Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-18
North Dakota
News Sifings

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Fair will be held July % to %, inclu.
sive, and promises to be the greatest
interstate exposition ever held there.
Observation-Disclosures will be made
an additional delivery point for al
legged draft -evaders, according to Off.
cial information received here from
Washington.
Arnegard.-The stockholders of the
farmers elevator here are considering
the advisability of forming a livestock
shipping association among the farm.
ers Of that vicinity.
La Moure.-Robert Fleming of
this city has been awarded the Croix
de Guerre, the highest honor the
French government can bestow on
soldier, for gallantry in action.
Bismarck.-The month just passed
was by far the dryest June in the his.
tory of the Bismarck weather bureau,
which was established in 1875. The
precipitation for the entire month was
80 OF an inch.
Kindred-Mr. and Mrs. Toilet Han.
son, pioneer residents, celebrated the
golden anniversary of their wedding
with large number Of friends and
relatives present. The couple came to
Kindred IS years ago.
Fargo.-Thrown down by team of
mad horses, George Curron, 35, was
trampled to death on farm near
Mapleton, this county. The mans rel
atives reside in Saskatchewan, Can,
but have not been located.
jamestown. - Stutsman county is
confronted with the problem Of pro-
viding flfty-one more men for the July
draft call by the process of reclassifi-
cation. Only 102 men are left in Class
! and the July call asks for 153 men.
Fargo.-Over half Of the fund re-.
Quired for the purchase of a dental
motor ambulance, to be the gift of the
North Dakota Dental association for
service in France, has been raised.
The movement was launched at the
recent meeting in Grand Forks of the
state association.
Minot.-Fred Rem, % years Of age,
of Epping, was killed in action June
20, according to information received
here by his sisters, Mrs. Henry Scher-
degger and Miss Alta Rem. He was
a machinist at Epping and enlisted
with Company E at Williston, where
his parents reside.
Kulm.-Rev. o. F. Felth of Fargo
was elected moderator of the North
Dakota Swedish Baptist conference at
the annual meeting held here, attend
ed by delegates representing all
churches in the conference. F. A. AS
lund was elected secretary; John Nor
dell, vice president, and J. A. Tern
lund, treasurer.
Grand Forks.-Gladys Allen, a teach
er near Merrifield, is running % by
SO tractor on g. W. Asbury's field
these days. Miss Allen started in as
a "reg'lar" farmer the day after the
beginning Of the school vacation and
has been at it ever since, working
from early till late in the regulation
woman's farming outfit.
Tower City.-Harold Beltmann, 20,
Of Tower City, was killed in action
with the United States marine corps
in France, according to a cablegram
received by his parents from another
son, Albert Beltmann, in France. Belt
mann is the second Tower City man
to be killed in three days, Sergeant
George Slime being the first.
Grand Forks.-Grand Forks is to
have another daily newspaper, estab.
lished by the Nonpartisan league,
which has sold stock to several hun.
dred farmers In this section of the
state. The date for launching the new
paper has not yet been fixed, a new
building being in course of construci
ton for the housing Of the publication.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota BIZ.
liardmen's association is to be given
the privilege Of doing its own house.
cleaning with no aid as the result of
action taken by the Council Of De.
tense. The matter of closing billiard
and pool halls during harvest season,
all or part of the time also was left to
the discretion Of the association mem.
bers.
Oakes-Richard washdal, q promi
nent farmer residing near here, is un.
der arrest, charged with sedition
United States Deputy Marshal Scott
Of Fargo made the arrest, the accused
being taken before United States Com.
missioner Perry of Glendale. He
furnished bonds and. his case will be
tried at the fall term of the Federal
court in Fargo.
Bismarck. = Rains which fell in
amounts varying from one.tenth to an
inch over central North Dakota have
revived scorched wheat fields, bright.
ened up corn, potatoes, oats and bar.
ley and have saved thousands of acres
Of fax which was slow in terminating
or which would not have terminated
at all. but for this timely rain. 1.-THE
rain In itself is not sufficient to save
the crop. but 1t will tide it over for a
few days until we get more rain, and
It is of inestimable value to North
Dakota" said Weather Observer o. w.
Roberts.
Stanton. = Sheep owned by Joe
Stephens have been poisoned in large
numbers and an. official Investigation
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