Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-20

Killdeer.-City Incorporation waa
voted by the electors OF this place
Mt recent election held for the pur.
pose.
Dickinson.-John Barth Of Miles
City has purchased the business Of the
st. Charles hotel here.
Valley City.-Local Masons are con.
templating the erection of new
temple to cost not less than $4,000.
Upham-Eating strychnine pills mis-
taken for candy cost the life Of the
infant daughter Of August Frechtner
here.
Langdon.-Most of the necessary
finance has been raised to provide an
enlargement Of the quarters used by
the Langdon Mems club. -
Kenmare-A Twenty-Year club will
be organized here by old-time resi-
dents for the promotion of social
activity among the c0mmunity's pio-
neers.
Bismarck.-Announcement is made
of the birth Of baby daughter to
Governor and Mrs. Lynn j. Frazier at
the executive residence here few
days ago.
Edgeley.-Fire originating in the
basement of hardware store here
totally destroyed three business build
ings and entailing a loss Of approx
mately $4,000.
Mandan.-Mrs. Joseph Dorm, Man
dams most aged resident, passed
away at the home of her daughter In
this city Il few days ago at the nd
yanced age of 95 years.
Kindred.-A local movement is on
foot to see If the government Gun be
induced to provide one of Germany's
captured cannon to be set up as a
memorial in the Kindred park.
WahpetOn.-Bids will be received by
the commissioner of Indian affairs ut
Washington up to 2 p. M. March q,
for the erection of school house and
assembly room at the government In
dian school here.
,Fargo.-The salvage depot MAIN
tanned by local Red Cross workers
here during the past season netted a
profit of $7,754.26 to the organization,
according to u detailed report which
has just been made public. The av-
erage monthly receipts of the depart
ment We're $1,547.16.
Dunn Center.-This city staged a
great homecoming celebration for it's
returned soldiers. ut which 25- of the
lighting Yanks were assembled on the
stage as guests of honor. The pop,l-
lace turned out EN- masse to pay their
tribute to. the county's men who helped
in the worlds war for democracy.
Fargo.-A bronze roll of honor has
been unveiled by Fargo-rolIege in
memory of former students of the In
stftution who lost their lives in their
cOuntry's service during the war.
Golden plates are imposed upon the
tablet, bearing the names of five
heroes who will be SO remembered
Observation-Disclosures o. H. Ram
stad and j. II. Bell of this city have
been appointed state committee to
look after welfare work for orphaned
French children, under direction of
the central organization in New York
City. A list of over GOO children has
been sent to this state to be cared for.
Farg0.-The serious illness Of Lieu
tenant Colonel Gilbert G. Grafton has
been reported from France. Colonel
Grafton is a well-known Fargo man
and has been for many years prom
inently identified with military and ma
tional guard matters, being veteran
of the country's military operations In
the Philippine islands.
Bismarck.-The proprietor Of the
Sanitary cafe here was arrested,
charged with grand LARCENY alleged to
have been committed in u series Of
operations under which he was COM
Polling local wholesale fruit and pro-
vision concerns to supply the wants of
his trade. Settlement has been made
for a considerable amount Of these
goods, it is said.
FargO.-The major portion of North
Dakota's volunteer fighting contingent,
comprising the old First and Second
North Dakota regiments, is under
stood to be in course Of. transport
back from France for early demobili-
AulAOu. 4IOOpS Icuuy 1OF ueLlODlllZu.
ton for this section are uniformly
being sent to Camp Dodge
Williston.-William S. Arthur, man.
ager Of the government Irrigation
project here, has pointed out that
within the next five years the local
project may be developed to. include
more than $1,000 acres of land, with
further additions ITO be made from
/ year. to year. Farmers may now enter
into contract with the government for
irrigation for the coming season at a
rate lower than has previously been
charged-probably about $1.35 per
acre. bitches will be ready for use by
June 1.
iNargo.-The local Builders and
Traders exchange reports considera.
BILE building interest shown in vari.
GUS parts of the state as result
Of the governments campaign to stim.
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