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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Morality Squad Held.

Mitchell.-As the result of their pre-
liminary hearing, fifteen prominent
homesteaders and other residents of
the Millboro territory in Trip county
have been held for trial in the state
circuit court on the charge of riot.
All the defendants refused to furnish
bonds and were turned over to the
sheriff pending the converting of the
term of court at which they will be
tried. They were members of the so
called morality squad" Believing
that the morals of their territory re-
quired the toning up process vigil
lance committee composed of forty
five or fifty homesteaders organized
and made raid through the territory
on persons whom they regarded as be-
ing in need of a moral uplift. The fif-
teen men held for trial are charged
with being the ringleaders in the up
lift movement The vigilance commit
tee visited, among other places, the
home of Jay McWade and Miss Clara
Deiterman and demanded to see their
marriage certificate. The document
not being produced the members Of
the vigilance committee informed Nc
Wade and his alleged affinity that they
must either be married or leave the
country. Instead of complying with
the demand, McWade and Miss Del
termann swore out warrants for the
arrest of fifteen members Of the vigil
lance committee, with the result stat
ed. In retaliation, the vigilantes had
McWade and the woman arrested on
a statutory charge. AS the result of
theri preliminary hearing, McWade
and Miss Deitermann also have been
held for trial in the state circuit court.
Instead of refusing to furnish bond
fog their appearance, as is the case
with the fifteen defendants in the riot
case. McWade and Miss Deitermann
furnished a bond and have been re.
leased pending their trial in the cir.
cult court.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
jewellers GIVEN
JOLT BY SLEu7H
Convention Is Thrilled by Clever
Stunt Pulled by Famous
Detective.
.FRISkS SILVER WATCH
Lifts Timepieee From President'e
Pocket Right Before His Very
Eyes-Is Found on An
other Official.

The great detective had Just cont
cluded his stirring speech. Thieves
had best have a care" he had said
for the jewelers. are now protected
against them quite as fully as are the
bankers"
Applause filled the room in the
Grand Central palace, where the mem:
bers of the American National Retail
jewelers. association had assembled
for their annual meeting.
I'VE now have just time"-began'
President FINLEY L. Combs of OMAHA
Neb.. but he went no further. In
place of the watch he had started to
consult was void-an aching void,
If one might Judge from the express
sion on Mr.. Combs face. The watch
was gone.
Gentlemen. said the president. iii
this is joke, one might say 1t was
q timely one. My watch is gone. A
great detective is here. Perhaps he
can put into actual operation some
of the things he has just been tell
ing u.s.
Detective on the Job.
A breathless silence filled the great
room. All eyes were upon the detec-
tive.
Quite unabashed by the attention he
was receiving, he hastily rose from
his chair. Let the doors be closed"
he shouted. Time flies. but not SO
this timer
THE watch is somewhere in this
room. will personally search every
one present. II there is anyone who
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
WOMAN USES KNIFE
WIFE OF COLUMBIA MAN AWAITS
EXAMINATION INTO HER
SANITY.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What 10 eeins On Here and There
That 10 Of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South 0aI<o-
ia and Vicinity.

Westsrn Newspaper Union News service
Columbia.-After driving the hired
man around the farm with a corn
knife and then frightening her hus-
band SO that he was forced to crawl
out from the second story Of their
home in Greenfield township. Mrs.
Mary Willum was finally overpowered
by four men and taken to Aberdeen.
where she will have a hearing on
charge Of insanity. Mrs. Wil]um has
been suffering from a mania for con-
siderably over year, and about q
year ago was up before the Brown
county board Of insanity. She has
never developed quite as dangerous a
streak, and it is believed that this
time the woman will be sent to Yank-
ton for treatment.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01

The ~,e~-'-.l. = 80 go. -: SUP
marine F-4, which was lost outside
Honolulu harbor, March Is, with all
hands, and which was raised recently
and is now In dry dock, is practically
completed. Little hope is entertained
for the identifications of the bodies
Of the twenty-five men. who persisted
In the submarine.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Bic Yield in jackson.

Kadoka.-J. A. Hughes of this place
has been threshing in Jewett township
north of town ever since the grain was
fit to thresh, and the yields which he
reports are gratifying. He says that
the lowest yield of wheat he has found
was 81 bushels per acre. The lowest
yield of rye on land that was sown
last year was % bushels per acre. On
a field of volunteer rye he threshed
II bushels of fine grain to the acre. The
land has been saved for corn and the
rye got SO big that the listers would
not work and it was necessary to let 1t
grow; as a result II bushels of grain
was harvested to the acre.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Checks N. q.

Meadow.-G. w. Jones, who has
been working for upwards of month
in this locality, has been arrested and
held to trial here on the charge of Sc
curing property under false pretenses.
1t 10 alleged that Jones, who claims St.
Paul as his home, represented to bust
ness men of this locality that he had
$4,000 on deposit at one of the Lem
mon banks. On the strength of his
representations he secured horse
and saddle which he paid for in checks
drown on the Lennon bank. He also
run up a big auto livery bill which he
paid for In the same manner. Then
he disappeared. When the checks
came back marked mo funds" Jones
was pushed an arrested.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Just Like rhat-so Easy.

objects he may bring the watch to
me and the matter will be considered
q closed Incident
No. one stirred.
Very well, then. Ill proceed with
the searching
From the very first pocket into
which he thrust his trained fingers
came forth watch.
'Ah, here is a WATCH" said the de-
tective, exultantly. Il scarce expect
ed to meet with success quite as soon.
Here is watch for you, Mr.. Combs"
he said, and promptly sat down.
Thanks" said Mr.. Combs, mine
was only silver, but this gold one will
do"
Finds the Watch.
Had the situation been less serious
the laugh that followed might have
been more hearty. Hastily the watch
was returned to It's rightful owner.
search.
A moment later very guilty look
ing silver watch was extracted from
the waistcoat pocket of one Of the
members of the executive commit
tee.
This is your property, is it not,
Mr.. Combs?" demanded the detective.
II was.
II knew it," said William j. Burns.
the detective. You see, put it.
there myself. l thought it would be
a good stunt
Then the meeting proceeded.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Alleged eootIessers Caught.

Bristol.-Two men aroused the sus-
picions of Marshal Jensen here with
the result that the marshal kept his
eyes on them until the men grew sus-
picious and started to run, the mar
shall after them. One of the men drop
ped package containing ten pints of
whisky. This confirmed the suspi-
cions of Mr.. Jensen, who finally round
ed them up, relieving them of 40 more
pints. The men were disposing Of liq-
uor to threshing crews in this vicini-
ty. Upon arrangement they pleaded not
guilty and are being held to circuit
court under $500 bonds each.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01

corners Of the table and caught with
pink and lavender tulle bows.
S. Wood maidenhair ferns and pink
garden roses, tiny ferns scattered over
the tablecloth and rose-colored candle
shades.
6. Wild clematis vines from ceiling
over table to four corners, and low
bowl Of wild roses in center beneath
sprays.
Z. Bachelors buttons and mignon.
cite in the center of the table con-
nected with small baskets of mignon-
cite at the corners st the table by
ribbon matching the blue bachelors
buttons, tied on the handle of each
Observation-Disclosures.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
euv. a Half Section.

Bonesteel.-sAM. Kelso of Kingsley,
Ia, purchased a half section of land
three miles south of Bonesteel at a
consideration of SOS per acre. MI. KEEL
so recently sold his farm near Kings.
ley at $3.50 per acre, and says it is not
a whit more productive than his newly
acquired possession, judging by the
crops produced this year. He trav-
eled extensively over the Rosebud
country during the week, and declared
the general crop conditions here ex-
cellent,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01

Deadwood.-San Antonio, Tex, pa.
pers have been received here telling
of the engagement week ago between
a squad of American cavalry and a
number of Mexicans, in which several
Of the Americans were wounded. Ser
geant ]. j. Walsh. who was in COM
mand of the detachment, and who re-
ceived a wound in the thigh during
the thick of the fight, is Deadwood
boy, and is thirty-second degree Ma
son, holding membership in the local
1ndpa
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01

Milton.-Andrew Steen of Adams,
who was driving an automobile for
the first time, Grove into ditch and
was pinned underneath the machine.
Miss Jessie Nelson, whom Steen was
taking to Adams. proved equal to the
occasion and was able to lift the car
sufficiently to permit Steen to escape.
He had several broken ribs and his
right shoulder was dislocated.
Fargo-H. F. Emery,pr president OF
the city commission, would sell water
to the consumers Of the city at less
than cost to give them the benefit Of
surplus
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Struck by Car; Believed Murdered.

Grand Forks.-Foulplay is suspect
ed in connection with the death of
an unidentified man who was struck
by street car here while lying on the
tracks. The wheels did not touch him,
although the fender struck him a
slight blow, and the car passed partly
over him. The only marks on the
body were two small wounds, one on
the top Of the head and the other be-
meath the jaw. The car crew AYERS
the blow from the car was not suffi-
cient to cause death.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
eootleaqers Are. Active.

Aberdeen.-Since this part of the
state went dry at the spring election
this year. bootlegging and the selling
Of liauor without license has grown
to an alarming degree, upwards of
dozen cases having come under the
jurisdiction of the county and city Of
f1cials of Brown county and Aberdeen
in the past month.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01

i = = .
MOTHER NAY BE INSANE.
characterization Mrs. Z.
]. sidle regains conscious
ness at the Bismarck hos
pitaI, she may become insane
II her mind 10 still on the court
room scene Of Saturday after
noon, Wien the supreme court
awarded % c. r. Clark Of Cedar
Rapids, iowa, her s-year-old son.
This 10 the statement Of one Of
her attorneys made after con-
sultation with physicians. Mrs.
sidle tainted when the court an
nounced ito decision, and up to
noon Monday had not regained
her senses. Her condition 10
critical.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Would Close Dance Halls.

Would Close Dance Halls.
Fargo.-The passage and enforce.
ment Of an ordinance that would abol-
ish public dances i'm Fargo is asked in
petition presented to the city COM
missioners. This petition says: eve
hold that public dances, no matter
how well regulated, lead to the cor
ruption of our youth, and ask that all
public dance halls be closed for the
sake of morality" The commissioners
will probably take some action on the
petition at the next regular meeting.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
menno ls Prosperous.

Menno.-The annual report just
made by the city officers concerning
the fiuacial affairs CT Memo shows
that the present total Indebtedness of
the town is only $3,925. For several
wears the towns Indebtedness has been
reduced at the rate of $1,000 per
wear. Few towns of the same size in
this state are in better financial con-
ditiOn than Memo.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01

Ty Cobb of Detroit is still leading
the American league batters, with an
average of $40, according to averages
published in Chicago.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
U. s. Doctors Leave Serbia.

Naples, via Paris. Sept. 24.--Dr.
Richard P. Strong. head of the Am.
erican sanitary commission in Serbia,
is on his way to the United States aud
expects to take the next steamer from
Naples. He said that the majority Of
the American doctors who have been
engaged in Red Cross work in Serbia
would leave that country on Oct. 10.
feeling assured that because Of the
measures that had been taken 1t was
unlikely that enother epidemic OF dis
cage would aftl!ct Serbia.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Order. Car Next to Engine.

Fargo.-'Place my private car next
to the engine" was the order given to
the crew on Northern Pacific Train
number by President James
N. Hamaford when the car was about
to be coupled onto the observation car.
Mr.. Hannaford explained that those in
the observation car had paid to see
the big North Dakota and Minnesota
fields and he would not have their
pleasure marred.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Wolves at Work.

1}..rc,.-Ait.,ougn this is enc of the
Oldest sections OF the state, wolves
continue to do great damage to owners
4 sheen flocks in this vicinity. In
,,e =: William Overacker lost ten
lambs from raids of the wolves. This
brings his loss from this source this
tenr IN t, 81 sheep. Wolves are seen
,uitc frequently. hut thus far have
DAKOTA BE-SEP $50
aIuded hunters WHO have sought to
,-nih;latc them. A regular wolf rond-
nm is talked of by a number OF the
farmers.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
British Steamer .. rerp.deed.

London Sept 25-The British Steam
er Chancellor has been sunk by a sub
marine. Only a part Of the crew was
rescued, it was stated. Rescue boats are
searching for the missing men. The
Chancellor was one Of the great deet
of Harrison liners owned by the Char.
ente Steamship Shipping company. 1t
displaced 1856 tons and was 400 feet
long with Al foot beam. 1t was
built at Newcastle in 1895 aud was
registered at Liverpool. Aoyds list
Clapcellor's captain "a r. n. Donald.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
state Control Of water Power

state Control Of Water Power.
Portland. Ore, Sept. 25.-The ma
iority report of the resolutions COM
mittee was adopted by the Western
States Water Power conference here
and the conference adjourned sine
die. The resolutions declare for
state control Of waterpower re.
sources. oppose any leading system
on the public domain and call upon
congress to pass q declaratory act
recognizing that federal interest in
the public domain is subject to the
jurisdiction OF the states. The vote
was % to Z,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Hard storm at Watertown.

Watertown.-Witlr 2.S5 inches of
water falling in an hour. this city ex-
perienced its heaviest rain in many
years. Nearly every basement in the
business section was flooded. Sewers
could not hold the torrents and the
main streets were covered with water
to the top of the gutter, on top of
which floated thousands of hailstones.
Water spurted from manhOles in small
gevsers. Corn suffered some from the
hail whilesmall grain was soaked.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Whisky Kills Boy Of Three,

Manville. N. John Saras. three
years old. died recently in his home at
ManvilIe of alcoholic poisoning He
was found unconscious in a bedroom
with flask of whisky beside him.
The child had found the flask under
the bed and had swallowed a great
part of its contents before he was
found by his father
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Farmer Die. From Injuries.

Fargo.-Joseph M. Burley died at
hospital here from injuries received
while threshing near Gardner, this
county. Burley and his father were
standing near the rig when they no.
ticed that the belt was slipping of of
the pulley of the separator. They
were trying to keep it in place when
1t suddenly flew of the pulley and
fell around young Burley's neck. Be-
fore the engine could be stopped it
had carried him to the engine where
his head was hit several times. His
skull was fractured.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Boiler Exp,ode.; One Dead.

Boiler EXpIode0; One Dead.
Grafton.-Frank Zaredka lies dead
here as the result of burns received in
threshing engine explosion near Lam
kin. His brother. John Zaredka, was
seriously burned about the face and
head and the sight of one eye was des-
troyed, but he will recover A defec-
tive steam gage did not properly regis
ter the pressure. The machine is
complete wreck Soon after the acct
dent Frank Zaredka was rushed to
the hospital here, but his body was
cooked by steam and his case was
HOMELESS.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
observe Wedding Anniversary

Observe Wedding Anniversary.
Clark.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. W. South.
prominent pioneer residents of Clark
county and Clark, have just celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary. Mr..
South is a veteran Of the Civil War.
Members of the local Grand Army
most and their wives and the ladies o.
the women's relief corps and their
husbands and number of other
friends gathered to aid them in suita-
blv observing the event. The aged
couple we're presented with basket
of flowers, in which was concealed a
purse of gold.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
MORSE VICE CONSUL IS DEAD

Grand Forks.-Halfdan Bendeke, 46
years old, vice consul from Norway
to North Dakota, died suddenly at his
home here. Blood clots in his lungs
caused death.
Mr.. Bendeke, had represented Nor
way here fifteen years. He form
erly was grand master of the Masonic
grand lodge of North Dakota. He was
prominently known among Norsemen
throughout the Northwest. Funeral
services were conducted here and in
terment in Minneapolis.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
va.r.oId Inlurw GAUGE. Death.

Year.oId Injury Causes Death.
Nekoma.-A batted baseball which
struck Miss Dorothy Orpe, II years
old, i'm the right leg more than year
ago, was responsible for her death.
The knee became infected by the
blow and several months ago it was
necessary to amputate the leg. She
never fully recovered from the shock.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
haversack Wrist eao.

The haversack wrist bag is one Of
the most notable fashions brought in.
to being by the war. Made In soft
khaki leather, this bag is fitted with
mirror, powder puff. purse and all
the various accessories that can be
slowed away In its capacious depths.
1t is shaped something like the sol.
qers military bag, With a narrow
stYsp to bapd 1t around the wrist or
over the arm.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
placed Under Bonds for Threat.

Piaced Under Bonds for Threat.
Belle Fourche.-Almer E. Stun
baugh, arrested here on complaint OF
DR.. A. C. Tasscr, who charged that
Stumbaugh threatened to kill him. was
placed under a $1,000 bond to keep the
neace until his trial at the November
term of state circuit court.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
A Young Giant.

Gam Valley.-One Of the largest
men in South Dakota is August Klindt,
known as the Buffalo county giant"
and son Of a prominent farmer living
near here. The young man is % years
of age. He is six feet and nine inches
tall and weighs $40 pounds.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
1ramp,ed bv Bull: vii, Recover.

Trampled by Built; Will Recover.
Hudson.-Although there were one
thousand to one chances against his
recovery, John Deliver, aged 81, en-
ploye of a farmer living near Hudson,
who recently was the central figure in
an exciting episode, when vicious
bull trampled his abdomen almost to
pulp. now has gained sufficiently to
render it reasonably sure that he will
recover.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01

The society Of sponsors OF the
United States navy is composed al.
most entirely Of women.
Equal suffrage in Pennsylvania has
been Endorsed by the Ladies of Mac
cabees of the World
Only three states, Georgia, Virgin.
ia and Arkansas, refuse to permit wo.
men to practice law.
A. 4. Spalding. the we'll known
sporting goods manufacture, died at
his home in San Diego. Cal.
Twenty-one divorce cases will he
included in the sixty-three new suits
on the court docket for the September
term, which begins at C!arinda, Ia,
September q.
Negotiations we're begun in New
York in the private library of ]. P.
Morgan for the floating of big credit
loan in this country. believed to be
about $5G0,000,000, to the allies.
All records were broken for attend
ance at the Nebraska state fair at
Lincoln. a total Of $4,000 attending.
It is nearly 10000 more than in 1912,
-.l,;c'. 10. heretofore held the record.
At the age Of 107. Mrs. Mary Sage
Of Glen Falls, N. Y, has Joined the
suffragettes, at the same time fer
vently declaring. "My one ambition
is to live long enough to cast vote,
and think will"
Memphis women have organized for
a systematic attack of the mosquito
pest The women will hunt the whole
city for the breeding places and work
for their adjustment, that malaria
germs may be driven from the vi
cinity.
Governor Hiram w. johnson of Ca
ifornia announced in a formal state
ment that industrial workers Of the
world and other persons had threat
ened wholesale devastation Of the in
dustries of California land even
worse" unless two members of the
organization serving life sentences
for murder, were pardoned by Ger.
tain date.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
MlDwINTER FAIR AT MIN0T
Committee in Charge Of Arrangements
Selects Week Of February 18th
Enterprise Under Way.

Minot.-The committee which has
in charge the arrangements for the
midwinter fair at this city met and
began the real work of getting the fair
under way. The exhibition was chris
tened the Northwestern Midwinter fair
and the date selected was the week
commencing February IA, 1916.
The members present were F. L.
Sherwin, J. A. Roell, c. A. johnson
and D. s. Hollenga. The busy season
prevented the other members from at
tending, but 1t was thought best to
get the enterprise under way SO that
farmers and others who might desire
to save exhibits of their crops and
vegetables would know that the fair
is certainty and arrange their ex-
hibits at this time before the best
samples are marketed.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
oe.th Trap Baked on Neoro

Sss" ''-e wv ''S0'S'
Tampa, Fla.-Three times the death
trap in the gallows refused to work
when Sheriff Will Spencer pulled the
lever to send John Dade. negro. con.
sicted OF assaulting white woman.
The fourth time !: worked.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-01
Bird. sino in Ohio Prison.

Bellefontaine. O-Prisorers in the
Logan county Jail exercise on swings
and the trapeze and enjoy the songs
of canary birds which sing cheerily
when the talking machine in the cor.
ridor is not operating.