Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-10-23
FACTS ABOUT THE
FLICkERTAIL STATE

LOraine.-The building ON the. farm
Of Sid. Eldred burned to the ground
recently, the origin being unknown.
Reeder.-A homecoming celebration
was held here Friday for our returned
fighting men.
Walum.-Citizens propose the es-
tablishment of an electric lighting sys-
TEN here.
Mandan.-Postmaste of Morton
county held convention here re-
Gently. e
Kathryn.-Eighteen bu. per acre No.
1 wheat was the reporter e. NJ. Even
SON on his 15-acre field near here.
Towner.-A good hay crop is re-
ported from this vicinity and is being
shipped to Montana ut $25 ton.
Notwithstanding tangled in the
machinery of grain separator, Ar
thur Else is suffering severe injuries.
Devils Lake:-Eleven residents of
this city have gone to the convention
of the Grand Army of the Republic
held Mt Columbus.
Devils Lake.-An estimate of from
IL to IA bushels of wheat per acre was
made ut the conclusion Of threshing
in Ramsey county.
Valley City.-Geo. Holman, North
ern Pacific ticket agent here, received
the Croix de Guerre from the French
government for bravery in action.
MinOt.-The contract was let for the
construction of u new church for the
All Saints Episcopal congregation: 1t
will cost about $4,000.
Dickinson.-LOcOmOt firemen and
engineers have voted to secure one
of the cooperative stores which will
be established in North Dakota.
Dickinson-J. G. .Quinlivan of this
city, who successfully lodged the "Big
Berthas" in France returned to let the
little Henry" break his shoulder.
Observation-Disclosures Bros. think
sheep good Investment as, they and
others made trip of 1900 miles to
purchase 250 yearling ewes which
arrived in Washburn recently. x
Observation-Disclosures county farmers
have purchased IL carloads of Mon
tana sheep according to recent re-
ports. Six carloads were recently UNI
loaded ut Leeds for distribution.
Leeds.-The city officials were COM
PEELED to swear in Thirty deputies in
order to maintain the dignity of the
| village while transients were passing
through. ~. Z. -.
Minot.-.-Drilling ut the Des Logs
Western Oil company's well has been
held up this week waiting for 53-16
inch casing. The well Is now down
2,OSO feet.
Balfour.--Two children burned to
death when a double house north of
Denbigh was burned to the ground
The house was occupied by the Rosen.
Grams and Wagar families, and one
child from each family was burned.
Minot.-Three Lutheran churches
We're struck by lightning during a
recent storm. Two of the churches
are located in the city and one about
Is miles from town. No great dam.
age was done.
Carrington.--I. II. DAILY was. com.
PEELED to resort to firearms in order to
defend himself from an attack made
by an I. W. w. because he refused to
take n red card. offered him. by his
assailant. ;
Fargo.-W. O.. Bruchman, formerly
manager Of the North American Tele.
graph company's offices Mt Dubuque
H., has arrived in Fargo to assume the
management of the Fargo offices OF
the company.
Tower C!ty.-Louls Pommerer, q
prosperous farmer of this section
brought in one grain tank load of flax
recently which Melted him STAG. Mr.
Pommerer has threshed % acres and
expects to get $50 an acre for his crop
Grand Forks.-A claim Of $500
brought before the city council OF
Grand Forks by Eugene Roy and his
father, claiming damages for injuries
alleged to have been suffered while
the boy was playing on the streets
was rejected by that body.
Devils Lake.-Dave DenOyer Of
Graham's Island met five Of his Civil
war comrades for the first time in 81
years when he attended the Mime
sofa state fair. He had not seen them
since all were mustered out Of service
4 in 1866. 81
Mayville. The appointment by the
hoard Of administration of DR.. John
Evjen Of, Augsburg seminary Mime
apolis, to be president of Mayville
normal, succeeding Dr. Hilyer, was
announced today by Secretary Charles
Liessman.
Observation-Disclosures OF the Fargo
Y. w. G. A. of a lot on Second avenue
north and Tenth street was made BY
Mrs. John E. Haggert, former owner
of the property. While no considera.
ton was made public, It is generally
understood that the association is
paying $4,000 for the property.
Minot.-The annual state Methodist
conference will be held here, October
8 to IL. Rev. G. L. :, Clifford, local
Methodist pastor states that many OF
the leading church men of the nation
will be present, including Bishop
Cooke of Helena, Mont. DIR. Burns OF