Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-02-21

side. the charge being gambling.
Valley City.-The annual convention
of the North Dakota union of the
Society of Equity was held here with
a large attendance and an interesting
program.
Bismarck. Numerous complaints
have been received by Secretary j. H.
Calderhead of. the railroad commits.
sion of the inability of the railroads
to supply cars for the shipment Of
hay.
Towner. - Traffic was temporarily
delayed when westbound freight left
the track about half mile west OF
Tunbridge station. The engine and
seven cars loaded with coal were
ditched.
Petersburg. - Fire completely de-
stroyed the store of A. r. Swendseid
of this place, with total loss Of
100000, and $4,000 insurance. An
overheated furnace is believed to have
caused the fire. 1t is likely that Mr..
Swendseid will rebuild.
Dickinson.-The Dickinson cream
cry, which burned down recently, will
be rebuilt. The new building will be
a two-story with basement brick
structure, and will be built on the
site of the old creamery. Mr. Jen-
sen, the proprietor, is promising Dick
inson the finest creamery in the
state.
Ray. - Deputy United States Mar
shall Scott was here and took Joseph
Shinagl into custody. Mr.. Shinagl
was arrested at Stanley on charge
of violating the selective CONSUMPTION
law in that he failed to register on
June s. Marshal Scott took him to
Fargo, where he will be tried in the
federal court.
Williston.-The Mckenzie Farmers
Telephone company has completed its
40 miles of telephone and is ready to
connect up with Williston and the
farmers lines running out into Will.
Jams county. The line will serve a
great many residents in Mckenzie
county and extends over the Indian
hill about half way to Alexander.
Fargo.-The first step in the drive
for $4,000 to be raised in North Da-
kota by the Lutheran churches as
their quota Of a 100000 war fund,
which will be provided by the Luth-
eran churches of the United States,
were taken at meeting held here.
A majority of the counties of the
south half of the state were repre-.
scented.
Langdon. - With the arrest Of
Charles Hyatt in Connecticut the last
deserter from the draft in Cavalier
county has been located Hyatt had
Registered here but failed to report
and left no address Authorities have
on file quite conclusive evidence that
he was aided in moving from place
to place and lodging the officers by
relatives and friends.
Wyndmere-The Commercial club
went on record as favoring continuous
service from the Wind Electric com.
pany. which had asked to furnish the
village with intermittent service ow-
ing to the increased cost of material
used in the furnishing of electric
power. The company proposes the
curtaflment Of light and power for
certain intervals each day for the
next two months.
Minot. - Ward and Tom McGr::l,
brothers. have been bound over to
the district court ON charges OF mr.
son. 1t is alleged that they set fire
to a $1,000 residence and obtained
the insurance. The tiremen appeared
on the scene before much damag,,
was done and found holes cut in the
walls plugged with rags and soaked
in kerosene. Considerable Insurance
was carried on the building.
La Moure.-"America first, last and
all the time" This is the motto Of
the farmers Of Black Loan township,
La Moure county. all but two of whom
have periodically pledged to work
early and, late to produce larger crops
to help feed the soldiers of the United
States and the Allies. The farmers
have agreed further to set apart one
acre of wheat this year and to donate
the proceeds therefrom to the Red
Cross.
Bismarck. - According to figures
available in the office Of Commission
er of Agriculture and Labor Hagan,
seven counties in the state are bond
ing for $1,350,0O0 for supplying the
farmers with seed for the coming
spring. Commissioner Hagan esti.
mates that at least'15 other counties
will have to bond to meet the needs
of their farmers and that the total
bonds to be issued by the different
counties for seeds will amount to
$5.00O,000.
Grafton.-Not content with sending
more than 100 Of her sons into the
service of the army and navy, Grafton
has now commenced to enlist young
women for active overseas service.
Three young women from this city
now serve the government under regu.
lar enlistments "for the duration of
the war" One is Miss Mary Gagnon.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Gag.
non, who has enlisted as a telephone
operator and French.English transla,
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