Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-11-01
North Dakota
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cal buyers by R. +. Fieldhouse brought
him check for $7S880.
Des Lacs.-Gas was struck on the
Bloom farm near here at a depth of
$40 feet by the Des Laos Western
Oil company, which is sinking its
second well for oil.
Grand Forks-The new steel bridge
spanning the HE'D river here, erected
by the Northern Pacific railroad, has
been accepted by the company from
the contractor. The bridge is $40
feet long.
Harvey.-Mrs. Daniel Freund Of
Bowdon was killed and her husband
received a broken leg when the car
In which they were riding overturned
near this city. Mr.. Freund is in the
local hospital.
Williston.-Reports from the Her.
man Nelson farm indicate that drill
ers have struck gas at about $40 feet
below the surface. The gas raises
about foot on top of the water and
burns readily.
Kermit-A. c. Kotchian, cashier of
the First State Bank of this city,
committed suicide by shooting him
self through the head with A cali
Der revolver. The man had been
acting strange for several days, but
for his act.
Fingal.-Honors for being the first
train in North Dakota to become
stalled for the winter go to the pas
seneer train on the Casselton-Marion
line of the Northern Pacific. The
train was stalled four hours in q
cut between Alice and Elizabeth dur
ing the recent snow storm.
Jamestown.-Thatf a!! duck hunting
Is about at an end in North Dakota,
the game birds already having left
this region, is the report brought
to this city by several hunting par
ties in the last few days. Unseason-
able snowstorms are given as the
cause for the rapid departure of the
birds.
Fargo.-Martin S. Ordal, postmaster
ut -Manitou, Mountrail county, was
arrested by federal authorities and
charged with ENLIGHTENMENT. Alleged
shortages in the postal funds are said
w VIC ooOuS POVVs WHICH, dAAoA60ON
before the federal commissioner at
Williston, Ordal waived examination.
He furnished $1,000 bail.
Fargo.-Co-operating with the Unit
ed States government in its campaign
to conserve the food supply of the
country, Bishop James O'Reilly of
Fargo is asking the Catholics of his
diocese to support the movement.
The bishop has sent out a large num-
Der of pamphlets and bulletins to the
pastors of the churches in his lio.
cese for distribution.
Fargo.-Chairman L. B. Hanna Of
the North Dakota Liberty Loan COM
mittee has been advised that the
North Dakota soldiers at Camp
Greene, Charlotte. N. c., have SUBJ
scribed to approximately $150,O00
worth of Liberty loan bonds. The
credit for the subscriptions will go to
the communities in which the soldiers
made their homes.
Loma.-Rev. Samuel Peterson, pas
tor of the local Lutheran church, who
came here three years ago from south
ern Minnesota, was found dead in his
bed by Greed Lane, who went to the
Peterson home to carry out plans
which he and Rev. Mr.. Peterson had
made the evening before for a motor
trip to Northwood, where the clergy.
man was to enter a hospital.
Lakota-Peter Thompson, farmer
living near this city committed sui.
eide by hanging. Thompson has been
Respondent for some time over his
financial condition, according to the
statement of members of his family
and last evening when he failed to
return from his work at the usual
time Mrs. Thompson sent one of the
children to the barn where the man
was found dead, hanging to rafter.
Fargo.-Seventy-five hundred famil
les in one county of North Dakota
clamoring for ton each of hard coal,
with but 500 tons available, is Z
glimpse of the coal situation in NORTH
Dakota, according to figures com
piled by Robert Blakemore. Federal
fuel administrator for three counties
Mr.. Blakemore said that unless some
thing is done soon the coal situation
in North Dakota, with zero weather
approaching. would become extremely
serious.
Anamoose.-Property Of w. E.
Cooke here was visited by fire for the
third time within six months when q
mysterious early morning blaze com.
pletely destroyed the Cooke building
on Main street, occupied by William
Konietzka. w. e. Cooke, who is q
resident of Harvey. first lost. through
fire, cottage in the western part of
town. Then one Of his Main street
buildings burned, and finally the Sc
cond and last of his business prop
critics was destroyed. All Of these
fires have been Of suspicious origin
leading the fire chief to believe that
some firebug who has special grudge
against the Harvey man Is ct worl
in Anamoose.