Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-05-26
Local Happenings
Frank Gates was in from

her sister, Mrs. Grove, returned t.
Bismarck Wednesday.
/ J. Dugan of IIobokcn, n. j., ar
rived last week to accept the position
of mate on the fcrry-boat Ida.
C. II. Hartung, the Mclaughlin
banker, was here on business Wed
ncs,lay at the First State Bank.
Jesse Payne came from his hom'
in Enmons county Wednesda,
evening with load OF chickens.
VIM. Ostrum was in from hi
ranch west of Fort Yates Saturday
where he and his brother are bus.
fencing his new lease.
Several cases of German mcasle
prevail about town, and Il numbe
of families are quarantincd to pre-
vent spread of contagion.
Nose Thomas who has farm
southwest of Fort Yates, came owe
from Dale Wednesday with team
and will commence breaking on hi
place this week.
Mrs. J. j. Husc returned Tues
day to her home at Winona, attic
having been keeping house for he
son. Joseph at his ranch near Self
ridge, since Easter.
Anton Engcl was over from Self
ridge Tuesday looking over horse
with the view of buying. He has ;
fine farm and is doing considcrabl,
breaking this spring.
G. +. Fiske is this week doing /.
job OF painting and decorating TO
J. NJ Carignan. The Carignan res
idcncc has undergone number o
improvements and repairs thi
spring.
Thomas Wuitchick, who is farm
ing across the river in Emmon
county, was over this week for :
visit with his parents. and will in
cidentally look up a tract of ]ant
with the view Of locating on thi
side of the river.
Mrs. Will Pamplin is at the loca
government hospital for treatment
Mr.. Pamplin who is one of the old
est residence of the reservation-il
fact has been here so long that tn
hills are named after him-expect
to bring her home Saturday.
| Contractor A. U. Ostrum went t.
Mclaughlin Wednesday to contrac
for the lumber for the new For
| Yates hotel, work on the basemcn
for which is already under way
The material will likely be bough
from the Sioux Lumber Co.
Among new residents of Siou1
county is S. Roberts Of Underwood
who last week shipped in gas-trac
tor blowing outfit to Selfridge, pre-
paratory to breaking a section 0
land south of there bought at TIL
last Indian land sale by McGray &
Kjelstrup of Underwood
H. F. Smith who recently movet
to Sioux county from Minnesota, j
breaking a half section for fla,
south of Selfridge, and has a resi-
dencc in town under construction
He is q progressive, enterprisin!
farmer and will no doubt prove ;
welcome addition to the CITIZENSHIP
of the county.
The Agency Boarding school bas
ball team went to Kencl Saturda,
for a game with the Farm schoo
team, and met with defeat by
score of 5 to 3. The game that wa!
to have been played there between
the Pollock and Kcnel teams die
not materialize for the reason tina
the Pollockites did not come over.
]. L. Haas last week brough
home a turkey from Winona, ant
the gobblcr Immediately proceeded
to stray off. Sunday he located il
perchcd high on the top of tn,
grandst;lnd at the Fair grounds
and after all persuasion to get hi!
turkeyship to come home failed, hi
brought it down with his trust,
rifle.
At Mcintosh last Saturday &C.
CURED the marriage of Miss Jose.
phine Whittccar Of Mclaughlin, te
Joseph Swift Of Sclfridgc. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r
NJ. Whittccar, the well-known Nc
Laughlin bonifacc, while the groom
is the son Of Martin Swift, the Self
ridge rancher and horseman. Boil
the contracting parties are popular
young people of their resprctiv,
neighborhoods, and the Pioneer
joins with their host of friends ii,
extending congratulations.
C. Christensen, assessor for thu
Second district, returned Tuesday
from a trip to Selfridgc, Chadwick
and other noints i'm tho district