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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24
Influenza Notes

Several dcuths from the influ-
enza are reported on tile reservation
in Sioux county the past week.
William Elk, an Indian. died at
the local hospital last Friday night,
and son of Albert Lean Elk, who
died here last week passed away at
Porcupine Saturday, and was buried
Sunday. Joe Pete is seriously i'll at
Poroupine, and also a daughter of
Albert Walker and daughter Of
the late Hairychtn.
Mrs. William Owens of Shields
is reported dead from infuenza a.
Mrs. VIM. Gluhm is reported SER
iously i'll at the same place, while
Mrs. Carter and a numberof others
who were sick last week are recov.
ering.
Among others who died last week
at Mcintosh from influenza were
Evan Pophoff, whose remains were
taken to Wakpala for burial. He
was the son-in-law Of P. ]. Kurt Of
Wakpala.
Mrs. Joseph Forte was brought
to the hospital this week from Nc
Lauehlin for treatment for influen-
"a.
R. II. Dunning is sick near
Morristown.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24

laid here. Under present condi.
tions when all travel is practically
done BY automobile the town is eas.
lily accessible, and is by far nearer
the center Of population than Self.
ridge. The census Of 1915 gave
the population Of Sioux county at
2135 of whom only 736 lived in
the Third district. In other words
Fort Yates is nearer to 1899 citi.
zena than selfridae.
The vote, on the county seat
question will be on the same basis.
Two thirds Of the vote in the coun-
ty will come from the territory
tributary to Fort Yates.
The highest vote cast. at the last
primary election was Ala. But
should this vote reach 500, still
Fort Yates being the permanent
county seat will need only l67 votel
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24

about Is years ago was an impotant
army post. The Agency for the
Standing Rock reservation has been
located here for nearly the same
length Of time and is to-day the
biggest institution in the county.
Fort Yates has a first class hotel,
better than any town along the
main line Of the Milwaukee rail-
road from Mobridge to Miles City,
has. Fort Yates has a splendid
garage, stores and other business
houses in addition to the govern
nlent institutions.
The court house is located in a
rented building which meets the
present needs Of the county, and
when district court has been in ses-
sion quarters have been secured in
the hall owned by the Catholic In
dian Mission.
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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24
Dormitory Indian School, Fort Yate.
cidently the county seat for them.

cidently the county seat for them.
selves.
The organization Of the county
speeded the opening to homestead
entry Of the surplus unallotted. In.
dian lands in 1915, and has been d
great benefit in many ways for ev-
cry resident Of the county. The
people Of Fort Yates and the other
points who helped bring this about
are entitled to some consideration
and the county seat should remain
where it is
Fort Yates is populated with
loyal, patriotic people. They have
led the county in every move to
raise money for Liberty Loans,
War Savings Stamps, Red Cross, Y
M. G. A., and other activities.
The people of Fort Yates paw more
taxes than any other community in
the county. They lead but are
willing to give the other towns Gre
dit for their efforts.
This is war time. Money and
energy should be conserved for
something more important than
trying to remove what Justly be.
longs where it is.
This campaign was brought all.
out by the people Of Selfridge and
q few soreheads Of the jealous min:
ded, agitatine, quarreling type that
unfortunately reside in every COM
munity.
The county seat was located at
Fort Yates by law. The people Of
Fort Yates can do nothing less than
fight to their utmost to retain it.
If any i'll feeling arises oyer this
county seat question, or if effort OF
time or money that should be used
to- promote the winning Of the war,
!, is wasted blame the envious people
Of Selfridge and their helpers and
boosters and agitators.
Put the blame where it. belongs.
| Visit both towns. Look them ov.
er. Talk to the people. Vote for
whichever place suits you best.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24
Many Reasons Given Why Fort Yates Should
Remain the County Seat Of Sioux
County Proven by Facts
VOTE FOR FORT YATES FOR COUNTY SEAT
Fort Yates Largest and Only Town in County
that Has Ample Accommodations
to Handle Court Crowd

At the top Of this page is view
Of the city Of Fort Yates, county
seat d Sioux county and one Of the
most historic points in North Dak-
ota.
To the people who have visited
Fort Yates it is not necessary to
give any detailed description. They
all know that Fort Yates is one Of
the easiest accessible points in the
county. That the town is located
on the Missouri river and is con-
nected with the Yellowstone Trail
by the best highway in this section
Of the state. This road was built
by the government a nd is known as
the Standing Rock Trail.
Fort Yates. was established as 8
military post in 1872, and unit
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24
Johnson's Opinion No Good
Is Judge. Beede's Decision
States Attorney johnson and Commissioner Charts
Attempt to Intmidate Voters reads Like Note
from the Dark Ages, says Judge

reservation lands was in the Indi-
ans. Both these claims are the op-
posite to court decisions. In the
36'' N. Oak. Report printed last
year Chief Justice Bruce, all the
Judges agreeing, says,
We are satisfied that the reser-
vation in question (any reserva-
tion) never was at any time prop.
erty which belonged to the Indians.
Whether rightfully; or wrongfully,
the Courts have never recognized
any title in the Indians to the lord
of the United States; except ~. We.
have chosen to specifically grant <
The land could be settled or tom
porarily set apart for reservation
purposes, but the vested rights coulI
not be taken away,"G. e. the ves-
ted rights in the people of the Uni.
ted States,-lnclndIng Indians, to
these lands as public domain.')
And in the 2S" N. Oak. Report
printed three years ago, Judge
Fisk, all the Judges agreeing, says,
That Congress did not intend
by such provision of the Enabling
Act to reserve an exclusive jurisdic-
tion over Indian lands ia we'll set
tied by the highest courts in our
land. "-"We entertain no doubt
that the state rightfully exercises
political and governmental juris,
diction and control over such lands
vested in it by the Congress of the
United Suites. sufficient to author
ixc it to include such territory with
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24

Call For California
|. ostponed Again

The call for five men from Sioux
county to entrain to-day for Camp
Winfield Scott, California, has been
postponed by the Adjutant General
on account of the influenza epidem-
ic, and the men were notified Sat-
urday.
This call has not been postponed
to any certain date, and the men
will hold themselves in readiness to
respond as soon as there is an inn
provement in local conditions.
Alfred Martell of Fort Yates, left
yesterday Fargo, where he has been
called to take a special course of
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24

Here is the biggest joke the coun-
ty seat CONTROVERSY in Sioux coun-
ty brought out.
w. r. Cibart of Keldron, South
Dakota, who represents the citizens
Of the Third Commissioner Dis
|trict Of Sioux county as member of
the board Of commissioners, writes
the Honorable States Attorney Ed
ward s. johnson Of Solen, for an
opinion as to who is qualified to
vote at the coming election, espe.
cially with reference to voters liv-
ing at Fort Yates, and johnson
comes out and says lie thinks that
citizens residing on Government
Preserve'' are in his exalted opin-
ion not legal voters.
Well, don't let this cause Mr..
Cibart or his autocratic friends
who would disfranchise every voter
not in accord with their views-any
joy. For there is no "Gove
Preserve" in Sioux county unless
Mrs. Kitch or Mrs. Seippel or Mrs.
Carignan or Mrs. Hokanson or the
other good ladies Of the city have
some put away in glass jars.
The question Of the rights Of
franchise Of citizens residing on
government reserves in Indian coun-
| try has been passed on by the
Supreme Court or North Dakota.
Every citizen who is qualified vo.
ter can vote at any election even
though he does not own the land
he lives on as is the case with far
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24

The court officers, jurors, Wit
:nesses and others who have been
in attendants. have al III been in Ia Ia.
ken care of either at the hotel or in
private houses or the dormitory Of
the government Indian school,
which can accommodate over 200
people.
For this reason alone Fort Yates
should retain the county seat, as
no other point in the county has
facilities to house and accommodate
a crowd of from 100 to 200 people
such as is often the case here.
While Fort Yates is not located
on railroad, yet it is. on the grade
Of the N. P. railroad extension from
Cannonboll south, and it s.only q
question of time before steel will be
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24

study at the Agricultural College.
1t is not expected that there will
be any calls for men now until the
influenza epidemic Is under control.
According to q Washington dis.
patch to the daily papers the ques.
tionnaires for the class of Septem.
Der 1918 reRistrants not included
in the first classification, have been
released, but 10 far tile Sioux .coun.
ty Local Board has received no Of.
ficial notification.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24
Why Fort Yates Should Retain
The County Seat Is Answered

to retain it, while se]fridge will
need 334 votes to carry. Where
they are going to get this many
votes out Of a population in their
territory Of about 700 is not appa-
rent unless they import them-and
that is out of the question at this
time.
The citizens of Fort Yates worked
hard to bring about the organiza-
ton Of sioux county, that the set
tiers in the west end might have
schools for their children-and in
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24

mers on leased Indian land and
homesteaders. Should the people
try to disfranchise Mr.. Chart and
some more Sioux county men who
refused to paw taxes because the
land they were living on belonged
to the Indians until they had made
the final payment, there would
have been some howl.
Here is a real opinion prepared
by County Judge Beede, who is a
lawyer, who knows law and reads
court decisions:
Johnson's Opinion No Good
The fundamental fallacy in the
opinion is, (a) that Fort Yates is
considered identical with a fort, I"
arsenal" "dockyard" or some
such place where the United States
has exclusive jurisdiction, and, (b)
that the original exclusive title to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
States Colleges Hurt
by Enlistment of Students

War times have played havoc with
the colleges and the falling off in at
tendance has been so considerable
that last night representatives of
twenty-five Pennsylvania colleges at
their annual meeting here drew up
resolutions recommending that the
study year be shortened. 1t is likely
that this will have the effect of post
poning the fall openings in 1918. 1t
was decided to cut the second
semester of the present term from
three to four weeks in all schools
and six weeks In the case of State
College.
At the same time steps were taken,
with recommendations. to save money
in various ways after the reading of
papers by Chancellor Mccormick, of
Pittsburgh, and President Elson, of
Thiel, telling of increasing rates for
tuition, room and board.
Addresses were delivered during
the day by DR.. E. e. Sparks, of State
College. President Comford, of Hav-
erford; President Elson, of Thiel
Chancellor Mccormick, of Pittsburgh,
and others. Officers elected were
President. George Leslie Omwake. of
Ursinus College, Collegeville; secre-
tary, DR.. /. Harvey Brumbaugh, Of
Juniata College, Huntingdon. These
two with DIR. Comfort, of Haverford,
compose the executive committee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
InGelder Smith BaIks
at Salary Offered Him

st. Louis, Mo-. Jan. 26.-Can the
Phillies use an outfielder with an
average of .297 for 1874 games. who
ranked sixth in stolen bases in the
National League last summer ?
There is such a player on the mar
ket, who caught flies and poled safe
drives for the Cardinals in 1917.
In q burning interview issued yes
terday. Smith, after receiving his
1918 contract, which called for $425
per month, said that he would re-
tire from baseball rather than plan
with the Cardinals for the salary.
"Why, 1 can make more money
shooting pool than l can by playing
with the Cardinals for that figure"
said Smith, "and I'm not a cue cham
pion.
"Rickey either will have to give
me $4,000. trade me, or I'll quit. I'm
leaving tomorrow for Los Angeles
to work for my uncle, and l may
never return to st. Louis. Let Hickey
trade me if he won't pay me the
salary-to the Phillies-to any club.
They say Hickey is getting $4,000
n year as president. Well, 1 guess
he's trying to save his salary by cut
ting the boys. He won't with me.
1 know Hornsby, Baird and Cruise
won't sign unless they get what they
want"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
-. 535 sos eoo-1s47
Standing of Teams
Reinstate Ouimet in
Full Amateur Standing

Philadelphia, Jan. 26.-The out
standing feature of the annual meet
ing of the United States Golf Associ-
alton at the Bellevue-Stratford last
night was the reinstatement of Fran
els Ouimet as an amateur. At a
session of the executive committee
held during the afternoon the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
Whereas, Francis Ouimet, upon
entering the service of the United
States, severed his personal connec-
ton with the management of the
firm of Ouimet & Sullivan, and
which were decided to be in viola
ton of the amateur rule of the Unit
ed States Golf Association;
Therefore, be it. resolved by the
executive committee of the United
States Golf Association that he be
and hereby is reinstated as an anna
teur golfer"
The action of the executive COM
mittee was heartily approved by the
delegates and the resolution was
ratified unanimously. This brings to
a happy ending long-standing con-
troversy and one that has caused a
great deal of discussion throughout
the country.
sented a resolution with regard to
the holding of the championships in
1918. 1t was as follows:
Resolved, That the action of the
executive committee last year in dis
continuing the 1917 championships
be extended to the period of the
war"
After some discussion the resolu-
ton was carried unanimously.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26

chance last year, but gave up the
experiment and turned him back to
McGraw. His term contract with
the Giants expired last October.
ChecIkered Career
The great athletes career has
been doubtless the most checkered
of any in the annals of sport in this
country. The records show that he
was professional ball player before
he entered Carlisle. They show also
that he played bush league ball for
money every summer during his
stay at Carlisle. The sensation vet
Is fresh in mind of these facts, de-
veloping nearly year after his par
ticipation in the OlympIad, resulting
in the recall of his various trophies
won in the international games.
The reason originally assigned for
Thorpe's failure as a big league
player was inability to hit a curve
ball. Perhaps it was due more to
the fact that he was an Indian, for
it's is more and more demonstrated
all the while that the American
aborigine. while a great football
player, was not cut out by nature
for the diamond sport
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26

Central lost to Steelton at FELTON,
hall last night, score 40-25. Both
teams played good basketball. Steel
ton won by outscoring Central from
the field. They scored sixteen field
goals to Centrals six Central had
just as many. if not more chances at
the basket, but failed to locate 1t.
The game was cleanly played, most
iof the fouls being technical.
Frank and Fields played best for
Central. Frank captured scoring hon.
ors for the evening by caging four
field goals and 13 out of Is fouls.
Fields played his usual sensational
game at guard. He broke up the ma
jority of the Steelton passes and
scored two two-pointers.
Coleman Good Tosser
Coleman who was playing Fields
Gagged four from the field but
all but one of these was made while
Fields was taking the ball down the
floor after intercepting a pass. While
Fields was helping to advance the
ball Coleman would stay under his
own basket and wait for his team
mates to get the ball and then pass
to him. Coleman and p. Wuenschin-
ski were the best men on the Steel
ton team.
Coleman opened the scoring with
foul line. Coleman shot foul. Frank
got a one-pointer. Coleman made his
second foul. Frank Gagged one more
foul. Coleman then pulled off one of
his lucky ones by throwing the ball
over his head when he was at the
side of the floor. Morrett made a field
goal. P. WuenschinsH got two field
goals. Frank got another foul. Cole
man was able to cage one out of two
from the fifteen-foot mark. Morrett
made another field goal.
Central Was Asleep
The Central guards were caught
mapping on the next play. p. Wuen-
schinski stayed under his own basket
Unobserved by the Central defense
and made another two-pointer
Frank got two fouls. Frank made
two sensational field goals. Coleman
shot another foul. The half ended
1910.
McCauley opened the scoring in the
second half by caging a goal from
the field. Coleman got a foul and
field goal. Frank shot a foul. Cole
man made one out of two. Frank
got foul. Coleman made another
foul. P. Wuenschinski made another
goal. Fields intercepted a pass and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
Major League Schedule
Will Start on April Is

Pittsburgh, Jan. 2s.-The base
ball season of 1918 for the National
League and American Leag Ie will
open on April Is. This was an
nounced last night at the close OF
the three-day sessions of the major
league schedule drafting committee,
appointed by the National Baseball
Commission. Beyond stating that
conflicting dates of games played by
the two leagues in the same city had
been eliminated to a greater degree
than ever before, members of the
committee refused to give out any
Hetails regarding the schedules.
The schedule for the National
league will be laid before the league
meeting to be held in New York
February IL. The American League
will pass upon its schedule at the
meeting in Chicago, February IA.
Until the schedules are officially
adopted. the opponents of the va
rious clubs in the opening games
will not be given out
The drafting of the schedules was
completed last night. Illness yester-
day of President Johnson, of the
American League, delayed the work
of the committee. President John
son was able to leave for his home
last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
IS BIG WINNER CENTRAL OSSERS
%\X|EILYU
y w CORNER

Bucknell varsity five won out over
Hassett by but four points. This is
not much to crow over when 1t is
taken into consideration that the
Lewisburg contingent has been max
ing cleanup this season. The Has
setts cannot win every game, but at
the finish they will have enough VIC
tories to their credit that will mean
something.
That Steelton bunch was there with
bells last night An early prediction
was that once in the running Steel
ton High tossers would cut some fig
ure in the scholastic race. The sea-
son is not over by any means and
Steelton is setting pace Just now
that means something.
1t is games like that played last
night at Steelton and on Cathedral
ficor that make sport popular. Clean
playing is always relished by local
and Steelton supporters. There is nc
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
NEWCOMB HAS
LEAD ON FISH
Final Winners in Pinehurst,
n. c., Event; Some
Good Scores

Pinehurst, N. c.. Jan. 2s.-Charles
H. Newcomb. the amateur champion
won the eOO-target race at Pinehurst
yesterday with total of SIS. George
N. Fish, 70 LyndonvIl.e. n. Y, last
years wiz ner. finished second at SIS,
and Chauncey NJ. Powers, OF Decatur,
H.. was third at SIS Newcomb
started the day at 4S1, Fish at 479
and Powers at 47S. Ncwcomb and
Fish shot in the same squad and
Ncwcomb increased mis- lead to three
targets at the outsaS by Ereaking
twenty in a row. Fish missed one
bird.
In the second twenty Fish broke
twenty to Newcomb's eighteen. and
was then only one target behind the
leader. At the end of each twenty,
from that time on, Fish was still
one target to the bad, for, although
the two marksmen were on even
terms on several occasions during
the final sixty. each dropped one in
all three strings, and the final hun
dred ended with a total of 95 for
Newcomb and a total of sc for Fish,
which was just one number shy of
the number needed tc tie.
Pennsylvania Scores
Charles H. Newcomb. Philadelphia,
SIC; C. K. Plat. Bridgeton, 572; C. w.
Billings, oceanrort, 542; w. w. Po-
sey, Lancaster. 534; John B. Fontaine,
Philadelphia. Gle; John K. Herr Lam
caster. 514; p F. Willis. Pennsgrove,
sos; S. f. Clarke. Philadelphia, 499
George Gray. Philadelphia. 494; c. j.
Jessnf. Kittanning. 4S5; ]. P. Brene-
man, Lancaster. 472; F. E. Herr. Lam
caster, 800.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
jim THORPE MAY BECOME
OKLAHOMA OIL MAGNATE:
IS FAILURE IN BASEBALL

Philadelphia, JAN 26.@The re-
port that Jim Thorpe win retire
from baseball next season Is REIN
forced by a rumor that the Sac and
Fox all-around athletic performer
has extensive oil holdings in Okla
homa. and will devote his entire
time hereafter to coaxng the val
liable natural product from the soil
of the old home reservation.
Thorpe's career on the diamond
has been fitful and decidedly unsuc-
cessful, and it is not unlikely that
chagrin alone might influence a de-
termination to quit. The big brave
never has had a really regular berth
under the big tent. Signed by Nc
Graw in 1913, following his Olympic
record at Stockholm, and largely as
a drawing card. he was allowed to
hang around in uniform. and then
was shunted to the minors. His
best and only good season was with
Milwaupkee, in the American Asso-
citation, in 1915. He batted only
.274, however, that season. Christy
Mathewson had sufficient faith in
him to give him another big league
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
ACADEMY FIVE GOES TO YORK

The Academy tossers made their
annual pilgrimage to York to-day to
pull of an encounter with the York
County Academy. This game has
been on the Academy schedule for
several years and has usually result
ed in a victory for the local school.
Quite a few of the upper classmen
at the Academy will accompany the
team, as considerable interest is being
shown in the game.
The Gold and Blue squad has been
practicing daily this week except
Tuesday, when the poor car service
hindered the workout. Coach Garvin
is quite on the job and is turning
out a good quintet. The scrubs are
also showing speed and may have a
few games in the near future. As
yet no captain has been elected for
the reserves and the election has
ieen indefinitely postponed.
The usual lineup will probably rep
resent the Academy. This consists
of Wren and Devore, forwards; Wei
gle. center. and Miller and Newlin.
guards. These men have constituted
the lineup throughout the year and
will probably keep their berths.