Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24
Facts About the
Fickertal State

Fargo.-This city has gone into the
Extraordinarily class in bank
clearings
Grand Forks.-The local K. Of p
lodge invested $4,000 in fourth LIB.
erty loan bonds.
Fargo.-The state board Of nurses
examiners will hold an examination for
registration on November s.
Bismarck.-William J. Robinson has
been named as state engineer to sue.
coed Jay w. Bliss. who has resigned.
Sutton.-About 500 worth Of mer.
chandise was stolen by burglars who
looted the Sutton Mercantile com.
pany's store here.
Willistoh.-E. A. Palmer, head of g
local law firm, and brother of Prof. w
G. Palmer Of the North Dakota Agri.
cultural college, is dead.
LisbOn.-The annual meeting Of the
Ransom County Sunday School asso-
citation, which was to have been held
shortly. has been postponed.
Lehigh.SThe reorganization Of q
fuel company that formerly operated
mines ut this place IL expected to re.
vive the coal producing industry here.
Bismarck.-Four registered York
shire "porkers'' were sold to q local
meat market few days ago for $3.50.
the highest price ever paid here.
Wahpeton.-V. 1. Ward, for six years
athletic coach at the state science
school. is dead, after a career in which
he turned out many winning teams.
Bismarck.-Mrs. Frank Milhollan,
wife Of one Of the Republican nOmi-
nees for state railroad commissioner,
is dead from the Spanish influenza.
Harvey.-The Harvey band, which
went overseas for military service with
the North Dakota second regiment,
has been given flattering recognition
by recent writer in the Atlantic
Monthly.
FargO.-Heavy smoke clouds from
the Minnesota forest fires swept over
considerable portions of this state fol-
lowing the big blaze in the Duluth dis
trict few days ago.
Killdeer.-Fire starting in the base
ment of the three-story Nord hotel
here completely destroyed the struc-
ture, and it was only by quick work
that the postoffice was saved.
Beach.-Four local young mems
names appeared in single weeks
lists Of soldiers who have made the
supreme sacrifice in their country's
service within the past four days.
Mandan.-Thirteen cases Of liquor
were confiscated by local officials from
a cache just outside of town. B. Fisk
and J. Toman were charged with hav-
ing unlawfully imported the same.
Jamestown.-Sergt. Dana w. Trim
BILE, formerly of this city, has been
awarded the distinguished service
cross for extraordinary valor displayed
in rescuing wounded men at Scissors
in July.
Minot.-Ward county commission
ers have decided that owing to unfav-
orable crop conditions in the county
this year they will require farmers to
pay only part on their years seed
notes this fall.
Linton.-The summarizing of the
threshers' reports for September in
Emmons county by County Agent H.
o. Sauer shows: Wheat, 196,113 BUSH
els from an acreage of 23,235, making
an average of S.44 bushels per acre.
Fargo.-Local foundrymen have
placed applications with the regional
director of the war resources COM
mittee for the assignment of necessary
commodities for the governments use
which may be manufactured here.
Bismarck.-State Commissioner of
Agriculture John N. Hagan expresses
the belief that 1920 per bushel guar
anteed price for wheat will be insult
ficient to stimulate the required vol
.ume of production for the coming
year.
Grand Forks.-The state board of
health's ban on public meetings in in
fluenza infected districts caused the
postponement of the annual meeting
of the North Dakota Federation of
Woman's clubs, which was scheduled
to be held on the 18th inst.
Carrington.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. A.
Graham of this place have the unusual
honor of being entitled to four stars
in their family service flag, since their
son Kenneth qualified for entry into
the students army training corps
Three sons are already in the war.
Bismarck.-Samuel Torgerson OF
Grand Forks, Walter Reed of Armenia
and w. p. Macomber of Wilton con.
stitute the industrial advisors of the
district draft board for the state
They will assist the board with in.
formation bearing on the correc>
classification of registrants as to in.
dustrial exemption claims.
Fargo.-North Dakota subscribers
to the fourth Liberty loan rolled ur
contributions amounting to approx
mately $20,O00,OOO, according to w. j
Morrish, publicity director Of the cam
paign committee, in u statement made
few days ago. 1t is stated that IL
counties had oversubscribed theil
quotas. The state was among the
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