The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-09-30
NORTH DAKOTA RIUlBs
Real News Of the Week in Strictly
Condensed Form

indian relics.
Garrison.-Fifty-four thousand doll
lars have been expended for new
buildings here this year.
!. Minot.-T. e. DISCARD has received
his delayed commission as register Of
the United States land Office here.
Fargo.-Considerable alarm is felt in
some parts OF the city regarding cases
of infantile paralysis which have APP
peared here.
Wahpeton.-The local commercial
club has published a booklet setting
forth advantages of Wahpeton as a
wholesale point.
Observation-Disclosures building the two
new branch lines out Of Mandan find it
difficult to keep a sufficient number of
laborers on the job.
Dickinson.-The rainfall at Dickinson
for the first eight months of the yea
was 1911 inches as compared with 14.34
inches for, the same period last year.
Notwithstanding to Chief Engin-
eer Than, the Northern Pacific has
started a new survey west from Mott,
with Terry, Montana, as the objective
point.
Grafton.-The first fatal hunting ac-
cident of the season in North Dakota
occurred near here, when, j. p. Machart
of Lankin township was shot and in
stantly killed.
Observation-Disclosures clubs here have
petitioned the city council for the APP
pointment of a sanitary officer or spec
ial policeman to enforce the sanitary
regulations Of the city.
Kenmare.-Sand berries are a new
crop being successfully raised neal this
city, one farmer having grown sew
enty-five bushels. for which he re-
ceived $1.50 per hushel.
Devils Lake-A deal was closed Sat-
urday for the sale Of the Hotel Sevilla
to the North Dakota Improvement
company. The deal involves a con-
sideration Of practically $4,000.
Bathgate.-A number of quail have
been seen in this section this year
presumably parts Of a consignment i'm
ported into the state and released near
Jamestown some time ago They are
protected by state game laws.
Crosby-While out hunting Saturday
Carl Lyckensgaard, of Ambrose, was
accidentally shot and killed by the dis
charge Of his own gun The deceased
was popular in social and athletic cir
cles and was assistant cashier of the
First international bank.
|" Medina-Grain in the vicinity Of Me-
lima is turning out in fine shape this
fall, wheat averaging nearly 20 bushels
per acre, flax about Is and the farm
ers are receiving splendid returns.
Over twenty cars of wheat were ship
ped from there last week.
Bismarck-Hon. ]. ]. Geidt, member
Of the house of representatives, was
in the city yesterday from Lehr, McIn-
tosh county. He says that the country
all through Logan and Mcintosh coun.
ties is in fine shape this fall and that
the crop Of flax there will average
nearly 20 bushels to the acre.
Darlington, Sept. ia general meet
ing of the Congregational churches Of
North Dakota will be held at CARING
ton, Sept. 28, 29.and 80. Several impor-
tant questions will be up for consider
alton. At present each Congregational
church is entirely separate, and many
members believe that with a central
body the work Of the church can be i'm
proved.
Medina.-This week there have been
abou twenty cars Of wheat shipped
from this station. A number of ma
chimes have been busy in the neigh
borhood Of the town and the elevator
people have been earning their salary
all right. Grain in this part of the
county has been turning out in good
shape.
Bismarck-The school Of law code
commission held it's frs: meeting at the
state capital on Sept. II, and organized
for the purpose Of performing the
duties devolving upon it. The COM
mission will be pleased to receive
recommendations and suggestions from
all parties interested in this work, and
any person who has a recommendation
to make to the commission Will do well
to send the same to the secretary, e. j.
Taylor, at as early a date as is pos
sible,
Willow City-The Great Northern
pile driver that was at Willow City
putting in the bridge did a stroke of
business that was not upon the pro-
gram. They needed water for their
engine and backing down to the tank
for it n in doing so left their tower
up and when they crossed Main street
took all the telephone wires with them.
also breaking off five poles, two on
the west side and three on the east
side, thus destroying over half of the
local telephone service as we'll as cut
ting us off from communication with
the outside world. A warrant was
sworn out for the arrest Of the operator
Of the pile. driver, but. he got out Of
town before it was served
Bismarck.-The notary publics of
this county, about sixty, have formed
an association for the registration of
the Standing Rock agency lands, which
registration opens at Bismarck Oct. 4
and continues to Oct. 23. Only notar-
les Of Burleigh county who had their
commissions prior to July 1 will be
allowed by the government to act in
this registration. The commercial club
Of this city has arranged to expend sew
eral hundred dollars advertising the
city and the lane opening and it is
expected that thousands Of people will
be here for the registration because of
the excellent railroad facilities afford
ed by the N. P. and 500 railroads.
Hard wheat is going from IS to 20
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