Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12
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Agricultural coIIese-The annual
short courses are now in session.
Portai-Fire originating in defec
tive chimney did $4,000 damage.
| Fargo-Import duties on wheat an,
flax are urged by Senator Ladd fol-
protection of United States growers
Pen'bina-The power plant here
may arrange to supply current to En-
erson, just across the Canadian line.
Bismarck Bismarck Serves" Ii
the city slogan which won first prize
in the Town Criers' recent contest.
Adrian-Herman Paulson is seeking
his son who has been missing from st
Paul since December "a.
Wyndmere- Martin Jones has been
made deputy state examiner Of banks
for the Fargo district.
Devils Lake-A1iss Adele Watson Is
playing minor roles in Elsie Ferguson
motion pictures.
Sanish-W. F. Thompson, postmas.
ter since the founding Of the town, has
resigned. 7.
Fargo North Dakota Farm
Bureau federation is now issuing q
monthly news bulletin in the form of
a four-column, four-page pamphlet.
6ismarck-''Wo Work, thrift, co-opera-
ton" constitute the New Year motto
suggested by Governor Nestos in his
greetings to the state. II
| Horace-Nine valuable horses died
on the Ole Brink farm from eating
frozen silage that had been thrown
into the pasture.
DriscolI Fire originating in a
smoking compartment did $1,000 dam
age to Pullman car in N. p. train No.
| 2 here.
Hankinson = The state supreme
court has upheld the district court in
ruling that certain taxpayers did not
present sufficient evidence to warrant
the abandonment Of waterworks i'm
provements proposed by the city.
Farao-The H. w. White and Nc
Culloch Lumber company has been re-
organized, William E. Small becoming
president. They operate 20 local re-
tail yards in the state.
Deerlng-A large auto with yellow
wheels is the only clue to the robbery
of a general store here, merchandise
and papers worth more than $4,000
being taken.
Dickinson-The power house and
dormitory under construction at the
state normal will be ready for use at
the beginning Of the next school per-
iod this month.
Bismarck-A car was registered for
every eight people in the state during
1921. About 1900 more automobiles
were registered last year than in 1920,
the total reaching 92643. The fees
collected were $683,O52.45
Agricultural coIleoe-To furnish
complete motion picture service to
schools and communities, standard
films have been added to the film cir
culation department Of this institu-
ton.
Buford-The new rate on grain ant
the elimination Of the war tax on
transportation will effect a saving on
an 8O,OOO~pound car of wheat from this
point to Minneapolis Of $4.16, or
about 81 cents bushel.
Bismarck--Plans for new loans to
be issued by the farm loan depart
ment of the Bank Of North Dakota
on 26-year amortization plan have
been approved by the state industrial
commission.
Minot-The first Visiting teacher"
in the state has been employed in the
model school at the state normal here.
She will spend the forenoons In the
school and the afternoons establishing
closer relations between parents and
school workers.
Bismarck "North Dakota has the
largest untenanted area Of fertile soil
Of any state in the union that Is vet
available for making new homes" :
saws a letter recently issued by John
H, Worst, commissioner Of immigra-
ton. s. 5,s
Lakota ~ Former Senator A. ].
Gronna, chairman Of the North Da-
kota commission on rural credits re-
Gently appointed by Governor Nestos,
called meeting Of that body in Grand
Forks January Z to outline the work
involved and the policy to be follow
ed. This commission consists OF a. j.
Gronna, w. ]. Church, York; j. =.
Dinnie, Grand Forks; J. G. Leum,
Mayville; w. w. Reed, Armenia; Hans
Georgesen, Niagara, president North
Dakota Farm Bureau federation; ].
81. Riley. Sterling, president Farmers
1nion; t. M. Williams, Des Laos, pres
lident Of the Grange; Steve Moulton,
Wahpeton, and Nick M. Nelson, Elmer
ado, representing the Wheat Growers
association. The first five members
Of the commission are also members
81: the commission which Governor
Nestos has asked to make a thorough
Investigation Of the state mill and ele-
yator building project at Grand Forks.