The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-11-10
Flickertail Facts
North Dakota State News in
Condensed Form.
Condensed Form.

Fargo.-The Red river is frozen over
In many places.
Wahpeton.-This city is trying
hard to get in the 10000 class.
Seach.-The new bank for this place
Will open for business Nov. Is.
Beach.-The new electric lighting
system is giving the best of results.
Dackinson.-The landoffice at his
place is complaining of a shortage of
help.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. real estate
has changed hands during the past
few months.
Beach.-The erection of a flax fiber
plant is among the possibilities of the
near future.
Williston.-The fire in the williston
State office started from Goals falling
from the stove.
Beach.-A steam laundry is one of
the enterprises that is expected in
this city at an early date.
Bowman. ~ Burglars entered the
Young hardware store of this place
and relieved the cash box of $50.
Bowman.-The baseball. club of this
city has reported and it shows that
the receipts exceeded the expenditures
by SO. This is an excellent showing
for a baseball club.
Fargo.-The people along the. line Of
the G.. N. cutoff from Fargo to Minot
are greatly elated over the statement
from Jas. J. Hill that active opera
lions will be resumed in the spring.
Grand Forks.-C. M. Ziebach, an In
dian 107 years old has been arrested
for selling liquor on the reservation.
He is probably the oldest man hat
ever fell into the clutches of the law
in the United States. He says he is
innocent.
Fargo.-The campaign of John
Burke for reelection as governor came
to a close in this city Saturday even
ing when the governor addressed a
large audience at the ~operahouse.
Messrs. Hildreth and Casey also made
addresses.
Gladstone.-Sparks thrown from a
locomotive started a prairie fire which
burned over a large portion of the
farming country near here. Heavy
losses We're occasioned to many of the
farmers by reason of the destruction
of their hay.
Jamestown.-Carl r. Brand, one Of
the pioneers Of this place aged 81
years, was killed by a switch engine
while on his way to attend the speech
Of Gov. Burke in this city. He was
carried quite a.. distance and his body
badly mutilated.
Devils Lake.--In the arrest of Roy
Wilson Inc Arthur ,Starkey the police
believe they have the two men who
have been carrying on a series of rob-
berries in this part of the state. They
We're arrested for taking a coat and
$40 from Ole Denmark, Of Churchs
Ferry.
Bismarck.-As a result Of the N. D.
exhibits at the dairymens' convention
in Chicago, J.. M. Helm, of New Salem,
was awarded a state cup. These cups
90 to the winners in the state Compel
tive exhibition of those states having
an exhibit of ten or more samples of
high grade butter.
Dickinson.-A sack Of wheat that
was pitched out of a wagon at the
same time that Mrs. George Derner
fell from the vehicle undoubtedly saw
ed her life. The wheels of the wagon
ran over her body but the sack took
much of the force off from her. The
wagons was loaded with wheat.
Jamestown.-Two young men while
out duck hunting on a lake near this
city, upset the boat and were unable
to reach shore. The darkness and
storm prevented help reaching them
from shore, although numerous peo-
! pie were attracted there by the re-
port of the accident. In the morning
their bodies were found in the lake
They were F. w. Herbert and Dean
Maltby, both unmarried men.
yyo11o,, r;fr TIa mr., and ro+atC
contest just held in Barnes county
: shows to what extent the farmer chill
l dren are interested in the raising of
: better products. So keen was the in
J. terest of some that when the official
:, judges called upon the children to
/ make their own selections of the best
named, in every instance, the same
: products that had been chosen by the
Judge.
Fargo.-Partial or total failure OF
. crops is sufficient grounds for home
= steaders to obtain a cave of absence
0 from their claims of the government
/ The application TO r this purpose
must clearly state the reason of the
crops and may be granted by the reg
lSlGIS anu IcCclVcIo VI llle ~. ~ Idilo-
= offices subject to approval by the gen.
era l la1dof1ice. The leave thus
granted cannot be considered as resi-
dence on the claim and must be made
up before making final proof.
Bismarck. - The state geological
- survey did a large amount Of worl
during the summer Of 1910. Their &C.
tivities were confined to the Bismarck
y quadrangle. Particular attention wa:
paid to the seams Of coal that out.
s crop in that section and a large par
It Of Morton county and the Standing
Rock Indian reservation was found tt
be underlaid. 1t was learned that thu
course of the Heart river had beer
changed and that a lobe Of a glacie:
in the glacial period had covered
= large extent Of territory along thi!
q river. The gas fields of the state als'
received attention and it is expected
that the deep boring in this field will
IL yield a permanent supply Of gas at
e high pressure.
~ Rolla.-Brush fires in the Turtl
= Mountain country west and north o
here have caused considerable damage