Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-05

Eilley Tice, Syrian, of Sioux Falls.
Is in serious condition as the result
of being attacked by unidentified men,
who are believed to have entered his
dwelling for the purpose of procuring
the money which Tice is supposed to
have had secreted there.
The estimated true value OF real
estate in Hruon this year is stated
at $6,542,1OO by T. A. Policy, of Chi
cago. commissioners Of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad, in state.
ment just issued. Huron's estimated
population is placed at 6,150. M
e. Francis Atwood, the social party
candidate for congress in the, second
district, has asked the secretary Of
state not to put his name on the bal.
lot this fall, as he Is not going to run,
1t appears from his document filed
that he does not intend to longer be
affiliated with the Socialist party.
AS the result of Using his balance
and falling from the approach to =
bridge over the Sioux river at Elan.
dreau, Raymond Allen, an Indian bow
about eight years of age, sustained
perhaps fatal injuries When ifound
he was In an unconscious condition.
1t Is feared he sustained fracture Of
the skull JW{Ss
The farmers Elevator company.
which has been doing business at
Montrose since 1899, is one of the
most successful companies of it's kind
In South Dakota. The company has
constantly paid dividends, the total
paid by it since the time of its organ.
ization now being over 1000 per cent
on each original share Of stock.
The Huron Commercial club has
sent telegram to Dr. H. A. Garfield.
federal fuel administrator, asking that
steps be taken to speed up the shin.
ment of anthracite coal into South
dakota. Shipments of this kind Of
coal into Huron have been very slow
and unless shipments are received
more rapidly than at present the city
may face an acute shortage, officials
believe. 5ls, Z,
An investigation into the death Of
john Bevard, Belle Fourche electri-
clan, who was electrocuted while at
work, shows he died instantly. Just
how the accident occurred is not
known, as there were no eve wit
nesses, but it is believed that while
standing on box, he lost his balance.
and, to save himself, threw out his
hand, which touched the open switch.
sending high voltage through him.
War has sent up the price Of labor
Tor fall blowing. G. H. Davis. head
OF the United States employment Of
nee at Huron, says that the wage this
fall will probably be about So an acre.
Heretofore $1.25 to 50 an acre was
considered good wage. A shortage
OF labor brought on by the calls for
men for war service, is one Of the
causes for the increase in pay, Mr..
Davis says. Farmers appear willing
to pay the new price. .<}
From reports received from DIFF.
ferent parts of the state, more threshs
Ing machines are operating in South
Dakota at the present time than ever
before Sales of threshing outfits BY
the implement dealers of the state
nave been greater than during any
former year. Many small threshers
also have been sold to individual farm.
ers and to groups of farmers living in
the same locality, who are utilizing
them to thresh their own grain alone
Ben Brave, of the lower Brule res.
ervation, has been in Pierre making
arrangements for the meeting of the
Society of American Indians, which is
to meet at Pierre September Is, 26
and ~. The hall of the house of rem.
resentatives has been offered for the
use OF the organization, as has also
the auditorium, and the meetings like.
~ Will be held in one of these rooms
governor Norbeck will make the adj.
dress OF welcome, and a musical pro-
gram has been arranged. n \
Organization of South Dakota won.
en- for the coming war work drive for
funds is we'll underway. This organ.
ization is made up OF district repre-
sentatives who, In turn, have appoint.
ed county representatives to cover the
work of their separate counties. It
Will be the work Of these, women to
establish. Y. w. G. a. rest tents or
booths at the county fairs, where gen.
eral information headquarters will be-
located, and to arrange for Y. w. G..
"a. speakers to address audiences
which gather in their communities.
The immigration commissioner has
issued a call to county. agents to re-.
port the number Of tenants wanted for
farms next year throughout South Da.
kota. This is considered an import
ant step, which will expedite crop
possibilities next year inasmuch as
the matter of renting farms can thus
be settled through the, winter to the
better satisfaction of both. owners and
renters, in addition to getting earlier
settlement in the spring where NOV.
ing of tenants is considered. The
immigration department will act as
an information bureau along this line
this fall and winter, to in every way