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

Rugby-Pierce c0unty's health sur.
vey has just been completed. The re-
port shows 1900 children examined.
Columbus -The newly Incorporated
City Of Columbus has Just elected its
first city officials.
kulin-An alarm installed in their
store summoned the Anderson brothers
in time to catch youthful burglar.
eurt-Jake Mayer was shot and
Mrs. Geo. Roll was injured when
members of the two families quarrel
led over crops.
6ismarek.-A charter has been is-
sued to the Farmers Mercantile COM
pany Of Garrison with q capitalization
Of $4,000.
Mott-Peter Lehret, Jr., 16. was
killed when gun which a playmate
attempted to take away from him was
discharged.
staniey-Brooding over the divorce
obtained June 80 by her husband is
believed to have been the cause of the
suicide Of Mrs, Anna Hopp, AZ.
Mcclusky John Engel, who recent
ily escaped from the Sheridan county
jail here, was recaptured at picnic
near Finley.
sawyerFuneral services for the
late Ole Engebretson, 40, well known
Sawyer banker who died here, were in
charge of the Elks lodge of Aiinot. !
Bismarck North Dakota veterans
of the SSth division will attend the
divisions reunion in Des Moines, Aug
lust $685..
Minot-John HUSKY, former Marsh
all county. Minnesota, agent has been
named county agent of Ward county,
succeeding N. d. German.
Sanborn-B Benjamin Smith, a, one
Eof the earliest Of Sanborn's pioneers,
sIwho settled in Dakota territory in
1877 is dead. He leaves wife and
four children.
Dickinson-School finances and new
lplans and requirements for the certi-
Ification of teachers were discussed at
Ia conference here of county superin-
4 tendents Of schools Of the Slope.
i Valley city-"Billy' Sunday, noted
Evangelist, Speaking on safety First"
made an appeal for Americanism, and
Ian attack on socialism. Bolshevism
land .'Red' activities.
\ Michigan Hard campaigning on
both sides characterized the Nelson
county courthouse election in which
voters, by majority Of 375 votes out
LOT about 5000, disapproved bonding
y for $50, 600 to build new courthouse
lat Lakota.
j Devils Lake The. city commission
i LOT Devils Lake has been advised BY
1.-THE receivers Of the General Utilities
company to take over the waterworks
system. The company. which has
, been under a receivership the last
year, has been unable to make i'm
i Iprovements asked by the city.
3 Underwood "A terrific wind storm
which swept Mclean county last week
| caused the death of one, man and tie
) loss of three Turtle Lake elevators BY
: Efire. August Marks, farmer, was
struck by lightning and killed.
"A Fargo North Dakota's call for 25.-
8 600 harvest hands has met with gen.
erous response, according to federal
and state employment men. The ma
FORTY Of the men are from Minnesota
; s.Tt
: and Kansas.
4 Bismarck Volume 1 Of the senate
!, Journal and volume 1 of the house
: journal, the largest last day journals
$ lever made by an assembly of the North
Dakota legislature, are row being dis
: tributed. II
. Mlnot Despondent over poor crops
8 |William Vollmer, 80, single, took
e Istryc shook hands with all the
members Of his family, kissed his
mother goodbye and lay down on a bed
land died. 5s M gg55 ;,.5s. .. s; !.
g Bismarck School districts having
r Ian Indebtedness above 5 per cent Of
: 1.-THE assessed valuation OF the district
e cannot get loans from the state board
of university and school lands, under
ia ruling by the attorney generals Of
a Ihce. q
y TownerA comprehensive soil sur
e.lvey Of McHenry county has just been
Z completed by a representative Of the
!, United States bureau Of soils. A map
Y OF the survey will be made. showing
{ the various kinds Of soils and giving
j. information relative to their depth,
7 makeup. plant nourishing value and
= Iother haracteristics.
8 Fargo Reports from North y Da-
e lkota,s harvest fields indicate that
wheat Is too far, advanced to suffer
al greatly from { rust and that yields
9 generally WIN be about average. Alex.
8 |ander, wheat good. some rust; Fair
8 mount wheat two-t thirds crop, corn
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