The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-05-16
NorthDak0ta
News Notes

water, unable to help hlmselI. tie'
had been thrown from a horse.
Fargo.-Dr. ]. P. Richmand, a Con-
gregational minister, who recently
had held a p%astorate in Danville, ILL.,,
tainted in the Billy Sunday taber-
nacle before 5000 persons and died
soon afterwards.
Mandan.-With the announcement
that Captain ]. NJ. Hanley, speaker OF
the 1911 house of representatives, has,
withdrawn from the race for %lieuten-
be a candidate for state senator from
Morton county.
Milton.-In a cold rain, and with
one leg broken, John Watt, sixteen
years old, lay four hours in the night
in a puddle of water, unable to help
himself. His father, alarmed when
the boys saddle horse reached hime
%riderless, made a search, finally find
ing the lad where he had been thrown
by the animal.
Fargo.-Twenty-five members Of the.
Grand Forks Commercial club report
ed to Fargo and were the guests OF
the city. A banquet was served in
the Commercial club rooms and the
visitors given an opportunity to meet
the local business men. Several
weeks ago a delegation from Fargo
went to Grand Forks and this trip is a
return visit.
Grand Forks.-Fargo was selected
nv tho North noE0fo Dnrto1 occ0pio-
ton for the meeting place next year
at the annual convention. Devils Lake
contested for the honor. Officers elect
ed for the coming year: President G.
]. Pattison, Fargo; vice president, H.
w. Whitcomb, Grand Forks; treasur-
er, j. A. Dow, Church's Ferry; sec
rotary, E. N. Hegge, Hatton.
Fargo. - President Worst of the.
North Dakota Agricultural college has
accepted an invitation to give the COM
mencement address at the Moorhead
high school On June. 3. President
Worst had to decline an invitation to
speak at the Market day meeting to-
be held at Langdon, on June 10.
President Worst has accepted invita-
tions to give commencement addresses
at the Northwood Bathgate and Bis
marck high schools and at the Bot
tineau school of forestry.
Chaseley.-Clyde Myers. who lives
lea here, lost his barn, a largo
amount of hay and $500 worth Of
unthrashed flax as the result of a
prairie fire. The fire is said to have
hoop corcod hooo,co onothor forre~
carelessly set fire to some thistles,,
without the precaution required by
law. This is the second fire said to-
have been caused through careless
ness, and the local farmers are up in.
arms. Prosecutions may result.
Misunderstanding has progressed
rapidly here this spring and the out
look for a good crop is excellent. The
cold, rainy weather during the first
half of April was not conductive to.
rapid growth but during the past week
the grain has been coming along in a
very satisfactory manner A large.
percentage of farmers have been in
oculated with the Better Farming
idea and some very thorough work
is being done. More attention is
being given to hay and root crops than.
ever before.
Williston.-Giving only $500 of his
estate of s33, 900 to three nieces who
reside in Seattle, Knute Lee, who
died recently in Norway, willed the
rest of his estate to poor settlers re-
siding in this part of the country.
His autograph will, setting forth the
amer in which his estate, which
is in cash on deposit in a Wheelock
bank, shall be divided, has been filed
in the probate court of Williams coun-
ty and because of it's provisions it is
one of the most unique documents Of
the kind ever filed in the state.
Bismarck.-The citizens of Cayuga
have petitioned the railroad commits
sioners for an order compelling the
Great Northern to build a loading plat
Great Northern railroad to build a
loading platform at Cayuga. And the
citizens of Cashel have petitioned for
reinstatement of their station agent.
AS the railroad business at Cashell
during the last yea fell about $4,000
short of the amount required by law
when the railroad must furnish an
agent at any station, the commission
ers will not be able to grant the re-
quest of the Cashel people.
Kenmare. Peter Bertelson, a pio-
neer North Dakota merchant, was killed
while blowing with a gas tractor at
Mckinney, fifteen miles EAST of Ken
are The crew had trouble with the
headlight. and while the engine was
moving Mr.. Bertelson crawled along
its side toward the light. He slipped
and fell under the drivewheel, which
passed over his head and shoulder.
He was prominently identified with
many development enterprises in
northwestern North Dakota. He is
survived by his wife and six children.
Fargo. - twenty-five members Of
Grand Forks Commercial club reached
Fargo and were guests of this city. A
banquet was served and visitors given
an opportunity to meet local business
e Several weeks ago a DELEGATION
from Fargo went to Grand Forks.
The plan is for the commercial bodies
OF the state to get better acquainted