The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-10-19
North Dakota
News Notes

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bank. It will be in operation Oct. 81.
Fargo.-John Young, charged with
the robbery Of Northern Pacific train
No. 2 at Buffalo, N. D., July 10, last,
pleaded guilty to the charge.
Cando. - Cando's newly organized
band with Prof. w. H. Williams as d.
rector, is now an assured fact, with
all the promise for a successful career.
Leonard. ~ An insane man, giving
the name Of Hagen was taken into
custody here and proved to be al es-
capped lunatic from the jamestown asy-
lum.
Stirum.-While out hunting on the
big slough, a young man by the name
of Hugh Smith from Cakes met with
an accident that cost him one of his
arms.
Fargo.-Papers have been filled in
the district court by McGellofsky
against j. D. Grant company asking
for $3.50 for personal injuries re-
ceived.
Forman. = The annual Sergeant
county teachers institute held a FIVE
days session here yesterday. Pro.
fessor A. P. Hollis Of the Valley City
Normal, conducted.
Elgin.-A farmer named MUTT, aged
76 years, stepped off a mower to fix
the sickle, when the team started to
run and dragged him a great distance,
decorating his body and killing him.
Fargo.-On October 81 Cass county
progressive Republicans will hold a
rally in this city to form a county
progressive club and discuss the ques-
ton of indorsing Robert M. La Fol-
lette for president.
Jamestown.-George B.. Utley, Sec
rotary of the National Library asso-
citation, will be one of the principal
speakers at the meeting of the North
Dakota Library association in this city
October 20 and 81.
Grand Forks. = The annual session
of the North Dakota board of railroad
commissioners will take place here
Oct. "a to rs. There are a number of
matters to be given consideration by
the board at it's session here.
jamestown. The programme for
the sixth annual meeting of the North
Dakota Library association has just
been announced and shows avery in
teresting convention of the library peo-
pie to be held at jamestown, Oct. 20
and 81. l- "a -.fA
Hankinson. Notwithstanding the
short crop and approaching cold
weather, building operations continue.
The town has more than doubled in
population in the last decade and the
improvements have kept pace with it's
growth.
La WORCESTERSHIRE court opened
with thirty-eight civil and eight GRIM
inal actions ona the calendar. The
important case on the criminal calen-
dar is that of L. H. Carter and T.. A.
Dodson. Carter pleaded guilty to
stealing fifteen head of horses and
shipping them to the Twin Cities.
Jamestown.-That the old board of
trustees of the Jamestown asylum for
the insane was strictly within it's pro-
vince when it let a contract for the
fuel supply for the coming year at
the institution is the decision of Judge
Coffey. 1t was charged that the old
board of trustees of the asylum had no
power to let a contract for coal that
was binding on the new board of con.
troll which took Office after the time
the contract in question was let.
Jamestown.-"If 1 am ever presi.
dent of a college it will be president
Of a mission college in a foreign land"
said DR.. Robert A. Spear of New
York, who was the principal speaker
at the opening meeting of the second
annual Presbyterian Synodical Sunday
School institute here. DR.. Spear
spoke at some length of the duties of
all in missionary field, and strongly
urged that this duty be kept con.
stantly before the Sunday school
pupils.
Lakota.-Devils Lakes famous drug.
store cases, which were emphasized in
the recent trial of Judge Cowan in
the high court of impeachment, dwin.
died materially in the district court
of this county when Judge Templeton
issued an order Diminishing the actions
against A. M. Bond and l. Englebret-
son. This leaves only one of the five
s for trial, it being against C. w.
Green. The case will come up in Janu-
ary. In two cases there we're acquit-
tails. These cases were among the
most important of their kind ever
tried in the state.
Dickinson.-Early provision is being
made by the board of commissioners
of Stark county for seed grain for
farmers who may chance to be in need
of 1t next spring. The plan laid down
by the local board calls for the filing
of applications early, the making of
thorough investigation to determine
whether or not the applicant is worthy.
and to further determine whether or
not he qualities under the restrictions
laid down with reference to being a
freebooter. The commissioners pro.
pose to operate the system with the
least possible opportunity for loss
through failure to pay for grain that
may be furnished.
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