The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-14
NorthDakota
News Notes

were secured by the campaign teams
! for the Grand Forks Commercial club.
The eighty members were secured in
two hours. This brings the club mem
bership up to AL. The purpose of the
campaign is to reach the 600 mark.
Sykeston.-The Woman's club of
Sykeston is working upon a scheme to
promote or establish a public library.
Hon. Richard K. Sykes of California,
one Of the early settlers of this state,
has donated to the town two good
building lots if the village will erect
and maintain a reading room. Dur
ing the last few years the club has
beautified and set out several thousand
trees in the city park, adjoining Lake
Hiawatha.
Walhalla.-At the annual meeting of
the Walhalla Fair Association it was
decided to hold a two-day fair next
year, carrying out the plan adopted
this year on a broader scale. The Of
ficers of the association for the COM
ing year follow: President, J.. T..
Blackjack; vice president, w. D. Best;
secretary, c. w. Andrews; directors,
J. F. Mayer, G. W. Delisle, w. T. Nc
Murray, William McQuarsie, T. ]. We
UNI, A. Mcdonald and R.. H. Huffman.
Fargo.-It is ten years since Bishop
! Mann of the Episcopal Church of North
Dakota succeeded Bishop Edsall in
this field. In honor of the event a
banquet was rendered the bishop and
his wife by Episcopalians. Several
distinguished visitors were present.
The bishop came here from Kansas
City, where he was pastor of a large
church and has waged an aggressive
campaign. This has resulted in the
erection of many new churches and a
largely increased membership.
Fessenden.-Because he has been
so firm in his conviction that neigh
bors We're %encroaching upon his lands,
G. r. Stodle, a bachelor farmer Of
Manfred, has been committed to the
state asylum for the insane. At
one time his property was surveyed
and a fence erected along the line. A
short time afterwards he believed that
he vas entitled to a little more prop
erty, tore down the fence and sought
to erect it on a neighbours farm, claim
ing the property thus secured as his
own.
Williston.-Frank Schaswell and
George Ritters, the latter postmaster
at the city of Fuford, we're arrested
charged with shooting deer out of sea-
son and entered pleas of guilty, re-
ceiving heavy fines. The men, both
very prominent in the Buford district,
were arrested as a result of the &C.
Invites of Deputy Game Warden o. S.
Lee of Nelson county, who came to
this section and made an investiga-
ton of the complaint which had been
lodged citing that illegal shooting had
been done.
Bismarck.-The board of state bar
examiners, with Attorney Emerson Fl.
Smith of Fargo as president, and At
torneys jeff NJ. Meyers Of Grafton and
H. A. Bronson of Grand Forks as the
other members, held an examination in
the senate chamber. The candidates,
who took the examination are j.. P.
Cain, of Dickinson; T. A. Francis, of
Fargo; F. P. Goodman, of Fargo; X.
L. HORT, of Mayville; j. E. Lohrke, of
Balfour. NJ. F. Minehan, of Garrison;
G. C. Rode. of Bowden; C. w. Spald-
ing, of Carson; E. G. Spalding, of Mi
not, and A. R. Smythe, of Devils Lake.
Manning.-Better farming is the OBJ
ject toward which the Dunn County
Better Farming association, organized
at a mass meeting of farmers held in
this city. will strive. In bringing about
such a condition it is proposed to prose
cute a campaign of education which
will place in the hands of all farmers
the kind of information that will deal
particularly with local conditions,
pointing out the best means of farm
ing as adopted to the section. The
officers Of the county better farming
organization follow: President, Noah
Garwick; vice president, A. A. Lieder.
bach; secretary and treasurer, R. II.
McCurdy. 1t has already been decided
tnat the association VIII cooperate,
so far as possible, with the state farm
experimental station at Dickinson.
Devils Lake.-Following closely the
announcement of c. A. Stotlar, presi.
dent OF the Stotlar Investment com
pany, that the Devils observation-disclosures
railway. purchased by La Rue Broth
ers, would be made one of the most
modern electric i%nterurbans in the
country, came active developments.
An order for 5000 ties was placed by
Mr.. Stotlar with a Duluth company,
the contract calling for delivery by
April l, 1912, at which time active
work will be started on the road-bed.
The ties are of standard class and
of the same grade as used by the Great
Northern. Negotiations are also un.
der way with a big electrical firm for