The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-03-28
north Dakota news.
Will Grow Cotton.

Will Grow Cotton.
Wi1iston-When it was announced
recently that e. w. jeffrey had sue
ceeded in raising a good grade of cof-
zee on his farm in this county it was
thought that the limit Of adaptability
OF the soil Of Williams county to trop-
Eal and semi-tropical products had
peen reached. Now. however, the an
nouncement Is made that John Hill, a
mine superintendent Of Avoca has sue
ceeded in raising cotton.
Hill had been sent some cotton bolls
by q friend in the south, and in a spirit
OF curiosity planted the seed. The
ground had received no special prepar-
alton and the seeds were not planted
until last June. The plants grew and
nourishod and promised to mature with
nice bolls Of the white lint, but the
frost came and nipped them before
they reached maturity.
Hill believes that cotton can be sue
cessfully raised in this country If it is
planted early enough to ripen before
the frosts strike 1t. In order to deter
mine Just what can be done in this
direction. the state department of ag-
riculture has sent south o a supply
OF seeds to be planted as early in the
spring as the weather conditions will
permit. 30 that the cotton producing
value Of the soil~may be determined.
But Eight Lives Lost.
Minot-Only eight deaths in the en-
tire state Of North Dakota and those
only indirectly due to cold weather,
n very little suffering are features
Of the report of the Northwestern
North Dakota Federation, just made
public.
The federation, after making ar ex-
haustiye inquiry into conditions in
every county in the state, finds that
there have been deaths from cold
weather only in the following places:
Williams County-Two deaths.
Ward County-Three deaths.
Wells County-Three deaths.
In Williams county a printer started
from Crosby for his claim on foot, got
caught In a storm and persisted. The
other instance in Williams county was
a Crosby school teacher, the particu-
lars Of whose death have not been re-
ceived by the federation.
The three deaths in Ward county
occurred at White Earth, Blaisdell and
Kenmare. Full particulars have not
been received concerning the White
Earth case. At Blaisdell a woman was
found under the bed with her body
frozen. and there is some doubt as to
cause OF her death.
The three deaths in Wells county
were all due to excessive alcoholism.
"
Hardware Dealers Hold Convention.
Minot-The retail hardware dealers
adjourned their convention after an in
terestins session.
Prof. Ladd read an interesting paper
on pure paint, which was thoroughly
discussed.
The following officers were elected:
ii. F. Emery, president (ffth term);
pa. B. Allen, J. A. Roell and N. Halvor-
son. vice Presidents; G. N. Barnes,
secretary: 8. T. Boswick, member OF
tho executive committee. with the sec
Eetary and president. W. r. MGIn-
tosh Of BottineAu was elected a dele
gate to the national convention.
After some discussion the meeting
place for next year was given to Far
lgo. Grand Forks was also an appli-
cant for the honor.
i: Resolutions were introduced oppos-
ing the parcel post, recommending
cent letter postage, condemning the
failure Of the roads to give a rate.
Hotel Wrecked.
Plaza-An explosion Of the lighting
plant totally wrecked the Hotel Plaza,
causing a loss estimated at $4,000, but
killing no one.
The plant had Just been installed
and the man putting 1t in decided to
light up and see how it worked. 1t
worked all right. but the results were
somewhat disastrous.
The explosion bulged out the walls
of the building, the ceiling fell down
and furniture was thrown helter-skel-
tier. A man It work in the kitchen
had a pot Of boiling water thrown upon
him. He was badly scalded and is in q
critical condition. A woman and her
baby in one Of the upper rooms were
thrown high in the air and sustained
serious injuries.
Eggs Must Be Fresh.
Bismarck-Among the important
measures amended by the recent legis-
lature was the state pure food law, a
hhan1a helms made an that IT IA nm