Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-29
North Dakota
News Sif6ings

Fosston.-Miss Amanda Omsted has
been appointed rural mail. carrier of
route No. 3 out Of Fosston.
Mott-Plans are being worked out
by local citizens for the organization
Of a company of home guards
Fortuna.-The Fortuna State bank
has been purchased by company
composed of leading local farmers.
Omemee.-The old Burns hotel has
been purchased by the school board
and will be used for school purposes.
Jamestown.-The first threshing of
barley in the James river bottom, near
Arrowwood lake, ran 80 bushels to
the acre.
Hettinger.-Dr. George A. Sarchet,
we'll known local physician, has en-
listed in the medical department Of
the regular army.
Upham.-The A. E. Hayes potato
warehouse here went up in smoke the
other morning. The origin Of the fire
is believed to be incendiary.
Dickinson.-The fall term of the
Dickinson State Normal school will
open on Tuesday, October i. accord
ing to President Samuel T. May.
Dunn Center.--A small son Of Mar.
tin Schulberg is laid up with broken
leg and several bruises when horse
he attempted to feed wild oats kicked
him.
Sharon.-Sharon has citizen police
force. The first one to volunteer
was Rev. r. johnson. The next two
months the citizens will look after the
policing Of the village.
Grafton.--Melbert Bryant Of Dickin-
son, committed to the state institute
for feeble-minded from the hospital for
the insane at jamestown, was killed
by bull at the local institution.
Amtdon. - County Agent Charles
Eastgate is organizing campaign
against prairie dogs in Slope county.
They cost the farmers heavily each
year.
Grand Forks.-Earl Young. son of
Mrs. John Young Of Grand Forks, was
killed when his automobile overturned
when he attempted to drive by anoth-
or car. His wife and infant daughter
survive.
Valley City.-valley City health of.
flcials have issued orders requiring all
dealers in foodstuffs to not display
foods except under glass, as protec.
ton against flies and other disease
carriers.
| Minot.--Cecil Innis. SO years old,
who for some time has been employed
by the Fuller Motor company Of this
city, was Instantly killed when the car
he was driving went over the grade
and turned over.
Lisbon.-Leonard, the 18.months-old
son of MIR. and Mrs. j. E. Lorntson,
was strangled to death by being en-.
tangled in swing. Mrs. Lorntson
found the baby. still alive, death CON-
ing before physician could arrive.
Fairmount. - Paramount has made
arrangements for a waterworks sys-
tenn, the contract for the work having
already been made by the village
board. It ia expected that the con-
tract will be finished by the end of the
year.
Observation-Disclosures, the infant son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Canute Latrance, was
killed by falling from the second story,
striking his head on the banister,
crushing the skull and causing instant
death. IL
Authenticated and bitten by q
rattlesnake. George German, aged 8,
will recover. though 1t was over FIVE
hours before he was given medical at
tention. Poisonous rattlers are grow.
| ing in numbers in that district.
/ Acknowledgements Clyde A. Neer,
son of MIR. and Mrs. Harry Neer Of
this city. was crushed to death under
the wheels of troop train on which
he had Just returned from New York
to Camp Pike, Ark. Sergeant Neer
was in the first draft last fall.
Hankinson.-Frank Nelson, for sew
eral years cashier in the 500 depot
here. is reported missing in action in
France. He was in the second draft
| quota from Richland county. and
shortly before his departure was mar
ried to Miss Nina Minis Of this city.
Jamestown.-Many of the James.
town merchants are having such diff
| flculty In hiring help that the delivery
system bids fair to be decidedly modi-
| fled and modernized. Many have al
ready curtatled the number of deliv.
cries, while several more are running
their establishments on the cash and
and carry" plan. a
jamestown. Formal approval Of
the plans for the Inauguration of mill
tary training at the Jamestown col
lege has been received from the war
department. 1t 10 expected that an
Instructor will be sent to take charge
Of the Fargo college and that he will
divide his time between that institu-
| ton and jamestown.
Bismarck.-In a decision handed
down by the supreme court in the case
| Of Beardsley vs. Ewing & Ewing. the
decision of the district court of Ward
county has been affirmed awarding
$500 damages to L. A. Beardsley. q
| railroad engineer. Ewing & Ewing are
| phyeiciane of Kenmare and the action