The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-01-12
Fnckertan Facts
North Dakota State News In
CONDENSED Form.

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Fargo.-The Boy Scout movement Is
meeting with success, in this city.
Underwood.-This city is making ar
engagements for establishing a cream
cry.
Grand Forks.-The undertakers OF
the state will hold. q meeting in this
city Feb. IA. e E :
Kenmare.-This city recently sus-
tanned a large fire loss when the Ber-
tleson store was burned.
Burlington.-It is given out that the
500 railroad will erect a round house
in this town next season.
Minot.-The library commission is
Advertising for bids for a new library
building to cost about $4,000.
Fargo.-George Selvege, a lineman,
Tell IS feet from a telephone pole and
escaped with a few broken bones.
Grand Forks.-This city is planning
an automobile meet Feb. ITO, with
every assurance that it will be largely.
attended. 49,. :.
Fargo.-The treasurer Of Cass coun-
ty confessed to a shortage in his cash
Of $500. The bonding company has
caused his arrest. -.
/ Harvey.-Jacob Clschlager, a home
steader residing About fifteen. miles,
from this town, was found dead. In: his
house on his claim.
Mandan.-The free delivery of mail
area has been extended in this city
and it will result in the employment
IF another carrier. :
Observation-Disclosures at the United
States land office in this city contin-
aes brisk and the month of December
showed a large total.
Fargo.-That the price of Cass coun-
ty land is evidenced by the purchase,
Of three-quarters Of a section for over
$50, 900 or at the rate of s67 ansacre.
Grafton-This city is after an appro-
~priation from the state for the purpose
IF charging the home for the feeble
minded there. which will accommodate
LOO.
wahpeton.-This city will undoubt-
eddy have an organization of the, boy
scouts under the supervision of the
athletic association of this city, which
is composed Of the business men,
Observation-Disclosures Of Public
Instruction Edwin J.. Taylor has named
as his deputy Wilson E. Parsons, who
has beer in the employ of the state
superintendent office the past four :
years. .~.
Fargo.-The receipts at the postoffice'
In this city continue to increase and
the amount Of business for the past
December exceeded that of the same
month a year by over $500. - ~&
Fargo.-The program for the Tri-
State Grain Growers convention has
been given out and contains many 'ad-
dresses by practical authorities on the
subject. Gov. Burke yill make the
opening address on the second day. .
Fargo.-Judge Pollock decided, the.
school case from Tower City against.
those who were in favor of consolidat-
ing two districts on the ground that
some names on the petition were not
legal voters of the district. :. -.
LaMoure.-A party of friends under,
took Is kidnap the. groom at a we'd
victim, who had. been lured from the
house, on some pretxet, put him in ar
auto and left him several miles out in
they had run away with the wrong
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acknowledgements Burke has ,ap:
pointed K. E. Leighton of Minot to. sue.
coed Judge Goss as district Judge of the
Eighth Judicial district and J. "A. :Cof
fey Of Courtenay to succeed Judge.
Burke in Fifth Judicial district, ths
men whom they replace being elected
to the supreme bench. Judge Leigh.
ton is a republican and Judge -Coffey:
a democrat and both are self-made.
men engaged in practicing law in the
state.
Bowbells.-Another notice of con-.
test was recently served on the. can
vassing board of Burke county, the
contestant being Sam Dimond, town :
site owner at Ignite. Mr.. Dimond al:
leges that there were over SO votes. cast
for Ignite in the city of Bowbells and.
that he official count only showed n
This makes the third proceeding thai.
has been filed in Burke county of this
nature since the %canvassing board met
The hearing in the above contest as.
we'll as the n served. by John Nelson
some time will come up in the mex
term of the district court. S..@
Grand Forks.-It is more than. likely
CA4oC q OopoAACSC OdSCUdll tcdul Will play
here in May. The Wisconsin and Chi.
cage universities played this Japanese
team, when they toured in Japan anG
4 return series has been arranged for
The oriental nine passes through
Grand Forks on their tour of this
country and the university athletic au-
thorities are negotiating for a game 7:
with them. Negotiations are practi-
cally completed at the present time. and
1t is quite probable that the famous
Japanese team will beAseen in action
on h university fields - "a"
Bismarck.-The house committee on
rules, which has been considering the
discontinuance~ of the printing of any.
bills except those Recommended for
passage by the committee, will make
an investigation into how the rule
works in the Minnesota legislature,
where it is in operation. Representa-
tives Price and Doyle have been&ap-
pointed a committee to look into theH
matter. There is nothing in, the rules
Of the house or the senate that calls