Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-05-29
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Dolnos Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty PerusaI.


session on Thursday Of this week.
Fnrgo.-The Valley City summer
school will open June 80 aud close
August 8. Attention will be given
teachers desiring to renew certificates
under the new regulations.
Crosby.-.John Wedding, chief of pO-
lice, and II. J. Haversrud, hOtelkeeper,
were wounded as they We're about to
take Joseph Maudel, an insane farm
hand, to the farm on which he had
been employed.
Devils Lake.-Plans for holding n
market day here are to be discussed
mt the next meeting of the CONNER
cinl club, and if satisfactory arrange
ments can be made the event will take
place within the next two months.
Wahpeton.-The Richland County
Fair association has given the children
of this city free use of the fair grounds
to be used as IL play ground and
amusement place during the entire
year. A baseball diamond will be
plated and other things arranged for
the children's enjoyment.
Hankins0n.-E. ]. Taylor, former
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton of North Dakota, who is now
engaged in vocational training in the
government hospital at Carlisle, Pa,
has accepted the position of superin-
tendent Of the HanlSinsOn public
schools for the coming year.
Grand FOrks.-At the Superintend-
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cided to hold the next semi-annual
meeting of the North Dakota County
Superintendent association at Minot,
November 4, 5 and 6, at the same time
that the North Dakota Educational as
sociation holds its convention.
FargO.-The Rebekah state assembly
of North Dakota, in connection with
the annual meeting of the grand lodge
of the l. O. o. F., will be in session in
Fargo, June 4 and 5. This is the Tooth
anniversary of the Rebekah and Odd
Fellow organizations, and extensive
preparations are under way for the
entertainment of the guests during the
two days.
Fargo-According to w. l.. Van
Horn, federal state director of the
United States employment service
North Dakota has had no trouble in
securing the necessary help on the
farms during the seeding season this
year. There is, however, need fol
women help in the homes and us
cooks on the farms. Hotels, restau
rants and cafes also are complaining
of IL shortage of help.
Grand FOrks.-Plans are now under
way to re-establish the War Camp
Community Service work in Crane
Forks which was suspended with the
cessation Of military activities at the
front. The work of the camp will be
carried on during the period of demo
bilization at least, and the local com
mittee will work to establish the
proper relation between the commu
nifty and the returning soldier.
Bismarck.-Capt. Frederick Neu.
meier, formerly battalion adjutant in
the Second North Dakota and later
with the 14Sth machine gun battalion
in France, was one of the 200 news
paper men in overseas service chosen
to make 14-day tour Of all battle
fronts in France and Germany. Capt
Neumeier is we'll known in this state
where he was at one time employed US
capital correspondent for one of the
twin city newspapers.
Fargo.-The new Equity Co-Opera.
tive Picking plant located on the
Sheyenne river four miles west of this
city will commence work about June
| Is. is the announcement of the gen.
eral manager and superintendent of
| the plant, who also announces that the
only formality remaining now is the
securing of five inspectors from the
federal meat inspection bureau. The
department plan will be used by the
force in the operation of the plant.
Bismarck ADMINISTRATIONS are being
made here by representatives of the
| United States bureau Of mines with Q
view to establishing in this vicinit!
one of the experimental Ignite plants
for which, congress has appropriated
100000. Investigations have beer
made at Williston and AIinot, and thu
mines ut Beulah, Wilton and New Sa
lem will also be looked over. Beside!
experimenting on briquetting the gov
eminent is interested in other posi-
bilities which Ignite presents.
Fargo.-Application has been mad
to United States District Judge Ami
don for the appointment of an exam
iner to take testimony in the case o
state of North Dakota versus tn
Great Western Elevator company, III
Powers Elevator company. Occiden
Elevator company and Monarch Ele
vator company. This is the first ste
in the $1OOOO,OOO lawsuit INSTITUTES
by the attorney general last fall to
the purpose Of recovering alleged &,
cess profits taken from the farmey
in the state in the purchase of graf
by the various elevators made defend
ants in this action. The cause origin
ated out of the spread between til
market price of grain and the pric
offered the farmer by local. elevator
Fargo.-June 8 to IA has been desi,
mated as Boy Scout week in which
campaign will be waged to list 1000
600 associate members. North