The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-06-29
Fickertal Facts
North Dakota State News In
Condensed Form.

o.dhu rOTfS. Joe PETERSEN OIL
sorthwood was declared insane iii this
:ity and sent to an asylum.
Fargo.-A Syrian peddler making
his town claims to have been robbed
II a roll Of $500 on a recent visit here.
Jud.-1n getting her children from a
burning house Mrs. j. L.. Steele, resid-
Ing three miles from town was severely
burned.
Beach-The stockholders of the
Farmers Elevator company of this
city get a 100 per cent dividend for
last years business.
Minot.-A. s. Carson. an old time
rancher living twenty-six miles SOUTH
west of town is missing and his friends
are much alarmed.
Mott.-The commercial club had a
big banquet on Friday night n dis
cussed a lot of matters of interest to
the community.
Fargo.-The English Lutheran synod
Of the northwestern states was in ses-
sion in this city the past week with a
large attendance Of ministers.
Devils Lake.-TheI Independent Order,
Of Foresters recently organized a lodge
in this city n instituted a class Of
siXty-eight members.
Kermit.-John Nonan who owns a
farm near this city has applied for a
patent on a disk harrow attachment
or a subsoil packer to be attached to
a disk harrow.
New England.-A syndicate of Edin-
burg, Scotland, has sent a represent
ative to this town to loan money for
the development Of the country.
Dicklnson.-Steps will be taken by
the Northern Pacific railroad and the
city of Dickinson to do away with rail-
road crossings, substituting the sub
way system.
Mandan.-Chief Of Police Reynolds
has been temporarily suspended pend
ing an investigation of the recent beat
ing of Molyard with whom he had
serious trouble.
Jamestown.-The decision of S. T..
CorWin, owner of Stutsman county's
model 100000 farm, to retire from ac-
tive operations, will result in the
breathing up of the big farm.
Minto.-Mrs. Jacob Hewitt of this
city celebrated her Seth birthday ann
versary by opening letters from her
thirty-six grandchildren. Each letter
contained a sun of money.
Fargo.-Samuel Newman, the Indian
from the Fort Berthold reservation
tried in the United States court in this
city for the killing of Roscoe Conkling,
another Indian. was acquitted by the
jury.
Lisbon.-Merle Dewitt undertook to
ride a fractions horse without saddle
or bride and the animal kicked and
threw him. The man had his neck
dislOcated and was not expected to re-
cover.
White Earth.-Boys returning home
from a ball game tried to drive by an
auto that was stalled in the road. The
horses tok fright and started up an
embankment but fortunately the oc-
cupants Of the buggy escaped death.
Mandan.-If the present crop pros
poets continue for another thirty days
the Northern Pacific railroad will, it
announces, immediately iron the new
road north as far as Stanton. 1t will
open up a large territory to the trade
of this town.
Manning.-After a chase of one hun
dred miles Sheriff Bang and States At
torney Nelson caught their man at
Richardton. He was Leonhart Ham
mel and was wanted IN a charge of as
sault. He pleaded guilty n was fined
500 and costs.
Mandan.-Many farmers of Morton
county are using dry farming methods
this season and have the finest show
ing for crops ever seen here. The only
place this method cannot be used is
on the sandy soil where a dust blanket
cannot be formed on account of he soil
blowing.
Devils Lake.-The editorial meeting
in this city on Friday and Saturday
last was highly successful with about
four hundred guests in attendance and
about w hundred repre-
scented. The session was about equal
ly divided between sports and bust
ness and the second day was spent
on the Chautauqua grounds.
Bismarck.-The vital statistics TO,
the state for the month of May show
ed a remarkable healthy condition
There were no deaths from contagious
diseases and of the sixty-six cases re-
ported thirty-four were measles. The
number of births for the month was
71S and the number of deaths 247.
Devils Lake.-N. Lambert of this city
left his auto standing in front of the
Catholic church where a band Of boys
found it and ran it around town until
the gasoline gave out. The boys were
reprinanded and the parents Of the
boys were called upon to pay the tele-
phone expenses incurred in finding it.
Drake.-Work has been resumed on
the Medford- Drake extension of the
500 line. Several %culvert crews have
started activity but a little distance
northeast of Devils LAX which would
indicate that the railroad management
has decided to push to completion the
construction of the line connecting the
two routes Of the 500, with Devils
Lake at the center.
Grand Forks.-It is reported that
several of the assessors nave not been
making out the statistical reports they
are required to make out while making
the assessments in their respective
districts as required by law. Unless
these reports are made out the county
auditor is unable to make his reports
to the state, and statistics for the