Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16


Dakota's first and only Ukrainian
church by the Roman Catholic congre.
cation of Ukrainian, IL miles from
Belfield, has been effected. The Right
Rev. E. Carfora, old Roman Catholic
bishop of Chicago, officiating.
Bismarck.-Two shots in the arm, or
to be exact, one shot in each ARM one
in the left for smallpox and one in the
right for typhoid. have proven too
much for the members of the Second
regiment band and the men have been
compelled to clay off, for few days.
Fargo.-A twenty-five cent increase
a ton on hard coal prices will take eff
feet here according to an announce
ment made by coal dealers after
meeting held to discuss the advisable
ity of raising the prices. This will
make the retail price of hard coal
$11.75 a ton. it was said.
Fargo.-Harvesting operations are
now under way in all sections of North
Dakota, and in the southern and east.
ern portions threshing of barley and
oats has begun. Early reports on oat
threshing indicate that the production
in the Red River valley has been
heavy. Yields are running from forty
to fifty-five bushels. and the quality is
fine. Barley also is yielding we'll, and
the quality is good.
Mandan.-Three posses, headed by
Sheriff Meredith, searched Dunn coun-
ty to find Phillip Nelson, a farmer
who, armed with rifle, threatened to
shoot neighbors. When the sheriff's
men came to Nelson's house to arrest
him he held them at bay with his
rifle, set fire to his house, barn and
granary and all small buildings on his
farm, mounted a horse and escaped
into the hills. It is believed he is
insane.
Towner.-The toll lines and ex.
changes of the Western Telephone as.
ISOLATION in McHenry county we're sold
by Sheriff J. A. WIKI to satisfy an ex-
ecution issued in district court in favor
of the First National Bank of Detroit,
Mich. The properties brought $4,000.
A representative of the Detroit bank is
said to be the purchaser After the
sale Judge A. G. Burr issued an injunc-
ton restraining the sheriff from issu.
ing certificate.
Dickinson-The famous Caldwell
will case, in which daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Caldwell, both
of whom were murdered at their home
near Richardton by ranch hand,
Mike Chimack, several weeks ago,
joins with the mysterious u. C. R."
who failed in district court short
time before the murder of his alleged
parents to sustain his contention that
he was their long missing son, Jay A.
Caldwell has been continued upon the
application Of attorneys on both sides
until August q, when it will come up
in county court.
Bismarck. - Captain Thomas J..
Thompson, Company I, Wahpeton, first
North Dakota national guard, wired
Adjutant General Angus G. Fraser his
willingness to accept the commission
Of major of the second battalion, Sec
ond regiment
Bismarck.-New corporations of the
state are the Ajos company, bonds,
mortgages and realty, Fargo; capital
stock, 100000; incorporators, G. N.
Madison, T. McNeese and E. E. Stan
ford. all of Fargo, and the Anamoose
Farmers Cooperative Grain company
of Anamoose; capital stock $500; in
corporators, Math Hengel, Fred Heller
and Martin Seigm. all of Anamoose.
Miuot.-Complaints have been made
to the city commissioners about dam
age to property in the vicinity of the
large water tank. which is allowed to
overflow and to make swamp out
of the property. It is said that build
ings almost q block away are as wet
on windy days as though rain has
soaked them. 1t is limited that dam
age suit against the city will be filed.
Crosby, N. D.-Slidlng down from a
wagon. load of hay, Tom Odden. one
Of the we'll known farmers of the
Plumer country, and brother of Regis
ter of Deeds J. C. Odden, was impaled
on the handle of pitchfork until he
finally worked himself free. The han
die penetrated his body from eight to
ten inches. Odden was rushed to the
Crosby hospital and is In a critical
condition.
Fargo.-Potato growers Of the state
are organizing the North Dakota Po-
tato Growers association in an effort
to get more favorable returns for their
products by marketing the potatoes d.
rect. DR.. James E. Boyle of the North
Dakota agricultural experiment station
is secretary Of the association and il
spending the summer in a campaign to
get every potato grower Of any conse.
quence to Join the association.
Minot.-George Greenhouse, wall.
known Surrey farmer, has a new sys.
TEN for killing potato bugs. The idea.
he says, was secured from a neighbor
who On the hottest day of the year,
killed potato bugs in his patch by shak-
ing them from fines to the ground
where they soon shriveled up. The
bugs managed to- get along fairly we'll
when they were sheltered by the leaves
but soon gave up the ghost when left