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Meade County news., 1917-12-06
EFFICIENT ONE.

"There goes woman who is good
at figures
"Bookkeeper?'
"No; dressmaker."- Judge.
Meade County news., 1917-12-06
oRNITHoLoeIcAL.

June-What! Is he really a
"birdman
Mae-Yes. If he isn't a Gay" l
never saw one.
Meade County news., 1917-12-06
ONE OF HIS SENSES LEFT.

She-That poor beggar was deaf,
dumb and blind.
He-Yes, but he had sense of
touch.-Siren.
Meade County news., 1917-12-06
ACCOUNTING FOR HIS ABSENCE.

Yeast haven't seen your broth
er for a very long time.
Crimsonbeak-LIow much did you
loan him?
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
.LAOD'SSYSTEM FOR
GRADING OF GRAIN
IT Is STRONGLY URGED BY EouI.
TY COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE
FOR ADOPTION BY FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
NEWS OF FLIcKERTAIL STATE
important Doings Of the Past Few
Days Throughout the State Edited
/ and Arranged for Our
| Readers.

Fargo.-A system of grain grades
worked out by Prof. E. F. Ladd of
the North Dakota Agricultural college
after exhaustive milling and baking
tests extending over period of elev.
en- years is being advocated strong
1y by the Equity Cooperative ex.
change.
The exchange had entered protest
with the Federal Department of Ag-
riculture against the proposed new
Federal grades, and at a hearing here
urged adoption of the Ladd standards.
prof. Ladd las devoted many years
Of study and research to the grain
grading problem" ]. G. Critics. gen.
eral manager of the exchange, said
yesterday. Ellis system is as nearly
perfect as any system can be made.
1t is vastly superior to that proposed
by the Federal bureau"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
STATE SCHOOL OBSERVES
FOUNDERS DAY EVENT
Anniversary 10 Celebrated at N. D.
University In Convention With
Washinqton's Birthday.

Grand Forks.-The twenty.fourth an
niversary of the founding of the Uni
versity of North Dakota, Founders
day as it is called, was observed in
connection with Washington's birth
day, and on account of the day the
exercises this year took on a patriotic
tone.
There were patriotic exercises in
the university gymnasium at 10:30 a.
m. President Frank l.. VcVey presid-
ed. Music was furnished by the band
and patriotic songs we're sung by the
glee clubs and the audience. Ad-
dresses were made by three citizens
of foreign birth on the subject, "The
Privilege of Being an American" The
speakers we're Rev. H. B. Thorgrim-
sen, Professor Paolo Conte and Rev.
F. w. w. Pugh.
The Founders day dinner was
served in the university commons.
The big dining room was literally dec
GRATED and the band played a program
during the dinner hour. The after
noon was devoted to athletic events.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Bills Passed by House.

H. B. 328, fixing terms OF members
OF the site soldiers home boa1s at
two years instead of six.
H. d. 244. approniating $1,000 for
purchase OF live stock for the Cotton.
wood experiment farm.
H. B. 288. appropriating $4,000 for
an addition to the hog cholera serum
plant at Bookings.
H. B. AZ. appropriating $4,000 for
purchase Of additional land ut Spear.
fish normal.
H. B. 287, requiring majority Of all
votes at an election to suspend re.
ferred law, or to adopt an initiated
law.
H. b. $50, regulating division OF
books and records when a county is
divided.
H. B. 1854, regulating manner of dis
bursement of funds of board of re-
gents OF education.
H. b. "A, appropriating $4,000 for
heating plant at Spearfish normal.
H. ID. $50. regulating procedure In
appeals from county court.
8. B. 81, regulating abatement and
refund of taxes.
S. b. 101, requiring the state tax
commission to make annual instead
Of biennial reports.
S. B. 81, regulating manner of as.
sessment and taxation of express com.
panies.
s. b. 1903, determining the place OF
assessment of personal property.
S. b. los, general military code.
which was amended to reduce the sal.
airy of the adjutant general to $4,000.
s. B. 118. authorizing counties to
pay wolf bounties.
s. B. 1873. providing for proper oh.
servance Of Frances Willard day.
s. B. 81, appropriating $500 to Sc.
cure an investigation of state owned
coal mines.
S. B. IFS, requiring city residents to
pay road poll taxes, equal to the farm
resident.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
OPPOSED TO TRADING STAMPS
Retailers Association Declares Posi-
ton In Matter.

Retailers Association Declares Posi-
ton in Matter.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota Re.
tail Merchants association in session
here for the past two days, went on
record against the trading stamp meth
cd of merchandising.
After setting out that the giving Of
trading stamps means added cost to
the consumer Of goods purchased, or
a poorer quality and that trading stamp
corporations are now taxpayers and
leeches on the community in general,
the following resolution was adopted:
BE it therefore resolved, that the
North Dakota Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION go on record as opposed to
such practices, firmly believing that it
would be better and more honest
business principle II the said vicious
practice is abandoned"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Bills Passed by Senate.

8. B. 1876, relating to compensation
OF executive accountants, and increas.
ing the compensation Of the state &C.
countant to $4,000 year.
s. B. 148. returning to WATERFOWL
land formerly a military camp.
s. B. 181, transferring 81 ,2O6.97 from
publicity pamphlet fund to general
fund.
S. B. 1877, appropriating $4,000 for
glandered animals killed by order Of
state officers.
8. B. 1873, filing lien for service of
stallion or jack.
S. B. 1877. increasing powers OF
state Gre marshal department.
8. B. 80. abolishing heat unit test
Tor state purchased coal.
S. B. 166, requiring normal training
for all teachers in the state.
H. B. 178. regulating telephone re.
ports Of small companies.
H. B. 24S, regulating time of fling
mechanics liens.
H. B. 1876, providing for sale of mill.
tary lands.
H. B. 1856, the convent inspection
bill.
s. B. 202. to allow convicts to work
on drainage project when state lands
are benefited.
s. B. 80, creating bureau of crimi.
nal investigation.
S. B. 1874. empowering cities and
towns to sell public utilities.
s. B. 81, the free county library act.
8. B. 173, to authorize fraternal as.
sociattons to insure children as we'll
as adults.
8. B. 1874. increasing compensation of
women's board of investigation from
to 81 day and authorizing them to
attend national conferences at state
expense. and broadening their pow.
ers.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
o Q
COMING EVENTS.

March 2 aud 3-Northwestern dis.
trict basketban tournament at State
Normal school gymnasium, Minot.
March to 1O-Northwestern poul.
try show at Minot,
March Is. 16 and 17-Valley City
auto show.
April 2-State convention of Yeo.
men at Devils Lake.
May 2-State convention of Modern
Woodmen of America at Fargo.
June 12-Annual convention of
North Dakota Firemen's association
at Valley City.
June 10, 20 and 21-Annual conven.
ton Of North Dakota Retail Dealers
association at New Rockford.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
PARDoNED AFTER II YEARS
inventor Of Safety Rail Is Released
From Prison.


Bismarck. - After serving twelve
years of life sentence for conviction
of murder, Carl Olson, inventor of the
safety rail and model inmate of the
state penitentiary, has been given his
liberty.
He obtained his pardon after ap.
pearing before the pardon board for
the seventh time. Olson was sent up
from McHenry county, following his
conviction June 2, 1905, on a charge
of killing farmer. Evidence that
convicted him was held to be purely
circumstantial. It was largely through
the efforts of Olson that Former War
den Hellstrom put the honor system
into effect in 1907.
The invention Of the safety steel
rail was perfected in his first year
of confinement,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
ARvILLA POSTMASTER
Is PUT UNDER ARREST
Released on Bond When Apprehended
on Charge Of Embezzlement Of
Government Funds.

Grand Forks.-Harvey ]. Perry,
postmaster at Arvilla, was arrested by
4 United States marshal on a charge
of embezzlement. HIT was released
under bonds. An examiner is check
ing over the Arvilla's postof1ce rec
ords. The exact amount of money
said to be missing is not known as yet.
Perry was taken before U. s. Commits.
sioner Robbins of this city and bound
over to the next term of United States
court.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
new TEACHER FOR NORMAL

Miss McF adden Added to Minot School
Faculty.
Minot.-The winter term at the
state normal school here shows
gratifying increase in enrolment, over
40 new students having registered.
The growing needs of the school neces-
states the addition of instructors. The
Physical Education Department is the
first department to enjoy the privilege
of two instructors. Miss Doris l.. Nc
Fadden, is graduate of the Univer-
,sity of Wisconsin. She comes with
successful experience in the Mime
.apolis Fairgrounds, and in the North.
side neighborhood House in Mime
,apolis.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Drowned While Watering Horses.

Drowned While Watering Horses.
Alexander.-Nels Londberg, residing
- miles southeast of Arnegard, was
drowned in a well. The we'll was
about 10 feet deep and the water came
to within two feet Of the surface. Mr..
Londberg was watering his horses and
drew the water by lying on his stom.
ach and dipping 1t out in a pail. It
was icy around the we'll and he lost
his balance and went head first to his
death. The body was found a few
minutes later, but life was extinct.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
SENATE PASSES
ELEVATOR BILLS
WOULD GIVE NEAR HALF MIL
LION TO MEET DEMANDS
Progress of Freight Rate Bill-Bone
Dry Measure-New Sunday Law
Stairs Amendment to the Con.
stitutiOn

o o o o o o o O O o O o O o 9
Q Three Important Measures g
q House Bills No. 1877 and 1853, g
q providing for state highway e
@ commission and new system of g
q auto vehicle registration, have 6
@ passed the senate; and Senator G
@ McCarten's S. B. No. l, Torrens 8
Q land title system, has passed the g
@ house. These are among the G
@ most important bills which G
@ have received the approval of g
O both branches Of the legislature. G
@ o O o o O o o o o o o o o 9
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Railroad Still eIockaded With Snow

Railroad Still 6lockAded With Snow.
Fargo-The Fargo.Marion branch
Of the Northern Pacific railroad 10
still blockaded, 1t now being over
three weeks since q train moved over
this road. It is reported that the thaw
and freeze had made the reopening
Of this section Of track more difficult
than ever and that It is probable that
Il will not be reopened for traffic un
II warm weather arrives. In the sprins.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Lumbermen Eleet onicers.

lumbermen Elect Officers.
Fargo.-With the election of officers
and the selection of Fargo as the con.
vention place for next year, the bust.
ness sessions Of the 1917 convention
of the North Dakota Lumbermen's as
sociation closed here. These officers
were elected:
President, w. C. GODDARD of Martin;
vice president, C. E. Jones Of Lisbon;
secretary. Harry T. Alsop Of Fargo:
treasurer. A. L. Wall Of Fargo.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
TOURNEY FOR TITLE AT MlNoT

Basketball Contest at State Normal
School.
Mfnot.-The basketball tournament
to decide the championship of the
northwestern district of the State
High School league will be held in
this city in the normal gymnasium
March and 3. The Minot state nor.
NAL school will manage the tourna.
ment. w. Corzine, a member of the
Minot school faculty, will umpire.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Municipal Suffrage she,ved.

After canvassing the situation. the
women who are back of the equal
suffrage movement in this state came
to decision that they did not want
a municipal suffrage bill passed at this
session Of the legislature for fear that
the opposition to the equal suffrage
idea would refer the bill, and place
two different suffrage issues before
the people at the next election. one on
the constitutional ballot. the other ON
the referred law ballot and that It
would confuse the issue before the
voters. On that theory they asked
their friends in the senate to defeat
both the municipal suffrage bill by Sen.
ator Alseth. and the bill granting
woman suffrage on all issues except
for the officials which the constitu.
ton prohibits their voting for. The
Issue came up on the request of AL.
seth that the bill be indefinitely post.
poned. Dowdell did not want this. but
when the roll call was finally secured
on indefinite postponement the friends
OF suffrage were strong enough to nut
both the municipal bills into the dis
card. and they are ended for this Sos.
sion.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
FLOODS TO FOLLOW SNOW
Expected 40 Signal Of Winters Heavy
QnaSas$all

tXpeeteo AZ signal OF Wthter6 Heavy
Snowfall.
Mandan.-That floods in the small
rivers and creeks and the Missouri
will come with spring. is the belief
OF people in western North Dakota
and eastern Montana.
Ice in the Missouri river at this
point 10 four feet thick, and river men
say II early thaws send down great
volumes of water from tributary
streams and the mountains. serious
,gorges will form. backing up the water
and flooding lowlands. Northern PACT.
nc railroad officials here are prepar.
ing for such contingencies.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
SUNDAY LID WRENcHED OFF
Repeal Of Blue Law Welcomed In
Cities.

Cities.
Bismarck.-The Sunday lid has been
jerked of in every city in North Da-
kota following the signing Of the blue
law modification bill by Governor
Frazier.
The early morning pedestrian now
hears the cry of the newsboy. the
drug stores and confectionery places
open at a. m. and there is general
drift back to the old life. Poolrooms
are opened, but the tables are cover.
ed.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Eusenies Measure Beaten.

The Senate refused to pass the su-
genics bill, prepared by the Aberdeen
Social Science club, which went
through the House with few dissent
ing votes. The main provision of the
bill prohibits clerk of courts issuing
marriage license in this state unless
both applicants present certificates Of
physical examination and clear bills
Of health.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Shares In an Estate.

State Treasurer Helgerson has re-
ceived check for $4,000 as an in
heritance tax ON the estate Of the late
William Deering of Chicago. This
sum was declared by the courts to be
due this state upon property which
Deering owned in South Dakota, and
Is the largest single payment of inner
itance tax ever received by this state.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
city Manager eIII Passes.

CITY M1HA0er 6IU PaSvoS.
The house passed the Lyon city
manager bill after cutting out the pro.
vision which limited 1t to cities of
10000 or more. and allowing 1t to ap.
ply to all cities Of the state. Some
objection was raised to the feature
which required nine commissioners in
the smaller sized cities, but this was
finally allowed to stand, and 1t went
through without material change 9TH
or than the one amendment.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01

Probably the hardest fought bill
lately was the distance tariff bill
basing freight ratesr upon distance
and wiping out the special rates Civ
en- certain points In the state. This
is almost an exact reproduction Of
the eastman bill which has been in
operation in Minnesota for several
years and proven quite satisfactory
to both the public and the railroads.
This bill has passed the house and
has been messaged to the senate for
consideration.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01

TO transfer turner County.
The bill transferring Turner county
from the First judicial circuit to the
Second circuit has passed the legis-
lature and petitions are extant asking
the governor to appoint Attorney L.
Fleeger of Parker as the second Judge
for the enlarged district, the legisla-
ture giving the Second district two
Judges now.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24

the puffy side. He was bowling for
servants. While looked he went
down heavily. and he did not get up.
1 hurried Alice out of the garden.
In the wood I loosed her-not that
I wanted to-and we went through 1t
more slowly.
"oh. was glad to see you'll" she
said. How did you come to learn
about it? Where did you see Robe
II found him wandering about the
Gardens. looking for your uncle's
house, and he told me that Walsh had
carried you off,"
II knew he'd find my uncle. was
sure Of it." said Alice. But didn't
see how my uncle could find me. how
he would know where that horrible
brute had taken me. I thought 1t
might be days and days before he
found out. and oh! I was frighten-
ed!"
walsh's, and We drew it on the
chance. It was luck that he brought
you here. If he hadn't it might have
been days and days before We found
you"
She shivered and we hurried few
steps without speaking.
Then she said: 1T does seem
strange that 1t should always be you
who helps me when I'm in a dim
thankful eyes.
mo one would think It If they saw
the brutal way you treat me-" I said
quickly.
"oh. that" she said. blushins.
'Well. you-you deserved It,"
"No. I didn't I did nothing to
make you jump on me for weeks.
And you wouldn't tell me what I'd
done to offend you. What was IT."
ing things up.
She shook her head and blushed
again. I'm not going to tell you"
she said.
IT know quite we'll that Walsh told
you some lie about me-" said.
Perhaps 1t was" she said.
LOT "of course 1 1t was; And I n, don't
1t; at least you ought to have given
me a chance Of clearing it up"
perhaps I ought. But It seemed
( to be the truth. He wasn't the only
one to say it" said she.
1t had been that ass Herbert.
II don't believe that you believed
it-really. You Just made 1t an ex-
cuse to jump on me-" I said.
"oh. no-no! I didn't want to be
unfriendly. did believe it truly"
she cried.
We'll, it was very wrong Of you."
said. But we're friends again
now?"
Eyes. yes: we're friends again
now" she said. And I thought that
her eyes shone so brightly because
there were tears in them.
Scruton came running round the
corner Of the path behind us. carrying
a broom-handle.
Hurry up! I've drawn a whole
swarm!" he cried.
f! I slipped my arm round Alice again
and we ran through the wood. AS
we reached the car we heard the
clumping OF thick boots and grunting
| voices behind us. We scrambled in
to the tonneau and I todd CASTOR to
let the car go.
IT laid him out all right-all
right" said Scruton cheerfully. "And
then I lammed him with this broom
handle. 1t was all I could find. I
| wasn't half through with him when a
gardener and chauffuer-husky fel-
lows-came bustlingiroun the house.
and as they came they shouted to
some one else. So I gave Walsh three
last souvenirs. and faded"
I'm so glad you thrashed him."
said Alice.
Eyes, missile: but for the future you
cut out motoring with British baron
ets," said Scruton.
"Yes; stick to peers-they're far
safer," said I.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
CHAPTER XIII.
The Course of True Love.

I dined at Scruton's that night, and
a very pleasant dinner It was. since he
had to go off to bridge-party at ten
o'clock and leave me and Alice to-
gether. I tried very hard to learn
from her why she had insisted on
quarreling with me, SO severely and
for SO long, but though I teased her
about 1t most Of the evening, 1 could
not get her to tell me. I was pretty
sure. in fact was quite sure, that
she had been set against me by some
idle lie Of Walsh's. probably backed
up by that idiot Herbert
was long time getting to sleep
that night. The whole Of this Walsh
business-the way his making love to
Alice had worried me, the fright I
had had when I learned that he had
carried her off in his motor car, that
anxious journey to Pinner. and the
enormous relief I had felt when I
heard her voice through the open
window-had opened my eyes as wide
plain to me that my friendship for
her was a good deal more than
friendship.
OF course, it would be delightful to
marry her; she was charming, and
thoroughly nice. and as pretty as
girl could be. I. at any rate, could
not remember ever having known or
SSSIl AdlA 81 pretty u SlTl. SNo
would marry me (and I thought she
would in time. II I were patiently, she
would make a perfectly ripping wife.
But that confounded ghost trick stuck
in my throat. There was no getting
over the fact that she had helped
Scruton to trick my Uncle Algernon,
and to try to trick me out of a quar-
ter's rent
That trick was like nothing else in
her; 1t did not fit in with the rest of
her at all. In fact, there was no ex-
planning 1t by any other single thing
I had ever seen in her. It did seem
likely that there was some simple ex-
planation of 1t. but. worry as L
might. could not hit on it. might,
OF course. have gone straight to her
like to. In fact, I dare not There
was that awkward fact that when I
had caught her playing the ghost, I
had kissed her. I remembered that
kiss quite well. but I also remember
ed her fury at 1t, and the slap, with
all the righteous Indignation behind
it. which she gave me. I was quite
sure that she had taken that kiss very
been awfully cut up about it. Very
likely she detested the unknown man
who had kissed her. I knew that she
never dreamt that was he. II she
did learn that I was the offender,
judging from the way she had treat
Cd mo over that silly lie Of walsh's,,
she would probably have no more to
do with me. III
OF course. 1t was very unreason-
able to take q snatched kiss seriously.
II might happen to anybody. But,
Alice was like that: OF course, women
never are reasonable about that kind
Of thing.
1T was very difacult business. and.
for the next few days I worried and
worried over It. Icould not make up
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24

well. there's Just chance" ]
said. walsh has house near Pin
ner. and I happen to know that he
uses 1t In his love-affairs. Now, PIN
ner's on the way between Clipper
field and London. It's any odds that
he's taken her there. He doesn't
know that know anything about it.
We might try 1t on the chance. MY
cars at the door,
good chance" cried Scruton.
He ran across the room to a bur-
eau. opened q drawer, took a revolver
from it, and thrust 1t into his hin
pocket. saying: II always feel more
comfortable carrying gun when
there's trouble about
gathered that he had not spent all
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
CONTINUED Tomorrow,
A MISREPRESENTATION.

IT understand" remarked Mr.. Me-
Gudley. that they're on tho lookout.
for some speakeasy liquor around
here"
yes. It IL very Objectionable. !. 8 8
.'Is that 30. kind o. thought niny.s
be as how spsakeasy liquor mlghtS
men up o. nights trytn' TO sing q Iho;
top o. their voices WaSlianGtOn..
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
BUSINESS CHANCES

HEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
II up to March IL, 1917, for the entire
merchandise and machine stock. In
II cluding warehouse, coal shed, scsle,
Il the Farmers Mercantile Co. Of Mia
Il CARA, N. D. This Is 4 great opportun-
Il ity for anyone who contemplates
I inquire Of o. Albin Olson. Pres. The
n directors reserve the right to accept
y or reject any or all bids.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
BATHS,

BATHS AND SWEDISH MASSAGE;
treatments for rheumatism; Will save
you 3 trip to the springs. Hotel
Dacotah, Ernest Carlson, Masseur.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24

GIRL OR MIDDLE AGED
woman for cook on farm, or can use
man and wife IL without children. Kr.
HjornstAd, Inkster, N. %. ~
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24

ANY YOUNG WOMAN IN NEED OF 4
friendly hand wifi find it at the
Young Women's Christian Associa ton.
ll4M DsNars- Ave.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
=. ALICE DEVINE
BY EDGAR JEPSOM
Copyright 1919 by Ade4rmC &c.
BY EDGAR JEPSoM

Copyright 1915 BY the Bobbs Merrill c.