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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Appointed supt. Of Live Stock

N. Seipple, for the past two years
farmer in charge of Little Eagle
district, has been appointed Live
Stock Inspector Of the Standing
Rock reservation in place of ]. T.
Wright, who has been promoted to
superintendent of the Jicarilla (New
Mexico) reservation. The appoint
ment Of Mr.. Seipple to this respon-
sible position is q deserved promo
ton, and appears to meet with the
general approval of the Indians with
whom he is very popular. Mr..
Seipple and family will move to
Fort Yates next week. His success
sor at Little Eagle has not yet been
named.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
oldest S. R. Indian Die.

neutrality-suspicious., mother of
Adam Hona, died at the home of
her son near the Farm school on
February 1st. Francis B. Zahn,
one Of the clerks at the Agency, has
looked up the records and finds
that she was at the time of her
death perhaps the oldest woman of
the tribe whose name is carried on
the rolls. She was born in 1916 or
1917, and consequently attained the
ripe old age Of 1c0 years. This is
not improbable as her son Adam
Hona is an old man. She was bur-
led at the Farm school on February
3. Interment was made in the
Catholic cemetery, and Rev. Father
Francis officiated at the funeral.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Precedent Established
lnSettling PierreE Estate
Important Precedent Will be Establi,hed
In the Matter Of Probatins the
Baptist Pierre Estate

County Judge Beede came down
from Cannonball Tuesday, and yes.
terday at his office in the court
house, took up the matter of ap-
pointment Of an administrators Of
the estate of the late Baptist Pierre,
a putent in fec Indian.
As the heirs are all trust patent
Indians, Acting Superintendent j.
F. Giegold. appeared at the time
and upon his suggestion the hearing
was continued until next Tuesday.
The probating Of this estate I'M
der the state laws will establish q
precedent in the matter Of settling
estates Of citizen Indians who at tho
time Of their death still have some
trust interests.
AS number of similar cases will
come up in the future, Judge Becde
is proceeding cautiously in orde,
that the nracedcnts laid will snfc.
guard the interest OF MI concerned
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Say. Missouri Will be H;.h

Capt. l. p Baker of the Benton
Packet Company, writes j. A Stiles
from Bismarck, to look out for high
water along the Missouri river this
spring. He says that few days
warm weather any time now will
melt the snow along the Yellow
stone, Little Missouri and other
tributary streams and precipitate a
flood. Capt. Baker keeps constant
ly posted on conditions along the
Missouri and says that there is
more snow than there has been for
mary years along the Missouri river
basin from the Rocky Mountains to
the Gulf of Mexico.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Residence Destroyed by Fire

The residence Of H. P. Tracy
near Dale post office in Emmons
county, was destroyed by fire dur
the early morning hours of Febru-
ary 3rd. Most of the furniture was
saved and the family are quartered
temporarily in another building on
the farm. The, family were asleep
when the fire broke out and were
awakened by the smoke. The
origin of the conflagration is be-
lieved to have been caused by a de.
fective stove-pipe. The Tracy resi-
dence was one Of the first building
erected in southern Emnons county
and was built Of cottonwood logs.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Appointed Superintendent

J. T. Wright, superintendent of
live stock on tho Standing Rock re-
scrvation since the summer of 1915,
who has been visiting at Anson,
Texas, since the first of the year,
has been appointed superintendent
of the Jicarilla reservation in New
Mexico, and will not return to Fort
Yates. His many friends in North
Dakota will be glad to hear Of his
good fortune.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Amend Constitution Bv
Initiative Petition Plan
The Initiative Measure will be Used 10
Garry out the Non-Parti.an League
Program Plan Leader.

The initiative will be used to car
ry out the n-Partisan League
program, says the Fargo Courier
News, the Non. Partisan Leagues
daily newspaper published at Far
go.
The fundamental features of
House Bill "A, killed by the Senate
OF the Fifteenth assembly last week,
will he Incorporated into initiative
constitutional amendments to be
submitted at the election i'm 1918.
All other constitutional amend
nents that may be attempted bv
ant'-Leagnc senator's to offset their
defeat of House Bill A, will be on.
posed in the senate and killed in
the house, according to unanimous
action Of the Nom Partisan League
joint session and house caucus.
The amendments to be initiated
will be substantially the same "a
the clauses covering these subjects
in the defeated house bill:
A provision that the right Of the
state or any Of its subdivisions to
enter into any occupation or busi-
ness shall not he denied.
That the state or any of it's polit.
ical subdivisions may issue bonds
secured by first mortgage upon land
by physical property of the state.
owned industries.
Better facilities for amending the
constitution. ...".
-. 4 ,7 more workable j i initiative, ref
Compulsory state hail insurance
on an acreage basis
Limiting bonds issued by the
state to 100000.
These will be embraced into five
or six seperatc constitutional
amendments and signatures will lie
be secured by the organizers of the
Non-Partisan League
Discussion by many representa-
tives and senator's brought out the
fact that they believed there is no
other way Of putting the League
program into effect, that the ut.
most efforts of the League represent
tatives and senators possible in this
legislature have been made and lost
by the balance of power being in
the hands Of few anti-League sen.
ators.
Declaration was repeated by sew
eral that the people will repudiatc
the senator's who have defeated the
purposes and that there will be a
senate as responsive to the popular
will in the next session as the
house is now.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
A Mistake

The Hazelton Republican refer
ing to a group picture Of the al
members Of North Dakota's Con.
stitutional Convention. which was
recently printed on the patent in
side Of nearly every North Dakota
weekly, said:
THE Emmons county represen-
tative at that time was j. B. Gay
ton, well known to the old.timers
of this community, as we'll as to
many who came to the county in
recent years. Mr.. Clayton is still
not far from here having in recent
years taken up residence at Cannon
ball just across the Missouri river
where he now lives"
j. B Clayton, who represented
Emmons county in the North Da-
kota Constitutional Convention 26
years ago, has been dead for many
years. He was the father Of Will
liam, Charles, Samuel, John and
James Clayton, all residents Of Sioux
county and who were allotted some
Of the best land .on the reservation
in the Selfridge neighborhood
Their illustrious father lived on the
east side of the Missouri river in
Emmons county, right across from
the present town of Cannonball, /,
where postoffice bearing his name
was established.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Bull Soda for $500

A. B. Cook Of Townsend, Mon.
tana, one of the stockholders of the
Stiles Cattle Company, and the
largest breeder of registered Here
ford cattle in the United States, al
the Denver Live Stock Show recent.
ly sold two year old bull for s5,.
10000. The animal was bought by
Thos. Mortimer, a well-known Kan.
.sas breeder. The Stiles Cattle
Company have a large number ol
bulls from the same herd which
they received last summer.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
sol.n Want. Deputy Sheriff

The residents Of Solen have petit
toned Sheriff Chas. Mclaughlin to
appoint a deputy there. They claim
there is bunch Of rough-nex that
raise HI there every time they get
their nose wet and they want some
body authorized to take care Of
these bold, bad men. 1t has been
suggested that Charlie so up there
and handle few Of the real bad
ones, after which the rest would be
,nore doei|e.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15


There are many, especially the
pioneers along the Missouri, who
will remember Capt G j. Atkins,
and regret to learn of his death,
which occurred at his home in Can
do, this state, last week. Capt
Atkins was one Of the early steam
boat men on the Missouri river,
along with Grant Marsh and others,
having made his first trip up here
in 1868. He finally quit the steam.
boat life for the farm and moved
with his family to Dakota, home
stealing near Cando in 1884.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15

Claude G. Covey, superintendent
of the Standing Rock Indian reser-
vation, who was called to WASH
ington D. c., about month ago
for a conference with Cato Sells,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs,
has been transferred to the position
Of superintendent of the Rosebud
reservation in South Dakota.
News Of the change was received
in private letter received yester-
day by Mrs. Covey who states that
Mr.. Covey is now on his way home
from the east, and is expected to
arrive at Fort Yates about the first
of next week. He will remain here
but short time, and assume his
new duties as soon as relieved and
checked out. Who the new SUPER
intendent Of the Standing Rock
reservation will be has not been an.
nounced.
The news Of the change OF ad-
ministrative head Of the Fort Yates
Agency comes as a surprise and
will be received with considerable
regret both by the Indians and
white citizens. So far as Mr.. Covey
is personally concerned the change
is promotion and a deserved rec
ognition of his ability by the In
dian Department. The Rosebud is
a larger and more populous reser-
vation than the Standing Rock,
and the salary Of the superintendent
is considerable more than the
amount he received for the same
services here.
Mr.. Covey came to Fort Yat es as
superintendent in December 1914,
from the Navajo Springs reserva-
tion in Colorado. During his ad-
ministration more progress and i'm
provements have been made on the
Standing Rock reservation than for
many years previous under his var
ious predecessors. The influen ce
of his administration will be felt for
a long time to come and it is to be
hoped that his successor will con-
tinue and carry out the policies in
augurated by Mr.. Covey.
When Mr.. Covey came to the
Standing Rock reservation the live
stock industry was on the decline
among the Indians, the records
showing that there were only about
5000 head Of cattle among them.
One Of the first matters he took up
was to secure an appropriation from
the Indian Department for the pur-
chase Of 1000 heifers which were
sold to the Indians during the
spring Of 1915 on the re-imbursable
plan.
This step was in the nature of an
experiment and worked out so sue,
cessful that in the neighborhood Of
500 heifers and 1000 steers addi.
tional were sold to the 1ndial.s s on
the same plan during the spring Of
1915, and today from the original
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Touch Luck

1t is rumored that the old Indian
who predicted that the present win
ter would be a mild and open one
has been frozen to death, along with
some Of those fur bearing animals
that were provided with only a thin
coat Of fur because of the prospects
that the winter would not be a cold
one.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Provisions For Indians
Has Been Distributed
Flour, Bacon, Sugar and Coffee Distri
buted Among the Standing Rock
Indians During Week

Distributing provisions consisting
Of flour, bacon, sugar, coffee, etc.,
among the Standing Rock Indians
was begun Monday under the direc-
ton Of Acting Superintendent Gle
gold who was personally in charge
at Cannonball, while Issue Clerk
Caldwell was in charge Of the issue
at Wakpala.
The Indians Of Little Eagle, Bull
head and Porcupine districts receiv-
ed their share of the provisions
Tuesday and yesterday, and today
issue will be made at Fort Yates for
the Agency district.
While all the flour bought has
not arrived, two carloads on hand
has been distributed, and any dis
tress there may have been among
some Of the Indian families on ac-
count of the short crop last year
and hard winter, has been relieved.
The delay In having this issue
made was not due to any cause
within the control Of Mr.. Giegold,
acting superintendent. Delay in
transit and snow blockade is the
reason, and it may be some time
yet before the rest Of the -four or.
dered arrives.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
EARLY Fur Trader Cies

Louis Laplant, about 100 years
old, the last Of the old American
Fur company traders, died in
hospital at Pierre, S. d., February
5. after an illness Of nearly a year.
Laplant arrived at Fort Pierre when
it was an American Fur company
trading post in 1895.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Two Old.Timer. Dead

Prescott, Wis, Feb. a.-Colonel
Daniel j. Dill, builder Of Fort Rice,
near Bismarck, N. D., is dead at
his home here. He was 81 years
old.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Sioux County Settler
Perished During Storm
c. w. Shaw, Aged Farmer Of Cedar
Valley, Froxe to Death During the
Blizzard February 3rd

G. w. Shaw, a resident Of Cedar
Valley, by which name the neigh
borhood tributary to the Cedar river
near Swastika post Office in Sioux
county is know, lost his life by
freezing to death on the prarie DUR
ing the blizzard Saturday evening,
February 8, while on his way from
Mcintosh. The story below is from
the account published in the Nc
Intosh Globe-Chief last week:
Mr.. Shaw started out from Nc
Intosh between four and five o'clock
Saturday afternoon on his way to
his home seven miles northwest Of
this city, just as the blizzard started
up and t'eean raging. In fact, even
at this time with the fine snow that
was falling, accompanied by a stiff
northwest wind, it was most treach-
d. erous for even man or beast to buck
up against.
He reached the home Of G. w.
Buel about five miles out, which
was on his way home, around six
O'Clock, and stopped and chatted
with him, Mr.. Buel put forth every
effort to have him stay there for the
night, but feeling confident that he
could make the trip continued on
his way,
Az he had gotten about a mile
further on, he unhitched his team
from the sleigh, and started out on
foot, but was unable to 90 a triAe
over a hundred yards before he fell
face downward, anu lfis arms spread
out before him, and succumbed to
the inevitable. This was about
three-quarter Of mile from his
home, and the body was found not
over five feet from the main travel
ed road by G. A. Bowman, a
neighbor.
This Is one Of the saddest calami-
ties that has ever happened in this
section. He leaves to mourn him, a
beloved wife, two daughters at home
Catherine and Fern; two married
daughters in Ohio; also two sons,
Claude and Gal, the former piano
salesman with headquarters at Red
field, and the latter a salesman for
a Cincinnati house.
The deceased came to this country
about two years ago, and establish
ed farm home north Of Mcintosh,
built handsome residence besides
otherwise improving the place, with
the expectation Of making it his per-
manent home. He liked the country
very much and was a booster at all
times for his section of North Da-
kota. He was engaged in diversi.
fled farming, and was meeting with
good success.
Mr.. Shaw was sixty.eight years
of age, a grand old man and was
enjoying fairly good health. He
was always cheerful, kind, consid-
crate, honorable in every way, and
a most loving husband and father.
His loss is severe one to his
household, and the sincerest SYM
pathy of the entire community is
extended them in their terrible af-
Fiction. It is not known, as yet,
where the burial will take place,
but it is thought the remains may
be shipped to his ,old home at Fin
ley, Ohio, although, we under
stand, he had always expressed a
desire to be buried here.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-15
Sup't. c. c. Covey
Goes To Rosebud
Claude {. Covey, Superintendent Of Standing
Rock Indian Reservation, Transferred to
Rosebud, S. D. Reservation

stock and issue heifers the herds
among the Indians have increased
to 10000 head
Mr. Covey was also instrumental
in securing appropriations for bet
ter breeding stock for the school
herds and about so pure bred and
grade dual purpose Shorthorn COWS
and number of bulls were bought
for the Agency Boarding and farm
school herds.
| The epidemic OF dourine among
horses on the reservation, the erad-
ication Of which began several
years ago. has boen practically
wiped out during the past two
years, with the result that many
mares and stations w7re DESTROYED.
In order to give the Indians a new
and better start to increase their
once numerous droves Of horses
MIR. Covey was successful in secur-
ing an appropriation for number
OF pure-bred registered percheon
stations last spring which were dis
tr1buted among the different dis
tricts.
Along agricultural lines the In.
dlans have also made substantial
progress the past two years, and
MIR. Covey has personally conducted
number Of institutes with the help
OF his employees at various points
through the reservation. Last year
the re-imbursable plan .was extend
ed so that the Indians were enabled
to secure farm implements of all
kinds at actual cost under this sys-
tenn. Two new threshing rigs were
|
also bought and a new tractor. De.
spite the fact that last year was an
off season for small grain yet many
gratifying results, considering con-
ditions, were reported.
Mr.. Covey's most notable achieve
naent while superintendent here is
the splendid system Of new roads
laid out. He began early in 1915
to undertake the first systematic
road work ever undertaken on the
reservation and has received num-
erous compliments on the intelli.
gent method employed. His original
plan called for a road from Solen
to Mclaughlin to be known as the
Standing Rock Trail which, when
completed, will form connecting
link between the Red Trail and
Yellowstone Trail. This is one of
the most enduring improvements
ever undertaken on the reservation,
and it is to be hoped that his sue.
cessor will be able to co mplete the
work.
So far 25 miles Of the road-from
Fort Yates to McLaughlin-has
been graded and bridges put in over
the streams where required. The
cost Of the grading has come out of
the appropriation for Indian labor
for roads, while the cost of bridges
has been paid by the county. This
road is one Of the best highways in
the state and in time to come,
when the unfinished portion is
completed, will bring much travel
to this section of the state.
Early in 1915 Mr.. Covey began a
campaign of advertising the sale Of
surplus non-competent and inherit
ed Indian lands on the reservation,
and since May 9Th, that year, fire.
quent sales have been held with
the result that many thousands of
acres Of surplus, idle land has been
sold to actual settler: on easy terms.
These sales has greatly enhanced the
value Of the remaining adjoining
lands owned by Indians, and been
the means Of interspelsing among
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-06-14
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SPEAK WORD
FOR FRIEND
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Pleased to lDdOrss
Tsnlse For All

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= EsIt u the sale If q farm and
brought here from Boonc county on q
change " yenDe.
The e4se n Ohe Mcclure againgr
the estate u J. o. BcC1ne, deceased
was tried Thursday. The Jury re
turned a verdict for The plaintiff.
On Friday the Gaze Of Fred Len.
hen W, George Austin, a suit in eq1i.
~, was tried before the court.
The ease Of Margaret sanderson W
The Insurance 60. IT Pennsylvania
was dismissed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-06-14
MCMILLAN BOY HONORED
Kenneth Gordon Davis Awarded
State Scholarship to Wash
ington University

Kenneth Gordon Davis is in receipt
Of a letter from the head of Wash.
lngton University, St. Louis, Offer.
ing him free tuition for a four-year
course in the arts and science work in
preparation for medicine. Mr..
Davis stated that he would most like.
ly accept the honor conferred upon
him and attend there next year. He
was graduated from Mcmillan High
two weeks ago, with his name on the
honor list.
This is the second Mcmillan bov
who has been given the State Schol-
arship at Washington University, AL.
len Coatsworth having been thus
honored in 1916.