Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-05-15
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polnss Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusai.

day.
Minot.-Harvey's "AIillion Dollar
Band" will participate in the soldiers
and sailors home coming celebration
to be given here on July 3 and 4.
MIlnnewaukan.-Mem of farmers
clubs in Benson county are preparing
for an automobile excursion through
the Turtle mountains next month.
Bismarck.-Emile Il. Watson of the
Ohio industrial commission has been
appointed nctuary of the North Da-
kota worlmens compensation board.
New Rockford.-S. A. Walker, Il
| brakeman on the Great Northern road,
was killed in fall from freight
trnin during IL high wind storm few
days ago.
Observation-Disclosures of the State
Historical society have arranged ten
tative plans for the erection of the
memorial building to be built on the
state capitol grounds.
Valley City.-The program for COM
mencement week of the state Normal
school at this point has been tentative
ly arranged for. The exercises will be
held during the week of June IA to 90.
Grand ForEs.-Indications point to-
wards large attendance at the ses-
sion of the North Dakota district con-
ference of the Lutheran Churches of
America, to be held in this city from
June 26 to July J..
Bismarck.-State penitentiary con-
victs have been staging number of
effective ''home talent" plays, among
which 1t is said the one entitled "Out
on Parole" is put across with the most
enthusiasm and Zest.
Observation-Disclosures North Da-
llota will have Il greatly increased
grain acreage this season, according
to present indications. Late SHOWS
have left the ground in a favorable
coalition, and farmers are confident
of good yield.
Bismarck.-Cities have not lost
the right to tax and license taxicab
drivers because of the fact that this
industry is also compelled to pay a
license to the state. according to the
opinion of Earle H. TOstevin, chief
license inspector for the state.
Lisbon.-Miss Edith Challey of this
city, Miss Hannah Ella of Shelly, MIMI,
and Miss Lucille Ladd Of Fargo were
prize winners in the college, high
school and grade school competitions,
respectively, for honors in the design
ing Of cover for the Interstate fair
booklet this year.
Fargo.-Loren Benscoter, who was
shot to death in his home ut Aberdeen,
S. D., last week, presumably by u
burglar, was former resident of this
city, where lie had been employed by
Armour & company and the Merchants
National bank. Mrs. Benscoter, who
survives him, was formerly Miss Flor
ence Anderson of Washburn in this
state.
Bismarck.-Organiza of the
North Dakota hail insurance depart
ment under the provisions of the new
law giving the department enlarged
support is being pushed rapidly to COM
pletion by State Insurance Commits
sioner s. A. Olsness, under the detail
direction of Thomas j. Sheehan, who
has been reappointed manager of the
department.
Fargo-A total of $17,212 has been
offered in awards and premiums in the
various departments of the Interstate
fair to be held in this city, July 21-26.
The following special days have also
been announced: Monday. July 81,
soldiers and sailors day; Tuesday,
North Dakota and Minnesota day;
Wednesday, old settlers and fraternal
day; Thursday, Fargo-Moorhead day ;
Friday, live stock day; Saturday. au-
tomobile day.
Hillsboro.-J. Earl Fladeland, Trail
county military aviator who has re-
Gently returned home from the serv-
Ice, has agreed to put on exhibition
flights at the Fourth of July celebra-
ton to be he'd here. Mr.. Tladeland is
n Portland boy who saw active service
in France and is the possessor of an
English type plane in which his ex-
hibition flights will be made.
Misunderstanding for the avowed
purpose of defeating Independent Vot-
ers' association plans for the early
iniation Of seven proposed new laws
designed to replace certain portions of
the Nonpartisan leagues program leg
islatiOn, Governor Frazier last week
called special election for June 26
to vote upon laws for which referen-
DUN petitions have already been re.
ceived. The significance of the gov
ernor's action lies in the fact that
petitions for the initiation Of the pro.
posed new laws have not vet been filed
with the secretary of state and would
now be too late to be properly certi.
fed to be voted upon at an election to
be held ut that time. The governor
contends that voters would only he
confused by the complexities of initia.
tory legislation drawn along lines SINH
lar to that already in force.
Grand Forks.-Bemoaning the loss
Of his pet violin, accidentally lef,
somewhere in France" Private Elmer
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