Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-29
NEWS OF THE STATE.
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT NAP.
PENiNoS OF THE
WEEK,

A chapter of the national society
Of Daughters of the American revolu.
ton is to be organized in Huron.
Richard Llewellyn, coun.y agent of
Kingsbury county. was in Mitchell en-
deavoring to procure 200 harvest
hands for work near DeSmet.
The first OF the new automobile
plates for next year are on hand
and show that the new plates will
have background of battleship gray,
while the embossed figures vii. 30
aluminium in color.
| A number OF women are now EN-.
ployed as engine wipers at the Mil.
waukee railroad roundhouse in Aber.
deem. The road employed women en-.
CINE wtpers at the Madison round.
house several weeks ago.
Ground has been broken for a new
Episcopal church building which is to
be erected in Mobridge. Members of
the Ladies' Guild are procuring funds
f01f erection of the building and
nj have it dedicated free from
While driving a large automobile
truck on his farm north of Huron.
Paul Walter accidentally ran over his
own son and injured the boy so Sc.
riously that he died few hours after
the accident. The youth was about
16 years old.
A bold thief stole the automobile of
Frank Craven, travelling salesman,
from street at Tulare. Craven had
left "a salesman's bag containing
checks and books and cash amounting
to $50 in the car, and the thief also
secured these. When Craven return.
ed the car was gone.
The horse market appears to be
picking up in the western part of the
state, and indications are for heavy
shipments Of horses for the next few
months, The market has been off
for the, last year, but appears to be
looking better, and there will be lot
of stock marketed this fall.
At the meeting of the state board
of education for vocational training
held in Pierre besides the routine
work of the board. restitution was
adopted asking for two additional
members of the state educational de.
partment force, one to have charge
of inspection of high school work and
one of rural school work, along the
lines Of vocational training.
An unusual record for continuous
duty with one company was made by
Angus Mcleod. of Lead, who Just has
retired and departed for California to
spend his remaining years. For 80
years he was in the employ Of the
Homestead Mining company. He was
one of the veteran employees of TIE
company, having been ION the Job"
practically without interruption since
$780,
The Kingsbury county authorities
were called upon to dispose of case
involving the eight children of Martin
Bergerson. farmer, all of whom are
feeble minded. The authorities have
ordered that the eight children be
sent to the state asylum for the feeble
minded at Redfield. on the ground that
the parents are incompetent to look
after them. The children range in
age from to Is years.
1t cost three young men living in
Dimock 500 and costs each for
breaking into Jail. The sheriff had
seized and stored in the Dimock jail
a quantity of so-called Temperance
drink, which was seized because it
contained more than the permitted
amount Of alcohol. The three young
men became aware of the storage
place of the beverage and broke into
the Jail and secured quantities of 1t.
They entered pleas of guilty when
taken into court.
The German language order, after
q long discussion on the part of the
state council of defense. was allowed
to stand without change, giving Ger.
man ministers with congregations
who do not understand English, per.
mission to give a 15-minnte resume of
their sermons in German after the
service has been carried out in the
English language. The minister must
first sign pledge to use his in
f1uence to support all the activities of
this nation to win the war and pro-
. cure the approval OF the executive
committee Of the council of defense
to conduct such services.
The Hand county Red Cross is 1908
better off, and Is farmers were help
ed by the work of Miller people going
into the fields each evening for more
than a week. and shocking up 1000
acres of grain. The men were assist:
ed on two or three occasions by girls
and women. The work was scattered
in different directions, and was freely
given by the townspeople, who fur
nished their out automobile for trans.
portation. The campaign covered a
period of eight nights. and a total
mileage of 220. 1t was about equiva-
lent to the work of two shockers for
So days. st. Lawrence residents also
gave help to number of farmers by