The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-09-21
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North Dakota State News In Con-
densed Form.

North Dakota State News in Con-
densed Form.
Medora,-Charles Lee, co1ored, long
In the limelight in this county, has
been found insane and ordered to the
asylum at jamestown.
Crosby.-Crosby lays claim to the
youngest licensed hunter in the state
in Manfred Doe, who with his sixteen
gauge gets results in wing shooting.
Although only 10 years old Manfred
is a veteran at the game, this being his
fourth eason in the field.
Wildrose.-The arrival of the sur
veyors and their active preparation for
the crew that follows with the steel
laying machine is Indicative of the
fact that the railroad will run into
,Wildrose by the early part Of next
week. The steel crew has passed
Powers Lake and is but fourteen miles
from here. There will be then but two
small bridges and the last eight miles
is a perfect roadbed.
Minot.-The. friends of DR.. G.. L. b.
ward, who occupied the pulpit of the
Methodist Episcopal church of this
city a few months last year will be
pleased and interested to know that
he has recently been called to the
presidency of the Montana Wesleyan
university. This school is located at
Helena and gives promise of figuring
conspicuously in the educational work
of u neighboring state.
m a re k.-Dairy Commissioner
Flint has been notified by Secretary
Murphy that the Nisbet Creamery Co.
has commenced work on their plant
and it will not be long until the fifth
creamery will be doing business in
Oliver county. The new company is
composed entirely of farmers and has
paid tribute to no promoters. The
concern is to be operated on a sort
of cooperative plan and for the bene-
fit of it's stockholders and patrons.
Williston.-R. C. Foster starts in a
few days for Oshkosh, where he will
take charge of the steamer Henrietta,
which he will bring down the Fox river
to the Mississippi, down the Missis-
sippi to the Missouri. He will have
command of the Henrietta, and she
will make regular trips from Bakers
Landing to Williston. The Henrietta
is a two deck steamer, 125 feet long
and she will carry freight as we'll as
passengers to points up and down the
river.
Bowman.-An appeal to the supreme
court of the state is to be taken in the
Denver. Woods case, the most famous
murder case that has been tried in
southwestern North Dakota. Woods
was convicted of manslaughter in the
first degree last April, being given q
sentence of thirteen years in the state
penitentiary. The murder of Adelbert
Stone Grove in cold blood was charged
to Woods, but the jury reduced the
seriousness of the offense to man
slaughter.
Grand Forks.-Dates for the annua
convention of the North Dakota Y. M
G. A. have been fixed, March % to q
of next year being the time set. The
purpose of naming those dates is tt
have the meetings at the same time
as the campaign of the Men and Reli
gion Forward movement is in progress
thus giving the delegates to the asso
citation an opportunity to take part il
the other work as we'll as their own
About 100 delegates will attend the as
s%ociation meeting.
Hettinger. Almost complete sue
, cess is attending the experiments con
Quoted by the Chicago, Milwaukee 6
! st. Paul railroad along this line in tn
construction of. a series of wells TO
!, the purpose of affording al ample
! water supply at all times. The we'll
> that were dug in this city, twenty-five
: in number and each about forty fee
deep, are sufficient to maintain
: lengthy supply for the railroads us
when the usual source of supply,
nearby lake, is too low.
Bowbells.-Summary and ~effectiv
means were adopted by the subscriber
in Bowbells of the Greaves Telephon
Company, an Independent concern, il
enforcing their demand for a direc
connection with Woburn, a nearby sta
ton, under rates which had ~prevaile'
:. for some time, but on which an effor
.. was made to make a raise. Every sui
scriber in the city presented an orde
. to the company to remove the tele
= phones in the event that the raise wa
: made, and under this pressure tn
company wilted and the old rate wa
:, allowed to remain.
Bismarck.-It has been found neces
sary to transfer state funds to NEE
the expenses of the state government
Yesterday $4,000 from the wolf bour
ty and $500, 900 from the school fund
was transferred to the general funt
! This makes about 1901, 900 availabl
= in the general fund, but as there ar
- bills Of about $150,000 awaiting pay
= ment the general fund will soon b
:. depleted. AS there will be little rev
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