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

Leal.-One Of the largest potato
warehouses in the state is In the
course of erection here. The struc-
ture will be 40 by 60 feet.
Williston.-Jay Batten Of this city
10 the youngest lieutenant in the Unit
ed States engineers by five years, hav-
Ing just been promoted in recognition
of brilliant service in France.
Minot.-The total assessed valua.
ton Of real estate and improvements
in Ward county is $8,865,2S7, accord
ing to an announcement from the Of
fee OF the county auditor here.
Observation-Disclosures Governor L. B.
Hanna, In letter from Paris to Mrs.
Marshall H. Jewell, advises that he
has seen q number of North Dakota
boys in France and that all are doing
finely.
Park River.-Mrs. P. Grobel suf-
fered severe burns on her neck and
shoulders when gasoline which she
was pouring into the tank of a gaso-
line stove ran over, and ignited from
one of the burners.
Observation-Disclosures will enjoy
four big community days within the
next year. Merchants will cooperate
by Offering special trade inducements.
The first day probably will be- OBJ
served in October.
Park River.-One of the largest
real estate transfers in this section
of the state in some years was effected
here when j. Nelson Hobbs pur-
chased the Alex Ford farm, compris-
ing 800 acres, for $4,000.
Pembina.-Joseph Shaw, formerly q
we'll known farmer near Bowesmont,
this county, is dead at the home Of
his son, Thomas Shaw, at Phoenix,
Ariz. Mr.. Shaw was one of the first
farmers in Pembina county.
Cavalier.-Maxwell Short, who was
injured by the premature explosion Of
a dynamite bomb at Camp Fremont,
CAL, and is now in the military hos
pital at Presidio, will be sent home on
furlough as soon as he is able to
travel.
Mott.-Fragments of meteor which
fell near here, weighing more than
100 pounds, were collected by Prof.
j. A. Treganza, of the Iowa Academy
of Science, Britt, Iowa. The meteor
scattered fragments over many square
miles.
Grafton.-Interferenc with farmers
or farm laborers in handling the crops
will not be tolerated, nor will any
boycott or attempted boycott, lockout
or strike be allowed for any reason,
under work or fight" regulations an
nounced by Walsh county officials.
Bismarck-Henry T. Bechtold, chief
OF police Of Glen Ullin, N. D., has been
temporarily removed from office on
an order by Governor Frazier, who
appointed Frank Lempbe of Elgin, N.
D., as referee to hear testimony bear.
ing on charges that Bechtold is a hab-
itual drunkard.
officials and employees
Of the state board of auditors, now
punch time clock, when they come
to work and as they leave. The stand
ard working day at the state capitol
$3.50 am. to $3.50 p.m.-was made
when the clock was installed.
Bfsmarck.-On the affidavit filed by
+. L. Watkins, superintendent Of the
State Enforcement League, with Gov
ernor Frazier, L. P. Muens, chairman
Of the board Of trustees of the vii.
lage of Hague. has been suspended by
the governor. A raid made q few
voo1Sa ap0 uncovorod a .,or1ooa -
whisky in his basement.
Bismarck.-R. D. Hoskins of the ad-
jutant generals staft has prepared for
the provost marshal generals office
an estimate showing that approximate
Fly 100,413 inen between the ages Of
10 and 45 will register under the new
draft regulations in September and
that go new filing cases will be re-
Quired to handle this business.
Fargo.-Under secret orders. their
destination not being given even to
the soldiers themselves. over $50
soldiers who have been in training at
the North Dakota Agricultural college
vocational training school have left.
The second training camp at the col
lege has been placed under way, with
about $50 more soldiers being brought
IA. from North Dakota counties.
Hillsboro.-Chris Foss, Hans Hol.
son, Lars Hegle and Anton Ouren.
Hannaford. Griggs county residents,
arrested northeast of Hillsboro by
Sheriff A. j. Osmon when their auto.
mobile. carrying goodly supply Of
wet goods from Red Lake Falls,
Mimi, overturned on bridge over
the Red river, have been fined 500
and costs each In district court in
Fargo.
Bismarck.-sherir John p. French
Of Burleigh county. member of the
Burleigh draft board, has fled infor-
nation with the United States district
court, charging John johnson, q
farmer Of Grassy Lake, N. d.. with
having paid 500 to him to obtain ex-
emption from the draft for his son,
and Of offering to give $500 more in
the form Of q note. Indications are
that johnson acted only through IL.