The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-04-22


court on the charge Of violating the
state law regarding keeping ropes for
fire escapes in hotels, pleaded guilty
and paid a fine Of SO and costs Of
$25. This was the minimum fine in
the case.
Minot-The petition Of the resi-
dents Of North Minot for permission
to incorporate was granted by the
board of county commissioners, and
unless there are some legal obstacles
In the way North Minot will be q
city by itself, and it will be beyond
the power Of the city Of Minot to
bring that district in the city limits.
Grand Forks-Congressman A. J..
Gronna was in Grand Forks on his
return from Washington. He will
take two weeks rest before return
ing to the capital. He is pleased over
the action of the house to raise the
duty on barley from Is cents to rs
cents, and to reduce the duty on lum-
Der and place petroleum on the free
list.
Observation-Disclosures are made
by the sheriff for delinquent personal
property taxes extending over a Pc
Rod Of six years, about $4,000 Of
which has been discovered by a COM
mittee checking up the t~reasurer's of.
flee. One or two brick blocks in the
city have been attached for neglected
personal property taxes owed by the
owners
Grand aForks-Dr. L. L. Eckman has
received his commission as q men,
Der OF the North Dakota board of den
tai examiners, succeeding DR.. Sweet
of Minot, whose term has just ex-
pired. DR.. Eckman will be the only
new member of the state board, DR..
Mcdonald of jamestown, whose term
recently expired, being resppointed by
Governor Burke.
Fargo-The power of the courts to
close buildings used for violating the
prohibition law of this state was in
voked by Judge Pollock in the case
of Druggist Foogman of Hillsboro.
The store vas ratded on a charge
of violating the prohibition law and
a quantity of liquor seized. The evil
dence showed that one Clark had
made many illegal sales.
Grand Forks-Gus Nelson, of Rolla.
paid a fine in police court on a charge
of drunkenness. He had been picked
up by Officer Bliven. He acted as
though insane. Yesterday afternoon
he had recovered his reason. He had
deposited $50 in an East Grand Forks
Ehotel and had $36 coming to him. He
promised to return last night to Roll
la, wnere he has a half section of
land. He came here to have a good
time and was successful, he admit
ted.
Grand Forks-Authorities are in
v~estigating an attempt made to wreck
the w%estbound Oriental limited on the
Great Northern a mile and a half
south Of Hillsboro. Fish plates were
placed on the track, but the engine
passed over the obstruction safely.
One theory is that the fish plates
were placed on the rails by robbers.
Another theory is that some dis
charged employee may have commit
ted the. crime with a view Of getting
revenge.
Grand Forks-Parted from her
brother when an infant, Bertha Han
son, aged II years, was located here
by Officer John Tracy, Henry Hanson
Of Sac City, Iowa, appealed to the
Grand Forks police recently to find
l sister. In years long gone by
their mother died and the father gave
Bertha to a family named Buck. Hen
ry was sent to an orphanage and final:
ly located in Iowa. He lost all trace
of his sister, but she was found at
the Buck home in this city.
Bismarck-The attorney generals
department has commenced proceed
ings to recover the states deposit Of
$500 which was left in Andy Jones'
First National bank at Rugby when
that institution closed it's dorb. The
bank when it was designated as a
state depositary, furnished bonds
which were supplied by three bond
ing companies and one personal bond.
The bank had been designated for
$4,000 worth Of deposits, but when
it closed it had $16,0 00 Of state money
In it's possession, and as the bank is
closed, the money has never been
returned to the state.
Observation-Disclosures Stewart and
General Manager Crenshaw of the
Standard Oil Co. have been consult
ing with Oil Inspector Wilson and
the governor and attorney general, re.
garding the new oil inspection law
that goes into effect July 1. The new
law will admit western oils from
Kansas and other fields and changes
the tests to increase the standard
Of oils in the state. It is reported
the Standard will reduce oil prices 2
cents a gallon through the state, and
that the new law will bring ia a su.
perior grade Of oil.
Bismarck. w. Bliss Of the state
engineers Office, is in Ward county
where he will examine certain lands
which are to be offered for sale by
the state. He will look over the
ground with the idea Of determining