Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-11
North Dakota
News Sifings

man as member OF the Dunn county
exemption board.
Fargo.-Fighting for Uncle Sam
are three sons of MIR. and Mrs. C. +.
Davis OF this city, all of whom were
born and educated in Fargo.
Killdeer.-Charles Palmer, one Of
the Slopes most promising young
publishers, has gone to war, and the
Killdeer Tribune has been taken over
by c. ]. Ranney of Dodge.
Fargo.-Charged with using the
mails to defraud, E. v. Boughton, was
brought from Tacoma WASH, to Far
go, and committed in the Cass county
Jail in default of $4,000 bail.
Bismarck.-Word has been received
in Bismarck of the death at ST. Paul
Of Miss Elizabeth Murphy, for five
years stenographer in the Offices Of
the attorney general of North Dakota.
Killdeer-Miss Cora Christensen,
assistant principal of the killdeer
high school. has announced her can
didacy for the post of county super
intendent Of schools in Dunn county.
Fargo.-Orders issued by I. p.
Baker, Federal fuel administrator
for North Dakota. are aimed to en-
couraging the early purchase of coal
for use during the next winter sea-
son. being effective Immediately
Bismarck.-Attorney General LANCER
of North Dakota, who has returned
from Washington. declared that farm
ers in North Dakota who have seed
and feed bond liens on lands will be
able to get farm loans from the Fed
eral land bank.
Dickinson.-One hundred per cent
over its quota, Dickinson showed it.
self willing contributor to the Sal
vat:on Army fund. The city was
scheduled for 5000 but the final count
will run over $1,000 when the collec-
tors have made their returns.
Bismarck,-The state board of uni
versity and school lands ordered sales
of lands in Kidder and Nelson coun-
ties. This will be the first GALE held
in kidder county. where there is a
large amount of university and school
land, appraised from $40 to $45 the
acre.
Devils Lake.-A number of cot
tages at Chautauqua were broken
into during the winter and from some
many articlese wer skolen> Chau-
tauqua cottage owners are clubbing
together for the purpose of employing
detectives to run down the guilty
parties.
Fargo.-Former Governor L. B.
Hanna of North Dakota has success
fully passed his physical examination
| for service abroad as an executive Of
ficer of the Red Cross in which or
ganization he volunteered his services
last month. He will sail for France
about April 90.
| Williston.-Rev. S. C. T. Ramsey,
who for the last four years has been
at the Swedish Congregational
church, east Of Wilton, has resigned
and will take up a new charge at
Christine, twenty-five miles south of
Fargo. He will commence his new
field of work on June 1.
Fargo.-Judge A. T. Cole of the
district court announced that Mrs. w
B. Hancock of Fargo will address the
class of applicants for citizenship at
the opening of the spring term of dis
trict court, Tuesday, April %. Father
Ryan Of st. Mary's cathedral will give
an address on "Citizenship."
Bismarck.-A request was received
from Secretary w. G. McAdoo, direc
tor general of the railroads of the
United States by Governor Lynn J.
Frazier asking that the tax burden
on the railways be made as light as
is consistent with the necessity OF
the state during the period of gov
eminent control
New England.-The county com
missioners of Hettinger county are
planning to do great deal of road
work during the coming season. With
the aid of the Federal government
and the share of the North Dakota
fund. the commissioners hope to con,
struct seventy-four miles of road
within the county during the season
of 1918.
Marmarth.-The First National bans
and r.. o. Barber have let the con
tracts for modern new buildings, that
are to be completed this summer The
first floor of the Barber block will
be- occupied by A. A. Svendly, mer
chant. who recently came from Rhame
to Marmarth, and the second floor, a.
in the structure recently destroyed
by Marmarth's big fire, will be de
voted to public auditorium.
Fryburg-A wholesale beef butchery
in which at least eleven animals be
longing to Ed. Jossuch, Henry Frit,
and others, were slaughtered in the
Bad Lands was discovered by rider:
who CHANGED upon two piles of hide:
and heads near Pleasant Flat The
brands had been cut out of the hides
to hinder identification. Deputy
Sheriff Oster has arrested Andrew
and Charles Miller on suspicion. Eacf
has given bonds in the sum of $1,50(
for his appearance.
| Fargo.-Nels Emil johnson, a reg
istered man. was arrested here
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