Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-11-17

home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. U. Ostrum.
+. C. Turner of the IT. ranch was
in the city from his home west Of
Barren Butte Tuesday.
! Born, November Sth, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Bear, at their home
8 miles south of Cannonball, son.
Louis Santee, Ed. Afraid-of-
Hawk and Albert Walker Of Porcu-
pine, were Fort Yates business Wis
itors this week.
Merrill .Thunderhawk of Cannon
ball was a Fort Yates business
visitor Wednesday
Joe Marsh and wife have moved
into the house on the townsite own
ed by Lewis Peterson, and which
was recently vacated by r. G. Hill
ton and wife. !.
John C. Hassler of Underwood,
N. D., was here this week on his
way to Selfridge, near where he ex-
Spects to lease some land if he can
find any available.
Harold Higgley, who has been
working on one the government
threshing rigs, left this week for
San Francisco, California, where he
will spend the winter.
Bert johnson was over from
Winona ON business. Bert had a
fair crop and is enjoying PROSPERITY
together with his other neighbor-
hood friends i'll the Winona local
4 ity. n
B: L., Smestad, the Selfridge
merchant and postmaster, was here
this week attending court. Mr..
Smestad is enjoying . prosperous
4 business and is fine fellow to
meet. -
/ John j. Grosz, J. P. Wentz and
Adam Haupt Of McClusky, North
Dakota, are here this week looking
over the county with a view OF leas-
4 ing some Indian land for farming
purposes.
J. B.. Harris of Fettinger, repre-
senting large Twin City wholesale
dry goods house was in the city
4 Wednesday and yesterday with a
complete sample line at the Hokan-
1 SON Turner store.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Beneke re-
turned the first OF the week from
St. Paul where they we're visiting
the past month. Mr.. Beneke re-
sumed his duties as lease clerk at
the Agency yesterday.
Among others over from Selfridge
this week in attendance at court
were j., F. Teeter, Mrs. Teeter,
Chester Tceter, Mr. Mitchell, HI.
f. Smith, Sam Hummell, Chester
Smith and Zephyr Hummell.
Martin Swift was in town from
Selfridge this week attending a
meeting Of the school board for Fort
:. Yates district. of which he is q
member, and also attending court
as a witness in case arising from
| Selfridge. ~
Mrs. Hegge and children visited
for few days the first Of the week
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. U. Ostrum. She left We'd
nesday for few days visit at the
home of her sister, Mrs. L. S. Hen
derson, near Linton.
R. C. Hilton and wife left We'd
nesday for Clark, Wyoming, where
Mr.. Hilton has accepted a position
on the bar H' ranch, owned by
his brother. They will motor over
land in their car and expect to make
the trip in three or four days.
The best wishes Of their many
friends 20 with them.
J. w. Culbertson wishes in order
to set at rest a number of rumors
to the effect that he is about to
move from Fort Yates, that he in
tends to stay here. AS he could
not transfer the mail route contract
he holds it is his intention to con-
tlnue to carry the mall himself IN
the future and until the arrange
ment he now, has expires.
TAKEN UP-One grey mare
about three years old. One bay FLY
about one year old. Both are brand
ed on left shoulder, but cannot dis
tinguish brands. Owner can have
same by proving property and pay
ing charges. w. B. Murray, SW1-4
of Sec. 81, Twp. 100, Rng. 80, Sioux
County, N. D. P. O. Address:
Keldron, S. D.
J. A. Stiles and c. G. Convey re-
turned Saturday evening from Bis
marck, where they went last week
following the election. Both were
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