Sioux County pioneer., 1922-09-07
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Stark county treasurer to become the
receiver Of the federal land office here
sheIdon-Lightning destroyed barn
two horses, and considerable grain and
machinery on farm near here.
sherwood-Bonds for $4,000 were
approved by electors to equip the new
school building going up here.
HilIsboro-The high line for electric
current from Grand Forks will be in
operation by November Is.
Sanborn-One hundred forty acres of
shocked grain were burned by spark
from branch passenger.
eerthoId-Troop No. of Boy Scouts
has been organized, sponsored by the
American Legion. ,.
StanIey-Mountrail county's largest
potato acreage is being harvested with
excellent results.
MISUNDERSTANDING surveys are
being made for an extensive paving
project.
Thorne-Yeggs blew the safe and
secured $4,000 loot in the Farmers and
Merchants bank. They had cut all the
wires to the city and escaped by auto
eowbeIls-The city is now lighted by
current from Kenmare., The Kenmare
Power company purchased the local
light plant and will dispose Of it.
Jamestowm-Practically all the N. P.
trains annulled several weeks ago, to
conserve coal according to officials
will soon be running again.
coIumbus-In lieu Of city warrants
business men have raised $1,SOO tC
finance half mile stretch of good
road leading into the city.
slsmarck-The average temperature
for North Dakota in July was 65.6 OF
1.9 degrees below normal; precipita.
tion was 2.43 inches.
feew Salem-Attempting to ride q
hay stacker to the top of stack re.
suited in several broken bones for
August Schwartz. .Y
Streeter-Sixty-three acres on Lake
George or Salt Lake have been pur.
chased and turned over to the state for
a state park.
Scranton-His team ran away and
pulled 11-year-old Frank Matson over
the dashboard Of the wagon; a kick
fractured his skull and the wagon ran
over him fracturing leg and an arm.
Grand Forks-With loan Of 5,OOO,-
600 promised from the war finance
corporation, the North Dakota Wheat
Growers, Inc, plan on expanding into
Minnesota and South Dakota.
Napoieon-This point had both the
highest and lowest temperature in the
state in July, the thermometer being
at only 80 on July Z, anI reaching 1OC
week later, July IA.
Flasher-Entries from the local Hol.
stein circuit nosed out the old-time
winners from the New Salem circuit
at the Missouri Slope fair in Mandan
this year. 5~.
center-Vivid first-hand impressions
Of the Oberammergau passion play are
written to friends here by Mr.. and Mrs
Sherman Cook, who are touring Eur
ope.
LaMoure-The head of the federal
trachoma hospital here, DIR. G. E
Downes, has been transferred to q
similar position in Pikeville, KY, and
DR.. G. B. Ribble of this city is TEN
porarily in charge. ID
Washburn-An overhead crossing on
main Travelled road across the Soc
has just been completed and road
boosters are trying to make it an ex
ample for other railroad crossing in
this section.
Mandan-Means Of financing dam
across the heart river are being worked
out so that construction can be
launched in the spring. The park
board will pay about half the cost, and
civic organizations may be asked tc
bear the balance of the expense.
Faroo-The request Of the traffic
bureau Of the Fargo Commercial club
that North Dakota potato shippers be
allowed to store potatoes here while in
transit to eastern markets without
additional freight rates, has been
granted. y
sheryood-Hard luck certainly was
with e. B. Neuman when his barn
caught fire. He left his binder in the
field and rushed to save what he could
Of the contents Of the barn, and when
he returned to the field found that the
horses had run away, wrecking the
binder.
Agricultural College Because Of ,
failure of the black walnut crop ir
other sections, an announcement BY
this institution that the seeds from &c
trees would be distributed free of cost
was greeted by requests from practi
cally all over the United States fol
black walnuts. All requests from out
side the state are being refused.
eismarek-A carload Of Ignite will
be tested by the Erie City iron Works
of Erie, Penna., in their pulverizel
which reduces coal to powder, dries
1t, and feeds it into the furnace. J. w
Deemy Of this city will send a carload
Of North Dakota Ignite. F'tssls
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