Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-07

VI 'i''N '''iN' IIiuNttIs arrived ul
the local Agency last week from the
Crow Agency in Montana, where he
has been the past year sitting up
Indian estates. He expects that
his work here determining pending
hrlrslip matters among the Indians
will take about a year.
Frank Fiskc did not go to Bis
marck Monday, as stated last week.
He is considering proposition re-
ccivcd from W. ID. Boyce, Chicago,
publisher of the Saturday Blade
who wants him to accompany a
party which will make a trip to all
the reservations i'm the United States
to gather material for a series of
articles to run in that publication.
Mr.. Fiskc's rcknown as photo
graphcr of Indians is responsible
for the offer made him to accom-
pany the party and take pictures to
illustrate the articles.
Work on NJ A. Berg $ now room
ing house was delayed the first of
the week on account of rain, but
has progressed favorably since. 1t
is expected that the building will
bc enclosed and beds installed bv
next week. The building will not
be entirely finished at this time,
the object being to provide shelter
and beds for the crowds drawn here
on account OF the reservation OPEN
ing. Later after the rush is over
the building will be completed
throughout. A restaurant is oper-
atcd in connection, and first class
meals are served to order at all
hours. The now enterprise fills a
long felt want and good accommo-
dations can be had at any time by
the travelling public.
Captain F. S. Henry, state land
commissioner, Tuesday at the court
house offered for lease the state
land in Sioux county, located ON
hat part OF the reservation opened
in 1909. Sixteen descriptions were
bid in. The rrmaing state lands
can be- leased for Il period of five
years from the county treasurer at
AN annual rental of $40 per quar-
ter and Il So lease fee The state
lands ON the portion of the rcsrrva-
ton now open to homrstradcrs will
not be- offered for lease until next
year. Captain Henry returned ia
Bismarck Wednesday alter looking
over the reservation country and
meeting the people. He is a gentle
man with a pleasing personality
and gives the impression of being !,
capable and efficient officer.
Another heavy rain fell Sunday
and Monday, and there is now more
moisture in the ground than at this
season for many years past. Seed
ing in this section is about finished
and carly grain is up i'm good shape.
Considerable corn will be planted
this and next week, and it is cxpec-
ted that much new land will be
broken and seeded to flax. Flax
is one OF the best sod crops that
can be raised here, and it can bc
pwn as late as the 25th OF June and
yield excellent returns with favor
able conditions. Flax has been i'm
good price for several years and in
dications are that there will be an
increased acreage on the reservation
in view of tho fact that parties who
file on homestcads during the next
two weeks will have time to dc
considerable breaking if they arc
ready to move on the land.
There was no ball game Sunday
on account Of rain, and the game
scheduled at Pollock will have to be
played some other time. Sunday
the Fort Yates Indian team are
billed for game at Mobridgc, and
it is expected that the boys will
leave here Saturday and take the
train from Mclaughlin. In for
MGR years Mobridgc had one of the
fastest teams in South Dakota, and
a good game may be looked forward
to. Frank Means, ]. A. Wells,
r. G. Means and Jack Carignan,
who went to Strasburg Saturday
where Means was engaged to pitch
game against Hazclton, returned
Sunday afternoon in the rain and
were nmrooncd on the cast side Of
the Mizzou for several hours until
Ferry-Captain Baumann needed
their S. O. S. signal and took them
off the sandbar about dusk. The
car belonging to MIR. Wells was
rescued next morning after being
nearly submerged, the river having
risen during the night.