Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
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man, was here last night with a
travclingman.
Thos. Mcntz, the Indian bonanza
farmer who lives near Solcn, was
an Agency visitor yesterday.
VIM. Smite of Porcupinc, was
here the first of the week on his way
home from Cannonball, where his
wife has been sick for some time.
ii. j. Buffaloboy, treasurer of
the Standing Rock Fair Association,
was in from his farm north of Fort
Yates the first OF the week.
When you want to sell your land
or make a loan on same, write or
call on e. a. Patterson, 7O7 New
York Life Bldg, Minneapolis,
Mimi. 24-tf.
Mrs. Lowbrar of the Agency dis
trirt, died yesterday aged 6S years.
Burial services will be held today
at the Catholic church.
IORNS---I have the agency for
{. G. Conn's musical instruments
and fixtures, also oils etc. Let me
take your order. X. +. Hinton,
Pioneer office. Adyt.
An auction sale at which will be
offered II head OF young horses will
be held af the Thos. Frosted ranch,
Monday, June n. Ben White will
act as auctioneer.
Frank Wells of SoIen, assessor
for the First District, was here
Tuesday turning in his records to
the county auditor having completed
the work OF assessing his district.
Henry Azure, one OF the best
known Indian farmers on the rcscr
Walton, was in from his place in
Porcupinr Hills Monday, accom-
panied by his wife and family.
Gust lIokanson took a party of
land seekers about the reservation
last Thursday, and states there are
a number of good claims subject to
homestead entry over cast and south
east of Shields.
The dance Friday evening at the
Agency hall for the benefit of the
base ball club was not very we'll at
tended on account of the bad wea-
ther. Only about IL couple were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Endrcs, Rev.
FIR. Vincent and Karl Wuitchick
went to Strasburg Monday to attend
the ordination of priest at the
Catholic church there. They re-
turned home Tuesday.
Chas. Beckwith who recently
moved to Sioux county from Daw-
son, is now located on the Frank
keefe place on Four Mile creek
west OF Fort Yates, where he is
running a number of horses.
G. G. Convey and +. B. Zahn went
to Cannonball Friday and returned
Saturday. They made the trip
with j. w. Culbcrtson's Case cal
which they had to leave on the
north side OF Porcupinc creek on
account of the high water.
Sisters Tekla and Cherbuim of the
Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton,
S. d., are visiting here this week.
The former is sister of J. J. Husc
of Winona, and Sister Cherbuin
was at one time connected with the
Indian school here.
\ steel lifc-boat with a carving
capacity of ten people, drifted away
from the ferry boat Ida during Sun
day night and has not been found
at this writing. 1t is expected that
it is stranded on a. bar somewhere
down the river.
Frank Keefe, who has been pilot
ing the ferry boat Ida across the
river since early in the spring quit
his job the first of the week. Next
week he goes out to Carignan &
Stiles ranch where he will cook
while a big crew is on during dip
ping"
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Molash were
in Monday from Selfridge to attend
the school commencement exercises.
and also took home one of their
small sons who has been receiving
treatment here in the hospital for a
week. The boy had entirely re-
covered.
Asa Littlecrow went to Cannon
ball yesterday to visit an aunt who
is seriously i'll and not expected to
live. He stated; that one of his
brother Johns daughters is also
very low with tuberculosis, and was
brought home from Bismarck yes-
terlay where she has been receiving
treatment.
At a meeting held Tuesday even
ing it was decided to give the first
presentation Of the home talent
play for the benefit OF the base ball