Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28


Fargo.
Second week in september-state
suffrage convention at Bismarck.
Grand Forks.-Burns received when
a kerosene lamp exploded, proved IA
tai to the fifteen-months-ol daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. johnson of this
city.
Fargo.-The Little Country Theater
Of the North Dakota Agricultural col.
lege has taken to the road and the
dramatic club is making a six weeks
tour of the state.
Leith.-The Grant County Bankers
association, formed for the purpose of
lettering Grant county, the newest
county in the state, has been formed
here.
Fort Yates.-Frank Fiske. Rev. Faith
er Bernard and ]. M. Carignan, pioneer
Indian teacher, have been commits
stoned by the Commercial club to pre-
pare for publication a history of Fort
Yates.
Garrison.-Not to be outdone in pat
riotism Mayor McGray has ploughed
up his front lawn and planted it to
potatoes and corn. Every available
foot of ground in Garrison is now in
garden.
Fort Yates.-Fort Yates Fourth of
July celebration will be held under
the auspices Of agency Indians who
frequently have demonstrated that
they are among North Dakota's most
patriotic citizens.
Grand Forks.-Fourteen seniors of
the state university were initiated in
to the Alpha North Dakota chapter of
the Phi Beta Kappa society, an hon
orary fraternity for students of unusu-
ally high standing.
Langdon.-Prizes for the best farms
in Cavalier county will be offered by
the Cavalier County Fair association,
the judging to be done after July IL
and the winners to be announced at
the fair on July Is. Silver cups will
be the prizes.
Wahpeton.-The Commercial club
of Wahepton has sent a petition to
the state railroad commission favor.
ing the Is per cent increase in rates
which the railroad companies are ask.
Ing. The commission is opposing the
increase.
Fargo.-w. G. MacFadden, secre-
tary of the North Dakota Bankers
association. says five dollars will be
realized from the wool of each sheep
in the state this year and that Penn.
bina county's wool clip is estimated
to bring not less than $4,000.
ckinson.-Murray Wallis, the
youthful bandit who held up North.
ern Pacific train at Sweet Briar, plead.
ed guilty before Judge Crawford to
carrying concealed weapons and was
sentenced to spend the remaining four
years Of his minority In the state re-
form school at Mandan.
Towner.-Announcem that Har
old Thorson Of Drake has given $50,
900 to the recently organized Norwe
gian Lutheran Church of America, calls
attention to the fact that In Mr.. Thor
son, McHenry county claims one of the
richest men in North Dakota. He has
heretofore donated large sums to St.
Olaf's college at Mortified, MINI.
Fargo.-Rev.. Ralph L. Fuller Of
Towner was elected president of the
North Dakota Purity league at the
convention held here at the same time
as the Sunday school convention. Rev.
Thos. ]. Graham Of Fargo was elect.
ed first vice president; Judge j. c.
Cofey Of Jamestown, second vice
president; Rev. G. E. Stinson Of Dew.
Ills Lake, secretary; Charles Gunthrop
of Edgeley. treasurer.
Mfnot.-At meeting here an organ.
fzation was formed to assist a state.
wide movement to encourage immigra.
ton to this state. The officers fol.
low: G. B. Little. Bismarck, presi-
dent; F. w. Irish, Fargo, vice presi.
dent; G. G. Connolly, Devils Lake, gen.
eral manager; Will E. Holbein, Minot.
secretary-treasurer; E. J.. Lander,
Grand Forks, John Bruegger, Willis.
ton, Frank Lish, Dickinson and ]. r,
Kelly, Wahpetou, directors.
New Rockford.-The North Dakota
Retail Merchants association, at their
annual convention here, elected the
following officers: President, F. p.
Mann. Devils Lake; vice president, L.
=. Garnaas, sheyenne; treasurer, c. ].
Sttckney, New Rockford; directors, G.
H. Williams. Warwick; w. B. Garaaas,
Oberon; ]. G. F. Parker. Dickinson;
]. e. Holman, Antler; N. w. Simons,
Tioga: H. H. Wilson. Grand Forks; A.
v. Haig, Devils Lake; Robert LANCE,
Kuhn; F. ". Pegle, Glenburn; c. H.
Burch. Drake. and A. w. Patterson,
Leith. William A. Donnelly of Fargo
was elected secretary of the associa-
ton by the new board Of directors.