Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-07-31

utcSt MISUNDERSTANDING punt ty NC pTOnl-
Used for this city.
Devils Lake.-The Red Cross cam
teen service has beef discontinued mt
! this point.
Bismarck.-ltetaIl clOthiers of tho
state will meet at bismarck, August
II and -.
Grand FOrks.-Local labor unions
will cooperate with city authorities In
enforcing the woman's 'elght-hour law,
tits said. ~ r.
q iFargo.---The homecoming cclebr,-
tion staged here. last week Monday
brought together the. record crowd ever
gathered In the state.
Mlnot.Good progress is being made
In the construction of IA 3,OOO,OO0-
gallon reservoir from which this city
will get its future water supply.
Hatton.-A three-day baseball tour
nament is being held here this week.
with teams from CooperstOwn, Blnford.
Drayton and Hutton participating.
Velva.-A big homecoming celebra-
ton for McHenry county's service men
was staged here on July %, with Judge
A. u. Burr of Rugby as speaker Of the
day.
Bismarck.-The state railway COM
mission has promulgated notice of
lower freight rates to be required OH
| shipments of live stock within the
state.
FargO.-New presidential post mas
tiers are to be named after competitive
examinations for five points in this
state: Agricultural College, Ray,
Wimbledon, Elgin, and Buxton.
Leith,-The Grant county fair will
be held here September "a to 26, with
substantial increases in the prizes
offered for exhibits as compared with
last year. An unusually good live
stock display is expected.
CarsOn.-Grant county commission
ers are preparing to proceed with the
erection Of court house here, In ac-
cordance with the terms of n rcsolu-
ton by which $4,000 has been appro-
priated for that purpose.
Bismarck.-An aero circus put on by
four government Deutschland planes
may be secured for a performance here
about the middle Of August, through
arrangements being attempted by Com
gresham George NJ. Young.
Bismarck.-That this city will be
made the headquarters of the new
federal revenue collector to be assign
ed to North Dakota is the belief i'm
commercial club circles here, where
an effort will be made TO show the
government the advantages which this
location would give.
Bismarck Building construction
bank clearings and postal receipts
show big increases" according to
newspaper articles published In the
local press. The general Improvement
Of conditions in this part of the state,
is being NOTED with satisfaction by
business leaders here. d.
MinOt-C. w. Finwall, Il representa-
tive of the North Dakota Enforcement
league. a prohibition organization; was
severely beaten by two Minot men
after u clash with Police officials snid
to have been due TO severe restrictions
on, local enforcement methods, in, talks
igiven by Mr.. Finwall here. u
sls Schafer.-Witll7 n - total assessed
valuation Of ten million dollars OH
taxable property In Mckenzie county.
the board of county commissioners has
voted an annual tax levy Of 100000
For all purposes Tie levy exceeds
that of Inst year by $4,000.
Jamestown.-The annual meeting of
North Dakota Postmasters was held
here last week with Acting Postmaster
Bolton of this city presiding. H. b.
Herun of Wells county was. elected
president for the ensuing yenr, and
Bismarck was agreed upon as the next
annual meeting plnce.
Minot.-Mrs. Mary Reid has been
awarded Judgment In the sum OF
$3,625 by the state supreme court in
confirmation of the decision OF Judge
Leighton Of the district, court in this
county, against a,Iocal hotel man for
injuries sustained by the plaintiff when
shocked by an electrical current. OF
heavy voltage from a lamp in, the de-
tfendant's hotel building.
Devils Lake.-Thessa sale of the
/, famous Kelly, farm near Bisbee,
which was recently announced as
imminent, has taken place through
the agency of real estate firm To-
Gated here. A consideration Of $780,
600 is the selling price given out. The
transaction is believed to be the larg-
est single real estate, transaction
booked in the state during the year..
Bismarck. -Secretary diverse. Nor
ris Of the state Industrial commission
has announced that DR.. "A. O. Leon
ard, director OF the state geological
survey, has begun the special fnves-
tigation Of Ignite and it's utilization
authorized by Senate Bill 36, pissed
by the sixteenth assembly. Eighteer,
]. thousand dollars was appropriated for
this purpose. Professor Leonurd Is
4 now at work, in the; vicinity Of velya.
Cannopball. This village. ordinarily
Numbering g popnfation Of bnt i fesgs
hundred people ,was the fehfer afs q
4. secord- breaking crowd int IFS .Sictory.,s.
4 celebration for returned soldier boys.
More than 10000 people are believed