Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-02-07


Minot.-Rev. NJ. ~ Winters. colored
Baptist minister of Bismarck. Is in
Ainot endeavoring to organize a
church among the local colored peo-
pie.
Fettinger.-Adams county is again
paving bounty of So for every wolf
killed in the county. according to the
action taken at the last meeting OF
tho county commissioners.
Minot.-Nothing new has developed
IN the local telephone strike. Tne
girls are still out. as the company
mands of $40 month increase.
Grand Forks.-Gilbert ]. Barton, So,
died here recently. Mr.. Barton had
resided IN North Dakota for moro
than 90 years, coming here from On.
tario. where lie was born and raised.
Fargo. - Robert Boyd was elected
president of the Fargo Trades and
Labor assembly at the annual meet
ing. succeeding ]. P. Williams. who
entered the aviation section of tho
army.
Halliday.-The Rhodes Tavern has
been DESTROYED by fire with all its
contents, including the wearing appar.
cl and private belongings Of both MIR.
and Mrs. Rhodes.
Noonan. - Several citizens report
seeing an airship travelling in west
eriv direction over the city. The chief
Of police is investigating the case and
hopes to unearth the sources of sup
ply.
D;ckinson.-Eight big boxes which
are going to make the national Red
Cross officers and the soldiers smile
were packed by the Stark County
chapter of the Red Cross and sent to
the headquarters.
N@illiston.-One hundred cigar boxes
have been placed in the business
houses of Williston by the Wil!iston
nome guard in which coins may be
placed for the purpose of raising
money for fund to purchase tobacco
for the boys cover there"
McVille.-Dr. A. ]. Paulson, who has
been a partner with DR.. Arneson in
the practice of medicine here, has left
for Thief River Falls. Mimi. and will
locate in that city. DR.. Arneson has
associated with himself DR.. r. C..
Heron, who for the last four or five
years mas been practicing at Tolna,
N. d.
Eargo.-A tour of several hundred
automobiles from the Twin Cities to
Fargo will be arranged is connection
with the holding in Fargo next June
OF the Northwest congress Of Life
Underwriters. an organizations repre-
senting 14,0OO life underwriters of
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Mime.
sofa, North and South Dakota.
Minot.-Three youths must appear
before the Juvenile court for breaking
into the basement Of local grocery.
They might never have been caught
had they not left the window open and
caused 500 bushels of potatoes and
other produce to freeze. When the
window was found open authorities
followed the clue until the three
youths were arrested.
Fargo.-George w. Wilkinson. who
Was removed from the Office of post
master at Fargo early in January and
who left for Washington to place the
matter before the posfo'tice depart
ment in the hope of getting reinstated,
is expected to return to Fargo within
few days. according to word which
has reached Charles F. Alfred, acting
postmaster.
Bismarck. - Karl Kositzky. state
auditor, has announced he would ask
Il rehearing of the mandamus proceed
ings AGAINST him. decided in favor of
Chief Justice Bruce and Associate JUS
tees Robinson, BirdZell, Grace ami
Christianson by provisional court.
which held That the legislature intend
ed that the $500 annual stipend pro.
vided as expense money should he
paid to the justices as straight sal
arv. n
kildeer A pathetic. case was
brought before the DUNN county all.
thorities when Mrs. Roscoe Singleton
WITH two small children. who have
been living on the reservation II
miles north OF Halliday, We're brought
to Manning. the former on charge CT
insanity. AS a result of hardships,.
the woman is insane, and the chill
dren were almost starved. The three
were taken to Kildeer as county
charges.
Washburn.-Thef first electric power
plant established in North Dakota at
a coal mine. whereby a current is
transmitted through wide stretch of
territory, has been put into operation
by the Central Power company, which
is owned and controlled by st. Paul
capitalists. The plant is at the Btu
NINA mine. six miles west of Wash
bum. and it supplies light ard power
to Washburn. Falkirk. Underwood
and Turtle Lake. comprising "a miles
of lines. TIE line will carry $4,000
volts. It is planned to extend 1t along