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Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
START ROUTING OF
SANDHIILS ROAD

A. N. George, engineer of the State
Highway Commission, and a party ol
assistants, today started field worl
on the survey of the route Of the L
Ccntro Holtvilic Yuma highway
through the East Side sandhills.
Mr.. George, in an interview Wit
Holtville enthusiasts, made it cleal
that the State Highway Commission
intends to have the road through the
sandhills in first class shape for next
summers travel.
Bond Corner Route Net Yet Decided.
He said he could give no informa-
ton regarding the attitude Of the
commission toward the Bond Corner
route. However, he said, this ques-
ton could be settled late, since the
work at present in view is only across
the sandhills. This section of the
road may be used whether the roa /
continues straight out from Holtville
or makes the detour to Bonds Cor
ner
Regarding the Totue over the sand-
hills to be taken by the Highway
Commission, he said that the present
plank road will not be followed al
though the survey will be located in
the general vicinity of the present
plank road.
Another Party Forms at Brawley To-
day.
Another engineering party from
the State Highway Commission is
forming at Brawley today, under the
direction of Engineer K. IL. Clarke
and E. E. East. This party is to take
up the survey from Brawley TO Nee
ca.
The commissions plans regarding
this part of the route, it is reported
from Brawley, are 10 survey ard con
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

son and the growers, he said, were
selling almost as soon as the cotton
had passed through the gins.
Last year, he asserted, many of the
growers held their cotton, hoping that
the market would recover, and sales
continued into the beginning of this
season.
Under normal conditions, he said, the
cotton season ends about June /. The
season this year will end before that
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

121 ferns, 229 Christmas trees, SO
roses, 35 sacks wheat from Arizona.
Besides the regular routine and
quarantine work, considerable time
has been spent in preparatory work
for the rev work under the Weights
ard Measures act, which will start in
active operation as soon as the equip
ment arrives.
This is the time of year for all de-
ciduous trees to be thoroughly irri-
gated in order to have a good set
ting of fruit in the spring. We must
not forget the fact that Imperial Val
ley does not get the heavy rainfall
as in other parts of California.
During this month January) is the
time to plant Irish potatoes. If good
seed is selected and it is properly
treated before planting a bountiful
yield should he expected The potato
growing districts of California have
been reducing the yield 10 such an
extent that other districts viii have
to be established to supply the de-
mand. This condition is brought about
on account of planting infected seed
year after year.
If seed potatoes are immersed for
hours in a solution of i pint of 40
per cent formalin to % gallons of wa
ter they will be cleaned of scab. BY
treating the potatoes with corrosive
sublimate they will not only be freed
from scab, but will also be rid of wilt
and dry rot (Rhizoctonia). Immerse
for ~ hours in solution of ounces
of corrosive sublimate in crystalline
form to 80 gallons of water. This
solution loses strength rapidly with
each application and it is not safe to
use it more than or times. Use
in wooden or earthen containers.
Potatoes not planted treated with
corrosive sublimate should not be
used but those treated with formalin
may be used for food.
C4i dICOuut VI Tic s5iCGI iHtti cS'
in the growing Of grapefruit and the
anticipation of importation Of large
quantities Of nursery stock | wish to
call attention to the quarantine regu-
lations.
It will be necessary to defoliate and
rosin wash all citrus stock. entering
this county. From districts known
to be infested with neatly bugs the
trees will not be allowed to enter the
county unless treated a. above and
shipped without dirt balls (bare-root-
ed.
Defoliation is a benefit to young
trees and makes inspection more safe.
Yours very truly,
F. w. WAITE,
Horticultural Commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
COTTON SEASON
TO END EARLY

/ The early frost and solid market
will end the cotton season earlier this
year than last, according to Secretary
Palmer Of the Long Staple Cotton
Growers Association.
The top crop on considerable acre
age was blighted by the frost and
picking Of the bolls which had ri
pened began earlier than usual.
Coupled with earlier picking was
stable market which has not under
gone decided break during the sea-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
INTEND TO MODIFY
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS
GRADE SHORT TURNS

1t is on the southern read building
program to modify as soon as possible
the short turns on the Mountain
Springs grade.
Supervisor Shepard is in receipt Of
a communication from State Division
Engineer Patch which shows this to
be the purpose of the State Highway
Commission. Money will not be avail
able for this work, however, until the
states bond issue, to be voted on in
November, is placed on the market.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

Eucalyptus fence posts, Is cents
each; eucalyptus stove wood, $3.50 a
tier. A H. Rehkopf, 204 South
Eighth-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
AROUT MINNIE PUBLICITY

struct a good road Immediately over
that section between the Irifolium
ditch and kanes Springs. This is re-
garded as the worst part of the road.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

for information which will
place me in communication
with person Or persons
who passed on BraW!ey=
Mecca road between TuIe
Wash and San Felipe Wash
between ii o'clock Monday
morning, August ,, 1915 and
Wednesday evening, August
4,10l5. A reward will be paid
for further information which
will enable me to commune
cate with the man who is re-
ported to have spent Monday
night, August ?, at Kane
Springs. He is described as
weighing about 200 pounds.
Address n1e at once through
this office, Box 500.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

DR.. Lyons, Osteopathic Physician
1916 Dunaway Bldg. Phone 145.-
ADV.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Hotel Omen for Ru.ine..

The new Fort Yates Hotel is now
open for business. J. NJ. Carignan
who has the lease for the building
has furnished the rooms and placed
Joseph Forte in char rye as manager.
Part of the furniture is that for
merly used in the NJ. A. Berg ROOM
ing house which closed the first Of
of the week. The partitions in the
building will he taken out and the
structure used for some other pur-
pose. The completion and opening
of the new hotel for For. Yates fills
a long felt want, and the hotel will
undoubtedly prove a paying busi-
ness venture.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
NAV Serve Sentence

Fred w. Schmidt, former post
master of Fort Rice, will likely have
to serve the sentence of two years
imposed upon him by Judge Lewis
at the May term of U. S. District
Court at Bismarck. He appealed
to the circuit court, filed his bond
but the time for perfecting his ap-
peal has expired and he is now in
the custody of Marshal Doyle in
this city. Schmidt was found guilty
of embezzling funds while post
master at Fort Rice several years
ago. His case has been in court
several times, conviction finally re-
sulting. His failure to perfect the
appeal comes as surprise to many
as his case has attracted attention
all over the Fargo Courier
News.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Well Prepared

The Stiles Cattle Company have
secured a lease along the Missouri
river south of Fort Yates, known
as the Blackfoot bottom, where they
put up hay this summer. Mr..
Stiles plans to fence in a stretch
about three miles long between the
old railroad grade and river which
will make an excellent feeding
ground for winter being handy to
water and sheltered by heavy
growth of timber and brush. They
plan on feeding 1000 head of steers
there. The Stiles Cattle Company
also own a couple of sections of
river bottom land on the east side
of the river where they have several
hundred ton of hay and plan to
winter another bunch Of cattle there.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20

The list is long, but throughout
shows these comparisons as between
Northern and Southern states.
Wilson stands for spoils.
In his first year as president, Mr..
Wilson signed four acts which auth
orized federal appointments outside
the civil service. The Civil Service
Reform League, of which he was
once vice-president, urged him not
to sign the worst one of these bills,
but he refused. and later this great
national, non-political organization
critized him in its annual report.
Paid Advertisement.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Ha. Finished Work Here

Inheritance Examiner Kitch, who
has been at the local Agency the
past year and half probating In
dian estates on the Standing Rock
reservation, has finished the work
here for the time being and will
leave Tuesday accompanied by his
family for Yankton, South Dakota,
to continue the same work on the
reservation there. During their
stay in Fort Yates, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kitch have made many friends
whose best wishes follow them.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Political Situation
SiouxCounty Quiet
Little Interest Taken in Coming Elec-
ticn, November 1.-Two Independ-
ent Candidates in Field

With the general election only
three weeks off very little interest is
manifested throughout the county
With the county seat removal prop
osition postponed no enthusiasm
over the general outcome is notice.
able.
Sioux county will no doubt
reurn a large majority for
the national and state repub-
lican ticket. The republican
legislative candidates will also
receive practically the solid party
vote. The Non-Partisian organiza-
tion is not very strong in Sioux
county and its membership is limit
ed to one or two localities.
The only two candidates on the
county ticket who will have opposi-
tion the way matters look now are
BENJAMIN White for sheriff, and
Louis Endres for treasurer. Chas.
Mclaughlin who was defeated at
the primary election for the nomin-
alton for sheriff, has announced
himself an independent candidate
for that office. T. f. Colahan of
Thunderhawk, is the democratic
candidate and the outcome between
the three candidates will be deter
mined largely by the strength Cola
han develops. He is not very we'll
known except in his own locality,
but should he get out and make an
active campaign he might make
respectable showing.
]. r. Harmon of Selfridge, has
also announced himself an indepen-
dent candidate for county treasurer,
and has started out to make a per-
sonal canvass of the county and he
expects to call upon every voter
before the election.
At this writing it is not known
if there will be any more indepen-
dent candidates, although there has
been some talk about w. C. God
frey coming out for auditor, and
Asa Little Crow for register of deeds.
It is,als9 hinted that L. W. Cole
hank may have opposition at the
general election.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Indian. Sell Cattle at Premium

Indians may be somewhat back
ward as farmers, but they proved
themselves good cattlemen yesterday
when party of four Indians from
the reservation at Mcintosh, s. d..
disposed of a consignment of stock
calves at a big premium at South
St. Paul. A straight load of white
faced calves brought an even $40
hunderw eight.
The Indians in the party were
Louis Agard, Jim Little Eagle, Paul
Middlebull and P. J. Archambault.
The Indians also marketed some
extra good heifers, which brought
around s6.75 a hunderweight.-
st. Paul Dispatch.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Vote On Herd Law
AtGeneralE Election
Vote Will be Taken in Sioux County
on Question Of Stock Running at
Large Nov. IS to Apr. IS

At the general election there will
be voted on in Sioux county the
proposition of permitting stock to
run at large between November Is
and April Is of each year. There
is no open season for stock to run
at large in North Dakota. unless
stock districts has been created by
the county commissioners on petit
tion of the residents of the territory
embraced, and then the question
must be submitted to the voters at
the next general election. When
Sioux county was organized in 1919
the county commissioners declared
the whole county one stock district
and passed a resolution that stock
be permitted to run at larae between
the dates above.
If this proposition does not carry
it will be unlawful for stock to run
at large at any season of the year.
The only danger there may be that
the question will not carry is that
many voters may overlook voting
on the proposition as it is submitted
on seperate ballot. In a county
like Sioux, where stock raising is
the main industry, and there is a
lot of vacant land available belong
ing to non-residents and spectators
who contribute but little to the pros
perity of our people the free range
should be the law, during the fall,
winter and spring season.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
More Interesting
Local News Items

! DR.. Shoemaker, the government
| physician, left the first of the week
for Little Eagle and Bullhead, on a
tour of medical inspection.
Superintendent Covey went to
Mclaughlin yesterday to inspect
some road work on the Yellowstone
Trail, and returned in the evening
accompanied by DIR. Shoemaker,
who has been on trip through the
southern part Of the reservation.
L. w. Colebank and Joe Hengel
of Swastika, were Fort Yates busi-
ness visitors Tuesday. Mr.. Hengel
returned home Wednesday after
transacting some business with Louis
Endres and ]. c. Shields, while
Mr.. Colebank visited the schools in
his official capacity as county sup
erintendent, and went from here to
Solen and Cannonball.
The Shields Enterprise says that
S. E. Parkin, who has large lease
near Chadwick, returned last We'd
ncsday from South St. Paul stock
yards where he bought 5000 head
of young cattle, which were shipped
to Chadwick where they will be win
tered Mr.. Parkin also has ranch
at Horsehead in Emmons county
where he will winter a number of
cattle. Anton Engel of Selfridge
also recently bought 400 head of
cattle.
/ A number Of social events has oc-
Cured during the past week at the
homes of number Of the Agency
ladies. Mrs. F. S. Lovenskio]d gave
a party for the married ladies last
Thursday. Saturday evening Mrs.
J. H. Caldwell and Mrs H. J.
Beneke gave a party in honor Of
DR.. and Mrs. Shoemaker at the
formers residence. Misses White
ard Erwin also gave a party for the
young people last Friday night, and
yesterday Mrs. c. c. Covey was
hostess at party at her home.
Bob Foster, French half-breed,
who has been hanger-on about
the Agency since last spring, ap-
peared one evening last week at the
home Of Casper Burgad, who lives
across the street from the court
house and demanded gun from
Mrs. Burgad who was home alone.
She refused to give him the fire
arm whereupon he took the gun off
the wall and told her if she :s.ade
any attempt to call for aid he would
hurt her. Foster should be appre-
hended and given term in the pen.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Au.t;n Logan Dead

Austin Logan, one of the pio-
neers of Bismarck, died last week,
aged 81 years. He was one OF the
wealthiest men of the capital city,
having accumulated fortune in
the cattle and horse business. For a
number of years he was interested
in the cattle business on the reser-
vation and was we'll known to all
the old timers.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Dickinson Logical Location for Normal

Dickinson Logical Location for Normal
One of the propositions to be
voted on at the general election is
the proposed new state normal
school at Dickinson. That there is
room for another normal school in
North Dakota is evident when the
rapid growth and development Of
the state is taken into consideration.
Dickinson is the logical location for
this proposed state institution and
every voter in Sioux county who is
interested in seeing this new school
for western North Dakota should
vote in favor of the measure which
will be submitted on a seperate
ballot at the election.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Notice to stockholder.

All parties who subscribed for
stock in the Fort Yates Hotel Com
pany and have not paid for same,
are requested to send in check or
call on the undersigned secretary
treasurer. On receipt of amount of
subscription the stock will be issued.
C. w. Hokanson, Sec.-Treas.,
Fort Yates. \. D.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Westend Shooting
AffrayL Last Sunday
John Steven. Shot and Wounded by
Giles 7. Brown Following Dispute
Over Threshing Bill

Giles T. Brown, whose home i.
north Of Watauga, in Sioux county
yesterday morning before Justice
Ostrum at Fort Yates, waived pre-.
liminary hearing on the charge ol
having attempted to kill John
Stevens by shooting him early Sun
day morning with a shot gun.
Stevens received a charge of bird
shot in the face and shoulder, and
was taken to the Milwaukee Hospi-
tai at Mobridge in serious condi.
ton.
Justice Ostrum fixed Brown
bond at $1,000 and gave him un-
til Saturday to furnish it. He left
Immediately after the hearing fol
his home in charge Of Deputy Sher-
iff Dan Urell, in whose custody he
will remain until the bond is forth
coming. Should Brown be unable
to furnish the bond he will be COM
mitted to the Morton county Jail at
Mandan until his trial.
The shooting took place at the
Stevens home north of Mcintosh,
and was the outgrowth of a dis
pute over the collection of a thresh
bill. Saturday night Brown was at
the Stevens home and wanted to
get the money due him for thresh-
ing. A dispute arose over who was
to pay for the gasoline used, follow
ing which Brown left without hav-
ing arrived at any satisfactory
understanding.
Sunday morning about Z o'clock
Brown drove into Stevens yard ac-
companied by his young son, and
armed with a shot gun. He sent
the boy in the house to call Stevens
out. He then demanded the money
he claimed due him for threshing,
and another quarrel ensued. Stevens
stated for the house and when
turning the corner about 20 yards
away Brown fired the gun with the
result above.
Mrs. Stevens pulled her husband
in the house after Brown had. de-.
parted and sent for help. A McIn-.
tosh physician was summoned who
took Stevens to the hospital, where
he is resting as we'll as can be ex-
pected under the circumstances,
and if no unforeseen developments
arise, his condition is satisfactory
After the shooting Brown went
home and remained there until
placed under arrest by Deputy
Sheriff Dan Urell Monday after
noon. A peculiar coincidence is that
Urcll was on his way to Watauga
to serve a warrant on Thos. G.
Dando, against whom Brown is the
complainant, when he was inform
ed at Mcintosh OF the shooting.
States Attorney johnson went to
the scene Of the shooting and con-
Quoted personal investigation. The
witnesses to the near tragedy
is the defendant and his son. On
The other side is Stevens, Mrs.
Stevens and children. Following
he went to Mobridge and took the
testimony of Stevens who is in the
and returned Wednesday
evening
When interviewed by the Pioneer
Mr.. johnson stated he was going
10 get in touch with Judge Hanley
and arrange for jury term of court
in the near future. He hopes to
have the special term of district
court set for next Tuesday postpon-
ed until such time as jury can
be drawn and all the pending
criminal cases disposed of.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Extr.vasance, Spoils and lnhumanity
Marx Wil.on,s Rule

Not republicans alone, but demo-
Gratis as we'll, realize and have
noticed the extravaganza of the
Wilson administration, calling at
tention to one of its most vulnerable
points. But added to the Demo-
cratic raid on the treasury, there
are the raids on the civil service,
the. Endorsement of the spoils system,
a criminal policy in Mexico, that
has caused the death Of 500 Amer
leans, and the destruction Of the
homes and property of 20, 600 more !;
and the encouragement of armed
banditry and outrages.
At the rate the present admins
tration is going, the appropriations
for the Gath congress will amount
to 1925, 1858, 1868, practically the
cost of the entire Civil War. The
largest sum ever expended by a
Republican administration was in
the last year of that war when it
used 81, 1895, ,O99, ,289.
HOW THE NORTH PAYS
But the South in the saddle has
seen to it that the South was kind
~ exempted from the weight of
these taxes. Some comparisons of
the democratic internal revenue
burden placed on Northern states
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-12

iSlature, and who was an arrival in
Moscow last night to be in attend
ance at the Lincoln day banquet.
Mr.. Kiger was discussing today the
forces that were working which made
| it seem impossible for the northern
part of the state to secure its just
representation in state elections. He
looks with exit enc favor on the
present movement for the building of
north and south railroad and de-
clared that the people of Idaho, ir-
respective of politics, could do no
greater service to the state than to
get behind the movement.
Mr.. Kiger expressed surprise at the
growth of Moscow and declared it to
be city of greater proportions than
he had realized, it being his first visit
here. He spoke in complimentary
terms of the progressive appearance
of the city. During the day he Wis
tied the university being greatly in
terested in it's welfare.
Mr. Kiger is an attorney and has
been active in all matters of public
concern. AS one of the representa-
tiyes of his county he took leading
part in the framing of constructive
legislation in the last session. He
is looked upon as one of the souno
men of the republican party and some
of his friends, it is understood, nave
had him in mind as a possible repub-
lican primary candidate for attorney
general.
In the last legislature he was one
of the active forces behind the prohiol-
ton bills Frequently on the moor OF
the house his addresses drew marked
attention and he was considered eX-
tremely sound in logic. He was the
author of the famous fish and game
bill. House Bill No. 35, which passed
both houses after emasculation, but
subsequently receiving the veto of the
governor because of such emascula-
tion.
Mr.. Kiger believes the fish and game
department should be taken out OF /
politics and is in favor of the opera
ton of the department by a commits
sion.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-12
BAR GERMAN GOODS
FROM ITALY SOIL
FRENCH PREMIER CONCLUDES A
COMPACT WITH ITALY THAT
WILL HURT TEUTONS
Determined to Destroy Economic as
Well as Military Conditions in
Germany
By the United Press associations.

By the United Press associations.
ROME, Feb. 12.-Italy has issued a
decree forbidding under a heavy penal
ty the importation of any Austrian or
German manufactured goods. This
step was announced today after Prem
ier BRAND of France had held a con-
ference with the foreign office. 1--WE
have completed steel wall around
Germany" Premier BRAND said after
the conference.
Ordinarily such a step would pro-
woke an immediate declaration of war,
but it is not believed that Germany
cares to open hostilities with Italy for
financial and military reasons. Prem
ier BRAND said that the Allies were
determined to throttle the Teutons
from an economic standpoint while
making them suffer from a military
standpoint.