Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-04-17
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ance men held successful meeting
here on March both.
Leonard.-Ten thousand dollars of
the Leonard high school building.
Beach.-The Chamber of Commerce
here is considering opening live
stock sales pavilion for the use of
Golden Valley county stockmen.
Towner.-A verdict of not guilty was
rendered in favor of Mrs. Addie ODE
dear of this county, charged with the
murder of her husband last fall.
Egeland.-Application has been
made to the state railway commission
for union station for Egeland and
Olmstead, a nearby point on the 500
"wheat line"
Dickinson.-Death from burns sus-
tanned from an explosion following an
attempt to refill lighted lamp was
the fate Of Mrs. Anton Pribl, living
hear Davis Butte. ~
Fargo.-Twenty-four building per-
mits were issued in Fargo in March.
The total value of proposed construc-
ton fell considerably below that for
which permits were issued during the
corresponding month of 1918.
Fargo.-By verdict directed by
Federal Judge Charles f. Amidon, DR..
Walter Thomas Mills was declared not
guilty of seditious utterances alleged
to have been made in an address given
at Island Park in this city last fall.
Fargo.-Probably the first woman
member of city administration to
have been elected in North Dakota
since the granting of limited woman
suffrage in the state is Mrs. F. H.
Wilder, just elected a member Of the
city commission here.
Devils Lake.-A municipality owned
community building 1OOx15O feet, with
facilities for handling livestock sales,
automobile shows and the like, is being
canvassed as a possibility by the Dew
lis Lake Commercial club. A Ramsey
county fair association is also one Of
the city's recent plans.
Mandan.-Earl II. Tostevin, North
Dakota soldier-journalist who was
until recently connected with the
"Stars and Stripes" has returned to
his home in this city. Mr.. Tostevin
reached this country on February 25th
but has but recently been discharged
from the service at Camp Dodge.
Velva.-Federal road Improvement
aid was turned down by voters at the
township elections in this county, who
were unwilling that the county COM
missioners should spend $4,000 of
county money to Offset similar
amount from the government to apply
on the building Of permanent roads.
Devils Lake.-Preparations are be-
Ing made by county farming agents of
this section to hold a second farm
boys encampment here in connection
with the Chautauqua next July. A
splendid encampment was held last
year, but the plans now under consid-
GRAFTON are intended to provide some
thing on much larger scale.
Fargo.-Charles Fischer, local res
taurant porter, is dead from a self
inflicted gunshot wound sustained
when he found himself no longer able
to escape pursuit after he had shot
Miss Theda declare, theatrical wo-
man of whom he was enamored and
who refused to accept his attentions.
The woman is expected to recover.
velva.-Petitions are being circulat-
ed in McHenry county both for and
against movement to have the coun-
ty commissioners again engage com-
ty farming agent. The county agent
idea was tried out in this vicinity a
few years ago, but was discontinued as
some of the farmers were dissatisfied
with the results that were being OBJ
tained.
LaMoure. - After surviving the
heavy fighting at Chateau Thierry and
the Argonne forest, through which he
passed unscathed, Private Christ Olson
Of the Twelfth field artillery brigade
Of the Second division, enlisted from
this county, is dead from bronchial
pneumonia, according to advices just
received by his mother near the vii
lage Of Berlin.
Ainot-A rousing reception was given
to the North Dakota "First Regiment
band on its appearance here in con-
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posed entirely of musicians recruited
In this state, but after being indicted
into service it was designated as the
164th infantry band, following the re-
organization under which the states
First regiment itself was given that
number.
Towner.-A verdict of acquittal was
the result in the first case tried in
this state under the provisions of the
"blue sky law" The case was that
Of ]. f. Callopy, Of Bismarck, a rep
resentative Of the Home Lumber COM
pany, who was arrested for selling
shares without a license and whose
case was tried here before Judge Burr
under q change Of venue. The court
ruled that 1t was not shown that the
securities offered by the defendants
company were Of speculative char
acter.
Stanton.-Lieutenant Fred. o. Cent?,
vhO resipned his Offico NS rnpiStor Of