Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-25

ments up to the close Of August were
reported as aggregating $1,S4O,OS7.
Devils Lake.-Twelve blocks Of
paving will probably be installed here
curly next spring.
Farg0.-Putato, hay and corn crops
In many sections are reported the best
ever harvested.
FargO.-FrOm reports in the press
the dwelling house famine has reached
every village in the state.
Valley City.-The local state normal
schools opens Its thirtieth year on Sep
TENDER 30, with u teaching staff of 48
members.
Bismarck.-The appointment Of A.
spect6r has been confirmed by the
state board of administration.
Edgeley-Coal shortage seriously
interfered with the progress of thresh-
ipE operations in some portions of
this county.
Grenora.-Work> has just been start
ed on new school building for this
city, with the hope that it can be COM
pleted before cold weather.
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the naval service from this point. is
reported to have been drowned off the
coast Of Cuba about September 1.
New Leipzig.-Ten blocks of new
sidewalk construction mark one eleS
ment of local improvements made
during the past summer.
: Valley City.-Rev. L. G. Moultrie,
Episcopalian pastor here for 20 years,
has arranged to leave shortly for
Syria.
Bismarck.-This city is to have the
first state meeting of the North Da-
kOta American Legion, to be held Oc-
tober 1917.
Courtenay.-Nearly 5000 worth Of
merchandise was taken by thieves who
entered a local department store one
night recently.
show has been set for October 8, with
Il prospect of an unusually good num-
Der and quality of exhibits.
Ellendale.-LOcal hunters are con-
sidering the erection of IL new hunting
lodge to replace the temporary shack
being used on Wood lake in the hills
In the western part of the county.
New Rockford.-The 14-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 4. A. Stokes
is dead from kerosene burns accident
ally sustained while lighting fire in
the kitchen range.
Grand F0rks.-Public school enroll
ment here has reached the 2,4OO mark.
An increase of 125 over last years en-
rollment is reported in the high school
alone.
Fargo.-Reports come from all parts
of the state showing activity of county
and local officials in enforcing the law
requiring tags on all automobiles and
motorcycles.
Williston.-Williams county farmers
are making extensive improvements
which include, among other items
fourteen silOs now in course of cree.
ton.
Observation-Disclosures State Superin.
tendent 2. ]. Taylor has taken charge
Of the public schools of this city
which opened for the fall term few
days ago.
Rutland.-Eight hundred dollars has
, been subscribed by farmers and bust
:. ness men of this vicinity toward de
4 fraying the cost of live stock sale,
pavilion which will be erected here.
1 Grand Forks:-The first carload Of
D anthracite from the head of the lake.
since the opening of the dock work
: ers' strike early in August was re
ceived here on September 16.
FargO.-Nineteen representative 10
b cal business men have been named a.
8 delegates to attend the internationa
: trade conference to be held ut Atlantic
City September 80 to October 3.
FargO.-Clerks of Court E. G. Gear!
t Of Cass county and G. s. Anderson q
l Trail county have resigned their of
d fees almost simultaneously to accep
other and more lucrative employment
s it is said.
g Velva.-Farmers In this section hav,
t fall blowing unusually well advanced
k this season, in the effort to compl!
d with commentators made by count.
farming agents that fall blowing Il
y the best possible preventative for TIN
b grasshopper pest.
u NAuOI.-Aocel puDl1C ScIlOOl enroll
r ment on the opening day this yea
+ totaled 2,139, or more than the entir
y enrolment for school year beginning
in 1918. Three hundred and fort,
0 pupils have enrolled for the higl
6 school alone.
: Devils Lake.-An unusually plenti
n full supply of wild ducks is reporte,
o to have been found by hunters her,
and in other sections of North Dakot'
o upon the opening of the shooting sea
3 son last Tuesday.
8 Minot.-Forty gamblers arreste,
g here forfeited>a total Of $1,000 in bal
d money by their failure to appear ii
g police court after being arrested i'm
l. raid here. The gambling room wa
r locked up by the officials and all para
phernalia cOnflscated.
+ Fargo.-Four men, alleged leader
y Of two auto stealing gangs. drew peni
y tentiary sentences in district cour