The Hope pioneer., 1895-05-31
A. o. U. w,

DR.. F. McCrane, of Dolantl, S. D.,
was elected grand master workman, A.
o. U. w., for the two Dakotas; Survey
or General Andrew Blewett, Jamestown,
grand foreman; DIR. A. P. Culbertson,
Brooklngs, grand overseer; j. d. LAWN,
grand recorder; E. 7. Farr. Pierre,
grand receiver; ]. Fl. Furlong, Lead
City, grand trustee for three years, and
Frank Gilby to fill the unexpired term
of Trustee Smith, who went to the
PHILIPPINE islands. E. J. Moore, Fargo,
]. II. Chisholm, Hamilton, and II. E.
McNutt, Aberdeen, are supreme lodge
representatives. Mrs. Mary Phelps,
Montrose, S. D.. was elected grand
chief of honor, grand lodge, and Mrs.
Cramond, Lakota, lady of honor.
News In Brief.
Peter W. Sheffington, has been COM
missioned postmaster at Scoville.
L. B. Gibs, one of the receivers for
the North Dakota Milling Association
appointed by the United States court,
in the interest of the assignment fac
tion, has withdrawn, leaving Banker
II. R. Lyon, of Mandan, the sole re-
ceiver. Mr.. Lyon is supposed to repre-
sent the attachment side of the affair,
and it looks as if ex~Manager Turner
has gained decided victory over his
opponents.
A new town on the 500 railway. Is
miles northeast from Lisbon, has just
been surveyed and plated by County
SrrUaUnr
selm. 1t has already station build
ing, two grain elevators and general
store. Several new buildings will be
erected at an early day. 1t is good
wheat shipping point.
Owing to friction in the management
of the school for the deaf, charges and
and counter charges were made to the
board of trustees by the superintendent
and help respectively, and the board
result the school closes.
The A.O.U.W. lodges of Cavalier,
Hamilton, Pembina, Drayton, Bath
gate, Neche, Walhalla, Hensel, Milton
and Langdon, met by delegates
Tuesday and decided to hold a union
picnic on June H. There are over 1000
Workmen in these lodges, and the pic
mic is looked to as great event.
The first steps in the organization of
the North Dakota Mutual Fire In
surance Company have just been COM
pleted in Jamestown. and. as soon as
the new state insurance law goes into
effect, and the 100000 of insurance
necessary is pledged, the company will
incorporate.
Among the new laws enacted by the
late legislature is stringent enact
ment against peddling without a IL
cense. The county fees for license for
peddling on foot and without horse,
$50 a year; with one horse SS5, and
with two horses $50. The penalty for
peddling without license is not ex-
ceeding a $50 fine or Imprisonment
thirty days.
Alma Blakely, a school teacher near
New Salem, shot herself through the
heart. She came from Fairpoint,
Mimi, and has friends at Red Wing.
She was alone when she did it. The
inquest developed no reason for the
suicide.
Grand Forks county will erect new
county hospital and poor farm building
at once. Plans were submitted by the
architect. Ross, and were accepted. The
building will be Gsx96, two stories high,
and will have good basement, and its
entire cost will be $4,000. The county
owns a piece of land at Arvilla
which was donated for that purpose,
and it is likely the building will be
erected there, although an effort is be-
ing made by the business men to have
the commissioners locate 1t near Grand
Forks.