The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-03-02
North Dakota,
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The Mckinley hotel at Mandan vas
$4,000.
A new show troup has been organic
ed at Dickinson.
The creamery at Wyndmere will
start up March 1.
The electric light plant at Dickinson
is being enlarged.
A blaze at Wheelock was extin-
guished with snow.
The smallpox condition at Dickey
has improved greatly.
Coal is furnished the court house at
Minot at $2.65 per ton.
The Great Northern has completed
its freight depot at Minot.
Stutsman county roads are to be
greatly improved this summer.
Harry Oliver Of Lisbon may be made
a colonel on the governors staff.
There are said to be several appli-l
cants for the ~postoffice at Knox.
The sheyenne bowling alley is a
trit1e late, but will soon be completed.
Tioga is near enough the frontier
to have a case of shooting up the
town. :
The Williston depot caught fire but
the flames were extinguished without
difficulty.
Representative Lyon wants the
state to erect a bridge across Des
Laos lake.
Whisky Jim is the name Of a char
acter who has recently removed from
Jamestown.
Peter Ehr is to make experiments
for the government on seed raising
uear Minot.
At Wyndmere the musical young
men have organized and ordered band
instruments.
The western part of the state has
taken up the discussion of diversity
'ng the crops.
H. J. Murphy Of Courtenay has Sc
cured a dynamo and will light his store
by electricity.
The proposition to divide Ward
seems to have met with considerable
encouragement.
Two Russian families have left Nc
Lean county for their former home in
the land of the car.
Up at Rugby any Ia who evel
owed a local bank was held to be in
eligible for jury duty.
The Kathryn creamery people elect
ed officers for the ensuing year ant
the prospects are bright.
The people of Dawson hope to ge'
the 500, and the Northern Pacif,
branch from Edgeley as we'll.
A Minot wife beaten was discharged
because his family did not want tt
testify against him-the usual way.
Kids in Stutsman county will be
busy this summer, since the commits
sioners have issued a bounty on goph
ers.
The Great Northern surveyors have
laid out the line for the extension from
Rugby to Fort Stevenson, through Bal
rour.
The loss on the Simon stock of furs
at Dickinson has not been adjusted
as the adjuster didn't like the looks o.
things.
Fessenden people get burned ou'
frequently. but they are game ant
come back with more determination
than ever.
The Eddy county board of health
published a warning to the public fol
ignoring the law regarding contagiou:
diseases.
At Mandan one of the pool rooms
was closed because it was %patronizet
~tevenings by boys who should have
been at home in bed.
Most farmers would not buy a pig
or calf without inspection, but som
still secure their wives through thu
matrimonial papers.
Judge Conk1in of the county cour
in Stutsman county did not have al
opportunity of performing a marriage
ceremony until well along in Febru
airy.
Real estate dealers are doing con
siderable missionary work in som
J of the Eastern states that promises t.
bring new residents to the state thi!
year.
There is a rumor that the Grea
Northern has purchased the Northern
Pacific branch from Oberon to Els
mond and will extend both ends from
Aneta to Minot.
The county commissioners Of Will
fans made an order giving the count.
funds to one depository. An appea
was taken by the other banks, and tn
commissioners must now dizzy up.
At Dickey a stranger was given
place by a local resident and sool
concluded he owned it. He vas sen
to Jail for several weeks. and finall.
placed under bonds to keep the peace
Irrigated lands in Western state
are in great demand and settlers d.
not seem to care how much the waite
costs, as long as they are sure the,
can get it and have geed crops ever.
year.
1t is reported that the Great NORTH
ern will put in sidings between all sta
+;onc along itS branch lines thrOup1