The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12

News Notes

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Carrington.-At a meeting Of the
city council the resignation of August
as chief of police was pre-
scented and accepted.
Hankinson.-John Miller, a resident
OF this place until he moved to Folds,
Mimi, was instantly killed there BY
unknown deer hunter.
Calio.-Dedicatory exercises of the
new Masonic temple will be carried
out under the direction of the officers
of the grand lodge of sMasons. .
Minot.-Jessie Nilsson, age 4, chung to
he death of an infant girl found lying
on the ice of the Missouri river, the
coroner has discharged his jury and
the case is in the hands of the police
officials.
Tioga.-Percy Foster met with a
very painful accident when he stepped
on a rusty nail that penetrated the
ball of his foot nearly an inch. The
nail was one of those old fashioned
square iron Ones, and Foster stepped
with his whole weight on it.
Fargo.-Life imprisonment was the
sentence imposed on Richard Schuette,
Unity, Wis, who pleaded guilty to
numbering his infant child in a Fargo
hotel Nov. 4. Schuette told the story
of his crime with apparently little re-
greet and seeming indifference. Mrs.
Schuette, alleged to have been a par
ticipant in the crime, was freed when
her hearing came. She is but 10.
Bottineau.-Jacob Ohmart is loser
$72.25, at least, by a bold burglary.
Mr.. Ohmart was away and. the days
collections were left in the office safe.
During the night, somebody entered
through a window o. the east side Of
the building, worked the combination
Of the safe, took all the currency and
silver, piled the checks OF the desk
and escaped without leaving a clue, SO
far as has been ascertained.
Minot-Jessie Nilsson, age 4, chung to
the edge Of ice covering the Mouse
river for nearly fifteen minutes before
she was rescued by a chance passerby.
The girl, a daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
G. A. Nilsson, was playing on the ice
when she broke through. She was
able to gain a hold on the ice at the
side Of the hole, but could not pull her.
self out. Several more minutes Of ex.
posture would have resulted in her
death.
Russell.-The get-together banquet
held here demonstrated what car be
done with all interests pulling to.
gether. 1t was attended by fifty rep.
resentative men of the community
who plan a permanent organization
for the development of this part OF
the state; and especially for extending
the trade of this town. There will be
a campaign for good roads, as one OF
the important means of increasing
business. .s.
Sheldon.-More than 200,0 900 bushels
of grain, all grown within a radius Of
six or eight miles of Sheldon, has been
marketed at the three local elevators
since threshing started. This is only
about half the grain grown in this
vicinity, as many of the farmers are
holding their grain until spring, when
they believe they will receive a better
price for it. Wheat still comes in In
small quantities, just as the farmer
needs a little ready cash.
Fargo.-The action of the Personal
Workers league in adopting a reso-
luton calling on Governor Burke to
have the attorney general investigate
vice in Fargo, has aroused much com.
ment. 1t came as the.result of Charges
against Chief Of Police Keefe regard.
ing the alleged acceptance Of hush
rn0nov IN rrnfoot Oonnh1oro, lint D4os
farther and includes all forms of vice.
Friends of Mayor Sweet are indig.
nant, regarding it as a serious re.
Election on his administration.
Ambrose.-Because they objected
to the third man selected to canvass
the ballots of Divide county, a mob
of Crosby people, armed with clubs
and stones, it is said, took possession
of the courthouse and refused admit
lance to Ambrose people and the oh.
jectionable member of the c~anvassing
board. Telephone wires wereNcut so
that news of the situation could not
be communicated to Ambrose, but
a man on horseback brought the news.
Fargo.-So popular were the FIVE
agricultural high schools provided by
the last legislative session, that q
movement is already on footsto have
the coming session create another
quintet. There were twenty-six towns
seeking the original five. The dis
appointed twenty-one will all be in the
race for, he proposed additional
schools and there will also be many
other towns in the contest. The towns
securing these schools get $4,000 state
aid annually.
Fargo.-The corn acreage has been
more than quadrupled tho past two
years despite the fact that good seed
was difficult to secure last, spring
owing to the prizes offered for the
best product. 1t is hoped to interest
the farmers in corn growing and hog
raising to such al extent that a,Dack-
ing house can be established within
the state. School boys and girls OF
Cass county met in Fargo last week
for the annual corn, potato, bread and
butter contest.
NE-,.1 D,.1i~@-- $1,000