Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
North Dakota
News Siftings

Valley City.-Of the first 222 men
called before the local selection board,
81 were certified as passing the physi-
cal examination and not claiming ex-
emption. A second call will be H.
sued.
Fargo.-A special car carried dele
gates from North Dakota of the Grand
Army of the Republic and Woman's
Relief corps to Boston, Mass, to at
tend the annual national encampment
there.
Kindred.-For the second time with.
In a short period of time, thieves
have entered the mill here, practical
ly stripping it of brass and leather
belts, or all that remained after the
first haul.
Edgeley.-A general average of
eight bushels per acre is predicted for
the wheat crop in this region. Win
ter rye will yield close to is bushels
per acre but spring rye and other
grain crops are poor.
Plaza-Tom Baalrude, a prominent
farmer living 10 miles northwest of
Plaza, was killed Tuesday morning
when his team ran away, hitched to
a binder. One arm and an ear were
cut off. His head was cut badly. Death
was almost instantaneous.
Minot.-Mess Sergeant Karl Stoudt
has succeeded in giving ISL members
of Company A breakfast for a total
cost of $12.96. The menu included
wheat cakes, bacon, biscuits, bread
and butter, a half orange each and cot
fee with milk and sugar.
Williston.-Harry Briggs, q young
farmer living near Grenora, is charged
with shooting John Brown with intent
to kill. The trouble was caused be-
cause Briggs alleged he had small
sum Of money coming from Brown,
which the latter refused to pay.
Sykeston.-While hurrying to the
funeral of relative, Mr.. and Mrs.
French and small children of Harvey
were seriously injured and are now
confined to a local hospital as the
result of their automobile capsizing
and rolling over two and one-half
times.
Hensel.-While embarrassing team
of horses in the barn, Frederick Furst-
ineau, %, was struck by a bolt of
lightning and instantly killed. Three
colts and work" horse were also
killed by the same bolt. Some feed
and rs loads Of hay were destroyed in
the fire that followed.
Minot.-A coroner's jury found that
the death of Martin Mittlider was due
indirectly to the blow on the head in
flicted by his brother.in-law, Peter
Schlect, without felonious intent. No
criminal proceedings will follow. Mitt-
lider died Saturday after a quarrel with
Schlect. He lived near Sawyer.
Gackle.-Working in the fields in
place of her husband in an effort to
retrieve their fortunes and make up
for the loss of crop through hail and
drouth, Mrs. Jacob Schlittenhart, while
pitching hay. was injured internally,
and rapidly weakened until her death,
which occurred following an operation.
Linton.-Linton sustained loss con.
servatively estimated at 100000 when
a fire destroyed three large structures
In the heart Of the business district,
wiping out the Linton cash store, Alex
Bosch's pool hall, DR.. Smiths dental
establishment and the photo gallery in
the rear, also damaging neighboring
property.
Bismarck.-The 500 line is increas.
ing its stockyards here to four times
their capacity, to take care of consign-
ments of horses shipped here for mil
itary inspection. It is believed this
indicates that Bismarck will be the
shipping point for government animals
concentrated from North Dakota and
possibly Montana.
Kenmare.-With the exception of
winter rye. very few grain crops will
be cut in this region this year due
to the continued drought which has
burned up most of the grain. Some
of the grain will be cut for hay but
much of it is not even fit for that pur-
pose. With very little hay or oats
in this section, the feed problem will
be a big one this winter.
Grand Forks.-As a result of &C.
ton taken by the Grand Forks Com
mercial club. farmers and commercial
organizations of the Northwest will be
asked to protest to the food control
board against the lowering of the
wheat price below that of the open
market Of August IL, when Herbert
Hoover announced his plans. The
price on that day was $3.O6.
Bismarck.-"I'm not fining you 30
much for speeding or for carelessness
as for not stopping and helping q
fellow out after you had run into
him." said Police Magistrate Bleck.
reid when he assessed T. p. Sheldon,
. we'll known Still farmer, SO and
costs for running into string Of
young horses being led by 8. M. Ar.
neson and breaking the leg of one
Of them. It was necessary to kill the
injured animal.
Sanborn.-The first lot of 1917 oata
marketed here brought to the Andrews
Grain company by A. G. Waters