Sioux County pioneer., 1921-12-22

Dickinson-Nearly 100000 in War
Finance corporation loans will come to |
Stark county. "
Golden vaIiey-The Mercer County |
Farm bureau is being entertained by
the businessmen Of the city.
Grand Forks ks-The annual high
school conference will be held at the
university May II, 10 and 20, 1922.
sylvester-Matt Stahl packed SO
many chickens in his wagon that 20
smothered to death before he reached
town.
Reach-The Golden Valley county
tax for 1921 for general purposes is
$17, 1896, Us compared with &c.,
1859 last year.
Fessenden-Two hundred and eighty
eight bushels of wheat have thus far
been donated in Wells county for near
east relief.
Devils Lake-The Salvation Army
corps here will distribute Christmas
dinners to 40 families, besides having
a Christmas tree for the children.
sawyer-Thrown from his buggy
when his horses ran away, Chris Op-
land had q long cash cut in his scalp
by nail. 1t required 43 stitches.
oakes-O. E. Elmer, businessman,
narrowly escaped serious injury on
an icy grade when his car turned tur-
tie twice.
streeter-Fire thought due to the
explosion Of stove destroyed the Inn
plement store here owned by Jacob
Grossman. The loss is partially COW
cred by insurance.
cavaIier-C. Kibler, 63, one of the
earliest pioneers Of Cavalier, and for
30 years merchant of this city, died
here. He leaves a widow, five sons
and two daughters.
Grand Forls-Ole Hendrickson, pio-
neer of this section, who settled in
Polk county, Minn., in 1873, died here.
He leaves wife, three sons and five
daughters.
Deering-Geneva, 4-year:old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hance, died as
the result of injuries received when
she was run over by a wagon, wheel
crushing her chest.
Fargo-Under' plan adopted at
meeting Of the Fargo Rotary club,
the 100 most needy families in the
city will be provided with at least some
slight evidence that this is the holi-
day season.
Hazen-GOttlfeb Huber, employed in
coal mine here, was badly burned
about the face and right arm when
blasting powder he was loading into q
mine charge was touched off by his
miners lamp. a,
Rugby More than $4,000 has been
paid to the Rugby hospital by the ad-
ministrators of the Harold Thoreson
estate. Thoreson owned many banks
and much North Dakota land, being
reputed as worth more than $1,000 900.
Grand Harbor-Gophers frisking in
the fields are the latest evidence that
North Dakota possesses balmy cline,
according to T. A. Byrae, farmer. He
says he saw d stripped gopher and it
appeared to be enjoying the air, frisk-
Ing about as gophers are wont to do.
Hazen-The wedding celebration of
Grosz and Ida Wolf, Russian farmer
living north Of here, turned out to be
a regular hot time when an oil stove
tipped over. Mrs. Emanuel Wolf and
Mathew Banz We're seriously burned
when their clothing was spattered with
burning oil. Both will recover.
Mott-Hettinger county will be back
on cash basis by the first of the year,
1t has been stated by county commits
sioners in connection with an an
nouncement that Wells-Dickey Co. of
Minneapolis have subscribed for a
$4,000 bond issue. All outstanding
warrants are to be taken up.
eismarck~-Making jump from one
beam to another and losing an at
tempted hand hold, Ernest Pfleger,
riveter on the Missouri river bridge,
probably was fatally injured when he
fell from the structure and struck the
ice 60 feet below, striking on his back.
Taken to the hospital he was found to
have received compound fracture Of
the left leg, a compound arm fracture
and broken shoulder, and internal
injuries are feared.
Il Dodge Gottfried 1ssak, farmer, has
a Plymouth Rock hen that has devel-
oped the speed mania. Recently, in
driving, Issak heard an unusual noise
apparently coming from the engine.
He investigated and found the hen
perched on the front axle where she
had ridden for eight miles. He put
the hen in the car. -Four days later
he again drove to town. Upon driving
/ into a garage the proprietor asked
him what he was doing with the chick
en-. Biddie had ridden the 12 miles
from the farm to Dodge on the front
axle. But this time she had kept
quiet, and her ride was undisturbed.
\ Bismarck federal government
will aid in improving mile of the Ma
tional Park highways from the end of
Bismarck paving to- the new vehicular
Missouri river bridge, has recently
'|been announced by the state engineer,
who conducted negotiations. The es.
Itimated cost will be about $23 900. of