Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-19
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Dolnss % Last Few Days rhrouohou
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusai.

NOTSU 0dNOe0 O0U00U900 tOT
hasty Perusai.
Minot.-The annual state conven-
ton Of the North Dakota Grange is
being held in this city.
Bismarck.-Articles Of Incorporation
have been fled for the Dickinson and
Southwestern railroad.
Bismarck.-This city's third recent
paving project, now on foot, will in
crease the city's paved street area to
IA miles. 35
Ellendale.-The North Dakota asso-
citation Of Baptist churches will meet
here in annual convention on June "a,
% and %.
Grand Forks.-The years work of
the state university is being closed
with an elaborate program Of exer-
cises this week.
Bismarck.-Burleigh county's first
annual playday was a pronounced sue
cess, and the undertaking will prob
ably be repeated from year to year.
Tower Gity.-Arthur, the 18-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. August Kruger,
was instantly killed in runaway ac-
cideht which occurred here on June
10th.
Fargo.-The drive for auxiliary
memberships in the Boy Scouts or
ganization brought many men out in
support of the work in all parts of
the state.
Fargo.-The meeting Of the North
Dakota Young Peoples Luther league
and State Choral union brought many
hundred delegates and visitors to this
city last week.
MfnOt.-A mammoth swimming pool
and club house for the men and boys
Of Minot may be the result Of move
ment which has been started by the
local Rotary club.
Fargo.-Flag day was observed by 9
number Of North Dakota towns as q
httiug opportunity to develop patriot
ism and welcome the soldier boys who
have returned home.
Devils Lake.-Joseph j. Donahue
Of this city has been awarded the dis
tinguished service cross for meritori-
GUS conduct in the war. The award
has just been announced.
Grand Forks.-A. ]. Pierce, vet
eran Of the Civil war, has been named
a member of Governor Lynn ]. Fra
zier's personal staff, with the rank Of
colonel, succeeding the late Thomas j
Key of Sanborn. s
Rismarck--The 36th annual meet
Ing Of the North Dakota Firemen's as
ISOLATION closed here last week aftel
the election Of A. f. Meade of Rosstor
Us president. New Rockford will en-
terrain the meeting next year.
Farg0.-Sons Of Norway in cOnven
ton here last week selected Rugby a.
their next annual meeting place. Dele
gates, lodge members and friends t.
the number of $50 participated in 6
banquet marking the closing of the
recent session.
Clifford. -Torger O. Kraabel, son o.
former Lieutenant Governor A. T
Kraabel Of this city, has been made I
| special courier of the peace commits
| sion in France, according to wore
which has just been received by his
parents and friends here.
Mandan.-This city has organized
| a post of the American Legion witt
| 80 charter members. It has beer
named in memory Of Regimental Ser
geant Major Gilbert Furness, the first
Mandan soldier to make the supreme
sacrifice during the great war.
Fargo.-The local Commercial clut
will open its new home at the corner
of First avenue and Fifth street north
about September 18th. The annual
election Of officers, which took place
last week, resulted IN the choice OF
Frank r. Scott as president Of the
organization for the coming year.
Naturalization f. p. Mann OF
the North Dakota Retail Merchants
association was reelected for the en-.
suing year at the annual election of
that body here last week. w. A. Don.
nelly of Fargo was also reelected as
secretary. The 1920 convention was
agreed to be held at Valley City.
Bismarck Dairy Commits
sioner Osterhaus is equipping his office
to handle an access of business after
July 1, when his office will serve in
the same relation to the dairy industry
that DR.. Ladd's grain grading depart
ment has to the grain growing enter
prise Of the state. The dairy commits
siOner under new laws effective July 1,
will be required to make tests of sam
pies of cream submittad with view to
determining whether cream buyers are
dealing justly with the producers.
Devils Lake Thousands of miles
Of highway right-of-way in North Da-
k0ta and other northwestern states
were saved to the public when the
supreme court Of the United States
last week upheld the decision Of the
North Dakota supreme in the case Of
Faxon vs.. Lallie township, Ramsey
county. The plaintiff objected to the
condemnation 0of a 84-foot strip Of
section line through his place for high
way purposes on the ground that the
United States government was not
the possessor Of this property "a for
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