Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-06-27

and completely destroyed the building.
All horses were removed.
Granville.-Petitions have been cir
culated for the consolidation of the
Granville school district. 1t is ex-
pected an election will be held soon.
Minot-Liberty Bonds were present.
ed as the class gift to the Normal
school by the class graduating this
year at the presentation of the class
play.
Jamestown.-The Stutsman county
Council of Defense was recognized
here on lines to coincide with the
national council, and with an advisory
committee.
Jamestown.-The st. James Catholic
church has been given a beautiful set
Of hand painted Stations Of the
Crosse by doner, who prefers to
remain unknown.
Langdon.-The tenth annual county
fair of Cavalier county will be held at
Langdon July 10, 10 and 20. The pre-
history of the association, has just
been issued.
Grand Forks.-Lewis P. Crawford,
president Of the board of regents, spre'
sided at the laying of the cornerstone
of the new chemistry building at the
University of North Dakota. Governor
Lynn ]. Frazier laid the stone.
Grand Forks.-Dr. Thomas Franklin
Kane was indicted into office as Pres
ident of the University of North Da-
kota. The installation exercises being
attended by hundreds of people from
this and other states. The installa-
tion address was given by L. F. Craw.
ford, president of the board of regents.
Bismarck,-The constitutionality Of
the motor vehicle act, involving the
collection and distribution of 100000
n auto fees, was upheld by the state
supreme court, except as to the pro-
vision giving the secretary Of state
unlimited authority to hire deputies.
which the court ruled as an illegal del
egation of power.
Shelton.-Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Buss
suffered severe cuts and bruises when
their buggy was struck by high
powered automobile driven by Ed Mat
thes young farmer residing north Of
Enderlin, baby being carried by Mrs.
Buss escaping injury. The collision de-
molished the buggy and threw the &C.
supants into plowed field.
Dickinson-Judge G. M. Cooley in
district court here sustained local at
torneys in their execution of the viii
of James H. Caldwell. in suit
brought by Mrs. Mary L. Moran, a
daughter, to set aside an agreement
to divide with attorneys any amount
over $25 allowed here in the will, aad
as result the estate. worth 100000
will be equally divided.
Bismarck.-All north Dakota organ.
izations formed for the purpose of aid.
ing the government in the prosecution
of the war are ordered to cooperate
with the state council of defense and
conduct all their activities which have
as their object the assistance Of the
government in the prosecution Of the
war. A resolution embodying the or
der was adopted by the North Dakota
council at the instance Of tn enational
council of defense.
Bismarck.-All the ignite coal op
orators Of the state have been called
into conference with the state council
Of defense, when the problem for pro
viding some method for the distribu
tion of native coal for the coming
winter will be threshed out. The
council has organized e corporation
for the distribution of the fuel and the
operators and deala- of North Dakota
are being asked to- lend their lad IL
making it a su cess.
Minot.-The North Dakota Retail
Merchants association which met here
elected the following officers: Presi
dent, Fred P. Mann. Devils Lake; vice
president, A. L. Starr, Tower City;
treasurer, c. ]. stickney, New Rock
ford, and secretary, w. A. Donnelly
Fargo. The jobbers and merchants art
planning organizations for mutual ben
eft. Seven hundred members were ir
attendance Mandan was chosen fol
the next convention.
Minto.-T. ]. Babcock, manager Of
the Victoria elevator at Hazelton;
Harry Armstrong, Hazelton farmer
and Louis Torkleson, Hazelton mer
chant, were bound over to distric
court on a charge Of riotiag following
their preliminary hearing here. The,
are three of the fourteen men who are
alleged to have been connected will
the mob whose search for w. w
Dougherty week ago resulted in tn,
killing Of Mrs. e. L. Perras, his moth
er-in.law.
Fargo.-Uniformity Of regulations
governing the use and sale of foot
products in Minnesota, Montana. Nortl
and South Dakota and the working GU
of details for the publication Of a "fai,
price list" to. be published in ever,
county in these four states, will b.