Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-11-01


ton reservation in Charles Mix county
subscribed total of $4,000 to the
Liberty loan, according to the state
ment Of Agent A. w. Leach.
Rev. T. Birkholz, we'll known cler-
gyman of Roscoe. has accepted call
to the pastorate of the Lutheran
churches at olivia and Danube. Mimi
His departure is deeply regretted, as
the local church had prospered greatly
under his pastorate.
Harry Jones. a horse breaker, who
has driven in number Of contests in
the state. was found dead near Can
ming with the indications that horse
which he was breaking had dashed
into fence. throwing both horse and
rider. and the rider was killed.
Addison B. Taylor, pioneer home
steader OF Hutchinson county, died at
the family home on farm near Olivet.
aged %. He was veteran of the
Civil War and for many years was
prominent in Grand Army circles. Dur
ing the early days Of the county he
served as member Of the board Of
The adjutant general of the army
has notified the following South Dako-
ia boys that they have been designa-
ted to take the entire examination for
West Point military academy next
March: Albert r. Blackwell, Fruit
dale; Gilbert Cooley, Mclaughlin, and
| Ashley +. Lanphere, Rapid City.
Frank Gilmour, formerly Of Cham
berlain. but now living OH his ranch
near Murdo, recently sold grass fed
steer at Sioux City that broke all
records, tipping the scales at 1920
pounds and brought the fancy price OF
$3.50. This steer was right off from
the range with the rest of the cattle
he had in his big shipment
Roy Even, the son of George Even,
a farmer living near Humboldt may
lose one of his arms as the result OF
being accidentally shot while hunting
with Louis Balk, a comrade. The two
boys were in boat on Lost lake.
when the gun of young Balk was acct
dentally discharged the full charge
entering Evens arm near the Shout
der.
Ulysses Zephier, son of farmer
living twelve miles southwest of Wag.
ner, was accidentally shot and killed
while playing piano. When he sat
down to play he had a revolver in his
hip pocket He played dance music
and several Of the younger children
in dancing around the small room to
the accompaniment of the music must
have knocked the revolver from h!s
pocket. When it struck the floor it
was discharged, the bullet striking
the young man under the jaw and com.
ing out on the side Of his head.
To be buried under three feet of rock
and yet escape with his life when
caught by cavein in a well was the
experience of John w. Johnson, a
Gregory homesteader. Johnson was
trying to connect an old we'll with
new one only few feet away by
driving pipe through the ground.
when the jar of the pounding caused
the we'll to partially cave in. He was
caught under mass of rock and was
unable to aid himself in the least. For.
tunately, the rocks were piled loosely
enough to permit him to breathe. Men
working nearby rescued him after
strenuous efforts
v. Matteson, Blair, Neb., man.
who has been making his home with
his brother, Charles, on a farm near
Virgil. died as the result of being
seized with spasms while holding a
team of horses in a field for his broth,
er. One spasm succeeded another for
period Of about &c hours, when he
became so weak that death resulted.
A strange feature was enjoying his
customary good health up tothe time
the first spasm seized him, this com.
ing without warning. Physicians
were baffled in efforts to discover the
cause of the spasms. The dead man
Is survived by a widow and three chill.
dren.
"Are portions of South Dakota less
loyal than the rest of the state?"
State Liberty loan officials of the
council of defense here say that sub
scription returns justify the question.
Certain wealthy counties in the state
chairmen everywhere are working pa
triotically. but in some cases 1t ap-
pears citizens Of the communities do
not seem to consider that they are per-
sonally appealed to. The result is
that in few counties the response
to this important national appeal is
not as ready or as liberal as the critl.
cal situation demands.
The youngest purchases of Liber-
ty bond in the state or northwest is
believed to be Howard Eugene john
son.aged six. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank ]. Johnson. of Onida. The lit
tie boy appeared at the counter of the
Farmers bank and asked IL he had
enough money in the bank to buy a
Livery barn" F1e stated that his
father had told him that it was the
duty Of everyone to aid tho govern
ment by purchasing one of these
bonds. One Of the bank attaches