Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-10

covering from the injury.
Iarimore.-Chas. Eastgate, of Lari1
more, one Of the owners of the we'll
known Eastgate Brothers Willow.
bank bank, has been appointed coun-
ty agent for Slope county, with head
quarters at Amidon.
Observation-Disclosures of G. G. Root,
Tor six years superintendent of the
Bismarck public schols, have been ad.
vised of his appointment to be dean
OF the department of education in the
New York state normal school at But.
falo, N. Y.
Dunn Center-The Dunn Center
school claims loyalty record. OF 81
youngsters enrolled in the sixth, sew.
enth and eighth grades, seven own
Liberty Bonds: Fl helped buy a bond
for the school; 81 have Joined the Red
Cross; 81 have agreed to contribute
not less than a. penny each week ia
buy reading material for the soldiers
and five of the little girls are diligent
workers with the Red Cross sewera
and knitters.
Steele.-At miscellaneous program
give as benefit for the Armenian
and Syrian relief work. $135 was raised
for the fund, making a total of $235
which has been contributed by the
First Presbyterian church of this city
for this work. The Sunday school
owns $193.64 worth of federal war
certificates and will continue to pur-
chase them at the rate of $40 each
month, this fund later to be used to
help build new church.
Bismarck-C. L. Johnson a prom.
inent Regan farmer, is defendant in
Ia damage suit for $4,000 brought by
j. c. Clarke, adjustor for the National
Union Fire Insurance company of
Pittsburg, Pa, who claims that john
son assaulted him when he visited
Johnson in an effort to adjust his
drouth loss. johnson claims the ad-
juster was attempting to tulldoze him
into settlement, and that he used
considerable profane language, which
melted the assault.
Billings, Mont-On a charge of be-
ing German espionage agent, Rev.
F. x. Holnberg, who says he is pastor
of Catholic church at Belfeld, N. D.,
has been arrested here and is held in
Jail pending investigation of his case
by federal authorities. Holnberg, who
arrived here month ago, has been &C.
tive in visiting suspected pro- Germans
in surrounding towns in eastern Mon
tana. A record written in code be-
lieved by authorities to be known only
to agents Of the Wilhelmstrasse, was
found in his possession. He is said to
have been engaged to marry domes-
tic employed in the home of a city
official.
Fargo.-The North Dakota State
Poultry association will hold its oath
annual show here January IA to 10,
at the time and place of holding the
Tri-State Grain and Stockgrowers' con.
vention. The exhibits will be both
interesting and educational in charac.
ter. and it will be the effort of the
management to assist, for North Da-
kota in work similar to that pro.
jected by Minnesota poultry men, who
hope to make their state produce 49,
100000 dozen eggs month and to
double the amount of poultry raised.
Premium lists and entry blanks may
be obtained of M. N. Hatcher, secre.
tary, Fargo, N. D.
DISTINGUISHING at night ap-
parently in her usual robust health,
Mrs. j. A. Kemble was found dead
the following morning.
Dickinson.-Retiring in normal
health, Mrs. J. A. Kemble of this city,
was found dead in her bed the next
morning. Besides the husband she
is survived by four children.
Towner.-Following his conviction
in the district court of manslaughter
in the second degree, Martin Dillman,
who shot and killed William Geffrey
at Karlruhe on June 26, was sen.
tnced to serve six months in the
county Jail.
McHall.-John' Clifford, once grain
commissioner of North Dakota, is dead
after an illness of years. Recently he
was engaged in the lumber business.
He was born in Chicago 81 years ago
and married Mary Cavanaugh in
Omaha in 1899.
Sykeston.-Marshal Emmert, North.
ern Pacific pumpman here, was found
dead by his wife. His duties called
him to his station at 10 or IL o'clock
each night, and when he failed to re-
turn on time. his wife became alarmed
and went to search for him.
Fargo.-Told they had better leave
the city or criminal action would fol.
low. Martha Perry, alias Babe" and
Lillian Wright, alias "Dollie" Johnson.
have left Fargo. presumably for the
Twin Cities. The two young women
were two of the state Of Minnesota's
star witnesses in the trial at Moor
head Of Fred Anderson, convicted Of
the murder of George Sheffield, night
operator at Moorhead.
Mandan.-One hundred and two
convictions for violations of the
game laws and a total collection Of
1860 in fines and $581.75 in costs
are the high lights in the annual re-
port OF Chief Game Warden Reko.
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