Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-06

New York.-A. G. Townley, presl.
dent of the Farmers Nonpartisan
league of North Dakota, an organiza-
ton which aims to eliminate the mid
dleman in the system of food distri-
button, spoke at meeting here called
to consider the organization of sim
liar league in New York.
Fargo.-Fargo council, Knights of
Columbus, has sent $4,000 to the ma
tional treasurer of the orders war
camp fund, having raised its appor.
tionment from among its members.
Bismarck.-The Page Farmers Mer.
camille company, incorporated for $40,-
900 by F. S. Davis, Hans Erickson
and R. R. Brownlee, all of Page, has
been granted a charter by Secretary
of State Hall.
Jamestown. - Roy Sweetman, dis.
trict representative of the Y. M. c. A.,
with headquarters at Chicago, spoke
to the students of the Jamestown COL
lege on the subject of denial aid saw
ing on account of the war.
Devils Lake.-Adrian Foley, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Foley of Bart
lett, has been commissioned second
lieutenant in the regular army and has
left for Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
where he has been assigned to a COM
pany.
Willow City-The people of Willow
City subscribed three times their
quota to the great Y. M. G. A. war
fund, raising total amount of SAILS.
The campaign was organized and con-
Quoted by four teams of high school
Fargo.-War time is reflected in
the number of applicants for license
being examined by the state board of
pharmacy, meeting at the Agricultural
college. Only three applicants for
state license appeared and four for re-
ciprocal license, the usual number Of
men being examined at the fall meet.
ing being around 25.
Fargo.-A deed conveying all the
property of the Western Union Tele.
graph company, located on the Great
Northern line between st. Paul and
Spokane, to the Great Northern Rail.
way company, has been put on record
in the office Of the register of deeds.
The instrument bears date of October
"a, 1917, and the consideration stated
is $S37.27S.
Experimentation asking United
States Senator A. ]. Gronna to "loy-
ally and unhesitatingly support the
government and assist in raising and
maintaining a great army and navy"
were adopted by the Cass County Bar
association. The resolution cited that
any speech or vote in congress criti.
cising the administration is an added
danger to the cause, costing the lives
of soldiers and tending to lengthen
the war.
Fargo.-Illustrious Potentate F. LIE.
land Watkins of Ell Zagel temple, Mys.
tic Shrine of Fargo, has had conferred
upon him honorary membership in all
Shrines in this state, South Dakota,
Minnesota and Iowa, in recognition of
his work which concludes Dec. 20. Ell
Zagel temple voted $500 to the North
Dakota Children's home and during
the last eight years has contributed
$4,000 to charity, according to Re.
corder H. c. Plumley.
Grand Forks.-The jury in the case
of the government against the East
Grand Forks Brewery company,
charged with conspiracy in transport.
ing liquor into prohibition North Da.
kctar returned verdict of not guilty,
after 46 counts, charging violation of
the bone dry act, were dismissed by
Judge Charles F. Amfdoa in the Fed.
eral court here. The case was the
outgrowth of raid by Attorney Gen.
eral William LANCER and members of
the North Dakota Enforcement league
last summer.
Jamestown.-Onlyo one man violated
the selective service CONSUMPTION law
In Stutsman county, according to sta.
tistics on the first draft compiled by
the local exemption board at the re-
quest of Provost Marshal General
Crowder. According to the data
there were 2,479 youths between the
ages Of Fl and 81 registered in Suits.
man county. 1,447 being native citi.
zens PAL alien citizens and 139 alien
declarants. Only one man of the ~
sent to Camp Dodge, Des Moines
Iowa, was rejected there.
Rugby.-The will of the late w. d.
McClintock, prominent Rugby banker,
was not admitted to probate because
the widow and sole legatee under the
terms Of the will. petitioned the coun.
ty court not to admit it. It appeared,
as the deceased had not specifically
excluded the children under the terms
Of the will, that they were entitled to
their share of the estate under the
: order of succession the same as IL no
will had been made. The widow was
; DESTROYS of having all the children
share in the estate and so petitioned
} the court.
Cooperstown.-Jos Gresinger, q
wealthy farmer residing near here,
will be tried in the Cass county dis.
trict court. Judge Cole having set tho
date Of the trial for December IL, on
a charge of assault with dangerous
weapon with intent to kill, the com.
nlaining witness heinp Erooman Cur.