Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-07-21
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AntsIope-An early morning fire de-
strOyed the Sheridan hotel here.
larimore- has reduced its
water rates.
St. Thomas-The Ottem-Dall post
of the American Legion held big
celebration July IA.
Wahpeton-COntract for $1O,25O
combination firetruck has been award
ed the American LaFrance company.
Farso-The harvest of early oats
aud rye is under way. according to J.
w. Haw. state lender of county agents.
Wahpeton-The Fergus Falls Motor
Bus company will start bus line be-
tween this city and Fergus Falls.
Minot-About 100 pastors and dele
gates attended the State Baptist con-
ventiOn here.
Mandan - The Mnndun Electric
company has announced restoration
u the old rates for lighting.
6ottineau-Residents in the north
half of the Newberg special school
district have petitioned the county
board to form u new school district.
Hope-The Hope businessmen have
raised 1896, of which $144 was used
to buy an American flax and special
Legion standard.
Minot-J. 4. Philips has been named
president of the Lone Star Rural
Telephone company. Il. Gllbertson is
secretary.
kenmare-The state board of health
has extended time for construction Of
the sewage treatment plant here one
year. 7H.
ismarek-Bismarck citizens face
Il bonded Indebtedness of $1,O92, 600,
Of which about $1,OOO,OO0 is for sewer,
paving and school bonds.
Grand Forks-Miss Irene C. Walsh,
city school nurse, has resigned to be-
come superintendent Of nurses ut the
Deaconess hospital.
Grand Forks-Three daughters Of
George BOehm, living near here, were
stunned by lightning while milking
cows. One of the cows was killed.
Jamestown-.lamest may have
a special election to pass upon the
question of increasing the city debt
limit.
0ranvilie-W. A. Christensen of
Granville has field of alfalfa which
he expects to yield four tons to the
acre.
Minot-The newly organized Minot
Ktwanis club has just received its
charter, which was presented by John
Il. Pollock, district lieutenant gov
ernor of Kiwanis clubs.
Minot-Farm laborers for north
western North Dakota will be distrib-
.uted from Minot, according to John
Fletcher, superintendent of the state
and federal employment bureau here
Fessenden-A survey IS being made
in this section by Prof. L. P. Dove,
assistant state geologist, and w. r..
Keye, assistant, for supply of gravel
and sand for road construction In
Wells county.
Dickinson-Paul Landize, IL, saved
all three when Mrs. C.. III. Starke, who
had plunged into the Heart river in an
effort to save her two young daughters,
found herself helpless in the swift
current.
oakwood-Eighty grandchildren and
SiXty-five great-grlndchildren as well
ms six daughters and five sons, at
tended the celebration of the Goth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Etienne Lessard.
Faroo-There will be no shortage of
labor in North Dakota when the har-
vest begins, according to A. L. Bark
man of Kansas City. field representa-
tive of the United States Employment
service
eowbelIs The directors of the
Farmers Ignite Coal company have
decided to abandon the mine the COM
pany has worked for 20 years and the
affairs Of the company are being
wound up.
Grand Forks-The United States
bureau of crop estimates and the bu-
reau of markets of North Dakota have
been merged into the United States
bureau of markets and crop estimates
for North Dakota, under II recent rul-
ing from Washington.
Minot-The NOrdvestre Teleag, al
its convention in M!nOt, selected Will
ist0n for its next convention. 1t will
be held June %, "a and %, 1922. Of
ficers elected were:' o. A. Hogue
Williston, president; Thorvold Rue
Minot, vicepresident, and Mrs. Isak
MattsOn, MinOt, secretary.
Mandan-C Competing for livestock
and farm crop prizes offered ut fairs
In the Missouri slope territory is one
of the objects of the Missouri Slope
Farm Boys association. organized al
the encamplnent of so farm boys from
Morton and Grant counties, Mt the
Country club, Mandan.
Garrison-When Frank Spitanil
reported loss Of IS per cent due tt
hail and none Of his neighb0rs reported
q loss, G. NJ. Condor, county hail los.
adjuster, Investigated. He fount
Spithnik's claim justified. The hui
had fallen on Spitanik's land and no