Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-12


societies at Mandan.
July % to 26 - Tri-State Fair at
Fargo.
Bismarck.-Center and Oliver coun.
ties report the finest crops in ten
years.
Bismarck.-A. B. Dale of Fargo
state secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A., has
visited Fort Lincoln and made arrange
ments for the opening of war Y.
M. c. A. with two trained men in
charge. A building IS by so feet, for
merly used as an indoor target range.
will be used for the post "Y." which
will be opened with as little delay as
possible.
Mandan.-The Sioux Indians are will
ling to send their warriors to the Eu.
ropean battlefields II they are assured
that the young men will be allowed
to fight as they did years ago. accord.
ing to Captain A. B. Welsh. One old
chief said: IF our boys could go to
war for this country and fight as they
did in the old days. they could kill
every German In a single night"
Mandan.-More rain is needed in
most section of western North Da-
kota. Crop reports based on inves-
tigation indicate that yields will vary
greatly. In the immediate vicinity of
Mandan crops will produce excellent
yields If rain comes soon and hot
winds do not. develop. Eight to Is
miles south of the city and the same
distance north the grain is In good con.
dition.
Killdeer.-Because the dynamite ex-
p!osion which he caused was not loud
enough to wake two prisoners in cells
nearby when the entire side of the
Jail was wrecked, A. 7. Ford will face
but one charge, that of malicious de-
struction of property. Ford threw a
stick of dynamite at the prison wall
in an attempt to escape after being
locked up with two COMPANIONS on
charges Of intoxication. The ruse
failed.
Ray.-After crop investigation tour
Of Williams county. J. J. Fehr and d.
H. Rullifson. managers Of the farm
loan and land department of an in
vestors' company Of Minneapolis. re-
port that general weather conditions
have been such that large crop will
not be matured in some sections of
the county, while in other parts the
county will harvest the largest crop
in many years. Williams county, as
q whole. say the inspectors, will har.
vest fair crop.
Sykeston-John Seibel was badly
burned when he was struck by light
ming and was taken to hospital at
Harvey. His condition is not serious.
but he will be disfgured as a result
of the accident.
st. Thomas.-Frederick Gansele
was badly injured when he fell be.
meath q wagon load of grain and two
wheels Of the wagon passed over him.
Several ribs were broken and one
pierced his right lung.
Langdon.-The Farm Boys camp
has closed for this year and was q
great success. On the last day Of the
camp. the lads were the guests of the
Langdon Commercial club at Q ban
quet and theater party.
Devils Lake--Mrs. Louise Grumpy
Mckinney. elected to the Alber-
ia assembly as the first wom-
an legislator tn Canada. formerly re.
sided in Devils Lake. coming to North
Dakota from Ontario in 1892 and
spending two years as an organizer
for the w. c. T. U. before her marriage
here to James Mckinney. farmer.
with whom she moved to Charesholm,
Alta. in 1903.
Towner.-William Gefroh, 81 years
old. a farmer living near Karlsruhe in
McHenry county. was shot and killed
by Martin Dillman. Gefroh and par.
ty of friends went to the Dillman res
idence to attend the Schwab. Senger
wedding and. according to witnesses.
Gefroh and friend of Dillman's quar-
relied. Dillman ordered Gefroh to leave
the place. which he did. but, 1t is said,
returned later with his brother, Anton
Gefroh. and the quarrel was renewed
with the fatal result.
Fargo.-The farmer members of the
National Nonpartisan league and the l..
w. w. will enter into an agreement
whereby the members of the I. w. w.
are guaranteed minimum wage of
81 day In the harvest fields. with
a sliding scale above that. to be based
upon the price of wheat. at a meet
ing in M4not. soon, according to an
nouncement by the league. The farm
ers. the announcement said. are guar.
anteed supply of labor and freedom
from strikes and other troubles such
a. they have encountered during the
last few seasons.
Dickinson.-Dense and Dotterweich,
publishers Of the Belfield Times. have
been made defendants in a suit insti.
tuted by Gerald r. Nye. editor of the
Fryberg Times. The case arose out
Of charge made that Nye wrote q
letter to q house.maid who had been
employed at his home, and in which
ho 10 alleged to have an improper pro.
posal. Mr.. Nye denies the charge and
says tho letter was In no way i'm.
proper.