Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-11
1North Dakota
News Siftngs

LliDOn.-Fhe skeleton or large
lied Indian has been found here. The
-eleton is considered to be about 100
arr old.
Granville.-Prof. s. N. Erwin, super
,endent of the Granville schools for
.sNeral years, has accepted the SUPER
'ttendency of the city schools Of
.'towell, Wyo.
4 Calvin.-The Calvin Masonic temple,
destroyed by fire six months ago, will
be rebuilt. The contract has been
awarded to Fjeldseth & Johnson,
Davis Lake. for $3.50.
Sharon.-The Sharon Elevator com.
.pany held it's annual meeting last
week. 1t was decided to pay stock
holders eight per cent profit and to
repay patrons five cents per bushel.
Max.-Fire, believed to be incen-
diary, totally destroyed the coal sheds
and machinery warehouse of the 500
railway here. Sixty tons of coal went
up in smoke and considerable machin-
cry was ruined.
Grafton.-James Ryba and Jerry
Shereck of Perth township, Walsh
county, killed five wolf cubs and, after
a forty-five-mile drive to the county
seat here, were disappointed to find
that no bounty was forthcoming.
Washington. - Anticipating a con-
gressional recess, Representative G.
M. Young of North Dakota has left
Washington en- route for France with
a party of members of the house, who
want to see the war at close range.
Bismarck.-Mrs. Charles j. Lund.
quist of Sterling sustained broken
leg when a car in which she was rid
ing turned turtle on the Red trail,
near the penitentiary. She is slowly
recovering in the Bismarck hospital.
Devils Lake.-Richard Burke, broth
er of John Burke. treasurer of the
United States, and former resident
here, is dead at his home in Moscow,
Idaho, as result of blood poisoning,
according to a telegram received here.
Milton.-Gulick Olson suffered Sc
we're bruises when his automobile shot
down a hill near here, overturned and
pinned him underneath. Hans Peter
son, a companion, was thrown clear
of the machine and extricated Mr..
Olson.
Walcott.-Thrown from an impro-
vised scaffold in his barn to the con-
crete floor, twenty-six feet below,
Philip Anderson of Christine sustained
breaks above the wrists on both arms,
and may have sustained internal in
juries. His condition is critical.
Pembina-The Pembina Light and
Power company may invade Canada
II present plans carry. Emerson, on
the Canadian side, needs electric
lights and the Pembina company is
willing to string wires across If a sat.
isfactory agreement can be made.
Grand Forks.-Antone Evan Dule-
WITT, Russian, who registered for
military service in Grand Forks, was
drowned in the Mouse river at Bur-
lington, N. d., while swimming, &C.
cording to word received here. He is
said to have been able to speak six
languages.
Grand Forks.-More than 10000 of
Grand Forks 100000 contribution
for a 100000 endowment fund for
Wesley college here has been raised,
and good progress is Being made in
raising the balance. Directors of the
college are to raise 100000 and the
four state districts of the Methodist
Episcopal church $25O,00O.
Alexander.-Loss in the fire which
wiped out Alexander's business sec
tion, including a number of residences,
will be more than 100000, half of
which is covered by insurance. TWEEN.
ty-two buildings, not counting sheds
or outbuildings, fourteen of which
were business houses, were totally
destroyed. The damage to stocks in
the stores is heavy.
Hillsboro.-Mrs. Gunhil Hanson, an
aged woman, was the cause of con.
siderable excitement the other night,
when she wandered out on the prairie
Searching parties were organized, but
without results. The next morning
it was found she had arrived at the
home of farmer about o'clock in
the morning, having spent the night
walking around the prairies.
Grafton-The annual encampment
for farm boys under the auspices of
the Tri-County Farm association will
be held at Walhalla July % to 26, in.
elusive, according to an announcement
by F. G. Hathaway, Walsh county
farm agent. The program includes
lectures, stock judging contests, meth.
DDS in stock-raising and care, tree cul
ture, and last, but not least, a good
bill of sports, including baseball and
swimming.
jamestown. - Diners in the Glad
stone hotel here cheered while Man
ager Ed Obrecht elected man regis
tering as F. w. Smith of st. Paul
who had refused to stand while "The
Star Spangled Banner" was being
played. AS the other diners arose
to honor the national anthem, Smith
remained seated. Manager Obrecht
asked him to rise, but Smith refused
He was ordered from the hotel, the
manager forcing him to take his bag
gage from his room, not permitting the
bellboys to aid him.