Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-03-20
North Dakota
News in Brief

Grand Forks.-A monster patriotic
demonstration is expected to be held
here on April G.
Fargo.-The erection Of a $4,000
Commercial club building is being con-
templated by the local club.
Medina.-Gopher poisoning will be
instituted on large scale this sea-
son in many parts of the state.
acknowledgements Frazier has
signed Senate Bill No. 1874, known as
the "Board of Administration" bill.
Williston.-O. Z. Ohnstad, well
known musician and band leader Of
this city, will be married, it is an
nounced, to Miss Olga Wetzel of Du-
luth.
Bismarck.-A permanent association
of township officials has been organ
ICED in Burleigh county to coordinate
plans for practical road building
program.
Bismarck.-The state Industrial
commission has announced that the
location of the Bank of North Dakota
will be determined by the commission
sometime before March %.
Kramer.-A. II. White, we'll known
stock man Of this place, was elected
president of the North Dakota Live
Stock Breeders association at its rec
ent annual meeting in Grand Forks.
| Mandan.-A school for the demon
stration of methods in the remodel
ing of old clothing is being held here
this week, under the auspices of the
local Thrift society. Miss Elsie Stark,
county home demonstration agent,
will assist.
Bismarck.-Endowme aggregat-
ing $1,000 have been received by the
Bismarck library, the proceeds Of
which will be used for books on ag-
ricultural or western historical SUBJ
jects, contemporary fiction, dramatic
criticism and works Of travel.
Grand Forks.-Mose Iosenzweig,
recently returned soldier who enlist
ed from this city, is said to have
seen the most travel of any North Da-
kotan in the service. AS chauffeur
for high army officers he had oppor-
tunity to travel through many of the
most interesting parts of France.
Grand FOrks.-An enthusiastic well
come was given by Grand Forks citi-
zens last Friday to Vilhjalmer Ste
fanssen; the Arctic explorer, who was
formerly resident of the northeast
ern part of this state and>at one time
a student in the university here. Mr..
Stefanssen is now on lecturing tour.
Mandan.-The first official step to
secure wagon bridge across the Mis-
souri, river between Mandan and Bis
marck was taken by the recent intro.
duction in congress of bill asking
permission to erect such an improve
ment. The bill will probably be re.
introduced when the next session con.
venes.
Grand Forks. - North Dakota's
wheat reserve held over from the
1918 crop is officially estimated al
129,311 600 bushels out of the years
original crop total of 917,OOOOOO bush
els. The reserve is higher than thai
held over on either of the last two
preceding years but only little ovel
half of the reserve held over in 191t
from the crop of the previous year.
Fargo.-A monster welcome meet
ing for Fargo's and Cass county's re
turned soldiers and sailors will prob
ably he held here in July-the even
being held off until that time so a!
to make it probable that most Of tn,
enlisted men will be home. Talk o
entertainment tours through the stat,
by one or both bands is still hear'
but no definite plans have yet beel
announced.
Benedict.-Attracted by scream
from one of her children, Mrs. Pete
,, Emily, living near here, rushed iron
the stable to the house to find tn
dwelling in flames and to watch he
, one-year-old daughter, Irene, perish il
, the flames. The son, three years ole
escaped from the burning building be
fore the flames reached him. The e2
plosion of stove filled with lignit
is believed responsible for the fire.
Arthur.-Leland Bergum Of thi
place was first, Archie S. Meier c
New Salem second, and Ellen Grei
DRY of Center third in prize essa
contest conducted by the North D,
kota Dairymen's association. Th
young people were awarded cas-
prizes of $25, SIS and $40 respective
ly. Of 100 essays submitted, Commi
sioner Osterhaus states that all whie
received creditable mention were fro
sections where local creameries ha,
operated for some time and whel
dairying is we'll established.
Bismarck.-That poisoned grassho
pers do not kill North Dakota prair
chickens and other valuable gan
birds is the conclusion arrived at
farming experts after investigation
this claim which has been made. I
garding the hopper-killing campai,
waged last year in the southweste
part of the state. Taken in this W,
the amount of poison consumed
birds would be practically negligib
it is alleged. The systematic wo
against the grasshopper pests will