The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
NorthDakOta
News Notes

Fargo.-Dr. D. w. 8. Swank, of
Miles City, Mont, tried in federal
court on a charge of perjury, is not
guilty.
Enderlin.-The eleventh annual
meeting of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society of the Methodist
church of North Dakota was held in
Enderlin June IL and 10.
Bismarck. - Cutworms are discour-
aging corn growers in North Dakota
at the present time and are said to be
doing an immense amount of dam
age throughout the entire state.
Fargo.-The Commercial Club has
elected officers for the coming year:
President, Morton Page; first vice
president, ]. S. Watson; second vice
president, R. j. Cone; treasurer, F. A.
Irish; trustees, c. H. Anheir, C. o. Fol-
lett and J. A. Chesley.
Minot.-The appeal of DR.. Thor
Moeller, twice convicted of the death
of Gina Lien in Minot, will be heard
by the supreme court at Bismarck on
June %. He will ask a new trial on
the grounds of errors in testimony and
new evidence to be introduced by the
defense. He was sentenced to serve
ten years in the state p~enitentiary.
Valley City. Major Mudgett has
informed James Nelson, who has
charge of the Boy Scout camp at the
C%hautauqua assembly, that he and
Mr.. Wood will donate their beautiful
grove OF the Sheyenne river, which
is located about forty rods from Chau-
tauqua park, for the use of the boys
who will camp at the Chautauqua this
summer.
Fargo.-The North Dakota state rail.
road commission will hold a meeting
In this city on Monday, July 2, and the
different express companies doing
business in the state have been noti-
fed to appear on this occasion if they
wish to make any remonstrance
against the proposed rate schedule,
which provides for a general reduction
in express charges.
Grand Forks.-Winter rye will be
one of the heavy crops in the Red
river valley this year, the farmers on
the North Dakota side Of the river
having planted a large acreage Of
that grain. 1t is in splendid shape at
the present time, we'll headed out,
the standing being heavy, and with
two or three weeks of good weather,
the binders will be in the fields.
Wilton.-The Wilton terminal of the
Pingree-Wilton branch Of the North.
ern Pacific is a busy place at present.
A crew of at least a hundred men ia
at work laying the rails and putting
up the various buildings. The new.
depot is being erected at a rapid rate
and when completed will be an impos.
ing structure. BY July l the company
hopes to have train service over the
500 tracks established.
Fargo.-The national convention of
the United Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America has closed. Five
minutes before the close of the con-
vention it was decided to celebrate
the twenty-ffth anniversary of the or
ga%nization of the church body by rails.
ing a jubilee fund sufficient to cover
all Indebtedness of the organization
and all institutions connected either
directly or indirectly with the church
body.
Williston. - Williston entertained
the biggest and best convention of
flremen ever held in the state. Fully
1000 firefighters being here.
Officers elected were:
President, John Powle, Wahpeton;
first vice president, A. A. Lee, Hatton;
second vice president, Robert Swan.
son, Kenmare; secretary, Henry l..
Reade, Bismarck (re-elected seven.
teenth consecutive term). Two oxen
were roasted for the barbecue.
Fargo, N. D.-Two new members
were elected to the board Of trustees
or the United Norwegian Lutheran
church at the national convention, R.
Roe of Stanley, Wis, and E. Olson of
Minneapolis, Professor R. Rogstead,
of Minneapolis was reelected. Sixty.
five thousand dollars was appropriated
by the convention for the work of
home missions and more than this
amount will, it is expected, be appro-
priated for foreign missions.
Bismarck.-There are over, 10000
automobiles in the state of North Da.
kota, according to the secretary Of
state, who has already issued 1920
licenses and tags, the number issued
during 1911. The number of motor.
cycles registered during 1911 was 265,
and this number has more than dou.
bled thus far. The fact that the 5000
cars purchased in the state during the
past six months have cost approx
mately 100000 is a splendid exam.
pie of the prosperity of it's citizens.
Fargo.-Profesor Bell of the A. G..
has received notice from the federal
department of agriculture to the effect
that Vernon Bailey, in charge of the
division of biological Investigations,
bureau of biological survey Of the de-
partment, left Washington last Satur-
day for this city, and from here he will
go out over the state for the purpose
of making a study of the habits and
distribution of birds and mammals of
the state. 1t is stated that he is one
of the best posted men in the depart
ment of agriculture.
Sheldon. = Hail, accompanying a
heavy rain and electric storm, did con