Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-08

Langd0n.-Over 5000 gallons Of gas
oline was destroyed here recently on
account Of its poor standard.
Kindred.-The Kindred farmers ele-
vator is completed and will be ready
to handle the bumper crop Of 1918.
Oakes.-Sam Geizler, . young man
Of this place, is dead as . result Of
being overcome by gas while helping
dig well.
Maddock.-Farmers in the north
part Of the county loaded a car of
wool At York, estimated to be worth
about $4,000.
Bismarck.-E. H. Conibar Of Indian.
apolis has been assigned to North Da.
kota by the Federal food administra.
ton to aid the threshers Of the state.
Fargo-Girl taxi drivers have re-.
placed men drivers here. The girl
drivers will receive SIG week and
work from z q. m. to 2 p. M. with two
hours of.
Fargo.-Class men cannot be re,
leased for any other branch Of the
military service in North Dakota un-
der an order issued by Adjt.-Gen. An.
gus Fraser.
Forman.-Sargent county will hold
its first fair for three days beginning
Sept. 10. The fair will be held at For.
man and prizes have been offered in
all departments.
Bismarck. - Bismarck's nine-mile
paving project, whose completion has
consumed all of one summer and parts
Of the present season and the late
summer and fall Of 1916, is finished.
sutton.-The local postofiice was
visited by burglars. The money draw
er containing about $50 pennies and
about that amount in nickels and
dimes was cleaned out, but nothing
else was disturbed.
Fargo.-Elling Evenson and Mrs.
Anton Harburg, living northeast. of
Englevate, Ransom county, were
killed at Mapleton whom Northern
Pacific train struck the automobile IN
which they were riding.
Sheldon.-William McLees, about so
years of age, was killed instantly at
his farm about 10 miles south Of here
when he was struck by a bolt Of light
ming during severe electrical storm
which passed over this section.
Grand Forks.-Arnold G. AL, man.
ager of the Dacotah Pharmacy, and
one Of the best known druggists in
the state. died Of blood poisoning
which had been caused by the infec-
ton Of small pimple on his face.
Grand Forks.-Roger w. Cooley,
who has been professor of law at the
University of North Dakota since Sep
ltember, 1911, has left for Washington.
where. he is to be one Of the assistants
to the general counsel of the bureau
Of war risk insurance.
Jamestown.-Cupid has again Joined
hands with Mars. Miss Rose Tho
MALE of jamestown has been visiting
in Iowa, and while gone she became
the bride Of Sergeant William Bauk-
necht. former Mandan boy now sta
toned at Camp Dodge.
Bfsmarck.-North Dakota has to fur.
nish $40 volunteer nurses for war
work. For more than two weeks In.
tensive preparations for this cam
paign were under way. The woman's
committee Of the National Council Of
Defense is in charge Of the state drive.
Observation-Disclosures to be dope
fiends in search Of drugs, r. J. Kelly,
a salesman. and Richard O'Malley, a
brakeman. were captured in Casselton
as they were making their escape
from the Office Of Dr.. L. G. Hormell.
They were captured only after a spir.
tied chase.
! Bismarck.-Rev. ]. Fontana, German
Evangelical church here, was found
guilty Of sedition by jury in federal
court. Rev. Fontana was CHARGED
with attempting to hinder sale of Lib.
erty bonds among his congregation
and with interfering in other ways
with prosecution Of the war.
Bismarck.-After an examination Of
the books Of the Security state Bank
of Knox, State Bank Examiner ]. r.
1 Walters said there 10 q shortage Of
between $4,000 and 100000. He
asserts the shortage was kept under
cover BY q series Of forssries dating
back three years.
Kindred.-The Crangill elevator IN
Kindred was destroyed BY frs origin.
ating, 1t is believed, by rats gnawing
at matches. the total loss being about
$4,000. The grain plant was owned
by B. G. Crangill Of Kindred. It IL not
likely that the elevator win be recon.
structed. There were only 100 bush.
els Of grain in It ct the time.
Fargo-soil experts Of seven states.
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Iowa, Kansas, Montana and Wiscon.
sin. held q conference here with o..
wald shriner, Of the department az
agriculture. In connection with the
campaign to bring absut the greater
use Of fertilizer and manure IN In.
creasing crop production In Central
and Northwest states.
Bismarck.-When Burleigh -county's
draft men reported to entrain for
Camp Custer, Il was found that the
board had too many men on it, hands,
The ohicials called for dve volunteers
who would be willing to stay at homo.
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