after him.
UP he went into the choir loft and
then into the belfry itself. There they
came to sheer hand-to-hand struggle.
Kennedy tripped on loose board, and
would have fallen backwards if he had
not been able to recover himself just
In time. The crook. desperate, leaped
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Just Then ! Saw a Woman's Face
Tense With Horror; It Was Elaine.

SoSI iHen SaW Woman'S race
Tense With Horror; It Was Elaine.
carefully, fearing it was a stall to get
me off my guard
There were Kennedy and the other
crook, struggling, swaying back and
forth, between life and death.
There was nothing could do.
Kennedy was clinging to a light.
ming rod on the cross.
1t broke.
l gasped as Craig reeled back. But
he managed to catch hold of the rod
farther down and cling to it
The crook began to exult diaboli-
cally. Holding with both hands to the
cross he let himself out to his full
length and stamped on Kennedy's fin
gers, trying every way to dislodge him.
1t was all Kennedy could do to keep
his hold.
cried out In agony at the sight, for
he had dislodged one of Craig's hands.
The other could not hold much longer.
He was about to fall
Just then ! saw face at the little
window opening out from the ladder
to the outside of the steeple-a wom-
ans face, tense with horror.
1t was Elaine!
Quickly a hand followed, and in it
was a revolver.
Just as the crook was about to dis
lodge Kennedy's other hand | saw a
flash and puff OF smoke, and second
later heard a report-and another
and another.
Horrors!
The crook who had taken refuge
seemed to stagger back, wildly, taking
a couple of steps in the thin air.
Kennedy regained his hold.
With a sickening thud the body of
the crook landed on the ground around
the corner of the church from me.
"Come-you!" | ground out, cover
ing my own crook with the pistol, and
II you attempt getaway I'll kill you,
tool"
He followed, trembling, ,unnerved
We bent over the man. 1t seemed
that every bone in his body must be
broken. He groaned. and before |
could even attempt anything for him,
was dead
AS Kennedy let himself slowly and
painfully down the lightning rod,
Elaine seized him and with all her
strength, pulled him through the win
dow
He was quite weak now from loss of
blood.
Are you-all right?" she gasped. as
they reached the foot of the ladder
in the belfry.
Craig looked down at his torn and
soiled clothes. Then, in spite of the
smarting pain of his wounds, he
smiled, "Yes-all right"
Thank Heaven!" she murmured fer
vently, trying to stanch the flow of
blood.
This time-it was you--saved mel"
he cried, "Elaine!"
lnvoluntarily his arms sought hers
and he held her a moment. looking
deep into her wonderful eyes.
Then their faces came slowly to-
gether in their first kiss.
(To BE CoNTINUEDl
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DYING. HAS PICTURE TAKEN
Man Who Has but Fourteen Days to
Live Sits fer Photograph

PhQenixvllle, Pa, April 1.-'I have
but IA more days to live and want
my picture taken With this startling
remark John MeCann. of Byers, Ches-
ter county, walked into Photographic
studio in Phoenixville yesterday and
asked that his photograph be taken.
!" took poison by mistake and when
left the hospital | was told l had but
ID more days to live said McCann,
"and | want my friends to have my
picture.
81 went to the cellar to get some
oysters and bottle of vinegar.
poured some of the stuff on my oysters.
| thought it was vinegar. 1t was poi
son. 1t has poisoned my kidneys and
l have but IA days more to live. This
is like going to the gallows."
AT ByeIs yesterday it was said that
McCanm had been IL Tuesday night,
but that he had not told his friends of
the accident.
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TWO WAREHOUSES; BURN
Fire in Diamond Glass Works at Rogers
ford Threatens Industrial Section

Royersford, Pa, April Fire broke
out at the plant of the Diamond Glass
Works about 5 O'Clock last evening
and for time threatened the destruc-
ton of large part of Royersford's in
dustrial section, fronting on the Schuyl-
kill river.
The fire was conquered after the
hardest kind of fight by the fire de-
partments of both Royersford and
Spring City. The flames were confined
to two warehouses of the Diamond
Glass Company.
Besides the loss of the warehouses,
many hundred gross of glass bottles
were destroyed. The loss will total
about $4,000. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
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LEGATEES MUST KEEP FARM
Will of Charles Henry Geissler Directs
Heirs to Retain Ancestral Estate

Reading, Pa, April 1.-The will Of
Charles Henry Geissler, heretofore
known as Henry c. Geissler, was admit
ted to porbate here yesterday, and dis
poses of an estate valued at $150,000
among his three sons and one daughter.
After the death of all the decedent s
children and grandchildren the real es-
tate securities mentioned in the will,
aggregating $72,416.77, are to be di-
vided share and share alike among dece-
dent IS reat-grandchildren
The daughter is bequeathed outright
the income of real estate aggregating
S19,361.0S, which decedent estimated
to be the equivalent of his tin store
and mantle business left to his sons.
The document directs that the farm
of Samuel B. Knabb, grandfather of
the children, which is willed to them,
be continued in them unto the death Of
the last survivor of them and to the
extent of expending the entire fortune
to keep it in repair.
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toward him, he waited, cold sweat
breaking out on his face.
Say" he whined, you let me bel"
1t was Intellectual. Kennedy, smil-
ing confidently, came closer, still hold
ing the deadly little box, balsuced be-
tween two fingers.
He took the crooks gun and dropped
1t into his pocket.
"Sit down." ordered Craig.
Outside, the other X parleyed in
hoarse whispers. One raised a gun,
but the woman and the others re.
strained him and fed.
Take me to your master!" de-
manded Kennedy.
The crook remained silent
where is he?" repeated Craig.
Tell mel"
Still the man remained silent
Craig looked the fellow over again
Then, still with that confident smile,
he reached into his inside pocket and
drew forth the tube | had seen him
place there.
mo matter how much you accuse
me-" added Craig casually, no one
will ever take the word of a crook
that a reputable scientist like me
would do what I am about to do"
He had taken out his penknife and
opened it. Then he beckoned to me.
Bare his arm and hold his wrist,
Walter" he said,
Craig bent down with the knife and
the tube, then paused a moment and
turned to tube so that we could see it.
On the label were the ominous
words:
Germ Culture 624sA
Bacillus Ieprae (Leprosy)
Calmly he took the knife and pro-
\ceeded to make an incision in the
mans arm. The crooks feelings un-
derwent a terrific struggle
"No-no-no-don't he implored.
Il will take you to the Clutching
Hand--even if he kills mel"
\ Kennedy stepped back, replacing
the tube in his pocket.
Very well, go ahead" he agreed.
We followed the crook, Craig still