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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Bound TO Make Good.

The well-dressed stranger stepped
into the drug store and, passing by
the boy who usually attended to casual
customers, approached the proprietor,
who was arranging some goods in the
show case.
/. "Mr. c.. 1 presume7" he re-
marked, pleasantly. and the druggist
turned and bowed gravely. II have
heard my friend, Mr.. Quorn, speak OF
you often" said the brisk man. HE
told me If ever needed anything in
this line to come to you. He spoke Of
you as man on whom one could rely
with perfect confidence. who had only
the best Of evrything and with whom
it was always a pleasure to DEAL"
a'Mr. Quorn is very kind" answered
the other, beaming with qualification.
.eHe is one Of by best customers. What
can LIDO for you this morning?"
'Well-er-this morning, as it hap
pens" said the stranger, with just q
little briskness, ''this morning ! should
like, IL you will allow me. to consult
your directory"
Certainly" was the calm reply. I'VE
also have good selection Of one and
two-cent stamps as well as railway
time tables, IL you need anything OF
that kind"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
NORTH DAKOTA IS GREAT
STATE IN MAKING--HANNA
Brilliant Future Seen BY Governor
Vast Natural Resources are Prae-
tfeaIIy Untouched Executive Says.

Bismarck. Dakota is q great
state In the making" said Governor
Hanna in addressing Slope delega-
ton. 1T will be in the future what we,
its present citizens make it"
The east-even our own Red river
valley-has no appreciation Of the
land west of the Missouri. A, few
years ago, when bought a farm in
the Slope country. my friends in the
valley regarded me as fit subject for
IN insanity inquest. Even today, the
eastern part Of the state has no con-
ception Of the vast natural resources
Of central and western North Dakota.
Fuel for. All Northwest.
"The day will come when our lig-
mite, made into briquettes, will supply
the entire northwest with a splendid
fuel. We have more coal than Illinois,
Iowa and Pennsylvania combined.
Yet, every year, we sent $4,000 900 to
$5,000,O00 out Of the state for coal. .
I'VE are burning every year straw
which could be made into products
worth millions, and the day is not Tar
distant when we viii have industries
utilizing this waste. ''
More cattle go out Of North Dakota
every day now than in the greatest
prosperity Of the old ranching era.
Where few years ago 1t was difficult
to procure an adequate local milk
supply, North Dakota now Is shipping
eS nm nm ,unrfh ~ c,.oann o,,f ~ tho
state every year"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
! Fr.nkIIn oblects seriously.

Franklin Objects Seriously.
s She isn't very large, that's true, but
being q county seat, and Boosting Of
a college, several factories, flour mills.
railways, interurbans and her lately
acquired Masonic home. franklin feels
that she is not town to be passed
lightly BY, In fact, she knows her Inn
portance, and thought that everyone In
the state realized 1t until she was
taken down a bit lately. During the
big conference Of the Methodist
churches held recently In the town q
meeting Of the indianapolis presbytery
was in session at the same time at
Hopewell, a country church in a pros
porous farming community few
miles out. One of the Presbyterian
delegates, on leaving the train Joined
in the throng headed for the Method
list church. When it came to regis
tering, some Of his inquiries caused
someone to suggest that probably he
was in the wrong place, and he asked
innocently: isn't this Hopewell?"
"No, this is Franklin" was the proud
reply.-Indianapolis News.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08

presently, will Immediately assume
has indeed already assumed, magni-
tude unprecedented in our experience
We have not the necessary instrumen.
talities for it,. prosecution; it is
deemed to bel doubtful whether they
could be created upon an adequate
scale under our present laws. We
should clear away all legal obstacles
and create q basis Of undoubted law
for it which will give freedom without
permitting unregulated license. The
thing must be done now, because the
opportunity is here and may escape US
If we hesitate or delay.
Porto Rico's Needs.
) The argument for the proposed
amendments of the organic law Of Por.
to Rico is brief and conclusive. The
present laws governing the island and
regulating the rights and privileges Of
its people are not just. We have ere
ated expectations of extended privi-
lege which we have not satisfied.
There Is uneasiness among the people
Of the island and even a suspicious
doubt with regard to our intentions
concerning them which the adoption of
the pending measure would happily re-
move. We do not doubt what we wish
to do in any essential particular. We
ought to do 1t at once.
There are other matters already ad-
vanced to the stage of conference be-
tween the two houses Of which it is
not necessary that I should speak.
Some practicable basis Of agreement
concerning them will no doubt be found
and action taken upon them.
Inasmuch as this is, gentlemen, prob
ably the last occasion shall have to
address the Sixty-fourth congress. l
hope that you will permit me to say
with what genuine pleasure and salts
faction have co-operated with you in
the many measures Of constructive pol
icy with which you have enriched the
legislative annals Of the country. It
has been a privilege to labor in such
company. take THE liberty Of con-
graduating you upon the completion Of
q record Of rare serviceableness and
distinction. '--
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
FARGO NEWSPAPER SOLD
"a. TO N0NPARTISAN LEAGUE
courier.News Changes Hands For Sec.
l ond Time In Few Wselss-Fermsr
Owner Reported Dissatisfied.

Fargo.-The Courier-News has been
sold to the representatives Of the Non
partisan league by Messrs. Marsh and
Fentress who purchased the property
some weeks ago from DR.. L. T. Guild.
]. M. Brinton, former mayor Of the
town Of Beech and the publisher Of
weekly newspaper in that town, has
been installed as manager and has
been so introduced to the staff. Messrs.
Marsh and Fentress are understood to
have made a neat little sum from
their brief investment.
However, the deal is not altogether
satisfactory to the former owner, DR..
Guild, who stin holds a mortgage Of
between $4,000 and 100000 and who
is said to be contemplating. action to
toreclose the mortgage on the ground
that the rights of the MORTGAGE are
not adequately protected. The deal
has caused something Of sensation
in business circles of Fargo.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
PHYSICIANS OF DAKOTA
AND MONTANA ORGANIZE
"Kotana" Medical Association Formed
AZ Meeting In Wiiliston-oh Officers
For Year Arc Elected.

EWilliston. Physicians of Northwest
ern North Dakota and Northeastern
Montana, at. q meeting in this city, Of.
fected the organization Of the Kotana
Medical association. The association
comprises the counties of Williams.
Mckenzie, Divide and the western half
Of Mountrail and Drake In North Da-
kota and Sheridan and Divide .coun.
ties in Montana.
Oficers elected were: President, DR..
c. 8. Jones'; vice president, H. T.
Skovehalt; secretary, DR.. T. J. Stone.
and censors, DIR. p. o. c. Johnson and
DR.. H. C. Wendell.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Dakota Societies Face Breach.

Dakota Societies Face Breach.
Fargo.-The possibility Of an open
breach between the Farmers Nonparti-
san league and the North Dakota So
ciety of Equity is being discussed In
this state as result Of an attack by
the league, through its official publica-
ton, The Leader, on packing plant
project promoted by the society. The
league is pledged to the proposition
of q state owned plant and assumes
the attitude that there will be time to
embark on some other enterprise
should the state ownership plan prove
. failure.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
"suIcIDE" MAY Be A MURDER
Sheriff Investigates Death Of Young
Man In Fargo.

Fargo.-Upon receipt of an anony-
nous telephone message saying that
suicide was MURDER" the county
sheriff here began an Investigation into
the death of ]. E. Gait, a young man,
whose body was found in street in
Fargo's fashionable residence district.
Most of the marks Of Identification
had been removed from his clothing.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
He was on the Job.

He Was on the Job.
The undertaken arose and said to
the mourners assembled:
IF anyone present wishes to say a
few words Of tribute to the deceased.
now is the time, when the family will
be glad to hear such"
A stiffness prevailed, and after a
few moments Of silence 1t was broken
by a young man, who arose and
asked:
.sDo understand that no one wishes
to make any femarks?"
ut would appear so," replied the
undertaken.
'Then," asked the young man, as
light came into his eyes, may I be
permitted to make few remarks
about southern California and its won.
derful climate?'
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08

Richard kittIe Gets Seven Years.
Fargo.-Richard Kittle, who with his
brother, w. F. Kittle, pleaded guilty
to charges of classification of accounts,
has been sentenced to seven years and
six months in the federal prison at
Leavenworth. Judge Amidon passed
sentence. w. F.. Kittle will be sen.
fenced Dec. %. The federal indict-
ments against the Kittle brothers, for
mer Casselton bankers, contained Al
counts, and Judge Amidon's sentence
was for seven years and half on
each count. The terms will run con-
currently.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Rather Embarrassing.

Irwin Cobb, the war correspondent,
home from Europe long enough recent
" to get his breath and look over the
proof sheets of a new book, attended
an authors banquet in New York.
A deaf man sat next to Cobb. Far
Their down the table another man told
q funny story, and when he finished,
the deaf man laughed and applauded
louder and longer than any Of the
rest.
.Good old boyl" shouted the deaf
man. .sThat reminds me of story" he
added to those near by.
"Get up and tell 1t, Charlie" cried
several: The POSTMASTER sanctioned
the suggestion.
Then the deaf man got up and told
the same story the other man had told.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
SEEKS TO RECOVER ON
DAKOTA GRAIN TICKETS
Fargo Concern Starts Suit for $4,000
In Duluth court-validity Of
Consignment Questioned.

Fargo.-suit for $4,000 has been
launched in the district court at Du-
luth, MIMI, by the Northern Trust
company of Fargo against the Consoli-
dated Grain company, to recover on
assignments of grain tickets issued by
the defunct North Dakota Grain COM
pany, of Darcy and Walum. N: D.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Equity Buys $4,000 Light Plant.

Lidgerwood.-After negotiating for
some time for the purchase Of the
Lidgerwood light plant and mill, the
Equity put through one of the largest
business deals ever contaminated here.
The consideration was $4,000. A com.
mittee, consisting of A. M. Baker. Of
Fargo, G. j. Lee of Valley City and
A. E. Dewey inspected the property
and completed arrangements for the
deal. It is planned to sell stock in the
institution to local farmers, as in ether
Equity enterprises.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
To Build 5000 Red River Ferry.

Bismarck. A. Tavis of Mandan,
a member of the Red Trail Ferry
company recently organized to estab
fish service between Mandan and the
capital city, announced at the capital
that Charles Wilcox, an experienced
ferryman, has been awarded the con.
tract to build a boat to cost between
$1,000 and $4,000. and which IL to be
placed In commission as soon as the
ice goes out in the spring. The boat
will be built at Washburn, where ma
terial will be delivered at once.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08

Tries to Solder Gas Tank; Near Death.
Fargo.-Concussion of the brain and
serious burns on the face resulted
when William H. Van Bushirk, 40, a
farmer living near Regent, N. D.. tried
to solder gasoline tank filed with
oil. His death was expected hourly.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08

Wireless From Germany Heard
Fargo-A wireless message flashed
from Hanover, Germany, to Tuckerton,
N. j., was picked up at wireless sta
ton here. It is the first message from
beyond the Atlantic to be received
here this fall
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
1o Make Shoes water.Iiaht,

A good dose of castor oil applied
around the joining Of the sole and up
per in new shoe will prevent,its leak
ing. This should be done when the
shoes are new and allowed to dry thor.
oughly before they are exposed to dust,
else there will be dark line. An old
water-color brush is best for the pur.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
When Cold Bath IL Beneficial.

Cold bathing is Of great value in dis
eases other than fever. In nervous
affections, especially the functional
conditions, as hysteria, st. Vitus' dance
or hysterio-epilepsy (petit maD. cold
tub is a regular ne plus ultra OF
curative agent-especially when fol-
lowed by brisk, blood-whipping rub
with a course towel.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
TO SAVE DAKOTA WILD GAME.
jamestown sportsmsn Meet 10 Plan
Legislative Program. 81

Il Observation-Disclosures sportsmen
have Just held meeting to lay plans
for q legislative program that will
bring about the conservation Of Wild
game. 1t has been emphasized that
the game bird situation in this state
is rather critical and that q long closed
season is essential IL the birds are
to be preserved. Local sportsmen may
Join in request for five-year closed
period.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Threatened Typhoid Epidemic cheeks

threatened Typhoid Epidemic Checked
Marmarth.-Through the interven-
ton Of the state public laboratory OH
cials in Grand Forks, q threatened ty-
phoid fever epidemic has been checked
here, Investigation by DR.. E. Cox,
head of the laboratory, disclosed that
a slough near the city through which
pipes carried water from an artesian
we'll to numerous residents was re.
sponsible for spread Of the disease.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08

Autolst's Neck Broken Near Regent.
Fargo.-B. H. Olson, IS, former ho-
telkeeper of Regent, was killed In
stantly when he sustained q broken
neck as his automobile turned turtle
on a road 10 miles south Of Regent.
His body was taken to Jackson, MIMI,
for burial. A wife and five children
survive him.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Why He chanoed penti.t.,

II thought Doctor Smartwork was
your dentist" $50 he was, but not
now. Since he has taken to driving
his car he has become so enamored of
its construction and has it 80 much
on his mind that he goes at your mouth
as If he were repairing another auto.
mobile."7Judge.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
II All Depends.

Shifting his Tyre mighty blow Click
Fockele sings. "What is one mans
sweet is another's sour, and it always
will be so; when the cold days make
the ice man dour they make the coal
man dough. kansas City Star.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Slayer Of Maler Sem a Larae.

Beulah.- The slayer of Carl Maier.
whose murder has caused great
deal Of excitement in this section Of
the state, is still at large. All efforts
of officers to locate the man have
failed. As soon as the murdered man,
was found on the road, a posse was
Organized and the woods searched, but
to- no avail. Gt
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Never Thought Of That.

never nouonG OF Tat
If a man will confine his diet to
bananas alone he may live to be $50
years old. That's what scientist
says. But just imagine what would
happen If there should be an unex.
pected shortage in the banana CROP
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
WOULD REDUCE TAX ROLLS
Effect Of Proposed Federal incorpora-
ton Of Roads Shown. !.

/, Bismarck.-The federal incorpora.
ton Of all railroads, telephones, tele.
graph lines and other corporations
doing an interstate business, a. pro-
posed by Senator Newlands, would
remove from North Dakota assessment
rolls taxable property as follows: Rail-
roads, ISL. 340,543; telephones, $1,s67s
172; telegraph lines, $417,035; express
companies, $469, 23; Pullman cars, $780,
692, grand total Of, $53,626,475. Al
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Largest Peanut Fields.

The largest peanut fields in the
world are in Guinea, on the west
coast of Africa, where peanuts are
grown by hundreds of tons. Most Of
the African peanuts are shipped to
France.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
WASHINGTON.

Foreign trade, as shown in q de
partment Of commerce statement Just
issued, reached q total Of 81. 463,-
000. 900 in the year ending November
1, 81, 1000 900 increase over 1915.
and $2.500. 900, 900 over 1914.
Population of continental United
States on January /, 1917, will be
102, s26, 800 and with its outlying, pos
sessions, liz. s0s. 1856, the census bu-
reau estimates, upon the increase as
shown by the federal census Of 1900
and 1910.
Omcial announcement of the death
Of Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
was received from the Vienna foreign
ONCE BY Baron Zwiedin, charge daft
flares Of the Austro-H Hungarian en-
bassy, who Immediately communicat-
ed the information to Secretary
Lansing.
Severe damage to crops in the far
west and south was done by the rec
ord-breaking cold wave Of November
1917. the weather bureau announced.
Practically no harm to fall sown
grain was reported, but In California
tomatoes were q total loss and truck
suffered except In q few sections.
President Wilson's annual message
to congress, now In the hands of the
printer, contains about 1000 words.
and is among the shortest documents
Of its kind on record.
The federal trade commission has
fixed December IL as the date for
another public hearing on the news
print paper situation and invited man.
ufacturers. jobbers, newspaper pub
fishers and any others interested to
appear.
Princess Kawananakoa Of Hawaii is
in Washington to lobby, perhaps the
only one at the next session of con-
eress to be headed by real princess.
The purpose Of the lobby is to have
one Of the new battieships named
Hawaii" -.
The Navy departments 1918 figures
contemplate construction Of half Of
the ships yet to be built in the great
three-year program and show total ap.
pfopriations Of ss7s, ISL, 701. or more
than $4,000, 900 in excess of the last
appropriation.
Tho supreme court has consented
ia review 4 decree Of lower federal
courts ordering deportation of thirty
Ave Hindoos from San Francisco. who
were i'll and likely to, become public
CHARGES.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
WiIIlna to eo HaIf WAY.

Wife-'.Tom, won't you give up
smoking for my sake?" Huber
tainly, my love, If you'll allow me to
smoke for my own sake."-Boston
Transcript.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
F;.h Industry Laroe

FISH INDUSTRY Large.
The value of all kinds of fish land
ed in England and Wales in one yeal
is over $35, 1000, 900, and the number
of men and boys employed over 10000
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
ma Ambulanee. in London.

wv SNsu0SsauSSS So e~sSS''s
London still clings to very old Gus
tom in case Of an accident. The victim
is carried away to the hospital on a
kind of stretcher on two wheels. No
ambulances are used.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08

"A German submarine sank In. the
English channel November IL q
French guard vessel and seven mer-
chantmen, one Of them Norwegian,
according to IN omcial communication.
A newspaper at Baku, in Transcau-
casia, says Reuters Petrograd CORE
3spondent, states that the Turks have
nassacreed 5000 to 5000 Armenian's
ut Syvas, Turkish Armenia.
The Greek government has refused
% comply with the demand Of the en-
tepte allies for the surrender Of part
Of its supplies OF arms and ammuni-
ton, Reuters Athens correspondent
states.
A dispatch from Amsterdam quotes
the following message from Vienna:
'sBy order Of tie new emperor. the
troops in all the military districts OF
the monarchy and generals, other ON
GERS and the military officials, have
taken the oath Of allegiance in the
name Of Emperor Charles T."
Berlin reports that troops Of the
Central powers have captured the
town Of Craiova from the Rumanians.
Craiova lies on the main line about
40 miles west Of Bucharest. Before
the war It had . population Of 81. 1000
and was an important Rumanian trad
ing point It's possession by the CEN
'tral powers cuts the railway commun-
iications Of the Rumanian armies hold
inESthe Orsoya region to the west.
u ss ~ . =
Tho British admiralty omcially an
'nouncsd that the White Star liner
Britannia has been sunk in the
Aegean sea with : loss Of about nifty
lives. Whether the disaster was
caused BY . mine or torpedo 10 UNI
Known. The Britannia was being used
.asaa hospital ship and had nearly
j. e00 sick and wounded soldiers
aboard. II WIS considered the largest
steamship adoat having displace-
ment Iof 1876 tons. r
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
Where Mutton 10 Popular.

"uStV uOSAVu 70 VopusAV.
Boston is the heaviest consumer Of
mutton on basis of population in the
world, while Philadelphia is q close
second.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-12-08
MEXICAN TROUBLE.

e = ! ~ ~ =
Because Carranza oficials feared
they might be disloyal, scores Of for.
mer villa soldiers who have been
serving % customs guards in Juarez
since the villa garrison Joined the
Carranza army. were ordered to the,
5Juarez customs house and disarmed
~ the artillery.
Three times Francisco Villa. At.
tackled the first line trenches which
defend chihuahua City. and three
times he was repalsed, leaving his
dead and wounded on the plains out
side Of the city to the south, accord!
ing to military dispatches received BY
Gen. Francisco Gonzales at Juares.
A protocol providing for the condi
tional withdrawal Of the American
troops now In Chihuahua, Mexico, and
for the military control Of the border,
but with the stipulation that United
States troops shall be sent into Mex
leo in pursuit Of bandits, at any time
the American government deems II
necessary, was signed at Atlantic
City, N. Y. by members, Of the Mex
commission.
A