Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-20
FACTS. ABOUT THE
FLlCkERTAIL STATE.

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Fargo.-Fargo w. @. T. u. workers
put on an intensive local membership
drive on November 10.
Fargo.-"Armistice Day" was cele-
.brated more or less informally in
number Of North Dakota towns.
Powers Lake.-Numerous cases Of
sheep killing by coyotes have been re-
ported in this neighborhood.
Valley City.-The 18th annual con-
vention of the North Dakota Library
association is being held here this
week.
Bismarck.-Local Episcopalians will
undertake nationwide movement to
provide funds for erecting new
church ellifice.
Pembina.-Petitlons are being circu-
lated here for the erection of steel
bridge over the Red river between this
city and st. Vincent.
Mandan.-John w. Nelson, farmer
Of Huff neighborhood who was acct
dentally shot while cleaning gun,
died from the effects Of the accident.
Mandan-Local public sentiment is
said to be with teachers Of the city in
their appeal to the board of education
for an increase of SIS a month in
salary.
Grand Forks.-Attendants at the
state livestock show recently held
here pronounced 1t one Of the best
events Of its kind ever held in the
Northwest.
Bismarck. Maurice Katz, Bis
marck soldier in service in France,
died Of arsenic poisoning, and when
his fiancee learned Of his death she
attempted suicide.
Dickinson.-W. ]. Mozeley, a pio-
neer farmers organization worker Of
this section, has been appointed field
agent Of the North Dakota state im-
migration department.
Pembina.-The. rise Of farm land
values in this county is indicated by
the recent refusal Of an offer of $110
an acre for farm near the small
village Of Bowesmont.
II
ord kept by resident of this city for
the past 80 years shows the past
month Of October to have been the
coolest in that period.
Williston.-Williams county leads
the state in the number Of classified
schools within its borders, according
to recent report made by Miss Annie
McCradie, county superintendent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of health by
correct methods Of sanitation. work
and play, was the central theme Of q
successful teachers institute held here
for Ward and McHenry counties.
/ Voltaire.-Oscar johnson, a local
man who was the socialists nominee
for governor few years ago, was
accidentally killed recently while driv-
ing government truck in Alaska.
Fargo.-Rex E. Willard, better
farming agent for Grand Forks county
for some years, has accepted the posi-.
ton as head of the farm management
division Of the state agricultural col,
lege.
Alamo. The village Of Alamo
claims the distinction Of having given
the heaviest subscriptions per capita
to the Salvation Army fund, in the
recent drive, Of any city or village in
Williams county.
Fargo.-President G. B. Waldron OF
the Tri-State Grain Growers associa.
tion predicts the largest attendance
for many years at next January's
meeting, which is to be held from the
Goth to the oath of the month.
Willist0n.-To be killed while crank.
ing her car was the fate of Miss
VERNE Hicks of this city a few days
ago. The vehicle was standing on q
hillside, and started up before the
young woman could make her escape
1 Fargo.-John Rea Bacher, a student
of Fargo college, recently won the
Rhodes scholarship for this state over
contestants from the state university
and jamestown college: The scholar.
ship entities the winner to free
course in Oxford university in Eng.
land.
i Devils Lake.-Frank d. Koonce, g
merchant at the small town of South
am, near here, has been arrested on
the charge Of nanslaughter in connec
ton with the death of Carl johnson, q
Devils Lake boy, alleged to have been
killed by an automobile driven by the
former.
Fargo.-Mrs. l1intie Bowe Of this
city, formerly superintendent of the
woman's department of the federal
employment bureau service for North
Dakota, has been made state director
Of the employment bureau offices re.
Gently reopened here. Mrs. Rowe Is
said to be the only woman so far to
have been distinguished by such an
appointment.
Grand Forks-The state Industrial
commission has unanimously desig.
mated this city as the site of the first
large state-owned mill and elevator ia
be erected in connection with the Non.
partisan leagues program for state.
owned industries. It issmade q contli.
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