Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-04
North Dakota
News Sifings

LangdOn.-News has been received
here of the death of John L. Robert
son at Alasask, Sask., Can. He was
an old settler in this section.
Michigan.-J. A. Meyer, for some
time past editor and owner of the
Michigan Arena, has disposed of his
interests in the publication and will
seek new fields.
Sherwood.-The body of Fred Dick
son, who had worked most of the sum-
mer for S. E. Smith of Wheaton, was
found in the Smith barn. Heart dis
ease was responsible.
Finley-The fourth annual Steele
County fair will be held here Oct. IL
and 10, and plans now being made pro-
vide for the biggest event in the his
tory Of the association.
Mandan.-H. L. Hartman, manager
of the Palace theater, was arrested on
a charge of operating a moving pic
ture show on Sunday in violation of
the state law. He had been running
religious pictures for several Sundays.
Fargo.-Stories that Fargo soldier
boys are responsible for the condition
of large number of young girls now
at the Florence Crittenton home in
this city are untrue, says Miss Lillian
Grace Topping, superintendent of the
home.
Sykestown.-Plans for the estab-
lishment Of farmers cooperative
mercantile company in Sykestown are
rapidly being put into execution, the
latest announcement being the pur-
chase of the old Wikey property from
c. E. McCright.
Fargo.-The city board of education
at a special meeting called for the
purpose of studying new plans for
,Fargo's 100000 high school as pre-
pared by Architect w. B. Ittner of St.
Louis, directed that the architect go
ahead and prepare the specifications.
Valley City.-Rev. E. H. Stickney
was reelected state superintendent
and Rev. J. G. Dickey and Rev. w. K.
Bloom, assistant state superintendents
at the Congregational conference in
session here. Darlington was selected
as the place for holding the next an
nual meeting.
Garrison.-The Garrison National
Farm Loan association has organized
with P. E. Fredendoll, president; w. A.
Press, secretary-treasurer; and Rob.
ert Fitzgerald, d. w. Fitzgerald, Ben
Amundson and c. B. Johnson, direc-
tors. Applications for loans have been
received totaling $4,000.
Bismarck.-Mrs. Grace Clendening
of Wimbledon was unanimously re.
elected president of the North Dakota
Votes-for-Women league at the annual
business session of that organization
held here. The convention chose
Fargo for the next annual meeting
place by an almost unanimous vote.
Devils Lake.-The Publishers In.
surance Company of North Dakota
was organized at meeting held in
this city and M. I. Forkner, Langdon;
E. M. Crary, Devils Lake; Ernest L.
Peterson, Dickinson; Dave Carlson,
Towner, and G. A. Monteith were
named as the first board of directors.
FARGO. H. Boone and William
Austin, Industrial Workers of the
World, arrested at Hillsboro several
weeks ago after a robbery on a Great
Northern freight, we're sentenced to
serve a year and six months in the
state penitentiary after pleading guilty
before Judge A. T. Cole to the charge
of grand larceny.
New Salem.-A chapter of the Red
Cross society was organized in this
city and a large number of the citi
zens of the city attended the meet.
ing. The following officers were
elected: j. H. Killing, chairman; Mrs
H. r. Ringeon. vice chairman; Fred
Ringeon, treasurer, and Theresa King
secretary.
Bowman-With several days OF
sweltering July weather experienced
experts predict that the millions OF
grasshopper eggs laid in August will
hatch out this fan and that Western
Dakotas will be saved from a grass
hopper plague which would have
threatened it next year. The yield OF
late grains this year was seriously
affected by the damage of the grass
hoppers and they deposited millions
of eggs here during their stay.
Van Hook-Gena Floew and Evelyn
Fear, young women squatters who lay
claim to the same quarter of land
southeast of town, are contestants IL
an interesting case which United
States Commissioner Bert T. Legs
now has under consideration. Mis-
Fear filed on the land in question and
entered her claim at Minot, but die
not follow up with residence. Gent
Floew squatted on the land and claim,
the quarter by right Of possession.
Observation-Disclosures Governor A
T. Kraabel of Clifford heads the Trail
county chapter of the Red Cross
which is proving one of the most activ,
in the state.
Fordville.-J. s. Kearney, driven vi
. tree and kept there for two hour,
by mad bull which had been allowed
to range at will on the public high
way near here, was liberated onl,
when neighbors came to the rescu,
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