Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-11-01
Pioneer Special Service by Western Newspaper Union

sherbrooke.-A verdict of $4,000 was
rendered for the plaintiff in the case
Of Parkman vs.. Mr.. and Mrs. c. V.
Green for alienation of his wife's affec,
lions.
Cogswell.-George w. Gale has pur.
chased the Cogswell Electric Light
and Power company and announces
that hereafter power will be furnished
"a hours per day.
Hankinson-Mrs. Harry DuMarse
and her two daughters died from burns
received a week ago when a kerosene
stove exploded and burned the Du-
Marse residence near Veblen.
Walcott.-While trimming trees at
his home near here, Engebrigt Ul-
ness fell from his position on ladder
and broke both his arms, one Just
above the wrist and the other at the
elbow.
Sentinel Butte.-Mrs. Curt Hooker,
formerly Miss Florence Tegeman,
committed suicide in her rooms in the
Davis residence at Wibaux. Her hus.
band was notified and came to the
city to take charge of the remains.
Bismarck. Bismarck Boy Scouts
who few days ago took subscriptions
for Liberty Loans to the amount of
$1,450 among Tribune employees. have
also turned over 5000 more to Chair.
man Goddard of the Burleigh county
Liberty Loan committee.
Hazen.-Two Mercer county boys,
the eight-year-old son of Gus Schlan.
der of this city, and fourteen-year-old
Reinhold Miller, son of Jacob Miller of
Beulah, are the first victims of hunt.
ing accidents in Mercer county, the
former dying from his wound.
Minot-The body of A. c. Kotchian,
cashier of the First State bank at
Kermit, was found in an implement
house short distance from the bank.
A bullet wound in the head is believed
to have been the cause of death. A
large caliber revolver was found be.
side the body.
Fargo.-The Liberty Loan subscrip.
tion in North Dakota was materially
increased by the announcement of
State Chairman Hanna that the Great
Northern Railway company had sub.
scribed 100000 in the state. Grand
Forks, Minot and Fargo, the announce.
ment says, will each receive 500, 900.
Wahpeton.-Ralph Early of Wahpe.
ton, member of the North Dakota
regimental band. died at Camp Greene
after a two weeks sickness from
pneumonia. Corporal Melvin Early, a
brother. brought the body to this city.
Early is the first North Dakota man
to die since the troops arrived at
camp.
Hankinson. - Miss Cora German,
who lives southeast of this city, was
instantly killed when the car in which
she was driving with Lawrence Kaiser
overturned and she was pitched out,
receiving broken neck. Kaiser was
not thrown out of the car and was
unhurt. He said that when he reached
hill the brakes refused to work and
he lost control of the machine.
Calvin.-The consolidated school in
Mimic township, IL miles east of here,
was burned to the ground. 1t is
thought that the fire was of incen.
diary origin, started by some one who
has grievance against the school
board or who has an idea that he was
aiding the kaiser. The fire occurred
just at time when the teachers were
arriving preparatory to the opening of
the schools.
Grafton.-Attacked and tossed by q
young bull while she was on the way
to the barn yard to do the milking,
Mrs. Albert Jaglielski, aged 30, was
SO terribly injured that she died in
the Deaconess hospital here after
lingering two days. A brother-in-law
ct the young woman, witnessing the
bulls attack, went to the rescue with
pitchfork and with some difficulty
drove the animal away. The husband
and three small children survive.
DISCRIMINATORY Lehman, charged
with the murder of Matthias Wetz.
stein 1T Richardton on May 20. and
who had since that date been held
without bail in the Stark county Jail,
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bonds in the sum of $4,000, furnished
by Paul Lehman, brother of the &C.
cused, and George Bahemann, q
hrcther-in-law. Lehman is charged
with shooting Wetzstein to death at
the home of the latter's mother-in-law,
Mrs. Dora Darling. Wetzstein had
married Lehman's former housekeeper
and 1t is claimed that jealousy had
made bad blood between the two
young men.
misunderstanding soldering fluid
for water, James Meas of the Motor
Service corporation of this city, drank
large quantity before he discovered
his mistake. He was rushed to the
hospital and an antidote administered.
He will live.
Sheldon.-"The heavens were just
red and talk about scared girl, we'll.
was one" Miss Gertrude Labbitt,
Sheldon young lady, who is in active
service as q nurse i'm French hos.
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