The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-06-24
BRIEF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

BRIEF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
FarTo.-Bryan and Cokman, th4s st.
Paul attorneys, who sued w. D. For
sythe Of Medofa in the federal court
here for attorneys fees amounting to
81. 900, were awarded $1,275.
Observation-Disclosures will .cele-
brats Independence day on Monday,
July s. and = good program Of races.
bali games. ETC., has been prepared.
The Hankinsop team will play two
games with Wahpston.
Minot.-P. J. Foley. who was ap-
pointed to Eli the vacancy caused by
T. P. McConnell's appointment to
Grand Forks, has arrived in the.
magic city, and assumed his duties Of
claim agent for this division. 4$
Devils Lake.-Ground was broken
for the new buildings to be erected
at the school for the deaf, the total
expenditure for which will be about
twenty-eight thousand dollars author
lied by the last legislature of the
state.
Hurd.-H. g. Cages elevator
burned with all IT'S contents. An ex-
plosion Of dust caused the fire. Gage,
the owner, ri badly burned. The
First State bank was partially de-
stroyed, and the railway station mar
rowly escaped.
Foxholm.-The Congregational
church win build a church at a cost
of about $4,000. Work will be begun
on the excavation as soon as the seed
ing ID finished. Plans have been
adopted and $500 Of the necessary
amount has been provided for.
Kenmare.-Leo ]. Eeena, a former
resident of Kenmare but now Of De-
troit, Mich, has Just been honored by
the appointment Of United States
consul at Chihuahua, Mexico. In the
early days of Kenmare's history he
was connected with the -four business
here.
Devils Lake.-Programs for the fire.
mems tournament in this city on June
Is, 16 and II, have now been issued
BY the committees In charge and
show an attractive list Of entertain
ments % we'll as a very instructive
program of addresses by prominent
firemen and officials from different
cities.
~Wapheton-Wapheton will celebrate
Independence day Monday, July :.
Races and ball games have been pre-
pared. The Hankinson team will play
Wahpeton two games The buildings
on the fair grounds which were blown
down by the storm three weeks ago
have been rebuilt. The races and af-
ternoon program on that day will be
held On the fair grounds.
Bismarck.-The jury in the murder
case against 1ngebret Johnson Of Het-
finger county brought in a verdict
of murder in the second degree and
fixed the penalty at seventeen years
In the ~penitsntiary. The verdict is
a compromise, some of the jurymen
/ W0AIAN6 q Al104k4ulA P0AA1Iy H4O1N mu
der in the first degree and others de
handing a minimum penalty fol
manslaugher in the second degree.
Flashsr.-Lewis Weber, while en-
gagged in digging a well on the so
called Long farm ear this place was
asphyxiated. He had just gone down
into the we'll and his partner, HI. f
Fleming, heard him give one tap with
the pick after which he called to be
hauled UP. The hauling up process
started, but Weber had been raised
only four or i've feet when he wa.
overcome by gas and dropped from
the cable. It was impossible to gel
his body out for fifteen hours on &C
count Of the amount Of gas in thu
well.
Anamoose.-Bruce lake, nine miles
southwest Of this place, was the scene
Of. the greatest baptismal festival evel
held in North Dakota, ninety-eigh'
persons being baptized by the Ger
man Baptist churches of Anamoost
and Martin. The event drew T;
crowd of nearly 1000 persons from
all sections Of McHenry county. TIL.
gathering resolved itself into a sor
of picnic, the sightseers bringing
their baskets of dinners with then
that they might remain the entire
day Of the services.
Devils Lake.-A grandstand which
had been erected in a street for us.
at the state flremen's tournament
gave away and went down with
large crowd Of spectators. Eight per
sons were badly injured and severa
more bruised. Among those injure.
we're: Francis Kelley, leg broken
William Kelley, wrist and nos
broken; Mrs. James Ryan, back in
jured; Michael Evans, ankle broker
and knee twisted; Mrs. g. Y. Hurst
badly bruised and shaken; Mrs
O'Reilly and w. Lee Church, badl,
bruised.