Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-07

OetWeeu $SU anu $4U IN CaSn d low
nights since.
Grafton-Attorney T. I. Dahl has
been notified by the war department
to report for duty at Washington.
He is a graduate of the state univer-
sity.
Fargo.-Shiloh Lodge, No. I, ladies'
night at the Masonic temple brought
out an attendance of 1900 Masons
and their guests. The event was one
Of the big social affairs of the year
in the state.
Fargo.-Cafes, restaurants and no.
tells will be permitted to offer NUT
ton and lamb on their menus on
"meatless" Tuesdays, according to
announcement from the state agricul-
tural college.
Mandan. - Caught between ths
turntable and the engine, Fred Hyde,
Northern Pacific hostler at the
roundhouse, was badly injured about
the hips and body. He was taken to
the Glendive hospital.
Grand Forks.-Word reaching here
states that 1900 North Dakotans
took part in the annual picnic held
in Sycamore grove, near Los An.
geles. Fifty out of So counties in
the state were represented.
Minot. - Applications have been
fled with the county commissioners
of Ward county for sufficient seed
and feed to consume all the proceeds
of the s25O.0OO bond issue. Approx.
mately $4,000 in applications has
been made.
New England.-The sum Of $4,000
in checks from the National insur.
ance company of Pittsburgh was dc.
posted in local bank to the credit
of the farmer customers as the final
settlement of the drouth insurance
controversy.
Dickinson.-The name of Dickinson
is to be introduced to the nation soon
through a paid secretary. A man Of
experience in civic upbuilding and
who will spend his entire time in
looking after the interests of the city,
will be engaged.
Wahpeton.-Th proposition Of or.
ganiZing farmers club for the
farmers in the community adjacent
to Wahpeton was abandoned because
of the poor attendance. The greater
per cent of the few in attendance
were town farmers"
Minot-Ward county is leading IN
the sale of thrift stamps in North
Dakota, according to an announce
ment by George H. Hollister, state
director of the campaign Mr.. Hol-
lister estimated that nearly s225,000
worth of the stamps have been sold
in the state.
Bismarck. - An ION to Victory"
campaign will result in renewal of
the affirmation of allegiance on the
part of every citizen in North Da-
kota is to be the next big drive un-
dertaken by the North Dakota de.
tense council. Secretary F. o. He'll
strom has announced.
Bismarck. - The North Dakota
Home Guard was organized at
meeting held here, with representa-.
tives present from Williston, Mandan,
Mckenzie, Wilton, Werner, Regent,
He'll Golden valley. New Leipzig.
Mott. Washburn, Garrison, Beach,
Lisbon. Underwood, Belfield, Bis.
marck, Linton, Hazleton, Dickinson
and Killdeer speaking for more than
1000 home guardsmen.
Fargo. - Robert o. Baird, chemist
at the North Dakota Agricultural col.
lege and who is in charge of the
food pledge work in the state, says
that 10000 pledge cards have been
registered at his office and that he
anticipates big influx Of cards fol.
lowing the speaking tour of H. G.
Culbertson, Daniel Reed and Mrs.
B. Basil Clarke representatives of
the United States food administra.
ton, who are now touring the state.
Rismarck.-Captain E. G. Wanner
Of Bismarck, secretary of the North
Dakota board of control and Da-
kota veteran of the Philippine cam
pafgn, has been named chairman of
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Dakota Home Guard, whose other
members are Captain Kenelley of
Mandan. Captain Jeffreys of Willis.
ton. Captain Blocker of Lisbon. Cap.
tain Baird of Dickinson and Bradley
c. Marks Of Bismarck. secretary and
treasurer.
Bismarck. - President Quamme Of
the st. Paul Federal Land Bank saws
that in passing the seed bond law re.
Gently "the legislature by this act,
unwittingly have made themselves
the worst enemy of the North Dakota
farmer" He admitted the st. Paul
bank is not making any new loans in
North Dakota, and has not since the
seed law became effective. He sug.
gested an extra session of the legis.
ture to annul the law may be the
solution. ''The Federal Land banks
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