Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-02-14

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News Sifdngs
Jamestown. - Word was received
here that Fred Havelik, q jamestown
boy, received a military medal De-
cember IL for bravery shown in the
field.
Bismarck.-Senator F. T. Gronvold
of Rugby, who remained at the close
of the special session to undergo a
minor operation, is recovering nicely
in a local hospital.
Bismarck.-The governor has COM
missioned Charles A. Ulmer of Ran.
som county to be a member of the
board of trustees of the soldiers home
for the term ending July 1, 1920.
Sanborn.-Offlcers have been elected
and board of directors selected
which contemplates the organization
of Mutual Livestock Shipping asso-
citation mere, with Albert Gulmon as
manager.
Bismarck.-The state of North Da-
kota saved Burleign county $4,000 in
interest on its 100000 issue of seed
and feed bonds, when it bid them in
at 4 per cent, about per cent lower
than the next lowest bid.
Bisbee. - John Brennan and son,
Fretta, were painfully burned by an
explosion of gasoline can, which
threw burning fluid over their bodies.
The explosion occurred when the boy
used'a torch to heat gasoline engine.
Dickinson. - The name Liberty
Bank of Dickinson" has been chosen
by the stockholders to replace the
name of the "German-Bohemian bank
Of this city. The state banking board
has approved the new American name
chosen by the directors.
Fargo-Alice Olwin, seven.year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Olwin
of this city, the first young Liberty
bond purchaser in the second drive,
died at st. Paul following an opera.
ton for tuberculosis of the knee. She
had been sufferer for five years.
! New England.-Mrs. George v. Bow
ers Of this city was struck on the head
and rendered unconscious for some
time by fence post which flew up
and was being used to extricate an
automobile from snowdrift. The &C.
cident occurred between here and Bis
marck.
Williston. Judge Frank E. Fisk
has appointed Attorney Thomas B.
Murphy of Williston as Juvenile COM
missioner for the Eleventh judicial
district, which comprises the counties
of Williams, Mountrail and Mckenzie.
Attorney Murphy succeeds Miss Flor
ence bennett, who resigned.
New Rockford.-John ]. Carleton,
president, Iowa Falls, Ia, and B. ].
simonitch, vice president, Mime
apolis. have disposed Of their inter.
ests in the Bank of New Rockford to
Herry G. Sexton and E. w. Beardsley.
Mr.. Sexton mas been elected president
and A. F. Scwench and r. F. Rinker
vice presidents. Beardsley was re.
elected cashier.
Dickinson-Three hundred applica
lions have been received by farmers
from Stark county who will nee.l
grain seed this year. The county
commissioners will determine the
amount of grain needed. Eighteen
thousand bushels of oats, 1000 bush
els Of barley and 10000 bushels of
feed have been requested.
| Bismarck.-With q credit of $50. 900
now ut its disposal, as a result Of an
act Of the special session, the board
Of control expects to lose little time
in clearing up outstanding bills
against the state hospital for the in
sane at Jamestown. After all the in.
debtedness of the institution is paid,
there will remain a satisfactory bal
ance to take care of expenditures for
the ensuing year.
Bismarck.-N. c. Mcdonald, state
superintendent Of public instruction:
Supt. Deamer of the Fargo public
schools, and number of other prom.
inent Dakota educators, Will leave
about Feb. 10 for the national rural
life conference, to be. held in Wash
ington February 81, % and %, and
the national convention. of the super.
intendents' section of the National
Educational association, to be held tLe
week following at Atlantic City,
Fargo.-Managers and proprietors
of retail stores Of North Dakota are
writing letters to E. A. Kicker. state
merchant representlve Of the food ad-
ministration, telling OF their intention
to cooperate with the government in
an effort to conserve all kinds OF food,
and by especially inviting their pat
rons to aid. Display advertising is
being used by many of the state mer-
chants to bring the message of the
food administration into the homes.
Fessenden. - A compilation Of re.
quests from $50 farmers in Wells
county for seed shows the. need to be