Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-25

Iu0 o0IAy p1O0e0t0 Oh N0lDOu county
and former county auditor, is dead at
his home here.
Hamilton.-Fire herp destroyed the
Paxman store and machinery hall and
the Independent printing office. The
loss Is estimated at $85, 900.
Grand Forks.-A service nag, carry.
ing 1850 stars, one for each Grand
Forks county man in the service. will
be dedicated here Sunday, Aug. 4.
Ktlldeer. = Nearly every business
man In Killdeer has signed up for
work during the harvest. The total
will aggregate a large number Of days.
Drake.-Rev. G. M. Christensen Of
this place. who recently volunteered
for Y. M. G. A. work abroad, has re.
ceived orders to report in New York
August IL.
Fessenden.-This city is now with.
out dentist, DR.. H. Holiday having
left to join the army at Fort Sheridan.
DR.. Lynn w. Radke left last week for
army service also.
Tower City.-Six Of nine Tower
City boys. who enlisted in the United
States marine corps at one time a
year ago. have been killed or serious.
ly wounded in action in France.
Alexander.-The Mckenzie County
Chronicle. which was burned out II
the recent fire, which destroyed about
20 residences and business houses,
will be housed in a brick building,
building operations being under way.
Williston.-More than two miles Of
road leading north from Williston
were graded and graveled by volunteer
lab0r during a three.day good roads
campaign. The campaign was backed
by Williston business men, who either
donated teams, men or money.
Shields.-A cattle and land deal of
considerable importance was consum-
mated when Major Belden, of Shields.
and F. J. Giegold, of IT. Yates, bought
the Q. e. Burge reservation lease and
some 400 odd head of cattle. The
price paid was in the neighborhood of
$4,000. L,
Bismarck. - Between July 20 and
Aug. II North Dakota will be expected
to furnish $40 volunteer nurses for
war work. Uncle Sam has issued a
call for $4,000 student nurses. The
women's committee of the National
Council Of Defense has been asked to
assume the task Of enlisting these
nurses.
Fargo.-Sixteen North Dakota men
who participated In the United States
marine corps attack on the Germans
in Bailleul wood, in Chateau Thierry
region in France, fell before Hun guns
and gas. four of them dead, four seri-
opsly wounded and eight have sim
mered back to the state from the bat.
tie front.
Ray-Two hundred and forty head
Of cattle were shipped from Ray in
one day to market in st. Paul. These
cattle are expected to bring premium
on the market az they have been fed
on Williams county alfalfa. Large
herds are expected to be shipped from
that district this summer and fall on
account Of the shortage Of feed crop.
Bismarck. - The elimination Of
grades Of four and five. and the pro.
posed purchase Of all below these
grades on sample were annouAced az
plans Of the United States Grain cor.
poration by Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture John N. Hagan. upon his return
from Washington, where he had a
lengthy conference with Food Admin
istrator Hoover.
Bismarck.-A call for 200 men quail
fed for general military service to
leave Aug. s for Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, to complete the states quota
there. was received by Adjt.-Gen. Fra
ser. Registrars of the 1918 class may
be voluntarily indicted for this ser.
vice. or, in the event that all Of the
physically qualified Class / men of
1917 have been indicted, the 1918
Glass men may be involuntarily in.
Quoted.
Fargo. - Capitalization Of cream
buying will become effective Aug. /.
The regulations provide that In towns
from which less than 100000 pounds
Of butter fat were shipped through
moro than ono cream buyer during the
year ending June 80. 1918, all but one
cream station will be abolished and
propose fixing maximum commits.
sion for Independent buyers shipping
more than 100000 pounds Of butter fat
during the past year.
Bismarck.-The west Of 50 years ago
Is to be filmed on the Standing Rock
reservation. Arrangements for the
pictures were made by G. F. Burnstad,
a cattle man from Logan county. The
pictures are expected to be an elabo.
rate record Of passing Indian life.
sports and customs, and It is expected
that 1000 Sioux Indians will contrib.
ute the company. Burnstad has prom.
Used to provide the Indians with sew.
erat STEERS for barbecue after they
put on teir act.
Grand Forks.-P. Chizik. Portal
won the state trapshooting tourna
ment and championship of the North
Dakota State sportsmen's association
and with, George Duis. Grand Forks
won the team trophy cup. At the an