Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-25


spectively and sentenced to 30 days
in Jail by Circuit Court Judge Alva
E. Taylor for having liquor in their
possession. Jail sentence in each case
was suspended.
That South Dakota girls are as will
ing to take their share In active war
work as the boys is shown by tho
class Of As which took the trained
nurse examination before the state
board and out Of which practically ev.
cry one is ready and anxious to get
to the hospitals in the war zone for
work.
The 6-year-old son Of William Nc.
Claren, living west Of Frederick. was
the victim of severe accident. He
was found lying in the road by the
side of his horse. He suffered com.
pound fracture of the skull. An
operation was performed, removing a
piece OF the bone, which relieved the
pressure.
Prof. w. H. Over, of the State Uni.
versity at Vermillion, is in Pierre ar
ranging for trip down the river by
boat, collecting rare plants and speci-
mems along the Missouri river between
there and Vermillion. He will be &C.
companied by Neil Warner, Of Clear
Lake, and they expect to be several
weeks drifting down the stream.
The state sheriff's Office is receiv.
In IL
| Of stocks Of lemon extract in the
hands Of dealers since the order pro.
hibiting its sale. The department
holds that the only manner for dis
posal Of alcoholic lemon extract Is
the same as for any other stocks of
alcoholic beverages, which is destruc.
ton in the presence of state peace
officer.
The Minnehaha county council of
defense has issued an order drafting
300 men classed as non-essential into
farm work to take the place of that
many farmers who are to be drafted
into military service this month. These
men are to be taken from list of
men engaged in work classed by the
state council of defense as non-es-
sential. The workers are to get As
cents an hour.
A. w. Closson, Of Aberdeen, deputy
United States marshal, is back from
an official business trip west of the
river, where he arrested Ferdinand
Mueller, of Lennon, Herman Picker,
of Dupree, Richard Horstmeier and
William Kuckuk, Of Faith, charged
with violations of the espionage act,
all Of whom were released for lack
of evidence when taken before United
States commissioners.
The city council of Newell has
given the contract to install modern
system of municipal waterwords in
that city. The plans call for the con.
struction of reservoir with a ca.
pacity Of 100000 gallons, $4,000.
gallon steel water tank on a tower
about 100 feet high, a pumping plant,
a treating plant and the necessary
buildings. 1t is estimated that the
complete system will cost the city
about $4,000.
Belle Fourche boosters say they
own the highest priced lamb in the
country, the one put up at the Fourth
of July celebration at that place
bringing $5,425. An attempt to add
this prize to the flock which gambols
on the white house lawn brought a
telegram of appreciation from Presi.
dent Wilson with the further infor-
nation that 1t would be impractical
to increase the white house flock at
the present time.
William Wallace, son of United
States Commissioners William Wal.
lace, of Aberdeen, is now thought to
be on his way to France. He enlisted
last year with Troop K and went with
them to Camp Cody, Deming, N. M.
When Troop K was recognized Wal
lace was transferred to the One
Hundredth and Thirty-sixth infantry.
Recently he was sent to Camp Merritt,
N. j., and the --latest word received by
his parents indicated that he would
sail soon.
Miss Ethel Dowdell, daughter Of R.
E. Dowdell, Democratic nominee for
congress, had a narrow escape from
death after making an exhibition
flight at Ruskin park, Mitchell, with
A. R. Cole as pilot. The machine in
landing struck rough spot, which
Jared the throttle open, starting the
machine directly toward a circle Of
timber. The machine turned COM
plete somersault. Miss Dowdell freed
herself and then rescued the pilot
who was unable to reach his safety
belt. Neither suffered serious injury
Reports made at the annual meet
ing Of the stockholders Of the Farm
ers' Cooperative company, which con-
ducts an elevator at Parkston,. show
that during the past year the COM
pany handled $4,000 bushels of grain.
The profit was such that the company
now has paid back to the stockhold-
ers 5 cents per bushel for every
bushel Of grain handled by the ele.
vator, and az cents per bushel to the