Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-20

. grouse and 80 ducks, a total Of so
birds combined. =
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Fargo. - The First Lutheran church
and st. Paul's Lutheran church of
Fargo, the former the United Lutheran
and the latter the Hauge Lutheran
synod churches, will merge under the
general merger of the three Lutheran
denominations, recently perfected.
Jamestown. - James Herald, the
most seriously injured of the two tran
sients who were shot by a gang of
hold-up men on freight train near
Kensall, is still in very critical con-
dition at the Darlington hospital Her
aid was shot in three places and his
companion, Henry Mcdonald of Min
neapolis, in four places, when they re-
fused to hold up their hands when or
dered to do so by four hold-up men.
The men are both alleged members of
the Industrial Workers of the World.
Fargo. - North Dakota members of
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks and their wives are pledging
themselves to conserve food. The
lodge at Devils Lake has sent out
pledge cards to its members asking
that the members pledge themselves
to the following: One wheatless meal
each day; one meatless meal each day;
no butter to be used for cooking pur-
poses when satisfactory substitute
is available; bread to be sliced during
each meal only as required; three
meals each week with at least one
dish made of "leftovers.'
Bismarck. - The taking of testi-
mony in the million dollar food dam
age suit of North Dakota against Min.
nesota in the United States Supreme
court has begun before Wallace B.
Douglas, former attorney general, in
st. Paul. A similar hearing will fol-
low in the twin suit brought by South
Dakota against Minnesota and both
are expected to continue about
month. North and South Dakota are
suing for damages of s1,00O,OOO and
relief alleging that artificial drainage
systems in western Minnesota flooded
lands in those states.
Williston-Engineer William White
and Fireman Henry Oliver Of Glasgow,
Mont. were injured, and 10 head of
live stock killed in a rear.end collision
between the Matador stock train and
way freight at Snowden.
Fargo-Miss Sadie E. Barrett, sup
erintendent of the Fargo day nursery,
has rendered her resignation to the
Associated Charities to take effect i'm
med1ately. She will take a position
In a Honolulu mission school on Oct.
l.
Jamestown-After filming several
men for violating the game laws, a
justice of peace at Wishek was ar
rested by order of Game Warden Nal.
colin Sinclair and taken before an.
other justice where he was fined for
violation of the game laws.
Steele-Carl Jacobson, a farm lab.
orer, 10 years old, was taken into Gus.
tody on a charge of horse stealing.
1t is alleged that he took horse from
the L. w. Whfpple farm in Wells coun.
ty. where he formerly was employed.
Jacobson claims he took the animal
in lieu of SIS in wages due him. He
was placed in the Bismarck Jail.
Minot. - Ignite mines near this
city have been closed because of strik-
ing miners. ]. w. Anderson, chairman
of the grievance committee of the
miners. was arrested by D. H. Carroll
Of the legal committee of the State
Council! of Defense when, it is said, he
and other leaders of the striking min.
ers threatened to shoot anyone who
attempted to resume work in the
mines.
Fargo-Six hundred and sixty-eight
Cass county young men will comprise
the second call by the draft board in
order to get the required 3S7 men to
serve the government.
Observation-Disclosures of Co. K, First
North Dakota infantry, now stationed
at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, are i'm.
proving their spare time by filing on
homesteads at the Dickinson land of.
fee, A majority of recent entries
hav4 been for 64o.acre tracts in the
Bad Lands. Soldiers can hold home.
steads while in the service of the gov.
eminent. and II their army service is
of two years or greater duration, they
have but one years residence, real.
ity seven months. to make in order
to acquire title.
Fargo.-L. B. Hanna, who directed
the last issue of Liberty Loan sales
will direct the sales Of the new loan
in North Dakota. Mr.. Hanna has
called for a meeting of executives to
be held in Minneapolis. He also an
nounced that w. ]. Morrish of Fargo
would act as secretary and of state
committee to be established with
headquarters at Fargo.