Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-05-05
Local Happenings

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Miss Fiske was teaching schoo
the first OF the week in the place o
Mis-: Marsh, who was i'll
VIM. Ostrum the first of tn
week made homestead fling befor
Commissioner johnson on a 32l
acre homestead in 130-Sl.
Asa Little Grow, assistant leas
clerk at the Agency, went to hi
home at Cannonball yesterday
where he will enjoy a 30 day vaca
ton. =.
J. NJ. Carignan went to Bismarcl
yesterday on some business matter
demanding his personal attention
He was accompanied by hi
daughter Marguerite.
Bernard Ironshie]d OF Porcupin,
district, was at the Agency Satur
day after new drill and other farm
machinery. While in town he sub
scribed for the Pioneer. =
J. A.. Wells and Louis Endre:
last week bought new Ford cars
through the Solen Motor Company
The former has five passenger Cal
and the latter run-a-bout. !.
Joe Badger was here Tuesday
with several from about the Farm
school district and took out six
binders and six drills. There will
sure be some farming in his district
this year. Mclaughlin Mirror.
John Turner and Gust Hokanson
went to Cannonball Monday after
the Buick car which broke down
near there some time ago. After
making the repairs Gust returned
with the automobile Tuesday while
John brought down a load OF
freight.
Chas. Vermillion was up iron,
the Farm school Tuesday after a
load of seed wheat for the Indians
in that neighborhood. J. H. Cald-
we'll, the popular issue clerk at the
Agency, Is busy man these days
issuing seed and machinery in adj
dition to his other duties.
Howard Kitto the we'll known
Indian violinist OF Shields, is here
this week. Howard will cover 3rd
base with the Flasher ball team this
year, and it goes without saying
that he can make good" in this or
any other position. He has ac-
cepted a type-sticking job with The
Hustler. Flasher Hustler.
Ray Hinton who has been en-
ployed on the Pioneer for over a
year, left Tuesday for Crosby, Nd,
where he will work for his brother
in-law on a farm this summer in
hopes Of regaining his failing health.
His place has been taken by G. l..
Wycht, a first-class printer, who
came the first of the week from,
Mcintosh.
The ferry boat Ida went to Cam
nonball Tuesday morning to cross
500 head of cattle for S. +. Parkin,
which he has wintered on his ranch,
near Horsehead, and will be taken
to his ranch near Chadwick. The
Ida is now in first-class running
order and the crew is composed
Of Capt. Baumaun, pilot; Geo.
Volmouth, assistant, and Karl
Wuithchick, mate.
Jack Ironboulder and Leo Shield
members of the Indian
police force Of Porcupinc district,
were with party that brought up
the new government stations the
first Of the week, and took the two
animals assigned to their district
over Tuesday. Thos. p. Ashley
was with the party from Cannon
ball district, and had charge of the
taken there.
Last Friday, while returning
nome from Little Eagle where she
1ad been visiting, Mrs. Jordan, Of
Nene], the mothor of VIM. and
lake Jordan, was taken suddenly
II at Oak Creek north of Mclaughlin,
md when found had almost lost
She was taken to
Or. Bennett who pronounced her
fftiction to be due to gall stones.
IN operation will he necessary
Mclaughlin Mirror.
A. C. Wells returned to Cannon
all Saturday from the east where
Re accompanied Superintendent
'ovey and Stock Inspector Wright
D buy stations for the reservation.
sunday he went to Bismarck where
1rs Wells was taken last week {
18th fractured leg sustained in a |
ccident mentioned in the last issuel
the Pioneer. He reports that !
IRIS. Wells is resting easy at the :