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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
SUBMARINE CHASER
PLAN ABANDONED

Washington, Aug. S.-Plans for the
construction Of fleet of 1000 subma.
rine chasers have been abandoned by
the navy department. Instead the
navy will concentrate on the construc'
ton of destroyers and expand plans
for arming merchant ships.
The department will complete con.
struction of small boats now under
construction and they will be shipped
to England when completed to assist
the British patrol.
The change Of attitude toward the
little craft and their value in fighting
submarines is considered the first step
in a new American policy against the
submarines.
Vice Admiral William Sims is under
stood to have favored the change be
cause he has become convinced that
the present British naval policy is in
effective.
Great Britain has thousands of these
boats patroling the war zone. While
they have checked the destruction
campaign they have not reduced II
greatly.
Discontinuance of the chaser build
ing program will release thousands o.
s:,ipbuilders and much material fol
other work.
The department will continue build
ing destroyers as rapidly as possible
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
NOTICE FOR BIDS

Notice IS hereby given that the board of
Cnnuonblll School District No. 3. of Sioux
county, North Dakota. Will receive bids up ,n
10 clock u. H.. August Is, 1911. for furnShin..
all mat r rial anu labo: for the construction Of
u school house on the NWt of Section 81
Township 1872. Range 81, according t" plans
and specifications ON tile with the Blngtnheim
err Mercantile Company and X. b. Mcdonald
clerk Socn North Dakota Certified check
for 10 per cent of the bid payable to tie cas-
urcr OF this school district must accompany
each bid.
The hoard reserves the right to reject any
and ;lll bids.
*. b. MCDONALD Clerk,
4l-3t eolen. North Dakota.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
Cat in Albright Safe.

Sandusky, O.-"Tom," the court.
house cat, crawled into the safe in the
elections boards office the ciner nf-
ternoon and went to sleep. Ger; uur.
ry Dane locked the safe ana went
home. The next morning. when the
big doors were swung, 'Tom' Topped
out with a ''meow," just rs if nothing
had happened. The safe is supposed
to be alright.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
For convalesccn. eo,dicrs.

Washington. - Convalescent. homes
for soldiers are being built at Fort
Mcpherson and Fort Oelethorpe, Ga.
by the Red Cross war council. These
are for the use of men who may fall
iii in the training camps, and Who are
able to leave the hospital but not yet
able for duty. Amusement and rec
rea,ion will be provided.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
MORAL BELT AROUND CAMPS
Senator Weeks Would Protect Mobij.
izatjon Sites.

Washington, Aug. 8. - Senator
Weeks has introduced a bill creating
moral belt with radius of five
miles around any camp, fort, navy
yard or place of training or mobiliz.
ing of the as'my or navy.
Heavy penalties are provided for all
persons convicted of maintaining i'm.
moral places within this prescribed
belt and women convicted of orrenses
are liable to fines if they are found
lettering in the prescribed area.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
Older BUT STRONGER

To be healthy at seventy, prepare at
forty, is sound advice, because in the
strength of middle life we too often forget
that neglected colds, or careless treat
ment of slight aches and pains, simply
undermine strength and bring chronic
weakness for later years.
To be stronger when older. keep your
blood pure and rich and active with the
strength-building and blood-nourisl1ing
properties of SCOTS Emulsion which is a
food, tonic and a medicine to keep your
blood rich, alleviate rheumatism and
avoid sickness. No alcohol in Scott's.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. NJ.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
Local. Happenings

FOl'ND-Wm. Jordan found Il
bunch of keys last week, and has
left them at the Pioneer Office for
the owner.
Among others in the city yester-
day with Chaskc Parkin were Mrs.
Van Solen, G. II. Wilcox, Miss Luz
ellie Van Solen and Miss Crocker OF
Cannonball, also Mr.. and Mrs. Sib.
Mclaughlin and daughter Miss
Media of Mclaughlin.
have an unlimited amount OF
money for farm loans in this vicin-
ity. No delay in closing deal. In
terest reasonable. Prepayment pri-
vilegcs. 1t will be to your interest
to see me. Call Or write.-Anton
Engel, Selfridge, N. ID. lift.
Chuske Parkin, an old timer OF
this section, vino left four years ago
ana enlisted i'm the 9th Mounted U.
S. Engineer Corps is here this week
ON short leave OF absence from
his command which is now station
ed at lll l'aso, Texas. lie expects
to he sent to France in the near
future and was taking advantage of
iurlougIl to visit with friends and
relatives.
Major Bcldcn returned yesterday
from AN extended trip through the
eastern states. He says he
thoroughly enjoyed his visit, but
says Inc is glad to be back home
He reports all branches of business
going at top speed, and but fol
khaki-clad soldiers seen on the street
one would hardly realize the fact
that we were one OF the principa
actors i'm the worlds greatest war.
Shields Enterprise.
The Black Hills conference vii
be held at Eakle Nest, S. d., OF
the Pine Ridge reservation, som,
time this fall. Representatives from
nine Indian reservations will be i,
attendance at this meeting. The,
are trying to reach some agreemcn
with the government i'm regards t,
the treaties of former years. G. G
. Calhoun, OF Washington, ID. c., ha
been employed as attorney for tn
, nine reservations to act for the In
dams before the Court of Claims.
Two wcll-likcd young peopl
from the Glanavan neighborhoo
f were married in Linton Monday
They were Roy Tenant and Mis-
Irene High. The knot was tied b
5 Judge Galley with ncatncss an
dispatch, and the happy youn
). couple left by automobile for honl
after dropping around at the Recor
office to leave the editor a smoke
The Record wishes them nothin
but JOY throue hout their marie
life.-Linton Record.
In recognition of the role til
homestcader is assuming in til
present war, congress has passed
bill which preserves the rights {
homcstcadcrcs during their militar
service. This law provides tn;
every entryman who enters ii
army or navy forces shall be give
credit for the necessary rcsidcnt
Il and cultivation on the land as lor
II as he serves. Ii he is discharge
II for wounds received or disea.
incurred in the line Of duty the
II the full term of his enlistment sha
Il be applied to the required residence
Ii he dies in service patent to IL
land shall issue Immediately to h
wife or in case of her death, to b
minor orphan children or his leg
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
PLAN 10 RAISE 100000
Knights Of Columbus Will Build Audi
forums for Soldiers.

forums for Soldiers.
Chicago, Aug. ga war fund OF
$10,OOO,0OO will he created by the
Knights of Columbus throughout the
country to establish and found
Knights of Columbus auditoriums at
each Of the thirty-two cantonments of
the government.
Plans were discussed at meeting
OF the supreme council of the order al
the La Sale.
A $1,0O0,O0O fund, which the order
has caused to be raised for recreation
centers in mobilization camps, has
been oversubscrihed.
All men wearing the uniform of the
United States, regardless Of creed, will
be eligible to benefits from the fund.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
SHE RIDES ELEPHANT
FOR RED CROSS FUND

Madison, Wis.-"To the Red
Cross, from Helen Ehler, 500
won on bet that she wouldn't
ride an elephant in the circus
parade"
This note accompanied q sub
scription to the local Red Cross
society. The circus came to
town and Helen rode the elc-
plant, declaring after that she
even enjoyed the experience.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
Plan Big Campaign
To Boost Roll of
Local Rifle Club

With the near approach of spring
time weather, efforts are to be made
to revive interest in the Dickinson
Rifle Club, Secretary M. A. Scherffius
declaring that a rousing campaign
will be instituted with view to pro-
curing number of new members.
Owing to the fact that number of
the members of the organization are
somewhere in Montana with Com
pany K, matters are rather at a
standstill with the club now, but the
live wire secretary of the organiza-
tion declares that affairs of the club
will soon be humming again. ..-
The federal government signified
a willingness some time ago to furn-
ish rifles Of an old pattern to clubs
wishing to organize for the purpose
of training marksmen, and this offer
may be taken advantage of by the
local shooters. AS a measure of pre-
paredness, it would be hard to dis
cover anything which should be OF
more benefit to the nation than the
training to be gained by range rifle
practice.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
Automatic Block
Installation Soon
To Be Commenced

With the arrival of seasonable
weather, activities of the N. P. sig
nal department are getting under
way, part of the force which will be
employed in installing automatic block
signals on the Yellowstone division
arriving here this week. A large
quantity of material has already been
unloaded and stored near the pas
senger station, and about twenty-five
carloads more will be brought here to
be used in the work. It is probable
that at least three crews will be en-
ployed in the work of installation,
one to start from Dickinson, another
from Mandan and the third from
Glendive, though nothing definite in
regard to this has yet been given out
by the signal department.
Mileage Of the Northern Pacific pro-
tected by the automatic block system
will be increased 215 miles, when the
work planned is completed, the entire
Yellowstone division, Mandan to Glen
dive, to have the system installed this
summer.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
DRAWS VEIL
ON LIFE BY
POISON CUP
JOHN SEMERAD DRINKS FOR.
MALDEHYDE, DYING FIVE
IS. MINUTES LATER.
No Motive for Act Known-Widow
and Eleven Children Be-
reaved. +,

Drinking formaldehyde while two OF
his little Children prattled in childish
play about his feet, bidding them
good-by as he writhed in his death
agonies, John Semerad, farmer resid-
ing nine miles west Of Dickinson,
drew the curtain on his life at l
o'clock Monday afternoon. No motive
is assigned for the deed, as Semerads
financial affairs were in good shape,
and his home life had always been
MI. Semerad was alone with two
of his small children in the Kitchen
of the home Monday afternoon. The
wife was upstairs, attending to her
household duties. As it nerved by
sudden resolve, Semerad rushed into
the pantry, and seized a bottle OF for
maldehyde from a shelf. Pouring
a qusntity of the poison into cup ne
drank it, and five minutes later ne
was dead. The wife, attracted by
screams of the children, rushed to his
aid, but the deadly draught had COM
pleted it's work almost before she
reached the side of her husband.
Threatened Suicide Before.
The decedent had on occasions be.
fore threatened to take his life, but
these threats had not been taken serl,
ously. On one occasion ne declared
that he would shoot himself, put tnls
was considered idle talk by his trlends:
The bottle contained six ounces OF
formaldehyde, about two ounces OF
which was poured into the cup ana
swallowed by the suicide. His mouth
and throat were terribly burned by
the fiery fluid.
Mr.. Semerad was born in Russia,
and was in his seth year. He is sur
vived by the widow and eleven chill,
dren, by three brothers and several
sisters. One of the brothers, Wenzel,
is employed in this city by the Man
dan Mercantile Company, and the
other two reside on farms northwest
of here. Mr.. Semerad had been IN
this country about twenty years, and
had farmed in this vicinity for a
number of years.
No inquest was held over the r.
mains. but Coroner A. D. Davis stat
ed that MIR. Semerad came to. hls
death by his own hand. Friends OF
the dead man have stated that he had
spoken on different occasions OF his
fear Of military duty, land it is
thought by some that this fear 60
preyed on his mind that ne was y.
mentally unbalanced when ne took ms
life. ;la i, E. .szsS ~ 81.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day morning in St. Joseph's Cathone
church, and burial was in the Cathohc
cemetery. L. A. Davis & Son were
in charge Of burial arrangements.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
PEDAG0GUES
TO CONVENE
APRIL 2728
MISSOURI SLOPE EDUCATORS
WILL ASSEMBLE HERE NEXT
WEEK.
Notable Speakers Slated to Address
Teachers-300 Expected to At
tend-The Program.

Missouri Slope teachers, 300 strong,
will descend on Dickinson next week
to attend the ninth annual meeting of
the Missouri Slope Education Associa-
.tion, to be held Friday and Saturday,
April ~ and %, in the local high
school building. Good programs have
been arranged for the four sessions
which will be held and q number of
noted speakers will address the gath
erings, among them being Governor
Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota; N.
c. Mcdonald, state superintendent;
and D. w. Galehouse, Of the state
agricultural college.
the teachers on Friday night, and Sat-
urday Mr.. Galehouse will deliver an
address. Mr.. Galehouse's appearance
is Of special interest at the present
time, owing to the fact that he is
prominent in boys and girls club
work throughout the state. Stark is
one of the few counties west of the
Missouri river where this phase of
school work has been taken up in
earnest and Mr.. Galehouse will speak
on its progress throughout the state
and the best methods of successfully
advancing it. He also works direct
with the U. S. department of agricul
ture, and has been trying to line up
the farm forces of North Dakota to
increase acreage planted to grain
crops. The program follows:
Friday, 10 A. M. ......,;
Talk + ......:...:.....: r. S. Berg, Dickinson
Address, "Daily and Professional
the Part Of the Teacher" ..........
.........,-......,.......... C. L. Love, Mandan
Teaching Handwriting ..........................
..-..... Miss Hildegard OFT, Dickinson
Friday, 2 P. M.
Solo 800. Miss Ruth Butler, Dickinson
Influence Of School Laws Upon Ou1
Schools" w. E. Parsons, Bismarck
"What the Superintendent Can Do to
Assist the Teacher" ................,..........
....................-... r. w. Lewis, Beach
"What Is Good Discipline and How
May It Be Obtained?
.................. Miss Shirley Fox, Mott
Primary, Intermediate and Grammar
Reading Glasses Observation-Disclosures. 80.
Misses Nellie Sommers, Margaret
Conklin and Louise B. Weller, Dick
inson.
"Vital Points in Teaching Arithmetic
....-........., J. M. Martin, Bismarck
Friday, P. M.
Music .,.......... High School Orchestra
Address, ...... N. C. Mcdonald, State
Superintendent.
Music ,..... High School Glee Clut
Address -. Governor Lynn J. Frazier
Music ..... . Male Quartet
Saturday, 8 A.. M. -,. ..
Folk Dancing ............ School Children
"Boys' and Girls Work in NORTH
Dakota" 49,, ID. w. Galehouse, Fargo
"What the Superintendent Has 8
Right to Expect Of the Teacher" -.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
CAMPAIGN WILL Be
STARTED TO BOOST
NATIONAL PASTlME

With the thump of the ash against
the horsehide ringing out from base
ball meadows all over the land,
diamond bugs of Dickinson are be-
ginning to turn over and stir in their
slumbers, and diamond chatter is
starting to float about on the streets
and in headquarters where the sports
flock and congregate. Little or moth
ing has been put over thus far as
concerns preparation for having a
team represent this city during the
coming season, and it's about time
things were looking up in that line.
Lack of necessary funds and a
seeming dearth of promising home
guard material are the biggest handi-
caps which will have to be bucked to
get the diamond craft under way this
spring. However, a little of the old
pepper mixed into a hurry-up cam
paign can remedy these trifes, and it
is believed by those in close touch
with the situation that a good team,/
properly financed, can be put in the
Tentative plans are to raise enough
through season which would kick
of the needful to enable club to go
off about Decoration Day and con-
tinue for about three months, coming
to a grand finale on Labor Day.
If $2500 could be raised it would
be ample for all needs of strong
aggregation, and even less might en-
able the team to get by through the
season. Material is rather shy, ac-
cording to present prospects, but with
the return of two or three athletes
from their college duties, the gaps
would be filled, and with the addition
of battery and probably one or two
infielders a team could be placed in
the field which would give all the
chesty aggregations in this part of the
world a tough run for their, dough.
Plans are in the making for meet
ing at the Commercial Club in the
near future and for a rousing cam
paign to raise the necessary money.
All the smaller towns in this part
Of the state are making elaborate
preparations for a big season and this
city cannot afford to lag behind it's
small neighbors in getting lined up
for q flying getaway. s BY 2 vi
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
FIRM
STARTS Big:
new PLANT
J. p. BERRINGER co. BEGINS
OPERATION OF IT'S MODERN
STORAGE SYSTEM.
Addition Built at Cost of $4,000 for
Preservation of Cured Meats,
Eggs and All Kinds of Produce.

A modern cold storage system, the
only one of it's kind in the state
west Of the Missouri river, and repre-
senting an outlay of $4,000, is now
a reality in Dickinson, the splendid
new plant of the ]. P. Berringer Com
pany having been placed in operation
Tuesday morning. Completion OF the
big new plant marks another long
stride forward for the Berringer con-
Germ, which has been connected with
the business life of this city for eigh-
teen years, and now ranks with the
leading establishments of it's kind in
North Dakota.
Dimensions of the plant are 27x4O
feet, and cooling space will total 8OOO
cubic feet. Machinery which has been
installed has capacity for cooling 5000
additional feet Of space,a nd it is the
intention of the proprietors to later
extend the service to include eggs
and produce, the plant for the time
being to be used for the preservation
Of cured meats only.
To Extend Service Later.
The new addition is located to the
rear of and connecting with the pres
ent meat market building, and service
will be extended to include the cooler
now being used in the store. Machin-
cry has been placed in the basement
Of the building, about half the lower
floor being thus occupied. Remain
ing half of the basement. will be re-
moi later in the summer, eggs
and all kinds Of produce to be stored
The plant is furnished power by q
20-horsepower motor, and has an
eight-ton ice machine. H. E. Brown
has been appointed engineer. -
The Berringer Company invites the
public to come in and inspect the
new plant any day between the hours
of and II a. m. and a and b p. m.
when they will be shown the work
ings of the new system.
The Heaton Lumber Company erect
ed the building, machinery being in
stalled by the Creamery Package
Manufacturing Company Of Mime
apolis, one Of the foremost firms ir
the country engaged in this line Of
work. Erection Of the plant was
begun early in December of last year
A sanitary cream station is another
new feature which will be greatly ap'
preciated by patrons of the store
This was placed in operation, in the
rear of the new addition, last week
and is modern in every respect
Tests Of cream and milk are made
while the customer waits and the in
novation is a marvel of convenience
and sanitation.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
HUSTLING INLAND
TOWN OF G0RHAM
IS DUE FOR BOOM

! Gorham, the western terminal of
the proposed Dickinson & Northwest
ern railway, is due for big boom in
the near future and plans are already
under way for the establishing Of
several new business enterprises.
Gorham bids fair to become the me-
tropolis of Billings county within a
few years, as nowhere is there a bet
ter location for live, hustling little
town. The surrounding country is
either good farming land or the best
Of cattle range. The people of the
community are progressive and wide
awake and there is no reason on
earth why Gorham should not be a
thriving village of 1000 inhabitants
within five years after the railroad is
completed.
A mass meeting of community
boosters was held in Gorham last
Saturday evening when campaign Of
publicity and civic activity was out.
lined. The town already has two fine
general stores and a blacksmith shop
besides other smaller business enter.
prises.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
$4,000 ICE
PLANT NEAR
COMPLETION
DICKINSON ICE & TRANSFER co.
WILL START OPERATIONS IN
MAY.
Ready to Install Machinery-Pioneer
of Its Kind in State-New Barn
Is Also Constructed.

Construction work on the artificial
ice plant of the Dickinson Ice &
transfer Company is being pushed to
rapid completion, and expectation of
OFFICIALS of the concern is that opera
tions will be started by the middle of
May in this newest addition to Dick
inson's growing list of important in
dustries. With exception of a few
days work required to put the final
touches to the concrete flooring sys-
tenn, the structure which will house
the new industry is ready for install
lation of the machines which will
hereafter insure this city an ample
and pure ice supply. Machinery and
insulation material is now on the
road and it is thought that it will all
be here within a few days.
The new plant, pioneer of it's kind
in North Dakota, is being erected at
cost of approximate $4,000.
Storage capacity will be $50 tons.
Dimensions of the building are 6Ox6O
feet, and it is located Just off the
corner of Seventh and Willard Street
West.
Ammonia Freezes Water.
The tank room has a concrete floor,
with cork insulation above, and around
the sides to height of about five
feet. Within this wall of cork is a
waterproof concrete tank, which will
contain salt brine, and inside of
which the cans-24O in number-con-
tanning the water to be frozen will
be placed. Around the receptacles
run the ammonia pipes in a circle.
Eight tons of salt brine will be re-
quired to start the process of re-
frigeration.
The ammonia is forced through the
pipes by compressor in the engine
room, cooling the brine to a tenn
perature which freezes the water in
the cans. City water passes through
a hose into the cans.
President P. E. Zimmerman states
that he has been besieged with queries
from people, who have gained the i'm
ipression that the ammonia runs di-
rectly through the water, as to the
purity of the ice and as to whether
the ammonia will affect the quality of
the ice in any manner. The fluid
does-not come in contact with the
water in any way, and the resulting
ice is guaranteed to be absolutely
pure.
A 5O-horse power electric motor
will provide power for the new plant.
Cakes of ice to be manufactured will
be 11x22x48 inches in size.
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