Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-11
North Dakota
News Sifdngs

Egeland.-Carl Moe lost four good
horses when the animals nibbled into
a sack of grain which he had saturated
with gopher poison.
2 Mfnot.-Sam Dazell, a drayman for
the Reed Transfer company here. was
shot and killed by Elmer G. Crowell,
a parcel post delivery man, during
row in livery stable.
Fargo.-The sum of $4,000 was raised
in Fargo through the Florence Crit
tendon homes annual tag day. This
is $1,000 more than the amount raised
q year ago through the same channel.
Bathgate.-Rev. s. Newlove. one Of
the most highly esteemed ministers in
the North Dakota Methodist confer.
ence, died at the home of g. s. Hills,
here. Rev. Newlove's work in this
state extended over a period of thirty
years.
Fargo.-A state conference of four.
minute men was held IN Fargo last
week. Don r. Cotton of st. Paul, d.
vision chairman of the department of
public information of Washington, d.
c., spoke. There are IS units of four
minute men in the state.
Velva.-Carl Bigler, rancher, liv-
ing IA miles from here, was seriously
injured when he was caught in the
belt Of a feed grinder which he was
operating. One of his legs was brok.
en- and he received internal injuries
which may result in his death.
Napoleon.-Albert, 14-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Balzer, residing
south of Napoleon, was instantly killed
when shotgun which he leaned
against fence in order that he might
join some children in play, was acct
dentally discharged. the shot landing
in his neck and head.
McHenry.-After driving horse to
the point of death, stranger whom
the authorities are seeking, left the
dying animal in the barnyard at the
home Of John Rose. north of Nc
Henry. Aroused by the barking of
dogs, Rose discovered the horse,
which could barely walk to the barn,
where it died short time later.
Bfsmarck.-A petition in bankruptcy
has been flied here with Referee H. F.
O'Hare in the case of A. C.. Townley,
president of the Nonpartisan league,
and his brother, c. f. Townley. AS
sets are scheduled as $479 and liabili.
ties at about $4,000. The Interna-
tional Harvester company of Bismarck
is one of the principal creditors.
Fargo.-Figures show that So mar.
rage licenses were issued at the office
of the clerk of the district court In
Moorhead during the month of Septem-
Der, compared with only IL issued. at
the Office of the county court on this
side. The number issued for Septem-
Der on the Cass county side of the
river was eight less than for the month
Of August. i.
Fort Yates.-F. c. Turner, Barren
Butte homesteader. 10 held under ST.
600 hail to answer to two charges of
cattle rustling. Fred Ostrum charges
the homesteader with making away
with COW, and the Stile Cattle COM
pany alleges that it found one Of its
calves in the defendants possession.
Turner enters strenuous denials to
both charges.
Rhame-Losses totaling $4,000 were
inflicted by q prairie fire which swept
over six sections of prairie and ex.
tended into the Bad Lands. H. N.
Lynn, Ed o. Anderson, Ed Olson and
Tom Swanson were the heaviest sui.
ferers. The fire is supposed to have
started from spark emitted by a Mil.
waukee line engine and burned over
checked. H.
.Fargo.-"The demands upon me for
speeches have become so numerous
and indeed the demands upon me for
every kind Of service and action have
become so heavy that it is physical
impossibility for me to undertake an
other engagement at this time
writes Theodore Roosevelt to the sec
rotary Of Labor's Loyal Legion in Far
go, declining the invitation to speak
in this city.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS maids have
proven too much for "Jack-the-Peeper.'
When one Of this ilk was detected
peeping in at the window of Sid Dix
on's home, Mrs. Dixon seized q. gun
and blazed away at him. When last
seen the "peeper" was making tracks
for Montana. A number of Marmartf
women who have the sleeping porch
habit had been disturbed recently by
the prowler.
Hankinson.-Miss Ida Hohaus, .
graduate of the Valley City state nor
NAL school, and a teacher in the Sar
gent county schools. was instantl,
killed near Nome, Barnes county
when the auto in which she was rid
ing turned turtle. She was pinned
under the machine. John c. johnson
the driver, and to whom the young cir
was engaged. escaped with slight in
juries as did the girls mother. Mis-
Hohaus and Mr.. johnson were to hav,
been married within a few days.
acknowledgements, consist
ing Of knives, shoes, shirts and un
dsrwear and jewelry, aggregating 1,
value $500. was carried, on by burg
lars who entered the George Dickinson