Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-02

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tie sale here.
FargO.-Fargo, finished its Christ
mas roll call for the Red Cross with
u membership of 1894.
Valley City.--A fine county road
building program is being planned UNI
der auspices of the local commercial
club.
Bismarck.-State Examiner J. r.
Waters has sold his famous pacing
horse, Major Ong, copy, to parties ut
GlyndOn, MINI.
Mandan.-Major III. r. Biting, in
service from this point, has been pro-
noted to be assistant Judge advocate
with the American second army.
Christine.-Dr. L. U. IversOn of this
place committed suicide by shooting
himself with revolver, the muZZle
Of which he placed in his mouth.
Fargo-Food administration rules
for the regulation of menus in North
North Dakota hotels and restaurants
were suspended on December first.
Jamestown.-Every member of the
James w. Smith family, eleven in all,
were i'll at once with the Influenza last
week, one death occurring up to the
date of last report.
FargO.-Two hundred tons Of meat,
it is claimed, have been saved monthly
by the food conservation program
which has been carried out in this
state under the direction of the federal
food administration.
Langdon.-An organized gang Of
grain thieves is believed to be operat-
Ter county, and farmers are still losing
grain, Notwithstanding the fact that
several arrests have been made.
Mandan.-Former Governor L. B.
Hanna thrilled his listeners with his
first-hand accounts of wartime scenes
and activities in France, it is said, at
the banquet rendered to him by busi-
ness men of this city few days ago.
Fargo.-Miss Blanche True, we'll
known local college woman, recently
enlisted for army Y. NJ. C. A. work, has
just arrived overseas. Miss True's
mother, who recently died here, was a
: teacher Of General Pershing's during
, his boyhood many years ago.
Observation-Disclosures county, it is
| claimed, furnished ut least 1,2OO men
} for the country's military and naval
service during the war, large num-
. Der having volunteered, besides 800
3 registrants who We're indicted into
: the service through the operation, of
t the draft.
: Bismarck.-The newly proposed
1 zone rate system of freight tariffs is
being brought to the attention of the
: state railroad commission by North
4 Dakota wholesaling interests, which
:, claim that the rates are discrimna.
: tory against distributing points in this
D state as against those further east.
: Fargo.-A report of the state fooG
: administration, on the findings claimed
to have been made against local ice
: company charged with having deliver
ed impure ice, has been submitted tt
n the department at Washington, which
t ut its discretion, may bring the matter
;, to the attention of the United State!
Y courts.
J, Grand Forks.-Local commercial in
n terests will ask the postmaster genera
to arrange consolidation of service
a on the two telephone lines being op
r Grated here, now that a joint manage
e ment has done away with any advan
o tage which users may have enjoyed
j. through the former competitive activ
It tiles of the two lines.
e Bismarck.-1n order that no misun
S Outstanding may result from the sign
ing of the armistice, as regards it.
n effect upon the fuel saving program
It the information is given out by Fed
a era Fuel Administrator Baker thai
6 the rules and regulations of this dee
p partment now in force will be con
It tinued until the PRONUNCIATION of thu
S treaty of peace.
S Mandan.-The tangible assets o.
Stanislaw Wiktroski, late of this coun
e ty, We're visibly increased when Ad
L ministrator Iverson, exhibiting KIT
o chen range belonging to the estate
e found in the hot water reservoir /.
4 purse containing u considerabl,
s amount in currency and Il receipt fo
q the purchase of Liberty bond. TIL,
:. deceased had been recent victim O.
e the flu.
f Bismarck.-Auto license tags ma,
now be had for 1919, 1t is announced
e by the secretary of state, Owing tt
: the heavy pressure of orders at tn,
6 first of the year, and to the fact that ii
f many localities auto owners will no
d be allowed to drive after New Year!
/. without the new tags, it is recommend
It ed that those wishing to continue I'm
7. interrupted winter use of their ma
d chimes should place their orders u
n the earliest possible date.
S Washburn.-While wandering abou
+ on the ice covering the Missouri river
searching for his team, which he hat
:. lost in fog, Nels Nelson, a prosper
s GUS former of Conkling, a few mile
e west of Washburn. fell through an air
t. hole Friday evening and was sweep
n away by the swift current before tw,
q moi OhhOrS 1yhn yyoro with hin, on,,l.