Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-20
North Dakota
News Sifhngs

landmark, and furnishings were burn
ed. Insurance of $4,000 was carried ON
the structure.
In the death of Ruth Elinor Wells, g.
yearold daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Wells of Fargo, the parents have
lost their fifth child in period of four
years.
Jamestown.-Over so students Of
Jamestown high school have Joined
the military company organized under
the direction of Instructor Hansen.
Drill is conducted every evening in the
armory hall.
Fargo-John "Bacher, son of Rev.
William F. Bacher of this city, and
student at Fargo college, has passed
the Rhodes scholarship examination.
He was the only candidate in North
Dakota this year.
Grand Forks.-High prices and the
scarcity of feed were cited as chief
reason for the advance in the price of
milk and cream here. Milk formerly
selling at 10 cents quart, now retails
at IL cents, and cream, formerly re-
failing at 20 cents per pint, sells for
"a cents.
Minot-Mrs. w. E. Bierly of Velva,
wife of we'll known politician, was
accidentally shot by her son, Russell,
while he was removing cartridges
from % caliber rifle. The bullet
struck Mrs. Berly in the abdomen. She
was removed to a hospital and her
chances for recovery are small.
Beach.-Brily Douglas, aged SO, liv-
ing near Carlyle, pioneer settler Of
Golden Valley, was Immediately killed
when his skull was crushed in COL
lision between car driven by his
son, Fred, and a wagon loaded with
lumber. He was one Of the directors
of the Beach Cooperative Mercantile
company.
Bismarck.-One of the large build
ings of the Bismarck Indian school
was badly damaged when big boiler
in the furnace room blew up. Some
Of the basement walls were blown out;
the first floor was lifted from its
moorings, and doors and windows
throughout the building were blown
out. No one was injured.
Bismarck.-Two hundred delegates,
representatives of more than so locals
in North Dakota, were in attendance
at the annual convention of the Farm
ers' Educational and Cooperative IN
ion of America. The convention OPEN
ed with an address of welcome by Sec
rotary Geo. N. Kinniston of the Bis
marck Commercial Club. The conven-
ton heartily endorsed the Red Cross
membership drive.
Bismarck.-"1 do not think there is
any doubt that the federal grain grad
ing act will be modified to meet the
suggestions Of the North Dakota far
mers," said Congressman P. D. Norton
before leaving for Washington, D. c.,
to attend the session Of congress.
Federal grading on the whole is more
satisfactory than the old method Of
state grading, but the classification
needs to be modified"
Crosby.-New and interesting de-
velopments into the death Of Tobias
Highland have led to arrest of Nels
Hegland, brother, despite the verdict
by the coroner's jury generating him
from all blame. Nels Highland testi-
fled at the inquest that his brother fir
ed the shot that ended his life. Off
cials refuse to give out any informa-
ton concerning the new evidence
which has been brought to their at
tention.
Bismarck.-Adjutant General Fraz-
Ter has received authority from Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder to send
200 North Dakota drafted men to the
coast artillery corps of the national
army stationed at Fort Stevens, Ore.
The adjutant general had appealed to
the provost marshal general for per-
mission to take care of the large
number of men awaiting the second
draft who are out of employment but
who are forced to remain in the state.
Fargo.-substantia savings in the
use of meat, sugar and wheat products
by the hotels and restaurants of North
Dakota are due to be shown by re-
ports which will shortly be compiled
for the information of the national
food administration under direction of
Chairman A. H. Leimbacher of the
hotel and restaurant division of the
federal food administration of this
state. The intensive campaign which
has been waged in this branch of the
work has lined up practically all the
more reputable eating houses, and yer.
bal reports coming in show very mark
ed good results. Definite reports are
being called for, however, which will
put every food dispensary in the state
on record within a short time, and it
is hoped that North Dakota can show
an enviable record in token of its prac.
teal patriotism.
Bismarck.-Henry Pankow Of Ana.
moose was found not guilty of the
murder of Charles Borchert after a
Burleign county jury had deliberated
an hour over his case.