Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03
Facts About the
Flckertal State

= ANNNl tQA 0tdtS
Devils Lake.-Heavy payment of
mortgages is already shown on the
records Of Ramsey county this fall.
Grand Forks.-The Lutheran Breth.
rem have purchased buildings here AMI
will establish Bible school to be
opened within short time.
Minot.-Mrs. G. L. Clifford, wife of
a local pastor, received part Of a
charge Of buckshot in her body and
left hand while hunting near here.
Upham.-A single farmer at this
point has raised and marketed $1,000
bushels Of potatoes this fall and has
done this from 1913 acres, netting him
self $4,000 from the crop.
Bismarck. Private Joe Matthews Of
Company "A, enlisted from this city,
has been reported wounded for the
fourth time since his arrival in France.
His name first appeared in the casualty
lists last March. d
Devils Lake.-A young boy robbed
local restaurant few nights ago and
then fell asleep within few feet Of
the place where he entered the build
ing, permitting himself to be captured
by the police.
Bismarck.-Cor charters u.s.
sued by the secretary Of state during
the past week include a number Of
farmers elevators and a gold mining,
k<,s>r
are doing business in Idaho. as
Fargo State Director Lindley II.
Patten Of the United States employ
ment service has been asked to recruit
200 North Dakota carpenters and $50
laborers for work in Washington, D. G.
Free transportation is offered.
Grand Forks.--Two hundred appli-
cations have been received at the state
university for admission to the stu
dents army training school, and many
more have been received at other edu-
catiOnal institutions in the state.
Jamestown.-Scarcity of Transfers
Is now contributing to the fuel short
age here, there being an insufficient
number Of men available to deliver
even the small quantity Of coal that Ia
being received from the lake term
tAals. .;4ss.
Fargo.-North Dakota duck hunters
report very satisfactory run of these
birds in many parts of the state since
the opening Of the shooting season at
the middle Of September. Prairie
chickens and grouse are not especially
numerous.
Minot.-The Minot city commission
has issued $4,000 in bonds for the
construction Of water reservoir. the
reservoir being required for lettering
the eity's fire protection. Court pro
ceedings seeking to restrain the action
were decided in the city's favor.
Mott.-Max tGandel, arrested here
fer alleged connection with box car
robberies in this part Of the state, has
been bound over to the district court
W.. j. Hartstein Of Bentley, arrested on
the same charge, was dismissed for
want Of evidence to connect him with
the crimes.
Coteau.-Three husky young women
Of this community have set a new
1 record for feminine Industrial enter
prise In this state by accepting worh
in the railroad section crew. Miss Ida
Hendrickson, one Of the party, is the
daughter Of the well-known local legis
lator Of that name. ~
5 Fargo.-A state price fixing commit
tee has been appointed by Fedora
Food Administrator e. +. Ladd, for thu
purpose Of fixing basic prices OF
groceries sold in the state. The com
mittee includes a representative eacl
Of the food administration, the con
sumeEs, the retail grocers and tn,
Wholesalers, with power to establish
and promulgate prices which will b.
effective throughout the state.
Killdeer.-One hundred and fit.
carloads Of cattle were shipped iron
this branch Of the Northern Pacif
during the week ending September II
this being the highest weeks recor'
ever shown on the branch. Consign
meats aggregating 50 carloads ant
representing a total valuation o
$4,000 were shipped from here II
one day, making new record 70
Killdeer,. the highest previous day
record being 68 cars for single day
The beef leaving here this fall is tn
heaviest ever shipped from thes
parts.
Fargo.-The several judicial dis
;tricts Of North Dakota have been as
.si4ned the following quota to be raise
for the united war work fund in tn
campaign to be instituted shortly afte
the completion Of the drive for Il.
Laberty loan: First district, $137, 900
second, $81, 800; third. $114,O0O; $s1
100; fifth, $4,000; sixth. $52.7O0
seventh, $4,000; eighth, $4,000
ninth, $14,75O; tenth, So. 900; eleventh
1880; twelve, $4,000. The tote
amount for the. state, 1898, 800, Is t
be contributed as part of the bulge
,of $780, 500 900 to be raised for til
prosecution Of army work being don
~ the 7. n. C. A., the z. w. G. A
Catholic War Council, <. Of c., lewis