Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-09-24
II. b. Mcdonald came down from

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soicn Monday on business.
DR.. Pfatfman and c Christensen
were business visitors at Shields
over Sunday.
Mrs. J. w. Culbertson was con-
fined to the house a few days this
week with an attack OF illness.
Sam Harrison and wife were over
from their Enrnons county home
Saturday with load OF butter and
eggs
Miss Genevievc Ostruln will leave
in the morning for few weeks visit
with her sister at Pretty Rock, North
Dakota.
Mrs. Mary Manning came up from
Mclaughlin Tuesday for visit
with friends at the Agency for a
few days
Ed Hodglsinson and Harry Ar
cisambault OF Thundcrhawk were
Agency business visitors the first of
the week.
Frank Necfc and Gust Carlson
have completed the house for Anton
l1ngel at Selfridge and ret urned the
first OF the week.
VIM. Ostrum made a trip to Nc
I.aughlin the first of the week after
some finishing lumber for the new
bank building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hanlcy were
over from across the river this week
on their way to stiles & Carignan's
ranch after their belongings.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Bowden
went across the river Thursday
where they will visit at the Jerry
Hart home near Winona for few
days.
Work on the new bank building
Is progressing very favora bly, and
it will he only a short time until the
fixtures will be moved in the build
ing and business started on the
large scale.
ID. b. Zimmerman, of Somerset,
Pa. was in the city the first of the
week Oh business. Mr.. Zimmerman
has removed all the D.I. cattle
from the reservation, having ship
ped the last from Walker Friday.
Work on the new school house
was resumed the first OF the week
after weeks delay owing to the
lack OF material. The contractors
say that they will be able to COM
plete tie work without further delay.
1 Don Bidwcll, the Hazelton con-
/ tractor WHO was awarded the con-
tract for bridges over Four Mile and
Porcupine creeks, arrived the first
OF the week with crew of men,
and will commence work on the
/ bridges at once
Among others from here in at
tendance at the Intcr-S State fair at
Lennon this week arc BENJAMIN
White, treasurer Of the Standing
Rock Fair Association. and Thos.
Crcwnecklacc who Will play ball
with Lennon base ball team.
i. B. Stowell and wife of Pollock,
arrived here Monday and Will make
Fort Yates their headquarters while
Mr.. StoNeli is playing cornct with
the Standing Rock Indian Band at
the Missouri Slope fair next week.
Mr.. StowcIl also intends to work al
his trade as painter while here.
Hunting season is open and all
the hunters in the country are
spending ali their spare time hunt /
ing ducks and chickens. 1t is re-
ported that the chickens and grouse
are very plentiful this year. and all
the hunters that go out come home
with the limited amount of game.
The enrolment at the Agency
Boarding school IS not complete vet,
but between SO and 100 pupils arc
registered for the term. Last Nrm
there were about 200 pupils enrol
led: but owing to the opening Of
public schools OH the reservation it
is likely that this number will not
BE- reached this year.
That there will he more Indians
here than usual during the fair is
the assertion OF Judge J II. lIanlry
OF the district court who returned
the latter part of last week from
Fort Yates. Judge IIanlcy was
holding the first term of court ever
held in Sioux county, and incidcn-
tally took in the Indian fair. lie
gracIollsi.,, responded to 4 request TO
make a speech and took occasion at
that time 10 compliment the Red
Men on their fair. lie says that
the grain and vegetable exhibits :
were OF Il class to make the white
brothers OF the Indians look 10 their i