The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-26
Flickertail Facts
North Dakota State News In Con-
densed Form.

Crosby.-A runaway proved fatal to
Ole Rigstad a farmer.
Schafer.-James Corcoran, a home
steader, was found dead about three
miles from his home.
kindred.-There is a plague of rats
here, and they are proving very de-
structive to property.
Mandan.-A. A. Meredith, a brake
man, found a pearl in an oyster, which
Jewellers value at $125.
Hastings.-Nels j. Linge, agent for
The Dodge elevator at this place, was
smothered in a grain bin.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Fort
Berthold reservation are holding a
meeting here to organize for the gen
eral improvement of the reservation.
Grand Forks.-Mr. and Mrs. w. D.
crits, of Clifford, Mont, formerly of
Willow City, N. D., will, on Christmas
day, celebrate the iftieth anniversary
Of their wedding.
Minot.-Mrs. Edith link was acquit-
ted of the charge of selling liquer by a
Jury in the county court after her hus-
band, William link, had pleaded guilty
to the same charge.
Belfeld.-Minneapolis capitalists are
reported to have closed a deal for the
construction of a building here early
IN the spring, in which a third bank
will be established.
Grand Forks.-Neil Mcneil, until
three years ago a resident of Grand
Forks, was killed yesterday at Seattle.
Wash, being hit by a locomotive while
driving a railroad speeder.
Linton.-Emil Naumann, a butcher
at Temvik, was kicked in the abdomen
by a horse and may die. A young wO-
man is now on the ocean, coming from
the fatherland to marry him. They
had planned to be welded Christmas.
Williston.-James M. C%orcosan, a
farmer living in the northern part of
Mckenzie county. was found dead
near Wilbur postoffice. Death was
due to heart failure. The deceased
was placing a roll of roofing paper in
his buggy when stricken. He was
about Sc years old.
Devils Lake.-Arthur Chisholm, in
jured by the explosion of a g%asolene
engine, is dead, and a younger brother,
who gave up part of his own blood
which was transfused in the body of
the injured lad, is in such weakened
condition that he, too, may die. The
tragedy occurred at Webster, N. D.,
Monday night.
Nr,rd Eo,,lxo ny A Dovnrl1o NJ
Larimore, N. D., secured a verdict for
this city. Reynolds charged that DR..
Witherstine failed to give him proper
treatment after an operation for ap-
pendicitis and asked $4,000 damages.
Dinnie Brothers of Grand Forks, Sc
cured a directed verdict against the
Empire State Security company for
5000. The company refused to pay
on an accident protection policy car
ried by Dinnie Brothers.
Maddock.-For the first time in the
history of the state a triple wedding.
with all the brides sisters has been.
solemnized, and at this place. There.
was a triple wedding several years ago,
in the eastern part of North Dakota.
but there we're two girls and tltaaF
brother from one family. The three
Christianson girls were the brides
here. Koruna married Alfred d.
Lynne; Nina married Olaf Klave and
Anna was welded to Henry J. Hubert,
Fargo.--Clashes between the author
tiles and messenger boys over the de-
livery of liquor G. o d. from Moor
head saloons to patrons in Fargo came
to a climax, when Bert Stebbins, a 18-
year old boy, vas arrested on a charge
of b~ootlegging. 1t will be a test case
to determine whether such packages
can be delivered by youths on this
side. 1t is admitted that orders can
be delivered when the sale is made
and the money paid in Moorhead. The
ban placed on the sale of Jim, Jam
Jems. the salicious Bismark monthly
publication. by Mayor Sweet has been
removed and local dealers can now
sell copies. The executive became
convinced the contents were no worse
than those Of other recognized pub
locations.
Fargo.-'Thousands of acres of fax
oAu OIuOA 81 0AI1S COVSIcU Will SHOW ID
the northern half of the state are q
startling warning to North Dakota that
something must be done to care for
the large crops of grain or else the
method of farming must be changed"
declared President J. H. Worst of the
North Dakota Agricultural college af.
ter returning from a trip through the
state. There are thousands of acres
of grain lying in the fields, and by
spring it will be almost a total loss
to the farmer. The loss is enormous,
and it shows the folly of growing more
grain than n can handle. The only
ultimate solution of the problem is
the division of the state into4smalleY
farms, 10 that all the work on each
may be cared for by one family. In
the meantime some systematic manner
of bringing the surplus eastern labor
into the state must be adopted. The
loss in unthreshed grain in the state
is tremendous-more than is general.
ly believed. 1t is a double loss to
grow grain which cannot be handled.
The state faces a serious problem of
annual losses SO long as the one-crop
standard is followed up"
Fargo.-The 5-year-old son of M. Il