Sioux County pioneer., 1915-07-02
LOCAL NEWS

ing at the Wltzlcben home until
after the Fourth.
Rev. q. w. Reed was up from
Mclaughlin Saturday attending the
land sale.
LlNERY---Good team and rig
for livery service, and team for gen
ernl work. Jesse Graybcar, Agency
school. Adv. 39tf.
Miss Mary Storm, the popular
stcnographcr at the local Agency,
returned Tuesday from a visit at
Aberdeen over Sunday.
Mrs, A. Colvll]e returned Sunday
from three weeks trip during
which she visited her parents az
Pollock and a sister at Milton, N. ID.
When you want to sell your land
or make a loan Oh same, write or
call on c. A. Patterson, 7O7 New
York Life Bldg, Minneapolis,
Mimi. 24-tf.
FOR SALE---1GO acres 4 miles
OF Wakpala, $1,000, easy terms, or
will trade equity for horses, cattle
or automobile. Address Lock box
63, Wakpala, S. ID. 41-At
j. A. Stiles went to st. Paul Sat
urlay by the way of Mclaughlin,
whore he left his car and took the
Milwaukee fast train. He return
rd Thursday noon.
Thos. Whitemousc was over from
Shields the first OF the week on
business at the Agency. Will Os-
trum returned to Shields with him
Tuesday in search OF horse which
left here Sunday.
Roy Bales and Jake We'll came
over from Pollock Tuesday and will
remain on the reservation Il few
days buying horses. Mr.. We'll is
very reasonable buyer and pays the
highest possible prices.
Cashier j. l.. Haas of the First
National Bank, was on the sick list
the first OF the week, but is again
able to attend to his duties. He
expects to have to undergo an oper-
alton in the near future.
10000 gallons of kerosene for the
Standing Rock Agency was received
at Mclaughlin the first of the week,
and Carl Fletcher, farmer at WAX
pala, went over there to supcrintcnd
the transferring of the oil to the
government tanks.
Roy Kinscy Of Pollock, who has
been drilling wells in the country
tributary to Shields the past couple
OF years, has an advertisement in
this issue. He will be located at
Mclaughlin for some time, and is
prepared to sink wells in this local
ity until further notice.
a special meeting OF the school
board was held Saturday evening,
at which the matter of providing
quarters for holding school with
the opening Of the fall term was
taken up. Nothing definite was
decided upon, but action will be
taken at the annual meeting which
will be held Tuesday, July 10.
There arc number of school
boys at the Agency Boarding school
attending to the necessary work.
These boys will work for couple
weeks and then another bunch will
come and resume the work of at
tending to the stock and taking care
OF the school grounds. This will
be carried on during the entire va
cation.
Carl Fletcher who has been far
mcr in charge Of Wakpala district
the past year, has been transferred
to the position OF teacher of the
Little Eagle day school, and will
assume his new duties the first of
September. Mr.. Fletcher was
teacher Of No. l day school near
Cannonball for several years. His
successor at Wakpala has not been
named yet.
Do you wish to buy an instru-
mcnt OF any kind for band or or
chestra? Ii you do come and look
at c. G. Conn's catalog / have at
my room at Ostrums. Can sell you
a horn on easy payment plan and
also take orders for music. Have
on hand repairs, oils etc. Also
music racks and music novelties.
Come an see them at once. Your
music is fortune. r. T. Hinton.
The regular meeting of the Fort
Yates Commercial Club will be held
next Tuesday evening at the Fores-
ters Hall. Owing to the fact that
the first of the. month is a busy
time for the business men of the
town, it has been suggested that
the date of the regular meeting be
changed to about the middle of the