The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-04-02
BRIEF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

VyAOAACIV Lug pO1SOuSl6 dA0 Soue-
ing trouble and anguish here.
Davils Lake-A fair association for
Ramsey county is in process of or
~ganization.
Hofaund-The postofice which some
time ago was suspended has been
reopened.
Observation-Disclosures has been paid
its armory appropriation by the state
auditor, $4,000.
Westfeld-The p%ostofice is to be
discontinued because there Is not a
postmaster available.
Minot-Towner and Rugby have
voted .waterworks and now Bottineau
wants to follow suit.
Courtenay-Village bonds have been
accepted by the state so that public
affairs r easier now.
McClasky-The young bachelors
have organized and are prepared for
leap year emergencies.
Pembina-Someone threw an empty
beer bottle through one of the big
plate glass windows of Full's store.
Grafton-Farmers adjacent to town
have organized for the purpose OF
erecting a farmers elevator in this
town.
Landa-People are up in arms over
the removal of, the agent at this point
the board of railroad commissioners
have the matter in hand.
Edgeley-The waterworks system
just installed was tested and proved
to be a perfect success, so far as the
pressure plant is concerned.
Observation-Disclosures Mandt's en-.
forcement of the law was most sum-
marily objected to by a peddler wo-
man who was caught selling her wares
without a license.
LaMoure-George Real, who has
charge of J.. H. Pliers potato house.
shipped 10 cars Of potatoes during
the past two weeks. Ten more are
ordered by Canadian parties and will
be shipped soon.
Benedict-Not willing to wait till
the 500 builds a depot the people here
Will get up a basket social for the
purpose OF raising money for humber
with which to erect a small building
for the accommodation of people
waiting for trains.
Carrington-A two-manual pipe or
gan has been installed in the Metho.
dist church-no better or more con-
sptcuous sign Of the progress of the
state than this when the people are
able to afford such luxuries in the
smaller communities.
Fairmount-J. G.. Neubauer, living
southwest of here, handed a lemon to
Peter Mergens, the druggist, which
is now on exhibition. The lemon
weighs 13 ounces, measures In
inches in circumference, and was
grown at the home of Mr.. Neubauer.
Grand Forks-Some startling facts
as to the neglect of principals and
teachers properly to protect the chill
dren against a panic in case of a fire
have been secured by the board of
education, which has been making a
thorough investigation Of the matter.
Forbes-C. F. White & Son intend
to make up a class of their fancy herd
of Herefords and blooded horses to
be exhibited at the state fair to be
held at Fargo In July, and the Mime
sofa state fair, the Wisconsin state
fair and at the National fair at Chi.
cago.
Westhope-The Commercial club
now has a permanent home, has over
sixty members and seven standing
committees covering all commercial
and civic departments of the city,
publicity, municipal affairs, state and
national affairs, etc. The secretary
is w. H. Lackey.
Washington-A compromise in the
fight made by Senator McCumber for
appropriations for a hospital and laun-
dry at the Wahpeton Indian industrial
school was agreed to in conference,
by which an appropriation Of $4,000
is made for the former and $4,000 for
the latter. Senator McCumber asked
for $4,000 for the hospital and SIS, 900
for the laundry.
Grand Forks-The nine-year-old
daughter Of Andrew Cetnor of Pulaski
township in Walsh county will prob
ably die from burns received when
her clothing caught fire. While her
mother was out milking the girls
clothing caught fire and her body from
her knees to her chest was terribly
burned. She was also injured in.
ternally by :inhaling smoke.
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Fargo-Fearing that she would be
unable to pass her examinations and
graduate with her class in high school
Lucy P%roudfoot, 1s years old, daugh.
ter of r. n. Proudfoot, president of
1.-THE commission governing Mandan, at.
tempted to commit suicide while in a
toilet room at the Northern Pacific
depot. Officer Dan Costello discovered
the girl after she had taken a dose