The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
FlIckertail Facts
North Dakota State News in Con-
densed Form.

New Rockford.-The p~rogresslves OF
Eddy county organized a CLUB.
Enderlin.-The Enderlin public IL
brary is now open to the public.
Pettibone.-The new Congregational
church here has been dedicated.
Maxbass. = The feed mill, garage
and blacksmith shop were destroyed
by fire.
Brinsmade. - The elevators here
have beer inspected by al insurance
man and found to be in good condi-
ton.
Cleveland. - The farmers around
Cleveland want the telephone system
completed by June l or their notes
back.
Cogswell.-When the saving depos-
itory opened the first and only depos-
itor was Buddy Jordan, the son OF
| Editor Jordan.
Walhalla.--The wheat crop at Wal
halla reached SOC, 900 bushels this
year, and about three-fourths of it has
been marketed.
Nome. - The First National bank
paid Z per cent dividend, placed 81, 900
to the surplus fund and put $1,239.74
into undivided profits.
Fairmont.-Fairmont's Commercial
club now has seventy-five members
and the organization has commenced
to get busy on new work.
Langdon.-At the term of the dis
trict court, seven men charged with
blind pigging pleaded guilty; they
were all from Cavalier county.
Wahpeton. Wahpeton had a ten
days farmers school, with Professors
Randlett and Lanxon in charge.
Grafton.-Eleven dairy meetings are
scheduled for Walsh and Pembina
counties during the coming three
weeks. That shows good interest.
Crete.--The stock of the Hample-
Crete Telephone Co. has gone up from
$40 to $50 per share, and everything
is reported to be in excellent condi-
ton.
Fargo.-The January term of Cass
county district court convened with
Judge Pollock on the bench. There
are several criminal cases and ninety
civil actions.
Fargo.-The dead body of an un.
identified man was found three miles
from Sykeston, N. D. 1t is believed
he persisted in the storm which ragged
over that section.
Gackle.-Christ Knoll jumped into q
corn Dir to start the corn flowing and
became buried. Neighbors, waiting
for the corn, opened the chute and
found Knoll unconscious. In a few
minutes he would have died from suf.
location.
Mandan.-A school of agriculture
for the benefit of the farmers of Nor
ton and adjoining counties will be
established in Mandan by the Com.
mercial club. the school to be oper-
ated on the short course plan with
Feb. 5 to Is as the dates.
Fargo.--A new department of the
interstate commerce commission. that
OF locomotive boiler inspection, will
be represented in North and South
Dakota by ]. L.. Dixon. He has de-
cided to make Fargo his Headquarters
and will be assigned offices in the
federal building.
Bismarck. That Morton county
has. since 1883, abated $3O,915.61 in
taxes, for which it has not received
credit by the state taxing department.
is the contention of the officials of
Morton county, who have laid the
matter before State Auditor Brightbill
with the request that the account
existing against the county be wiped
out. The abated taxes in question
were either set aside by courts or by
the county board of commissioners.
Grand Forks.-Because she has inst
enough Indian blood flowing in. her
veins. Mrs. 0. r. Keller of this city
will secure $50 acre of government
land for her family on reservations in
either Florida, Oregon or Arizona.
Mrs. Keller is a descendant of he
Nez Perce Indians, and by the govern
ment ruling she and each member of
her family is entitled to land allot-
ments' and it is to claim such allot-
ment that she and her husband have
gone to Oregon, expecting later to 20
to Florida.
Mlnot.-Ed. Sharpe, employed as q
delivery man for the Hazlett dairy
west OF the city, narrowly escaped
freezing to death. When about a mile
n a half west of town fell out of the
wagon while the horses vent. on home
as II nothing had happened. Prof. J.
f. knowlton, al Instructor in the local
high school, was returning to the city
after spending The afternoon hunting
along the river bank and stumbled
over Sharpe's PROSTATE form lying on
the road. He made a hasty examina.
ton to determine whether or not the
mar was alive. and discovering that
ne was slowly freezing to death he
summoned assistance and had the
man taken to the city. He was
brought to the police station where
restoratives were administered and
ne is none the worse for his exper.
fence.
Fargo. A boa constructor fifteen
1eet long and from six to eight inches
thick, was found in a straw stack on