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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
T4 Turner Not Guilty
Verdict Burleigh Jury
Verdict q Not Guilty Settles Famous
& Sioux ceanty Calf Case Big e..
psnss for al Concsrnsd

H b
F. G. Turner was found not gull
.ty BY a jury in district court
for Burleigh county at Bismarck last
week, on the charge Of having
branded q calf belonging to the
Stiles Cattle Company.
In his instructions to the jury
the Judge said that even though the
calf did belong to the Stiles Cattle
Company, If they found that Turner
had branded the animal by mis-.
take, verdict Of not guilty must
be brought.
The case was tried at Bismarck
under a change Of venue from Sioux
county. It has been a very ex.
pensive case for Sioux county, con.
sidering the result.
Chas. Coventry Of Linton, and
T.. H. O'Hare Of Bismarck defend.
ed Turner while the prosecution
was conducted by States Attorney
johnson, Of Solen, and Alfred Zug.
er Of Bismarck.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
Classify Al Once

Washington, Dec. 13.--Provost
Marshal General Crowder has in
structed draft boards/to complete
their work of classifying registrants
from 18 to 36 years Of age as quick
ly as possible, and to classify none
whose QUESTIONABLE ia received after
December II.
Registrants Of this class who do
not return their questionnaires will
be classified as delinquents, subject
to prosecution in the civil courts as
well as to induction into the arm Y.
Officials Of the provost marshal
generals Office said, however, that
it had not been determined what
policy would be followed in dealing
with delinquents
The local draft board has re.
ceived instructions from Provost
Marshall General .Crowder to re-
main intact as an organization and
to be ready for duty at, any, time.
lals This order s..!g isag,'ppF Fmept9ry ta,ene
received some time agd ordering
the board to finish up its work by
December 8.
The board is assembling and
classifying all records aud will
then place them under seal. 1t is
believed that the government will
i,old these for use in the event Of
another draft.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
Y. M. G. A. Convention

The annual Standing Rock In.
dian Y. NJ. CA convention was
held at Cannonball last Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Officers
were elected as follows:
Oscar Goodbv, President
Thos. P. Ashley. Rec. Secretary.
Chas. +. Bear, Cor Secretary
Rueben Tusk, Treasurer
The convention was held in the
Congregational church and during
the three-day session s64.75 was
collected for the War, Work Fund.
Two head horses, two colts and
three yearling steers were also do
mated for the cause.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
Pat Morrison Home
Mobridge, S. Dak.,
December IL, 1918.

Mr.. c. Christensen.
Fort Yates, N. ID.
Dear Chris:
About the first thing saw here
at the Office upon my return from
the army after having been dis
charged was a COPY Of the Sioux
County Pioneer. 1t was chuck full
of information and news as usual,
and l could plainly see that you
are still on the job.
am back in my office practis-
ing law with Judge Skaug. and /
guess the arlhy work helped me
out, as we have more clients than
ever. l want you to state in your
paper that 1 am back on the job.
3t Sincerity your friend,
Y Pat Morrison.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
Influenza Again

The influenza Epidemic is again
raging in many places in this sec
tipn, and it seems that despite all
precautions the disease spreads.
The closing Of schools. churches and
Ipublic places has proved of no avail,
ard is not recommended by the best
Fautbcf itas: Fate <uiasks Fslso oae,
no protection, is the opinion ol
some Of the best medical men in
the country. All agree, however,
that vaccination with certain ser.
um which can now be had any.
where, a ffords the best protection.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19

"Our point Of view has now been changed from war
necessity to humanitarian appeal in all food conservation
efors said Federal Food Administrator E. F. Ladd when
asked regarding the future work Of the Food
I'm cable recently received from Mr. Hoover by the Food
officials he stated that the pressing demand for food
Europe from Of the famine disasters history is
obvious the definite program await further conferences
abroad.
hen the American people fully realize the predcament
millions Of people in Europe when the picture is presented
them in all its startling reality there will spontaneous and
instantaneous demand the part Of the American public
their relief Some agency that relief
what will be It will be yet to worked
work is placed before the Adnistra
on workers is tcquain the public with the Europes
numbers starvation distinguished enforced
regulations which measure but viii
longw bring about tho desired spdD." a
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
l!,eeter Draws l to 3
Years In Penitentiary
1est Pen Convict From Sioux County
~ Elmer Testsr, well Known Cit.
Ss. zen of Sslfridgs Town

q Elmer Teeter Of selfridge, plead.
q guilty before Judge Nuessle at
Bismarck last week to the charge
q stealing flax from Sandland
Hos., and was sentented to serve
intermediate term of from one
tAsthree years in the penitentiary.
Teeter raised no flax and when it
Vas discovered that he had sold
tFo loads Of flax at Shields, suspi-
Con was directed against him. In
.Ms plea before the court be said
Hat he stole to keep his family
h1m starving. This is not the
c6se, however, as the evidence dev.
Sbped that he went to Baker. Mon
Una, and bought booze for the
money.
The opinion in the selfridge
dsighborhood is that there are 9th.
efs involved in the fax theft, ano.
sher farmer having lost 25o bu-
Xlels. If anyone else in that
#ighborhood is caught stealing
RSain, the chances are the. culprit
will he hung the next morning at
stinrise. which would set an exam
me for the rest of the petty sneak
thieves.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
Coyotes Cause Great Loss In
North Dakota Says Report


passed 80. that the eradication could
be done BY townships or counties
in cooperation with the Agricultur.i
al college and the United States de-
jpartment Of agricultural. Since
this system was put into effect and
the eradication made by counties,
most Of the gophers have been
eradicated from the more heavily
infested areas Of the state and two
or three years Of followup work will
practically eliminate the gophers in
the counties where good work has
been done. The cost has been
much less than was paid out in
bounties. Il
U. 8. Elmer, who has been in
charge Of the gopher eradication in
North Dakota for the extension
division Of the Agricultural college
and for the United States biological
survey, states that he, as well as
other men in this work, have been
making studies OF coyote eradication
and that methods Of trapping and
poisoning have been worked out
that will prove effective. However,
Y is with the coyote work as with
the gophers, that there must be or
ganized efforts in the eradication,
as the cleaning up Of a ranch or a
few ranches will not do much pood.
,..ts ~ .,,.t Id;,..;a. ,,.4 ss :.
.,.As .As' e.Au"sAV1' 'nue. - 9. =.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
Fre., OR Ezsh.nss.

Chas. Nissen and family came
up from selfridge sunday to spend
the week with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Nissen has farmed on an ex-
tensive scale the past year in Sioux
county and reports that he raised
1900 bushels Of wheat, 174O bush-
els Of fax and $50 bushels Of rye.
The wheat averaged nine bushels
to the acre, the fax twelve and
the rye ten. Next year he plans to
have 500 acres in crop and has al
ready sown 1SO. acres to rye. Man
! dan News.
We failed to mention in our last
issue the fact that Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Paul had recki1ed q German
helmet from their son who is in
Francs. The helmet came without
any word but II the helmet was
being worn, when the holes were
put through III there Il, one. Ger
man that went to meet his maker.
The helmet has been on display
at the Little Owl Cafe since its ar
rival. Mcintosh Globe-C Chief.
49, = 4
Contractor Elmer Fogle expects
to complete the Shields bridge thi.
/. e. wesk, and travel oyer the bridge
will commence az once. 10 those
that made il possible for the com.
pletion OF the bridge, the Enter.
prise, on behalf Of the community
thank them. Shields Enterprise.
SIS
Miss Lodina Short, arrived hert
from Interior, s. D., to spend sth'
winter. seHridss Journal. {.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
s.raisht.n Tex T.nsl.

At the delinquent tax sale held
at the court, house Tuesday Of last
week, not single tract was bid in.
The list was very short, and some.
OF the parcels listed is land that
was taxed before final proof was
made and,appfication for the abate.
ment Of the taxes levied are pend
ing. None Of these tracts were Of.
fered for sale by the county audi
tor. Taxes on IA tracts in the
county have been sbated or refund
ed by the county commissioners
and tax commission for this reason
and a large number Of applications
await action by the county board.
Some means to reimburse the
owners where refund has been
granted will be provided at the
January meeting Of the county
ta = Fl
board, and the other pending ap.
plications will be acted on. All Of
these tracts, 50 far as known, will
be subject to the 1918 tax In
most cases there.is also q small am
cunt Of taxes due the county for
the improvements on the land
which has been assessed as personal
property.
The refunding of the taxes is 60
ing to hit Lincoln and Hanna
school districts hard. All the land
In question is located in these dis
tricts, and as the money collected
has been appropriated to these dis
tricts to meet the school tax levy,
the district will be charged with
the amounts refunded on future
collections. II.
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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
Official Proceedings Special
Meeting Sioux County Board
Minutes Of the Special Meeting Of the Board
Of County Commissioners Held at
Fort Yates, December is

flied as Justice Of the Peace, his
bond in the amount of $4,000
with Jacob Jordan and J. A. Stiles
as sureties, was approved and Or
dered filed.
On motion the board adjourned.
The next regular meeting will be
held Monday, January 6, 1919. y
70. Christensen,
County Auditor.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
stil.. Visit. a. M.nd.n

Jack Stiles, the big cattleman
from the Cannonball country, spent
a couple Of days this week, in the
city. guest at the Mckenzie. Mr..
Stiles looks as though the range had
proved profitable the past season,
and SAYS he has plenty OF feed to
last till next enline ne.-J,islparek'
Palladium. .s''s...
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
Ab..r.e. Of Vote.

The abstract of votes cast in
Sioux county at the general cleo
tion, November 9th, is published
on one Of the inside pages Of !: the
Pioneer. This abstract gives the de-
tsiled vote cast for every candidate
and proposition voted on by pre-
cincts. The abstract should be re-
,tained for future reference.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19

Damage done to livestock by coy-y
otes III North Dakota is estimated
at one and one-half million dollars,
q year By U. s. Elmer, who is
studying the coyotes and methods,
Of eradication. This. is not the,
only loss to the state as if it had
not 6een for the coyotes a great
many more sheep would Be kept in
the state. The coyotes are driving
sheep raising out Of North Dakota
and they also cause considerable
damage to cattle raising By destroy
ing calves. They are also very des-
tructise to poultry.
Seventeen per cent d the land in
North Dakota, west Of the Tooth
meridian, is suitable only for pas
turing, II bring rough and stony.
This is the territory in which q
large part Of the sheep should be
kept but il is also the territory in
which the coyotes are most NUM-
erous. In the northern part of
the state the areas that are wooded,
also abound with wolves and coy
otes. Sheep Are one Of the best
means Of clearing up this land, Is
well as one Of the most profitable
kind of livestock to raise. but the
coyotes make this out of the ques-
tion.
Attempts have been made to
eradicate the coyotes by fbo1nties
bat this has M ptoyesa eilective,
Exam Inat tio.a q tlls s. iscossls 81 l|sl ssow
that during the u year period end
ing in 1917 North Dakots paid out
one aud one-fourth million dollars
In coyote and wolf bounties and but
little II any permanent results were
secured. The bounty system was
also tried on gophers and 1t was
found that they did not decrease in
number. The gopher extermina-
tion became successful only after
the North Dakota Agricultural col.
lege and the United States biological
survey made careful study Of
gophers and worked out methods
Of poisoning as well as methods
Of organization for making, the
poisoning effective. State laws were
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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
Moved to Breisn

Ghas, Marshall Of Kenel, was i,a
town yesterday oii 4 his s. way va to Is Bfeei. e:i:.
en- where he will spend the winter.
On his way he stopped at the Pho.
.neer Office and subscribed for the
paper.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
(onicial Publication,

The board OF county commits
sioners of Sioux county, North Da-
kota, met in the court house at
Fort Yates, at 2 O'Clock, p. m., in
special session pursuant to call Of
the chairman. The meeting was
called for the purpose Of retaining
counsel to defend the county seat
election removal contest instituted
against the commissioners on COM
plant Of Martin Swift of Selfridge.
Present, Commissioners j. A.
Stiles, j. G. Leach and w. r. CT.
bart.
Meeting called to order by the
chairman, j. A. Stiles.
Commissioners j. G. Leach offered
the following resolution and moved
its adoption:
Whereas, at the general election
Of the year 1918, held in Sioux
county, North Dakota, for the re-
moval Of the county seat, Fort
Yates was selected aid declared as
the county seat Of said county; and
Whereas, Martin Swift, an elec-
tor Of said county, on leave of the
district court, has commenced an
action which is now pending in the
district court Of Sioux county to
contest the validity of such election
as to the right Of Fort Yates to be
declared and selected as the county
lseat: and ~ f,,,,,...,ss i. ~. !: W..
Whereas, said contest action is a
case Of public Importance; and in
the opinion Of this board the states
attorney should have the assistance
of additional counsel; and it is the
duty Of the county commissioners
of said county to appear and de-
fend such action;
Therefore, in accordance with
Section 1915, sub-div. 8, and Sec
tion 1861, Compiled Laws of North
Dakota, 1918, and upon the advice
and with the consent of the states,
attorney, Messrs, Miller, Zugar &
Tillotson, attorneys at law, of Bis
marck, North Dakota, are hereby
employed as additional counsel, to
assist the stAtes' attorney in said
action, upon the following compen-
sation agreed upon: A retainer OF
250.O0 to be paid forthwith, to
cover all services prior to trial
and $500 per day for trial work,
to be paid on the usual yer.
ifed statement to be rendered
after the close of the trial in
district court and filed with the
county auditor, to be audited and
allowed in the usual manner; and
the county auditor is hereby auth.
orized to draw the warrant of said
county fer said retainer fee of $3.50
100 and transmit the same to Miller
Zuger & Tillotson, Bismarck, North
Dakota.
On roll call the following votec
aye: Commissioners j. g. Leach
and J. A. Stiles.
II Commissioners w. r. Chart vot
ed no.
Resolution declared adopted.
Attest:
&C. Christensen,
County Auditor
The county auditor was instructed
to write the county auditor of Grant
county, to have a date fixed for 6
joint meeting Of the board Of coun.
ty commissioners Of Sioux ane
Grant counties to accept the bridge
over the Cannonball river at Shields
where the river forms the boundar,
between the two counties.
On motion Of Commissioners 6 J. e
}, Leach, Thomas Short Of For
I|.Yates, was appointed Justice Of tn
Peace to fill ansexistinR vacancy.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-19
New sub,eribsr

New sabseribsr
James Weaslebear, Of Bullhead,
was in the city today on business.
While in town he subscribed for
the Pioneer.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-21
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Christian Circuit Court. Kentucky.
4. l.. Burkholder a l..
D Burkholder. partners.
doing business under
the firm name Of Burk.
holder Bros
Against
Jim Lantrip and Onie
Lantrip,
BY VIRTUE Of n judgment and
order Of Sale Of the Christian Cir.
cult Court. rendered al the February
term thereof. 1918. and an order
~ resale dated in the above cause.
! shall proceed TO offer for sale at
the courthouse door in Hopkinsville,
Ky. to the highest and best bidder.
II PUBLIC AUCTION. on Monday,
9Th. day Of August, 1918. between
the hours Of II o'clock a. m. and
o'clock p. m. tbeing County Court
Day.. upon a credit Of six months.
following described property. to-wit
"On Bear Wsllow branch. a tri.
butary Of Trsdewster river. being
the same tract Of land that was willed
TO George W. Lsntrip. By his faith
or, Z. W. Lantrip. by will dated
January 10. 1908. recorded in Will
Book No. 7. page No. 95, in the
Office 81 the Clerk Of County Court
Of County aforesaid. decided to said
George w. Lantrip. by Willie Lantrip
by deed dated November is, 1914.
recorded in Deed Book No. 1876 page
1872. in the Office aforesaid, and
bounded as follows: Beginning at
two old marked post oaks, corner
with Jack Cranor's survey; thence
with line Of same N. 40L W. 12L
poles to a stake; thence with another
line Of same N. 24A +. 1O9& poles
to stake and pointers Junis Gran
ors' corner and for further descrip-
ton and boundary. see deed book
1876 page 3s2. and viii book No.
Z, page 95. recorded in County
Clerks Office at Hopkinsville. Chris
tian county, Kentucky. containing
li3 acres"
Or sufficient thereof to produce
the sums Of money ordered to be
made. amounting TO s26I.23. For
tine purchase price. the purchaser
must execute bond with approved
surety or sureties. bearing legal in
terest from the day Of sale until
paid and having the force and effect
Of a Replevin Bond.
Bidders will be prepared to com,
ply promptly with these terms.
LUCIAN II. DAVIS.
Master Commissioner.
Brcathitt. Allensworth 4 Breathitt.
Attorneys.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-21
NoTICEi

Notice is hereby given that. Blakey,
Bass & Barnett, a corporation or
ganized and doing business under the
laws Of the State Of Kentucky. with
its principal office and place Of bust
ness Hopkinsville, Ny, has expired
by the voluntary act Of Of its stock
holders and is now closing up its
business. All persons indebted to
said corporation will please come
forward and settle and all persons
to whom said corporation is indebt-
ed will present their claims for pay
mont
BLAKEY. BASS & BARNETT.
By T w Blakey. Vice Pres.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-21
CENSOR SCIENCE NEWS
Popular Articles DivuIue Secrets
10 the Foe.
Even French Academy Of Sciences In
noeentIy Gives Facts Useful
20 Enemy.

paris.-How popular science dis
cussed In the daily and magazine press
conveys information 10 the enemy and
how even great national institutions
Ike the French academy Of sciences
sometimes innocentIy divulge secrets
which the enemy finds useful il told
by a writer In La Liberte. who protests
against the lndiscriminate propagation
Of technical Information. The writer
comments on the fact that the acad-
envy Of sciences has suggested that the
censorship be rendered more effective
nv the addition Of q few savants who
will he able TO recognize valuable sci
entinc information when they see II.
In the view OF the academy the
press has been allowed. more by neg.
llgence than ignorance. 10 print much
scientific information the importance
of which escaped the editors and
which should have been kept secret.
The columns OF matter reistspg 10 the
German long.ruuge gun form a case
In point. NJ. Charles lie Conc. a sci.
eutinc writer Of note. writing on this
subject. says that the press has In
duised In a verftable orgy Of details
concerning the experiments In prog
ress. IN France 10 extend the range ~
the hesvy artillery. Pisns OF shells
and guns. he alleges. have even been
published.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-21

Orders taken for vicuGlai an'
Records HARDWICK.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-21
NEAR TOBACCO KILLS HUNS
Substitute Used by Tevtons 10 Termed
More Deadly Than gnsmy
Gas Attacks.

n Amsierdam.-The tobacco substi-
Itute supplied 90 the Germany army
has proved uhore injurious than Enemy
gas attacks. Deputy Mueller Of Meln-
lngen asserted IN the reiehstsg. The
substitute Is composed OF beech leaves.
Isays the Koelnische zeltunE on be-
half Of the army administration Gen
'yfal VOC OVEN admitted that n,rther
sslivesy u sAs ssbstifu1s - bsss
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-21

Seeing her castle destroyed and her
old servants murdered by the Huns
was the trying ordeal experienced by
DR.. Antoinette d'Artagnan. a French
woman doctor. now In the United
States. She Is the last Of that name
In France. She has been wounded and
gassed. receiving medals from King
Albert ~ Belgium and General Petain.
Her chateau was within three miles Of
the Belgian border when the Germans
came and destroyed everything. In
Guiding rare works Of art. tapestries,
paintings and everything they could
lay their hands on. Nothing now re-
mains hut a pile Of stones TO mark
this once beautiful castle. She HOPES
to recover her health In this country,
far from the scenes Of horror that
she has witnessed. and then Intends TO
return to help the American woman
doctors In France.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-11

IN THAT TIE LEADERS OF TIE LEAGUE HAVE OFFICIALLY Her
aided Frederic G. Howe's Book, 1.-THE High Cost of Living" as "The League
Text Book" it is certainly Fair and Proper to quote from it as correctly vMc-
ing chs sentiment of the league leaders. Here is what "The League Text
Book" Says,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-11

of all the measures proposed for the solution Of these
problems the taxation ofand values sis hesimpest and most effective"
This reform, known generally as the single tax, is COM
pradvey easy to nauguate. It IAN be put into feet by the legislature Of IN State by
county where hon rule IN axaione exists by an at which exempts from local taxation
all houses BARNS improvements, growing crops machinery and personal property Of
very nature, By merely exemptng these kinds Of property rom taxation all taxes will a-
Dramatically fall upon the land. Nc otr axes will be- levied. As result thu taxes on land
will be automatically increased"
IF the tax upon the land was increased to 2 percent, on
the actual vaue it would become such a burden thtow owners would seek ON means of
escape rmit A ax rate Off per ceton land valued at 800 an acre would amount to 81
petacre"
For as taxes on land are increased the PRICE of the
LAND MnNSHES. 1.-THE tax amounted to Sore per cent OF the selling value land would
have VERY LITTLE VALUE. And the taxation Of nhnd values u tothe full amounto of
the entail ahesi the amm of those who believes in the single tax philosophy"