Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-07-17

MISUNDERSTANDING Scincker, teie-
phone operator here was killed in an
automobile accident on July Fourth.
Bismarck Jas. A. Brown |
of Rolla has resigned his position as
| member and head of the state board |
of control.
| DickinsOn.-This cityS assessed val |
uation under the new law this year |
amounts to $2,S56,147 as against ST. |
1892 last year.
den death of her 1O-yeur-old daughter,
Mrs. ]. C. Morkert of this city sui
cided by browsing.
New England.-A large Ignite coal
mining company has recently been
formed with offices in this city, to
work mines ut Havelock.
Grand Forks-Ogicial reports show
the grasshopper menace gradually
growing more serious among counties
in the eastern part of the state.
Bismnrck.-The tornado which swept
the northwestern part of the state on
July 3 has brought out more than 200
reports of hail losses in the storm
swept area.
Grafton.-Colonel John HI. Frame,
of the former First North Dakota
regiment. has returned from Is months
of overseas service and is now at his
home in this city.
Glen Ullin.-August Hageman, for
merly of this city, who WAS killed in
action on the ST. Mihiel front, has
been posthumously awarded the dis
tinglliShed service cross
Regept.-A boys and girls stock
judging contest was recently held
here, the winners of which are en-
titled to take part in the state contest
of Boys and Girls clubs.
Bisnfarck.-The new state board of
equalization created under, an act
passed by the last legislature will be-
gin it's annual meeting in this city on
the first Tuesday in August.
Fargo-Threatened danger of black
. rust in various sections in the eastern
, part of the state is now believed to
have been averted by the favorable
weather conditions of the past week
, or ten days.
: Grand Forks.-A class of IA appli-
cantS sought admittance to the bar in
~ luIOuSu
4 which was held ut the court house
here last week, before the state board
o of bar examiners. .
h OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES farmers and
v cattle men of this county have organ
3 lied IL cattle company with capitalism
q tion placed at $25O,OOO, for the purpose
of aiding in the live stock develop
- ncnt of this region.
L Beach.-Wilbur, the 11-year-old son
: of Lyman Page, once IL candidate for
4 nomination as secretary of state, was
4 accidentally hanged on the reel of a
4 binder while trying to initiate circus
stunts. The child was dead when
% found.
~ Fargo.-The first annual meeting OF
:. the American Legion for North Dakota
is will be called to convene here at a date
) to be named in October instead of q
% July date recently suggested, it has
been given out by julius Baker, state
"a chairman, who resides here.
q. Bismarck.-Rev. Father John Hal
m lOran, well-known young Bismarck
40 priest who has just returned from ar
n army chaplaincy overseas with lieu
d. tenants commission, has been as
10 signed to pastorate ut Powers LAX,
in the northwestern part Of this state
ID Dickinson.-"Mutt,' an Airedal.
IN puppy belonging to little Vivian La
vine, rushed as if to rescue her whel
ep he saw her about to be caught under ,
n pile of falling railroad ties. Thu
ID child, apparently warned out of tn
e. way, jumped in time to save hersel
,g but the dog was caught and crushed
rs Bismarck.-By affirmative vote o
Messrs. Brown and Nagel Of the stat
e. Warden Charles Mcdonald has bee
RS appointed acting warden of. the stat
e. penitentiary to fill out the unexpire
err term of Warden Frank s. Talcott, re
lg signed. The term extends to Apr
W, 80, 1921.
er Devils Lake.-The State Dairymen'
n and Buttermakers convention hel
here July Sth was well ATTENDED
he Speakers included State Dairy Con
ed missioner j.. ]. Osterhaus, Prof. Va
Id Pelt, Iowa dairy expert, and Pro!
p- Hecker, head of the animal husbandr
he department ut the Minnesota stat
he university.
IN Bismarck.-The state railway con
al mission has issued invitations to graf
ng men and others interested, to attend
in meeting to be held mt the commits
sion's office on July % to determin
re- means, to avoid or fix responsible
J. for grain losses in course Of shipmen
We The required establishment Of trac
Of scales at primary shipping points
as one of the protective plans said to b
he contemplated.
&C. Bismarck Attorney General Wi
TO- liam LANCER has ruled that North d,
lis kota newspapers holding appointmer
of by designation of boards of count
as commissioners MS Official" for the
MS respective counties may continue
IL. draw pay for official publications fl
'rn the period Of their contracts, whic