Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-02-07

OO0 has been placed under $1,000
bonds for his appearance at the next
term Of federal court on a charge of
having violated the espionage act. The
specific charge is that when solicited
for subscription to the Red Cross
he exclaimed: II won't give damt
thing If those g. of b want
to go over there and get killed let
them go. And If they ever get me over
there will drop my gun and go and
help the Germans"
The federal circuit court of appeals
has reversed the decision of the lower
court in the alienation suit brought
by Mrs Clara T. Armour, former wife
OF Bert H. Armour, of Aberdeen.
against Mrs. Mabel E. McGowman,
wealthy widow, of Milbank. The case
decision in the second trial giving the
plaintiff damages in the amount of
100000. An appeal was taken and the
decision reversed. It is assumed the
| decision means the case will be sent
back to the federal court for third
trial.
DR.. L. G. Mead, superintendent of
| the state hospital for the insane at
Yankton, states that the extension de-
partment Of the Michigan agricultural
college has offered his institution $40
| bushel for a carload of the corn
which was raised last year on the
asylum farm. The farm produced be-
<,uoov En0 o~5 q nm h,,,l, o1o oo,v
| which has tested No. /.
Kenneth West. of Presho, student
at Dakota Wesleyan university at
Mitchell. was instantly killed by Don
guard. West and companion at
tempted to play practical joke on
Mcpherson, who thought he was being
attacked by an enemy. A coroners
jury fully excnorated the guardsman.
A farmer living near Pierpont a
short time ago began complaining that
his stock was dying of some unknown
disease. Investigation by veterinar.
| ians proved that the cattle had been
poisoned, and further Investigation
proved that his silo had been loaded"
| with Paris green and arsenic.
Ralph Kositzy, of Winner, has won
his fight against the Chicago & North
western Railway company for a site
for an elevator at Winner. This was
one of the most hotly contested ele
vator site fights ever had in the state.
A. E. Deeney, farmer near Lily
told the ladies of the Red Cross they
could have triple box load of corn II
they would come to his farm and husk
it themselves. The ladies accepted
the offer and sold the corn for s44.
Mayor J. E. Wells, of Mitchell, says
he did not give permission for the
holding of the Socialist meeting in
that city which resulted in William
c. Rempfer, of Parkston, being es
corted from the city.
1t is expected that at least 500 men
of Aberdeen will volunteer to do at
least five days work on the farms OF
that vicinity during the seeding, har
| vesting and threshing periods this
year.
Conrad Kornmann. editor of the
Deutcher Herold, of Sioux Falls
charged with violation of the espion
age act. has been bound over to the
May term Of federal court in $4,000
| bail.
The failed Farmers and Citizens
Bank Of Bryant has just made another
payment to depositors of 1871 per
cent, making an aggregate Of S71a per
| cent which has now been paid.
On the same day that son was
born to MIR. and Mrs. Charles Hirsch,
living near Eureka, another little son,
one year old, fell into pail of boiling
water and died "a hours later
Depositors of the old Meade County
Bank, of Sturgis. are soon to be paid
per cent dividend by the state
banking department. This will make
As per cent paid on the claims.
| One hundred and ten business men
Of Mitchell have signed pledges to give
part of their time next summer to
aiding the farmers Of Dawson county
in handling their crops.
The city council of WATERFOWL re.
fused the gas company permission to
advance their rates for gas. The ad.
vance asked for was from $3.50 to So
per 1000 cubic feet
The second annual exhibit of the
Day County Poultry association held
at Webster. was very successful.
About 400 birds were on exhibition.
Reports made at the annual meet
ing of the stockholders show the
the Volga Hospital association to be in
flourishing condition
| Mrs. Mat Wimsey. of Brookings. was
stricken with heart failure while in
bath tub at the family residence,
and died instantly.
A small boy at Nunda had one of
his hands blown to shreds by the ex-
plosion Of dynamite cap with which
he was playing.
The Charles Mix County Farmers
Union Exchange at Wagner has incor-
| nOrated Thov yvj1I dooI in uoporo1