Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-02-14

Mott.-Fire Of an unknown origin.
but supposed to have had its start
from the furnace, did considerable
damage to the Pioneer Press Office.
Valley City.-Mrs. Lottie Saunders.
severely burned when she poured ker.
osene oil on live Goals in stove at
her home here. died at local hos.
pital later.
Park River.-Ex-Nlayor s. A. Cam.
eron, Mrs. Cameron and daughters.
the Misses Ethel and Loreen, have
gone to Santa Monica, Cal, where
they will make their future home.
Fajrview. - Fire totally destroyed
the Great Northern hotel here and
an adjoining building occupied by a
bakery and restaurant. The fire start.
ed in the basement of the bakery.
Minot.-Harry Wing, an Oriental
caught in the raid on gambling joint
in the rear of the New York restau-
rant, pleaded guilty in the county
SQUIRT and was fined S25 and costs.
Manfred. - Losses aggregating ap
proximately $4,000 were sustained
from fire which broke out in the
second story of the Joe Biever ma
chinery office and warehouse and
spread to adjoining structures.
Cooperstown.-July ., 10 and II
have been officially set as the dates
for the annual fair and racing pro-
gram for Griggs county by toe stock
holders of the County Fair associa.
ton at their annual business meet
ing.
Fargo.-ApproXimately 1000 North
Dakota men, including about $50 Cass
county registrants who have been &C.
cepted as soldiers, will make up the
final increment of the first draft which
has been ordered to report on Feb.
ruary %.
Fargo.-Again "Tne Star spangled
Banner" has won first place. Miss
Ethel Tousley was awarded first place
with this subject as her Grafton at the
2Srd oratorical contest held at the
North Dakota Agricultural college.
William MoHtenson was second and
Miss Ethel Woldy third.
Dickinson.-Fire starting from an
unknown cause destroyed the big
dickinson creamery, including the
home Of N. c Jensen, the owner.
Eight occupants barely had time to
escape in safety. Except for an in.
surance of $4,000, Mr.. Jensen lost
nearly everything, including the fam.
ily's clothing.
Fargo-Engineering problems and
the engineers part in the world war
will be discussed in Fargo February
81 and % when the 10th annual con-
vention of the North Dakota Society
of Engineers will be held here. The
dates for the convention have been
announced by President ]. A. Ingram
of Grand Forks.
Fargo.-Owing to serious shortage
Of flour substitutes in the Northwest,
which the government has instructed
J grocers to sell with all wheat -four,
, DIR. E. F. Ladd, state food admins.
traitor, issued a modification of the
government order, cutting down the
ratio of flour substitutes in the state
from "afty-fifty" to seven to three.
Calvin.-The Masonic temple of the
Corinthian lodge of Calvin burned
down, the fire starting from an over.
heated furnace pipe. The building
was of stone and wood and the stone
wall, seven or eight feet nigh, is still
standing. 1t was one of the most sub
stantial buildings of its kind in any
town of twice this size in the state.
Observation-Disclosures Kroeze, who
is in New York city, sent another
check for $4,000 to the officers of the
sJamestown college for additional i'm.
provements at the institution. He
writes that this gift will enable him
to double the present central heating
plant in capacity for the further prof.
ects on hand, and make some addi-
tional improvements on the campus.
| New England.-A message has been
received here Of the death at Ogden,
Utah, of John Connolly, editor of the
New England Herald, and one of the
best known newspaper men in West
ern North Dakota. A short time ago
Mr.. Connolly left for California for
the benefit Of his health. From the
brief telegram it is inferred that he
was taken rapidly worse and died en-
route.
Langdon.-The Grand Forks Com.
mercial club, in anticipation of a
change on the Langdon line of the
Great Northern. took the matter up
with the officials in st. Paul, and has
been advised that no such change has
been contemplated as yet. The COM
pany states that it is impossible for
any railroad man to intelligently fore.
cast what might happen in the near
future with passenger schedules and
other railroad matters.
Conway.-Fire which originated IN
vacant hall above the Mcdonald
pool hall destroyed five buildings, in.
GLIDING large hotel. The loss is
estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
The buildings destroyed were the
John Mcdonald pool nall, the John T.