Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-05-08
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Thos. p. Ashley Of Cannonball,
was a local visitor Monday. He
was collecting funds for the pro.
posed new Y. NJ. c.. A. building,
discussed elsewhere in this issue.
Jack Ramey, forman Of the Stiles
ranch, received a message that his
daughter was very sick at Linton
nnd left for that place Immediately.
Her illness is caused BY the after ef.
fects Of siege Of the flu.
A. Colville made a trip with his
little old Ford to Cannonball Thurs.
day. He was accompanied BY
County Auditor Olson and G. NJ.
Brinton, the latter taking the train
to Mott for brief business visit.
While the continuous rains make
roads bad and delay seeding, they
also make more certain a good hay
crop. Thus is there a silver lining
to every cloud, even to the one
which causes seeming over.
abundance Of rain.
Moses Thomas, recently returned
from army camp life, has found
two Of the three horses he left on
the range when he entered service,
and after staying at Fort Yates
some time left last Thursday for
Mclaughlin where he expects to
secure work for himself and team.
On account Of the heavy rains,
the Mclaughlin stage was compelled
to remain here over niaht last Fri.
day The driver, r. w. Belden, LETT
early Saturday morning and made
his home destination without mis-
hap, even though the roads were
very bad and he had considerable
Of . load.
Justice j. A. Wiley and N. E.
/ Shove of Solen drove to Fort Yates
Monday on business matters. They
we're accompanied BY W. H. john
son, representative Of the North.
western Steel and Iron works, who
was seeking the sale Of his com.
! pany's products to the county com.
missioners.
The frequent rains and NAV
month g atmosphere makes the grass
Jump, much to the qualification OF
the range cattle and the satisfaction
Of their owners as we'll as bringing
a broad smile to the already happy
faces Of the grain growers. Men
with knowledge Of past years in
this part Of the state give it as their
opinion that prospects at this time
Of year were never better for a food
crop. We hope the prospects con.
tinue and improve as the season
advances. i.
Sheriff Mclaughlin was in from
his ranch Monday and judging by
the discussion between he and youns
Belden, II was a toss up which hat
the most trouble, the sheriff witt
his light footed lizzie or the stag
driver with motor of like ancestry
One thing they disclosed was tina
neither machine would back up
3 and they both pledged themselve
0 not to meet in the same road, as 1
! would then be necessary to test tn
8 forward gears Of both machines a
Q neither could back out Of the other
Q way.
8 While riding BY the ticket offic
Of the fair grounds west Of town
: last Saturday night at, about twelv
. O'Clock, Albert Poitra's horse wa
j grabbed BY the bride from eithe
. side BY two men. He kicked tn
one on the left on the arm, and hi
the other with his lariat, at tn
g same time squirting his horse whicl
n caused both men to loose their hol,
81 on the bride. and MAKING his ea
!, cape. Il being q very dark nigh
], he. was unable to see who they were
and ashe did not stop to inquire
i; docs not. know what. their objec
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