Sioux County pioneer., 1919-02-13
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polnos o. Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota condsnssd for
Hasty Psrusal.
Williston.--Miss Joyce Eddy, newly
appointed home demonstration agent
for Williams county, has arrived here
and taken up her duties. :.
Valley City.-The state Normal
school here celebrated Lincoln's birth
day with the unveiling Of bust Of the
martyred president by Paul Fjelde.
.Mapleton.-The town hall and opera
house, owned by a local association,
was burned to the ground recently.
Loss, 5000; with only $1,000 covered
by insurance.
Fargo.-The local park board has
authorized Park Superintendent Mel
Ter to secure plans and estimates for
swimming pool in Island park, and
the pool will be built IL the cost is not
excessive.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Account
ants association, which met here late.
In January, elected ]. F. German Of
this city as president; L. NJ. Thorsell,
vice-president; and A. b. Short, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Hillsboro.-Iver A. Acker, former
legislative reference librarian for
North Dakota, has been appointed
states attorney for Trail county to
finish the unexpired term of States
Attorney Hjort, resigned.
FargO.-The Lutheran churches Of
North Dakota launched their campaign
last week for this states share of the
$4,000 to be raised by the denomina-
ton for soldiers and sailors welfare
work. Between 300 and 400 pastors
and delegates were present at the
conference held here for that purpose.
Valley City.-The largest state bank
yet organized in North Dakota has just
been chartered and made ready for
business in this city. It is to be known
as the American Exchange bank, and
is organized with 5000, 900 capital stock
and $4,000 paid surplus. The stock
is largely held by Nonpartisan farm
! ers. ~
Mandan.-Sergeant Earl Tostevin,
North Dakota newspaper man with the
U. S. military forces, wrote to his
relatives here that he hoped to be on
American soil again early in February.
Mr.. >Tostevin has been for some time
past assigned to duty on the Stars and
Stripes, official organ Of the American
army overseas.
Devils ake.-General 81. NJ. Creel,
well-known former resident here, has
sold his estate in Maryland, where he
has been living for number of years
and will return here in the spring.
General Creel plated the original
townsite Of Devils Lake and was fol-
many years one of the. states best
known public men.
| FargO-The first important autOmO
.bilershpw-in this part Of the northwest
since the armistice was signed opened
in Fargo on February 4. Many auto
mobile companies were represented
and the floors of the~F'argo auditorium
arm0ry were well filed with exhibits
The feature display of the show was 6
decorated exhibit bearing out the s1o
gan: "Around the world in an auto
mobile"
Minot.-A movement has been set OF
foot by farmers between Minot, Rose
glen and Elbowoods to establish al
electric line over a route connecting
these points. Both coal and; grain arr
produced in large quantities at the In
land points in this region, and IL thu
proposed line is feasible much goot
will result to the people of the country
covered. A strong committee has beer
named to investigate the PRACTICABLE
fly Of the undertaking. 4.
Nandan.-B. A. Lawrence, formerly
Of this city, was scalded to death al
Glendive few days ago. He was {
railroad locomotive fireman, and thu
accident which, caused his death wa!
caused by the bursting of one of thu
main steam pipes IN the engine cab II
which he was. working. A peculiar
circumstance accompanying his deati
is that within Is minutes Of the tim,
1t occurred his father also died at hi,
home at Streeter in this state.
Medora.-It is considered probable
that memorial will be raised here II
honor Of Theodore Roosevelt some
time during the present year. Colone
Roosevelt's former residence here par
ticularly endeal ed him 10 many of the
older settlers of tins section, as well al
to others, who see western traits in tht
rough and ready manner in which hi
espoused any cause that appealed te
him. Suitable memorial services were
held here IN his honor as suggested II
the recent proclamation lof Governor
Frazier.
Bismarck. Attorney Gen
eral A. E. Sheets left here last weel
for Rugby, where he was called *
assist in the prosecution Of Olaf A
Olson, the wealth Minot hotel owner
on charges brought against him as Z
result of Attorney General LANCER.
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