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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
GREATER
CAPACITY
IS FOUND
More Efficient Service Is
Brought Out, But Witness
Thinks it Forced
(By Associated PressN


New York, Dec S.-Experiments
with the eight-hour day in the Cleve-
land yard of the Nickel Plate railroad.
increased individual efficiency of the
swttchmen more than ten per cent, ac-
cording to James d. Monihan, general
yardmaster, testifying late yesterday
before the arbitration board in the
controversy between the switchmens
union and thirteen railroads
The witness asserted. however. that
the speeding up Of the men during
the trial was due largely to their eag-
erness to have an eight hour day
adopted permanently and he doubted
if they would have kept up the pace
after the eight-hour day had been
gained. 81.
Monihan testified that the eight
hour day was discontinued because he
was ordered to stop it without any rea-
son having been given. He conceded
an additional expense was incurred.
In your Judgment was the yard
operated as successfully as under the
present SYSTEM" he was asked
From the general yardmaster's
standpoint, l say YES" he replied,
but from the general managers
standpoint / should say no."
He explained 1t was satisfactory to
the general yardmaster because the
men did as much work in eight hours
then as they had done in nine hours
before. while the general manager
might count it a failure because of the
added cost. NSs
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
NOVEMBER REPORT
OF GLAD TIDINGS
sUPT. o. &. MocRAckEN MAKES
STATEMENT SHOWING WORK
DONE AT MISSION FOR THE
PAST MONTH - WAS VERY Ac-
TIVE.

Rev. o. e. McCracken, superintend-
ent of the Glad Tidings mission, has
made a report of the activities of the
mission for the month of November
This report shows that the institution
has been busy, being in full as fol-
lows:
The month has been a very busy
one in that a number of new families
have moved into Fargo from other
cities and states and from these some
problems arise which are difficult to
solve.
THE day nursery has had a few
children to care for during the month
and expects more in December. The
various churches represented in the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the mission are
doing some splendid work through
their representatives, who are visiting
in their respective districts and report
ing back to the auxiliary at the month
ly meetings. They are now arranging
to have a special meeting in January
for mothers, where a program or inter-
est to all will be given and it will be
characterized by simplicity and help
fuiness.
1--WE take this opportunity to express
our gratitude to all who have helped
to make it possible for us to care for
our work through another year which
has been the most successful or any
since we began the work in the city.
The Thanksgiving dinner given was a
source of much cheer and encourage
ment to the mothers and children who
partook Of the same, who numbered
seventy in all. The fund provid-
ed for this was $21 and $12 was used
for the dinner. leaving a balance Of 50
to be used later for those in need.
THE following shows some of the
work done during the month: Serv-
ices held II, calls and visits made by
the superintendent SO. number of office
interviews 1853, aid given to needy
families IL, persons and families
donating clothing and magazines 81
families and persons receiving cloth
ing So, garments given away 657, men
given day work 16. women given day
work 40. meals given 124, lodgings %.
o. e. McCracken,
Superintendent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
THE GARRTCK

No story Of the west has had a
greater success in it's dramatized form
than. The Heir to the Hoorah.
Three western mining men, Joint
owners of great mining property.
conceive the curious idea that there
must be an heir to the mine which Ia
called The Hoorah." They are all
bachelors. Lots are cast and the
youngest one is chosen to marry. -
After a search he decides on an
eastern girl and they marry. The turn
Of affairs is most interesting and the
story is all that can be asked, with An
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
MUST NOT BURN TRASH
ON The PAVED STREETS
Considerable Damage Has Been Done
in Places by the Practice, Say
Officials

Joseph Ames. commissioner of
streets, and City Engineer F. l.. And
ers, have discovered that there are
a number of places in the city where
great damage has been caused to the
pavements through the burning Of
leaves and trash on them. They say
that this practice must be stopped
Some persons have built bon-fires
on bitulithic pavements, which are
probably more subject to damage from
this cause than any other. However,
a fire will damage a brick or concrete
pavement,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08

a position to tell Fargoans what the
city of Winnipeg has been doing along
this line.
theatre on Sunday night. Mr. Nor
rison will speak at the North Dakota
Agricultural college Monday morning
at convocation and will address the
Commons club which will hold a
meeting Monday evening at the Gard
ner hotel, beginning with a dinner at
6 o'clock.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
GIVES ILLUSTRATED
LECTURE ON SEWERS
Benjamin Brooks Of Clay Produce
Bureau Gives Interesting Talk
to Business Men.

Benjamin Brooks, of the Interna-
tional Clay Products Bureau, gave a
highly interesting illustrated lecture
to the members Of the commercial club
last evening on the subject of sewers.
During his lecture Mr.. Brooks called
attention to the fact that it has been
found that clay sewers have been in
use in the world for the past 5000
years and devoted the greater part of
his time to discussing vitrified tile and
other forms of sewer pipe, and the re-
suits that have been obtained
There were quite large number of
people out for the lecture, which was
splendidly illustrated with stereoptic-
on slides.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
RESTRAIN BOND SALE.


st. Louis, Dec. S.--Suit to restrain
the National Bank OF Commerce of
st. Louis from selling at auction
and bonds of the Bankers
Trust company, with a face value Of
$4,539.o09 to satisfy a claim of $776,000
was filed in the federal district court
here. The suit was filed by two credit
ors of the Bankers Trust company,
which now is in receivership. The
noon,
Judge Dyer heard arguments on the
suit for an injunction this morning
The Bankers Trust company held
stock in small town banks throughout
the southwest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
NEW YORK IN RACE.
(By Associated PressO

Norfolk. Va. Dec. S.-Upon the ar.
rival yesterday of the advance guard
OF New York delegates to the annua
convention of the Southern Com.
mercial congress. which will meet
here Dec. II, it was announced that q
determined effort is to be made tc
secure the 1917 convention for New
York city. Several southern cities al
so have extended invitations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
SMALL FIRE DAMAGE
Blaze in Mrs. A. RubeI Home, 1912
First Avenue South.

The fire department was called to
the home Of Mrs. A. Rubel. 1912 First
evenue south. last evening at 5 o'clock
to extinguish a fire that had started
in the bathroom on the first floor
among some bedding, presumably
from a carelessly thrown match.
There was a slight loss to bedding
and wearing apparel. The fire had a
good start but was eXtinguished with
pbanicala
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
OPlE READ LECTURES
IN FARGO this EVENING

Opie Read, noted author and lee
turer will appear at the armory at
the North Dakota Agricultural coll
lege this evening as the second NUM-
ber of the Citizens Lecture course.
Principally through his works. the
speaker is known to practically every
American and holds a large place
among the literary workers of the
world. His advent here has been look
ed forward with much interest
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
Peg Authority Will
Discuss Recreation
Directed by City

Those interested in recreation, es-
pecially in outdoor winter sports,
will have several opportunities of
hearing one of the greatest authori-
ties on the subject-Arthur r. Nor
rison. commissioner OF recreation of
Winnipeg, who will speak at the
Grand theatre Sunday night and sew
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
excellent ending,

0NCtIIVHI GIIUITS.
The Heir to the Hoorah, is show
ing at the Garrick today and tomor-
row.
A feature that is introduced by the
Garrick for the first time this week Is
a Saturday morning matinee starting
at 10 o'clock and the second at IL
o'clock. The picture to be run each
week will be different than the regular
program. The picture this week is,
The Sleeping Beauty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08

eral places in the city on Monday.
The matter OF recreation is given
much attention by the Winnipeg mum
icipality, so much so that for several
years an official has spent his entire
time at nothing else at public ex-
pensc. Mr.. Morrison has been in
charge for long time and will be in
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08

LaMoure. N. D.. Dec. S.-Verena
Busche. the 5-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Busche of the Ber-
lin vicinity. met with very painful
and serious injury, when she accident
ally fell from haymow loft, striking
on her head and shoulders.
Her head was quite badly cut and
the shoulders bruised She was taken
to a doctor and it was found necessary
to take several stitches in the lacera-
ton.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
NEWSPAPERS COOPERATE.
(RV ASsociafe5 PreGS

Fairmont. w. Va. Dec. s.-Repre
sentatives Of thirteen daily news
papers in West Virginia at a meeting
here yesterday appointed committees
to formulate plans for the cooper
ative buying of news print paper, and
to investigate the advisability of
establishing a paper mill which would
supply the newspaper trade in this
state. The committees will report at
a meeting which will be held in Park
ersburg next month.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
A Dannerous Snort.

I'D like to sell you a new encyclo-
pedia," said the Kansas book agent.
well. young feller." said the man
from Arkansas. I'D like to have one,
but I'm afeered I'm too old to ride the
thing"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
"See How That Corn
Comes Clear Off"


Its hard to believe anything could
act like that in getting a corn off, Why,
m yfinger nail. 'GETS-IT is certainly
wonderful" Yes, "GETS-1T' is the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
LYON Is PLEASED

of Minneapolis, president of the First
National bank, and president of the
Mandan Mercantile company, arrived
yesterday from Minneapolis and will
spend several days here looking after
his business interests.
Mr.. Lyon is as much enthused as
anyone over the prospects of a new
prosperity and new growth of the
city. and is looking forward to doing
his share to help Build Mandan."
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08

County Auditor w. r. Tucker, Coun-
ty Supt. ]. w. Riley and Deputy Supt.
W. A. Landblom, are in Casselton to-
day, attending the annual meeting Of
the Cass County School Officers asso-
citation, which opened this morning
and will close this evening.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08

most wonderful corn-cure ever known
because you don't have to fool and put
ter around with your corns, harness
them up with bandages or try to dig
them out.
"GETS-IT" is liquid. You put on
It's painless. Put your stocking on
right over 1t. Put on your regular
shoes You won't limp or have a corn
twist" in your face. The corn, callus
or wart will loosen from your toe--ofr
1t comes Glory hallelujahi .GETS-IT'
is the biggest selling corn remedy in
the world When you try 1t, you know
why.
"GETS-IT'' is sold and recommended
by druggists everywhere, 25c bottle,
or sent on receipt of price by f.. Law
renee e. Co, Chicago, Ill.
Sold in Fargo and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy by Fout
& Porterfeld, ana Fargo Drug Co.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-11-24
Neighboring News
sslfridge News

The marriage OF Miss Louise Clayton,
daughter Of Mf. and Mrs. Sam Clayton.
to Chester Giles. is announced to take
place in the near future.
LIS. Solenberger aud wife, " no live
- miles southwest Of town, stopped at
the Merchant hotel Sunday for a few
hours visit while enroute from Thinner,
where Mr.. Solenberger had been look.
ing for cattle which strayed away three
weeks ago.
Martin Swift contemplates shipping a
carload of cattle to st. Paul the first of
the week.
Mrs. B. L. Smestad and little daugh.
ter Irene, spent a few days last week in
Aberdeen.
O. g. smeland and family OF Golden
Valley arrived in Selfridge Thursday.
They will reside five miles southeast
of town.
The ladies of Selfridge met Monday
evening for a few hours social visit with
Miss Lake Keister before her return to
Washington, Iowa. Music and games
were enjoyed by all. Listen! Wedding
Bells.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-11-24
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY
Local Happenings

0. G. Smeland, who recently fl.
ed on a homestead in Township
1881, moved down from Zap this
week, and will commence building
on his place at once. He was &C.
companied by Ole Gervestad and
Julius Knutson of Golden Valley,
who are also looking for land.
Rev. Father Bernard wishes the
Pioneer to express his appreciation
for the liberal patronage and to all
who helped make the Catholic church
Fair and Bazaar the marked sue
cess it was. A handsome sum of
money was taken in, which, need
less to say, will go for good
cause. rs
| TAKEN UP-One grey mare
about three years old. One bay filly
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
LOT Sec. 81, Twp. 129, ring. 80, Sioux
County, N. D. P. o. Address:
Kcldron, S. d.
Roy Bryant Of Napoleon, who re-
Gently bought the Culbertson half
section west Of Fort Yates, was here
yesterday from Cannonball, where
he this week bought Is head horses
from C. r. Wilcox and Mrs. Little
Shield. He returned to Napoleon,
but will be back again in the near
future.
Superintendent C. c. Covey left
Monday for Aberdeen to be on hand
for the term of Federal court which
convened there Tuesday. There
are a number of cases arising from
this reservation that will be brought
up at this term, most of them be-
ing ofenses against the law prohib-
iting the introduction OF liquor.
S. Robertson of Underwood We'd
nesday bought from Chas. Clayton
the west half of Section Is, Town
ship 1882, and they came over
here in the evening to have the
papers drawn. The consideration
is $4,000 Mr.. Robertson this
summer broke and cropped to flax
the east half of section s, in the
same township, which is owned by
sIcGray & kelstrup Of Underwood.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-11-24
The Bismarck Busi.
ness College

has sent every graduate to good bust
ness or bank position. 207 satisfied
students last year. The present man
ager and faculty number among their
former graduates thousands OF the mos,
successful business men and women
throughout the United States and Can.
ada. You cannot make a mistake in at.
tending a college recommended by
every church, merchant and banker in
it's acquaintance.
The college now occupies an entire
three story brick building. Best equip.
ped Banking and Office Practice depart.
ments in the United States. Expert
instructors. Steam heated, electric
lighted, cozily furnished rooms in the
dormitory $500 a mouth. Board at
cost. College in session throughout the
year, students enter any time, individ-
ual instruction, Preparatory Depart
ment starting the student with the low
est primary branches.
Send for particulars, when you know
more about this college and the splendid
positions it's graduates are holding,
YOU will want to attend. Write
G. M. LANGUM,
Bismarck, N. D.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-11-24
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE BY
ADVERTISEMENT

Default having occurred in the conditions in
the mortgage hereinafter described, Notice is
hereby given, that that y certain mortgage.
executed and delivered by Martin Swift. and
Sar ah E. Swift his wife. m0rtgagors. to C. A.
Patterson mortgage. dated the 10th day of
the Register of Deeds of the county Of Nor
ton, and state of North Dakota, on the End day
Nav 1912, ut nine o'clock Of the said day, and
was duly recorded in Book Ol9 of Mortgages,
on page 2l2.
Will be foreclosed by q sale of the premises
in such mortgage which are hereinafter de-
scribed. at the front door of the Court House
in the City Of Fort Yates. In the county OF
Sioux and state of North Dakota, ut the hour
of two O'Clock p. M. on the goth dav OF De-
cember, 1916, to satisfy the amount due upon
The premises described in the said mortgage
situated in the county of Sioux, and State OF
North Dakota, and are described as follows:
The Southeast Quarter and the East Half of
the Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty (20I
Township One Hundred twenty-nine, Cl29)
North of Range EiRhty-two. (8s), West OF the
Fifth Principal Meridian, and containing, &C.
cording to the United States Government
Survey thereof Two Hundred Forty, A24O,.
Acres,
There will be due on the said mortgage at
the date of sale the sum Of One Thousand
(sl7SO58). Dollars together with the costs OF
this foreclosure.
c. A. PATTERSON,
Mortgage.
STEVENS & KELsCH.
Mandan. North Dakota
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-11-24
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Henry Azure was Fort Yates
business visitor Wednesday.
Two new Fords for the Agency
will be received in the near future.
Hokanson-Turner Company re-
ceived their Thanksgiving turkeys
this week.
LOST-This summer. One brown
ge]ding, 10 years old. Branded C.
w. Richard White Eagle, Cannon
ball, N. D.
Mrs. Frank Halvorson has re-
signed her position at the Farm
school and left Wednesday for Har-
lem, Montana.
C. G.. Evans of Wade, was here
yesterday on business in connection
with lease. He was accompanied
by Thos. Twigg.
Stem STEVENSON, who formerly
lived at Winona, returned last week
for a visit from Minnesota, where
he is now making his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vetal LaCompte of
Mclaughlin, recently brought their
two sons to Fort Yates to attend the
Agency boarding school.
Henry Zahn Of solen is seriously
i'll with an attack OF pneumonia,
and was taken to the Bismarck hos
pital the first of the week.
HI. A. Archambault, the pioneer
merchant Of ThunderhaWk, writes
the Pioneer that he expects to leave
for Cansda in the near furture on a
visit.
Winfield Vermillion, who has
been here since Barren Butte was
mole-hill, was business visitor
from his home near the Farm
school Saturday.
The funeral of Gladys Kast, mem
|ition Of whose death was made last
week, was held Saturday from the
Catholic church. Rev.. Father Ber-
|tnard officiated at the services.
Mr.: and Mrs. J. L. Tunt]and and
Mrs. Walters of Shields, visited
Sunday with the latters brother.
Chas. Pulling, who has just located
on q homestead south of Fort Yates.
The Benton Packet Company's
barge which was left here about
year ago, is now practically sub
merged, and unless taken out be-
fore the river freezes over it will be
a total loss.
Sam Bruiguire's house at Nc
Iiaughlin caught fire Saturday fore
noon from the explosion Of agaso-
line stove, and the interior together
with it's contents was completely
destroyed. !.
L B. : Gisnees, representing the
T. w. Stevenson Co:,sof Minnea-
polls. manufacturers Of Patterson
hats and Stevenson mackinaws, was
here Wednesday with a sample line
of goods at the Hokanson-T Turner
Company store who handle these
lines exclusively in Fort Yates.
Ben White is still confined in the
hospital with a bad foot which he
injured while chopping wood some
lineage. During election he got
out and made a trip to Solen, and
received setback which necessitat-
ed his return to the hospital for fur
ther treatment.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-11-24

Published by direction of the
Board of County Commissioners,
and in accordance with Chapter
256 Session Laws of 1915.
Witness my hand and official
seal at Fort Yates. North Dakota,
this 10th day of November, 1916.
"A. COLvILLE,
[Seal County Auditor.
pub. Nov. 1924, Dec. is, 1861
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-11-24
A Chinaman editing a Chinese

newspaper in San Francisco makes
the following statement concerning
whisky VS.. opium: whisky raises
the passion which transforms a
man into a beast, and he goes home
to kick his wife; opium changes a
man to a living corpse, and when
he goes home his wife kicks him
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-11-24

j. A. Wells and wife made a trip
to So]cn Sunday.
Luke Lowdog visited with friends
at Bullhead over Sunday.
Albert Martin Of Selfridge, was a
Fort Yates business visitor yes!er-
day.
A. U. Ostrum and Martin Isaac
son went out to the John Helt place
west of Fort Yates Sunday to COM
plete a house.
James Hairychin Of Shields, was
Il Fort Yates visitor Saturday, ard
while in town subscribed for the
Pioneer.
N. E. Shobe, the popular manag-
err of the Bingenheimer Mercantile
Company Of Scien, was a Fort
Yates visitor yesterday.
Sam LaPointe, farmer in charge
of Wakpala district, is away on a
vacation, and his place is filled by
his assistant, James Distribute.
Mrs. G.. E. Fiske and daughter
Miss Laura, went to Bismarck yes
terday to have some dental work
done.
It is reported that w. M. Bowden
of Winona, while hauling lumber
from Pollock, fell from the wagon
and was seriously injured, last week.
Jim Black left the first of the
week for Crow Greek, South Dako-
ia, and expects to return in about
ten days accompanied by bride.
J. A. Wells went to Solen We'd
nesday to bring down his mother
in-law Mrs. Gipp, who will visit
here at the Wells home for a
while
i Chas. Mclaughlin was here yes
terday from Chadwick, to bring
home his wife, who has been with
her daughter at the hospital here
for some time.
Thos. Skye came over from his
home near Porcupine Friday to
bring home his wife and little girl,
who had been receiving treatment
at the hospital for some time.
\ N. 'Seipple and Julian Longelk Of
Little Eagle, ARE at Aberdeen attend
ing court this week. Longelk is
charged with having introduced
liquor and has been at liberty on
bonds.
1 "A large crew Of men are. at work
making a cut on the Mclaughlin
road where it crosses the Halsey
hill. It is expected to keep the crew
at work as long as the weather will
permit, \.
Frank Weistmiller, one of the
old-timers Of the Shields neighbour
hood, was here Saturday with B..
L. Carter, the Porcupine rancber,
and made pleasant call on the
editor of the Pioneer.
Frank Gates was in town yests'r-
day on his way to Mcintosh, where
he went to sell a tract of land he
has deed for south Of there There
is healthy land movement in this
section of the country.
Mrs. Robt. Goudreau of Selfridge
was here Friday ON a visit with her
mother. Mrs. VIM: Pamplin, who
is at the hospital for treatment, and
whose condition is improving. She
returned home Sunday.
Editor "Chris" Christensen Of
Fort Yates is one newspaper man
who is winner of high honors in
the recent election, being elected as
county auditor of Sioux county.
Congratulations.-Mott Spotlight.
Mrs. Gus Hokanson. Mrs. NJ. A.
Berg, Mrs. G. w. Hokanson and
Mrs. A. Colyille, went to Bismarck
Wednesday to view the sights of
the Capitol city. j. w. Culbertson
took them up in his Oakland car.
While in St. Paul recently on
their way to Wisconsin for q visit
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Beneke met j. |
L. Haas, formerly cashier of the
Fort Yates Bank. He wished to be
remembered to his many friends
here.
Sidney Bears Heart sustained a
broken leg in a run away accident
Saturday afternoon. The team. be-