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

Devils Lake.-The Ramsey county
Red Cross has sent so big boxes Of
comforts to headquarters.
Glendale. The Glendale normal
basketball team has returned from q
trip to South Dakota upon which the
team won three of four games played.
jamestown. - Fletcher Anderson,
formerly Of Jamestown. left for Fort
Riley with five Cass county registered
men, all to enter the medical division
of the army service.
Valley City.-The International Har-
vester company has opened a tractor
school in this city. A full course of
instructions that can be grasped in
one weeks time is being put on.
Valley City. - Smith Stimmel, only
survivor of Lincoln's bodyguard, ad-
dressed the students of the state nor
NAL school here on Lincoln's birth
day. His subject was abraham Lin
coln."
Towner.-Despondent because three
Of her sons had been called for the
draft, Mrs. Charles kriedeman, AZ
years, killed herself by firing a bullet
through her heart. A husband. one
daughter and four sons, three of whom
are in the draft, survive.
Wyndmere.-Worry over the draft
and the circumstances in which it
would leave his father If all the boys
were taken, is believed to have been
the motive which prompted John STAT
/ vi 4 0r En-
end his life by shooting.
Grand Forks-The first case so far
reported of Grand Forks man try
ing to buy exemption from military
service came to light when certain
papers in connection with the Incl
dent were returned. to the local draft
board. He will be punished.
Minot-A large number of Ward
county farmers have filed applications
for seed grain, to be acted upon by
the county commissioners. The coun.
ty recently issued $250,0OO in bonds
to pay for the seed, which is furnished
the farmers whose crops failed last
year.
Bismarck.-The railway commission
has been notified that the Great North
ern Railroad company intends to ap-
peal from the orders of the commits.
sion to build a depot at Fairview. N.
D., to the supreme court. The order
of the commission was sustained by
the lower court.
Dickinson.-Fire broke out in the
Gorham Cooperative store at Belfield
recently and before 1t was discovered
had gained such Roadway as to pre-
clude control. The building, stock
and good will of the business was
taken over not long ago by the Cor.
ham Cooperative Mercantile Co.
Wilton. - At a contract price Of
$4,000, w. D. Lowell of Minneapolis
was awarded the contract for putting
in the water system for the city.
James Kennedy of Fargo was award.
ed the contract, for the construction
Of the sewers at a bid of $4,000. The
contracts call for the completion of
the wells by April Is and for the
tower and tank May Is.
Minot.-The case charging violation
Of the Sunday law by w. H. Shaw,
president of the Minot city commits.
sion: was dismissed by Justice John
Lynch. Shaw was arrested OH orders
from Attorney General William Ian.
ger for showing war pictures on Sun
day, an alleged violation of the Sun
day closing law. A picture was shown
for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Observation-Disclosures in Uncle
Sans military service will not lose
their rights through failure to make
annual payments when due, announces
the commissioner of the general land
office. Local land Offices are in.
structed to make request for these
payments, but upon advice from the
soldier or sailor that he is unable to
meet them, an extension is to be
granted.
Dickinson.-The mangled body Of a
man about 25 years old, found in a
coal car some time ago at Dodge and
which has never been identified, was
murdered, according to the findings
of a coroner's jury. The car was
loaded at zenith and unloaded at
OOu6o JduudFy q. MINERS at zenith
say they know nothing of the body
Of a man being in the car when they
loaded it.
Fargo. - The Great Northern. the
Northern Pacific and the Farmers
railroad. the latter operating a line
from Devils Lake to Hansboro, N. D.,
have brought suit in the federal court
Of North Dakota to efjoin all county
treasurers of the counties in which
they operate, from collecting that
part Of the 1917 taxes against the
roads which the companies claim is
excessive.
Fargo.-Letters received in North
Dakota the last few days from the
boys in France tell of the smashing
of the First North Dakota. now known
as the 164th U. s. Infantry. The
grafton, Minot, Bismarck. Dickinson
and Fargo companies are divided and
it is expected that The whole regiment
| will be split up, the units being as.