The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-01-29
STATE NEWS.

deaths from dlphtherla this WIZ
ter.
The Farmers Institute at Fin
ley was a great success The
meetings were fairly we'll attend
led.
The promoters of the James
town creamery feel confident Of
securing the milk from 1900 t.
1900 cows.
+ The insane asylum asks the
Legislature for an appropriation
of S305,750 for maintenance and.
Improvements.
Oil is said to haye been found
in springs around Dunseith and,
1.-the people in that vicinity believe
1.-The hills are full of it.
Coal is selling at s17 per ton at
Fargo. The Fargoites have our
sympathy to the extent of s. per
ton and we have all the coal we
want too.
y At Sheldon last week a foc1
with athree gallon can of kero-
|cene. connected with a slow coal
fire with the usual result. The
fool thanks the Lord that he is
stilllaliye.
EWhllethe family was out for: a
| few hours burglars entered the
house of Mrs. Emma Poole of
Minot and ransacked the place,
securing little of value and miss.
ling entirely quite a roll of money
which was in one of the bureau
drawers.
~. Bevins, from Sawyer, was
]sln Minot Tuesday and reports a
Essrasssfed calf, only eight nonths
lold, which weighed 40 pounds
when dressed: lie said he sold
1.-the calf for $21, and lost money
Ion the deal. Moral: Farmers,
raise some stock,
1T IS eported that Ex-Atty.
Com stock is slated for a judge
If the second district is di-
al. i i, II
Ithat # the people IN t'hat r5:s44s+sssff9
1.-THE state have no better material
than that for district Judge, the
division had better not be made.
The towns of Langdon, .Lall-
more, Park RIVER, Devils Lake,
ECando and probably a few more,
Iare about to organize the "Flax
BELT Racing Circuit''. Arrange
ments are now being made for,
ia meeting of parties interested
flor the purpose of fixing 4 time
! Ito hold the meetings.
The Devils Lake Inter Ocean
says that the patrons Of The two
5lrara1 mail routes established ont
l9of that place are enthusiastic III.
their appreciation Of it, and could
mot be induced to rclinquisll it.
There would be many more Of
Ethese throug hont the state f The
people would take a little more
Interest in securing them.
Steele, Barnes and other co1n-
i Lies get 3 per cent. for the
use Of their county money aud
Griggs county only gets 2 per
cent. Our banks ought to be
abe to pay as much as these oh
er fellows. Why is it they don't?
I-Cooperstown Courier. The
|aYerage rate on Steele County
deposits is only 2 per ce It. 3
i per cent. dnring the summer six
a months and l for the other six.
4 Cass County gets1 per cent. and
Trail gets 2 per cent. Your
4 banks are doing as we'll as the
4 average, Percy, and better than
i some. Give them credit for that.
The report of the financial con
dition of the twinc plant at TIC
! penitentiary is very satisfactory,
4 The business the first year, oW.
:. ing to- expense of establishment
ETC., was conducted at a loss oi
/, about $4,000. By careful man
agement and satisfactory buying
|. arrangements the business cf tbs
;. second year made a net profit o
!, ove1 1SS4, 900. The net earnings
for 1902 were $14, 166.41, thus
; making good the loss Of th'
/ first year and leaving
, net gain to the state since th'
plant was established Of 81, 567. SO
: The plaat should show as good i
! not better, results in the futur
and prove YsrY proitab1a mean