Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-17
Facts About the
Fickertal State

Fessenden.-Red Cross acres In this
section are reported to have produced
Incomes of from 500 to $50 each.
Bismarck.-Stephen Taber, who died
here u few days ago, was well known
pioneer resident of these parts since
1873.
Gilby.-A gas leak in the lighting
plant ut this place nearly caused the
death of Robert Haddow, from
asphyxiation.
Bismarck.-Prince Axel of Denmark
Is sud to have been u guest in the
state while travelling incognito through
various parts of the country, last
week.
Observation-Disclosures General Fraser
has received call for $500 select
service men to be entrained for San
Francisco the latter part of this
month.
Bismarck.-Trank Heibauer, an en-
ploye Of the Hughes Electric company,
Is In the hospital near death from fly
ing fragments of an exploded fly
wheel.
Fargo.-The county draft boards
throughout the state have instructions
to call off physical examinations Of
draftees while the epidemic of influ-
enza continues.
Wahpeton.-Careful estimates place
the present years wheat crop In
Rtchland county at value Of approx
mately $18,0OO.OOO. The yield In BUSH
els is about 100000.
Grand Forks.-J. F. T. O'Connor of
this city has been recommended by
Governor Frazier for a position in the
Office of Provost Marshal General
Crowder at Washington.
Grand FOrks.-L. B. Mathis0n, de-
serter, self-confessed auto thief and
jail breaker, who is wanted here and
at other points about the country, Is
still ut large, according to latest re-
ports.
Observation-Disclosures Talcott of the
state penitentiary proposes to keep the
Spanish "flu" out of his institution II
possible, and has put the ban on all
visiting Of the place by outsiders while
the epidemic is prevalent.
Fargo.-Under new food administra-
tion rules for public eating houses, eff
fective from and after October p, no
kitchen garbage of any kind may be
burned or destroyed, but must be saved
for animal food Or reduction to con-
serve the fats.
ThOmpson.-Several hundred BUSH
els of valuable grain and other farm
property were destroyed by fire start
ed when lightning struck the barns of
Fred Schenk and George Behl, about
six miles apart, during an electrical
storm near here.
Dickinson.-A young boy practiclng
with % caliber rifle accidentally shot
Cecil Mitchell, assistant express agent
here. The wound took effect In the
abdomen and is serious, although re-.
c0very o fthe victim is not quite con-
fidently hoped for.
Bismarck. - Sergt. Albert Shaw,
whose death in action was reported q
few days ago, was a former employee
in the office Of the secretary Of state.
The young man was the son If d. B.
Shaw, Tower City grain buyer, and
leaves a brother also In the military
service Of Uncle Sam.
Mandan.-A wealthy Indian from
Oklahoma, in this city en- route from
Montana where he had been transact
ing business, wired from here to his
home town to put him down for q
subscription of $4,000 for the fourth
Liberty loan campaign.
Bismarck.-At a windup meeting Of
the state bank deposit guaranty board
it was found that 700 of North Da-
kota's 7O5 state banks had complied
with the requirements necessary to
place their deposits under the protec-
ton Of the state guaranty fund. The
five remaining banks have been closed
or are under investigation.
Bismarck.-As result of the high
cost of living, the next legislative as
selnbly will be confronted with re-
quest from the various heads of de-
partments for 25 per cent increase
in the appropriation for clerk hire.
These increases will apply to all state
employees except the elective heads of
departments whose salaries are fixed
by law,
Grand Forks.-The preliminary esti.
mate Of the United States bureau Of
crop estimates made public today,
places the North Dakota wheat yield
at 13, oats "a, and barley 21h BUSH
els per- acre; harvest conditions of
corn, 76 per cent; flax, IS per cent !;
potatoes, 80 per cent. The estimated
state wheat production is 100000;
oats, 60,500,OO0; barley 38,5OO,OOO.
Fargo.-Charles Brewer, well known
former newspaper man and until re-
Gently secretary Of the North Dakota
state board Of regents, has gone to the
sunny southland as an editorial writer
for a prominent newspaper in New
Orleans. Brewer came here from At
lanta, Georgia, many years ago, as edi-
tor of the Daily Forum of this city
when that paper was owned by Ed.