The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-10-10
North "Dakota News

Merchants State BANK OF W1mple-
don increased it's capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Adams-There were eight births
here in two weeks.
Hazelton-Judge Cell was bitten by
a neighbours watchdog.
York-W. w. Walker was injured
by being kicked by a horse.
Minto-Two rural telephone lines
are being run into this place.
Rock Lake-The Farmers Telephone
Co. will o. be in operation.
Rugby-Rugby has completed a
new steel tank for it's water works.
Wheatland-H. T. Hooking is the
new principal of the st. Johns schools.
Rugby-The train from here to Bot
tineau is called the Turtle Mountain
Flyer.
Fargo--A bank is to be established
at Schafer, the county seat of Nc
Kenzie county.
Oakes-A resident claims to have
been swindled out of a half interest in
a patent right worth-a million.
Winona-A threshing machine be-
longing to Joe Glass and Quinton
Winegarter was destroyed by fire.
Carrington-Ralph Hanson, a local
youth, was shot thru the foot by the
accidental discharge of a small rife.
Devils Lake-The Indian women on
the Fort Totten reservation have been
selling large quantities of plums at
81 per bushel.. :
Casselton-Joe Timm advertised his
new clothing stock SO attractively
that a burglar tried to get away with
some Of the stuff.
Rolla-Some residents had a a
row escape from death at Brandon,
Man., while riding in an auto handled
by an inexperienced chauffeur.
Edgeley-Lightning destroyed the
barn on the farm of Fritz Bork near
here. Two horses and a lot of mar
ness and feed went up in smoke. :
Rugby-A farmer purchased some
coffee from a catalog house and then
had the nerve to go to a local store
and request the.use of the big coffee
mill to grind it.
Fargo-James Perrigo of Rolette
county was arrested OF a charge Of
selling a glandered horse. After a
change Of venue the case was dis
missed without a trial.
Oakes-Mrs. G. Pickel, who was
burned from the explosion of a can
of kerosene, died the same night. The
physician succeeded in easing the pain
early in the day and the unfortunate
mi was able to onvers with
friends who called during the day.
Wahpeton-The work of pumping at
the new city well still continues. The
water is clearing up gradually. and it
is thought they will be able to turn
it into the mains in a day or two.
There is an abundance of the water,
but it has been off color, being a sort
of milky shade. The water has a
favorable taste and is soft.
Oakes-Mrs. A. c. Dewey, formerly
of Forman, now of this place, recently
made quite an enjoyable find. In
looking over her husbands papers, she
discovered a life insurance policy
which was very much alive and valid
which he had forgotten to mention in
his willard which none of his family
knew was in existence.
Fargo-The next meeting of the
Tri-State Grain and Stock Growers
convention will be held in the opera
house Jan. IA, Is, 16 and II, 1908
President J.. H. Worst, Of the agricul
tural college, has already written tt
a number Of prominent speakers fol
the occasion. It is his purpose tt
have presented the best thoughts or
questions affecting the agricultural In
terests of the Northwest.
Ardoch-Some contemplate whell
concealed pieces of iron in the bun
dies of wheat on the VIM. Burris farm
and one of the pieces went thru thu
separator, tearing out the concave ant
otherwise wrecking the machine
which belonged to John NIGGA, o
the old-timers of the county, and ~
reason can be found for the conteml
tible trick but that Mr.. Mega cam,
up here from Grand Forks to thresh
Enderlin-The unidentified body o
a man about 80 years old was found II
the railroad yards here. He wa
seen in a restaurant about 1 o'clocI
and probably was killed in an attemp
to steal a ride on the west-bound pat
senger train. One arm and, a le
were tori. from his body. Nothin!
can be found on his body to show hi
identity.
Fargo-Nearly $50 farmers attende
the annual leasing Of the Cass count
state school lands at the courthouse