davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
Injured in Auto Accident.

Dan Drew and his two sons Will and
James, and Thos. Bird, of Bonair, were
involved in an auto accident which oc-
CURED yesterday forenoon at about ten
O'Clock. They were on their way to
the Austin fair and when about two
miles east of Lime Springs struck
some sand while running rapidly and
the car was overturned, throwing
James out and pinning the others un-
der the car. The boy thrown clear OF
the car jacked up the machine and re.
leased the others. Dan Drew is the
most seriously injured. He was
brought to the hospital and this after
noon is conscious most of the time. Sc
far as now ascertained, his injuries
consist of broken jaw and some bad
bruises about the head. Will Drew
had shoulder dislocated, James Drew
had wrist sprained and Mr.. Bire
escaped with but few bumps ant
scratches.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
Rotten Roads in Howard Center.

A correspondent sends us the follow
ing account of the trials and tribula-
tions of an auto tourist in Howard
Center.
"a party started from Bonair at day
break for Riceville to get breakfast
there and then go to Usage, as roads
generally and weather were ideal.
Knowing the reputation of Howard
Center roads we followed the road be-
tween Vernon Springs and Howard
Center, but run up against mile OF
unfinished road belonging to Howard
Center, turned back, went west mile
and turned to Howard Center, when he
got half mile on that road and run up
against plank nailed up in the
road. He asked a man with q milk
pail on his arm what it meant and was
told that it was put up five weeks be-
fore by order of the county engineer;
that the mail and everything stopped
right there and turned back. He went
back to the first road west where he
found survey stakes that showed Chat
it was just surveyed, turned west and
run to the top Of the hill and dropped
in hole all over. By little help he
got back to the corner. He asked a
boy if they had any trustee in Howard
Center and was told the trustee had
wallowed through that hole all spring.
He then turned north, following new
survey stakes, now determined to go
by Lime Springs, but about eighty
rods and he was stuck, and was told he
was along side of the trustees farm,
and that Howard Center had road
superintendent, all the modern
machinery and $500 road fund on hand.
He pulled out backwards, as great
many others had done, and went back
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
An Eleventh Hour Reprieve.

While Miss Peterson, the Kendallville
postmistress, was in Cresco on Tuesday
on business connected with turning over
the property in her charge, she received
a telegram from the post Office depart
ment stating that the discontinuance
order for that office had been modified
to take effect October 1st. 1t may be
possible that the post office will be con-
tinued as heretofore, as the patrons OF
that Office strongly oppose its discon-
tinuance.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
Unnecessary Worrying.

While we hold no brief for the Valid
ar College of Decorah and do not wish
10 be considered unnecessarily critical
If our public schools, we believe that
Superintendent Tiss is borrowing
trouble when he attacks, as he does IN
his recent articles in the Times, the ad-
yertising matter used by the Valdez
school.
We do not believe that Mr.. Valdez
intends to convey the idea that all
young people should become stenogra-
phers. His advertising is intended to
appeal to the boys and girls who feel
he need or advisability of business
school training, either to advance them
h worth to their employers or to help
Shem in successfully conducting their
own business affairs.
The point in connection with the con-
troversy as it occurs to us is the
strangeness of the need of two year
course to teach stenography if the
graduates of our city and country
schools are well grounded in the ele.
mentary branches. The trouble is that
few of our graduates are good, busl'
ness penmen, have a definite idea OF
the proper construction of business
letter or an article intended for publ
cation, can punctuate, or even spell
correctly words in use in everyday bus
hess correspondence. We know where
Of we write, and any printer in Cresco
will corroborate the statement that
copy" turned into the Cresco print
shops by high school students IS IN
many cases simply atrocious-no idea
Of construction or punctuation, full OF
errors in photography, and written SC
poorly that in some instances whole
sentences, and even page, were omit
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
CREsCo HOWARD COUNTY, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER g. 1915

the road he came to Bonair in time for
dinner with good lot of Iowa soil on
shoes, clothes, hands and face"
Since the above was written, petit
ton signed by James Smith and every
one along the road affected, was pre-
sented to County Attorney Reed asking
legal proceedings to compel the officials
responsible to put the road from Howard
Center to Bonair in passible shape, it
having been closed about six weeks.
This action Jared something loose and
crew of men opened up temporary
road in two days. time.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03

ted because too much time was required
to decipher the writing.
The writer is graduate of the Cres-
co High School and loyal to its best in
terests, he believes. He recognizes
perhaps more than anyone else his i'm
perfections in English, but he can look
back to his days in rhetoric and compo-
sition under Mrs. L. T. Weld and imag-
inc the ''skinning" he or any OF his
classmates would receive should copy
have been allowed to leave the school
for the inspection of the public in the
condition which it has during these lat
ter days of manual training, domestic
science and athletics.
We may be termed an "old fogy' by
some, and not up-to-date, but we be-
Iieve that good foundation in the COM
mon branches is of more real value to
the pupils than the new educational
fads. One great trouble with the edu'
cational system today is the rush and
hurry of the child through school-not
enough time is allowed to give pupils q
clear understanding in many cases OF
the work they are given. Either through
inability to rapidly assimilate the les
sons or because of tender years their
minds are too immature to properly
grasp their studies. Why take time
which should be devoted to branches ir
use in every day life to obtain super
fetal smattering of subjects that shoulc
be taught in other places-in the home
or under the instruction of skilled me-
chanics.
More attention to mathematics, pen
manship, spelling, grammar and com
position would mean that Mr.. Valdez
would need less than two years to teach
business stenography to young people
who have been students in the public
schools.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
Labor Day Next Monday.

AS next Monday is a legal holiday,
the Cresco postoffice will be closed with
the exception of from to 10 a. M,
and to Z p. m. when the windows will
be opened for the delivery and receipt
of mails, but no money order business
will be transacted. No rural mail will
be delivered and the city carriers will
make only the morning mail delivery.
F. D. MEAD, p. M.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
Woodmen Circle.

The Woodmen Circle installed their
new clerk, Mrs. Ida DAVIS, on Wednes-
day evening and served fine lunch to
those present. The new clerk will be
at the Kellow store each Saturday from
2 to 4 o. m. to collect dues.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
For Rent.

The home belonging to the Barbara
Weakland estate which is located on
the south side is being fixed up for
rent. Enquire Of J. A. CUTTING,
attorney for estate.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
Pb;lathea Cla,, Market.

The Philathea Glass of the Baptist
Sunday School will hold market in the
south room of the church Saturday,
Sept. 4th, commencing at 10:3O a. m.
Home made cakes, pies, doughnuts,
cottage cheese, etc. Phone your or
ders to Miss James, No. 238.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03
Base Ball

The Lanesboro team defeated Cresco
last Sunday afternoon by score OF Z
to in game characterized by numer-
GUS errors on both sides, Cresco errors
occurring when Lanesboro prohted BY
them. Cresco however, rallied and
gave the game an exciting finish in the
last inning.
On Sunday, Calmar's all home team
comes up and good game may be ex-
pected.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03

Buy your school supplies at Walsh's
Racket Store.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Sen. l.. Y. Sherman
Spoke At Bismarck
Illinois Republican Candidate for Pre-.
sident Spoke at Bismarck Monday
Made Good Impression

Senator l.. Y. Sherman Of Him
ois, a republican presidential posi-
bility, who is making a tour Of the
west stopped Monday at Bismarck,
and made an address before the
members Of the Bismarck CONNER
cial Club in the evening. J. NJ.
Carignan of Fort Yates, was present
at the meeting, and states that Se,,-
ator Sherman made q very favorable
impression.
The subject Of his address was
Preparedness The talk was
non-partisan, and was enjoyed by
everyone. The Illinois statesman
brought home the fact that North
Dakota is no less interested in "Pre-
paredness"t because it chances to
have no tideline to protect. 1t is,
he stated, a problem which confronts
the whole United States.
Commenting an the 1916 cam
paign, Mr.. Sherman said: with
out doubt the republican party will
march through to victory in the 1916
campaign. Everywhere l have gone
l have found the republican party
growing stronger and the others who
after the Chicago bolt, organized a
new party, are coming back into
the fold and it is presenting a solid
front
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Indian Y. M. c. A.
Annual Convention
Annual Standing Rock Y. M. G. A.
Convention ut Fort Yates Today
Hold Three Day Session

The annual convention If the
Standing Rock Indian Y. NJ. C. A.
convened this (Friday) morning for
three day session at the old Indian
day school north Of Fort Yates. AT
the convention there are delegates
present from the Agency, Cannon
ball, Porcupine and Four Mile Creek
districts, and an interesting pro-
gram will be carried out.
Space forbids giving the program
in detsil, but among the speakers
who will be heard before the con-
vention are Benedict Blackhoop,
Titos Highcat, Joe Mark, Anthony
Vaulter, Amos Youngeagle, John S.
Brown, Claude Bravebull, Capt.
Thos. Frosted, Attorney E. S. John
son and Superintendent c. C. Covey
Rev. a. T. Tibbitts of Cannon
ball, so far as known the only regu-
larly ordained full-blood Indian
preacher on the reservation, will
also conduct services at the conven
ton hall Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock
The officers in charge Of the con.
vention are Roger Greystone, presi-
dent; Frank Goodcloud, secretary;
Louis Santee, treasurer; Chas. F.
Bear, acting standing committee.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Additional Local
News Happenings

Dan Urell is again clerking at
Carignan's store.
Jake Jordan was an Agency busi-
ness visitor Wednesday.
Paul Fasthorse, one of the we'll
known Indian farmers of Cannon
ball, was a Fort Yates visitor We'd
nesday.
A U. Ostrum returned Wednes-
day evening from the Stiles ranch
where he has built new bunk house
and barn
Mr.. and Mrs. Berg and c. Chris
tenson were guests Yesterday for
Thanksgiving at the G. w. Hokan-
son home, where sumptous dinner
and supper was served.
Joe Marsh and wife and Mrs. Nc
Laughlin of Wakpala, attended the
Thanksgiving masquerade ball We'd
nesday evening and returned home
yesterday.
Ed. Afraid of Hawk and family
came over from Shields Wednesday
to spend Thanksgiving, and while
here Ed. who is auditor Of the Fair
Association will check over the ac-
counts If the late fair.
A party was given at the Agency
school for the pupils Wednesday
evening. Dancing, games and
music were the features of the en-
tertainment, and music was fur
nished by Misses Hcrmina and Jean
Witzleben and Francis Zahn.
Ed. Hodgkinson and John Pow
crs Of Thunderhawk, two of the best
known old timers on the reserva-
ton, who were numbered among
the early residents of Fort Yates,
were Agency business visitors Mon
day.
Threshing in the Agency district
is progressing very favorable and
all the Indian farmers will soon
have their crop threshed. This
week the machine is in operation at
Joe Pleetes' place and it is hoped to
clean up all the jobs in that neigh
borhood in few days and then
move to the Agency Boarding school
where there is considerable grain to
be thre shed,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Renewed Subscription

Geo. Gates has had his subscrip-
ton to the Pioneer pushed ahead
another year this week.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Bank At Watauga
Closed Wednesday
Watausa, South Dakota, State Bank
Closed by Examiner Wedncsday.-
Cashier Died Recently

Aberdeen, S. D. Nov. 24-Wat-
auga State Bank OF Watauga. S D.
has been closed by the state bank
ing department. Deputy Bank E1-
aminer Sohn is in charge. The
bank was capitalized at $4,000
Watauga is a small town on the
main line of the Milwaukee railroad
west OF Mcintosh, and the bank
carried deposits Of many Sioux
county farmers who have marketed
their grain there this fall. The
cashier Of the bank died recently.
and an examination proved the az
fairs of the institution in badly
tangled shape.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
LANCER To Enforce
State School Laws
Fighting States Attorney Of Morton
County takes Steps to Enforce Com
pulsory Education Laws

States Attorney LANCER Of Morton
county threatens to arrest 500 par
ents for neglecting to send thei,
children to school. After an inves,
tigation he finds that there are l ZIG
pupils in the county between six
and sixteen years Of age who are
not attending school. He also
charges that the American flag does
not fly over the school buildings as
required by law, and is preparing
to bring action against the school
boards to make them comply, say
ing that many of the foreign born
children have never seen all Ameri-
can flag.
For the benefit Of the readers of
the Pioneer who are interested in
school matters the following infor-
nation is given: The state law
permits absences from school on five
excuses-sickness, work Of necessity
at home, attendance at some paro-
chial school or requirement by some
other means of the common branch
of learning taught in the schools.
II child lives two and a quarter
miles from the school attendance is
not compulsory, but the action then
falls on the district board, which by
law is required to furnish transpor-
talon. AS this latter is the plea Of
some Of the parents OF the 1,716
children not in school in Morton
county, mandamus proceedings will
be brought against the school Off
GERS for failure to provide transpor-
tation.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
N. D. Appreciation
Week Big Success
North Dakota Appreciation Week Was
a Complete Success and Gave the
State Much Publicity

Last week was North Dakota Ap-
probation Week. For the first time
in the history Of the state concert
ed movement having for its purpose
the fostering of state patriotism was
made, and the result was far in ex-
cess of the hopes Of its promoters.
Practically every newspaper OF
consequence in the state carried
special North Dakota matter and
more than 300 papers, or oyer IS
per cent, published big special edi-
tions. In addition to this, the
schools all over the state held spec
ial exercises and the coming citizens
of this commonwealth wrote essays
about the greatness of North Dako-
ia, or were told of her greatness by
men of influence and standing in
the several communities. Dakota
churches held special appreciation
services and commercial clubs held
meetings, dinners or gatherings Of
other kinds, where the states op-
portunities were enumerated.
The first North Dakota Apprecis-
ton week was well worth while.
Too many of our citizens have look
ed upon North Dakota as a tempor-
ary residence rather than as the best
place on earth for home. We
must realize that North Dakota is
the best place on earth in which to
live before we will give this state
the support and development which
she needs and which it is our duty
to give.
Here's hoping that North Dakota
Appreciation Week will become an
annual feature in North Dakota life.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Bob Hall Stabbed

Mobridge, S. DR.. I. Hall,
proprietor of the Northwest hotel
here, was attacked by a Mexican
and stabbed several times in the
chest, back and shoulder. The
Mexican attempted to hold and rob
Hall, but the latter grappled with
the man and saved a large sum of
money he carried.
The assailant has been arrested.
Hall is in serious condition.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Masquerade Grand Success.

The masquerade ball given by the
Howard Orchestra at the Foresters'
Hall Wednesday night was a grand
affair. There was a large atten-
dance and all had a fine time.
Over IS spectator tickets and az
floor tickets were sold, The two
prizes for the best costumed lady
and gentleman were awarded j. NJ
Carignan, Jr., and Miss Hermina
Witzleben, while the prize for the
most conlical costume was awarded
Raymond Hinton. Owing to the
disagreeable weather there was no
one present from the neighboring
towns as would have been the case
had the weather been favorable.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Value Of the Fur Bearer on Farm

In calculating the value Of the
farm and field, the value Of the fur
bearer is very rarely ever mentioned
or thought of. This seems strange
to me for the trapper Of today is the
farmer or the tarmer's son." says
A. B. Schubert, president of the A.
B. Shubert Inc, Chicago, in re-
cent article to the Pioneer.
Mr.. Shubert claims that the mon
ey paid for the collection of skunk
pelts alone have averaged not less
than five million dollars year for
the last ten years; or in other words
if the money paid for the collection
of skunk pelts taken off the animals
in the United States should be fig
ured as the interest on an invest
ment at the rate Of five per cent. per
annum, it would make the value Of
the skunk on the farm and field of
the United States worth one hun
dred million dollars. In naming
skunk I only call your attention to
one fur bearer in the list of twenty
five that add value to the farm and
field of the United States. I will
admit that / have named one that is
without doubt the greatest money
producer to trappers, but we must
not forget the fact that there are
twenty four other varieties Of fur
bearers to be considered and the
value Of the pelts Of these enhance
the value of the farm and field of
America many million more.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Arrived From Armour

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C Turner, faith
er and mother of the Turner broth
ers and Mrs. Gust Hokanson, ar
rived Tuesday from Armour, s. D.,
and expect to make Fort Yates their
future home. They are comfortably
do1niciled in the residence recently
vacated by ] L. Haas
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
Trouble in Slope County

An action was started on Monday
to set aside the tax levy for 1915 in
Slope county. This move brought
half dozen of the officials to Dick.
inson in the evening of the same
day, an. effort being made, it is TN
derstood, to effect a compromise,
However, it was learned later in the
week that there was no hope Of d
settlement out Of court.
1T is alleged that the Slope county
commissioners did not meet on July
Is to make the tax levy asadvertis-
ed. The minutes of the proceed
ings of the board are said to show
no meeting for this date, although
some of the county officials declare
that there was meeting.
There are other irregular items
set out in the complaint and it looks
as though legal battle royal was to
be fought out in the courts.
Both the court house and the
bridge decision, handed down by
Judge w. G. Crawford, a short time
ago, are to be appealed, it is now
understood. This means that all
building will cease at least until the
higher court has passed upon the
questions.
A mass meeting was held last
Saturday night by a large number
of farmers in the DeSart and Rainy
Butte neighborhoods. About 200
farmers have Joined forces to fight
both the court house and the bridge
propositions. F. w. Burnett of this
city was present as counsel for the
farmers. Dickinson Press
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-26
More Local News

| NAVES lOS11 ANSWO
A. j. Heel has sold his stock o1
merchandise and the good will for.
me1ly held by the Morristown Baz-
aar, to w. M. Mathews and Chas.
Hardy.-Morristown World.
Mrs. J. H. Caldwell returned
Tuesday from visit with her par
.ents and relatives at Colby, Wiscon-
sin. She was accompanied by he1
daughter, Mrs. Edward Provinske,
and grandson, who will visit here
| for some time.
Carl D. Fletcher, teacher OF the
Little Eagle day school, has been
offered the position Of principal Of
the Leech Lake, Minnesota, Indian
Boarding school. This is a deserved
promotion for Mr.. Fletcher who
has been teaching on this reserva-
tion for several years.
w. J. Parker whom it was stated
last week had resigned his position
at the Agency as financial clerk,
has reconsidered his action at the
solicitation of the Indian Depart
ment and decided to stay with the
position, which will be pleasing
news to his many friends.
Thanksgiving was appropriately
observed at both the Agency Board
ing school and day schools on the
reservation with extra delicacies
for the children. An extra 25 cents
per pupil was allowed by the de-
partment with which to supply the
luxuries.
]. A. Stiles is spending most Of
his time out on his ranch superin-
tending arrangements for winter.
The new ranch buildings will be
completed this week, and he has
five teams busy hauling hay every
day. Eight miles Of new fence has
also been built this fall. As soon
as the river freezes over 800 to 900
head of cattle will be taken across
the river for winter.
J. NJ Carignan went to Bismarck
Friday, and returned home Tuesday
accompanied by Mrs. Carignan and
baby son, who was born at the Bis
marck hospital about a month ago.
At the baptism services held Nov
embcr 7th, he was named Martin
Kenel Carignan, after Rev. Fr.
Martin Kene], who was one of the
early Catholic missionaries on the
Standing Rock reservation, and is
we'll known to all the old time read
ers of the Pioneer.
John Dempsey and Miss Margaret
Primeau, both OF Huseboe district.
were united in marriage Tuesday
at the home Of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Primeau The
Rev. Fir. Francis tying the nuptial
knot. Following the ceremony a.
splendid meal was served, and in
the evening big dance was given.
Quite number were present from
the country south OF Mcintosh, and
a very enjoyable time is reported.
The bride and groom are well known
to everyone in this city, and both
are we'll liked and held in high es-
TEEN by everyone e.-ylcIntosh Globe
Chief