The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-06
North Dakota
News Notes

the State Game Board held in this city
with a good attendance.
Park River.-At the funeral of Thos.
Code his widow was unable to attend
IN account of having appendicitis.
Casselton.-The fist annual BAN
quet for the fire department was held
1T the Occidental hotel in this city.
Fargo.-The vaults at the chemical
building which was recently burned,
saved the records contained therein.
Marstonmoor.-Fire destroyed the
general store and postoffice at this
place with q loss of $4,000 or $4,000.
Fairdale.-Local parties are getting
good prices for their potatoes selling
them at forty and fifty cents a bushel.
Fargo.-The second annual banquet
Of the Fargo jobbers was held at the
Gardner hotel with two hundred In
attendance.
Devils Lake.-Fire in the basement of
a Front street building kept the fire.
men busy from seven to n o'clocl
one evening.
Bismarck.-Fully two hundred job
bers, statesmen, and credit men attend.
ed the banquet given in their al
the Gardner.
Bismarck.-John Dolan, an escaped
convict from the penitentiary of this
place was gathered in by the officers
Of Staples, MINI.
Casselton.-During the recent storm,
three stores in this town were visited
by a burglar or burglars. The result
Of his work was small.
Experimentation from various
parts Of the state indicates that about
one third the CROP of 1909 is still in
the hands of the farmers.
Washburn.-While they were visit
ing friends in this city the farm home
of Mr.. and Mrs. McMasters in Oliver
county was destroyed by fire.
Grand Forks.-D. J.. Forsness, whose
back was broker last July died at this
place. He showed great endurance but
finally succumbed to his injury.
Stanton.-States attorney E. D. Case
would have all citizens turn over a new
eaf the first of the yea and have a
county that all may be proud of.
Fargo.-Word was received here that
the New York police have arrested a
man supposed to berthe one that swind-
led Chaffee with the gold bick recently
Kenmare.-H. J.. Barlow, a prominent
farmer residing near here, has been ar
rested On a charge of grand larcency,
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legged.
Grafton.-Miss Mary P%uchinsky of
Hoople holds the record as being the
first lady to get a marriage license
without the assistance of some gentle
man.
Grand Forks.-The arrest Of a well
known Greek leader IN the charge OF
obtaining railroad passes n selling
them has caused some surprise In this
!. town.
Decentralization interest Is mani
tested in the action of Daniel Blake
Russell, who recently knocked dow
> two detectives that disturbed his
, Christmas dinner.
, Linton.-The three year old child o.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Christensen part.
ly swallowed a staple that stuck II
his throat. Only prompt action by the
parents saved it's life.
Rugby.-Friends Of Andy Jone:
laugh at the idea that he will plead
guilty to the charges preferred agains'
him in the federal court. They say tina
he will put up a game fight.
Valley City.-A young lady of thi!
town attempted suicide after a quarre
with her lover by drinking a large
quantity Of wood alcohol. A physician
was summoned and the young lad.
revived.
Grand Forks.-This city is obtaining
it's annual supply of sand. There is n
sand in this vicinity and what is use'
is taken from the river by dredge
in the winter time and stored for flu
ture use.
Dickinson.-The. city counc is en-
gagged in the work of making this
clean town and is giving attention t
the pool halls, Sunday base ball an
other matters. 1t appears as if tn
town would have some strict law
Cooperstown.-Horse thieves wer
foiled in their work near here at tn
farm of Thomas Riley by a good watcl
dog that raised a disturbance. Fiv
horses were found tied together tina
the thieves were obliged to abandon
Bismarck.-A state wide spellin,
y match has been arranged for April
d Representatives from every county ar
supposed to be in attendance. TIL
p~reliminaries will be held earlier in thi
e month in the schools of the variou
4 counties. w.
q Dickinson.-There seems to be littl
light on the affairs of the county aud
:. itor's Office. Ex-auditor j. S. Whit
is still in the county Jail being unabl
= to give bonds, and it will take an ex
: pert to determine the true condition
u Of the Office.
, Grand Forks.-An interesting case i
. on in the district court. Arthu
Wright, an adopted son, sues his foste
mother for a piece of land that formerl.
e belonged to his father and which wa
d sold at tax sale and afterward re
g deemed by her.
Steele.-The manager Of the Mul
v berry farm north of town has 2,20
g bushels of flax to sell. He was sicl
y when he went to market the crop an,
when he was we'll enough to atten'
to it the price was going up. He wen
home and sat around the fire and let /
climb.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Agricul
h tural college board were in the city il
v consultation with the governor and 9th
err state officers. AS the loss by fir
" on the chemical building exceeds tn,
u insurance by. about $4,000 the boar
would like that amount set apart TO
} them ont of tho anorpanov hoard n