Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-06-16
Annual Field Meet
Held On Flag Day
Annual Fort Yates Agency Boarding
School Field Meet Held on Flag
Day, June 10th

everyone at the Agency Boarding
School.s In the morning at 9:3(
O'Clock the Flag Day exercises were
carried out on the school campu
and in the evening at s p. M:
literary pragram was rendered b!
the pupils.
In the afternoon at one o'clocl
the annual Field Day sports begal
at the Fair Grounds. The mos
striking feature of the field program
was that all the pupils, large ane
small, boys and girls, participated
The events brought forth a large
number of entries and performance
were very creditable considering tho
youth of the contestants.
The a1embers of the Standing
Rock Band furnished music. Mr.
Long was official starter in the tract
events and Mr.. Joe Menz acted a:
judge. OF all the events perhap.
the half mile walk for the little boys
aroused the greatest enthusiasm
The basket ball game between the
boys and girls also stirred tho
rooters to a high pitch
The weather was fine, the Grove
large and the events run off with
business like precision. The win.
ners of the different events were as
follows:
so yard dash, small boys-Jos
Bravethundcr list, NJ. Hollow End
Chas. Goodreau 3rd, Patrick Huff
4th.
so yard dash, small girls-Rolct-
ia Lockwood 1st, Angela White End,
Jennie Hastricks 3rd, Josephine
Jordan 4th.
so yard dash, boys under 13-
Leo Witzleben 1st, Moses Grey
eagle End, Robt. Cedarboy 3rd,
Leo Brownotter 4th.
so yard dash, girls under 12-
Annie Redhawk 1st, Agnes Witzle-
ben 2nd, Milly White 3rd, Sophie
| Archambault 4th
100 yard dash large boys-Joe
Primeau LIST, Luke Speaks End,
Eugene Blueljps 3rd, Henry Sopt-
tedelk 18th.
so yard dash, large girls-Win-
ME White 1st, Margaret Moran End,
Ida Redhawk 3rd, Emma Fox 4th
Running broad Jump, small boys
Hobart Means LIST, Leo Witzleben
End, Asa Cottonwood 3rd, A. Crazy
bear 4th. Distance II #. 4 1-2 in.
Running broad jump, large boys
Jacob Douglas 1st, Eugene Bluelips
End, Joe Primcau 3rd, J. Ironshield
4th. Distance Is feet.
Running high Jump, small boys
| A. Crazybear 1st, Asa Cottonwood
|. End, Paul Manley 3rd, VIM. Ar
chambault 4th. Heighth 3 #. 7 in.
Running high jump, large boys
J. Ironshield 1st, II. Otter End, II.
Means 3rd, r. Bluelips 4th. Toss
up between Ironshield and B. Otter
for LIST and End, also between Means
and Bluelips for 3rd and 4th.
Long distance base ball throw
Henry Spottedelk 1st, J Douglas
End, E Bluelips 3rd, J. Ironshield
4th. Distance 276 feet.
Shoe race-C. Archambault 1st,
w. Blackhoop End, j. B. Toma-
hawk 3rd, Bede Loansarrows 4th,
Patrick Yellowlodge 5th.
Walking race-W. Archambault
1st, d. Tiokansin End, P. Reddish
3rd, Leo Brownotter, 4th, JOS,
Lockwood 5th.
Basket ball game, Girls vs. boys
Girls: c. Pleets, NJ. Menz, L. Azure,
L. AIakestrouble, "A. Foodwood.
Boys: T. Kidder, Asa Cottonwood,
II. Dwarf, r. Murphy, II. Brown
otter. Won by boys 5 to 6.
Those connected with the meet
desire the Pioneer to extend theil
thanks to the Agency and School
employees, Mr.. Carignan, Hokan.
SON Turner Co., and others who by
contributing for the prizes made the
meet the pronounced success that
it undoubtedly was.
Death of Mrs. Rice
Mrs. Emile J. Rice, wife of DR..
P. f. Rice, died at four O'Clock Sun
day afternoon at the family home
near Cannonball, after a long ill