Sioux County pioneer., 1922-04-06
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mas Deen Incorporated. mere.
Alexander-The village election
board volunteered to work without pay
as a means to greater civic economy
University-The annual high school
music contest Of North Dakota will be
held here May 1920.
St. JohnAfter two months of
darkness the electric light plant is
again in operation.
St. JohnAllen and Henry Summer
were killed in an automobile accident
near here.
Werner-The Werner Cooperative
creamery, conducted for about year
as state experimental enterprise, has
been reopened as a private enterprise.
WiIliston-The Acme Manufacturing
company has been incorporated here
for the manufacture Of overalls, gloves,
awnings, tents, and similar articles.
sheIdon-Twenty-five charter mem
bers launched the Sheldon Commercial
club: r. e. Kraft is president and
w. NJ. Shaw secretary-treasuret.
Hankinson-The new $3.50, 600 school
here has been occupied. 1t is 64x129
feet, two stories and full basement,
and has a 39x76 gymnasium.
Harvey-Two thousand dollars was
raised here for held in the t1OO, 900
more" immigration campaign Of north
western North Dakota.
University-After Easter an entirely
new staff will have charge of the pub
lication Of ''The Student" !" weekly cam
pus newspaper.
lisbon-At mass meeting Of inter-
ested persons committee was ap-
pointed to seek financial support for
a big potata warehouse to be built
here in time to handle this years crop.
Grand Forks-As a result Of driving
his automobile into street car and
derailing it, local motorist has been
deprived of $50 and the privilege Of
driving an auto for one year.
Devils Lake-John A.. Haig, "a, for
the last II years superintendent Of the
Ramsey county schools and for many
years previously a prominent North
Dakota educator, is dead.
EdgeIey-An election day dinner will
be served by the auxiliary to the local
Legion post, the proceeds to 60 for
work among the 119 disabled soldiers
hospitaled in this state.
Union-When his glove caught in
the fiywheel Of a gasoline engine 12-
year-old Norman Brunsvald was whirl-
ed around several times but escaped
with broken arm.
y Donnybrook- 66-page booklet de-
scriptive Of the North Star trail and
points along its 459-mile stretch from
Fafrmount to Portal has just been is
sued. @
Fargo The first week in May is to
be "postal Improvement week" through
out the country, according to word re-
ceived at headquarters of the North
Dakota district here. All employees
will be expected to "be on their toes. .
Minot - Cash prizes were awarded
winners of an essay contest in which
% local pupils. took part writing on
the topic 'What North Dakota Has to
Offer 100000 More Settlers" The
Town Criers sponsored the contest.
Zap-The Lucky Strike coal mine
here, one Of the states largest Ignite
mines, will close April 1 for at least
three months, during which time a
complete inventory will be taken and
the company will be reorganized.
Mandan-A 100000 contract for the
installation Of block system between
Dilworth, Minn., and this division point
has been let by the Northern Pacific
railroad. This covers the entire main
line of the Dakota division.
st. John-Extensive purchases by
two local young men with nickels led
to their arrest and later entrance Of "a
plea Of guilty on the charge of steal
ing slot machine from local pool
hall. l.5 .- n
Lldaerwoo Investigating a small
boys story that "a man was sleeping
IN his barn." local farmer found the
partially decomposed body Of James
kadoun, an unmarried farmer Of this
community. It is believed that he
WAS the victim Of moonshine.
N Halliday Grasshopper poison stored
in o local elevator was sold by mis-
take for feed and a team Of horses
and several head of cattle belonging
to q local farmer died as result. The
elevator has passed the bill along to
the county commissioners. +
1isnarck-It is believed that the
North Dakota penitentiary is the oniy
one in the United States which can
substantiate a claim to not having one
illiterate within its walls. Several
were discovered a few months ago and
ja school held regularly since then has
taught them all to read and write. .
.s Van Hook Better roads, immigra-
tion+ and transportation, Improvement
81 natural resources, agricultural ad-
;vancement, boys and girls club work,
more and better cows, sdiversif cation,
and good fellowship are among; the
many lines Of endeavor included In the
program Of the Community club here
for the ensuing season. !,
Finley The high scnool here. to.
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