Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-07

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the 1919 convention city for the
North Dakota Society of Engineers
at the close of the tenth annual con.
veEtion here.
Dickinson.-The much talked about
briquetting plant for Dickinson is
now an assured fact. General Peake,
j. F. Brodie and Ed. Hughes while at
Fargo clinched the matter. The con-
struction of the plant will commence
in June.
Fargo. - Ninety.two indictments
have been returned by the grand jury
in federal court here. Thirteen of
them were voted in sedition cases,
Thirty bills were voted on for the
violation Of the federal liquor ship.
ments act.
Minot.-Burton G. Ford, in charge
Of the Minot branch of the state pub.
lie health laboratory. has been called
by the draft, and the laboratory will
be closed. 1t is expected that the
state board of regents will take &C.
ton in having the office reopened.
Bismarck. - Five thousand applica.
lions for 1918 automobile tags were
received III the mails in one day for
the office Of the secretary of state.
according to Secretary of State
Thomas Hall. This number, Mr..
Hall says, establishes a new record
for the office.
New Rockford.-E. H. Brewington
OF New Rockford was sentenced to
serve five years and six months in
the state penitentiary by Judge c. W.
Buttz. Two statutory and one boot
Logging charge were lodged against
the defendant. He pleaded guilty to
one Of the former charges.
Minot. - Tho Lutheran drive for
$4,000, North Dakota's quota of
$7"0,000 to be raised in the United
States for the benefit of the Lutheran
soldiers at the different cantonments,
has been largely oversubscribed &C.
cording to R. A. Nestos of this city,
chairman for North Dakota.
Washington.-No embargoes against
shipments Of bituminous coal from
lake docks to, North and South Da-
kota will be put into effect, the Unit.
ed States fuel administration has an.
nounced. The feul administration, af.
ter investigation, decided such a step
would be inadvisable at this time.
Bismarck. - North Dakota's first
war council was successfully launch
ed here ending in one mass meeting
at the auditorium and an overflow
demonstration at the Grand theater.
Patriotic enthusiasm. a determine
tfon to sacrifice that America can
win and democracy triumph, charac-
terized every session and brought
home to the people of the state the
enormity of the task that lies be-
fore the nation.
Minot Il. G. White, superintend-
ent Of schools at W1lliston for the
last four years has been elected su-
perintendent of the Afinot city
schools. The Minot board of educa-
ton has offered new contracts to
all the teachers except the super.
visors of drawing. music. .penman.
ship. reading and physical educa-
tion. AS a matter of economy it
was decided to dispense with these
teachers and permit others to take
up their work.
Fargo-Dr. T. F. Ladd. state food
administrator. has issued a sharp
warning to retailers throughout
North Dakota who willfully refuse
to comply with the new food regula.
lions which went into effect Febru-
ary 10 and declared that such retail
ers who refuse to obey the regula-
tions laid down by the food admins.
tration would be cut off from their
source Of supply. throug regulatory
source Of supply through regulatory
the licensed wholesaler.
Bismarck A telegram from New
York city announced the marriage Of
Attorney General William LANCER to
Miss Lydia Cady Of New York. Gov.
ernor Lynn ] Frazier and Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction N. C.
Macdonald. who are in the east at
tending educational conferences, were
present at tho ceremony. After the
wedding reception was given at
the brides home, Mr.. and Mrs. Lang
er will go south, it is understood, for
week or ten days. trip. before re-
turning to Bismarck, where they will
MAKE their home.
Bismarck. - President Wilson sent
greetings to the big war conference
held here in these words: II con-
graduate North Dakota upon the pa
triotic spirit that has led to this war
conference. From the personal con-
tact (among war workers in such
meetings comes an understanding and
inspiration that will soon be reflected
in like enthusiasm and unity of pur.
pose among fellow citizens. and it is
only by united and determined eff.
forts of all loyal Americans that this
people will win its great fight for
fair and honest dealings among the
nations of the world.-Woodrow VIII.
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