Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-24
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nsy for Cass county, has modified the
Sabbath closing regulations as to per.
nit the sale of bread by stores ON
Sundays, holding that federal regula-
tions recently made by the food adj
permit bakeries to oper.
ate on that date, so he sees no reason
why the sale of bread. should be pro-
hibited. Attorney General William
LANCER concurs in the ruling.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
Live Stock association will hold its
annual meeting here March z and 8.
Members of the Wahpe-
ton Science school football team for
last season we're presented with let
ters and sweaters. Prof. E. o. Prath-
er presided.
Grand Fosks.-The University of
North Dakota basketball schedule,
just completed, features game with
the South Dakota University quint is
Grand Forks Feb. 20.
Mayville.-The winter term of the
Mayville normal school for the year
1917-1S opened with good enrolment.
although there is a falling off from the
corresponding enrolment last year.
Fargo.-The postotfce department
has commissioned Charles J. Camp of
IIesper and William ]. Cummings of
Pluer. The postoffice site at Hesper
has been changed twenty feet west.
Fargo.-The annual show of the
North Dakota State Poultry associa-
ton was held here in conjunction with
the Tri-State Grain Growers conven-
ton. Some of the choisest birds in
the country were shown.
Grand Forks.-February 10 has been
picked as the date for the annual
tournament of the Norwegian Ski Club
of Grand Forks, and it is expected that
Is or 100 of the northwest's most ex-
pert ski riders will participate.
Fargo.-The Cass county board of
commissioners has increased the sal.
aries of all the appointive officers 10
per cent, because of the increase in
prices of commodities due to war con-
ditions. About fifteen employees of the
court house will be benefited by the
raise, their salaries ranging from $40
to 500 month.
Fargo.-Pursuant to instructions
from the War department, medical Of
ticers of Camp Dodge will visit num-
Der of North Dakota cities for the
purpose of inspecting local draft
boards and instructing local examin-
ers in making physical examinations.
Capt. Samuel NJ. Edison and First
Lieut.. Walter w. Harrington, medical
reserve corps, will visit Fargo, Wah.
peton, Edgeley, Jamestown, Bismarck.
Dickinson and Bowman.
Fort Yates.-Chester Teeter of Self.
ridge walked all the way to Fort
Yates to offer himself to the local
board when he read that 200 North
Dakotans were to be sent to Camp
Stevens. The board, on comforting
with Adjutant General Fraser, learn
ed that all the men needed had been
sent to Oregon, and as a reward for
Teeter's patriotism he was sent to
Camp Dodge, where vacancy existed
in Sioux City's contingent.
Fargo-George w. Dixon of Wat.
ertown, S. D.; E. G. Roberts of Fort
Atkinson, Wis, and DR.. E. F. Ladd
of the North Dakota Agricultural col.
lege were among the speakers the
second day of the Grain Growers con.
vention. Byron Robb, president Ct
the Grimm Alfalfa Seed Producers as.
ISOLATION of Haynes, N. D.; ]. E. East
gate of Larimore, Charles Carlson of
Valley City, Governor Lynn ]. Fra.
zier of North Dakota. G. w. Randlett
of South Dakota Agricultural college.
Katherine Jensen of the home eco
Monies departmnt of North Dakota
Agricultural college and c. B. Walden
of the farm school were on the pro
gram the third day.
Fot Yates.-County Judge A. Meg
Beede, the Standing Rock reserva
tion's most famous prognosticator
formally announces that the Slope
is to have a winter split wide open
in the middle and closed at botl
ends. He predicts there will be
much thawing in January, with heavy
SHOWS in the spring.
Handkerchief Sclultze of New Sa
lem. at one time treasurer of Morton
county and county commissioner OF
the New Salem district for two
terms. was arrested on charge OF
violating the act relating to giving
aid and comfort to the enemy. 1t IL
charged that he circulated false state
naents tending to promote the sue
cess of the war to enemies of the
country. He was released on $1,000
bonds.
Fargo. - Twenty-four vocational
high schools will be established il
North Dakota under the direction o.
the state board of education, it was
decided at the meeting held by the
board Of trustees here. The schools
will be scattered all over the state
Ten Of these schools will be agricul
cultural institutions, 10 Industrial ani
four will specialize in home econom
les. The first two classes Of school.
will receive $500 year federal ait
while the home economics schools