Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-10
Brief Items Of
State News

SCHOOLS are writing the history of
Gackle and the work has aroused con.
siderable interest.
Linton.-Every child in the public
schools here. of which o. I. shelfoe
is principal, Joined the Junior Red
Cross, which now has membership
of $50.
Bismarck.-More than 218O appli.
cations for automobile tags have been
filed at the office of the secretary of
the state and applications for about
fifty dealers licenses.
Dickey.-Miss Helen Rushfeldt,
principal of the Dickey public schools,
has resigned and has taken position
in the state industrial school at. Ell.
lendale with an increase of salary.
Reeder.-The passenger and freight
depot at Reeder went up in smoke last
week. The origin of the fire is un.
known, but it is surmised that mice
and matches had something to do
with it.
Fargo.-H. F.. Emery, former presi.
dent of the city commission, has been
named the second member of Fargo's
permanent flood committee, which will
represent the city at all future food
meetings or congresses.
Jamestown.-The drouth of 1917
left large part of the western sec.
ton of North Dakota without any
nearby ice supply and as a result
many carloads of ice cut from the
James river near jamestown, are be.
ing shipped west.
Valley City.-With the removal of
the old N. P. lunch room one of the
old landmarks of the city has been
obliterated. For the past % years
this little room has been in exactly
the same spot, and why it was re.
moved is still a mystery.
Fargo.-Resolutions were adopted
by the Woman's Relief corps of this
city asking Governor Lynn ]. Frazier
to take Immediate action" with q
view of changing the name of the cap
ital of North Dakota from Bismarck
to a name of American or Anglo.
Saxon derivation.
Ellendale.-The winter term of
school at the Glendale normal-indus.
trial school is open. Several new
classes are organized and opportu.
nifty given to begin work in several
classes already under way. A strong
short course in home economics and
manual training are offered again.
Jamestown.-Sheriff Ross returned
yesterday from trip to Chicago, hav-
ing in custody PLAT, the man wanted
for an alleged robbery at Courtenay.
He is supposed to have made away
with $500 that farmer had hidden.
Several legal obstacles were encoun-
tered in securing his extradition from
Illinois.
Cooperstown. - Joseph Greisinger,
charged with assault with intent to
kill on Freeman Curtis, a neighbor,
near Karnak, on July 3, 1917, was
found not guilty in district court here.
Greisinger was accused when his hat
was found in a room adjoining the
apartment where Curtis was shot
while asleep.
Mandan.-Fargo was selected for
the annaul meeting place of the North
Dakota Dairymen's association to be
held there Jan. 1921, at a meeting
held here. Sam Crabbe of Fargo was
selected chairman Of the convention
committee. A large number of dairy
men from all parts of the state are
expected to attend.
Hettinger.-H. r. Keairnes of this
city was awarded $4,000 damages in
his suit against the c. M. & st. Paul
Railway company. The suit was the
result of an accident which hap
pened at Thunder Hawk on Deem
Der %. 1916. Mr.. Keairnes was rid
ing in caboose when it was derailed
and he was badly injured.
Fargo.-Announcem is made
that B. F. Faast of Eau Claire, Wis,
vice president Of the Federal land
bank of st. Paul, would address the
convention of Tri-State Grain Grow.
ers to be held here Jan. 1918, instead
Of E. G. Quamme, president of the
Federal loan bank, who has been called
to Washington to attend an important
conference.
Fargo, Agricultural College.-The
law providing for the registration of
all beverages in the state is held re-
sponsible for the falling off Of the
state revenues derived from this
source. DR.. E. F. Ladd, food commits
sioner, says $3.50 was paid to the
state as registration fees on bever-
ages for 1917, compared with $4,000
to $4,000 in previous years.
misunderstanding that Emil Ell
rich. a farmer living near here. be-
came lost in the blizzard, scores Of
residents of this community sought
to locate him. Searchers covered the
district tributary to Balfour in the
night. Erich on his way home from
Karlsruhe, was overtaken by the
storm. and managed to reach a farm
house and remain for the night.
Fargo.-Fargo gave $7.137.21 for the
Fargo Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION and the associations war
work in the recent campaign.