The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
BRIEF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

arm.
Whitehead.-A vicious horse took q
thumb OF the owner. MI. Marque.
hardt.
Oakes.-Pleading tho unwritten Law.
Pete Hanson escaped punishment for
shooting a man.
Dickey.-Dickey IL one OF tbs towns
that is in on q lecture course for en-
tertainment this winter.
Minst.-The militia COMPANY "a.
dorsed Tommy Poole for ,rsarpofxt.
ment as adjutsnt general.
Resder.-Prominent parties from
Minneapolis will establish the third
bank here, one OF the new towns In
Adams county.
Observation-Disclosures Harris was
swept from q Great Northern train at
Aneta by low hanging telephone wires
and thrown to the ground.
Dickinson.-Judge Winchester for.
got to sentence a blind pigger at the
July term Of court, and he went out
for that purpose the other day.
Oakes.-A company of which Tom
Marshall is at the head, has purchaa-
ed the controlling interest of the Cit
liens National bank at Williston.
Williston.-The 'sad Lands were
snce covered with stately forests and
there appears to BE good logic in the
effort of President Roosevelt to es.
tAblish a forest reserve there again
Grand Forks.--A government veter.
marian has condemned thirty-seven
head out of siyty-fve of Jerry Bacon's
herd of Polled Angus COWS, claiming
the animals were affected by tubercu-
losis.
Farso.-Fargo jobbers have sscur
ed reduced long distance tariff over
the Northern Pacific, after months Of
effort, enabling dealers here to com
pete on an equitable basis with the
Twin Cities.
Fargo.-The hotel inspector has In
vestigaied the hotels of this state
rather thoroughly during the past two
years, and there are but very few
cases where he has found anything
out of the way.
Dickinson.-The schools will have a
three weeks vacation during the holi.
day season, but the school board has
decided to deduct the salaries of the
teachers for that period, as it would
mean IN expenditure of over $500.
Fargo.-Many of the counties of the
state, as a result of the different
school land sales held this winter,
have donated handsomely to the
funds for state institutions-and there
will be several big sales held next
spring.
Grand Forks.-A message received
from President Robertson of Wesley
college, stated that S. F. Gorwin OF
jamestown, had donated $4,000 to
ward the erection of a building to be
used as a conservatory OF music fol
Wesley college.
Grafton.-The thirtieth anniversary
Of the United Lutheran church Of
Grafton was celebrated and was Of
especial moment to the early pioneers
who were instrumental in organizing
this. the first congregation in what is
now Walsh county.
Carpio.-Lawrence Questad, who
has been postmaster at Questad fol
come time, has resigned his position
with Uncle Sam. The postof1ce al
Questad has been discontinued and
people living in that vicinity will
hereafter get their mail here.
Fargo.-An effort is being made t.
reinstate Harry Richards as claim
holder in Stutsman county to some
land taken from him on a contest
Richards is a cripple. He built :
barn, house. and broke thirty acre:
Of land, in addition to constructing
wire fence.
.Minot.-Minot expects a RECORD
breaking growth next year. With {
5000, 600 water works system installed
the piping of natural gas into the city
the construction of several new bust
ness blocks, and hundreds of new res
licences, the Magic City expects t.
move along some.
Jamestown.-J. b. Mooney. one O
the travelling state examiners, has re
signed. and Examiner Knudson ha.
appointed Roy Nelson, who has beer
office clerk under the present admin
istration, as deputy. Joseph Fahey
the regular Office deputy, will spent
most of his time on the road. Mr.
Mooney becomes cashier of a banl
It international Falls, MINI.
Page.-Out along the Maple river
where the county has been asked Il
put a drainage ditch, there is a gold
bearing strata, according to som
local authorities, and the cause O
this opinion is the fact that a Zoos,
that was raised ON the e. S.. Davi
farm in Rochester township, wa
found to have a small nugget of gol,
In its crop when it was being prepal
ed for the table.
Fargo.-A ruling of the interstat
commerce commission upholds tn
rate on live stock Of the 500, NORTH
ern Pacific and Great Northern road
on shipments originating west OF We
va, Mandan and Denbigh, N. d. Th
decision dismisses the complaint OF !.
w. Reed, who alleges the 500 an
Milwaukee roads charge u~nreasonabl