The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-08-25
Flckertan Facts
North Dakota State News In
Condsnsed Form,

Mott.-This town is to have a $3.50 300
school house.
Devils Lake.-This city win have .
new Jail in the near future.
Williston.-The government n
boat is in operation near this city.
Beach.-The machinery for the cleo
trio light plant is on the way to this
town.
Grand Forks.-Agitation has been
begun by the city council for a new
city hall.
Dickinson.-Charles I. Merry, the
fake railroad promoter, Is still wanted
in a number of cities.
Williston.-The ladies of the Meth
odist church netted $212 from the ban
Quet served to the editors.
Stanley.-Joseph Ringer was badly
bruised by being thrown under a bind
er drawn by a pair Of runaway horses.
Dickinson.-At the experiment sta
ton Girke fife wheat yielded ~ BUSH
els per. acre and the winter wheat 20.
Napoleon.-Frederick Schmidt, sher-
If of Logan county, has resigned his
office to engage in farming and ranch
ing.
i Forman.-The cornerstone of the
new Sargent county courthouse was
laid with appropriate ceremonies IN
Tuesday.
Mayville.--The Commercial Club,
fifty strong, will go to Fargo in a body
to meet ex-President Roosevelt on
Labor Day.
Carrington.-Two Of our citizens are
contemplating a journey to Seattle
| nnvk Cnrfrer IN mn o1,fn ~ kha{- 0rvr
construction.
The Arid farm the diggers uncovered
. fifteen foot vein Of coal at a depth
! Of fourteen feet.
Hensler.-A creamery company has
been organized at this place in which
forty-seven farmers are interested and
all nave taken stock.
Fargo.-Liquor dealers in Moorhead
have been given ar extension Of thirty
days in which to close out stock, time
being W October 15.
Manifestation agents on the Minot
division Of the Great Northern road
have organized with F. J. Slatery Of
this city as president.
Belfield.-Fifteen threshing rigs and
220 binders sold at this place this veal
indicate That there was some crop in
the surrounding country.
Mott.-The surveyors have about
completed the work of plating the
townsite and steps will be taken to in
corporate at an early date.
Fargo-The bank c%learings still re-
main high in this city. The clearings
for last week were $763,0o0 as against
$764,O0O the preceding week. .
Mandan.-Upon the petition of $50
residents the name Of Gwther has been
changed to Fort Rice, which was the
name 1t bore a number of years ago.
Minot.-Citizens of this town are
asking that q protest be sent to Pres
ident Taft, setting forth the fallacy
of the lignie coal conservation order.
Sheldon.-A namesake Of the COVER
nor Of this state, confined in the local
Jail Of this place, set fire to the build
ing in order to be released. Assist
ance arrived just in time to cave his
life.
Observation-Disclosures proceeding.
ceedings brought by H. E.. Dorval to
test the legality of the 80 per cent
clause Of the primary law will again
bring the matter to the attention Of
the supreme court.
Grand Forks.-Word has been passed
around that a large number of small
stations on the Great Northern will be
closed on account Of light business.
Among these are mentioned Marvel,
Hensel, Glasston and Backoo.
Wahpeton.-The managers Of the
Richland County fair, which begins
Sept. 81, have arranged for a "home-
coming" Of the old residents Of this
city during fair week, and are asking
for advance information from those
who will be able to attend.
Misunderstanding that there has been
some mistake in the compilation of the
Minot census, this city has decided to
bring the matter to the attention of
the censu officials al Washington. It
is claimed that the city is about 1000
short of what it actually should have.
Jamestown.-The whole city is in5ig-
nant over the poisoning Of a large num-
Der Of hunting dogs hera within the
last few days, and nearly all OF the
oW ners Of dogs are subscribing to funds
for a reward to be offered for the loca-
ton Of the responsible person. Many of
the animals destroyed wers chained in
their own yards.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of Dickey coun-
ty- have decided to get into the political
game this fall and the central commit
tee has called a county convention to
be held Set. 3 at which both a county
and legislative ticket will be named.
This is the first time that the socialists
will make an active campaign in this
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