Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1920-12-09
5tate SUMMARY
|PassingGAn,pses
ofLate Euenb in
North Dokotal

Milton-C. w. Plain, pioneer state
senator, is dead.
Lakota-The city schools sponsored
three day carnival.
Minnewaukan-A new store and
hotel are under way here.
Grand Forks-A "good roads din
ner" will be held December 16.
Harvey-O. P. Gaarder was crushed
to death under skidding car.
Lisbon-The cornerstone Of the new
Lutheran church has been laid.
onnybrook-Farmers have pledged
$4,000 to assist the local bank.
Sheldon-Merchandise valued at ST.
00O was stolen from local store.
Grand Forks-A sweeping reduc-
ton in building material is announced.
Devils Lake-The city will be
bonded for the erection of municipal
barn.
Recommendations are making Wig
orous protest against stock roaming
the. streets. ILL.,, 81.
?age-The Page Chronicle has been
launched into the North Dakota news
paper field.
Marshall-Harold zyster, 20, is dead
as the result of wounds sustained in
the World war. rix.,
Children under 16 are
warned of the streets at nine o'clock
by the new curfew.
Bismarck will be en-
panelled for jury service at the De-
cember term of court.
Stanley-The Great Northern has
been, petitioned for better service on
the Stanley Grenora branch.
Montpelier-Dave Debra will go to
Europe as representative of the
state immigration department.
Medora-The eelction of Gus Wog to
the state senate will be contested by
r. ]. List, defeated candidate.
McKenzie-G. w. Gustafson, county
agent of Burleigh county, has resigned
to take up similar work in Bozeman,
Mont.
Drake-Losing a pocketbook con-
tanning $500 one day, a farmer near
here came to town the next day and
found 1t.
Watford City-The home Of L. Kun
mer was the scene Of triple wedding,
when the three Hummer sisters were
married.
Enderlin-Two freight trains crashed
In front Of the 500 depot and threw
cars onto the building, practically de.
molishing it.
Pembina-Victor Parks was instant
~ killed and Harold Whitman was
seriously injured when their auto up.
set In ditch.
Bismarck-A member Of Clusters
command and for years a guard al
the state penitentiary, Charles Camp
bell, 20, is dead.
South Heart-Practically all Of the
men Of this community are divided
into two teams engaged in a big rab'
bit hunting contest.
West Fargo-P. NJ. Casey, president
Of the Equity Cooperative packing
plant, has resigned from the state
board Of administration.
Fargo-William Anderson, 13-year.
old school boy, was instantly killed
when swing in the school yard struck
him in the back of the head.
Grafton-Carried 400 feet on the
pilot Of a locomotive which demolished
their roadster, Barney Oddson and
Miss Lila Currie escaped unhurt.
Langdon-Six sites are under con
sideration for the location of the
county memorial hospital, in which
the county and several other organiza
lions will Join.
Neche-Dying with 48 hours Of each
other, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Folker, 81
and 81, respectively, were laid to rest
at double funeral. They were pho
neer residents.
Rlchardton-The first rural route In
Stark county will cover 80 miles out OF
this city, serving about 20 families
Mail deliveries will commence Mon
day, January 3.
Bathgate-Three horses and foul
head Of cattle, as well as numerous
other far marticles, were burned or
the Arthur Houston farm. The loss
was over $1,000.
Bottineau-With a diameter Of 1711kz
inches and a circumference Of 521z
inches, and weighing 49h pounds, the
champion pumpkin of North Dakota Is
on display here.
Pisek-Found guilty Of burrying the
body Of his wife in a gunnysack, Frank
Koukal, an aged resident of this vicin
ity, was fined $3.50 for indecent burial
while added costs made his forfeiture
$500.
Fargo-One Of the very few sur
vivors of President Lincoln's personal
body guard, Smith Stimmel of this
city, has been appointed Instructor In
patriotism for the G. A. r. by a recent
general order.
Finley-All of the children in the
town and consolidated schools OF
Steele county will be weighed and
measured by the Red Cross nurse
who is carrying all necessary equip
ment In a Ford roadster recently ,pre
scented her by the Junior Red Cross.
TOWner-A, G. Berg. past president