Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-04-03

IOFtdl.--feuIOub are ABOUT TO De
circulated calling for a referendum
on the Burke county seat location,
now at Bowbells.
Grand Forks.-The state high school
basketball tournament resulted in
first honors being carried OFF by the
Petersburg team, with Mandan sec
Ond.
Fargo.-Lieutenant Donald Hall and
Sergeant Garth Rowland, Fargo young
men in overseas service, have been
awarded scholarships in European
universities.
Edgeley.-The 164th Infantry (for-
mer First North Dakota) Regiment
band has been received with veritable
ovations during It's Victory tour
through this section of the state.
Bismarck.-The daylight saving law
again became effective on Sunday
morning, March 80, bring North Da-
kOtans, with others, out of their beds
an hour earlier until the 25th of next
October.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Dairy
mems association will award prizes
aggregating $11O for the best dairy
calves shown by boys and girls of the
state at the Interstate fair to be held
here this summer.
MOtt.-A monster reception was
held here in honor of Hettinger
cOunty's returned soldiers, Judge Han
ley of Mandan, himself a returned
military officer, giving the principal
address Of the day.
Valley City.-Company B arlnory in
this city was destroyed by fire which
originated from an explosion occurring
while local ladies were preparing a
banquet for returned soldiers. The
loss Is estimated ut $4,000.
Williston's Commercial club, which
was recently recognized us Com
munity club, is laying plans for de-
velopment along many lines in which
not only townsmen but adjacent farm
ing people will be Interested.
MinOt.-With the Minneapolis SYM
plony orchestra scheduled, to play
here on April Is and Sousa's band
asking for date in the near future
northwestern North Dakota music
lovers will have opportunity to enjoy
their favorite pastime.
Finley.-Considerab enthusiasm is
being aroused here over the prospect
of securing about forty pieces in the
Instrumentation of the new local band,
of which Il. j. Sluggett has just been
elected president and Il. II. Gilbertson
secretary-treasurer.
Valley CitM-(iovernment control
of telephone companies, regulation of
public utilities and workmen's COM
penSation laws We're subjects of dis
cussion at the thirteenth annual con-
ventiOn of the North Dakota Tele-
phone association held here last week.
Fargo.-Arrangemen have been
made to carry forward the work of
the Fargo branch of the United States
employment bureau under support to
he furnished by the Fargo Commercial
club. A number of other cities in the
state are considering similar arrange
mentS.
Pembina.-A wolf pelt measuring
six feet in length, and well proper
toned, was brought into town by B.
miles west Of here, who had killed
the animal. The skin is believed to
be the largest of the kind ever taken
in this section.
Devils Lake.-The late William J.
AlOrgridge, pioneer merchant of Grand
Harbor, u small village in this county,
left an estate valued ut $4,000, which
he sought to dispose of by will.
Two disinherited nephews in the east,
it is said, will contest the will; and
in the event of their being successful
would inherit the entire property.
misunderstanding the shortest ju-
dicial opinion ever rendered by state
supreme court is that which was
handed down for the North Dakota
court by Associate Justice Robinson
few days ago affirming Il district court
decision in suit for drayage charges.
The decision contained just seven
words: 1.-The labOrer is worthy of his
hire"
Bismarck.-The U. B. AI. w. e. and
II. S. l.. is the latest labor Organiza
ton to be perfected at Bismarck.
For the benefit of the uniformed, it
may be explained that the new Or
ganization's name in full is the
United Brotherhood of Maintenance
Of Way Employees and Railway Shop
Laborers-the last of the railroad
crafts to be organized in this section.
Bismarck.-Through the efforts of
Adjutant General Fraser a recruiting
officer has been assigned for work in
his office in connection with the cer-
titication of soldiers discharge papers
to be sent to Washington with appli-
cations for the $50 to which discharged
soldiers are entitled. Many dis
charged men dislike to mail their orig
inal papers to Washington, owing to
the chances of loss in transmission.
| Fargo.-The following have been an
nounced as winners in various boys
and girls club contests held in the
state: Glenn Eikenberry, Wells county,