Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-18

Fargo.-George Reisinger of Hixon,
Wis.,, accused of transporting Alma
Clipper from Beach to Seattle, pleaded
guilty to violating the Mann act be-
fore Judge Charles F. Amidon and was
sentenced to pay fine of 5000.
Mandan.-The Mandan Electric COM
pany has been named defendant in
suit for 100000 brought by Adam
B. Stolz and wife, both claiming to
have sustained severe burns as the re-
suit of touching drop card through
alleged faulty wiring of the Stole res
idence. There are two suits, each de-
handing $4,000.
Towner.-Mrs. Soneva Storbaugh,
aged IS. was among the ten citizens
admitted by Judge Aaron G. Burr at
this term Of court. Mrs. Storbaugh
is resident of Granville, and she
expects to cast her first ballot for
certain elective officers for whom
North Dakota women may vote at the
general state election in 1918.
Martin.-Charles Swartz, prominent
young man of this village, is patriotic
to the core. Rejected because of a
hernia when he applied for admission
into the army, Mr.. Swartz entered
the Parkview hospital at jamestown
and submitted to an operation. He is
recovering slowly and will be able
to join the colors before Christmas.
Williston.-The shanty boat owned
by Joe Clarifies, was demolished and
Clarifies almost lost his life when the
boat was wrecked at the pontoon
bridge here. The pontoons had been
raised but not sufficiently to allow the
boat to pass under and it was tipped
over. Clarifies grabbed the timbers on
the bridge and escaped when the
bridge tender threw him rope. The
boat was battered to bits.
Calvin.-Calvin this fall is becom-
ing one of the most attractive grain
markets in the western part of this
county. For grain other than wheat
the market at Calvin is paying over
the list price. Barley was quoted in
this city four cents above the list
price last week and it is reported
that over $4,000 was paid out by the
elevators. The crop through this Sec
ton is better than the average.
Washburn.-Plans are Undertaking.
for the celebration, November 3, of
the 35th anniversary of the organiza-
ton of Mclean county, one of the
oldest in central North Dakota. George
P. Flannery, president of the North.
ern Trust Co.. in st. Paul, who as
states attorney for Burleigh county
assisted in the legal phases of the
partition of Mclean in 1888; Gen. E.
A. Williams, who also presided at the
birth, and other pioneers have been
invited to deliver addresses.
Fargo.-As expected. North Dakota's
newly organized infantry regiment, the
Second, now at Camp Green, North
Carolina, has been disintegrated and
assigned to other units. The First in.
fantry regiment, however, will retain
its organization intact AS a result
of the breaking up of the Second. Col.
Frank White, Lieut.-Col. T. H. Thar.
Alison and Majors E. C. Geary and ].
M. Hanley, all veterans of the war
with Spain and the Filipino campaign,
found themselves temporarily without
commands.
Langdon.-Joseph Powers has been
named register of deeds for Cavalier
county. to succeed John McGouvran,
deceased. Mr.. Powers was register
McGouvran's deputy.
Dickinson.-The Warren A. Simp.
son Methodist Episcopal church, one
of the finest houses of worship in
North Dakota, was dedicated Sunday,
with three special services.
Amidon.-"1 an going to march at
least one mile with the boys" said
Col. L. E. De Sart, 20. veteran OF
the Civil war, as Slope county's con
tingent of thirty-two soldiers turned
out to entrain.
Fargo.-Three bandits, charged with
holding up and robbing three tran
sients of about $50 in the La Belle
railroad yards at Lake Park, MINI.
were arrested and identified by Becker
county officers at Dale. Mimi.
Kramer.-A farm wagon ram over
Abraham Knutson, crushing his head
when the team became frightened
while he was unhitching at the Elmer
Evenson farm. He is in hospital al
Bottineau, where it is thought he will
recover.
Grand Forks.-Slackers will be
checked up by the Grand Forks Home
Loyalty league. according to an an
nouncement. Exemption claims Of
registrants will, in some instances, be
Investigated, complaint being made
that few of the Grand Forks county
men who obtained exemptions, did &C
through false afidavits.
Bowman.-The arrest of Anton Lam
bert and Robert Warner of Bowman
as deserters from the United States
army has been ordered by the Bow
man county draft board. Lambert II
believed to be in Minneapolis. and thu
whereabouts of Warner Is unknown
Both failed to appear for examination
when their names we're called by thu
local board.