Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-08-07
Fargo. THE local Trades and Labor
assembly Is planning ii monster parade

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assembly Is planning ii monster parade
for Labor day this year.
AiinOt.-ThresherIn Of Ward coun-
ty held meeting here to fix sched-
ule of tEreshing rites for the season.
Grano.--Wllliam ID. Stafford, aged sc.
postmaster here and a veteran Of the
Civil war, passed away after Il brief
Illness.
Mandan.-1mprovem amounting
to $4,000 will be installed within
short t.me.in the equipment of the tele-
phone company here.
Langdon.-The most successful fair
ever held in Cavalier county was clos
ed here last week, with total attend
ance Of 10000 people.
4 Cooperstown.-A large number Of
horses were crelnated In n fire which
destroyed the barn on the Lelninger
farm in Kingsley township near here.
Grand Forks.-A weeks campaign
has been put on by local Lutherans for
the purpose of raising $4,000 for I'M
mediate needs of the new Bible school.
4 Farg:.-An extensive exhibit of war
relics, including field pieces Of many
sizes, is being shown at various North
Dakota points in the interests of army
recruiting.
Medina.-Stutsman county laylands
are being leased by farmers and
ranchmen from the western part of
the state who will put up hay here
and ship it home.
Bowbells.-Local high school attend
ance has so far exceeded the build
ling capacity provided for that purpose
that large new addition Is having to
be erected this summer
4 Cavalier-Over 10000 people were
in attendance at the celebration held
y here for returned soldiers, sailors and
marines. The program Included
parade in which over 400 war veterans
4 took part.
A Bismnrck.-With nearly $4,000 auto
i license tags now distributed to vehicle
q owners for the current year, the regis
4 tration department has disbursed up
ward of $450,O00 to the SO counties of
4 the state for road use.
Z Mandan.-A proposal is being con-
sidered whereby the five cities of Bis
marck, Mandan, Jamestown, Valley
! City and Dickinson may unite for the
/ employment of full-time health Off
J, Ger who will divide his services be-
: tween the five points.
\ Fargo-The supreme court Of the
state has been asked by Henry Amer
land, n local business man. to set aside
Z the operation of the workmen's COM
pensation law. The application is in
the nature Of Injunction proceedings
\ designed to test the validity of the law.
: Grand Forks.-Wool growers of
Grand Forks county used cooperative
), marketing methods for their this sea-
I Eson's clip, with the result that price
of So cents per pound was secured.
The establishment of a local wool
I market is regarded as of the highest
value to producers. W
Grand Forks.-Ruth Erickson, er.
ratio mystery woman" who is
y believed to have been responsible for
many acts of apparently wanton mis-
!, chief in this city and East Grand
: Forks, has confessed responsibility fol
ID 10 recent fires. Other persons are i'm
Z plicated in her testimony before the
Y insanity board. but the woman refuses
to Fdivulge their names.
Valley City-Roland Palmer, alias
}, Harry Palmer, end Frank Bushman
: alias Frank Cushnlan, have been ar
7 rested here charged with having com
3 mitted robbery at Pett:bone Lodge
e near Detroit, Mimi, a short time ago
u An automobile and other stolen prop
erty was recovered from them, and
b they have been taken to Minnesota to
e stand trial for the crime.
e Fort Yates.-Elaborate plans are be.
t ing made for the entertainment OF
General Hugh L. Scott, who, 1t is said
q Will be a visitor here Mt an early date
: General Scott was stationed here many
u years ago, and it was at this point
that he was married to the daughter
n Of Major Merrill of the Seventh
r Cavalry of Indian fighting fame. The
general will be a guest of Colonel Jas
II. Mclaughlin while here.
y Fargo.-More than 200 large motor
trucks in line paraded the streets OF
this city on the closing day Of the
! Interstate fair, bedecked with banners
emphasizing the ship by truck" idea
Motor trucks representing 20 manu-
featuring concerns will shortly begin
8 a tour OF the state, accompanied, it is
d said, by q band. North Dakota towns
to- be visited by the expeditions, nc
: cOrling to announcement will be Ell
lendale, SLaMoure, jamestown, Steele
Bismarck, Turtle Lake, Ninot, Towner
Rugby, Churchs Ferry, Devils Lake
: ELakota, Larimore, Grand Forks, Hills
bor0, Fargo and Warpeton. The tour
wll1Hlas about three weeks, beginning
e August 26.
: Beach. M. X. Bowen, ranchel
living south of this city. is dead as the
: result Of gun fight. which Officers
j say was started by him when Con
t stable e. w. Taylor was serving re
: plevin papers upon him at his ranch
+ The killing is the outcome of bad blood
T which has existed between Bowen ant
! some Of his neighbors for severn
e wears. TaylOr who fred fhp fnfn