Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09

Velva.-"From Velva to Berlin"
read banner decorating a special car
attached to the east-bound Red River
limited which carried "a Velva young
men on their way to report for SER
vice in the United States army. The
loyal two dozen enlisted at Minot.
Belfield.-Thrown from her horse in
front of stampeded bunch of cattle
which she had endeavored to Sound
up, Eunice. 13-year.old daughter Vi Mr..
and Mrs. George M. Morgan, was tram
pied to death. Her body was found
on the range by younger sister.
Sykeston.-Mrs. Peter Lundberg was
killed and Mrs. Mormon and her two
children slightly injured when precip-
itated from bridge to the ground IL
feet below. The accident occurred
when they stopped on a bridge while
driving in a buggy, the horse back
ing the buggy through the railing and
of the bridge.
Bismarck.-Hereafter railway COM
panies in North Dakota and those of
other states must guard their own
bridges and other property. Major
Dana Wright in command of Federal
troops at Fort Lincoln was instructed
to recall the three detachments which
have been guarding the Northern Pa
cific bridges at Bismarck, Valley City
and Fargo since the declaration of
war.
Fargo.-Jamestown broke all heat
records for North Dakota in the re-
cent hot spell, when it showed the
mercury up to liz, two points better
than was registered by the Moorhead
observatory. Napoleon ranked Sec
ond in point of heat, with Ill de-
grees, while Wahpeton and Fessen-
den were tied for fourth place with
100. Other high temperatures report
ed we're: Bismarck, 107; Armenia, LOG;
Grand Forks, LOG; Larimore, 105; Mi
tineau, 101.
Bismarck. Drenching showers
which followed the extreme heat, cou-
pied with cool, cloudy weather, made
millions for central North Dakota far
mers and saved thousands of fields Of
corn, potatoes and flax which were
believed lost. Rain fell over a wide
section of the Slope, and there was
little sun to prevent the moisture from
soaking in. Conditions were ideal for
corn and potatoes, which promptly
revived. Late wheat, rye and oats
were greatly benefited, the timely mois-
ture insuring well-f1lled heads.
Fargo.-Mrs. Kate O'Hara, a social
list lecturer, who was alleged to have
made an unpatriotic address at Bow
man recently, pleaded not guilty in
the federal district court here on a
charge of having obstructed enlist
ments, after being indicted by the Fed
eral grand jury. Mrs. O'Hara was
entertained by Mrs. E. P. Totten, post
mistress, at Bowman, and her hus-
band, the night after she is declared
to have made the speech. Senator
McCumber, on the floor Of the senate
recently declared that he was informed
that the postmistress and her husband
were active in advertisement prop
uganda work in Bowman, and as re-
suit federal investigation was begun
hut 80 far the federal grand Jury has
failed to return any indictment against
Mrs. Totten.
Wahpeton-A new paper will be
starLeu at Abercrombie, town near
Wahpeton, in Richland county, by E..
S. Cameron, publisher of the Wahpe-
ton Times.
Valley City-The North Dakota Bill
lard Mems association, an organiza-
ton formed last winter, will hold its
first annual meeting in this city Au-
gust 20 and 81.
Langdon.-Dr. E. ]. Hughes, who put
in his application in the dental re-
serve several weeks ago, passed physi-
cal examination at Grafton and will
be given the dental examination within
short time.
Noonan.-Edward, 3-year-old son of
Clifford Lasham, played in hay field
while his father cut the hay. The
hay was three feet tall, and complete
ly hid the child. Both feet were
severed at the ankle.
Verona.-While driving an automo-
bile on a county road. c. F. Whitney
was badly cut about the face by a
low hanging telephone wire. The wire
caught him across the face and tore
several Of his teeth out.
New England.-Paul Sparstad, who
held No. 258, the first drawn in the
draft lottery, did not wait for notice
from the county exemption board, but
took the next train to Fargo and en-
listed in the marine corps.
Hazen.-Dry pastures have com
PEELED Jacob Sailor, one of Hazen's
biggest feeders, to rush IA loads of
cattle to early markets. He still has
a large herd, which he hopes to hold
together during the winter.
Braddock.-Three children of Olaf
Larvick playing with matches in the
loft Of his barn kindled the hay, and
while two escaped the third was
burned to death and its charred re-
mains found in the debris Of the barn
Fargo.-A guaranteed price Of $2.75
per bushel for wheat at terminals, the
establishment by the government Of
q maximum price on flour and other
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