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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12

a 80 ton steei hydraulic press enroute for
the government shipyards toppied into
the Mississippi river near Prairie du Chen
as the Milwaukee read train was rounding
a eurre. wreckiHz crew with derrick
worked tso days 10 recover aud Feload the
press, when a part weighing Z.ee9 pounds be
came detained and required another tive days
70 recover.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12

De Soto Argus reports that DIR. {. V. Por-
ter gave an interesting review Of the causes Of
the great world var and Of the characters
Of the Potsdam J1nkers who are responsible
for it. He made tour through Germany the
year before the var which gave him an 0p-
existing there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12

Twenty-Five pounds of sugar is the max
imum amount a consumer may obtain at enc
time for home canning. according TO the fed
eral food board. Units, such canning clubs.
will be permitted 100 pounds at time. The
maximum fixed is in addition to ordinary
household requirements. To obtain canning
supplies, consumers must fill out certificates
which will be provided by dealers. Addition
al supplies may be purchased for legitimate
needs, but a certificate must be filled out each
time. The certificates must be turned into
the food board each week to be checked up
for excessive purchases. The maximum of SUI
gar which may be purchased at one time for
other than canning purposes, is I've pounds
in cities and ten pounds in rural districts
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12

Cashton Record tells that Nick Krogan has
severed his connection buyer and oyerseer
in this section for the United Cigar Co. His
contract ran until July. but he managed to
get release He is nov employed BY the
p. LoIIiIard Tobseco Co.. and al present does
not know where duty win call him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12

Clarence Uphsm has moved from Genoa TO
Chaseburg to take ehagre OF the Standard OIL
tank station.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12
FARM, STOCK AND DAIRY NOTES

! The United States Food Administration. in
Bulletin No. zlI, has ruled that on and after
June l. all eggs must be esndled by the buyer
or seller, whether be be general merchant
or a dealer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12

For ten weeks the United States is 20 be
on virtually wheatless basis. Squeezed down
TO 20 per cent of normal wheat supplies, the
American household must go wheatless until
August Is, when the new crop becomes avail
able. Food administration officials quietly
putting the new program into effect. Every
fraternal society, church, Sunday school and
religious organization has been asked to pledge
each of its members to abstain entirely from
use of wheat until the new crop is harvested.
officials figure out that only 20.0e0.Oeo bush
els of wheat are left for domestic consumption
until August Is. Normally We would use l00,-
goo 900 bushels in that time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12

The Wisconsin Agriculturalist, published at
Racine, gives some astonishing figures re-
ers of this state. In 1917 cur dairymen pro-
duced S125.000.000 worth of milk and milk
products which amounted TO more cream than
produced by any other state in the union and
more than One-half of all the cheese produced
in the entire United States. The dairyruen of
the state 260O,0 dairy cattle, they pos
sess $4,000 silos which is more than are owned
in any other state. There is in the state the
largest grain elevator in the world and also
the largest butter factory on the face of the
earth. This state produced fifty million dozen
eggs last year,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12

Attorney Jergen A. MOen thinks he has a
record that challenges comparison. Yesterday
he sold and delivered to the Eckhart stock
yards six weeks old veal calf that weighed
265 pounds and sold at s35.77. The calf was
Of Red POlled and Hereford grade, and had
run with its mother from birth. Can yen
beat !; in weight, dollars and cents?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12

j. d. Beck, chairman of the agricultural
committee of the council of defense, is ar
ranging with the banks of the county TO loan
money to good, bright boys of the county to
buy full blood calves, raise them to year
of age, sell them. pay the bank the
amount the calf cost and retain the balance
for himself. Boys in other counties have
been able to buy calves for $50 to SI00 and
feed them q year and more than double their
money. Boys wishing to try this scheme
should write MIR. Beck for particulars. Full
blood sheep also handled similar con-
diti0ns.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Moving Cattle

The Stiles Cattle Company the
first of the week moved a large
number of cattle from the Blackfoot
bottoms south Of Fort Yates to their
main camp northwest Of town. The
cattle wintered in the river bottoms
have come through in fine shape.
In fact all range cattle have with
stood the winter. better than for
years past, and no losses Of any
consequence have occurred. All
the ranchers were we'll supplied
with hay last fall and most Of them
have abundant feed left over. The
Indians were also much better pre-
pared for winter than ever before
and no losses among their herds
have been reported.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Next Indian Land Sale
Will Be Held April q
List Publi.hed In Pioneer This Week.
Sucee.sful Bidders May Start FERN.
ing Operations AZ Once

The next Standing Rock reser.
vation Indian land sale will be held
at Fort Yates on Monday. April %,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the
Agency office building.
The complete list of the land Of.
fered for sale both in North and
South Dakota is published in this
issue Of the Pioneer. This land
was appraised last fall, and is most.
II land that was not sold at the sale
II January, and is advertised and
offered again for the reason that
there has been numerous inquiries
about this land since the new rul.
ing was made by the Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs allowing the high.
est bidder to take immediate poses
sion Of the land without waiting for
the sale to be approved.
The appraised price on each tract
is given together with the acreage.
On tracts appraised over 81, 10000
terms are given as follows: One.
fourth cash, and one.!ourth in three
annual payments, with six per cent
interest on deferred payments.
The list includes some of the
choicest lands on the reservation.
Prospective bidders should look the
land over as soon as weather per-
mits and roads are passable for
travel. By buying at this sale it
will give the purchaser an oppor.
tunity to move on the land and be-
gin farming operations Immediately.
Following is copy Of Commission
er Sells instructions to Superinten-
dent Kitch: = =
Place in possession all purchas-
ers Of Indian land who want to
start farming operations, upon max
ing payment in cash sale, or initial
payments and execution of notes on
deferred payments, with agreements
that in the event of final disapprov-
al the land may be cultivated by
purchaser under an informal agree
ment for the crop season upon
terms to be fixed between yourself
and the purchaser, and the owner
of the land. I"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Only 18 Applications For Seed Help Filed---
Orders Will Be Paid By County Warrants
-..Crain Secured At Local Elevators
BIDS ON $4,000 BONDS WILL BE REJECTED

The Board of County Commissioners the court house yee
consider the applications filed by Sioux county the
Seed and Feed Bonding law Only 1S applications fled the
board allowed practically all Of them with few EXCEPTIONS which
laid until April End, when the board again.
The applications called for III bushels wheat; 636 bushels
oas SO bushels barey SO bushels spez; corn
bushels of rye
Owing the fact that such small of grain asked
decided not buy quantity but the applicants
convenient elevators for the grain allowed after seed grain
has been signed and filed with the county auditor.
On Of the small number of applications filed, county
auditor Saturday notified the Commissioner Of Agriculture Bismarck
all bids for the proposed $O00 seed bond ssue
bought will for by county This will
the the interest the bonds for years.
S1S,O0OO.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Local Happenings

j. f. Giegold returned last week
from a visit with Mrs. Giegold and
son at Walker, Minnesota.
Dave Babbitt moved his. s..livestock
Sunday with Jake Jordan's auto
truck. He is feeding his young
stock at the Carignan barn.
Mrs. Berth NJ. Lange was in the
city the first of the week from her
homestead near the state line on
business at the court horse.
Chas. Beckworth was in the city
the first of the week and took adj
vantage Of the opportunity to do
note 81 to the Pioneer Tobacco
Fund for the boys with the colors
in France.
Geo. Redfox and Geo. Santee,
who left last week for Fort Logan,
Colorado, writes the Pioneer from
Ogden, Utah, that they are near.
ing their destination and are en-.
joying the trip immensely.
1t is reported that the wooden
bridge near the Chas. Walkingcloud
place over Porcupine creek washed
out Sunday. Water has been flood
high in all the creeks and river.
the past few days. but no other
damage is reported in this section
VIM Pamplin brought over from
Chadwick Saturday Miss Esther
Burdeau, teacher of School No. s
located near the Chas. Mclaughlin
ranch. She came over on busines
with the school board, while Mr.
Pamplin visited among the ole
timers.
Dave Babbitt made his usua
daily trip to Mclaughlin with tin
mail Monday with an automobile
and despite the bad roads got dowr
and back again in good season
Owing to the deep snow the mai
was carried with team several day.
last week.
Dave Molash went to Bismarcl
Monday to be examined phyeicall,
by the Medical Advisory Board. HI
was called under the draft act 70
examination some time ago an
passed by the examining physician
Of the Local Board, but took an ap
peal.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Surveying Grounds

Rudolp Jager, the Mcintosh sur.
veyor and civil engineer, who has
charge of the Yellowstone Trail
work through the reservation count
ry, arrived Monday to complete
some work for the government on
the Agency grounds which was
started last fall. He is making
survey for a new water works and
sewer system, and mapping the
ground for a site for the new $780,
600 Indian boarding school build
ine which it is hoped will be built
this year.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Win Change Name

On March LIST, the Germania Fire
Insurance Company, one the oldest
insurance companies in America,
founded in 1859, changed its name
to the National Liberty Insura nee
Company Of America. The change
in name. which is the only change
affecting the company, which has
a branch in every state Of the Union
was necessitated by the public mis-
Interpretation of the former name,
which many persons believed to in.
dicate the company was German in
its origin or affiliations. As a mat
ter of fact, the company was found.
ed entirely by Americans and some
Of the noted men who have served
upon its board Of directors, includ-
ing the late Joseph II. Choats, G.
Godfrey Gunther, once mayor ol
New York City, Richard NJ. Hoe,
Marcus L. Ward, former governor
Of New Jersey, Ernest Hall, former
Judge of the supreme court, and
many more Of equal prominence.
The officers and directors of the
company are native Americans and
the funds of the company are in
vested entirely in American securit,
les.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
10 Men From Sioux County To
Go To Camp Week March 20
Final Quota Of Present Draft Will Go To Camp Some
Day Next Week.-Mrs. Will Make Over 80 Men In
Uncle Sans Service From Sioux County

Sioux county will furnish 10 men
for military service under call issu-
ed by Provost Marshal General
Crowder for 2647 men from North
Dakota. The men will be selected
by the Local Board lin the order of
their liability from men il, Class
One.
The date for mobilization has not
yet been fixed but will be during
the week Of March 29th and April
9TH. The Adjutant General is now
working out the schedule under
which the men from the different
counties will leave. This is done 50
the men will not all 60 on the same
date which would tax the railroads
and cause confusion at the training
camps.
All the North Dakota men will
go to Camp Dodge. 1t is expected
that the Sioux county men will en-
train at Mclaughlin, South Dakota.
Every man in the list given here
with should hold himself in rcadi-
dess as the call for mobilization may
be given on short notice.
Sioux county has already furnish.
ed over so men, but so far has on
ly received credit on its quota for
Is men. Credit for the other men
will be given on its quota on the
next draft. The same is true of
every other county in the state.
This means, should the next quota
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Tobacco Fund Will Clos.

There is a total balance of S63. 90
in the Sioux County Pioneer To-
bacco Fund for American soldiers
abroad. This amount together
with additional collections that may
be yet received during this month
will be remitted tile first of April
and the fund closed. If you want
to make donation of tobacco for
the boys with the colors in France
send in the amount before April 1st.
Following is the condition of the
fund:
RENTED March 1st. $4,000
Acknowledged since Mar. 1st. 22.OO
Donations this week:
Chas. Beckworth. ........... 100
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Plenty Of Seed oat.

Two carloads of seed oats for is.
sue to the Standing Rock Indians
arrived at Cannonball last Friday.
The shipment comprises $500 bush.
el of fine oats, which has been
cleaned twice and is guaranteed
to be free from foul seed. Superin.
tendent Kitch states that there is
going to be plenty oats for seed fol
both trust patent and fee patent
Indiana.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21

be for 81 men the same as the first
draft call, but few men would be
called from this comfy.
On the evening of the departure
of the men a reception will be given
at the Agency hall at Fort Yates.
The program has not been made up
yet but committees were appointed
some time ago, and as soon as the
date is definitely set, it will be an.
nounced. Relatives and friends
who may accompany the selected
men are welcome to this reception,
and the citizens of Fort Yates will
spare no efforts to entertain on this
occasion.
Following are the men called:
Michael Halscy, Fort Yates
Clarence +. Hanson, Selfridge
Harry l., Culp, Shields
Charles Baker, Mclaughlin
John Elk, Cannonball
Roy r. Coles, Mcintosh
Francis j. Buckley, Fort Rice
James G. Murphy, Shields
Thomas Grcybull, Cannonball
Julius Curshcllas, Cannonball
Lincoln II. Winters, Watauga
Charles Il. Brooks Morristown
Archie r. Thompkins, Mcintosh
Edward Miller, Mclaughlin
Bernt G. Johnson, Selfridge
Joseph Chapman, Fort Yates
Herbert Kcepsengle, Fort Yates
Benjamin Grayhawk, Fort Yates
Ole o. Tangen, Morristown
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21

States Attorney johnson came
down from Solcn Tuesday to attend
the special meeting of the county
commissioners held yesterday.
Asa Little Grow, who is now far.
mer in charge of the Cannonball
district, was in the city Saturday
as delegate to the Indian council.
j. A. johnson and son Merrill,
were in from their homesteads west
of Fort Yates last Thursday IN
some business matters at the CO, It
house.
County Commissioner Gil art Of
Third District came in Tuesday
evening from keldron to attend
the meeting of the county hoard
held yesterday.
Chas. Dunn was in town Tuesday
selling some hides. The hide
market has taken big drop and
are now down below 8 cents per
pound for first quality hides.
Jack Ramcy, foreman for the
Stiles Cattle Company, was in town
Tuesday for the first time since
winter set in real bad, lie has been
buss' feeding "dogies" all winter.
Gus Hokanson went over the riv.
er Monday to attend the Bader auc-
tion sale with the intention of buy.
ing some cows. He did not get any
as he said they went too high, av.
eraging over $50 each.
Fred Hauk and Henry Brokcl,
two well known residents OF Sioux
county near the state line, were
Fort Yates visitors the first of the
week. The former took his physi-
cal examination while in town un.
der the selective draft and vas re.
jected for military service by the
examining physician, DR.. L. N.
Eichhorn.,
P. w. Quaschnik, Henry Hafner
H. C. and R.H. Hafner of Iceland,
were in Fort Yates last Thursday on
business at the Agency in connec-
ton with looking up leases on farm
land. They shipped carload Of
implements aud horses to Selfridge,
but on account of the snow and bad
weather returned home the last of
the week. They will he back as
soon as the weather permits and
Twill locate on the reservation.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
R ed News
T.. w. Colebank of swastila. has

L. w. Colebank of Swastika, has
sent in. IS for five new members.
A. w. Merchant Of Selfridge,
asks for more yarn, and expects to
organize a branch chapter there.
Remittances to, headquarters this
week were for supplies, &119.82;
for membership dues percentage,
s25,25.
The supply Of infant layettes is
now sufficient to meet the demand,
and notice has been received to stop
making them.
Attention is called to the fact
that completed garments must be
sent to Fort Yates for proper pack
ing and shipment to headquarters.
Send them in as soon as finished.
Mrs. E. F. Underhill of Cannon
ball, sends for more yarn, and says
the Underhill store is conducting a
sale on fine, large hog, donated to
the Red Cross by Mr.. Casey OF
Gnyton. Hoo-rah for Casey!
Chief John Grass, vice-chairman
of the Sioux County Chapter, who
has been i'll in the Agency hospital
has recovered sufficiently to be re.
moved to his home on the Agency
grounds. His picture will appea,
in the Red Cross magazine in the
near future
Frank Fiske, chairman of Sioux
County Chapter, will not resign as
ANNOUNCED. He will be one of the
party to accompany supt. Kitch on
a tour of the reservation holding
farmers institutes. Mr.. Fiske vii.
speak to the Indians at these meet,
ings ON Red Cross work.
Mrs. N. Seipple will 60 to Bis
marck this week. She wilt visi,
the headquarters there for the pur'
pose Of securing instruction in the
making Of articles that may b,
turned out by school children
Just now it is hard to find some
thing for these willing little worke r!
to do.
/ A box social and school entertain.
ment was given by Miss Florenc,
Kar]son and her pupils at the Cedar
Valley school, Lincoln District, Sat
urday evening, March 9th. Th,
storm again interfered and kept the
attendance very small, but All en-
joyable evening was spent by thos'
who braved the storm. The pupil.
all acquitted themselves splendidly
in songs, drills, rotations, dia
logues and tableaux, and Miss Karl
son deserves lnuch credit for tn
excellent work she did in instruct
ing and drilling them for their parts
IS51. rs was realized which will b
divided between the school and th'
Red Cyosa.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
John Turner in Francs

]. R. Turner Saturday received q
letter stating that his brother, John
L. Turner, who enlisted in motor
mechanics regiment in December,
had arrived safely in France. Al
the time Of his enlistment Mr.. Tur.
ncr was in the aato-garage business
at Solen, having been associated
with A. o. Schimansky of the Solen
Motor Co. John Turner's many
Fort Fort Yates friends will be glad
to learn of his safe arrival.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Reservation Happeninss

Reservation Happeninss
Superintendent Kitch of tn
Standing Rock Agency made a busi-
ness trip to Mobridge Tuesday.
Supt. Kitch and j. A. Stiles re.
turned from business trip to Bis
marck last Thursday. Mr.. Kitch
states that he expects the Bismarck
Indian school will open again next
fall.
Peyton Carter, superintendent of
the Wahpeton Indian school, who
is also supervisor Of Indian board.
ing schools, arrived Monday on his
regular annual tour of inspection of
the Agency boarding, school.
Chas. Whitesell came up from
Matho Saturday, bringing home his
little daughter, who since the death
of her mother has been living with
her grandmother Mrs. Pleets. The
little girl had been visiting with her
father and uncle since the holidays.
The Pioneer is in receipt of a card
from George Manywounds and Jos.
Pretends Eagle, stating that they
arrived at Fort Logan, Colorado,
Sunday, March 10th. Both have
passed the examination and been
accepted for service in the coast ar.
tillery corps.
Mrs. Kathryn Warriors Fear Him
the 75 year old widow of the Indian
police by the same name who was
killed in the Sitting Bull battle,
died March 9th at the home of he,
daughter Mrs. Herbert Loon, who
lives north of Fort Yates. She was
buried in ,Cannonball Episcopal
cemetery March 9TH.
Two Sioux Indians. brought tc
Ft. Smelling as draft evaders, left
that point Thursday for Camp
Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas. One
Of of them, Rattling Hail, a Chey.
enne Sioux from Timber Lake, S. D.
is under guard. The other, A.
Alexis, Sioux from Peever, s OAK,
was permitted to travel independ.
sutly.-Saint Paul Daily News.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
Sioux County Will Not Issue
$4,000 Seed And Feed Bonds
Final Council In Sioux
$7,ooo,ooo Claim Soon
Five Delesatss From Standing Rock
Reservation viii Attend Big Seven
Million Dollar Pow.wow

Thirty delegates, representing the
six districts into which the Stand.
ing Rock reservation is divided,
held a council at Fort Yates satur-
day for the purpose Of electing five
delegates to represent the Standing
Rock Sioux Indians at the final
council in the famous Black Hills
claim matter to be held April 9th,
at Fort Thompson, Crow Creek res
ervation, South Dakota.
This will be the final council,
and all the evidence in support of
the claim Of the Sioux tribes, who
allege that the government has not
fulfilled their treaty obligations to
the Sioux nation growing out OF the
ceding Of the Black Hills territory,
will be forwarded to Washington
and introduced before the United
States Court of Claims. This claim
which has been pending fof many
years will then be finally deter
mined.
The Indians allege that the Sioux
nation was to receive an amount
claimed to about $1,000, 100000 to
be pro.rated per capita. Should
the claim be allowed in full it will
mean several thousand dollars to
each Indian.
Following are the delegates elect.
ed:
John Grass, Fort Yates
Benjamin White, Fort Yates
Robert Highcagle, Bullhead
M. Red Tomahawk, Connonball
Arthur Tibbitts, Cannonball
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1918-09-26
MILWAUKEE,. WIS.

DR.. and Mrs. 7. A. Boyer spent
the week end at Pine Lake with
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Kinner.
Attorney G. II. DeReef left
Monday for Beloit on business.
The well known Brooks restau-
rant has removed to larger quar-
ters at 297 4th St, just across the
street from the old location.
Rev. S. Russell preached the an
nual sermon to Esther and Help
Meet Households on Sunday last.
A large audience was present and
enjoyed an able and instructive
discourse.
Judge w. II. Harrison of Okla
homa delivered an address at st.
Marks Church on Friday last.
Subject: The Negro and the
War.
Miss Nellie Vass, who has been Wis
iting her mother in Moberly, Mo-, has
returned to her residence, 800 Prairie
ST., who is also popular young lady
of the Baptist church.
The Pastors Aid Club of Calvary
Baptist church will entertain at a
Masquerade Supper in the Lecture
Hall on Thursday evening, Oct. TO-
1918. The public is invited. All are
requested to wear masquerade cos
tunes. Supper 35c.