Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-04
North Dakota
News Siftings

blight reported on winter rye ~ North
Dakota, according to Ii. l.. Bolley,
state pure seed commissioner.
Minot.-The two express compan.
les will unite their offices in Minot
hereafter it is announced. Both Of.
fees will, however, be kept open.
Willow Gity.-Superintenden Har-
ry L. Polk of the Willow City schools
has been called for service and will
report for duty at the end of this
month.
McVille.-The corner stone for the
new Norwegian Lutheran church here
was laid Sunday. There was a big
crowd in attendance and many noted
speakers appeared on the program.
Mandan.-Mrs. Mary Tischida, Wild
ow of Stephen Tischida, died in a
Mandan hospital as the result of
burns suffered when she poured gaso-
line on fire. thinking it was kero-
Sene.
Hankinson.-The Catholic Order
of Foresters' state convention here
was attended by large number of
people. Hankinson did itself proud
in its hospitality extended the dele.
gates.
transformation Mueller, convict
ed of second degree murder in 1916
and sentenced to 30 years in the state
penitentiary, has just ben transferred
from the Stutsman county Jail to the
penitentiary.
Crary-Friends of Lieut.. Berto
Olson, formerly of Hillsboro, and this
place, who was reported dead some
months ago, are informed that he is
located on the ITALIAN front, facing
the Austrians.
raising a fund for the purchase of
q motor dental ambulance, which will
carry the name of North Dakota and
if possible, will be manned by North
Dakota dentists.
Valley City.-More than 100 diplo.
mas were awarded to the mebers Of
the senior class in the closing pro.
gram of the twenty-sixth annual COM
mencement exercises at the state nor.
NAL school here.
Grand Forks.-Hog cholera Is cpl
demic in certain parts of Grand Forks
county. Quarantines have been placed
against several farms and the county
farm agent has taken other measures
to fight the disease.
Forman.-Hit by an automobile
while crossing street, w. e. Nelson,
a pioneer resident of the community
is dead. He survived the injuries sew
eral weeks. The car driver was ex-
onerated from all blame.
Portal.-The Portal International
has no pro-Germans on its subscrip-
tion list. Two weeks ago the paper
published an editorial asking any
pro-German to step into the office and
stop the paper. None came.
Grand Forks.-The annual summer
meeting Of the North Dakota Press
association will be held in Grand
Forks on Friday and Saturday, July
IL and 13. Among the speakers will
be Adam Bede of Minnesota.
Robinson.-C. +. Depke. lumber
agent here, who, it is alleged, had
made utterances derogatory to the
United States government and the
American Red Cross, was undressed
and his body covered with yellow
paint. Depke then resigned and
swore out warrants for the arrest OF
several Of the crowd, who were fined
SIS each.
Bismarck.-B. V. Wilmot. former
district passenger agent of the North
ern Pacific in Milwaukee, has been
appointed to a similar position with
headquarters here. covering all of the
main line and branches west from
Mckenzie to Glendive, Mont. Mr.
Wilmot's territory includes the Lin
ton, Mott, Killdeer and Golden Valley
branches.
Schafer-James Fl. McCutcheon I.
in the county Jail here awaiting sen
tence for third degree burglary. hav
ing confessed that he rihed the cast
register in Newman and Gullickson'!
garage at Watford City. taking $685.
in currency. In breaking a window
to enter he cut his hand. leaving /,
telltale trail of blood which resulted
in his prompt arrest.
Fargo-Henry G. Wick, Cavalier
was elected grand master, Anil P
I,enhart, deputy grand master! Chas
Il. Best. Lisbon, senior grand warden
Allen V. Haig, Devils Lake, JUNO
grand warden of the North Dakot:
grand lodge A. F. and A. NJ, at TIL,
annual meetings of the lodge in tn,
Masonic temple here. Clinton D
lord, Park River. was reelected gran,
treasurer and Walter L. Stockwel1
Fargo, grand secretary.
Fargo.-Grand Forks was chosel
as the next melting place of the Nortl
Dakota Medical association, whic
closed two-day session here. o.
ficers were elected as follows: E. A
Pray. Valley City, president; W. Z
Baldwin, Casselton, first vice pres
dent; Fred Euing, Kenmare, secon
vice president; Fl. G. French, Gran
Forks. third vice president; H. j
Casselton, secretary. and w. F. Sill
Ter, Devils Lake, treasurer.
Mfnot.-J. G. futile, Frank Fer