Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-25

Marmarth. ---F1ve-year-old Wilbur
Goodwin was killed while riding on q
load Of railroad ties In q wagon with
his father, the ties slipping down and
one Of them crushing his head. His
father, Roy Goodwin, had his shout
der thrown out of Joint and received
severe bruises.
Max.-Sherif Hendricks ordered re-
leased an alleged Stacker, young Rus.
sian who, it is stated, admitted that
he had never registered. The man
was apprehended by Lieutenant H. G.
Markley, chaplain of the Second regi-
ment. It is said that the sheriff
claimed he had no authority to hold
the man.
Mcville.-Fire destroyed the barn
on Senator "A. ]. Gronna's farm To-
Gated two miles west of Pekin in this
county. Sixteen head of horses were
burned together with hay and feed,
oats, harness and equipment. The fire
occurred when John GRANDSON and
family, the renters, were in Neville
making final payment on horses. ORR.
gin of fire unknown.
Bottineau.-A. H. White, farmer
near this city, has again brought honor
to Bottineau county by capturing q
large share of the premiums for per-
cheron horses at the Montana state
fair, held in Helena. White came
home with five prizes. seven seconds
and one third. Mr.. Whites exhibit
led the stock parade at the Montana
fair and also at the North Dakota
state fair this year.
Fargo.-Plans are now being made
by the North Dakota Sunday School
associs ton to take part in the cam
paign for members to the Sunday
schools which will be launched Sun.
day, November 4. All Sunday school
associations of the country are asked
to observe this day as the Interna.
tional -School-Day and
this is the first attempt of the North
Dakota association to observe the day.
Neche.-At a recent mass meeting
held in this city, the organization of
a chapter of the Red Cross society
was perfected.
Devils Lake. - The Presbyterian
synod, holding meetings in this city.
voted to hold the 1918 meeting dur,
ing October, in jamestown.
Williston.-Gas. which was struck in
a we'll being bored or the Hans Over.
land place near Williston caused the
death of Geane ingalls, when he was
overcome while in the we'll and fell
to the bottom of the hole, which was
80 feet down..
Hankinson.-William Schuett. who
has held the Office of city assessor
continuously. with a. lapse of but one
year. since 1888. claims to be the old.
est city official in point of service in
the state of North Dakota. Before
coming to Hankinson. he held the of.
flee Ct assessor in Moran township.
Observation-Disclosures HUH, resid:
Ing seven miles south of Lidgerwood,
drank the contents Of a two.ounce
bottle of carbolic acid sometime dur.
ing the night and his body was dis.
covered by other members of the fam.
lily when they arose in the morning.
The deceased is said to have been de.
spondent because of reverses. A wild.
ow and two daughters survive.
Minot.-The 500 Railroad company
settled with the attorney for the plain.
tin in the case Of Susie Koeler VS..
the 500. for 100000 just before the
case was called in United States dis.
trict court here yesterday. The plain.
tiff was suing for 100000 as the re.
suit of personal injuries sustained in
q 500 wreck last November. 1t is
said that this il the largest sum ever
paid for settlement by the corpora.
ton in this state in q case, of this
kind.
Devils Lake.-At the closing session
of the Women's Synodical Missionary
society. held here in connection with
the synod, the following officers were
elected: Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh, Grand
FORKS, president: Mrs. w. E. Rowe,
jamestown. vice president; Mrs. A. r.
Addisan, Fargo. recording secretary;
Mrs. B. H. Meyers, Bismarck, H. c.
secretary; Mrs. F. Tostlewaite, Bis
marck. F. c. secretary; Mrs. Close,
Langdon. secretary Of literature; Mrs.
Nelson Souvatn, Devils Lake. w. C.
secretary; Miss Annie D. Burr, Bot
tineau, treasurer; Miss Lucy Gordon,
Langdon, Y. P. secretary.
Fargo. p. Williams. president of
the Fargo Trades and Labor assembly,
has resigned. giving as the cause that
he had been called into the service
o. the United States army.
Minot.-W. r. Deas has been select
ed chief of the Minot fire department
by the city commission, succeeding
Chief Vandenoever, who has been
called for service in the National army.
Shields.-Announcin that the Bis.
marck hospitals are filled with typhoid
fever patients from both forks of the
Cannonball, DR.. Piatt Dunn, Bismarck,
advised that drinking water be boiled.
Williston.-Ninety days in the Will
liams county Jail and fine of 5000
was the sentence imposed by Judge e.
Fiske in district court at Williston on
John O'Brien, who pleaded guilty to
the charge Of bringing liquor into the