Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-21
North Dakota
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city. was killed at Kallispel by a
train. The body was brought to this
city for burial.
Churches .Ferry.-All local teachers
have been hired again. Supt Gould,
Prof. Braden and Miss Teresa Brow
by have already signed contracts to
remain.
Petersburg.-The sum of $35 was
realized at program and basket So
cial given by Olga Christianson and
her pupils in School No. 2, Petersburg
township.
Bismarck.-State Examiner ]. r..
Waters has issued call for the con-
ditionsNof North Dakota's more than
zoo state banks and half dozen trust
companies as of starch a.
Parshall.-It is probable the soil in
this section of the state will be ready
for the seed by April 1. The warm
spell of last week thawed out the
plowed fields fully three inches.
Hannah.-The State Bank of Wales
has been recognized with William
Dew, president; ]. w. David, vice.
president; c. P. Getchell, cashier, and
H. r. Pressnall, assistant cashier.
Grand Forks.-Forty young men
and women of Grand Forks county
and surrounding districts wrote civil
service examinations for department.
al clerkships at the Federal building.
Devils Lake.-The Hope consolidat-
ed school in Ramsey county, recent
ly destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt
soon and teacherage will be added
as a home for the staff of instruc-
tors.
| JCando.-Col. John A. Ely, one of
the well-known pioneers of this Sec
ton of the state, died at his home
here. Mr.. Ely was at one time re.
ceiver of the U. S. land office at
Towner.
Inkster.-Mrs. R. E. Farnum has re.
ceived letter from her son, who
was recently wounded while fighting
at the front. He says the injury is
only leg wound and he expects to
be out soon.
Langdon.-M. R. Hussey of Crooks.
ton was awarded the contract for the
construction of the new city hall and
power plant by the city council in
session. Work will be started on the
hall about April 1.
Fargo.-Students in Fargo high
school who have strated first-year
German will be permitted to take
their second year of the course, but
no new classes will be started in the
high school next fall.
BoWman.-Bowman county is issu
ing seed grain bonds and the county
commissioners have gone into South
Dakota and Iowa for seed oats and
feed oats, this being the only grain
that will be needed here.
Medora.-Nels Nichols is preparing
to start campaign of Ignite educa.
ton. He declared many people are
prejudiced against the fuel because
they do not understand how to use
1t economically and satisfactorily.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
Livestock association convention cleo.
ted John Wild of Osanbrook presi
dent, w. H. Peters of Fargo. secre
tary-treasurer, and d. H. Critchfield
Of Fargo, salesmanager. Valley City
was picked as the 1919 meeting place
Grafton.-One hundred and thirty
men and women of Grafton are serv
ing under the stars and stripes in
this country or in the trenches in
France. Steps are being taken by
the officers of the Grafton CONNER
cial club for the dedication of mu.
nicipal service flag.
Fargfo.-The office Of the chief
clerk of the railway mail service re
ports in answer to inquiries that regu.
lations prescribe that only the mum
Der Of the postoffice and the regis
trant's number shall be written on
war savings certificate stamps and
there is no room for additional writ
ing.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Council No
1904, Knights Of Columbus, is plan
ming for one Of the biggest limitations
in the history Of this jurisdiction fol
June 9. Whether the ceremonies will
be- held in Bismarck or in Mandar
is yet to be decided. Mandan which
is a member Of the Bismarck council
is candidate for the big initiation
Bismarck.-Dr. Thomas f. Kane
newly elected president of the state
university; Prof. A. D.. Weeks of the
agricultural college, and Charles
Leissman, secretary, state board Of
regents, have been advised of theil
appointments as delegates to attend
the annual convention of the Amer
lean Society of Political Science, that
will be held in Philadelphia, April
1927.
Bismarck.-In letter to the Com
mercial clubs in cities along the
route of the National parks highway
in North Dakota, Minnesota and Mon
tana, between st. Paul and Miles
City, Mont, G. N. Remission, secre
tary of the Bismarck Commercial
club, charges that unfair discrimina
ton is being practiced in the Twin
Cities to turn tourist traffic from the
National Parks highway to the Vel
lOwstone trail.
Fargo-"Modern Order Of Goat Get