Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-01-25
Pioneer Special Services by Western Newspaper u,
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
pssn Newspaper Union News Service

in Winfred recently.
John B. Moore, "a, pioneer furni-
ture dealer of Aberdeen, is dead Of
ailments due to old age.
Fire in the postoffice and a pool hall
at Condo did considerable damage, but
was extinguisled before the buildings
or contents we're destroyed.
Mrs. Olive Crowe-Austtn has re-
signed her position as superintendent
of schools for Jackson county, el'
fective April 1. Her successor has
not yet been appointed by the county
commissioners.
In the list of rife clubs competing
in the contest under the direction OF
the National Rifle association. the Wa
tertown club holds sixth place, having
score of 1854, which ties 1t with
the st. Paul team.
Members of the jackson Catholic
church have decided to erect new
$4,000 parsonage for the pastor OF
the Jefferson church. When complet-
ed it will be one of the finest church
parsonages in the state.
Merrill Reynolds and Arie Kunfeke,
young men of Corsica. pleaded guilty
to robbing thu store of c. Fenenga OF
Corsica. Reynolds was sentenced to
18 months and kunfeke to one year
at the state penitehtiary.
A splendid display Of oil paintings
will be exhibited iii the art department
of South Dakota state college at Brook
/. ings, January q to February 10. This
is the first exhibit of it's kind ever
held at state college although the art
department has year after year con-
Quoted an excellent art display.
The county commissioners of Brown
county have just paid the last indebt-
edness, $4,000; Oil the fine 800 acre
poor farm purchased by the county
five years ago, for S110 All acre. The
county has placed $4,000 worth of i11i'
provements on the farm since its pur-
chase, and its total value now is over
5000.
The South Dakota and North Da-
kota teams which met In Sioux Falls
last fail are scheduled to meet again
the coming season, this time on North
Dakota grounds, playing at Grand
Forks, October %, according to the
schedule that has Just been an
nounced. Tlle North Dakotans will In
wade South Dakota Nov. IL. to play
the state team at Brookings.
A small piece Of dynamite fed into
a cook stove along with some Ignite
coal damaged the l.. G. Malchert resi-
dence ut Haz1eton. Fortunately the
piece of explosive was small and no
one was near the stove when 1t let
loose. A miner either dropped the
piece of dynamite accidentally or
through some freak Of circumstances
it failed to explode when charge was
shot
Lester Thorne Of eastern su1ly
county is gathering in number OF
coyotes with his pack Of hounds this
winter. He has the dogs trained to
ride in the rear sc at of his auto until
the coyote is sight ID and "winded" by
an auto chase, after which the dogs
have an easy time in finishing the race
without running themselves out after
one wolf, and by this means he Is
able to run down several in the course
of an afternoon.
Rustlers made a raid through the
region near Egan and drove off t1um-
m d
S. w. Schoen. residing on a farm
north of Egan, who had eight head
stolen. The animals were traced to
a farm north of Pipestone. Mimi,
where the thief had disposed of them
to farmer The thief was shrewd
enough to require the farmer to pay
cash for the animals, and after obtain
ing the money he disappeared
The new town between Bancroft and
Willow Lakes again has been rechrist.
ened. The town was first named Gal
lagherville, the names of Midway, Eel
ton, Collingsburg and Tango having
at that time been rejected. The rail-
way company finally named the town
Phelps. Now the postofice depart
ment has rejected the name of Phelps.
because there is another postoffice Of
a somewhat similar name in South Da-
kota, and has named the town Mel
ham.
A young man giving the name Of
Joe Flinton was arrested eight miles
east of Yankton after wild auto
chase. Flinton had burglarized Art
Reetz's store of guns. flashlights.
shells, ETC.. and made his getaway in
a new six-cylinder Studebaker auto
mobile stolen from Peter Vandonse-
LIARS garage. Flinton ran the car into
the ditch and was stalled when the
officers caught up with him. He was
we'll armed, but was surprised and
captured.
Mrs. Gust Anderson, pioneer resi-
dent of Sphinx township. near Elk
Point, is one of the South Dakota wo.
men who has accomplished something
She has just decided to retire from
active farming and take things more
easy in the future. For twenty years
she has resided on an S0-acre farm,
and has made living for herself and
seven children, her husband having
died during the pioneer days. Her
children now are grown and will look
after her in the future.
A man giving the name of James
Jensen was found in badly frozen
condition in little shack about eight
miles north of Carter. A neighbor
found him in the building in help
less condition and without food or
fuel.
Two suits for damages aggregating
over 100000 have been brought in
Watertown against the Minneapolis &
St. Louis railroad as result of acct
dents last fall in and near that city
which resulted in the death of one en-
ploye of the road and the gripping Of
another.
Governor Dsmisses Prison Head.