Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-05-22
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10 charter members has been or.
ganized here.
Cathay.-Plans are out for new
school building to be erected at this
place at u cost Of approximately $50
900.
Fargo.-N. w. Kemmer, retired
farmer, aged SO years, died from in
juries sustained when struck by a
street cur here. The aged man was
very deaf.
1 Pembina.-The local board of educa-
ton will open bids for the erection of
IL fine three-story school building, for
which 1t is estimated that about $685.
600 will be paid.
Grand Forks.-North Dakota knights
Templar are to hold their 1920 con-
clave in this city, it is announced by
members returned from the conclave
recently held at Minot.
Observation-Disclosures men Of Regent
offer $50 in prizes for the best pigs
raised by members of boys and girls
clubs In this county during the present
year. The pigs are to be exhibited at
Regent in the fall.
sismarck.-GOvernOr Lynn J. Fra
zier has been named an honorary
member of the United War Veterans, q
national organization composed of
soldiers Of Americans last three wars,
the Civil war, the Spanish-American
and the world war just closed.
Fargo.-Unusual interest is being
shown in the preparations for the
joint convention of the Young Peo-
PIES Luther league and Choral union
OF the Lutheran churches of the state,
to be held here June 1915. The musi-
cal festival promises to be one of the
best ever held in this section.
misunderstanding houses in this
state which are principally used for
boarding or rOOlning establishments
must be assessed on the basis of bust
ness property, OF ut 100 per cent valua-
ton, according to an opinion filed by
Attorney General LANCER in response
to an inquiry from the state auditor.
Fargo.-Temporary offices of the
North Dakota division of the American
legion have been established in Fargo
with Julius Baker as chairman and
Jack Williams as secretary. Informal
tiOn regarding the establishment of
posts will be supplied to communities
inquiring Of either of the above named
officers.
Leeds.-A city water and sewer
system being planned here calls for a
50,OW-gallon steel tank on tower 100
feet high, together with a concrete
reservoir of twice that capacity, a
settling basin, brick pump house and a
neutrality-suspicious. pump with reQui-
site engine, mains, MIGRANTS, ETC., to
cost $34 ,173.5O.
Valley City.-AIr& Frank White of
this city, wife of Colonel White, u
former governor of North Dakota. is
the states representative ut the War
Camp Community service headquarters
in New York City, where it is said her
desk is being sought out by many re-
turning overseas men of the state on
their arrival in this country on their
way home.
Minpt.-A regional Red Cross con-
ference has been held here this week
with representatives in attendance
from the chapters in Mckenzie, Will
liams Divide, MountraiI, Burke. Ward,
McHenry, Renville aud Bottine;.u
counties. Former Governor Hanna
was listed among the speakers and
prominent representatives who were
present from the divisional he:ldquar-
tiers ut Minneapolis also delivered talks
OH the work.
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tons in the state will cut down the
normal wheat acreage to some extent
and result in "a corresponding increase
in the probable acreage of flax, it is
believed by A. j. Surratt, state field
agent of the federal department of
agriculture. Mr.. Surrntt asks that
persons having fax seed for sale will
notify him, and farmers desiring to
purchase seed will advise with their
county farming agents.
Mandan.-NIorton county stands
first among the counties of North Da-
kota in respect to the annual selling
value of it's dairy products A report
which has just been made public
shows that for the year 1918 the
creameries and cream stations oper-
ating in the county sold dairy products
to the value of more than a million
dollars-$1 ,040,49 being the exact
amount, according to the report.
There were six creameries and q
cream stations operating in the county
during the year.
Observation-Disclosures farmers in
stitutes are to be held ut various
points throughout the state during the
month of June. III. G. Puderbnugh,
deputy commissioner of agriculture,
who has charge of the work, promises
that an exceptionally good series of
programs will be given. DR.. J. II.
Worst, president emeritus of the state
Agricultural college, will be one of the
speakers. talking on general agricul-
ture; while other addresses will be
given on marketing, school work,
home economics and poultry.
McVille.-A thriving new "com-
munity club" was organized here few
days ago.