The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-07-06
North Dakota
News Notes

city and sent to an asylum.
Mandan-The postal savings bank Of
this city has opened and many people
made deposits the first day.
Manning.-Mrs. Mack ~Tkachenko,
while leading a horse to water, was Sc
verely kicked in the abdomen and died
the next day.
Carrington-An auto road between
this city and Cooperstown Is receiving
attention from the auto owners and
commercial clubs Of both cities.
Fargo.-Curran G. Rourke of Lisbon
has been named by Representative
Helgesen for appointment as cadet at
the West Point military academy.
Minot.-The board of equalization
has reduced the assessment Of the city
and the figures for the total valuation
of the city property remain at $2,174,-
054.
Williston.-This city will have a new
ferry across the Missouri river for the
accommodation of the residents of Nc
Kenzie county who desire to do BUSH
ness here.
MISUNDERSTANDING who have
lawns will not be allowed to sprinkle
them from the city supply Of water
until the new wells of the city are
brought into use.
Berthold.-Claud Losy, a young man
of 10 years. recently arrived in this
section and working for a farmer, lost
his life when the team he was driv-
Ing to a disc ran away pulling the disc
over him.
Fort Yates.-The silver jubilee or
twenty- fifth anniversary of the ordina-
ton of Rev. FIR. Bernard to the priest
hood was appropriately observed here
with a large attendance Of Doth white
and red men.
Jamestown.-When the annual col
lection was taken at the Methodist
camp meeting in this city a horse was
found in the contribution box in the
shape of a promise to pay the amount
the oWner could realize on it as soon
as it was sold.
Enthusiastically was gopher day in
this county and differed from the So
called day of the other places. Goph-
ers have become very numerous and
the day was spent in their destruction.
A gopher rifle was given the man de-
stroying the largest number.
Fargo-The bankers were handsome
ly entertained in this city at their re-
cent convention. After meeting in the
two large valley cities for several years
they decided to go to Jamestown next
year, and the Jamestown people will
certainly give them a good time.
Minot-The programme for the an
nual convention Of the North Dakota
Retail Merchants association, which
will be held in Minot on July II, 10,
and 10, is announced. The programme
is an exceptionally interesting one and
covers discussions OF every subject Of
interest to the mercantile profession.
Langdon.-The homa of John Penner
was burned to the ground recently and
his two months old baby persisted in
the flames. A basin of linseed oil was
placed on the stove and in the absence
of the mother this took fire. The baby
wal in a cab neal the stove and when
the mother returned could not be res
cued.
Bismarck.-Relief is to be accorded
the settlers in the vicinity Of Hettinger
by the interior department, the drought
Of last year making this necessary.
Coal lands will be classified as speedily
as possible, Communication proofs may
be made at nee by waving coal rights
and when desired a years absence
from claims IS allowed. M
Mandan-Charles Reynolds. chief Of
police, who was suspended for one week
pending the investigation by the men,
bers of the board Of city commission
ers regarding the charges that he used
undue force in arresting Alfred Mol
tard, was totally exonerated of all
blame in the matter, and was REIN
stated as chief Of police by the board
at it's regular meeting.
Hansboro-A crew of twenty men
and eighteen horses are at work along
the international boundary line, near
here, setting up iron monuments to
mark the line in place Of the rude
stone piles, that have done service
heretofore. There monuments are hol-
low and are filled with concrete; they
the seven feet high and are sent in a
bed Of concrete thirty inches square
substantially anchored. On the north
side are the words, United States,
Convention of 1918.
Carrington-This city will gain pres
tige as a distributing center with the
construction Of the proposed new Pin
gree to Wilton line Of the Northern
Pacific railroad, the survey for which
having already been made and for
which a portion of the grade has al
ready been constructed. This city al
ready has an excellent field that is
well supplied, but with the construc-
ton of the new line the field will be
further extended.
Bismarck-The office of the secretary
of state is being flooded with appli-
cations from all parts Of the state for
state automobile licenses as provided
for in a law recently passed by the
legislature. There have been received
to date 5000 applications. One thous-
and five hundred auto tags have been
sent back to the applicants, and there
are about 1000 on the waiting list.
There is ar additional supply Of tags
en- route to the capital city from the
factory, but they have not yet reached
here. They will be distributed to the
applicants in turn as fast as they ar
rive.
stanley.-Another elevator will be
erected at this place.
Flaxton.-The Old Settlers picnic
was a very successful affair.
Carrington.-This city is agitating
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