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Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Local !. Happenings

County supt. L. w. Colebank is
Visiting schools in this locality this
week.
Teachers examination for elemen-
-tary certificates will be held Nov.
and 10 at Mcintosh, s. D.
Oscar Baumann was over from
Linton Wednesday afternoon. Miss
Catherine Hough Of Linton accom-.
panied him for brief visit with
Mrs. j. NJ. Carignan, Jr.
P. V. Delaney and Atty Geo. H.
Purchase drove over, from ,Selfridge
last evening. Mr.. Delaney went on
to Linton and Mr.. Purchase remain.
ed to attend to legal business. i
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
! Organizing I: ia 2S- Piece
Band at Fort Yates


A twenty eight. piece Agency and
School band is to be organized here
in the near future. A full set Of in.
struments are being ordered and
plans are being perfected which will
insure a real band by spring which
the reservation may we'll be proud
of. There is considerable musical
talent here which has had consider
able experience in band work.
Moses Wilkie formerly conducted
the Mclaughlin band. Mr. Coed.
man, the new school discipIinarsan
is also said to be a band man o1
considerable ability.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Committee to Washington
from State Gets Results

Changes in the United States grair
grading rules, whereby a farmer will
recieye full benefit when his wheat
is bought On low grade at the ele.
vator and later sellsa higher price
on sample" at the terminal, are
being worked out by Che United
States department of agriculture
officials as direct result of the &C.
tivities Of the special committee con.
sistine Of Gov. r; A. Nestos, L. B.
Hanna and Walter r. Reed, who
went to Washington for the purpose
|of investigating the marketing and
price conditions of grain.
The committee was named at the
recent Fargo conference called by
Governor Nestos to consider the
questions. The report of the COM
mittee made public this week brings
out the fact that in addition to get.
ting the department working to
change this grain grading rule, the
committee has already been success
full in getting durum wheat segregat-
ed from hard spring wheat in the
government crop reports and that
the committee urged upon the de-
partment of agriculture that it start
a campaign to induce the people of
the United States to eat more maca-
roni and spaghetti so that more
durum wheat will be used.
The committee called attention to
the fact that Europe is now eating
more corn and coarse grains, that
France and Germany are curtailing
their use of wheat much below the
normal prewar basis and a warning
is issued that if the United States
and Canada continue to raise ''the
vast amount Of wheat which we are
now doing, disaster will result"
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Standing Rock Indian
Reservation Land Sale

On November 10th, at 200
O'clock P. M, at the office of
the Superintendent of the,
Standing Rock Indian School,
Fort Yates, North Dakota,
bids will. be opened for the
sale Of 1l6 new tracts of land.
and also for lands listed Octo-
ber 10th, 1922, which did not
sell at. that sale, for cash or
on deferred payments, one
fourth down and balance in
three yearly payments, title to
be conveyed by fee patent di-
rect to the purchaser from the
Government, or by deed where
land is not held in trust.
Descriptions Of the lands
and other particulars will be.
furnished in circulars on re-
quest by either calling upon
or writing to the undersigned.
E. D. MOSSMAN.
(Supsrintendent.l
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
sixty-three Hail Lo.se.
Reported in Sioux County

sixty-three hail losses in Sioux
County. during the last year amount
ing to $7,783:31 are reported by the
State Hail Department according to
the final figures for the year. Only
three other counties in. the state
have a smaller number Of losses,
although the number Of losses in
Sioux county is somewhat larger
than last year
North Dakota hail lossesf ford9 922
are more than . million dollars
under the 1921 figure. II 1921
the hail losses were $4,788, $3.50
while the total losses for 1922 have
been placed at q, 700, ,466. .53.
The rate for the year is announced
as AZ cents an acre for the ~ 90
protection and 18 cents an acre for
the $500 additional protection.
This according to the report is de-
crease Of At percent from the in
demnity rate charged in 1921. The
fact that smaller acreage was in
sured this year than last prevents
fusther reduction Of the rate. The
department during the last year has
greatly decreased the cost of adjust
ment as well as the ratio Of over
head expense.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
I eachers Institute
at Solen Nov. Is

y z 4 80 . .
The teachers institute for Sioux
county will be held this year at
solen, beginning November l3.
This Is the first time that the in
stitute has never been held at Solen.
Hitherto it has either been held at
Fort Yates or selfridge. The con.
veniences at Solen are more than
ample to secure a successful insti-
tute. There is a good hotel there
and 9 fine large town hall, in which
the teachers will conduct Their
meetings.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26

ed away Monday afternoon. She
had been sick the past two weeks,
but her illness was not thought SER
ious. The little body was laid to
rest Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
Irons preached the funeral services,
which were held at the house.
Friends and neighbors gathered
there to offer their help and sym
pathy to the family.
Ernest .and Philip Davis and
Clifford Bush visited at Egan' q SUM
day afternoon.
Fred Mentz made q trip to Lem
mon Friday afternoon.
A Hallowe'e en- Carnival is to be
held at the Mentz School next Fri
day evening. Schools No. 1 and 2
are giving il. Everyone is invited.
Ladies' bring supper. A dance will
be held after the entertainment.
Miss Marguerite Beyers spent the
week end at Rollo Isoaasd 1,
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
To Preserve Sandstone.

To preserve sandstone against de
cay, two methods have been suggest
ed that have proved effective. If a
piece Of rotten sandstone is treated
with certain chemical compounds of
alcohol and silica and then exposed
to- moist air, the silica is deposited
and forms protective cement coat.
Ing. Limewash has also been found
very effective for the same purpose
Popular Science Magazine.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Three .Rousiing Cheers
End Birchenough's
Address Here Mon.

Rev. A. O. Birchenough spoke to
an enthusiastic audience Monday
evening at.the Foresters hall on the
issues of the present campaign. At
the close Of his address three rousing
cheers were given for the speaker
and the cause he represented.
States Attorney Edw.lS. johnson
made few remarks at the begin
ming Of the evening for the purpose
of naming the three candidates for
the supreme court who have re-
ceived the endorsement Of the joint
campaign committee.
The fighting parson'' ID his adj
dress dwelt largely on the history Of
the political conflict which has been
waged in this state for six years and
the issues which squarely confront
the voter at the present time. He
touched but lightly on any Of the
individual candidates Of the CAM
paign, rightly placing the emphasis
on the policies which they represent,
which by far transcend the impor-
tance of any individual candidates.
According to the speaker, the
state mill and elevator at Grand
Forks is now virtually completed.
He pointed out that although Or
iginally the mill and. elevator was
one of the three main planks Of the
Nonpartisan program, credit for it's
completion must be given the pre-
sent administration.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
. Nesto'ys. ',y. O. Connor Ticket
(On General Ballot.)

(On General Ballot.)
United States Senator
/; J. r. I. O'CONNOR (Dem.)
Representative in Congress
E.J. HUGHES Dem.)
Governor
R. A, NESTOS, (Rep.)
Lieutenant Governor
r. H. HYL AND (Rep.)
Secretary Of State
TH0S. HALL lRep.)
State Auditor
. HANS "a \ ANDERSON (Dem.)
State Treasurer-
JOHN STEEN (Rep.)
Attorney General
GEORGE SHAFER (Rep.)
Commissione Of Insurance
p. A. LILLIBRIDGE (Dem.]
Commits sioner of Agriculture
JOS. a. Kin ( Il HEN (Rep.)
Railroad Commissioner ss
ARTHUR DIXON 4 Dem.
/. M. J. O' LEARY (Dem.) 81
G. w. POLLOC (Dern.
Members of House Of Repre-
sentatives. 49th Dist.
VIM. BAUER NJ
N THEO. GUTENSOHN
w. IN. KREBSBACH H s;s.Sy
(On Nonpartisa Ballot
Judges Of the Supreme Court
SV VEINJORN 20 OHNSON ss5
LUTHER p. BIRDZELL y
d Nv i. NUEsSLE 5 q
Supt. Of bic Instruction
MINNIE ]. NlELSO
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
CAR SHORTAGE
GROWS MORE SER
loUs In STATE
Claim Thousand. of Cars
Lost to North Dakota
Railroads

Reports from all points in the
state as well as the whole northwest
indicate the growing serio usness OF
the car shortage. For some weeks
the farmers in Sioux County have
keenly felt the lack of cars, and now
the cattlemen are finding it next to
impossible to secure a sufficient
number Of cars with which to shin
their stock to market.
Last week number OF Milwaukee
railroad officials travelled over the
branch froul Mobridge to New Eng.
land for the purpose OF ascertaininR
the true state of affairs. They found
the condition at New England, az
reported, as follows:
Farm eranaries filled and thous-
ands OF bushels of wheat piled in
the fields, the six local elevators
blocked with grain and every avail
able building in the city being used,
besides grain piled in lumber yards
and along tracks," The same con.
dltion exists to a certain extent all
along the line..
The car shortage has brought busi-
ness almost to standstill In some
localities. Farmers. unable to
market their grain were not able to
pay up notes, many Of which became
due Oct. 1. Collections in al lines
of business have been very poor.
Several thousand cars have been
1 lost q I. tp North pakotA railroads hy.
the delivery Of the cars to other
railroads. The cars, once off the
system, are out of the service Of the
local railroad for some time, altho
the interstate commerce commission
has been appealed to in an effort to
remedy the situation. The fact that
the cars are not returned from other
railroads is responsible for the refus-
al OF lines serving this district to
supply cars for shipment of COM
modities to points off the system.
AS reported by Bismarck paper
last week, E. A. Hughes, of Bis
marck, stated that virtually every
Ignite mine in the district south
and west of the Missouri river had
been idle for two weeks because of
car shortage. The only mines op.
Grating, he said, are at Pittsbure.
Stalk county.
State railroad commissioner Frank
Milhollan, reported last week that
about 500 grain elevators in the
state were blocked and could not &C.
cept more grain until cars for ship.
ment of grain on hand were available
Governor Nestos has taken the
matter in hand and is doing all he
can to relieve the seriousness Of the
situation.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Tower Of Babel.

s The tower of Babel is the tower
spoken Of in Genesis as being built by
mankind, after they came down from
the ark to the plain from the noun
tain Of the east. It was like the later
temple tower Of Babylon, except that
1t was being constructed so high that
Its top might reach Heaven. The
builders were miraculously prevented
by the confounding of their language.
Thus the origin Of our many tongues.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Car Runs off Pontoon
Bridge Banker at
Wakpala' browns
Body Recovered Shortly Afte,
By Mobridge Fire Depart
ment

8. A. severson, cashier of the
Wakpala State Bank, was drowned
yesterday morning when the coupe
In which he was crossing the Mo.
bridge pontoon bridge in some way
broke through the railing and plung-
ed into the river. The Mobridge
fire department pulled the coupe
from the water and enabled search
,ers to recover the body. Mr.. Sc
version leaves a wife and several
children.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Chronicle. Of the West
(Last Weekl.

.rSs i.r
M. and MIS-. Ben Teuck, dauehs
TER Viola and Mrs. Edward Leuck
visited at the Egan home Sunday
evening.
Mr.. III. %. Thompson and family
took Sunday dinner at Henry Hoff.
lands.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Dokken took
their infant daughter to Lennon
Sunday afternoon to consult Doctor
Curtis.
Miss Catherine O'Donnell has
been used up the past few days
with the toothache.
Snow coyered the ground Monday
morning. It looked as tho winter
was here.
Norman Dokken was pleasantly
surprised Wednesday evening when
a crowd gathered there for a good
time and to impress upon his mind
the good times we're to have while
he's away visiting with his relatives
in the east. Norman is accompany
ing his uncle, Ole Tangon, who is
driving thru to Iowa, some day
nextweek.
Mr.. Chas. Fike called at Adolph
Moll's Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Goodmanson
and family, Roscoe Wilfong, Mr..
and Mrs. Ole Tangon, Miss Eldora
Dokken. brothers, Norman and
Kenneth and Lewis Peterson were
invited to a one o'clock dinner at
Joe Sands Sunday.
Mrs. Knoke left Saturday evening
for her home in Minneapolis. She
has been here Keeping house for her
sons during the summer months.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Contributed Verse.

There's JOY in the smile Of an art.
less child; there's Joy in maiden's
eyes; there's joy in the spring when
the songbirds sing. there's JOY in a
lovers sighs. But such joys all pale
and easily fail to compare with the
joyous thrill, Of the woman who
knows that her new spring clothes
gives her, rival a nervous chill.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Complete Copy Of Black
Hills Contract \ IN
Next Issue

!
a complete copy 81 the
Attorney 3 Contract between
the Sioux Nation and Cal
houn and Chase. the firm
of attorneys q, selected Tues
day At the Pierre Ference
Is Spre.ent ne Black Hills
claim VIII be publ \ "a next
I'm the Pioneer. The
Il :iniinuts of the deles9ts cons
srenc'eI i ,sius !. s. !. also. be publish
B
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
Lone and Mysterious.

There is an eldesberry bush seven
feet high on the tableland Of Mesa
Verde National park, in Colorado,
that has the distinction Of being the
only one in that country. How it got
there and whether the last Of the
Indian cliff dwellers had anything to
do. with its growth there Is being
investigated by scientists. !
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
The Advantages Of Mstrinony

''Im q believer in women getting
married. It doesn't matter so much
for men, but for women it's the cor.
rect thing. Does 'em good and i'm
proves their characters. Unless they've
man to be unselfsh to and coddle a
bit they grow selfish themselves"
From the Great Husband Hunt, BY
Mabel Barnes Grundy.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
To the Voters Of the End
Commissions District

To the voters Of the End Commits
isionersd district, Sioux County. Nd:
Il wish to Ake this meanso of put
ting to rest any rumors to the con-
tary which may have gained cred
tence, by stating, positively, that ]
have NO intention Of leaving Sioux
county; and, that if elected COM
missioner, /, AND /, ALONE. will
qualify and hold Office during the
ENTIRE length Of my term.
A. Colville.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
(This we'ekl

Ihls week
Miss Mae O'Donnell has been
visiting in Morristown with her
cousin Maxine stock ckdaleS the past
week. III
James Waldon visited at the Geo.
r. Davis home Friday.
Malcolm Colville and family took
Sunday dinner}at Bart Egans.
Mr., and Mrs. II. 9. Thompson
and family visited Sunday at the
Tom Jackson home. ...a ssi
Myrtle Lila infant daughter d
NJ, and Mss, Hslves pokksp nm.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26

Some oftThem Are Prominent.
5i Conscience doesn't make towards Of
Ius all. A lot Of people never have
had consciences.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-26
LEAVE TO AT TEND
IMPO Mt CON
FERENCE AT PIERRE ;
Com. Burke Calls Meeting Of
superintesnden I J Mission Mis- 10,
aries and 4. Indian i / D delegate.

& 20 = - ~ is9 ~ =: ~
supt. E. D. Mossman, Father
Bernard and Rev. Arthur Tbbits
left the first Of the week: for Pierre,
s. D., where they will attend . gem
eral conference called BY Commits
tioner Chas. II. Burke to meet in
that city October Oath.
While the purpose Of the confer
sence is to discuss matters Of interest
to the Sioux along allslines, special
representatives Of each reservation
will attend to. select a firm Of attor-
neys to prosecute their Black Hills
claim. In addition to the Black
Hills representatives, the confer
ence will be attended by the super
sintendents Of all the reservations in
the state of South Dakota as well as
number Of Indian missionaries.
Mr.. Tibbitts will represent this re-
servation in the Black HIPS matter.
Commissioners Burke has called
this conference so that no time may
be lost in choosing a firm Of attor-
neys to handle this Black Hill'a
claim. The jurisdictional bill,
giving the Indians the right to have
this claim adiudged by the court Of
claims, carried q provision that
action must be. started before the
end Of five years. tt is now we'll
into the third year since this bill
was passed.
Early in 1921 the, firm Of Charles
E. Hughes was elected by the Sioux
and<a contract. was. entered into.
iftvrSHr isles sived his Up. Up.
pointment as Secretary Of State the
contract was cancelled.
This meeting at Pierre will bring
4 together some Of the most notable
men Of the several reservations, in
cluding many prominent Sioux,
missiona ries who have won fame BY
their service>in the interests of the
Indians, as well as the superintend-
ents Of the several reservations Y. &c
is very probably that many Of the
leading Jaw firms Of the United
States will also be represented at
Pierre during the conference.
Supt. e. D. Mossman, Father
Bernard and Rev.. Arthur Tibbits
returned last evening from the con-
ference at Pierre: They report a
most successful and gratifying con-
ference. The firm Of Calhoun and
Chase was retained as Black Hi]l'e
attorneys. Father Bernard was e.
lected as one Of the continuation
committeeof missionaries who have
perfected a permanent organization
including all denominations. Mat
ters Of vital imports to the eleven
reservations repres sentated there were
DISCUSSED and resolutions were pass
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The Washington times., 1922-05-21
The Pitiful Plight of the 5-Year.
Old Syracuse Child Who
. Lived 5 Months in Cellar,
Played in the Coal-Bin and Slept
in a Soap-Box Beside the Furnace

except on Christmas Day, when he was
brought up to look at the family Christ
mas tree, after which he was taken down
to the cellar again.
Only the oldest son. who had been q
Central High School student. knew enough
to protest against Kenneth's torture.
AL the children told of frequent beat
ings given TO poor Kenneth. but denied
that a broomstick had been used, as Ken.
meth declares. The little boy bears sew.
sral black and blue marks on his body
which might have been caused by such an
article.
The day after Kenneth was rescued Chief
OF Police Cadin sent to the house for the
filthy box which had been given Kenneth
for bed. But Carlton Vernier, Ken.
neth's twelve.year-oId brother, had burnt
1t up because he said he knew "the police
would be coming for it."
One suspicious phase of the affair un-
der investigation has to do with an insur.
ance policy, said to have been issued on
Kenneth's life. The police have only the
statements of the other children that
such q policy was in sxistence-Geraldine
and Virginia Vernier, Kenneth's older sis
ters, declare that all the children are In.
sured. This feature of the case will not
be overlooked.
The little martyrs mother, Mrs. Mary
Agnes Vernier was not taken to jail at
the same time as her husband because
she was convalescing from pneumonia,
and her last child was born only two
months ago, but in a few days 1t was de-
cided that she could be safely taken TO
the court house.
Mrs. Vernier was deeply sympathetic
with her husband.
"Oh, my poor husband" she sobbed.
"He is no more to blame than I am. | am
lust as much to blame for it, That stub
born boy caused 1t all. Just look at the
rest Of my childrep. Do they show any
abuse or ill-treatment?'
The charges against Mr.. and Mrs. Yer
nier included keeping their child in Gel
lar without proper food or clothing.
Intense Indignation has been aroused
in Syracuse by the treatment Of little
Kenneth. Fears Of possible attempted
lvnching or some other outbreak against
the parents have been expressed.
Herbert Vernier, the Child's
Father, Who Made No Effort
to Rescue the Little One from
His Cellar Dungeon.
The Washington times., 1922-05-21

that il is improved by kind treat
ment- and that it would most likely
be aggravated by such cruel treat
ment as Kenneth suffered.
Strange to say, the other children
seemed 10 think that to keep a five
year-old child in a coal cellar with
out bed was only natural, consid-
ering his fault Children easily
grow to regard wrong as right.
They told of their mothers efforts
to correct the boys habits and his
final sentencing to the cellar.
His first condemnation they fixed
at Thanksgiving Day-five months
ago. After that they said he was
rot allowed upstairs day or night,
The Washington times., 1922-05-21

In the meantime Chief of Police Cadin
arrested the father and mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert P. Vernier. and had long
with each OF them separately.
At first the father declared that it was By
the mothers wish and against his protests
that the child had been imprisoned In the
cellar.
Il don't see how you could sleep
at night knowing that that little fel-
low was sleeping In the cellar" ex'
claimed Chief Cadin Indignantly.
II didn't sleep any too WE'LL" re-
piled Vsrnier, looking exceedingly
uncomfortable.
The Washington times., 1922-05-21

Il guess you ulunt lose
any sleep" retorted the
police chief. "You look
healthy enough"
Vernier made a re-
markable contrast to his
half,starved child. He is
tall and heavily built,
Weighing about $50
pounds. His well-fed ap-
pearancs is very notice
able.
Vernier's principal ex-
cuse for his conduct was
that Kenneth had
some bad habits.
Kenneth was kept
in the cellar because
he was obstinate and
would not keep clean
and neat like his
brothers and sisters.
] am not trying to
blame my wife," said
Vernier.
. Il don't say that !
- was entirely satisfied
when the boy was
kept downstairs in an
effort to teach him
habits Of decency pa
rents expect OF o
child. None of the
others were slovenly.
They got so that they
wouldn't even sleep
in the same bed with
him because OF his
habits"
II is pointed out by
doctors that the fault
complained Of is
largely a nervous one,
The Washington times., 1922-05-21

morning watching automobiles pass
ing the hospital and enjoying his toys.
Nurses and doctors who are caring
for him say that he is favOrite with
everyone who has come in contact
with him. They all agree that he is
one of the best-behaved children who
have ever come to the hospital.
They all state, too, that Kenneth
has none Of the bad habits attributed
to him by his father and mother,
which formed their only excuse for
imprisoning him in the cellar.
Soon after his removal to the out.
door pavilion Kenneth was allowed
to play with some of the convales'
cent children in the ward. 1t was
the first time he had played with
other children in four months, per.
haps much longer. He was over
joyed and played as much as his
weakness permitted.
The Washington times., 1922-05-21

kenneth was AioWed
to 60 into the open cir
for the frst time. Ne
was tremendously and
pitifully delighted with
the sunlight after hsv'
ing spent 20 many
months In an unlight'
ed cellar.
In q clean white out.
ing flannel "nightie,"
between fresh, white
sheets, in a white
enameled b e d, I h e
emaciated little form
was moved to the out
of-door pavilion for
children at the hos
pital. He spent thu
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-01
URGE RATIFICATION
OF CHINESE TREATIES

Toxic, July 1-(By the Asso-
ciated Press) The privy council
today recommended to the prince
regent ratification of the treaties
relating to China adopted at the
Washington arms conference.
Viscount Ito, reporting for the
committee to which the privy cou1
Gil had referred the matter, sale
the resolution proposing discon'
tinuance of foreign postoffices II
China within year had caugh'
heated discussion among mem
bers of the committee. Some com
mttteemen, holding that this pro
vision involved considerable dis
advantage to Japan, desired u
add reservations. He explained