Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-08
North Dakota
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Fargo.-John Reuter- Of Dickinson
won the North Dakota golf champion
ship by defeating Thomas Hull Of
Fargo, IL up and 10 to play.
Mtchigan.-Mrs. e. w. Hebron died
at her home here at the age Of 90
years. She leaves a son and three
stepsons to mourn her death.
Mandan.-Five hundred pounds OF
white flour were found boarded in the
home Of Nick Wirtz of Mandan, Fed
eral food authorities announced.
Grand Forks.-There is serious dan
ger of a coal shortage in this section
of North Dakota, according to the sur.
vey made by the Grand Forks Com.
mercial club.
Oakes.-Many bad storms have been
reported throughout Dickey county the
past week. Hail has destroyed hun
dreds of acres Of good crop and wind
has torn buildings in places.
Fingal.-Mrs. c. e. Batcheller of
this place, the first woman president
of national bank in North Dakota,
is now in France installing filing cab
inets at all branch offices Of the Amer
lean Red Cross.
Jamestown.-Rev. r. Burke Of Sut-
ton, Neb., has dedicated new church
for a German-speaking congregation
in the northwestern part of the coun-
ty. He was formerly pastor at Me
dina.
Page.-Falling from a wagon to the
ground. only five feet. Esther Sang,
aged 4, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Sang. was instantly killed at the
farm Of her parents In Page township,
her neck being broken.
Valley City.-Rev. G. w. Lyon; one
Of the best known Congregational min
listers in North Dakota, has enlisted
for Y. M. G. A. service, and will leave
within few days to enter the service.
He has been granted years leave of
absence.
Rolla.-Arthur and Ischem Williams
|fof Rolla, brothers, enlisted together
year ago, crossed the water together,
fell seriously wounded in the same
battle in France, and their names
stand side by side on the United
States casualty list.
Valley City.-Edgar A. Fisher of
Noltimier township was drowned In
France, according to telegram which
was received here. The body was re-
covered. He was first lieutenant in
the regular army, being attached to
the Thirty-eighth infantry.
Minot.-Several hundred Minot bust
ness men are ready to go into the har-
vest fields, with ]. A. Roell at the
head of the city labor reserve, and
Gale s. Robinson. secretary. The re-
serve will be known as the Ward
County War Service club.
Fargo.-A hail loss aggregating
100000 in La Moure county, and
from 100000 to $75o,e00 in stutsman
county, is estimated as a result of the
storm that swept those two counties
recently, according to several hail in
surance adjusters who have already
been on the scene.
Bismarck.-Word has been received
here that Mrs. Leo Nolan, wife of a
popular Bismarck commercial travel.
or, who left to join her husband who
was anticipating draft call at Brook
ings, 8. D., had died suddenly. She
was in the best of health and spirits
when she left here.
Kloten.-Owen Lofthus had q mar.
row escape from serious injury while
returning from Fargo In his car. The
car skidded over an embankment and
turned turtle, pinning him underneath
In ditch full Of water. He managed
to kick the door open and crawl out,
escaping with few bruises. The car
was badly damaged.
Bathgate.-Private Henry J. Miron
OF Bathgate, with record of seven.
teen months Of service in the trenches
with the Canadians, is dead in Scot.
land. according to word received here
He was wounded twice In a recent en-.
gagement, and was discharged from
service. On his way home, however,
he became sick, and succumbed.
Minot.-ole Peterson. an aged Nor
l "S6AssAA AoOOA0A VI 0A4UOk, WHO UrOUp0O
dead, left his entire fortune for the
care Of the poor in Minot. Peterson
came to this country q poor man and
worked as section hand for a Ions
time. He acquired small piece OF
land that he later sold to the railroad
which formed the nucleus of his for.
tune.
Dickinson. This city now has q
woman lawyer in Miss Frances Bur
nett. sister Of Attorney w. F. Bur
nett. She passed with the highest
honors in q successful class Of nine
teen candidates for admission to the
bar. She is the second woman to take
up the practice of law in North Da
kota, and the first to engage in THU
profession west Of the Missouri river
Valley City.-selmar Kyssk and
Kenneth Eckel, 16-year-old boys. res
cued Miss Helen Thomas, q valley
City normal school student, from
death by drowning in the Sheyennt
river Miss sThoynaa nnah1n a. s.-s-