Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-06


announced the necessity of calling an
additional 200 men at once to fill its
quota up to the required 316. The As
sociation Of Commerce has invited Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt to speak here
at a public farewell for the local unit.
Fargo.-Clarence barrow, Chicago
attorney, in an address here before
a large audience, declared this is not
England's war, nor Frances war any
more than it is our own war The
mass meeting at which Mr.. Darrow
spoke was held under the auspices
of the Labor Loyal legion. A Fargo
branch of the organization was per-
fected and officers elected.
Bismarck.-The county Of Pierce
has established record during draft
proceedings. With the net quota Of
81, 162 men were summoned for the
first examination and 10 Of this num-
Der filed no exemption claims and were
accepted physically. OF these certi-
fed men only five filed agricultural
exemptions. This county will not
have to issue second call for men.
Upham.-John Whittmeyer last four
cattle through blackleg, disease not
common in this section since pioneer
days.
Amidon - Hans johnson formerly
Of the Rainey Butte country, travelled
all the way from Maple Creek, Sask..
to Amidon to be on hand when his reg
istration number was called. The jour.
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Amidon.-An eight-year-old son Of
Carl Beckman is proposed as candi-
date for a Carnegie medal as result
Of the heroism he displayed when at
the risk of his own life he rescued his
little brother from burning barn.
Hankinson.-Ac crock Of water at the
home of Robert Bohn caused the death
Of Myrtle, his little daughter. The
crock had only about pail of water
in the bottom. While playing in the
yard, the child reached over the edge
Of the basin and lost her balance.
New England.-The ABBY & Hagen
garage was completely destroyed by a
fire early in the morning, the large
frame building and most of its con-
tents were burned with a loss Of
$500.
Drake.-E. C. Stewart, aged IS years.
painter, was murdered in cold blood
by John White. transient, in an old
shack near the edge of Drake. The
shooting followed an argument. Both
men are alleged to have been drink
ing.
Devils Lake.-Companies D and G
did their first fighting for home de-
tense when they were ordered to the
military reserve to fight the fire that
burned approximately one section on
two mile front, threatening the en-
tire woods on the reserve.
Greenora - John Brown, IS years
old, unmarried, is in a hospital here
not expected to live as the result of a
shooting ARRAY. which disclosed a
gambling and blind pig joint in this
district, rivaiing any unearthed in
North Dakota, according to authorities.
Grand Forks.-The Grand Forks
county exemption board is meeting to
consider claims for exemption, but un-
til every claim has been thoroughly In
vestigated no announcements will be
made. The board is getting at the &C.
tual facts in each claim for exemption.
Fargo.-Charged with uttering sedi-
tfous remarks, Frank Geisel, Harry
Lisk and Robert Harden. said to be
members Of the Industrial Workers Of
the World, were arrested at Langdon
| by limited States Marshal r. q. Cam.
erson, according to information reach.
ing the marshal's Office in Fargo
Mandan.-H. r. Biting Of Mandan
was ordered to report at Camp Cody.
N. NJ, as Judge advocate Of the Thir-
ty-fourth Division. Judge J. NJ. Han
ley. also Of Mandan. who recently de.
clined majorship in the Second regi-
ment, was again recommended to the
United States government for appoint.
mont. Judge Hanley will accept the
new appointment.