The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-10-20
Fhckertal Facts
North Dakota State News in
Condensed Form.
Condensed Form.

a $4,000 loss.
Fargo.-The Tri-State Grain Grow
ers' convention has been called for
OF January 1921, 1911.
Bismarck.-The conference report Of
the M. e. churches in this district
q net gain Of 546 in member
ship.
Carrington.-This city is also MAX
ing ready for a lecture course and will
devote it's surplus cash to the public
library.
'Fargo.-This city has a freak in teh
person of a colored man who has twen-
ty-four fingers and toes, sixe on each
member.
Mayville.-A dam will be built across
the Goose river at this place to con-
serve the supply of water for the use
of the city.
Ross.-This city has made an offer
of a building site and $4,000 in cash
to secure the permanent county seat
Of this county.
Jamestown.-A wire stretched across
a highway in the southern part of this
county came near causing a serious
automobile accident.
Hamilton.-There are quite a num-
Der of beekeepers in this county and
all have had good returns to the pres
ent year when the drought lessened
materially the output of honey.
Mott.-The celebration of the COM
ing of the railway was carried out as
previously advertised and large crowds
were present. Fighting prairie fires
was one of the features of passengers
on one of the trains %enroute to the cell
ebration.
Schafer.-At the term of district
court in this city the case of the state
Tvs. Younkin for murder in the second
degree was dropped for insufficient
testimony. Younkin had accidentally
shot Philip Short in the timber near
here. .
Hamilton.-There are a great many
beekeepers in Pembina county and
most of them have made a success of
the industry until this year The con-
tinued dry weather was not productive
of nectar in the flowers and the honey
crop was very light, except in rare
cases.
Ray.-A man by the name Of Pierce
was quite severely injured one night
last week in a scrap with a man known
as "Slim' Driscoll, who carved his adj
versary up quite badly with a knife.
At a preliminary hearing Driscoll vas
bound over to the district court under
$500 bonds.
LaWton.-The farm residence Of
James Stephens, zeal here, was burn
ed on Wednesday, the fire being caus-
ed by the explosion Of an Oil stove.
The flames spread SO rapidly that
hardly anything was saved. The to-
| toll 1ncc will ~roLo b11, h. 60 Snn ,,,.tl, -,
insurance of $40.
Grand Forks.-Tri-weekly train SER
vice was recently attempted on some
of the branch lines Of the G. N. The
roadmaster had occasion to traverse
these lines and found that the Greek
section men had interpreted it to mean
that they were to work but three days
a week. They are working full time
now.
Eldridge.-Eighteen cars of sheep,
about 1000 head, have been unloaded
here and are being grazed in the wheat
stubble about here. The flock is divid-
ed up into bands of about 1000 each
and are placed in charge Of a shepherd
The sheep will be grazed until cold
weather when they will be sent to
market,
Bathgate.-The elevators Of this
town have been doing a fair amount
of business this season. Inquiry OF
one Of the elevator men elected the in
formation that his receipts were about
the same as last year. There is con.
siderable wheat still in the farmers
granaries and deliveries will probably
decline for a few weeks, or until the
blowing is completed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Bot
tineau county have ordered an election
held for the purpose of submitting the
propositions Of allowing min town.
ships in the western end Of the coun.
ty to attach themselves to Renville
county. These townships are far re.
moved from this city, which is the
county seat, while the greatest dis.
lance to any point in the townships
from Mohall, the county seat Of Rem.
vile County, is only about eighteen
miles.
Pembina.-In a fire which entirely
destroyed the barn belonging to Johr
Lynch Of st. Vincent, just across thu
river from here, Peter Hogan, wht
made his home with his mother ant
sister on his farm five miles south.
cast u L CAl1OAA1oS was pu111So ~ uGdlll
} A tramp who had been in st. Vincen
Saturday and who was somewhat un,
der the influence Of liquor, has beer
arrested, being suspected of setting tn,
fire. The theory has been advanced
that he robbed Hogan and set fire tt
the barn to cover up the crime.
Bismarck-The statue of Sakakawea
the Indian woman who guided Levi
7 and Clark across the continent on
hundred years ago, was unveiled o.
Thursday at the capitol grounds Of thi
city. A number of Indians in the full
dress Of one hundred years ago wer
present. Short speeches were made b.
, Mrs. Matte M. Davis, the originate
of the idea Of the statue, DR.. Libby o
, the state historical society, Mrs. G. ]
, Lord, the treasurer Of the federation
and M. H. Jewell. DR.. Franklin Nc
Vey, president of the state university
was the orator Of the day and tn
5 statue was accepted for the state b,
Judge Spalding Of the supreme cour
, in the absence of Gov. Burke. The oc
! casion was a memorable one.
Antler.-The street lamps ordered b,
the city have arrived and are now be