Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-03-06

callties. -
Casselton.-The Order of the East
ern Star held IN. Important district
meeting here last week.
Grand Forks.-Local home guards
had big reception for this city's re.
turned soldiers and sailors.
Grand Forks-Local knights of
Columbus has Just initiated a class
Of about one hundred new members.
Bismarck.-The Brotherhood of Am
erican Yeomen is showing unusual az
tivity in many parts of the state.
] Churchs Ferry.-A. w. Woods, a
former resident here, is reported to
have been killed In a sugar factory
in Idaho.
Fargo.-An attack Of influenza re-
suited in the death of DIR. w. II. Ad-
Olson, well known dentist of this city,
a few days ago.
Drake.-G. L. Stronger, the Drake
baker, has placed in his shop an cleo
trio cake baker. The device is said
to be valued Mt about 5000.
Grand FOrks.-Mrs. A. II. Hilsebeck
of this city has received information
of the whereabouts of brother whom
she had not heard from for 20 years.
Minot.-A district tournament Of the
North Dakota High School Basket Ball
league is scheduled for this point on
Friday and Saturday, March z and 8.
Devils Lake.-A local Builders Elk
change will be organized here, 1t Is
hoped, in order to help promote build
ing interests In this section of the
| state.
Richardton.-A local bank is en-
couraging the raising of pure bred live
stock by purchasing large number
of high bred animals for use and
sale hero.
Grand FOrks.-A splendid program
is being carried out ut the -25th an
nual convention of North Dakota
Dairymen and Buttermakers, in ses-
sion this week at this point. :.
Crosby.-Seager Wheeler, local crop
predictor, has a bumper wheat crop
scheduled for the coming season,
based on four-year cycle theory
which is said to have worked ad.
mirably.
Williston.-Local home guards have
agreed to undertake the work of help.
ing returning soldiers in securing po-
sitions and otherwise assisting them
in again taking their places in the
community.
Grand FOrks.-The hearing on local
gas and electric lighting rates before
the state railway commission has
again been postponed, February 26 be.
ing the last date fixed after a num-
Der Of previous postponements.
FargO.-President G. Il. Stone and
NJ. A. Baldwin, amusement director of
the North Dakota State Fair associa-
ton, have returned from an eastern
trip on which they booked numerous
attractions for the fair to be held
next summer
Devils Lake.-A permanent execu-
tive committee of the Y. Nj. G. A. has
been formed for Ramsey county with
Il view of carrying the benefits of the
organization to Young men and boys
throughout the county. A fund of
$4,000 is being raised to carry on the
work.
| Bismarck.--State Auditor Carl KO-
sitzke has submitted for the approval
of the state equalization board IL form
of assessment BLINK suitable for use
of assessors this spring under the new
tax laws. Twenty-nine different
classes of property will require to be
listed.
Rugby.-A jury in Judge Burrs
court reported disagreement, after %
hours deliberation on the case of Olaf
A. Olson of Minot, charged with re.
ceiving proceeds from the immoral
use of rooms in his hotel ut thut point
The case was development left over
from Attorney General Langer's raid
New Leipzig.-The guardian of q
local boy has just been awarded q
verdict of $1,000 against a railway
company in the lads behalf for tlle
loss Of an arm and leg when the boy
was run over while sleeping on the
track at the age of nine. The rail
way attorneys set up the plea of con
tributary negligence.
Fargo.-Word is received from mem
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fornia society that the sixteenth an
nual reunion of the organization ha!
just been held near Los Angeles ant
that more than 5000 people were pres
ent. A partial list of officers, speak
ers and visitors contains the names
of many former well known NOrtl
DakOtans.
Bismarck.-Col. E. P. Qualn, wei
known Bismarck physician who wen
to France ut the head of an Ainerl
can hospital unit organized at thi
point, has returned home to this cOun
try and has been ordered to repor
at Fort Smelling for duty in physica
reconstruction work. Many member
of the Bismarck unit are still engage
in overseas duty.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota 81
preme court has issued an alternativ
t writ, returnable March 10, directed
, telephone companies operating in til
I state and demanding the reinstat,