Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-10
Facts About the
Flickertai1 State

Bowman.-C. w. Kline was killed
when his car turned turtle near here.
Jamestown.-The annual state con-
ference Of Free Methodists was in
progress here last week.
Beach.-Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Peek,
pioneer residents here, celebrated their
golden wedding on September Oath.
Jamestown.-Arlie Roudel, seven
years old, was fatally injured by car
driven by Martin Monek of this city.
The boy died within an hour.
Fargo.-The promiscuous use of
gopher poison in many parts of the
state is blamed for the shortness of
the prairie chicken crop this year.
, Hillsboro.-The Elmwood farm, COM
nrising $50 acres, belonging to former
Governor E. Y..Sarles and brother, has
been sold to Iowa parties at $125 an
acre.
Beach.-This city gave rousing re-
ception and going-away banquet to
young women of Golden Valley county
who have enlisted in national Red
Cross service.
Bowbells.- Sheriff Heath and depu-
ties captured two. auto loads of booze
on the road to the hills west of this
point. A third machine in the party
escaped by speeding away.
Lisbon.-James s. Cole, grand treas
urer Of the Odd Fellows Of North Da-
En<o s7roy,nod doo1 Tn l,{c nffioo 1,ouo
He was resident in the state and
territory since the early SOS.
Minot.-Rev. j. L. Asher, district
superintendent Of the Methodist de-
nomination from this territory, has
accepted an assignment for Y. M. G. A.
work in France, whittier he will 60
within short time.
Ray.-The Pioneer, weekly news
paper of long standing in this COM
munity, has been suspended by e. j.
Knudson, the publisher, who is draft
registrant and expects soon to enter
military service.
Kindred.-A farmer near this point
has harvested $4,000 worth of grain
this season from quarter section
which he purchased last year for
$780,. His net proceeds from the
crop have nearly paid for the farm.
Edmore.-Negroes held up two
young men near this place a week or
SO ago and in the melee which followed
shot both victims, inficting wounds
from which they may die. The assail-
ants were unknown and have disaD-
peared.
Williston.-Home Guards here have
enlisted in the state organization,
formed under laws enacted last winter,
with Charles e. Newell, as captain
F. B. Plummer, first lieutenant; and
Joseph j. Pavlik, second lieutenant.
Fargo.-Local police made 145 ar.
rests in September, an increase of sc
oyer the previous month. Transient
DRINKS made up majority Of the
number, with a few gamblers, speed
ers and violators of the selective serv
ice law.
Crystal.-The name of w. J. Green
wood of this place heads list of q
farmers whose appointment has beer
announced by Governor Lynn j. Fra
zfer as delegates to the internationa
farm congress to be held at Kansas
City October 16 to 20.
Bismarck.-There is an air of mys
terry surrounding the firing of sho1
through a window of the office of thu
secretary of state one night last week
It is said that an unidentified mar
went to the capitol in an automobile
fred the shot and whizzed away. NJ
enc was hurt.
Hazen.-The local creamery mad,
1922 pounds Of butter during August
1918. The record was the best singl,
months record made during the year
which, in turn, Is the best years cream
cry business ever experienced in tn,
local field. Dairymen of the vicinit.
are taking out an average income O
about $1,000 per month for their prod
uct manufactured here.
Williston.-Sander Aaberg, an Ameri
can soldier from this city who wa.
captured by the Germans some tim,
ago, was successful in making hi!
escape and returning to the American
I
lines. During the three days in which
he was in the Germans hands he wa.
left totally without food, according tt
letter which he has written to hi!
relatives here.
Fargo.-Former Governor L. B
Hanna, who is in Red Cross service ii
France, is preparing to return home
late this fall, according to Letter
recently received from him by former
State Auditor Carl Jorgenson Of Minot
Mr.. Hanna expects to remain until
there is diminution in active fighting
owing to cold weather, and then return
to his post in the spring.
Fargo-Excavations have been made
for the erection of "a homes to be built
by the local cooperative packing com
pany for the use Of employees. Forty
carloads Of machinery are reported on
the sidings here for installation in the
plant when sufficient help can be Sc.
E\cured to permit; and officials claim