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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
Sells "Home-Made" Wine.

Sioux Falls.-Members of the Minno-
mite colonies in Hutchinson county
have in the past each year made con-
siderable money from the marketing
of wine. which they manufacture from
Wild and tame grapes. Recently one
Of the Mennonite colonists visited
town near the colony and was indus
triously engaged in selling wine when
he was arrested on the charge of vio-
latng the provisions of the statewide
prohibition law. When taken before
Justice he was found guilty of SELL
ing wine illegally and was fined s225
and costs. It is stated that the de-
PENDANT has engaged attorneys and
will appeal the case to the state cir
cult court.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
Select Seed Potatoes.

Select your seed potatoes now"
suggests DR.. A. N. Hume, state college
agronomist, by picking the finest po-
tatoes from the highest yielding hills.
The only way to hunt out these high
producing hills is to dig separately
with hand work. This also makes it
possible to discard even the good
looking tubers that grow in hills which
produce only few-a matter of al
most equal Importance"
Dr. Hume states that If this method
is impossible, some progress at least
may be made by selecting potatoes
from the bin after the digging is all
done. or even from the wagon box,
by sorting out the finest looking tu-
bers into uniform lot for seed pur-
poses. Uniform, good-siZed tubers are
sure to yield more and better pota-
toes than small culls and mis-shapen
tubers. OF course, with such mass
selection one has no way of excluding
those fine looking tubers which grew
singly in hills and which really ought
not to be planted for the best results.
DIR. Hume sites his own experience
this summer with some potato breed
ing rows in which potato seed taken
from high producing hills yielded five
times as large a crop as those not
selected.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
Indian Agencies United.

recent order of the commissioner of
Indian affairs. the Santee Indian
agency. situated on the Nebraska side
of the Missouri river, and the Yank-
ton Indian agency, on the east or
South Dakota bank of the stream.
have been consolidated under one
agent or superintendent. Superinten-
dent Leach. who for some years has
been in charge of tho Yankton agency,
will in future under the new arrange
ment have charge of both agencies and
will look after the walfare of the In
dams on both reservations. The two
agencies are among the most historic
in the northwest.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
FIGURES FOR 1917 COMPILED Bf
THE 6TATE COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the state
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.
Pierre

The state council OF defenses sum-
mary Of the crops of the state put
the acreage Of different products for
September Is as follows:
Corn, 3,972,464 acres; wheat. $780,
AS; oats. 2.556,250; fax, 2S1,44O;
spelt. 3O4,529; barley. 1.233.7O5; rye,
sol, 537; millet. 110.9S3; cane, 1888:
alfalfa. 645.406; timothy, 276.495;
beans. 22.121; potatoes, 139.433; clio
YER. 95, 1875; other vegetables, 34.G5O;
other grains. 1927
The live stock of the state from the
same compilation is shown in num-
bers at:
Cattle. 1.S6G.729 head; horses, &c.,.
$40; hogs. 1,O3S,792; sheep, 547,1Y7;
mules, 1886.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
Incendiary Fire on Farm.

Sioux Falls.-The barn and con.
siderable amount of grain on the farm
4 Fred Wright, in Marshall county.
werc consumed by fire of mysterious
origin, which may have been started
by the "hell fire gang" composed OF
]. w. WIS. who utilize phosphorus in
starting fires, so their tracks may be
covered. The fire suddenly broke out
during the temporary absence Of
Wright. his wife being at home alone
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
No Trace of pruu Store eurolar.

Observation-Disclosures the great.
est diligence on the part of the off.
GERS, not the slightest trace yet has
been found of the unknown men who
entered the drug store of r. II. Soulo
of Farmer, and escaped with about
$3.50 worth of merchandise, consisting
OF watches and silverware. and $40 in
cash. Bloodhounds were taken to the
scene of the robbery. but lost the
scent not far from the store indicat-
ing that the thieves were provided
with an automobile and made their
escape in the car. carrying their loot
with them. This was the third bur.
glary of business houses in Farmer
within brief period of time, and as
another robbery is about due the husi
ness men are maintaining a closa
guard of their places of business.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
Attempt to Ship in Whisky.

Aberdeen.-The keen sense of smell
possessed by brakeman for the Mil
waukee railroad will probably cause
Ted Smith to spend some time in jail.
Unloading trunk checked to Smith
at Barnard, a small town near here,
the brakeman scented a somewhat
unusual odor. an odor that had not as.
sailed his nostrils since June 80 last
He notified Sheriff Wyckoff and that
officer was on hand when Smith called
for the trunk. The trunk contained
four quarts Of alcohol, two quarts of
whisky, one broken whisky bottle, and
three quarts of beer. Smith was ar.
rested on a charge of importing liquor
into a bone dry state.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
Work Of the Red Cross.

Sioux Falls.-Members of the Min.
nehaha county chapter of the Red
Cross, which is made up of a large
number of women of Sioux Falls and
other parts of the county, are doing
unusually good work in behalf of the
soldiers Of the country. Finished ar
ticles to the number of 6,O91 have been
sent forward from the headquarters
of the chapter in Sioux Falls. The
total Of 6O91 does not include 48O
utility kits" which were made and
presented as gifts to the soldiers Of
Company Is and Troops A. B and c.
which were recruited in this city and
vicinity
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
Company @" Now Has Rifles.

Vermillion. - Vermillions home
guard. Company @, will soon be pre-
pared to quiet any disturbances that
may arise in the immediate vicinity
The local school board has donated
the use Of the high school gymnasium
Tor drill, as we'll as the guns used by
the students. The commissions of the
officials have arrived and all prepare
tions are being made to prove to the
general public that 20" does not stand
FIR "Quitters."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
Young Women Hurt in Accident.

Salem.-Miss Regal and Miss Ba:
ker. two of the teachers in the local
schools. wereautoing near here when
the car turned over and injured both
Of the young women. Miss Reigal
was quite severely injured and her
place at the school had to be taken
by Miss Della Dott during her recov.
cry. The injured woman was taker
to her home in Bridgewater.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
New women's Building.

Excavation for the basement of the
new women's building, which is to
stand northeast of east hall, at the
University Of South Dakota, is being
pushed by the Olson Construction
company. This firm also has the con.
tract for the new engineering build.
ing, money for which was appropriat.
ed by the last state legislature.
The women's building will furnish
much needed formitory room for wom
an students, and also will house and
home economics department and the
women's gymnasism. This shift will
relieve crowded conditions in the new
chemistry building. where home econ.
omics had been temporarily housed.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
One Veteran for Coyote Team.

Don .McKinnon, of Sioux Falls, full
back and drop-kicker. is the solitary
veteran of last years Coyote football
eleven who reported for practice this
week. Coach McKusick will have to
build his team from the ground and
forge line and weld a backfield that
will serve against University of North
Dakota, University of Iowa, Notre
Dame, and other worthy opponents.
OF the squad of last year these men
are either on hand now or are ex.
pected to join the squad in few days:
Hoy, center; Beardsley. guard; Ellis,
tackle; Underwood, guard; Shedd,
end; Pihlaje. end and center; Maloney,
halfback; Heck, halfback.
The team will be light one. as
none of the candidates weighs more
than IFS pounds. The heavyweights
of last year. when the South Dakota
line was one of the heaviest in the
country, are no longer here. They
were graduated, or joined the army or
navy or national guard, or the Oil.
GERS reserve camps.
Here is the South Dakota football
schedule, as it stands at present:
October 10, Dakota Day." the an.
nual Homecoming, the game with Uni.
yersity of North Dakota will be played
in VermilliOn.
October 20, Creighton University,
at Omaha.
October 81, Notre Dame University.
at South Bend, Ind.
November 3, open date.
November 10, University of Iowa,
at Iowa City.
November II, open date.
Thanksgiving Day. Morningside col
lege. at Sioux City.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-27
Gods Break Registration Records.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at tho
state university gives good prospects
for large attendance. 1t is thought,
however. that the students will not
number as many as in the year past,
owing to war conditions. Goods are
expected to excel all former registra.
tion records. as is evident by the first
days results.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

The opening article In Number Of
The Island Home is from the pen Of
DR.. G. h. pomcroy, in which he heart
lily commended the publisher and ex-
pressed the hope that IL the near fu-
tire there would exist demand for a
weekly publication and in due time for
"A daily. He noted the need of q cen
trail high school. and in order to supply
this want he proposed to give scien-
tific lectures, twice a month, free, AZ
the NJ. Il. church. Dir. Pomeroy SEEM
ed sanguine that the Island would be
organized and recognized as "yashon
County,
lResolutions adopted by the members
OF Madison street church, Seattle, in
dicate that DIR. Pomeroy had just been
returned to the Island charged
A little space is given to boosting
the strawberry and Bro. Webber's fine
finishing brick.
While Quartermaster was favored nj
this time with daily mail aud daily
papers, vashon had TO struggle along
with three mailsa week.
L. Il. Carpenter gives a diagram
showing cultivated land and vacant
school land within radius of two
miles from his place and included in
which were IS families Mr. Carpen-
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01
THE ISLAND HOME
vol l. FEBRUARY. 1889


ter pointed ont The importance of
oncnino this school Land "a se,,lors
"isS iuh Mace was tehchins the
'ern'on'N'iie so'iooi. ana new
schooiho"se was promises Tor 'ha' DIS
U'ie''
The dry dock at Dockton had just
been conpleted. IL was lO2 feet wide
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

sophomore teams are to journey
down to Burton to meet their
respective teams in combat.
Hark yel Now that you have
seen the grammar grades in ac.
ton, prepare yourselves! Watch
this page for date, place, and
name of play, which will be
given out in the near future.
But eventually its going to come,
and you must not miss it,
Hi J1Nx SOCIAL
The teachers. pupils and par
ents of the Vashon school here
by express their sincere appre.
citation of the loyal support OF
the many patrons who helped to
make their Hi Jinx SociaI"
such a great success.
The net receipts after all ex-
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

penses were paid, were s32. 45,
which will be divided as follows;
To each room, 500, to be used
idr Victrola records, reference
books, OF any other need that
win improve the opportunities Of
the pupil; to the seventh and
eighth grade rooms $500 extra,
to be used for science supplies;
45c to be spent for Victrala
needles.
We thank you.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01
Vashon High School

Last Thursday one Of the
most exciting games of basket
ball ever seen at Vashon was
played between the sophomores
of yashon and the sophomores
of Burton.
At the end Of the first quarter
Burton led with Il score of Al.
Ali through the rest of the game
the score was even.
The two teams then played for
five minutes more to break the
score. and Burton won the finals
with a score of 81 20.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

We who are privileged to live on
Puget Sound should count ourselves
fortunate indeed These are rare days
with the autumn tang in the air and
the changing autumn tints on trees and
shrubbely This locality beckons the
people OF the frozen east and invites
them to Come and live where living
is good
An interesting article under the cap
ton, Army Organization, contrib
uted by Mrs. Burt p kirkland, will
be published next week.
The failure of two Of the speakers
from Seattle 70 put in an appearance
at the Home Guard rally last Saturday
evening, after promising TO be present,
seems mexcusabe and diScourteous,
inasmueh as no reason could be assign
ed for their absence.
Liquor causes suicides, homicides.
sorrowcides, and burnt-outinsides = L.
X. Horton. Hear Horton 1t the NJ. f.
church, vashon, Tuesday evening, No
yember 9th.
According to press dispatches, Maj.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

II. w Patton, publisher OF the Ho-
qniam Washingtonian, md Congress
man Albert johnson arrived with other
members OF the congressional party
safe At a European port ON Wednes-
day of last week. The two gentlemen
mentioned intend to investigate war
conditions in Europe at first hand.
The Vashon-Maury district, as was
expected, did nobly In the second Lib
crty Loan drive. Ten thousand dollars
was the total subscribed. Who said
Seattle and Tacoma had corraled all
the patriots?
Commenting on the list of possible
mayoralty candidates in Seattle, the
editor OF the West Seattle Press sums
M the status Of The perennial candid
ate thusly; "Onec a man becomes a
candidate for an office, either through
an exaggerated opinion of himself or
through the solicitation of friends,
and secures election, he Immediately
assumes the position that his continu-
ance in Office Is absolutely essential TO
the welfare Of the community city,
county or state. Having been instru-
mental in securing the appointment of
certain individuals to minor positions
in the public service, he does not lack
friends to boost his ambition for more
extended or important official posi-
tions carrying more authority and an
increased salary, regardless Of his fit
ness or qualifications therefor.
According TO the Seattle Stars re-
cent investigation OF conditions at
Camp Lewis, there are l,io0 soldiers
in the base hospital as the result of
''vice Diseases" This would indicate
that the morale of the army is at stake.
And there is only one organization that
is successfully combating the vices to
which the average man in any can
tenement is a prey-the y. NJ. G. A.
But with barely six buildings at Camp
Lewis the organization can only skim
the surface. To remedy the utter lack
OF adequate equipment campaign will
be launched in this state on November
llth and continuing for one week, to
raise the allotment OF 100000 for the
state of Washington, which sum IS to
be expended here in sustaining and ex-
tending the good work OF the army Y.
NJ. G. A. Everyone should help lit
tie.
What storm OF protest would reach
General Greene from all parts Of The
country il the soldiers now in hospitals
were there because OF typhoid or
causes due to insanitary conditions.
Mrs Josephine Preston, state super
intendent of public instruction, has
just issued the October school fund APP
portionment, says the State Capitol
Record. Out Of the total s363,509 for
the state, sso,3i2 goes to King county
almost one-fourth.
'rhe cup of cold water" is to be
handed TO the thirsty, not thrown on
them.
Word comes from reliable authority
that President Wilson is considering
an executive order making the eight
hour day obligatory in all basic indus
tries, whether affecting government
contracts or not. Good The sooner
such an order is enforced the better
The difference between being saving
and being stingy is seldom appreciated
by our neighbors.
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SUMMARY OF KING COUNTY BUDGET
Year OF 1914
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

Total ESTIMATED Revenues sls4 500
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

II. w Patton, publisher OF the Ho-
GUAM Washingtonian. and Congress
man Albert johnson arrived with other
members OF the congressional party
safe At European port ON wednes-
day of last week. The two gentlemen
mentioned intend to investigate war
conditions in Europe at first hand.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

The Vashon-Maury district, as was
expected, did nobly in the second Lib
crty Loan drive. Ten thousand dollars
was the total subscribed. Who said
Seattle and Tacoma had corraled all
the patriots?
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

According TO press dispatches, Ma
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Receipt Goes Far
AS Check Before
Error Discovered

How a voucher receipt was mis-
taken for check by Two business
men and bank, before he error was
discovered, is causing amusement in
Omaha among the persons interested.
Fred Rogers, White auto dealer,
received the unsigned receipt from a
coal company. 1t was intended to
accompany check in payment OF a
bill for auto supplies, but the check
had been omitted from the letter.
Rogers mstook' the receipt voucher
for the check. signed it and cashed
it with Ed Wirthsafter, when he
bought cigars at the latter's store in
the Bee building.
Wirthsafter supposed the paper was
one OF those intricate voucher checks
that are somtimes used by business
firms, and he deposited it. The re-
ceiving bank thought the same, and
forwarded it for collection to a Kan
sas City bank that handled the ac-
count of the out-of.town coal COM
pany.
Only then was the mistake de-
tected, and the receipt came back
with the pelciled notation, Receipt,
not check" Rogers, Wirthsafter
and the Omaha bank all had a good
laugh and then the real check was Sc
cured and put through.
1T all goes to show how speedily
business is done nowadays, when no
suspicion of error or fraud is enter
tained," Wirthsafter remarked.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Saturday Is to Be Orange
Day Here: Fruit Has Arrived

Saturday is National Orange day.
For several days great quantities OF
oranges have been coming III by fast
freight until every frui. dealer and
grocer in town has large supply.
The front windows Of almost every
store are being dressed with oranges,
and number Of the merchants have
gotten some very artistic effects with
the gay fruit.
Orange day is a countrywide in-
stitution, coming each yer on a Sat-
urday early in March. 1t is at this
time that orpplies. Of California navel
oranges are largest. Starting several
weeks before Orange day, extra gangs
Of pickers have been picking the fruit
in the immense groves o. California,
aud millions Of oranges, il is estima-
ted by the officials OF the California
Fruit Growers exchange, have been
shipped during the last few weeks to
meet the tremendous demand on
? aiige day, 1917. Orange day has
become national festiva! l., recog.
nitiort OF the many healthful and de.
leious qualities that California or.
anges bring to everyone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Splendid Fall Of Snow
Over Western Nebraska

Grain men and Others who have to
do with agricultural pursuits are in
high glee on account Of the snow
storm that was pretty general over
all that portion OF Nebraska west Of
a line drawn north and south back
100 miles or SO from the Missouri
river.
The snow that fell during a greater
portion Of Tuesday night was heavy
and full OF water and ranged all the
way from one up 20 sixteen inches in
depth. 1t covered large portion of
the winter wheat belt OF the state and
came at time that was most oppor-
tune, just when the ground was be-
ginning to thaw out.
Grain men figure that while before
the snow came the ground was dry,
it was not dry enough to cause any
alarm. Now, however, with the blanket
OF snow covering the winter wheat,
and this snow melting slowly, the
moisture will all sink into the earth,
going down to the roots of the grain,
thus giving it start as soon as the
warm DAYS come.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
MAGNEY BELIEVES
PRINTER MURDERED
Thinks Man Who Was Found
Hanging Over Buttermilk
Vat Did Not Kill Self.
ASKS POLICE TO FIND OUT

Fully convinced that Thomas R.
Campbell, As, who was found hanging
over a huge buttermilk vat in the
Omaha cold storage plant at Eighth
and Farnam streets late Tuesday aft
ernoon did not come to his death
through an accident, County Attorney
Magney has asked the police to make
exhaustive Investigations in the hope
that some information may be
brought to light which will clear the
mystery shrouding Campbells death.
The body was found by A. N.
Thomson, head buttermaker, when he
began investigating why the vat,
which was supposed to have con-
tanned about 1000 gallons Of butter
milk, was dry. In some manner
Campbell. had pulled, or caused to be
pulled, the safety valve which let the
buttermilk run out into the sewer.
To gain entrance to the vat it was
necessary to unlock the door of
shed used as pump house for pump
ing out the butter milk and then raise
board which covered manhole.
The manhole, about twenty inches in
diameter. led directly to the vat.
May Have Been Murdered.
The above circumstances the county
attorney believes eliminates the theory
of accidental death, while Camp
BELLS position when found, his coat
caught on a projection, removes any
foundation for a suicide theory. For
these reasons Magney believes Camp
bell may have been murdered and
he has asked the police to make thor
ough Investigations and deliver all
available information for an inquest
which the county attorney will hold
Thursday afternoon.
Police scout the theories that he
was looking for a place to sleep or
trying to get drink Of che butter
milk and accidentally fell into the
vat. He was identified by a number
of letters found in his clothes. He is
believed to have been a printer by
trade. The letters were signed w.
w. Garrett, Tweed, Ontario, who is
believed to have been related to
Campbell. n
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Baron Drops Dead
After Completing
Big Business Deal

On the eve OF opening a chain Of
clothing stores in the middle west,
H. A. Baron OF Portland. Ore. was
found dead in hi' bed at Hotel Cas-
tie. Heart disease was the cause. He
had recently completed, with Attor-
me- Isidor Ziegler OF Omaha, the
formation OF the Shirley Clothes
Shop, Inc, which was backed by east
ern capital. Mr.. Baron was president
of the firm and Mr.. Ziegler vas Sec
rotary.
Baron already owned a large in
terest in q chain of clothing stores in
the northwest. He arrived in Omaha
six days ago. One OF the new stores
was to be here and one in Sioux City.
NJ. Ziegler says the Shirley Clothes
Shop will proceed with its business as
planl ed.
A widow and two childreh survive
Mr.. Baron in Portland, Ore. He was
a thirty-second degree Mason.