Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23


Red GROSS has completed and shipped
to the capital city its first consign-
mont Of supplies for the Bismarck hos
pital surgical section, which is being
raised and equipped by Major E.. p.
Quain.
Observation-Disclosures boilers weigh
ing $4,000 pounds each, have been in
stalled in the Central Power com-
panies plant at the bituminous coal
mine about five miles from Washburn.
The work on the plant is going for.
ward with great rapidity.
Benedict.-Benedict is rejoicing over
the fact that 1t IL to have a place in
the sun in the survey of TIE st. Louis,
Western & Canadian railway, lines for
which are now being run south from
Minot to Benedict, with view to open
ing up the big coal deposits in this
vicinity.
Cogswell. - Although James An
drews. standing on the running board,
drove q blazing car. owned by Alvin
Orth, mile in an effort to run 1t
into slough and extinguish the
flames, the machine was completely
destroyed by fire originating in the
magnetic.
Bismarck.-Robert johnson, a far.
mer, formerly of Minneapolis, was
killed here when an auto in which he
was riding was struck by a freight
train. A companion escaped with
slight bruises. He is survived by a
widow and two children here and par
apolis.
Portal.-Because he judiciously scat
tered a package of long-toothed tacks
over a trail which automobilists, in
spite of his protests and warnings, in
sisted upon making across his wheat
fields. Sam Frayne, a Roche Percee
farmer, was summoned before Justice
p. Duncan at Estevan and fined IS
and costs.
londonderry shorthorn steers,
raised by Miss A Petrie. of this place,
fed and marketed by T. l. Gunderson,
Of Centerville, s. D., averaging 1892
pounds, were sold in the Chicago mar
ket for s236.8S per head. They were
part of a shipment of 10 carloads,
which sold for $55,025.39, an average
Of almost 500 per head.
Ray.-By vote of SO to 10 the
taxpayers of Golden Valley school dis.
trict decided to consolidate all of the
schools Of that district, and by vote
of 20 to IS Temple was selected as
the site for the consolidated school,
A substantial. modern school, graded
and with standard high school
course, will be established.
Grand Forks.-Alvin p. Clifford, As
years old, a prominent business man
Of this city and well known in the
Twin Cities. died here of heart dis.
ease. Death came suddenly. Early in
the morning Mr.. Clifford played tennis
with his eldest son and returned home
where he ate a hearty breakfast Just
before he died. Two brothers, George
B. and Fred Clifford, reside in Mime.
apolis. The mother also lives in Min.
neapolis. A third brother, Joseph Cliff.
ford, is in Pasadena, Cal.
Cayuga. - Frank Marquette backed
his car over the perambulator in which
his 2-year-old son was sleeping in the
shade of the machine, killing the
youngster instantly. Marquette had
driven his car up to the house and left
it standing there few minutes while
he went to the barn. In the meantime
one of his small children ran the baby
carriage containing the tot back of the
car and left 1t standing there. The
top was up, and Marquette backed his
car in ignorance of the presence of
the baby cart and its precious freight.
Oriska.-Miss Lillian Hart of Win.
nebago, MIMI, has been elected prin-
cipal of the schools for next year, to
succeed Miss Sharp Of Moorhead, who
will teach in Moorhead. Miss Hart
is graduate of Hamline university
and has been principal of the schools
Of Medford and Cleveland, MINI.
Minot.-T. B. Wells, who has been
connected with the Office Of City En-
gineer Thomas as inspector of build
ings for some months, was appointed
building and electrical inspector by
the city commissioners.
Cavalier.-The Jennings hotel here
has been sold by Frank Dryer to ].
L. Cosgrove of Ardoch, N. D. The
Dryers intend leaving by auto for a
trip to California to spend the winter
and may locate there permanently.
Cando.-At a meeting of farmers of
the county held in this city the Towner
County Farmers Cooperative Publish.
ing Company was organized with a
capital of $4,000. The company will
take over one Of the county papers.
Milnor.-Much Of the early sown
grain has been cut in this section and
so far no discouraging reports have
come in. Most of the farmers report
that the grain is of a good quality
and that the yield will probably reach
that of an average year.
Hankinson.-Otto Bartz. who disap.
peared last winter, has returned as
mysteriously as he went. He says he
was in Wisconsin visiting relatives.
Bartz left his home, east of here, about
Christmas time. stating he was going
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