The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-08-31
NORTH DAKOTA NUBS
Real News Of the Week in Strictly
Condensed Form.

las temple in this city has been COM
pleted and the first meeting in it held
August 20. The formal opening and
dedication will not take place till some
time in October.
Berthold.-Dr. A. A. Husser of this
city has two broken ribs and was seri-
ously bruised from head to foot while
his automobile was entirely destroyed
by fire as a result of running into a
from the city.
Minot.-The Occident elevator, one
of the largest at Grano, was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground,
causing a loss of several thousand
dollars. The elevator contained 233
bushels of wheat and a carload of
flour. The flour was saved.
Fargo.-Joseph Goodman, one of the
pioneer citizens of North Dakota and
one of the early residents of Fargo,
passed away at his home at Sheldon,
this state, at the age of 81 years, the
cause of death being cancer of the
face, from which he had been suffering
for some time.
Plaza.-This city, which made ar
rangements to take care of from 5000
to 10000 l~andseekers., is ~disheartened
at the light registration, which is run.
ming from forty to fifty a day. The
total registration for the ten days is
about 500, and it was expected that by
this time at least 5000 people would
have registered.
Standardization M. A. Under
mann of the notaries' association says
that the light registration is due to
the harvest and the fact that people
preferred to go to Minot, the govern
ment headquarters, which has better
facilities for caring for the crowds.
The registration at this point has fall
en- to almost nothing.
Bowbells.-The Burke county Sun
day school institute was held in this
city with R. f. Sulzer of Minneapolis
in charge of the program, n with
Rev. G. H. Humble, d. D., of Chicago
as the principal speaker. The work
that was discussed had special refer
ence to systematic handling of Sun
day schools, their organization and the
carrying on of a successful campaign
along certain lines.
Grand Forks.-Electricity will dis.
place both steam and gasoline engines
at the Lilac Hedge farm for threshing
operations this year, as plans are being
laid whereby a big motor will operate
the separators. The experiment is one
that will be watched with an unusual
amount OF interest by the farmers of
this district, for if the current can be
used at a less expense than the old
fashioned engines can be operated
electric threshing may become popular.
Stanley.-Territory that is abundant
in natural esources and rich in pros
poets for a bright future will be tapped
by the new extension of the Great
Northern railroad that is being con-
structed from Stanley to Wild Rose,
Williams county, and which will later
be extended clear across the Williams
county and into Montana. This will
make the eleventh of the remarkable
system of feeders maintained by the
Great Northern in North Dakota, and
it will be placed in operation this fall,
according to present indications.
observation-disclosures that will prevent
fish from leaving Strawberry lake in
this county and entering Long and
Crooked lakes will be taken by the
board of game and fish commissioners
if the request that has been made by
the sportsmen of this district is COM
piled with. 1t has been pointed out
that in the two latter lakes the water
freezes to a depth Of four or five feet,
sometimes being entirely solid, and
that in the spring tons of dead fish
are to be found in the water as a re-
suit of either having been s%uffocated
or having been frozen.
Hebron.-Tests to determine accu-
rately the cost of production and plac-
ing or the market of Ignite coal bri-
quettes will be conducted at the North
Dakota experimental station and addi-
tional equipment is being secured by
Prof. =. J. Babcock of the state univer-
sity for that purpose. The tests car
ried on so far have revealed that the
%briquettes can be manufactured sue
cessfully, but as yet the question of
dtJuo1 SOoI 10 OAS CioC q hoI UScu
fully inquired into, and one that has
a great deal to do with the CONNER
cialization of the industry.
Lisbon.-That Ransom county this
year has an increased acreage under
cultivation of owe 100000 acres is the
sowing that is made by the compilation
of returns on crop statistics, prepared
by the county auditor. This increase
brings the total cultivated acreage in
the county up to 275,819 acres, as
against 237,718 acres a year ago. One
of the conditions found in the report
is that of the doubling of the wheat
acreage, while the same condition
holds true with relation to the corr
crop. Winter wheat increased fifteen
fold in the year, while the flax acre
g was cut in two. The report, the
first to be made in the state, is valu.
able in rejecting the general situation
in counties similarly situated.
Devils Lake.-Taking advantage of