The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-07-27
Fnckertail Facts
North Dakota State News in
Condensed Form.

Bismarck.-Work has been COM
menced on the excavation for the new
city hall.
Walcott.-The Equity Elevator and
Trading company has purchased an
/. elevator in this town.
Enderlin.-The commercial club of
this city is trying to enlist capital for
a brick yard in this city.
Observation-Disclosures recently emit
cred the postofhce in this city but lit
tie is missing as a result of their
visit.
Drayton.-Work on the new bridge
over the Red river is progressing
slowly. 1t seems almost impossible
to find a hard bottom for the piers to
rest on.
Devils Lake.-It is said that this
city will soon be the distributing
point for the Empire Portland Cement
company. 1t is now seeking lots for
Its new location.
McKenzie.-Western North Dakota
is being searched for Peter McCurday,
son of a prominent Schafer ranchman,
who has been missing since July 4.
Foul play is now feared.
Mohall.-This section continues to
hold it's title as the gas producing re-
gion of the state. A new we'll fully
equal to any yet discovered was tap.
ped recently and shows a pressure of
20 pounds.
Jamestown.-State Humane Agent
Blake is deluged with work in vari-
u parts of the state and the cash
appropriated for his department is too
small to do the work necessary in
connection with his office.
Williston.-The cashier of the Will
liston State bank has been invited to
go to Seattle to help an uncle spend
a fortune that he acquired by a ten
years residence in Alaska. The cash
Ter has accepted the invitation.
Denhof.-This city has suffered
two serious fires in the past ten
months with a loss of $4,000. Bust
ness however has not been stopped
and every man and firm burned out
will build and continue business.
Williston.-The auto owners of this
town wanted to have the best roads
in the state for the recent trip of the
Minnesota automobile club and to that
end worked very hard removing
stones and smoothing the roads in
this vicinity.
Russell.-A posse of citizens includ.
ing the mayor of this city and the
marshal made a thorough search of
the country in this vicinity for Rus
sell Sizemore, a fugitive from South
Dakota, who it is supposed reached
Canada safely.
DR.. J. J. Reilly, recently convicted
of murder in the second degree and
sentenced to the ~penitentiary for ten
years, is out on $4,000 bonds and
immediate steps will be taken for a
new trial. Failing in that the case
will go to the supreme court.
Crystal.-This city had at one time
a fair ground of 25 acres which was
mortgaged to a company of men and
last year the mortgage foreclosed.
Now a proposition is made by some OF
these men that the plot of land be
decided to the town for a park.
Fargo.-Reports from ali parts OF
the state are to the effect that a long
continued downpour visited all sec
tons on Saturday and Sunday. This
rain was of immense value to all the
late crops and the total wealth from
the harvest fields will be materially
increased.
Minot.-A case of unusual interest
will soon be argued in the supreme
court, involving about S47, 1000 worth
of taxable property in this city. This
case involves the right of the county
commissioners to reduce the valuation
of city property as fixed by the equal.
ization board of the city.
Fargo.-As the result of the escape
of a large balloon from an animal
show at the fair grounds Mrs. Louise
Campbell has begun a suit against the
owner for damages resulting in an at.
tack on her by that animal. The wo.
man was badly frightened and some.
what bodily injured.
Marmarth.-Another attempt will
be made to shorten the distance by
telephone from the Twin Cities to
Montana points. A Montana compa
ny is erecting a line Of the best ma.
terial that a be used from Terry to
this city where it will connect with
a standard line for the Twin Cities.
This promises a greatly improved ser
vice between the above points.
Wahpeton.-Suit has been brought
against a number of former county
officers of Sargent county for fees
collected and retained by them. The
law is somewhat obscure on this point
and the officers have been taking the
advantage of the doubt and retaining
the money. The final verdict in this
case will interest all county officers
in the state.
Ruso.-This town was the scene of
considerable excitement when an au.
to party of four members carrying
guns passed through here on Satur-
day. They were first seen at Turtle
Lake and information wired ahead to
this town where a posse of so men
armed with shotguns and rifles acted
as a reception committee. The men
surrendered quietly and were able to
prove their non-participation in the
recent train robbery on the Northern
Pacific railroad.
Stanton.-This town is to have a
local telephone exchange.
Lakota.-The city council is having
the city's books overhauled by an ex.