Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-05
North Dakota
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hold the next meeting in Devils Lake.
Fargo.-valley City was chosen as
the twenty-fifth convention city of the
North Dakota Norwegian Baptists, in
session here, in view of the fact that
the general conference of the Nor
wegian body was considering that city.
Minot. - Ward county has contrib
uted $31,377 to the Red Cross, accord
ing to an announcement made by R.
]. Piper, chairman of the campaign
committee of the local chapter. The
total amount asked of the county was
$31, 900.
Fargo. - Baby alligators and "bet-
ter babies ones-will be
among the interstate fair exhibits here
this month. The health contest for
children will be under direction of
DR.. G. A. Scherer, from whom blanks
may be obtained.
Hazelton. - Nonpartisan League
farmers Of Emmons county have Sc
cured charter for publishing COM
pany and will publish a weekly news
paper at Linton, the county seat. Rep
resentatives Fay Harding and G. A.
Ward are active in working out the
plans.
Fargo. - The young peoples socie-
ties of the Norwegian Baptists, at their
state convention here, reelected: Rev.
A. M. Melhus. Fargo, president; Rev.
E. MONIES, Powers Lake, vice presi-
dent; S. Overgard, Valley City, secre-
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treasurer.
Lisbon. - Applications for 100000
in loans we're made at the organiza-
ton of the Lisbon National Farm Loan
association and the following officers
were elected: ]. B. Casey, president;
p. A. Berg, vice president, Englevale;
and L. ]. Blocker, secretary-treas-
urer, Lisbon.
Bismarck.-In line with the request
from the government Tor North Da-
kota to take care of her own vast
stores of Ignite coal, which have
scarcely been touched, coal mine oper-
ators of the Northwest are urging res
idents of the state to lay in their win
ter supply of coal as soon as possible.
Fargo. - The women's auxiliary to
the North Dakota conference of Nor
wegian Baptists elected these officers
at their convention here: Mrs. A. M.
Menus. Fargo. president; Miss Lottie
Lund, Powers Lake, vice president;
Mrs: Anton Quello. Valley City, secre-
tary, and Mrs. ]. Engett, Powers Lake,
treasurer.
Mayville. - The local chapter of
Red Cross, of which Mrs. Thomas Hill.
yer is secretary, has telegraphed to
headquarters $625 for the war fund.
There is in the treasury of dues col
lected $3.50 and pledged more than
$3.50. There is nearly one dollar per
person for every man, woman and
child in the town.
Mandan. - North Dakota teachers
are going to the annual convention of
the National Education association in
Portland, Ore, July to IA, in special
cars which will be attached to "Edu-
cation specials" from the east. This
convention is one of the largest held
In the United States and this year
promises to have large attendance.
Minot. = Claiming that the shores
of Mouse river are being washed away
and valuable property destroyed due
to the waves caused by passing
launches, several property owners be-
tween Second street northwest and
Wildwood park have applied to Judge
Leighton for an injunction to prevent
the operation of motorboats on that
section of the river.
Golva. - BENJAMIN M. G. Odiorne,
who was one of the pioneer merchants
of this city, is dead as a result Of In
juries sustained when the car in
which he and his family were driving
leaped from a bridge down ten-foot
embankment near Alpha. Mrs. Cd
iorne, who was driving, became con-
fused by the prancing Of skittish
team, and lost control of the machine.
She and three children escaped slight
ly hurt.
- Fargo-Announcem is made by
the Nonpartisan league that its COM
mittee appointed recently to confer
with the agricultural workers union,
with view to having the latter d.
vert a portion of its membership to
North Dakota to help care for the har-
vest. had reached an agreement as
to wages, hours Of service and work
ing conditions. The Nonpartisan
league will be called upon to ratify
this agreement at convention to be
held at Minot. N. D.. July II.
Fargo. - Thirteen out of 10 samples
Of beans taken from different cities in
the state are of the poisonous variety,
according to DR.. e. F. Ladd, president
Of the Agricultural College. He is of
the opinion that the beans have been
scattered broadcast throughout the
state and large numbers of samples
are on the way to the A. c. for exami.
nation. Samples from Rolette, York,
Lakota and Glendale show that they
are the poisonous beans and were iden.
titled by their shape and tinge Of vel.
low