davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-11-21

The influenza epidemic is abat-
ing and under control so far as the
reservation country is concerned.
While there have been number of
deaths, yet the mortality has been
low considering the number Of cas-
es, compared with other places.
There have been AZ cases of in
Huenza and pneumonia treated at
the Standing Rock Hospital the
past five weeks. There are but 4
cases left, only one of them being
serious.
Much credit for the abatement Of
the epidemic is due to the untiring
efforts of U. S. Medical Inspector,
DR.. Shoemaker. who has been
about early and late, and has gone
out Of his way to treat every case
brought to his attention. He has
treated the white population as
we'll as the Indians, and has given
preventative prophylactia vaccina-
ton to everyone free Of charge who
presented themselves at the hospital.
In this he was assisted by Miss
Cunningham, the capable and ef-
ficient chief nurse in charge Of the
hospital.
Following is list of deaths the
past two weeks not previously re-
ported in the Pioneer:
FRED OSTRUM
Fred Ostrum, the 33 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Ostrum,
died at their ranch west Of Fort
Yates November IL. The remains
were taken to Linton for burial,
where the funeral was held Novem-
Der 18th. Fred Ostrum was a pro-
missing young ma who was born in
tile Winona district and lived his
entire life in North Dakota.
MRS. GEO. GATES
Mrs. George Gates, aged % years,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-11-21
Want !Colu1n1,
Cent d 81 81 ss S ss 81;
set Of figures az word. Parties
having no account ct this ONCE remit cash.

PRONlISSORY NOTES Stand
ard North Dakota form. In bound
books with stub. 80 cents per
book. Pioneer Office.
HOUSE FOR SALE-My house
and lot on Fort Yates townsite
for sale or trade. Will take auto,
cattle or land. Edw. s. johnson,
Solen, N. D.
LOsT-Two $4,000 Liberty
Bonds Of the third issue. Nos
13,108,h52-3. Finder please re-
turn to Charles Picard and receive
reward.
TAKEN UP-At my place north
Of Thunderhawk, S. D., one bay
Relding with star in face. Weight
about 1850. No brand. About 8
years old. Chas. F. Kruger, Thun-
ueFudWks y. ".
TAKEN UP One mare branded
1854, and one bay horse branded LIB
on left should. Came to my place
south Of Fort Yates about two weeks
ago. Owner please call, prove pro-
perty and pay charges. Sam Halsey.
sTRAYED-one buckskin geld
ing, branded CIV on left thigh,
and one buckskin mare branded
gu on left thigh. $1,000 reward
for return to Jesse Ice, Fort Yates,
N. D.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-11-21
Influenza Epidemic Abating
And Is Now Under Control

died November 1st at the hospital
In Fort Yates. This was very sad
case as the husband was at the hos
pital atthe same time and unable
to attend the funeral which vas held
the following Sunday. Elizabeth
Gates, his two year old daughter
died November nth.
SAM EAGLESHIELD
Sam Eagleshield died at his home
in Little Eagle, Thursday last
week. He was married about a
year ago and leaves a wife and a
child. He was formerly employed
at the Agency and was one of the
most promising young Indians on
the reservation.
JACY HOUCH1NS
Jacy Houchins, homesteader
near the state line, aged about 25
years, died last week at Pollock.
His wife is also reported seriously
i'll. They have no children.
JOSEPH PAUL
Joseph Paul well known home.
steader living west of Fort Yates
died last Friday night. He had
been sick previously but suffered a
relapse from overwork. He leaves
a wife and one child.
MRS. j. BULLHEAD
Mrs. John Bullhead died this
week at the hospital. She leaves
one child. Mr.. Bullhead has also
been seriously i'll but has recov-
cred.
IN CANNONBALL DISTRICT
Asa Littlecrow. farmer in charge
of Cannonball district reports the
following deaths there: Mrs. Swift
bird, Mrs. Twoshield, Mrs. Merrill
Thunderhawk, Mrs: Thomas Menu,
and a baby Of I'e.le Use His Ar
row.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-11-21
CITATION HEARING PETITION FOR Ar
POINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

State of North Dukota. County of Sioux. S..
In County Court, before Hon. A. MEG. Beede,
Judge
In the Matter of the Estate of Frank L. Bon
ger. Deceased
Henry E. Bonner, Petitioner,
Susan T.. Ronzer and all other persons inter.
ested in the estate. Respondents.
The State of North Dakota to the above
named respondents and all persons interested
In the Estate OF Frank l.. Bonner, Deceased:
You. and each Of you, are hereby notified
that Henry e. Bonner, the petitioner herein,
has flied in this court q petition praying That
letters OF administration upon the estate Of
Frank l.. Bonner. late of the Village Of Nor
ristown in the County of Corson and State of
South Dakota. deceased be granted to Henry
~. Berger and that the said petition will be
heard and duly considered by this Court on
Tuesday, the 18th day Of December A. d.
1918 ut 10 O clock in the forenoon of that day
at the Court Rooms of this Court, In the Coun-
ty Court House, In the Village of Fort Yates.
County of Sioux and State Of North Dakota,
and you, and each of you, arehereby cited to
be and appear before this Court at said time
and place. and answer said petition and show
cause, II any there be. why the prayer Of said
petition should not be granted.
BY the Court,
"A. McG. Beede,
Judge of the County Court.
Dated the 18th day OF Nov. A. D. 1918.
Let the service of the above Citation be
made by personal service, and publication as
provided by Statutes. to-wit In the Sioux
County Pioneer once each week for three
successive weeks prior ito the said hear.
ing.
"A. McG. Beede,
X Judge Of the County Court.
9st
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-11-21
saVBNN1HHNnHH |RE|IH
CHOICE DECIDED
Ia n D
FOR SALE!

sale and approval Of the
owners, the following de-
scribed tracts, near railroad,
market and school:
NE Quarter, Sec. 30, Twp. 1872,
ring. 80. This is fine farm with
about $1,000 worth Of improve.
ments, located on the Cannonball
road about eight miles north of
Fort Yates and about fifteen miles
from Cannonball on the N. P. Rail-
road. About Is acres under cul.
tivation. Price $500 per acre.
Also the SW Quarter of Sec. 30,
Twp. 1872, ring. 80. This is a fine
tract Of land without improvements
and adjoins the above. Price s15
per acre.
The sW. Quarter, Sec. 81, Twp. %
RING. "a. Corson county, s. D., on
the Yellowstone Trail, the best
transcontinental highway in Amer.
lea. This tract is within a few
miles Of Walker, on the main line
Of the G. M. & St. P. Railroad and
10 miles from Mcintosh, the county
seat. Can be bought now for
ii 200 on easy terms.
West Half and Sc Quarter and W.
Half Of NE Quarter, Sec. "a, Twp.
1872, ring. 81, comprising $50 acres
on Porcupine creek with running
water the year around. An ideal
ranch proposition. The land can
be bought for SO per acre. Will
take $2860.0O cash to handle. II
looking for q bargain, don't miss
this chance.
The NE Quarter Of Sec. 70, Twp.
1872, ring. 81, Sioux County, n. D.,
is offered for sale by owner who
holds clear title, free Of all incum-
brance. This is all good farm land
located about 8 miles from Solen.
The best railroad town in Sioux
county. Price $1,000 on easy
terms.
X x X
sW Quarter, Sec. 3, Twp. %, Rng.
26, Corson County, s. D. This
tract is located on Oak creek, about
4 miles from Mclaughlin, between
the Standing Rock Branch and
main line Of the G. M. 4 St. P.
Railroad. Practically all this land
is tilleable. s2,1o0 on Easy Terms.
All Of Sec. 10, Twp. 13t, RING. 81,
Grant County, N. D. This is a fine
section and can be bought for 5000
per acre. $500 per acre down,
balance on payments to suit at 6
pet cent interest. This is the big
gest snap in the whole list and if
interested get busy at once.
Sc Quarter and NV Quarter, Sec.
10, Twp. 131, ring. 81. 800 acres.
Mostly good level land. Can be
bought for 100000, less $4,000
mortgage due in three years and on
which interest is paid to. maturity.
$4,000 cash will handle this snap.
NE Quarter. Sec. Is, Twp. 1923,
RnR. 90, about eight miles from
selfridge, can be bought for $500.
Most Of this land Gun be cultivated
and is in good locality. This
tract is worth twice the money.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-11-21

Superintendent Hitch made a
business trip to Mclaughlin Tuee-
day.
The Press., 1918-09-12
WHEN PLINY VISITED BELGIUM
Great Roman Has Left Us an Inter. estln0 Description of Country
 as He Saw It.

PNny, the learned and industrious Roman naturalist, who perished in the eruption of Vesuvius, 79 A. D., visited, in the course of his duties as an off cial of the Roman empire, the heroic country which we call Belgium. It is interesting, comments the Protection ist to recall his description of this country.
 "There," he wrote, "the ocean pours in its flood twice every day, and pro- duces a perpetual uncertainty wheth- CT the country may be considered as a part of the continent or of the sea. The wretched inhabitants take refuge on the sand hills or in little huts, which they construct on the summits of lofty stakes, whose elevation is con- fOrmable to that of the highest tides.
 "When the sea rises they appear like navigatOrs; when 1t retires they seem as though they had been ship wrecked. They subsist on the fish left by the refluent waters and which they catch in nets formed of rushes or sea weed. Neither tree nor shrub is vis- ible on these shores. The drink of the people is rain water, which they pre- serve with great care; their fuel, a sort of turf, which they gather and form with the hands. And yet the un- fortunate beings dare to complain against their fate when they fall un- der the power and are incorporated with the empire of ROme!''
The Press., 1918-09-12
Lizards That Fly.

At least one lizard enjoys, to cer- tain degree, the power of sailing through the air. as in the cases of ny ing squirrels. flying frogs of Borneo, and some other animals. These lizards are called flying dragons and they are of small-siZed forms found in the IndO- Malayan region. They possess elon- gated ribs in mid series, some five to seven pairs of them; these ribs sup port, on either side of the body, seml- transparent membrane, 1t being stretched over them both dOrsally and ventrally, united at the free margins, and continuous with the general integ- ument of the body. It, or rather, these wings" close up like a fan when not in use. and fall to the sides of the animal. but when spread form q para chute of marked effectiveness, as by it's use this lizard can leap from the limb of tree and sail to another one at certain distances as we'll as pha- langer or a flying lemur. Sometimes these "wings" in certain species of the flying dragons are beautifully marked, resembling the wing markings of some butterfiies.-R. w. Shufeldt, in Scien- tific American Supplement.
The Press., 1918-09-12
Pretty Irdoer Plant.

Perhaps nothing gives such bright ness and go0d c'lteeFA t0 . F0oni-next to sunny windOw-as a pot Of wan dering jew hanging in the. window. The trailing stems with their tiny, al- most transparent leaves, are exquisite ly lovely against sunny background, and wandering jew costs almost n0th- ing, demands almost no care at all, and will grow anywhere, if it has q little sunlight. |.
 It will grow in water as we'll aa ia dirt. and astonishing is the speed 1t makes in growing; long; trailing stems will begin to drOOp over the side of the pot in no time, and before you dknOw 1t there is fairly ah umbrella of green falling from your hanging recepta- cle.
 It may be grown in a glass bowl of water hung from a hook, high in the window; or the bowl may be set on a bracket where the sunlight will fall across 1t ; or the plant may be grown ln soil, in an ordinary flower pot on the window ledge or on a small plant stand set in the sunshine.
 Every home should have a pot of wandering jew growing luxuriantly during the months of autumn, win ter and spring.
The Press., 1918-09-12

| lust like the fairy tale, Fuss in ! BontS,'" she told him, laughing. "I'm | just like the mlller'S son, whose inher- | itauce Was nnthing hut a cat and d pair nf hnntS, only haven't got pair of hnotS tn spare. You'll just have to make a fortune for me. old Piffies in Bnnt$, to live up tO the reputation of the original Fuss" The dog wagged his stub nf a tuil to show his willing ness.
 You'll have to find a rich husband for me-that k my only hope for Il fortune nnw."
 No Snnner S,id than the little dog ran to the door and whined tO be let out.
 Nina could scarcely believe her eyes. He seems tn be ready to start out on his mission right away" More in d spirit of fun than anything else. she opened the door and Plffies raced through the corridor. sniffed around the hnttum of the stairs that led To the flat above and then bounded up. Nina whiStIed and whiStled. but he did not come down. She was just about HtO start up after him, when she heard some one coming down. It was man the new tenant of one of the upper. apartments, and he was carrying Pjf- lies. The dog was attempting to lick his face and make himself generally agreeable.
 '.IS this your dog?" the man smiled, us he placed PifIies on the floor. He seems to have taken a fancy to me-"
 "I just got him. Isn't he a dear?" Nina said, with enthusiasm.
 He k valuable specimen, too. Do you take any interest in dOgsT
 This k the first one 1 ever owned. I don't know much about them"
 "You must learn the proper method Quirr special diet. can give you some pointers" he offered.
 Wont you ,wgpe in and do sO?' Nina invited. "It fi rather chilly in 'hiS corridor" He need~'l no second in- vitntinn, and even after rGe pointers" had been given he didn't lurry away until he had told her his name was Archie KelIand and had received an in- vitatian to call again.
 
 IffileS was getting on, but after few calls he didn't need any such excuse. On the first spring day that arrived he suggested walk in the park to give the dog exercise. It was a beautiful day, so they sat down on a bench to talk over the weather and many other , beautiful things. So intent were they upon one another. they did not notice that the dog had wandered away. When they did discover 1t. Nina was | frantic. She knew that Piffies had | been stolen or run over. Some big | brute of dog had killed him or he | was being tortured somewhere by some | foreigner. There wasn't a dreadful thing that could have hap pened to that dog that she didn't think of. Archie finally got her to listen to reason and persuaded her that the dog had gone home, but when they arrived there he was not to be found. Il won der If he went to Aunt MatildR's? It tn
 =
The Press., 1918-09-12
Pihaes in Boots
 0D
(Copyright, ISIS. by ths McCIure NeW1pA'
 per Syndicate.l
By VINCENT 6. PERRY

Nina BeltOn looked at the check in her hand and grOaned. Three hundred dOIlarS-and she had expected at least three thousand. To think that her hopes had been dashed to the ground in such way. It was unkind of her Aunt Matilda to leave her fortune to her husbands nephew and leave such paltry sum to her, her own niece. When she had been notified that she was one of the beneficiaries of the will she had packed her things for vaca- ton. Her days of hard work were over for a time. she decided, hut now she could see nothing before her but long tedious days in the office. Seven years was tnu long tO he Il StenOgrapher ana she was heartily sick of 1t. The very thought of typewriter made her head ache. If the cheek had been for three thousand she would have been able to take q long vacatInn-a year at the very least. Her aunt could Just as well have left her three thousand as three hundred from her estate of over three hundred thousand dollars.
 Nina had been sO eager tO see the check she hadn't read all the accom- panyiuc letter. When she started to read where she had left nff, she cried out in dismay: Your aunt has be- uueuthed her pet dog. Piftles, to you. and asks in her will that you be kind tu him." Nina'S voice pitched higher at each word.
 "'rhe very idea!" Nina exclaimed aghaSt. "A dog! What shall do with it?"
 Before she could decide upon an an swer to this question q loud rap sound ed on her door, and she heard bark from the outside. PifiIes had arrived. Nina signed for the box before she knew what she was doing and the eX- preSSmau left her alone with the crat- ed dog One look at the little fellow. biting eagerly at the slats on top, ban iShetl all Nfna'S fears.
 "l'ifleS. you rogue :" she cried, as she haStened tO get hammer to set him free. He was the most delighted dog in the world when given his free dnm. He danced around his new mis- tre~S in gIee.
 You are the cutest dog I ever saw" she said. picking him up and hugging him. 'I always did love Boston ter rierS'
 Pifiles was given his supper and Nina had her own. She sat him up in n chair tu view his good points. Its
The Press., 1918-09-12
Word. Have hiistories.

Words are very much like people They all have histories behind them, Many English words have foreign an cestors, some French. some Latin and some Greek grandfathers. For exam pie:
 Dynamite is the Greek for power.
 GOod-by Is short for God be with you"
 Marmalade is the Portuguese word, meaning made from quinces." The Portuguese word came from two Greek words, melI melon, which meant "hOn- sy apple"
 School Is the Greek word for 'leis- ure." One does not think of school as leisure now, but in the Olden times poo pie worked so hard during the day in the fields they could only find time T." read and learn lessons after work.
The Press., 1918-09-12
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
 PUNISHES VIOLATORS

ViOlatOrs of the Food Administra- tiOn'S rules and regulations have learn ed lately that the period for leniency and warning Is passed. that the rPgu- latiOns mean explicitly what they say and that there is in back of them the full force of the national government, If 1t need be exercised. Among the recent cases which have come before Food Administrator Robert ScOville are these:
 Garber Brothers, wholesalers. Hart ford, failure to sell wheat substitutes with flour; closed for ten days.
 Morris Spirit X O., Inc, whole salers, Waterbury, charging excessive prices for sugar and flour ;- closed for i've days.
 Schuyler X Rubinstein, bakers, New Britain. accepting returned bread !; closed for three days.
 Max Shafter, baker, AnSOnfa, failure to keep proper records and using in- sufficient amount of substitutes closed for ten days.
The Press., 1918-09-12

taken possession of her, her eyes wid- ened and a new light came into their dark depths.
 "Oh Rob, never thought about 1t in that light before, but what Bert did that day was what he tried to do when he enlisted, wasn't it? It's just what all the soldier boys are trying to do- make this world safer for those who come after. I see 1t all now. Oh what a selfish creature I've been! Oh Rob, IT."
 Sobbing, she turned shamed eyes to her brother, and he, bOyishly caught her against his shoulder and patted her tousled head cOmfOrtingly. After she had Quieted down a bit he arranged the chair pillows about her in a some what embarrasse fashion, and then stood before her eager eyes, asking the question which his parted lips were shyly refusing to do.
 Myra sensed the situation immedi- She sighed a bit wOefully, but there was real bravery in her voice as she said wistfully:
 "I know what you are aching to ask, Rob, seeing that have been the Ob- jectOr until now"
 "Until nOw-does that mean that you consent, SisT
 She nodded, though 1t cost her & brave effort.
 Rob. Uncle Sam needs every young man, and-and Rert's place in the ranks Is empty"
 "Thank you, Sls, he does need us, every one, and I've wanted so much to answer the call. know mOthern be glad"
 An hour later, when Mrs. Crane en- tered the house, smiling happily with the thought of morning we'll spent, a distinct OdOr of scOrched potatoes crept up her nose. Hurrying into the kitchen through the sitting room, a surprising sight met her eyes.
 Molly, supremely unconscious of burnt potatoes, was busily superintend ing the cutting out of big red cross, while Myra's Untrained fingers were clumsily following instructions. The DOv' WhIStAus HdppAy, WAS gathering up the remains of tan silk, from which the dainty sewing bag, hanging across the chair arm, had been cut.
 At glance the mother knew that something unusual had happened, and burnt potatoes and everything else were forgotten until she heard the story of the casualty list and how it had awakened the heart of her daugh- ter at last
 With her arms about her daughter, the mothers eyes looked over the bronze tresses and smiled bravely, proudly at her son, who was soon to be one of Uncle Sam's soldier boys.
The Press., 1918-09-12
THURSDAY. SEPT. 1a, 1918.

sl5o a year tn advance. When not paid In advance, aG the rate of sI.75 year.
 Resolutions. obituaries or cards Oi thanks in- serted at one-hsIf advertising rates. Births, marriages and deaths inserted free.
 We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub rshinx. endorse the opinions Of our correspond ens.
 Communications received without signatures always committed Co the waste basket without attention.
 Advertisers desiring change should have copy at office by Wednesday at 10 s. m otherwise we cannot guarantee change.
 This paper Is mailed regularly to It's subsertb- CTS until A definite order to discontinue Is re- ceived and all arrears are paid in full.
 We are always glad tO have HstcS items sent In, but request that they reach us by Wednesday morning. or earlier If possible. It is often nee- essAry to sbridge Items that are received after Wednesday noon. Forms closed Thursday at m.
The Press., 1918-09-12

three mnes out or town" Nlna ex- claimed, struck with the thought sud- denly. That's just where he has gone, Archie assured her. sIll get q car and we'll drive right out there"
 Nina wasn't sure of the location. but after she gave Archie some idea of 1t he seemed to know where to go. My aunt did not like my mother; that is why never visited her." she ex- plaIned.
 When the car drove up to the coun- try home that had belonged to Aunt Matilda they heard n familiar cry on the front veranda.
 "Its Pif1esv v' Nina cried iOyfully, as she jumped from the car and bound ed toward the house. 'The sweet thingw
 Archie followed closely at her heels. They found the little dog huddled up to the door, crying pitifully.
 He's homesick." Nina said, with tears in her eyes. "Piffles. come here " But Piffies didn't want to leave the door. He looked up into their faces and pleaded with them to let him in.
 "Oh. If only had the key to this house!" Nina said. Poor little fellow doesn't know that it is deserted.
 Archie took ring of keys from his pocket and fitted one in the keyh0le The lock responded and he pushed the door open. Nina looked at him in won der.
 wen get into trouble" she said. "A hateful nephew of aunt's husband owns this house now"
 Archie could not keep back his smile. One look at his face told Nina the truth.
 You are the nephew" she gasped. You are the master of this house.
 "Yes. dear, and I want yOn to name the day that you will become mistress of 1t. It Is your aunt's wish, Nina.
 "That Is why you are asking me. You do not love me"
 Don't I?'' The way he brought out those words told her lot. "l took the flat over yours to see If l could learn to love you, and learned to quicker than anything in my life before.'
 "I hardly know what to say" she heSitated.
 "Surely you will not deny Pitfies the privilege of living here. He loves the old place. He Is on his favorite chair now"
 That won Nina. They were happy three that motOred back to the city, for Piffies had been persuaded to leave with them. He seemed to know that It was not for long.
 You did get me my fortune, after all, old Pifties in Boots, and happiness with 1t. too" Nina whispered in the little fellows ear, as Archie and she hugged him between them.