The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05
Flickertail Facts.
North Dakota State News In Con-
densed Form.

Fargo.-Rev. H. G. Lehner of Coed
rich has been secured as pastor of the
Zion German Evangelical church hero
to succeed the late pastor, r.. ".
Teichmann.
Fargo.-The jury in the case of I.
S. Smith of Buffalo, who shot and
killed an outlaw last summer while
deputized as a marshal, brought in
a verdict of acquittal.
Fargo.-While trying to warm her
hands owe an open fire in the stove
in her home, 4-year-old Helen Houser
of Fosholm was burned to death when
her clothing caught fire.
Edmore.-Unmindful that he held q
lighted cigar between his lips, j. STEM
dial leaned over a tank containing $50
gallons of gasoline and was perhaps
fatally injured by the explosion which
followed.
Observation-Disclosures, stockholders
and directors of the Midland Contin.
entail Railway company will make their
first trip of inspection over the new
line of the railroad between Edgeley
and jamestown, on Dec. S.
Jamestown.-Mrs. Anna 8. Crow.
who eleven days ago attempted sui
eide by shooting, is dead. Pneumonia
developed as a result of one of the
bullets passing through her lungs.
The funeral was held on the arrival
of her brother from Owatonna, MIMI
She was 29 years of age.
Minot.-Lloyd Carter, aged II, and
his brother William, aged 9, we're
drowned in the Mouse river here.
They had been playing on the thin ice
of the river. which gave way under
the elder boy. William tried to go
to his brothers. assistance and thu
ice also broke under him, throwing
him into the river. The bodies were
recovered.
Jamestown.-Jamestown will enter
tain the North Dakota Christian En-
deavor union Jan. 10, IL and IL, 1913,
and the societies at the P~resbyterian
and Congregational churches are plan
ming a program. Among the speakers
will be Rev. H.. H. Rottman, field sec
rotary for North Dakota and Rev. 8.
A. Martin of Winnipeg, field secretary
for Manitoba.
Bismarck.-Dr. w. S. Newman, gov
eminent veterinary inspector, went to
Yellowstone National park, where he
vaccinated $50 buffalo. An infectious
disease, hemorrhagic s~epticaemia, has
appeared among the animals of the
park, n already ten have died. Il is
feared if the ravages of the disease
are not stopped the entire herd wilE
be wiped out.
Grand Forks.-The yelping of two
dogs saved Tom Borosky and men,
bers of his family from death by fire
when their residence in this city was
destroyed. Awakened by the barking
of the dogs, which had been locked in
a lower room, Borosky found tA~>
house filled with smoke and with,
flames having almost cut off the ave-
nues of escape to the lower floor. He
did not forget his dogs, however, and
at the risk of his life liberated them.
Krem.-An heroic act was per.
formed by a hired man on the Baker.
ranch near Expansion. He had takef
the young son of Manager Day to a
little pothole to give the boy q ride
on a sled. The sled got away and fell
with the boy into a small open SPOT
of water in the center of the ice, The
hired man sprang through the hole
into the water eight feet deep and,
managed to come out at the opening.
which was scarcely large enough to
admit a mans body.
Valley ~City.-George Hudson, 9th
erwise known as Red" was brought
to Valley City from Minot 10 answer
to the charge Of having been connect
ed with the gang which held up and
attempted to rob the depot agent at
the 500 station about three weeks
ago. The man was arraigned before
Judge Moe, and asked to be given I'M
til next Monday to secure his Wit
nesses for the preliminary hearing.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Grand Forks.-Lieutenant Colonel.
G.. S. Potter of the United States en-
gineers, will be in Grand Forks Dee.
S, to make his report on the survey
of the Red river valley from Wahpe-
ton, N. D., and Breckenridge, Minn>
to the Canadian boundary line. The
report will cover the question of the
! feasibility of establishing a series of
locks and dams in the Red river for
the permanent control of the waters
and the maintenance of navigation at
all seasons. The survey of the stream
was authorized by congress at it's last
session, 100000 being provided.
Carrington.-Rybin, father of James
Rybin. the boy who was sentenced to
the penitentiary for twenty years for
completely in the murder of Earl How
ard. came to Darlington. Mr.. Rybin's
home is in South Omaha, Neb., where
he is a respected citizen. He did not
know that his boy had been taken to
Bismarck, but thought that he was be-
ing held in the Jail at this place. Ho
had not heard the details of the crime.
and wat greatly relieved to know that
1t was not his boy who fired the fatal
shot. He was satisfied that the boy
deserved punishment, but was of the
opinion that twenty years was pretty
steep. From here he went on to Bis
marck to see his wayward son.
Jud.-Because he tried to save 4
dog that had run out in front of bia