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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
Automobile License.

The first distribution of the Auto
mobile Registration Fund to the
several counties in the state, cover
ing the months Of January, Febru-
ary and March, has been made by
Thomas Hall, Secretary of State.
Total number of vehicles regis
tered during this period was 9O21,
II of which were in Sioux county.
This distribution puts $3.50 to the
credit of our county road fund, q
warrant having been received by
our county auditor in that amount.
Mr.. Hall reports the 1915 Regis
tration to be 4,9OS motor vehicles
and estimates the Registration for
1916 will exceed 10000. Last week
nearly reached last years registra-
tion.
The total expense of handling
this department last year was thirty
cents for each car; this includes the
cost of the tag, postage, printing,
clerk hire, etc. The county road
funds received 500 net for every
automobile registered for the year
1915. This year it is hoped a lit
tie more per car will be returned to
the counties than last year.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
2 Grading Outfits
Begin Road Work
Superintendent covey will Resume
Work on Mclaughlin Road with two
traction Grading outfits

A new Hart-Parr gas-tractor for
the Standing Rock Agency was re-
ceived at Mclaughlin Tuesday, and
will be used for grading on the road
between Fort Yates and McLaugh-
lin until it shall be needed for
threshing. Work ON the road will
be resumed this week with two
traction outfits, one in charge of
Fred Heger and Clifford Brewster.
The other outfit will be operated by
D. C. Hinton and son Homer of
Bismarck, who did considerable road
work in Burleigh county last year.
With two good traction outfits
and plenty teams and men avail
able it is expected that if weather
conditions are favorable that the new
road to Mclaughlin, which will be
known as the Standing Rock trail
and will eventually connect the Red
trail and Yellowstone trail, can be
put in good shape for travel this
summer.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
425 More Heifer.

Superintendent Covey was at Nc
Laughlin Monday and Tuesday of
this week and received from Ed T.
Ross of Gordon, Nebraska, $40 head
of heifers which will be sold to the In
dams on the re-imbursal plan under
which 1900 head were issued to them
last year. Ross has IS head yet to de-
liver which together with 25 head
bought from Indians will make 425
head altogether purchased with pay
ments made by the Indians on the
heifers issued last year. All the In
dians who purchased heifers last year
have made the first payment which
was due June LIST, and enough others
have made second and third pay
ment to return to the fund one-fourth
of the original outlay. Mr.. Covey
is using this money to buy more
cattle, and the plan works out very
successfully.
1. w. Walker has also furnished
16 COWS and calves for issue to In
dams entitled to benefits.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
Federal Court

Fred w. Schmidt, former post
master and merchant at Fort Rice,
was convicted in federal court at
Bismarck Saturday on the charge of
embezzling funds of the Office. He
was sentenced to serve two years in
Leavenworth federal pen. His at
torneys, however, secured a writ Of
error and a stay of sentence pend
ing hearing for a new trial. The
Schmidt case has been tried before
and as the shortage discovered by
the inspector was simply technical
in that he held checks instead of
cash for money orders issued, his
many friends in this section hope
that the verdict of the jury may be
set aside.
j. J. Mock of Leith, who was ar
rested at Mobridge over year ago
on white slave' charge, in that
he accompanied the wife of a Greek
section boss to Mobridge, and
registered at hotel there as man
and wife under an assumed name,
the court directed verdict dismiss
ing the case. The court held that
no ot1ense had been committed
under the Mann act, which was
passed simply to prevent the trans
fer of immoral women from one
state to another.
Fred Whipple of Thinner, plead
guilty to the charge of selling liquor
to an Indian, and drew a 60 day
Jail sentence and 500 fine. Whipple
sold liquor to George Redfox Of
Porcupine, in the fall of 1914, and
served a Jail term in the Morton
county Jail for the offense under
the state laws
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
.Neighboring News
Selfridge Items

Joe Huse was in Fort Yates on
business Saturday and Sunday.
Robert Bruce and Joe Shooter are
in Mclaughlin at this writing
rehearsing with the band.
Frank Stricken has purchased
another span of horses, and will
farm extensively this season.
John Teeter and son Chester, and
Samuel Fummel spent Monday in
Shields on business. Chester filed
on d quarter section of land joining
his original homestead.
Little Mike Engle was kicked in
the face Tuesday by a colt. The
little fellow was taken to McLaugh-
lin to a physician and it is hoped
that Mike will soon recover
Chas. Mclaughlin spent Friday
night in town and went to Nc
Laughlin Saturday with the ball
team, and will visit his father few
days before returning home to Chad
wick.
Richard Harmon drove to Nc
Laughlin Saturday morning to at
tend the ball game and then to
Fort Yates, where he attended to
business. He returned home Mon
day evening.
The Selfridge ball team played
Mclaughlin on the home field Sat-
urday the Goth and ut Mclaughlin
Saturday 9th. We met with de-
feat both games and hope to do
better next time.
P. H. O'Brien of Sioux Falls, S.
D., is here looking over his hold
ings in this vicinity. He owns a
section of land west of Selfridge.
Mr.. O'Brien expects to make a trip
to Mcintosh and also to Fort Yates.
! John Teeter arrived home Satur-
day after an extended trip into
Indiana, Minnesota and South Da-
kota on business. He reports the
season very backward in all these
states and crops simply doing
nothing.
Louis Endres and wife of Fort
Yates, were visitors in Selfridge
Sunday and took supper at the
hotel. They came over in their
new car and enjoyed the trip i'm
mcnsely. Mrs. Endrcs remarked
that she felt very much at home in
this vicinity.
Tom McCrory and wife Of Linton,
passed through here on horse back
Sunday on their way home after
having visited their aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Wade at Wade.
They spent the night at the Huse
ranch, southeast Of town.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02

Memorial day was observed at
Fort Yates Tuesday with an appro-
pirate program at the Catholic ceme-
terry. Owing to the high wind the
parade from the Agency to the
cemetery was dispensed with, but
the school children fell in line at
the Boarding school and marched
to the cemetery. The Catholic socie-
ties also proceeded to the grounds in
a body and took part in the exer-
cises. A choir organized for the
occasion rendered patriotic songs
between the numbers. I h e
memorial address was delivered by
Rev. Father Bernard in American
and Sioux, land Prof. Frank Christie
read Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
Following the program game Of
ball was played at the Fair Grounds
between Fort Yates and Shields
which resulted in a score of 6 to 5 in
favor of the latter.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
Ostrum Was Given
Contract For Hotel
A. u. Ostrum Awarded contract for
Building new Fort Yates Hotel
To be Ready Sept. 1st

At meeting of the board of dir
ectors of the Fort Yates Hotel
Company, held Wednesday evening,
the contract for building the new
hotel was let to A. U. Ostrum. The
contract price complete is 81 10000.
This does not include the we'll,
heating plant or plumbing, es-
timatcd cost of which isabout $500,
and will make the total cost of the
new hotel about $6,OOO.OO when
completed.
The excavation for the basement
was finished this week, and work
on the foundation and structure
will commence as soon as material
is on the ground. According to the
terms of the contract the building
must be finished for occupancy by
September list. When completed,
Fort Yates will have one of the best
smaller hotels in this section of the
state, and will be a great conven-
iencc for the travelling public and
citizens of the county who come here
to transact business at the court
house and Indian Agency.
The capital for the building has
been raised by selling stock to the
citizens of Fort Yates and neighbor-
ing towns, and reflects the confidence
the subscribers have in the future
of Fort Yates.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
Cattle Expectation
Nearly Start War
Mexican Authorities in Sonora Objected
to Exporting cattle bought by Gov
ernment and Stiles Co.

J +. Wright and J. A: Stiles
who have been on the Mexican
border for over month waiting to
receive $500 steers for shipment to
the reservation, finally secured the
delivery of the cattle and left Mon
day with q 1000 head Of steers for
the government to be issued under
the re-imbursal plan to the Indians
of the Standing Rock reservation,
and 1900 head for the Stiles Cattle
Company. The cattle were loaded
atsEereford, Arizonia, a town on the
Mexican border, and make a train
of 35 cars which is being run as
special and will arrive Sunday at Nc
Laughlin, according toschedule.
The cattle were bought from the
Cananea Cattle Company Of Sonora,
Mexico, and they had considerable
difficulty in delivering the cattle on
the American side owing to the op-
position from the authorities of the
Mexican state of Sonora. A border
newspaper under date of May 25th,
published the following account of
their troubles:
The civil governor, under instruc-
tions from Gen. Carranza, has given
the Cananea Cattle Company per-
mission to export several thousand
cattle. This is another reversal Of
the policies of Gen. Gales, who re-
fused to allow cattle expectations on
the ground that the food supply
was becoming dangerously depleted.
Gen. Gales is reported last week to
have detailed troops to prevent the
sending Of cattle to the United States
ly the Cananea company. After tele-
graphic communication with Gen.
Carrana, Governor de Ia Huerta
has granted permission to make a
second attempt at expectation.
Gen. Gales insisted on an ex-
port duty of s26 gold per head
in spite the fact the company had
a permit from Gen. Carranza.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
Additional Locals

A0oldOM0l Locals
Ambrose Elknation of Bullhead,
was here for the Decoration day ex-
ercises, and while in town subscribed
for the Pioneer. He was accom-
panied by Joe Ironthunder, also of
Bullhead.
F. S. Lovenskiold, wife and son
arrived Saturday evening from
Uintah reservation in Utah to take
the position OF financial clerk at the
local Agency, recently made vacant
by the transfer of Miss Egan to CAL
ifornia. Mr.. and Mrs. Lovenskiold
are pleasant people to meet who
will no doubt make many friends
here.
Recently, somebody fired a shot
during the night through double
window into the sitting room of the
VIM. Clark residence at Solen. Mr..
Clark says he knows who the party
is, and if he will come around and
make satisfactory explanation and
pay for the damaged glass he will
drop the matter without prosecu-
tion.
]. c. Leach, the Solen merchant,
has sold his general mercantile
stock to Sol. Goldsmith of St. Paul,
who will take possession the last of
the week. Mr.. Leach has been in
business along the Cannonball river
for many years and feels that he is
entitled to a rest. He will still con-
tinue to make his home at Solen
where he has many other interests.
The body of Thos. Halscy, who
died a week ago Sunday at Phoenix,
Arizona, arrived Wednesday ac-
companied by J. NJ. Rheinhart, and
funeral services were held from the
Catholic church yesterday, Rev.
Father Bernard officiating. There
was a large attendance at the
funeral which was held under the
auspices of the C o. f., of which
he was member.
The T4 Cattle Company of which
F. C. Turner is manager. brought
across the Missouri river Wednes-
day 220 head of cattle which were
taken to their ranch in Section 10,
1882 yesterday. Mr.. Turner who
filed ON homestead there last fall
will start breaking with teams at
once and expects to put in consid-
cradle crop if conditions remain
favorable. His place will be known
as the tt ranch and is located near
Barren Butte.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

r. w. Spicer of the Mcintosh
vicinity, was here Saturday on his
way to the Stiles ranch where lie
will be employed for a while.
A marriage license was issued at
the Agency Tuesday to VIM. Smite
and Nellie One Horn. Both are
well known residents of the Porcu-
pine district.
States Attorney johnson returned
Friday from an extended trip
through the eastern half Of the
state, where he had been on a
political mission.
The ball game between Elgin and
Leith Sunday resulted in favor of
Elgin by score Of 3 to 2. Albert
Leanelk and Louis Santee composed
the Elgin battery.
J. G. Leach OF Solen, went to
Mandan Monday to take part in the
Memorial day exercises held there
Tuesday under the auspices of the
G. A. R. Post of which he is a
member.
George G. Jewett of Mclaughlin,
and 1. B. Niles of Selby, s D., the
original pioneer and promoter of
the west river country, were here
Yesterday with couple of parties
looking for homesteads.
J. NJ. Carignan went to Nc
Laughlin on business Friday and
remained over for the citizenship
ceremony Saturday. Sunday he
went to Mobridge for the ball game
and returned in the evening with
his family.
Major Belden, who is patient
of a Bismarck hospital, underwent a
successful operation last Thursday
for cancer on his lip. 1t is re-
ported he is getting along fine and
will return home within the next
few days.-Shields Enterprise.
Andrew Tuntland, one Of the
prosperous, progressive farmers Of
the Shields neighborhood, brought
over Monday a three year old reg
istered Hereford bull weighing 1900
which he had sold to Tom McCrory
Of Winona. He was accompanied
by Paddy Nydegger.
W. c. Godfrey, republican can
didate for clerk of court, came over
from his farmstead north Of Mcln-
tosh in the Leaf-on-the-Hill district
Saturday to file his nomination
petition at the court house. Mr..
Godfrey is pleasant gentleman to
meet and enjoys a large acquaint-
ance through that part Of the
county opened for settlement i'll
1910, and he was among the first
i homesteaders to locate there.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02

Dick Crow, Dan Howard, w. J.
Parker and Joe fluff yent to Nc
Laughlin Saturday to play with the
band there during the citizenship
ceremony.
Jeff Duncan and mother of
Thunderhawk, were here Friday on
business at the Agency, and Satur-
day went to Mclaughlin, where
Mrs. Duncan received her citizenship
papers.
John Melvin and wife who have
been making their home at Selfridge
the past year, came over for the
memorial day program Tuesday and
will remain few days on business
at the Agency.
Jake Jordan and family and
Henry Azure and family, were here
Tuesday for the memorial program
and ball game. Both gentlemen
are among the new Indian citizens
of Porcupine district.
P. E. Halldorson Of Bismarck,
deputy state bank examiner was
here Wednesday on his regular trip
and examined the condition Of the
First State Bank, which was found
to be very satisfactory.
Rev. Reed came up from Nc
Laughlin Sunday and conducted
memorial services at the Prairie
Chapel cemetery. He was accom-
panied by Prof. G. l.. Eshelson Of
the Mclaughlin high school.
Among others who were over from
Shields Tuesday attending the ball
game were J. A. Henderson, Jack
Fetterly, George Henderson and
Chas. Duffy. Several other parties,
among them l.. L Brown and
family, broke down with their car
near Barren Butte and returned
home.
Peter Blackhawk and family
came over from Wade Friday to at
tend the funeral of Thomas White
mouse. John Whitemouse who has
been attending school at Flandreau,
also returned for his fathers funeral
and will make his home in the
future with the Blackhawk family,
Mrs. Blackhawk being his aunt.
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Urell came
over from Shields Saturday for a
visit over Sunday and Decoration
day with their son Dan and
daughter Cathryn. Mr.. Urell was
resident of Fort Yates for many
years and is we'll known to all the
older citizens. He came to Fort
Rice in the early seventies with the
army and has long and creditable
military record.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02

Vote for c. Christensen for
County Auditor.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
Memorial Day

Total number voters registered. Al.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
Indian Citizenship
Ceremony Success
Indian Citizenship Ceremony at Nc
Laughlin Saturday complete Sue
cess.-List new citizens

The Indian citizenship ceremony
at Mclaughlin Saturday when Major
Mclaughlin OF Washington, d. c.,
as representative of the Indian
Bureau, conferred citizenship On 80
Standing Rock Indians was a very
successful affair. An impressive
ceremony was carried out as pub
lished in the Pioneer last week.
There was large crowd in attend
ance, and all the Indians rcc1m-
mended by the competency COM
mission for full citizenship were
present, with the exception Of a few
who were detained by illness. 4.
Superintendent Covey was there
to assist Major Mclaughlin, and
delivered an address to the new
citizens which was an able effort
and we'll received. Below is a list
of the Indians upon whom citizen
ship was conferred;
Annie Archambault, Bullhead, s. D.
John Standing Cloud. Bullhead, S. D.
Herbert Antelope. Bullhead, S. D.
Edward Shooter, Bullhead, 8. d.
Asa S. Kempton, Keldron, s. d.
Joseph KemptOn KeldrOn, S. D.
Josephine Waggoner, Morristown, S. D.
Dalphna (Waggoner) Quay, Morristown, SD.
Ellen Duncan, Thunderhawk, S. D.
Elizabeth Gilland, Thunderhawk, S. D.
Benjiman Gilland. Thunderhawk. 8. D.
Emma Hourigan, Thunicrhawk, S. D.
Annie Hodgkinsun, Thunderhawk SD.
George Il. Menz, Thundcrhawk, 8. D.
Annie Nellie Muench. Taunderhawk, 8. D.
Mary (Powers) Peters, Thunderhawk, SD.
Louisa Campbell Thunderhawk, 8, D.
Mollie Taylor, Mclaughlin, S. D.
Lille Comeau, Mclaughlin, S. d.
James S. Mclaughlin, Mclaughlin, 8. D.
Philip Claymore. Trail City, S. D.
Lizzie (Marsh) Watkins, Wakpala, S. D.
Susan tCadotte; Hoehaec, Wakpala, S. D.
Annie (McLaughlin, Godfrey, Wakapala, d.
Mary Twlggs, Wade, N. D.
Mrs. L. E. Evans, Wade. N. d.
Henry Azure, Shields, N. D.
Thomas Twiggs, Wade, N. D.
Charles Mclaughlin. Shields, N. D.
Mary Vermillion, Kenel. s. d.
Micheal Gray Eagle, Bullhead, S. D.
Jacob Jordan, Shields, N. D.
Patrick Noisy Hawk, Little Eagle. S. ID.
Abraham Buckley, Little Eagle, S. D.
Edward Lecompte. Mooridge, s. D.
Henry Zahn. Solen. N. D.
Baptiste Pierre, Fort Yates, N. D.
Ada Endres, Fort Yates, N. D.
Sophie Reinhart, Fort Yates, N. D,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
Unluckv Sunday

The Fort Yates ball team met
with defeat at Mobridge by a score
of Is to 5. The Pioneer had no
reporter present, and has been un-
able to secure any coherent report
Of the game or the cause leading to
the awful slaughter.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
To College

II. C. Hansen of Fort Yates who
has had charge Of the Congregation
al mission school of the Indians for
about two years, arrived in the city
and will spend summer vacation
of four months here. He is ac-
companicd by his wife and four
children, has secured rooms on the
south side and expects to put in
part of his time in attendance at
the summer school of the James
town College. There are on the
reservation at present a government
boarding school and two mission
schools, the st. Elizbcths, an Epis-
copalian school, and Congrega-
tional mission, each furnishing
regular boarding school facilities for
Indian children. jamestown Alert.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-02
26 Candidates File
Petitions In County
26 Candidates Have filed Nomination
Petition in Sioux county.-Registra-
ton not yet Finished

Monday was the last day for can,
didates for county and district Of
fees to file nomination petitions. II
was also the last day for tho asses-
sors to return to the county auditor
thu names Of the voters registered
The registration for Sioux county
with Peterson and Silent Butte pre-
cincts missing is All. Theses two
precincts are in the Third district,
and it is understood that Assessor
J. C. Smith of that district was un-
able to complete his work on account
of sickness. He has appointed a
deputy, however, and it is expected
that the registration will be COM
pleted in a few days.
Below is given list of candidates
who have filed for county offices
and representatives and senator for
the 49th Legislative district, who
will be voted on at the primary
election, Wednesday, June 2Sth.
They are all republicans, except l..
w. Colebank for superintendent of
schools, non-partisian; T. E. Cola
han for sheriff, democrat; Ed.
Hodgkinson for commissioner Third
district, democrat.
County officers
County Judge
A. MEG. Beede
Register Of Deeds
]. C. Shields
Clerk of Court
j. A. Wells
William @. Godfrey
County Treasurer
Louis Endres
Otto ]. Brennecke
Geo. l.. Adrion
County Auditor
G. Christensen
Thos. G.. Dando
Sheriff
Chas. Mclaughlin
Harry Geffert
H. S. Berrier
NJ. D. Urell
Ben White
T. E. Colahan Democrat(
Supt OF schools-
L. W. Colebank
States Attorney
Edw. S. johnson
Commissioner LIST Dist
J. G. Leach
Commissioner End Dist
j. A. Stiles
J. r. Harmon
Commissioner 3rd Dist
w. W. Butolph
Geo. w. Wilson
Ed. Hodgkinson (Delnocrat)
Assessor list Dist
F. G.. Wells
Legislative
Representative 49th Dist
J. NJ. Carignan
Henry Moen
lola w. Scogin
H. J. Stinger
Elmwood Eek
William Holmquist
Senator 49th Dist
II. P. jacobson
o. H. Upland
The following table gives the
number of voters registered with
the exception of the two precincts
Also their party affilia-
tion where given.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Particulars of j. Nj. Overton's Seri-
Gus Accident.

James NJ. Overton, a we'll known
and prominent farmer of the spring
Valley neighborhood, eight miles
accident while engaged with his SON
inlay. Cecil Duncan ~ fo eIh%ppln 4ye IN
the body Of which was IS or 20 inch
es in diameter, one of the heavy
limbs of the top hanging over the
bank of a ditch after the tree had
fallen. Mr.. Overton proceeded to
the top and began chOpning on the
limb suspended over the ditch, at the
same time standing with his right
the forks Of the tree above the limb
upon which he was at work. AS soon
as the tree was relieved Of the weight
of the limb it rolled back catching
his foot and leg against the bank,
breaking both bones OF the leg Jew
inches above the. ankle, forcing the
bones through the flesh and even ven
overalls worn by the unfortunate
man. With much difficulty Cecil
extricated Overton and placed him
upon the old sled and drove as rapid
~ as possible for home mile away;
The weather was extremely cold and
Notwithstanding Cecil Invested him
self OF all his outer clothing to nro-
tect the injured man he was near
iy persisted from suffering and cold
when they reached home. DR.. K. r.
Huff of this place was hurriedly sum-
moned and later DR.. Eiker of Leon
was called to his assistance and the
work of adjusting the badly shatter--
ed bones and dressing the mangled
flesh was accomplished. The terrible
character of the injury, however. is
such that it is impossible a. this time
to foretell. the result, but his family
and friends hope for the best. Mr..
Overton is over so years of age and
not possessed of a naturally strong
physique, but he has plenty of grit
and courage and we sincerely hope
that he will pull through. He is a
member of OIlve Branch Lodge, I. O.
o. F.. of this place and will not want
for the care and kindly attentions OF
the members of the lodge residing in
his vicinity. He also carried a
policy in the Great Western Acct
dent Association of Des MOines, but
while good, falls far short of recon-
pensing for the months of dreary
sufferings and uncertainties he will
be called on TO endure as result of
his terrible injury Tri-
bune.