Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-06
LOCAL NEW S
Richard Crow madc business
trip to Bismarck Monday,

JoH- li''Ht t;l!ilt GOWN from MS
ranch near ~cliridgc Sunday and
crossed tine river to cut IA acres OF
rye which he has in near Wmona,
j NJ. Rrinhart is getting ready
for harvest and tool; n binder out
to his farm Tuesday.
c. G, Hyde and Fred Roupe OF
Leonard, North Dakota, were here
"Wednesday and yesterday looking
over Indian land listed for sale
Saturday
White away on his vacation trip
Rev. FER, Alnbrosn collected over
s! 900 fora Catholic church to Inc
built at Mclaughlin, work on which
is expected to begin in the near
future.
The Standing Rock Indian Fair
officers having the program Tor the
September lair in charge, held a
meeting "Wednesday at which an
outline Tor the program was ar
ranged
DIR. Michael, Formerly agent of
the Cheyenne reservation, but now
Il supervisor i'm the Indian service
with headquarters at Washington,
arrived here "Wednesday on u tour
OF inspection OF the local Agency.
Il. Grow, Joe Marsh and Eugene
Means returned Sunday evening
from StraSburg where they were in
attendance at the base ball luurna-
mcnt Saturday and Sunday. Crow
was hired by Strasburg to pitch Il
game for them
Superintendent c. G. Convey of
the local Indian Agency, who has
been gone since July -lth was cx-
prctru home the first OF tlc month,
but has been delayed in Oregon,
where he is visiting and will be-
home in II few days.
A large number of Indians left
this week Tor Fort Tottcn to attend
II Catholic convention at which there
will be visitors from many rcscrva-
ticns in the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Many OF the Indians are making
the trip by team,
VIM. Jordan WAS in town Tues
day from his farm north OF town
and said the hard rain Saturday
night did considerable damage to
his heavy grain. In many places
the grain is lodged and it will be
necessary to cut it with Il header.
No Commercial Club meeting
was held Tuesday. 1t has been
proposed to change the date Of the
meeting to the second Tuesday each
month for the reason that The first
OF the month is Il busy time for the
merchant members OF the club
DIR. l're,lr came down from HEX
ton Saturday to look after business
al his office in the court house, and
conducted services at the Agency
hal! Sunday. This was Dr. Beede's
first visit here for several weeks,
his absence being due to a severe
attack OF ivy poisoning from which
Inc is just conva !lcscins.
The board of county commissions
ers will hold an adjourned meeting
at the court house commencing
Tuesday, August 10, at which bids
for bridges over Porcupinc and
-Four Mile Creeks will be opened.
Bids Tor the $4,000 county bond
issue will also be received at this
meeting, and many other iMpor-
tanl matters acted on.
Sheriff Chas. Clayton was in from
Sclfridge Saturday to hold real
estate foreclosure sale at the court
house, The tract offered WIS bid
in by S. J, IIagg OF Mclaughlin
for the Sioux Lumber Company for
the amount OF the mortgage and
costs. Mr.. llagg was accompanied
by X. J. Granger, a we'll known
| Mclaughlin railroad man.
! a large number OF Indians on
this reservation have recently made
application for their proportionatc
share OF the funds held in trust
by the Indian Office at Washington,
and checks aggragting several thou
sand dollars arc now ut the Agency
ready for distribution. The checks
average about $40, but the amount
is getting less all the time and after
the next quarter will probably
amount to only SlG5 each.
j. a. Stiles went to Shields Fri
day on business, and while there
enjoyed q visit with his old time,
honorcd friends, Major Bclden and
Geo. S. Roberts. fIe says that
Major Bclden has the finest stand
of wheat on his far'u adjoining
Shields, that he has ever seen, and
will no doubt thrcsh about 40 bll-
shcl; to the acre. Hail storm did
]. Il OF. I