Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-07


kindred-The city light plant is
being enlarged and improved.
Minot - Eighteen conventions are
listed to be held here within the next
six months.
New Salem-Day and night shifts,
aided by improved equipment, are now
working at the Mccormick mine near
here
Mandan-A dam across the Heart, to
provide boating for a big park and
Chautauqua grounds, will be finished
January 1.
krem-The postoffice at Expansion
having been discontinued, mail for
that section hereafter will come to the
local postofiice.
carson-Local and Elgin Commercial
clubs, cooperating with the county
agent Of Grant county, will conduct
series Of midwinter fairs.
Beaeh-Golden Valley county COM
missioners are considering bids for new
buildings and the remodeling of old
buildings for a court house.
Fargo-James e. Rockwell has re-
signed as editor of the Fargo Forum
and gone to Duluth, where he becomes
part owner and editor of daily news
paper.
Spiritwood-A building erected in
1881, housing the postoffice, store,
Land the telephone exchange, burned to
the ground despite efforts of a volun-
teer fire brigade.
Alexander-Corn and potato growers
of Mckenzie county met here to discuss
grades, marketing; and similar points
in connection with campaign for bet
culture.
:, Bismarck-R. B. Murphy of Grafton,
who succeeded ]. /. Cahill on the state
board of administration, has been cleo
|; ted president Of the board in place of
II. w. Muir, who continues as a regular
member OF the board.
Fort Yates-J. G. Leach, one of the
: original appointees of Governor L. B.
!; Ham as . county commissioner when
Sioux county was organized some eight
, years ago, has resigned. A. o. Schi-
: mansky, Solen banker, was appointed
by the county board to succeed Mr..
; Leach.
Beach-A tax receipt issued in New
| York city in 1928 for $7.O4 is in the
7 possession Of William McConkey, Col
den Valley county treasurer. 1t was
issued to his great grandfather for
/ taxes paid on property now worth
; SIC, 600 per foot of street frontage. The
site was q grocery store on Mulberry
street.
\ Bismarck-A prisoner from Williston
who had been made a trusty at the
state penitentiary, decided to take his
liberty one morning last week when on
3 the way to the dairy barn to do some
5 work. The next day his conscience got
, to bothering him and he called up the
: warden, signifying his willingness tc
J. come back. A car was sent for him
and he is again. a prisoner.
e Niagara-Members Of the middle
c west conference for the prevention OF
grain rust who recently appeared be
e fore congressional subcommittee ir
!. support Of an appropriation of $500,0Ot
$ for barberry eradication next year
t have returned to their homes in. this
$ section confident that Congress will
Y grant the appropriation. North Dakots
}, was represented on the committee b.
s heads Of the state Farm Bureau.
Arneoard- One-third, or almost 20,
8 600 acres, Of the Lower Yellowstone
n irrigation project Jointly fostered b!
r this state and Montana, lies ii
e Mckenzie county in North Dakota. Tht
! total irrigable area comprises almos
a exactly 10000 acres in Dawson ant
0 Richland counties, Montana, and Nc
e Kenzle county, in the valley of TIL,
: Yellowstone river, a tributary of tn,
e Missouri. T., H. Mitchell of Savage
y Mont, project manager, states that tn,
e water will be available for Irrigation IL
$ 1928. The cost Of the work will b.
! about $63 an acre, payable in eas!
:. annual installments to begin five year!
after water is available.
= Lanodon-Knocked to the floor jus
s as he leaped In the air during a baske
e ball game lin the local high schoo
i gymnasium, Walter Wild, 1S, sustaine,
h concussion of the brain which causes
d his death nearly 48 hours later.
81 Fargo Secretary E.. w. McRobert
$ of the Fargo State Fair association ha
e resigned to devote his time to extensiv
e personal interests and will be sue
+ ceeded by J. 2. Hardy, present post
e master at Fargo. There are severa
Q candidates in the field, for the post
i mastership, which viii be open -abou
January i 2.Is 81 II Sd u.