The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-01
Oliver county Il to havs . Jail.
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Inc is over.
Wahpeton spent s15o,OoO for new
buildings in 1905.
The state bank at Spiritwood is now
~transacting busienss.
velva fishermen are reported to have
met with great success.
There will be a great farmers insti-
tute at Minot, Jan. 25-27.
Trail county people are interested
in the drainage movement.
1t is claimed the Bismarck land Of.
flee people are oyerWorked.
Grand Forks fuel dealers deny the
report of a trust or combine.
The people of the country seem to
have the Investigating craze.
The Ward county commissioners
named nine official newspapers.
The jamestown hotels are planning
to put telephones in all the rooms.
.Minoters believe an artesian well
would meet, the requirements there.
A gasoline explosion came very near
proving fatal to a Northwood man.
The dipping tanks in Billings couns
ty have been sold at public auction.
Ernest Mcdonald of Carpio was ac-
quilted on the charge of stealing fax.
There is an increased demand for
amendments to the present drainage
aaw.
There will be a lot Of telephone ex-
tension out of Rugby during this
year.
The masquerade ball at Upham
drew a large crowd from adjoining
towns.
An unusually large number of acct
dents this winter have resulted in
blindness.
There is said to be some lively hus-
ting among the land dealers on the
Missouri slope.
Some Great Northern trainmen
have started a pug dog on a trip
around the world.
The Rolla merchants will close
their places of business at Z p. m. ex-
cept on Saturdays.
Some OF the merchants acquired the
advertising habit prior to the holidays
and are keeping it up.
Sheriff Turner of Grand Forks coun-
ty was restrained from selling a farm
under an old judgment.
ES-Game Warden S%tensheol of Val
ley City is reported to be recovering
from an attack of typhoid.
II any n ever attempts to write a
political history. of Ward county there
will be no lack of material.
At Hunter the proprietor of a pool
room has posted notices barring boys
under eighteen from his place.
John M. Walkup was appointed
postmaster at Gordes, Oliver county.
vice Christ Skubinna, resigned.
Seventeen of the t~wenty-eight
charges against the Ward county COM
missioners were thrown out by Judge
Goss.
FarmeE along stoney creek are
kicking because the people of Bow
bells dump refuse matter near the
stream.
The meeting OF the state drainage
convention developed the fact that the
North Dakota drainage law is a weak
measure.
There will be no increased force at
the Devils Lake land Office as a result
of the consolidation of the Grand
Forks Office.
The people of Maxbass are begin
ming to wonder what kind of water
they will have in the shallow wells in
the spring.
Military affairs seem to be at a low
ebb in this state with the companies
at Grand Forks, jamestown and Lang.
don mustered out.
A large number of men and women
in North Dakota who had been di-
vorced have agreed to try it over
again and remarked.
The. newspapers in the smaller
towns report they are doing more job
work than usual as a result of the job
office strike in the larger %centers.
There was an attempted suicide at
Rugby. The man who was anxious to
investigate the unknown made a mis-.
cue and still fingers on this sphere.
At Fairdale the people are to have
distilled water. Down this way some
OF the boys like something stronger,
although they are willing to take it
distilled.
A Bottineau man refused to go to a
paid lecture by a minister Of that sec
ton and gave as an excuse that he
could hear the person talk any Sun
day for nothing.
Morton county rendered Oliver
county q billsfor $245 for the board OF
some prisoners, and the Oliver county
commissioners cut it just 80 per cent.
and there's trouble.
A farmers elevator company has
been organized at Lankin, Walsh coun-
ty. Great interest was exhibited in
the project at the meeting called for
the consideration Of the subject.
At Upham Mr.. and Mrs. Christofer.
son and child were nearly asphyxia-
ted. The head of the family managed
to struggle to the door and fell out
side, where he revived and then res