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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01

commissioners of said Sioux county
was duly adjourned, after full in
spection and examination of said,
petition and due deliberation there
on, that said petition is signed by a
sufficient number Of persons, each
Of whom is bona fde resident of,
and qualified elector Of, and in said
Sioux county; that each of said
persons personally signed his name
to said petition, knowing the con-
tents and purpose thereof; that
said petition was and is verified by
the affidavit of each of the sub
scribers thereto, under OATH THAT he
isa resident Of and qualified elector
in said Sioux County, and that he
personally signed his name to said
petition, knowing the contents and
purpose thereof;
AND WHEREAS, it is further
found and determined by the Board
OF County Commissioners of said
Sioux County that the said petition
was so signed and duly and properly
verified by residents of said county
of Sioux who were qualified electors
of said County, equal in number to
at least three fifths of all the votes
cast in said Sioux County at the
last preceding general election held
in and for said county; and that
the board of County Commissioners
in and for said Sioux County has
found and determined all facts, in
connection with said petition
necessary to confer upon the Board,
jurisdiction Of the subject matter in
said petition; and hereby finds that
said Board Of County Commissioners
has jurisdiction to order the
question of the removal Of said
County Seat to be submitted to the
electors of said County at the next
general election;
THEREFORE, it is hereby
ordered, and the Board of County
Commissioners, in and for the
County of Sioux. State of North
Dakota, in conformity with the
statue in such case made and pro-
vided, does hereby order that the
prayer Of said petition be in all
things fully and completely grant,
ed;
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDER
ED, by said Board of County Com
missioners that the question Of the
removal Of the County Seat of
Sioux County, North Dakota, from
Fort Yates, in said county, the
place where it is now located, to
selfridge, in said county, the place
in said petition named, he SUBMIT
ed to the electors Of the said county
Of Sioux at the next general election
appointed by law to be held in and
for said County, on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in No
vember, pext, being the 9Th day Of
November, 1918, at the same time
and places as, and in connection
with, and as part of the general
election to be held as aforesaid in
said County, and that the question
Of the removal Of said County Seat
to be voted upon shall be placed
upon a separate ballot to be USED
therefore, said election
: ANDI 1T Is FURTHER ORDER
ED, by said Board Of County Conn
missioners that notice of said elec-
-tion, clearly stating its object.
be given according to law,
and that said election be held and
conducted and the returns made in
all respects in the manner pres
cribed by law in regard to the sub
mitting Of questions to the electors
Of a locality under the general
election laws of this State, and the
County Auditor of said Sioux
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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01
July s, 1918

July s, 1918
The board of county commissions
ers met at the court house pur-
suant to adjournment at 8 O'Clock
a. M, with Commissioners j. A.
Stiles, j. G. Leach and w. R. Ci-
bart present.
? A petition proposing the removal
of the county seat of Sioux county
from Fort Yates to Selfridge, fled
July 9Th, and signed by Ole Ben
dickson and others, was brought
to the attention of the board.
The commissioners canvassed the
signers to the petition, and found
after due deliberation that said
petition was signed by sufficient
number ofqualified electors to place
the question of county seat removal
on the ballot at the coming general
election.
The following resolution was
offered by Commissioner j. G.
Leach of the 1st Commissioners
District Of Sioux county, North
Dakota who moved its adoption,
which motion was seconded by
Commissioner w. r. Cibart of the
3rd Commissioners District:
WHEREAS, petition was on
the 9TH day Of July, A. D., 1918,
said day being a day to which the
regular July meeting Of the board
Of county commissioners of Sioux
county, State Of North Dakota, was
adjourned, duly filed with and in
the office Of the County Auditor in
and for said Sioux county, North
Dakota, which petition prays and
petitions the removal of the County
Seat OF, said Sioux county from
Fort Yates in the said county,
where it is now located by law, to
selfridge in said county, and prays
and petitions that an election be
held to determine whether or not
. y b.
such removal shall be made, and
petitions and prays the Board Of
County Commissioners Of eaid
Sioux county to submit the question
OF the removal Of the county seat Of
said county from Fort Yates in the
said county, to Selfridge in,.,said
county, to the electors of said
Sioux county, pursuant to sections
1888 -3238 inclusive, of the Compil-
ed Laws of North Dakota, 1918,
and any amendments to any of
said sections, at the next general
election to be held in said
county Of Sioux on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in
November, 1918;
AND WHEREAS, it is hereby
found and determined by this, the
said Board Of County G Commissioners
of the county Of Sioux, on this 9Th
day Of July. 1918, to which date.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01

July 6, 1918
The board met at 3 O'Clock a. m.
and pursuant to law organized as
the County Board Of Equalization.
Regular commissioners meeting was
adjourned until July 9Th, at 8
O'Clock q. m.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01
Proceedings OF County
BoardtOf Equalization
Miaa,ses Of the Proceeding. of the
County Board Of Equalization
The Official Publication
Fort Yates N. D., July 1, 1915

Fort Yates N. D., July 1, 1918
j. A. Stiles. chairman Of the
Board OF county commissioners of
Sioux county, met at the court
house at 8 o'clock a. M, for the
purpose of calling to order and Or
ganizing the board as the county
board Of equalization. No quorum
being present the meeting was ad-
journed until July 9th, 1918 at 8
O'Clock a. M.
Fort Yates, N. D., July 5, 1918
The board met at 9o'clock a. m,
with Commissioners j. A. Stiles, J..
G. Leach aud w. r. Chart present.
On motion the session was adjourned
to July 9Th.
Fort Yates, N. D., July 6, 1918
The board met at 8 O'Clock at
the court house pursuant to ad-
journment.
On motion Of Commissioner
Cibart the board organized as the
County Board Of Equalization with
&c. Leach chairman.
After going over the assessment
records as returned by the assessors,
assessments were equalized as
follows:
The assessment of Mrs. Emma
Decouteau Of Fort Yates, on stock
OF merchandise was increased from
$1,000 to $500.
The assessment Of the Solen Cash
Store was increased $500.
The assessment of the Farmers
Equity Elevator of Solen was in
creased to 100000
The assessment ofR|iatt Ri Dunn Of
Wade, was increased to SIS, 10000.
The assessment Of the Winter
Truesdale-Ames Co. elevator at
Solen was increased to 81, 10000
The assessed value of cattle were
increased as follows in the Third
District: One year old, $50 per
cent; two year DID,. 100 per cent;
three year old 81 per cent. !
The assessed value of cattle were
reduced as follows in Menz Civil
Township: One year old, l6 per
cent. The assessed value of cattle in
Menu Civil Township were increased
as follows: Three year old, 10 per
cent.
The assessed value Of cattle in the
Second district were increased as
follows: Two year old;>8 per cent;
Three year old, Is per cent.
The assessed value Of cattle in
the First District were reduced as
follows: Two year old, 5 per cent;
Three year old l6 per cent.
The assessment Of the Have1ock
Lumber Company Of Selfridge, was
increased to 100000
The county auditor was instruct
ed to notify parties whose assess.
ments have been changed that
herring on same will be held at 2
o'clock p. M, July Is.
On motion the County Board Of
Equali zation adjourned to 2 O'Clock
p. M, July 18, 1918.
Fort Yates, N, D., July, 18, 1918
The County Board Of Equaliza-
tion met at 2 O'Clock p. M,
pursuant to adjournment with Com
missioners ]. G. Leach, J. A. Stiles
and w. r. Cibart present.
Mrs. Emma Decouteau appe ared
and protested the raise Of her as
sessment to $15OO.OO. Satisfactory
evidence showing that the INCREASE
was justified no change was made.
Fred Rott Of Selfridge appeared
for the Havelock Lumber Company,
and protested the raise of the
assessment, and upon proper show-
ing that the increase was not justifi-
ed, it was ordered that the assess
ment as returned by the assessor
stand.
The assessment of J. K. Wead Of
Cole,;Jro an otoeo h,;1d;nr ool
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01

July 5, 1918
The board met with Commissions
ers j. A. Stiles, j. G. Leach and
w. R. Chart present On account
of the auditor, and commissioners
being members of the canvassing
board, the session was adjourned
until July 9Th.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Death of Mrs. Harp.

Word was received here last
Sunday morning that Mrs. Harp,
wife of C. W. Harp, had passed
away at her home in Holbrook
from an attack of influenza. The
news came as a shock to our peo-
pie, who knew Mrs. Harp so well
during the years she was a resi-
dent here. as the word had been
received a few days previous that
she was on the road to recovery.
Deceased leaves husband and a
little baby, only recently adopted,
to mourn their loss of an affec-
tionate wife and devoted mother.
Mr.. Harp has the sympathy OF
all our citizens in his sad bereave-
mpnt
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
New Methodist Minister.

The Arizona conference has
assigned Rev. O. M. Andrews
to Winslow as pastor for the M.
E. church, and the gentleman
arrived in the city Monday with
his wife and three children. to
take up his new duties as soon as
the quarantine is raised. Mr..
Andrews comes to Winslow from
Minerva. Ohio. This is not his
first experience in Arizona, no W.
ever, as couple Of years ago he
was in charge of the church
work at Bisbee, where he was a
pal of Rev. Brewster of the Epis-
copal church. With these two
fellows doubling teams on us it
is going to be hard shedding for
us regenerate sinners.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Hospital Helpers.

One of the real helping forces
at the emergency hospital dur
ing the flu epidemic were the
boys and girls of the Winslow
high school. They rendered val.
liable service in all departments
of the work both day and night
during the whole time the hos
pital was in operation. These
young people are credit to our
town and the school, as they
have given evidence they are alb.
sorbing practical knowledge in
their school work that is appli-
cable in time of need.
And our four ministers were
genuine game sports when it
come to taking their place in the
ranks of workers, and they were
constantly on the job either on {
day or night shift.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Winslow Borrows Doctor.

Winslow had to borrow doc
tor from Phoenix this week in
the person of DR.. Schoch, so that
there would be at least one men,
Der of the profession to attend
any case of sickness that might
arise DIR. Sprankle is confined
to his bed with the flu. DR.. Samp-
son has to give all his time to the
Indian school, and DR.. Brown has
to give his time to the Santa Fe
hospital. Fortunately there is no
serious illness in the city, but as
a wise precaution the city wanted
a doctor conveniently at hand.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Soldier Passes Away.

The body of Frank B. Nuanez
was sent to Winslow from Camp
Cody last Sunday, where he had
passed away in the base hospital
at that place from an attack of
influenza. Young Nuanez was
called into service with the last
draft in July. He was 21 years
old, and his only known relative
was his brother Mike, who re-
sides in Winslow. The funeral
was held Monday.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Important Notice to All Class
la Registrants.

The Local Board at Holbrook
has just received telegraphic in
structions from the office of the
Adjutant General at Phoenix to
the effect that all Class Ia reg
iStrants, who have not previously
been examined, must report at
Holbrook on November 4th and
5th for such medical examina-
ton. To take care of the great
number of registrants reporting
on those dates special examiners
have been ordered there to assist
the local examiner.
This order will affect only Class
la registrants. G. G. HALL,
Member Local Board.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Hospital Closed.

The last patient in the emer-
gency hospital was discharged
last Monday and the institution
was closed. The janitors are
now putting the seats back in the
rooms, cleaning up the building.
and fumigating, preparatory to
the opening of school when the
quarantine is raised.
i The wave of influenza seems
to have passed Winslow, as no
new cases have been reported
for the past week. Viewing the
fatal ravages of the disease in
other towns of the state Winslow
has escaped most fortunately, due
entirely to the prompt action of
the authorities in centralizing all
the afflicted people in the emerg-
ency hospital where they could
receive constant care and medi-
cal attention.
DIR. Sampson reports he has
about forty cases in the Leupp
Indian school, but so far no deaths
have resulted.
All the beds and bedding in
use at the hospital has been thor
oughly fumigated, and the mana
gers of the hospital request all
persons who so kindly loaned beds
and bedding to call at the school
house either to-day (Friday) or
Saturday and pick out their prop
erty so it can be returned to
them. In the hurry to get the
beds ready for patients much of
the stuff was not marked.
The management also requests
all who have bills against the
emergency hospital to file the
same at once with T. Nietham-
mer that they can be properly
audited for payment when funds
are available. 1t is estimated
that the expense of fighting the
epidemic will amount to many
thousands of dollars.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Out of a Job.

Ted Niethammer is out of q
job, and if anybody has some
thing to offer in the way of en-
ployment now is the time to come
forward. Ted has been the gen
erallssimo of the emergency hos
pital, but that institution has now
passed into history, and if we
cannot find something else for
him to do he will have to give his
time looking after his own per-
sonal business. We doubt if the
people of this town will ever re.
alize how much they are indebted
to Mr.. Niethammer for his loyal
and faithful work during the cpl
demic. He is the one man in the
town who dropped all his per-
sonal affairs at the request of DR..
Brown. the state health officer.
and devoted his entire time and
energy as the executive manager
of the hospital. 1t was no small
task to take a corps of doctors.
nurses, and an army of volunteer
workers, all strangers to each
other, and organize them into a
cohesive. efficient force where
there was no friction or heart
burnlngs, and for three weeks
keep tn hospital moving as
smoothly as professionally or
ganized institution. DR.. Brown.
the state health officer, and Mr..
Addams, chairman of the state
council of defense, know the full
value of the work done by Mr..
Nlethammer, but we doubt very
much if our citizens fully real
ize the unselfsh service he has
given without a cent of remuner-
tlon for his time, and at consid-
cradle personal expense which
will never be known. There are
not many men in any community
who would neglect their own pri-
vate business for three weeks to
give of their time and ability for
humanitarian service without
hope or expectation of reward,
and we should be thankful Wins
low had such a man in her dire
distress. We takesour hat off to
Mr.. Niethammer.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Salvation Army Work.

In view of the approaching
campaign for the United War
Work Fund, we are privileged to
take the following excerpt from
a letter just received from Mr..
Vun Kuhn to friends, in which he
recites his opinion of the work
being done by the Salvation Army,
one of the forces working in
France. After speaking of the
Red Cross work, he adds:
"Should some one come along
taking up donations for the Sal
walton Army just drop in what
you can spare and charge it to
me. | never heard but little of
their work until | got over here,
but you can be sure your dona-'
tion will furnish some soldier with
hot coffee, sandwiches and 9TH
er little things that help smooth
down the bumps. | know of one
case where they baked pies and
delivered them to the lads in the
front ranks. 1t seems too bad
there is not more of their kind
of Christianity in the world, and
the Salvation Army should re-
ceive their share of praise with
other organizations doing war
work over here"
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Gets a Federal Plum.

Judge Alfred Franklin, chief
justice of the supreme court, has
been appointed Internal Revenue
Collector for the Arizona-New
Mexico district by President Will
son, the appointment to take eff
feet at once. Judge Franklin has
accordingly rendered his resigna-
tion to Gov. Hunt, which was ac-
cepted at once so he could as
sumo his new duties. Judge
Franklin was candidate before
the recent primaries for renomi-
nation for superior judge, but
was defeated by Judge Baker of
Phoenix.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Regard the Amendments.

Every voter should study the
several amendments to be votec
upon next Tuesday, and if you dc
not understand them vote mo-
on all rather than aid in passing
vicious legislation.
One amendment is work.
mems compensation law" and
on this measure the laboring men
seem to be divided. 1t would be
a good law if properly enforced,
and very bad otherwise. The
chances of it being honestly ad-
ministered are doubtful. Vote
no" on 101.
There are three amendments
to the present state land leasing
laws that are extremely vicious,
and their adoption makes it pos
sible for the big interests to grab
all the public land in the state,
to the ruination of the little home
steader and rancher, and will for
ever stop the development of
northern Arizona. Vote mo"
on all these if you have an inter-
est in the future of the state.
There is an amendment giving
representation IN the legislature
according to population of the
counties. The adoption of this
amendment will give Navajo
county two representatives in
stead Of one as at present. Vote
"yes" on 102.
Another amendment permits
the state to let contracts for con-
struction work instead of having
it performed by day labor. Vote
yes" on 300.
Vote yes" on 3O2, which is
the law prohibiting gambling in
this state.
Vote Eyes" on 3O4, which is
the red-light abatement law, sup
pressing houses of prostitution.
Vote yes on 306, which re-
stores capital punishment in this
state.
Vote yes on 3O8. It pro-
vides minor children cannot be
vaccinnated without the consent
of parents or guardians.
The three amendments relat-
ing to the public lands is simply
a high-handed attempt on the
part of the big stock interests
to pilfer the state lands for their
personal benefit without thought
or consideration for the rights of
others. The law as it stands
now limits the amount of land
any one Individual can buy or
lease, which is fair and equitable
to all. Every voter should single
out these three amendments and
vote against them.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
United War Work Drive.

The big drive to raise Navajo
county's squota for the United War
Work Fund will start Monday,
November 11th, and the county's
quota is $4,000, and of this
amount Winslow must raise &c.
OOO. The drive only lasts a week,
so everybody must get busy Dig
ging down in their pockets : for a
liberal donation. Winsow has
never yet failed in it's duty rails
ing the money required for the
various war activities. and she
must not fail at this time. The
money raised is to be divided be-
tween the Y. M. C. A., the Y.
w. C. A., Knights of Columbus,
Salvation Army, Jewish Welfare
Board, War Camp Community
Service, and the War Library
Association. T he $1,000 for
Winslow is only an average of
about $500 per capita of our pop
ulation, and with the proper en-
thusiasm and the proper spirit
this amount should be raised in
two days.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Navajo Cafe Re-opens.

The Navajo Cafe, that has been
closed a couple of weeks under
going renovation and improve
ment, will reopen to the public
next Sunday, and we will be
pleased to welcome all our old
friends and customers.
Tom Woo, Prop.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Card of Thanks. . = :

| want to thank the ladies of
Winslow, whose love and affec-
tion for the late Mrs. Harp,
prompted them to come to Hol-
brook to assist at the funeral and
burial service. | will not soon
forget these devoted friends of
her, who is now gone from me.
c.. w. HARP.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
VOL 28.
The County Attorneyship.

One of the most important
questions to be settled by the
voters IS the election of a county
attorney, as upon this official
rests the responsibility of enforc-
ing the law against the rich and
influential as we'll as the poor
unfortunates. Such an officer
we have at present in the person
Of County Attorney Larson, who
was elected on the democratic
ticket two years ago. This year
at the primary he was defeated
by few votes through an or
ganization engineered and fnan-
ced by one Raynalds, republi-
can banker at Holbrook. who re-
gistered as a democrat so he
could add his Individual vote to
aid the plot.
This indiv idual was not actuat-
ed by any high and lofty motives
in his antagonism to Mr.. Larson,
and his only purpose was to
wreck vengence on this official
for appealing his selective draft
classification from the local board
to the district board. Raynalds
appeared to have influence on
certain member of the local draft
board to get put in Class 4, and
Mr.. Larson appealed this unfair
and unjust decision to the dis
trict board, and Banker Raynalds
was put in Class | where he
properly belonged. Then Bank
err Raynalds personally urged
Mr.. Larson to use his position to
get Raynalds replaced in Class A.
even offering to pay his expenses
to Phoenix. When Raynalds
found County Attorney Larson
was not to be swerved from his
duty, he Immediately started out
to organize his social and bust
ness associates to defeat Mr..
Larson out of the democratic
nomination.
Mr.. Larson, having faith in
the loyalty. patriotism and good
citizenship of large majority of
the citizens of the county, has
filed as an independent candidate
for county attorney, and solicits
the votes of those who approve
the position he has taken in this
draft matter. Mr.. Larson con-
strues the selective draft law to
apply to rich and poor alike, and
we mistake the temper of the
parents of the hundreds of young
men who have answered the call
of war if they do not agree with
Mr.. Larson.
We are glad to say the demo-
Gratis of WinsloW stood Loyalty by
Mr.. Larson in the primary, and
they can be depended upon to do
even better at the election, and
they will be assisted by hundreds
of good republicans who admire
the courage and integrity of Mr..
Larson. He is entitled to, and
ought to receive the Aote of ev-
cry citizen in Winslow. Yellow
patriotism receives scant courte-
sy and no sympathy from our
citizenry. 1t should be the pa
triotic duty of all good citizens
to get out election day to vote
and work for Mr.. Larson, as no.
tice to the yellow-streaked bank
er that loyalty and patriotism is
not dead in Winslow.
The Winslow mail., 1918-11-01
Goes to Training Camp.

Charles McCauley, who has
been attending the state univers-
ity at Tucson, has been ordered
to the officers training school at
Fort Macarthur, Waco, Texas, ac-
cording to an announcement ap-
pearing in the university bulletin.