Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-08-04

PaHK OF dettnger county has closed.
venlo-A petition for postoftice, 4
signed by % residents has been sent
to Representative Burtness.
MandanY Victor Lang, Is, Of Zap,
suffered a fractured skull when he
was kicked by a-colt. 5;s A 4
Mott---Mott Boy Scouts are camping
In the had lands, under the leadership
Of Rev. Harper Burns.
Forman-D. j. Mckenzie has been
named to succeed Fred w. Mclean as
register Of the Federal Land bank
In st. Paul. y
Sentinel Butte Henry Ness, 80, Of
near Sentinel Butte, was drowned in
creek about 20, miles west of here.
His brother found the body.
f Mott Farmers Of Mott and vicinity
have formed cooperative cream mar
keting organization and elected f.. A.
vasey president.
Mandan- Fire has destroyed an old
condemned building, the order for the
lemolishing Of which has resulted in
several legal battles.
Forman-Colone G. III. Forman,
founder of Forman, has just celebrated
his 93rd birthday. Friends, led by the
Gwinner band, serenaded him.
Darlington Clarence Scott. 6, was
seriously injured in a 32-foot fall,
down an elevator shaft. He lost his
balance while shooting sparrows.
eismarck-An automobile was used
to transport members of the state
railroad commission to nine towns in
which hearings were held last week.
Bismarck-Hai loss claims have
reached total of 18143, 1t is an
-nounced by the state hail insurance
department.
Jamestown Threshing Of barley at
the farm of the state hospital for the
insane revealed that the crop is the
best In several years.
Jamestown George D. Mcdowell,
N. p. special agent, says transients
riding freight trains into North Da-
kota in search Of employment are not
being molested.
Fargo "A giant rat, later trapped,
gnawed throughsa lead drain pipe in a
Fargo residence. according to r. Scott
Zimmerman, q. 8. rodent extermina-
ton expert, stationed here.
carrinaton - Farmers here have
united for protection against unreason-
able demands of ''wobblies." They
say they are paying as high wages as
the price Of grain permits. u e..
Grand Forks-The Grand Forks local
bookbinders'. union has called of Its
strike for 44-hour week, and has re.
turned to work on q 44-hour week
basis, under instructions from the in.
ternational union. The union struck
May /, 1921.
Psmbina dents In the life and
career Of Charles Cayileer, termed
..North Dakota's First White Settler
are bet forth: in biographical sketch
BY Miss Henrietta Commy of Pembina
winner Of first prize in the Mary Stew
art Nelson annual biographical con
test. An Il H 81 NIX e .3y 81
Mandan-Co County auditors and coun
" commissioners in Mott have held Q
Injecting to devise ways Of easing
financial stringencies in nine slope
counties. Taxpayers also held q mast
meeting.
Mlnot-G unnard Olson last week
saved the life Of a woman whose canoe
overturned In the Mouse river. After
he had; rlghted her canoe she com
pleted her ride. She declined to give
her name. y
Minot- Miss Grace "a. Boyer, student
In the Minot junior high school, wor
special book prize Ii the third an
nual poster contest conducted BY tn
4 American Humane associat ion at Al
bany, N. 7. 5E1 sl. ii,
Grand Forks Mrs. 6. N MacNa
mara, IS, mother Of Fl. ~. Pierce q
Grand Forks, is dead in Minneapolis
Il She. came to Neche, N. D., with sllel
parents as a child. Attaining woman
Il hood, she entered the ministry and wal
4 one Of the pioneer ministers Of thu
state. &; +. 3, .s,gss {. ss
sIsmarcl Plans are under way Il
i dispose of nh surplue material q TN
Il Home Builders associat ton, ccdrdin,
Il to j. B. Adams, manager. F0llowin,
his return from Grand Forks, wher,
4 he sold some material, Mr.. Adam
said he expected to dispose Of surplu
Il material ID Fargo, Bismarck and Man
dan. ais h s4s VI 55s .lss 1857 i
/ :@8 Bisn, 1 Four townships in Nc
i :Henry county still rennai unclaimed
Thy any egislatiye district. The erro
i Al ,apportloning occurred sirst N i91:
i and although the state has been retlia
s|,tricted twice since the last time 4
1919, the mistake: was continued. Tn
territory, townships 151, 152, 1913 an,
lisa north range ~. include the vii
j lagos Of Balfopr. Karlsruhe and Kiei
Minot- Delega tes from about 2
| counties attended the annual midsum
liner meeting Of county sppe tendent
0f mort hwestern North Dakota her
blast Friday and Saturday &
Warwick The fingers Of her llttl