The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-04-18
NOrthDakota.
News Notes

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baskets, and hardly enough of either,
rig could have been found to make a
good wheelbarrow.
Bismarck.-State Engineer Atkinson
is busy preparing plans and speciica-
lions for a highway bridge over the
Little Missouri at Marmarth. The.
work is being done for the county
commissioners of Billings county.
Bismarck.-A charter has been is
Griggs county. This bank will be.
opened for business about July 1. The
Farmers State Bank of Bentley has
taken v e the Bentley State Bank.
Jamestown. George Clark was
dragged a mile and a half and very
seriously injured by a runaway horse
His face, hands and arms were badly
skinned and bruised, the flesh being
torn off the bone and the bone scratch
ed in n place.
Forman.-County Auditor r. p. Irv-.
ing returned home from his several
months trip to southern and western
sections in search of health, and judg-
ing from his sun-burned features and
general air of robustness, he obtained
that for which he sought.
Grand Forks. After twenty-one,
years of service as matron in charge,
of the deaconess hospital in this city,,
Matron Sister Chrissie Olson has re-
signed, and on May l Sister Emma
Larson of Minneapolis will arrive in
the city to take up the work. The
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city from Minneapolis.
Lansford.-George Wilson, a farmer
living six miles southwest of Lans--
ford, shot his sister-in-law, Miss:
Crews, age %, and it is feared she,
will die. Wilson followed the girl up
stairs and shot her in the shoulder.
He asked for poison and left home,
having two guns with him. A posse
looking for him found his body.
Bismarck.-Several of the young
men of Bismarck are nursing miscel-
laneous injuries as the result of a.
wild ride on the Northern Pacific
freight train from the river to the
city. One or two are in rather seri-
u shape and the ride may teach.
them a lesson to be more careful
about jumping on freight trains in the,
future.
Willow City.-A movement that has
been pending some time has been con-
summated whereby another telephone
line will be built out of this city this
spring that will tap one of the richest
farming tributary communities. The
main line will run out on the section
line just south of town west to the
German church, branches from the.
main line running to the farms for
two or three miles north and south
of the main line.
New England.-Here is a new rec
ord that we think is hard to beat.
Rowland Sheldrew and Albert Nelson
took advantage of the high water and
did some irrigation work that resulted
in the death of one hundred prairie:
dogs. The north half of section 1874,
81, is the home of several thousand
prairie dogs. The ground where they
have their home is low. Upon a near.
by hill the boys did a little work, and
turned the water onto the low ground.
flooding the dogs out.
Mandan.-Capt. ]. M. Hanley and a,
number of the militia friends of E..
c. Johnson, the young man who is.
supposed to have been drowned in
the Heart river, secured a motorboat.
and patrolled the Heart river, drag
ging the stream in an effort to find
the body of the unfortunate youth,
Their efforts proved of no avail. John,
son owns a ranch near Sunnyside and
was riding into Mandan. He was,
crossing the Heart river and it is
thought that his horse stumbled into.
an air hole.
Cando.-Towner county will become.
affiliated with the Lage Region De-.
velopment league as a result of an.
enthusiastic meeting held in this city.
The farmers are particularly interest
ed in the region development asso-,
citation and will be a potent factor in.
bringing about success. There will
be a general campaign of publicity
conducted under the direction of the
league, the most interesting feature.
of which will be the use of several
exhibition cars, which will be sent in
to the. central east section.
Jamestown.-An anonymous donor
has presented jamestown college with
a new library. The gift was made by
an Eastern man, whom President.
Kroeze is believed to have met on his
recent trip East. His exact identity
is a mystery. The gift was made out
right, although the exact amount has
not been announced. The new build
ing will be started at once, plans hav-
ing been completed. 1t will be placed
midway between the presidents home
and administration building. The
construction will be of stone and
brick. Another donation of $4,000
announced yesterday places James
town college entirely out of debt.
Rugby.-The biggest blowing outfit
In the county pulled out of this city
when Sander Bros, who live twenty
miles southwest of town started out
with their big oil pull engine and
gang of ten plows, which will be used
for turning over a vast amount Of
land this season.
Bismarck.-The assessors of North