Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-28

Fargo.-A class of ten graduated
from the North Dakota Agricultural
college industrial course, the COM
mencement exercises taking place at
the Little Country theater.
Havana.-A Red Cross auction
held here netted $4,000. There are
only $50 persons in town and they
challenge any town of that size or
even larger to beat this. record.
Dickinson.-Mrs. J. J. Sweeney has
received a cablegram from Hardin,
Manchuria, where her husband is now
located, the American railway expe-
dition destined for Russia, having
moved from Nagasaki, Japan.
Fingal.-Twelve high school pupils
of Fingal, presented the play. Val
ley Farm" to an unusually large audi
ence here, the work of the young
Thespians bringing special common
dalton from all who attended the per-
Torrance.
Devils Lake.-Edgar La Rue. secre-
tary of the Devils Lake Commercial
club. secretary of the Chatauqua,
and member of the war gardening
committee, has been appointed Her
bert Hoover's representative in Ram
sey county.
Minot.-The state convention of the
Young Peoples league of the three
affiliated Norwegian Lutheran church.
es has accepted the invitation of
the Minot churches of this utilization
to hold it's annual convention in this
city next July.
Fargo.-Ike Goldberg was sentenced
to pay fine of $1,000 and to- serve
six months in the Grand Forks coun.
ty. jail, for bringing liquor into the
state in violation of the bone dry law,
by Judge Amidon. Goldberg lives at
East Grand Forks.
Fargo.-Rat tails Jumped four cents
in value here upon the announcement
from Mrs. F. E. Kindred, health COM
missioner, that for every rat tail
turned in to the police station, five
cents would be paid. A month ago
they were worth one cent apiece.
New England.-A blaze believed to
have been incendiary in origin COM
pletely destroyed the Milwaukee
roundhouse at this point and badly
damaged two engines occupying the
stalls there. The loss will run into
several thousand dollars.
Bismarck.-More than half million
acres of new lands, valued at ap.
proximately $1,700,000, and which will
produce an annual revenue of S6S. 900
in taxes, will be spread upon the
North Dakota tax rolls for the first
time in April. Almost 400,0 acres
of new land, 399,656 to be exact, al
ready has become available for taxa
ton through the proving up of govern
ment homesteads in 1917.
Observation-Disclosures p. Kenyon, who
arrived on the site of Bismarck on
June 3, 1872, when one log cabin
marked the beginning of the present
city, and who for eleven years was
elevator man at the state capitol, has
entered upon his new duties as spe.
cial agent for the automobile regis.
tration department of the secretary of
states office. Mr.. Kenyon has met
more statesmen than probably any
other man in North Dakota.
Fargo.-Out of class of sixty
students who participated in the
stock Judging contest held at the
North Dakota Agricultural college,
Louis Jorgenson won first prize, which
was $40 in cash, for high score in the
open-class Judging. Mr.. Jorgenson
scored G37 out of possible $50
points. Thomas Kellogg with high
score in the farm husbandryman con.
test. won the Shorthorn offered by
President Lewis F. Crawford of the
state board of regents. George Han.
son won the silver medal for highest
scoring in horse Judging.
Valley sCity.-For the first time in
the history of Valley City, mayor
atty candidate has no opposition, the
qualified electors seeming satisfied
with the administration under Mayor
Moe. The selection of councilmen
will also be lacking in the usual in.
terest, there being but one candidate
for each vacancy in that body.
Mandan.-The Merchants National
bank of this city, opened for, business
in its new quarters in the Lewis &
Clark hotel. New fixtures have been
installed throughout the bank with
marble finishing. The Lewis & Clark
hotel will open April 1.