Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-03-20


Fargo-North Dakota's First and
Second regiment bands have been de-
modified since their return from
overseas, and most of the members
have now returned home.
Grand Forks.-A Grand Forks Coun-
ty Wool Growers association will be
organized here for the promotion of
this important industry. Twenty.
farmers have signified their desire to
join.
Mandan.-Morton county will have
series of twelve farm wOmen's meet
ings for the discussion Of better home
economic plans under direction of the
county's home demonstration agent
recently employed here.
FargO-Important conventions of
Methodist pastors and laymen in con-
nection with the Centenary" move
ment of the church here were held
in Fargo and Bismarck during the
past week, with many prominent
speakers present to assist.
| Mandan.-A1Orton county officials
are considering the acceptance of a
proposition which would render avail
able to them 100000 of government
money for road improvement upon the
+! expenditure of $4,000 by the county
during the next three years.
Steele.-Farmers west of the river
who took advantage of the January
thaw to get an early start with their
spring seeding are wishing they
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weather, following partial germina
ton, has ruined most of their seed.
| Mandan.-AIajor j. NJ. Hanley ar
rived home last week as per sched-
ule, and after receiving salutations
from his many old-time friends dis
carded his military marks and title
and resumed his former official role
as district judge, leaving promptly
for Stanton to held regular term of
| court. ~
New England.-The Kunze Farm
ers' club of this vicinity has a plan
on foot to buy seed and feed in car
load lots on cooperative plan with
the assistance of the county farming
agent, and it is believed that besides
getting tirst-class grain very mater
ial cash saving will be realized from
the plan.
Observation-Disclosures Bailey, n
well-knOwn nonogenarian of this
county. is dead. The aged man was
one of Burleigh county's- earliest resi-
dents and was the father of Repre-
sentative L. d. Bailey, at whose home
he was residing, at A1offit, ut the time
of his death. He was SO Years of
age.
Fargo.-Municipa ownership of
electric lighting plants is an issue in
the city campaigns both in Fargo and
Grand Forks this year, and will have
considerable to do with the sue
cess or failure of candidates for
commissioners in both places
at the elections, which occur early in
April.
Grand Forks.-Feed crop reserves in
the western two-thirds of the state
are below the average for this time
of the year, according to a recent re
port by A. J. Surratt, state field agent
of the United States department OF
agriculture's bureau of crop estimates
In the northwest quarter of the state
both feed and seed are unusually
short.
Ellendale. Strychnine poison
enough to have killed twelve mer
was found in the breakfast food abou
to be eaten by William H. Fleming
"a young farmer living near here
Fleming discarded the food owing tt
the unpleasant taste, and the hiret
.. man on his farm is under arrest, sus
picioned of having prepared the dead
s: ly dose.
Velva.-The Equity Stock Shippin,
association Of this community chal
lenges any stock shipping association
in the state to show bigger member
ship than that enjoyed here. The as
! sociation' was organized in Novembe
1914 and has a present membership
of 301. One hundred and twenty-fou
carloads Of stock have been shippe
l. by the organization since it began OF
: erations.
: Grand Forks.-The Theodore Roost
Welt Memorial highway overland frol
seaboard to seaboard between tn
S two Portlands will pass through thl
t city, it is announced. Plans in pro,
3 ress for this route give promise {
y making it the best marked highwa
l. in the country. Poles will be marke
e with red band and white border
II with the initials at. r." in the center
y with the signs "R," IL" or "X" Q
s. the sides Of the poles. It is hope
h to have the trail marked before tt
N opening of the tourist season.
re New Salem.-The death of T.
e Schneider in this city early last wee
ends the jurisdiction Of federal cour
p in q case which was awaiting trial f
lie seditious utterances alleged to ha,
he been made shortly after America
" entry into the war. Mr.. Schreibe
Of who was former well known coun
e. official, was arrested at about Il
IN same time with Rev. ]. Fontana, wi
IN was convicted of seditious utteranc