The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-05-02
NorthDakota
News Notes

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view of his wife during a hail and
thunder storm.
Fargo.-At the annual meeting Of
North Dakota Academy of Science
held at the agricultural college in this
city. DR.. l.. Van Els vas elected presi-
dent of the organization for the ensu-
ing year.
Valley City. Frank Walker. 6s
years old, a wealthy pioneer farmer
living five miles west Of this city. took
his life by shooting himself with a,
revolver. He leaves a widow and
lasge family of grown children.
Fargo, - To cope with the
dog prisoners, who have been actively
at work in several sections of the
state, the North Dakota Kennel asso-
citation offered $50 reward for infor-
nation leading to the arrest of guilty
persons. Many valuable dogs have
been killed.
Grand Forks.-A dust storm of such
terrific proportions as to stop tempo
rarily seeding operations swept over
this part of the state. Only the fact
that the ground is supplied with mois.
ture lessons the danger of damage to
the grain already W The wind
reached a velocity of about forty miles
an hour.
F]asher.-There will be an excep-
tionally heavy acreage of grain sown
in this section this year, according to
present indications. Gas tractors
already have been put on the fields
and are tearing up the sod in a de-
cidedly rapid manner. The plows wil1
be used night and day, and every ef-
fort will be made to push operations.
to early completion. There is a sufi-
cient supply of moisture. .
Valley City.-Albert o. Void. editor
of the Fingal Herald, and for a num-
Der OF years n of the we'll known
newspaper men of this section of the
state, died at Platou hospital, this
city, after an illness of several
months. His father still resides in
Enderlin, and the funeral was held at
that place. Mr.. Void was born in
Minnesota and was thirty-six years.
old. His death was caused from tuber-
culosis which he contracted last fall.
Valley City.-Valley City expects to.
do itself proud in the entertainment
of the North Dakota Sunday School
association, which will hold it's annual
convention here in June. The plans
for the big gathering are in the hands.
of the several local Sunday school
officials. The Valley City Commercial
club has taken an active interest in
the association, and has raised $500
for the convention, being the largest
amount ever raised for such a gath
ering in this city.
Carrington.-Lee Miller, the Foster
county young man who killed his
father. being sent to states prison to
be transferred later to the asylum for
the insane at jamestown, is in such
condition that his death is expected
soon. Standing in his ward like a
statue, young Miller's case is interest
ing. For hours he will stay in one.
position, moving unless the at
PENDANTS take charge of him. Theo-
dore Tobias, another Foster county
inmate, is violent and is kept hand
cuffed all the time. err
Wahpeton.-Complete Identification
OF Brit Hudson, who shot and killed
Sheriff Moody of this county. and who
was himself slain by a posse, has been
established. His home was in Ne.
braska. on a farm in Adams county.
Hudson was three or four years ago
an inmate of the state asylum for the
insane in Lincoln, Neb., but was re-
Leased. Two years ago he disap-
peared. His relatives proposed to
claim the body, but were notified that.
1t had been turned over to the state
medical college for dissection.
Bismarck.-On account of the close.
vote of several of the candidates in
the March primary many INQUIRIES
nave reached the capitol asking for
the returns filed by the county audit
ors with Secretary Of State Norton.
Inc law which says that the county
auditors must make certified abstracts,
OF the number of votes cast in their.
counties and without delay deliver
tnese abstracts, sealed, to the secre--
tary OF state by registered mail. also
that the board of ~canvassers shall meet
at the Office OF the secretary of state on
the hrst Tuesday of May and after taxi
ing the usual oath of office shall pro-
ceed to open and publicly canvass thes
returns made by the several county
AUDITORS. AS will be seen the secre-
AIRY OF state has no authority to open
tne returns which have been sent
sealed to him by the county auditors.
and the candidates must therefore.
wait until May Z when the members
OF the canvassing board, consisting of
secretary OF State Norton, Clerk of
the Supreme Court Hoskins. snnerin.
tendent of Public Instruction Tavlor.
FRANK Talcott, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee. and
=. II. Macarthur, chairman of the
democratic state central committee.
Will open the returns and make tho
canvass. 10
falrmont.-Farmers in this section
nnlshed seeding with the close of the
week. The last six days after the
heavy rains Of the preceding week