Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-08
NEWS OF THE STATE
a RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiN0e OF the
WEEK.

The home guard OF Gregory held
memorial services in honor of Private
Alfred Hutchinson, Gregory boy, who
recently was killed in action in
France. where he was serving with
the American army, and in memory
OF his baby brother, who was drowned
few days later. The churches
united with the home guard in the
memorial services.
Classified as menace to the safety
OF the public. Sylvester Lundwohr, 81
years old, and August Burgdorr, 80.
enemy aliens. have been taken to an
internment camp by Deputy United
States Marohal Anderson, of Sioux
Falls. Lundwohr was born in Ger
many. He was arrested in Sioux
Falls the latter part of June during
roundup by the police and home
guards. Burgdorr was arrested at
Aberdeen about month ago.
A letter received by Mrs. E. L.
Hand, Of Winfield, from her brother,
Lieut.. Bert Bowel, conveys the in.
formation that he is in hospital in
France recovering from a wound in
the left shoulder, inflicted by ma
chine gun bullet, and wounds in the
left leg from sharpnel. Lieut.. Bowel
praises the Red Cross for what 1t has
done for him and for other wounded
comrades. He expects soon to recover
and stated he would soon "be at 'em
again"
At a meeting held by a number Of
business men of Sioux Falls and other
points in Minnehaha county a coun-
ty good roads club was organized. 1t
was decided to have a district and
membership committee in each vii.
lage and township of the county. Un-
der the direction of the new club and
Its members, acting in conjunction
with the county and township officers,
extensive good work will be COM
menced in the near future throughout
the county.
Benjamin Thompson, of Fort Pierre,
was sent along with the last contin-
gent to Camp Dodge, Ia, the day
after the amputation of his right fore
finger from an alleged accident while
trying to shoot rabbit. The local
exemption board investigated the FAC
cident" and utterances of the young
man concerning the war, and sent
him on to camp and sent copy of
their findings and asked that the
young man be dealt with by the mill
tary authorities.
On account of the situation in the
state where dealers purchased stocks
OF lemon extract before the ruling
against it's sale was made, State Sher
If Shanks has issued a ruling that
the dealers who have such extract in
stock will be allowed to ship 1t back
to the dealers who supplied them, and
will not be required to destroy the
stock purchased prior to the order.
This applies to extracts which con-
tain alcohol only, and not those which
are prepared without the use Of alco.
hol.
The Jackson county home guard re-
ceived criticism from nonpartisan or
ganizers for its order to the organ
izers that they must get into some
essential occupation, or get out of
Jackson county. The latest move of
the guard in that county shows that
1t is playing no favorites, 1t is said,
their order to two picture frame So
licitors being the same as that to the
league organizers: Get into some es.
sential labor, or get out" and the so.
licitors Travelled just as did the organ.
tiers.
Time was not so very long ago
when Gypsy bands visiting Aberdeen
and camping on its outskirts had for
their travelling outfits disreputable
horses and tumbledown wagons in
looking rigs, consisting of decrepit
which they toured the country. But
the old order changeth. Four loads
of them were seen recently riding
along Main street in automobiles. On
the end of one of the cars Navajo
blanket was draped and pedestrians
noticed the picturesque costume of
the women and children. On the
whole, they present q clean looking
lot. 4
Mrs. Marine Nieser disappeared
about May "a, the authorities of Fall
River have been notified. Duck creek
has been dragged as foul play is
feared. but no clue of the missing
woman has been found. Mrs.
Nieser lived on her farm three
miles from Ardmore. Her former
husbands father, a German 80 years
old, and who can speak no English,
says Mrs. Nieser sold her place to
stranger on May % and left with him,
the stranger, the next day in a big
automobile. She is supposed to have
carried the cash for the farm sale,
$4,000, with her, but all of her good
clothes, shoes, jewelry, ETC., were left
in the house. The father-in-law says
she said she would return in 81 days.
The missing woman is IS years old,
good looking and had an excellent
reputation. She was born in Austria
and is said to have a brother in the
Austrian army.
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