Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-23
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handsome $4,000 church at this
point.
Wahpeton.-Additional street paw
ing contracts will probably be let here
for completion during the coming
spring.
Janestown.-A mysterious explo-
sion which occurred In railway coach
in the local yards caused the death Of
Jacob Leicht, who was cleaning the
car.
A1innewaukan.-The public schools
Of this city recently reopened after a
ten weeks vacation required by Off
the "flu."
Killdeer.-Dan Gately is dead and
John Swanson suffering from pneu-
mOnia as the result of exposure en-
dured in a fireless shack during q
drinking bout.
FargO.-FargO ana Moorhead auto
mobile dealers hold their annual auto
show February 4 to z, and have en-
gagged the use Of the entire local audi
forum for the event.
Fargo.-President J. NJ. Anderson,
head of the Equity Cooperative ex-
change, was reelected for another
year during the meeting Of the society
held in this city last week.
Bismarck.-The state bonding de-
partment's report for the first year of
it's operation shows collections of $15.-
$3.50 in fees from various offices, with
q total amount of So, 500 premium
receipts.
LaMoure.-A farmer in this county
Is reported to have sold $158.57 worth
of cream last month, the product of
eight pure bred Holstein cows. The
amount represents an average of near
ly $40 per animal.
Fargo-Dr. f. F. Ladd. head of the
state Agricultural college, has recently
been named by farmers organiza-
ton ms one of a group Of special dele
gates to visit the peace conference ut
Versailles. Arthur LeSeuer, former
North Dakotan, is also on the list.
Fargo.-Major NJ. +. Steele at the
head of United States military instruc-
ton at the Agricultural college has
recognized the cadet companies of
the college along lines similar to those
on which they were handled before
Americas entry into the war.
Bismarck-Governor Frazier set
aside the week of January 20 to 25 as
"enrollment week for the United
States Boys Working Reserve" and
calls upon all boys over 16 years old
and not steadily employed. to enroll
for service in the upbuilding of the
states industries.
Fargo.-Names of four North Da-
kotans have been reported by the war
department as among American SOL
diers recently returned from German
prisons. They are Axel Sannis of
Forman. r. e. Mccullough of Milton,
John Coombes of Killdeer and Fred
X. Morgan of Omemee.
Grand Forks.-The famous northern
sport of curling" is becoming so
popular here and at several points in
northeastern North Dakota that good
of the states devotees
of the game is participating in the
northwestern states tournament being
held Mt Duluth this week.
Grand Forks.-Sergeant Ross o.
Zollinger, well-knOwn North Dakota
newspaper man and musician, whose
death in action in the Argonne forest
was reported to have occurred ON No
vember Sth, is claimed to have been
seen alive on November 25th. The
earlier report may be erroneous
Fargo.-Many male teachers and
school superintendent are in demand.
according to reports from the United
States employment bureau here, where
1t is said that many positions are now
available in these lines. Structural
enterprises are also showing many
openings, according to the report.
Fargo.-Ten thousand dollars was
paid by Chesbro Smith of the Edge
wood farm near here for Royal Cut,
champion imported Shorthorn bull,
which he purchased at the Shorthorn
congress in session at South st. Paul
last week. The animal was declared
the grand champion Of Scotland in
1917.
Fargo-North Dakota's war say.
ings stamp purchases for 1918 amount
ed to $7.372,619, according to tenta-
tive report given out by State Direc-
tore George H. Hollister few days
ago. When total footings are compiled
1t is believed the amount will be very
close to seven and one-half millions.
The per capita purchases for the state
amount TO S11.6O.
Bismarck State Treasurer
John Steen, who said he was glad to
go ''back to the farm" upon the COM
pletion of his term of office here, is
being generally taken at his word in
the remark that there was no place
like home for him. Mr., Stems farm
in Pierce county was the original from
which the North Dakota 'model farm
was taken for exhibition in miniature
Mt the San Francisco exposition a few
years ago.
Z Williston.-With no clothing on, and
both feet badly frozen, Swan Ander-
son. farmer living two miles east of
here, was found out in the deep snow
in serious condition a few days ago,