Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-10-08
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W. NJ. Bow,len is bull ding a eel
lar Tor storing potatoes.
J. NJ Carignan was confined to
his home Wcdne sday with an at
tack Of sickness.
Superintendent Convey and f L.
Zahn returned Wednesday from a
trip through the southern rcserva-
ton districts.
John S. Brown was over from
ScIfridge W edncsday, where he is in
charge of Il crew which is blowing
tirc-guards on the reservation.
The telephone line this week is
being extended to the new iank
building and court house. Louis
Endres and J. a. Wells arc doing
the work.
Robert lIighcagle, treasurer of
the Standing Rock Fair Association,
was an Agency visitor Tuesday from
Bullhcad, where he is teacher in
charge OF the Indian day school.
\ number of Indians have been
cncamped on the townsite since the
j first of the week, having been sum-
moned to appear at the regular
monthly court session which con-
vcned Monday.
The law firm of Sullivan & Nu-
chols at Mandan dissolved last week
|! Mr.. Sullivan will retain the present
suite of Offices in the First Nation
al Bank building, while Judge NE-
cho]s will open offices in the Bar
rows block.
Levine Peterson went to McLaugl.
lin last week, where he will do some
carpenter work for the next month
or two. A number OF new buildings
are under construction in and
about Mclaughlin alrd the town
shows unmistakable prosperity.
Albert Walker and Henry Iron
shield OF Porcupinc district, have
bought a horsepower thresIling out
fit from Ed. karlson of Shields, and
are threshing for their Indian neigh
hors. There is a good crop ON the
reservation side along the Cannon
ball river this season.
! Cllas. Dunn was in from his
farm north of town Tuesday and
was worring considerable about get
ting his grain thrcshed. Chas, is
one of the best Indian farmers on
the reservation and harvested a big
crop this year, which nc is very
anxious to get thrcsled this fall.
The Benton Packet Company
river boat Frayne came down from
Bismarck Saturday with a load Of
coal for the Agency and Hokanson-
Turner Co. The boat was in charge
OF Capt. Belk with Frank Fiske pi-
lot They arc expected again some
time this week with another cargo.
Superintendent Convey, Inspectors
Major Mclaughlin and +. \. Tha-
ckcry. left last Friday morning for
different points on the reservation
in South Dakota, to meet the In
lians who have made application
/ for citizenship. They were accom-
panied by r b. Zahn, interpreter.
Work on the bridge over -Four
! Mile creek has been delayed consi-
derable on account of the rain, but
] d. D. Bidwcll, the contractor, cx-
poets with fair weather to have both
this and the bridge over Porcupine
creek completed in about two weeks.
He has a number Of teams and a
big crew of men on the work.
Thos. Whitcmouse of Shields,
was an Agency visitor Tuesday,
having came down from Bismarck,
where he has been for medical treat
ment. He is afflicted with incipi-
cnt tuberculosis and wants to go 10
a sanitarium in Idaho for Il years
treatment which is The rccommcn- |
dation of the physicians who have ,
examined him.
: While attending the Missouri !
Slope Fair at AIandan last week,
sam King was appointed special
police, and was instrumental in Sc
curing the evidence and causing the
arrest OF Joe FroelicL and VIM. !
Lindsay on the charge of selling
liquor to Indians Both were held
to next term Of court. While there
was plenty OF booze to be had it is
reported that only two Indians were
found drunk and .lisordcrlv.
Mrs. \. P. Black of selfridge ar
rived in town last evening, coming
up from the reservation to consult
a physician. The BIack's are old
time rauchers in southwestern North