Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-14
North Dakota
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IlOH Vi IH0 charge Oh bringing WINS
key into tho state.
Fargo.-Henry Won Bank, president
Of School District No. 70, Cass county,
was found guilty by jury in the fed
eral court here late yesterday of VIC.
lating the espionage act.
Bismarck.-The board of trustees of
the Soldiers Home at Lisbon has
the right to refuse admission to any
one who is capable of self-support,
according to an opinion handed down
by the supreme court of the state.
Grafton.-The selection of better
farming expert for Walsh county has
been left with the extension depart
ment Of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college. George Laitawaite has
declined to accept the appointment.
Bismarck. John. Hollenbeck,
against whom charge of illegal vot-
ing was filed with Police Magistrate
Bleckreid, pleaded guilty in the local
court and will appear before Judge
Nuessle at the next term of court for
sentence.
Dawson.-It took Edgar L. Richter,
field representative of the Four Min
ute men of the state just about half
hour to round up about so of the pat
riotic citizens of this village and or
ganize. G. P. Peterson was named
chairman.
illsboro.-Funeral services were
held mere Monday afternoon over the
remains of the late Rev. George Dun
lop, pastor of the Congregational
church here, and the First Presby-
terrain church at Kelso, for the last
four years.
Minto.-John Morrison, a prominent
Walsh county farmer, recently sold
his farm just west of Mimic for &c.,
900. The tract contains 100 acres of
which about 120 acres are under cul-
tivation. A few years ago the same
tract sold for $4,000.
Portland.-Taken i'll while enroute
to st. Paul to receive medical treat.
ment, Miss Sophia A. Amb, %, teach
er in the Portland public schools, was
removed to Fargo hospital and died.
she was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl M. Amb of Roseville.
| Ryder.-Plans for an automobile
trail to be blazed from Sanish to Bis
marck were laid and an enthusiastic
and well-attended meeting of good
roads advocates from Mckenzie,
Mountrail and Ward counties, held
in the Commercial club rooms here.
Fargo.-E. T. Blk, Fargo high and
Agricultural college graduate, is now
Sergeant Major Blk, Headquarters
company, Three Hundred and Thir-
teenth Engineers, Camp Dodge, Iowa.
being promoted from corporal, accord.
ing to word received by his mother,
Mrs. A. T. Blk.
Fargo.-Every rural and city school
in North Dakota was closed one day
for the purpose of taking statewide
crop and labor survey by the school
children under the auspices of the
state department of agriculture and
labor and the Federal department Of
agriculture. The survey will be com.
pleted in about two weeks, it is ex-
pected.
Bismarck.-The seed and feed bonds
Of Grant, Divide, Hettinger and Saeri-
dan counties amounting in all to over
100000, were awarded to the state
at the sale conducted by Commission
er OF Agriculture and Labor Hagan
The bonds were purchased by the
state out of the university and school
lands fund and were disposed of at
four per cent.
Bismarck.-The federal farm loan
board Of Washington has ordered the
federal land bank Of st. Paul to con-
tinue making farm loans in North Da-
kota in all counties that are not bond
ing under the seed and feed bonding
law of this state and to make loans
in those counties which have issued
bonds on a special contract, according
to telegraphic advices received by
Attorney General William LANCER
from North Dakota congressman.
Bismarck.-Citizens Of Bismarck
Joined 600 delegates to the seventh
annual convention of the Farmers
Grain Dealers Association of North
Dakota in a loyalty feat at the mu-
nictpal auditorium. 1t had originally
been planned to stage at banquet at
the Commercial club, but instead a
loyalty program was substituted at
which speeches were given and one
OF the United States war films shown.
The auditorium was packed to ca
pacity.
Bismarck.-The state superintend.
ent of public instruction has appor.
toned among 2O1,OS4 North Dakota
school children s46S,525.72, as the
February proportion of the state tut.
ton fund, derived principally from
the interest and income funds on
moneys derived from the sale of
state university and school lands
and partly from fines and taxes. From
the former $464,504.04 is apportioned,
and from the latter $4,Oz1.5S. The ap.
portionment is made at the rate of
1888 per capita.
Mfnot.-Mrs. Elzadia Hazlett, prom.
:4e2t in the l. w. w. riots in 1910, un.
Aen al>