Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21

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tario township has admitted to the
sheriff of Ramsey county that he stole
quantity of oats from his employer,
Fred Wolfe.
| Bismarck.-GOvernor Frazier has Is.
sued proclamation designating this
week as War Club Week" through.
out the state and urges the organiza-
community.
Mayville.-Miss Anna Nestos, one
OF the teachers in the Mayville city
schools, has announced her candidacy
| for the office of county superintend-
ent of schools of Trail county at the
June primaries.
Lankin.-William Swartz has been
notified that he has been appointed
postmaster here. He has already Sc
cured the fixtures of the postoffice
and it is understood he has rented the
present quarters.
| Grand Forks. The state high
school conference, which has asso-
ciated with it the athletic meet, tho
high school debate and the declama,
ton contest, will be held at the state
university here on May 16 and IL.
Mandan.-The knights of Pythias
convention for North Dakota, sclled-
uled for this year in Mandan, has been
laid over for a year, announcement
being made here of such decision. The
decision to eliminate the convention
was made as war economy move
ment.
Fargo.-Bishop John Poyntz Tyler
and DR.. R. A. Beard, both of this
city, have been elected as commit
tee of two which has before them
the selection of new president for
Fargo college to succeed John w.
Hansel. who resigned in February and
left for Chicago.
Mott.-Fifty Hettinger county farm.
ers have agreed to set aside one acre
of grain for the benefit Of the Red
Cross. Should each of these acres
produce the North Dakota average of
10 bushels of wheat, the Red Cross
will be enriched at harvest time to
the extent of $1,000.
Minto.-With the passing of the
days of the big flax fields in this sec.
tion of the state, comes the announce.
ment that the old tow mill, which
has been run for years by Frank
Lizakowski, will be dismantled At
one time the mill shipped as high as
IS carloads each season.
Grand Forks.-A. J. Surratt, Fed.
eral state field agent for North Da.
kota, reporting on the amount of farm
grain reserves in this state March ],
says the wheat reserve is better than
other grains. The corn reserve Is the
lowest on record and the oats re.
serve. the report says. will not meet
the feed and seed conditions.
Observation-Disclosures General G.
Angus Fraser has received an official
call from Provost Marshal General
Crowder for North Dakota's deferred
quota of the first draft, representing
IS per cent of the men originally
called. or approximately $500. to be
moved to Camp Dodge, during a five
day period, beginning March 30.
Portland.-Henry o. Anderson has
again demonstrated his ability as a
hunter and trapper. During the win
ter he bagged 25 foxes and wolves
which he has disposed of for over
$500. He spends all his spare time
every winter hunting and trapping
and finds that it pays him we'll.
Bfsmarck-The state superintend
ent of public instruction has appor
toned 201,OS4 North Dakota children
$466S,525.72 as the February appor
tion of the state tuition fund. derived
-"incipally from the interest and in
come on moneys derived from the
sale of state university and school
lands and partly from fines and taxes
From the former $464, 504.04 is appor
toned, and from the latter $4,O21. 6s
Fort Yales.-A three days council
beginning April 4. will be held a,
Fort Thompson. Crow Creek reser
walton, on the Black Hills claims. in
which the Dakotas formerly holding
this territory, allege that the United
States government is in their debt
to the extent Of several million dol
lars. By order Of Commissioner Cato
Sells, this will be the final council
on this question, and the findings Of
the conference will be basis fol
the filing of claims at Washington.
New England-Olaf Norby, who
sold his farm two years ago and re-
turned to Norway, is back, with three
more children. He has bought back
his old homestead, paying a premium
Of $40 per acre over the price for
which he sold it, and he is perpar
ing to stay. "The experience is worth
all it cost me-" says Olaf. 81 wis.
other disconnected North Dakota
farmers might go back where they
came from and learn to return and
be satisfied with the best country
on EARTH"
Fargo. the Kaiser's
Goat" novel campaign inaugurated
by the Cass County War Savings
stamp committee to help stimulate
the sale of thrift stamps here. has
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