Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-14
Mandan-At a benefit food sale held
by Mandan Red Cross society about

4 Mandan-At a benef1t food SAFE neio
bv Mandan Red Cross society about
$1O5 was cleared.
Observation-Disclosures Roy B. Dye
of Plaza, N. D., died at Fort Ogel'
thorpe base hospital of spinal menin'
gifts.
Fargo.-The gong of the burglar
alarm outside of the State bank at
Blanchard frightened away. "yeggs"
who attempted to drill their way into
the vault.
Mandan.-At a meeting of the d.
rectors of the Farmers Equity bank
it was decided to build new brick
bank building so by 100 feet, to cost
approximately $4,000.
Fessenden.-The first farmers ele-
vator in the state to be established
under the new plan inaugurated by
the Equity Cooperative exchange OF
St. Paul, will be built here.
Finley.-Steele countys fifth annual
fair will be held at Finley, it was de-
cided at a meeting of the board of d.
rectors Of the Steele County Fair as
ISOLATION. The: date was set for July
3 and 4.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota SOL
liers killed in action in France the
past few days are: Fred Gard, friend
Hams T. Larson Crosby; Claude w.
Keller, Glenburn; Frank Midak,
friend John Davis, Minot.
Hankinson-The old fruit house,
| o~o NJ thu loud ri, of &hic oity and
erected by the Hankinson Fruit store
more than twenty-five years ago, was
destroyed by fire. The building stood
on the 500 right-of-way mere.
Grand Forks.-Judge G. M. Cooley
has handed down a decision granting
the petition of L. F. Crawford to re-
strain the Governor Frazier appoin-
tees from removing him from office as
president of the board Of regents
Grand Forks.-The city council
went on record that the 10 per cent
surcharge by the Red River Power
company is excessive and is greater
than reasonable and should not be al
lowed by law and will appeal to the
state railroad commission.
Minot.-Mrs. Andrew Carr, who has
had charge Of the shipment reported
that $S,235.20 was the valuation of
the goods sent forward from the Ward
county Red Cross chapter last month.
and that $5,21.20 was the total valua-
ton from the Minot branch.
Jamestown.-Mrs. w. ]. Layne has
been named postmistress of Edmunds,
according to words received from the
postoffice department at Washington.
Mrs. Layne won first place in the COM
petitive civil service examination
which was held in Darlington last
October.
Bismack.-April 6, first anniversary
of Americas entry into the war, will
be observed as National Win-the-War
Day" in North Dakota, under the aus
pieces of the North Dakota Council of
Defense. Announcement to this effect
has been made by Secretary F. v.
Hellstrom.
Fargo.-Grand Forks was selected
as the 1917 convention city by the As.
ISOLATION of County Fair, which clos
cd its annual convention mere with
the election of officers. s. H. Wilson.
of Bottineau was elected president,
Ben Killerain, of Cooperstown, vice
president, and Don v. Moore of Grand
Forks, secretary.
Bismarck.-State Auditor Kositzky
has been informed by the federal
land department that 242,449 acres of
homestead land has been proved up
on with the close of the year 1917
and will be subject to taxation in
1918. The land is located in 10 coun.
ties and ranges from 996 to l05, 900
acres per county.
Zap.-At meeting of mis- congrega.
ton Rev. G. P. Schmidt, pastor of the
German Lutheran churches at Zap and
Dodge, urged members Of the church
here to subscribe literally for the
third liberty loan. "This congregation
should not take less than ~ bonds
and l would like to see it take co.
said the rector.
Fargo.-Jonn Ebbens, indicted by
the Federal grand jury of making sedi.
tious statements, pleaded not guilty
when arraigned before Judge Charles
F. Amidon. He is alleged to have
made statements relative to the treat.
ment and food of men in the National
army, with the intent to obstruct the
operation of the draft.
Minot.-Tnat the 10 per cent sur.
charge over regular electric light rate,
which the Northern States Power
company is making, is illegal was de.
clared by Minot city commissioners,
The city has contract with the com.
pany fixing the rate to May 1. 1920.
The company has been notified that
If it persists in collecting the in.
crease the city will take action to
protect itself and electric light pat.
rons.
Bismarck.-A hankering for North
Dakota school lands on the part OF
farmers in Iowa, Illinois AMI Mime.
sofa is revealed by daily inquiries re-