Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-22

| Munich.-Munich expects to have
an electric light plant in operation this
fall.
Langdon.-More than 1000 gallons Of
gasoline was destroyed here recently
on account Of its poor standard.
Fargo.-Fargo registered ffty.six
young women In the student nurse
reserve. The city had been asked
to register twenty-three.
Minot.-Dorothy Eloise, the eleven.
months-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. e. Silver, was accidentally drowned
in a tub of water at the home of her
parents here.
Minot.-Nap Lafieur, prominent Mi
not travelling salesman, has: received
an appointment for knights Of Colum.
bus war work in France, and will leave
Minot as soon as passports arrive.
sMinot.-An electric coupe, owned
by Mrs. 8. Robbins of this city was
destroyed by fire while the upholst.
ering was being cleaned with gasoline.
The heat of the sun ignited the gaso.
line.
Minot.-Cecil 1nnis, a driver for q
local motor company, was killed under
an automobile today when 1t turned
over on the way to Grand Forks,
where 1t was to be delivered to the
buyer. n.
Langdon.-Willis o. Gish, % years
old, Of Clyde. N. D., who left here on
May IL with a contingent Of volun-
teers for Colorado, was found dead
in San Francisco bay. He evidently
had been murdered.
Sargent.-An enemy alien, who was
detected here, was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Jackman here, after long
chase which ended only when shot
from the officers revolver frightened
the German into submission.
Dickinson-Elizabeth Focht, counter
girl in a cafeteria here, was severely
burned while filing coffee urn with
high test gasoline while the fire was
burning under It. She will recover.
The damage to the building was slight.
Sutton.-Robert p. Lyle, %. son of
Peter s. Lyle, prominent farmer re-
siding near here, has been killed in
action in France, making the first cas-
ualty for Sutton and vicinity. He was.
In the first draft quota from Griggs
county.
Schafer-T farm homes Of Frank
Oeder and John Hively, near here,
were. struck and fired by lightning
during severe electrical storm, the
Oeder home being burned to the
ground. The lively infant was slight
ly burned.
Valley City.-The closing exercises
Of the summer school at the state nor
NAL were held and the 300 teachers
who have been attending will leave
for their various homes for rest
preparatory to taking up school duties
in the fail. s1
Naturalization, with a population
Of approximately 1900 in the city and
vicinity, has given ninety-five men to
the service of the United States. This
is approximately per cent of the pop
ulation, which is believed q record
for the entire country.
Dickinson.-Archie Dingnan, of this
city, one Of the Oldest engineers on
the Northern Pacific, died in the COM
pany's' hospital at Glendive, Mont,
after lingering illness. He was 60
years Of age, and had been in the
company's employ thirty-five years.
Mandan.-Wm. N. Doty Of Waterloo,
Iowa, who arrived in Mandan to -ac-
cept position as switchman for the
N. p, was arrested by the sheriff Of
Morton county only a few hours after
he commenced work on the charge Of
failing to register. He will at once
be indicted into military service.
misunderstanding to the state
board Of health bulletin, just issued,
North Dakota births in the last quar-
ter totaled 3,718; the deaths 1,16s.
This Is an increase Of 227 deaths over
the number for the same quarter last
year. The infant mortality figures are
commercially lower than the 1917 fig-
ures for the same period. Last-year
80 children under 5 years Of age died
during the summer. This year the
number is Is.
Fargo-There were no irregulari-
ties in the primary election in Steele
county In June when Finley and Hope
were nominated as contestants in a
spirited fight for the location of the
county seat, now at Sherbrooke, Judge
A. T. Cole held in district court in
overruling demurrer to prevent the
matter being put to vote in the gem
eral election this fall. The case viii
be taken to the supreme court, it was
announced this afternoon.
Jamestown.-The Jamestown Com.
mercial club has gone into the employ
ment agency business. Eighteen young
women. most Of whom live in the
city, have been placed in positions
through the fundamentally Of the
club. It is not the policy to find en-
ployment for girls already at work,
but members Of the association may be
put in touch with candidates who are
out Of work or who are completing
business or other school courses.
Berthold.-Mrs. Steve Avery. wife