Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17
North Dakota
News Siftings

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He'll claims the Red Cross per capital
membership championship of the
world.
Crosby.-Joseph' Miller, charged
with slandering a Crosby woman, on
his preliminary hearing was required
to give bonds for his appearance in
district court to plead to the charge.
Fire originating from an overhead
ed kitchen stove entirely destroyed
the farm residence of Leonard Ewals,
near New Rockford, causing loss of
$4,000 on the residence and contents,
with about $3.50 insurance.
misunderstanding on the future
development of Bismarck, Bishop
Wehrle has purchased fourteen lots
for the Catholic church to provide
suitable site for the erection of a
$250,O00 cathedral as soon as the city
increases in population.
Misunderstanding backwards ill.,
to the open trap of the cellar door at
her home, Mrs. John Jones was
picked up unconscious, suffering three
broken ribs besides other injuries to
pital at Breckenridge, MINI.
Dickinson. - Dickinson postage
stamp sales for December were ST.
6S5, as compared with $2,O15 in De-
cember, 1916, and s1,S72 in December,
1915. Hundreds of dollars worth of
savings stamps and thrift certificates
were sold during the month.
nnv0p-A nd ouy
nent in the general mercantile business
here, died suddenly. Mr.. Anderson
was around town couple of hours
before his death, and he was then
suffering from cold. He died before
physician could be summoned.
Farfio.-Col. D. F. Sigfried, former
commander of the North Dakota de-
partment of the Grand Army of the
Republic, thirty-third degree Mason,
aai one of the best known pioneers
of the state, is dead at his home in
Fargo, the result of paralysis stroke
Fargo. - Charged with making
threats against the President, RM-
dolph Czarnoleski, alias Tom Jones,
German alien, is at the Grand Forks
county Jail, following his arrest by j.
H. Trotter, deputy United States
marshal, at Michigan City, N. D..
last Saturday.
Bowman.-Four lives were saved
by the village night Waterman at
Reeder when the Milwaukee station
burned to the ground. Mr.. and Mrs.
HI. Sims and baby were almost suf-
located when rescued. George Col.
den, night operator, was the fourth
person to be saved.
Dickinson.-The Russell-N1iller COM
pany's plant here is still closed and
no definite time has been given when
1t will be re.opened. A change is be-
ing made in the machinery for the
production Of different grades OF
flour from those formerly manufac-
tured, in accordance with the govern
ment regulations.
underwood.-After days spent in
trying to get word from relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex McDonold had the
terrible Halifax disaster brought to
their doors. Word was received that
Mrs. DcDonold's sister and husband,
MIR. and Mrs. Duncan Cameron, with
a married daughter. three girls and
a nephew, lost their lives.
Fargo-A dispatch from Canton.
Ohio, says: When their balloon
struck an air pocket near Salem six
bailoonfsts from the naval station
near Akron were shot to the ground
in their balloon, distance of 60
feet. Murray Baldwin, 81, Of Fargo,
N. D., suffered fractured left ankle,
and is now at a local hospital.
Towner.-Ater being out nearly 81
hours, the jury in the case of Charles
Hill, charged with the murder of
Marvin Roosencrans at Denbeigh, No
vember 6, 1917, brought in q verdict
Of guilty of manslaughter in the Sec
ond degree. The Judge Immediately
sentenced him to serve nine months
in the McHenry county Jail.
Crosby.-Charged with permitting
twelve horses which had been en-
trusted to his care for the winter to
die from starvation and exposure, A.
L. Darling, prominent Fortuna
rancher. was arraigned here on a
charge of cruelty to animals, and re-
leased on bond to appear for trial at
the next term Of district court.
Grand Forks.-City officials de.
clare approximately $3.50 is being
saved the city a month and its mer-
chants about $1,000 as the result of
two "lightless" nights a week. Res
taurants save about $50 a month, no.
tells about 500 a month, approximate
~ $3.50, while on De Mers avenue
somewhere in the vicinity of 5000 Ia
saved monthly.
Grand Forks.-The Peoples State
bank will open for business in this
city in about 10 days, it is announced
here. The capital stock is $4,000
with about $4,000 surplus to start
Fargo.-Mrs.. Kathryn Bowen, wife
Of A. E. Bowen, chief clerk of the
last session of the state Legislature
has been granted q divorce from hel
husband today on grounds Of "crue
and inhuman treatment"