Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-18

| Starkweather. - Efforts are being
made to- have the local band ieOrgan-
lied.
Fessenden. The local school board
denied Its teaching staff a requested
raise in pay.
Claude vertz was killed In
a cdal mine by a gcave-in north Of Car
lyle a few days ago.
Grand Forks.Mrs. Mary McCar-
thy, aged 80 years, was burned to
death In her home here. Il
MinOt.-Heat from steam pipes lsid
by local power company caused seri-
GUS damage to street paving.
1 Beach.-Major ]. r. Smith and Cap
tain Charles l. Cook have organized
Boy Scouts troop in this city.
FargO.-The local Town Criers' club
put on ''home talent" minstrel show
that attracted favorable attention.
bismarck "A proposal to issue 49,
coo for erection Of an additional
school house will be voted on here.
Bisbee Additional modern appara-
5tns has been added to the equipment
OF Bisbee's public school Fairgrounds.
Hatton.-J Scow, former prom.
inent resident Of this city, il reported
dead at his home in Spokane, Wash.
Wimbled Nearly 1000 Montana
sheep have been placed among farm
ers In this vicinity within the past
few days.
Lisbon. Demands for lighting and
power current necessitated the install
lation Of a new engine in the Lisbon
electric plant. Az
New England.-Fire in the, stock
yards here necessitated saving away
burning sections in order to save, the
remainder of the yards.
FlaxtOn. The Burke County Fair
and Agricultural association has be-
4 gun laying plans for fair to be held
here the last Of July next year.
MfnOt.-Business men of this city
have asked members of the city com
mission to consider the advisability
Of adopting the city manager plan.
Grand Forks Contrasting member
ship teams in the local post Of the
American Legion have boosted the en-
srollment well above the 500 mark.
Williston. Officials of this county
report the capture of fugitive from
Justice who has been wanted for an
alleged felony committed ut Alamo in
1917. II me- iss
l New England.-The special school
district, comprising this city, will vote
ION the question of issuing $4,000 in
bonds to take up outstanding indebt-
edness. 5.i
Towner. and Mrs. Walter .Zim-
norman Of Granville We're held to the
4 district court charged with first de-
gree murder in the death Of little
Margaret Koettke. ss
MinOt.-Al outdoor Chautau4ua sea-
son has been arranged for this city for
next year, In which former President
William Howard Taft will be one of
1.-The speakers. 81
Napoleon. Inhabitants Of this and
other Ignite fuel producing sectionssof
I the state are generally, viewing the
scoal strike situation without alarm,
many small Independently owned
mines producing fuel which Is obtain
liable either BY dealers or consumers
lttlirect.
Bismarck. Senator Hiram johnson
Z sof California has notified residents Of
Bismarck that he will accept the In
vitation extended to him to speak
= here on the peace treaty either Friday
or Saturday Of this week. .ls
Minot. Elaborate preparations were
Y made by the people Of this city for the
4 entertainment of the state good roads
convention which was opened here on
. December 8, at which a permanent
\ Estate association was formed. rs
III GRIND Forks. An oratorical contest
Twill be- held by the state university
1.-The last week In january, the. winners
lof which will participate in q state
oratorical contest to be held in James
town later on, preliminary to entrance
Into an interstate contest. IA
JamestOwn.-Dr. b. III. KrOeze, pres
ident Of Jamestown college, wires from
from the east that he has secured $685.
Z loco in cash gifts for the school. The
money Is to be used for building addi-
tions and supplying needed laboratory
equipment. 5,t 81 II
Rolla.A large portion of the bust
ness section of this city was wiped out
liby fire a few days ago. Business
places destroyed included two restau-
rants, four general stores, one barber
\ shop, two drug stores. one millinery
shop, two law OH ces,. two dental Off
ces and one hardware. store. Sf.
Langdon. Recent transfers Of farm
property in 1 this county Included d
half section near Calvin which brought
Il $50 an acre and q quarter section
farm near Lang lon that sold at near
/ i$74 an acre. Former State senator
i w. Lnidlaw2 was the purchaser 81
| the last ment Toned farm
4 Fargo The North Dakota Agricul-
| turaF college stock judging tedh1 won
4 first place M the second division Id
the greatest and hardest fought inter-
nat ional livestock Judging contest ever
held according to word received from
i Prof. r. lTh6dnp son. who was in