Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17


Of Driscoll. is believed to have taken
poison with suicidal effect, just before
the hour which was to usher a new
little stranger into the Luer home.
Bismark.-Ed. F. Higben, for half
a century prominently connected with
the development Of Dakota territory
and North Dakota, and for at least
35 years, active in the service of the
United States government as engineer
and craftsman at the United States
surveyor generals office in Yankton.
Huron and Bismarck. is dead at the
age of 68.
Pembina.-Fire which started at
$3.50 in the morning completely de.
stroyed Pembina's fine school build
ing. All books and papers and most
of the furniture was saved. The chill
dren were in the building at the time
and all marched out without any I'M
due excitement or loss of time. The
loss of the building will come to
100000 with $4,000 insurance.
Dodge.-Believed to have been
caught under an avalanche of coal
dumped into an empty car in which
he had taken passage for free ride
from Zenith, man, apparently 25
years old, was carried a corpse from
Zenith to Dodge, where his fate was
discovered when the car was unload
ed, and his body, with the face and
head frightfnlly mangled, was discov-
cred when the car was unloaded.
Napoleon.-The Curtis Publishing
company, publishers of the Saturday
Evening Post, The Ladies' Home
Journal and other publications, are
offering reward of $25 for the ap.
prehension and conviction of d. D.
Alters, known here from his subscrip-
ton campaign for the above publica.
tions as Charles Jackson. Alters
gathered hundreds of dollars here
and adjoining towns soliciting sub.
scriptions for the above magazines.
AS none of the subscribers received
the magazines, enquiries were made
with the above result.
Fargo.-Bank clearings in Fargo for
the year 1917 were $96,395, 1896, or
an increase of $4,S23 ,01223 over the
clearings for the year 1916, when the
total clearings in the city were $751;
572.366.OS.
Fort Ransom.-Christ Rufsvold, a
young farmer in this vicinity, who was
tried in the district court of this coun.
ty for breach of promise and seduc-
tion. was found guilty and ordered by
the jury to pay Miss Agnes Lurd
$1,000.
Ryder-The Olsness hardware store,
Joseph Wustner's meat market and
George COUGHS drug store were com.
pletely destroyed by fire discovered
at 3 o'clock in the morning. Very lit.
tie property was saved, and the loss
aggregates 100000.
Fargo.-A. M. Baldwin has reported
to the police that his home had been
robbed Of $4,000 worth of Jewels, linen
and clothing. The robbery occurred
during the temporary absence of a
Waterman employed since fire re-
Gently did damage estimated at $4,000
to the Baldwin residence.
Lakota.-A reward of $1,000 has
been offered by c. A. Frick of the Beck
Auto company for the apprehension of
some miscreant who Frick believes re-
sponsible for midnight fire which
completely destroyed the plant, togeth-
er with seventeen cars, all of which
except three new Studebakers and a
Ford were being stored for private
owners.
Towner.-After being assessed $500
damages for breach ot promise and
$4,000 damages for seduction, with an
additional 1928 for medical services
and hospital fees in double-barrell-
ed" breach of promise suit brought by
Magdalena Eisenzimmer, Joseph Wen
niger is now under bail in the sum Of
$4,000 to answer to a charge of perjury
growing out of his testimony in his
own behalf
Bismarck.-The comptroller of cur.
rency announces the issuance of ma
tional bank charters to the following
converted state banks in North Da-
kota: Northwestern National bank,
Grand Forks, 100000; conversion of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bank; First
National bank of Neche, $25, 5000; con-
version Of the Bank of Neche; Bath
gate National bank, $4,000. CONVEX
sion Of Bathgate State bank.
Fargo.-W. G. Mcdowell of Marion,
banker and former state senator from
LaMoure county for several terms,
was named to succeed Former Cover.
nor L. B. Hanna as director of Liberty
Loan sales in the state of North Da.
kota, according to an announcement
by Mr.. Hanna. Mr.. Hanna's resigna.
ton was rendered and accepted on &C.
count of serious illness in his family
which will keep him out Of the state
for some time.
Bismarck.-Through stipulation on
the part of Attorney General LANCER
for the state, and Judge E. T. Burke,
representing the defense, the trial OF
Eugene NJ. Walla. former chief clerk
in the automobile registration depart.
ment Of the secretary of states office,
formerly set for this term has been