Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-08-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Sherlt1 Clayton was over from
Selfridge on some business matters
Friday
1 Otto r. Kopplin, farmer at the
Farm school, was a Fort Yates
visitor Sunday.
Rev. Father Bernard was confined
to his bed the first Of the week with
an attack OF illness.
i George Defender was in the city
the first OF the week from his ranch
near the Farm school.
i Mrs. Frank Halvorson was up
from the Farm school this week on
a visit with Mrs. Il. G.. Hilton.
/ A dance was given at the Young
Sing restaurant Wednesday evening
which was very well attended.
\ Bob Tail Bear, a we'll known In
dian of Porcupine district, was an
Agency visitor the first OF the week.
Rev. DIR. Beede was down from
Cannonball Sunday and conducted
Episcopal services at the Agency
hall.
i Gust Hokanson received a bad
cut in the palm of his left hand
while repairing an automobile last
Friday.
\ new steel ceiling is being put
into the south addition Of the
Hokanson- Turner Company's store
this week.
Henry Zahn and Luke Lowdog
were among others who attended the
show and dance at Solen last Fri
day evening.
Frank Gates was in town Tues
day and turned in two teams to the
government for issue to Indians en-
titled to benefits.
A card party and dance was given
Monday evening a: the Joe Fleets
home west of town. 1t was an in
vitation affair.
Jos. Huse was in town Wednes-
day on his way home to Selfridge
after a trip to Winona where he
went to get some seed rye.
Sidney Mclaughlin was up from
his ranch Tuesday after a
couple OF mares that had strayed to
the Chas. Beckworth ranch.
E. C. Means has been transferred
from the inheritance branch of the
Indian service, and will be given a
regular position at the Agency at an
annual salary Of $1,000.
H. NJ. keenan, with Rosenbaum
Bros, Chicago live stock commits
sion firm, came over from Shields
Saturday evening for the purpose of
calling on ]. A. Stiles.
Sam Bruiguire was up from Nc
Laughlin Friday with another load
Of government freight for the local
Agency. He also brought up a man
foy the Stiles hay camp crew.
Oscar Baumann and wife, e. G.
Witzleben, Misses Buisson and
!. Watson started for Thunderhawk
Sunday, but turned back at Nc
Intosh on account of the rain
:. a. U. Ostrum and J. A. Stiles
went out to the Ostrum ranch Sun
dav where Mr.. Stiles bought IL
head Of three year old steers for
which he paid ss5 per head.
/ Don Bidwcll, the Hazleton bridge
contractor, passed through Fort
Yates last Thursday on his way to
Morristown, north OF where he is
building a bridge across Hay creek.
A heavy rain Sunday and Mon
day has delayed harvesting. haying
and other farm work. The rain
will prove beneficial to flax, corn
and other late crops as well as pas
lures.
VIM. Haffner, manager of tine
Solen Farmers Elevator Company,
was married at St. Paul last week.
lie has fine new house completed
at Solen for the reception of his.
bride.
Sisters Odelia and Patrenella of
the Agency Boarding school mired
their team in sink hole below the
river bank Wednesday while in
quest of berries. The team was got
ten out without any resulting
damage.
| J. r. Turner, Miss Hattie Isaac
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. A. Berg were