Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09


ming their cars without 1918 tags.
They all contributed $12 apiece.
Fargo-Despite war conditions and
the apparent financial stress, SUM-
mer school will be maintained at
Fargo college under the direction of
Prof. G. F. Henry.
Fargo.-Claude e. Venaas, postmas-
ter at Maxbass, has been arrested.
charged with embezzlement of $35.
He has furnished $500 bail for his
appearance in federal court.
Dickinson.-Mayor j. v. lessen has
appointed Jerry Hayes as chief Of po-
lice. The new chief was Stark coun-
TVS first sheriff and is one of the
real pioneers of the county.
Bismarck.-Efforts are beiig made
by Bismarck men and the North Da-
kota Council Of Defense to secure
promise from the War department
that Fort Lincoln will be used as q
training camp.
Dickinson.-Editor E. l.. Peterson
of the Press, has received word that
his brother, Fred, who is member
of the 10th Trench Mortar battery,
is numbered among the seriously
wounded on the battle field of France.
Minot.-Mrs. Phoebe Buck, wife of
A. Buck, who confessed to the muir
der of a policeman here pleaded
guilty to a charge of maintaining
common nuisance. She was sentenc-
ed to four months in Jail and fined
5000.
Minot.-The Minot division of the
Great Northern, has made remark.
able good showing in the Third Lib
erty Loan drive, being second only
to the Terminal division, which in.
cludes st. Paul. The Minot division
has subscribed for $121,0 900.
Fargo.-The question of amending
the state constitution of North Da,
kota will be placed before the voters
at the November election, petition
circulated by the Nonpartfsan league
having received IS per cent more
signatures than necessary.
Heaton.-When Agent Donald Mon
roe received his notice to report for
military service, Heaton reached 100
per cent in that it's total young I'M
married men population of draft age
is now behind the Stars and Stripes
in environments here and abroad.
Fargo.-United States Marshal S. J.
Doyle in letter to the Democratic
state central committee, accepts the
Endorsement of that committee as
candidate for the Democratic candi-
date for governor, and will make his
campaign on the loyalty issue. The
primaries will be held in June.
Sanish.-Thomas P. Brennan has
been arrested for selling seed flax
furnished him by the county for his
own use. Brennan has been put un-
der $500 bonds for his appearance IN
district court; he admits his guilt The
penalty is not less than $50 or more
than $1,000 fine or not less than 80
days in Jail.
Minot.-Eiabora.e plans are being
made for the annual convention Of
the North Dakota Retail Merchants
association, to be held here June II,
IL, 10 and IA. Jobbers and retailers
will unite in this meeting, and the
Minot jobbers are cooperating with
the Minot Association of Commerce
to make 1t complete success.
Bismarck.-There were $500 births
and 1,097 deaths in North Dakota dur
ing the months of January, February
March, this year.. according to the
reports just issued from the office of
DR.. G. ]. McGurren, secretary of the
state health board. The deaths dur
ing this period in 1918 showed an in
crease Of 116 over the same period
last year.
Minot.-Clark N. Ticknor was ar
raigned in police court charged with
murder in the first degree. He waived
examination and was unable to fur
nsh $4,000 bail. Ticknor is charged
with killing Pat Devaney and Kersey
Gown, who tried to arrest him on a
charge of violating the prohibition
law. A. L. Buck, arraigned for the
same offense, admitted his guilt and
was bound over.
Bismarck-Ernest l.. Peterson of
the Dickinson Press, named by. the
North Dakota editors to be chairman
of the publicity advisory board of the
North Dakota Council of Defense, has
announced his committee appoint
ments as follows: M. j. Connolly,
New England Herald and Amidon
News; Fl. P. Knappen, Bismarck Pal
ladium; W. H. Francis, velva Journ-
al: M. I. Forkner, Langdon Republi-
can.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. calling upon
boards Of education to give careful
attention to the question of salaries
to the end that teachers may be &C.
sured wages in proportion to the cost
Of living, were adopted at the annual
meeting in Minot Of the Northwest
ern Educational society. The asso-
citation also adopted a resolution pro-
posing the creation in the presidents
cabinet o. a place for the nations
educational commissioner. l.. A..
White Wi11icfon axxyoo olocto6 praoi.