Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-07-14

1ellowhammer of Cannonball to the
Mandan for hospital treatment.
| Henry Medicine Stone and Frank
Gates went to Wakpala yesterday
to attend the Catholic congress.
Ed. Armstrong and wife of Trail
City, spent several days visiting
here last week and part OF this
week.
| Mesdames Stiles, Berg and Col
jville went out to the Stiles ranch
yesterday where they spent pleas
liant outing.
I. J. Sullivan, foreman of The /.
w. Walker ranch, was here Tues
day to lease some hay land in the
vicinity of Walker.
Mrs. J. F. Broderick returned the
first of the week to St. Paul after a
two weeks visit here at the home of
her daughter, Mrs J. L. Haas.
VIM. Jordan spent the Fourth at
Cannonball, and reports that light
ening killed horse during the
celebration belonging to Prettybird.
Thos Crownecklace returned Sat-
urday from Bismarck, where he has
been playing ball with Bismarck's
professional team the past six
weeks.
Rev. Father Bernard returned
Wednesday from Poplar, Montana,
where he went following the Fourth
to attend the big Catholic Indian
Congress.
Robert Taylor, one of the wild
and woolly cowboys from the Stiles
ranch returned Saturday from Mo-
bridge, where he went to celebrate
the Fourth.
Robt Beetham who has a ranch
west of Shields came over Tuesday
with Thos. Skye and Jim Murphy
to lease some hay land on the res
ervation side.
Dick Harmon's hired man (name
unknown) received broken jaw
while handling a horse in a brand
ing shute at the Swift ranch at
Selfridgc Tuesday.
Superintendent G. C. Convey went
to Bismarck Sunday where he re-
manned for several days on business.
He made the trip by the way of
Solen with auto.
Chester Teeter and Sam Hummell
came over from Selfridge Sunday.
Hummell remained here and is en-
ployed on the new hotel building
by Contractor Ostrum.
Don Bidwell, the Haze]ton bridge
contractor, was here last Friday and
Saturday, and was awarded the
contract for building bridge over
Hay creek north Of Morristown.
There has been a heavy death rate
among the Standing Rock Indians
lately. An average of from ten to
twelve deaths among a population
of about $500 being reported
monthly.
Martin Isaacson arrived from
Fingal, N. d., Wednesday, and
will remain for some time doing
carpenter work on the new hotel.
He is well known here from former
years, being the father of Mrs. G.
W. Hokanson.
A Catholic Indian congress for
the Standing Rock reservation con-
venes tomorrow at Wakpala, and
number of Indians from here have
gone to attend. Many notable
nriests and Indian missionaries from
various parts or the country are
also in attendance.
Sam Bruiguire was up from Nc
Laughlln Wednesday. He says that
a lady temperance lecturer spoke
there the other night, and made
such a favorable impression on the
old timers that they are all going to
vote in favor of state wide prohibi-
ton next fall-maybe.
DR.. Pfaffman and Chas. Walking
cloud came over from Porcupine
the first of the week, where DR..
Pfaffman has been testing horses
for durine the past two weeks. He
will spend some time here testing
horses in the Agency district. He
says that the durine epidemic is
being slowly stamped out, but that
he thinks it will take a couple of
years more before the disease is
completely eradicated. |
A. O. Schimansky, cashier, and
Jas. Zelenka, bookkeeper of the
Solen State Bank, were here Sum
day accompanied by Dr. Rice, who
has located in the northern Sioux
county metropolis. DR.. Rice re-
Gently returned from a trip to In
diana, Michigan and Illinois, and