Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-14

+ 4MtUOg--A local i. 1l. ". "A. nus Oee0
here.
Mott-A farm bureau picnic here
was attended by 1000.
Observation-Disclosures proved fatol
to Arden G. Cochran, 25. former SER
viceman, while visiting Mt st. Cloud.
Grafton-Winners have been an
nounced in the Walsh county stock
Judging contest.
Grand Forks-A new city directory
gives this city 1926 population, an
increase of 1000 over the 1920 census.
sheldon-A vigilance committee is
seeking a firebug believed responsible
for series of recent blazes
acknowledgements Frazier has is
sued a proclamation designating July
. as North Dakota bond selling day.
Dunn center-The Equity elevator
was destroyed when it was fired by
Bismarck a thousand hall claims
were received in one day following re-
cent storms in Missouri river counties.
Jamestown-The new bridge across
the james river here has just been
opened.
Van Hook-Ch.ef Big Head, former
government scout, is dead on the Bert
hold reservation.
I vviiIiston--Herbert KelsOn, 6, of
Bonetrail, was seriously injured when
a dynamite cap exploded in his hand.
/ Bismarck-J. l. Cahill attended the
federal education conference in Des
Moines.
81 casselton-All. officers and directors
of the Red River Valley Wool Growers
association were reelected at u meet
ing here.
Amidon-J. E. Pfeifer Of Bessie has
been named deputy bank examiner
and has been placed in charge of the
closed First National bank of Amidon.
+ Fargo-State Board of Administra-
ton has opened bids for building the
first half Of the new agricultural build
ing, to cost 100000 when completed.
Fargo-A carload Of clothing con-
tributed by North Dakota citizens for
Near East sufferers has just been
shipped.
Wimbledon H. Gibson, 80, is
Gead here. He was called the "Father
of Wimbledon, and was one of the
earliest of Barnes county pioneers.
Grand Forks County Agent D. B.
Morris of Grand Forks is conducting
a livestock survey preliminary to In
itiating Better Sires campaign.
Jamestown-Griggs and Barnes
county contestants exhibited ut the
Stutsman county fair which has just
closed here.
Faroo-The fifth annual convention
Of the North Dakota district Of the
Norwegian Lutheran church was at
tended by 1000 delegates.
New EngIand-Because their relig-
ion frowned on work, Algernon Mar
son, his wife and 3-year-old baby, were
found near death from starvation.
Van Hook-Peter Bungert, SO, well
known cattle buyer, was killed when
a shed under which he had taken re-
fuge was upset in storm.
| CaIvin-Farmers and business men
Joined in filling and grading the main
street here with two feet of building
material.
Wahpeton-Railroad traffic is i'm
proving and daily service has been re-
.sumed as the result of increasing bus
mess.
Painted Woods-Walter Hagen, for
merly Of this place, has been drowned
in a cloudburst in Montana. He was
working in a barn when the wall of
water swept down on him.
Minot-Rose Ahern, 19-year-old stu
dent nurse at st. Josepli's hospital,
was drowned while bathing in the
Mouse river. Two other nurses had
narrow escapes.
8lsmarck-A petition signed by 3d.
$50 asking that proposed constit1-
tional amendment to limit the states
unsecured debt for industrial purposes
to 7,75O,OO0 has been filed.
| Grand Forks-W. r. Hanks Of Pow
ers Lake was elected president of the
North Dakota Bankers association ut
its closing session. Minot is the next
convention city.
Grand Forks -Inspection Of sweet
clover fields and certification Of those
which come up to the proper standard
TO. seed production will be made this
FALL. for members of the Red River
Valley Sweet Glover Growers ex-
change.
Grand Forks -Lawyers Of North Da-
kota, held their annual convention
here last week. Reorganization Of the
association to conform with the new
law making all attorneys members was
one Of the matters before the business
session.
sehafer-A resolution has been
adopted by the Mckenzie county COM
missioners declaring the county court
house unfit for use. The board con-
dennis the building us improperly ven
tilated and a fire trap.
Dickinson 4. G. Esse Of Dickinson,
Northern Pacific freight conductor.
was almost instantly. killed when he
was caught between the locomotive