Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-08-28
FACTS ABOUT THE
FL|CkERTkIL STATE

MinOt.-The North Dakota State
Bar association is holding its annual
| session here.
Mandan.-A "great white way" is
being installed with ornamental cleo
trical street lights here.
Minot.-Episcopalia of this city
will erect magnificent church ut Al
cost of approximately $4,000.
Mnndun.--A homecoming celebration
will be held on the second day of the
Missouri Slope fair, September 16.
Mandan.-,Ihe Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen will organize II lodge Of
their order ut this point in the near
future.
Observation-Disclosures smashed in the
rear windows of local hardware
store and escaped with 5000 worth of
merchandise.
Dickinson.-This city will give
two days homecoming celebration fer
Its war heroes the first or second week
in September.
Bismarck.-The water level in the
Missouri river ut this point is now the
lowest ut any time since government
records have been kept.
NapOleOn.-Logan county is said to
have been the first county in the state
to have deposited it's public funds in
the Bank of North Dakota.
Rolette.-A county Sunday school
convention held here brought many
workers together and resulted in the
exchange of valuable ideas.
CnnIn-Eiru Eo,,n,,Ov, for,,,on
inmate of the state asylum for the
insane, killed himself With Al gun after
disappearing from his home here.
Grand Forks.-Local telephone rates
are announced to be increased, effec-
tive September 1, with business phones
to be charged for Mt 81 per month.
DickinsOn.-A local man is planning
to turn the wild mustard pest into
something useful by pressing the oils
from the seed for cooking purposes.
Observation-Disclosures and Tomp-
ktns of Fargo defeated Blatherwick
and Muir in the doubles ut the state
tennis tournament held in this city.
Observation-Disclosures of equipment
for school demonstrations in cream
testing have been announced by State
Dairy Commissioner ]. ]. Osterhaus.
Minot.-This city and Grafton ball
teams claim the state championship
for the season-Mfnot with record of
% winnings out of 81 games played.
Fargo.-An unknown stranger about
fifty years old is dead here following
commissions believed to have been
brought on by drinking wood alcohol
Fargo-A four-story distributing
house will be built by the Pence Auto
company in this city ut a cost of $780,
600, the contract having already been
let for the work.
Grand Forks.71t-The local army re-
cruitfng station led the district in the
number of enlistments for the week
ending August 10. The local total was
Is for the week.
Pembina.-One Of the largest land
transfers Of the season in this section
of the state was the sale of 1897 aces
by +. G. Norris for u little over 5000.
The purchaser halls from Illinois.
Devils Lake.-The sugar supply here
is down to precarious minimum
quantity, it is alleged by dealers.
Similar reports are also being received
| from various other cities in the state.
Bismarck.-The state department of
agriculture has, through its employ
ment offices, secured work for hun
dreds of discharged soldiers since their
return from the war.
Williston.-Old settlers of Williams
and Mckenzie counties will hold their
annual picnic in Burdick's grove on
Saturday Of this week, with Usher L..
Burdick and George Schafer as speak
ers of the day.
Bismarck.-The state supreme court
has ordered that terms Of district court
IN this state, under the new judicial
redistricting act, shall be conducted on
the same time schedule as heretofore
until further orders.
Dickinson.-County farming agents
of Dunn, Hettinger, Slope and Stark
counties, In cooperation with local
live stock commission, have arranged
for a mammoth horse sale to be held
here August 26 to 49,
Fargo.-Statistics just made public
show mortality footings of 1,OO6 for
the second quarter of 1919, as against
1,OO5 for the the corresponding quarter
Of the previous year. Pneumonia to.
tails were 175 for the 1919 period, and
145 for April, May and June, 1918.
Fargo.-North Dakota food admins.
traitors will serve again in helping the
government to determine fair prices to
be charged for food in various local..
ties, establishing lists which it is be.
lieved may become effective as govern.
ing maximum prices to be allowed.
Bismarck.-The wheat yield for this
section of the state will be about the
same MS last year, according to G. A
Baker, manager of local flour mill
Flax, according to the same author
ity, is the poorest for many seasons
while the rye crop is not MATERIAL,
different from last year but is Of yer,
fine quality.
Marmnrth.- and Stop,
counties united in Sunday schoo