Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-11-21

neer resident and prosperous farmer
Of this vicinity. is dead.
| Mayville.-A war emergency bust.
ness department has been announced
as an addition to the curricula Of the
state normal school here.
Bismarck. The appointment of
Judge w. s. Casselman as truant Off,
Ger in this city, 1t is said. will work
havoc among the ranks Of the young
school deserters.
Jamestown.-Aiiss Sabra Regime
Hardy, the young Red Cross nurse.
enlisted from Golden Valley. whose
death overseas was recently an.
nounced, was daughter Of a former
Baptist pastor here.
Bismarck.-A report is current that
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction Neil c. Macdonald will be
made state commissioner of education
after the close Of his term of Office
December ].
Bismarck.-North Dakota's state
and national banks are making good
showings in statements recently is
sued on call to show the condition Of
/
on November 1.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Fedora
ton of Labor lent its endorsement to
the united war work drive, and men,
bers Of the organization will be ex-
pected to contribute as literally as
their means will permit.
Fargo.-Blooded live stock sales are
increasing in numbers and popularity
in the state this falt A successful
registered Shorthorn cattle sale was
held ut the municipal barns here on
the 18th instant.
Bismarck.-North Dakota relatives
and friends of the soldier boys over
seas had to do their Christmas shop
ping early SO far as their gifts to the
soldiers weer concerned. November
20 was the last day in which packages
would be received.
Valley City.-A discontinuance Of
the governments demand for horses
for military use, owing to the discon-
tinuance Of hostilities, gives pr2,n;se
of leaving better opportunity for
selecting the necessary amount of live
horseflesh suitable for agricultural
!" use.
Fargo.-Celebration of Victory day
last week showed that North Dakota
citizens can produce the necessary
methods of fun making on the spur of
the moment when necessary, just as
we'll as when a celebration is desired
, which they have time to deliberately
plan.
Bismalck.-State Senator c. w.
McGray narrowly escaped death
through accidentally taking bichloride
Of mercury for other medicine which
he intended to take for Il headache. A
quick trip to Il local hospital, together
with the fact that the poison was
taken without water, was all that
saved the senator's life.
Bismarck.-Edwin +. Wood, a direc-
tor of the Nonpartisan league and one
of the three original organizers Of that
body, died here of pneumonia follow
ing an attack of the Spanish influenza
Mr.. Wood was born Oh Il ranch near
! Deering about 30 years ago, and was
h brother of Lieutenant GoYernor-elect
]. Howard Wood.
. Grand Forks. - County Farming
: Agent Willard advises sharp in.
u crease in the volume of sheep and
: wool production among North Dakota
farmers as u method of helping supply
: the deficit In both these necessary
commodities, while bringing the pro
lucers the handsome profit which
: present demands would seem to as
I sure.
= Fargo.-A lot of the students arm!
training camp boys about the state are
congratulating themselves that they
: have good school years work safely
:. provided for, together with the neces
y sary funds for financing 1t, through
the generosity of Uncle Sam, notwith
= standing the fact that the world!
s. greatest war has apparently come t,
e an end.
e Fargo.-The local Town Criers' clul
S is assisting in the statewide campaign
e being planned fr" North Dakota, will
l. other states. government sug
& gestiOn, for the ....ninatiOn of prevent
n able private diseases. A meeting re
Gently held by the Town Crers wa.
l. addressed by physicians and other
i interested in the work of regulatin,
G and suppressing these evils.
o Fargo.-The fall reunion Of tn,
= Fargo Scottish Rite bodies was he'll,
l. last week.
II Grand Forks.-North Dakota's 191!
L flax yield is estimated ut 7,449,OO'
n bushels, or an average of rs bushels
per acre. The average, which is one
u tenth .bushel per acre below normal
l. was maintained by good averages ii
g the northeast quarter of the state
a where averages appyoximating L
n bushels largely compensated for SOM
e spotted and poor yields in western
II counties.
ed Buffalo.-Henry Won Bank, Cas-
h county school district president, sent
5. enced by Judge Amidon of the fedora
l. court for an alleged statement that HI
= would rather see an old pair of pant
It waving from the school flagstaff thai
a tho American fNp was reltnvod Of tn,