Sioux County pioneer., 1922-04-20
Zap "A $500 frame depot has been

WAtford lCtty~EThe pearly shelis OF
bivalyes have been found in coal mines
near here 20 feet below the surface.
Bismarck Nearly 5000 state bonus
claims have now been paid and the
average thus fur has been 1915.
Minot ~ More than 10000 square
yards Of bitulithic pavement are to be
completed here this summer. 5 q,
Beach The 33-piece. high school
band here is equipped with instrd-5
ments worth $2,4O0. ss... IA, 81
Rugby The Community club Is rais-s
ing $1,000 to aid Immigration in this.
section. Al
WiIliston - Company F's military
band is being reorganized with 26
pieces.
sawyer-The First State bank, clos,
ed last October, is again open for busi-
ness. b q
Flasher-When a foad Of baled hay
toppled over in a rough road and bur-
led A. A. Crosse, he suffered several
broken ribs and broken shoulder.
Des Laos Contracts for about co.
GOO square. pards Of road grading have
been let by Ward county commission
ersS at a cost of more than $4,000.
Grand Forks-Sixty men are now at
work on the state mill and elevator
here, and the power plant is rapidly
drawing to completion.
BIsmarckCarl r. Kositzky, former
state auditor, has been appointed
North Dakota land commissioner to
succeed w. j. Prater. q. III +. ,t
Rugby Twelve thousand dollars
has been raised and banked by local
businessmen to expend on modern
potato warehouse. ,s,s
Dickinson-John Reuter-, Jr., state
golf champion 1915, 1916, 1918, and
1919, has entered the field of profess
ssional golf.
MohaiI-Three local bankers are
under Indictment on the charge Of mis-
use Of the mails in financial promo
tions.
Grafton-A children's ward will be
endowed in the Deaconess hospital
here by Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, now Of
Ontario, Can, in memory Of her hus-,
band, James Wood, a Grafton pioneer.
Fargo The big postoffice here will
be thrown open for visitors during the,
week Of May /, so that all who are In
terested may learn more Of the way
Uncle Sam handles their mail. >.
BismarckThe sale of 1921, hail
warrants to Twin City financial con-
Germs has passed the; 81, 100000 mark.
It is hoped to have $2,OOO,OOO worth
marketed before June Is.
EdoeIey-Lunch served by the auxil-
iary to the local Legion post on election
day netted more than $12O, which will
go for work among the disabled veter-
ans in North Dakota.
Thompson-A high school team won
by unanimous decision over team
representing the Community club in a
recent debate on the question Of Philip.
pine independence. HI .5
New Leipzig-A posse organized to
capture burglar reported to be in the
Leader store here, closed in on q
clothing dummy wearing hat and
raincoat.
Minot-V Verdict Of 2,4OO was award
ed BY the state supreme court to Mrs.
Isaac Lapoint, 72, for injuries sustain
ed when a horse belonging to local.
transfer company bit her arm while.
she was walking along the the street.
Devils Lake -Hanfor MacNider, ma
tional commander of the American
Legion, has accepted an invitation to
be present and address the North Da-
kota convention Of the Legion to be.
held here June 2O-22.
Wyndmere-A new rural route out
Of here makes the third now In opera
ton, covering a total Of 80 miles and
insuring postal service TO practically
every family within radius Of "a
miles. a ~ sgsFs
Shfelds-While engaged in driving
a bunch Of horses across the Cannon
Ball river Arnold Stiles was resting on
sandbar in midstream when the ice
broke up and started flowing. He
turned his pony loose and both battled!
their way to shore but were badly
used up. y q, .t.4 \
JamestoWn--C Constant gains In the,
quantity of commercial freight NOV.
ing over the Northern Pacific were
made by days. weeks, and months dur
ing January, February, and March,
according to q report on business con-
ditions just issued BY the road. The
conclusion Is drawn that business is
rapidly approach ching normal in the
Northwest. al u, 55S &. s,.55
Grand. Ferks-W Winter rye in this
state was rated at ss on April by
the federal bureau Of crop estimates
maintained Here, one point below the
national average, ranking four points
above last years grade on April 4
}sand three points above the 1O-y5ear
IsayeEage for the state. The acreage
All estimated at 1,eOO, ,Ooo, or 81 per!
cent OF the total rye acreage In the
United States. No report As made on
winter wheat for this state, but the