The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-08-17
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Carrington.-Six horses were killed
BY one bolt Of lightning near Caring

Ing pushed as rapidly as possible.
Ashley.-Jacob Hoff, a son of Adam
tioff, living near the Hellwig neigh
borhood about 20 miles northeast Of
Ashley, committed suicide by hang
ing.
Minot.-Roy Stevenson of Towner,
charged with making a criminal at
tack on a young girl, was found gull
ty by the jury in the district court.
Minot.-Hon. N. Davis, one of the
prominent politicians of the north
western section of the state will be
a candidate for congress in the west
ern district.
Walhalla. - Walhalla has a fair as
ISOLATION, and will put on a two days
fair in the near future. Mayor Black
Jock is president, and G. w. Andrews
secretary.
4; Williston.-Andrew Allen, former
postmaster at Avoca and later Great
Northern agent at Wheelock and Ep-
ping, was released from jail by Civ
ing $3.50 bond.
Medora.-The Golden Valley county
division case, recently decided by
Judge Templeton against the pro-
posed new county to be created out
of a part of Billings will be appealed
TO the supreme court.
Devils Lake.-The residents Of John
Olson's farm in Poplar Grove were
very much surprised by the appear
ance of 8 deer. The animal had prob
ably wandered there from the west
ern part of the state.
Cavalier.-The citizens of Cavalier
entertained ver 1000 people here
with a big barbecue, the way of cele-
,brating the event of winning the
ty seat of Pembina county.
Souris.-Three ribs and a fractured
forearm constitute the injuries receiv-
ed by Mrs. Ole Wigeby OF this city
when she participated in a runaway
accident as the central figure.
Sheldon.-Only J. w. Schmidt's
ability to ply the whip saved him
from being made the victim of holdup
men who attacked him while he was
driving under a bridge in this city.
Jamestown.-The body of the man
found on the Northern Pacific tracks
near Eldridge has been almost posi-
tively identified as that of Alex Waz-
non;s, whose home was in South Chi
cago.
Fargo.-William O'Neill, one of
Fargo's well known old timers, but
who for the last dozen years or more
has been engaged in mining activities
tn Alaska, was killed in the northern
country.
Gackle.-At a meeting of the Com
mercial club a petition was circulated
and signed asking that an election be
called for the purpose of determining
on whether or not the community
should be incorporated as a village.
Finley.--Burglars broke into the
bunk house of the italian railroad Sec
tion men and feloniously extracted
thereffom two $40 bills, and $50 in
change, two suits of clothes, some
shirts, shoes and ten loaves of bread.
Devils Lake.-With an ideal spring
for breeding, plenty of crop to feed
on during the early summer, and ex-
ira large crop Matched out, the pros
poets for chicken hunting in northern
North Dakota appears exceptionally
fine at this time.
Cando.-Over exertion from horse
back riding around the Egeland race
track resulted in the death of Harry
IA. Olmstead, aged %. The young man
had just gotten off the horse when he
became weak and within an hour he
was dead.
Stark.-The body of a young man
was found on the prairie about two
land a half miles south of Stark post
office. From the appearance of the
body life had been extinct for several
days, probably a week.
Milnor.-O. A. Stockstad of this
! .n1o0a ic q candidate 60, ---1:-l-.--
to the non-partisan tax commission. a
new board created by the last legisla.
ture. There will be three members on
the board, each position carrying a
salary Of $4,000 year.
. Stark.-According to a report, sui
eide is given as the theory in the
case of the boy found lying on the
jprairie two miles from Stark. A shot
Igun was found beside the body and
death was due to a gunshot wound in
the chest, the lungs being torn.
Dickinson.-The probabilities are
that North Dakota will soon have a
good sized forest reserve northwest
.of and including the historic Kildeer
mountains, where the greatest Indian
! battle in American history was fought
ION July %, 1864.
Sheldon.-Miss Minnie Discher's
hand was pierced by the needle of a
binder which she was operating on
her fathers farm near Leonard. While
extracting grain from the needle the
team started, setting the machine in
motion. Blood poisoning is feared.
Bismarck.-State Treasurer Gunder
Olson is not satisfied with the condi-
ton of the capitol grounds and he is
moving in an effort to secure the
services of a professional gardener to
lay out the beautiful land in a man
ner and style more attractive to the
eye.
Minot.-Dewitt C.. Dornlan's fifty
horse power Bleriot monoplane was
consumed by fire just as he was
about to make a demonstration flight.
The machine caught fire near the car
burator and in a few seconds the
wings were ablaze and the entire ma
chine was enveloped in fame.